BETA

Activities of Pavel POC

Plenary speeches (232)

Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0088(COD)
Sustainable use of pesticides (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2284(INI)
Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2153(INI)
Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0088(COD)
Persistent organic pollutants (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0070(COD)
General budget of the European Union for 2019 - all sections (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2046(BUD)
Animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2858(RSP)
Implementation of the Plant Protection Products Regulation (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2128(INI)
Implementation of the Plant Protection Products Regulation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2128(INI)
State of the Union (debate) CS
2016/11/22
European Defence Industrial Development Programme (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/0125(COD)
Closure of the EU ivory market to combat poaching (debate) CS
2016/11/22
2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework and own resources (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2714(RSP)
Commission decision adopted on the third Mobility Package (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2030(INI)
The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020 - Reform of the European Union’s system of own resources (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2053(INI)
Definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks and protection of geographical indications thereof (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0392(COD)
Prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2115(INI)
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources - Energy efficiency - Governance of the Energy Union (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0376(COD)
Cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0148(COD)
General budget of the European Union for 2018 - all sections (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2044(BUD)
CE marked fertilising products (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0084(COD)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report - 2016 (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Fire safety in buildings (debate)
2016/11/22
Reflection paper on the future of EU finances by 2025 (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Glyphosate and authorisation procedures (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2695(RSP)
Risk of political abuse of media in the Czech Republic (debate) CS
2016/11/22
The right funding mix for Europe’s regions: balancing financial instruments and grants in EU cohesion policy - Future perspectives for technical assistance in cohesion policy (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2302(INI)
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2222(INI)
Fraudulent practices in the Brazilian meat sector (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Mercury (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0023(COD)
Gender pay gap (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Biological low risk pesticides (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2903(RSP)
State of the Energy Union (debate) CS
2016/11/22
A European Pillar of Social Rights (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2095(INI)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana automotive (A8-0379/2016 - Esteban González Pons) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2298(BUD)
Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter 2015 (A8-0355/2016 - Josef Weidenholzer) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2219(INI)
Labour market reforms and labour relations in Greece (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015 (A8-0345/2016 - József Nagy) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2009(INI)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2015 (A8-0331/2016 - Notis Marias) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2150(INI)
Emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0443(COD)
Green Paper on Retail Financial Services (A8-0294/2016 - Olle Ludvigsson) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2056(INI)
Increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation (A8-0322/2016 - Cristian Dan Preda) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2139(INI)
Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A8-0271/2016 - Ryszard Czarnecki) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2156(DEC)
The MFF mid-term revision (B8-1173/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2931(RSP)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/003 EE/petroleum and chemicals (A8-0314/2016 - Victor Negrescu) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2235(BUD)
Trans fats (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2637(RSP)
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece following the earthquake that affected the Ionian Islands in November 2015 (A8-0270/2016 - Georgios Kyrtsos) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2165(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/001 FI/Microsoft (A8-0273/2016 - Petri Sarvamaa) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2211(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/002 SE/Ericsson (A8-0272/2016 - Esteban González Pons) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2214(BUD)
Avoiding conflicts of interest of past and present Commissioners - Bahamas leaks (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A8-0247/2016 - Laura Agea) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0043(NLE)
Activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014 (A8-0227/2016 - Marian Harkin) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2284(INI)
EU strategy for the Alpine region (A8-0226/2016 - Mercedes Bresso) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2324(INI)
EU Trust Fund for Africa: implications for development and humanitarian aid (A8-0221/2016 - Ignazio Corrao) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2341(INI)
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A8-0203/2016 - Helga Stevens) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2258(INI)
Programme of activities of the Slovak Presidency (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal (A8-0224/2016 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2353(INI)
Tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (TAXE 2) (A8-0223/2016 - Jeppe Kofod, Michael Theurer) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2038(INI)
Social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility (A8-0217/2016 - Eleonora Forenza) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2038(INI)
Renewable energy progress report - Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (continuation of debate) CS
2016/11/22
Promoting free movement by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents (A8-0156/2016 - Mady Delvaux) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0119(COD)
A regulation for an open, efficient and independent European Union administration (B8-0685/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2610(RSP)
Macro-financial assistance to Tunisia (A8-0187/2016 - Marielle de Sarnez) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0039(COD)
2015 Report on policy coherence for development (A8-0165/2016 - Cristian Dan Preda) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2317(INI)
Technological solutions for sustainable agriculture (short presentation) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2225(INI)
Virtual currencies (A8-0168/2016 - Jakob von Weizsäcker) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2007(INI)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/010 FR/MoryGlobal (A8-0182/2016 - Anneli Jäätteenmäki) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2043(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/011 GR/Supermarket Larissa (A8-0181/2016 - Liadh Ní Riada) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2050(BUD)
Endocrine disruptors: state of play following the Court judgment of 16 December 2015 (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (A8-0157/2016 - Dariusz Rosati) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0010(CNS)
China's market economy status (B8-0604/2016, B8-0605/2016, RC-B8-0607/2016, B8-0607/2016, B8-0608/2016, B8-0609/2016, B8-0610/2016, B8-0611/2016, B8-0612/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2667(RSP)
Follow-up and state of play of the Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (B8-0583/2016, B8-0587/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2696(RSP)
Acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy (B8-0562/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2550(RSP)
New territorial development tools in cohesion policy 2014-2020 (A8-0032/2016 - Ruža Tomašić) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2224(INI)
Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU (A8-0074/2016 - Iliana Iotova) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2279(INI)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/009 SE/Volvo Trucks (A8-0077/2016 - Victor Negrescu) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2022(BUD)
Draft Amending Budget No 1/ 2016 : New instrument to provide emergency support within the Union (A8-0130/2016 - José Manuel Fernandes) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2037(BUD)
The EU in a changing global environment - a more connected, contested and complex world (A8-0069/2016 - Sandra Kalniete) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2272(INI)
Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2017 (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2019(BUD)
Learning EU at school (A8-0021/2016 - Damian Drăghici) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2138(INI)
Erasmus+ and other tools to foster mobility in vocational education and training (A8-0049/2016 - Ernest Maragall) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2257(INI)
External dimension of the CFP, including fisheries agreements (A8-0052/2016 - Linnéa Engström) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2091(INI)
Order of business CS
2016/11/22
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: renewal of the approval of the active substance glyphosate (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Towards a thriving data-driven economy (B8-0308/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2612(RSP)
Situation in Eritrea (B8-0318/2016, B8-0319/2016, B8-0320/2016, B8-0321/2016, B8-0322/2016, B8-0323/2016, B8-0324/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2568(RSP)
2015 Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B8-0310/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2895(RSP)
2015 Report on Montenegro (B8-0309/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2894(RSP)
EU-Andorra agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information (A8-0047/2016 - Miguel Viegas) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0285(NLE)
Guidelines for the 2017 Budget - Section III (A8-0036/2016 - Jens Geier) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2004(BUD)
Animal health (A8-0041/2016 - Jasenko Selimovic) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0136(COD)
Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments (A8-0006/2016 - Marc Tarabella) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0014(COD)
Harmonised indices of consumer prices (A8-0313/2015 - Roberto Gualtieri) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0346(COD)
Annual report 2014 on the Protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0026/2016 - Benedek Jávor) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2128(INI)
Guidelines for the 2017 Budget - Section III (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2004(BUD)
Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement (B8-0255/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2791(RSP)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (A8-0020/2016 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2231(INI)
European Central Bank annual report for 2014 (A8-0012/2016 - Notis Marias) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2115(INI)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2016 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2016 - Single Market governance within the European Semester 2016 (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2256(INI)
European integration process of Kosovo (B8-0167/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2893(RSP)
Establishment of a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work (A8-0172/2015 - Georgi Pirinski) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0124(COD)
Commission action to comply with judgment in Case T-521/14 Sweden vs. Commission (obligation to establish criteria for endocrine disruptors) (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2536(RSP)
Mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2137(INI)
Association Agreements / Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine (RC-B8-0068/2016, B8-0068/2016, B8-0069/2016, B8-0077/2016, B8-0078/2016, B8-0079/2016, B8-0080/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3032(RSP)
Mutual defence clause (Article 42(7) TEU) (RC-B8-0043/2016, B8-0043/2016, B8-0045/2016, B8-0051/2016, B8-0057/2016, B8-0058/2016, B8-0059/2016, B8-0060/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3034(RSP)
EU priorities for the UNHRC sessions in 2016 (RC-B8-0050/2016, B8-0050/2016, B8-0052/2016, B8-0056/2016, B8-0063/2016, B8-0064/2016, B8-0065/2016, B8-0066/2016) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3035(RSP)
Programme of activities of the Dutch Presidency (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Skills policies for fighting youth unemployment (A8-0366/2015 - Marek Plura) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2088(INI)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106 on emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6) (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Bringing transparency, coordination and convergence to corporate tax policies (A8-0349/2015 - Anneliese Dodds, Luděk Niedermayer) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2010(INL)
Euro area recommendation - Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Methods and procedure for making available the traditional, VAT and GNI-based own resources and on the measures to meet cash requirements (A8-0357/2015 - Gérard Deprez, Janusz Lewandowski) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0204(NLE)
2016 budgetary procedure: joint text (A8-0333/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Gérard Deprez) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2132(BUD)
Tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (A8-0317/2015 - Elisa Ferreira, Michael Theurer) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2066(INI)
2016 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2132(BUD)
Novel foods (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0435(COD)
General budget of the European Union for 2016 - all sections (A8-0298/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Gérard Deprez) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2132(BUD)
Discharge 2013: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A8-0269/2015 - Ryszard Czarnecki) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2079(DEC)
Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2112(INI)
Draft amending budget No 7/2015: Managing the refugee crisis: immediate budgetary measures under the European Agenda on Migration (A8-0289/2015 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2252(BUD)
Payment services in the internal market (A8-0266/2015 - Antonio Tajani) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0264(COD)
The death penalty (B8-0998/2015, B8-0998/2015, B8-0999/2015, B8-1001/2015, B8-1005/2015, B8-1006/2015, B8-1007/2015, B8-1008/2015) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2879(RSP)
Emission measurements in the automotive sector (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2865(RSP)
Social entrepreneurship and social innovation in combatting unemployment (A8-0247/2015 - Verónica Lope Fontagné) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2236(INI)
Creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century (A8-0222/2015 - Martina Dlabajová) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2235(INI)
Follow up to the European citizens' initiative Right2Water (short presentation) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2239(INI)
Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights (A8-0209/2015 - Julia Reda) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2256(INI)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2228(INI)
Long-term shareholder engagement and corporate governance statement (A8-0158/2015 - Sergio Gaetano Cofferati) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0121(COD)
Draft amending budget No 1/2015: European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) (A8-0221/2015 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial) CS
2016/11/22
Review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2145(INI)
European Fund for Strategic Investments (A8-0139/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Udo Bullmann) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0009(COD)
Review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges (A8-0190/2015 - Pervenche Berès) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2145(INI)
Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (A8-0153/2015 - Krišjānis Kariņš, Judith Sargentini) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0025(COD)
Indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts (A8-0131/2015 - Cora van Nieuwenhuizen) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0314(COD)
Financing for development (A8-0143/2015 - Pedro Silva Pereira) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2044(INI)
Safer healthcare in Europe (short presentation) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2207(INI)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0288(COD)
Discharge 2013 (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2140(DEC)
Amendment of the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0010(APP)
Annual Tax report - Decision adopted on the Tax Transparency policy (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2144(INI)
Criteria for identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Country of origin labelling for meat ingredients in processed food (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Roadmap towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (debate) (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Budgets 2014 and 2015 (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0332(NLE)
2014 UN Climate Change Conference - COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014) (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2777(RSP)
Response to Ebola crisis (debate) CS
2016/11/22
EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA) (debate) CS
2016/11/22
Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material and plant protection products - Animal health - Protective measures against pests of plants (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0136(COD)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (A7-0139/2014 - Claude Moraes)
2016/11/22
Production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0137(COD)
Private copying levies (A7-0114/2014 - Françoise Castex)
2016/11/22
Third programme for the Union's action if the field of health (2014-2020) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0339(COD)
Combating wildlife crime (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2747(RSP)
Food crisis, fraud in the food chain and the control thereof (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2091(INI)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2626(RSP)
Erasmus for all programme (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0370(COD)
e-justice Action Plan 2014-2018 (B7-0465/2013)
2016/11/22
In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Medical devices (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0266(COD)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0366(COD)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing EU external borders (A7-0139/2013 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
2016/11/22
Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization in the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0278(COD)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0154(COD)
Priority substances in the field of water policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0429(COD)
US Internet surveillance of EU citizens (NSA PRISM programme) (debate)
2016/11/22
Offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities (debate)
2016/11/22
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0202(COD)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) - 2011/0281(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2528(RSP)
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2066(INI)
Trans-European energy infrastructure (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0300(COD)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Preparations for CITES COP 16 (debate)
2016/11/22
Credit rating agencies - Undertakings of collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds managers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0360(COD)
Protection of animals during transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2031(INI)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2308(INI)
EU-Russia trade relations following Russia's accession to the WTO (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2695(RSP)
European Year of Citizens (2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0217(COD)
Energy efficiency (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0172(COD)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0167(NLE)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0377(COD)
Legal basis of the Schengen evaluation mechanism (debate)
2016/11/22
A resource-efficient Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Visa-free travel to Canada for all EU citizens and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0187(COD)
Patenting of essential biological processes (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2623(RSP)
Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2307(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0092(CNS)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
6th World Water Forum (debate)
2016/11/22
Future of Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) (debate)
2016/11/22
Iran and its nuclear programme (debate)
2016/11/22
Avoiding food wastage (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2175(INI)
Intelligent Energy Europe programme (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0254(COD)
Accession Treaty : Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia - Application of Croatia to become a member of the European Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2191(INI)
Combating illegal fishing at the global level (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2210(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
Rio+20 earth summit (debate)
2016/11/22
An effective raw materials strategy for Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2056(INI)
Possibility for Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0208(COD)
The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0280(COD)
Spent fuel and radioactive waste (debate)
2016/11/22
Seventh EU programme for research, technological development and demonstration (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2043(INI)
Antibiotic resistance (debate)
2016/11/22
Lessons to be drawn for nuclear safety in Europe following the nuclear accident in Japan
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Fuel Quality Directive (debate)
2016/11/22
EU protein deficit (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2111(INI)
Rising food prices (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2538(RSP)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0241(COD)
Agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2112(INI)
Energy Efficiency Action Plan (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2107(INI)
Fighting colorectal cancer in the European Union (written declaration)
2016/11/22
Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0240(COD)
Crisis in the EU livestock sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2916(RSP)
Combating late payment in commercial transactions (debate)
2016/11/22
EU action on oil exploration and extraction in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2873(RSP)
Contribution of biodiversity and ecosystems to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals - Conference on Biological Diversity - Nagoya 2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2789(RSP)
Placing on the market and use of biocidal products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0076(COD)
EU legislation aiming at the conservation of biodiversity (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2108(INI)
Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0211(COD)
Industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (recast) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0286(COD)
Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2153(INI)
Ban on commercial whaling (debate)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0077(COD)
Democratisation in Turkey (debate)
2016/11/22
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as modified by the Council (all sections) - Draft amending budget No 10/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III – Commission - Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument - Amendment to the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013: financing energy projects under the European Economic Recovery Plan (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2207(BUD)
Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate)
2016/11/22

Reports (2)

REPORT on the implementation of the Plant Protection Products Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 PDF (542 KB) DOC (86 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2017/2128(INI)
Documents: PDF(542 KB) DOC(86 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species PDF (626 KB) DOC (727 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2013/0307(COD)
Documents: PDF(626 KB) DOC(727 KB)

Shadow reports (5)

REPORT on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 [on general food law], Directive 2001/18/EC [on the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs], Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 [on GM food and feed], Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 [on feed additives], Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 [on smoke flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 [on food contact materials], Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 [on the common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 [on plant protection products] and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 [on novel foods] PDF (1 MB) DOC (239 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2018/0088(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(239 KB)
PDF (1 MB) DOC (928 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2013/0435(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(928 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation to the Convention on Biological Diversity PDF (170 KB) DOC (78 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2012/0279(NLE)
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(78 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization in the Union PDF (679 KB) DOC (983 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2012/0278(COD)
Documents: PDF(679 KB) DOC(983 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/68/EC as regards the provisions for engines placed on the market under the flexibility scheme PDF (300 KB) DOC (383 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2010/0195(COD)
Documents: PDF(300 KB) DOC(383 KB)

Opinions (3)

OPINION on a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the internal market in electricity (recast)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Documents: PDF(379 KB) DOC(183 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Documents: PDF(273 KB) DOC(556 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council directive on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Documents: PDF(239 KB) DOC(586 KB)

Shadow opinions (7)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the internal market for electricity (recast)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2016/0379(COD)
Documents: PDF(419 KB) DOC(190 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2016/0084(COD)
Documents: PDF(380 KB) DOC(188 KB)
OPINION on recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2014/2228(INI)
Documents: PDF(147 KB) DOC(208 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2013/0137(COD)
Documents: PDF(235 KB) DOC(55 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2011/0225(NLE)
Documents: PDF(252 KB) DOC(415 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2011/0172(COD)
Documents: PDF(454 KB) DOC(946 KB)
OPINION on honeybee health and the challenges for the beekeeping sector
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2011/2108(INI)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(121 KB)

Institutional motions (15)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing decision partially granting an authorisation for certain uses of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A.) PDF (168 KB) DOC (61 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2606(RSP)
Documents: PDF(168 KB) DOC(61 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing decision partially granting an authorisation for certain uses of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (DEZA a.s.) PDF (162 KB) DOC (79 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2605(RSP)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(79 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing decision granting an authorisation for certain uses of sodium dichromate under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Ilario Ormezzano Sai S.R.L.) PDF (285 KB) DOC (71 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2929(RSP)
Documents: PDF(285 KB) DOC(71 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming PDF (289 KB) DOC (56 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2858(RSP)
Documents: PDF(289 KB) DOC(56 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing regulation renewing the approval of the active substance glyphosate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 PDF (271 KB) DOC (68 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2904(RSP)
Documents: PDF(271 KB) DOC(68 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on low-risk pesticides of biological origin PDF (160 KB) DOC (57 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2903(RSP)
Documents: PDF(160 KB) DOC(57 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar PDF (157 KB) DOC (58 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3027(RSP)
Documents: PDF(157 KB) DOC(58 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on mass graves in Iraq PDF (158 KB) DOC (57 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3028(RSP)
Documents: PDF(158 KB) DOC(57 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Syria PDF (167 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2933(RSP)
Documents: PDF(167 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing regulation renewing approval of the active substance bentazone in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 PDF (262 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2978(RSP)
Documents: PDF(262 KB) DOC(51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU strategic objectives for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to be held in Johannesburg (South Africa) from 24 September to 5 October 2016 PDF (288 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2664(RSP)
Documents: PDF(288 KB) DOC(94 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing regulation adopting a list of invasive alien species of Union concern pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council PDF (257 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3010(RSP)
Documents: PDF(257 KB) DOC(72 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on draft Commission Implementing Decision XXX granting an authorisation for uses of bis(2-ethylhexhyl) phthalate (DEHP) under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council PDF (273 KB) DOC (230 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2962(RSP)
Documents: PDF(273 KB) DOC(230 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Srebrenica commemoration PDF (262 KB) DOC (67 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2747(RSP)
Documents: PDF(262 KB) DOC(67 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated directive ../.../EU amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for cadmium in illumination and display lighting applications PDF (238 KB) DOC (62 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2651(DEA)
Documents: PDF(238 KB) DOC(62 KB)

Oral questions (29)

Protecting the EU's internal market and consumer rights from the negative implications of the illegal trade in companion animals PDF (50 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(50 KB) DOC(19 KB)
Commission's failure to take urgent measures on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) PDF (50 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(50 KB) DOC(19 KB)
Animal welfare rules in aquaculture PDF (96 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2616(RSP)
Documents: PDF(96 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Commission's failure to take urgent measures on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) PDF (195 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(195 KB) DOC(19 KB)
The illegal trade in companion animals in the EU PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(18 KB)
The illegal trade in companion animals in the EU PDF (104 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Animal welfare, antimicrobial use, and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming PDF (198 KB) DOC (20 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2858(RSP)
Documents: PDF(198 KB) DOC(20 KB)
Animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming PDF (198 KB) DOC (20 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(198 KB) DOC(20 KB)
An EU ban on the movement of wild circus animals PDF (98 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(16 KB)
Major interpellation - Follow-up to the Brazilian meat imports scandal PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(195 KB) DOC(17 KB)
EU ban on the movement of wild circus animals PDF (99 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Accommodating foreign trade concerns regarding the new criteria for identifying endocrine disruptors PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(195 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Health risks related to consumption of vegetable oils, in particular palm oils PDF (196 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(196 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Biological low-risk pesticides PDF (103 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2903(RSP)
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Switch between summer and winter time PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(195 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Health risks related to consumption of vegetable oil, in particular palm oil PDF (196 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(196 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Call for a limitation of abusive fees charged for cross-border intra-EU phone calls and SMSs in the upcoming review of the telecoms framework PDF (106 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(106 KB) DOC(18 KB)
EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses PDF (97 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Key objectives for the CITES CoP17 meeting in Johannesburg (South Africa) PDF (5 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2664(RSP)
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Key objectives for the CITES CoP17 meeting in Johannesburg (South Africa) PDF (5 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2664(RSP)
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Health risks related to the consumption of vegetable oils, and in particular palm oils PDF (197 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(197 KB) DOC(16 KB)
Thalidomide PDF (101 KB) DOC (26 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2569(RSP)
Documents: PDF(101 KB) DOC(26 KB)
EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses PDF (98 KB) DOC (26 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(26 KB)
EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses PDF (98 KB) DOC (27 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(27 KB)
A new animal welfare strategy for 2016-2020 PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC
Illegal trade in animals PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC
Fracking in the context of the European Strategy for the Security of Energy Supply PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC
EU agricultural innovation systems PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC
Criteria for identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals PDF (196 KB) DOC (28 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(196 KB) DOC(28 KB)

Written explanations (69)

Persistent organic pollutants (A8-0336/2018 - Julie Girling) CS

Revize legislativy o perzistentních organických znečišťujících látkách je nezbytným krokem k naplnění mezinárodních úmluv týkajících se bezpečného nakládání s nejnebezpečnějšími látkami, které lidstvo zná. Pro návrh jsem hlasoval, jelikož díky němu dojde eliminaci vysoce toxických a bioakumulativních látek decaBDE a chlorovaných parafinů s krátkým řetězcem. Dochází též ke snížení koncentračních limitů pro sumu zpomalovačů hoření, což je beze sporu krok k větší ochraně veřejného zdraví a životního prostředí. Mrzí mě však, že ostatní kolegové nebyli nakloněni zrušení recyklačních výjimek pro bromované zpomalovače hoření, které se při výrobě hraček v třetích zemích dostávají do výroby a vrací se na unijní trh. Recyklace plastů je nezbytná, ale ne za cenu toho, že kvůli ní budeme mít kontaminované dětské hračky, kuchyňské pomůcky, krabičky na potraviny a jiné plastové produkty. Pokud chceme zaručit nezávadnost materiálů, které recyklujeme, musíme v prvé řadě eliminovat množství toxických látek v primárních produktech. Stále více jsem rovněž přesvědčen o tom, že ochrana životního prostředí je jedním z aspektů, který musíme brát stále více v potaz v partnerských dohodách se třetími zeměmi.
2016/11/22
A comprehensive European Union framework on endocrine disruptors (B8-0241/2019) CS

Dostat rezoluci o látkách narušujících hormonální funkce na plénum Evropského parlamentu bylo dlouhodobým cílem naší politické skupiny Socialistů a demokratů. Proto jsem ji podpořil, a to včetně pozměňovacích návrhů naší frakce, které mají zpřísnit kontrolu těchto velmi nebezpečných látek včetně těch, u kterých existuje podezření, že vyvolávají nepříznivé účinky na reprodukci (neplodnost, nádorová onemocnění, malformace), metabolické procesy, funkci štítné žlázy či mozku. Již řadu let tlačím na to, aby se k nim přistupovalo stejně jako k látkám karcinogenním či mutagenním a aby byla zaručena větší ochrana evropských občanů před jejich expozicí v produktech denní spotřeby. Naše rezoluce je jasnou výzvou na Komisi, aby nejpozději do června 2020 přišla s legislativními návrhy, které zajistí, že budeme lépe chráněni před výskytem EDC v kosmetice, v potravě či v dětských hračkách. Již řadu let čekáme na účinnou strategii proti EDC a stále jsme se nedočkali strategie pro netoxické životní prostředí, kterou měla vypracovat do roku 2018. Každý den nečinnosti vypovídá o její nezodpovědnosti. Je načase začít proti obsahu těchto látek v našem vlastním životním prostředí aktivně bojovat. Nerad bych se dočkal toho, že nás budou endokrinní disruptory pomalu zabíjet. Možná ne každého zvlášť, ale jako biologický druh.
2016/11/22
Interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – Parliament's position with a view to an agreement (A8-0358/2018 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas, Janusz Lewandowski, Gérard Deprez) CS

Evropská unie se nachází v historickém momentu. Nejen z důvodu brexitu, ale zejména proto, že začíná docházet k parlamentnímu vyjednávání o podobě jejích politik. Začínají se formovat odpovědi na to, s jak velkou mírou kohezního spolufinancování budou moci počítat slovenské regiony, jestli se čeští zemědělci budou muset obávat povinného zastropování nebo jestli se evropští vědci budou moci radovat z lepšího přístupu k unijním financím. Zatímco Rada, tedy evropští ministři financí, neumí nic jiného než škrtat, Evropský parlament zaujal zodpovědné stanovisko. Svým hlasem jsem potvrdil, že nedopustím zásahy, které by měly přímý a negativní vliv na občany a naše prostředí. Konkrétně jsem hlasoval pro zvýšení prostředků Evropského sociálního fondu o 17 miliard EUR, zamezení škrtu Kohezního fondu s neakceptovatelnou výší 45 %, větší podporu malých a středních podniků, zdvojnásobení prostředků výzkumného programu Horizon Europe i programu na ochranu životního prostředí LIFE. Jsem přesvědčen o tom, že musíme zvýšit investice do mladé generace. Podpořil jsem proto i ztrojnásobení velikosti studentského programu Erasmus+. Těší mě, že většina mých kolegů zaujala identické stanovisko a hlasovala pro zachování stejné výše rozpočtu zemědělské a regionální politiky jako i v tomto období. Jestli chceme silnou a zdravou Evropu, musíme jí dát nástroje, které k tomu potřebuje.
2016/11/22
EU development assistance in the field of education (A8-0327/2018 - Vincent Peillon) CS

Všeobecná deklarace lidských práv říká, že právo na vzdělání mají všichni. Jen těžko si proto lze představit, že v roce 2015 nemělo přístup ke vzdělávání až 264 milionů dětí ve školním věku. Podpořil jsem usnesení o rozvojové pomoci EU v oblasti vzdělávání, protože považuji vzdělávání za ústřední bod rozvoje. Shledávám nutným, aby Evropská unie a její členské země co nejdříve zajistily potřebnou výši financování a postaraly se tak o skutečný hospodářský a společenský posun v rozvojových zemích. Subsaharská Afrika v tomto kontextu bohužel představuje jasný příklad zanedbání, a to jak domácí politiky, tak i té zahraniční. Jinak si nejde vysvětlit, že elektřina byla zavedena do pouhé jedné čtvrtiny škol, a že více než polovina škol nemá přístup k pitné vodě. Jsem si vědom, že investice do vzdělávání v rozvojových zemích je komplexním tématem. V současnosti ještě zhoršeným uprchlickými vlnami. Neznamená to ale, že bychom na děti z řad uprchlíků a vysídlených osob mohli zapomínat. Právě naopak. Nesmíme dopustit, aby nestabilita a konflikty produkovaly početné ztracené generace, které se nebudou moci podílet na znovuobnovení své země, regionu či sousedství. Máme teď možnost ukázat, co je skutečná solidarita. Chtěl bych proto apelovat na ministry financí, navyšme pomoc a zajistěme potřebnou kvalitu.
2016/11/22
Digitalisation for development: reducing poverty through technology (A8-0338/2018 - Bogdan Brunon Wenta) CS

Digitalizace se stala jedním ze symbolů současného rozvoje. Tento trend se neomezuje pouze na vyspělé země, ale začíná přesahovat i do méně rozvinutých zemí. Považuji proto za primární, aby došlo co nejdříve k nápravě toho, že mnoho lokalit a skupin v rozvojových zemích zaostává v jejím využití. Digitalizace představuje nástroj, který by měl doplňovat zajištění základních lidských potřeb občanů a který by měl být začleněn do národních strategií členských států pro rozvoj. Hlasoval jsem pro usnesení o snižování chudoby pomocí technologií, protože je extrémně důležité, aby i děti v méně vyspělých zemích v průběhu své školní docházky nabyly digitální gramotnost a zvýšily tak svůj budoucí pracovní potenciál. Vítám plán vnějších investic EU, protože věřím, že může pomoci v řešení místních potřeb, finanční inkluzi a vytváření důstojných pracovních míst. Může také pomoci přemostit digitální propast, kterou teď pociťujeme. Jakožto environmentalista považuji za důležité a hlasoval jsem pro ustanovení, které má za cíl snížit ekologický odpad spojený s digitalizací pomocí rozvoje účinného využívání zdrojů. Možná to není pro mnoho lidí zřejmé, ale digitální technologie za sebou zanechávají významnou ekologickou stopu. Podíl digitálních emisí na celkových emisích CO2 představuje zhruba 2–5 %. Environmentální zátěž plynoucí z digitalizace by proto měla být co nejmenší.
2016/11/22
Unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain (A8-0309/2018 - Paolo De Castro) CS

. – I v českých médiích jsme mohli zaznamenat případy, kdy velké obchodní řetězce účtovaly dodavatelům potravin – většinou malým a středním zemědělcům – poplatky za vystavení jejich zboží, rušily objednávky ve chvíli, kdy již nebylo možno prodat zboží někomu jinému, či několik měsíců zadržovaly platbu za odebrané zboží. Všechny tyto postupy budou touto směrnicí na evropské úrovni zakázány, což považuji za významný krok pro ochranu menších podnikatelů a zabránění monopolizace trhu s potravinami. Jedině tak lze zaručit, že spotřebitelé budou mít vždy možnost zvolit i zdravější, kvalitnější či udržitelněji vyráběné potraviny. Návrh předložený Komisí jednoznačně vítám, přesto jsem podpořil některé změny, zejména zavedení unijní sítě pro prosazování této směrnice, neboť velké obchodní řetězce zpravidla nepůsobí pouze na úrovni jednoho členského státu, a je tudíž důležité koordinovat společný postup vůči jejich nekalým obchodním praktikám. Dále jsem podpořil ustanovení umožňující podávat stížnosti zahraničním orgánům prostřednictvím vnitrostátních orgánů, bez kterého by bylo nutno podávat stížnost například k německému orgánu v němčině, což by mohlo bránit zejména malým zemědělcům v podání stížnosti, ačkoliv právě malí podnikatelé bývají dotčeni nekalými obchodními praktikami nejvíce. V neposlední řadě jsem podpořil stanovení třicetidenní lhůty pro vyrozumění stěžovatele a šestiměsíční lhůty pro uzavření vyšetřování, aby nedocházelo ke zbytečným průtahům.
2016/11/22
Authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use (A8-0035/2016 - Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu) CS

. – V návaznosti na zrušení směrnice 2001/82/ES o veterinárních léčivých přípravcích bylo nutno promítnout změny do souvisejících nařízení. Nejdůležitější změnou navrženou Komisí byla úprava financování Evropské agentury pro léčivé přípravky, konkrétně hrazení nákladů na její činnost subjekty, které žádají o registraci přípravků. Struktura a výše poplatků měla být stanovena Komisí v prováděcím aktu bez dalšího zapojení Evropského parlamentu. Evropská agentura pro léčivé přípravky zajišťuje vědecké hodnocení, dohled a kontrolu bezpečnosti humánních i veterinárních léčivých přípravků, kromě toho se podílí na vyhodnocování žádostí o registraci a pobídkami usnadňuje vývoj nových léků. Tuto činnost Evropské agentury pro léčivé přípravky považuji za velmi důležitou. Vzhledem k tomu, že dlouhodobě upozorňuji na nedostatečné financování evropských agentur v porovnání s narůstajícími povinnostmi, podpořil jsem návrh, aby výše poplatků byla stanovena standardním zákonodárným procesem se zapojením Evropského parlamentu, a budu prosazovat zavedení takové struktury poplatků, která umožní agentuře zodpovědně vykonávat všechny povinnosti, které jsou jí svěřeny. Podobně budu postupovat i v případě projednávání financování dalších evropských agentur, které plní nenahraditelnou funkci při koordinaci členských států a přípravě evropské politiky, ale jejich rozpočet tvoří pouze 0,8 % celkového rozpočtu Evropské unie.
2016/11/22
Veterinary medicinal products (A8-0046/2016 - Françoise Grossetête) CS

. – Legislativa o veterinárních léčivých přípravcích je obrovským krokem v boji proti AMR, jelikož zakazuje preventivní používání medikovaných krmiv. Široké používání antibiotik vede k rezistenci, která je dnes jednou z největších hrozeb pro světové zdraví. Téměř každý ví, že by se neměla antibiotika používat „na každou horečku“ a měla by se „dobrat do konce“, ale o vlivu rutinního používání antibiotik v zemědělství se veřejně moc nemluvilo. Úplný zákaz preventivního používání považuji za důležitý krok k ochraně veřejného zdraví. Kromě toho jsem podpořil ustanovení zavádějící předběžnou opatrnost, dle kterého bude nutno prokázat bezpečnost veterinárních léčivých přípravků a jejich dopady na životní prostředí před uvedením na trh. Oproti návrhu Komise budou také muset být testy na zvířatech navrženy tak, aby nezpůsobovaly bolest, utrpení nebo stres zvířat, a kde je to možné, měly by být testy na zvířatech nahrazeny alternativními postupy. Z dalších změn považuji za nejdůležitější to, že prevence onemocnění by se měla řešit řádnou hygienou a správnými postupy v oblasti chovu. Preventivní ošetření za použití antimikrobiálních látek by mělo být regulováno přísněji a doporučeno pouze v jasně vymezených případech. Antimikrobiální látky by neměly být dostupné ve veterinárním odvětví, aby byla co nejdéle zachována jejich účinnost při léčbě infekcí u lidí.
2016/11/22
Manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed (A8-0075/2016 - Clara Eugenia Aguilera García) CS

. – V EU se nachází 13,7 milionu farem. V intenzivním hospodářství, které se bohužel stává v evropských zemích standardem, se snáze šíří nemoci. Snaha o maximalizaci produkce vede k širokému používání medikovaných krmiv s obsahem antimikrobiálních látek nebo antiparazitik. Dosud nebylo dostatečně upraveno, za jakých podmínek mohou být medikovaná krmiva vyráběna, transportována či likvidována. Mnou podpořené nařízení zajistí bezpečnější výrobu a nakládání s medikovanými krmivy, zejména hygienickou výrobou a používáním, zabráněním kontaminaci, stanovením pravidel pro měřicí a míchací zařízení, kontrolováním jakosti a jasným označováním produktů. Oproti návrhu Komise jsem také podpořil pozměňovací návrhy, které ukládají povinnost uplatňovat preventivní opatření před používáním medikovaného krmiva, například izolování nemocných zvířat či udržování takové hustoty chovu, která nezvyšuje riziko přenosu onemocnění. Dále jsem podpořil stanovení povinnosti zajistit rovnoměrnou distribuci veterinárního přípravku v krmivu tak, aby každé zvíře mělo přístup ke stejnému množství léčivého přípravku a ve správném množství, aby byla léčba účinná. Také jsem podpořil pozměňovací návrh zavádějící celoevropský systém sběru údajů o objemu veterinárních léčivých přípravků použitých v krmivech, neboť dosud nebylo možné monitorovat objem takto používaných veterinárních přípravků, a bez dostatečných informací nelze provádět vhodnou koordinaci a regulaci používání medikovaných krmiv.
2016/11/22
Animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming (B8-0484/2018, B8-0484/2018, B8-0485/2018, B8-0487/2018, B8-0489/2018) CS

Zvykli jsme si na to, že máme maso na talíři téměř každý den a že se tak stalo nedílnou součástí naší standartní diety. Na co jsme si ale nezvykli, je kontrolovat, odkud pochází a za jakých podmínek chov probíhá. Věřím, že by hodně lidí překvapilo, kdyby navštívilo evropské průmyslové chovy brojlerů. Věřím také, že by si spousta z nich po této návštěvě konzumaci masa rozmyslela. Hlasoval jsem pro usnesení „Životní podmínky zvířat, používání antimikrobiálních látek a dopad průmyslového chovu kuřat na životní prostředí“, protože je potřeba, aby členské země zajistily, že i podmínky chovu zvířat odpovídají 21. století. Dlouhodobě upozorňuji na to, že zisk je jedna věc, ale dlouhodobé dopady na životní prostředí a zdraví je věc druhá. Mám na mysli preventivní používání antibiotik ve velkochovech, které považuji za větší problém než nesprávné užívání antibiotik občany. Členské země se musí vypořádat se situací, kdy i s pomocí antibiotik dochází k tzv. bleskovému vyhnání kuřat do maximálně možného objemu, za které platí spotřebitelé svým zdravím, zatímco se národní rozpočty lámou pod tíhou výdajů na zajištění slušné úrovně zdravotnických služeb. Antimikrobiální rezistence už bohužel není pojmem ze sci-fi filmu. Je to realita, za kterou každým rokem platí 25 tisíc Evropanů daní nejvyšší.
2016/11/22
Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (A8-0317/2018 - Frédérique Ries) CS

Několik posledních dekád bylo ve znamení vývoje mnoha druhů plastů a výrobků z nich, které nám značně usnadnily život. Vytvořili jsme ovšem svým způsobem dobu plastovou. Dnes je za jeden rok odhozeno do moří a oceánů neuvěřitelných 8 milionů tun plastu. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o omezení dopadu některých plastových výrobků na životní prostředí, protože nastal čas převzít odpovědnost za naše aktivity a jejich důsledky. Zatímco my použijeme jednu PET láhev během několika minut a následně ji zahodíme, přírodě trvá více než sto let, než se podobný výrobek rozloží. Mezitím se ale může stát smrtelnou nástrahou pro několik živočichů. Nelze už dále akceptovat, že svou lhostejností a lehkomyslností ničíme nejen mořský život, ale doslova planetární ekosystém. Nastal čas zastavit proces, kdy průměrně každou minutu dochází k vysypání plastového odpadu o objemu jednoho nákladního vozidla do našich moří. Nejedná se o trest pro producenty. Jedná se o zapojení ohleduplnosti do našich výrobních a spotřebitelských procesů a návyků. Alternativy existují. Jejich využitím zabezpečíme i ochranu vlastního zdraví, na kterém se plasty a jejich mikročástice podepisují.
2016/11/22
Quality of water intended for human consumption (A8-0288/2018 - Michel Dantin) CS

Pitná voda je základní podmínkou pro důstojný a zdravý lidský život. Přístup k ní by proto měl patřit k základním právům států 21. století. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o jakosti vody určené k lidské spotřebě, protože spolu s 1,8 milionem Evropanů věřím, že je potřeba zajistit optimální přístup k ní. Není možné akceptovat, aby ohrožené a marginalizované skupiny občanů Evropské unie byly jakkoliv vyloučené. Podpořil jsem svým hlasem také, aby docházelo k přísnému monitorování kvality. Nikdo snad nechce, aby pitím vody narušil svůj hormonální systém do takové míry, která povede ke karcinogenním procesům. Jsem proto moc rád, že naše skupina zajistila, aby v tomto ohledu byly tři látky fungující jako hormonální disruptory zařazeny mezi formální sledované hodnoty. Považuji za nezbytné, aby došlo ke zvýšené kontrole plastových mikročástic. To, že i vědecké studie potvrzují existenci mikroplastů v našem těle a stolici, je důkazem, že už je za pět minut dvanáct. Mám velmi málo pochopení pro to, že mí pravicoví kolegové zprávu nepodpořili ve znění, které by znatelně zlepšilo životní podmínky našich obyvatel. Svým přístupem jen potvrdili, že Evropany dělí na ty, kteří si pitnou vodu můžou dovolit, a ty, pro které voda zůstává nedostupným luxusním zbožím.
2016/11/22
A European Strategy for Plastics in a circular economy (A8-0262/2018 - Mark Demesmaeker) CS

Plasty jsou hodnotným materiálem za předpokladu, že je vyrábíme, používáme a likvidujeme zodpovědným a udržitelným způsobem. Právě v tom naše společnost selhává, což má za následek zamoření životního prostředí. Přesně o tom hovoří i návrh zprávy o strategii pro plasty, jejíž přijetí jsem podpořil. Jsem rád, že se problematika plastů v posledních letech dostala vysoko v politické agendě, jelikož nelze používat větší a větší množství plastu a předstírat, že se nás jeho osud po vyhození netýká. To nám ostatně připomněla i stopka ze strany Číny, která již déle nechce přijímat evropský odpad. Naší zhýčkaností však neškodíme jen přírodě kolem nás, ale i sobě samým. Problém nespočívá pouze v plovoucím ostrovu z plastů uprostřed Tichého oceánu, jehož fotografie plní titulky médií, ale i v tisících tun mikroplastů, které nevědomky pijeme a dýcháme. Znečištění plasty bez společné strategie nevyřešíme. Tu však musí provázet osvěta a celková změna spotřebitelského chování. Lepší než jakýkoliv systém recyklace je odpad vůbec nevytvářet. Společná strategie proto nemá za cíl pouze stimulovat recyklaci, ale i hledání nových řešení, jak prodloužit životnost plastových produktů. Jedná se o ambiciózní cíle, jejichž dosažení bude vyžadovat dostatek finančních zdrojů. Vyjednávání víceletého finančního rámce EU v současnosti představuje příležitost vykročit správným směrem.
2016/11/22
A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (A8-0257/2018 - Karin Kadenbach) CS

Osobně již řadu let volám po vzniku nové evropské strategie omezení AMR. Vítám proto tuto zprávu, která upozorňuje na mezery v naší spolupráci a připomíná, že antibiotika byla vyvinuta jako „poslední záchrana“. Průzkumy bohužel ukazují, že mezi veřejností existuje malé povědomí o správném užívání antibiotik. Lidé tak mnohdy sahají po zásobách nedobraných antibiotik, navíc v případě nemocí, na které antibiotika vůbec nezabírají. Ještě nebezpečnějším je ale používání antibiotik ve velkochovech jako preventivní opatření vzniku infekcí. Nejedná se o ochranu zvířat, ale zcela zbytečné dopování antibiotiky, která postupně ničí jejich zdraví a dostávají se do naší potravy. Je třeba podniknout další kroky, abychom zastavili dosavadní praxi, kdy antibiotika nahrazují špatné hygienické a životní podmínky. Nizozemí, kde se v posledních letech podařilo snížit jejich používání v chovech o 2/3, je jasným důkazem, že je to možné. Používat antibiotika ke stimulaci růstu jsme v Evropské unii zakázali již v roce 2006. Jsem rád, že se Evropský parlament nyní postavil za to, aby stejný standard platil i na produkty ze třetích zemí. V neposlední řadě také konečně začínáme řešit vliv některých pesticidů na rozvoj antimikrobiální rezistence. Příkladem za všechny je hojně používaný glyfosát, který byl původně patentován i jako antibiotikum.
2016/11/22
Dual quality of products in the Single Market (A8-0267/2018 - Olga Sehnalová) CS

Jednotný trh, kvalitní produkty a pružné ceny: pravděpodobně asi nějak takto si budoucí vnitřní trh Unie představoval kdysi jeden z otců evropské integrace. Jacques Delors, který pevně věřil v principy tržní ekonomiky, by dnes byl asi hodně překvapen, kdyby viděl, jak dlouho byli a jsou evropští spotřebitelé vystaveni situaci, kdy jsou na první pohled identické produkty prodávány v některých zemích ve snížené kvalitě a častokrát za vyšší cenu. Podpořil jsem usnesení své kolegyně, jelikož není možné akceptovat, že jsou evropští spotřebitelé rozděleni na dvě skupiny. Dalo by se říci na tu lepší a na tu horší, která akceptuje horší výrobky a potraviny. Gratuluji Olze Sehnalové. Přijetím usnesení dal Evropský parlament jasně najevo, že tento problém na vnitřním trhu existuje. Dal také najevo, že stojí na straně spotřebitele, který by za žádných okolností neměl být obelháván výrobci. K uznání tohoto problému vedla dlouhá cesta. Ještě delší cesta ale povede k nalezení optimálního řešení této palčivé situace. Bude těžké odpovědět, které standardy či složení jsou ty správné a který výrobek je právě ten referenční. Věřím však, že výsledek této dlouholeté snahy povede k úspěšnému výsledku, kdy nebude docházet k obcházení právních předpisů ani poškozování evropských spotřebitelů.
2016/11/22
Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests (A8-0249/2018 - Heidi Hautala) CS

V Evropské unii se nemůžeme bavit o zmírňování klimatických problémů a přitom zavírat oči před devastací lesů na druhé straně zeměkoule. Součástí našich debat musí být i to, jaké důsledky má naše spotřebitelské chování na třetí země. Nejedná se pouze o problém expanze plantáží palmového oleje, ale i nárůst konzumace sójových produktů či avokáda. Výsledkem je půdní eroze, úbytek vody, znečištění pesticidy, ale i sociální konflikty a nucené přemísťování obyvatel. Z tohoto důvodu jsem podpořil zprávu své kolegyně, která volá po vypracování akčního plánu EU proti znehodnocování lesů, který by vycházel ze spolupráce s komunitami obyvatel v zemích původu. Některé země vidí ve výsadbě monokultur nebo neregulované těžbě dřeva jedinou perspektivu svého hospodářského růstu. V konečném důsledku však z obchodu s vyspělými zeměmi těží pouze hrstka vlastníků, zatímco většina obyvatel přichází o kontrolu nad svým územím a přírodními zdroji. Evropská unie disponuje množstvím nástrojů, jak situaci změnit, aby produkty, které dovážíme, byly vyprodukovány v souladu s udržitelnými postupy. Neodmyslitelnou součástí naší rozvojové pomoci by proto měla být i podpora odbornosti a zavádění agroekologických postupů, které pomůžou obnově původních ekosystémů. V druhé řadě musíme zajistit transparentnost celého dodavatelského řetězce, aby bylo možné vysledovat původ dovezených komodit.
2016/11/22
European citizens’ initiative (A8-0226/2018 - György Schöpflin) CS

Návrh nařízení o evropské občanské iniciativě je vítanou změnou k usnadnění sběru podpisů pro její spuštění i ke zvýšení transparentnosti jejího průběhu. Zprávu jsem podpořil z několika důvodů. V prvé řadě oceňuji požadavek na organizátory, aby podávali zprávy o všech zdrojích financování kampaně. To je důležité pro prevenci zneužití tohoto demokratického nástroje partikulárními zájmy, které disponují dostatečnými financemi i kapacitami. V druhé řadě také to, že bude veřejné slyšení, které se při příležitosti zveřejnění iniciativy pořádá na půdě Evropského parlamentu, nově online dostupné na internetových stránkách. Díky této změně bude obsah diskuze přístupný občanům ze všech členských států, nikoliv pouze bruselským rezidentům. Zavedení finančního programu, který by přispíval k financování technické nebo právní podpory přispěje k větší inkluzivitě pro znevýhodněné skupiny, čímž sníží břímě spojené s náročností celého procesu. Občanská iniciativa je ve svém principu pozitivním nástrojem, zkušenosti z proběhlých kampaní však ukázaly, že je potřeba změnit její nastavení, aby občané, kteří stáli za úspěšnou kampaní, nemluvili do prázdna. V minulosti totiž Komise nebyla na základě úspěšné kampaně povinna návrhy občanů převést do právního aktu, což se mění s novým nařízením, kdy bude do jednoho roku muset předložit legislativní akt.
2016/11/22
2019 budget - Trilogue mandate (A8-0247/2018 - Daniele Viotti) CS

Rozpočet Evropské unie na rok 2019 je posledním rozpočtem současného volebního období. Měl by řešit na aktuální priority a problémy, které nejvíce tíží naše občany. Hlasoval jsem, aby se zástupci Parlamentu v rámci vyjednávání s Radou zaměřili na udržitelný hospodářský růst, inovace, konkurenceschopnost a bezpečnost. Podpořil jsem výzvu zlepšit metodiku pro sledování výdajů na biologickou rozmanitost, která nyní není dostatečná a o jejíž začlenění do zprávy jsem se v rámci Rozpočtového výboru zasadil. Považuji za nešťastné, že Komise navrhla, aby celkové výdaje do této oblasti poklesly z 8,3 na 8,2 % rozpočtu. To je selhání Komise od svého závazku zastavit a zvrátit úbytek biologické rozmanitosti a ekosystémových služeb do roku 2020. Udržitelnosti nedosáhneme, aniž bychom byli schopni ochránit náš vlastní kontinent. Lituji, že nejsou na odpovídající úrovni výdaje související s klimatem, a ačkoliv jsem pro zprávu hlasoval, jsem z pohledu koordinátora ve zvláštním výboru pro postup pro povolování pesticidů velmi zklamán, že Rozpočtovým výborem neprošlo zdůraznění potřeby zajistit dostatečné prostředky pro agenturu EFSA. Musíme si uvědomit, že nezávislosti a správného fungování agentury nedosáhneme bez dostatku financí.
2016/11/22
Structural Reform Support Programme: financial envelope and general objective (A8-0227/2018 - Ruža Tomašić) CS

Program na podporu strukturálních reforem byl původně vytvořen k posílení kapacity členů eurozóny provádět reformy a posílit jejich hospodářskou, sociální a územní soudržnost, konkurenceschopnost, udržitelný růst a pracovní místa. Hlasoval jsem pro přijetí této zprávy, protože považuji za důležité, aby do programu nebyly zahrnuty jen členské státy eurozóny, ale aby pojmul i země, které se na společnou měnu teprve připravují a také musí provést potřebné změny. Podpořil jsem, aby byl v tomto ohledu rozpočet nástroje zvýšen o téměř 80 milionů EUR a bylo možné použít i prostředky věnované na technickou pomoc v rámci regionální politiky. Zatímco Česko bylo v minulých letech schopno dosáhnout poměrně velkého konvergenčního pokroku, několik z dalších 6 zemí, které se k přijetí eura také zavázaly, mělo s hospodářským růstem značný problém. Hlasoval jsem pro to, aby každá země měla přístup k pomoci šité na míru a přizpůsobené jejím podmínkám. Podpořil jsem, aby byl v rámci programu kladen větší důraz na ochranu životního prostředí, sociální politiku a boj proti daňovým podvodům. Vzhledem k tomu, že hospodářská konvergence Evropské unie je založená na aktivním zapojení regionálních celků, podpořil jsem zapojení regionálních a místních orgánů do konzultace při přípravě reforem. Věřím, že jedině tak dosáhneme jednotného přístupu akceptovaného všemi úrovněmi.
2016/11/22
Draft amending budget No 2/2018: Entering the surplus of the financial year 2017 (A8-0209/2018 - Siegfried Mureşan) CS

Evropská unie v roce 2017 hospodařila s přebytkem ve výši 555,5 milionu EUR, ke kterému přispělo několik faktorů. Těmi byly vyšší výnosy úroků z prodlení a pokut, kurzové rozdíly a bohužel také nevyčerpané výdaje ve výši 383,4 milionu EUR. Hlasoval jsem pro přijetí zprávy o opravném rozpočtu č. 2/2018, jelikož se jedná o standardní postup, jak zajistit vyrovnanost evropského rozpočtu. Považuji nicméně za politováníhodné, že přebytek je z větší části založen na neschopnosti členských zemí zajistit včasné čerpání fondů pro hospodářskou, sociální a územní soudržnost. V tomto kontextu je nutné podotknout, že přebytek by byl mnohem vyšší, kdyby už v roce 2017 nedošlo ke snížení platebních prostředků pro soudržnost o téměř 8 miliard EUR. Byl bych také velmi rád, kdyby částky vybrané na pokutách uložených za narušení hospodářského soutěže v Evropské unii nebo ve spojitosti s pozdními platbami byly automaticky převedeny do evropského rozpočtu a staly se jeho přirozeným zdrojem. Loni v tomto kontextu bylo vybráno až 3,3 miliardy EUR. Členské země namísto toho, aby tyto prostředky využily na programy, které se u Evropanů těší nadmírou poptávky a úspěšnosti, jako například Horizont 2020, LIFE či Erasmus+, prostředky jednoduše a velmi neprozíravě používají na snížení svých finančních závazků.
2016/11/22
Integrated farm statistics (A8-0300/2017 - Maria Gabriela Zoană) CS

V rámci Unie se pravidelné statistiky o struktuře zemědělství v EU provádí od počátku společné zemědělské politiky a je to nezbytný nástroj pro její správné nastavení i pro řadu souvisejících oblastí, jako je životní prostředí či rozvoj venkova. Tyto statistiky musí reflektovat technologický rozvoj i nové výzvy, kterým společná zemědělská politika čelí. Statistická šetření nesmí představovat neúměrnou zátěž a náklady pro zemědělské podniky i vnitrostátní orgány členských zemí. Zároveň by mělo dojít k sjednocení požadovaných údajů tak, aby odpovídaly cílům jejich sběru, tj. zajistily včasné a relevantní informace. Prostor pro zlepšení nabízí i načasování sběru dat tak, aby před každou reformou zemědělské politiky byly dostupné aktuální informace. Jen díky zaznamenávání údajů z hlediska různých aspektů, jako jsou stáří zemědělců, využívání půdy, demografické změny aj., bude možné navrhovat opatření, která budou reflektovat skutečné potřeby unijního zemědělství, zemědělské komunity i ostatních politik, která se na tu zemědělskou přímo či nepřímo vážou.
2016/11/22
Cohesion policy and the circular economy (A8-0184/2018 - Davor Škrlec) CS

Kohezní politika je jednou ze základních evropských politik a v současnosti zároveň největším investičním nástrojem Evropské unie. Považuji za přirozené, aby došlo k zajištění souladu všech finančních programů určených na zvýšení soudržnosti a cílů konceptu evropského oběhového hospodářství. Hlasoval jsem pro usnesení o politice soudržnosti a oběhovém hospodářství, jelikož podporuji zvýšení odolnosti a konkurenceschopnosti evropských regionů a měst, vytvoření zelených pracovních míst a zvýšení kvality života místních společenství. Podpořil jsem, aby Komise vytvořila metodiku monitorování, která v rámci nové kohezní politiky 2021–2027 umožní lépe sledovat její přidanou hodnotu v realizaci oběhové ekonomiky. Jsem přesvědčen o tom, že je nutné, aby došlo k lepšímu provázání a vykazování aktivit zaměřených na změnu klimatu. V tomto ohledu jsem hlasoval také pro navýšení výdajů spojených s adaptací a mitigací do roku 2030. Pokud dojde ke schválení návrhu víceletého finančního rámce 2021–2027 ve znění navrženém Komisí, výdaje spojené se změnou klimatu by oficiálně měly tvořit minimálně 30 procent unijního rozpočtu. Nicméně už teď jsme svědky toho, že ačkoliv příslib či závazek na papíře existuje, není dle statistik Komise ani Evropského účetního dvora implementován v dostatečné míře. Reálné zvýšení prostředků je proto více než nutné a je potřeba, aby k němu došlo co nejdříve.
2016/11/22
Common rules in the field of civil aviation and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (A8-0364/2016 - Marian-Jean Marinescu) CS

Letectví je dosud jedním z nejbezpečnějších druhů přepravy na světě. Je to také druh dopravy, který neustále podléhá novému vývoji a digitalizaci. Právě kvůli zajištění bezpečnosti i v budoucnu jsem hlasoval pro nařízení o nových společných pravidlech v oblasti civilního letectví a o zřízení Agentury Evropské unie pro bezpečnost letectví. Ta dle mě musí zahrnovat mimo jiné pravidla pro civilní bezpilotní letouny, tedy drony, které jsou stále častěji občany využívány. Dále zvýšit ochranu životního prostředí, podpořit výzkum a inovace a administrativní, technickou a operační interoperabilitu. Podpořil jsem, aby u civilních bezpilotních letounů Evropská komise měla možnost přijmout akty v přenesené pravomoci. Ty se budou týkat podmínek a procedur povinné registrace, značení a identifikace dronů se vzletovou hmotností vyšší než 250 gramů, ale i vybavení pro zlepšení bezpečnosti a ochrany související s omezením vzdálenosti a výšky letu. Podpořil jsem také, aby v potaz bylo bráno hlášení o poloze, omezení kritické oblasti, prevence kolize, stabilizace i automatické přistávání. Hlasoval jsem pro vytvoření evropského rejstříku či harmonizovaného vnitrostátního registračního systému, který by autoritám jednoduše dovolil vyhledat potřebné informace a zároveň by nepředstavoval vysokou finanční a administrativní zátěž. Rejstřík či registrační systém na druhou stranu musí zajistit dostatečnou ochranu údajů a soukromí osob.
2016/11/22
Modernisation of education in the EU (A8-0173/2018 - Krystyna Łybacka) CS

V minulých letech musely evropské systémy vzdělávání čelit více než kdy jindy opatřením, která je negativně zasáhla. Byla to jmenovitě úsporná opatření spojená s řešením hospodářské a finanční krize, která se velmi zásadně projevila v hned několika členských zemích. Hlasoval jsem pro usnesení o modernizaci vzdělávání, jelikož považuji za potřebné znovu zdůraznit, že právo na vzdělání je základním lidských právem. Vzdělání je také jednou z hlavních priorit evropského pilíře sociálních práv. Není možné si myslet, že Unie bude moci budovat svou hospodářskou, sociální či kulturní budoucnost v případě, že členské země nebudou investovat do osobního, kulturního, společenského a profesního rozvoje svých občanů. Podpořil jsem svým hlasem také to, aby školství využilo příležitostí, které nabízí digitalizace. Digitální dovednosti jsou součástí a takřka nedílnou podmínkou úspěšného fungování zájemců na evropském pracovním trhu. Byl bych také velmi rád, kdyby členské země i Evropská komise skrze své finanční nástroje posílily zájem studentů o vědu a investovaly do rozvoje jejich kritického myšlení. Věřím, že ke zlepšení v tomto ohledu přispěje i nová evropská karta studenta, kterou jsem v hlasování podpořil. Doufám, že tento nástroj strhne další z bariér mobility mladých i starších Evropanů chtějících poznat nové kultury, připouštět si odlišné pohledy a maximalizovat svůj potenciál.
2016/11/22
Odometer manipulation in motor vehicles: revision of the EU legal framework (A8-0155/2018 - Ismail Ertug) CS

Stáčení tachometru u ojetých vozidel bohužel momentálně představuje velmi rozšířenou praktiku na evropském trhu s ojetými vozidly. Statistiky hovoří o 30 až 50 procentech přeshraničního prodeje, u kterého dochází k manipulacím s počitadlem. Tyto neoprávněné zásahy způsobují škodu ve výši až 9,6 miliard EUR. Hlasoval jsem pro usnesení o revizi právního rámce, který umožní členskými státům registrovat záznamy počitadel ujetých kilometrů, protože považují za nutné, aby se zamezilo těmto škodám. Nejenže dochází ke klamání spotřebitele, který za vozidlo zaplatí daleko vyšší cenu, dochází také k ohrožení jeho bezpečnosti na silnicích i ohrožení bezpečnosti ostatních uživatelů komunikace. Z dlouhodobého hlediska mají tyto praktiky daleko horší vliv na životní prostředí, jelikož dochází k většímu znečištění a horší výkonnosti. Považuji za klíčové, aby členské země zavedly právní, technické a provozní překážky, které by stáčení počitadel ujetých kilometrů znemožnily. Podpořil jsem také, aby všechny členské země zavedly vnitrostátní rejstříky a aby mezi sebou zajistily výměny údajů. Hlasoval jsem i pro zpřístupnění těchto údajů spotřebitelům, jejichž lepší ochrana by zvýšila důvěru v trh s ojetými automobily. Podpořil jsem usnesení volající po evropském řešení, protože je to právě evropský článek, který může propojit národní systémy a zabezpečit jejich vzájemnou komunikaci.
2016/11/22
The future of food and farming (A8-0178/2018 - Herbert Dorfmann) CS

Budoucí společná zemědělská politika by měla splňovat očekávání společnosti. Znamená to, že by měla zajistit kvalitní a bezpečné jídlo, slušné podmínky pro evropské zemědělce a také potřebnou ochranu životního prostředí, našeho zdraví a plnění klimatických cílů. Hlasoval jsem proto pro několik pozměňovacích návrhů, které v této oblasti považuji za stěžejní. Konkrétně jsem podpořil významné snížení používání pesticidů a zvýšení použití jejich šetrnějších nechemických alternativ. Stejně tak věřím v to, že by budoucí zemědělská politika měla klást větší důraz na agro-ekologické zemědělské praktiky a posilovat místní potravinářské systémy. Hlasoval jsem pro to, aby se zemědělské platby řídily několika principy, a to tvorbou a zachováním zaměstnanosti, zajištěním zdraví, biodiverzity a ochrany půdy a druhů, zvýšením kvality vody, ochranou ptáků, opylovačů a hmyzu a použitím integrované správy škůdců. Podpořil jsem také námitku proti návrhu Komise snížit prostředky pro Evropský fond pro rozvoj venkova. V situaci, kdy zejména v odlehlých evropských regionech dochází k značnému vylidňování, je návrh škrtů o -25 % velmi nepromyšleným tahem. Tento krok má velký potenciál ještě zhoršit odliv mladých lidí do měst a snížit životní úroveň venkova. Jelikož klíčové pozměňovací návrhy ohledně bezpečnosti potravin a životního prostředí neprošly hlasováním, rozhodl jsem se v závěru zdržet, tedy nepodpořit celou zprávu.
2016/11/22
Guidelines for the 2019 budget - Section III (A8-0062/2018 - Daniele Viotti) CS

V květnu tohoto roku bude Komise prezentovat návrh na budoucí evropský rozpočet. Komise musí dostat jasný signál, jakým směrem by se návrh měl ubírat. Chci, aby Unie pokračovala v podpoře výzkumu, malých a středních podniků a tvorby pracovních míst. Považuji za klíčové, aby byly navýšeny prostředky pro vzdělávací program Erasmus+, jehož poptávka tradičně převažuje nabídku. Dostatečné prostředky musí být vyhrazeny také novým iniciativám na poli evropské obrany, vnitřní bezpečnosti či migrace, které pro Evropany i dle průzkumů Eurobarometru představují jedny z hlavních priorit. Budoucí rozpočet nesmí opomíjet problematiku klimatického oteplování. Pařížská dohoda by měla i ve světle neochoty Spojených států amerických implementovat své závazky sloužit jako pevný základ pro posílení evropských iniciativ, jako je například LIFE či klimatická akce. Proto musíme optimalizovat promítání klimatických cílů napříč ostatními evropskými politikami. Velký potenciál zde nabízí kohezní politika představující největší evropský investiční nástroj a společná zemědělská politika, která bude po roce 2020 procházet značnými změnami. Náklady na nutné změny jsou dlouhodobé investice, které Evropa nutně potřebuje.
2016/11/22
Reform of the European Union’s system of own resources (A8-0041/2018 - Gérard Deprez, Janusz Lewandowski) CS

Při jednání Výboru pro rozpočet vidím, kde všude evropské prostředky pomáhají, ale bohužel jsem také svědkem každoročního přetahování s ministry financí členských zemí. Tito národní politici se nesmlouvavě staví proti jakémukoliv navýšení finančních prostředků do evropského rozpočtu, a to i když prostředky na evropské programy slíbí a zavážou se k nim. Pokud však Unie zaznamená úspěch, prezentují ho jako svůj vlastní. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o reformě systému vlastních zdrojů Unie, protože si myslím, že by měl existovat efektivnější způsob výběru prostředků do rozpočtu a optimálnější fungování rozpočtového procesu. Podporuji zavedení vlastních příjmů unijního rozpočtu, které by mělo větší přidanou hodnotu než příspěvky zemí založené čistě na výši jejich hrubého národního důchodu. Hlasoval jsem pro to, aby nové zdroje, ať už naberou jakoukoliv podobu či kombinaci, neznamenaly zvýšení daňového zatížení občanů. Ti by změnu měli pocítit co nejmenší. Podpořil jsem dále zrušení rabatů a ostatních korekčních mechanismů pro plátce. Tyto tzv. slevy dělají systém nepřehledným, neférovým, komplexním a nepochopitelným. Evropská unie projde velkou změnou. Od konce března 2019 ztratíme jednoho významného člena. Jsem nicméně přesvědčen, že tuto změnu musíme využít a provést reformy, které nedlužíme jen sami sobě, ale zejména našim občanům.
2016/11/22
Setting up a special committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides, its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office (B8-0077/2018) CS

Jako autor obou námitek proti autorizaci glyfosátu, autor námitky proti autorizaci bentazonu, autor usnesení EP o biologických pesticidech s nízkým rizikem a jako zpravodaj implementační zprávy pro nařízení o přípravcích na ochranu rostlin jednoznačně vítám rozhodnutí na ustanovení zvláštního výboru pro povolování pesticidů. Současný systém neplní dostatečně svůj účel. Dochází k autorizaci aktivních látek, které by neměly být schváleny, a naopak ke zbytečným průtahům autorizace biologických pesticidů s nízkým rizikem. Jsou schvalovány látky, které by měly být klasifikovány jako endokrinní disruptory, či látky, u kterých nejsou k dispozici klíčová data. Princip předběžné opatrnosti zakotvený ve Smlouvách je tak nahrazován pouhým hodnocením rizik a důsledkem je nedostatečná ochrana veřejného zdraví a životního prostředí.Současný systém se navíc příliš spoléhá na data poskytovaná samotnými výrobci. Ta jsou často chráněna obchodním tajemstvím a nepodléhají nezávislým vědeckým hodnocením. Objevila se obvinění, že studie výrobců jsou zmanipulované tak, aby splnily kritéria pro autorizaci. Navíc může docházet k tomu, že jsou zatajovány informace, které by mohly být relevantní z hlediska zdraví a životního prostředí. Dalším zásadním problémem je zaměření na testování účinných látek. Je potřeba začít testovat na unijní úrovni přípravky na ochranu rostlin jako celek a ne jen účinné látky v kombinaci s jediným koformulantem.
2016/11/22
Energy efficiency (A8-0391/2017 - Miroslav Poche) CS

Pozice v oblasti energetické účinnosti není pro Evropský parlament žádnou novinkou. Jako stínový zpravodaj Výboru pro životní prostředí jsem ambiciózní závazné cíle podporoval již v letech 2011 a 2012 a jsem přesvědčen, že členské státy by si měly vzít z Evropského parlamentu příklad a ukázat, že berou závazky Pařížské dohod vážně. Energetická účinnost je základním nástrojem pro dekarbonizaci dodávek energie, budov, dopravy a průmyslu v Evropě a ke snížení energetické závislosti. Energetická závislost představuje pro Evropu závažné hospodářské a geopolitické problémy. EU dováží 53 % veškeré energie, kterou spotřebovává, za cenu přesahující 1 miliardu EUR denně. Tím, že se v Evropě sníží celkové množství potřebné energie, bude možné pomocí opatření energetické účinnosti snížit závislost na třetích zemích, a tak posílit naši energetickou bezpečnost. Směrnice má také potenciál poskytnout skutečný impulz pro zaměstnanost. Vítám schválenou pozici pro boj s energetickou chudobou. Odhaduje se, že v EU je až 23 milionů lidí, kteří nejsou schopni vytápět své domovy nebo platit účty za energie. V České republice je energetickou chudobou ohrožena až pětina všech domácností. Taková situace je nepřijatelná a její řešení se musí stát pro EU a její členské státy prioritou.
2016/11/22
Governance of the Energy Union (A8-0402/2017 - Michèle Rivasi, Claude Turmes) CS

Vytvoření správy energetické unie pomůže zajistit, aby EU i její členské státy společně dosáhly odsouhlasených cílů energetické unie, včetně cílů pro rok 2030 v oblasti energetiky a klimatu. Díky lepší koordinaci společných problémů by mělo dojít k účinnějším a finančně dostupnějším řešením. To je klíčové s ohledem na významnou investici, kterou bude odvětví energetiky v následujících několika desetiletích vyžadovat. Hlasování o správě energetické unie v Evropském parlamentu reflektovalo ambiciózní postoj jak v oblasti energetické účinnosti, tak v rámci podpory využívání energie z obnovitelných zdrojů. Obě směrnice jsou zásadní pro splnění cílů Pařížské dohody, která stanovila mnohem ambicióznější celosvětové cíle pro zmírnění změny klimatu. Její signatáři se zavázali, že „udrží nárůst průměrné globální teploty na úrovni výrazně nižší než 2 °C ve srovnání s úrovní před průmyslovou revolucí a budou usilovat o omezení tohoto nárůstu na 1,5 °C oproti období před průmyslovou revolucí“. Unie se proto musí připravit na mnohem výraznější a rychlejší snížení emisí, než se původně předpokládalo. Vzhledem k tempu vývoje a zavádění technologií v oblasti obnovitelných zdrojů ovšem lze takové snížení zároveň realizovat s nižšími náklady, než jaké se původně odhadovaly. Klíčová bude nicméně implementace na národní úrovni.
2016/11/22
Conservation of fishery resources and protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures (A8-0381/2017 - Gabriel Mato) CS

Technická opatření jsou pravidla, která stanoví, kdy a kde mohou rybáři provozovat rybolov, a jsou důležitá při zajištění toho, aby byl rybolov prováděn environmentálně udržitelným způsobem. Proto je pro mě zásadní, že Evropský parlament v rámci hlasování zakázal používání pulzních elektrických vlečných sítí – praxi, která je s výjimkou několika států EU zakázána všude na světě. Pulzní elektrické sítě mají devastující dopad na mořské ekosystémy i samotné rybářské komunity. I přes jasná doporučení vědecké odborné veřejnosti byla roce 2006 členským státům udělena výjimka, která používání pulzních elektrických sítí povolila. Většina udělených licencí je navíc nelegální – Nizozemsko jich má 84, přestože povolených je pouze 15. Je proto jedině dobře, že byla tato kontroverzní praxe zakázána. Bohužel se však nepodařilo prosadit další zásadní opatření, která byla navržena tak, aby chránila mořské ekosystémy. Pro evropskou rybářskou politiku to může mít negativní důsledky na dalších několik let.
2016/11/22
International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (A8-0399/2017 - José Inácio Faria) CS

Vítám ambiciózní výsledek hlasování o mezinárodní správě oceánů v souvislosti s cíli udržitelného rozvoje pro rok 2030 i fakt, že se nepodařilo návrh oslabit pozměňovacími návrhy, které podala frakce křesťanských demokratů (PPE). Evropský parlament si je vědom katastrofálních dopadů, které má změna klimatu na světové oceány. Dramatické ubývání korálových útesů, rozšíření invazivních druhů a chorob, ztráta hlavních dravců a narušení samotné struktury mořského potravního řetězce jsou jen některé z nich. Velkou část těchto závažných problémů způsobují činnosti, jako je těžba a produkce přírodních zdrojů (nerostné suroviny, ryby, plody moře atd.), doprava a výroba energie nebo znečištění. Tlak na mořské ekosystémy zvyšuje i nepřiměřené používání zemědělských hnojiv, průmyslových chemických látek i některých léčiv. Podobné je to u plastových obalů a plastových mikročástic používaných v kosmetických a čistících výrobcích, které se do oceánů dostávají kanalizačními systémy a řekami. Mezinárodní správa oceánů je zásadním krokem pro to, abychom všechny tyto negativní dopady dokázali minimalizovat. Ačkoli se na první pohled může zdát, že vnitrozemské země, jako je Česká republika, nemají se současnou situací co do činění, opak je pravdou a i my musíme přispět svým dílem v boji pro lepší budoucnost našich oceánů.
2016/11/22
Establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data of third country nationals crossing the EU external borders (A8-0057/2017 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) CS

. – Zajištění optimálního fungování vnějších hranic je podmínkou existence Schengenského prostoru. Hlasoval jsem proto pro zprávu, která zřizuje elektronický systém vstupu a výstupu pro státní příslušníky třetích zemí (EES). Jsem přesvědčen o tom, že nám tento systém umožní moderněji zajišťovat a kontrolovat, koho si na území vpouštíme a kdo odchází. Řekne nám také, jestli cizinci dodržují povolenou dobu na zdržování se na území schengenského prostoru. Na druhou stranu bych chtěl dodat, že bude v praktické rovině potřeba zajistit rovnováhu mezi posílením naší bezpečnosti a respektem k základním právům. Je tedy třeba docílit taky toho, aby nedocházelo k zneužití informací a ukládání dat probíhalo dle pravidel. Věřím, že tento nástroj pomůže předcházet nedovolenému přistěhovalectví a usnadní řídit migrační toky. Cestujícím naproti tomu nabídne jednodušší, tedy rychlejší vstup na hraničních přechodech, protože budou rychleji odbaveni. Může se stát pomocným nástrojem při prevenci, odhalování a vyšetřování teroristických a jiných trestných činů. Hlasoval jsem pro to, aby každému členskému státu byla poskytnuta dostatečná finanční podpora za účelem začlenění stávající vnitrostátní pohraniční infrastruktury do systému EES. Jsem přesvědčen, že právě evropské spolufinancování tohoto nástroje je jasným příkladem toho, kdy tzv. evropské dotace mají svůj smysl, tedy řeší evropský problém.
2016/11/22
CE marked fertilising products (A8-0270/2017 - Mihai Ţurcanu) CS

