BETA

Activities of Antonio CANCIAN

Plenary speeches (254)

Markets in financial instruments and amendment of the EMIR Regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (A7-0303/2012 - Markus Ferber)
2016/11/22
Amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure so as to allow for the possibility of electronic signatures (A7-0175/2014 - György Schöpflin)
2016/11/22
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A7-0053/2014 - Christofer Fjellner)
2016/11/22
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (A7-0282/2013 - Alain Cadec)
2016/11/22
Resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Bank Resolution Fund (A7-0478/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
2016/11/22
Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS V) (A7-0125/2013 - Sven Giegold)
2016/11/22
Deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall (A7-0482/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
2016/11/22
Research and Development Programme for research performing SMEs (A7-0077/2014 - Miloslav Ransdorf)
2016/11/22
SESAR Joint Undertaking (A7-0062/2014 - Britta Thomsen)
2016/11/22
European Year for Development (2015) (A7-0384/2013 - Charles Goerens)
2016/11/22
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (A7-0153/2014 - Luigi Berlinguer, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Carlo Casini)
2016/11/22
Greenhouse gas emission trading (international aviation emissions) (A7-0079/2014 - Peter Liese)
2016/11/22
Interchange fees for card-based payment transactions (A7-0167/2014 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain)
2016/11/22
European single market for electronic communications (A7-0190/2014 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
2016/11/22
EU comprehensive approach and coherence of EU external action (A7-0138/2014 - Arnaud Danjean)
2016/11/22
Electronic identification of bovine animals (A7-0199/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Single European Sky (A7-0095/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
2016/11/22
Aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services (A7-0098/2014 - David-Maria Sassoli)
2016/11/22
Copernicus programme (A7-0027/2014 - Vittorio Prodi)
2016/11/22
European GNSS Agency (A7-0364/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
2016/11/22
Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (A7-0210/2013 - Werner Kuhn)
2016/11/22
Electronic invoicing in public procurement (A7-0004/2014 - Birgit Collin-Langen)
2016/11/22
Equality between women and men in 2012 (A7-0073/2014 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
2016/11/22
Single market governance (A7-0066/2014 - Sergio Gaetano Cofferati)
2016/11/22
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A7-0470/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
2016/11/22
Common system of value added tax (A7-0090/2014 - Ivo Strejček)
2016/11/22
Single European railway area (A7-0037/2014 - Saïd El Khadraoui)
2016/11/22
Domestic passenger transport services by rail (A7-0034/2014 - Mathieu Grosch)
2016/11/22
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2014 (A7-0084/2014 - Philippe De Backer)
2016/11/22
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects (A7-0091/2014 - Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto)
2016/11/22
Domestic passenger transport services by rail - Normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings - European Union Agency for Railways - Single European railway area - Railway safety - Interoperability of the rail system (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0013(COD)
Promoting free movement by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents (A7-0017/2014 - Bernhard Rapkay)
2016/11/22
Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (A7-0344/2012 - Arlene McCarthy)
2016/11/22
Investment projects in energy infrastructure (A7-0323/2013 - Adina-Ioana Vălean)
2016/11/22
EU regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - better lawmaking (A7-0056/2014 - Sajjad Karim)
2016/11/22
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (A7-0009/2014 - Ulrike Lunacek)
2016/11/22
Local and regional consequences of the development of smart grids (A7-0019/2014 - Elisabeth Schroedter)
2016/11/22
Small agricultural holdings (A7-0029/2014 - Czesław Adam Siekierski)
2016/11/22
Steel industry in Europe (A7-0028/2014 - András Gyürk)
2016/11/22
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (A7-0464/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
2016/11/22
Award of concession contracts (A7-0030/2013 - Philippe Juvin)
2016/11/22
Public procurement (A7-0007/2013 - Marc Tarabella)
2016/11/22
Access of goods and services to public procurement markets (A7-0454/2013 - Daniel Caspary)
2016/11/22
Geographical indications of aromatised wine products (A7-0158/2012 - Paolo Bartolozzi)
2016/11/22
eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 (A7-0443/2013 - Pilar Ayuso)
2016/11/22
Regional branding (A7-0456/2013 - Eric Andrieu)
2016/11/22
Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (A7-0333/2013 - Karin Kadenbach)
2016/11/22
European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (A7-0382/2013 - Gianni Pittella)
2016/11/22
Common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action (A7-0447/2013 - Elmar Brok)
2016/11/22
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020 (A7-0005/2013 - Marian Harkin)
2016/11/22
Annual report on EU competition policy (A7-0357/2013 - Ramon Tremosa i Balcells)
2016/11/22
Milk production in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outermost regions (A7-0383/2013 - Herbert Dorfmann)
2016/11/22
EU space industrial policy (A7-0338/2013 - Angelika Niebler)
2016/11/22
CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry (A7-0391/2013 - Franck Proust)
2016/11/22
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (A7-0426/2013 - Edite Estrela)
2016/11/22
Strategic innovation agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A7-0422/2012 - Marisa Matias)
2016/11/22
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A7-0403/2012 - Philippe Lamberts)
2016/11/22
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) (A7-0420/2012 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
2016/11/22
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) (A7-0294/2012 - Jutta Haug)
2016/11/22
European satellite navigation systems (A7-0321/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
2016/11/22
European Social Fund (A7-0250/2012 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
2016/11/22
European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal (A7-0268/2013 - Jan Olbrycht)
2016/11/22
European grouping of territorial cooperation (A7-0309/2013 - Joachim Zeller)
2016/11/22
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox, Gerald Häfner)
2016/11/22
Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 (A7-0389/2013 - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Ivailo Kalfin)
2016/11/22
Draft amending budget No 7/2013 - Strengthening the European Social Fund (ESF) to address youth unemployment, poverty and social exclusion in France, Italy and Spain (A7-0367/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
2016/11/22
Connecting Europe Facility (A7-0021/2013 - Adina-Ioana Vălean, Dominique Riquet, Inés Ayala Sender)