. – Evropský parlament odhlasoval zásadní nařízení legislativního balíčku k cirkulární ekonomice, kterým se stanoví pravidla pro dodávání hnojivých výrobků s označením CE na trh. Pro Výbor pro životní prostředí, veřejné zdraví a bezpečnost potravin, kde jsem byl stínovým zpravodajem, byla klíčová především otázka kontaminantů. Kontaminující látky v hnojivých výrobcích mohou představovat riziko pro zdraví lidí a zvířat a pro životní prostředí, neboť se hromadí v životním prostředí a vstupují do potravinového řetězce. Jejich obsah v takových výrobcích by proto měl být omezen. Mezi těmito látkami je problematické především kadmium (Cd), které se nachází ve většině minerálních fosforečných hnojiv. Závěry EFSA potvrdily, že potraviny jsou dominantním zdrojem expozice kadmiem a že překračují doporučený příjem u většiny evropské populace. Kadmium je těžký kov a karcinogen I. třídy, má teratogenní účinky, akumuluje se v těle, poškozuje ledviny, kostní tkáň, imunitní i kardiovaskulární systém. Nařízení proto zavádí přísné limity pro přítomnost kadmia ve fosforečných hnojivech.
2016/11/22
Renewing the approval of the active substance glyphosate (Objection pursuant to Rule 106) (B8-0567/2017) CS

. – Poprvé v historii schválil Evropský parlament ukončení používání aktivní látky glyfosát v přípravcích na ochranu rostlin. Pro neprofesionální používání na zahradách, aplikaci na veřejných prostranstvích (například u škol a parků) a tam, kde lze uplatnit principy integrované ochrany rostlin, požaduje Evropský parlament okamžitý zákaz již od nového roku (2018). Pro profesionální použití v zemědělství požaduje Parlament postupné ukončení používání v horizontu nadcházejících pěti let (2022). Usnesení Evropského parlamentu vyzývá rovněž k podpoře zemědělského sektoru, mimo jiné k tomu, aby měli zemědělci k dispozici dostatek informací o bezpečnějších alternativách. Evropský parlament jako jediný přímo volený orgán EU nejenže opět získal potřebnou většinu pro schválení své pozice na plenárním zasedání, ale především reflektoval i evropskou občanskou iniciativu „Zakažte glyfosát“, která získala přes 1,3 milionu podpisů. Je třeba doporučit členským státům a Komisi, aby následovaly nezávislou vědu a reflektovaly demokratické usnesení Evropského parlamentu. Jde o kompromis, který zajišťuje vysokou úroveň ochrany zdraví a životního prostředí a který uplatňuje princip předběžné opatrnosti.
2016/11/22
Objection to an implementing measure: scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties (B8-0542/2017) CS

Vítám výsledek hlasování námitky ke stanovení vědeckých kritérií pro určení vlastností vyvolávajících narušení činnosti endokrinního systému. Komise se snažila přesvědčit, že je jejich návrh lepší než „žádný návrh“. I kdybychom na tuto argumentaci přistoupili, nelze tolerovat to, že Komise překračuje své prováděcí pravomoci. Podle nařízení (ES) č. 1107/2009 je možné účinnou látku schválit pouze, pokud není považována za látku s vlastnostmi narušujícími činnost endokrinního systému a nepříznivými účinky na necílové organismy, s výjimkou případů, kdy je vystavení necílových organismů této účinné látce v reálných navrhovaných podmínkách použití zanedbatelné. Komise nemá právo měnit regulační rovnováhu stanovenou uplatňováním pravomocí na ni přenesených v souladu s článkem 290 Smlouvy o fungování EU. Přijímání zásadních regulačních prvků je vyhrazeno pravomoci zákonodárců EU a nesmí být delegováno Komisi. Doplněním odstavce říkajícím, že „v případě, že zamýšlený způsob účinku ochrany rostlin posuzované účinné látky spočívá v regulaci cílových organismů jiných než obratlovců prostřednictvím účinku na jejich endokrinní systém, nebudou dopady na organismy stejného taxonomického kmene, jako je cílový organismus, zvažovány pro účely určení účinné látky jako látky s vlastnostmi vyvolávajícími narušení endokrinní činnosti s ohledem na necílové organismy“, Komise svůj mandát překročila. Vytvořila tím precedens, který z právního a vědeckého hlediska nelze akceptovat.
2016/11/22
State of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom (B8-0538/2017, B8-0539/2017) CS

Ve Spojeném království momentálně žije 3,2 milionu občanů z ostatních členských států EU, kteří mají nárok uplatňovat svá práva stejně jako občané žijící na území kontinentální Evropy, a to i po okamžiku vystoupení Spojeného království z Evropské unie. Souhlasím s názorem a hlasoval jsem proto pro usnesení, které v tomto ohledu potvrzuje roli Evropského parlamentu. Je naší povinností chránit zájmy občanů Evropské unie během celého procesu brexitu i poté. Jsem znepokojen několika tak zvanými administrativními incidenty, které dopadají na každodenní život Evropanů. V žádném případě nemohu tolerovat jakékoliv projevy diskriminace a požaduji okamžité řešení. Za pozitivní považuji, že unijní vyjednávač dodržuje předem domluvené pokyny a následné směrnice, které byly přijaty v minulých měsících. Dohoda o vystoupení musí zahrnovat všechna stávající práva občanů a ujištění, že nedojde k žádné podstatné změně jejich postavení. Zklamaly mě návrhy Spojeného království uvedené ve stanovisku k Severnímu Irsku a Irsku a pokládám je za nedostatečné. Spojené království musí respektovat finanční povinnosti, ke kterým se zavázalo. Zdá se mi, že vláda Theresy Mayové ve skutečnosti žádné dohody dosáhnout nechce a pokládám to za projev krajní nezodpovědnosti k občanům Spojeného království a bezohlednosti k občanům ostatních členských států Evropské unie.
2016/11/22
The fight against cybercrime (A8-0272/2017 - Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi) CS

Kyberkriminalita je v dnešní době závažným problémem, který se stává čím dál tím rozsáhlejší a sofistikovanější. Skutečnost, že nejméně 80 procent společností zaznamenalo v minulosti alespoň jeden bezpečnostní incident, by měla být dostatečným varováním. Považuji proto za klíčové, aby došlo k posílení spolupráce a kybernetická bezpečnost i její strategie splňovaly kritéria základních zpráv a svobod. Dále pak, aby výměna informací probíhala rychle a členské státy EU mezi sebou aktivně sdílely zkušenosti a nové poznatky. Podporuji posílení praktických bezpečnostních opatření v zemích EU. Evropská infrastruktura je zranitelná, a je proto potřeba klást důraz na podporu vývoje odolných systémů. Také musíme rozvíjet povědomí společnosti o tomto problému, protože riziku jsou vystaveni všichni občané. Musíme si uvědomit, že je potřeba sledovat bezpečnost všech zařízení a nejen počítačů. Jako velký problém vidím, že značný počet kyberzločinů zůstává nepotrestán. V tomto ohledu je posílení policejní a justiční spolupráce neoddiskutovatelných základem. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o boji proti kyberkriminalitě, protože musíme eliminovat rostoucí společenské a hospodářské škody a hrozby negativně ovlivňující fungování právního státu a stabilitu demokratických společností.
2016/11/22
The future of the Erasmus+ programme (B8-0495/2017) CS

Vzdělávací program Erasmus+ oslavil třicet let své existence. V jejich průběhu se do něj mohlo zapojit až 9 milionů studentů či vyučujících a je nepopíratelné, že se stal tzv. značkou evropské integrace. Ačkoliv program dosáhl značných úspěchů, nastal čas se v kontextu blížícího programového období zamyslet nad jeho budoucností. Právě proto jsem hlasoval pro usnesení, které se jeho budoucí rolí zabývá. Podpořil jsem, aby byla věnována větší pozornost Evropanům, kteří mají horší výchozí situaci. V tomto ohledu mám na mysli zejména sociálně vyloučené občany a také občany se speciálními potřebami. Mobilita poslední jmenované skupiny je totiž bohužel dosud velmi limitována. Hlasoval jsem pro rozšíření tohoto programu, jelikož jsem přesvědčen o tom, že zapojení se do něj si zaslouží více než jen 5 procent mladých Evropanů. Proto, ačkoliv to Rada, instituce zastupující členské země Evropské unie, nebude slyšet ráda, je nezbytné vážně přemýšlet o navýšení prostředků. Erasmus+ slouží jako můstek k rozšíření znalostí, dovedností, mezikulturního porozumění či získání zaměstnání a sociální integraci. Neměl by se proto stát symbolem exkluzivní iniciativy, na kterou většina studentů, dobrovolníků a pracovníků ve vzdělávacích institucích nedosáhne. A už v žádném případě pak symbolem nespolehlivosti při vyplácení grantů studentům, čehož jsme byli svědky v minulosti.
2016/11/22
A new skills agenda for Europe (A8-0276/2017 - Martina Dlabajová, Momchil Nekov) CS

Dle statistik zhruba 30 procent mladých osob s vysokoškolským vzděláním pracuje na místech, která neodpovídají jejich kvalifikaci. Na druhou stranu 40 procent zaměstnavatelů tvrdí, že nemůže nalézt osoby s vhodným vzděláním a dovednostmi, které by pomohly inovovat a rozvíjet jejich podniky. Osobně považuji tuto situaci na trhu práce za vše jen ne optimální a hlasoval jsem proto pro zprávu o nové agendě dovedností pro Evropu. Pokládám za klíčové, aby vzdělávání byla přikládána větší důležitost, a to v jakékoliv fázi života. Vzdělávací instituce by se neměly soustředit pouze na standardní odborné dovednosti. Měly by dát prostor také praktickému, inovativnímu a tvořivému myšlení, kterému nebude cizí princip udržitelnosti. Další z mnoha problémů tvoří tzv. digitální propast způsobující, že přístup k digitálním technologiím nemají zdaleka všichni. Musí být vypracovány národní strategie pro digitální a elektronické dovednosti, které by problém měly řešit. Tento typ dovedností je a bude v kontextu digitální transformace ekonomiky a společnosti nezbytný. Jsem přesvědčen, že se všeobecného kvalitního vzdělání studenti či žáci nedočkají, aniž by jejich školitelům či učitelům bylo dopřáno vhodného profesního zázemí. Chtěl bych proto apelovat na členské státy, aby tuto problematiku nepodceňovaly a investovaly do rozvoje učitelů.
2016/11/22
Draft amending budget No 3/2017: budgetary resources of the Youth Employment Initiative; establishment plans of ACER and SESAR2 (A8-0282/2017 - Jens Geier) CS

Iniciativa na podporu zaměstnanosti mladých je nástrojem, který jasně dokazuje svou evropskou přidanou hodnotu. Tento nástroj už v jeho prvních měsících pomohl více než 500 tisícům mladých Evropanů, jejichž nezaměstnanost náš kontinent neustále sužuje. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o návrhu opravného rozpočtu Evropské unie č. 3/2017 na rozpočtový rok 2017, protože na jejím základě je možné na podporu zaměstnanosti mladých poskytnout dodatečných 500 milionů EUR. Ještě v červenci tohoto roku byly v Evropské unii nezaměstnány téměř 4 miliony mladých, navýšení finančních prostředků je tedy oprávněné. Unie musí vyslat jasný signál, že nechceme, aby vznikla nová ztracená generace. Věřím, že s více finančními prostředky budeme schopni rychleji mobilizovat mladé a pomůžeme jim naleznout práci, stáž či vrátit se do škol. To, že mnozí považují poslední hospodářskou krizi za ukončenou, ještě neznamená, že se s jejími důsledky a dozvuky nemusíme nadále potýkat. Vysoká nezaměstnanost mladých Evropanů, kterou krize způsobila, je jasným příkladem. Navýšení prostředků na podporu zaměstnanosti mladých představuje investici, kterou náš kontinent velmi potřebuje.
2016/11/22
2018 Budget - Mandate for the trilogue (A8-0249/2017 - Siegfried Mureşan) CS

Politice kteréhokoli státu nebo nadnárodního útvaru lze lépe porozumět pohledem na finanční výdaje, které plánuje v budoucích měsících či letech provést. Evropská unie, jejíž pospolitost je momentálně zkoušena nerovnoměrným hospodářským stavem mezi členskými státy, bezpečnostní situací či vnějším migračním tlakem, tak stojí před rozhodnutím, zda se posunout dál, nebo ustrnout na místě. Osobně preferuji první možnost, a proto jsem podpořil zprávu o mandátu pro třístranná jednání mezi Komisí, Parlamentem a Radou. Všechny členské země v této souvislosti musí řešit problém hospodářské divergence, investovat do rozvoje lidí a regionů i do ochrany vnějších hranic. Rozhodnutí amerického prezidenta D. Trumpa o odstoupení od Pařížské dohody Evropu nutí soustředit se na přechod na udržitelnou nízkouhlíkovou ekonomiku a investovat do vzdělání, vědy, výzkumu a inovací v rámci 20 % předpokládaných investic v rámci odpovědi na klimatickou změnu. V tomto ohledu je třeba zmínit také ochranu biologické rozmanitost. Biologická rozmanitost je přece mimo jiné pokladnicí genetického materiálu pro budoucí zemědělství ohrožené právě klimatickou změnou, a proto by se její ochrana měla promítat napříč všemi evropskými politikami.
2016/11/22
Draft amending budget n° 2 to the General budget 2017 entering the surplus of the financial year 2016 (A8-0229/2017 - Jens Geier) CS

Evropská unie v minulém roce hospodařila s přebytkem ve výši 6 405 milionů EUR. Přesun tohoto přebytku do rozpočtového roku 2017 je procedurální záležitostí, a bylo tedy nutné jej schválit, protože rozpočet Unie musí zůstat vyrovnaný. Fakticky jsem ale přesvědčen, že by tyto prostředky byly lépe využity na snížení migračních tlaků do Evropy, na zvýšení bezpečnosti, na zvýšení výdajů na boj proti změně klimatu, podporu vědců, studentů. Podle rozpočtových pravidel ovšem bohužel dojde k tomu, že si o tuto částku členské státy sníží jejich plánované příspěvky do unijního rozpočtu, aniž by s touto skutečností byla řádně seznámena evropská veřejnost. Přebytek vznikl z neočekávaných příjmů plynoucích z pokut a také z důvodu velmi pomalého čerpání strukturálních a investičních fondů členskými státy. Evropská veřejnost opět není dostatečně obeznámena s tím, že selhaly orgány členských zemí, které mají realizaci regionální či kohezní politiky v členských zemích na starosti. Kvůli selhání svých vlastních úředníků členské země poskytly řídícím orgánům na evropské úrovni nesprávné prognózy a způsobily prodlevy při jmenování řídících a certifikačních orgánů. To jednak ohrožuje výkonnou platební funkci rozpočtu, který bude v dalších letech stát pod ohromným tlakem, ale přispívá k pochybám o roli budoucí kohezní politiky.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (A8-0200/2017 - José Manuel Fernandes, Udo Bullmann) CS

Návrh Evropské komise vytvořit Evropský fond pro strategické investice (EFSI) byl přijat Parlamentem velmi pozitivně a s poměrně velkým očekáváním. Povzbudit celoevropskou investiční činnost, která v roce 2015 zažívala své minimum, není lehký úkol. Je nutno říct, že EFSI se s ním dokázal poprat vcelku dobře. V polovině funkčního období dokázal mobilizovat polovinu slíbeného soukromého i veřejného kapitálu. Stál za podporou malých a středních podniků i velkých evropských projektů. Nicméně existuje i druhá strana mince. Jak z analýz vyplývá, EFSI nefungoval a nefunguje zcela optimálně. Na mysli mám jeho geografickou i sektorovou nevyváženost. Není možné předstírat, že je v pořádku, že do starých členských zemí putuje až 90 % podpory, zatímco ostatní méně vyspělé regiony a země s utlumenou investiční činností nejsou schopny na jeho prostředky dosáhnout. Stejně tak považuji za velmi problematické, že sociální a environmentální projekty a iniciativy hrály až druhou či třetí roli. Podpořil jsem zprávu o implementaci EFSI, jelikož jsem v kontextu vyjednávání o jeho prodloužení a rozšíření činností přesvědčen o tom, že musí být věnován větší prostor zmíněným méně vyspělým částem Evropy i investicím, které se možná nezdají z krátkodobého hlediska příliš rentabilní, ale jsou nezbytné. Podpořil jsem také nutné zvýšení transparentnosti fondu.
2016/11/22
2016 Report on Serbia (A8-0063/2017 - David McAllister) CS

Těší mě, že Srbsko pokročilo v přístupových rozhovorech opět o krok dále a dokázalo otevřít kapitoly věnující se soudnictví, základním právům, spravedlnosti, svobodě a bezpečnosti. Také, že dosud k vyjednávání přistupovalo velmi konstruktivně a že podpořilo nutné hospodářské změny. Nicméně je potřeba podotknout, že země nesmí usnout na vavřínech. Čeká ji ještě hodně práce na plánování, koordinaci a monitoringu implementace nové legislativy, jež zajistí soulad evropským acquis. Podpořil jsem tuto zprávu o Srbsku, jelikož považuji za nutné, aby v kontextu posledních prezidentských voleb místní autority vyšetřily ohlášené nesrovnalosti, násilí a zastrašování. Dále i kvůli tomu, že Srbsko se musí postavit čelem otázkám, které nejsou v souladu s fungováním demokratického státu. Na mysli mám předně problém se svobodou projevu, nedostatečnou transparentnost ve financování politických stran, kampaní i svobodu médií. Považuji za potřebné, aby Srbsko co nejdříve začalo implementovat svou národní antikorupční strategii a akční plán a zajistilo pro své občany přístupný vzdělávací systém. Jsem nicméně velmi rád, že Srbsko pokračuje v dobrých bilaterálních vztazích s ostatními zeměmi západního Balkánu a že došlo k přijetí národní strategie pro vyšetřování a stíhání válečných zločinů. Opakuji, že pokud Srbsko chce, jeho budoucnost leží v jádru Evropy. Jeho úspěšná integrace je ale podmíněna potřebným pokrokem.
2016/11/22
2016 Report on Kosovo (A8-0062/2017 - Ulrike Lunacek) CS

Přijetí dohody o přidružení a stabilizaci a evropského reformního programu považuji osobně za milníky Kosova integrujícího se do Evropy. Země už v rámci reformních procesů ušla dalekou cestu, což velmi oceňuji. Chtěl bych ale podotknout, že vývoj společenských a politických událostí ambici země stát se členem Evropské unie nepodporuje. Hlasoval jsem pro tuto zprávu, jelikož považuji za důležité, aby Kosovo zastavilo polarizaci svého politického zastoupení a snažilo se docílit udržitelných kompromisů. Rovněž je potřeba pokročit na poli boje proti korupci, organizovanému zločinu a pracovat na demarkační dohodě s Černou Horou. Rád bych také apeloval na potřebu vyvinout antiradikalizační strategii a strategii posilující toleranci a dialog. Nejen mnohé členské země Evropské unie se nyní potýkají se značně vysokou nezaměstnaností mladých, i Kosovo na tomto poli dosahuje nepřiměřeně vysokých čísel. Je proto důležité provést strukturální reformy a soustředit se na zlepšení výsledků vzdělávacích zařízení. Kosovo už v minulosti vyvinulo značné úsilí, aby naplnilo očekávání zemí Evropské unie. Je však potřeba, aby i nová vláda pokračovala v dohodnutých postupech a pracovala na lepších životních podmínkách v této zemi. Ne pouze kvůli očekáváním Unie, ale především svých vlastních občanů.
2016/11/22
Increasing engagement of partners and visibility in the performance of European Structural and Investment Funds (A8-0201/2017 - Daniel Buda) CS

Populismus, zavádějící informace a nepravdy. Těmto i mnoha dalším faktorům čelí nejen instituce Evropské unie, ale především občané. Zdárnou ukázkou toho, jak úspěšná může být kampaň založená na nepravdivých informacích a jak dalekosáhlé důsledky může mít, nám je brexit. Ačkoliv je na papíře Spojené království čistým plátcem do evropského rozpočtu, svými rabaty, obchodním i politickým vlivem ze svého členství dokázalo vytěžit daleko více než mnohé nové členské země pyšnící se stovkami miliard k nim plynoucím skrze různé nástroje evropských politik. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o větším zapojování partnerů a zviditelňování výsledků evropských strukturálních a investičních fondů, protože si uvědomuji, že je potřeba tuto situaci změnit. Kohezní politika představuje zdroj, který v mnoha členských zemích obstarává až 60–80 % všech veřejných investic. A ne, nejsou to jen silnice, mosty či budovy nádraží. Jedná se ve velké míře rovněž o investice do vzdělání, návratu na trh práce v případě dlouhodobé nezaměstnanosti a jiných aktivit, jejichž výsledky nejsou na první pohled okamžitě viditelné. Politika soudržnosti představuje jeden z nejúspěšnějších nástrojů Evropské unie, hlasoval jsem proto pro nový strategický komunikační přístup k jednotlivým zainteresovaným článkům a lepší rovnováhu mezi potřebným zjednodušením prováděcích pravidel, pravidly finančního managementu a komunikace.
2016/11/22
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/008 FI/Nokia Network Systems (A8-0196/2017 - Petri Sarvamaa) CS

Ve finských regionech Uusimaa, Pirkanmaa a Pohjois-Pohjanmaa došlo k propuštění celkově 945 zaměstnanců, jehož velkou část tvořili zaměstnanci starší 54 let. Došlo tak k otřesu místního informaticko-komunikačního sektoru i trhu práce. Proto jsem podpořil uvolnění 2 641 800 eur z evropského rozpočtu, které by částečně měly pokrýt nejnutnější náklady. Mezi ně patří vedení pracovníků a další přípravná opatření, kdy bude propuštěným pracovníkům poskytnuto školení o hledání zaměstnání a aktualizovány jejich dovednosti. Budou organizovány skupinové aktivity poskytující dlouhodobou podporu při plánování profesní dráhy a také uspořádána odborná sezení, ve kterých bude možno určit specifické dovednosti uchazečů o práci. Propuštění zaměstnanci dostanou odborné služby a vzdělávání a na podporu při zahájení podnikatelské činnosti či samostatně výdělečné činnosti. Na znovu začlenění propuštěných zaměstnanců do pracovního trhu budou poskytnuty také dotace na mzdy, jež sníží náklady na mzdy jejich nového zaměstnavatele. Ačkoliv je to pomoc omezená, měla by pomoci usnadnit nastartování lokální ekonomiky, která byla již v minulosti zasažena rozsáhlým propouštěním v informaticko-komunikačním oddělení a která neustále čelí silnému tlaku na zvýšení účinnosti a konkurenceschopnosti produktů především ve srovnání s americkými a východoasijskými podniky.
2016/11/22
EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A8-0169/2017 - Cristian Dan Preda) CS

Evropská unie nutně potřebuje stabilní okolí a k jeho vytváření přispívá i aktivita v regionu západního Balkánu. Proto podporuji doporučení k návrhu rozhodnutí Rady o uzavření Protokolu k Dohodě o stabilizaci a přidružení s Bosnou a Hercegovinou s ohledem na přistoupení Chorvatské republiky k Evropské unii. Protokol zahrnuje technické úpravy dohody o stabilizaci a přidružení a odstraňuje možné problémy týkající se bilaterálního obchodu. Představuje tak další krok, který Bosně a Hercegovině minimálně z hlediska ekonomického pomůže na cestě k členství v Evropské unii. Je však nutné, aby země pokračovala v reformách a splnila tak očekávání nejen naše, ale zejména svých vlastních občanů. Z pohledu statutu potencionální kandidátské země je především nutné, aby země dále pracovala na reformě soudnictví, na boji proti korupci, organizovanému zločinu a diskriminaci národnostních menšin. Dále by Bosna a Hercegovina měla zlepšit transparentnost vlastnictví médií a pokračovat v dialogu s Unií. Jedině tak se nám podaří dosáhnout dalšího stupně na její cestě k členství, konkrétně statutu oficiální kandidátské země. Jsem přesvědčen o tom, že místo zemí západního Balkánu leží v srdci Evropy, byl bych proto velmi rád, pokud by došlo k jejich začlenění do Unie v střednědobém časovém horizontu.
2016/11/22
Annual report 2015 on the protection of EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0159/2017 - Julia Pitera) CS

. – Pokud má být rozpočet EU efektivní, musí být vynakládání prostředků z rozpočtu Evropské unie řádně kontrolováno. Proto vítám výroční zprávu o ochraně unijních finančních prostředků za rok 2015. Je nepřípustné, aby v rámci implementace rozpočtu docházelo k růstu nesrovnalostí, a zejména těch, jež jsou nahlášeny jako podvodné. Evropská komise a členské země, které mají odpovědnost za plnění zhruba 80 procent rozpočtu, musí projevit větší připravenost vzájemně spolupracovat. Tato potřeba se zjevně týká zejména implementace prostředků Evropského zemědělského záručního fondu a Evropského zemědělského fondu pro rozvoj venkova, kde počet podvodných i nepodvodných nesrovnalostí v posledních letech roste. Považuji za velmi důležité, aby došlo k posílení preventivních opatření, která by pomohla včas odhalit rizika, a také aby byla zvýšena kapacita řídících orgánů ve smyslu administrativním i technickém. Taktéž jsem podpořil úlohu informačních a vzdělávacích kampaní. Je potřeba usnadnit přístup k informacím, a to nejen směrem k občanům, ale i mezi evropskými orgány a úřady členských zemí, jejichž spolupráce je v tomto ohledu klíčová. Pokud nebudeme schopni účinně bojovat za ochranu finančních zájmů Evropské unie, nebudeme schopni úspěšně vybojovat bitvu o obnovení důvěry občanů, evropských daňových poplatníků, v tento společný projekt.
2016/11/22
Multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 (A8-0110/2017 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) CS

Víceletý finanční rámec tvoří základ pro každoroční rozpočty Evropské unie. Podoba toho současného byla dohodnuta už v roce 2013. Poměrně brzy se však projevilo, že nastavení současného rámce nevyhovuje aktuálním podmínkám. Mám na mysli zejména třetí rozpočtovou hlavu, která v kontextu současné migrační a bezpečnostní situace zažila bezprecedentní pnutí, ale i pohyby v rámci hlavy první, kdy došlo ke snížení finančních prostředků u několika programů kvůli novému Evropskému fondu pro strategické investice (EFSI). Zpráva o revizi víceletého finančního rámce, pro kterou jsem hlasoval, zahrnuje návrh na uvolnění téměř 3 miliard EUR, které budou moci být použity v programech Horizont 2020, CEF, Erasmus+, COSME, Wifi4EU, EFSI a Nástroj na podporu zaměstnanosti mladých. V právě posledně zmiňovaném případě dojde do roku 2020 k uvolnění až 1,2 miliard EUR. Efektivní rozpočet Evropské unie je základním předpokladem úspěšné Evropy. Budu proto i nadále v rámci budoucích rozpočtových vyjednávání a hlasování podporovat programy, které se soustředí na občany, jejich zaměstnanost a kvalitu jejich života. Ačkoliv byly zpravodaji již identifikovány tři hlavní priority příštího rozpočtu, a to hospodářský růst, zaměstnanost a bezpečnost, budu prosazovat, aby nebyly opomenuty důležité cíle v oblasti zdraví, bezpečnosti potravin a ochrany životního prostředí.
2016/11/22
Genetically modified maize Bt11 × 59122 × MIR604 × 1507 × GA21 (B8-0236/2017) CS

Žádost o uvedení produktů z GM kukuřice Bt11 × 59122 × MIR604 × 1507 × GA21 na trh byla podána firmou Syngenta v červenci 2011 kompetentní autoritě v DE podle nařízení EP a Rady č. 1829/2003. Evropský úřad pro bezpečnost potravin (EFSA) vydal kladné stanovisko k jejímu použití pro dovoz a zpracování v srpnu 2016. Stálý výbor EK pro rostliny, zvířata, potraviny a krmiva (sekce GM potravin a krmiv a environmentálních rizik) ani odvolací výbor však nezaujaly ani kladné, ani záporné stanovisko.Podporuji předložený návrh usnesení, ve kterém se žádá o stažení tohoto návrhu prováděcího rozhodnutí Komise, které podle EP není konzistentní s právem EU. Hlavním důvodem je fakt, že 21. února 2014 rozšířila společnost Syngenta žádost o všechny podkombinace jednotlivých genetických modifikací tvořících kukuřici Bt11 × 59122 × MIR604 × 1507 × GA21 s výjimkou podkombinace 1507 × 59122, kterou již Komise povolila v rozhodnutí 2010/426/EU. Společnost Syngenta nepředložila žádné konkrétní údaje týkající se libovolné z dvaceti podkombinací. Žadatel rovněž neuvedl dostatečné důvody, které by vysvětlily, proč tyto údaje chybí nebo proč se domnívá, že nejsou potřebné pro posouzení rizika.
2016/11/22
An integrated EU policy for the Arctic (A8-0032/2017 - Urmas Paet, Sirpa Pietikäinen) CS

Arktický region je obzvláště nedotčenou a citlivou oblastí. Hlavním cílem celosvětového společenství je zachovat a posílit schopnosti ekosystému, které jsou pod tlakem z mnoha stran. Jedná se o region, v němž místní komunity usilují o udržitelný hospodářský růst, pobřežní státy využívají místní přírodní zdroje, globální podniky mají zájem o rychlejší logistické trasy a vědci o výzkum měnícího se životního prostředí. Očekává se rovněž nárůst cestovního ruchu až o 100 000 turistů ročně.EU se v arktické oblasti z důvodu historie, zeměpisné polohy, hospodářství i výzkumu dlouhodobě angažuje. Tři členské státy EU (Dánsko, Finsko a Švédsko) jsou řádnými členy osmičlenné Arktické rady a dalších sedm států (Francie, Německo, Itálie, Nizozemsko, Polsko, Španělsko a Spojené království) mají status pozorovatele. Přesto bychom neměli zapomínat, že Arktida je velmi rozmanitá stejně tak jako její obyvatelé. Ti musí mít ohledně budoucnosti Arktidy hlavní slovo, nelze jim z EU slepě nařizovat, jak by měli chránit svoje vlastní životní prostředí. Podpořil jsem proto pozměňovací návrhy, které toto stanovisko reflektují.
2016/11/22
Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products (A8-0022/2017 - Karin Kadenbach) CS

Poměrně pravidelně se setkáváme se situací, kdy jsou potravinářské výrobky stahovány z oběhu z důvodů jejich závadnosti a bezpečnosti pro spotřebitele. Jsem proto velmi rád, že plenárním shromážděním Evropského parlamentu i bez hlasování prošla zpráva o potravinovém a krmivovém právu, pravidlech týkajících se zdraví zvířat a dobrých životních podmínek zvířat, zdraví rostlin a přípravků na ochranu rostlin. Důsledné bezpečnostní kontroly ve výrobním řetězci od jeho počátku až po úplný konec jsou správným nástrojem k znovuzískání důvěry spotřebitelů. Jsou také nástrojem k boji proti podvodným praktikám na evropském vnitřním trhu podkopávajícím spotřebitelskou jistotu, ale i zdraví občanů. Nové nařízení zahrnuje kupříkladu posílení transparentnosti, odpovědnosti relevantních aktérů, důkladnější inspekce před porážkou i po porážce, lepší vymáhání právních předpisů, a to včetně odrazujících trestů. Jsem také velmi rád, že bylo dosaženo postupu v zajištění dobrých životních podmínek zvířat a zahrnutí ochrany informátorů upozorňujících na nekalé praktiky. Jejich pomoc se v nedávné minulosti již několikrát osvědčila. Nařízení v současné podobě obsahuje i potřebný plně integrovaný systém kontrol na vnějších hranicích Evropské unie. Podoba tohoto textu je výsledkem několika dlouhých trialogů s Radou Evropské unie. Velmi mě těší, že Evropský parlament dosáhl pozitivního výsledku a zajistil zahrnutí opatření, která patří do potravinářské politiky 21. století.
2016/11/22
Guidelines for the 2018 budget - Section III (A8-0060/2017 - Siegfried Mureşan) CS

Stabilní pracovní místa, udržitelný hospodářský růst, bezpečnost, migrace, boj proti změně klimatu a ochrana biodiverzity. Všechny zmíněné faktory a mnohé další mě přesvědčily o tom, abych hlasoval pro zprávu o pokynech pro rozpočet na rok 2018. Unie se pomalu dostává z pokrizového období. Hospodářský růst zaznamenává až na Lucembursko celé seskupení. Je však politováníhodné, že podobných výsledků, až na některé země, nejsme schopni dosáhnout na poli zaměstnanosti. Jako klíčové proto vidím, aby byly prostředky rozpočtu co nejlépe využity v oblasti vzdělání, výzkumu, inovací, malých a středních podniků i infrastruktury. Těší mě, že pokyny navedou Evropskou komisi k tomu, aby návrh rozpočtu dále směřovala do opatření zvyšujících bezpečnost a zvládání migrační krize, ať už se to týká vnitřních i vnějších investic. Podpořil jsem svým hlasem i zemědělce, kteří by se v rámci zabezpečování potravin a hned několika globálních výzev měli spolehnout na pomoc Unie. Rád bych nicméně zdůraznil, že Evropská komise musí zabezpečit, že podpora zemědělců nesmí způsobovat ztrátu biologické rozmanitosti a naopak musí přispívat k zajištění bezpečných a kvalitních potravin. Nakonec připomínám, že Komise musí podporovat plnění cílů Pařížské dohody a stejně tak i strategický plán a Úmluvu OSN o biologické rozmanitosti. Poklesy financování v těchto oblastech jsou proto neakceptovatelné.
2016/11/22
Waste (A8-0034/2017 - Simona Bonafè) CS

Zatímco v roce 2004 vyprodukoval každý obyvatel České republiky průměrně 455 kg odpadu, v roce 2014 to bylo 506 kg, což představuje nárůst o 11,2 %. V roce 2004 se podle ministerstva životního prostředí z komunálního odpadu recyklovalo jenom 12 % a v roce 2014 už 35 %. Celoevropsky závazný cíl je nicméně 50 % do roku 2020. Navíc podle údajů Eurostatu za rok 2014 byl komunální odpad v Česku recyklován pouze z jedné čtvrtiny (25,4 %). Před Českou republikou tedy stojí velké výzvy, jak ale řekl první místopředseda Junckerovy Komise Frans Timmermans, těmto výzvám budeme muset čelit tak jako tak. Je pouze na nás, zda využijeme příležitost, kterou nabízí současný rámec EU pro cirkulární ekonomiku, anebo zda se budeme muset přizpůsobovat a naskakovat do dávno rozjetého vlaku až za několik let.
2016/11/22
Options for improving access to medicines (A8-0040/2017 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) CS

Rostoucí ceny základních léčiv a jejich nedostatek představují bohužel každodenní realitu evropských pacientů. Pacienti, kteří jsou vystaveni zdravotnické péči nepříliš pozitivně ovlivněné hospodářskou krizí a úspornými opatřeními, tak čelí stále více nepříjemným zkouškám. Právě z tohoto důvodu jsem podepsal zprávu o možnostech, jak zlepšit přístup k lékům. Na míře dostupnosti léčiv a současném stavu odvětví, které je minimálně v Evropě jedním z nejziskovějších a jehož tržby dosahují ročně až 200 miliard eur, se současně podepisuje několik velmi znepokojujících faktorů. Dochází k upřednostňování témat výzkumu podle zisků, kterých by mohlo být dosaženo, nikoli podle potřeb pacientů. Ceny „inovativních“ léků, které ve většině případů paradoxně nepřinášejí žádný přínos, jsou stanovovány neúměrně vysoko. V podstatě se v jejich případě totiž jedná jen o úpravu již existujících molekul. Situaci neusnadňují ani reexporty, které zneužívají cenové politiky výrobců. Dalšími problémy jsou i strnulé patentové postupy, neopodstatněné administrativní procesy či časové prodlevy mezi momentem povolení uvést výrobek na trh a stanovením ceny. Tuto zprávu jsem svým hlasem podpořil, jelikož představuje výsledek téměř roční snahy mé politické skupiny upravit systém, který očividně nefunguje optimálně. Podpořil jsem a nadále podporuji transparentnější farmaceutický systém, v jehož středu stojí pacient, kterému jsou včas poskytovány kvalitní a bezpečné léčivé prostředky.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Creative Europe programme (A8-0030/2017 - Silvia Costa) CS

Digitální, audiovizuální, kulturní a kreativní odvětví představují odvětví, jejichž subjekty by v rámci strategie Evropy 2020 a jejího programu Kreativní Evropa měly čerpat prostředky na svůj další rozvoj. Dle studií se bohužel zdá, že většina zúčastněných subjektů má s tímto programem a jeho implementací problém. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o provádění programu, jelikož je jasné, že je potřeba zlepšit jeho fungování zejména na poli transparentnosti, komunikace, hodnocení a zjednodušení. Program rozvíjí kulturní rozmanitost a kreativitu. Má také potenciál přispět k vyšší míře inovací evropské ekonomiky, bylo by proto velmi nerozvážné nepracovat na jeho dostupnosti. Ta představuje problém zejména v části programu Kultura, kde pouhých 16 procent žadatelů může být označeno za úspěšné. Hlasoval jsem také pro aktivnější zapojení Evropské komise na poli budování kapacit kulturních subjektů, organizování školení a odstranění administrativních a procedurálních překážek. Vzhledem k tomu, že míra čerpání prostředků programu tvořila v minulých letech téměř 100 procent, je jasné, že program má svůj význam a je žádaný. Hlasoval jsem proto pro realizaci programu i v následujícím období. Unie může spolufinancováním kvalitních kreativních projektů přispívajících k lepší komunikaci a majících širokou oblasti působnosti totiž napomoci realizaci svých klíčových politik a programů, jako jsou Erasmus +, Horizont 2020 či politika soudržnosti.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme (A8-0017/2017 - María Teresa Giménez Barbat) CS

Předseda Evropské komise před pár dny představil novou bílou knihu o budoucnosti Evropské unie. Vytvoření tohoto dokumentu vycházelo ze současných potíží evropského kontinentu a nedůvěry mezi jednotlivými zeměmi, jejich občany a evropskými institucemi. Z tohoto důvodu přikládám značnou váhu a důležitost právě iniciativám a programům typu „Evropa pro občany“. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o uplatňování tohoto programu, protože je nesmírně důležité poukázat na to, co v současném cyklu programu funguje optimálně. Ještě důležitější však je poukázat na prvky, které je potřeba zlepšit. „Evropa pro občany“ konkrétně v novém programovacím období obdržela oproti tomu minulému značně snížené finanční prostředky, a to konkrétně až o téměř 30 milionů eur, snižující úspěšnost žadatelů až na 6 procent. Na projekty určené přímo evropským občanům je tak vynaloženo jen 1 euro ze 4281 vynaložených eur z unijního rozpočtu. Problém dále tvoří skutečnost, že snížená částka se přiděluje stejnému počtu projektů. Je tedy logické, že reálné výsledky nedosahují stejné kvality. Další požadavek představuje zlepšení spolupráce s národními kontaktními místy, která mají s programem potřebné zkušenosti a jejichž zapojení může mít multiplikační účinky. Komise musí udělat vše proto, aby zlepšila implementaci programu, který tvoří výborný základ k lepšímu pochopení fungování Evropské unie, evropského občanství, rozvíjení tolerance a respektu.
2016/11/22
2016 Report on Albania (A8-0023/2017 - Knut Fleckenstein) CS

Albánie projevila snahu přiblížit se členství v Evropské unii již v roce 2003 a dosáhla od té doby značného pokroku. Jsem proto velmi rád, že Evropská komise potvrdila, že tato země i minulý rok nepolevila a doporučila s touto zemí zahájit jednání o přistoupení. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o Albánii pro rok 2016, jelikož je velmi důležité veřejně zemi a její orgány pochválit za to, že učinila potřebné kroky pro přijetí potřebné protikorupční legislativy, reformu soudnictví, začala více spolupracovat s organizacemi občanské společnosti a ujala se pracovat na zlepšení v oblasti daňové konsolidace a v oblasti boje proti neformálnímu hospodářství. Je však potřeba zmínit i oblasti, na kterých Albánie bude muset ještě více zapracovat. Konkrétně se pak jedná o transparentnější financování politických stran, zlepšení služby veřejné správy či o boj proti organizovanému zločinu. Bezpečí je jeden z hlavních požadavků obyvatel Albánie, ale i Evropské unie. Je proto nutné, aby se Albánie zaměřila i na nedovolený obchod se zbraněmi. Z hlediska místopředsedy Výboru pro životní prostředí, veřejné zdraví a bezpečnost potravin bych zase rád zdůraznil, že nesmí opomenout ani ochranu životního prostředí a zlepšení nakládání s odpady, které mají značné negativní důsledky pro tamní životní prostředí i zdraví obyvatel.
2016/11/22
2016 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (A8-0026/2017 - Cristian Dan Preda) CS

Bosna a Hercegovina představuje další z balkánských zemí čekající na pozitivní odpověď Unie na svou žádost o členství v evropském spolku. Ačkoliv je jí Unie jakožto její evropská rodina velmi otevřená a potencionální členství vidí i jako symbol usmíření celého regionu, potažmo celé Evropy, je potřeba, aby Bosna a Hercegovina zapracovala na svých problémech hned v několika oblastech. Jak jsem stvrdil i svým hlasem, tou první je korupce. Ta je bohužel stále značně rozšířená. Je politováníhodné, že přestože došlo k vyhlášení závazků a programů, reálné výsledky zaostávají. Tou další jsou etnické a politické spory rozkládající stát a jeho správu. Považuji za nepřípustné, aby představitelé země svými výroky a činy bortili celistvost země namísto toho, aby ji sjednocovali. Stejně tak mě znepokojuje, že stále existuje vysoký počet osob pohřešovaných v důsledku války a jsem přesvědčen o tom, že úřady musí vyvinout větší úsilí v řešení jejich neobjasněného osudu. Země musí dále pokročit na poli ochrany životního prostředí a zajistit řádné uplatňování stávajících předpisů. Dále je nutné, aby se Bosna a Hercegovina zasadila o řešení přeshraničního znečišťování zasahující okolní země. Na druhou stranu musím zmínit, že velmi oceňujeme pozitivní postoj země k dvoustranné a regionální spolupráci a odhodlání pokračovat v dalších reformách.
2016/11/22
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2016/005 NL/Drenthe Overijssel Retail (A8-0036/2017 - Nedzhmi Ali) CS

V Drenthe a Overijssel, tedy ve dvou východních holandských provinciích, došlo k propuštění téměř 1 100 osob v maloobchodním odvětví. Tato skutečnost byla zapříčiněna špatným finančním stavem a nemožností investování do jiných obchodních modelů zajišťujících lepší konkurenceschopnost. Hlasoval jsem pro uvolnění prostředků z Evropského fondu pro přizpůsobení globalizaci ve výši 1 818 750 EUR, jelikož neznám lepšího případu ukázky evropské solidarity než promptní poskytnutí pomoci v případě, že jsou místní ekonomiky – a tedy i zaměstnanci a jejich rodiny – postiženy globálními hospodářskými jevy. Tato finanční pomoc bude částečně pokrývat výpadek maloobchodu jakožto sektoru, který je za běžných okolností hlavním tahounem místní zaměstnanosti, na fungování místní ekonomiky. Odvětví maloobchodu bylo dotčeno značnými změnami v náladě spotřebitelů a stále častějším uskutečňováním objednávek spotřebitelů přes internet. Na začátku roku 2016 bylo také ovlivněno poklesem důvěry spotřebitelů. Věřím, že podpora z fondu pomůže zejména mladým pracovníkům, kteří byli propouštěním postiženi v největší míře. Plně jsem proto podpořil, aby se tato věková kategorie dočkala asistence na poli odborné přípravy, rekvalifikace, školení, vedení či dotací na podnikání. Tento případ opět svědčí o skutečnosti, že Evropská unie není jen svazkem zemí, který spolu drží jen, když jde vše dle plánu, ale i v momentě, kdy se potýkáme s těžkostmi.
2016/11/22
An integrated approach to Sport Policy: good governance, accessibility and integrity (A8-0381/2016 - Hannu Takkula) CS

Fyzická nehybnost představuje čtvrtý vedoucí faktor způsobující úmrtnost. Ročně dle Světové zdravotnické organizace vede v globálu až k 3,2 milionu úmrtí. Konkrétně v Evropě pak na následky nedostatečného pohybu umírá až 1 milion obyvatel. Neaktivita je spojená s vysokým rizikem kardiovaskulárních nemocí, diabetem a rakovinou. Právě z tohoto důvodu jsem podpořil zprávu o integrovaném přístupu k politice v oblasti sportu: řádná správa, dostupnost a integrita. Ačkoliv je toto téma poměrně marginalizováno, je holým faktem, že až 80 % světové dospělé populace trpí nedostatkem pohybu. Z pohledu místopředsedy Výboru pro životní prostředí, veřejné zdraví a bezpečnost potravin pokládám za velmi důležité podpořit zlepšení nejen fyzického, ale i psychického zdraví Evropanů. Hlasoval jsem proto pro výzvu žádající Evropskou komisi a členské státy, aby byly co nejvhodněji využívány dostupné fondy a byla minimalizována administrativní zátěž sportovních organizací. Státy by koneckonců měly jednat v souladu s doporučeními, která byla vydána v roce 2013. Je potřeba zvýšit úsilí o podporu tělesných aktivit upevňujících zdraví a změnit stav, kdy se většina evropských občanů tělesné aktivitě nevěnuje v dostatečné míře či nesportuje a necvičí vůbec či zřídka. V tomto ohledu je potřeba zajistit účinnější politiku žádající si meziodvětvový přístup všech příslušných ministerstev a organizací na všech úrovních.
2016/11/22
Sustainable management of external fishing fleets (A8-0377/2016 - Linnéa Engström) CS

Respekt k životnímu prostředí, biodiverzitě a k udržitelnému hospodářskému a sociálnímu rozvoji, přesně na těchto základech by měla stát celosvětová rybářská politika. V Evropě je politika rybolovu řízena Evropskou unií již od 70. let minulého století. Vykazuje nicméně pořád prvky netransparentnosti a nedůsledného monitoringu. Z tohoto důvodu jsem hlasoval pro zprávu o udržitelném řízení vnějšího rybářského loďstva, která v oblasti vnější rybářské flotily cílí na zlepšení výše zmiňovaných prvků. Je čas učinit přítrž praktikám, kdy dochází k zneužívání výměny vlajek či nevyhovujícím dohodám mezi evropskými společnostmi a třetími zeměmi. Měli bychom naopak co nejdříve zavést společná kritéria způsobilosti, která by byla eventuálně doplněna specifickými podmínkami. Hlasoval jsem pro silnější transparentnost. Veřejný unijní registr povolení by tak měl obsahovat dostatek relevantních informací zahrnujících jméno, město a zemi bydliště majitele společnosti, skutečné vlastníky a druh povolení. Naše zodpovědnost nekončí na evropských hranicích. Unie ji nese i vůči třetím zemím, mezinárodním organizacím a orgánům. Dostatečné zásoby ryb jsou podmínkou udržitelného rybolovného průmyslu, musíme se proto zasadit o to, aby nedocházelo k obcházení nastavených pravidel. Podpořil jsem tedy i ustanovení bránící členským zemím vydávat oprávnění k rybolovu v případě, že byl velitel plavidla sankcionován za závažné porušení předpisů v průběhu předchozích 12 měsíců.
2016/11/22
Implementation of Erasmus + (A8-0389/2016 - Milan Zver) CS

Evropský studentský program Erasmus + letos slaví kulaté třicáté výročí. Od svého vzniku pomohl ke studiu či k praxi v zahraničí až devíti milionům Evropanů a počet účastníků každým rokem roste. Tvoří tak jeden z nejúspěšnějších nástrojů Evropské unie. Ačkoliv program v průběhu své existence již prošel několika úpravami a změnami, je potřeba dodat, že stále existují místa vyžadující zlepšení. Erasmus + tak kupříkladu již není iniciativou využívanou výlučně studenty. V rámci sestavení nynějšího víceletého finančního rámce 2014–2020 došlo ke sloučení vícero evropských programů, jejichž účelem je vzdělávání a formování mladých Evropanů. Do programu se v jeho současné podobě tak mohou nyní zapojit i dobrovolníci, praktikanti, větší i menší instituce. Právě v příkladu malých subjektů však bývá často problém. Ty totiž mnohokrát bojují se složitými formuláři a jinými byrokratickými překážkami, které brání optimální implementaci programu. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o implementaci programu Erasmus +, protože věřím, že kupříkladu důslednější digitalizace a konsekventní uplatňování pravidel může vést k nápravě situace. Další bod, který jsem podpořil, je navýšení rozpočtu programu. Pokládám za prioritní, aby k programu mělo přístup co největší spektrum mladých Evropanů. Ti svou aktivní účastí snižují šanci na to, že budou dlouhodobě nezaměstnaní až o polovinu, ale budují zároveň i mosty mezi svými kulturami.
2016/11/22
EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement: procedures for its application (A8-0361/2016 - Adam Szejnfeld) CS

Kosovo představuje již od roku 2000 potencionální kandidátskou zemi pro vstup do Evropské unie. Řadí se tak mezi ostatní země regionu západního Balkánu, který v integračním evropském procesu nevidí jen hospodářské, sociální, ale i politické výhody. Na druhou stranu, i Evropské společenství se dlouhodobě snaží asistovat a stabilizovat vztahy s touto zemí ležící v jeho bezprostřední blízkosti. Vyvrcholení těchto dlouhodobých vztahů bylo dosaženo v minulém roce, kdy vstoupila v platnost dohoda o stabilizaci a přidružení Kosova. Hlasoval jsem pro zprávu o některých postupech pro používání Dohody o stabilizaci a přidružení mezi Evropskou unií a Evropským společenstvím pro atomovou energii na jedné straně a Kosovem na straně druhé, jelikož tato zpráva stanovuje provádění zmíněné dohody v praxi a také postupy pro přijímání podrobných prováděcích pravidel. Je velmi důležité, aby došlo k správné implementaci dohody a Kosovo se na jejím základě mohlo dále rozvíjet. Smluvní vztah, který na základě dohody vznikl, nezahrnuje jen vzájemná práva, ale také povinnosti pro obě strany. S ohledem na země tohoto regionu jsou pro nás Evropany důležité zejména dialog a demokratické hodnoty, které přístupové země musí s členskými zeměmi Evropské unie sdílet. Stejně tak i elementy vnitřního evropského trhu, který Kosovu nabízí značné hospodářské příležitosti.
2016/11/22
Imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by specific Union import rules (A8-0311/2016 - Hannu Takkula) CS

Zpráva o dovozu textilních výrobků pocházejících z některých třetích zemí, na které se nevztahují zvláštní pravidla dovozu, se prakticky týká jen dvou zemí. Jedná se o Bělorusko a Korejskou lidově demokratickou republiku. Jelikož v roce 2015 došlo v Bělorusku k mírnému zlepšení v lidskoprávní oblasti tím, že byli propuštěni političtí vězni, a také došlo ke zlepšení vztahů s Evropskou unií, rozhodl jsem se výše zmíněnou zprávu podpořit. Na jejím základě totiž dojde ke zrušení autonomních kvót na dovoz textilu a oděvu. Rozhodl jsem se tak učinit i s ohledem na skutečnost, že hospodářské důsledky tohoto kroku jsou pro vnitřní trh Evropské unie velmi omezené. V minulosti totiž nedošlo k dosažení zmíněného prahu pro dovoz a změna se neočekává ani v budoucnosti. Skupina Socialistů a demokratů dokázala navíc vyjednat pojistky, k jejichž spuštění by došlo v případě, že by se vývoj na poli respektování lidských práv měl změnit. Stejně tak se skupina zasadila o zachování dohledu a ochranných opatření. Věřím, že tento malý krok, který naše společenství podniká, může znamenat povzbuzení nutné pro ekonomiku, společenské změny i další politické reformy v této zemi. Věřím také, že Bělorusko s Evropskou unií bude pokračovat v dialogu o lidských právech, který byl nedávno obnoven.
2016/11/22
Tackling the challenges of the EU Customs Code (UCC) implementation (B8-0024/2017) CS

Celní unie představuje základní kámen vnitřního trhu Evropské unie. Ten zase spotřebitelům, ale i podnikům zaručuje lepší přístup k širšímu vějíři méně nákladného a bezpečného zboží i službám. I v současnosti však celní unie, a potažmo i vnitřní trh neustále naráží na složitá pravidla a postupy. Odlišné celní systémy způsobují administrativní zátěž, zpoždění a nejistotu ovlivňující obchod i následnou spotřebu. Právě z tohoto důvodu jsem podpořil zprávu žádající Evropskou komisi, ale i členské země, aby zajistily bezproblémové fungování evropského celního systému. Konkrétně je třeba vytvořit strategii a pracovat na dlouhodobém interoperabilním elektronickém systému nutném k splnění dalšího cíle, a to fungujícího digitálního trhu, na kterém může evropská ekonomika stavět. Stejně tak jsem svým hlasem podpořil iniciativu žádající po Evropské komisi předložení prozatímní zprávy, jež bude obsahovat detailní hodnocení celní politiky Evropské unie. Abychom zvládli odstranit chyby momentálně se vyskytující na vnitřním trhu, je potřeba současnou situaci prozkoumat a identifikovat možné problémy, mezi které se řadí překryvy, mezery, nesoulady, stížnosti a také opatření, která jsou zastaralá. Už jen z důvodu, že za současný neuspokojivý stav platí zejména malé a střední podniky zaměstnávající největší podíl pracovníků, je nutné bez odkladu vytvořit co nejúčinnější systém pro registraci vstupu, výstupu a výstupu zboží.
2016/11/22

Major interpellations (1)

Follow-up to the Brazilian meat imports scandal PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Written questions (47)

Roadmap to review the nutrition and health claims legislation PDF (40 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Management of OPE funds in the Czech Republic PDF (42 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Asbestos in European cities PDF (102 KB) DOC (19 KB)
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Asbestos in European cities PDF (102 KB) DOC (19 KB)
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EU Civil Protection Mechanism and rescEU PDF (98 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Illegal hunting of birds in the Mediterranean PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Strategy for endocrine disruptors PDF (103 KB) DOC (20 KB)
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Non-toxic environment strategy PDF (105 KB) DOC (19 KB)
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Study by Policy Department A - 'Economic Aspects of the Regulatory Framework in the Area of Fertilisers' PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Glyphosate PDF (98 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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The correlation between Bisphenol A and diabetes PDF (6 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Reference document on best available techniques for large combustion plants (LCP BREF) (2) PDF (191 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Reference document on best available techniques for large combustion plants (LCP BREF) PDF (299 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Dual-quality foodstuffs PDF (6 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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European solidarity and the fires in southern Europe PDF (6 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Glyphosate - implementation and enforcement of the recommended restrictions PDF (6 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Wind energy measures adopted in Poland PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Current use of nenonicotinoid insecticides in the EU PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Sulfoxaflor insecticide PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Diabetes research PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Risks to human health and the environment of using calcium cyanamide as a fertiliser PDF (89 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Change of the investment environment for wind energy in Poland PDF (103 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Food labelling of whale meat from the Faroe Islands PDF (6 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Trade in animals leaving the EU PDF (95 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Biased glyphosate residue levels in food PDF (194 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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Food and Veterinary Office overview reports PDF (189 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Report on the implementation of the sustainable use of pesticides directive PDF (193 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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General principles of integrated pest management in National Action Plans PDF (94 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Forests PDF (102 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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Final conference: preparatory action on EU plant and animal genetic resources in agriculture PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Chemical warfare agents (CWA) in the Baltic Sea PDF (100 KB) DOC (28 KB)
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Situation in Poland - next steps PDF (194 KB) DOC (26 KB)
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Comprehensive strategy on missing and unaccompanied children PDF (194 KB) DOC (26 KB)
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Action by the Commission to ensure implementation of pesticides legislation PDF (189 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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The killing of pilot whales in the Faroe Islands PDF (104 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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Lack of transparency in the process of finalising the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) PDF (101 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Industrially produced trans fatty acids (ITFAs) in food PDF (193 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Addressing energy poverty in Europe PDF (195 KB) DOC (26 KB)
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Food security and the Global Crop Diversity Trust PDF (103 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Breach of privacy on Facebook PDF (195 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Firefighting - smoke toxicity and occupational cancer PDF (103 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Partial ban on neonicotinoids PDF (189 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) PDF (197 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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Illegal trade in Barbary macaques PDF (190 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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Coca-Cola Iberian Partners' redundancy plan PDF (195 KB) DOC (26 KB)
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Written declarations (17)

Written declaration on the need for responsible corporate behaviour with regard to investment in developing countries

Written declaration on increasing energy efficiency in rural, mountainous and remote areas

Written declaration on facilitating the access of regional and local authorities to European Structural and Investment Funds

Written declaration on European GMO-free regions

Written declaration on a uniform emergency lane for all motorways in the European Union

Written declaration on representation of the rights of future generations and on intergenerational justice in EU decision- and policy-making

Written declaration on access to hearing aids

Written declaration on the creation of a one-stop shop for animal welfare

Written declaration on compatibility between oil extraction and the quality of water intended for human consumption

Written declaration on fighting high rates of non-communicable diseases on islands

Written declaration on labelling of meat and poultry products from ritually slaughtered animals

Written declaration on the establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered

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Authors: Dan JØRGENSEN, Esther DE LANGE, Pavel POC, Carl SCHLYTER, Andrea ZANONI
Written declaration on fighting colorectal cancer in the European Union

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Authors: Pavel POC, Frieda BREPOELS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Jo LEINEN, Alojz PETERLE

Amendments (1761)

Amendment 5 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas negotiations on the 2020 Union budget will run in parallel with the negotiations on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the reform of the EU own resources system; whereas 2019 will mark the seventh year of the 2014-2020 MFF;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Council has repeatedly contradicted itself over the last few years, by presenting new political priorities for the EU but showing itself unwilling to provide for fresh appropriations to finance them; whereas new political priorities and upcoming challenges for the EU should be financed by fresh appropriations and not by reducing the appropriations amount for existing programmes;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas towards the end of the current financial programming period the implementation of the multiannual programmes will require adequate financial resources and therefore require to anticipate the necessary payments in 2020 to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Budget 2020: bridge to the future Europe – Investing in citizens, innovation and securityin citizens' protection
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the 2020 Union budget is the bridge to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 and should contribute to creating a common, long-term vision on the future political priorities of the Union; expects that, at the time of adoption of the 2020 budget, the Council and Parliament will be engaged in fully-fledged MFF negotiations, following a political agreement in the European Council; believes that a strong, responsible and forward-looking 2020 budget will facilitate an agreement and the transition towards the next MFF, and that to reach it, no taboo should prevail on the full use of all flexibilities and all possibilities available under the current MFF regulation and the Financial Regulation;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should define clear political priorities and enable the Unionin order to anticipate social, environmental, economic and technological mutations and enable the Union to create long term growth and jobs, to strengthen its fight against environmental challenges and climate change, to particularly focus on young people, to fully implement the EU 2020 strategy, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, to tackle social and regional inequalities and discriminations, to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, and to implement the European Social Pillar while strengthening citizens’ work and living conditions, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate change;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, 2020 being the last year of the current MFF, the implementation of EU programmes, including those under shared management in cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy (second pillar) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will be further accelerated and reach its closing phase, which will be reflected in a substantial increase in payment requests; anticipates, therefore, a peak in the annual level of payment appropriations for 2020 and is determined to secure the necessary payments in 2020 and to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF, as was the case during the current period;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Innovation and research for future solutions: supporting economic growth andan inclusive and long term economic growth in order to accompany mutations and to boost competitiveness
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe must be smooth to ensure stability for businesses, research facilities and academia; underlines the importance of Europe’s claim to leadership in key technologies in areas such as space, healthcare, the environment, agriculture, safety and transportation; requests an increase in financial resources to ensure that research and innovation activities continue to provide solutions for Europe’s needs and challenges and competitiveness; is alarmed by the substantial underfunding of Horizon 2020 during the entire period, resulting in a low success rate for excellent applications;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the potential for economic growth stemming from the technological transformation and calls for the EU budget to have an appropriate role in supporting the digitalisation of European industry and the promotion of digital skills and entrepreneurship;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is fully convinced that improving fairness and providing equal chances, both between people and businesses, within the European social market economy is a prerequisite for the sustainable development of the Union; intends to secure sufficient funding for programmes such as COSME and Future and Emerging Technologies that significantly contribute to the success of start-ups and SMEs, which are the backbone of the European economy and key drivers of economic growth, job creation, innovation and social integration; underlines the high level of implementation of these programmes, and points to their capacity to absorb even more;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the extension and enhancement of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); recalls that the EFSI guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); underlines Parliament’s long- standing position that any new initiatives must be financed by new appropriations and not by redeployments; reiterates that the cuts in those programmes should be reversed as far as possible;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 40 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the protection of the EU’s exa European Union without internal borders, with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guarda proper functioning of the Schengen area and a freedom of movement within the EU to be an inseparable conditions for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EUthe protection of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard ; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for all agencies operating in the field of security, acknowledging the considerable increase in their responsibilities, the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 58 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes, with reference to its resolution of 25 October 2018 on the use of Facebook users’ data by Cambridge Analytica and the impact on data protection, that the fight against disinformation and any other type of foreign interference is a priority to ensure fair and democratic elections, in particular in the year of the European elections; requests additional financial resources to invest in tools such as the recent What the EU does for me initiative to inform citizens on the Union’s work and highlight the efforts undertaken to promote peace, democracy, the rule of law and freedom of speech;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 61 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Points out that the common agricultural policy and the Common Fisheries Policy are cornerstones of European integration, which aim to ensure safe, high-quality food supply for European citizens, the proper functioning of the agricultural single market, the sustainability of rural regions for many years and the sustainable management of natural resources; recalls that those policies contribute to the viability and stability of the EU; calls on the Commission to continue to support producers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility and in securing safe, high-quality food supplies; asks for particular attention to be paid to small-scaled agriculture and small fisheries;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 65 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Requests additional financial resources to meet future demand for Erasmus+, the primary programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe, also taking into account its external dimension; recalls that Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be tripled in the next MFF; calls for cooperation to be strengthened between education, culture and research;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 66 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recalls that, at a time when the European project is called into question, it is vital to renew a strong commitment to Europe through culture, knowledge, creation, and innovation; believes therefore that the Creative Europe and Media programmes should be supported at appropriate level;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 69 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. SWelcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the negotiations on the 2019 budget was to bring the Youth Employment Initiative to a total amount of EUR 350 million in 2019; stresses that the fight against youth unemployment requires substantial additional financial efforts to create opportunities for education, training and employment; underlines, in this respect, the successful implementation and the positive impact of the Youth Employment Initiative, supporting approximately 1.7 million young people until the end of 2017, thanks a; recallso to additional appropriations that Parliament secured for this programme in the EU budget over the yearshat Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be doubled in the next MFF; expects the 2020 draft budget to demonstrate even higher ambition for this programme to ensure a smooth transition towards the ESF+ in the next MFF;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 75 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutionsStresses that cohesion policy programmes are now at cruising speed, and emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensure adequate appropriations for these programmes; calls on the Member States to ensure that the implementation of the programmes is accelerated so as to catch up with the delays, and to seek the Commission’s assistance in this respect ; reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutions to the fight against discrimination and for better inclusion of people with disabilities, and to long-term structural demographic change; emphasises the need for financial resources to provide ageing populations in Europe with adequate support in terms of access to mobility, healthcare and public services;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 82 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the need for solidarity in the area of migration, with a focus on long- term, effective integration of migrants and refugees in the Member States, as well as fair and mutual beneficial partnerships with countries in need; welcomes the role played by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF); calls for adequate budgeting for this fund in 2020 in order to support the dignified reception of asylum seekers in the Member States, fair return strategies, resettlement programmes, legal migration policies and promotion of effective integration of third country nationals, and to tackle irregular migration; reaffirms the importance of possessing targeted financial means to tackle the root causes of the migrant and refugee crisis; stresses, to this end, that the EU budget must fund measures in the countries of origin of migrants and in the host countries of refugees;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 85 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls that the long-lasting solution to the current migration phenomenon lies in the political, economic and social development of the countries from which migration flows originate and reiterates its full commitment to this objective; calls for the European Neighbourhood Instrument and the Development Cooperation Instrument to be endowed with sufficient financial resources to support this priority; within this context, reaffirms the need to provide UNRWA with sufficient and constant financial support;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 92 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Believes that gender-related discrimination is not only intolerable and incompatible with the values of the EU, but also constitutes a serious impediment to sustainable and inclusive growth as it disempowers women from engaging in meaningful employment; underlines the key contribution of women’s empowerment in achieving more inclusive, equitable and peaceful societies; expects the EU budget to support women’s access for to EU funding and to help women to reconcile private and professional life;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 94 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the 2020 budget must contribute to tackling environmental challenges and climate change; recalls the Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased financial resources for LIFE and should place the EU squarely at the forefront of this challenge; calls on the Commission to fulfil the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the EU’s own long-term climate goals by meeting the 20 % climate spending target in the current MFF (2014-2020); stresses, in this regard, that the contribution for 2020 should significantly overshoot the overall target in order to offset the lower allocations made during the first years of the MFF, and that the climate change mainstreaming mechanism should be fully optimised; recalls the Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased financial resources for programmes having massive potential such as LIFE, Horizon 2020, CEF, European Social Fund (ESF), European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), as these programmes allow notably for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, and other programmes to support projects with European added value contributing to a clean energy transition and resource efficiency, as well as nature conservation, with a focus on biodiversity, habitats and endangered species;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 104 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Recalls that, following the joint statement by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the reinforcement of Heading 1a through an Amending budget issued in the joint conclusions on the 2019 budget, the Commission will present an amending budget raising the levels of appropriations for Erasmus+ and H2020 as soon as the technical adjustment of the MFF for 2020 is completed in the spring of 2019 in order for the Council and the European Parliament to process it swiftly;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 112 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to report specifically on the amounts de-committed for research programmes and to provide all relevant information and details concerning Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; expects this Article and its corresponding procedure to be fully respected and mobilised in the context of the 2020 budgetary procedure and expects that the 2020 draft budget will make full use of this provision to boost research and innovation on top of the financial programming;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 114 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Believes that as the arm of the budgetary authority directly elected by citizens, Parliament should fulfil its political role and put forward proposals for Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions expressing its political vision for the future; commits itself, in this context, to proposing a package of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions developed in close cooperation with each of its committees so as to find the right balance between political will and technical feasibility, as assessed by the Commission;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 65 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 7
7. Points that the EU GDP is expected to increase more under zero emissions scenarios than in scenarios with lower emission reductions, however this may be spread unevenly across the EU; considers that the price of non-action would be by far the costliest scenario and would not only result in massive GDP loss in Europe, but also further increase economic inequalities between Member States and regions as some are expected to be harder hit than others by the consequences of inaction;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the inclusion of two pathways aiming at reaching net zero GHG emissions by 2050, and the Commission’s support for these; considers this mid- century objective as the only one compatible with the Union's commitments under the Paris Agreement;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 9
9. Notes however that those pathways rely to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage and direct air capture, that yet have to prove their feasibility; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly rely on such technologies, which should complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further aemissions reductions by 2030 isare needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 report; notes that the most cost efficient and scientifically proven carbon removal technology is the production of wood-based products combined with sustainable forest management;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recalls that by being the first major economy to go for climate neutrality, Europe’s businesses will be able to gain first-mover advantage on international markets to become the global leader in sustainable and resource- efficient production; emphasises that delayed or insufficient action to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest will result in ecologically, economically and socially unjustifiable costs and effectively hamper the future competitiveness of Europe’s industrial sector; insists that carbon leakage must be and can be avoided by intelligent policy frameworks;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 11
11. Believes that Europe's climate transition must be ecologically, economically and socially sustainable; emphasises that tailor-made and sufficiently funded strategies will need to be designed in close collaboration with local and regional public authorities, trade unions, educational institutions, civil society organisations and the private sector, to ensure that social fairness and equal opportunities are offered to all European citizens in this transition while avoiding disproportionate effects on people with low income;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Considers that social aspects should be fully streamlined throughout all EU climate policy and climate funding;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Recalls that approximately 50 to 125 million European citizens are currently suffering from energy poverty1a; reiterates its strong conviction that Europe must act swiftly and vigorously to eliminate energy poverty in European households; __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2015/563472/IPOL_STU(201 5)563472_EN.pdf
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Emphasises that inclusion and participation of Europe’s citizens is vital for Europe to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest; encourages all levels of national, regional and local government to put in place concrete measures stimulating and facilitating the participation of citizens in the transition to the decarbonised society;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 12
12. Insists that carbon leakage must be and can be avoided by intelligent policy frameworks;deleted
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2018/2974(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that reaching net-zero GHG emissions in 2050 at the latest in the most cost- efficient manner, requires raising and aligning the 2030 ambition level to at least 55% so as to better align it with net- zero 2050 scenarios; believes it is of upmost importance that the Union sends a clear message, at the latest during the UN Climate Summit in New York in September 2019, that it stands ready to review its contribution to the Paris Agreement;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 195 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that emissions will have to be reduced close to zero in all Member States and sectors of the economy which should all contribute in the joint efforts to reduce emissions; therefore calls on the Commission to develop pathways to climate neutrality for all sectors; stresses the importance of the polluter pays principle in this regard;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 206 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Highlights the central role of renewable energy sources in the transition towards a net-zero GHG economy, as energy is currently responsible for 75% of Europe’s GHG emissions;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Emphasises that the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle entails large GHG emissions reductions possibilities and must be fully taken into account throughout the full energy chain, including energy generation, transmission, distribution and end-use;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need to implement the Energy Union and ensure further integration of the European Energy market in order to most effectively decarbonise the power sector and to facilitate investments where most renewable energy production can be effectuated, whilst reducing energy poverty and empowering consumers;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 263 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Recalls that GHG emissions from international shipping are projected to increase by as much as 250% by 2050; reiterates that emissions from international shipping and aviation activities must be significantly reduced in order to be consistent with the Union’s economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment and to reach net- zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 267 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Notes that approximately 60% of the current global methane is emitted by sources such as agriculture, landfills and wastewater, and the production and pipeline transport of fossil fuels; recalls that methane is a potent GHG with a 100- year warming potential 28 times larger than CO21a and that methane emission reductions can play an important role in reducing ground-level ozone concentrations and their negative impacts on air quality and human health; welcomes the Commission’s intention to reduce methane emissions in concerned sectors, which could deliver further reductions of ozone concentrations in the EU, and to promote methane reductions internationally; __________________ 1a Van Dingenen, R., Crippa, M., Maenhout, G., Guizzardi, D., Dentener, F., Global trends of methane emissions and their impacts on ozone concentrations, EUR 29394 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2018, ISBN 978-92- 79-96550-0, doi:10.2760/820175, JRC113210
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Notes that the buildings sector currently accounts for 40% of Europe's energy consumption and 36% of the CO2 emissions1a; stresses that more efficient energy consumption in buildings constitutes a substantial potential for further reducing Europe’s GHG emissions; __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/ener gy-efficiency/buildings
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 289 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Notes that increased energy efficiency in the heating and cooling sector can have positive impacts in terms of reducing GHG emissions as well as reducing prices and thereby energy poverty in European households;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 296 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Subheading 5
Maximising the climate potential of forests and their contribution to the bio-economy
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 302 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 24
24. Supports active and sustainable forest management at national level, together with concrete means to incentivise the potential of the EU bioeconomy, given the large potential of forests to contribute to strengthening Europe's climate efforts (through sequestration, storage and substitution effects) and achieving the target of zero emissions by 2050 at the latest; recognising the need to halt the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems services in the EU by 2020;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 308 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Highlights the need to make sustainable forest management more comercially competitive and to support practical measures with significant storage and sequestration effects such as using timber as building material both in cities and rural areas, replacement of fossil fuels and as a tool for better water retention;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 311 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 25
25. Recognises the positive, but ultimately limited potential for afforestation in Europe; therefore, believes that afforestation initiatives must be complemented by concrete initiatives and incentives aiming to maximisenhance the sequestration potential, while securing and enhancing the health of existing forest lands through restoration in order to reap benefits for bothe climate, bio-economy and biodiversity, supports, therefore, the afforestation of abandoned and marginally productive agricultural land, agroforestry and the minimisation of conversion of forest areas to other land uses;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 325 #
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 329 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 26
26. Calls for rapid implementation of the EU ETS Innovation Fund and for the start of the first call for proposals in 2019 in order to boost investments in the demonstration of low-carbon industrial breakthrough technologies; calls for the inclusion in the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework of adequate financial means for supporting investments in the demonstration of low- carbon industrial breakthrough technologialigned with the objectives under the Paris Agreement and to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 335 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 27
27. Considers that in order for the Union to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, substantial private investments need to be mobilised; believes that this requires long- term planning and regulatory stability and predictability for investors and that future EU-regulations need to take this into consideration, especially for the period up to, and post 2030; stresses therefore that the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Action Plan adopted in March 2018 should be prioritised;.
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 353 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of creating a just transition fund, especially for the regions most affected regions,by decarbonisation, combined with a general horizontal streamlining of social aspects into existing climate funding;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 356 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Underlines that climate mainstreaming must be fully integrated in research and innovation content and applied at all stages of the research cycle as one of the principles of EU funding;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 375 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 32
32. Stresses the importance of green public procurement, of ecodesign, and reducing the carbon footprint of products while at the same time aligning them with the circular economy strategy; considers that options to levy products’ carbon content in Europe might be further explored;
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 377 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Emphasises that the transition towards a net-zero GHG economy requires renewable energy sources as well as the substitution of products and materials which are fossil-based or which create high emissions during production with products and materials based on renewable resources.
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 7 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas pollinators represent an excellent indicator of the health of our environment;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 8 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas a decline of 30% has been observed in European grassland butterfly abundance between 1990 and 20151a and it is estimated that the volume of flying insect biomass has decreased by 76% in nature reserves in Germany during the past 27 years2a; _________________ 1a Van Swaay, C.A.M., et al. (2016). The European Butterfly Indicator for Grassland species 1990-2015. Report VS2016.019, De Vlinderstichting, Wageningen. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/ 310447552_The_European_Butterfly_Ind icator_for_Grassland_species_1990-2015 2a Hallmann C.A., Sorg M., Jongejans E. et al. (2017) More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas. PLoS ONE 12(10): e0185809. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185 809
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas only 56 pollinator species are protected by the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC of which 67% of the assessments are unfavourable3a; _________________ 3a Buglife, Butterfly Conservation Europe et al. (2018) EU Pollinator Initiative - What will success look like? https://www.buglife.org.uk/sites/default/fil es/Full Pollinator Initiative response - Final.pdf
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas it is estimated that pollinators contribute at least EUR 22 billion to European agriculture;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 11 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas 84% of EU crop species and 78% of wildflower species rely, at least in part, on animal pollination;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the pilot project "Environmental monitoring of pesticides use through honeybees" has not been implemented yet, despite its inclusion in the EU budget for the financial years 2017 and 2018;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to improve grassland management as a key pollinator habitat and reduce pesticide use;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that an indicator related to pollinator diversity and abundance should be developed within the CAP in order to evaluate its performance in this area; believes, in this regard, that an EU grassland butterfly indicator should be included given the responsiveness of the species to land management changes and the availability of data;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that according to the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (128/2009/EC), non-chemical methods of pest control should be used as a priority, to replace pesticides, with a view to protecting pollinators; welcomes in this regard the adoption of a pilot project "Developing a tool-box for farmers of IPM practices from across the EU" within the EU budget for the financial year 2019 in the Committee on Budgets which will facilitate the transition towards the sustainable use of pesticides;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides and other systemic insecticides posing a risk to pollinators and the environment, such as sulfoxaflor and flupyradifurone, throughout the Union without derogation;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on EFSA to produce new guidance on the incorporation of assessments of the risk to wild pollinators as part of the pesticide approval process;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for a global convention on pesticides in order to address global concerns about weak and secretive regulation, harm to people, the environment, and systemic human rights abuse, as identified in the UN Human Rights Council Report4a; _________________ 4a B. Tuncak - UN Human Rights Council (2017). Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food. A/HRC/34/48. https://daccess- ods.un.org/TMP/3713108.89720917.html
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Subheading 3
Research, funds, training and surveillance
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the swift implementation of both the "Environmental monitoring of pesticides use through honeybees" and "EU butterfly monitoring and indicators" projects in order to achieve its objective within the Initiative's Priority 1 to improve knowledge of pollinator decline, its causes and its consequences;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise investment in green infrastructure that recreates and restores mosaics of habitats and functional connectivity for pollinators in rural and urban landscapes as an essential climate adaptation measure;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #

2018/2793(RSP)


Paragraph 19
19. Calls for more fundinancial appropriations for research and for the monitoring of wild pollinators, their diversity and abundance within Horizon Europe 2021-2027 and other financial instruments;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Article 13 TFEU, which stipulates that, in formulating and implementing Union policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to their welfare requirements;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Citation 3
– having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein3 , _________________ 3deleted OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1–69
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Citation 3
– having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein3 , _________________ 3deleted OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1–69
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Citation 5
– having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2016 on an EU action plan against wildlife trafficking (2016/2076(INI)),deleted
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Recital D
D. whereas the illegal breeding of cats and dogs often happens in terrible conditions; whereas puppies and kittens are often separated from their mothers much too early and subjected to long journeys across the EU in cramped and filthy conditions with no food, water, or air-conditioning, and no breaks;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Recital F
F. whereas illegally bred companion animals are very often not appropriately vaccinated; whereas there are various zoonotic risks associated with the illegal trafficking of companion animals, including the introduction of rabies from endemic parts of Europe into countries that are rabies- free, as well as the spreading of parasites such as Echinococcus multilocularis and others;4 _________________ 4 European Commission (2015). Study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices. Specific Contract SANCO 2013/12364, Final Report. https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/an imals/docs/aw_eu-strategy_study_dogs- cats-commercial-practices_en.pdf , pp. 65- 66; also EU Dog & Cat Alliance (2016). Briefing on the review of pet movement legislation under the “Animal Health Law.” https://s3-eu-west- 1.amazonaws.com/assets.dogandcatwelfare .eu/live/media/publicationtemp/EU_Dog_C at_Alliance_briefing_AHL_pet_movement _review.pdf .
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the identification and registration of cats and dogs is a crucial and necessary first step in the fight against illegal trade, and that registration and identification are key conditions for control, enforcement, and traceabilitare key conditions for ensuring control, enforcement and traceability of companion animals, and that they are essential elements for fighting illegal trade effectively;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 2
2. Urges the European Commission to come forward, via ause delegated actpowers under the Animal Health Law, with a proposal for detailed, compatible systems for the means and methods of identification and registration of cats and dogs in databas to establish requirements for identification and registration of cats and dogs, as mandated in Art. 118.2(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and to also include rules ion the Member States, which should be linked through an EU platformexchange of electronic data between databases in the Member States;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that the European Commission involve in the Action Plan its different Directorate-Generals working on animal welfare, public health, consumer protection, internal market, and trafficking issues and the EU Animal Welfare Platform Members;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that the European Commission involve in the Action Plan its different Directorate-Generals working on animal welfare, public health, consumer protection, internal market, and trafficking issues and the EU Animal Welfare Platform members;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 6
6. Considers that a uniform EU definition of large-scale commercial breeding facilities, known as puppy and kitten mills, is necessary in order to tackle illegal trade
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to improve thebetter protection of EU consumers buying companion animals via online adverts as part of its Digital Agenda' rights against the risk posed by the online purchase of cats and dogs, particularly by exploring the opportunities offered by Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and the New Deal for Consumers package launched by the Commission in April 2018;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Supports the exclusion from the scope of the Directive on Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods (2015/0288(COD)) of the sales of live animals between trader and consumer;deleted
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the Directorate for Health and Food Audits and Analysis' inspection programmes (European Commission - DG Health and Food Safety) to include checks onaudit Member State’s compliance with Regulation (EU) No 576/2013;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a REFIT evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 and Council Directive 92/65/EEC in order to assess the animal health requirements and controls for the cross-border movement of companion animals under the different legislative acts, and if considered necessary, improve the guidance and involvement of external experts in the inspection process;deleted
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 15
15. Considers that Member Statesthe Commission, keeping in mind Art. 84 and 85 of the Animal Health Law, should be encouraged to set up a compulsory register of authorisedhe Member States to work towards harmonised requirements for the registration of establishments keeping companion animal s (breeders and sellers) ;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States, in case of non- compliance with Regulation (EU) no 576/2013, to adhere strictly to the procedures laid down therein and to ensure the rehoming of any seized companion animals after the appropriate veterinary checks have been carried out; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to adequately support animal rescue centres;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States, in case of non- compliance with Regulation (EU) no 576/2013, to adhere strictly to the procedures laid down therein and to ensure the rehoming of any seized companion animals; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to adequately supportprovide animal rescue centres; with adequate financial and other material and non-material support;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2018/2599(RSP)


Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for an improved access to the TRACES system which should no longer be limited to the departure country, transit countries and destination country, and the introduction of a specific CN code for dogs and cats, which are currently grouped with other live mammals;
2018/05/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 22 November 2016 entitled ‘Next steps for a sustainable European future – European action for sustainability’;1a _________________ 1ahttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2016%3 A739%3AFIN
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 7 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to the Reflection Paper of the Commission of 30 January 2019 entitled ‘Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030’;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 9 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 g (new)
- having regard to the Third African Union-European Union-United Nations Trilateral Meeting, New York, 23 September 2018, Joint Communiqué, 1a _________________ 1ahttp://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_STATEMENT-18-5882_en.htm
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 10 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 f (new)
- having regard to the High-Level Multi-stakeholder Platform on the UN sustainable development goals and to its joint contribution of 11 October 2018, which recommends that the EU develops and implements an overarching visionary and transformative Sustainable Europe 2030 strategy, guiding all EU policies and programmes, including both interim and long-term targets and lay out Europe's vision for a sustainable Europe beyond the 2030 Agenda;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 17 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the European Council conclusions of 18 October 2018 (EUCO13/18), stating that the EU and its Member States are fully committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its implementation, and in which the European Council welcomed the intention of the Commission to publish its Reflection Paper in 2018, calling for it to pave the way for a comprehensive implementation strategy in 2019;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 22 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to the DEVE and ENVI Memorandum - Members of the European Parliament united to accelerate progress to health-related Sustainable Development Goals – leaving no one behind, signed on 20th November 2018;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 25 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
- having regard to the 2015 adopted Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 26 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 d (new)
- having regard to the joint EU-UN statements and communiques supporting the realisation of the SDGs and strengthened collaboration with the UN;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 27 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 e (new)
- having regard to the Joint Communiqué between the European Union and the United Nations: A renewed partnership in development, New York, 27 September 20181a _________________ 1ahttp://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_STATEMENT-18-5927_en.htm
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 28 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 f (new)
- having regard to the Joint EU - UN Press Statement of 23September 20181a _________________ 1ahttp://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_STATEMENT-18-5870_en.htm
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 35 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the 2030 Agenda, with its indivisible sustainable development goals, has the potential to be transformative and sets out universal, ambitious, comprehensive, indivisible and interlinked goals, aimed at eradicating poverty, fighting discrimination and promotsharing prosperity, ensuring economic, social and territorial cohesion, promoting environmental responsibility, social inclusion and respect for human rights, and strengthening peace and security; whereas these goals require immediate action with a view to full and effective implementation; whereas the 2030 Agenda can unify stakeholders to leverage the full potential of the multilateral system and to more effectively support the countries and people they serve;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 36 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs represent an ambitious vision of the healthier, more prosperous, inclusive and resilient world, it is based on the Union’s core values of democracy and participation, social justice, solidarity and sustainability, respect for the rule of law and human rights, both within Europe and around the globe, and striving to achieve the SDGs therefore naturally follows the European Union’s plans to create a better, healthier and more sustainable future for Europe;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 43 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas many of ththe interconnected and indivisible SDGs and the 169 targets encompassed in the 2030 Agenda directly concern the powers and responsibilities of the Union in addition to national, regional and local authorities and their implementation therefore requires a true multi-level governance approach, with active and broad-based public, civil society and private sector engagement;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 49 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the European Union’s policy and governance framework already includes a certain number of binding and non-binding policy targets, benchmarks and indicators such as in the budgetary, social, energy and climate fields, without consisting of a comprehensive, coherent and joined up policy strategy;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 68 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the United Nations High- Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will meet at summit level, under the auspices of the UN General Assembly in September 2019, to take stock of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda as a whole, and at ministerial levelreviewing progress on all SDGs in a comprehensive manner, and at ministerial level (high level political forum) in July 2019 to review progress on SDGs 4 (quality education), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 10 (reduced inequalities), 13 (climate action), 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) and 17 (partnerships for the goals);
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 71 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the UNGA Summit on SDGs provides an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to highlight their progress in advancing the 2030 Agenda and SDGs in a comprehensive manner;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 75 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the European Commission Staff Document on Combatting HIV/ AIDS, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis from July 2018 highlights the gaps and limitations in surveillance data for viral hepatitis which make it difficult to assess the distance that EU Member States need to cover to reach the UN SDG target;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 81 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas voluntary national reviews are at present not necessarily consistent and connected with Member States’ national reform programmes within the European Semester process;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 94 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the aim of the 2030 Agenda is to achieve greater well-being for all, leaving no-one behind, and that the three pillars of sustainable development, (social, environmental and economic development) as well as its governance dimension, are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); underlines the fact that sustainable development is a fundamental objective of the Union, as laid down in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and should play a central role in the debate on and the narrative for the future of Europe in particular as the implementation of the SDGs should lead to a paradigm shift and become the EU's over-arching long-term economic model to succeed the current Europe 2020 Strategy;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 103 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the Union should renew its commitment to being a global frontrunner in implementing the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, together with its Member States and their local and regional authorities, in line with the principle of subsidiarity and in close cooperation with its international partners; recalls that the EU political engagement should be reflected in the MFF 2021- 2027; underlines that the 2030 Agenda must further catalyse a joined-up approach between the EU’s internal and external action and its other policies and coherence across Union financing instruments for a global response and commitment towards sustainable growth and development;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 121 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recognises that health gains must be protected and progress accelerated to reach the SDGs, states that while the world has made remarkable progress on several fronts in health many challenges remain - among them is addressing disparities between people’s health in stable countries and the health of people living in fragile and vulnerable settings and health disparities within countries;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 122 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognises that the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development has reinforced global health as a political priority; states that healthy populations are critical to sustainable development – to ending poverty, promoting peaceful and inclusive societies and protecting the environment, insists that health is also an outcome and indicator of progress that reflects the success of many goals and the 2030 agenda as a whole;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 129 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to identify clearly existing gaps in all relevant policies in order to assess what needs to be done by 2030 in terms of EU policies, legislation, statistics and disaggregated data collection, governance and implementation and to submit a full report on those gaps without further delay sos as to present a comprehensive strategy before the end of 2019;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 135 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to propose an all-encompassing EU 2030 strategy for the implementation of the SDGs, which should integrate these goals within the EU’s policies and governance, in order to reinforce the Union’s ability to fulfil its engagements with regard to the 2030 Agenda and strengthen its collaboration with the UN;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 138 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. As a key foundation for building a sustainable Europe, calls on the Commission to lead the development of a sustainable food production and consumption model that protects and removes pressure of food systems on health and the environment and brings economic benefits to farmers, companies and citizens;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 139 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission to work, in collaboration with key stakeholders at all levels, towards ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages, in particular with a view to making health care more accessible, affordable, effective, and sustainable, addressing risk factors of non-communicable diseases in a more holistic way, exchanging best practices, and strengthening the capacity to prevent and manage global health threats such as antimicrobial resistance;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 140 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls upon the Commission to align programmatic, financing and operational policies, approaches and methodologies where it can enhance efficiency and effectiveness, with UN and its partners, to improve effectiveness on a number of common priorities—such as gender equality and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, climate change and environment, addressing inequalities and poverty;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 144 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Calls upon the Commission to enhance accountability for delivering collective results for people internally and externally through its MFF;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 149 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its request for such a strategy and underlines the need to clearly set out common indicators and, benchmarks and targets, an analysis of the distance to targets and goals, and required action and means of implementation; stresses that the EU’s 2030 strategy should also outline when and how the Commission and the co- legislator will undertake sustainability impact assessments to reorient existing policies and for new legislative proposals, reviews or recasting of Union legislation;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 150 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to present a reform proposal for the existing European Semester process, which is not as such adapted to be a “European process for SDG policy coordination”, as indicated in the Commission’s reflection paper on Sustainable Europe by 2030 in scenario 1; considers that such a reform should ensure that a European SDG policy coordination does not lead to a parallel policy process to the European Semester, but consist of an integrated and coherent approach based on a new Sustainable Development Pact;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 168 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the EU Member States to provide data for the effective monitoring of viral hepatitis in line with the indicators established by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and calls on the European Commission to closely monitor this process in line with its commitment made in its Communication "Next steps for a sustainable Europe" from November 2016.
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 173 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on the Commission to align the MFF 2021-27 with the SDGs implementation and use SDG targets to access progress made by the MFF;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 177 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Reiterates the position of the European Parliament on the future Multi- Annual Financial Framework, which calls for a compulsory and legally binding mid-term revision, following a review of the functioning of the MFF, and taking into account an assessment of the progress made towards the climate target, the mainstreaming of the Sustainable Development Goals and gender equality;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 185 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the need for the EU institutions to show leadership and adapt their own governance to allow the mainstreaming of SDGs within their work; calls on the European Commission to coordinate SDGs at the highest level with a dedicated project team attached to the president office and working with all Commissioners and DGs trained contact points on SDGs; reference should be made in the State of the Union address to the state of play on SDGs implementation; insists that likewise, the European Parliament should ensure that SDGs are coherently mainstreamed across committees;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 187 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the establishment of a working party on the 2030 Agenda under the General Affairs Council; calls for the establishment of SDG coordination and cooperation mechanisms between Parliament, the Council and the Commission, andwhich should be clearly framed and determined within an Inter- Institutional Agreement for a Sustainable Europe by 2030, as coherent political processes between the three institutions will be critical for the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda; calls for the involvement of all three institutions in a future multi- stakeholder platform on sustainable development;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 191 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Is of the view that policy coherence for sustainable development means that all relevant policies, and all financial and non-financial instruments at European level must in future be designed, implemented and monitored along UN SDG goal achievements, and that the European Commission should, therefore, rapidly develop the necessary policy capacities at all levels;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 193 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Believes that, in line with UN SDG 17 on Partnerships, the role of the existing Multi-Stakeholder Platform on the UN sustainable development goals should be upgraded and brought into a formal and inter-institutional consultation framework;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 195 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to mainstream SDGs into its Better Regulation Agenda and underlines the potential for using the Better Regulation tools strategically in order to evaluate EU policy coherence with regard to the 2030 Agenda; calls on the Commission to establish an SDG check of all new policies and legislation and to ensure full policy coherence in the implementation of the SDGs, while promoting synergies, gaining co-benefits and avoiding trade-offs, both at Union and Member State level; this would in particular require adapting the European Semester by integrating it into a multi- annual sustainable Europe coordination cycle encompassing all dimensions of the SDGs;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 215 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the role of regular and adequate ex-ante impact assessments as well as ex-post evaluations; recalls the Treaty obligation to take into account the objectives of development cooperation in all policies likely to affect developing countries;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 223 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Voluntary National Reviews and EU reporting for the UNGA HLPF 2019
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 233 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the upcoming in-depth review of SDGs 4 (quality education), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 10 (reduced inequalities), 13 (climate action), 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) and 17 (partnerships for the goals) and the future in depth reviews of SDG 1: No Poverty, SDG 2: Zero Hunger, SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, SDG 5: Gender Equality, SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 1, Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 14: Life Below Water, SDG 15: Life on Land and expects the Union to contribute to the review in full;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 235 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Welcomes the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) meeting at summit level, under the auspices of the UN General Assembly in September 2019 and thereafter at future summits, to take stock of the implementation of all the SDGs within the 2030 Agenda as a whole and expects the Union to play a leading role in the summit;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 4 #

2018/2190(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates its concern stemming from the low level of financial appropriations budgeted for the Authority repeatedly; highlights in this regard the conclusions and findings adopted in the PEST and ENVI Committees within the reports on transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain1a and the authorisation procedure for pesticides1b that the Authority should be equipped with sufficient level of finances in order to carry out its tasks in an independent, objective and transparent manner; believes, therefore, that a significant budget increase covering proper functioning of the Authority and its new additional anticipated workload should take place. _________________ 1a Draft European Parliament Resolution on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 [on general food law], Directive 2001/18/EC [on the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs], Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 [on GM food and feed], Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 [on feed additives], Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 [on smoke flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 [on food contact materials], Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 [on the common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 [on plant protection products] and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 [on novel foods] as adopted by the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety on November 27th 2018 1b Draft Report on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides 2018/2153(INI) adopted by the Special Committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides on December 6th 2018
2018/12/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2018/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that social as well as climate and environmental policy should play a full role in the European Semester process in addition to the economic dimensions; calls for the inclusion of indicators oriented towards measuring sustainability and well-being;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2018/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to include the objective to achieve a climate neutral economy in the European Semester; recalls Europe’s commitment to achieving a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through a socially fair transition in a cost-efficient manner;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2018/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Highlights that the decarbonisation of the EU’s economy will stimulate significant additional investment; recalls that today around 2% of the EU’s GDP is invested in our energy system and related infrastructure; notes that this would have to increase to 2.8% in order to achieve a net-zero greenhouse gas economy, which requires considerable additional investments compared to the baseline;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 7 #

2018/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Recalls the need to align the EU’s financing commitments with the Paris climate goals, including assessing that investments support or are compatible with climate objectives, ramping up climate finance, and mainstreaming climate reporting on financial flows;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 8 #

2018/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Underlines the need to integrate the climate and energy goals set by Member States under the framework of the Energy Union Governance regulation into the European Semester;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2018/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers it important to use the European Semester to accelerate the transition towards a circular, net-zero emission, energy efficient and renewable- energy based economy, contributing to sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2018/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the European Semester recognition that Member States should pay particular attention to the adaptability of the workforce, to ensure they have the right skills that match technological progress; stresses in this context the need to adopt a just transition approach, ensuring inclusion and participation of all those affected, and supporting the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2018/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that effective investment in healthcare, including health research and disease prevention, is essential for providing citizens with equal access to high quality healthcare services; Underlines the importance of the sustainability of the healthcare sector;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2018/2119(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for a structured involvement of civil society and environmental organisations within the European Semester process, and for greater involvement of environment ministers within the European Semester process at Council level.
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to substantially improve compliance with the Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
2018/11/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Agrees with the Commission that it is good practice for competent authorities to inspect all consignments destined for non-EU countries at loading1a; believes that a proportion of intra-EU consignments should also be inspected at loading; notes that at loading competent authorities can check that the Regulation’s requirements on floor space and headroom are being observed, that the ventilation and water systems are operating properly, that the drinking devices are working properly and are appropriate for the species being carried, that no unfit animals are loaded, and that sufficient feed and bedding are being carried; _________________ 1a Final report of an audit carried out in The Netherlands from 20 February 2017 to 24 February 2017 in order to evaluate animal welfare during transport to non- EU countries. DG(SANTE) 2017-6106
2018/11/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when a journey passes through several Member States and when different Member States are responsible for approving the journey logs; c, granting an authorisation to the transporter and granting a certificate of competence to the driver; Calls on all those Member States which discover breaches to notify the other Member States involved, as required by Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005;
2018/11/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 74 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) Notes that Article 26 of Regulation No 1/2005 gives Member States strong enforcement powers including requiring the transporter concerned to establish systems to prevent recurrence of the breach, and subjecting the transporter to extra checks such as requiring the presence of a veterinarian at loading of the animals; is concerned that many Member States do not use these powers properly; calls on the Member States to make effective use of the Article 26 powers to prevent recurrence of breaches;
2018/11/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and transporters to strictly abide by the Court of Justice's ruling which concluded that Regulation 1/2005 should apply to cases of exports to non-EU countries2 ; calls on the Member States to carry out further controls; calls on competent authorities not to approve journey logs where Regulation 1/2005 requires animals to be unloaded for a 24 hour rest in a non-EU country unless the organiser has identified a place for that rest that provides facilities equivalent to those of a control post; calls on official veterinarians at exit points from the EU to check, as required by Article 21 of Regulation 1/2005,that vehicles are not overcrowded, provide sufficient headroom, provide bedding, are carrying sufficient feed and water and that the ventilation and water devices are functioning correctly; _________________ 2 Judgement of the Court of Justice of 23 April 2015, Zuchtvieh-Export GmbH v Stadt Kempten, C-424/13, ECLI:EU:C:2015:259.
2018/11/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point a (new)
(a) Notes that Article 20 of Regulation 1/2005 requires competent authorities to inspect livestock vessels before loading; calls on competent authorities to conduct such pre-loading inspections thoroughly to ensure that nothing in the vessel or its pens is harmful to the animals and that the major systems needed to ensure the animal’s well-being are operating effectively in all areas of the vessel;
2018/11/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point b (new)
(b) Is concerned that competent authorities are often not properly carrying out the requirement in Article 20 of Regulation 1/2005 that they must inspect animals before loading onto livestock vessels to ensure that they are fit to continue their journey; this is often due to a lack of suitable facilities, such as pens where animals can rest after the road journey, to enable the competent authority to properly inspect the animals; calls on organisers not to use, and competent authorities not to approve journey logs that plan the use of, ports that do not have facilities that enable proper pre-loading inspection of animals;
2018/11/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 124 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point c (new)
(c) Is concerned that loading of animals onto livestock vessels is often carried out roughly with the use of sticks and electric prods, loading ramps in some cases are steeper than the maximum slope permitted by Regulation 1/2005, and the entry to vessels at the end of the loading ramp is often unlit causing animals to balk as they do not want to move from light into dark areas; calls on competent authorities to properly inspect loading operations as are required by Article 20 of Regulation 1/2005;
2018/11/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 31 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Reiterates its disappointment with the low level of financial appropriations that the European Commission, in spite of its commitment to halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity, proposed to devote to biodiversity protection; regrets the expected decrease of biodiversity mainstreaming from 8,3% to 8,2% of total proposed commitment appropriations in 2019;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that Heading 3 has been largely mobilized in the recent years to address the migratory and refugee crisis and that such actions should continue for as long as needed; calls on the Commission to actively monitor the adequacy of allocations under Heading 3 and make full use of all available instruments to respond in a timely manner to any unforeseen event that might require additional funding in the area of migration; decides to reinforce the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund to fully cover the needs of the Union in the field of migration, notably to support Members States in improving integration measures and practices for migrants; notes, once again, that the Heading 3 ceiling is inadequate to provide appropriate funding to the internal dimension of those priorities, as well as to other priority programmes, for example in the field of health, food safety and culture; considers that willingness of local authorities to do more than planned in their National Programme under shared management, to support the Union Resettlement Programme, should be further supported through the direct management strand of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF);
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 79 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Reiterates its long-standing conviction that the Heading 3 ceiling has proven vastly insufficient to adequately fund the internal dimension of essential challenges related on the one hand to internal security and citizens' safety, and on the other hand to migration;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 91 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Regrets Council’s arbitrary cuts of more than EUR 35 million in commitment appropriations to numerous programmes in the areas of culture, citizenship, justice, food and feed and public health, despite these programmes’ excellent implementation rates and already insufficient levels of financing that leave many high-quality projects unfunded; restores all lines at least to the level of the draft budget while proposing additional increases to relevant lines;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 123 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54 a. Notes that EMA is facing an increased workload and further budgetary needs in 2019 as a consequence of the decision of the UK to withdraw from the Union; believes that additional financial resources and staff should be authorised for a limited period so that EMA can transfer and retain the critical knowledge and skills necessary to continue to carry out its tasks effectively and to resume currently postponed activities;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 124 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 b (new)
54 b. Highlights the need for an adequate level of financial appropriations for agencies which will be dealing with new additional tasks, such as EFSA and its increased workload related to plant health, pesticides and novel foods in 2019;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 (new)
– having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special reports Nos 4/2014 entitled "Integration of EU water policy objectives with the CAP: a partial success" and 21/2017 entitled "Greening: a more complex income support scheme, not yet environmentally effective",
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission's staff working document (SWD(2017)153 final) on "Agriculture and Sustainable Water Management in the EU",
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 8 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides and the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Member State National Action Plans and on progress in the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides,
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides",
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas the EU spends a considerable amount on the new green payment, 12 billion euro per year, representing 30 % of all CAP direct payments and almost 8 % of the whole EU budget;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
C b. Whereas the European Court of Auditors concludes that the objective of the greening measure introduced with the last CAP reform – to enhance the CAP’s environmental performance – lacks specific targets for the measure’s contribution to the environment and climate and should be quantified where possible, not just for outputs, but also for results and impact;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2018/2037(INI)

C c. Whereas the European Court of Auditors concludes that the specific contribution of greening to achieving EU soil, climate and biodiversity targets is not clearly defined;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
C d. Whereas the European Court of Auditors concludes that the initial Commission proposal was more ambitious in environmental terms but lacked a clear demonstration of what the proposed greening practices would achieve and at the same time, the budget allocation for greening did not change, because it was based on a political decision and not on the policy’s delivery of environmental and climate-related objectives;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
C e. Whereas greening as currently implemented is unlikely to provide significant benefits for the environment and climate and has led to very limited change in farming practices which illustrates the significant deadweight in the policy’s design;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
C f. Whereas crop diversification is less beneficial for soil than crop rotation;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the Environmental Implementation Review (EIR), announced in 2016 (COM(2016)316 final), which is a tool to help deliver the benefits of EU environmental law and policies for businesses and citizens through better implementation,
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C g (new)
C g. Whereas the effect of grassland protection on net emissions from farmland could be enhanced through better targeting;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C h (new)
C h. Whereas the predominance of productive Ecological Focus Areas together with insufficient management requirements reduce the potential benefits of greening for biodiversity;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C i (new)
C i. Whereas Member States use the flexibility in greening rules to limit the burden on farmers and themselves, rather than to maximise the expected environmental and climate benefit;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C j (new)
C j. Whereas greening has had limited impact on Pillar II environmental measures;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the intensification of agricultural systems has put significant pressure on the environment, contributing to the decline of 55% of farmland birds over the past three decades, the decline of pollinators and insects, the poor status of grasslands with 80% of them in unfavourable conservation status, along with the continued loss of soil functions and increase in water pollution;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes the CAP sometimes sends conflicting signals by supporting measures with incompatible impacts, for example, the OECD argues that the potential impact of greening was largely offset by the impact of voluntary coupled support;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 58 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living across regions and Member States, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Regrets that currently, environmental and climate objectives are mainstreamed into the CAP through greening and cross-compliance, however, greening obligations are generally undemanding and only apply to a minority of beneficiaries;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 61 #

2018/2037(INI)

3 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make access to any direct payments conditional upon meeting a set of basic environmental and climate requirements encompassing the current cross-compliance and greening rules;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 62 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a complete intervention logic for the EU environmental and climate-related action regarding agriculture, including specific targets and based on up-to-date scientific understanding of the phenomena concerned;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 63 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define needs, inputs, processes, outcomes, results, impacts and the relevant external factors as part of the intervention logic;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 64 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define specific targets for the CAP’s contribution to the environmental and climate-related objectives of the EU;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 65 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop models and data sets regarding biodiversity, soil condition (including soil carbon content) and other relevant environmental and climate-related issues in order to make it possible to design an effective policy and subsequently to monitor and evaluate its implementation;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 66 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3 h. Calls on the Commission to review and take stock of the implementation of the current CAP, in building this proposal, the Commission should be guided by the following principles: - Farmers should only have access to CAP payments if they meet a set of basic environmental norms, these norms should encompass areas covered by the current GAECs and the generalized greening requirements (which are both meant to go beyond the requirements of environmental legislation); - Simplifying the system of CAP direct payments by avoiding artificial and confusing distinctions between essentially similar instruments, penalties for non- compliance with these combined norms should be sufficient to act as a deterrent; - In order to avoid double funding, all such basic norms should be fully incorporated in the environmental baseline for any programmed action regarding agriculture;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 67 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3 i. Specific, local environmental and climate-related needs can be appropriately addressed through stronger programmed action regarding agriculture that is based on the achievement of performance targets and funding reflecting an assessment of the average costs incurred and income foregone in relation to actions and practices going beyond the environmental baseline;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 68 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 j (new)
3 j. When Member States are given options to choose from in their implementation of the CAP, they should be required to demonstrate, prior to implementation, that the options they select are effective and efficient in terms of achieving policy objective;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 93 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the European Court of Auditors has underlined the fact that the green payments introduced as part of the 2013 reform create added complexity and bureaucracy, are difficult to understand, and fail to significantly enhance the CAP’s environmental and climate performance;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas intensive farming practices lead to dramatic losses of soils and wildlife, to pollution of freshwater resources, to overexploitation of groundwater, and to air pollution and whereas well designed policy instruments could participate to mitigate such negative impacts;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises that agro-ecological practices such as agroforestry can play an important role in this regard;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows a coherent implementation of environmental and climate actions such as greening, cross- compliance (which includes the good agricultural and environmental conditions –GAECs – and statutory management requirements – SMRs), as well as agri-environment-climate measures – AECMs – for rural development, so that farmers can deliver more efficiently and in a simpler and more targeted manner on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions; stresses the need to ensure a clear separation of measures under Pillar I and Pillar II;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 154 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls for development of a specific measure within rural development to encourage serious pesticide use reductions, based around the European Union's eight principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and encouraging uptakes of non-chemical alternatives;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 183 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for at least 50% of the CAP budget to be ring-fenced for environment and climate measures, in particular, with dedicated earmarking for biodiversity of at least 15 billion Euros per year;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Asks the Commission to ensure effective and realistic monitoring schemes, based on robust and scientific sampling methodologies to track progress on all objectives and to ensure financial sanctions where Member States cannot show sufficient effort to achieve the CAP objectives;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 254 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that respect for sustainable agricultural production, the precautionary principle on which EU food safety regulations are based, the farm-to- fork approach, reciprocity and the strict preservation of EU sanitary and phytosanitary standards and procedures on human and animal health and food safety, as defined under EU legislation, are fundamental and unshakable tenets of all EU Free Trade Agreements' negotiations for European agriculture;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Acknowledges the relevance of involving in the CAP decision-making process institutions and experts responsible for health and environmental policies affecting biodiversity, climate change, air, soil and water pollution;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the current political momentum should be used to shift to a circular plastics economy, that in line with the waste hierarchy, gives priority to the prevention of plastic waste generation;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the release of enormous quantities of plastic into the sea has not only an adverse impact on marine resources but also affects economic activities, inter alia by increasing the costs involved in cleaning nets and disposing of litter collected;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that preventing the generation of plastic waste upfront and boosting our plastics recycling performance are both key to protecting human health and the environment, and supporting a sustainable economic growth; calls on all stakeholders to consider the recent Chinese import ban on plastic waste as an opportunity tofor investing in state-of-the-art recycling capacity in the EUplastic waste prevention, for developing Eco-design requirements for all plastic and plastic containing products, and for investing in state-of-the-art in the EU for collection and sorting and recycling;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to ensure that the entire product and waste acquis is fully implemented;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 163 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to take into consideration the impact of plastics on carbon emissions, calls the Commission to update its "monitoring framework for the circular economy" to integrate indicators specifically for plastics, and in particular to monitor the decoupling of plastic generation from fossil feedstocks;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 176 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Member States to ban landfilling of plastic waste by 2030 and to manage it according to the provisions laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that civil society should be able to hold industry accountable for its commitmentcarrying out its obligations; asks the Commission to take this into account in the upcoming ‘New Deal for Consumers’;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls onUrges the Commission to come forward with anfulfil its obligation to update of the essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive by end of 2020, addressing in particular prevention, design for circularity and over-reuse, promoting high quality recycling and the reduction of excessive packaging; in this regard, calls on the Commission to provide clear guidelines on what should be considered "reusable" and "recyclable" plastic packaging;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 189 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to come forward with an update of the essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, which takes into account the material properties of each packaging and addressinges in particular prevention, design for circularity, multiple recycling and over- packaging;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 197 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls onReminds the Commission to make ‘circularity first’hat prevention is an overarching principle, also for non-packaging plastic items, by developing product standards and revising the eco-design legislative framework and calls on the Commission to further implement this by creating adequate economic and legislative incentives, in particular by broadening the scope of the eco-design legislation to cover all main plastic product groups, including non-energy related product groups, and to gradually include relevant resource efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design and to adopt eco- labelling provisions;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to come forward swiftly with quality standards in order to build trust and incentivise the market for secondary plastics; urges the Commission to develop various grades of recycling which are alignedis compatible with the functionality of different products, while safeguarding public health and food safety;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 222 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that the use of recycled plastic materials is not possible for food contact by the current legislation; therefore calls on the Commission to modernize the EU legislative framework for food contact materials, in order to facilitate the use of recycled plastic- and other, endlessly recycled materials where it is safe for human health;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce incentives for decreasing the use of the plastic materials and to support innovation in packaging in case of all the food products where the packaging in plastic is needed for the fight against food waste and to ensure human safety (fresh meat, dairy products, frozen products etc.), especially during the modernization of the current legislation on the food contact materials;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that mandatory rules on the use of minimum recycled content for specific products may be needed in order tonew plastic products, in accordance with product specific legislation concerning health, safety and environment, is a requirement in order to promote recycling, reduce the use of fossil-based virgin plastic, curb the excessive quantity of CO2 emitted in their production and thus drive the uptake of secondary raw materials;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 262 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that corporate and public procurement has the power to boost innovation in business models and select products that ensure resource efficiency; calls on the Commission to set up an EU learning network on circular procurement in order to harvest the lessons learnt from pilot projects; believes that voluntary, create a standard template and assessment system for tenders that can be reused in a practical way, together with systematic reporting on rate of circular procurement undertaken by public authorities and large corporate groups; believes that these actions could pave the way for binding rules on public circular procurement and their mandatory integration in sustainability reports;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights that local and regional authorities could contribute to the improvement of plastic recycling through their public procurement policies; believes that they should set eco-design criteria for the purchase of products and services by demanding products made of fully recyclable plastics and products, up to a certain percentage, made of recycled content;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 281 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the presence of a substance of concern should not be a blanket justification for precluding the recycling of waste streams for specific, well-defined and safe applications, since this could stifle innovation and discourage recycling potential in favour of incineration;deleted
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 304 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights that a transformation in consumer behaviour is pivotal in order to reduce plastic waste generation and littering; calls on the Commission and Member States to finance awareness campaigns, including in schools, to inform the public of the benefits of plastic waste prevention and the need to address littering;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 327 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recognises that restricting the use of single use plastic products will create opportunities for sustainable business models, including the use of alternative materials, such as materials that can be bio-based or endlessly recycled without loss of quality;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 334 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that there are various pathways to achieving high collection and recycling rates and a reduction in litter, including deposit-refundturn schemes or extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes; underlines that the choice of a certain scheme remains within the remit of the competent authority in the Member State, which can take local specificitiesstresses the need that the fees paid by the producer for the fulfilment of its EPR obligations are modulated by taking into account and ensresource that any existing well-performing and cost-efficient systems are not jeopardisedefficiency criteria,; calls on the Commission to consider options for a more unified approach in the EU to deposit schemes;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 343 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that effective extended producer responsibility schemes can have a positive environmental impact by reducing the generation of plastic waste and increasing its separate collection and recycling; welcomes the fact that Directive94/62/EC stipulates that Member States shall establish mandatory EPR schemes for all packaging by end of 2024 and calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of extending this obligation to other plastic products in accordance with Article 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 350 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that fiscal policy remains a Member State competence and opposes the introduction of an EU-wide plastics tax as a potential own resource stream for the EUTakes note of the Commission's proposal "on the system of Own Resources of the European Union" that introduces a national contribution calculated on the amount of non-recycled plastic packaging waste. Underlines that this proposal can create an incentive for Member States to reach the plastic packaging waste recycling targets laid down in the Directive 94/62/EC; however, this approach is not completely coherent with the principles defined in the waste hierarchy where priority shall be given to the prevention of waste generation;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 358 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a Directive "on port reception facilities" which aims to significantly reduce the burden and costs for fishermen of bringing fishing gear and plastic waste back to the port; underlines the important role that fishermen could play, in particular by collecting plastic waste from the sea during their fishing activity, and bringing it back to the port to undergo proper waste management. Stresses that Commission and Member States should incentivize this activity, so that waste derived from clean- up activities would not be covered by any cost recovery system, and fisherman shall not be charged a fee for its treatment;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 366 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly supports the Commission in coming forward with clear harmonisedpromoting existing harmonized standards and coming forward with additional standards, where appropriate, with regard to rules on both bio-based content and biodegradability, as a feedstock with specific independent property, in order to tackle existing misconceptions and misunderstandings about bio-plastics and/or biodegradable plastics which can derive from fossil or bio-based feedstock;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 378 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the importance of lifecycle assessments in order to demonstrate a reduced environmental impact for all bio-plasticsat fostering a sustainable bio-economy can contribute to decreasing Europe´s dependency on imported raw materials. Bio-based recyclable packaging and compostable biodegradable packaging could represent an opportunity to promote renewable sources for the production of packaging, where shown to be beneficial from life- cycle perspective;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 386 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that biodegradable plastics can help support the transition to a circular economy, but are not a universal remedy against marine litter; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a list of useful products and applications composed of biodegradable plastics, together with clear criteriaset of criteria for packaging when, in line with EU harmonized standards, biodegradable plastic would be preferable and provide an indicative list of useful products and applications. The indicative list should be the starting point for further R&D investments and market development of products and applications;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 398 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for a complete ban on oxo- degradable plastic, as this type of plastic does not safely biodegrade and therefore fails to deliver a proven environmental benefit;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 413 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines that several Member States, such as the UK, France and Italy, have already put in place national legislative measures for banning micro- plastics which are intentionally added to cosmetics; welcomes the scientific assessment that the ECHA is carrying out to examine the impacts of micro-plastics that are intentionally added to products in the context of the REACH restrictions, and to subsequently conclude whether European restrictions would be appropriate for addressing the negative effects linked to their presence on human health and the environment;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 436 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that an additional EUR 100 million will be invested to drive investment towards circular solutions under Horizon 2020 such as design options, the diversification of feedstock and innovative recycling technologies; supports the development of a Strategic Research Innovation Agenda on plastics to guide future funding decisions;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 446 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to make resources available to support further research and investment through the next Multiannual Financial Framework and the Research Framework Programme, reiterates the need to support stakeholder cooperation along the entire value chain through public private partnership to develop innovative solutions building on the circular economy model;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 482 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the EU to actively support the on-going discussions at the United nations and in other international foras, including the G7 and G20, with the aim to strengthen existing tools and develop a new "Global pact for the Environment" which shall include a binding mechanism to halt plastic pollution; stresses that EU should lead by example and ensure they aim for the same level of ambition at the international level as is already aimed for within the European Union;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the role of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in the EU; reiterates its longstanding position that any new initiatives within the MFF must be financed by new appropriations and not to the detriment of the existing programmes; reiterates also that the cuts made to Horizon 2020 and CEF to finance the extension of EFSI should be reversed in the 2019 budget; believes that the EU budget appropriations should promote an optimal regional and sectoral balance of EFSI investments, taking into account sustainable transport, social infrastructure, renewables and energy storage;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 40 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Commends the fact that the Commission proposal would enable reaching the target of 20 % of the budget being dedicated to climate spending in 2019; regrets, however. that the Commission has not followed up on Parliament’s request regarding offsetting the lower allocations made during the first years of the MFF; is concerned in this regard that in total only 19.3% of the EU budget 2014-2020 would be dedicated to climate-related measures which would prevent the EU from meeting its target of climate mainstreaming of at least 20% during 2014-2020; believes that more should be done through the development of an action plan within programmes with massive potential, as for example under Horizon 2020, EAGF, EAFRD, EMFF or LIFE+;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Welcomes the commitment of the Commission to improve the biodiversity tracking methodology; disapproves, however, the proposed decrease of the total contribution to biodiversity protection to 8,2% which is in contrast to the objective of halting and reversing the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services by 2020;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 53 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that several important legislrecently proposed initiatives, initiatives under negotiation or in the early stages of implementation, such as the latest Mobility Package: Europe on the Move III, European Defence Industrial Development Programme, the revision of the Dublin Regulation, the establishment of the Entry/Exit System and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System, the upgrading of the Schengen Information System and the initiative on interoperability of EU information systems for security, borders and migration management are expected to have significant budgetary implications for the 2019 budget, and underlines the importance of adequate financing to match the Union’s ambition in these areas;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 111 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Notes the overall increase in the draft budget 2019 of the allocations for the decentralised agencies, of +10.8 % (without taking into account assigned revenues) and +259 posts; welcomes the fact that for the majority of the agencies their own budget increases while the EU contribution decreases; highlights in this regard that EFSA and ECHA should be granted sufficient resources from the EU budget in order to increase their capacity, to enable the commissioning of independent scientific studies and to further ensure that the highest scientific standards are upheld and the health and safety of EU citizens protected; notes in this regard that Parliament is currently exploring the possibilities of further extending the fee- financing of decentralised agencies; notes with satisfaction that agencies with ‘new tasks’ (ESMA, EU-LISA and FRONTEX) are granted a significant increase in appropriations and establishment plan staff;
2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 59 #

2018/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasizes that, in addition to a uniform methodology for testing of dual quality of food and drink products, it is also necessary to develop a uniform methodology for evaluating the test results and interpreting the findings;
2018/04/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that deforestation and forest degradation are the second leading cause of global warming1 ; Emphasizes the importance of the right policy approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests in order to deliver both carbon and non-carbon benefits1a _________________ 1 https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/w hat-redd 1a Article 5 of the Paris Agreement
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Affirms the relevance of the type of forest management for the carbon balance in the tropics, as recent papers2a have pointed towards the subtler forms of degradation, and not only large scale deforestation as previously researched, likely to be a very significant source of carbon emissions accounting for more than half of emissions. _________________ 2aA.Baccini et al., 2017: Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Welcomes the publication of the Feasibility study4a on options to step up EU Action against deforestation commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Environment; notes that the EU is presented as a major economic actor where its demand for forest-risk commodities (of categories of annual crops (e.g. maize, soy), perennial crops (e.g. coffee, palm oil, rubber), livestock (e.g. beef), forest-based (timber, pellets) and extractive industries) plays a larger role than many other regions, with a notable exception of China; and EU demand is clearly a driver of the problem of global deforestation; _________________ 4aFinal report published in 1/2018; developed by a consortium led by COWI, and including Ecofys and Milieu; available at http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/p df/feasibility_study_deforestation_kh0418 199enn_main_report.pdf
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Acknowledges that forest crime, such as illegal logging, has been estimated3a to represent a value of 50-152 bln USD in 2016, up from 30-100 bln in 2014 and ranks number one in revenues among environmental crimes globally; notes that it has a serious role in financing organized crime and that it significantly impoverishes governments, nations and local communities due to uncollected revenues. _________________ 3a UNEP, 2017: The Rise of Environmental Crime report
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Notes that it is well established and uncontested that the conversion of tropical forest to agriculture, plantations and other land uses causes a significant loss of species, and particularly forest specialist species.
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Notes that more than half of commodities produced and exported into the global market are products of illegal deforestation6a.Taking into account agriculture-related forest risk- commodities, it is considered that 65 % of Brazilian beef exports, 9 % of Argentina’s beef export, 41 % of Brazil’s soy exports, 5 % of Argentina’s soy and 30 % Paraguay’s soy export are likely linked to illegal deforestation. Further notes that EU producers import significant amounts of feed and proteins from the developing countries. _________________ 6a Forest Trends Report Series, 2014: Consumer Goods and Deforestation: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Illegality in Forest Conversion for Agriculture and Timber Plantations
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 19 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1 g. Notes that recent research proves that agroforestry poly-cropping applied to e.g. cocoa, rubber, palm oil plantations can offer combined benefits in terms of biodiversity, productivity and positive social outcomes.
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Recalls the Bonn Challenge5a targeting the goal of restoring of 350 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2030 that could generate about US$ 170 billion per year in net benefits from watershed protection, improved crop yields and forest products, and could sequester up to 1.7 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent annually; _________________ 5ainfo available at https://www.iucn.org/theme/forests/our- work/forest-landscape-restoration/bonn- challenge
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1 h. Stresses that secondary forests, regenerating largely through natural processes after significant human or natural disturbance of the primary forests, provide, next to primary forests, also crucial ecosystem services, livelihood for local population as well timber provision; considers that as their survival is threatened also by illegal logging, any action addressing transparency and accountability of forest management should target also secondary, and not only primary forests;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1 i. Stresses that the gap in implementation of the EU Timber Regulation could be a driver for unsustainable management of forests in sourcing countries, as the chain of control is only as strong as its weakest link in the single market; notes in this context that in some Member States the act transposing the Regulation enters into force only in April 2018;7a _________________ 7aThe law transposing the EUTR enters into force in Slovakia on 1st April 2018
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1 j. Notes the opening of the public consultation on the products´ scope of the Timber Regulation; Considers that the possible choice in the questionnaire of the reduction of the scope to be covered by the Regulation is not a justified one given that illegal trade flourishes within the current scope of the Regulation; Further notes a favourable position of the European Confederation of the Woodworking Industries towards extending the scope of the Timber Regulation to all wood products;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 27 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 k (new)
1 k. Notes that the assessment of whether penalties laid down by Member States are effective, proportionate and dissuasive was not possible to be made in the Review of the EU Timber Regulation (2016)8aas the number of sanctions applied so far has been very low; questions the applied criterion for set penalties by some Member States being ´the national economic conditions´ given the international aspect of the crime ranking number one in environmental crimes in the world; _________________ 8a SWD(2016)34 final
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 28 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 l (new)
1 l. Notes that it was revealed that FLEGT export licences allow for illegally sourced wood to be mixed with legal timber and therefore could potentially be exported to the EU as compliant with EU Timber Regulation. 9a _________________ 9aThe Environmental Investigation Agency’s (EIA) and the Indonesian Forest Monitoring Network’s (Jaringan Pemantau Independen Kehutanan/JPIK)’s 2014 Permitting Crime Report found that some TLAS- licensed companies are involved in “timber laundering,” mixing illegally sourced woods with legal timber. Today, these woods could potentially be exported to the EU as FLEGT-licensed timber. Available at http://www.wri.org/blog/2018/01/indonesi a-has-carrot-end-illegal-logging-now-it- needs-stick primary source https://eia- international.org/wp- content/uploads/Permitting-Crime.pdf
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 m (new)
1 m. Notes the existence of models of community forestry/collective customary tenure which can bring a number of benefits10a including an increase in the forest area and in available water resources, fight against illegal logging by putting clear rules in place on timber access and a strong system of forest monitoring; proposes that more research and support is provided to help develop legal frameworks on community forestry; _________________ 10aa case from Nepal presented by ClientEarth, available at https://www.clientearth.org/what-can-we- learn-from-community-forests-in-nepal/
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 30 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 n (new)
1 n. Stresses that recognition of tenure rights of peoples e.g. via constitution is not necessarily applied in practice11a and therefore ensuring that tenure rights are respected should be actively screened by the EU for the purpose of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) and for individual cases of EU development funding; _________________ 11arecent case (WaTER project financed by DG DEVCO) of violation of tenure rights of Kenyan indigenous peoples Ogiek and Sengwer despite the recognition of their rights to land in the Constitution, particularly Article 63(2)(d)) and in the 2016 Community Land Act
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 31 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 o (new)
1 o. Recalls that the report by the Commission on the functioning of the Transparency Directive 2013/50/EU that introduces disclosure requirement for payments to governments by listed and large non-listed companies with activities in the extractive industry and logging of primary (natural and semi-natural) forests should be submitted by 27th November 2018 to the European Parliament and the Council; further notes that this should be accompanied by a legislative proposal; in light of a possible review calls on the Commission to consider extending the obligation to other industry sectors affecting forests, and to other forests than primary forests;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for better enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation, including on complex supply chains and imports from processing countries e.g. China, and to make sanctions more robust and dissuasive for all economic players in the single market proportionately to this being an international crime.
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Considers that efforts to halt deforestation must include local capacity- building, technological aid, the sharing of best practices between communities and support to help smallholders make the most effective use of their existing croplands without resorting to further forest conversion; stresses, in this context, the strong potential of agro-ecological practices to maximise ecosystem functions via mixed, high diversity planting, agroforestry and permaculture techniques, without resorting to input dependency or monocultures.
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to co-ordinate donor policies and ensure that development funding through these not be used to support the expansion of industrial scale logging into intact tropical forests; calls for suspension of funding for any project where a substantiated claim of such logging exists until such a claim is dismissed or correction measures are applied;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to expand the scope of the EU Timber Regulation to cover all products that are or may be made of wood, and that contain or may contain wood, taking into account impact on pulp and wood processing industries in the European Union and unfair competition with products currently not covered by the legislation (e.g. printed paper) entering the EU without any guarantee of the prime material being legally sourced wood.
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to maintain its commitment to step up ongoing negotiations on the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements; stresses the need to ensure that logging concessions awarded corruptly or illegally are not legitimised through the VPA and that these agreements are in line with international law and commitments concerning environmental protection, human rights and sustainable development, and that they bring about adequate measures for the conservation and sustainable management of forests, including the legal protection of the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples; recognising their tenure and customary rights.
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to create, as a supplementary element of Voluntary Partnership Agreements, follow-up legislation on such agreements along the lines of the EU Timber Regulation which includes both companies and financial institutions; nand to review functioning of existing VPA in practice ensuring that the joint assessment on the country’s timber legality assurance system functions as described in the VPA and that timber laundering could be excluded. Notes that the EU has regulated the supply chains of timber, fish and conflict minerals, but has not yet regulated any forest risk agricultural commodity supply chains; urges the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to implement the Timber Regulation, in order to better gauge its effectiveness;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a process that is triggered when conflict breaks out in a VPA partner country, including appointment of an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the risk of conflict timber and need for VPA suspension at all stages of negotiations where evidence that timber trade revenues are fuelling conflict;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU to establish a binding regulatory framework to ensure that all agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains are traceable back to the origin of the raw material; notes that the new technologies, e.g. blockchain technology can be used to track origin of commodities, and stresses that this could be used in practice to increase transparency around the origin of different commodities and practically remove forest degradation and deforestation from the supply chains
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to press ahead with developing anshow political will and leadership by committing to deliver as soon as possible before the end of this Commission's mandate an ambitious EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation, which would include concrete regulatory measures to ensure that no supply chains or financial transactions linked to the EU result in deforestation or, forest degradation or human rights violations.
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 82 #

2018/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of existing diplomatic and institutional processes and dialogues to encourage countries which process and/or import significant quantities of tropical timber, e.g. China or Vietnam, to adopt effective legislation banning the imports of illegally harvested timber and requiring operators to conduct due diligence;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 2250 804 135000 000 per school year.
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 2250 804 135000 000 per school year.
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 267 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 2250 804 135000 000 per school year. (Article 23) Or. en (Article 23, paragraph 2)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 271 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for school fruit and vegetables: EUR 1350 608 466000 000 per school year; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 272 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for school fruit and vegetables: EUR 1350 608 466000 000 per school year; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 273 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
(a) for school fruit and vegetables: EUR 1350 608 466000 000 per school year; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=FR)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 276 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for school milk: EUR 90 195 669100 000 000 per school year.; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 277 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for school milk: EUR 90 195 669100 000 000 per school year.; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 278 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for school milk: EUR 90 195 669100 000 000 per school year.; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=FR)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 285 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Without exceeding the overall limit of EUR 2250 804 135000 000 laid down in paragraph 1, any Member State may transfer once per school year up to 20% of either one or the other of its indicative allocations.; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=FR)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 239 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
However, where paying agencies are established at regional level, Member States shall, in addition, either accredit a paying agency at national level for aid schemes which, by their nature, have to be managed at national level or Member States shall confer the management of these schemes on their regional paying agencies. The accreditation of paying agencies accredited for period 2014-2020 shall be carried over to the programming period 2021-2027 provided that new system operations and procedures implemented by the paying agency will be subject of an examination of the accreditation criteria to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with point (a) of Article 10 (1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
However, where paying agencies are established at regional level, Member States shall, in addition, either accredit a paying agency at national level for aid schemes which, by their nature, have to be managed at national level or Member States shall confer the management of these schemes on their regional paying agencies. The accreditation of paying agencies accredited for period 2014-2020 shall be carried over to the programming period 2021-2027 provided that new system operations and procedures implemented by the paying agency will be subject of an examination of the accreditation criteria to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with point (a) of Article 10 (1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 319 #

2018/0217(COD)

A reserve intended to provide additional support for the agricultural sector for the purpose of market management or stabilisation or in the case of crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution (“the agricultural reserve”) shall be established at the beginning of each year in the EAGF. The initial amount of the agricultural reserve in 2021 shall be set up in the budget of the common agricultural policy.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 353 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The amount of the agricultural reserve shall be at least EUR 400 million in current prices at the beginning of each year of the period 2021-2027. The Commission may propose to adjust the amount of the annual reserve through the annual budgetary procedure or may adjust the amount of the agricultural reserve during the year when appropriate in view of market developments or perspectives in the current or following year, and taking into account the available appropriations under the EAGF.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 368 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Moreover, by derogation from point (d) of Article 12(2) of the Financial Regulation, the total unused amount of the crisis reserve available at the end of year 2020 shall be carried over to the year 2021 without being returned to the budgetary lines which cover the actions referred to in point (c) of Article 5(2) and made available for the financing of the agricultural reserve.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 452 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 454 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 457 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. In the event of legal proceedings or of an administrative appeal having suspensory effect, the period for automatic decommitment referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 shall, in respect of the amount relating to the operations concerned, be interrupted for the duration of those proceedings or that administrative appeal, provided that the Commission receives a substantiated notification from the Member State by 31 January of year N + 34.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 465 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) that part of the budget commitments for which a declaration of expenditure has been made but for which reimbursement has been reduced or suspended by the Commission at 31 December of year N + 23;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance to the objectives of the CAP as established by Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges and international commitments, it is appropriate to provide for a set of general objectives reflecting the orientations given in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’. A set of specific objectives should be further defined at Union level and applied by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. WhileIn order to strikinge a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, in line with the impact assessment, tMember States should be required to take action to achieve all specific objectives simultaneously. These specific objectives should translate the general objectives of the CAP into more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energy and environment.
2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to meet the environmental objectives of the CAP but also societal requirements in terms of increased food safety, the use of fertilising products with very low levels of heavy metals shall be promoted.
2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 124 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the tackling of water challenges, the protection and quality of soil and the protection and quality of biodiversity. The framework needs to be enhanced to take into account in particular the practices set until 2020 under the greening of direct payments, the mitigation of climate change and the need to improve farms sustainability, and in particular the nutrients and pesticides management. It is acknowledged that each GAEC contributes to multiple objectives. In order to implement the framework, Member States should define a national standard for each of the standards set at Union level taking into account the specific characteristics of the area concerned, including soil and climatic conditions, existing farming conditions, land use, crop rotation, farming practices and farm structures. Member States may also define in addition other national standards related to the main objectives laid down in Annex III in order to improve the environmental and climate delivery of the GAEC framework. As part of GAEC framework, in order to support both the agronomic and the environmental performance of farms, nutrients and pesticides management plans will be established with the help of a dedicated electronic Farm Sustainability Tool made available by the Member States to individual farmers. The tool should provide on-farm decision support starting from minimum nutrients and pesticides management functionalities. A wide interoperability and modularity should also ensure the possibility to add other electronic on-farm and e-governance applications. In order to ensure a level playing field between farmers and across the Union, the Commission may provide support to the Member States in the design of the Tool as well as with the data storage and processing services required.
2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 164 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) In order to be able to choose the best environmental solution, farmers should be fully informed about the level of potentially dangerous heavy metals such as cadmium and arsenic present in fertilising products. Farmers should be encouraged to use the fertilising products with low level of contaminants in order to protect the soil and human health.
2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as agro-ecology, conservation agriculture, agroforestry and integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources and biodiversity. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre- established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instrumentand investments should be adequate and based on sustainable forest management plans or equivalent instruments that should enhance achieving biodiversity targets and maximise forests’ potential of delivering effective carbon sequestration from the atmosphere as well as providing renewable biomass that can substitute fossil materials and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of active forests, including the afforestation of landas young and growing trees sequester more carbon from the atmosphere than old trees and/or the afforestation of land, fires and other disaster prevention and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration, including from mines, and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy.
2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans that maximise forests’ potential of delivering effective carbon sequestration from the atmosphere as well as providing renewable biomass that can substitute fossil materials and encourage knowledge and information sharing about European forest ecosystems; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 346 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food securitylong-term food and nutrition security while limiting overproduction;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 350 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation, improve the economic viability of farms on the local, national and international markets and short supply chains and value added products such as organic products;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 360 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energyincluding soil carbon sequestration in line with relevant international agreements and by maximising forests’ potential in this regard as well as providing renewable forest biomass that can substitute fossil materials;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 376 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and airenvironmental conservation, preservation and sustainable management of natural resources such as water, soil, air and forests, whilst seriously reducing chemical dependency;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 385 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversityhalting the decline of biodiversity, in particular pollinators, promote the application of sustainable forest management practices, lessen the dependency on pesticides, enhance ecosystem services, preserve and preservtore habitats and landscapes;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 416 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, decent jobs, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 424 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EUadapt agriculture to societal challenges and demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food wasta reduction of food waste and antibiotics use, as well as enhanced animal welfare.
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 516 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients and Plant Protection Products referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool.
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 767 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions, especially livestock sector and special crop production, that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties, and where other tools are not sufficient enough or don´t exist. Member States should be free to identify the sectors that should benefit from this. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regard.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 779 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirementsand voluntary requirements, including labelling provisions, established by national and Union law;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 805 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as agro-ecology, conservation agricultureagro- forestry and integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources and biodiversity. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover an incentive component additional costs and, income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre-established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 852 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) integrated production, promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil and other natural resources, while reducing pesticides dependency;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 876 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(aa) measures to support young or new beekeepers;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 881 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) actions to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products, including bee losses or productivity drops that it may incur for participant beekeepers;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 883 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of rural community cooperation cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP, particularly rural development.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 887 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to improve the pollination of honeybees and other wild pollinators.
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 921 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50%off of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 993 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation, including the enhancement of soil carbon and reduction of contaminants in fertilising products increasing soil pollution and risks to human health;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1127 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan at least the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer on the following basis:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1128 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan at least the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer on the following basis:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1197 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
d) investments in access to farm and forest land, and land consolidation.
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1240 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant support for agricultural, forestry and rural business knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1242 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Under this type of interventions Member States mayand the EU shall cover costs of any relevant action to promote innovation, access to training and advice and exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1242 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be definedthe Member States may define "genuine farmers" in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1243 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined- Member States may further more define 'genuine farmer' in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1244 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shallmay be defined, where the Member States so decides, in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1249 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) Member States may include other definitions in the CAP Strategic Plans that are considered necessary for the implementation of this regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1347 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm household income and resilience across the Union to enhance food securitylong-term food and nutrition security while limiting overproduction;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1366 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitivenes, improvement of the economic viability of farms on the local, national and international markets and short supply chains, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation and value added products such as organic;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1395 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energyincluding soil carbon sequestration, in line with relevant international agreements;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1405 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient managementenvironmental conservation and preservation of natural resources such as water, soil and air; reaching the good state foreseen in the relevant legislative instruments;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1411 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) a summary of areas where baseline information is missing or is insufficient for the purposes of providing a full description of current situation as regards the specific objectives laid down in Article 6 of this proposal and for the purposes of monitoring those objectives.
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1415 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserv in particular pollinators, lessen the dependency on pesticides, enhance ecosystem services, nature conservation, agroforestry and preserve and restore habitats and landscapes;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1455 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, decent jobs, growth, social inclusion, gender equality and local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and sustainable forestry;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1470 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) issues relating to the quality and quantity of data and indicators available for monitoring;
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1473 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EUaddress agriculture to societal challenges and demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food wasta reduction of food waste and antibiotics use, as well as enhanced animal welfare.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1520 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 2
2. Data needed for the context and impact indicators shall primarily come from established data sources, such as the Farm Accountancy Data Network and Eurostat. Where data for these indicators are not available or not complete, the gaps shall be addressed in the context of the European Statistical Program established under Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 , the legal framework governing the Farm Accountancy Data Network or through formal agreements with other data providers such as the Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency. Where data for certain indicators is not complete, the Commission shall propose alternative indicators based on the results of research and pilot projects, while considering also EU-wide data collections, such as the LUCAS survey. __________________ 40 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programs of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1526 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 3
3. Existing administrative registers such as the IACS, LPIS, animal and vineyard registers shall be maintained. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better meet the statistical needs of the CAP. Data from administrative registers shall be used as much as possible for statistical purposes and to monitor compliance, in cooperation with statistical authorities in Member States and with Eurostat.
2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1562 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.14 a (new)
I.14a Reducing contaminants such as cadmium and arsenic present in arable soil
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1568 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Results indicators – R.19 a (new)
R.19a Reducing contaminants in arable soil: share of farmers using low cadmium (Cd) content fertilisers or similar within the meaning of the EU regulation on EU fertilising products
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1579 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 6
Contribute to the protection of halting the decline in biodiversity, including agrobiodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1585 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
I.20a Agrobiodiversity Index, measuring varietal diversity within and among crop species
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1594 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I –Impact indicators – I.20 b (new)
I.20b Pollinators Index
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1601 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I –Result indicators – R.27 a (new)
R.27a Supporting the sustainable use of crop biodiversity: Share of EU utilised agricultural area (UAA) where crop rotation is practised
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1637 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I –Impact indicators – I.26 a (new)
I.26a Sustainable use of veterinary products in livestock: sales/use in food producing animals
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1642 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I –Impact indicators – I.27
I.27 Sustainable use of pesticides: Reduce risks and impactsdependency ofn pesticides**
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1644 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I –Impact indicators – I.27 a (new)
I.27a Sustainable use of biocides: Reduce dependency on biocides
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1654 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I –Result indicators – R.36 a (new)
R.36a Sustainable veterinary product use: Share of livestock units concerned by supported actions to limit the use of veterinary products in order to reduce risks and impacts of these products
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1659 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I –Result indicators – R.37
R.37 Sustainable pesticide use: Share of agricultural land concerned by supported specific actions which lead to a sustainable use of pesticides in order to reduce risks and impacts of pesticidepesticides dependency reductions
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1666 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I –Result indicators – R.37 a (new)
R.37a Sustainable biocides use: Share of agricultural land concerned by supported specific actions which lead to biocide dependency reductions
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1731 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
No bare soil in most sensitive period(s), managed in a way that avoids impact on biodiversity.
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1733 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Main objective of the standard
Protection of soils in winter Protection of agrobiodiversity
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1742 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 8 – Requirements and standards
Crop rotationAt least four years’ crop rotation with at least one leguminous crop on all arable land
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1744 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 8 – Main objective of the standard
Preserve the soil potential Break pest reproductive cycles Decrease susceptibility to pest attack Increase nitrogen fixing Provide animal fodder
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1761 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Main objective of the standard
Maintenance of non-productive features and area to improve on-farm biodiversity, especially boosting functional biodiversity and beneficial species
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1777 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 12 – Requirements and standards
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1): Article 55, first and second sentence Article 67
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1783 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 13 – Requirements and standards
Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71): Article 5(2) and Article 8(1) to (5) Article 12 with regard to restrictions on the use of pesticides in protected areas defined on the basis of the Water Framework Directive and Natura 2000 legislation. Article 13(1) and (3) on handling and storage of pesticides and disposal of remnants. Article 14, uptake of the eight principles of Integrated Pest Management.
2019/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1826 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay reduce the amount of direct paymentsbasic income support for sustainability to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceedingif the amount exceeds a threshold set up by each Member State, which may not be less than EUR 6150 000 as follows:. The reduction of the amount above the threshold set up by each Member State must beat least 15percent of payments, and a maximum of 100 per cent.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1839 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay reduce the amount of direct paymentsbasic income support to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceeding EUR 60 000 as follows:a financial ceiling set by the Member State
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1853 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by at least 25 % for the tranche between EUR 60 000 and EUR 75 000;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1854 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by at least 25 % for the tranche between EUR 60 000 and EUR 75 000;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1855 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by at least 25 % for the tranche between EUR 60 000 and EUR 75 000;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1866 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by at least 50 % for the tranche between EUR 75 000 and EUR 90 000;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1868 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by at least 50 % for the tranche between EUR 75 000 and EUR 90 000;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1871 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by at least 50 % for the tranche between EUR 75 000 and EUR 90 000;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1884 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by at least 75 % for the tranche between EUR 90 000 and EUR 100 000;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1886 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by at least 75 % for the tranche between EUR 90 000 and EUR 100 000;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1887 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by at least 75 % for the tranche between EUR 90 000 and EUR 100 000;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1898 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 100 % for the amount exceeding EUR 100 000.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1904 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 100 % for the amount exceeding EUR 100 000.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1905 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 100 % for the amount exceeding EUR 100 000.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1960 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the direct support referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 29
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1966 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standarentire amounts of labour costs and salaries linked to an agricultural activity and related activities at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1969 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standarctual labour costs and salaries linked to an agricultural and agriculture related activity at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1970 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standarctual labour costs and salaries linked to an agricultural and related activity at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1971 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standarctual labour costs and salaries linked to an agricultural and related activity at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2004 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules establishing a harmonised basis for calculation for the reduction of payments laid down in paragraph 1 to ensure a correct distribution of the funds to the entitled beneficiaries.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2689 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) integrated production, promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil and other natural resources, while reducing pesticide dependency;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2889 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) actions to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products, including bee losses or productivity drops;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2890 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) actions to support national, regional and local laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2898 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to improve pollination and the health of honeybees and other wild pollinators;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2908 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to support of young or new beekeepers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3321 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall incentivise the setting up of local markets and short supply chains considering their limited carbon footprint.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3340 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3341 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the relevant use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3342 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3398 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken usually for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justified cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period in their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3399 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken usually for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justified cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period in their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3400 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken usually for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justified cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period in their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3401 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justifiedrelevant cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period in their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3508 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) investments in access to farm and forest land, and in land consolidation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3596 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) d) investments in access to farm and forest land, land consolidation
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3630 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the installation of youngand maintenance in rural area of young farmers and new farmers who fulfil the conditions included in the definition set out in point (e) of Article 4(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3660 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. for a period of maximum 10 years Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000 and may be combined with financial instruments.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3801 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant support for agricultural, forestry and rural business knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3804 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Under this type of interventions Member States mayand the EU shall cover costs of any relevant action to promote innovation, access to training and advice and exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3879 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year ofrelevant financial period. Expenditures will be subject to reimbursement following the approval of the CAP Strategic Plan by the Commission.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3941 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3952 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 675% of the eligible expenditure for payments under Article 66;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4070 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 1025% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4080 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 1025% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4082 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 1025% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4095 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first sub- paragraph, Member States that in accordance with Article 53(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 used for the purpose of voluntary coupled support more than 13% of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to that Regulation, may decide to use for the purpose of coupled income support more than 10% of the amount set out in Annex VII. The resulting percentage shall not exceed the percentage approved by the Commission for voluntary coupled support in respect of claim year 2018.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4096 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first sub- paragraph, Member States that in accordance with Article 53(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 used for the purpose of voluntary coupled support more than 13% of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to that Regulation, may decide to use for the purpose of coupled income support more than 10% of the amount set out in Annex VII. The resulting percentage shall not exceed the percentage approved by the Commission for voluntary coupled support in respect of claim year 2018.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4115 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 25 %, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 1025 % is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4116 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 25%, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 1025% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4339 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) a summary of the areas where baseline information is missing or is insufficient for the purposes of providing a full description of the current situation as regards the specific objectives laid down in Article 6 of this proposal and for the purposes of monitoring those objectives;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4388 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the annual planned outputs for the intervention, and where relevant, a breakdown per uniform or average unit amount of support;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4392 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point g – introductory part
(g) the annual planned unit amount of support, its justification and a justified maximum upper variation of that unit amount as referred to in Article 89. Where applicable, the following information shall also be provided:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4394 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the resulting annual financial allocation for the intervention, as referred to in Article 88. Where applicable, a breakdown on amounts planned for grants and amounts planned for financial instruments shall be provided;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4404 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
1. The target plan referred to in point (e) of Article 95(1) shall consist of a recapitulative table showing the targets as referred to in point (a) of Article 97(1), indicating the break-down in annual milestones.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4626 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) issues relating to the quality and quantity of data and indicators available for monitoring;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4887 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 2
2. Data needed for the context and impact indicators shall primarily come from established data sources, such as the Farm Accountancy Data Network and Eurostat. Where data for these indicators are not available or not complete, the gaps shall be addressed in the context of the European Statistical Program established under Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 , the legal framework governing the Farm Accountancy Data Network or through formal agreements with other data providers such as the Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency. Where data for certain indicators are not complete, the Commission shall propose alternative indicators based on the results of research an pilot projects while also considering EU wide data collections such as the LUCAS survey. _________________ 40 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programs of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU, should be respected in the implementation of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspectivemainstreaming and gender equality, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to enable the ERDF to provide support under ETC/Interreg in terms of both investments in infrastructure and the associated investments, training and integration activities, for the improvement and development of administrative skills and competences, it is necessary to provide that the ERDF may also provide support for activities under the specific objectives of the ESF+, set up under Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council [new ESF+]18. __________________ 18 [Full reference - new ESF+].
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should set out the different types of activities the costs of which may be supported by means of investments from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, under their respective objectives as set out in the TFEU. The Cohesion Fund should be able to support investments in the environment and in TEN-T. With regard to the ERDF, the list of activities should be simplified and it should be able to support investments in infrastructure, investments in relation to access to services, productive investments in SME's, equipment, software and intangible assets, as well as measures with regard to information, communication, studies, networking, cooperation, exchange of experiences and activities involving clusters. In order to support the programme implementation, both funds should also be able to support technical assistance activities including for the improvement and development of administrative skills and competences. Finally, in order to support provide for a broader range of interventions for Interreg programmes, the scope should be enlarged to also include the sharing a broad range of facilities and human resources and costs linked to measures within the scope of the ESF+.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) 'a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation' and efficient public administration ('PO 1') by:
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) ensuring the protection of intellectual property rights;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv b (new)
(ivb) promoting public administration modernisation and innovation;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv c (new)
(ivc) strengthening cyber security
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
(iva) developing social entrepreneurship and social innovation
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 45 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Member States of group 1 shall allocate at least 875 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 60 % to PO 1;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 47 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States of group 2 shall allocate at least 435 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 49 #