2016/11/22
Trans-European transport network (A7-0012/2013 - Georgios Koumoutsakos, Ismail Ertug)
2016/11/22
Connecting Europe Facility - Trans-European transport network (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0436(APP)
Application and enforcement of international trade rules (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi)
2016/11/22
European Semester for economic policy coordination (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
2016/11/22
Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013)
2016/11/22
Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok)
2016/11/22
Primjena i provedba međunarodnih trgovinskih pravila (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi) HR
2016/11/22
Europski semestar za usklađivanje ekonomske politike (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira) HR
2016/11/22
Migracijski tokovi u Sredozemlju, s posebnim naglaskom na tragične događaje nedaleko od Lampeduse (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013) HR
2016/11/22
Godišnje izvješće Vijeća Europskom parlamentu o zajedničkoj vanjskoj i sigurnosnoj politici u 2012. (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok) HR
2016/11/22
European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) (A7-0232/2013 - Jan Mulder)
2016/11/22
EC-Ukraine cooperation agreement on a civil Global Navigation Satellite System (A7-0298/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
2016/11/22
Budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds (A7-0269/2013 - Erminia Mazzoni)
2016/11/22
Fisheries restrictions and jurisdictional waters in the Mediterranean and Black Sea - conflict resolution (A7-0288/2013 - Nikolaos Salavrakos)
2016/11/22
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0392/2012 - Marianne Thyssen)
2016/11/22
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (A7-0279/2013 - Corinne Lepage)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 (A7-0238/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
2016/11/22
Making the internal energy market work (A7-0262/2013 - Jerzy Buzek)
2016/11/22
Implementation and impact of the energy efficiency measures under the cohesion policy (A7-0271/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
2016/11/22
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
2016/11/22
Reforming the structure of the EU banking sector (A7-0231/2013 - Arlene McCarthy)
2016/11/22
External aviation policy (A7-0172/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
2016/11/22
Blue growth - enhancing sustainable growth in the marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors (A7-0209/2013 - Spyros Danellis)
2016/11/22
Contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis (A7-0222/2013 - Patrizia Toia)
2016/11/22
Registration documents for vehicles - Inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles - Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0185(COD)
Road safety (debate)
2016/11/22
Regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (A7-0204/2013 - Oldřich Vlasák)
2016/11/22
Annual report on competition policy (A7-0143/2013 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
2016/11/22
Preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) - Democratic decision making in the future EMU (B7-0271/2013, B7-0272/2013, B7-0277/2013)
2016/11/22
European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0393/2012 - Sven Giegold)
2016/11/22
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0392/2012 - Marianne Thyssen)
2016/11/22
Regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union (A7-0145/2013 - Jens Geier)
2016/11/22
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions - European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (debate)
2016/11/22
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0309(COD)
European Central Bank annual report (2011) (A7-0031/2013 - Marisa Matias)
2016/11/22
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
2016/11/22
Credit institutions and prudential supervision (A7-0170/2012 - Othmar Karas)
2016/11/22
Prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (A7-0171/2012 - Othmar Karas)
2016/11/22
Groundhandling services at European Union airports (A7-0364/2012 - Artur Zasada)
2016/11/22
Motion for a resolution - European Council conclusions of 7-8 February concerning the Multiannual Financial Framework
2016/11/22
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) (B7-0079/2013)
2016/11/22
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) (B7-0080/2013)
2016/11/22
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) (B7-0081/2013)
2016/11/22
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (B7-0082/2013)
2016/11/22
Energy roadmap 2050 (A7-0035/2013 - Niki Tzavela)
2016/11/22
European Investment Bank - 2011 annual report (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2286(INI)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth (A7-0017/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
2016/11/22
Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (A7-0023/2013 - Richard Howitt)
2016/11/22
Common system of value added tax and a quick reaction mechanism against VAT fraud (A7-0014/2013 - David Casa)
2016/11/22
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0032/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
2016/11/22
Improving access to finance for SMEs (A7-0001/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
2016/11/22
Regulation on mandatory marking of origin for certain products imported from third countries (debate)
2016/11/22
Regulation on mandatory marking of origin for certain products imported from third countries (B7-0013/2013, B7-0013/2013, B7-0014/2013, B7-0015/2013, B7-0016/2013)
2016/11/22
Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (A7-0402/2012 - Sylvie Goulard)
2016/11/22
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2058(REG)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0459(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0093(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0322(NLE)
Human rights situation in the United Arab Emirates
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2842(RSP)
Innovative financial instruments in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2027(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0239(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0239(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0190(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0190(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0190(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0301(COD)
Financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0301(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0137(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0137(COD)
Single European railway area (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0253(COD)
Recording equipment in road transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0196(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0377(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0117(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0117(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0117(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0117(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0117(COD)