2018/0197(COD)

(c) Member States of group 3 shall allocate at least 350 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 3025 % to PO 2.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 50 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) productive investments in SMEs and also in other domestic enterprises, if acting in clear public interest and focusing on projects which would not have been implemented without ERDF support;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 52 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) development of sustainable, climate resilient, intelligent and intermodal national, regional and local mobility, including improved access to TEN-T and cross-border mobility;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 53 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) promotion of sustainable multimodal urban mobility;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 55 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure an appropriate balance between investments under points (a), (b), (c) and (bd).
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 37 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
(63) Trans-European transport networks projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [new CEF Regulation]25 will continue to be financed from the Cohesion Fund via both shared management and the direct implementation mode under the Connecting Europe Facility ('CEF'). Building on the successful approach of the 2014-2020 programming period, EUR 10 000 000 000 of the Cohesion Fund should be transferred to the CEF for this purpose. _________________ 25 Regulation (EU) […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of […] on [CEF] (OJ L […], […], p. […])]
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and efficient public administration;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 51 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. However, the Commission shall implement the amount of support from the Cohesion Fund transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility ('CEF'), the European Urban Initiative, Interregional Innovative Investments, the amount of support transferred from the ESF+ to transnational cooperation, the amounts contributed to InvestEU37 and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission under direct or indirect management in accordance with [points (a) and (c) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation. _________________ 37 [Regulation (EU) No […] on […] (OJ L […], […], p. […])].
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 75 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Member State fails to take effective action in response to a request made in accordance with paragraph 1, within the deadlines set out in paragraphs 3 and 4, the Commission may suspend all or part of the paycommitments for the programmes or priorities concerned in accordance with Article 91.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 77 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall make a proposal to the Council to suspend all or part of the commitments or payments for one or more of the programmes of a Member State in the following cases:
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 78 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Priority shall be given to the suspension of commitments; payments shall be suspended only when immediate action is sought and in the case of significant non- compliance. The suspension of payments shall apply to payment applications submitted for the programmes concerned after the date of the decision to suspend.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 79 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
The Commission may, on grounds of exceptional economic circumstances or following a reasoned request by the Member State concerned addressed to the Commission within 10 days of adoption of the decision or recommendation referred to in the previous sub-paragraph, recommend that the Council cancel the suspension referred to in the same sub- paragraph.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 82 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. The scope and level of the suspension of commitments or payments to be imposed shall be proportionate, shall respect the equality of treatment between Member States and shall take into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, in particular the level of unemployment, the level of poverty or social exclusion of the Member State concerned in relation to the Union average and the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The impact of suspensions on programmes of critical importance to address adverse economic or social conditions shall be a specific factor to be taken into account.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 85 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 5
A decision concerning the lifting of the suspension of payments shall be taken by the Council on a proposal by the Commission where the applicable conditions set out in in the first sub- paragraph are fulfilled.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 158 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 2021: 0.52 %;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 160 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 2022: 0.52 %;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 162 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 2023: 0.52 %;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 164 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 2024: 0.52 %;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 166 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) 2025: 0.52 %;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 168 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) 2026: 0.52 %
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 169 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) 2027: 2 %
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 170 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the Member State has failed to take the necessary action in accordance with Article 15(6).deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 174 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 3
3. 0,35 % of the global resources after the deduction of the support to the CEF referred to in Article 104(4), shall be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 177 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4
4. The amount of support from the Cohesion Fund to be transferred to the CEF shall be EUR 10 000 000 000. It shall be spent for transport infrastructure projects by launching specific calls in accordance with Regulation (EU) [number of new CEF Regulation] exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act, setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Cohesion Fund allocation to the CEF, which amount shall be determined on a pro rata basis for the whole period. The Cohesion Fund allocation of each Member State shall be reduced accordingly. The annual appropriations corresponding to the support from the Cohesion Fund referred to in the first subparagraph shall be entered in the relevant budget lines of the CEF as of the 2021 budgetary exercise. 30% of the resources transferred to the CEF shall be available immediately after the transfer to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) [the new CEF Regulation]. Rules applicable for the transport sector under Regulation (EU) [new CEF Regulation] shall apply to the specific calls referred to in the first subparagraph. Until 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 70% of the resources transferred to the CEF. As of 1 January 2024, resources transferred to the CEF which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) [the new CEF Regulation].deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 178 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The amount of support from the Cohesion Fund to be transferred to the CEF shall be EUR 10 000 000 000. It shall be spent for transport infrastructure projects by launching specific calls in accordance with Regulation (EU) [number of new CEF Regulation] exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 179 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall adopt an implementing act, setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Cohesion Fund allocation to the CEF, which amount shall be determined on a pro rata basis for the whole period.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 180 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The Cohesion Fund allocation of each Member State shall be reduced accordingly.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 181 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
The annual appropriations corresponding to the support from the Cohesion Fund referred to in the first subparagraph shall be entered in the relevant budget lines of the CEF as of the 2021 budgetary exercise.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 182 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
30% of the resources transferred to the CEF shall be available immediately after the transfer to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) [the new CEF Regulation].deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 183 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
Rules applicable for the transport sector under Regulation (EU) [new CEF Regulation] shall apply to the specific calls referred to in the first subparagraph. Until 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 70% of the resources transferred to the CEF.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 185 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 7
As of 1 January 2024, resources transferred to the CEF which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) [the new CEF Regulation].deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 148 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The taxonomy framework for investing in sustainable investments should primarily serve to facilitate investment of this type and should not be a tool for forced reallocation of investment from other projects. The taxonomy framework for investing in sustainable investments should not fundamentally affect the availability/costs of other forms of financing. It is necessary to consider what impacts the “sustainable” instruments can have on the “non-sustainable” ones that have been realised earlier. Also it is important to stipulate that this Regulation should only be applicable to new investments to avoid retroactivity effect.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 249 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the criteria for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable for the purposes of establishing the degree of environmental sustainability of an investment particular investment project, based on its carbon exposure.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 257 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) measures adopted by Member States or by the Union setting out any sustainability-related requirements on market actors in respect of financial products or corporate bonds that are marketlabelled as environmentally sustainable in order to prevent greenwashing.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 269 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) financial market participants offering financial products labelled as environmentally sustainable, investments or as investments having similar characteristics order to prevent greenwashing.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 334 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a The criteria shall take into account the specificities of the different sectors, geographical dispositions, environmental, social and economic externalities within a cost-benefit analysis. Relevant economic activities within major economic sectors, including among others agriculture, construction, energy, transportation and production, should qualify as environmentally sustainable and should be treated equally if they contribute towards one or more of the environmental objectives laid out in this Regulation. The potential capacity to contribute towards those environmental objectives may vary across sectors and regions, which should be reflected in the criteria.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 413 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) generating, storing or using renewable energy or climate-neutral energy (including carbon-neutrallow-carbon energy), including through using innovative technology with a potential for significant future savings or through necessary reinforcement of the grid;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 473 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) increasing preparing for safe and technically proven final disposal of waste;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 77 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) It is therefore necessary to ensure a comprehensive and, continuous and inclusive risk communication process throughout risk analysis, involving Union and national risk assessors and risk managers. That process should be combined with an open dialogue between all interested parties to ensure the coherenceprevalence of public interest, accuracy and consistency within the risk analysis process.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Particular emphasis should be placed on explaining in a coherent, appropriatlear, objective and timely manner not only risk assessment findings themselves but also how these are utilized to help inform risk management decisions along with other legitimate factors, where relevant.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The general plan should lay down the practical arrangements for making available to the public the necessary information to achieve a high level of transparency of the risk management process. It should identify the key factors to be taken into account when risk communications’ activities are considered, such as the different levels of risk, the nature of the risk and its potential public health impact, who and what are directly or indirectly affected by the risk, the levels of risk exposure, the ability to control risk and other factors that influence risk perception including the level of urgency as well as the applicable legislative framework and relevant market context. The general plan should also identify the tools and channels to be used and should establish appropriate mechanisms to ensure coherenteffective risk communication.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Transparency of the risk assessment process contributes to the Authority acquiring greater legitimacy in the eyes of the consumers and general public in pursuing its mission, increases their confidence in its work and ensures that the Authority is more accountable to the Union citizens in a democratic system. It is therefore essential to maintainrebuild the confidence of the general public and other interested parties in the risk analysis process underpinning Union food law and in particular in the risk assessment, including the organisation and independence of the Authority and transparency.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The Fitness Check of the General Food Law identified certain shortcomings in the long-term capabilcity of the Authority to maintain its high-level expertise. In particular, there has been a decrease in the number of candidates applying to be members of the Scientific Panels. The system has thus to be strengthened and Member States should take a more active roleMember States should support the dissemination of the Authority’s calls for expressions of interest for membership of the Scientific Panels and Scientific Committee, to ensure that a sufficient pool of experts is available to meet the needs of the Union risk assessment system in terms of high level of scientific expertise, independence and multidisciplinary expertise.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) To preserve the independence of the risk assessment from risk management and from other interests at Union level, it is appropriate that the nominaselection of the members of the Scientific Panels by the Member States, their selection by the Executive Director of the Authority and their appointment by the Management Board of the Authority are based on strict criteria ensuring the excellence and independence of the experts while ensuring the required multidisciplinary expertise for each Panel. It is also essential to this end that the Executive Director whose function is to defend EFSA’s interests and in particular the independence of its expertise has a role in the selection and appointment of those scientific experts. Further measures should also be put in place to ensure that scientific experts have the means to act independently and to dedicate sufficient time to their risk assessment work for the Authority.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) It is essential to ensure the efficient operation of the Authority and to improve the sustainability of its expertise. It is therefore necessary to strengthen the support provided by the Authority and the Member States to the work of the Authority’s Scientific Panels. In particular, the Authority should organise the preparatory work supporting the Panels’ tasks, including by requesting the Authority’s staff or national scientific organisations networking with the Authority to draft preparatory scientific opinions to be peer-reviewed and adopted by the Panels. This should be without prejudice to the independence of the Authority’s scientific assessments.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Provisions exist on the content of applications for authorisations. It is essential that the application for authorisation submitted to the Authority for its risk assessment meets the applicable specifications to ensure the best quality scientific assessment by the Authority. Applicants and in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises do not always have a clear understanding of these specifications. It should be thus appropriate that the Authority provides advice to a potential applicant, upon request, on the applicable rules and the required content of an application for authorisation, before an application is formally submitted, while not entering into the design of the studies to be submitted that remain the applicant’s responsibility. To ensure the transparency of this process, the advice of the Authority should be made public. By 36 months after the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission should evaluate the impact of these pre-submission meetings on the functioning of the Authority. It should particularly evaluate their impact on the allocation of the Authority’s resources and its independence.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The Authority should have knowledge of the subject matter of all studies performed by an applicant with a view to a future application for an authorisation or renewal under Union food law. To this end, it is necessary and appropriate that business operators commissioning the studies and laboratories carrying them out notify those studies to the Authority when commissioned. Information about the notified studies should be made public only once a corresponding application for authorisation has been made public in accordance with the applicable rules on transparency.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Food safety is a sensitive matter of prime interest for all Union citizens. While maintaining the principle that the burden is on the industry to prove compliance with Union requirements, it is important to establish an additional verification tool to address specific cases of high societal importance where there is a controversy on safety issues, namely the commissioning of additional studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in the context of risk assessment. Considering that it would be financed by the Union budget and that the use of this exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate, the Commission should be resThis exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate and should not replace the application of the precautionary principle in the presence of scientific uncertainty. The Commission, the Member States and the European Parliament should have the ponssible for triggering theility to ask the Authority to commissioning of such verification studies. Account should be taken of the fact that in some specific cases the studies commissioned may need to have a wider scope than the evidence at stake (for example new scientific developments becoming available).
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 140 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) TAs a Party to the Aarhus Convention, the Union has recognised that, in the field of environment, access to information and public participation in decision-making enhance the quality and the implementation of decisions, contribute to the public awareness of environmental issues, give the public the opportunity to express its concerns and enable public authorities to take due account of such concerns. However, the Fitness Check of the General Food Law demonstrated that although the Authority has made considerable progress in terms of transparency, the risk assessment process, especially in the context of authorisation procedures covering the agri-food chain, is not always perceived as fully transparent. This is also partly due to the different transparency and confidentiality rules that are laid down not only in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 but also in other Union legislative acts covering the agri-food chain. Their interplay can impact on the acceptability of the risk assessment by the general public.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 152 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) To determine what level of proactive disclosure strikes the appropriate balance, the relevant rights of the public toneed to ensure transparency in the risk assessment process, should be weighted up against the rights of commercial applicants, taking into account the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Accordingly and with respect to the procedures governing requests for authorisation procedures provided in Union food law, experience gained so far has shown that certain information items are generally considered sensitive and should remain confidential across the different sectoral authorisation procedures. It is appropriate to lay down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 a general horizontal exhaustive list of information items whose disclosure may be considered to significantly harm the commercial interests concerned and should not therefore be disclosed to the public, (“general horizontal list of confidential items”). Only in very limited and exceptional circumstances relating to foreseeable health effects and urgent needs to However, this information can only be kept secret if the applicant opposing its disclosure proves, with verifiable justifications, that proactive disclosure would significantly harm the commercial interests concerned. The exceptions to the principle of transparency must be interproetect human health, animal health or the environment, such information should be disclosedd strictly. In any event, even when the publication of the information is considered to undermine the commercial interests, the information cannot be kept secret if disclosure is requested and is of overriding public interest.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 163 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Furthermore, in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the different provisions applying to the Authority, it is also appropriate to provide for a Commissionconduct an independent evaluation of the Authority, in accordance with the Common Approach on Decentralised Agencies. The evaluation should, in particular, review the procedures for selecting the members of Scientific Committee and Panels, for their degree of transparency, cost- effectiveness, and suitability to ensure independence and competence, and to prevent conflicts of interests.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 166 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) To ensure that sectoral specificities with respect to confidential information are taken into account, it is necessary to weigh up the relevant rights of the public to transparency in the risk assessment process, including those flowing from the Aarhus Convention35 ,benefit from proactive disclosure of information related to the risk assessment process against the rights of commercial applicants, taking into account the specific objectives of sectoral Union legislation as well as experienced gained. Accordingly, it is necessary to amend Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to provide for additional exhaustive list of confidential items to those set out in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. The new provisions on active dissemination laid down in this Regulation and the assessment of confidentiality request by the Authority shall not in any manner limit the scope of the rights given by Regulations 1049/2001 and 1367/2006. __________________ 35 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p.13).
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) In order to further strengthen the link between risk assessors and risk managers at Union and national levels, as well as the coherence and consistency of risk communicwith other stakeholders in the food chain such as economic operators, consumer and other civil society organisations, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to adopt a general plan on risk communication on matters covering the agri-food chain. IThe general plan on risk communication shall lay down the practical arrangements for making available to the public the necessary information to achieve a high level of transparency of the risk management process. Therefore, it is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point b
(b) promote consistency and transparency in formulating risk management options and recommendations;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 195 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c
(c) provide a sound basis for understanding risk management decisions; including information on:
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c a (new)
(ca) the risk management options considered including, as appropriate, the possibility to adopt provisional measures within the meaning of Article 7 of this Regulation;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c b (new)
(cb) the extent to which the various risk management options under consideration reflect the degree of uncertainty of the risk assessment, and the level of consumer and animal health and environmental protection each of these options would achieve;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c c (new)
(cc) as foreseen under Article 6(3) of this Regulation, the factors, other than the results of the risk assessment, which were considered by the risk managers, and how these factors were weighed up against each other;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 204 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point e
(e) promote appropriatebalanced involvement of all interested parties, including economic operators of the food chain, consumer and other civil society organisations; and,
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 206 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point f
(f) ensure appropriatequitable exchange of information with these interested parties in relation to risks associated with the agri- food chain.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point a
(a) ensure that accurate, appropriacomplete and timely information is interactively exchanged, including with all interested parties, based on the principles of transparency, openness, and responsiveness;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point e
(e) be accessible, including to those not directly involved in the process, while taking into account confidentiality and protection of personal data.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) identify the appropriate main tools and channels to be used for risk communication purposes, taking into account the needs of relevant target audience groups; and, to ensure the balanced involvements of all interested parties including economic operators of the food chain, consumer and other civil society organisations;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) establish appropriate mechanisms in order to strengthen coherence of risk communication amongst risk assessors and risk managers and ensure an open dialogue amongst all interested parties., including by systematically acknowledging and explaining, where they exist, divergences in scientific assessment or in the appreciation of the acceptable level of risk
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 222 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) lay down the practical arrangements and timeline for making the following information available to the public:
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) the agendas and detailed minutes of the meetings of the Authority’s Scientific Committee, Scientific Panels and working groups;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 224 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) at an early stage of the risk management process, the draft risk management measures under consideration;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d e (new)
(de) the agendas and detailed minutes of the meetings of the working groups of governmental experts where the risk management measures are discussed;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d f (new)
(df) the agendas and detailed summary reports of the meetings of the regulatory committees where the risk management measures are discussed and put to a vote, including an explanation of the votes by individual Member States and the information referred to under Article 8a(c).
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 10
1a. Article 10 is replaced by the following: 1. Without prejudice to the applicable provisions of Community and national law on access to documents, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a food or feed may present a risk for human or animal health, then public authorities shall take appropriate and timely steps to inform the general public of the nature of the risk to health, identifying to the fullest extent possible the concerned products, the risk that they may present, and the measures which are taken or about to be taken to prevent, reduce or eliminate that risk. This paragraph shall also apply in case of suspected non-compliances resulting from possible intentional violations of applicable Union legislation perpetrated through fraudulent or deceptive practices. 2. For the purpose of ensuring the uniform implementation of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts on the modalities of its application by 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 238 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a – point b
(b) one member and substitute member appointed by the European Parliament, with the right to vote.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 248 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5
5. The members of the Scientific Committee who are not members of the Scientific Panels, the members of the Scientific Panels and the additional members referred to in paragraph 5ba shall be appointed by the Management Board, acting upon a proposal from the Executive Director, for a five year term of office, which may be renewable, following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, in relevant leading scientific publications and on the Authority’s website of a call for expressions of interest.”, for a renewable five year term of office in accordance with the following procedure: (a) A call for expressions of interest shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, in relevant leading scientific publications and on the Authority's website; (b) Member States shall ensure the broad dissemination of the call for expressions of interest across the scientific community; (c) On the basis of the applications received and in accordance with the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules applicable to Scientific Panels’ members, the Executive Director shall draw for each Scientific Panel a list of experts larger than the number of members to be appointed. The Executive Director may not draw up such a list where he/she can justify that the applications received do not allow him, given the criteria for selection set up in point d) of this paragraph, to draw up a larger list. The Executive Director shall submit the list to the Management Board for appointment. (d) The nominations by the Member States, the selection by the Executive Director and the appointments by the Management Board shall be made on the basis of the following criteria: (i) A high level of scientific expertise; (ii) Independence and absence of conflict of interests in accordance with Article 37(2) and the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules on the independence of the Scientific Panels’ members; (iii) Meeting the needs for the specific multi-disciplinary expertise of the Panel to which they will be appointed and the applicable language regime. (e) The Management Board shall ensure that the broadest possible geographical distribution is achieved in the final appointments.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 250 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a
“5a. The members of the Scientific Panels shall be appointed by the Management Board for a renewable five year term of office in accordance with the following procedure: (a) The Executive Director, after consulting the Management Board, shall send to the Member States the request for the specific multidisciplinary expertise needed in each Scientific Panel and shall indicate the number of experts to be nominated by the Member States. The Executive Director shall notify the Member States of the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules applicable to Scientific Panels’ members. Member States shall launch a call for interest as a basis for theirdeleted Member States shall nominate On the basis of the nominations. The Executive Director shall inform the Management Board of the requests sent to the Member States. (b) experts with a view to collectively reach the number indicated by the Executive Director. Each Member State shall nominate at least 12 scientific experts. Member States may nominate nationals of onominations by ther Member States. (c) made by Member States, the Executive Director shall draw for each Scientific Panel a list of experts larger than the number of members to be appointed. The Executive Director may not draw up such a list where he/she can justify that the nominations received do not allow him, given the criteria for selection set up in point d) of this paragraph, to draw up a larger list. The Executive Director shall submit the list to the Management Board for appointment. (d) States, the selection by the Executive Director and the appointments by the Management Board shall be made on the basis of the following criteria: (i) (ii) conflict of interests in accordance with Article 37(2) and the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules on the independence of the Scientific Panels’ members; (iii) Meeting the needs for the specific multi-disciplinary expertise of the Panel to which they will be appointed and the applicable language regime. (e) ensure that the broadest possible geographical distribution is achieved in the final appointments.A high level of scientific expertise; Independence and absence of The Management Board shall
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 251 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a
(b) The following paragraphs 5a to 5gf are inserted: "5a. TWhe members of the Scientific Panels shall be appointed by the Management Board for a renewable five year term of office in accordance with the following procedure: (a) consulting the Management Board, shall send to the Member States the request for the specific multidisciplinary expertise needed in each Scientific Panel and shall indicate the number of experts to be nominated by the Member States. The Executive Director shall notify the Member States of the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules applicable to Scientific Panels’ members. Member States shall launch a call for interest as a basis for their nominations. The Executive Director shall inform the Management Board of the requests sent to the Member States. (b) Member States shall nominate experts with a view to collectively reach the number indicated by the Executive Director. Each Member State shall nominate at least 12 scientific experts. Member States may nominate nationals of other Member States. (c) made by Member States, the Executive Director shall draw for each Scientific Panel a list of experts larger than the number of members to be appointed. The Executive Director may not draw up such a list where he/she can justify that the nominations received do not allow him, given the criteria for selection set up in point d) of this paragraph, to draw up a larger list. The Executive Director shall submit the list to the Management Board for appointment. (d) States, the selection by the Executive Director and the appointments by the Management Board shall be made on the basis of the following criteria: (i) (ii) conflict of interests in accordance with Article 37(2) and the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules on the independence of the Scientific Panels’ members; (iii) Meeting the needs for the specific multi-disciplinary expertise of the Panel to which they will be appointed and the applicable language regime. (e) ensure that the broadest possible geographical distribution is achieved in the final appointments. 5b. When the Authority identifies that specific expertise is missing in a Panel or several Panels, the Executive Director shall propose additional members of the Panel(s) for appointment to the Management Board in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 5. n the Authority identifies that specific expertise is missing in a Panel or several Panels, the Executive Director shall propose additional members of the Panel(s) for appointment to the Management Board in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraphs. The Executive Director, after On the basis of the nominations The nominations by the Member A high level of scientific expertise; Independence and absence of The Management Board shall 5cb. The Management Board shall adopt, on the basis of a proposal of the Executive Director, rules on the detailed organisation and timing of the procedures set up in paragraphs 5a and 5ba of the present Article. 5d. Thec. Member States shall put in place measures ensuring that the members of the Scientific Panels shall act independently and remain free from conflict of interests as provided for in Article 37(2) and the Authority’s internal measures. Member States shall ensure that the members of the Scientific PanelsThey shall have the means to dedicate the necessary time and effort to contribute to the work of the Authority. Member States shall ensure that the members of the Scientific Panels do, shall not receive any instruction at any national level, and that their independent scientific contribution to the risk assessment system at Union level is shall be recognised as a priority task for the protection of the safety of the food chain. 5e.d. As appropriate, Member States shall ensure that the public bodies employing those scientific experts and those having responsibility for the setting of priorities of the scientific bodies employing those experts implement the measures provided forwhich are necessary to ensure that the conditions referred to in paragraph 5dc are met. 5fe. The Authority shall support the tasks of the Panels by organising their work, in particular the preparatory work to be undertaken by the Authority’s staff or by designated national scientific organisations referred to in the Article 36 including by organising the possibility for preparing scientific opinions to be peer- reviewed by the Panels before they adopt them. 5gf. maximum of 21 members.”,Each Panel shall include a maximum of 21 members.”, Each Panel shall include a
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 268 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 9 b
The number of members in each Scientific Panel within the maximum provided for in paragraph 5g.;f.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 275 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a
At the request of a potential applicant for a food law authorisation, the staff of the Authority shall adprovisde on the relevant provisions and the required content of the application for authorisationconsultation to explain what information is required and how the various tests and studies necessary to prove the quality, safety and efficacy of the planned product are to be carried out. The advice provided by the staff of the Authority shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panels. The staff of the Authority providing the advice shall not be involved in any preparatory scientific work that is directly or indirectly relevant to the application that is the subject of the advice.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
The advice provided by the staff of the Authority shall be made public on the Authority’s website. It shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panels.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 281 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Within 36 months after the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall assess the impact of this article on the functioning of the Authority. Particular attention shall be paid to the additional workload and mobilisation of staff, and whether it has led to any shift in the allocation of the Authority’s resources, at the expense of activities of public interest.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 283 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 1
1. A Union register of studies commissioned by business operators seeking to obtain an authorisation or renewal under Union food law is hereby established. Business operators shall notify, without delay, to the Authority the subject matter of any study commissioned within the EU and beyond to support a future application for an authorisation or renewal under Union food law. The register shall be managed by the Authority.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 295 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall establish, as part of a delegated act, penalties for breaches of the notification obligation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 309 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 e
Without prejudice to the obligation of applicants for authorisations under food law to demonstrate the safety of a subject matter submitted to a system of authorisation, the Commission and without prejudice to the application of the precautionary principle in presence of scientific uncertainty, the Commission, the Member States or the European Parliament, in exceptional circumstances, may request the Authority to commission scientific studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in its risk assessment process. The studies commissioned may have a wider scope than the evidence subject to verification.;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Authority shall carry out its activities with a high level of transparencyactively disseminate the information it possesses to ensure high level of transparency in line with the Aarhus Convention and Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006. It shall in particular make public without delay:
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 337 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those items referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made public on a dedicated section of the Authority’s website. That section shall be publicly available and easily accessible. The relevant items shall be available to download, print and search through in an electronic and as appropriate machine- readable format.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 357 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 38, the Authority shall not make public information for which confidential treatment has been requesgranted under the conditions laid down in this Article.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 360 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Authority may only accept to provide confidential treatment in relation to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concernedand provided that the request for confidential treatment demonstrates, with adequate and verifiable justification, that disclosure would specifically and significantly harm the commercial interest of the applicant:
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 365 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) the method and other technical and industrial specifications relating to that method, used to manufacture or produce the subject matter of the request for a scientific output, including a scientific opinion; provided that the applicant demonstrates that such method does not entail emissions in the environment and has no harmful impacts on health and environment;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 374 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 4
(4) quantitative composition of the subject matter of the request for a scientific output, including a scientific opinion, except when relevant to understanding the potential effects on health and the environment.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 381 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Where urgent action is essential to protect public health, animal health or the environment, such as in emergency situations, the Authority may disclose the information referred to paragraphs 2 and 3; andor,
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 424 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Where environmental information is concerned, Articles 6 and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 shall also apply. Articles 38 to 39d of this Regulation shall apply without prejudice to the application of Regulation 1049/2001 and Regulation 1367/2006.; __________________ 39 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13).
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 432 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. Not later than five years after the date referred to in Article [entry into force of the Regulation amending the GFL], and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall assess the Authority’sAuthority jointly with the Commission shall commission an independent evaluation of their performance in relation to itstheir objectives, mandates, tasks, procedures and location, in accordance with Commission guidelines. The evaluation shall address the possible need to modify the mandate of the Authority, and the financial implications of any such modification. The evaluation shall take into account the views of the stakeholders, at both Community and national level.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 434 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 61 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Management Board of the Authority shall examine the conclusions of the evaluation and issue to the Commission such recommendations as may be necessary regarding changes in the Authority.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 435 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 61 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission considers that the continuation of the Authority is no longer justified with regard to its assigned objectives, mandate and tasks, it may propose that the relevant provisions of this Regulation be amended accordingly or repealed.deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 448 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Article 24 and 25 of this Directive, and Article 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation 1049/2001 and 1367/2006.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 462 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Article 29 and 30 of this Directive, and Article 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation 1049/2001 and 1367/2006.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 472 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in this Article, and in Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation 1049/2001.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 480 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Articles 14 and 15 of this Regulation, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 485 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Articles 19 and 20 of this Regulation, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 501 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Articles 11 and 12 of this Regulation, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 523 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 63 – paragraph 3a (new)
(5a) in Article 63, the following paragraph is added after paragraph 3: “3a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Article 63 of this Regulation, and Article 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulations (EC) No 1049/2001 and (EC) No 1367/2006.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 534 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2015/2283
Article 23 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Article 23 of this Regulation, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2017/2951(RSP)


Recital B
B. whereas cost of a full vaccines package for one child, even at the lowest global prices, has increased by a factor of 68 from 2001 to 2014; whereas this price increase is unjustifiable and incompatible with the Sustainable Development Goal to ensure healthy lives and promote well- being at all ages;
2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2017/2951(RSP)


Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Emphasises the need for inclusive, factual and science-based information to citizens; calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate dialogue with stakeholders from civil society, grass root movements, academia, media and national health authorities in order to combat unreliable, misleading and unscientific information on vaccination;
2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2017/2951(RSP)


Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the high prices of some life-saving vaccines and that this risks further exacerbating existing health inequalities in society; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement the measures called for in the European Parliament’s report of 14 February 2017 on EU options for improving access to medicines;
2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2017/2951(RSP)


Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Deplores the persisting inequalities between women and men in participation in clinical trials, which may hinder medicinal research and the development of vaccines for diseases where a majority of patients are women; calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to eliminate this discriminating gender gap;
2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 11 #

2017/2819(RSP)


Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that substantial progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, air and other pollutants, and improving energy and material efficiency, needs to be complemented by more actions by EU Member States to fully apply agreed-to policies to better protect biodiversity, natural resources, and public health;
2017/09/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2017/2819(RSP)


Paragraph 2
2. However, notes with concern that the targets of the EU's 2020 Biodiversity Strategy and the Convention on Biological Diversity will not be met without immediate, substantial and additional efforts; underlines that the targets of the EU's 2010 Biodiversity Strategy were not met;
2017/09/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #

2017/2819(RSP)


Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the need to further integrate policies and knowledge to achieve the aim of living well within the limits of our planet, which is the long- term vision of the 7th Environment Action Programme;
2017/09/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2017/2819(RSP)


Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the limited timeframe of the Action Plan and calls on the Commission to commence work on the next Biodiversity Strategy after 2020 without delay;
2017/09/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2017/2819(RSP)


Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Regrets that it is highly unlikely that the priority objective on common birds and butterflies will be achieved by 2020 given the continuing declining trends apparent for certain groups, such as grassland butterflies and farmland birds;
2017/09/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2017/2819(RSP)


Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the full and effective implementation of the invasive alien species (IAS) Regulation and for an adequate financing in the EU budget; stresses that the listing of species on the Union list must be based on a standardised and harmonised risk assessment; considers that in the management of IAS priority should be given to Natura 2000 sites; welcomes the online platform, European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN), which facilitates access to data on alien species;
2017/09/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2017/2819(RSP)


Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls that the marine sites of the Natura 2000 network are significantly less established than the terrestrial sites;calls on the Member States concerned to address this and on the Commission to facilitate the necessary cooperation with third countries to improve environmental protection in marine areas.
2017/09/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2017/2819(RSP)


Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines that significant biodiversity losses occur in marine areas and believes that the Common Fisheries Policy should promote biodiversity and sustainable consumption and production patterns;calls for an evaluation of the impact of the CFP on biodiversity.
2017/09/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Commission as the ‘guardian of the Treaties’ has the primary responsibility for enforcing EU laws and should do so more vigorously;
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas 70 % of EU environmental law is being implemented by regional and local authorities;
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Recital B
B. whereas the EU Environmental Implementation Review (“EIR”) and the 28 Country reports have shown once again that implementation of the environmental law in the EU is not homogeneous but varies dramatically between Member States as well as between the different environmental areas; notes, however, that there are common problem areas where implementation is poor throughout the EU and that these often concern the largest environmental health threats, such as air quality and noise pollution;
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 11 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Recital D
D. whereas the EIR should be a cross- sectorial instrument, able to evaluate the environmental impacts ofin other sectorareas such as agriculture, fisheries, industry or, transport, forestry, and regional policyies in general;
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes that the EIR covers the majority of thematic objectives of the 7th Environmental Action Programme (7th EAP); however regrets that important areas such as climate change, energy efficiency measures and energy savings, chemicals and industrial emissions have not been covered and calls on the Commission to ensure that they are included in future versions; points out that existing data already published by the European Environment Agency could have allowed at least a preliminary analysis of the implementation of climate change legislation, energy efficiency measures and energy savings at both EU and Member State level.
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the fact that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at global level and the 7th EAP at EU level create a framework for progressive environmental policies that are however continuously under pressure from the promotion of deregulatory policies;
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Underlines that the implementation of environmental law could be improved by a better integration of environmental legislation into other policy areas and by a full application of the precautionary principle;
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the EIR can also be used as a tool for public information, raising awareness, increasing the involvement of civil society and enhancing public engagement and education on environment policy with benefits for Member States and citizens; in that regard, calls on the Commission to develop a toolbox of measures to assess progress made on environmental performance by Member States, including best practice benchmarking and scoreboard reports, which should be regularly updated and publicly available;
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses that NGOs and the wider public can also play an important role in promoting better implementation and thereby upholding the rule of law if effective access to justice is available;
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2017/2705(RSP)


Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the data collection and availability of information, the dissemination of good practices and the involvement of citizens and to consider involving local authorities to a greater extent in the process of defining environmental policy;
2017/09/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides {COM(2006) 373 final} {SEC(2006)894} {SEC(2006) 895} {SEC(2006) 914} of 12 July 2006,1a _________________ 1a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52006DC037 2
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 98/24 on the protection of workers from chemical risks and to Directive 2004/37 on the protection of workers from carcinogens and mutagens;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC8 ; having regard to the European Implementation Assessment on the Regulation and to its relevant annexes, as published by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) in April 2018, _________________ 8 OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (COM/2017/0109 final);
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 8 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Directive2013/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013amending Directives 2000/60/EC and 2008/105/EC as regards priority substances in the field of water policy,
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Special Report 2014 of the European Court of Auditors "Integration of EU water policy objectives with the CAP: a partial success";
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to Council Directive98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption,
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
— having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2016 on enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management14 , _________________ 14deleted OJ C 86, 6.3.2018, p. 62.
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
— having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2016 on technological solutions for sustainable agriculture in the EU15 , _________________ 15deleted OJ C 86, 6.3.2018, p. 51.
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
- having regard to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU)No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU)No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2018)392 final,
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of pesticides (hereinafter ‘the directive’) provides for a range of actions to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides in the EU, by reducing the risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and promoting the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and alternative approaches or techniques, such as non- chemical alternatives to pesticides;including low-risk biological plant protection products; aiming at reducing pesticide dependency
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the directive is one of the Union’s most valuable tools to ensure that the environment, ecosystems and human health are well protected from hazardous substances in pesticides, while providing a larger and more varied farmers’ toolbox to protect their crops through sustainable solutions such as low-risk biological plant protection products; whereas the failure to fully implement the directive makes it all but impossible to simultaneously achieve the highest degree of protection and to transition towards a sustainable agricultural sector and non-toxic environment;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the current practices by the Commission and Member States regarding the approval of active substances and authorisation of plant protection products is not compatible with the objectives and purpose of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides; whereas these current practices impede attaining the highest possible level of protection and transition to a sustainable agricultural sector and non-toxic environment;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the use of conventional plant protection products is increasingly subject to public debate, due to the potential risks they pose to human health, animals and the environment;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas there is a lack of availability of low-risk plant protection products, including biological ones; whereas only 13 substances are approved as low-risk active substances, 12 of them biological, out of a total of almost 500 available on the EU market; whereas the lack of availability of low-risk plant protection products including biological ones hinders the development and implementation of IPM;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas Integrated Pest Management implementation is mandatory in the Union in accordance with the Directive; whereas Member States and local authorities should place more emphasis on the sustainable use of pesticides, including low-risk plant protection alternatives;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas the current regulatory framework, including the data requirements, was designed for the assessment and management of chemical plant protection products, and is thus ill- fitting for low-risk biological active substances and products; whereas this ill- fitting framework is significantly slowing down the market entry of low-risk biological plant protection products, often deterring applicants; whereas this hinders innovation and hampers the competitiveness of EU agriculture; whereas this also leads to over 60 active substances identified by the European Commission as candidates for substitution not being replaced given the lack of safer alternatives, including low-risk biological active substances;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas the available evidence clearly shows that the implementation of the Directive is not sufficiently aligned with related EU policies in the field of pesticides, agriculture and sustainable development, notably but not exclusively the Common Agricultural Policy and Plant Protection Products Regulation;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 48 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas Europe currently stands at a crossroads that will determine thefuture of the agriculture sector and the Union’s possibility to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides, most notably through the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); whereas the reform of the CAP brings with it a substantial potential to strengthen the streamlining and harmonisation of policies as well as the implementation of the Directive and to facilitate the transition towards more environmentally- sustainable agricultural practices;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas in October 2017, the Commission declared the European Citizens' Initiative "Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides" admissible; whereas over one million citizens called on the Commission to propose to the Member States the introduction of a ban on the use of glyphosate, to reform the approval procedure for pesticides and to set mandatory reduction targets at EU level for the use of pesticides;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
B e. whereas there is increasing evidence of an ongoing mass death of insects in Europe; whereas the observed sharp decline in insects has negative impacts on the entire ecosystem and biological diversity but also on the agricultural sector and its future economic wellbeing and output; whereas there is indisputable evidence that the decline in insects is linked to the current levels of pesticide use;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
B f. whereas stakeholders in the agricultural sector are concerned that the insufficient implementation of the Directive has de facto created a unlevelled playing field in Europe with diverging national practices impeding the optimal uptake of sustainable alternatives on the market; whereas this situation has created economic barriers for alternative low-risk and non-chemical products to sufficiently penetrate the EU market which reduces their attractiveness to farmers, who may instead opt for more cost-effective alternatives in the short-term;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
B g. whereas the available evidence shows that the Directive, as well as related actions at EU-level, has great potential to further enhance and add value to national efforts and actions in the agricultural sector and protection for the environment and human health;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)
B h. whereas organic agriculture plays an important role as a low pesticide input system and should be further encouraged;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 54 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B i (new)
B i. whereas Regulation 1107/2009 obliges the Council to include in the statutory management requirement referred to in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, the principles of integrated pest management, including good plant protection practice and non-chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the facthree years’ delay by the European Commission in preparing its report on Member States progress in implementation of the Directive, lacking EU steering, and as a result Member States so far not having fulfilled the requirements foreseen in the NAPs with the result that the overall degree of progress in implementation by the Member States is insufficient to meet the directive’s main objectives and to unlock its full potential to reduce the overall risks deriving from pesticide use while reducing pesticide dependency and achieve the environmental and health improvements the directive was specifically designed for;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that an increased uptake of IPM serves the dual purpose of strengthening the protection of the environment and biodiversity as well as reducing costs for farmers to switch to more sustainable alternatives and reduce the use of conventional pesticides;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 81 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no real commitment to IPM practices, which are the cornerstone of the directive; underlines the fact that rigorous implementation of IPM is one of the key measures to reduce dependency on pesticide use in sustainable agriculture, which is environmentally friendly, economically viable and socially responsible and contributes to Europe’s food security while strengthening biodiversity and human and animal health, boosting the rural economy and reducing costs for farmers by facilitating the market uptake of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives; stresses that additional financial incentives are needed to strengthen the uptake of IPM practices by individual farms; notes also the organic farmers who suffer economic losses from their neighbours' pesticide use, whereby drift from pesticide spraying and movement of persistent active substances in the environment contaminate organic produce and soils; notes that consequently, organic farmers are forced to sell that produce as conventional, losing out on their price premium, or worse become decertified, due to actions that are not their own;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes in this respect that resistance to pesticide active substances is a biological inevitability in fast- reproducing pests and diseases and is a growing problem; stresses therefore that chemical pesticides should be used selectively and in a targeted manner, as a last rather than a first resort after exhausting all possible physical or biological alternatives; otherwise these beneficial pest control agents risk being wiped out, leaving the crops more susceptible to future attacks.
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern at the fact that approximately 80 % of Member States’ NAPs contain no specific information on how to quantify the achievement of many of the objectives and targets, particularly as regards targets for IPM and aquatic protection measures; while measures to protect soil and biodiversity from pesticides are lacking; stresses that this greatly complicates the process of measuring the progress made by Member States towards the main objectives and purpose of the directive;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets the lack of availability of low-risk biological plant protection products which is caused by the lengthy evaluation, authorisation and registration process; Regrets that while the current regulatory framework provides certain incentives for low-risk active substances and plant protection products, namely a shorter authorization time frame of 120 days, the 120 days deadline is rarely fulfilled at the Member States level; emphasises that the current situation is not compliant with the principles of promoting and implementing IPM, which stand at the core of the directive;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses the need in that regard for more expertise within the European Commission, EFSA and the national competent authorities to adequately evaluate low-risk biological active substances and products, and promote their use;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Deplores the fact that the Commission proposal on the new post- 2020 CAP does not incorporate the principle of Integrated Pest Management in the statutory management requirements referred to in Annex III of that proposal; stresses that lack of cross- compliance between this Directive and the new CAP model will effectively hamper reducing pesticide dependency;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the fundamental importance of biodiversity and robust ecosystems, most notably bees and other pollinating insects, for ensuring a healthy and sustainable agricultural sector; underlines that the protection of biodiversity is not exclusively a matter of protecting the environment but also a means to ensure Europe’s sustained food security in the future;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 161 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that agriculture is the main source that causes groundwater to fail to achieve good chemical status, as it leads to pollution by nitrates and pesticides; welcomes the progress made by Member States in tackling priority substances, which has led to fewer water bodies failing to meet standards for substances, such as cadmium, lead and nickel, as well as pesticides;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 163 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Welcomes that several Member States and many regional and local governments have taken action to restrict or prohibit pesticide use in areas used by the public or vulnerable groups; notes however the absence of measurable targets in the majority of Member States;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 165 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Notes Member States’ continued support for organic agriculture as a low pesticide input system; welcomes that the number of organic farms has continued to increase in the Union but notes that progress still varies much between one Member States and another;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 166 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Notes the potential in using intelligent technology and precision farming as means to better administer and reduce the overall use of pesticides; stresses that the uptake of such solutions could be improved in Member States if better incorporated into training courses and certification schemes for pesticides users in the National Action Plans;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 175 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to take a proactive role in the practical implementation of the directive in order to identify gaps and specific areas which require particular attention with respect to the protection of human health and the environment, and not to limit themselves only to the usual national transposition and control mechanisms, but instead to revise and to develop their NAPs with clearly defined targeted, objectives and time tables for environmental (protection of water, soil and biodiversity) and human health protection;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 189 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure better coherence of the directive and its implementation with related EU legislation and policies, most notably the provisions under the CAP and the regulation concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market- the provisions under the CAP - first of all by making sure that IPM is being fully integrated as already called for in article 55 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and in article 14 of the SUD with mandatory and voluntary IPM rules clearly defined while urges the Commission to make the 8 general principles of IPM legal requirements; calls for the integration of IPM into the revision of the CAP with proven reductions in pesticide dependency being an indicator of success, and the regulation concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, first of all by limiting the number of essential use derogations, but also making sure that environmental exposure is finally being considered in the authorization procedures;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Commission to without any further delay deliver on its commitment under the 7th Environment Action Programme to put forth a Union strategy for a non-toxic environment that is conducive to innovation and the development of sustainable substitutes including non-chemical solutions, and expects the Commission to take particular account of the impacts of pesticides on the environment and human health in this strategy;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21 e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the polluter- pays principle is fully implemented and effectively enforced as regards the protection of water resources;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, while building upon the existing national indicators set under Directive and the work of the OECD, to move forward with the development of harmonised risk indicators in order to properly monitor the reduction impacts of pesticides; stresses that the harmonised risk indicators must contain different categories of pesticides, enabling comparisons and analyses not only on the basis of the quantity but also on the load of pesticides;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 206 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Member States to acknowledge that Europe must act without delay to transition to a more sustainable use of pesticides and that the main responsibility for implementing such practices lies with the Member States; emphasises that swift action is essential;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for the collection of data on pesticide use as foreseen in Reg. 1185/2009 on pesticide use statistics;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls on the Commission to establish a fully operational monitoring system for the regular collection of updated measured data on pesticide residue in the environment, especially in soil and water.
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 215 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all the requisite measures to promote low-risk pesticides and to prioritise non-chemical options and methods which cause the least harm to health and nature; stresses that for this to be successful, the economic incentives for farmers to choose such options must be strengthened;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission to submit before the end of its current mandate a specific legislative proposal amending Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, outside of the general revision in connection with the REFIT initiative, with a view to establishing a rigorous fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration procedure for low-risk biological pesticides, in line with its resolution of 15 February 2017 on low-risk pesticides of biological origin and with its resolution of 13 September 2018 on the implementation of the Plant Protection Products Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on the Commission to propose amending the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to add a definition and a separate category for ‘naturally occurring substances’ and ‘nature-identical substances’ for which the criterion is the existing presence and exposition of the substance in nature;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to place greater emphasis on the promotion of the development, research and marketing of low-risk biological alternatives; including by increasing funding opportunities within Horizon Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027.
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 239 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote organic farming, which relies on preventive and indirect plant protection strategies aimed at reducing the use of external inputs, and on multi-functional naturally occurring substances; acknowledges the need for more research in and development of preventive and indirect agro-ecological plant health care strategies;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 243 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls for Horizon Europe to provide sufficient funding to promote to develop plant health care strategies based on a system approach combining innovative agro-ecological technics and preventive measures to reduce the use of external inputs to a minimum;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 258 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. notes further that the best pesticide volume reductions are likely to arise from systemic changes that reduce susceptibility to pest attack, favour structural and biological diversity over monocultures and continuous cropping, and reduce pest resistance to active ingredients; highlights therefore the need to focus on, fund and mainstream agro- ecological methods which make the whole farming system more resilient to pests;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 260 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the Commission to take vigorous action against Member States that are systematically abusing derogations against banned pesticides containing neonicotinoids;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 261 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Calls on the Member States to take action concerning pesticide use in urban areas and provide support and information to local governments wishing to restrict and prohibit the use of pesticides in areas used by the public or vulnerable groups;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 262 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21 c. Calls on the Commission to set up a pan-European Platform on Sustainable Pesticides Use bringing together sectorial stakeholders and representatives at local and regional level so as to facilitate information sharing and exchange of best practices in reducing pesticides use;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 263 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21 d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work towards the establishment of quantifiable national targets as well as a cumulative EU target for organic farming;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the effects of climate change have a tangible impact on several aspects of human life, on peace and security as well as on business models and trade relations, and that these effects are increasingly being felt in the lives of EU citizens, as well as challenging the international community; underlines the increasing urgency of climate action and that addressing climate change requires a joint effort at international level,; urges the Commission and EU Member States to continuously facilitate the multilateral discourse as it constitutes a collective responsibility towards the entire planet, for the current and future generations; notes that the fight against climate change is necessary for the protection of Human Rights;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 66 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms the EU’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and to the UN Agenda 2030, including the SDGs, and stresses the need to implement the Paris Agreement, in particular its objectives of mitigation, adaptation and redirecting finance flows, among others, and the SDGs both in the EU and globally to develop a more sustainable economy and society; reaffirms the need for an ambitious EU climate policy and its readiness to improve the existing EU National Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2030 as well the necessity of developing a long-term strategy for 2050 in a timely manner;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 70 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Strongly welcomes the European Council’s demand towards the Commission to present by the first quarter of 2019 the proposal for a Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction in accordance with the Paris Agreement, laid down in the Council Conclusions from 23 March 2018;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 71 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Urges the Commission to develop an ambitious proposal for a new EU long- term mid-century low-emission strategy that lays down concrete greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2050 for all sectors and a clear path how to reach these targets, and how to enhance removals by sinks in pursuit of the temperature goals and the Paris Agreement, so as to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within the EU by 2050, and go into negative emissions soon thereafter; calls for this strategy to represent a fair distribution of efforts between sectors, to be consistent with a fair EU-share of the remaining global carbon budget, to include a mechanism to incorporate the results of the five yearly global stocktake, to build on national plans, to take into account the findings of the upcoming IPCC Special Report, the recommendations and positions by the European Parliament, as well as the views of non-state actors like local and regional authorities, the civil society and private sector;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 73 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Underlines the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order for the EU to act as a credible and reliable partner vis-à-vis third states and calls on the Commission and the Member States to take an active and constructive role during the 2018 Talanoa Dialogue and COP24 as 2018 will be a crucial year for the implementation of the Paris Agreement; urges the Commission and the Member States to raise the ambition of the EU’s NDC before 2020 taking into account the outcome of the Talanoa Dialogue; believes that the stocktaking mechanisms every five years should inform the possible raising of ambition of EU climate commitments; calls on the EU to show commitment beyond its NDC through substantial contributions of finances and capacities like technology and knowledge, by seeking and announcing alliances and cooperation on climate finance instruments, phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and shifting to an economy that is less harmful to the climate; stresses that a strong internal climate policy will help the EU to advocate for strong mitigation commitments of other countries and to find partners at the UNFCCC Conference of Parties;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 74 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Welcomes the Commission’s Action Plan on sustainable finance, adopted on 8th March 2018, and the recommendations put forward by the High Level Expert Group On Sustainable Finance; believes that the financial system needs to contribute to the targets of the Paris Agreement as well as the SDGs; considers it necessary that investments and financial products are in line with climate policy and that they support the development towards a sustainable economy; is convinced that a true reform of the EU financial system to contribute to climate mitigation and incentivising investments in clean technologies and sustainable solutions will be a role model for other countries and help them to implement similar systems; underlines that a transformation towards a financial system in line with the Paris Agreement and the SDGs will reduce risks on the global financial system stemming from stranded fossil fuel assets;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 81 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the US President’s announcement of the country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement gives the EU the opportunity and reinforces its obligation to assume a leading role in climate action and to step up its climate diplomacy efforts and to form a strong alliance of countries and actors that will continue to support and contribute to the objectives of limiting global warming to well below 2°C while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 86 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that mitigating climate change and moving towards a low- emission economy will contribute to enhanced peace and human security both within and outside of the EU as climate change often exacerbates existing instabilities and conflicts as well as deepening existing or creating new inequalities, even leading to increased - mainly internal - migration flows due to the scarcity of resources and lack of economic opportunities, a fragile governance structure, insufficient supply of water and food as well as a deterioration in living conditions;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 96 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates that consequent and rapid climate action contributes essentially to the prevention of social, economic, but also security risks, the prevention of conflicts and instabilities and ultimately to the prevention of major political, social and economic costs;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 106 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines that due to melting polar caps and rising sea levels people living on the coast line or on small island states are in particular danger; urges the Commission and the Member States to protect and preserve these living spaces through facilitating ambitious climate change mitigation goals as well as multilateral coastal protection measures;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 108 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that the EU and its Member States are the largest provider of public climate finance; urges the Commission and the Member States to scale up their financial contributions to the collective goal to jointly mobilise USD 100 billion per year by 2020 through to 2025 for mitigation and adaptation purposes and to actively support the mobilisation of international climate finance through public sources by other countries as well as private sources; welcomes the announcements made at the ONE Planet Summit on 12 December 2017 that put an important focus on the need for financial support and the role of new instruments to trigger sustainable investments; recognises the Commission’s announcement of its new Action Plan for the Planet in this regard;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 120 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to raise international awareness for climate change through coordinated communication strategies and activities to increase public and political support; calls to especially create an international understanding of the interconnection of climate change and social injustice, migration, famine and poverty and that global climate action can largely contribute to the solution of these issues;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 127 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Commits itself to formulate an own position and recommendations for a new EU long-term mid-century strategy that shall be taken into account by the Commission and the Council before submitting the strategy to the UNFCCC;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 131 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Commits itself to making better use of its international role and its membership of international parliamentary networks, to stepping up its climate activities within its work in its delegations as well as through delegation visits, especially of ENVI and AFET Committees, and during European and international interparliamentary meetings as well as in dialogue platforms with national parliaments and subnational actors/non-state actors and civil society; encourages the inclusion of members of the AFET Committee into the parliamentary delegations to the annual COP; intends to set off an exchange on NDC implementation and to address EU’s financial contributions and efforts in projects in the respective countries to trigger an exchange on successes and shortcomings of existing cooperation;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 144 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the Commission to provide, in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), for a bigger budget line dedicated to supporting climate change activities in existing programmes and future calls that reflects the increased importance and urgency of climate action and that translates into a higher target for climate related spending than the current 20% target, meaning at least a 30% target, in order to enable further climate diplomacy actions; calls for a better use of other EU funds to ensure resource efficiency, optimised outcomes and enhanced impact of EU actions and initiatives;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 155 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the EU must be an active player in international organisations and forums (such as the UN, UNFCCC, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HPFL), NATO, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the G7 and G20) and closely cooperate with regional organisations (such as the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and MERCOSUR) to foster global partnerships and ensure the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs, while defending, strengthening, and further developing multilateral cooperation regimes; notes that climate can be an entry point for diplomatic relations with partners with whom other agenda items are highly contested, thereby offering an opportunity to enhance stability and peace;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 161 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the EU to mediate between disagreeing parties and facilitate consensus in order to ensure an effective and successful summitry, thereby injecting strong political momentum into the global discourse on climate action; calls on the EU and the Member States to stronger place climate action on the agenda of G20 summits and meetings as well as on the agenda of bilateral meetings of G20 members; calls on the Member States to enhance their engagement in the framework of the Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe (OSCE) in line with the targets of the Paris Agreement;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 172 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to integrate the climate change dimension into international trade and investment agreements and to make compliance with the provisions of the Paris Agreement a condition for future trade agreements; calls on the Commission to streamline financial instruments and programmes to ensure coherence and increase the effectiveness of EU climate action; recommends the development and systematic inclusion of a fundamental climate change clause in international agreements with partners who have signed the Paris Agreement, supporting thereby the European and international decarbonisation process;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 187 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Supports sustained and active EU engagement within the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) and with its member countries to give visibility to their determination to achieve meaningful implementation of the Paris Agreement, the conclusion of its rule book in 2018 and a successful Talanoa Dialogue at COP24 that is aimed at motivating further States to join in with these efforts and to establish a group of climate leaders in the next few years that are ready to ramp up their climate targets in line with the Paris Agreement goals, in order to establish shared leadership;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 190 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the responsibility incumbent on the EU and other developedaffluent countries to show greater solidarity towards the vulnerable states and developing countries, many of them in the Global South, that are most affected by the impact of climate change and to ensure continuous support to help them recover from damage related to climate change, to improve adaptation measures and resilience through financial support and by means of capacity building; notes that vulnerable states are crucial partners for pushing for ambitious climate action internationally, due to the existential threat posed to them by climate change; calls on the Member States to support the efforts of developingless affluent countries to decrease dependence on fossil fuels and increase access to affordable renewable energy as well as to become low-carbon societies, especially by cooperating within NDC partnerships; highlights the opportunities offered by the EU External Investment Plan in stimulating climate-smart investments and supporting sustainable development;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 204 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends that the EU deepens its strategic cooperation on state- and non- state levels through zero-carbon development dialogues and partnerships with emerging economies and other countries which have a major impact on global warming, but which are also decisive in terms of global climate action; notes against this backdrop that climate can be an entry point for diplomatic relations with partners with whom other agenda items are highly contested, thereby offering an opportunity to enhance stability and peace; calls on the EU to create dedicated panels to debate climate and sustainability policies during high-level ministerial meetings; calls on the EU to build up and support partnerships for carbon markets and other carbon pricing instruments beyond Europe;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 215 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the EU to be at the forefront of developing international and regional partnerships on carbon markets as set out by Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and by using its understanding in setting up, adjusting and operating the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) and its experience in linking the ETS with the Swiss carbon market; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the development of carbon pricing mechanisms in third states and regions and to foster international cooperation with the aim to make them compatible to a large extent in the medium-term and to create an international carbon market in the long- term; emphasizes, in this regard, the successful cooperation of the past years between the EU and China enabling the launch of the nationwide emission trading system in China in December 2017 and urges the EU to continuously support China’s carbon trading ambition and enhance the future cooperation;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 233 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers it important that the EU keep up its efforts to re-engage the US in multilateral cooperation andwithout jeopardizing the Paris Agreement’s level of ambition; points out that the Brexit negotiations and the future relationship with the UK must reflect the need for continued cooperation on climate diplomacy;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 240 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the EU to further intensify its relations with local and regional authorities in third countries to enhance thematic cooperation between cities and regions both within and outside of the EUNotes that regions and cities play an increasingly important role for a sustainable development as they are affected by climate change directly, as their growth has direct impact on the climate and as they are becoming more active in the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, sometimes in the light of opposing policies of their national governments; therefore, calls on the EU to further intensify its relations with local and regional authorities in third countries to enhance thematic cooperation between cities and regions both within and outside of the EU to develop adaptation and resilience initiatives and emission reduction plans in key sectors such as energy, industry, technology, agriculture and transport in both urban and rural areas, e.g. through twinning programmes, through the International Urban Cooperation programme, through support of platforms like the Covenant of Mayors and by building new fora for exchanging best practice; calls on the EU and the Member States to support efforts by regional and local actors to introduce regionally and locally determined contributions (similar to NDCs) where climate ambition can be increased through this process; notes the role EU delegations in third countries can play in this regard;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 245 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that increasing urbanisation visible in many parts of the world aggravates existing challenges caused by climate change due to a higher demand for resources like energy, land and water and contributes to further deterioration of environmental problems in many conurbations in and outside the EU, like air pollution and increased volumes of waste; notes that further consequences of climate change, like extreme weather events, droughts and land degradation are often felt in rural areas particularly; believes that local and regional authorities need to receive special attention and support to address these challenges, to establish better resilience and to contribute to mitigation efforts by developing new energy supply as well as transport concepts;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 247 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Believes that the increased importance and influence of elected local and regional authorities and this form of bottom-up government should be better reflected within the UNFCCC regulatory and structural framework and its processes including the Talanoa Dialogue and the five yearly Global Stocktake by recognising their role in a formalised manner; believes that the EU should support the possibility for cities and regions to submit local and regional determined contributions that could help to increase ambition towards full implementation of the Paris Agreement;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 249 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen their ties with civil societyand support for civil society around the globe as agents for climate action, and to form alliances and build up synergies with the scientific community, non-governmental organisations, and non- traditional actors and the private sector; encourages the EU and its Member States to engage with the private sector, to enhance cooperation on how to reap the opportunities from the transition towards a zero-carbon economy, to develop export strategies for climate technologies for countries globally and to encourage technology transfer to and capacity- building in third countries;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 256 #

2017/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines the importance of scientific research for climate political decision making; notes that transboundary scientific exchange is a fundamental component of international cooperation; urges the Commission and the Member States to continuously support scientific organisations that work on climate risk assessment and that aim on estimating the implications of climate change and that offer possible adaption measures for political authorities; urges the EU to use their own research capacities in order to contribute to global climate action;
2018/04/25
Committee: AFETENVI
Amendment 3 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 26 November 2015 on a new animal welfare strategy for 2016-2020,
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the general interest paper Volume 38, Issue 1 from January 2018: "The Role of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in the Fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)";
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard of the Roadmap for a Strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment and the current draft for a Strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/pu blic-consultation-pharmaceuticals- environment_en#add-info
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the proposal of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products (COM(2014)558 final)
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 7 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the January 2017, EFSA and EMA Joint Scientific Opinion on the measures to reduce the use of antimicrobials and the need to use antimicrobials in food producing animals ('RONAFA' opinion);
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
– having regard to the ECDC- EFSA-EMA publication which investigates the association between consumption of antimicrobials and occurrence of AMR in food-producing animals and in humans; first Joint report 2015 (JIACRA I) and second 2017 (JIACRA II);
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to ECDC Report 2016 on Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Europe;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
– having regard to the EFSA and ECDC Scientific report from February 2018, entitled “The European Union summary report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2016”1a _________________ 1a http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/ 180227
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas at least 20% of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are estimated to be preventable by sustained and multifaceted infection prevention and control programmes1a; _________________ 1a https://ecdc.europa.eu/sites/portal/files/me dia/en/publications/Publications/healthca re-associated-infections-antimicrobial- use-PPS.pdf
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 31 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas prudent antibiotic use and infection prevention and control in all healthcare sectors are cornerstones for effectively preventing the development and transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas vaccinations and rapid diagnostic tools (RDT) have the potential to limit antibiotic abuse; whereas RDT allow healthcare professionals to quickly diagnose a patient with a bacterial or viral infection and, consequently, to reduce the misuse of antibiotics and the risk of resistance developing1a; _________________ 1aWHO Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection (2016), available at: http://www.who.int/gpsc/ssi-guidelines/en/
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are often dueoccur due to lacking prevention measures which lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria; whereas the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) estimates that approximately 4 million patients acquire a HAI each year in the EU and that approximately 37 000 deaths result directly from these infections;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas active screening programs with RDT have been proven to significantly contribute to the control of HAI and the reduction of the spread within hospitals and between patients1a _________________ 1aCelsus Academie voor Betaalbare zorg. Cost-effectiveness of policies to limit antimicrobial resistance in dutch healthcare organisations. Research report. January 2016. Available at: https://goo.gl/wAeN3L
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the use of medical devices can prevent Surgical Site Infections and therefore prevent and control the development of AMR1a; _________________ 1aWHO Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection (2016), available at: http://www.who.int/gpsc/ssi-guidelines/en/
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas drug-resistant TB is the leading cause of death from AMR;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas ECDC/EFSA/EMA are currently working on a joint mandate to provide outcome indicators for consumption of antimicrobials and AMR in food-producing animals and in humans;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas action to reduce veterinary antimicrobial use has been uneven across EU countries as the latest data from the European Medicine Agency shows1a; whereas some Member States have achieved significant reductions in the use of veterinary antimicrobials over a short period of time thanks to ambitious national policies, as illustrated by a series of fact-finding missions carried out by the European Commission Health and Food Audits and Analysis Directorate1aa; _________________ 1a http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp? curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2017/1 0/news_detail_002827.jsp∣ =WC0b01ac05 8004d5c1antimicrobials 1aa http://ec.europa.eu/food/audits- analysis/audit_reports/index.cfm
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas clear links exist between investments in good animal husbandry practices that improve animal welfare and disease prevention, whereas such investments therefore reduce the overall need for antibiotics in the animal husbandry sector1a; _________________ 1a http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/do cument_library/Report/2017/01/WC50022 0032.pdf
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in order to take sufficient steps to tackle AMR, the One Health principle must play a central role, reflecting the fact that the health of people and animals and the environment are interconnected and that diseases are transmitted from people to animals and vice versa; stresses, therefore, that diseases have to be tackled in both people and animals, while also taking into special consideration the environment, which can be another source of resistant microorganisms;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that good husbandry practices aim to prevent infection and thereby the use of antibiotics; recalls that antibiotics should not be used to mask bad agricultural practices;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges the Member States to consider the implementation of positive (tax exemptions for farmers) and negative (taxes on antibiotics sales such as now successfully practiced in Belgium and Denmark) tax incentives on antibiotics used in husbandry for non-therapeutic purposes;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 121 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to collect and report the volume of antibiotics produced by manufactures;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to align surveillance, monitoring and reporting of AMR patterns and pathogens; and submit this data to the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS); furthermore, underlines the utmost importance of systemic collection of all the relevant and comparable data on the volume of sales and the use of veterinary antimicrobial medicinal products, which should be analysed and published by the European Medicine Agency in annual reports; considers that this practice should be made mandatory through European legislation as soon as possible;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to align surveillance, monitoring and reporting of AMR patterns and pathogens; calls on the Commission to draft, in consultation with EMA, EFSA, ECDC and other key stakeholders, an EU priority pathogen list (PPL) for both humans and animals, thereby clearly setting future R&D priorities;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to align surveillance, monitoring and reporting of AMR patterns and pathogens; calls on the Commission to encourage and support Member States to put in place and monitor national targets for the surveillance and reduction of AMR/HAIs;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to expand the role and funding of the ECDC, EFSA and EMA in the fight against AMR; believes that close collaboration between these EU agencies is paramount;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 163 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to expand its funding to EUCAST who deals with technical aspects of phenotypic in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing and functions as the breakpoint committee of EMA and ECDC;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 164 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the European Commission to allocate additional funding specifically for research into non-therapeutic feed alternatives for application in husbandry in the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF);
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 169 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that infection prevention, biosecurity measures, active screening programs, and control practices are critical in the control of all infectious microorganisms as they reduce the need for antimicrobials and consequently opportunities for microorganisms to develop and spread resistance;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges Member States to develop ambitious national strategies to tackle AMR in the animal production sector including quantitative reduction targets for the use of veterinary antimicrobials whilst taking local circumstances into account; stresses that all sectors throughout the food chain should be involved in their implementation;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2017/2254(INI)

6a. Stresses that compliance to infection control guidelines, integrating targets for infection rate reductions and supporting best practice all help address patient safety in the hospital environment;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 176 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Encourages Member States to prevent the spread of infection by resistant bacteria by implementing active screening programs with rapid diagnostic technologies in order to quickly identify patients infected with multi-drug resistant bacteria and to put in place appropriate infection control measures (e.g. patient isolation, cohorting and reinforced hygiene measures);
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges the Commission to present a new EU strategy on animal welfare as previously stated by the European Parliament, with the long-term aim of creating an Animal Welfare Law; urges the Commission to implement, without delay, the points outstanding from the European Union Strategy on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012- 2015;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to create a harmonised system for labelling based on animal welfare standards and good animal husbandry practices as already envisaged in 20091a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/a nimals/docs/aw_other_aspects_labelling_i p-09-1610_en.pdf
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 193 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission and Member States to create harmonised quality standards in EU-wide curriculafollowing the One Health approach in EU-wide curricula, to foster interdisciplinary education and proper stewardship for health professionals in relation to prescribing, dosage, use, and disposal of antimicrobials and AMR contaminated materials;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to restrict or stop the sale of antibiotics by those, in line with the 1999 SSC report, eliminate inducements, especially financial, for doctors orand veterinarians whoen prescribe theming antibiotics;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 243 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recommends that the newly- created “One Health Network”, as well as the EU Joint Action on AMR and Healthcare-Associated Infections (EU- JAMRAI) should also involve other key relevant stakeholders apart from member states;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission to take firm action against the illegal sale of antimicrobial products in the EU;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 263 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the European Commission to explore how best to leverage the potential of the European Reference Networks for rare diseases and to assess their possible role in AMR research;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 278 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses that sub-lethal exposures of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to commercial formulations of glyphosate have been found to induce a changed response to antibiotics;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 279 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses that release of pharmaceuticals into the environment is an important factor in the emergence of AMR both on a European and an international level;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 282 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Highlights that glyphosate, dicamba and 2,4-D, as well as co- formulants in commercial herbicides, induce a change in susceptibility of the potentially pathogenic bacteria E. coli and S. enterica to multiple antibiotics;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 283 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission to appropriately address the release of pharmaceuticals into the environment and the emergence of AMR in its strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 285 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Notes that bacteria exposed to the herbicides respond differently to clinically relevant antibiotics and the frequency of herbicide-induced changes in antibiotics resistance in any approved use of herbicides and antibiotics, and the effects of the change escape regulatory oversight;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 297 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that aspects of environmental protection related to antibiotic products fall within the scope of the EU Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to address the release of antibiotics into the environment;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 304 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission to consider criteria for combatting AMR in the next review of directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 305 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to revise their Codes of Good Agricultural Practice and revise relevant best available techniques under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) to include provisions for the handling of manure containing antibiotics/AMR microorganisms;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 311 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Calls on the Commission to review and revise Best Available Techniques Reference (BREF) documents under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) relevant to emissions from the manufacturing plants of antibiotics;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 312 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Calls on the Commission to include pharmaceuticals in the watch lists for monitoring surface and groundwater under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) along with AMR in relevant microorganisms;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 317 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14 e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that environmental issues are introduced into the pharmacovigilance system for human pharmaceuticals and strengthened for veterinary pharmaceuticals particularly in relation to AMR;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 318 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 f (new)
14 f. Calls on the Commission and Member States to set quality standards (threshold values) or risk assessment requirements to ensure that the concentrations of relevant antibiotics and AMR microorganisms in manure, sewage sludge and irrigation water are safe before they can be spread on agricultural fields;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 321 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Welcomes that EFSA and EMA recently reviewed and discussed a number of alternatives to the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, some of which have been shown to yield promising results in the improvement of animal health parameters during experimental studies; recommends therefore to give new impetus to scientific research on alternatives and design an EU legislative framework that would stimulate their development and clarify the pathway for their approval;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 328 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes recent research projects into alternative antibiotic therapies such as bacteriophage therapy, such as the EU- funded Phagoburn project; notes that no bacteriophage therapies have been authorised at EU level so far; calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework for bacteriophage therapy;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 337 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in collaboration with EFSA and ECDC to review all available information on the benefits and risks of older antimicrobial agents and to consider whether any changes to their approved uses are required;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 346 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission to invest equally in the development of non- antibiotic alternatives for animal health including growth promoters as in the development of new molecules for the development of new antibiotics; stresses that new antibiotics shall not be used for animal health promotion or growth promotion and those industries receiving public funds for such development of new antibiotics shall stop distributing and/or using any antibiotics for animal health promotion and growth promotion;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 347 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Welcomes recent cross-border research projects into antimicrobial stewardship and the prevention of infection, such as the EU-funded i-4-1- Health Interreg project; calls on the Commission to increase research funding for measures to prevent healthcare- associated infections (HAI);
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 350 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on the Commission to further support its R&D effort on AMR, including global health infections defined in the Sustainable Development Goals, especially drug resistant TB as well as Malaria, HIV and NTDs, as part of the next EU Research Framework Programme, including by dedicating a specific mission in the Programme to the global fight against AMR;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 367 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the implementation of new economic models, pilot projects and pull and push incentives to boost the development of new diagnostics, antibiotics, alternatives and vaccines;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 374 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Notes the hesitant approach of the industry to develop ‘last-line’ antibiotics against bacteria that are resistant to all other antibiotics owing to expected low profitabilityat the business model for developing medicines is not suitable for antibiotic development since resistance can evolve over time and because they are meant to be used as a last resort; calls for incentives for this research and definition of the regulatory pathway;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 392 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Acknowledges the key role of pharmacists in raising awareness around the appropriate use of antimicrobials, as well as in the prevention of AMR; encourages Member States to expand their responsibilities by allowing exact quantity dispensing and enabling the administration of certain vaccines and rapid diagnostic tests within pharmacies;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 406 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Recognizes that AMR is a trans- border issue and that products enter Europe from all over the world and (a) Urges the European Commission to collaborate with third-parties, to reduce the use of antibiotics in husbandry and the environmental contamination; (b) Calls on the Commission to undertake collaborative research programmes with third countries to reduce the overuse of antibiotics; (c) Calls on the Commission in the context of Free Trade Agreements to ban the import of food-animal products where the animals have not been raised in line with EU standards, notably, with the ban on the use of antibiotic growth promoters;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that the provisions of the Regulations are underpinned by the precautionary principle in order to ensure that active substances or products placed on the market do not adversely affect human or animal health or the environment;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Underlines that the capacities of competent authorities in terms of expertise and staff and thus the quality of the results from the evaluations of hazard identification and initial risk assessment performed at national level, differ across Member States;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the proper use of plant protection products shall comply with the provisions of Directive 2009/128/EC and in particular, with general principles of integrated pest management (IPM); regrets that those principles are not used to their full potential in the MS and that IPM development is hindered by limited availability of low risk and non-chemical pesticides;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas the implementation of the Regulation is not fully coherent with the principle of mutual recognition, whereas the mutual recognition principle was assessed by stakeholders as one of the most problematic instruments to implement, whereas national evaluators tend to re-evaluate dossiers which were already evaluated by the zonal Rapporteur Member State;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that the rapporteur Member State shall prepare and submit to the Commission, with a copy to the Authority , a report referred to as " draft assessment report", assessing whether the active substance can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in article 4; highlights that the rapporteur Member State shall make an independent, objective and transparent assessment in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that by the way of derogation from article 28, in special circumstances a Member State may authorise, for a period not exceeding 120 days, the placing on the market of plant protection products, for limited and controlled use, where such a measure appears necessary because of a danger which cannot be contained by any other reasonable means; raises concerns that Article 53 is being used as a loophole for placing products on the market and that sometimes the derogations are granted without proper justification;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights the imbalance in the number of applications between some MS of the same zone and of similar size and agricultural conditions;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Expresses its concern that the Member States are not sufficiently equipped to deal with illegal and counterfeit plant protection products;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Notes that the lack of coordination between the Member States is leading to duplication of work, resulting in inefficient expenditure and administrative burden;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that the lack of availability of low-risk plant protection products hinders Integrated Pest Management developments, stresses that only 10 substances are approved as low- risk plant protection products out of a total of almost 500 available on the EU market;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises that the authorisation and promotion of low-risk and non- chemical pesticides is an important measure to support low pesticide-input pest management;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 154 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to improve the serious and chronic understaffing of the national competent authorities which leads to delays at the stage of hazard identification and initial risk assessment performed by Member States;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the holders of authorisations for plant protection products in one Member State to fully implement the mutual recognition principle and apply for authorisation for the same product and the same uses in another Member State, calls on the Member States to improve the current lack of confidence which leads to the repetition of evaluations of the same products and to fully apply this principle in the authorisation of plant protection products;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to incentivise research initiatives on active substances and plant protection products within Horizon Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 in general and to support exchanges among national authorities and extending this also to international authorities and relevant scientific bodies so as to develop a stronger and more cohesive scientific base;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls in particular to improve transparency in the process and the overall accountability of the system by explaining and justifying the PAFF Committee decisions over precautionary risk mitigation measures, precautionary bans, and approvals;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to submit, before the end of 2018, a specific legislative proposal amending Regulation (EC) No1107/2009, outside of the general revision in connection with the REFIT initiative, with a view to establishing a fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration process for low-risk pesticides of biological origin;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to ensure effective enforcement of the Regulation especially as regards controls of the plant protection products marketed in the EU, regardless of whether they have been produced in the EU or imported from third countries;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that honeybees are a crucial part of biodiversity and that they constitute an irreplaceable universal heritage on which animal pollination largely dependEmphasises that beekeeping as an economic and social activity plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of rural areas, creates jobs and provides an important ecosystem service via pollination, which contributes to the improvement of biodiversity by maintaining the genetic diversity of plants;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 19 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that while selection can help prevent certain health scourges it must not lead to an impoverishment of the genetic heritage of bees, particularly of local species;deleted
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the widespread use of chemical pesticides, particularly on melliferous plant species, threatens the survival of beesEmphasises that the use of plant protection products in agriculture should be regarded as a main factor affecting bee health;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that the long-term effects of systemic plant protection products are underestimated; believes that use of plant protection products should be taken into account in order to clarify to what extent they play a role in bee health; welcomes the recent adoption of a pilot project on Environmental monitoring of pesticide use through honeybees;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Points out that special attention must be paid to the use of plant protection products of the neonicotinoid family (Clothianidin, Thiacloprid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam), phenyl pyrazole (Fipronil), pyrethroids and active substances such as Chlorpyrifos and Dimethoate, with lethal effects (mortality due to the acute or chronic toxicity of active substances in plant protection products) or sub-lethal effects (effects on the immune system or on behaviour of bees), directly or via contaminated water, droplet guttation, nectar and pollen that could cause digestive and hormonal disruption;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that ‘controlled pollination’ helps to restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and can substantially increase crop yields;deleted
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the fight against fraud in the field of bee products calls for substantial funding to tackle the unfair competition represented by adulterated ‘honey’ in particularhoney is the third most adulterated product in the world and that the adulteration of honey imported from third countries is causing considerable damage to European beekeepers;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls onWelcomes that the Ccommission to include as one of the objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP) limits on the objective of increasing productivity to circumscribe crop intensification, in order to provide sufficient and healthy living space for beepulsory greening measures of the new Direct Payment Regulation, in particular crop diversification and ecological focus areas, could contribute to a better environment for bees; stresses however that bees and other pollinators shall be at the heart of the EU food production system and more needs to be done to establish agricultural systems that respond to the needs of pollinators, while guaranteeing food production that contributes to the well- being of European citizens;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines in particular the role of research relating to the causes of the reduction in life expectancy of queen bees, which is a worrying phenomenon;deleted
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it appropriatRecalls Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve tohe support the development of biological pesticides harmless to beesstainable use of pesticides and especially Article 14 thereof, which makes it mandatory for all farmers to apply the general principles of integrated pest management on their farms as from 2014, and Article 9, which places a general ban on aerial spraying;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2017/2115(INI)

8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to accelerate the evaluation, authorisation, registration and monitoring of the use of low-risk plant protection products of biological origin while maintaining risk assessment at a high level in order to offer an even larger range of alternatives to farmers;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for support for the training of beekeepers in order to promote a non- intrusive European surveillance of bees by developing indicators for the vitality of colonies; on the Commission to promote sustainable agricultural practices in the CAP, to encourage all farmers to employ simple agronomic practices in line with Directive 2009/128/EC and to strengthen agri-environmental measures specific to the beekeeping sector, in the spirit of the new EU Biodiversity Strategy; calls on the Member States to lay down agri-environmental measures geared to apiculture in their rural development programmes and to encourage farmers to engage in agri-environmental measures supporting ‘bee-friendly’ grasslands on field margins and to employ an advanced level of integrated production, taking a holistic approach to farming and using biological control with low risk where possible;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for a reinforcement of the resources allocated to the fight against commercial fraud affecting honey products. on the Commission to increase the level of support for honeybee-health-related research under the next financial framework and to focus the research on technological developments, particularly on the impact of environmental factors on the bee colony immune system and their interactions with pathologies, on defining sustainable agricultural practices, on promoting non-chemical alternatives (i.e. preventative agronomic practices such as crop rotation and use of biological control) and on generally further encouraging Integrated Pest Management techniques;
2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 8 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to structure the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) in a manner that clearly reflects the EU’s priorities for the coming years, particularly with respect to the resources needed to susfor the transition to the sustainability and to maintain the EU’s leading role in tackling climate change and its internal and external biodiversity commitments and goals;
2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2017/2052(INI)

1a. Recognizing the difficulties that the EU and several Member States have in mainstreaming sustainable development in non-environmental thematic objectives of the current MFF, calls on the Commission to sustainability- proof the next MFF, in order to increase the efficiency of the Union spending and to improve coherence and balance of economic, social and environmental dimensions as required by the Treaty.
2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that the next MFF should be a first mover, helping catalyse sustainable finance across the Union. Notes that several of the recent first recommendations of the High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance are applicable to the MFF, including the need to ‘sustainability test’ all future EU financial regulations and policies, and for financial instruments to achieve greater policy steering effects.
2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the transition to a sustainable economy is the only way to ensure a healthy living environment and the long-term wellbeing of Union citizens and the European economy; considers that the EU should be the global frontrunner in the transition to a circular, low-carbon economy and a sustainable production- consumption system;
2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the next MFF should help the Union achieve not only its 2030 climate and energy framework objectives, but also multilateral commitments related to sustainable development and environment such as the Sustainable Development Goals or the Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD) and there specifically the Aichi Target; underlines that the EU should not finance projects and investments that are contrary to the achievement of these goals;
2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of programmes safeguarding biodiversity and protecting the environment, such as the LIFE Programme, being continued in the next MFF;and strengthened as standalone fund in the next MFF; in fact considers necessary to increase the funding for the LIFE programme to 1% of the next EU budget, given that LIFE is the only financial instrument under the EU budget wholly dedicated to the environment, nature conservation and climate change; calls on the Commission for a new financial mechanism for biodiversity conservation in to be included in the next MFF and to ensure that future financial instruments for agriculture, rural and regional development contain dedicated envelopes for biodiversity and management of the Natura 2000 network, under co- management by national and regional environmental authorities.
2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the potential offered by green infrastructure and nature based solutions to deliver services for the society in a cost efficient way; stresses the need to fairly consider these green alternatives for delivering services in the decisions under rural and regional funding, as well as calls for the creation of a dedicated instrument to establish the Trans- European Network of Green Infrastructure (TEN-G) to deliver biodiversity benefits.
2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need that the various funds should be more coherent and better work together to respond to national, regional and local challenges, such as to enable the just transition of coal dependent regions or to fight energy poverty.
2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. consider necessary to ensure that the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is aligned with the EU’s environmental, biodiversity and climate goals and policies, rather than undermining them. To achieve this, the CAP must be reformed towards a fair, effective and efficient farming policy which has as its core objective to facilitate the transition towards sustainable food and farming systems in Europe.
2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 356 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
70. Calls, furthermore, for a greater focus on implementing research and innovation through joint undertakings and for supporting investment in key technologies to close the investment gap in innovation and thus make Europe the champion of major research, demonstration, and deployment; emphasises that the increase in funds must be coupled with a simplification of funding procedures and effective control mechanisms; welcomes the Commission’s efforts in this respect and insists that these should continue under the next programming period;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 404 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
75. Considers it essential to secure a sustainable and affordable energy supply in Europe; calls, therefore, for continuous support for investments ensuring the diversification of energy sources, increasing energy security and enhancing energy efficiency, including by CEF Energy; stresses in particular the importance of providing for comprehensive support, especially for carbon-intensive regions, energy transition, transition to a low-carbon economy, the modernisation of power generation and, improvement of cross- border interconnections and deployment of smart grids, carbon capture storage and utilisation technologies, and the modernisation of district heating; considers that the transformation of the energy sector in the light of the climate objectives should be supported by the creation of an Energy Transition Fund under the next MFF that would facilitate the structural changes in energy-intensive industries and carbon- intensive electricity production plants, and create incentives for low-carbon investments and innovative solutions;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 415 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
76. Underlines the strategic importance of large-scale infrastructure projects such as, namely the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay (EGNOS), the Global Satellite Navigation System (Galileo) and the Earth Observation Programme (Copernicus) for the EU’s future competitiveness; considers, security and political power; points out that the financing of these large-scale projects shouldneeds to be secured in the EU budget but, at the same time, ring-fenced, so as to ensure that possible cost overruns do not threaten the funding and successful implementation of other Union policies, as was the caseexemplified in the previous MFF in certain individual cases; recalls that, for this purpose, the maximum amount for these projects is currently fixed in the MFF Regulation, and calls for similar provisions in the new regulation;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 470 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
80. Stresses the importance of the EU’s leading role in tackling climate change and its internal and external biodiversity commitments and goals; asks for appropriate financial resources to be provided to implement the Paris agreement and thorough climate mainstreaming of future EU spending; recalls that the next MFF should help the Union to achieve its 2030 climate and energy framework objectives and should contribute to transition to low-carbon economy by 2050; underlines that the EU should not finance projects and investments that are contrary to the achievement of these goals;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 654 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
93. Believes that the next MFF must support the establishment of a European Defence Union; awaits, following the Commission’s announcements in this area, the relevant legislative proposals, including a dedicated EU defence research programme and an industrial development programme complemented by Member States’ investment in collaborative equipment; recalls that increased defence cooperation, the pooling of research and equipment and the elimination of duplications coulwill boost the strategic autonomy and competitiveness of Europe's defence industry, particularly with regards to SMEs and mid-caps, and lead to considerable efficiency gains, often estimated at around EUR 26 billion per year;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 662 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
94. In the context of the increased attention given to security and defence in the Union, requests a reassessment of all external security expenditure; looks forward in particular to a reform of the Athena mechanism and of the African Peace Facility after the budgetisation of the EDF; welcomes the recent commitments by Member States under permanent structured cooperation and asks the High Representative and the Commission to provide clarification as regards its future financing and linkage to the EDIDP; calls for a successor programme for the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace focusing on crisis response and capacity building for security and development, while finding a legally sound solution for military capacity building;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms its commitment to financing Union policies that enhance jobs and, growth and citizens’ quality of life through investments in research, education, health, infrastructure, SMEs and employment, in particular among young people; fails to understand how the Union can achieve progress in these fields considering the cuts proposed by the Council under subheading 1a; decides instead to additionally reinforce research and innovation programmes that have a very high implementation rate and which, due to oversubscription, are faced with a particularly low success rate for applications;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 31 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Deplores the cuts proposed by the Council in Headings 2 and 3; believes that the Union budget should proportionally reflect the threats that we are facing; calls, therefore, for more attention and appropriations devoted to the protection of environment, health, with a particular attention to cancer research, and stable and safe food supply; recognizes, in this regard, the role of the Common Agricultural Policy and farmers across Europe coping with increasing market volatility, extreme weather events and climate change and stresses the need for a policy transition based on sustainability, exclusion of hazardous chemical inputs, better animal welfare, soil and water protection and innovation;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 90 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Notes with concern that only 8,2 % of total commitment appropriations proposed in draft budget for 2018 are related to biodiversity protection; highlights in this context that an annual increase of 0,1 % stands in high contrast to the worrying and accelerating decline in species and habitats;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in general terms the Commission proposal corresponds to Parliament’s view that the 2018 EU budget must enable the EU to continue to generate growth and jobs while ensuring the security and safety of its citizens;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 89 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Points to the insufficient level of climate action funding as proposed by the Commission; recalls the conclusions of the European Council confirmed by the resolution of the European Parliament on the MFF 2014-2020 from 2013 and the special report of the European Court of Auditors from 2016 concluding that there is a serious risk of falling short of meeting the objective to devote at least 20 % of EU expenditure in the 2014-2020 MFF to climate related actions without more effort;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 91 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Notes with concern the modest increase of 0,1 % devoted to biodiversity; recalls the commitment of the EU to halt the global loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services by 2020 and underlines that sufficient resources should be dedicated to biodiversity preservation;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 186 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Recalls Parliament’s consistently strong support for culture and media programmes; welcomes the proposed increases for the Creative Europe Programme compared with the 2017 budget, including for the European Year for Cultural Heritage under ‘Multimedia actions’; furthermore, insists on sufficient funding for the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’; appreciates, finallyin light of recent developments in the area of health, food and feed safety and consumer protection, which still are of major concern to EU citizens, the increases in commitment appropriations for the Food and Feed programme, the Health programme and the Consumer programme compared with the 2017 budget;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the continuing failure to implement legislation and integrate specialised knowledge into policy-making in areas such as air quality, environmental noise and exposure to chemicals poses severe health threats and reduces quality and length of life for EU citizens;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes existing initiatives which contribute to reducing knowledge gaps, including: the ‘Driving Force - Pressure - State - Exposure - Effects - Action’ (DPSEEA) model for understanding the drivers which disrupt ecosystem services; the ‘health belief’ model (HBM) for estimating exposure of human populations to contaminants and the possible health effects thereof; and the ‘Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring’ (IPCheM);
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the combination of complex, systemic risks to health with uncertainties and gaps in the current knowledge base requires a strict adherence to the precautionary principle;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Deplores that the Commission failed to meet the deadline for drafting harmonised hazard-based criteria for the identification of endocrine disruptors set out by law;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Deplores that there has not been satisfactory development on setting out a comprehensive approach to minimising exposure to hazardous substances, including chemicals in products;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Regrets that the Union so far failed to make progress in developing a Union strategy for a non-toxic environment that is conducive to innovation and the development of sustainable substitutes including non- chemical solutions, building on horizontal measures to be undertaken by 2015 to ensure: the safety of manufactured nanomaterials and materials with similar properties; the minimisation of exposure to endocrine disruptors; appropriate regulatory approaches to address combination effects of chemicals and the minimisation of exposure to chemicals in products, including, inter alia, imported products, with a view to promoting non- toxic material cycles and reducing indoor exposure to harmful substances;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Regrets that the Commission’s obligation to review the Cosmetics Regulation with regard to endocrine disruptors no later than January 2015 has not been fulfilled despite several reminders from consumers’ and health organisations, the Parliament and scientific community and despite the Commission’s commitment that they would finalise the review by the end of 2016; calls on the Commission to immediately review the Cosmetics Regulation with regard to endocrine disruptors without any further delays;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Highlights that efforts need to be stepped up to ensure that, by 2020, all relevant substances of very high concern, including substances with endocrine- disrupting properties, are placed on the REACH candidate list;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the interplay between socio-economic and environmental factors, production and consumption patterns, the costs / benefits of action or inaction, the combined effects of chemicals, and nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, PBT substances, the impacts of microplastics, ultra fine particles, pharmaceuticals in the environment, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, the impact of single stressors on health over the long term, soil and land use and invasive alien species;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 158 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. In order to safeguard the Union’s citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health and well- being, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the combination effects of chemicals and safety concerns related to endocrine disruptors are effectively addressed in all relevant Union legislation, and risks for the environment and health, in particular in relation to children, associated with the use of hazardous substances, including chemicals in products, are assessed and minimised by 2020;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 161 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that long-term actions with a view to reaching the objective of a non-toxic environment will be identified by 2020;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 169 #

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to fully apply the precautionary principle when sufficient data is not available; highlights the cases of chemical and nanomaterials as relevant examples;
2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that regions and cities have already shown their commitment to combating climate change as major contributors to the LPAA and NAZCA initiatives; welcomes initiatives such as the EU Covenant of Mayors and the Under 2 Degrees Memorandum of Understanding and believes that the contribution of such initiatives should be acknowledged and encouraged by subnational and national governments as well as intergovernmental organisations;
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Article 7(2) of the Paris Agreement recognises that "adaptation is a global challenge face by all with local, subnational, national, regional and international dimensions (...)";
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that Local and Sub- national authorities should be able to clearly define their mitigation and adaptation commitments, as nations have done through the National Determined Contributions (NDCs). Calls for the creation of a system of Locally Determined Contributions, to be implemented in direct connection and complementarity with the National Determined Contributions (NDCs);
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that at least 20% of the EU budget for 2014-2020 (approximately 212 billion EUR) should be spent on climate- related action. The European Court of Auditors considers, in its special report 31/2016, that there is a serious of falling short of meeting the 20% target without more effort to tackle climate change. The Court recognises that the implementation of the target has led to more, and better- focused, climate action funding in some of the European Structural and Investment Funds namely the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund. In other areas, however, such as in the European Social Fund, agriculture, and rural development and fisheries, it is largely business as usual (i.e. there has been no significant shift of these funds towards climate action);
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s decision to draft a special report on cities and climate in 2023, and c. This commitment will drive increased research on the importance of cities in combatting climate change. Calls on the Commission to take an active part in its drawing-up and to champion a multi- level territorial vision of climate action.
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 309 #

2017/0332(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) it meets basic organoleptic requirements set out in Annex I, Part B(a), namely odour, taste, colour and turbidity;
2018/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 722 #

2017/0332(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – table – note 1 (new)
Note 1: Minimum amount of magnesium 10 mg/l, calcium 30mg/l, and total dissolved solids 100 mg/L shall be kept if water is treated by technology lowering or removing essential elements (nutrients) such as softening, membrane demineralization or distillation.
2018/07/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 188 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) In 2024 it is foreseen to review the progress achieved under the [Effort Sharing Regulation and Emissions Trading System Directive]. It is therefore appropriate to assess the effectiveness of this Regulation in thate same year to allow a coordinated and coherent assessment of the measures implemented under all these instrumentre instruments. Having in mind the uncertainty on the market uptake of alternatively powered vehicles and relevant infrastructure deployment, and ensure the predictability for the industry, the ambition level has to be modified upwards or downwards in a transparent way. DAFI proposal of the Commission provides guidance for the alternative infrastructure needs.
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 293 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) 'zero- and low-emission vehicle' means a passenger car orwith tailpipe emissions from zero up to 50 g CO2/km, and a light commercial vehicle with tailpipe emissions from zero up to 570 g CO2/km, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151.
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 a (new)
- 90% in 2025 100% from 2026 onwards and for the following percentages of each manufacturer´s new light commercial vehicles registered in the relevant year shall be taken into account: - 80% in 2025 - 90% in 2026 and - 100% from 2027 onwards
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 327 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. For the purposes of determining each manufacturer’s average specific M1 and N1 emissions of CO2, a potential over-achievement of a manufacturer’s CO2 M1 or N1target shall be taken into account for the same or other manufacturer(s) and in the same calendar if requested by the manufacturer(s). In this case, the difference between the M1 or N1 manufacturer’s specific mission target and its average specific emissions shall be deducted from its average specific emissions of CO2 for M1 or N1 specific target, weighted with the registration volumes. The total contribution of those transfers of credits between M1 or N1 manufacturers may be up to 10g CO2/km per manufacturer.
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 426 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall in 2024 submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness of this Regulation, where appropriate, accompanied by a proposal for amending the Regulation. This report will consider, inter alia, the real world representativeness of the CO2 emission and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, the deployment on the Union market of zero- and low-emission vehicles and the roll-out of recharging and refuell ing infrastructure reported under Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29 and propose appropriate change in the ambition level according to the calculation method provided in the Annex Va. __________________ 29 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1)
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 528 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 535 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
xX is 1520% in the years 2025 to 2029 and 30% in 2030 onwards2030. With respect to the 2030 value, appropriate adjusted value according the specification in Annex V a is applied.
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 630 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 654 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a 1. The Annex I determines specific emission targets for the passenger cars, including the ambition level of x% in 2030 onwards. This ambition level should be adjusted depending on the market uptake of electrically chargeable vehicles and alternative infrastructure. 2. In line with the Article 14 (1), the Commission should prepare a report in 2024 to assess the effectiveness of the Regulation and should modify the ambition level if appropriate fuels infrastructure is not in place. 3. Following the original proposal for the Directive on deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and its impact assessment (SWD (2013) 5 final) and estimates in the Action plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure (COM (2017) 652 final), sufficient EU-wide coverage of charging points would include for the year 2024 where the assessment is made: a. 1,800,000 e-recharging points, b. 1,800 H2 charging points and c. 9.000 CNG charging points, assuming 1.320.000 electrified vehicles registered in the EU28(re-calculated to BEV equivalent where 1BEV equals 1H2 vehicle and 2 plug-in hybrid vehicles). 4. The ambition level defined in Annex I at a level of x%, should be then adjusted in a following way: a. Downwards/upwards by 0.5 percentage point if the number of registered vehicles (BEV recalculated) is lower/higher for every146,000 registered vehicles b. Downwards/upwards by 0.25 percentage point if the number of e- charging points is lower/higher for every 200,000 stations c. Downwards/upwards by 0.125 percentage point if the number of CNG charging points is lower/higher for every 800 stations d. Downwards/upwards by 0.125 percentage point if the number of the H2 charging points is lower/higher for every 200 H2 stations.
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Title
Directive 2009/33/EU on the promotion of clean road transport vehicles used by body governed by public law in support of low- emission mobility
2018/06/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 166 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 3 – point a
(a) contracting authorities or contracting entities in so far as they are under an obligation to apply the procurement procedures set out in Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU and are not having an industrial or commercial character;
2018/06/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that purchase, lease, rent or hire-purchase of road transport vehicles used by body governed by public law, and public service contracts on public passenger transport by road and rail and public service contracts as referred to in Article 3 of this Directive comply with the minimum procurement targets for light-duty vehicles referred to in table 4 of the Annex and for heavy-duty vehicles referred to in Table 5 in the Annex.
2018/06/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including limit valuebinding occupational exposure limit values for the protection of workers from chemical risks, on the basis of the latest available information, including scientific and technical data.
2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The limit values set out in this Directive should be revised when necessary in accordance with the available information, including new scientific and technical data.
2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (‘the Committee’SCOEL)55 assists the Commission, in particular, in evaluating the latest available scientific and technical data and in proposing occupational exposure limit values for the protection of workers from chemical risks, to be set at Union level pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC56 and Directive 2004/37/EC. Other sources of scientific information, adequately robust and in the public domain were also considered, respectively those from the Agency for Committee on Safety and Health at Work (IARC) and from the national scientific committees. __________________ 55 Commission Decision 2014/113/EU of 3 March 2014 on setting up a Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents and repealing Decision 95/320/EC (OJ L 62, 4.3.2014, p. 18). 56 Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 131, 05.05.1998, p. 11).
2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Since the objectives of this Directive, which are to improve living and working conditions and to protect the health of workers from the specific risks arising from exposure to carcinogens and mutagens or genotoxic substances, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5(3) of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in Article 5(4) of the TEU, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Since the objectives of this Directive, which are to improve living and working conditions and to protect the health of workers from the specific risks arising from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5(3) of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in Article 5(4) of the TEU, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Citation 2
— having regard to Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides2 , and in particular Article 124 thereof; _________________ 2 OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p.71.
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Recital B
B. whereas the term “low-risk pesticides” covers both biological and synthetic chemical pesticidesactive substance” covers active substances of biological and chemical origin;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 27 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Recital D
D. whereas biological low-risk pesticideslow-risk plant protection products of biological origin may constitute a viable alternative to conventional plant protection products, both for conventional and for organic farmers, and contribute to a more sustainable agriculture; whereas some plant protection products of biological pesticidesorigin possess new modes of action, which is beneficial with a view to evolving resistance to conventional pesticides and limits the impact on non- target organisms; whereas biological low- risk pesticideslow-risk plant protection products of biological origin should be one of the preferred options, together with other non- chemical control or prevention methods, for non-professional users and home gardening;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Recital D
D. whereas biological low-risk pesticides may constitute a viable alternative to conventional plant protection products, both for conventional and for organic farmers, and contribute to a more sustainable agriculture, especially if it is based on the implementation of good agronomic practices; whereas some biological pesticides possess new modes of action, which is beneficial with a view to evolving resistance to conventional pesticides and limits the impact on non- target organisms; whereas biological low- risk pesticides should be the preferred option for non-professional users and home gardening;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas Integrated Pest Management implementation is mandatory within the EU and more emphasis is placed by Member States on sustainable pesticides use including low- risk plant protection alternatives;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 48 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Recital I
I. whereas biologicalproducts containing low- risk pesticidesactive substances of biological origin are often refused authorisation by Member States due to their lower efficacy, as compared to synthetic chemical pesticides, without sufficiently considering health and environmental costs;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Recital K
K. whereas Article 12 of Directive 2009/128/EC provides that the use of low- risk plant protection products shall be prioritised pesticides shall be minimised or prohibited in certain specific areas, such as areas used by the general public and protected areas; whereas in such cases appropriate risk management measures shall be taken and the use of low-risk plant protection products and biological control measures shall be considered in the first place;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Recital K
K. whereas Article 12 of Directive 2009/128/EC provides that the use of low- risk plant protection products shall be prioritised in specific areas, such as areas used by the general public and protected areas; whereas some Member States have, for a long time now, prohibited the use of pesticides in these specific areas;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 61 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to increase the availability of biological low-risk pesticideslow-risk plant protection products of biological origin without any further delay;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that farmers need to have a bigger toolbox at hand to protect their crops and to decide which measure will most sustainably protect their crops; therefore encourages wider use of various alternatives to synthetic chemical pesticides, including biological pesticidescontrol measures and low-risk pesticides of biological origin, as a component of integrated pest management;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasizes that consumers' demand for safe food that is both affordable and produced in a sustainable way must be satisfied;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that in order to promote the development of new biological low- risk pesticideslant protection products of biological origin, the evaluation of efficacy in comparison with existing chemical pesticides should be designed in a way not to hinder their development and market entry;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to engage in a wider public debate about making biological low-risk alternatives to conventional pesticides available to farmers and growers, and the necessity to educate and propagate knowledge on the need to ensure sustainability of crop protection by using low-risk plant protection products of biological origin and other biological control measures;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give priority to the evaluation, authorisation and registration of biological low-risk plant protection products;low-risk plant protection products of biological origin; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout, from "biological pesticides/plant protection products/active substances" to "pesticides/plant protection products/active substances of biological origin".)
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the 2016 Commission REFIT initiative to carry out an evaluationCalls on the Commission to undertake a Fitness Check procedure of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009; stresses that this REFIT initiativ in maximum two years; stresses that the Fitness Check procedure must not lead to the lowering of human health, food safety and environmental protection standards;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to revise Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in order to foster the development, authorisation and placing on the EU market of biological low-risk pesticides; is concerned that the current authorisation process for placing plant protection products on the market is sub-optimal for biological low-risk pesticides; points out that the current registration process for low-risk basic substances sometimes, in practice, acts as a kind of patent, making it difficult to use a product based on the same substance which is not registered in another Member State;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the revision of Regulation 1107/2009 with a view toCommunication for a fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration process of biological low-risk pesticides; calls for open-ended approval of biological low-risk active substances as an important incentive for the development of biological low-risk pesticides;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #

2016/2903(RSP)


Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the need for a definition of “biological plant protection product of biological origin”, covering plant protection products the active substance of which is a microorganism or a molecule existing in nature, either obtained from a natural process or synthetized as identical to the natural molecule, in contrast to “synthetic chemical plant protection products of synthetic chemical origin”, meaning plant protection products the active substance of which is a synthetic molecule not existing in nature;
2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
A budget for growth, jobssustainable growth, jobs, social inclusion and security
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 152 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of the European agricultural sector in maintaining food security in the European Union; expresses its full support to the farmers affected by the Russian embargo or the dairy sector crisis; calls on the Commission therefore to continue to support farmers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility and in securing safe and quality food which is produced with respect for the environment, animal welfare and human health;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 196 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Highlights the importance of EU health policy and underlines that good health is a precondition for economic and social activity, higher productivity and competitiveness; regrets in this context that the share of appropriations earmarked for health-related measures has been very limited in the past years; calls therefore for its substantial increase;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 229 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses that the EU needs to increase its climate-related expenditure significantly in order to fulfil its commitment of devoting at least 20 % of EU budget to climate-related actions and measures during 2014-2020; recalls the commitment of the EU to halt the global loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services by 2020 and underlines that sufficient resources should be dedicated to biodiversity preservation;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors' Special Report 'Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource- efficiency of the food supply chain' (2016),
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the European Court of Auditors' Special Report examined the question 'Does the EU contribute to a resource-efficient food supply chain by combating food waste effectively?'; whereas the findings of the report indicate that currently the EU does not combat food waste effectively, and that existing initiatives and policies could be used more effectively to address the problem of food waste1a ; _________________ 1aEuropean Court of Auditors’ Special Report ‘Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain’ (2016) p.44.
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas a WRAP study in the UK indicated that at least 60% of the household food waste is avoidable and could have been eaten if it had been managed better2a ; _________________ 2aWRAP, 2015. Household Food Waste in the UK, 2015
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas operators in the food supply chain often internalise the cost of food waste and include it in the final consumer price of the product1a ; _________________ 1aEuropean Court of Auditors’ Special Report ‘Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain’ (2016), p. 14.
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas there is no common consistent definition of ‘food waste’ nor a common methodology for measuring food waste at Union level yet, which makes it difficult to compare different datasets and to measure progress in reducing food waste; whereas in the FUSIONS project, food waste was defined as ‘any food, and inedible parts of food, removed from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed (including composted, crops ploughed in/not harvested, anaerobic digestion, bio-energy production, co- generation, incineration, disposal to sewer, landfill or discarded to sea)’11 ; whereas for the purpose of this report, 'food waste' means food intended for human consumption, either in edible or inedible status, removed from the production or supply chain to be discarded including at primary production, processing, manufacturing, transportation, storage, retail and consumer levels; _________________ 11 FUSIONS Definitional Framework for Food Waste, 3 July 2014.
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas in the Single Market many companies produce food for more than one country; whereas unsold products from such companies in some instances cannot be donated in the country of production due to labelling in foreign languages;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Nb. whereas local and regional authorities have a key role to play in reducing food waste in the area of their competence; whereas actions to reduce food waste should be taken at the appropriate level;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas since the second semester of 2013 the European Parliament is implementing a comprehensive policy with the objective to drastically reduce food waste produced by its catering services; whereas unconsumed food from overproduction is regularly donated by the Parliament's main facilities in Brussels;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a coordinated policy response at EU and Member State level that takes into account policies regarding waste, food safety and information, but also aspects of economic, research and innovation, environment, financial, agriculture, education, and social, trade, consumer protection and public procurement policy;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 152 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt a common definition and methodology to measure food waste;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 201 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose; points out that the use of dual date labelling, for example 'sell by' and 'use by', on the same product can have a negative effect on consumers' food management decisions;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 206 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates and the usability of foodstuffs after the 'best before' date; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to include food waste-related educational messages in the accompanying measures of the school fruit and milk schemes with the aim of encouraging good eating habits in young people;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 242 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to exchange and promote successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders; encourages Member States to consult the relevant stakeholders on targeted sectorial measures to be taken in the context of preventing food waste;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 249 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that large quantities of perfectly edible fruits and vegetables do not reach the market due to aesthetic reasons and marketing standards; notes that there are successful initiatives that utilize such products and encourages stakeholders from the wholesale and retail sector to promote such practices; calls on the Commission to undertake research on the relation between marketing standards and food waste in this context;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to explore the modalities for donating food to charities from companies in the country of production, regardless of the language on the product packaging; points out that donations of said goods should be made possible when the information critical for maintaining food safety, e.g. on allergens, is made available to recipients in official languages of their Member States;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to consider the issue of food waste in future impact assessments of its policies;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 285 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to undertake a study on the impact of reforms of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) on the generation and reduction of food waste;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 286 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Encourages Member States to use the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to reduce food waste in primary production and the processing sector;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 287 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Encourages Member States to use the full potential of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in order to reduce food waste in the context of fish discards and improve survival rates of aquaculture-grown organisms;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 288 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to explore how unfair trade practices in the food supply chain generate food waste and, where necessary, take action at the appropriate level to reduce it;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 289 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Calls on the Commission to explore the potential of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) to help reduce food waste;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13g. Calls on the Commission to complete the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) regulation with an implementing act that will regulate using intervention stocks generated under CAP and promote the use of FEAD to facilitate food donation in the context of financing the costs of collection, transport, storage and distribution; encourages local, regional and national authorities to support the setting up of food donation infrastructure in regions and areas where it is non- existent, inadequate or under capacitated;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 311 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that innovative and environmentally friendly solutions in areas including the management of co- and by- products of food production, food storage, digital technologies, and packaging can offer significant potential for food waste reduction; encourages public and private stakeholders to support research in these areas and promote sustainable and effective solutions;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 320 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recommends that, when appropriate, local and regional products and seasonal products be used in the catering and hospitality sector to shorten the production and consumption chain as to reduce the number of processing stages and thus the waste generated during the various phases;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 325 #

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Urges all institutions and bodies of the European Union to include the requirement of having food waste management and reduction plans in catering related tenders;
2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas in 2008, the EU has committed to reduce deforestation by at least 50% by 2020 and halt global forest cover loss by 2030;
2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas consumption of palm oil and its derived processed goods plays a major role in the impact of EU consumption on global deforestation;
2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the total land use change caused by the EU 2020 biofuel mandate is 8.8 Mha (million hectares), of which 2.1 Mha of land is converted in Southeast Asia under pressure from oil palm plantation expansion, half of which occurs at the expense of tropical forest and peatland;
2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution and are responsible for thousands of premature deaths;
2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas the wildfires of 2015 were the worst observed for almost two decades as a result of global climate change, land use changes and deforestation; whereas the extremely dry conditions in the region are likely to become more common events in the future, unless concerted action is taken to prevent fires;
2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas in 2014, 45% of all palm oil imported into Europe wasthe energy sector was responsible for 60% of EU palm oil imports, with 45% of imported palm oil used as fuel for transport (an increase of 34% since 2010)d 15% for power and heat generation;
2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 263 #

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Member States to end any direct and indirect state support for biofuels made from food or energy crops and food by-products after 2020;
2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2016/2182(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Biocides Regulation)1a resulted in unexpectedly high activity in 2015, demonstrating that companies are becoming familiar with the changes and the opportunities offered by new Union authorization process; at the same time notes with concern that the Agency has faced challenges managing the workload due to the frozen staff level on biocides; _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012,p. 1).
2016/12/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2016/2182(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes the progress made in developing the authorisation process under REACH Regulation and notes the Agency's conclusions that further improvements can still be made; welcomes in this regard the proactive approach of the Agency in seeking a dialogue with the European Parliament for addressing issues raised in the resolution of the European Parliament of 25 November 2015 on draft Commission Implementing Decision XXX granting an authorisation for uses of bis(2-ethylhexhyl) phthalate (DEHP) under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a . _________________ 1a Texts adopted, 25.11.2015, P8_TA(2015)0409.
2016/12/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 19 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas wildlife trafficking is an organised international crime estimated to be worth between EUR 8 and EUR 20 billion annually; whereas it has become the fourth largest black market, after the drugs, people and arms markets; whereas the Internet has come to play a key role in facilitating wildlife trafficking; whereas terrorist groups also use the above types of trafficking to finance their operations; whereas wildlife trafficking offences are not punished severely enough;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges that the identification and allocation of appropriate financial and human resources is essential for the implementation of the Action Plan by the Commission, Member States, Europol and other identified actors. This should include dedicated funding for a Wildlife Crime Unit at Europol and for the work of EU-TWIX;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on timely implementation of all elements of the Action Plan; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament and the Council with yearly written implementation updates, and setup a detailed monitoring and evaluation plan to measure the progress;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 61 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU to support initiatives promoting the development of alternative livelihoods forsustainable livelihoods options that increase benefits from and local support for wildlife conservation with full consultation of local communities close to the wildlife concerned and contributing to the recovery and conservation of wildlife populations;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 82 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to put in place national enforcementestablish Wildlife Crime Units to facilitate implementation across the various agencies at the national level; to put in place national wildlife trafficking action plans detailing implementation enforcement policies and penalties, and to publish the information on seizures and arrests relating to wildlife crimes, in order to ensure consistency and harmonised approaches between Member States;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to ensure that enforcement agencies, prosecution services and national judiciaries have the necessary financial and human resources to combat wildlife crime; points to the importance of setting up special prosecutors’ offices and specialised police squads to fight wildlife trafficking more effectively;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to ensure that enforcement agencies, prosecution services and national judiciaries as well as Wildlife Crime Units within Europol have the necessary financial and human resources to combat wildlife crime;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that action against wildlife crime requires consistent, effective and dissuasive criminal penalties; urges the Member States to define wildlife trafficking as a serious crime in accordance with UNTOC;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to recognise the scale of online wildlife trafficking and to build capacity within wildlife crime units in order to ensure that channels exist to trigger assistance from cross-border units specialised in cybercrime;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 131 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on how to address the problem of online wildlife crime at EU level as adopted in the Council conclusions in June 2016;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the EU to support the International Consortium on combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC)and calls on the Commission to use ICCWC indicators to evaluate effectiveness of third countries receiving EU funding support against wildlife trafficking in order to facilitate uniform and credible assessment of development funding;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that CITES, the EU Timber Regulation and the EU IUU regulatory framework are important tools for regulating international wildlife trade; is concerned, however, by the lack of proper enforcement and implementation as well as about regulatory gaps with regard to species and actors; calls, therefore, for the EU to review and amend the existing legislative framework with a view to prohibiting the making available and placing on the market, transport, acquisition and possession of wildlife that has been illegally harvested or traded in third countries; considers that such legislation would harmonise and simplify the existing EU framework and that the transnational impact of such legislation can play a key role in reducing global wildlife trafficking;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 179 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to ensure the immediate confiscation of any seized specimens and the care and re- homing of seized or confiscated live specimens at recognised and certified animal welfare centre; calls on the Member States and the Commission to introduce a certification system and a funding mechanism to ensure that wildlife rescue centres used by Member States are of good standard and well-resourced in order to improve the welfare of confiscated animals;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #

2016/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to adopt national plans for the handling of live confiscated specimens in line with CITES Resolution Conference 10.7 (RevCoP15) Annex 3. Member States should report on all seized live specimens to EU-TWIX and annual summary reports should be published. Member States should ensure that the training of enforcement officers includes welfare and safety considerations for the handling of live animals. Calls on the EU and Member States to commit adequate financial support to Wildlife Rescue Centres;
2016/09/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2016/2059(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges the public’s concern about hydraulic fracturing and the negative consequences this technology entails for the achievement of the EU’s long term decarbonisation goals, as well as for climate, environment and public health; notes that these effects are transnational; considering that the energy mix is primarily a Member State competence and that some Member States have banned fracking on their territory, urges the Commission to recommend to Member States not to import LNG originating from fracking;
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 296 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ‘biomass’ means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture, including vegetal and animal substances, forestry and related industries including fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction of waste, including industrial and municipal waste of biological originmaterial of biological origin excluding peat and material embedded in geological formations and/or transformed to fossil;
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 455 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, excluding low indirect land-use change- risk biofuels as defined in Article 2 (u) and pure or high-blend biofuels used in dedicated vehicles, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 553 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall requireensure that fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste- based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 569 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For the purpose of this article, Member States may adopt national quota obligations or other support schemes targeting volumes, energy content or GHG-reductions, as long as the required shares are reached.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 610 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 693 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass from thinnings and biodiversity enhancing management activities, waste and residues, other than agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues, need only fulfil the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraph 7 in order to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph. This provision shall also apply to waste and residues that are first processed into a product before being further processed into biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 737 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 752 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
i) harvesting is carried out in accordance to the conditions of the harvesting permit or equivalent procedure within legally gazetted boundaries;
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 758 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
iii) areas of highdesignated, by law or the relevant competent national authority, for nature conservation valuepurposes, including wetlands and peatlands, are protected;
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 774 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
iv) the impacts ofduring forest harvesting on soil quality and biodiversity are minimised; and
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 781 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
v) harvesting does not exceed the long-term production capacity of the forests;
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 791 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) when evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems or equivalent procedure are in place at forest holding level to ensure that:
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 795 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
i) the forest biomass has been harvested according to a legal permit or equivalent procedure within legally gazetted boundaries;
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 805 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
iii) areas of highdesignated, by law or the relevant competent national authority, for nature conservation valuepurposes, including peatlands and wetlands, are identified and protected;
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 819 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iv
iv) impacts ofduring forest harvesting on soil quality and biodiversity are minimised;
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 828 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
v) harvesting does not exceed the long-term production capacity of the forests.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 852 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
By 31 December 2023Five years after the entry into force of this directive, the Commission shall assess whether the criteria set out in paragraphs 5 and 6 effectively minimise the risk of using unsustainable forest biomass and address LULUCF requirements, on the basis of available data. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a proposal for the post-2030 period to modify the requirements laid down in paragraphs 5 and 6.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 862 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) at least 50 % for biofuels, biogas consumed in transport and bioliquids produced in installations in operation on or before 5 October 2015;
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 865 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) at least 60 % for biofuels, biogas consumed in transport and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation from 5 October 2015;
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 870 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) at least 70 % for biofuels, biogas consumed in transport and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021;
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 905 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 9
9. For the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1, Member States shall not refuse to take into account, on other sustainability grounds, biofuels, biomass fuels and bioliquids obtained in compliance with this Article.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 911 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 10
10. For the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1, Member States may place additional sustainability requirements for biomass fuels.deleted
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 926 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information regarding the compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in Article 26(2) to (7) and make available to the Member State, on request, the data that were used to develop the information. Member States shall require economic operators to arrange for an adequate standard of independent auditing of the information submitted, and to provide evidence that this has been done. First or second party auditing may be used up to the first gathering point of the biomass. The auditing shall verify that the systems used by economic operators are accurate, reliable and protected against fraud. It shall evaluate the frequency and methodology of sampling and the robustness of the data.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 938 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. The Commission shall adopt decisions under paragraph 4 only if the scheme in question meets adequate standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing. In the case of schemes to measure greenhouse gas emission saving, such schemes shall also comply with the methodological requirements in Annex V or Annex VI. Lists of areas of high biodiversity valuedesignated, by law or by relevant competent national authority for nature conservation purposes, as referred to in Article 26(2)(b)(ii) shall meet adequate standards of objectivity and coherence with internationally recognised standards and provide for appropriate appeal procedures.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 941 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
In order to ensure that compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria is verified in an efficient and harmonised manner and in particular to prevent fraud, the Commission may specify detailed implementing rules, including adequate standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing and require all voluntary schemes to apply those standards. When specifying these standards, the Commission shall pay special attention to the need to minimize administrative burden, thus allowing first or second party auditing up to the first gathering point of the biomass. This shall be done by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31 (3). Such acts shall set a time frame by which voluntary schemes need to implement the standards. The Commission may repeal decisions recognising voluntary schemes in the event that those schemes fail to implement such standards in the time frame provided for.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 961 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may submit to the Commission reports including information on the typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural and forestry raw materials of those areas on their territory classified as level 2 in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) or as a more disaggregated NUTS level in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 The reports shall be accompanied by a description of the method and data sources used to calculate the level of emissions. That method shall take into account soil characteristics, climate and expected raw material yields. __________________ 35 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 962 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may decide, by means of an implementing act adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31(2), that the reports referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article contain accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of agriculture and forestry biomass feedstocks produced in the areas included in such reports for the purposes of Article 26(7). These data may therefore be used instead of the disaggregated default values for cultivation laid down in part D or E of Annex V for biofuels and bioliquids and in Part C of Annex VI for biomass fuels.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1038 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point h
(h) Tall oil and tall oil pitch.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1044 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point o
(o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, i.e. bark, branches, pre- commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin and tall oil.
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) Member States should maintain a wide discretion to impose public service obligations on electricity undertakings in pursuing objectives of general economic interest. Member States should ensure that household customers and, where Member States deem it appropriate, small enterprises, enjoy the right to be supplied with electricity of a specified quality at clearly comparable, transparent and competitive prices. Nevertheless, public service obligations in the form of supply price regulation may constitute a fundamentally distortive measure if the price does not reflect the value of electricity and the costs of the supplier and that often leads to the accumulation of tariff deficits, limitation of consumer choice, poorer incentives for energy saving and energy efficiency investments, lower standards of service, lower levels of consumer engagement and satisfaction, restriction of competition as well as fewer innovative products and services on the market. Consequently, Member States should ensure that their price regulation is not detrimental to competition or apply other policy tools, and in particular targeted social policy measures, to safeguard the affordability of electricity supply to their citizens. Interventions in price setting should only be applied in limited exceptional circumstances. A fully liberalised well-functionning retail electricity market would stimulate price and non-price competition among existing suppliers and incentivise new market entries therefore improving consumers' choice and satisfaction.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) With a view to creating an internal market in electricity, Member States should foster the integration of their national markets and the cooperation of system operators at Union and regional level, also incorporating isolated systems forming electricity islands that persist in the Union.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) Energy services are fundamental to safeguard the well-being of the Union citizens. Adequate warmth, cooling, lighting and the energy to power appliances are essential services to guarantee a decentgood standard of living and citizens' health. Furthermore, access to these energy services empowers European citizens to fulfil their potential and it enhances social inclusion. Energy poor households are unable to afford these energy services due to a combination of low income, high energy expenditure and poor energy efficiency of their homes. Member States should collect the right information to monitor the number of households in energy poverty. Accurate measurement should assist Member States to identify those households affected byt risk of energy poverty in order to provide targeted support. The Commission should actively and as a priority support the implementation of the provisions on energy poverty by facilitating the sharing of good practices between Member States.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) The Commission should take action to raise awareness of market opportunities for energy poor customers and the Member States should provide sufficient resources for local information for consumers at risk of energy poverty.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
(41) Member States which are affected by energy poverty and which have not yet done so should therefore develop national action plans or other appropriate frameworks to tackle this problem, aiming at decreasing the number of people suffering such situationvulnerable consumers at risk of energy poverty. Low income, high energy expenditure, and poor energy efficiency of homes are relevant factors in designing indicators for the measurement of energy poverty. In any event, Member States should ensure the necessary energy supply for vulnerable and energy poor customers. In doing so, an integrated approach, such as in the framework of energy and social policy, could be used and measures could include social policies or energy efficiency improvements for housing. At the very leasts a minimum, this Directive should allowsupport national policies in favour of vulnerable and energy poor customers.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
(62) Energy regulators should also be granted the power to contribute to ensuring high standards of universal and public service in compliance with market opening, to the protection of vulnerable customersonsumers at risk of energy poverty, and to the full effectiveness of consumer protection measures. Those provisions should be without prejudice to both the Commission’s powers concerning the application of competition rules including the examination of mergers with a Union dimension, and the rules on the internal market such as the free movement of capital. The independent body to which a party affected by the decision of a national regulator has a right to appeal could be a court or other tribunal empowered to conduct a judicial review.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 124 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Electricity suppliers shall be free to determine the price at which they supply electricitypropose market-based supply prices to customers. Member States shall take appropriate actions to ensure effective competition between electricity suppliers.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensurepursue objectives of general economic interest, including the protection of energy poor or vulnerable customers in a targeted manner by other means than public interventions in thbased on non-replicable price-setting for the supply of electricity.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure the protection of energy poor or vulnerable customers at risk of energy poverty in a targeted manner by other means than public interventions in the price-setting for the supply of electricity.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 131 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States which apply public interventions inbased on non- replicable price setting for the supply of electricity for energy poor or vulnerable household customers at the [OP: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive] may continue to apply such public interventions until they adapt their supply price regulation so that price- setting become replicable no later than [OP: insert the date – five years fromafter the entry into force of this Directive]. Such public interventions shall pursue a general economic interest, be clearly defined, transparent, non-discriminatory, verifiable and guarantee equal access for Union electricity companies to customers. The interventions shall not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the general economic interest which they pursue, be limited in time and proportionate as regards their beneficiaries.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
After[OP – insert the date – five years from the entry into force of this Directive], Member States may still apply public interventions in the price-setting for the supply of electricity for vulnerable household customers which are not replicable in so far as it is strictly necessary for reasons of extreme urgency. Such interventions shall comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that final customers are fully informed by the suppliers of the opportunities and risks of such dynamic electricity price contract and can terminate it if it proves too expensive.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 161 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States may choose to permit suppliers to charge contract termination fees to customers willingly terminating fixed term supply contracts before their maturity, unless termination is not prompted by a clear failure to provide services. Such fees may only be charged if customers receive a demonstrable advantage from these contracts. In addition, such fees shall not exceed the direct economic loss to the supplier of the customer terminating the contract, including the cost of any bundled investments or services already provided to the customer as part of the contract.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure that no undue barriers exist for aggregators to enter organised electricity markets, as long as they meet the entry criteria for these markets. The criteria shall be set by Member States in a transparent and non- discriminatory manner, while taking into account the reliable and secure operation of the transmission and distribution networks.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 47 a (new)
47a. ‘electricity service provider’ is an undertaking active in electricity supply or aggregation.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 214 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 47 b (new)
47b. ‘billing’ means a written statement of the money owed for goods or services and containing the minimum information as defined in Annex II.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 47 c (new)
47c. ‘billing information’ means information on consumer´s consumption for the given period and the price of supplied electricity, which may be stated on the electricity bill or provided to customer separately. For the purposes of this directive, separately providing consumer with billing information shall not be considered as a request for billing.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2016/0380(COD)

1. . Member States shall take appropriate measures to protect customers and shall, in particular, ensure that there are adequate safeguards to protect vulnerable customersonsumers at risk of energy poverty. In this context, each Member State shall define the concept of vulnerable customers which may refer to energy poverty and, intand refer to, inter alia, the energy poor or vulnerable consumers alia, tot risk of energy poverty and the prohibition of disconnection of electricity to such customers in critical times. Member States shall ensure that rights and obligations linked to vulnerable customers are applied. In particular, they shall take measures to protect customers in remote areas. They shall ensure high levels of consumer protection, particularly with respect to transparency regarding contractual terms and conditions, general information and dispute settlement mechanisms.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take 2. appropriate measures, such as formulating national energy action plans, providing benefits in social security systems to ensure the necessary electricity supply to vulnerable customers, orand providing for support for energy efficiency improvements, to address energy poverty where identified, including in the broader context of poverty. Such measures shall not impede the effective opening of the market set out in Article 4 or market functioning and shall be notified to the Commission, where relevant, in accordance with the provisions of Article 9(4) . Such notification may also include measures taken within the general social security system.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Member States shall define a set of criteria for the purposes of measuring energy poverty and adopt a broad and common definition of energy poverty within the context of a new Commission Communication and action plan on energy poverty. Member States shall continuously monitor the number of households in energy poverty and the number of consumers at risk of energy poverty. The Member States shall report on the evolution of energy poverty and measures taken to prevent it to the Commission every two years as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Progress Reports in accordance with Article 21 of [Governance Regulation as proposed by COM(2016)759].
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that their national legislation does not unduly hamper cross-border flowtransactions of electricity, consumer participation including through demand–side response, investments into flexible energy generation, energy storage, the deployment of electro-mobility or new interconnectors, and that electricity prices reflect actual demand and supply.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall strive to create equal level-playing field for all market participants and hinder discrimination.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 247 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) such facilities are necessary for the distribution system operators to fulfil theirits obligations under this Directiveregulation for the efficient, reliable and secure operation of the distribution system; and they are not used to sell electricity to the market;
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 265 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Transmission system operators shall not be allowed to own, manage or operate energy storage facilities and shall notbe allowed to own directly or indirectly control assets that provide ancillary services. in cases where those facilities or assets are an integral part of the transmission system and where the national regulatory authority has granted its approval and further also in any other cases if the following conditions are fulfilled:
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 267 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) other parties, following an open and transparent tendering procedure under the supervision of the national regulatory authorities, have not expressed their interest to own, control, manage or operate such cost-effective facilities offering storage and/or ancillary services to the transmission system operator;
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 268 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) such facilities or ancillary services are necessary for the transmission system operators to fulfil its obligations under this regulation for the efficient, reliable and secure operation of the transmission system and they are not used to sell electricity to the market; and
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) the national regulatory authority has assessed that there is no necessity to apply the conditions under point (a) of this paragraph and has granted its approval.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may allow transmission system operators to own, manage or operate storage facilities or assets providing non-frequency ancillary services if the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) other parties, following an open and transparent tendering procedure, have not expressed their interest to own, control, manage or operate such facilities offering storage and/or non-frequency ancillary services to the transmission system operator; (b) such facilities or non-frequency ancillary services are necessary for the transmission system operators to fulfil their obligations under this Directive for the efficient, reliable and secure operation of the transmission system and they are not used to sell electricity to the market; and (c) the regulatory authority has assessed the necessity of such derogation taking into account the conditions under points (a) and (b) of this paragraph and has granted its approval.deleted
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 4
4. The transmission system operator under the supervision of the national regulatory authority shall perform at regular intervals or at least every five years a public consultation for the required storage services in order to re-assess the potential interest of market parties to invest in such facilities and terminate its own storage activities in case third parties can provide the service in a cost-effective manner. , develop, operate or manage such facilities. In case the public consultation indicates that third parties are able to own, develop, operate or manage such facilities in a cost-effective manner, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators' activities in this regard are phased-out. Transmission system operators shall have right to recover their investment in such facilities on fair and reasonable terms.
2017/08/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 312 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all customers are entitled to have their electricity provided by a supplier, subject to the supplier’s agreement, regardless of the Member State in which the supplier is registered, as long as the supplier follows the applicable trading and balancing rules. In this regard, Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that administrative procedures do not discriminate against supply undertakings already registered in another Member State.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 350 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) are given adequate notice of any intention to modify contractual conditions and are informed about their right to dissolve the contract when the notice is given. SuppliElectricity service providers shall notify their customers directly of any adjustment in the supply price as well as of the reasons and preconditions for the adjustment and its scope, at an appropriate time no later than one normal billing periods soon as they have the information on the increase, and no later than 6 weeks before the adjustment comes into effect in a transparent and comprehensible manner. Member States shall ensure that customers are free to withdraw from contracts if they do not accept the new contractual conditions or adjustments in the supply price notified to them by their electricity suppliervice provider ;
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) are givenhave access to adequate in formation on alternatives to disconnection sufficiently in advance before the planned disconnection. These alternatives may refer to sources of support to avoid disconnection, alternative payment plans, debt management advice or disconnection moratorium and should not constitute an extra cost to customers. Information shall be made available for consumers at no extra cost;
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 411 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that final customers are fully informed by the suppliers of the opportunities and risks of such dynamic electricity price contract. This may refer to the need to request an instalment of a smart meter at corresponding cost.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 449 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States may choose to permit suppliersElectricity service providers are allowed to charge contract termination fees to customers willingly terminating fixed term supply contracts before their maturity. SAny such fee shall be clearly indicated in the supply contract and such fees may only be charged if customers receive a demonstrable advantage fromat a time of signature of these contracts. In addition, such fees shall not exceed the direct economic loss to the supplier of the customer terminating the contract, including the cost of any bundled investments or services already provided to the customer as part of the contract.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 474 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, where a final customer wishes to conclude a contract with an aggregator, such engagement shall not require the consent of the final customer's supplier. The supplier shall be informed if his customer entered into such contract.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 494 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that final customers are entitled to receive all relevant demand response data or data on supplied and sold electricity at least once per yearthe frequency stated in Article 18.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 551 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) are subject to cost reflective, transparent and non-discriminatory network charges, accounting separately for the electricity fed into the grid and the electricity consumed from the grid, in line with Article 59(8)electricity fed into and withdrawn from the grid shall not be offset against each other.
2017/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 673 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) transparent rules clearly assigning roles and responsibilities to all market participants; including the need to respect operational security of distribution and transmission grid by all market participants;
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 756 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Where final customers have meters that allow remote reading by the operator, accurate billing information based on actual consumption shall be provided at least once a month if explicitly required by the customer.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 766 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may lay down that, at the request of the final customers, the information contained in these bills shall not be considered to constitute a request for payment. In such cases, Member States shall ensure that suppliers offer flexible arrangements for payments.deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 814 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Those functionalities shall apply to smart meters rolled-out after [2 years after entry into force of this directive].
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 848 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68, shall determine a common European data format and non- discriminatory and transparent procedures for accessing the data, listed under Article 23 (1), that will replace national data format and procedure adopted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1. Member States shall ensure that market participants apply a common European data format.deleted
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 947 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States may allow distribution system operators to own, develop, manage or operate public recharging points for electric vehicles only if the following conditions are fulfilled:
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 960 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall perform at regular intervals or at least every five years a public consultation in order to re-assess the potential interest of market parties to own, develop, operate or manage public recharging points for electric vehicles. In case the public consultation indicates that third parties are able to own, develop, operate or manage such points, Member States shall ensure that distribution system operators' activities in this regard are phased-out. Distribution system operators shall have right to recover their investment made into recharging infrastructure on fair and reasonable terms.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1001 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. Regulatory authorities shall perform at regular intervals or at least every five years a public consultation in order to re-assess the potential interest of market parties to invest, develop, operate or manage energy storage facilities. In case the public consultation indicates that third parties are able to own, develop, operate or manage such facilities, Member States shall ensure that distribution system operators' activities in this regard are phased-out. Distribution system operators shall have right to recover their investment made into storage facilities on fair and reasonable terms.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1303 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Where appropriate, the following information shall be prominently displayed to final customers in or with their bills and periodical settlement billmade available to final customers:
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1316 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1 – paragraph 4
In addition, comparisons with an average normalised or benchmarked customer in the same user category shall be made available to final customers in, with or signposted to within, their bills and periodical settlement bills.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1335 #

2016/0380(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
If there is no compulsory issuing of certificates of origin in the given Member State, suppliers may provide information on share of renewables with disclaimer on their non-guaranteed origin.
2017/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) Detailed rules for facilitating effective cross-border participation in capacity mechanisms other than reserve schemes should be laid down. Transmission system operators across the borders should facilitate interested generators wanting to participate in capacity mechanisms in other Member States. Therefore, they should calculate capacities up to which cross-border participation would be possible, enable participation and check availabilities. National regulatory authorities should enforce the cross-border rules in the Member States.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ‘congestion’ means a situation in which all requests from market participants to trade between two bidding zones cannot be accommodated because they would significantly affect the physical flows on network elements which cannot accommodate those flows ;
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Just transition The European Commission shall support Member States that put in place a national strategy for the progressive reduction of installed coal-fired generating and mining capacity through all available means, including targeted financial support to enable a “just transition” in regions affected by structural change. The Commission shall assist Member States to address the social, skills and industrial impact of the clean energy transition. The Commission shall work in close partnership with the actors of coal and carbon-intensive regions, provide guidance, in particular for the access to and use of available funds and programmes, and encourage exchange of good practices, including discussions on industrial roadmaps and re-skilling needs, through targeted platforms including through the just transition initiative for workers and communities established in the Governance Regulation.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 121 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) demonstration projects;deleted
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) generating installations using renewable energy sources or high- efficiency cogeneration with an installed electricity capacity of less than 500 kW;deleted
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. From 1 January 2026, point (b) of paragraph 2 shall apply only to generating installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration with an installed electricity capacity of less than 250 kW.deleted
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The sizing of reserve capacity shall be performed at regional level in accordance with point 7 of Annex I. Regional operational centres shall support transmission system operators in determining the amount of balancing capacity that needs to be procured in accordance with point 8 of Annex I.deleted
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. The procurement of balancing capacity shall be facilitated on a regional level in accordance with point 8 of Annex I. The procurement shall be based on a primary market and organised in such a way as to be non-discriminatory between market participants in the prequalification process individually or through aggregation.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. The procurement of upward balancing capacity and downward balancing capacity shall be carried out separately. The contracting shall be performed for not longer than one day before the provision of the balancing capacity and the contracting period shall have a maximum of one day.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. There shall be no maximum limit of the wholesale electricity price unless it is set at the value of lost load as determined in accordance with Article 10. There shall be no minimum limit of the wholesale electricity price unless it is set at a value of minus 2000 € or less and, in the event that it is or anticipated to be reached, set at a lower value for the following day. This provision shall apply, inter alia, to bidding and clearing in all timeframes and include balancing energy and imbalance prices.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 158 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. When dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shall give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration from small generating installations or generating installations using emerging technologies to the following extent: (a) generating installations using renewable energy sources or high- efficiency cogeneration with an installed electricity capacity of less than 500 kW; or (b) demonstration projects for innovative technologies.deleted
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 167 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Where the total capacity of generating installations subject to priority dispatch under paragraph 2 is higher than 15 % of the total installed generating capacity in a Member State, point (a) of paragraph 2 shall apply only to additional generating installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration with an installed electricity capacity of less than 250 kW. From 1 January 2026, point (a) of paragraph 2 shall apply only to generating installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration with an installed electricity capacity of less than 250 kW or, if the threshold under the first sentence of this paragraph has been reached, of less than 125 kW.deleted
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 196 #

2016/0379(COD)

5. Where non-market-based downward redispatching or curtailment is used, the following principles shall apply: (a) generating installations using renewable energy sources shall only be subject to downward redispatching or curtailment if no other alternative exists or if other solutions would result in disproportionate costs or risks to network security; (b) generating installations using high- efficiency cogeneration shall only be subject to downward redispatching or curtailment if, other than curtailment or downward redispatching of generating installations using renewable energy sources, no other alternative exists or if other solutions would result in disproportionate costs or risks to network security; (c) self-generated electricity from generating installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration which is not fed into the transmission or distribution network shall not be curtailed unless no other solution would resolve network security issues; (d) downward redispatching or curtailment under letters a to c shall be duly and transparently justified. The justification shall be included in the report under paragraph 3.deleted
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Where non-market-based downward redispatching or curtailment is used, the following principles shall apply:it shall be duly and transparently justified. The justification shall be included in the report under paragraph 3.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) 90 % of the net revenues from the sale of electricity on the day-ahead market that the generating or demand facility would have generated without the curtailment or redispatching request. Where financial support is granted to generating or demand facilities based on the electricity volume generated or consumed, lost financial support shall be deemed part of the net revenues.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 283 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Mechanisms other than strategic reserves shall be open to direct participation of capacity providers located in another Member State provided there is a network connection between that Member State and the bidding zone applying the mechanism.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 315 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When designing capacity mechanisms, Member States shall include an exit clause, a provision allowing for efficient phase-out of capacity mechanism in case the resource adequacy assessment proves that the adequacy concern is not present anymore.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 344 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) regional sizing of reserve capacity;deleted
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 349 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) facilitate the regional procurement of balancing capacity;deleted
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 427 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) capacity-allocation and congestion- management rules including curtailment of generation and redispatch of generation and demand ;
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 428 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) rules regarding harmonised transmission and distribution tariff structures and connection charges including locational signals and inter- transmission system operator compensation rules;
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 440 #

2016/0379(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Guidelines may also determine appropriate rules relating to charges applied to producers, energy storage and customers (load) under national distribution and transmission tariff systems and connection regimes , including the reflection of the inter-transmission system operator compensation mechanism in national network charges and the provision of appropriate and efficient locational signals, in accordance with the principles set out in Article 16.
2017/10/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Moderation of energy demand is one of the five dimensions of the Energy Union Strategy adopted on 25 February 2015. Improving energy efficiency will benefit the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy security by reducing dependence on energy imports from outside the Union, cut energy costs for households and companies, benefit public health, help alleviate energy poverty and lead to increased jobs and economy-wide economic activity. This is in line with the Union commitments made in the framework of the Energy Union and global climate agenda established by the Paris Agreement of December 2015 by the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In view of the climate and energy framework for 2030 and the Union's long- term decarbonisation goals in line with the Paris Agreement, the energy savings obligation should be extended beyond 2020. Extending the commitment period beyond 2020 would create greater stability for investors and thus encourage long term investments and long term energy efficiency measures, such as the renovation of buildings and moving towards 'nearly zero energy buildings'.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Improvements to the energy efficiency of buildings should benefit in particular vulnerable consumers affected byt risk of energy poverty. Member States can already require obligated parties to include social aims in energy saving measures, in relation to energy poverty, and this possibility should now be extended to alternative measures, strengthened to require a significant share to be implemented as a priority, and transformed into an obligation while leaving full flexibility to Member States with regard to the size, scope and content of such measures. In line with Article 9 of the Treaty, the Union's energy efficiency policies should be inclusive and therefore also ensure accessibility of energy efficiency measures for energy poor consumers.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The Union's building stock will need to become ‘nearly zero energy buildings’ by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Present building renovation rates are insufficient and those buildings occupied by low- income citizens at risk of energy poverty are the hardest to reach. Therefore, the measures laid down in Articles 7, 7a and 7b are of particular importance.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) In order to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of Directive 2012/27/EU, a requirement for a general review of the Directive and a report to the European Parliament and the Council by 28 February 2024 should be introducedEnergy and climate law is complementary and should be mutually reinforcing. Thus, as part of the obligations under the Paris Agreement, within six months of the UNFCCC global stocktake in 2023 the Commission should undertake a general review of the Directive and a report to the European Parliament and the Council should be introduced assessing the general effectiveness of Directive 2012/27/EU and the need to adjust the Union's energy efficiency policy according to the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Such a review should be undertaken in subsequent global stocktakes thereafter.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 363 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) new savings each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 of 1.52 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volume, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019. These savings shall be cumulative and additional to savings achieved under point (a).
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 416 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
TFor the purposes of point (a) only, the sales of energy, by volume, used in transport may be partially or fully excluded from these calculations. However, sales of energy used in transport shall be fully included in the calculations for the post- 2020 period referred to in point (b).
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 435 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) allow energy savings achieved in the energy transformation, distribution and transmission sectors, including efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure, as a result of implementing the requirements set out in Article 14(4), point (b) of Article 14(5) and Article 15(1) to (6) and (9), to be counted towards the amount of energy savings required under paragraph 1; the savings shall be properly accounted for via a common methodology, favouring the benchmarking of technologies;
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 630 #

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 24 – paragraph 12
12. The Commission shall evaluate this Directive by 28 February 2024 at the latest, and every five years thereafter, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Councilundertake a general review this Directive within six months of the UNFCCC global stocktake in 2023, and after subsequent global stocktakes thereafter, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the general effectiveness of this Directive and the need to adjust the Union's energy efficiency policy in accordance with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. That report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals for further measures.;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 518 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 18 b (new)
(18b) ‘just transition’ means a comprehensive effort to support workers and communities which could be adversely impacted by the transition to a low-carbon economy;
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 723 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 a (new)
(4a) national objectives with regard to energy poverty and vulnerable consumers, including a timeframe for when the objectives should be met and a national action plan to achieve those objectives which could include providing benefits in social security systems to ensure the necessary energy supply to vulnerable customers or providing for support for energy efficiency improvements to address energy poverty where identified; for this purpose Member States shall : (a) define the concept of vulnerable customers and energy poverty based on the EU indicators of low income, high energy expenditure, and poor energy efficiency of houses; (b) continuously monitor the number of households in energy poverty and share those data in the European Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV).
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 879 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to any other Union law requirements, Member States shall ensure that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in the preparation of draft plans referred to in Article 9 of this Regulation, of long-term strategies referred to in Article 14 of this Regulation and attach to the submission of their draft integrated national energy and climate plan to the Commission a summary of the public’s views. In so far as the provisions of Directive 2001/42/EC are applicable, consultations undertaken in accordance with that Directive shall be deemed to satisfy also the obligations to consult the public under this Regul and the way they have been taken into consideration.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 943 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Just transition initiative for workers and communities 1. This Regulation establishes a just transition initiative to support workers and communities which could be adversely impacted by the transition to a low carbon economy. The initiative should take the form of a board of representatives coming from Member States national authorities, European Commission, local and regional representatives as well as social partners developing calls for projects in the area of the just transition. 2. Calls for projects shall aim to make green opportunities real and to support workers and communities in the context of the energy transition. When drawing their calls for projects, board members should aim to: (a) retain and create decent and sustainable jobs; (b) strengthen the training and up scaling of workers in clean processes and technologies; (c) enhance social protection schemes, including active labour market policies; 3. The Commission shall set up a financing platform at Union level directly contributing financial support to the Just Transition Initiative.
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1448 #

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) an overall assessment of the Union’s progress towards ending energy poverty;
2017/07/04
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 39 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) In order to allow for supplementing the rules which govern the procedure to be applied in targeted Union resettlement schemes, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to adapt the procedure to the circumstances in the third country from which resettlement takes place such as determining that third country’s role in the procedure. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201633 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 33deleted OJ L123, 12.05.2016, p. 1.
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the Union Resettlement Framework, the Commissionuncil should be empowered to establish targeted Union resettlement schemes laying down the precise number out of the total number of persons to be resettled and participation of the Member State, consistent with the annual Union Resettlement plan. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers34 . The examination procedure should be used for establishing targeted Union resettlement schemes given that those schemes have substantial implications. The Commissione Council should aim to establish targeted Union resettlement schemes as soon as possible after the adoption of the annual Union resettlement plan and whenever necessary during the period covered by the annual Union resettlement plan. The Commissionuncil should take into account the discussions within the High-Level Resettlement Committee. _________________ 34OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 69 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a voluntary Union Resettlement Framework for the admission of third-country nationals and stateless persons to the territory of the Member States with a view to granting them international protection.
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 72 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of this Regulation 'resettlement' means the admission of third- country nationals and stateless persons in need of international protection from a third country to which or within which they have been displaced to the territory of the Member States with a view to granting them international protection.
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 75 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
A voluntary Union Resettlement Framework is hereby established.
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 84 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In determining the regions or third countries from which resettlement shall occur within the Union Resettlement Framework, in accordance with the implementing acts referred to in Articles 7 and 8, the following factors shall be taken into consideration:
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 99 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Priority can be given to third- country nationals and stateless persons who fall within at least one of the following categories:
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 145 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commissionuncil shall adopt implementing acts establishing targeted Union resettlement schemes consistent with the annual Union resettlement plan adopted pursuant to Article 7. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 190 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 to supplement the elements referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4, in order to adapt the resettlement procedure to the circumstances in the third country from which resettlement takes place where necessary.
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 194 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Where the Commission implementing act adopting a targeted Union resettlement scheme provides for an expedited procedure, and by way of derogation from Article 10, Member States:
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 208 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 10(9) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 10(9) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting aArticle 14 delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201640 . 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 10(9) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. _________________ 40 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.Exercise of the delegation
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 216 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.Article 15 deleted Committee procedure
2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 46 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty, Union acts should, whenever necessary, contain appropriate measures to give effect to the principle of solidarity. A voluntary corrective allocation mechanism should be established in order to ensure a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.
2017/02/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 49 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) A key based on the size of the population and of the economy of the Member States should be applied as a point of reference in the operation of the corrective allocation mechanism in conjunction with a threshold, so as to enable the mechanism to function as a means of assisting Member States under disproportionate pressure. The application of the corrective allocation for the benefit of a Member State should be triggered automatically where the number of applications for international protection for which a Member State is responsible exceeds 150% of the figure identified in the reference key. In order to comprehensively reflect the efforts of each Member State, the number of persons effectively resettled to that Member State should be added to the number of applications for international protection for the purposes of this calculation.
2017/02/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 54 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) A Member State of allocation may decide not to accept the allocated applicants during a twelve months-period, in which case it should enter this information in the automated system and notify the other Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. Thereafter the applicants that would have been allocated to that Member State should be allocated to the other Member States instead. The Member State which temporarily does not take part in the corrective allocation should make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per applicant not accepted to the Member State that was determined as responsible for examining those applications. The Commission should lay down the practical modalities for the implementation of the solidarity contribution mechanism in an implementing act. The European Union Agency for Asylum will monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.
2017/02/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 215 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty, Union acts should, whenever necessary, contain appropriate measures to give effect to the principle of solidarity. A voluntary corrective allocation mechanism should be established in order to ensure a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 256 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) A Member State of allocation may decide not to accept the allocated applicants during a twelve months-period, in which case it should enter this information in the automated system and notify the other Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. Thereafter the applicants that would have been allocated to that Member State should be allocated to the other Member States instead. The Member State which temporarily does not take part in the corrective allocation should make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per applicant not accepted to the Member State that was determined as responsible for examining those applications. The Commission should lay down the practical modalities for the implementation of the solidarity contribution mechanism in an implementing act. The European Union Agency for Asylum will monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 387 #