European Semester (debate)
2016/11/22
Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area - Monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0385(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2286(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2286(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2286(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2212(INL)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0131(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0131(COD)
Preparation of the informal European summit - Investment, growth and jobs (debate)
2016/11/22
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0105(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0105(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0380(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2095(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0212(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0212(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0212(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0212(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0212(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2116(INI)
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0207(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0207(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0207(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0207(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0207(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0362(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0362(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0362(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0362(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0373(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2087(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0241(COD)
Single European transport area (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2096(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2115(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
Single European railway area (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0253(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0387(CNS)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0195(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0195(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0195(COD)
State of the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0249(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0249(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0249(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0249(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2295(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0167(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0167(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0167(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0167(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0167(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0167(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0028(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0028(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
Charging of heavy goods vehicles (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0147(COD)
Textile names and related labelling of textile products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0006(COD)
Stress tests of the EU banking sector (debate)
2016/11/22
EIB annual report for 2009 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2248(INI)
Lessons to be drawn for nuclear safety in Europe following the nuclear accident in Japan
2016/11/22
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0129(COD)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0129(COD)
Industrial policy for the globalised era (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2095(INI)
Innovative financing at a global and European level (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2105(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2150(INI)
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2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0261(COD)
Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0237(COD)
Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0237(COD)
Situation in Albania (debate)
2016/11/22
Cord blood stem cells (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2268(INI)
Energy Efficiency Action Plan (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2107(INI)
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0150(COD)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (28-29 October) - Preparations for the G20 summit (11-12 November) - Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken - Improving economic governance and stability framework in the EU, in particular, in the euro zone (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2182(INI)
Indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0254(COD)
Basel II and revision of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD 4) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2074(INI)
Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport - Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0237(COD)
Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport - Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0237(COD)
Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and interfaces with other transport modes (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0263(COD)
A sustainable future for transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2096(INI)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (17 June 2010) - Preparations for the G20 summit (26-27 June) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2591(RSP)
Implementation of the first railway package directives (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2556(RSP)
Implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development - Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens - Long-term sustainability of public finances for a recovering economy - Contribution of the Cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon and the EU 2020 objectives (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2235(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0110(COD)
Electric cars (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2547(RSP)
Investing in Low Carbon Technologies (debate)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the first railway package directives (debate)
2016/11/22
Railway safety, including the European signalling system (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2106(INI)
Defence of the principle of subsidiarity - Display of religious and cultural symbols in public places (debate)
2016/11/22
European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0096(COD)
New regulations on visas for Western Balkan countries (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia) (debate)
2016/11/22
Immigration, the role of Frontex and cooperation among Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
Forest fires in the summer of 2009 (debate)
2016/11/22

Reports (2)

REPORT on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 PDF (153 KB) DOC (106 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CODE
Dossiers: 2008/0237(COD)
Documents: PDF(153 KB) DOC(106 KB)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 PDF (309 KB) DOC (407 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2008/0237(COD)
Documents: PDF(309 KB) DOC(407 KB)

Shadow reports (6)

REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 219/2007 on establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR) as regards the extension of the Joint Undertaking until 2024 PDF (282 KB) DOC (368 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2013/0237(NLE)
Documents: PDF(282 KB) DOC(368 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area, as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure PDF (653 KB) DOC (799 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2013/0029(COD)
Documents: PDF(653 KB) DOC(799 KB)
REPORT on the contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis PDF (175 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2012/2321(INI)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(94 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility PDF (929 KB) DOC (1 MB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRETRAN
Dossiers: 2011/0302(COD)
Documents: PDF(929 KB) DOC(1 MB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy PDF (289 KB) DOC (300 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2010/0150(COD)
Documents: PDF(289 KB) DOC(300 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (recast) PDF (183 KB) DOC (200 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2009/0110(COD)
Documents: PDF(183 KB) DOC(200 KB)

Opinions (4)

OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 219/2007 on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR) as regards the extension of the Joint Undertaking until 2024
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Documents: PDF(148 KB) DOC(513 KB)
OPINION on innovative financial instruments in the context of the next multiannual financial framework
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Documents: PDF(116 KB) DOC(90 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1639/2006/EC establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) and Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Documents: PDF(184 KB) DOC(483 KB)
OPINION Communication from the Commission: A sustainable future for transport: Towards an integrated, technology-led and user friendly system
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Documents: PDF(123 KB) DOC(91 KB)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC restructuring Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2011/0092(CNS)
Documents: PDF(209 KB) DOC(517 KB)

Written declarations (1)

Written declaration on promoting social inclusion and combating all forms of discrimination in the labour market

Amendments (600)