2016/0133(COD)

1. The allocation mechanism referred to in this Chapter shall be applied voluntarily for the benefit of a Member State, where that Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is the Member State responsible under this Regulation.
2017/02/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 410 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – title
Financial sSolidarity
2017/02/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 415 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the twelve-month period referred to in paragraph 2, the automated system shall communicate to the Member State not taking part in the corrective allocation mechanism the number of applicants for whom it would have otherwise been the Member State of allocation. That Member State shall thereafter make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per each applicant who would have otherwise been allocated to that Member State during the respective twelve-month period. The solidarity contribution shall be paid to the Member State determined as responsible for examining the respective applications.deleted
2017/02/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 417 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt a decision in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56, lay down the modalities for the implementation of paragraph 3.deleted
2017/02/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 421 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.deleted
2017/02/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 783 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The allocation mechanism referred to in this Chapter shall be applied voluntarily for the benefit of a Member State, where that Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is the Member State responsible under this Regulation.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 884 #
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 898 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the twelve-month period referred to in paragraph 2, the automated system shall communicate to the Member State not taking part in the corrective allocation mechanism the number of applicants for whom it would have otherwise been the Member State of allocation. That Member State shall thereafter make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per each applicant who would have otherwise been allocated to that Member State during the respective twelve-month period. The solidarity contribution shall be paid to the Member State determined as responsible for examining the respective applications.deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 910 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt a decision in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56, lay down the modalities for the implementation of paragraph 3.deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 914 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 988 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. The competent asylum authorities of the Member States referred to in Article 47 shall have access to the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) for entering the information referred to in Article 20(7), Article 22(1), (4) and (5), Article 37(1) and point (h) of Article 39.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 152 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products, such as cadmium, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such products. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limited to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Fertilising products which are CE marked in accordance with this Regulation should be equally treated and not unduly discriminated by rules laid down in other legislation. In order to incentivise the use of fertilising products from recycled and organic materials, technologically neutral rules should apply in order to provide legal clarity to producers who invest in the production of innovative fertilising products and to ensure a fair competition between the different categories of fertilising products. Under the condition that fertilising products containing or consisting of processed animal manure are sufficiently agronomically efficient in order to maintain the environmental objectives of Directive 91/676/EEC1a and that this efficiency is proven by technical documentation which is controlled by the mechanisms provided for in this Regulation, it would therefore be unjustified to restrict the application of such fertilising products below the application limits of nitrogen compounds from livestock manure established under Directive 91/676/EEC. Therefore, Directive 91/676/EEC should be amended so as to prevent discrimination of products containing or consisting of processed animal manure. __________________ 1aCouncil Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 224 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may maintain national rules that were in force before [date of entry into force of this Regulation] concerning restrictions on the content of cadmium in fertilising products at levels below those set out in Part II of Annex I down to the lowest level set out therein before that lowest level has become applicable. Such existing national measures shall be reported to the Commission by [six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and may remain in force until the date when lower levels set out in Annex I, Part II apply. From [date of entry into force of this Regulation] until [xxx1a years after the date of application of this Regulation] Member States may adopt national rules that implement the lower limits for cadmium as set out in Part II of Annex I, where justified, in particular, on grounds such as the protection of public health or the environment. Member States shall notify such measures to the Commission in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services. __________________ 1aInsert date that will finally be agreed for the lowest level. (The approach of allowing Member States to maintain national restrictions, or to adopt new ones ahead of the date of application of the Union restriction has been taken in Regulation (EU) No 259/2012 of 14 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents.)
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annex I, Part I and Annexes II to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 300 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annex I, Part I and Annexes II to IV in the light of new scientific evidence. The Commission shall use this empowerment where, based on a risk assessment, an amendment proves necessary to ensure that any CE marked fertilising product complying with the requirements of this Regulation does not, under normal conditions of use, present an unacceptable risk to human, animal, or plant health, to safety or to the environment.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 307 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall review Annex I Part II ten years after the entry into force of this Regulation or in case there is any new relevant scientific information available as regards the toxicity and carcinogenicity of relevant contaminants or any new technological progress and innovation in the field of production and use of fertilising products.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 319 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46a Amendments to Directive 91/676/EEC (1) Article 2 (g) is replaced by the following: " (g) 'livestock manure': means waste products excreted by livestock or a mixture of litter and waste products excreted by livestock, even in processed form, unless these products are CE marked in accordance with Regulation (EC) XXX1a and have a declared Nitrate Fertiliser Replacement Value of at least 80 % for the application made;" __________________ 1aProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 351 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 120 mg/kg dry matter, and
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 393 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 640 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 403 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 424 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelveeight years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 432 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) Lead (Pb) 120 mg/kg dry matter.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 479 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 640 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 487 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 507 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelveeight years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 515 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) Lead (Pb) 1520 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 572 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 31,5 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 575 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 200 mg/kg dry matter, and
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 583 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 31,5 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 587 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 120 mg/kg dry matter.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 598 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(B) – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 1520 mg/kg dry matter.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 602 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 31,5 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 605 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 1520 mg/kg dry matter.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 636 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 31,5 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 782 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the CE marked fertilising products has a total phosphorus (P) content of 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) equivalent or more by mass (‘phosphate fertiliser’) (a) if the content of cadmium (cd) is equal to or higher than 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) the actual cadmium (Cd) content in mg/kg shall be declared, and (b) the phrase “low cadmium content” or similar, or a logo with that message, may only appear if the content of cadmium (Cd) is lower than 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 802 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Fertilising products that contains less than 5ppm of Cadmium, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium VI and Mercury, respectively, shall be eligible to use a visible “Green Label” in their packaging and label. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to adopt the technical standards of such label
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 804 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P205) equivalent or more by mass (‘phosphate fertiliser’) (a) if the content of cadmium (Cd) is equal to or higher than 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P205), the actual cadmium (Cd) content in mg/kg (P205) shall be declared, and (b) the phrase ‘low cadmium content’ or similar, or a logo with that message, may only appear if the content of cadmium (Cd) is lower than 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P205).
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #

2016/0023(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
- a detailed explanation of the manner in which such product or process must be manufactured, used and operated, operated, and, in the case of products, disposed of to ensure a high level of protection of the environment and of human health.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that a review of the MFF in 2016 should take stock of a number of serious crises and new political initiatives, together with their respective budgetary consequences, which were not anticipated at the time of the MFF’s adoption; notes, inter alia, the migration and refugee crisis, external emergencies, internal security issues, the crisis in agriculture, the continuous decline of European and global biodiversity, the internationally agreed urgency for action on climate change, the funding of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the persistent high level of unemployment, especially among young people, and the payment crisis in the EU budget; observes that, in order to finance the additional pressing needs, an unprecedented recourse to the MFF’s flexibility mechanisms and special instruments was deemed necessary, as the MFF ceilings proved to be too tight in some headings; considers that, over the past two years, the MFF has essentially been pushed to its limits;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 125 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Climate change and environmental challenges Recalls that global warming represents an unprecedented challenge to the whole of mankind; is concerned that, according to the mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy, no significant progress has been made towards reaching the headline target of halting biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation in the EU by 2020; gives utmost importance to biodiversity protection and restoration in the EU; notes the significant needs for financing to climate action, biodiversity protection and the sustainable use of natural resources;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 263 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Believes that the mid-term review/revision provides for an excellent opportunity for the first-time assessment and evaluation of the functioning of the EU policies and programmes concerned, and expects the Commission to supply an analysis identifying the shortcomings of the current implementation system; invites the Commission to come up with concrete proposals to address the possible deficiencies and to improve the implementation environment for the remaining years of the current MFF, in order to ensure the best possible use of scarce financial resources;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 346 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 22
Follow up of the Parisinternational agreements on climate change
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 348 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
60. Notes that the agreement reached on 12 December 2015 in Paris by the 196 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21) is a universal, binding, dynamic and differentiated agreement aimed at facing the challenge of climate change; calls on the Commission to pstresses that any funding for the possible measures originating from COP 21 should be additional; furthermore stressent its first evaluation of the possible impact of the COP21 agrees that individual obligation of donor countries to provide support to developing countries cannot be financed from the EU budget ; recalls that the EU is committed to implement the United Nations Convention's Strategic Plan for Biodiversity which will expire in 2020; calls on the Commission to present an assessment onf the EU budget in dueary implications of different replacement options in time for the revision;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2015/2329(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Requests the Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to assess regularly the impact that a number of budgetary arrangements have had on applicants and potential eligible applicants;
2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2015/2329(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission and the EACEA to come up with a realistic strategy for the medium and long term and to weigh up different options, such as a redefinition of programme goals to make them more specific or an increase in funding to bring it more in line widraft a final assessment concerning the financial and budgetary implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme at the end of the current MFF period. This evaluation should be used to redefine the future goals and budgetary requirements of the programme ambitionsin view of the upcoming MFF;
2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 34 #

2015/2329(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication by employing the available financial resources in the most efficient way.
2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council on "The combination effects of chemicals - Chemical mixtures"1a, _________________ 1a COM(2012)0252 final
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 8 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the conclusions adopted by the Council of Environment Ministers on 22 December 2009 on the combination effects of chemicals1a, _________________ 1a http://register.consilium.europa.eu/doc/sr v?l=EN&f=ST%2017820%202009%20IN IT
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 'Living well, within the limits of our planet' which inter alia recognises the need for the EU to address the combination effects of chemicals and the safety concerns related to endocrine disruptors in all relevant Union legislation1a ; _________________ 1a 7th Environmental Action Programme: OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 171–200, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013D13 86
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC(7) ('the REACH Regulation')1a , _________________ 1a OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1–849
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there is a strong need for revision of current harmonised legislation, specifically Council Directive 84/500/EEC on ceramics 1a; _________________ 1a OJ L 277, 20.10.1984, p.12
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 30 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas there are EU laws which aim to protect public health from exposure to chemicals in products and from the environment, but which only assess risks individually and do not provide for a comprehensive, integrated assessment of the cumulative effects from different routes of exposure and different product types;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines, in particular, the need for strengthening the limits for lead and cadmium and include limits for other heavy metals such as cobalt in the revision of Council Directive 84/500/EEC1a on ceramics as proposed by the European Commission in 2013; regrets that the revision of the Directive on ceramics has not been discussed in the European Parliament and within the Member States yet; _________________ 1a OJ L 277, 20.10.1984, p. 12
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Awaitnticipates the upcoming review by the Commission's Joint Research Centre of the national provisions adopted by Member States for non-harmonised materials; calls on the Commission to use this review as a starting-point for drawing up the required measures;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges, on the basis of the 2015 Science and Policy Report 1a by the Commission's Joint Research Centre, the issue of heavy metals migrating into food and the release of heavy metals into wastewater; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur -scientific-and-technical-research- reports/scoping-investigations-release- metals-rim-area-decorated-articles- support-revision-ceramic
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 57 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that, given the prevalence of the materials referred to on the EU market and the risk they pose to human health, the Commission should prioritise the drawing-up of specific EU measures for paper, board, coatings, metals, inks and adhesives;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Supports the increase in recycling targets for all materials in the Commission proposal for a Directive amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste1a, and encourages the European Parliament and the Council to include reuse in these targets; reminds the Commission, however, that targets for recycling and reuse must be accompanied by adequate control measures to ensure the safety of materials entering into contact with foods; _________________ 1a COM(2015) 596 final
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is aware of the important role played by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in the risk assessment of substances for use in FCMs regulated by specific measures; recognises the costs involved in the risk assessment of a particular substance and EFSA's limited resources; calls on the Commission, therefore, to increase the level of funding for EFSA in view of the additional work involved given the increased need for risk assessments as detailed below;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 84 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to review the evidence for: (i) current assumptions made on the migration of substances through functional barriers; (ii) the 10 ppb threshold concentration for migrating substances in food that is being used by some companies and competent authorities to decide which chemicals to risk assess; (iii) the extent to which functional barriers become less effective over long storage periods, as they may only slow down migration; (iv) current assumptions on molecular size affecting chemical absorption through the intestine;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that EFSA, in its current risk assessment procedure, does not take account of the so-called 'cocktail effect' or multiple exposurthe effect of multiple concurrent and cumulative exposures from FCMs and other sources, and urges EFSA to do so in future; also urges the Commission to consider this when determining migration limits that are considered safe for human health;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to fill the safety assessment gap between the REACH and FCM legislation by obliging companies to produce safety assessments of the human health aspects of chemicals used in food contact materials, including consumer and worker exposure during production, use, disposal, reuse and recycling; this requirement should be added to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to ensure better coordination between the REACH and FCM legislation, especiallyin particular as regards substances classified as CMRs (category 1A, 1B and 2) or SVHCs under REACH, and to ensure that harmful substances phased out under REACH are also phased out in FCMs; believes that the Commission and EFSA should be obliged to give a full explanation if some substances, that are banned or phased out under REACH, are still permitted in FCMs; such an explanation should be sent to the European Parliament and the Council;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to align the forthcoming identification criteria for endocrine disruptors with the FCM legislation, in particular so as to meet the general requirement that such materials must not endanger human health;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Supports further research into nanomaterials as there is still scientific uncertainty regarding the effects and migration capability of these materials; Believes therefore that nanomaterials should not only be subjected to authorisation for use in plastic materials, but in all FCM materials, and should be assessed not only in their bulk form;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that, following the recent EFSA opinion, the Commission has finally announced its plan to introduce a migration limit of 0.05 mg/kg for Bisphenol A (BPA) for packaging and containers made of plastic, as well as for varnishes and coatings used in metal containers; considers this an improvement compared to the current migration limit of 0.6 mg/kg for BPA in plastic; regrets that this migration limit does not apply to all FCMs;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Understands that the Commission is looking at the limits for lead and cadmium in the implementing measure on ceramic articles (Council Directive 84/500/EEC)1a; strongly urges the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal introducing lower limits for the release of lead and cadmium; _________________ 1a OJ L 277, 20.10.1984, p. 12
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 125 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Supports research and innovation initiatives that seek to develop new substances for use in FCMs that are proven to be safe for human health; stresses that currently approved substances should not be substituted with new substances that have not been put under scientific scrutiny;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 149 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends the development of a single EU standard for analytical testing for each FCM in order to ensure that FCMs are tested by companies and competent authorities across the EU using one and the same method;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 151 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes that such a standard exists for regulated materials including ceramics, plastics etc.; believes that setting absolute limits for heavy metals in pigments and colours authorised for use in the ceramics, porcelain and glass production is of highest importance; calls for simplification of the enforcement of EU legislation in the sense of setting the standards as absolute values instead of migration limits; stresses that the migration limits for heavy metals such as lead and cadmium constitute a financial and personnel burden on competent authorities and that determining the limits by using the methodology of migration in acetic acid 4%, at 22°C for 24 hours is expensive and time consuming; underlines that modern, more sophisticated technology may be used for quick, non-invasive testing and alternatively, the limits for toxic metals in ceramics may be set further up the industry chain;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that it is the responsibility of each Member State to carry out controls on companies that produce or import FCMs; regrets, however, that some Member States do not impose the requirement for companies to register their business activity, thereby allowing such companies to circumvent conformity controls; calls on the Commission to revise the Framework Regulation, so as to require that Member States that have not already done so, impose an obligation on all companies producing or importing FCMs to officially register their business activity;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 162 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to carry out controls more efficiently, based on the basis of the percentage of food concernerisks involved, taking into account the quantity of food and the length of time it has been in contact with the material in questionFCM, as well as the type of FCM, temperature and any other relevant factors;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Whereas 65% of EU citizens live within 5 km of a Natura 2000 site, and 98% live within 20 km, suggesting that these sites have the potential to help raise awareness of biodiversity and to deliver ecosystem services that contribute to well-being to a high proportion of the EU's population;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Is alarmed that the 2020 target 3a "Increase the contribution of agriculture to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity" most likely will not be reached in the remaining years until 2020; concludes that the CAP has not served and will not serve as an appropriate and pertinent tool to preserve and enhance biodiversity; calls on the Commission to not wait until a another failure in 2020 has been stated, but instantaneously come up with additional policies and measures of remedy;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that scientific evidence has demonstrated that Europe's nature would be in a much worse state without the positive impacts of the EU's Birds and Habitats Directives;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Deplores the slow progress made by Member States in implementing EU environmental legislation;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that biodiversity loss refers not only to species and habitats but also to genetic diversity; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for the conservation of genetic diversity;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Emphasises that the loss of biodiversity has devastating economic costs for society which until now have not been integrated sufficiently into economic and other policies; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to value ecosystem services and to integrate these values into accounting systems as a basis for more sustainable policies; takes the view that any economic model that disregards the proper preservation of biodiversity is not viable; also stresses that actions to restore ecosystems and biodiversity have significant potential to create new skills, jobs and business opportunities;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 48 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses that productivity, adaptability and resilience of agro-ecosystems depend inter alia on the availability of a rich genetic pool of farmed breeds and crop varieties; that the best prospect to recover, maintain, and unleash the potential of agricultural biodiversity will be provided by an integrated and holistic strategy, an overarching Rural Development Policy, including all actors in the food chain and Scientists;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Emphasises the importance of halting and reversing the reduction in species diversity and crop biodiversity, which leads to an erosion of the genetic basis on which human and animal nutrition depends; advocates the need to promote the sustainable use of plant genetic resources and traditional agricultural varieties and increasing the consumer demand for this produce;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Agrees that achieving full implementation, enforcement and financing of the Birds and Habitats Directives is a vital prerequisite if the EU is to have a chance of meeting its headline biodiversity target, and that any revision of the Directives would undermine progress towards this target, and would be bad for nature, for people, and for business;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Agrees with the more than 520,000 citizens who responded to the Commission's public consultation on the Birds and Habitats Directives and sent a clear message to the EU not to change or weaken the Birds and Habitats Directives;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop new tools for detecting illegal activities in Natura 2000 sites;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 207 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a coherent sustainable food and farming policy post 2020 that tackles production and consumption as well as the whole supply chain;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to review and overhaul EU policies on bioenergy in order to bring demand in line with sustainable supply (taking into account other uses) and ensure effective safeguards for biodiversity;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to draw upestablish an accurate and comprehensive list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union with complete and coherent implementation actions in order to reach the targets; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, and of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 256 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on all Member States to ratify the International Maritime Organisation's Ballast Water Management Convention to prevent the spread of invasive alien species from maritime and inland waters transport and contribute to the implementation and achievement of the target;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the EU to deliver on its Hyderabad commitment to double biodiversity-related international financial flows by 2015 and maintain this level until at least 2020;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2015/2137(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that such a framework must comprise a bundle of complementary measures that address the root causes of biodiversity loss and improves the integration of biodiversity in sectoral policies including agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy and transport;
2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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,
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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",
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas ten Member States reported having no Category A facilities within their national boundaries;
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2015/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/02/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all proposals forming part of the Energy Union, in particular the climate and energy targets, follow the ordinary legislative procedure, thus fully involving the European Parliament at all stages and ensuring effective democratic oversight; underlines the crucial role of a legislative proposal for a robust and predictable 2030 governance system in order to ensure the implementation of the 2030 climate and energy targets in a transparent and democratic manner where the European Parliament is fully involved;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the key role of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a cost-effective tool to achieve the EU’s 2030 emission reduction target; in addition to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a structural post 2020 reform of the ETS should be implemented, to take into account the 2030 CO2 reduction target, and including as long as no comparable efforts are undertakiming at reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in other major economies tangible and more harmonised measures on carbon leakage to safeguard EU industry, by ensuring that there will be no additional direct and indirect ETS costs at the level of best performers and by taking into account changing production levelslow carbon technologies; doing so in a manner that creates a level playing field for competing technologies, that gives companies the flexibility to develop their own mitigation strategy, and that provides for specific measures to combat carbon leakage;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to recognise the importance of energy efficiency and its role in both lowering costs to consumers and maintaining security supply and emphasises the importance of investing in energy efficiency across the European Union in any energy Security plans;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to urgently step up the EU’s efforts to pursue the decarbonisation of the transport sector, ; calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal setting ambitious emissions performance standards for cars and light duty vehicles for 2025; recalls that international shipping still is excluded from binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; calls on the European commission to present a legislative proposal on greenhouse gas reduction targets for international shipping, unless binding measures are agreed in the IMO before the end of 2016;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets the Commission’s decision to withdraw its proposal on a reviewed energy taxation directive, and the failure of Member States to agree on a model where energy taxation is based on the CO2 and energy content;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on the need for more ambitious EU initiatives for developing and stimulating incentives for the roll-out of alternative fuels infrastructure, to further incentivise the production and use of advanced biofuels and to speed up the electrification of transport; notes that biomass from sustainable forestry could make a contribution towards the achievement of climate and energy goals of the 2030 framework;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the EU governance, as it has been proposed by the Commission, should be adopted, notwithstanding if in legislative or non- legislative form, only if it removes or simplifies the reporting obligations under the current legislation;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to establish a pathway for phasing out of fossil fuels subsidies in the EU by 2020 and to fully integrate such effort in the Energy Union; underlines the need for swift action in this regard in order to ensure that external costs are fully internalized throughout the economy;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 197 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Considers that any framework for capacity markets within the EU must ensure that the capacity markets are being technologically neutral, non- discriminatory and open for cross-border participants; capacity markets must be subject to a regional supervision.
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls for full transparency in the accounting of fossil fuels’ subsidies in the EU; welcomes in this regard the clarity provided in such reporting, for example the OECD 2013 report on Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels which identified an inventory of 550 measures that support fossil fuel production in 34 member countries with a value of USD 55-90 billion annually between 2005 and 2011;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Emphasises the importance of research and investment in energy storage technologies and considers that energy storage is key in facilitating an affordable, equitable and practical transition to renewable energies;
2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Places particular emphasis on the urgent need for progress in closing the gigatonne gap which exists between the scientific analysis and the current Parties’ pledges for the period up to 2020; emphasises the important role of other policy measures, including energy efficiency, substantial energy savings, renewable energy, resource efficiency and the phase-down of HFCs, sustainable production and consumption, phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and strengthening the role of widespread pricing of carbon, in contributing to closing the gigatonne gap;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an agreement that covers sectors and emissions in a comprehensive manner and sets economy-wide absolute targets combined with emission budgets which should ensure the highest possible level of ambition; stresses that in line with the IPCC’s findings, land use (agricultural including livestock, forest and other land uses) has significant cost-effective potential for mitigation and enhancing resilience; highlights that the agreement should set a comprehensive accounting framework for emissions and removals from land (LULUCF); emphasises that, in particular, mitigation and adaptation actions in the land use sector requires focus on achieving co-benefits and avoiding trade-offs in line with other sustainable development goals, including for example animal welfare and food security;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Parties to include the farm animal sector, which is responsible for approximately 14.5 percent of human- induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in the climate change debate at Paris COP21;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 139 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Emphasises the importance of farm animal production and consumption being considered in the EU’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs);
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #

2015/0276(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) A clean, effective and sustainable circular economy requires the removal of hazardous substances from products at the design stage and in this context circular economy should recognise explicit provisions in the Seventh Environment Action Programme which calls for the development of non-toxic material cycles so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of raw material for the Union.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 74 #

2015/0276(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) A political and societal incentive to promote recovery and recycling as a sustainable way to handle natural resources within circular economy should respect the waste management hierarchy laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and strictly apply approach, where prevention takes priority over recycling.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2015/0276(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Once recycled material re-enters the economy due to it receiving end of waste status, by complying with specific end of waste criteria or being incorporated in a new product, it must be fully compliant with chemical legislation.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 166 #

2015/0276(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(2a) In Article 4, the following paragraph 3a is inserted: '3a. Member States shall encourage the use of bio-based packaging by taking measures such as: (a) promoting their use through, inter alia, the use of economic instruments; (b) improving market conditions for such products; (c) reviewing existing legislation hampering the use of those products. In addition, the Commission shall assess by 31 December 2018 options for promoting the use of environmentally friendly food packaging, including an assessment of the feasibility of gradually replacing food packaging with bio-based and products in accordance with European standards.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 347 #

2015/0276(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The databases provided for in paragraph 1 shall include the data listed in Annex III and shall provide in particular information on the magnitude, characteristics and evolution of the packaging and packaging waste flows, including information on the toxicity or danger of packaging materials and components used for their manufacture at the level of individual Member States. . In order to facilitate the preparation for reuse and the correct and environmentally sound treatment of packaging waste Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that economic operators provide the information in article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
2016/08/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 348 #

2015/0276(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The databases provided for in paragraph 1 shall include the data listed in Annex III and shall provide in particular information on the magnitude, characteristics and, evolution and hazardous content of the packaging and packaging waste flows, including information on the toxicity or danger of packaging materials and components used for their manufacture at the level of individual Member States.
2016/08/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 168 #

2015/0275(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 19th January 2012, in particular paragraph 14 thereof, on how to avoid food wastage: strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 181 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) A clean, effective and sustainable circular economy requires the removal of hazardous substances from products at the design stage and in this context circular economy should recognise explicit provisions in the Seventh Environment Action Programme which calls for the development of non-toxic material cycles so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of raw material for the Union.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 197 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Definitions of food waste, municipal waste, construction and demolition waste, the final recycling process, and backfilling need to be included in Directive 2008/98/EC so that the scope of these concepts is clarified.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In order to provide operators in markets for secondary raw materials with more certainty as to the waste or non-waste status of substances or objects and promote a level playing field, it is important to establish at the Union level harmonized conditions for substances or objects to be recognised as by-products and for waste that has undergone a recovery operation to be recognised as having ceased to be waste. Where necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the internal market or a high level of environmental and human health protection across the Union, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts establishing detailed criteria on the application of such harmonized conditions to certain waste, including for a specific use.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Once recycled material re-enters the economy due to it receiving end of waste status, by complying with specific end of waste criteria or being incorporated in a new product, it must be fully compliant with chemical legislation.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and to reduce the environmental impact of waste and promote recycling of materials of high quality. An important aspect of waste prevention is the reduction and information of hazardous substances in materials and products. It is important therefore that Member States take appropriate measures to prevent waste generation including measures that reduces the presence of hazardous substances and monitor and assess progress in the implementation of such measures. In order to ensure a uniform measurement of the overall progress in the implementation of waste prevention measures, common indicators should be established.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 250 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Commission, the Member States and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) should step up their efforts to substitute hazardous substances in the context of Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment with a view to establishing non-toxic material cycle, main emphasis should be put on the need for adequate information on the presence of substances of very high concern in materials, products and waste.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 267 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Over 50% of cereal produced in the EU is for animal feed and, ultimately, meat and milk production. In a circular economy, and in the interests of food security, the primary role of livestock should be to convert material which is inedible to humans, such as pasture, into food.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) It is necessary to adopt a common definition of food waste which clarifies the distinction between food waste and bio-waste.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 330 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) Proper management of hazardous waste still presents a problem in the Union, and data on its treatment are partly missing. It is therefore necessary to strengthen record keeping and traceability mechanisms through the establishment of electronic registries for hazardous waste in the Member States. Electronic data collection should be extended to other types of waste, where appropriate, in order to simplify record-keeping for businesses and administrations and improve the monitoring of waste flows in the Union. Electronic registers shall provide in particular information on the toxicity of hazardous substances their exact location, and safe extraction procedures for repair and re-use centres and recycling operators.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 373 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 a
‘1a. "municiphousehold waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional waste"s means
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 394 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – point b
(b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources that is comparablesimilar to household waste in nature, and composition and quantity.
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 401 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2
MunicipalHousehold waste does not include waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge and construction and demolition waste;
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 467 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
17a. "final recycling process" means the recycling process which begins when no further mechanical sortingsorting and/ or treatment operation iss are needed and to prepare waste materials enter or materials reclaimed from waste for entry into a production process and are effectivelythereby being reprocessed into products, materials or substances;
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 591 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a in order to establish detailed criteria on the application of the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 to certain waste. Those detailed criteria shall include limit values for pollutants where necessary and shall take into account any possible adverse effects on human health and/or environmental effects of the substance or object.
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 639 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such measures mayshall encourage, inter alia, the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, that are technically durable and that are, after having become waste, suitable for preparation for re-use and multiple recycling in order to facilitate proper implementation of the waste hierarchy. The measures should take into account the impact of products throughout their full life cycle. and through multiple life cycles when re-use is considered. The measures shall also incentivise manufacturers to use materials that do not change their inherent properties during use and after the recycling process
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 673 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of producers of products placing goods on the market of the Union, organisations implementing extended producer responsibility on their behalf, private or public waste operators, distributors, local authorities and, where appropriate reuse and repair networks and social enterprises, recognised preparation for re-use operators;
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 757 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 1
- costs of separate collection, sorting and treatment operations required to meet the waste management targets referred to in paragraph 1,as well as the waste disposal from products that has not been subject to separate collection, second indent, taking into account the revenues from re-use or sales of secondary raw material from their products;
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 809 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a - paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Where, in the territory of a Member State, multiple organisations implement extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of the producers, Member State shall establishappoint an independent authority to oversee the implementation of extended producer responsibility obligations. This authority shall specifically consider the role of local authorities and municipalities' responsibility for waste.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 842 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- encourage the production and use of products that are resource efficient, durable, reparable and recyclable;
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 872 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
- guarantee the provision of information about hazardous substances in the supply chain;
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 879 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
- minimise the content of hazardous substances on materials and products by setting targets and encourage communication about hazardous substances in the supply chain;
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 926 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
- encourage a reduction in the use of cereals for animal feed with the aim of increasing the use of material inedible to humans, such as pasture, by-products and crop residues, in the production of animal feed.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 933 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of the waste prevention measures. For that purpose, they shall use appropriate qualitative or quantitative indicators and targets, notably on the per capita quantity of municipal waste that iswaste from households and similar commercial, industrial and institutional waste and waste that is prepared for reuse, recycled, disposed of or subject to other recovery, i.e. energy recovery.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 952 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to establish indicators to measure the overall progress in the implementation of waste prevention measures. In order to ensure uniform measurement of the levels of food waste, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act to establish a common definition of food waste and methodology, including minimum quality requirements. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2).
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1079 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 31 December 2018, the Commission shall consider the possibility of setting up preparing for re-use and recycling targets which apply to specific construction and demolition waste to be met by 2025 and 2030, taking into account the presence of harmful substances such as substances of very high concern (SVHC) and their potential for adverse effect on health or the environment as a result of recycling under different conditions. To that end, the Commission shall draw up a report, accompanied by a legislative proposal, if appropriate, which shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1087 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 31 December 2020 at the latest, the Commission shall carry out an assessment with a view to setting requirements for separate collection and a target preparation of re-use and recycling of textile waste. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1140 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall establish an effective system of quality control and traceability of the municipal waste, as well as for non-hazardous waste other than municipal waste, to ensure that conditions laid down in paragraph 3(a) and (b) are met. The system may consist of either electronic registries set up pursuant to Article 35(4), technical specifications for the quality requirements of sorted waste or any equivalent measure to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the data gathered on recycled waste.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1163 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 8
8. Waste exported from the Union for preparation for re-use or recycling shall only count towards the attainment of the targets laid down in Articles 11(2) and (3) by the Member State in which it was collected if the requirements of paragraph 4 are met and if, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, the exporter can prove that the shipment of waste complies with the requirements of that Regulation and that the treatment of waste outside the Union took place in conditions that are equivalent to the requirements of the relevant Union environmental legislation.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1208 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph -1 (new)
By 2025, the recycling of bio-waste shall be increased to a minimum of 50% by weight.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1258 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. The establishments or undertakings referred to in Article 23(1), the producers of hazardous waste and the establishments and undertakings which collect or transport hazardous waste on a professional basis, or act as dealers and brokers of hazardous waste, shall keep a chronological record of the quantity, nature and origin of that waste, and, where relevant, the destination, frequency of collection, mode of transport and treatment method foreseen in respect of the waste. They shall provide in particular information on their exact location, and safe extraction procedures for repair and reuse centres and recycling operators. They shall make that data available to the competent authorities through the electronic registry or registries to be established pursuant to paragraph 4.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1260 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set up an electronic registry or coordinated registries to record the data on hazardous waste referred to in paragraph 1 covering the entire geographical territory of the Member State concerned. Main emphasis shall be put on the need for adequate information on the presence of substances of very high concern in materials, products and waste. Member States may establish such registries for other waste streams, in particular those waste streams for which targets are set in Union legislation. Member States shall use the data on waste reported by industrial operators in the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register set up under Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*).
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) A clean, effective and sustainable circular economy requires the removal of hazardous substances from products at the design stage and in this context circular economy should recognise explicit provisions in the Seventh Environment Action Programme which calls for the development of non-toxic material cycles so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of raw material for the Union.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) A political and societal incentive to further restrict landfilling as a sustainable way to handle natural resources within circular economy should respect the waste management hierarchy laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and strictly apply an approach where prevention takes priority and the precautionary principle is respected.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 203025 the amount of municipal waste landfilled non- hazardous waste other than municipal waste is reduced to 10% of the total amount of municipal waste generated.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall accept by 31 December 2025 only residual municipal waste in landfills for non-hazardous waste.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) A clean, effective and sustainable circular economy requires the removal of hazardous substances from products at the design stage and in this context circular economy should recognise explicit provisions in the Seventh Environment Action Programme which calls for the development of non-toxic material cycles so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of raw material for the Union.
2016/07/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) A political and societal incentive to promote recycling as a sustainable way to handle natural resources within circular economy should respect the waste management hierarchy laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and strictly apply approach, where prevention takes priority over recycling.
2016/07/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) The Commission, the Member States and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) should step up their efforts to substitute hazardous substances in the context of Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment with a view to establishing a non-toxic material cycle, main emphasis should be put on the need for adequate information on the presence of substances of very high concern in materials, products and waste.
2016/07/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2015/0272(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 d (new)
(1d) Once recycled material that re- enters the economy due to it receiving end of waste status, by complying with specific end of waste criteria or being incorporated in a new product, it must be fully compliant with chemical legislation.
2016/07/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The definition of the term "firearm" should be clarified and the control of essential components enhanced by including in the definition any device which shares an essential component with a firearm. An essential component contained in any such device should be considered capable of being used in a firearm when the essential component can be transferred from that device to the firearm without substantial modification.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 128 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Essential components should be defined as those components which are necessary for the operation of a firearm and are constructed to withstand high pressure of firing. Accessories, such as devices designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm, should not fall within the definition of an essential component, as the firearm can still be operated without them.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 134 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) It should be specified in this Directive that the activities of a dealer include not only the manufacturing but also the modification or conversion a firearm, such as the shortening of a complete firearm, and in addition the modification or conversion of parts of firearms and of ammunition, provided that it affects the category of such a firearm or ammunition, and that, therefore, only authorised dealers should be permitted to engage in those activities.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 140 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 d (new)
(3d) Member States should lay down particularly high requirements for secure storage with respect to firearms or ammunition classified in category A. Such requirements could include, where appropriate, measures ensuring real-time monitoring, as well as requirements to maintain essential components and ammunition in safe storage separate from the firearms in which they can be used.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 167 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Since collectors have been identified as a possible source of traffic of firearms, they should be covered by this Directive.deleted
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 185 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Taking into consideration the high risk of reactivating badly deactivated weapons and in order to enhance security across the Union, dDeactivated firearms should not be covered by this Directive. Additionally, for the most dangerous firearms stricter rules should be introduced in order to ensure that those firearms are not allowed to be owned or traded. Those rules should also apply to fire if they have been deactivated in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2403 or in accordance with prior national standarmds of that category even after they have been deactivated. Where those rules are not respected, Member States should take appropriate measures including the destruction of thoseand procedures recognised as resulting in the firearms being rendered permanently unfit for use, inoperable and incapable of being converted into functioning firearms.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 195 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The acquisition and possession of firearms should only be permitted if, inter alia, there is good cause. It should be possible for Member States, whilst not being under any obligation in that regard, to find that the acquisition and possession of firearms for the purpose of, for example, hunting, target shooting, various scientific, technical or testing activities, or self-defence and re-enactment of historical events, filmmaking or historical study can constitute good cause.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 207 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensurincrease the traceability of deactivatedfirearms and essential components and to facilitate their firearms, they should be registered in national registriese movement, the provisions of Directive 91/477/EEC should be clarified to ensure that both an assembled firearm and all essential components, whether included in an assembled firearm or not, are marked irremovably at the time of their being manufactured or imported, unless the firearm has been deactivated in accordance with that Directive.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 229 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Some semi-automatic firearms can be easily converted to automatic firearms, thus posing a threat to security. Even in There is a risk that any firearms converted to firing blanks, irritants, other absective substances of conversion to category "A", certain semi-automatic firearms may be very dangerous whenr pyrotechnic ammunition can be converted back in such a way as to make theirm capacity regarding the number of rounds is high. Such semi-automatic weapons should therefore be banned for civilian useble of firing live ammunition. Such firearms should therefore remain in the categories in which they were classified prior to their conversion.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 306 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -a a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1a
(-a) Article 1(1a) is deleted. Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:01991L0477- 20080728&from=CS)
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 312 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, framechamber, frame, body, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breaech block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firingor other locking and cartridge-head supporting mechanism for containing the pressure of discharge at the rear of the chamber of a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 362 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1h
1h. For the purposes of this Directive, "replica firearms" shall mean objects that have the physical appearance of a firearm, but are manufactured in such a way that they cannot be converted to firing a shot or expelling a bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant.deleted
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 387 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ii
(ii) the manufacture, including modification or conversion, trade, exchange, hiring out, or repair or conversion of parts of firearmf essential components;
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 410 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not apply to the acquisition or possession of weapons and ammunition, in accordance with national law, by the armed forcesnational defence forces, encompassing all units and persons under their command or in their reserves, including the military, the police, or other public authorities. Nor shall it apply to commercial transfers of weapons and ammunition of war.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 425 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that any assembled firearm or part placed on the market has been markedessential component, when manufactured or imported, has been marked with an irremovable mark and registered in compliance with this Directive, or that it has been deactivated in accordance with the provisions implementing Article 10b and registered in compliance with this Directive.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 449 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of identifying and tracing each assembled firearm and each essential component, Member States shall, at the time of manufacture of each firearm or at the time of import and each essential component, or at the time of its being manufactured or imported into the Union, require a unique marking including the name of the manufacturer, the country or place of manufacture, the serial number and the year of manufacture, if not already part of the serial number. This shall be without prejudice to the affixing of the manufacturer's trademark.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 471 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For the purposes referred to in the first subparagraph, Member States may choose to apply the provisions of the United Nations Convention for the Reciprocal Recognition of Proof Marks on Small Arms of 1 July 1969.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 475 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Furthermore, Member States shall ensure, at the time of transfer of a firearm from government stocks to permanent civilian use, the unique marking permitting identification of the transferring government. Firearms classified in category A must first have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions implementing Article 10b or converted to semi-automatic firearms, save in the case of transfers in accordance with authorisations granted pursuant to the first or the second subparagraph of Article 6.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 512 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 3, Member States shall authorise the acquisition and possession of firearms only by persons who have good cause and who:deleted
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 539 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall establish rules on appropriate storage of firearms, their essential components and ammunition, including when under transport, ensuring a level of security proportionate to the risk of unauthorised access and to the nature and category of the firearms concerned.
2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 582 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 2(2), Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibit the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to destroy those firearms and ammunition held in violation of this provision and seized. A competent authority of a Member State may under strict conditions grant authorisation for such firearms and ammunition provided that there is a legitimate purpose and provided that such authorisation is not contrary to public security, public order or national defence.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 606 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Member States may authorise bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established to keep in their possession firearms classified in category A acquired beforchoose to grant authorisations to legal or natural persons dedicated to the gathering, study and conservation of firearms and associated artefacts for historical, cultural, scientific, technical, educational, aesthetic or heritage purposes and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are for firearms and ammunition classified in category A, provided that such persons demonstrate [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b)at measures are in place to address any risks to public security or public order and that the firearm or firearms concerned are stored with a level of security proportionate to the risks associated with unauthorised access to such firearms.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 676 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10
(7a) Article 10 is replaced by the following: "The arrangements for the acquisition and possession of ammunition shall be the same as those for the possession of the firearms for which the ammunition is intended." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:01991L0477- The acquisition and possession of ammunition shall be permitted only for persons who are allowed to possess a firearm of a respective category." Or. en 20080728&from=CS)
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 707 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. TFor the purposes of the efficient application of this Directive, the competent authorities of the Member States shall exchange information on theby electronic means via a data-exchange platform or interoperable data-exchange platforms to be operational by ... [insert date], including information on authorisations granted for the transfers of firearms to another Member State as well as information with regard to refusals to grant authorisations as defined in Article 7. The Member States shall, upon request by another Member State, exchange information relevant to an assessment of the criminal history, if any, of persons who apply for or who have been granted exceptions pursuant to Article 6 or authorisations pursuant to Article 7. That information shall include the entire text of the corresponding judicial decision or decision of a relevant public authority.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 716 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13a concerning the modalities of exchange of information on authorisations granted and on refusalsor refused for the transfer of firearms to another Member State. The Commission shall adopt the first such delegated act by ... [24 months after publication of this Amending Directive in the Official Journal of the European Union].
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 750 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
6. Automatic firearms which have been converted into semi-automatic firearms, provided that the technical conversion procedure was not previously authorised by a relevant authority of a Member State and provided that the converted firearm in question was inspected and marked;
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 772 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
7. Semi-automatic firearms for civilian use which resemble weapons withwhich have been converted into automatic mechanisfirearms;
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 782 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 8
8. FAny firearms under points 1 to 3 and 6 to 7 after having been deactivatedconverted to firing blanks, irritants, other active substances or pyrotechnical ammunition.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 793 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category B – point 7
(ii) in category B, point 7 is deleted.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 803 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category B – point 7 a (new)
(iia) in Category B, the following point is added: "7a. Any firearm previously classified under points 1 to 7 after having been converted to firing blanks, irritants, other active substances or pyrotechnic ammunition."
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 812 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category C – point 5
5. Alny firearm aund signal weapons, salute and acoustic weapons as well as replicas; er points 1 to 4 after having been converted to firing blanks, irritants, other active substances or pyrotechnic ammunition;
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 821 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category C – point 6
6. Firearms under category B and points 1 to 5 of category C, after having been deactivadeleted.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 825 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 - point a - indent iii a (new)
"Single-shot long firearms with smooth- bore barrels." (iiia) in category D, the wording under the heading is replaced by the following: "Single-shot long firearms with smooth- bore barrels, including those which have been converted to firing blanks, irritants, other active substances or pyrotechnic ammunition." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:01991L0477- 20080728&from=FR))
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 833 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 14 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – Part III – point a
(a) point (a) is deletedreplaced by the following: "(a) have been rendered permanently unfit for use by deactivation, ensuring that all essential parts of the firearm have been rendered permanently inoperable and incapable of removal, replacement or modification in a way that would permit the firearm to be reactivated in any way, provided that such deactivation has been done: (i) in accordance with the provisions implementing Article 10b(1); or (ii) pursuant to prior national standards and procedures for deactivation recognised under Article 10b(2); or (iii) prior to 8 April 2016 such that a slot has been cut through the chamber wall of a minimum of 4mm width and into the barrel along at least 50% of the barrel length and the barrel has been securely pinned or welded to the receiver/frame, and conversion to expel a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant is not possible; or (iv) prior to 8 April 2016 and the deactivated object is not transferred to another Member State or placed on the market by a dealer or broker";
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 39 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Energy consumption and other information concerning the products covered by product-specific requirements under this Regulation should be measured in accordance with harmonised standards and by using reliable, accurate and reproducible methods that take into account the generally recognised state-of- the-art measurements and calculation methods. These methods should reflect, as far as possible, real-life usage conditions in order for consumers to be able to relate and trust the information conveyed by the labels. They should also be clear and robust in order to deter intentional and unintentional circumvention. It is in the interests of the functioning of the internal market to have standards which have been harmonised at Union level. In the absence of published standards at the time of application of product-specific requirements the Commission should publish in the Official Journal of the European Union transitional measurement and calculation methods in relation to those product-specific requirements. Once a reference to such a standard has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union compliance with it should provide a presumption of conformity with measurement methods for those product- specific requirements adopted on the basis of this Regulation.
2016/03/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point k
(k) the conformity assessment procedures, including the methodology for measuring, as far as possible, energy consumption under real-life usage conditions, and the measurement and calculation methods to be used to determine label and product information sheet information;
2016/03/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing temporarily after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figure in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable. However, in order to reflect the Paris Agreement, it is essential that the Union, as part of the international community, increases its efforts and commitment with a view to limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels as well as to pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and therefore the annual reduction factor in the Phase IV of the EU ETS should increase to at least 2.4% by 2021.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Union has both the responsibility and capability to act in a vigorous and cost-effective manner to mitigate climate change and honour the Paris Agreement to limit the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The environmental and socio- economic benefits for the Union to increase its efforts to mitigate climate change by far outweigh the costs which will inevitably incur for the Union if it fails to take sufficient action.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon leakage is a justification to temporarily postpone full transition, and precisely targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is a justified exception from the principle that the polluter should pay only as long as no over-allocation occurs, in order to address genuine risks of increases in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) The auctioning of allowances remains the general rule, with free allocation as the temporary exception. Consequently, and as confirmed by the European Council, the share of allowances to be auctioned, which was 57% over the period 2013-2020, should not be reduced and should increase to 100% over time. The Commission's Impact Assessment18 provides details on the auction share and specifies that this 57% share is made up of allowances auctioned on behalf of Member States, including allowances set aside for new entrants but not allocated, allowances for modernising electricity generation in some Member States and allowances which are to be auctioned at a later point in time because of their placement in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 . __________________ 18 SECWD(2015)XX135 19 Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L […], […], p. […]). 264, 9.10.2015, p. 1).
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 124 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) To preserve the environmental benefit of emission reductions in the Union while actions by other countries do not provide comparable incentives to industry to reduce emissions, free allocation should continuetemporarily continue in a precise and targeted manner to installations in sectors and sub- sectors at genuine risk of carbon leakage. Experience gathered during the operation of the EU ETS confirmed that sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage to varying degrees, and that free allocation has prevented carbon leakage. While some sectors and sub-sectors can be deemed at a higher risk of carbon leakage, others are able to pass on a considerable share of the costs of allowances to cover their emissions in product prices without losing market share and only bear the remaining part of the costs so that they are at a low risk of carbon leakage. The Commission should determine and differentiate the relevant sectors based on their trade intensity and their emissions intensity to better identify sectors at a genuine risk of carbon leakage. Where, based on these criteria, a thresholds determined by taking into account the respective possibility for sectors and sub- sectors concerned to pass on costs in product prices is exceeded, the sector or sub-sector should be deemed at varying risks of carbon leakage. Others should be considered at a low risk or at no risk of carbon leakageThe varying degree to which sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage should be reflected in the amount of free allocation received. Sectors below the aforementioned threshold should be deemed at no risk of carbon leakage and therefore should not benefit from free allocation. Taking into account the possibilities for sectors and sub-sectors outside of electricity generation to pass on costs in product prices should also reduce windfall profits.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to make the EU ETS fit for the purpose of reducing emissions while stimulating low-carbon production and investments in phase IV, more stringent earmarking is necessary. Unless otherwise specified in this Directive, Member States should thus spend 100% of the auction revenues on climate actions listed in this Directive, and undertakings receiving allocations exceeding the actual size of their emissions should use these resources exclusively for investments in the decarbonisation of their production.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 153 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The main long-term incentive from this Directive for the capture and storage of CO2 (CCS), new renewable energy technologiesnew renewable energy technologies, capture and storage of CO2 (CCS) and breakthrough innovation in low- carbon technologies and processes is the carbon price signal it creates and that allowances will not need to be surrendered for CO2 emissions which are permanently stored or avoided. In addition, to supplement the resources already being used to accelerate demonstration of commercial CCS facilities and innovative renewable energy technologies, EU ETS allowances should be used to provide guaranteed rewards for deployment of CCS facilities, new renewable energy technologies and industrial innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in the Union for CO2 stored or avoided on a sufficient scale, provided an agreement on knowledge sharing is in place. The majority of this support should be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, while some support may be given when pre-determined milestones are reached taking into account the technology deployed. The maximum percentage of project costs to be supported may vary by category of project.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) A Modernisation Fund should be established from 2% of the total EU ETS allowances, and auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Regulation 1031/2010. Member States who in 2013 had a GDP per capita at market exchange rates of below 60% below the Union average should be eligible for funding from the Modernisation Fund and derogate up to 2030 from the principle of full auctioning for electricity generation by using the option of free allocation in order to transparently promote real investments modernising their energy sector in line with the Union 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals, while avoiding distortions of the internal energy market. The rules for governing the Modernisation Fund should provide a coherent, comprehensive and transparent framework to ensure the most efficient implementation possible, taking into account the need for easy access by all participants. The function of the governance structure should be commensurate with the purpose of ensuring the appropriate use of the funds. That governance structure should be composed of an investment board and a management committee and due account should be taken of the expertise of the EIB in the decision-making process unless support is provided to small projects through loans from a national promotional banks or through grants via a national programme sharing the objectives of the Modernisation Fund. Investments financed from the fund should be proposed by the Member States and all financing from the fund should comply with specific eligibility criteria. To ensure that the investment needs in low income Member States are adequately addressed, the distribution of funds will take into account in equal shares verified emissions and GDP criteria. The financial assistance from the Modernisation Fund could be provided through different forms.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 168 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernising the energy sector in line with the Energy Union objectives. The list of projects, both selected and non-selected projects, should be made available to the public. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 170 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) To increase the environmental benefits of emissions reductions in the Union without causing undesired social effects, financial support should be given to regions and sectors which depend on carbon-intensive activities, so as to enable a just and fair transition to a Union low- carbon society. The impact of the energy transition on such regions and sectors should be better assessed and taken into account, especially considering the future of those workers who will be affected by the transition to a Union low-carbon society.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In line with the commitment of the co-legislators expressed in Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1b, all sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions, including international maritime shipping and aviation. The aviation sector is contributing to the reductions through its inclusion in the EU ETS. In the absence of an international agreement which includes international maritime emissions in its reduction targets through the International Maritime Organization, the sector should be included under the EU ETS and a fund should be established for ship operators' contributions and collective compliance relating to CO2 emissions already covered by the EU MRV system1c (emissions released in Union ports and during voyages to and from such ports). A share of revenues from the auction of allowances to the maritime sector should be used to improve energy efficiency and support investments in innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in the maritime sector, including short sea shipping and ports. __________________ 1aDirective 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 63). 1bDecision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136). 1cRegulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55).
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(-1) In Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. This Directive shall apply to emissions from the activities listed in Annex I and greenhouse gases listed in Annex II. Emissions from maritime transport shall be covered by the scope of this Directive as set out in Chapter IVa.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 j (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
(-1j) In Article 3d, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: '2. From 1 January 2013, 15 21, 50% of allowances shall be auctioned. This percentage may be increased as part of the general review of this Directive.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
'4. It shall be for Member States to determine the use to be made of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances. Those(1a) In Article 3d(4), subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: '4. All revenues shouldall be used to tackle climate change in the EU and third countries, inter alia, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to the impacts of climate change in the EU and third countries, especially developing countries, to fund research and development for mitigation and adaptation, including in particular in the fields of aeronautics and air transport, to reduce emissions through low-emission transport and to cover the cost of administering the Community scheme. The proceeds of auctioning shouldmay also be used to fund contributions to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, and measures to avoid deforestation.
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 209 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – points e a and e b (new)
(2f) In Article 6 (2), the following points are added: '(ea) all legal requirements on social responsibility and reporting in order to ensure equal and effective implementation of environmental regulations and ensure that competent authorities and stakeholders, including workers' representatives, representatives of civil society and local communities, have access to all relevant information (as laid down in the Aarhus Convention and implemented in Union and national law, including Directive 2003/87/EC); (e b) an obligation to publish every year comprehensive information in respect of combating climate change and compliance with Union directives in the field of environment, health and safety at work; this information shall be accessible to workers' representatives and to the representatives of civil society from local communities in the vicinity of the installation.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 7
'T(2g) Article 7 is replaced by the following: 'Without undue delay, the operator shall inform the competent authority of any planned changes to the nature or functioning of the installation, or any extension or significant reduction of its capacity, which may require updating the greenhouse gas emissions permit. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall update the permit. Where there is a change in the identity of the installation's operator, the competent authority shall update the permit to include the name and addresswith the relevant identity and contact information of the new operator.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Starting in 2021, the linear factor shall be 2.24%.
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 228 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(-a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. From 2019 onwards, Member States shall auctioneither auction or cancel all allowances that are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Articles 10a and 10c and are not placed in the market stability reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council1.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 238 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall benot decline under 57%.
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 258 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
(aa) the following subparagraph is added to paragraph 1: 'In each year beginning in 2023, a number of allowances equal to emissions saved by the electricity production from subsidized renewable energy sources commissioned after 2020 and by energy efficiency measures taking effect after 2020 in year x-2, shall be deducted from the volume of allowances auctioned by Member States under Article 10(2) and shall be placed in the MSR. The Commission shall calculate emissions saved by the electricity production from renewable energy sources and by energy efficiency measures using data reported by Member States and publish them by 30 September each year.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
'(b) 10% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst certain Member States for the purpose of solidarity and grset aside for the creation of a Just Transition Fund as a complement to the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund. The revenues of these auctions shall remain at the Union level, with the goal to use them for cushioning the social impact of the climate policies required in order to enable the necessary transition to a low- carbon society in regions which combine a high share of workers in carbon- dependent sectors and a GDP per capita well below th within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auce Union-average. These auctioning revenues aimed at just transition shall be used in one or several of the following ways, while fully complying with the fundamental rights of non-discrimination and gender-equality: - creating redeployments and/or mobility cells; - education/training initiatives to re- skill or upskill workers; - support in job search, including paid time-off to search for jobs; - social protection measures; - subsistence allowances; - business creation; and - monitoring and pre-emptive measures to avoid or minimise the negative impact of restructuring process on physical and mental health. The core activities to be financed by the Just Transition Funder point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIa."; and' are strongly related to the labour market and therefore social partners shall be actively involved in the fund management – on the model of the ESF committee – and the participation of local social partners shall be a key requirement for projects to receive funding.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
'3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances. At least 50 (bb) In paragraph 3, the introductory part is replaced by the following: '3. No less than 100% of theall revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including allwith the exemption of revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c), or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shouldall be used for one or more of the following:'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(bc) In paragraph 3, point (b) is replaced by the following: '(b) to develop renewable energies to meet the commitengagements of the Community to using 2using at least 30 % renewable energies by 20230, as well as to develop other technologies contributing to the transition to a safe and sustainable low-carbon economy and to help meet the commitment of the Communityengagements to increase energy efficiency by 2at least 40 % by 20230;'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point j
'(j) to fund financial measures in favour of sectors or subsectors that are exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs that are actually incurred from greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices, provided that these measures meet the conditions set out in Article 10a(6);'deleted
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
(da) In paragraph 4, the following subparagraph is added: 'If Member States decide on national measures for early closure of electricity generation capacity, Member States shall report this to the Commission and other Member States, and may retire a share of the auctioning volume with a level equal to the related emissions.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 294 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(dc) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: '5. The Commission shall monitor the functioning of the European carbon market. Each year, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the carbon market including the implementation of the auctions, liquidity and the volumes traded. The report shall address the interaction of the EU ETS and other climate-energy policies at the Union and national levels, and shall transparently analyse the implications of various policies on the level of demand for EU ETS allowances and its consequences on the supply- demand balance in the carbon market as well as the compliance with the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals. If necessary, Member States shall ensure that any relevant information is submitted to the Commission at least two months before the Commission adopts the report.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 300 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5 b (new)
(de) the following paragraph is added: '5b The Commission shall publish every two years a report on the pass- through of the costs of allowances in the product prices. This shall be done for the sectors and subsectors for which the Commission finds that there are good reasons to assess whether a non- negligible share of pass-through is possible, also in relation to the evolution of their market shares.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 302 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this directive. This act shall also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve for significant production increases by applying the same thresholds and allocation adjustments as apply in respect of partial cessations of operationchanges. Any 10% increase or decrease in production expressed as a rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11 shall be adjusted with a corresponding amount of allowances by placing allowances into and releasing allowances from the reserve referred to in paragraph 7.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 337 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
(i) On the basis of informationverified production, emissions and other necessary data submitted pursuant to Article 11, the Commission shall identify whether the values for each benchmark calculated using the principles in Article 10a differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower annually. If so, that benchmark value shall be adjusted either 0.5% or 1.5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made;. For sectors with unavoidable process emissions and where the real production and efficiency data submitted pursuant to Article 11 show annual reductions below 0,25% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made, the benchmark value shall be adjusted by 0,25%. Correspondingly, for sectors where the real production and efficiency data submitted pursuant to Article 11 show annual reductions above 1,5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made, the benchmark value shall be adjusted by 1,75%.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 408 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 a (new)
(ea) the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 7: '7a. In the event that installations in the sectors and sub-sectors concerned by paragraph 1 of Article 10b are entitled to an amount of free allowances which exceeds their actual production, these excess allowances shall be exclusively dedicated to low carbon investment in the installations belonging to the same sector or sub-sector during the whole fourth trading period, in accordance with points b, e, g and l of article 10(3), as well as with the rules for public investments financed by free allocations in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 10c ; the assets coming from the free allocations' monetisation during the fourth trading period have to be paid or engaged for low carbon investments at the latest 31 December 2030. A balance shall be made two times during the fourth trading period, in 2025 and 2030, with a possibility of sanctions under Article 16.'
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 412 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
4600 million allowances shall be available to leverage investment in support of innovation in low-carbonrenewable energy technologies, low-carbon products, bio- based materials and products substituting carbon intensive materials, technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at thand pilot projects of innovative renvironmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovativewable energy technologies and energy storage, as well as demonstration and pilot projects that aim at the renewable energy technologiesvironmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2, in the territory of the Union.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 435 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in low-carbon industrial technologies and processes and support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS and innovative renewable energy technologies and CCS that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 60% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 443 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23. to supplement this directive, taking due account of the following principles: - Projects shall focus on research and innovation for the design and development of breakthrough solutions and implementation of demonstration programmes, including in real industrial environments; - Projects shall deliver ambitious reductions in specific greenhouse gas emission intensity of at least 20%, with respect to the best available technologies; - The activities shall run close-to- market in production plants to demonstrate the viability of breakthrough technologies in overcoming the technological as well as non- technological barriers; - Projects shall address technological solutions that can have widespread applications and may combine different technologies; - Solutions and technologies shall ideally have the potential to be transferred within the sector and possibly to other sectors.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 463 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is above 0.18 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria: (a) for individual installations in the sector or sub-sectors concerned to reduce emission levels or electricity consumption; (b) characteristics; (c) indicator of long-run investment or relocation decisions.deleted the extent to which it is possible current and projected market profit margins as a potential
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 492 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
3. Other sectors and sub-sectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices, and shall not be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 508 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Free allocations distributed to the industrial sectors concerned by paragraph 1 and 2 constitute a temporary adaptation measure for the modernisation of the Union energy intensive industries until 2030. After Phase IV, all allocations shall be auctioned.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 519 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in EUR at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to installations for electricity productiongenerators for the modernisation and diversification of the energy sector. This derogation shall end after 2030.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 543 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production, including district heating, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 550 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emission reduction and realise a pre- determined significant level of CO2 reductions, while fully complying with Annexes I and II of the European Investment Bank Climate Strategy;
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 612 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Any beneficiary Member State which has decided to grant transitional free allocation pursuant to Article 10c may transfer those allowances to its share of the Modernisation Fund set out in Annex IIb and allocate them pursuant to the provisions of Article 10d.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 623 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committee, which shall be composed of representatives from the beneficiary Member States, the Commission, the EIB and three representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 yearsand the EIB. The investment board shall be responsible to determine a Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria, which shall take into account national circumstances. The management committee shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 642 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
If the EIB recommends not financing an investment and provides reasons for this recommendation, a decision shall only be adopted if a majority of two-thirds of all members vote in favour. The Member State in which the investment will take place and the EIB shall not be entitled to cast a vote in this case. For small projects funded through loans provided by a national promotional bank or through grants contributing to the implementation of a national programme serving specific objectives in line with the objectives of the Modernisation Fund, provided that not more than 150% of the Member States' share set out in Annex IIb is used under the programme, the two preceding sentences shall not apply.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 674 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 11
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 13
Allowances issued from 1 January 2013 onwards shall be valid indefinitely. Allowances issued from 1 January 2021 onwards shall include an indication showing in which ten-year period beginning from 1 January 2021 they were issued, and be valid for emissions from the first year of that period onwards. Any allowances stored in the MSR shall cease to be valid after the end of the trading period in which they entered the reserve.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 690 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article -25 a (new)
(22a) The following Article is inserted: 'Article -25a Use of approved credits from third countries which have ratified the international agreement on climate change Following the increase in the level of ambition in the EU ETS in accordance with Article 28(2), the Commission shall, where appropriate, submit a proposal, to the European Parliament and Council, to consider the conduct of "cooperative approaches" that will enable mitigation outcomes be "internationally transferred" and "used" against nationally determined contributions, provided they do not threaten the demand-supply balance of ETS scheme.'
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 696 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where necessary, the Commission may adopt amendmentssubmit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council to provide for flights arriving from the third country concerned to be excluded from the aviation activities listed in Annex I or to provide for any other amendments to the aviation activities listed in Annex I which are required by an agreement pursuant to the fourth subparagraph. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt such amendments in accordance with Article 23.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 709 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29
(22e) Article 29 is amended as follows: 'Report to ensure the better functioning of the carbon market If, on the basis of the regular reports on the carbon market referred to in Article 10(5), the Commission has evidence that the carbon market is not functioning properly, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall include a section dedicated to the interaction between the EU ETS and other Union and national policies, as regards the volumes of emission reductions and the cost-effectiveness of such policies. The report may be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals aiming at increasing transparency of the carbon market, and addressing measures to improve its functioning and capacity to contribute to reaching the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals.'
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 716 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter IV a (new)
(22g) The following Chapter is inserted: 'CHAPTER IVa MARITIME SECTOR Article 30b Scope The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the allocation and issue of allowances in respect of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from ships arriving at, within or departing from ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2015/757, starting from 1 January 2021. Articles 12 and 16 shall apply to the maritime activities in the same manner as to other activities. Article 30b Extra allowances for maritime sector By 2 August 2018, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to set the total quantity of allowances in line with other sectors and the method of allocation of allowances for the maritime sector through auctioning and the special provisions with regard to the administering Member State. 20% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in article 30c shall be used through the fund established under article 30c ('Maritime Climate Fund') to improve energy efficiency and support investments in innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in the maritime sector, including short sea shipping and ports. Article 30c Maritime Climate Fund 1. A fund to compensate for maritime emissions, improve energy efficiency and facilitate investments in innovative technologies to reduce the CO2 emissions of the maritime sector shall be established. 2. By derogation from Article 12, ship operators may pay to the fund an annual membership contribution in accordance with their total emissions reported for the preceding calendar year under Regulation (EU) 2015/757. The fund shall surrender allowances collectively on behalf of ship operators which are members of the fund. The contribution per tonne of emissions shall be set by the fund by 28 February each year, at least at the level of the market price for allowances in the preceding year. 3. The fund shall acquire allowances equal to the collective total quantity of emissions of its members during the preceding calendar year and surrender them in the registry established under Article 19 by 30 April each year for subsequent cancellation. Contributions shall be made public. 4. The fund shall also improve energy efficiency and facilitate investments in innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in the maritime sector, including short sea shipping and ports, through the revenues referred to in paragraph 2 of article 30b. All investments supported by the fund shall be made public and be consistent with the aims of this Directive. 5. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning the implementation of this Article. Article 30d International cooperation In the event that an international agreement on global measures to reduce GHG emissions from maritime transport is reached, the Commission shall review this Directive and shall, if appropriate, propose amendments in order to ensure alignment with that international agreement.'
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2015/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) At the same time, seal hunting is an integral part of the socio-economic development, nutrition, culture and identity of the Inuit and other indigenous communities and makes a major contribution to their subsistence. For those reasons, seal hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities do not raise the same public moral concerns as the hunts conducted primarily for commercial purposes. Moreover, it is broadly recognised that the fundamental and social interests of Inuit and other indigenous communities should not be adversely affected, in accordance with United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and other relevant international instruments. For those reasons, by way of exception, Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 allows the placing on the market of seal products which result from hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities and which contribute to their subsistence.
2015/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 40 #

2015/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. If the number of seals hunted, the quantity ofThe Commission may adopt measures, if the conditions for placing seal products being placed on the market pursuant to paragraph 1 or other circumstances are such as to indicate that a hunt is conductein the Union are not complied with or if the seal hunt is deemed unsustainable and primarily for commercial purposes, t. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 4 in order to limit the quantity of productcan under those circumstances act after consultation with the countries concerned and taking into account any opinion from the Committee in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3(5a). After those consultations the Commission may establish general restrictions, or restrictions resulating from that hunt that may be placed on the marketto certain countries of origin, on the import of seal products into the Union.
2015/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #

2015/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(See wording Regulation (EC ) No 338/97of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of5a. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measure within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 3(2) of the Protocol No 36 on transitional measures annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Commission shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Or. en wild fauna and flora by regulating trade thereinin, Article 4.6 Introduction into the Community .)
2015/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2015/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 7
(3a) Article 7 is replaced by the following: "Article 7 Reporting 1. By 20 Nov31 December 20116 and thereafter every 4four years, thereafter Member States shall submit to the Commission a report outlining the actions taken to implement this Regulation. 2. On the basis of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Regulation within 12 months of the end of each reporting period concerned. The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation within 12 months of the end of each reporting period referred to in paragraph 1. The first report shall be submitted not later than 31 November 2017. 2a. In its report submitted in accordance with paragraph 2, the Commission shall assess the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation in achieving its objectives. In its assessment the Commission shall, in particular, consider the socio-economic development, economic activities and development, nutrition, culture and identity of the Inuit and other indigenous communities as well as the effects of this Regulation on coastal communities where seal hunts forms part of maritime resource management and contributes to the maritime biodiversity."
2015/04/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 9 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the TTIP is above all about regulation10 , about reducing focuses on regulatory convergence, reduction and/or eliminatingon of non-tariff trade barriers11 , and as such about the level of protection of human health and the environment; __________________ 10See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs /2014/december/tradoc_152942.pdf 11 See 2014 Report on Technical Barriers to Trade by the US Trade Representative, p. 45.market access and aims at harmonising standards to reach mutual recognition between the EU and the US __________________
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas the impact of a future TTIP on the EU environmental, health and food safety acquis as well as its larger environmental impact will strongly depend on the precise provisions of the agreement
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the degree of divergence between the regulatory systems of the EU and the US is very wide in key areas for the protection of health and the environment, including food safety and consumer information, owing to different legal and political cultures (epitomised by the controversy over the precautionary principle);
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas in certain areas some convergence may be possible without undermining the respective levels of protection in the EU and the US (e.g. mutual recognition of emission standards for motor vehicles), in some cases, the differences are so significant that they seem unlikely to be bridged (e.g. cosmetics or medical devices) and in other areas, the main differences are a result of diverging approaches to risk analysis and risk management which may also be difficult to bridge (e.g. food and nutrition sector)
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas the US Trade Representative consistently denounceders EU standards in these areas as trade barriers without taking into account the overall benefits for society of these standards;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 61 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Regulation EU No. 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use requires a summary of the results of all clinical trials to be published on a publically accessible database 1 year after the trial has been completed, and for a full clinical study report to be published once the authorisation process has been completed or the applicant has withdrawn the request for marketing authorisation; whereas US law does not require the same level of transparency;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas ISDS can be a huge disincentive to pass legislation to protect consumers, public health and the environment due to the concern of being challenged by the industry;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas trade and investment are not goals in themselves but constitute a means to raise standards of living, improve well- being as well as protect and promote public health, ensure full employment while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources in accordance with the objective of sustainable development, seeking both to protect and preserve the environment;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas universal health systems are part of the European social model and Member States have the competence for the management and organisation of health services and medical care;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it misleading on the part of the Commission to try to appease public concerns about the TTIP by statingas a minimum requirement that existing standards will not be lowered, as this disregards the fact that manynd highlights that certain standards have yet to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) or by the adoption of new laws (e.g. cloning or endocrine disrupting chemicals);
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the TTIP negotiations might have already affected Commission proposals and actions relating, for example, to food safety and climate protection (e.g. pathogen meat treatments; implementation of the fuel quality directive, labelling of meat from cloned animals and their offspring);
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 139 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is very concerned that the objective of regulatory convergence, including in particular the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Council, will lead to a lowering of future EU standards in key areas for consumer information and the protection of human health, food safety and the environment in light of the significant differences as compared with the US;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is very concerned that the objective of regulatory convergence, including in particular the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Council, willcould lead to a lowering of future EU standards in key areas for the protection of human health, food safety and the environment in light of the significant differences as compared with the US;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 170 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees withEndorses Commissioner Malmström's statement that all areas where the EU and the US have very different rules or approaches should be excluded from the negotiations12 ; __________________ 12See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 1 a (new)
- delay or influence the implementation of Regulation EU No. 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and in particular the requirement for full clinical study reports of all clinical trials to be published on a publically accessible database once the authorisation process has been completed;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 1 b (new)
- affect the application of EU legislation on food information to consumers, including the possible future adoption of measures on labelling of alcoholic beverages or country of origin labelling,
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
- lead to a weakening of existing European safety standards in the sanitary and phytosanitary area, including rules on hormones and growth promoters or using chemicals to decontaminate poultry
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 228 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 b (new)
- water down or weaken the design of regulatory measures or the implementation of existing regulations on endocrine disrupting chemicals
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)
- impair EU developments - in particular under the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation and at the European Medicines agency - to move towards ensuring proactive public access to safety and efficacy data of medicines;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 233 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 d (new)
- limit directly or indirectly the national competence of Member States to tailor their pricing and reimbursement policies to ensure sustainable access to affordable medicines
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 236 #
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 260 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Is opposed to the inclusion of ISDS in the TTIP, as ISDS risks fundamentally undermining the sovereign rights of the EU, its Member States and regional and local authorities to adopt regulations on public health, food safety, consumer information and the environment;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Is strongly opposed to the inclusion of ISDS in the TTIP, as ISDS risks fundamentally undermining the sovereign rights of the EU, its Member States and regional and local authorities to adopt regulations on public health, food safety and the environment;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Is deeply concerned about the lack of transparency in the negotiations, and urges the Commission to give all Members of the European Parliament access to the negotiation texts, in particular the consolidated ones.deleted
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 306 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to maintain the highest possible level of transparency of the negotiations, including access to the negotiating texts, and consultation with civil society throughout the process
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 309 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to ensuring that a future TTIP allows both parties to maintain the level of environmental, health and food safety protection they deem appropriate, as set forth in the negotiating guidelines
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 310 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Highlights the fact that the TTIP agreement should support setting out a pathway to reduce both the US and Europe's dependence on fossil fuels and that the agreement must not undermine any EU and/or international processes leading to decarbonisation in the transport
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 311 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls on the Commission to conduct Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment on the TTIP agreement
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 312 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Highlights that any proposed clause should be thoroughly reviewed and assessed with a view to its potential impact on the regulatory acquis and the EU's freedom to pursue non-economic policy goals in the future and calls on the Commission to assess any proposed clause with a view to its necessity and whether the purported aim could be reached equally well through other means
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Calls on the Commission to avoid ambiguities to prevent expansive interpretation by arbitration tribunals by ensuring that the essential terms used in the agreement are clearly defined
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 314 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7 g. Encourages the Commission to support the work on alternative methods to animal testing and to push for the progressive phase-out of animal tests worldwide and calls on the Commission to encourage closer future cooperation on animal welfare issues
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2014/2207(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the use of antibiotics in animals can affect antibiotic resistance in humans and animals and animal derived food can serve as a direct source of resistant zoonotic pathogens;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2014/2207(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the use of antimicrobials in human and veterinary medicine contributes to a development of resistome in the environment which may serve as a source of resistance development in both humans and animals;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 187 #