Amendment 144 #

2013/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point a a (new)
aa. promotion of innovative sales options for the purchase of actual automobile user rights other than ownership; (It is necessary to go beyond the traditional notion of car ownership and encourage car sharing or joint ownership schemes, enabling individuals to make use of different vehicles without, however, being required to pay taxes on the ownership of each.)
2013/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2013/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point a b (new)
ab. envisaging a system of taxation relating principally not to the vehicle but to the individual and to actual vehicle usage; (The aim is to encourage the purchase of new automobiles by less frequent users also by shifting taxation from ownership alone to vehicle usage. For example, automobile taxes such as road tax, which is levied in many Member States, as well as insurance premiums, would relate to individuals rather than vehicles, leading to fairer arrangements. It is only by lowering taxes and cutting the bureaucracy surrounding the purchase of automobiles that the market can be stimulated.)
2013/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 230 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish a tax incentive scheme to promote youth employment and support under-35 undertakings, by means of incentives for undertakings, particularly SMEs, to recruit young people on permanent contracts; to that end, proposes that, as suggested by the Commission in the employment package, the Member States could use the instrument of employment subsidies and reduction of the tax wedge, particularly to meet the cost to employers of social security and health insurance contributions;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 277 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish measures and concessions for apprenticeship contracts and bonuses for business start-ups by young people aged under 35; in particular, Member States should provide greater and better support services for start-ups, organise awareness- raising campaigns concerning the opportunities and prospects involved in self-employment, arrange more cooperation between employment services, and provide support for businesses, including with the aid of (micro-) financing;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2013/0244(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in-kind contributions for additional activities of at least EUR 990 million over the period defined in Article 1 by the members other than the Union or their affiliated entities, consisting of the costs incurred by them in implementing additional activities outside the work plan of the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking contributing to the objectives of the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative. Other Union funding programmes may support those costcomplement those activities in compliance with the applicable rules and procedures. In such cases, Union financing shall not substitute for the in-kind contributionadditional activities from the Members other than the Union or their affiliated entities.
2013/12/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2013/0244(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The costs referred to in point (b) shall not be eligible for financial support by the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking. The corresponding activities shall be set out in an additional activities plan that shall indicate the estimated value of those contributions.
2013/12/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2013/0244(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The members of the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking other than the Union shall report each year by 31 January to the Governing Board of the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking on the value of the contributions referred to in paragraph 2 made in each of the previous financial yearsprivate Members shall update and inform on the Declaration of additional activities when needed and at least two times during the Clean Sky 2 Programme duration.
2013/12/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2013/0244(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. For the purpose of valuing the contributions referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 and clause 15(3)(b) of the Statutes set out in Annex I, the costs shall be determined according to the usual cost accounting practices of the entities concerned, to the applicable accounting standards of the country where each entity is established, and to the applicable International Accounting Standards / International Financial Reporting Standards. The costs shall be certified by an independent external auditor appointed by the entity concerned. The valuation of the contributions shall be verified by the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking. In case of remaining uncertainties, it mayThe costs incurred in additional activities shall not be audited by the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking or by any other Union body.
2013/12/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2013/0244(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may terminate, proportionally reduce or suspend the Union financial contribution to the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking or trigger the winding up procedure referred to in clause 24(2) of the Statutes set out in Annex I if those members or their affiliated entities do not contribute, contribute only partially or contribute late with regard to the contributions referred to in paragraph 2.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2013/0244(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 7 – point 1