2014/2207(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes initiatives and actions taken by the Member States, animal health professionals and animal owners aimed at responsible use of antimicrobials in the animals and at reduction of antimicrobial use in animal husbandry;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #

2014/2207(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point a
a) Promote the responsible and sensible use in veterinary medicine of all antimicrobial agents and in particular antibioticwith specific additional considerations to antimicrobials that are critically important in human medicine, such as fluoroquinolones and third- and - fourth generation cephalosporins;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 286 #

2014/2207(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point b a (new)
ba) Develop and implement national strategies or action plans for countering AMR, which would include, inter alia i) implementation of national guidelines on the animal antimicrobial treatment to ensure responsible use of antimicrobials based on specific evidence and conditions in the respective Member States, ii) implementation of preventative animal health policies aimed to improve the animal health status and to reduce the need for use of antimicrobials in the animal husbandry, iii) definition of the responsibilities of the veterinarians in terms of animal health management and decision making on the use of antimicrobials, iv) implementation of the continuous training for animal health professionals and animal owners;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2014/2207(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new)
- to ensure that standards for quality, safety and efficacy of veterinary medicinal products are not lowered with the new legislation on veterinary medicinal products and to ensure that these high standards are guaranteed throughout the veterinary medicinal products lifecycle;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 335 #

2014/2207(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to prepare, in collaboration with the Member States, recommendations on the food safety standards to apply with respect to presence of (multi)resistant pathogens and/or specified resistance determinants;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) In accordance with Directive 2010/63/EU, it is necessary to replace, reduce or refine testing on vertebrate animals. Implementation of this Regulation should be based on the use of alternative test methods, suitable for the assessment of health and environmental hazards of products, wherever possible.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 204 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the placing on the market, development, manufacture, import, export, wholesale distribution, retail supply, pharmacovigilance, control and use of veterinary medicinal products.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Where a veterinary medicinal product referIn cases of doubt, whered to in Article 2(1) also falls within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 or Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and there is a conflict between the provisaking into account all its characteristics, a product may fall within the definition of a "veterinary medicinal product" and within the definitions of this Regulation and the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 or Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003a product covered by other Union legislation, the provisions of this Regulation shall prevailapply. __________________ 21 Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 213 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) its purpose is to may be used in, or administered to, animals with a view either to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or to making a medical diagnosis;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(c) its purpose is to may be used for euthanasia ofin animals;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) fungal
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) microbial
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 233 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) 'antimicrobial resistance' means the ability of microorganisms to survive or to grow in the presence of a concentrationbacteria to withstand the effects of an antimicrobial agent which is usually sufficient to inhibit or kill microorganisms of the same speciess that are intended to inhibit or kill them;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 234 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) “antimicrobials” mean any compound with a direct action on micro- organisms used for treatment or prevention of infections. Antimicrobials include anti-bacterials, anti-virals, antifungals and anti-protozoals. Antibiotics are synonymous with anti- bacterials.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 235 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘clinical trial' means a study which aims to examcientific study not fallineg under field conditions the safety or efficacy of a veterinary medicinal product or boththe scope of Directive 2010/63/EU, conducted in a target species in accordance with good clinical practice under normalfield conditions of animal husbandry or as part of normal veterinary practiceto test at least one hypothesis relevant to efficacy claim or to in-use safety in the target animal for a veterinary medicinal product under investigation for the purpose of obtaining a marketing authorisation for a change thereofthe veterinary medicinal product concerned or variation thereof; in case of immunological veterinary medicinal product the study is a "field trial";
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 239 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) 'pre-clinical study' means a study not covered by the definition of clinical trial conducted in accordance with good laboratory practice 1 a, which aims to investigate the safety or efficacy of a veterinary medicinal product for the purpose of obtaining a marketing authorisation or a change thereof;a variation thereof __________________ 1a Directive 2004/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the inspection and verification of good laboratory practice (GLP) and Directive 2004/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the harmonisation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of the principles of good laboratory practice and the verification of their applications for tests on chemical substances
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 241 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – introductory part
(11) 'benefit-risk balance' means an evaluation of the positive therapeutic effects of the veterinary medicinal product in relation to the following risks relating to the use of that product:
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 242 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) 'common name' means the international non-proprietary name recommended by the World Health Organisation for a veterinary medicinal product, or, if one does not exist, the name generally usedusual common name;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 243 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) 'package leaflet' means a documentn information leaflet on awhich attached to a veterinary medicinal product which is intended for a user of the veterinary medicinal product and which contains information to ensure its safe and efficacious use; which are compliant with the information provided for in the summary of product characteristics of the veterinary medicinal product;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – introductory part
(20) ‘limited market' means a market for one of the following'veterinary medicinal product for limited market' means a veterinary medicinal product intended for a target species and/or therapeutic indication where the Union identifies a public interest to improve availability of authorised veterinary medicinal product types:s.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a
(a) veterinary medicinal products for the treatment or prevention of diseases that occur infrequently or in limited geographical areas;deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
(b) veterinary medicinal products for animal species other than cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats;deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 249 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) 'pharmacovigilance' means the process of monitscientific, control and administrative activities relating to detection, reporting, and inssessment, understanding, prevesntigating adverse evenon and communication of adverse events which include continuous evaluation of the benefit risk balance of veterinary medicinal products;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) 'withdrawal period' means the minimum period between the last administration of a veterinary medicinal product to an animal under normal conditions of use and in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and the production of foodstuffs from that animal which under normal conditions of use is necessary to ensure that such foodstuffs do not contain residues in quantities harmful to public healthcomply with requirements laid down pursuant to Regulation (EC) 470/2009;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 256 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26
(26) ‘making available on the market' means any supply of a veterinary medicinal product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market of a Member State in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 257 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 27
(27) 'placing on the market' means the first making available of a veterinary medicinal product on the UnionMember State market.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 266 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
'wholesale distribution' means all activities consisting of procuring, holding, supplying or exporting veterinary medicinal products, whether in return for payment or free of charge, apart from retail supply. Such activities are carried out with manufacturers or their depositories, importers, other wholesale distributors or with pharmacists and persons authorized or entitled to supply medicinal products to the public in accordance with applicable national law;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 267 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
'name of veterinary medicinal product' means the name, which may be either an invented name not liable to confusion with the common name, or a common or scientific name accompanied by a trademark or the name of the marketing authorisation holder;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 268 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
'pre-mix for medicated feedingstuffs' means any veterinary medicinal product prepared in advance with a view to the subsequent manufacture of medicated feeding stuffs according to the Regulation 2014/0255(COD) on the Manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EC
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. AWithout prejudice to other provisions of this Regulation, a veterinary medicinal product shall be placed on the market of a Member State only when a marketing authorisation has been granted in respect of the product by a the competent authority in accordance with Articles 44, 46 or 48of that Member State or by the Commission in accordance with Article 40this Regulation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 275 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. AWithout prejudice to Article (...references to be completed...), marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product shall be valid for an unlimited period of time.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 278 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The marketing authorisation holder shall be responsible for marketing the medicinal product. The designation of a representative shall not relieve the marketing authorisation holder of his legal responsibility.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 279 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the decentralised procedure laid down in Articles 45, 46 and 4657;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the mutual recognition procedure laid down in Articles 47, 48 and 4857.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 281 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Applications shall be submitted electronically. For applications submitted or saved in exceptional circumstances and following accordance with the centralised marketing authorisation procedure, the formgreement with a competent authority, or, in case of central application, with the Agency. The Commission, in collaboration with the Member States made available byand with the Agency shall be usedadopt detailed guidelines for the format of electronic applications.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 283 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Within 15 days of receipt of the application, the competent authority or the Agency shall notify the applicant of whether all data required in accordance with Article 7 have been presout prejudice to specific provisions related to Mutual Recognition Procedure and Decentralised Procedure, the competent authority or the Agency shall, within 15 days of receipt of the application, notify the applicant of the formal requirements laid down in this Regulation for the application concerned have been met and whether the application can be subject to scientific assessmented.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 284 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. An application for a marketing authorisation shall contain the following information: (a) the administrative information set out in Annex I; (b) technical documentation satisfying the requirements set out in Annex II; (c) the information to be provided in the immediate packaging, outer packaging and the package leaflet in accordance with Articles 9 to 14.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 285 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The application for a marketing authorisation shall contain all administrative information and scientific documentation necessary for demonstrating the quality, safety and efficacy of the veterinary medicinal product in question. The dossier shall be submitted in accordance with Annex I and shall contain, in particular, the following information: (a) name or business name and permanent address or registered place of business of the person responsible for placing the product on the market and, if different, of the manufacturer or manufacturers involved and of the sites of manufacture; (b) name of veterinary medicinal product; (c) qualitative and quantitative particulars of all the constituents of the veterinary medicinal product, including its international non- proprietary name (INN) recommended by the WHO, where an INN exists, or its chemical name; (d) description of the method of manufacture; (e) therapeutic indications, contra- indications and adverse reactions; (f) dosage for the various species of animal for which the veterinary medicinal product is intended, its pharmaceutical form, method and route of administration and proposed shelf life; (g) reasons for any precautionary and safety measures to be taken when storing the veterinary medicinal product, administering it to animals and disposing of waste, together with an indication of potential risks that the veterinary medicinal product might pose to the environment, to human and animal health and to plants; (h) indication of the withdrawal period in the case of medicinal products intended for food-producing species; (i) description of the testing methods employed by the manufacturer; (j) results of: – pharmaceutical (physico-chemical, biological or microbiological) tests, – safety tests and residue tests, – pre-clinical and clinical trials; – tests assessing the potential risks posed by the medicinal product for the environment. This impact shall be studied and consideration shall be given on a case-by-case basis to specific provisions seeking to limit it. (k) proof of validity of the pharmacovigilance system master file; (l) a summary of product characteristics in accordance with Article 30 as well as the information to be provided in the immediate packaging, outer packaging and the package leaflet in accordance with Articles 9 to 14 (m) proof of a manufacturing authorisation for all
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Where the application concerns a veterinary medicinal product intended for food-producing target species and containing pharmacologically active substances that are not listed in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 for the animal species in question, a document shall be submitted in addition to the information listed in paragraph 1 certifying that a valid application for the establishment of maximum residue limits has been submitted to the Agency in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 shall be submitted in addition to the information listed in paragraph 1. and that at least six months has elapsed from submission of such application __________________ 22 Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11).
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 293 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 146 in order to amend Annexes I and II to adapt the information and documentation requirements to technical and scientific progressAnnex I shall be adopted by the Council and European Parliament acting under the conditions provided for by the Treaty on a proposal from the Commission.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 322 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The package leaflet shall be available forttached to each veterinary medicinal product and shall contain at least the following information:
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 372 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority or the AgencyCommittee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use set up by Article 139 ("Committee") to which the application has been submitted in accordance with Article 6 shall:
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 375 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. During the process of assessing applications for marketing authorisations for veterinary medicinal products containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms as referred to in Article 7(5), the necessary consultations shall be held by the AgencyCommittee with the bodies set up by the Union or Member States in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 376 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority or the AgencyCommittee examining the application may require an applicant to provide samples of the veterinary medicinal product to the Union reference laboratory, an Official Medicines Control Laboratory or a laboratory that a Member State has designated for that purpose to:
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 379 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
The competent authority or the AgencyCommittee to which the application has been submitted in accordance with Article 6 shall inform the applicant if the documentation submitted in support of the application is insufficient. The competent authority or the AgencyCommittee shall request the applicant to provide the documentation within a given deadline. In such case the time limits laid down in Articles 40, 44, 46 and 48 shall be suspended until the deadline has elapsed.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 380 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Inf case of favourable assessmentonditions to grant a marketing authorisation according to this Regulation have been met for the application concerned, the competent authority or the AgencyCommittee examining the application shall prepare an opinion including the following documents:
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 385 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may on their territories provide for additional legal subcategories in accordance with the respective national legislation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 386 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Where the veterinary medicinal product authorised under Article 38 is classified as not subject to veterinary prescription, the Member State may, in order to safeguard animal health or welfare, public health or the environment, classify such product as subject to veterinary prescription in accordance with the respective national legislation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 391 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By the way of derogation from paragraph 1, a competent authority or the AgencyCommission may not classify a veterinary medicinal product as subject to veterinary prescription if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 397 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) there is no risk to public or animal health as regards the development of resistance to anthelmintic subantimicrobial or antiparasitic resistances even where the veterinary medicinal products containing those substances are used incorrectly.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 426 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 146 in order to establishuncil and European Parliament acting under the conditions provided for by the Treaty on a proposal from the Commission shall be empowered to adopt rules for the designation of the antimicrobials which are to be reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans in order to preserve the efficacy of certain active substances in humans.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 459 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) veterinary medicinal products containing an active substance which has not been authorised as a veterinary medicinal product within the Union at the date of the submission of the application;deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 462 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) generic veterinary medicinal products of reference veterinary medicinal products authorised under the centralised authorisation procedure.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 464 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission, taking into account the state of animal and public health in the Union, shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 146 in order to amend the list set out in paragraph 2.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 466 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. The application shall list Member States where the applicant seeks to obtain a marketing authorisation ('Member States concerned'). The applicant shall send application identical to that submitted to the reference Member State, including identical dossier as provided under Article 7, to all Member States concerned.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 468 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. AIdentical applications for mutual recognition of marketing authorisations shall be submitted to the Member State that granted the first national marketing authorisation (‘reference"reference Member State") and the Member States where the applicant seeks to obtain recognition of the marketing authorisation ('concerned Member States').
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 470 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) an information about the Member States in which an application for a marketing authorisation submitted by the applicant for the same veterinary medicinal product is under examinconsolidated dossier available to the reference Member State at the date of submission of the application;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 471 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4
4. Within 90 days of receipt of a valid application, the reference Member State shall prepare an updated assessment report for the veterinary medicinal product. The updated assessment report together with the approved summary of the product characteristics and the text to appear in the labelling and package leaflet shall be forwarded to all Member States and the applicant, together with the list ofconcerned Member States whereand the applicant seeks to obtain recognition of the marketing authorisation (‘concerned Member States').
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 499 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Variations to the terms of a marketing 1. Variation to the terms of a marketing authorisation means a change to the terms of the marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product as referred to in Article 31 (‘variation'). 2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a list of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product requiring assessment (‘variations requiring assessment'). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2). 3. The Commission shall take account of the following criteria when adopting those implementing acts: (a) the need for a scientific assessment of changes in order to determine the risk to public health, animal health or the environment; (b) whether changes have an impact on the safety and efficacy of the veterinary medicinal product; (c) whether changes imply a significant alteration to the summary of product characteristics.Article 58 deleted authorisation
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 503 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 a (new)
Article 58a 1. Variation to the terms of a marketing authorisation (''variation') means an amendment to the contents of the particulars and documents and/or conditions referred to in Articles 7(1), 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 28: 2. The Commission shall adopt appropriate arrangements for the examination of variations to the terms of marketing authorisations granted in accordance with this Regulation. The Commission shall adopt these arrangements in the form of an implementing regulation. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2). 3. By (...insert date 12 months after this Regulation comes into force...), the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council to review experience gained from application of Regulation 1234/2008. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by relevant proposals to amend Regulation 1234/2008.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 504 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Where a variation entails consequential changes to the summary of the product characteristics, the labelling or the package leaflet, those changes shall be considered as part of that variation for the purposes of the examination of the application for a variation.Article 59 deleted Consequential changes to product information
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 506 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Variations to the terms of a marketing 1. Where a variation does not appear in the list established in accordance with Article 58(2), the marketing authorisation holder shall record the change in the product database within 12 months following the implementation of the variation. 2. If necessary, competent authorities or, where the veterinary medicinal product is authorised under the centralised marketing authorisation procedure, the Commission shall amend the decision granting a marketing authorisation in accordance with the change.Article 60 deleted authorisation that do not require assessment
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 507 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61
1. Marketing authorisation holder shall submit an application for a variation requiring assessment to a competent authority or to the Agency. 2. The application referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain: (a) a description of the variation; (b) reference to marketing authorisations affected by the application; (c) where the variation leads to other variations to the terms of the same marketing authorisation, a description of those other variations; (d) where the variation concerns marketing authorisations granted under the mutual recognition or decentralised procedures, a list of Member States which granted those marketing authorisations.Article 61 deleted Application for variations requiring assessment
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 508 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62
When applying for several variations to the terms of the same marketing authorisation, a marketing authorisation holder may submit one application for allArticle 62 deleted Groups of variations.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 509 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63
1. When applying for variations to the terms of several marketing authorisations held by the same marketing authorisation holder and granted by different competent authorities and/or the Commission, the marketing authorisation holder shall submit an application to all competent authorities concerned and the Agency. 2. Where one of the marketing authorisations referred to in paragraph 1 is a centralised marketing authorisation, the Agency shall assess the application in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 64. 3. Where none of the marketing authorisations referred to in paragraph 1 is a centralised marketing authorisation, the coordination group shall assign a competent authority among those having granted the marketing authorisations to assess the application in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 64.Article 63 deleted Worksharing procedure
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 510 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64
[...]deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 512 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65
Measures to close the procedures for variations requiring assessment 1. Within 30 days of the completion of the procedure laid down in Article 64(6) and (7) a competent authority or the Commission shall amend the marketing authorisation or reject the variation and inform the applicant of the grounds for the rejection. In case of centralised marketing authorisation, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, take a final decision amending the marketing authorisation or rejecting the variation. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2). 2. Where the draft decision is not in accordance with the opinion of the Agency, the Commission shall annex a detailed explanation of the reasons for not following the opinion of the Agency. 3. The competent authority or the Agency shall notify the marketing authorisation holder of the amended marketing authorisation without delay. 4. The product database shall be updated accordingly.Article 65 deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 513 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66
Where the opinion is prepared by a competent authority assigned in accordance with Article 63(3), each competent authority concerned shall amend the marketing authorisation granted by it or reject the variation in line with the opinion prepared by the competent authority assigned in accordance with Article 63(3). However, if a competent authority does not agree with the opinion, the coordination group review procedure laid down in Article 49 shall apply.Article 66 deleted Coordination group review
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 514 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67
Implementation of variations requiring 1. A marketing authorisation holder may implement a variation requiring assessment only after a competent authority or the Commission has amended the decision granting the marketing authorisation in accordance with that variation and the holder has been notified thereof. 2. Where requested by a competent authority or the Agency, a marketing authorisation holder shall supply without delay any information related to a variation to the terms of a marketing authorisation.Article 67 deleted assessment
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 515 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68
Preparatory phase of the harmonisation 1. A harmonised summary of product characteristics shall be prepared in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 69 for veterinary medicinal products, other than homeopathic veterinary medicinal products, which have the same qualitative and quantitative composition of their active substances and the same pharmaceutical form and for which national marketing authorisations have been granted in different Member States before 1 January 2004 (‘similar products'). 2. For the purposes of determining qualitative and quantitative composition of the active substances, different salts, esters, ethers, isomers, mixtures of isomers, complexes and derivatives of an active substance shall be considered to be the same active substance, unless they differ significantly in properties with regard to safety or efficacy.Article 68 deleted exercise
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 525 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68a 1. Harmonization should be based on individual products or closely related product (e.g. the same products authorized by different marketing authorization holders in different Member States considered to be "one entity" as defined in the Commission Communication 98/C 229/03), and it should not be based on groups of independent products which may differ significantly in terms of their quality, safety and efficacy 2. Harmonization shall be based on a consolidated dossier which shall be prepared by the marketing authorization holder – the SPC resulting from the harmonization exercise shall be based on the scientific evidence data for the respective product 3. The responsibility to propose the harmonized SPC shall rest with the marketing authorization holders 4. Where species/indications are not supported by scientific evidence in the dossier for the product, the Member States must not be forced to accept such indications 5. withdrawal periods must be based on product related residue depletion data and Member States must have the right to refuse withdrawal periods which are not justified due to public health protection as well as huge impacts on trade with animal products containing residues above the established maximum residue limits 6. As the dossiers for nationally authorized products are available to the national competent authorities, Committee for Veterinary Medicinal products should not be involved in identification of products which shall be subject to harmonization but this task should be conferred to the Co-ordination group 7. Rules need to be clear to ensure transparent and predictable legal environment 8. Regarding the regulatory procedure, a workable procedure shall be used for the harmonization exercise – e.g. Type II variation procedure 9. As a part of the harmonization procedure, the products shall be upgraded to the "MRP status" (products authorized under the Mutual Recognition Procedure) 10. Relationships between originators and generics, and responsibilities of marketing authorisation holders for both types of products, must be carefully balanced and in principle, where the originator product has been authorized, the generic product shall follow such harmonization.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 526 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69
summaries of products characteristics 1. By [12 months after the date of application of this Regulation for OP to insert the actual date] competent authorities shall provide the coordination group with lists of all products for which national marketing authorisations have been granted before 1 January 2004. 2. The coordination group shall establish groups of similar products. For each of the groups of similar products, the coordination group shall appoint one member to act as a rapporteur. 3. Within 120 days of his appointment, the rapporteur shall present the coordination group a report regarding possible harmonisation of summaries of product characteristics for the similar veterinary medicinal products in the group and propose a harmonised summary of products characteristics. 4. Harmonised summaries of product characteristics for veterinary medicinal products shall contain all of the following information: (a) all species mentioned in the marketing authorisations granted by Member States in respect of the similar products in the group; (b) all therapeutic indications mentioned in the marketing authorisations granted by Member States in respect of the similar products in the group; (c) the shortest withdrawal period of those stated in the summaries of the product characteristics. 5. Upon presentation of a report, the coordination group shall act by a majority of the votes cast by the members of the coordination group represented at the meeting. The rapporteur shall record the agreement, close the procedure and inform Member States and the marketing authorisation holders accordingly. 6. In the event of an opinion in favour of adopting a harmonised summary of the product characteristics, each Member State shall vary a marketing authorisation in conformity with the agreement within 30 days of receipt of the information regarding the agreement from the rapporteur. 7. In the event of an unfavourable opinion, the procedure referred to in Article 49 shall apply.Article 69 deleted Procedure for harmonisation of
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 553 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70
Harmonisation of summary of products characteristics following reassessment 1. By way of derogation from Article 69, the Committee may recommend to the Commission groups of similar veterinary medicinal products for which a scientific reassessment is necessary before a harmonised summary of the product characteristics is prepared. 2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt decisions on groups of product for which a reassessment is necessary. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2). 3. By way of derogation from Article 69, veterinary medicinal products authorised before 20 July 2000 as well as veterinary medicinal products authorised after that date but which were identified as potentially harmful to the environment in the course of the environmental risk assessment shall be reassessed before a harmonised summary of the product characteristics is prepared. 4. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 3, the procedure for a Union interest referral in accordance with Articles 84 to 87 shall apply accordingly.Article 70 deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 556 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71
Position of marketing authorisation Upon request from the coordination group or the Agency, holders of the marketing authorisations for products included in a group of similar products identified for a harmonisation of the summaries of the product characteristics shall submit information concerning their products.Article 71 deleted holder
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 562 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Marketing authorisation holders shall elaborate and maintain a system for collectingnsure that benefit-risk balance of the authorised veterinary medicinal products is evaluated on a continuous basis and that appropriate measure are taken by the marketing authorisation holders in order ensure that the benefit-risk balance remains positive for the authorised veterinary medicinal products. To this end, the marketing authorisation holders elaborate and maintain a system for collecting, investigating, assessment and communicating of information on the risks of veterinary medicinal products as regards animal health, public health and the environment enabling them to fulfil their pharmacovigilance responsibilities listed in Articles 73, 76 and 77 ('pharmacovigilance system').
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 564 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities and the Agency, where the centrally authorised products are concerned, the Committee shall supervise the pharmacovigilance systems of marketing authorisation holders.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 569 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. Member States, the Commission, the Agency and marketing authorisation holders shall collaborate in setting up and maintaining a system to monitor the safety, on a continuous basis benefit-risk balance of authorised veterinary medicinal products, and enabling them to fulfil their responsibilities as listed in Articles 77 and 79 ('Union pharmacovigilance system').
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 575 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) any response in an animal to a veterinary or human medicinal product, that is noxious and unintended;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 592 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Competent authorities and the Agency shall, in addition to the events provided under Paragraph 2, make available to healthcare professionals and animal holders different means of reporting to them any response in an animal to a human medicinal product.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 598 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2
2. The AgencyCommission shall, in collaboration with the Agency and with the Member States and the Commission, draw up the functional specifications for the pharmacovigilance database.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 603 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the number of adverse events reported each year, broken down by type of product, animal species and type of adverse event;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 607 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall record in the pharmacovigilance database all adverse events which were reported to them by healthcare professionals and animal holders and that occurred in the territory of their Member State, within 30 days following the receipt of the adverse event report. Serious adverse event in animals, noxious response in humans to a veterinary medicinal product and environmental incidents observed following administration of a veterinary medicinal product to an animal shall be reported within 15 days following the receipt of such adverse event report.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 611 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. Marketing authorisation holders shall record in the pharmacovigilance database all adverse events which were reported to them by healthcare professionals and animal holders and that occurred within the Union or in a third country with regard to their authorised veterinary medicinal products, within 30 days following the receipt of the adverse event report. Serious adverse event in animals, noxious response in humans to a veterinary medicinal product and environmental incidents observed following administration of a veterinary medicinal product to an animal shall be reported within 15 days following the receipt of such adverse event report.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 619 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1
1. The marketing authorisation holder shall be responsible for the pharmacovigilance of the products for which he holds a marketing authorisation. To this end, the holder of a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product shall establish a contact point for adverse events reporting in each Member State where the veterinary medicinal product is authorised to facilitate averse events reporting by the animal health professionals and animal owners in the official language in that Member State. Such contact point shall be a part of the marketing authorisation holder´s pharmacovigilance master file and shall be under the supervision of the competent authority in that Member State.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 621 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 146 in order to set up requirements for submission of reports provided under Par. 5, which shall include content, method of preparation, way of presentation and risk-based timelines for submission of the reports. The requirements should be such to make it possible to the competent authorities to decide on the benefit-risk balance of the concerned veterinary medicinal products and on the need to take any measure with respect to the product.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 627 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 5
5. The marketing authorisation holder shall, bsubmit to the competent authorities, or, in cased on pharmacovigilance data and where necessary, submit changes to the terms of a marketing authorisation in accordance with Article 61f centrally authorised veterinary medicinal product, to the Agency, on a regular basis report on benefit-risk balance evaluation of the veterinary medicinal product. Where required in order to keep the benefit-risk balance positive, the marketing authorisation holder shall submit variation to the marketing authorisation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 635 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) preparing the adverse event reports referred to in Article 76 and reports referred to in Article 77(5);
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 661 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1
1. Where the interests of the Union are involved, and in particular the interests ofs regards public or animal health or of the environment related to the quality, safety or efficacy of veterinary medicinal products or the free movement of products within the Union, any Member State, or the Commission, may refer its concern to the Agency for the application of the procedure laid down in Article 85. The matter of concern shall be clearly identified.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 683 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) comply with the rules good manufacturing practice for medicinal products established in the Union and use as starting materials only active substances which have been manufactured in accordance with the rules on good manufacturing practice for starting materials established in the Union;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 684 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) give prior notice to the competent authority of any changes which he may wish to make to any of the particulars supplied pursuant to Article 92 and inform the competent authority immediately if the qualified person referred to in Article 100 is replaced;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 686 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
1. The holder of a manufacturing authorisation shall have permanently and continuously at his disposal the services of at least one qualified person who fulfils the conditions laid down in this Article and is responsible, in particular, for carrying out the duties specified in Article 101; the holder of the manufacturing authorisation may himself assume the responsibility referred to in this paragraph, if he personally fulfils conditions for qualified persons provided for by this Regulation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 687 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 2
2. The qualified person shall be in possession of a diploma, certificate or other evidence of appropriate qualification and shall have acquired sufficient experience in the field of manufacturing. The holder of the authorisation may himself assume the responsibility referred to in paragraph 1, iformal qualifications awarded on completion of a university course of study, or a course recognized as equivalent by the Member State concerned, extending over a period of at least four years of theoretical and practical study in one of the following scientific disciplines: pharmacy, medicine, veterinary science, chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, biology. However, the minimum duration of the university course may be three and a half years where the course is followed by a period of theoretical and practical training of at least one year and includes a training period of at least six months in a pharmacy open to the public, corroborated by an examination at university level. Where two university or recognized equivalent courses coexist in a Member State and where one of these extends over four years and the other over three years, the diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications awarded on completion of the three-year university course or its recognized equivalent shall be considered to fulfil the condition of duration referred to in the first subparagraph in so far as the diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications awarded on completion of both courses are recognized as equivalent by the Member State in question. The course shall include theoretical and practical tuition bearing upon at least the following basic subjects: – experimental physics, – general and inorganic chemistry, – organic chemistry, – analytical chemistry, – pharmaceutical chemistry, including analysis of medicinal products, – general and applied biochemistry (medical), – physiology, – microbiology, – pharmacology, – pharmaceutical technology, – toxicology, – pharmacognosy (study of the personally fulfils those condicomposition and effects of the active principles of natural substances of plant and animal origin). Tuition in these subjects should be so balanced as to enable the person concerned to fulfil the obligations as specified above. in this Regulation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 688 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The qualified person shall have acquired practical experience over at least two years, in one or more undertakings which are authorized manufacturers, in the activities of qualitative analysis of medicinal products, of quantitative analysis of active substances and of the testing and checking necessary to ensure the quality of veterinary medicinal products. The duration of practical experience may be reduced by one year where a university course lasts for at least five years and by a year and a half where the course lasts for at least six years.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 718 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1
1. PWithout prejudice to national legislation prohibiting the offer for sale at a distance of prescription veterinary medicinal products to the public, persons permitted to supply veterinary medicinal products in accordance with Article 107(1) may offer veterinary medicinal products by means of information society services in the meaning of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council28 to natural or legal persons established in the Union under the condition that those medicinal products comply with the legislation of the destination Member State. __________________ 28 Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37).
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 726 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 7
7. Members States may impose conditions, justified on grounds of public healthand animal health, animal welfare and environmental protection, for the retail on their territory of medicinal products offered for sale at a distance to the public by means of information society services.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 895 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may provide for additional conditions in terms of advertising of veterinary medicinal products to protect public and animal health, animal welfare and the environment including conditions in terms of comparative and misleading advertising or unfair commercial practices.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 919 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 136 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate the competent authorities to carry out tasks under this Regulation. The competent authorities shall, inter alia, be responsible for providing the scientific expertise for assessment of all applications under this Regulation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 920 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 136 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The management of funds intended for activities connected with requirements provided under this Regulation, the operation of communication networks and market surveillance shall be under the permanent control of the competent authorities in order to guarantee the independence of these authorities.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 922 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall be entitled to appoint a M, after consultation of the Management Board, appoint, for a three-year term which may be renewed, one member and anone alternate Member ofto the Committee. The alternates shall represent and vote for the Mmembers in their absence and may act as rapporteurs.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 924 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2
2. Members and alternate Members of the Committee shall be appointed on the basis ofs shall be chosen for their reolevant expertise and experience in the scientific evaluation of veterinary medicinal products for veterinary use, in order to guarantee the highest level of qualifications and a broad spectrum of relevant expertiseand shall represent the competent national authorities.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 925 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall submit relevant information to the Management Board of the Agency on expertise and experience in relation to the scientific profile established by the Committee of experts that the Member States consider for appointment for a position in the Committee.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 926 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board shall evaluate information on the expert or experts submitted by the Member State and shall communicate its conclusions to the Member State and the Committee.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 927 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 5
5. Taking into account the conclusions referred to in paragraph 4, each Member State shall appoint one Member and one alternate to the Committee for a three- year term which may be renewed.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 928 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 7
7. The Committee may co-opt a maximum of five additional members chosen on the basis of their specific scientific competence. These members shall be appointed for a term of three years, which may be renewed, and shall not have alternates. The co-opted members may act as rapporteurs.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 935 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.1 – paragraph 7
Experiments on animals other than clinical triMember States shall ensure that all experiments on animals shall be conducted in accordance with Directive 2010/63/EU. As specified in the Directive 2010/63/EU, it is necessary to replace, reduce or refine testing on vertebrate animals. These methods shall be regularly reviewed and improved with a view to reducing testing on vertebrate animals and the number of animals involved.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Regulation shall not apply to finished veterinary medicinal products to be orally administered that have been approved for use via feed or drinking water.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the definitions of 'food-producing animal', 'non-food producing animals', 'feed materials', 'compound feed', 'complementary feed', 'mineral feed', 'labelling', 'label', 'minimum storage life' and 'batch' as laid down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009;
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
(ia) „antimicrobials" mean any compound with a direct action on microorganisms used for treatment or prevention of infections. Antimicrobials include anti-bacterials, anti-virals, antifungals and anti-protozoals.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i b (new)
(ib) 'curative (therapeutic) treatment': treatment of an ill animal or group of animals, when a diagnosis of a disease or an infection has been made;
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i c (new)
(ic) 'control treatment (metaphylaxis)': treatment of a group of animals, after a diagnosis of a clinical disease in part of the group has been made, with the aim of treating the clinically sick animals and controlling the spread of disease to animals in close contact and at risk which may already be (sub-clinically) infected;
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i d (new)
(id) 'preventive treatment (prophylaxis)': treatment of an animal or a group of animals before the emergence of clinical signs of a disease, in order to prevent the occurrence of a disease or an infection.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products shall not be used tofor prevent diseases in food-producing animals or to enhance their performanceive treatment (prophylaxis) or to enhance performance of animals. Prophylaxis with antimicrobials shall never be applied routinely nor to compensate for poor hygiene or for inadequate husbandry conditions.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 173 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point g
(g) feeding of livestock with organic feed composed of agricultural ingredients from organic production and of natural non- agricultural substances that meet the nutritional needs of animals. Where it is not possible to use natural products to fulfil nutritional needs, limited exemptions pursuant to Article 19 may be used under well-defined conditions;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) if the products referred to in point a of paragraph 1 are biological pest control methods of a microbial origin, they should be considered as low risk substances under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/20091a unless the EFSA or the Rapporteur Member State assesses otherwise. ________________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1–50)
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The authorisation of the use of chemically synthesised products or substances shall be strictly limited to cases where these are needed as a feed additive to ensure the health and well-being of animals according to subpoint (i) of point (e) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph and where the use of external inputs referred to in Article 4(f) would contribute to unacceptable environmental impacts.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 324 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 1 – point f
(f) growth promoters and synthetic amino- acids shall not be usedshall not be used and chemically synthesised products or substances shall be strictly limited to cases where these are needed as a feed additive to ensure the health and well-being of animals according to Article 19 (2) (e) (i) of this Regulation;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 336 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 2
1.7.2. Husbandry practices, including stocking densities and housing conditions shall ensure that the developmental, physiological and ethological needs of animals are met during the animals' whole life.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 348 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 8 a (new)
1.7.8a. All people handling organic animals during transport and slaughter shall receive adequate training to ensure proper application of the rules set out in this regulation, as supported by regular inspections to ensure compliance. Well- defined rules for humane slaughter shall also be set in the regulation for each species.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 34 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21027 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8 indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission Trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. To ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, the market the market stability reserve has a quick and significant impact on the European Emission Trading System it should be established as of 2017. Without early estability reserve should be establisshment of the reserve, projections show that thed as of phase 4 starting inmount of surplus allowances would not fall below current levels until 20215. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 20217, allowances corresponding to 120% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4300 million. __________________ 7 COM(2012)652 final. 8 Insert reference.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Allowances that are backloaded in accordance with Decision No 1359/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/20141b should be cancelled in order to limit large fluctuations of the carbon price in the future and in order to prevent the flooding of an already oversupplied market in 2019 and 2020. __________________ 1aDecision No 1359/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 amending Directive 2003/87/EC clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (OJ L 343, 19.12.2013, p. 1). 1b Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 of 25 February 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-20 (OJ L 56, 26.2.2014, p. 11).
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 January 20217.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall publish the total number of allowances in circulation each year, by 15 May of the subsequent year. The total number of allowances in circulation for year x shall be the cumulative number of allowances issued in the period since 1 January 2008, including the number issued pursuant to Article 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC in that period and entitlements to use international credits exercised by installations under the EU emission trading system in respect of emissions up to 31 December of year x, minus the cumulative tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU emission trading system between 1 January 2008 and 31 December of year x, any allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC and the number of allowances in the reserve. No account shall be taken of emissions during the three-year period starting in 2005 and ending in 2007 and allowances issued in respect of those emissions. The first publication shall take place by 15 May 20176.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. InBy 30 June of each year beginning in 20217, a number of allowances equal to 120% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless this number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 10067 million.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. In any year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4300 million, 100 million allowances shall be released from the reserve. In case less than 100 million allowances are in the reserve, all allowances in the reserve shall be released under this paragraph.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 169 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
2. “1. From 20217 onwards, Member States shall auction all allowances that are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Article 10a and 10c and are not placed in the market stability reserve established by Decision [OPEU please insert number of this Decision when known] of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).”
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 174 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a
1a. Where the volume of allowances to be auctioned by Member States in the last two years of each period referred to in Article 13(1) exceeds by more than 30% the expected average auction volumes for the first two years of the following period before application of Article 1(3) of Decision [OPEU please insert number of this Decision when known], two-thirds of the difference between the volumes shall be deducted from auction volumes in the last year of the period and added in equal instalments to the volumes to be auctioned by Member Statand retired in equal instalments from auction volumes in the firlast two years of the following period.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20261, the Commission shall on the basis of an analysis of the orderly functioning of the European carbon market review the market stability reserve and submit a proposal, where appropriate, to the European Parliament and to the Council. The review shall pay particular attention to the percentage figure for the determination of the number of allowances to be placed into the reserve according to Article 1(3) and the numerical value of the threshold for the total number of allowances in circulation set by Article 1(4).
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 227 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 10(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC as amended by Directive 2009/29/EC shall continue to apply until 31 December 202016.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This Directive should contribute to the reduction of mercury emissions in the EU as required by the Community Strategy on Mercury and the Minamata Convention on Mercury to which Member States and the EU are parties.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In the event of failure to comply with the emission reduction commitments set out in this Directive for 2020, 2025 and 2030, Member States shall not pass on the burden of compliance to authorities which do not have the strategic capabilities and powers to comply.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce atmospheric NH3, CH4 and PM2,5 emissions from the main contributors, national air pollution control programmes should include measures applicable to the agricultural sector. Member States should be entitled to implement measures other than those set out in this Directive with an equivalent level of environmental performance owning to specific national circumstances.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In order to improve air quality, particularly in urban areas, national air pollution control programmes should include measures to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter in urban areas.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 116 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) Environmental inspections and market surveillance are needed in order to ensure the effectiveness of this Directive and of measures adopted pursuant to the achievement of its objectives.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), particulate matter (PM2,5) and, methane (CH4) and mercury (Hg) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020, 2025 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 215 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may establish adjusted annual national emission inventories for SO2, NOx, NH3, NMVOC and, CH4, PM2,5 and Hg in accordance with Annex IV where non- compliance with their national emission reduction commitments or their intermediate emission levels would result from applying improved emission inventory methods updated in accordance with scientific knowledge.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 234 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) Consult the relevant local or regional authorities responsible for implementing emission abatement policies in specified zones and/or agglomerations, not excluding zones and/or agglomerations which are located in at least two Member States.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 303 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States that apply the flexibility under Article 5(1) shall include the following information in the informative inventory report of the year concerned: (a) the quantity of emissions of NOx, SO2 and PM2,5 that would have occurred in the absence of an emission control area; (b) the level of emission reductions attained in the Member State’s part of the emission control area in accordance with Article 5(1)(c); (c) the extent to which they apply this flexibility; (d) any additional data Member States may deem appropriate to allow the Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, to carry out a complete assessment of the conditions under which the flexibility has been implemented.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 320 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where a national air pollution control programme is updated under Article 6(4), the Member State concerned shall informcommunicate the updated programme to the Commission thereof within two months.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 355 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Review 1. The Commission shall by December 2020 review the implementation of the Directive. This review shall include the following: (a) the projected emissions of air pollutants up to 2025 and 2030; (b) scientific and technological progress; (c) the situation regarding exceeding of critical loads and levels and WHO guideline values for air pollution; (d) the situation regarding the achievement of the long-term objective for air quality in accordance with the Seventh Environment Action Programme. 2. The first review under paragraph 1 should, if necessary, be accompanied by proposals designed to safeguard significant progress towards achievement of the long-term objective for air quality by 2030, including, if appropriate: (a) proposed changes to the national emissions reduction commitments in Annex II; (b) proposed source level and other pollution control measures that will help ensure the achievement of the national emission reduction commitments; and (c) proposed measures for reducing emissions from international shipping, particularly in Member States’ territorial waters and exclusive economic zones. 3. The Commission shall review Directive 2008/50/EC in light of the latest scientific information from the WHO and other relevant organisations.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 422 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point a
(a) nitrogen management, taking into account the full nitrogen cycle (soil and nutrient management plans should be established);
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 425 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point c
(c) low-emission manure spreading approaches (such as liquid-solid separation of animal manure);
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 429 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) promotion of grazing and extensive farming and enhancing the pasture biodiversity in plant with high level of amino acids (e.g. clover, cereals);
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 430 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) promotion of crop rotation including nitrogen fixing crops;
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 432 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) promotion of agroecological farming that leads to agricultural systems with high biodiversity, resource efficiency and reduced dependency on artificial inputs.
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 449 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point d
(d) inorganic fertilisers shall as far as possible be replaced by organic fertilisers. Where inorganic fertilisers continue to be applied, they shall be spread in line with the foreseeable requirements of the receiving crop or grassland with respect to nitrogen and phosphorus, also taking into account the existing nutrient content in the soil and the nutrients from other fertilizers.
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 468 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A a (new)
Aa. Measures to control methane emissions Member States shall establish a national advisory code of good agricultural practice for reducing methane emissions, which should include the following measures: (a) livestock feeding strategies (e.g. improved forage quality, incorporation of leguminous crops in the diet, larger proportion of concentrates in diet, rumen resistant starch, etc.); (b) low-emission manure storage systems; (c) for cattle in stable, low-emission animal housing systems; (d) promotion of anaerobic digestion (while preventing, through proper management, possible ammonia leakages resulting from the use of such technique); (e) promotion of grazing and extensive farming with low stocking density; (f) promotion of agroecological farming that leads to agricultural systems with high biodiversity, resource efficiency and reduced dependency on artificial inputs.
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) A high level of protection of human health and of consumers’ interests, of the environment and animal welfare, and the effective functioning of the internal market should be assured in the pursuit of Union food policies, whilst ensuring transparency. At all times, moreover, the precautionary principle as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety 1 a, should be applied. ____________ 1a OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The existing categories of novel food laid downisted in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should be clarified and updated by replacing the existingmaintained and where appropriate updated by adding new relevant categories withand a reference to the general definition of food provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 . __________________ 15 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Emerging technologies in food production processes may have an impact on food and thereby on food safety. Therefore, it should also be clarified that a food should be considered as a novel food where a production process which was not previously used for food production in the Union is applied to that food or when foods contain or consist of engineered nanomaterials, as defined in Article 2(2)(t) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . __________________ 16Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directive 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18).
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Food with a new or intentionally modified primary molecular structure, food containing, consisting of, or produced from micro-organism, fungi or algae, food derived from tissue culture or cell culture, food containing, consisting of, isolated or produced from plants or animals or their parts, except for animals and plants obtained by traditional propagating or breeding practices, and having a history of safe food use within the Union market, should be considered as novel food as defined in this Regulation
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Food derived from cloned animals has been regulated under Regulation (EC) No 258/1997. It is crucial that no legal ambiguity emergences as regards the placing on the market of food from animal clones and/or their descendants. Until specific legislation on food derived from cloned animals and their descendants enters into force, this food should fall under the scope of this Regulation on the condition that, while placed on the market within the Union, it is appropriately labelled for the final consumer.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The placing on the market within the Union of traditional foods from third countries should be facilitated, where the history of safe food use in a third country has been demonstrated. Those foods should have been consumed in a third country for at least 25 years as a part of the customary diet within a large part of the population of the countryset out in the scientific and technical guidance to be given by the European Food Safety Authority (‘EFSA’). The history of safe food use should not include non-food uses or uses not related to normal diets.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Implementing powers should be conferred to the Commission to decide whether a particular food falls within the definition of a novel food and is thereby subject to rules on novel food laid down in this Regulation.deleted
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Novel foods should not be placed on the market or used in food for human consumption unless they are included in a Union list of novel foods authorised to be placed on the market within the Union (‘the Union list’). Therefore, it is appropriate to establish, by means of an implementing delegated act, a Union list of novel foods by entering novel foods already authorised or notified in accordance with Article 4, 5 or 7 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 in the Union list, including any existing authorisation conditions. As those novel foods have already been evaluated for their safety, have been legally produced and marketed in the Union and have not given rise to health concerns in the past, the advisory procedure should be used for the initial establishment of the Union list.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) It is appropriate to authorise a novel food by updating the Union list subject to the criteria and the procedures laid down in this Regulation. A procedure that is efficient, time-limited and transparent should be put in place. As regards traditional foods from third countries having a history of safe use it is appropriate to provide for a faster and simplified procedure to update the Union list if no reasoned safety objections are expressed. As the updating of the Union list implies the application of criteria laid down in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferrThe power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should therefore be delegated ton the Commission, in that respecorder to update the list.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this RegulationThe Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 26 a with regard to updating the Union list concerning the adding of a traditional food from a third country where no reasoned safety objections have been expressed, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The implementing powers relating to the definition of ‘novel food’, the consultation process for determination of novel food status, other updates of the Union list, the drafting and presentation of applications or notifications for the inclusion of foods in the Union list, the arrangements for checking the validity of applications or notifications, and confidentiality treatment and transitional provisions, should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 . __________________ 22 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 b (new)
(28b) In order to supplement or amend certain elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the definition of ‘novel food’, of the authorisation of a novel food and of a traditional food from a third country, of establishing and updating the Union list, and of adopting transitional measures. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 192 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) food falling within the scope of Council Directive XXX/XX/EU on [on the placing on the market of food from animal clones].Deleted
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) ‘novel food’ means all food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997 irrespective of the date of accession of the various Member States to the Union and includes in particularthat falls under at least one of the following categories:
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i (new)
(-i) food with a new or intentionally modified primary molecular structure;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i a (new)
(-ia) food consisting of, isolated from or produced from animals or their parts, except for animals obtained by traditional breeding practices which have been used before 15 May 1997 and the food from those animals has a history of safe food use within the Union market;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 204 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i b (new)
(-ib) food containing, consisting of, or produced from microorganisms, fungi or algae;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i c(new)
(-ic) food containing, consisting of, isolated from or produced from plants, except for plants obtained by traditional propagating practices and having a history of safe food use within the Union market, where those practices do not give rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the food affecting their nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i b (new)
(ib) food derived from cloned animals and/or their descendants, subject to Article 29 a (new);
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i j (new)
(ij) food derived from tissue culture or cell culture
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) food containing or consisting of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ as defined in Article 2(2)(t) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011resulting from or affected by intentional changes in the particle size, shape or structure, or in the particle size distribution, through any technology that reduces them to nanoscale;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – indent 2
– such substances contain or consist of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ as defined in Article 2(2)t of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011result from or affected by intentional changes in the particle size, shape or structure, or in the particle size distribution, through any technology that reduces them to a nanoscale;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 233 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – indent 2 a (new)
- a new source or starting material has been used, for a single form or for mixtures of vitamins, minerals and other substances used in accordance with Directive 2002/46/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 or Regulation (EU) No 609/2013;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ‘history of safe food use in a third country’ means that the safety of the food in question has been confirmed with compositional data and from experience of continued use for at least 25 years in the customary diet of a large part of the population of a third country, prior to a notification referred to in Article 13;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 252 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
ImplementingDelegated power concerning the definition of novel food in Article 2(2)(a)
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 254 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
In order to ensure the uniform implementation of this Regulation, the Commission may decide, by means of implementing acts,The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 26 a, to decide whether or not a particular food falls within the definition of novel food, as laid down in Article 2(2)(a).
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 257 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(3).deleted
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 291 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
No later than …23 the Commission shall, by means of an implementing delegated act, establish the Union list by entering novel foods authorised or notified under Articles 4, 5 or 7 of Regulation (EC) N° 258/97 in the Union list, including any existing authorisation conditions. __________________ 23 Publications Office: please insert date: 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 300 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
That implementingdelegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 27(2)6 a.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 328 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall request EFSA to render its opinion if the update is liable to have an effect on human health.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 336 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The procedure for authorising the placing on the market within the Union of a novel food and updating the Union list as provided for in Article 8 shall end with the adoption of an implementingdelegated act in accordance with Article 11 and 26 a.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 354 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Within ninesix months from the date of publication of EFSA's opinion, the Commission shall submit to the committee referred to in Article 27(1) a draft implementinga draft delegated act updating the Union list taking account of:
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 363 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
That implementingdelegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(3)6 a.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 366 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission has not requested an opinion from EFSA in accordance with Article 9(2), the nine- month period provided for in paragraph 1 shall start from the date on which the Commission received a valid application in accordance with Article 9(1).deleted
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 380 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) documented data demonstrating the history of safe food use in a third country, as set out in the EFSA guidelines;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 411 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Within three months of the date of publication of EFSA's opinion, the Commission shall submit to the Committee referred to in Article 27(1) a draft implementinga draft delegated act to authorise the placing on the market within the Union of the traditional food from a third country and to update the Union list, taking into account the following:
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 415 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
That implementingdelegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(3)6 a.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 422 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the contents, drafting and presentation of the notification provided for in Article 13 and of the application provided for in Article 14(5), based on EFSA guidelines;
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 460 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 6 – title
Penalties and committee proceduregeneral provisions
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 463 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 c (new)
Article 26c Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3, Article 9(3), Article 11(1), Article 17(1) and Article 29(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from ...*. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council oppose such extension no later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3, Article 9(3), Article 11(1), Article 17(1) and Article 29(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3, Article 9(3), Article 11(1), Article 17(1) and Article 29(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of the act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, The European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. _______________ *OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 472 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. The committee shall deliver its opinion within six months after adoption of the proposal referred to in Articles 11(1) and 17(1).
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 479 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may, by means of implementingdelegated acts, adopt transitional measures for the application of paragraphs 1 and 2. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(3)6 a.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 482 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29a Until specific legislation on food derived from cloned animals and their descendants enters into force, this food while placed on the market within the Union shall be accompanied by the following information for the final consumer: "Food derived from cloned animals/ descendants of cloned animals." In the case of pre-packed food, this food information shall be provided by means of a label. In all other cases, this food information shall be provided by other accompanying material.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 483 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 b (new)
Article 29b Reporting Five years after its entry into force, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council about the implementation of this Regulation, addressing in particular the impact of the new simplified procedure on traditional foods from third countries.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 54 #

2013/0433(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Consumer research has shown the existence of clear and consistent opposition, throughout the Union, to the use of cloning in food production.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 59 #

2013/0433(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Taking into account the objectives of the Union's agricultural policy, the results of the recent scientific assessments of EFSA and, the animal welfare requirement provided in Article 13 of the Treaty, it is prudent to provisionally prohibit the use ofand the concerns of citizens, it is appropriate to prohibit cloning infor animal production for farming purposes of certain specin the Union and the sale in the Union of products derived from such cloning which takes place in third countries.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 68 #

2013/0433(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to establish whether animals are clones or are descended from clones, and whether foods of animal origin are derived from cloned animals or from descendants of cloned animals, it is necessary for import certificates to indicate information to that effect. The Commission should therefore propose the necessary changes to relevant zootechnical and animal health legislation.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 153 #

2013/0433(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Animals from third countries shall not be placed on the Union market unless the import certificates accompanying those animals show that they are not cloned animals or descended from cloned animals.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 154 #

2013/0433(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Food products of animal origin from third countries shall not be placed on the Union market unless the import certificates accompanying those products show that they have not been produced from cloned animals or from descendants of cloned animals.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 155 #

2013/0433(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 c (new)
The Commission shall propose the necessary amendments to animal health and zootechnical legislation in order to ensure that import certificates accompanying animals and food products of animal origin indicate whether they are, or are descended or derived from, cloned animals or their descendants.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 94 #

2013/0340(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 3 – paragraph 12
12. 'reasonably achievpracticable' means that, in addition to meeting the requirements of good practice in engineering, further safety or risk reduction measures for the design, commissioning, operation or decommissioning of a nuclear installation should be sought and that these measures should be implemented unless it can be demonstrated that they are grossly disproportionate with regard to the safety benefit they would confer; (It is advisable to replace “reasonably achievable” by “reasonably practicable” in the whole commission proposal text as well as in the report.)
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2013/0340(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the national framework requires that nuclear installations are designed, sited, constructed, commissioned, operated and decommissioned with the objective of avoidpreventing potential radioactive releases by:
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2013/0340(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e– paragraph 2 – point a
(a) jointly and in close coordination with the Commission select one or more specific topics related to the nuclear safety of nuclear installations. Should Member States fail to jointly select at least a topic within the time frame specified in this paragraph, the Commissionuncil in cooperation with ENSREG shall select thone or more topics to be the subject of the peer reviews;
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) To support the achievement of the objectives of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds7 , Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora8 , Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive)9 and Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy10 , the primary objective of this Regulation should be to prevent, minimise and mitigate the adverse effects of invasive alien species on biodiversity and, ecosystem services, public health and safety, as well as to reduce their economic and social impact. __________________ 7 8 9 10OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7. OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7. 8 OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. 9 OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19. OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19. 10 OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1. OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 of 11 June 2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture14 , Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products15 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC16 provide for rules concerning the authorisation for the use of certain alien species for particular purposes. The use of certain species has already been authorised under those regimes at the time of entry into force of these new rules as they do not pose unacceptable risks to the environment, human health and the economy. In order to ensure a coherent legal framework, those species should thus be excluded from the new rules. __________________ 14 OJ L 168, 28.6.2007, p.1. 15 OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1. 16 OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) There may be cases where alien species not yet recognised as invasive alien species of Union concern appear at the Union borders or are detected in the Union territory. Member States should therefore be granted the possibility to adopt on the basis of available scientific evidence certain emergency measures. Such emergency measures would allow immediate reaction against species which may pose risks related to their introduction, establishment and spread in those countries, while Member States assess the effective risks posed by them, in line with the applicable provisions of the Agreements of the World Trade Organisation, in particular with a view to having those species recognised as invasive alien species of Union concern. There is a need to couple national emergency measures with the possibility of adopting emergency measures at Union level in order to comply with the provisions of the agreements of the World Trade Organisation. Furthermore, Union level emergency measures would equip the Union with a mechanism to act swiftly in case of presence or imminent danger of entry of a new invasive alien species in accordance with the precautionary principle. In case emergency measures require eradication, control or containment, the welfare of targeted and non-targeted animals should be taken into account. The competent authorities should take the necessary measures to avoid pain, distress and suffering of animals during the process, based insofar as possible on best practices in the field.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In order to enable non-commercial owners to continue keeping their companionpet animals that belong to species listed as invasive alien species of Union concern until the animal's natural death, it is necessary to provide transitional measures, on the condition that all measures are put in place to avoid escape or reproduction.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) In order to enable commercial operators, who may have legitimate expectations, for instance those who have received an authorisation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 708/2007, to exhaust their stock of invasive alien species of Union concern when these new rules enter into force, it is justified to allow them two years to slaughter, sell orhumanely cull, sell or, where relevant, hand over the specimens to research or ex-situ conservation establishments.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) species listed in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 708/2007;deleted
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘invasive alien species’ means an alien species whose introduction orand spread has been found, through risk assessment, to threaten biodiversity and ecosystem services, and that may also have a negative impact on human health or the economy;
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 12
(12) ‘eradication’ means the complete and permanent removal of a population of invasive alien species by lethal or non- lethal physical, chemical or biological means;
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 14
(14) ‘management’ means any lethal or non-lethal physical, chemical or biological action aimed at the eradication, population control or containment of a population of an invasive alien species, while also avoiding impact on non-targeted species and their habitats;
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 16
(16) ‘population control’ means lethal or non-lethal physical, chemical or biological actions applied to a population of invasive alien species, while also avoiding impact on non-targeted species and their habitats, with the aim of keeping the number of individuals as low as possible, so that, while not being able to eradicate the species, its invasive capacity and adverse impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services, or on human health and the economy, are minimised.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 167 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) a description of the current distribution of the species including whether the species is already present in the Union or in neighbouring countriesas a native or alien species or in neighbouring countries and a projection of its likely future distribution;
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 169 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) a description of the negative impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services, including on native species, protected sites, endangered habitats, on humanthe economy, public health and the economsafety including an assessment of the magnitude of future impact;
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) a description, or estimation based on the best available scientific knowledge, of the negative impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services, including on native species, protected sites, endangered habitats, on human health and the economy including an assessment of the magnitude of future impact;
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 175 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) a quantified forecast of the damage costsassessment of the potential costs of damage at Union level demonstrating the significance for the Union, so as to further justify action because the overall damage would outweigh the cost of mitigation;
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 250 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the measures of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments. and related IMO guidelines;
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 266 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. When applying eradication measures, Member States shall ensure that the methods used are effective in achieving the complete and permanent removal of the population of the invasive alien species concerned, with due regard to human health and the environment, and ensuring that targeted and non-targeted animals are spared any avoidable pain, distress or suffering.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 267 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Applications for derogations shall be based on sound scientific evidence and only be submitted if at least one of the following conditions are met:
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) an invasive alien species of concern does not pose any significant negative cross-border effects.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 275 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The management measures shall consist of lethal and non-lethal physical, chemical or biological actions aimed at the eradication, population control or containment of a population of an invasive alien species. Where appropriatenecessary, management measures shall include actions applied to the receiving ecosystem aimed at increasing its resilience to current and future invasions.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 288 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) measures to increase the abilcapacity of an ecosystem exposed to disturbance to resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of disturbance;
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Accountability 1. Based on the 'polluter-pays' principle, with a view to prevent and remedy ecosystem damage caused by invasive alien species, Member States shall take measures to ensure that the operator (natural or legal, private or public person), who is ascertained to be liable for intentional or negligent introduction or spread of invasive alien species of Union concern, is held accountable and contributes to meeting the cost of restoration. 2. Responsibility for restoration of the operator ascertained to be liable for intentional or negligent introduction or spread of invasive alien species shall continue until the species is effectively removed and the ecosystem is restored.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 311 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) an order requiring the natural or legal person to take remedial measures and/or contribute to meeting the costs of restoration measures.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) the economical impact of the damage caused and the principle that the polluter should pay.
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 316 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from to Article 7(1)(c) and (f), owners of companionpet animals not kept for commercial purposes that belong to the species included on the list referred to in Article 4(1) shall be allowed to keep them until the end of the animals' natural life, provided the following conditions are met:
2014/01/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 0
The Committee on environment, public health and food safety calls on the Committee on agriculture and rural development, as the committee responsible, to reject the Commission proposal.
2013/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
on the protection of public health, wildlife and environment from endocrine disrupters
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas there is now significant scientific evidence that hormone-related disorders in wildlife including reproductive abnormalities, masculinisation of gastropods, feminisation of fish or decline of many mollusc populations in various parts of the world, are linked to the impact of chemicals with endocrine-disrupting properties;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D – indent 4
– endocrine disrupters can interact with each other and with the body's own hormonesendocrine system;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers, on the basis of an overall assessment of the state of knowledge, that the precautionary principle requires us as legislators to take measures to reduce human, wildlife and environmental exposure to endocrine disruptors to a minimum;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the feared effects of endocrine disruptors are so serious that the absence of precise knowledge, including exact knowledge of causal links, should not prevent us from taking measures to protect humans and animals, wildlife and environment;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the criteria for defining endocrine disruptors should be based on criteria for defining ‘adverse effect’ and ‘endocrine mode of action’; considers that both these criteria must be weighed up in parallel in order to carry out a comprehensive assessment; considers that proven effects should be assumed to be harmful as long as there is no scientific data to indicate the opposite; stresses that any possible combination effects such as mixtures or cocktail effects should be taken into consideration;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in its review of EU strategy on endocrine disruptors, to place greater emphasis on the precautionary principle and work towards reducing human, wildlife and environmental exposure to endocrine disruptors;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to carry out as soon as possible and no later than 2014 a systematic examination of all relevant current legislation, including considering the possibility of banning classified substances which are mutagenic and toxic for reproduction and substances which are on the Commission's own priority list of EDCs in consumer products, and, where necessary, to propose new legislation so as to reduce the exposure of human beings, particularly foetuses, babies, children and teenagers, to hormone disruptors; calls on the Commission to submit legislative proposals for chemicals in textiles and building materials, and stresses in particular the importance of reviewing legislation on materials and products intended to come into contact with food, so as to reduce human exposure to endocrine disruptors;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to carry out a systematic examination of all relevant current legislation and, where necessary, to propose new legislation so as to reduce the exposure of human beings, particularly foetuses, babies, children and teenagers, to hormone disruptors; calls on the Commission to submit legislative proposals for chemicals in textiles and, building materials, car, truck and machinery components and interiors, and stresses in particular the importance of reviewing legislation on materials and products intended to come into contact with food, so as to reduce human exposure to endocrine disruptors;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to carry out a systematic examination of all relevant current legislation and, where necessary, to propose new legislation so as to reduce the exposure of human beings, particularly foetuses, babies, children and teenagers, as well as wildlife and environment to hormone disruptors; calls on the Commission to submit legislative proposals for chemicals in textiles and building materials, and stresses in particular the importance of reviewing legislation on materials and products intended to come into contact with food, so as to reduce human exposure to endocrine disruptors;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 121 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses in particular the importance of reviewing legislation with regard to daily exposure to multiple potential endocrine disruptors from materials and products intended for everyday use, such as cosmetics, personal care products, household products, air fresheners, cookware, plastic bottles and containers, food packaging, processed foods, pesticides, furniture, building materials, car, truck and machinery components and interiors, electronics, toys, textiles, medical equipment and materials, taking into account the possibility of multiple causality, latency and low-dose effect, so as to reduce human exposure to endocrine disruptors;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that endocrine disruptors should be regarded as substances for which it is not possible to set a limit value at which effects may occur (‘non-threshold’ substances) and that any exposure to such substances may entail a risk; Stresses that endocrine disruptors should be regarded and regulated to the same standard as CMR substances;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #

2012/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to include all relevant stakeholders in cooperation seeking to adopt the necessary legislative changes to improve protection of human health, wildlife and environment from hormone-disrupting chemicals;
2012/11/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2012/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to monitor the use of nanosilver in consumer products as it might cause an increasing resistance of micro-organisms against silver, including nanosilver and silver based compounds, which may limit the usefulness of nanosilver in medical devices and other medical applications;
2012/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2012/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the need to combat the increasing problem of illegal internet sales of antimicrobials;
2012/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2012/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to invest in R&D aimed at alternatives for AMR use in livestock production and to support innovation in agriculture practices, in line with the goals of the future European Innovation Partnership on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability;
2012/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2012/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to improve infection control in health care and raise standards of hygiene in hospitals and other health care facilities in order to avoid illnesses which would require the prescription of antibiotics;
2012/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2012/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises the need to support sustainable food production systems which in contrast to ''factory farming'' are potentially less exposed to AMR;
2012/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 111 #

2012/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the encouragement of appropriate antimicrobial use depends on a change of attitudeinal and practice change among patients, farmers and, practitioners and pharmacists in the spheres of veterinary and human medicine; considers that more effective and continuous educational and training measures should be taken at both national and European level; , as well as comprehensive information in schools, generally from an early age, should be taken at both national and European levels to raise awareness of the inherent danger of antimicrobials;
2012/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the transport of animals is necessarycarried out for economic reasons, whilst at the same time giving rise to an increase in the financialeconomic costs of animal production, which are borne on the one hand by farmers and breeders, and on the other hand by consumers;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. deplores the fact that animals destined for slaughter are transported all over Europe, with the sole aim of obtaining allegedly better provenance, to the detriment of the animals.
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission Report presenting the state of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which contains the conclusion that the Regulation has a positive, albeit insufficient, impact on the welfare of animals during transport; but also points out that severe animal welfare problems during transport persist;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Points out that during the 2005-2009 reporting period, the number of long distance transports, i.e. transports exceeding 8 hours, has increased significantly by 32,4%;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the information in Member State reports to be similarly structured, so that they provide better and more comparable data.
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls upon the Commission to consider the EFSA recommendation on developing strategies to reduce the volume of transport and the long-distance transport of animals for slaughter and limit journey times, in order to reduce the risk of transport associated disease outbreaks.
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for the prescribed density of animals to be recalculated in light of the EFSA recommendations using a formula which takes into account the relationship between the size of animals and their weight.
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes with regret that the Commission's report does not take the transport of poultry into account, despite the fact that poultry is the main animal species transported in Europe;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Urges the Commission to follow the recommendations of EFSA's Scientific Opinion to carry out further research on the thermal limits and regulation for poultry and rabbits, the effects of ventilation on pigs, space allowance for rabbits, newly hatched chicks and pigs
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 229 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls for binding regulations on the minimum height of compartments, adjusted for the species and age of animal in question;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned that the degree of implementation of the rules governing the transport of animals varies significantly between individual Member States, and therefore calls on the Commission to adopt measures to secure full and uniform monitoring of adherence to the transport conditions; (Due to its importance, this point should be moved to Article 3.)
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 5
5. However, many environmental trends in the EU remain worrying, not least due to insufficient implementation of existing EU environment legislation. Only 17 % of species and habitats assessed under the Habitats Directive are in good status, and the degradation and loss of natural capital is jeopardising efforts to attain the EU’s biodiversity and climate change objectives. Of the 395 European native species listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 110 are in danger because of invasive alien species infestation. This has high associated costs which have not yet been properly valued in our economic or social system. Thirty per cent of the EU’s territory is highly fragmented, affecting the connectivity and health of ecosystems and their ability to provide services as well as viable habitats for species. While progress has been made in the EU to decouple growth from GHG emissions, resource use and environmental impacts, resource use is still largely unsustainable and inefficient, and waste is not yet properly managed. As a result, EU businesses are foregoing the significant opportunities that resource efficiency offers in terms of competitiveness, cost reductions, improved productivity and security of supply. Water quality and air pollution levels are still problematic in many parts of Europe, and EU citizens continue to be exposed to hazardous substances, potentially compromising their health and wellbeing. Unsustainable land use is consuming fertile soils, with impacts on food security and the achievement of biodiversity targets. Soil degradation continues largely unchecked.
2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 17
17. However, recent assessments show that biodiversity in the EU is still being lost and that most ecosystems are seriously degraded. Invasive alien species pose greater risks than previously thought for biodiversity, human health and economies. The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 sets out targets and actions needed to reverse these negative trends and to enhance ecosystem services. It must be implemented in full to enable the EU to meet its biodiversity headline target for 2020. Whereas the strategy includes built- in measures to improve the implementation of the Birds and Habitats directives, including the Natura 2000 network, reaching the headline target will require the full implementation of all existing legislation aimed at protecting natural capital.
2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) With a view to strengthening public access and transparency, a central portal providing timely environmental information with regard to the implementation of this Directive electronically should be made available in each Member State.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
- the execution of construction orincluding demolition works, or of other installations or schemes,
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
(aa) in point (a) of paragraph 2, the second indent is replaced by the following: "- other interventions in the natural surroundings and landscape including those involving the research and extraction of hydrocarbons;"
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. The competent authority shall make its decision pursuant to paragraph 2 within three months from the request for development consent and provided that the developer has submitted all the requisite information. Depending on the nature, complexity, location and size of the proposed project, the competent authority may further extend that deadline by a further 3for which Member States shall set a reasonable time-frame which shall not be longer than three months; in that case, the competent authority shall inform the developer of the reasons justifying the extension and of the date when its determination is expected.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 335 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point -a (new)
(-a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. The public shall be informed through a central portal which is accessible to the public electronically in accordance with Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/4/EC, by public notices and other appropriate means such as electronic media, of the following matters early in the environmental decision-making procedures referred to in Article 2(2) and, at the latest, as soon as information can reasonably be provided: (a) the request for development consent; (b) the fact that the project is subject to an environmental impact assessment procedure and, where relevant, the fact that Article 7 applies; (c) details of the competent authorities responsible for taking the decision, those from which relevant information can be obtained, those to which comments or questions can be submitted, and details of the time schedule for transmitting comments or questions; (d) the nature of possible decisions or, where there is one, the draft decision; (e) an indication of the availability of the information gathered pursuant to Article 5; (f) an indication of the times and places where and means by which the relevant information will be made available; (g) details of the arrangements for public participation made pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article; (ga) the fact that Article 8(2) applies and details of the revision or modification of the environmental report and the additional mitigation or compensation measures under consideration; (gb) the results of the monitoring carried out under Article 8(2)."
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 336 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point -a a (new)
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 3
(-aa) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall ensure that, within reasonable time-frames, the following is made available at least through a central portal which is accessible to the public electronically: (a) any information gathered pursuant to Article 5; (b) in accordance with national legislation, the main reports and advice issued to the competent authority or authorities at the time when the public concerned is informed in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article; (c) in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information, information other than that referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article which is relevant for the decision in accordance with Article 8 of this Directive and which only becomes available after the time the public concerned was informed in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article."
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 445 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3 Projects for which the request for development consent was introduced before the date referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) and for which the environmental impact assessment has not been concluded before that date shall be subject to the obligations referred to in Articles 3 to 11 of Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by this Directive.deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks, it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land- use change are significant, and couldwill negate some or all of the greenhouse gas emission savings of individual biofuels. This is because land-based biofuels have received a large amount of public subsidies (EUR 10 billion a year), and therefore almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, sugars and cereals and other starch-rich crops accordingly. Furthermore, biofuel production from food crops contributes to food price volatility and may have a significant negative social impact on livelihoods and the ability to implement human rights including the right to food or access to land for local communities living in poverty in countries outside the Union. In order to reduce such emissions and such negative social impact and mitigate such negative effects on food security, it is appropriate to focus, in particular, on reducing the projected use of biofuels grown on land as well as taking into account indirect land-use change emissions when calculating the greenhouse gas emission savings required under the sustainability criteria set out in Directives 2009/28/EC and 98/70/EC. Furthermore, in order to find medium and long-term solutions, it is necessary to encourage research and development in new advanced biofuels sectors that are not in competition with food crops and to further study the impact of different groups of crops on both direct and indirect land-use changes.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Coherence between Directive 98/70/EC, Directive 2009/28/EC and legislation in other areas of Union policy should be improved in order to exploit synergies and improve legal certainty. Definitions of waste and residues for the purposes of Directive 98/70/EC and Directive 2009/28/EC should be harmonised with those established by Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. The waste and residues streams listed in Directive 98/70/EC and Directive 2009/28/EC should be better identified by means of the waste codes in the European catalogue of waste established by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC1b in order to facilitate the application of those Directives by competent authorities in the Member States. Promotion of biofuels and bioliquids in accordance with Directive 98/70/EC and Directive 2009/28/EC should be consistent with the objectives and purpose of Directive 2008/98/EC. In order to achieve the Union's goal to move towards a recycling society, the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC should be fully implemented. With a view to facilitate this, the use of waste and residues for the production of biofuels and bioliquids should become part of the waste management plans and waste prevention programmes established by Member States in accordance with Chapter V of Directive 2008/98/EC. The application of Directive 98/70/EC and Directive 2009/28/EC should not jeopardise the full implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC. _______________ 1a Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 1b Commission Decision of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (notified under document number C(2000) 1147) (OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3).
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Recital 9
(9) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the Commission2012 Communication of 13 February 2012 entitled '"Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe'" and the Commission Communication of 20 September 2011 entitled 'Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe', promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses other than biofuels or which do not impact on the environment in such a way as to compromise local ecosystems by depriving food crops of land and water.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Member States should be allowed to channel financial resources currently deployed with a view to achieving, either wholly or in part, their share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars, oil crops and other land-based energy crops into renewable energies – in particular wind, solar, wave and geothermal energy – that have demonstrated their renewability and sustainability.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 133 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Recital 15
(15) The estimated indirect land-use change emissions should be included in the reporting by the Commission of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28counted towards the target in Article 7a(2) of Directive 98/70/EC in order to provide incentives for the biofuels with low indirect land-use change impacts and to ensure the accuracy and credibility of the reduction target for life cycle greenhouse gas emissions. In order to make sure that Union targets for greenhouse gas emission savings and biofuels are meaningful and effectively met, indirect land-use change emissions should be taken into account when calculating the greenhouse gas emission savings required under the sustainability criteria set out in Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 98/70/EC. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks, should be assigned a zero emissions factor.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7c – paragraph 4 - subparagraph 1
4. The Community(aa) in paragraph 4, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: “4. The Union shall endeavour to conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries containing mandatory commitments on provisions on sustainability criteria that correspond to those in this Directive. Where the Communityof this Directive. Such agreements should also set out rules in order to ensure that third countries' customs procedures do not lead to fraud related to the import and export of biofuels and bioliquids, as well as on provisions on trade facilitation. The Union shall also endeavour to conclude agreements with third countries containing commitments on the ratification and enforcement of the Conventions of the International Labour Organization and of the multilateral environmental agreements referred to in Article 7b(7). Where the Union has concluded agreements containing mandatory commitments on provisions relating to matters covered by the sustainability criteria set out in Article 7b(2) to (5), the Commission may decide that those agreements demonstrate that biofuels and bioliquids produced from raw materials cultivated in those countries comply with the sustainability criteria in question. When those agreements are concluded, due consideration shall be given to measures taken for the conservation of areas that provide, in critical situations, basic ecosystem services (such as watershed protection and erosion control), for soil, water and air protection, indirect land-use changes, the restoration of degraded land, the avoidance of excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce and to the issues referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7b(7).
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 1
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point p
(p) 'waste' shall be defined as in Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*; smeans any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard, as defined in Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and whose status is subject to independent verification and certification as to its compliance with the waste hierarchy established in Article 4 of that Directive or with a comparable waste prevention and management programme. Substances that have been intentionally modified or contaminated to meet that definition are not covered by this definitioncategory;
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 240 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch- rich crops, sugars, oil and oil cropsther energy crops grown on land shall be no more than 75,5 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in the Member States in 2020;.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 287 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(da) the following paragraph is added: "4a. By [one year after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall make recommendations for additional measures that Member State may take to promote and encourage energy efficiency and energy saving in transport. The recommendations shall include estimates of the quantity of energy that can be saved by implementing each of those measures. The energy quantity corresponding to the measures implemented by a Member State shall be taken into account for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point b of the second subparagraph of paragraph 4."
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 300 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
(-a) in paragraph 1, the introductory part of the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: “1. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, energy from biofuels and bioliquids shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) only if they fulfil the sustainability criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 6:7 and do not exceed contributions set out in Article 3(4)(d):”
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 306 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 60 % for biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation after …+ 1 July 2014. An installation shall be considered to be is "in operation" if the physical production of biofuels or bioliquids has taken place. In the case of installations that were in operation on or before …+1 of July 2014, for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, biofuels and bioliquids shall achieve a greenhouse gas emission saving of at least 35 % until 31 December 2017 and at least 50 60% from 1 January 2018. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and bioliquids shall be calculated in accordance with Article 19(1)." __________________ + OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 318 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 6 – point a a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Community(aa) in paragraph 4, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: “4. The Union shall endeavour to conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries containing mandatory commitments on provisions on sustainability criteria that correspond to those of this Directive. Where the CommunitySuch agreements should also set out rules in order to ensure that third countries' customs procedures do not lead to fraud related to the import and export of biofuels and bioliquids, as well as on provisions on trade facilitation. The Union shall also endeavour to conclude agreements with third countries containing commitments on the ratification and enforcement of the Conventions of the International Labour Organisation and of the multilateral environmental agreements referred to in Article 17(7). Where the Union has concluded agreements containing mandatory commitments on provisions relating to matters covered by the sustainability criteria set out in Article 17(2) to (57), the Commission may decide that those agreements demonstrate that biofuels and bioliquids produced from raw materials cultivated in those countries comply with the sustainability criteria in question. When those agreements are concluded, due consideration shall be given to measures taken for the conservation of areas that provide, in critical situations, basic ecosystem services (such as watershed protection and erosion control), for soil, water and air protection, indirect land-use changes, the restoration of degraded land, the avoidance of excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce and to the issues referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 17(7).
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 320 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 6 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: "4a. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from waste or residues unless evidence is provided that their use conforms to the waste hierarchy, namely prevention, preparation for re-use and recycling before recovery for energy purposes, as outlined in Directive 2008/98/EC, and to a cascade of use. In particular, biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from waste or residues which are subject to re-use and recycling targets in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC. The waste management plans and the waste prevention programmes established by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Chapter V of Directive 2008/98/EC shall take into account the use of waste and residues for the production of biofuels and bioliquids."
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 7 – point -a (new) Directive 2009/28 EC
(-a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. For the purposes of Article 17(2), the greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and bioliquids shall be calculated as follows: (a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emission saving for the production pathway is laid down in part A or B of Annex V and where the el value for those biofuels or bioliquids calculated in accordance with point 7 of part C of Annex V is equal to or less than zero, and where the estimated indirect land-use change emissions are zero in accordance with part B of Annex VIII, by using that default value; (b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V; or adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex VIII; (c) by using a value calculated as the sum of the factors of the formula referred to in point 1 of part C of Annex V, where disaggregated default values in part D or E of Annex V may be used for some factors, and actual values, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V, for all other factors., adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex VIII. For the purposes of Art 17(2) from 2020 onwards the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels shall be calculated by adding the respective value in Annex V to the result obtained pursuant to the first subparagraph.”
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 342 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 10 – point d a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 23 – paragraph 8 a (new)
(da) the following paragraph is added: “8a. By 31 December 2016 the Commission shall submit a report on the positive and negative environmental and economic impacts of biofuels produced from waste, residues, co-products or non- land using feedstocks. The environmental impacts to be assessed shall include greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, water, and soil fertility. The potential or forfeited benefits of using these feedstocks for other purposes, in particular the manufacture of products, shall be taken into account. The economic impacts to be assessed shall include production costs, the opportunity cost of using the feedstocks for other purposes and the life- cycle energy return on investment that may be obtained from using the feedstocks to produce advanced biofuels and bioliquids.”
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 343 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall at the latest by …+ , before 31 December 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council including an assessment of the availability of the necessary quantities of cost-efficient biofuels on the Union market from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops by 2020, including the need for additional criteria to ensure their sustainability, and of the best available scientific evidence onreviewing, on the basis of the best latest available scientific evidence, the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in limiting indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuels and bioliquids. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by proposals for further measures, taking into account economic, social and environmental considerations. The report shall also set out criteria fora legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1 January 2019. The report shall also include a review of the effectiveness of the idncentification and certification of low indirect land-use change-risk biofuels and bioliquids, with a view to adjusting Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC and Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC, if appropriate. __________________ + OJ: please insert the date: one year after the entry into force of this Directivves provided for biofuels from non-land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)(d) of Directive 2009/28/EC. It shall include an assessment of the availability of such biofuels and of their environmental, economic and social impacts. It shall inter alia assess the impact of biofuel production on the availability of wood as a resource and on sectors using biomass. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal for establishing appropriate sustainability criteria for biofuels from non-land using feedstocks and non-food crops. Investors shall take into account that biofuel production technologies are still under development and further measures to mitigate negative impacts may be adopted at a later stage.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 354 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Annex I – point -1 (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex IV – part C – point 1
(-1) point 1 of Part C of Annex V is replaced by the following: “1. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of biofuels shall be calculated as: E = eec + el + eiluc + ep + etd + eu – esca – eccs – eccr – eee , where E = total emissions from the use of the fuel; eec = emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials; el = annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change; eiluc= annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by indirect land-use change; ep = emissions from processing; etd = emissions from transport and distribution; eu = emissions from the fuel in use; esca = emission saving from soil carbon accumulation via improved agricultural management; eccs = emission saving from carbon capture and geological storage; eccr = emission saving from carbon capture and replacement; and eee = emission saving from excess electricity from cogeneration. Emissions from the manufacture of machinery and equipment shall not be taken into account.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 366 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Annex II – point -1 (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C – point 1
(-1) point 1 of Part C of Annex V is replaced by the following: “1. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of transport fuels, biofuels and bioliquidbiofuels shall be calculated as: E = eec + el + eiluc + ep + etd + eu – esca – eccs – eccr – eee , where E = total emissions from the use of the fuel; eec = emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials; el = annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change; eiluc= annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by indirect land-use change; ep = emissions from processing; etd = emissions from transport and distribution; eu = emissions from the fuel in use; esca = emission saving from soil carbon accumulation via improved agricultural management; eccs = emission saving from carbon capture and geological storage; eccr = emission saving from carbon capture and replacement; and eee = emission saving from excess electricity from cogeneration. Emissions from the manufacture of machinery and equipment shall not be taken into account.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 371 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Annex I – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C – point 19 a (new)
(1a) the following point is added in part C of Annex V: "19a. Emissions from indirect land-use change, eiluc, shall be calculated in accordance with Annex VIII."
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 382 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Annex II – point 3
Directive2009/28/EC
Annex IX
Annex IX Part A. Feedstocks and fuels, thfrom waste and residues whose contribution of which towards the target(s) referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twionce their energy content (a) Algae if cultivated on land in ponds or photobioreactors.and which contribute towards the 2,5% target referred to in Article 3(d)(i) (b) Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targets under point (a) of Article 11(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC. (c) Bio-waste as defined in Article 3(4) of Directive 2008/98/EC from private households subject to separate collection as defined in Article 3(11) of that Directive. (d) Biomass fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food or feed chain, including material from retail and wholesale and the agro-food and fish and aquaculture industry, and excluding feedstocks listed in part B of this Annex. (e) Straw. (f) Animal manure and sewage sludge (g) Palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches. (h) Tall oil pitch. (i) Crude glycerine. (j) Bagasse. (k) Grape marcs and wine lees. (l) Nut shells (m) Husks. (n) Cobs cleaned of kernels of corn. (o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, i.e. bark, branches, pre-commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree topor separate collection under Article 11(1) and (2)(a) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives; derogations may be granted by Member States for separate biowaste where processes allow the production of both compost and biofuels (d) Biodegradable fraction of industrial, retail and wholesale waste, but not waste subject to separate collection under Article 11(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC, and provided that the waste hierarchy and the principle of cascading use are respected. (e) Straw. (f) Animal manure and sewage sludge (h) Tall oil pitch. (j) Bagasse. (k) Grape marcs and wine lees. (l) Nut shells (m) Husks. (n) Cobs cleaned of kernels of corn. (o) Bark, branches, leaves, saw dust, and cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin and tall oil. (p) Other non-food cellulosic material as defined in point (s) of the second paragraph of Article 2. (q) Other ligno-cellulosic material as defined in point (r) of the second paragraph of Article 2 except saw logs and veneer logs. (r) Renewable liquid and gaseous f. Part B. Feedstocks from waste and residuels of non-biological origin. Part B. Feedstocks, thwhose contribution of which towards the target referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twice their energy content (a) Used cooking oil. (b) Animal fats classified as categories 1y I and 2II in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069774/2009 ________________ *Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards anim2 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption. Part C. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall by-products and e considerived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).'to be four times their energy content and which contribute towards the 2,5% target referred to in Article 3(d)(i) (a) Algae (autotrophic). (b) Renewable liquids and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin. (c) Carbon Capture and Utilisation for transport purposes. (d) Bacteria.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the Nagoya Protocol) is an international treaty adopted on 29 October 2010 by the Parties to the Convention. The Nagoya Protocol significantly expands the general rules of the Convention on access and monetary and non-monetary benefit- sharing for the usetilisation and any subsequent commercialisation of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 84 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the Nagoya Protocol) is an international treaty adopted on 29 October 2010 by the Parties to the Convention. The Nagoya Protocol significantly expandfurther details the general rules of the Convention on access and benefit- sharing for the use of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) It is important to define, in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, that usetilisation of genetic resources refers to research and development on the genetic or biochemical composition of samples of genetic material, which includes research and development on isolated compounds extracted from genetic material that was accessed in a Party to the Nagoya Protocolgenetic resources.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Users should declare at identified points in the chain of activities that constitute use that they have exercised due diligence. Suitable points for such declarations are the receiving of public research fundpt of research funding, when applying for intellectual property rights at relevant national, regional or international institutions, whenre a market approval for a product developed on the basis of genetic resources is requested or at the time of commercialisation where a market approval is not required. Notably, the declaration made upon occasion of requesting market approval would not constitute part of the approval procedure as such and would be directed to competent authorities established under this Regulation.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Collecting of genetic resources in the wild is mostly undertaken for non- commercial purposes by university-based researchers or collectorby private collectors and companies, often serving commercial purposes, and by academic researchers or scientific institutions serving non- commercial purposes. In the vast majority of cases and in almost all sectors, access to newly collected genetic resources is gained through intermediaries, collections, or agents that acquire genetic resources in third countries.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Collections are major suppliers of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources used in the Union. A system of Union trustregistered collections should be set in place. It would ensure that collections included in the register of Union trustregistered collections effectively apply measures to only supply samples of genetic resources to third persons with documentation providing evidence of legal acquisition and the establishment of mutually agreed terms, where required. A system of Union trustregistered collections should substantially lower the risk that illegally acquired genetic resources are used in the Union. Competent authorities of Member States would verify if a collection meets the requirements for recognition as Union trustregistered collection. Users that acquire a genetic resource from a collection listed in the Union register should be considered to have exercised due diligence as regards the seeking of all necessary information. This should prove particularly beneficial for academic researchers as well as small and medium sized enterprises.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes rules governing compliance with access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, in accordance with the provisions of the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the Nagoya Protocol).
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) "commercialisation" means the first making available of a product on the Community market.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5
(5) access decisionpermits and mutually agreed terms, where applicable;
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 138 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Users acquiring a genetic resource from a collection listed in the Union register of trusted collections referred to in Article 5(1) shall be considered to have exercised due diligence as regards the seeking of information relevant to access and benefit- sharing for genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Union trustregistered collections
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish and maintain a Union register of trusted collections. That register shall be internet- based, easily accessible to users, and shall include the collections of genetic resources identified as meeting the criteria of Union trustregistered collection.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall, upon request by a collection holder under its jurisdiction, consider the inclusion of this collection, or part of it, in the Union register of trusted collections. After verifying that the collection meets the criteria set out in paragraph 3, the Member State shall notify the Commission without delay of that collection's name, contact details, and type. The Commission shall without delay include the information thus received into the Union register of trusted collections.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. In order for a collection to be included in the Union register of trusted collections, a collection owner shall, in regard to specimens accessed according to Article 2 of this Regulation, demonstrate its capacity to:
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall regularly verify that each collection under their jurisdiction included in the Union register of trusted collections effectively applies the measures set out in paragraph 3.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Where there is evidence that a collection included in the Union register of trusted collections does not apply the measures set out in paragraph 3, the Member State concerned shall without delay identify remedial actions in dialogue with the owner of the collection concerned.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall remove a collection from the Union register of trusted collections when, in particular on the basis of information provided pursuant to paragraph 4, it has determined that a collection included in the Union register of trusted collections faces important or persistent difficulties to comply with paragraph 3.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8 Best practices 1. Any association of users may submit an application to the Commission for recognising as best practice a combination of procedures, tools or mechanisms developed and overseen by it. The application shall be supported by evidence and information. 2. Where, on the basis of information and evidence supplied to it by an association of users , the Commission determines that the specific combination of procedures, tools or mechanisms, when effectively implemented by a user, enables the user to comply with its obligations set out in Articles 4 and 7, it shall grant recognition as best practice. 3. An association of users shall inform the Commission of any changes or updates made to a recognised best practice for which it was granted recognition in accordance with paragraph 2. 4. If evidence from competent authorities of the Member States or other sources indicates repeated cases where users implementing a best practice fail to comply with their obligations under this Regulation, the Commission shall examine in dialogue with the relevant association of users whether the repeated cases of non-compliance indicate possible deficiencies in the best practice. 5. The Commission shall withdraw the recognition of a best practice, when it has determined that changes to the best practice compromise a user's ability to meet the conditions set out in Articles 4 and 7, or when repeated cases of non- compliance by users relate to deficiencies in the practice. 6. The Commission shall establish and keep up to date an internet-based register of recognised best practices. That register shall list in one section best practices recognised by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article and display in another section best practices adopted on the basis of Article 20(2) Nagoya Protocol. 7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts to establish the procedures for implementing paragraphs 1 to 5 of this Article. The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).deleted
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 163 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be conducted in accordance with a periodically reviewed plan following a risk-based approach. When developing this risk-based approach, Member States shall consider of which the key principles shall be laid down by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2). Such an approach shall take into account that the implementation by a user of a best practice recognised under Article 8(2) of this Regulation or under Article 20(2) of the Nagoya Protocol reduces that user's risk of non-compliance.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Additionally, depending on the nature of the shortcomings detected, Member States may take immediate interim measures, including inter alia seizure of illegally acquired genetic resources and suspension of specific use activities. Such interim measures must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall exchange information on the organization of their checking system for monitoring user compliance with this Regulation and on serious shortcomings detected through checks referred to in Article 9(1) and on the types of penalties imposed in accordance with Article 11 with the competent authorities of other Member States and with the Commission.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 190 #

2012/0278(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Every ten years after its first report the Commission shall, on the basis of reporting on and experience with the application of this Regulation, review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation. In its reporting the Commission shall in particular consider the administrative consequences for specific sectors, public research institutions, small or medium- sized enterprises and micro-enterprises. It shall also consider the need for further Union action on access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.
2013/05/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2012/0074(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Where a failure to comply with the parametric values laid down in accordance with Article 5 occurs, the Member State shall immediately assess whether the failure poses a risk to human health. In the event that there is such a risk, the Member State shall take remedial action to restore the quality of the water.
2012/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 72 #

2012/0074(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Where the risk to human health cannot be regarded as trivial, the Member State shall ensure that consumers are notified. immediately and that all relevant information related to the risk to human health are published and made available on the internet as soon as possible.
2012/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2012/0049(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Article 4(4) should be deleted to take into account Article VI of the new agreement which provides for two separate product certification schemes (self- certification for products placed on the Union market and third-party certification for products placed on the United States market). In the long term, the Union should work towards harmonisation of certification schemes in the United States and the Union, so that both parties have third-party certification.
2012/07/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2012/0049(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) If the Union does not sign up for third-party certification in the long term, there is a risk that European producers' market share in the United States will be reduced, since it will be more attractive for consumers to invest in third-party certified office equipment (security for a high standard). Signing up for third-party certification will therefore have a positive effect for European producers in the long term.
2012/07/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2011/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that various estimates of shale gas resources in Europe have been made, including by the US Energy Information Administration; recognises that, although these estimates are, by their very nature, imprecise, they point to the existence of a largepotential indigenous energy resource; notes that most of Europe’s oil shale reserves are concentrated in Estonia and that other sources of unconventional oil have yet to be explored in Europe on a wider scale;
2012/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2011/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the view that developing shale gas in the EU will help achieve the EU’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, which is the basis of the Energy Roadmap for 2050;deleted
2012/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2011/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission, in line with the EU Energy Roadmap 2050 strategy, to evaluate the impact of and prospects for unconventional gas in the EU, whilst recognising that the extent of unconventional gas use in the EU will ultimately be decided by the market;
2012/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2011/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the importance of supporting the development of the shale gas industry by establishing the necessary infrastructure, particularly in terms of pipelines and roads;deleted
2012/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 121 #

2011/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the EU’s energy and climate policy needs to recognise and tackle the potential investment barriers to shale gas development in the EU;deleted
2012/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2011/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on public authorities without delay to check and, if necessary, improve regulatory frameworks in order to ensure their adequacy for shale gas projects, especially with a view to being prepared for possible future commercial-scale production in Europe;deleted
2012/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #

2011/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Is well aware that public attitudes to shale gas development vary between the Member States; calls for better public information relating to shale gas operations and supports the creation of portals providing access to a wide range of public information on shale gas operations; urges companies extracting shale gas in the EU to provide, prior to drillingduring authorisation procedures, full information on their activities, including public disclosure of a complete list of the chemicals they intend toat will be used in hydraulic fracturing;
2012/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 214 #

2011/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and support environmentally-sound pilot projects in the EU for the exploitation of unconventional domestic energy sources, with regard to the precautionary principle;
2012/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2011/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Recalls that the ‘polluter pays’ principle wouldmust be consistently applyied to shale gas operations and that companies wouldmust be liable for any damage they might cause;
2012/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2011/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to set up reporting requirements for Member States on food waste and a standardisation of methodologies for calculating food waste quantities at Member State level to ensure comparability.
2011/10/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2011/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to create of specific food waste prevention targets for Member States, as part of the waste prevention targets for MS by 2014, as recommended by the 2008 Waste Framework Directive
2011/10/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2011/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Invites the Commission to evaluate possible recommendation of Member States adoption of separate collection of food waste, for the household and/or food service sector. Subsidy for the development of separate collection and treatment infrastructure should also be evaluated.
2011/10/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 131 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Commission to improve risk assessment methodology for pesticides, which should focus on both lethal and sub- lethal effects, direct or indirect contamination via water, droplet guttation, nectar and pollen, the individual insect and the entire colony, and to ensure free access to the ecotoxicological studies included in the authorisation dossiers;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2011/2048(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes in particular the need to clarify that it is possible to impose environmental, and animal, plant and/or ecosystem protection conditions which are stricter than the common EU rules;
2011/06/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point 2
2. "major disaster" means any situation over a wide area, which has or may have an adverse impact on people, the environment or property and which may result in a call for assistance under the Mechanismis difficult to deal with adequately using the risk response capacity available to an EU Member State;
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – point c
(c) establish and regularly update an overview of natural and man-made risks the Union may face taking into account the future impact of climate change, and put forward recommendations on ways of adapting national civil protection systems to cope with the impact of climate change;
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. In order to ensure an effective cooperation within the Mechanism, Members States shall communicate to the Commission their risk management plans immediately following their drafting.
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The risk management plans shall take into account the national, regional and local risk assessments and other relevant risk assessment and shall be coherent with other relevant plans in force in that Member State.
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure by the end of 20164 at the latest that their current risk management plans are ready and communicated to the Commission in their most up-to-date form. Member States shall continuously update their risk management plans and submit them to the Commission at least once a year at the end of each year, starting from 2015.
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regardless of the practices and procedures applicable in a given Member State, risk management plans should include: (a) the nature of the threat and the risk of its occurrence, including the impact on critical infrastructure, together with maps showing risks and threats, (b) the tasks and duties of those involved in crisis management through safety networks, including the role of regional and local authorities in risk management, (c) the scale of the resources planned for use in emergency situations.
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point a
(a) establish and manage the Emergency Response Centre (ERC), coordinating its activities with the existing national and regional bodies, ensuring 24/7 operational capacity, and serving the Member States and the Commission for the purposes of the Mechanism;
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2011/0461(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Where a major disaster occurs within the Union, or in the imminence thereof, a Member State may request assistance through the ERC. The request shall be as specific as possiblespecific and shall contain at least: (a) the type of major disaster, (b) the area affected by the disaster as well as the types of potential threat which it poses, (c) the financial resources, timeframe and material resources necessary to respond to a major disaster that is imminent or has already happened.
2012/10/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. Therefore, admission to that training should be increased to twelve years of general education or success in an examination of an equivalent level. This measure should not, however, lead to the exclusion of less qualified young people from educational opportunities.
2012/10/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The review of the priority substances list has been supported by an extensive consultation with experts from the Commission services, Member States, stakeholders and the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) and a thorough examination of the toxicity of the substances and their occurrence across the EU.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Numerous Union acts have been adopted since the adoption of Directive 2000/60/EC, which constitute emission control measures in accordance with Article 16 of that Directive for individual priority substances. Moreover, many environmental protection measures fall under the scope of other existing Union legislation. Therefore, priority should be given to implementing and revising existing instruments rather than establishing new controls. The report on the outcome of the regular review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC provided for in Article 16(4) of that Directive should review the measures adopted at the Union level and in Member States and assess whether those measures achieve the quality standards for the priority substances or the cessation objective for the priority hazardous substances. The Commission should accompany this report, if appropriate, with relevant proposals on concrete measures for the achievement of the quality standards and the cessation objective along with intermediate timetables. The inclusion of a substance in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC is without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) A high level of coordination between the Committee established by Article 21(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC and the committees and bodies established under the scope of other existing Union legislation regarding the evaluation, assessment, authorisation or other review of mutually relevant substances or groups of substances is needed. Such coordination should ensure an adequate evaluation of the risk to or via the aquatic environment in order to achieve the objectives established under Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC and the introduction of measures and controls on the discharges, emissions and losses of the substances to mitigate those risks pursuant to the relevant legislation. Or. en (See Amendment 222 to Annex II a (new))
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Additional substances posing a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment at Union level including pharmaceutical substances have been identified and prioritised using the approaches specified in Article 16(2) of Directive 2000/60/EC and need to be added to the list of priority substances. The latest available scientific and technical information has been taken into account in deriving the EQS for these substances. For the derivation of EQS in the regular review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC provided for in Article 16(4) of that Directive, combination effects should be taken into account.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The pollution of waters and soils with pharmaceutical residues is an emerging environmental problem. Current evaluation and control of the risk to or via the aquatic environment of medicinal products does not provide adequate attention to Union environmental objectives. An ongoing Commission study on the risks of environmental effects of medicinal products aims therefore at providing an analysis of the relevance of the current legislative framework to, and its effectiveness at, protecting the environment and human health via the aquatic environment, and finally an identification of possible measures to better address the problem.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) This proposal aims at ensuring a better quality of water for public health and biodiversity reasons. The pharmaceutical substances which have been prioritised are identified due to a significant risk that they pose to or via the aquatic environment at Union level and not due to a risk on public health via human consumption.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) Control measures which may be taken by the Member States shall take into account the therapeutic importance of the pharmaceutical substances and be in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1235/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 amending, as regards pharmacovigilance of medicinal products for human use, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency, and Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products1 and Directive 2010/84/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 amending, as regards pharmacovigilance, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use2. These measures may include take- back and labelling schemes for unused pharmaceuticals. ______________ 1 OJ L 348, 31.12.2010, p. 1 2 OJ L 348, 31.12.2010, p. 74
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 7 a (new)
3a. The following Article 7a is inserted: ‘Article 7a Coordination 1. The Commission shall ensure a high level of coordination between the Committee established by Article 21(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC and the committees and bodies established in the Union legislation listed in Annex II regarding the evaluation, assessment, authorisation or other review of mutually relevant substances or groups of substances. 2. Such coordination shall ensure an adequate evaluation of the risk to or via the aquatic environment in order to achieve the objectives established under Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC and the introduction of measures and controls on the discharges, emissions and losses of the substances to mitigate those risks pursuant to the legislation listed in Annex II. 3. The substances or group of substances for which a significant risk to or via aquatic environment or measures has been identified and controls on the discharges, emissions and losses referred to in paragraph 2 have been introduced shall be made available to the public in electronic form. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10 concerning the coordination referred to in paragraph 1.’ Or. en (See Amendment 222 to Annex II a (new))
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council the outcome of the regular review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC provided for in Article 16(4) of that Directive. It shall accompany the report, if appropriate, with relevant proposals, in particular proposals to identify new priority substances or priority hazardous substances or to identify certain priority substances as priority hazardous substances and to set corresponding EQS for surface water, sediment or biota, as appropriate. This report shall review the measures adopted at the Union level and in Member States and assess whether those measures achieve the quality standards for the priority substances or the cessation objective for the priority hazardous substances. The Commission shall accompany the report, if appropriate, with relevant proposals on concrete measures for the achievement of the quality standards and the cessation objective along with intermediate timetables. The first review and assessment of the measures shall be submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31 December 2013.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The watch list shall contain no more thanat least 25 substances or groups of substances at any given time and shall indicate the monitoring matrix for each substance. The substances shall be selected from among those for which the available information indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to or via the aquatic environment. Priority should be given to those substances where the available monitoring data for the purposes of prioritisation is insufficient. In selecting the substances for the watch list the Commission shall take into account all available information including the results of the prioritisation procedure carried out in the context of the present Directive, research projects, Member States' characterisation and monitoring programmes under Articles 5 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and information on production volumes, use patterns, concentrations in the environment and effects, including that gathered in accordance with Directives 98/8/EC, 2001/82/EC and 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10 concerning the drawing up of the watch list referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The watch list shall be valid for four years or until a new list is drawn up by the Commission.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph
In selecting the representative stations, the monitoring frequency and timing for each substance, Member States shall take into account the use patterns of the substance. The frequency of monitoring shall not be less than once per yearbe at least twice per year taking into account the use patterns of the substance.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Commission shall provide, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006, for early and effective opportunities for the public to participate in the drawing up of the watch list and the monitoring matrix. The Commission shall make available to the public, in electronic form, all relevant information with a view to its active and systematic dissemination in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006.
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annexes II and III
11. Annexes II and II is replaced by the text set out in Annex IIa to this Directive and Annex III areis deleted. Or. en (See Amendment 222 to Annex II a (new))
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 222 #

2011/0429(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II a (new)
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex II (new)
(See Amendment 91 to Article 2, point 3a (new) and Amendment 157 to Article 2, point 11)ANNEX IIa ‘ANNEX II – Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004; – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006; – Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998; – Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012; – Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009; – Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009; – Directive 2010/75/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010; – Regulation (EU) No 1235/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010;’ – Directive 2010/84/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010. Or. en
2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 34 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The Sixth Environment Action Programme set out the framework for environmental policy-making in the EU for the period 2002-2012. The programme called for actions in the field of noise pollution to "substantially reduce the number of people regularly affected by long-term average levels of noise, particularly from traffic".
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In order to reduce road traffic noise, public authorities may put in place measures and incentives to accelerate the purchase and use of quieter vehicles.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The Commission should examine the appropriateness of including vehicle noise information in the context of any review or revision of Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars1. _______________ 1 OJ L 12, 18.1.2000, p. 16.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) The vehicle categories M1, M2, M3, N1, N2, and N3 should be subject to visual inspections in relation to all relevant noise suppressing elements including engine encapsulation and exhaust and intake silencers.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 d (new)
(9d) Noise is a multifaceted issue with multiple sources and factors that affect the sound received by people and the impact upon them. Legislation to reduce traffic noise needs to reflect these aspects by taking account of engine, vehicle and tyre noise, the road surface, driving behaviour and traffic management and must be addressed in legislation such as the Regulation 1222/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters1 and Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise2. _______________ 1 OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 46. 2 OJ L 189, 18.7.2002, p. 12.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Commission should examine the potential of active safety systems in more silent vehicles such as hybrid and electric vehicles to better serve the objective of improving the safety of vulnerable road users in urban areas, such as blind, visually and auditorily challenged pedestrians, cyclists and children.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
(21a) 'point of sale' means a location where vehicles are offered for sale to consumers.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21 b (new)
(21b) 'technical promotional material' means technical manuals, brochures and catalogues (whether these appear in printed, electronic or online form), as well as websites, the purpose of which is to market vehicles to customers.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Monitoring and reporting of EU type approval certificate 1. For the calendar year commencing 1 January, two years after publication of this Regulation, and each subsequent calendar year, each Member State shall record information for each new vehicle type-approval certificate in accordance with the provisions of Annex I Appendix II and II A. Member States shall make every effort to ensure that reporting bodies operate within the spirit of Directive 2007/46/EC. 2. By 28 February of each year, three years after publication of this Regulation, each Member State shall determine and transmit to the Commission the information contained in Annex I Appendix II and II A in respect of the preceding calendar year. 3. The information shall be publicly available. The European Commission shall examine the appropriateness of including vehicle noise information on labels in the context of any review or revision of Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars 1. _______________ 1 OJ L 12, 18.1.2000, p. 16.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Within threfive years following the date referred to in Annex III, third column, phase 1, topublication of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out a detailed study to ascertain whether the noise limits prove to be appropriate. On the basis of the conclusions of the study, the Commission may, where appropriate, present proposals for amendment to this Regulation.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Information Vehicle manufacturers and distributors shall ensure that the noise level in decibels (dB(A))in accordance with harmonised type-approval testing methods for each vehicle is displayed in a prominent position at the point of sale and in technical promotional material.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a Review The Commission shall assess the need to review this Regulation, taking into account, inter alia, whether active safety systems can better serve the objective of improving the safety of vulnerable road users in urban areas, in addition to, or as compared to acoustic vehicle alerting systems.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Approval authorities shall continue to grant extension of approvals to those vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units under the terms of Directive 70/157/EEC2007/34/EC for a limit of five years after the date of publication of this Regulation.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3.2.6 a (new)
3.2.6a. Testing shall be representative of real world noise emissions, by correcting limit values for trucks by -1 dB(A) to account for ultra-quiet tyres used in the test but never used on the road.
2012/06/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2011/0359(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In order to address the familiarity threat and therefore reinforce the independence of auditors and audit firms, it is important to establish a maximum duration of the audit engagement of a statutory auditor or audit firm in a particular audited entity. An appropriate gradual rotation mechanism should also be established with regard to the most senior personnel involved in the statutory audit, including the key audit partners carrying out the statutory audit on behalf of the audit firm. It is also important to provide for an appropriate period within which such statutory auditor or audit firm may not carry out the statutory audit of the same entity. In order to ensure a smooth transition, the former auditor should transfer a handover file with relevant information to the incoming auditor.
2012/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2011/0359(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
3. Unless it concerns tWhe renewal of an audit engagement in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 33(1) a public interest entity puts the audit out to tender, the recommendation of the audit committee referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, shall be prepared following a selection procedure organized by the audited entity respectingwhich shall take into consideration the following criteria:
2012/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2011/0359(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the audited entity shall be free to invite any statutory auditors or audit firms to submit proposals for the provision of the statutory audit service on the condition that Article 33(2) is respected and that a. At least one of the invited auditors or firms is not one who received more than 15% of the total audit fees from largeshall be a smaller audit firm based on turnover, number of employees and number of public- interest entities in the Member State concerned in the previous calendar year;y statutory audits carried out in the previous financial year, as published by the competent authority under Article 32 (3).
2012/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2011/0359(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The public-interest entity may renew thise audit engagement only onceproviding this is based on a proposal of the audit committee and approved at the annual general meeting.
2012/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #

2011/0359(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The maximum duration of the combined two engagements shall not exceed 6 years.deleted
2012/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2011/0359(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. After the expiry of the maximum duration of the engagement referred to in paragraph 1, the statutory auditor or audit firm or any members of its network within the Union, where applicable, shall not undertake the statutory audit of the public-interest entity concerned until a period of at least four years has elapsed.deleted
2012/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Offshore oil and gas operations are taking place in increasingly challenging environments and under extreme conditions, where accidents are likely to have devastating and irreversible consequences on the marine and coastal environment as well as significant negative impacts on coastal economies.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The production and use of offshore hydrocarbons contributes to global warming and will make it more difficult for the Union to achieve its climate change objectives and maintain climate change to 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. The Union has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels in line with the reductions considered necessary for developed countries as a group, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The Commission Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, endorsed by the European Parliament, also recognises the necessity to decarbonise the power sector through the development of clean and renewable energies.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In accordance with Directive 85/337/EEC, as amended, which applies to exploration and exploitation of oil and gas activities, projects likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue, inter alia, of their nature, size or location are made subject to an assessment with regard to their effects and a requirement for development consent. In line with the Århus Convention and Directive 85/337/EEC when an activity is subject to development consent an effective public participation should be provided in accordance with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. Members of the public concerned should have access to justice in order to contribute to the protection of the right to live in an environment which is adequate for personal health and well-being.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 72 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Directive 85/337/EEC1, on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended, has harmonised the principles of the environmental impact assessments of projects by introducing general minimum requirements. The Commission should consider developing guidance for evaluating the impacts of all offshore project phases, including exploration, operation and decommissioning, as well as developing specific requirements for extreme operating conditions. ___________ 1 OJ L 175, 5.7. 85, p. 40.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) The serious environmental concerns and vulnerability relating to the unique Arctic waters, a neighbouring marine environment of particular importance for the Community which plays an important role in mitigating climate change, require special attention to ensure the environmental protection of the Arctic in relation to any. As long as an effective response to any accident in the Arctic conditions cannot be guaranteed, Member States should refrain from authorising offshore activities, including exploration, in the area.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) Equipment for capping any potential spills should be an essential part of emergency plans and be readily available for use in proximity to installations to allow for timely and effective deployment in the event of a major accident.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Member States should ensure that operators in their jurisdiction demonstrate their ability to pay for the consequences of damage caused by their operations, through the provision of financial security, and should decide which instruments (inter alia insurance, reserve funds, bank guarantees, and/or risk pooling) are appropriate for this purpose. As no existing financial security instruments, including risk pooling arrangements, can accommodate all possible consequences of extreme accidents, the Commission should proceed with further analysis and studies of the appropriate measures to ensure adequately robust liability regime for damages related to offshore oil and gas operations, and requirements on financial capacity including improving the availability of appropriated financial security instruments or other arrangements. and arrangements. The Commission should report on the findings and proposals within one year after adoption of this Regulation.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
1. ‘accepttolerable’ shall mean: rendering aoperating conditions where response measures are available and not prohibitively expensive, while the risk of a major accident tolerablehas been reduced to the furthest extent possible beyond which no significant reduction of the risk is derived from the input of further time, resources or cost; Or. en (If adopted, the reference to "acceptable" in Article 3 paragraph 4 is also changed to "tolerable".)
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 19 a (new)
19a. 'oil spill response gap' shall mean: a situation in which activities that may cause an oil spill are conducted during times when an effective response cannot be achieved, either because technologies available will not be effective or because their deployment is precluded due to environmental conditions or other limiting factors;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 25
25. 'production of oil and gas' shall mean: extraction, for commercial purposes, of oil and gas, gas, shale gas and methane hydrate from the underground strata of the licensed area including offshore processing of oil and gas and itsand transportation through connected infrastructure including pipes and structures and well heads on the sea bed and/or storing gas in subsurface formations for the purposes of recovering the gas;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Operators shall ensure that their operations in extreme operating conditions compromise neither accident prevention nor remediation. Where risks cannot be avoided or managed to an acceptable level, a competent authority shall refuse authorisation. When granting authorisations, due account shall be taken of the effectiveness of accident prevention and emergency response capacities, including through the use of oil spill response gap analysis models. Operators shall ensure the highest level of performance in accident prevention and remediation at least equal to best practice performance under normal operating conditions, including sufficiency of resources, levels of safety for mobilisation, deployment times and oil and gas clean-up and recovery rates.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. On the basis of the precautionary principle and taking into account the remaining oil spill response gap and lack of effective intervention capacities, Member States shall refrain from authorising any offshore hydrocarbon exploration and extraction operations in the Arctic.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In particular, when assessing the technical and financial capacity of the entities that apply for authorisation for offshore oil and gas activities, due account shall be taken of the risk, hazards and any other relevant information related to the area concerned and the particular stage of exploration and production operations and also of the applicants‘ financial capacities, including any financial security and capacity to cover all liabilities potentially deriving from offshore oil and gas activities in question, in particular liability for environmental damages. Worldwide corporate responsibility regarding accidents or incidents in which the applicant was involved, including the transparency and effectiveness of any response measures shall also be taken into account.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In particular, when assessing the technical and financial capacity of the entities that apply for authorisation for offshore oil and gas activities, due account shall be taken of the risk, hazards and any other relevant information related to the area concerned and the particular stage of exploration and production operations and also of the applicants‘ financial capacities, including any financial security and capacity to cover all liabilities potentially deriving from offshore oil and gas activities in question, in particular liability for environmental damages.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure that the licensing authority does not grant an authorisation unless it is satisfied that the applicant has supplied evidence of adequate provisions by way of financial security, on the basis of arrangements to be decided by the Member States, to cover all liabilities potentially deriving from its offshore oil and gas activities, in particular liability for environmental damage. The financial security shall be valid and effective before the commencement of well operations.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The applicant shall supply evidence that it has provided adequate financial security to cover all liabilities potentially deriving from its offshore oil and gas activities, in particular liability for environmental damage. The financial security shall be valid and effective before the commencement of well operations.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Licensing authorities pursuant to Directive 94/22/EC shall, when assessing the technical and financial capacity of the entities that apply for authorisation for offshore oil and gas activities, take into account the risks, hazards and any other relevant information related to the location concerned and the particular stage of exploration and production operations. based on the environmental impact assessment carried out pursuant to Directive 85/337/EEC as amended and shall ensure that financial securities are proportionate to those conditions. In the case of a conflict, the opinion of the licensing authority under Directive 94/22/EC shall not take precedence over those of the competent authorities for health, safety and the environment.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Entities applying for authorisation for offshore oil and gas activities shall fully disclose evidence of financial and technical capacity and any other relevant information related to the area concerned and the particular stage of exploration and production operations. The competent authorities shall make the information available to the public.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. The Commission shall, by [one year after adoption of this Regulation], submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the availability of financial security instruments, accompanied by proposals for arrangements to facilitate the provision of financial security.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the public shall be given early and effective opportunities to participate in procedures concerning licensing procedurand authorisation procedures for offshore oil and gas activities in their jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements of Annex I to this Regulation. The procedures shall be those laid down in Annex II of Directive 2003/35/EC.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Public participation shall be organised so as to ensure that disclosure of information and involvement of the public shall not pose risks to safety and security of offshore oil and gas installations and their operation.deleted
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Access to justice 1. Member States shall ensure that, in accordance with the relevant national legal system, members of the public concerned have access to a review procedure before a court of law or another independent and impartial body established by law to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions, acts or omissions in the context of authorisation and licensing procedures when one of the following conditions is met: (a) they have a sufficient interest; (b) they maintain the impairment of a right, where the administrative procedural law of a Member State requires this as a precondition. 2. Member States shall determine at what stage the decisions, acts or omissions may be challenged. 3. What constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right shall be determined by Member States, consistently with the objective of giving the public concerned wide access to justice. To this end, the interest of any non- governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose of paragraph 1(a). Such organisations shall also be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired for the purpose of paragraph 1(b). 4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not exclude the possibility of a preliminary review procedure before an administrative authority and shall not affect the requirement of exhaustion of administrative review procedures prior to recourse to judicial review procedures, where such a requirement exists under national law. Any such procedure shall be fair, equitable, timely and not prohibitively expensive. 5. Member States shall ensure that practical information is made available to the public on access to administrative and judicial review procedures.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 124 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Agency control of offshore safety 1. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) or a new appropriately established Agency, hereafter 'the Agency', shall provide the Commission and Member States with technical and scientific assistance in order to ensure risk minimisation and proper application of Union legislation in the field of offshore oil and gas safety. 2. The Agency shall review authorisations granted under this Regulation, audit competent authorities, and have oversight of inspections as well as Member State arrangements for emergency response. 3. The Agency shall in addition have the following responsibilities with regard to emergency response: (i) assisting Member States and the Commission in detecting and monitoring the extent and environmental impact of an oil spill and safety risks from installations or vessels operating around them; (ii) assisting Member States with remediation and clean-up efforts and coordinating transboundary emergency response following a major accident, including in the case of transboundary impacts beyond EU waters; (iii) assisting Member States during accident investigations involving offshore oil and gas installations, including the screening of corrective measures; The Agency shall promote high safety standards and best practice for offshore oil and gas activities internationally, through appropriate regional and global fora.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) evidence of the operator's financial security.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Agency, draw up and regularly update a list of organisations recognised as independent third party verifiers for production installations in accordance with Article 35.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. Licensees, operators and major contractors based in the Union shall endeavour to conduct their offshore oil and gas operations when outside the Union in accordance with the principles set out in this Regulation.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall keep updated records of emergency response resources available in their jurisdiction by both public and private entities. Those records shall be made available to other Member States or potentially affected third countries, to the Agency and to the Commission.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 161 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The information pursuunder Article 22 to 25 antd Annex VI shall be made publicly available without a need for request pursuant to applicable provisions of Union legislation onby the competent authority without a need for request in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 162 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, assisted by the Agency, shall by means of an implementing measure also determine a common publication format that shall enable easy cross-border comparison of data. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 4 of the Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. While remaining accessible to general public, the common publication format shall be developed in view of the allowing for a reliable comparison of national operations and regulatory practices pursuant to this Article and Article 24.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 170 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Every two years, the Commission shall publish reports on the safety of offshore operations across the Union based on the information reported to it by Member States and the European Maritime Safety Agency. The Commission shall be assisted in this task by the Agency and relevant Member States pursuant Article 267.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Every two yearsyear by 31 March, the Commission shall publish reports on the safety of offshore operations across the Union based on the information reported to it by Member States and the European Maritime Safety Agency. The Commission shall be assisted in this task by relevant Member States pursuant Article 26.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 173 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall conduct thorough investigations of major accidents involving significant damage (to persons and environment) or involving major loss of assets. The report of the investigation shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of the competent authority's regulationoversight of the installation concerned in the time preceding the accident and recommendations for adequate changes to the relevant regulatory practices where needed.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 175 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. A summary of the investigation report prepared pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article shall be made available to the Commission and the Agency at the conclusion of the investigation or at the conclusion of legal proceedings, whichever is the later. A specific version of the report, that takes into account possible legal limitations, shall be made available publicly with regard to Articles 22 and 23.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 190 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) be initiated to contain an incipient major accident within the installprevent escalation or limit consequences of an accident related to offshore oil and gas operation, ors within thean exclusion zone established by the Member State around the perimeter of the installation, or subsea wellhead or pipeline;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 195 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The operator shall periodically test the effectiveness of the internal emergency response plaannually test the internal emergency response plan to demonstrate the effectiveness of their response equipment and capabilities in order to guarantee a high level of safety and performance in evacuation, containment and control, recovery, clean- up and disposal operations.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 197 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The operator shall make the internal emergency response plans publicly available.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare external emergency response plans covering all offshore oil and gas installations or connected infrastructure and potentially affected areas within their jurisdiction. The external emergency response plans shall specify the role of operators in the external emergency response, and the operators' liability regarding the costs of external emergency response.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 201 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. External emergency response plans shall be prepared with the cooperation of relevant operators and, as appropriate, licensees, and aligned with the internal emergency response plans of the installations stationed or plannedexisting or planned installations or connected infrastructure in the subject area. Any update to the internal plans advised by an operator should be taken into account.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 a (new)
Article 37a Amendment to Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law Directive 2008/99/EC is hereby amended as follows: (1) in Article 3, the following point is added : '(j) a major oil pollution accident.' (2) In Annex A, the following indent is added: '– Regulation XX/XX/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety of offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities'
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 227 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 5 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) it is an independent legal entity;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 228 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 5 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) the independent third party shall have no conflict of interest with the operator of the installation or the well operator;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 5 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
(-aa) the independent third party, and the persons assisting it, shall have no commercial or financial interest in the operations to be undertaken by the operator.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) he is sufficiently independent of a management system which has, or has had, any responsibility for any aspect of a component in the independent scheme of verification or well examination so as to ensure he will be objective in carrying out his functions within the scheme;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) an assessment of the availability and sufficiency of emergency response equipment and adequacy of procedures to effectively put it in use, including oil spill response gap analysis where relevant;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 232 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(ia) an assessment of the effectiveness of the operator's emergency response capacities, including worst case discharge deployment and recovery performances.
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 236 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) a description of the equipment and the resources available, including for capping any potential spill;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) evidence of prior assessments of any chemicals used as dispersants that have been carried out to minimise public health implications and further environmental damage;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 238 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) arrangements that coordinate with the recovery arrangements described in the major hazards report for example as described in Annex II, part (2) (7), and part (3) (7) to secure a good prospect of survival for persons on the installation and minimise environmental damage during a major accident;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 239 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) an estimate of an oil spill response gap, expressed as a percentage of time, and a description of the operating limitations at the installations concerned. This gap-analysis involves a calculation of the maximum response operating limits of spill response systems for a set of environmental and safety factors and an analysis of the frequency, duration and timing of conditions that would preclude a response in a particular location. Environmental conditions to be considered in this response calculation shall include: (i) weather, including wind, visibility, precipitation and temperature; (ii) sea states, tides, and currents; (iii) ice and debris presence; (iv) hours of daylight; and (v) other known environmental conditions that might influence the efficiency of the response equipment or the overall effectiveness of a response effort;
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 240 #

2011/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2 – point 2 – point d a (new)
(da) evidence of prior environment and health assessments of any chemicals foreseen for use as dispersants,
2012/08/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Whereas the best infrastructure, environmentally, socially and economically, is infrastructure whose building can be avoided; therefore energy efficiency is of vital importance, and full account should be taken of the likely effects of the Energy Efficiency Directive (procedure still ongoing) in reducing the need for future infrastructure.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Projects of common interest should be given "priority status" at national level to ensure rapid administrative treatment. Projects of common interest shall be considered by competent authorities as being in public interest. Authorisation should be given to projects which have an adverse impact on the environmentensure that the overall coherence of Natura 2000 is protected, for reasons of overriding public interest, when all the conditions provided for under Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC are met.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by accelerating permit granting and enhancingsetting minimum standards for public participation;
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The Commission shall present to the Regional Groups and make publicly available a detailed justification of the results of the Community list of projects of common interest.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) the project is in line with the EU's energy and climate goals
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the project involves at least two Member States, either by if directly crossing the border at land or at sea of one or more Member States, or byif being located on the territory of one Member State and havingbut nevertheless has a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV, or in the case of an internal reinforcement, the project is relevant to a cross-border interconnection as set out in point 1 of Annex IV, or if it has the purpose of connecting islands and peripheral regions to central regions of the Union;
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 48 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) concerning electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
sustainability, inter alia throughintegration of renewable energy into the grid and transmission of renewable generation to major consumption centres and storage sites;
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3
security of supply, inter alia through interoperability, and secure system operaand reliable system operation, in particular through strengthening of current transmission stability, increasing electricity blackout resilience, and secure integration of intermittent production;
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) concerning gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
– sustainability;deleted
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
(c) concerning electricity smart grid projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability significantly to the following specific functions:
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – introductory part
(d) concerning oil transport projects falling under the categories set out in point 3 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to the following three specific criteria:
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part
(e) concerning carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories set out in point 4 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to the following three specific criteria:
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By the 31 March of each year following the year of selection as project of common interest pursuant to Article 4, project promoters shall submit an annual report, for each project falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, to the Commission and the Agency or, for projects falling under the categories set out in points 3 and 4 of Annex II, to the respective Group. This report shall detail:
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit granting procedures, including spatial planning and environmental assessment, where and in the manner such treatment is provided for in national legislation applicable to the corresponding type of energy infrastructure.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Member States shall establish mechanisms for compensation of municipalities affected by the projects of common interest as well as by other national projects in the field of energy infrastructure.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Monitoring of the priority status of the projects of common interest and the permit granting process 1. The Competent Authority and the concerned national authorities shall report at the meetings of the Group on the progress of permitting procedures concerning projects of common interest. 2. The European Commission shall establish, organize and publicize an Award which shall be given to a restricted number of competent authorities and their staff in recognition of exemplary performance in conducting the permit granting procedures, with regard to stakeholder involvement, to the use of innovative practices and overall effectiveness. National and cross-border mechanisms put in place by Member States for the exchange of best practice and capacity building in the area of energy infrastructure permitting are also eligible for this Award. 3. The Member States shall report to the Commission and the Regional Groups, within 10 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, about the measures put in place pursuant to Article 8(3) and (4), Article 9(1), (2b) (3)and (4), and Article 10(1). The Commission shall monitor progress made and notify Member States, within 2 months, of the need for corrective measures, where necessary. 4. Failure by Member States to put in place the prescribed measures, within 3 months of the Commission notification referred to in paragraph 3new), or failure by the competent authority and the concerned authorities in accordance with Article 9 (1) and (2b) to comply, within 2 months, with the reporting obligations set out in Article 11(6) and in Article 11a new (1) and (3), will make the Member States liable to sanctions by the Commission in accordance with paragraph (5). 5. In accordance with paragraph (4) the Commission may withold Union financial assistance, as determined in Article 15, from projects taking place within the territory of the Member State concerned.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Within onesix months of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V. and be consistent with the rules and indicators set out in Annex IV. The ENTSOs shall conduct an extensive consultation process involving at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders - and, if deemed appropriate, stakeholders directly -, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. The methodology shall be updated and improved regularlyevery two years by following the procedure laid down in paragraphs 1 to 5. The Agency, after formally consulting the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders and the Commission, may request such updates and improvements with due justification and timescales.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. A copy of all decisions issued according to paragraph 6, together with all the relevant information with respect to each decision, shall be notified, without delay, by the Agency to the Commission. That information may be submitted in aggregate form. The Commission shall preserve the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – point a
(a) general, regularly updated information, including necessary geographic information, for each project of common interest;
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point b
(b) In gas: scenarios for demand, imports, fuel prices (including coal, gas and oil), prices of carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission network and its evolution, taking into account all new projects for which a final investment decision has been taken and that are due to be commissioned by the end of year n+5;
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 140 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 7 – point b
(b) System resilience, including security of supply, disaster and climate resilience, and system security, notably for European critical infrastructures as defined in Directive 2008/114/EC;
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 268 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the project is in line with the Union's energy and climate goals as affirmed inter alia by European Council conclusions;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 339 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supplinteroperability with the existing infrastructures, local area-based system stability, security of supply and sustainability, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementaritly with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 396 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) If the Commission mameasures of national regulatory launch a call for proposals open to any project promoter to build the project according to an agreed timelinethorities according to paragraph (6)(a) are not sufficient to ensure that the investment is carried out, or are not applicable, the project promoter of that project shall choose a third party to finance or construct the project. The project promoter shall do so before the delay compared to the date of commissioning in the implementation plan exceeds two years and is caused by insufficient financial sources.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 459 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member State shall choose and apply only such scheme referred to in paragraph 2 that ensures more preferable treatment of the projects of common interest than the treatment valid in the Member State before the applicability of this Regulation.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 600 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in paragraph 3 of shall be taken into account when assessing the project's commercial viability; andIn any case, Union financial assistance for construction works shall only support projects of common interest providing economic and/or social and/or environmental benefits which cannot be achieved by any competing commercial projects.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 624 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the maincomplete results of the cost-benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant for the projects of common interest concerned, except for any commercially sensitive information.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 627 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) regularly updated information on the work of the Groups established pursuant to Article 3(2) including the agenda and the minutes of the meetings while excluding any commercially secret information;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 644 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
(3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Electricity’): interconnections and internal lines in North-South and East- West directions to complete the internal market and integrate generation from renewable energy sources.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 646 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Member States concerned: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Germany, GreeceGermany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 647 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) North-South electricity interconnections in South Eastern Europe ("NSI South East Electricity"): interconnection and internal lines in North-South directions, connections with countries outside the Union to complete the internal market and integrate generation from renewable energy sources Member States concerned: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 727 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1– point 4 a (new)
(4a) Each Group shall publish its internal rules and an up-dated list of members and make them easily accessible at any time. Each Group shall also publish regularly updated information on the progress of its work as well as its final conclusions and decisions and make them easily accessible.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 782 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – point d
(d) Sustainability shall be measured as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions, in conformity to the 2020 targets and 2050 low carbon roadmap, and to support the back-up of renewable electricity generation or power- to-gas and biogas transportation, taking into account expected changes in climatic conditions.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 787 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 – point a
(a) Level of sustainability: This criterion shall be measured by assessing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and conformity to the 2020 targets and 2050 low carbon roadmap, and the environmental impact of electricity grid infrastructure;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 799 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 2
(2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis and shall reflect EU’s energy and climate goals as affirmed inter alia by European Council conclusions. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formally consulting Member States and the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders. The Commission and the Agency shall ensure access to the required commercial data from third parties when applicable.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 812 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 6 – point e a (new)
(ea) Congestion in the electricity network.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2011/0225(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a This Regulation shall ensure and maintain adequate safety standards in order to protect the public and the environment during transports of radioactive materials.
2013/04/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2011/0225(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Each Member State should retain the right to regulate or prohibit the transport of radioactive material within its territory, on grounds other than safety, such as grounds of national security or environmental protection.
2013/04/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2011/0225(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The ESCReg shall grant restricted and secure access to the competent authorities of the Member States, to registered carriers and to applicants, subject to the relevant provisions on personal data protection, as laid down by Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. The competent authorities shall have access to all data available.
2013/04/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2011/0225(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Carriers should apply through a central web interface. The web-based registration system for carriers must be available in advance, tested and functional.
2013/04/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure the achievement of the Union's target of 20% primary energy savings by 2020, which amounts to an annual primary energy consumption of 1474 Mtoe in 2020, and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set aadopt a binding national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting tThese targets, they shall take into account the Union's target of 20 % energy savings, the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy saving targets adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/32/EC and other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union levelbe set according to the methodology set out in Annex Ia (new).
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 82 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess whether the Union is likely to achieve its target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020, requiring a reduction of EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020, taking into account the sum of the national targets referred to in paragraph 1 and the evaluation referred to in Article 19(4).deleted
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a - Building stock 1. Member States shall draft national strategies to reduce the energy consumption of the national existing building stock. 2. The national strategies shall include legislative, financial, and training measures to achieve a reduction of energy consumption of the exsiting building stock by 80% compared to 2010 levels by 31 December 2050, mainly through deep renovations.. 3. The national strtegies shall also include the following intermediate objectives: (a) A reduction of energy consumption of the exsiting building stock by 30% compared to 2010 levels by 31 December 2030. (b) A reduction of energy consumption of the exsiting building stock by 60% compared to 2010 levels by 31 December 2040. 4. Member States may adopt differentiated approaches for commercial, residential and public buildings and may start by tackling the worst performing buildings first.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 152 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the savings claimed by obligated parties are calculated in accordance with Annex V(2). They shall put in place controlindependent measurement, control and verification systems under which at least a statistically significant proportionand representative sample of the energy efficiency improvement measures put in place by the obligated parties is independently verified.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 165 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
c a (new) any costs passed through to their customers, while preserving the integrity and confidentiality of private or commercially sensitive information in compliance with applicable European Union legislation
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
As an alternative to paragraph 1, Member States may opt to take other measures to achieve energy savings among final customers. The annual amount of energy savings achieved through this approach shall be equivalent to the amount of energy savings required in paragraph 1Member States may allow the obligated parties to pay into the funds established by Article 17a (new) to fulfill no more than 40% of their obligation. This annual payment shall be calculated on the basis of the investment costs estimated to achieve the corresponding share of their obligation.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 176 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Member States opting for this option shall notify to the Commission, by 1 January 2013 at the latest, the alternative measures that they plan to adopt, including the rules on penalties referred to in Article 9, and demonstrating how they wouldpart of their obligation that will be fulfilled with payments into the funds by the obligated parties, including the rules on penalties referred to in Article 9, and illustrate what programmes and measures they plan to put in place using the payment collected into the fund to achieve the required amount of savings. The Commission may refuse such measures or make suggestions for modifications in the 3 months following notification. In such cases, the alternative approachprogrammes and measures shall not be applied by the Member State concerned until the Commission expressly accepts the resubmitted or modified draft measures.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When Member States put in place the roll- out of smart meters, these should be subject to a full cost-benefit analysis of the consumer interest, as foreseen by Directives 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC concerning electricity and gas markets, they. When establishing the minimum functionalities of the meters and obligations imposed on market participants, Member States shall ensure that the objectives of energy efficiency and final customer benefits are fully taken into account when establishing the minimum functionalities of the meters and obligations imposed on market participants.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall require national regulatory authorities to test the accessibility and usability for consumers of energy bills on an annual basis. The findings shall be made publically available.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that when technically, socio-economically and commercially feasible all new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW:, are provided with equipment allowing for the recovery of waste heat by means of a high-efficiency cogeneration unit. Member States shall ensure that the availability of heat demand points is taken into account amongst other criteria when deciding on the location of thermal electricity generation installations.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 233 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) are provided with equipment allowing for the recovery of waste heat by means of a high-efficiency cogeneration unit; andeleted
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 236 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) are sited in a location where waste heat can be used by heat demand points.deleted
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
To ensure that only projects with the technical potential and a positive socio- economic and business economic benefit are implemented Member States mayshall lay down conditions for exemption from the provisions of paragraph 3 when:
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 248 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the threshold conditions related to the availability of heat load set out in point 1 of Annex VIII are not meta cost-benefit analysis shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate heating or cooling;
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 250 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the requirement in point (b) of paragraph 3 related to the location of the installation cannot be met due to the need to locate an installation is located close to a geological storage site permitted under Directive 2009/31/EC; or
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 252 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) a cost-benefit analysis shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate heating or cooling.deleted
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 263 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, whenever an existing electricity generation installation with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW, is substantially refurbished or when, in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2010/75/EC, its permit is updated, conversion to allow its operation as a high-efficiency cogeneration installation is set as a condition in the new or updated permit or licence, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the waste heat can be used by heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIIIsuch a project with high-efficient cogeneration is technically, socio- economically and commercially feasible.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
To ensure that only projects with the technical potential and a positive socio- economic and business economic benefit are implemented Member States mayshall lay down conditions for exemption from the provisions of paragraph 6 when:
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt authorisation or equivalent permitting criteria to ensure that industrial installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW generating waste heat that are built or substantially refurbished after [the entry into force of this Directive] capture and make use of their waste heat when such a project is assessed as commercially and technically feasible.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 279 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall establish mechanisms to ensure the connection of these installations to district heating and cooling networks. They may require these installations to bearshall ensure that the connection charges and the cost of developing the district heating and cooling networks necessary to transport their waste heat to consumers are fairly distributed between the involved actors.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 284 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Member States mayshall lay down conditions for exemption from the provisions in the first sub-paragraph when:
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 292 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall establish by 1 January 2013 by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 18 a methodology for the cost-benefit analysis referred to in paragraphs 4 (c), 7 (b) and 8(b). The methodology shall be prepared in consultation with the concerned stakeholders. Such a methodology shall take into account both socio-economic and business finance perspectives.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 324 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. No later than 6 months after the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall adopt a decision to reduce the number of allowances pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC by 1.4bn allowances so as to maintain the incentives for investment in energy efficiency measures and low carbon technologies and the level of ambition envisaged in Directive 2003/87/EC.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 325 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Funds 1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, Member States shall establish a fund or funds to subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement programmes and measures, to promote the development of a market for energy efficiency measures and to offer technical assistance. Such measures may include the promotion of energy auditing and financial instruments for energy savings, support the deep renovation of buildings particularly for low-income households. The fund may, among other sources, include the revenues generated by the auctioning under the ETS, financing from the Structural and Cohesion Funds, eventual financial contributions derived from the obligation schemes referred to in Article 6 of this Directive. 2. The funds shall be used to attract private investment into the energy efficiency space, by means of loan guarantees and other financial engineering mechanisms. 3. When funds subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement measures, access to funds shall be made conditional upon the actual realisation of energy savings or energy efficiency improvements. This shall be proved by appropriate means, such as energy performance certificates for buildings or energy labels for products. 4. The funds shall also provide technical assistance for third parties, such as consumers, small and medium size enterprises and other investors, to support the market penetration of good quality energy efficiency programmes and measures. 5. Funds may be linked to dedicated agencies or programmes which help to direct monies to appropriate projects and to carry out the functions described in paragraphs 3 and 4.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 326 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 April each year, Member States shall report on the progress achieved towards their binding national energy efficiency targets, in accordance with Annex XIV(1).
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 339 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission’s assessment of the first supplementary report shall include an assessment of the energy efficiency levels of existing and new installations undertaking the combustion of fuels with a total rated thermal input of 50 MW or more and installations undertaking the refining of mineral oil and gas, in the light of the relevant best available techniques as developed in accordance with Directive 2010/75/EU and Directive 2008/1/EC. Where this assessment identifies significant discrepancies between the actual energy efficiency levels of such installations and energy efficiency levels associated with the application of the relevant best available techniques, the Commission shall propose, by 31 December 2015, if appropriate, requirements to improve the energy efficiency levels achieved by such installations or that the use of such techniques shall in future be a condition for the permitting of new installations and for the periodic review or updating of the permits for existing installations.
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 345 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. By 30 June 2014 the Commission shall submit the assessment referred to in Article 3(2) to the European Parliament and to the Council, followed, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal laying down mandatory national targets.deleted
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 354 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22a - Amendments to Directive 2003/87/EC In Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC the following paragraph shall be added after the second paragraph : ‘From 2014 onwards the linear reduction factor shall be 2.25%.’
2011/11/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 28 #

2011/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 539/2011
Article 1 – paragraph 4
(b) in paragraph 4 point (c) is replaced by the following: is replaced by the following: 4. Where a third country listed in Annex II introduces, reintroduces or maintains a visa requirement for nationals of a Member State, the following provisions shall apply: (ca) within 90 days after publication of that notification, the Commission, in consultation with the Member State concerned, shall report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report may be accompanied by a proposal providing for the temporary restoration of the visa requirement for nationals of the third country in question. The Commission may also presof such introduction, or its announcement or, in cases where the requirement is maintained, within 90 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall notify the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission in writing; the notification shall be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union. The notification shall specify the date of implementation of the measure and the type of travel documents and visas concerned. If the third country decides to lift the visa obligation before the expiry of this deadline, the notification becomes superfluous; (b) the Commission shall, immediately following the date of publication of that notification and in consultation with the Member State concerned, take steps with the authorities of the third country in order to restore visa-free travel and shall inform the European Parliament and the Council about the status of the negotiations at the earliest opportunity; (c) within 45 days after publication of that notification, the Commission, in consultation with the Member State concerned, shall report to the European Parliament and the Council. If within 45 days of the date of publication of that notification, the third country concerned has not lifted the visa requirement, the Commission, in consultation with that Member State, shall propose the restoration of the visa requirement for nationals of the third country in question. If within 90 days of the date of publication of that notification, the third country has not lifted the visa requirement, this proposal after deliberations in the European Parliament and the Council on its report. Te Commission's proposal providing for the restoration of the visa requirement for nationals of the third country in question shall be deemed to have been adopted, unless the Council, acting by qualified majority, and the European Parliament, and the Council shall act on such proposcting by absolute majority, decide to reject the proposal beforehand. (d) where the third country in question abolishes the visa requirement, the Member State shall immediately notify the Council and the Commission to that effect. The notification shall be published in the C series of the Official Journal byof the ordinary legislative procedureEuropean Union. Any measure decided upon under subparagraph (c) shall terminate seven days after the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. In case the third country in question has introduced a visa requirement for nationals of two or more Member States, the measure will only terminate after the last publication.
2011/12/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2011/0002(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000 on action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors and amending Council Directive 74/150/EEC regulates exhaust emissions from engines installed in agricultural and forestry tractors. The stage of emission limits currently applicable for type approval of the majority of compression ignition engines is referred to as Stage IIIA. The Directive provides that those limits will be replaced by the more stringent Stage IIIB limits, entering into force progressively as of 1st January 2010 as regards the type approval and as of 1st January 2011 with regard to the placing on the market of those engines.
2011/06/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2011/0002(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Commission should report each year to the European Parliament and Council on progress in the development of technical solutions for Stage IV- compliant technology.
2011/06/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2010/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to promote 112 as the ‘EU-wide’ emergency number by means of measures aimed at all EU citizens and travellers and to organise and support promotional activities, in particular in schools, and events held each year on 11 February, which has been established as ‘European 112 Day’, special attention should be paid to the practical information such as stressing that 112 is the European emergency number, reachable from fixed and mobile phones free of charge, everywhere in the EU;
2011/04/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2010/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the serious threat to biodiversity and sustainable marine environments posed by illegal fishing, as well as the social and economic impacts of extinguishing fish stocks and the potential threat to food security;
2011/04/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2010/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that illegal fishing is combated at sea and in inland waters and underlines the need to review the sufficiency of control mechanisms and their implementation;
2011/04/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2010/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that catches from illegal fishing are not sold in or imported to Member States by setting a global database of DNA from fish stocks in order to identify the source of fish and aid prosecution;
2011/04/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2010/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States and the Commission to increase the fight against illegal fishing and to push for increased international attention and action by stepping up cooperation with international partners to improve monitoring, control and surveillance of IUU activities.
2011/04/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2010/0377(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the offshore exploration and exploitation of minerals, including hydrocarbons;deleted
2011/06/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 181 #

2010/0377(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in Annex V is permanently available to the public, including in an electronic format, without any restrictions. The information shall be reviewed and where necessary updated at least once a year.
2011/06/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2010/0377(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the public concerned is entitled to express comments and opinions to the competent authoritygiven early and effective opportunities to participate in the procedures before a decision is taken and that the results of the consultations held pursuant to paragraph 1 are duly taken into account in the taking of a decision.
2011/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 234 #

2010/0377(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The inspection report with the necessary actions identified together with clear deadlines for the operator to implement these actions shall be made publicly available within 4 months of the site visit taking place.
2011/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) This Directive shall not affect the right of a Member State or an undertaking in the Member State to which: (a) radioactive waste is to be shipped for processing; or (b) other material is to be shipped with the purpose to recover the radioactive waste, to return the radioactive waste after treatment to its country of origin. Nor shall it affect the right of a Member State or an undertaking in that Member State to which spent fuel is to be shipped for reprocessing to return to its country of origin radioactive waste recovered from the reprocessing operation.
2011/03/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2010/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point -a a (new)
Directive 97/68/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
(-aa) in paragraph 1a, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "1b. A replacement engine to be installed in a railcar, train-set or locomotive originally equipped with an engine not meeting Stage III A limits or only meeting Stage III A limits shall, as a minimum, comply with the limit values defined in Stage III A. For such engines, Article 9 (3g), (3i) and (4a) shall not apply. 1c. For engines placed on the market under paragraphs 1a and 1b, the text ‘REPLACEMENT ENGINE’ shall be attached to a label on the engine or inserted into the owner's manual."
2010/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2010/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
-
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal
2011/02/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 61 #

2010/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 - point -a (new)
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 10 - paragraph 1 a - subparagraph 2
(-a) In paragraph 1a, the second subparagraph is deleted.
2011/02/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #

2010/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 - point -a b (new)
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 10 - paragraphs 1 b and c (new)
(-ab) The following paragraphs are inserted: 1b. A replacement engine to be installed in a railcar, train-set or locomotive originally equipped with an engine not meeting Stage III A limits or only meeting Stage III A limits shall, as a minimum, comply with the limit values defined in Stage III A. For such engines, Article 9 /3g), (3i) and (4a) shall not apply. 1c. For engines placed on the market under paragraphs 1a and 1b, the text "REPLACEMENT ENGINE" shall be attached to a label on the engine or inserted into the owner's manual.
2011/02/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2010/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 - point -a c (new)
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 10 - paragraphs 1 d and e
(ac) The following paragraphs are inserted: "1d. By way of derogation, Member States may authorise the production and mounting of replacement engines that do not comply with Stage III A requirements, in the following cases: (i) for a renewal or upgrading of an existing railcar, train-set or locomotive, when the application of Stage III A requirements would raise important technical difficulties in terms of gauge, axle load, body/chassis design or engine(s) control systems for multiple operation and, as a consequence, compromise the economic viability of the project; under the condition that the application is accompanied by an impact assessment providing a sufficient justification for the derogation and proving that the overall emission levels when compared to the original engines will be improved. (ii) where, following a railcar, train-set or locomotive accident or a catastrophic failure of its engine(s), the application of Stage III A requirements would raise important technical difficulties and, as a consequence, compromise the cost- effective repair of the damaged railcar, train set or locomotive. For the engines covered by this paragraph, Article 9 (3g), (3i) and (4a) shall not apply. Where a derogation is granted, the Member State granting the derogation shall, within six months, provide both the Commission and the approval authorities of the other Member States with a document, in both paper form and electronic format, which sets out: — the unique reference number of the derogation as shown on the label attached to each engine to which it refers, — the nature of the derogation, including the description of the emission levels compared with Stage III A thresholds and details of the alternative provisions which will be applied, — a detailed justification for granting the derogation, including the main technical difficulties, with their economic and environmental consequences, and a description of the design efforts made in order to approach Stage III A requirements, and, if need be, other fleet evolution and operating measures, — the number of engines which are subject to the derogation,— details of the manufacturer and of the types and serial numbers of the engines which are subject to the derogation, — details of the railway vehicles' series to which the engines will be fitted together with their operational areas, — any other information helping to justify the request for a derogation 1e. For engines placed on the market under paragraphs 1a, 1b and 1c, the text ‘REPLACEMENT ENGINE’ shall be attached to a label on the engine or inserted into the owner's manual."
2011/02/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2010/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 b (new)
Article 1b As the revision of the Directive 97/68/EC on emissions of gaseous and particulate pollutants from engines in non-road mobile machinery is already under preparation in the Commission, meaning a more comprehensive review of the directive is expected in the beginning of 2012, tackling questions related to the directive in a broader manner instead of agreeing possibly harmful piecemeal legislation is a viable option; Urges thus the Commission to bring forward this planned revision.
2011/02/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2010/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 c (new)
Article 1c The Commission shall report each year to the European Parliament and Council of Ministers on progress in the development of locomotives compliant with Euro IIIb.
2011/02/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #

2010/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4.
1.4 As regards engines for use in propulsion of locomotives, during the transition period between Stage III A and Stage III B an OEM may seek permission for his engine suppliers to place on the market a maximum of 120 engines for use in propulsion of locomotives under the flexibility scheme. The OEM may also seek permission for his engine suppliers to place on the market an additional amount of maximum 10 engines to be installed in locomotives which meet the structure gauge requirements of GERT 8073 issue 2 as specified in National Technical Rules notified under Article 17.3 of Directive 200857/EC.
2011/02/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2009/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Security and civil protection 20a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to analyse comprehensively the security risks of climate migration and to propose measures to limit it;
2010/02/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2009/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations on ways of adapting national civil protection systems to cope with the impact of climate change;
2010/02/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #

2008/0241(COD)

Council position
Annex 4 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Screens, Televisions, LCD photo frames, Monitors, Laptops, Notebooks, Tablets.
2011/09/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 298 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The energy content, expressed in kcal per 100g or 100ml or per portion, shall be repeated in the bottom right-hand corner of the frontof-pack, in a font size of 3mm and surrounded by a border.
2011/03/23
Committee: ENVI