1. The Commission representative shall hold 50 % of the voting rights. The vote of the Commission shall be indivisible. Each other representative shall hold an equal number of votes. The representatives shall use their best endeavours to achieve consensus. Failing consensus, the Governing Board shall take decisions by a majority of at least 75% of allEach individual member of the Governing Board shall have one equal vote. Governing Board shall make decisions by a two-thirds majority of all eligible votes. The Governing Board decides with a two- third majority whenever the decision can not be taken by consensus. Eligible votes, including the votes ofe all members, even those whoich are not in attendance. The Commission shall hold veto right.
2013/12/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports (Text with EEA relevance)
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The recourMember states shall be authorised to impose public service obligations leading towhich may justify a limitation in the number of providers of a port service should only be justified for reasons of public interest in order to ensure the accessibility of the port service to all users, the availability of the port service all year long or the affordability of the port service to certain category of users, the maritime security and safety, and to protect environment.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the compliance with requirements on the maritime safety or the safety and security of the port or access to it, its installations, equipment and persons, and on the availability of the service;
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 339 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) maritime security and safety, and environment protection missions within and at the entrance of ports;
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 375 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The aforegoing paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not however prejudice the right of port management bodies to include among the contract award criteria, in the selection procedure to appoint a port service provider, the stipulation that service provider candidates shall already possess qualified staff with specific experience in performing the services concerned.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 385 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where the managing body of the port that receives public funds provides port services itself, it shall keep the accounts of each port service activity and of public funds received separate from the accounts of its other activities, in such a way that :
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 392 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) all costs and revenues are correctly assigned or allocated for each individual service on the basis of consistently applied and objectively justifiable cost accounting principles; and
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 450 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The committee of representatives referred to in paragraph 1 is subject to operating rules which restrict their tasks to only what is strictly essential and will not compromise the speed and efficiency with which the port management body acts. Where the national laws of a Member State already provide for a body with attributes equivalent to those of the committee of representative referred to in paragraph 1, even if its composition is completely different, it shall be considered that the requirements of this article have been met.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 485 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. In the event that the dispute arises between parties established in different Member States, the independent supervisory body of the Member State of the port where the dispute is presumed to have its origin shall have competence to solve the dispute.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 512 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18 Cooperation between independent supervisory bodies 1. The independent supervisory bodies shall exchange information about their work and decision-making principles and practices in order to facilitate a uniform implementation of this Regulation. For this purpose, they shall participate and work together in a network that convenes at regular intervals and at least once a year. The Commission shall participate, coordinate and support the work of the network. 2. The independent supervisory bodies shall cooperate closely for the purposes of mutual assistance in their tasks, including in carrying out investigations required to handle complaints and disputes in cases involving ports in different Member States. For this purpose, an independent supervisory body shall make available to another such body, after a substantiated request, the information necessary to allow that body to fulfil its responsibilities under this Regulation. 3. The Member States shall ensure that the independent supervisory bodies shall provide the Commission, after a reasoned request, with the information necessary for it to carry its tasks. The information requested by the Commission shall be proportionate to the performance of those tasks. 4. Where information is considered confidential by the independent supervisory body in accordance with Union or national rules on business confidentiality, the other national supervisory body and the Commission shall ensure such confidentiality. This information may only be used for the purpose which it was requested. 5. Based on the experience of the independent supervisory bodies and on the activities of the network referred to in paragraph 1, and in order to ensure efficient cooperation, the Commission may adopt common principles on the appropriate arrangements for the exchange of information between independent supervisory bodies. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22(2).deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 542 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 323 #

2013/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 6
An excess length or excess, height or width of less than 2% of the maximum dimensions indicated in point 1of Annex 1 shall give rise to a written warning to the transport company, which could give rise to a penalty, if the national legislation provides for such a penalty.
2013/12/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 342 #

2013/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Annex I – point 2.2.2
‘two- or three-axle motor vehicle with two or three- axle semi-trailer carrying, in intermodal transport, one or more intermodal transport units, for a total maximum length of 40 or 45 foot: 44 tonnes.
2013/12/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 202 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point o
"connecting flight" means a flight which, under a single contract of carriage and a single booking reference, is intended to enable the passenger to arrive at a transfer point in order to depart on another flight, or, where appropriate in the contextin the context of Article 6a , means that other flight departing from the transfer point.;
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 210 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point r
«airport managing body» means a body which, in conjunction with other activities or not as the case may be, has as its objective under national laws, regulations or contracts the administration and management of the airport or airport network infrastructures and the coordination and control of the activities of the different operators present in the airports or airport network concerned;
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 215 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point s
' "ticket price'" means the full price paid for a ticket and including the air fare, and all applicable taxes, charges, surcharges and fees, included management fees charged by the air carriers, paid for all optional and non-optional services included in the ticket; related to the air transport part of the journey.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point w
“tarmac delay” means, at departure, the time the aircraft remains on the ground between the start of boarding of the passengerstime the doors are closed and the take-off time of the aircraft or, at arrival, the time between the touch-down of the aircraft and the start of disembarkation of the passengers;
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 252 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall also apply to return ticketsWithout prejudice to any clear and explicit contractual terms to the contrary, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall also apply for reservations including an outward and a return flight and where the passenger is denied boarding at the return journey flight on the grounds that he/she did not take the outward journey or did not pay an additionalflight. The contractual conditions must be explicit at any stage of the booking. This Provision shall not apply where the ticket includes more than two flights (outbound and return) and passengers are denied boarding on the grounds that charge for this purposeriage is not used on all individual flights or not used in the agreed sequence as shown in the ticket.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 278 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 3
An operating air carrier shall not be obliged to pay compensation in accordance with Article 7, if it can prove that the cancellation is caused by extraordinary circumstances and that the cancellationwhich could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. Such extraordinary circumstances can only be invoked in so far they affect the flight concerned or the previous flight operated by the same aircraftany flight in the air carrier's program, as far as the air carrier is able to demonstrate the direct causal link between those circumstances and the cancellation.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 376 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(a) In Paragraph 1, the word ‘flights’ is replaced by ‘journeys’Where reference is made to this Article, passengers shall receive compensation amounting to: (a) EUR 250 for all flights of 1500 kilometres or less; (b) EUR 400 for all intra-Community flights of more than 1500 kilometres, and for all other flights between 1500 and 3500 kilometres; (c) EUR 600 for all flights not falling under (a) or (b). In determining the distance, the basis shall be the last destination at which the denial of boarding or cancellation will delay the passenger's arrival after the scheduled time.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 443 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 13
In cases where an operating air carrier pays compensation or meets the other obligations incumbent on it under this Regulation, and without prejudice to contracts for disclaimer between third parties, no provision of this Regulation or of national law may be interpreted as restricting its right to seek compensation forecover the costs incurred under this Regulation from any third parties which contributed to the event triggering compensation or other obligations.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 467 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 7 a (new)
The key information concerning passengers’ rights in the event of cancellation or delays must be printed on the back of the ticket.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 573 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point ii
technical problems which are not inherent in the normal operation of the aircraft, such as the identification of a defect during the flight operation concernedsuch as the identification of a defect after the aircraft has been released to service and which prevents the normalsafe continuation of the operation; or a hidden manufacturing defect revealed by the manufacturer or a competent authority and which impinges on flight safety;
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 127 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) In order to ensure that a new open access passenger service contributes, on balance, to the positive development of the sector, such a service should be allowed to access the market unhindered provided that it is mainly revenue-generating rather than revenue-abstracting for the rail sector, and provided that the revenue loss for the operator under the relevant public service contract is not substantial. In that context, a mainly revenue- generating service should be understood as a service whose net benefit in terms of new rail sector revenues exceeds any losses of revenues incurred by the operator under the relevant public service contract. New rail sector revenues should be understood as revenues deriving from passenger flows that are either taken from other modes or that constitute entirely new travel flows. When estimating the revenue loss of the operator under the public service contract, the regulatory body should estimate the total decrease in revenue under the public service contract assuming the new open access entry, as compared to a baseline without the open access entry, other things assumed equal. For this assessment, the regulatory body may define a threshold. In addition, total rail passenger volume, e.g. in terms of passenger-kilometres, may also be defined as a criterion in the assessment. The competent authority that awarded the public service contract should compensate the railway undertaking performing the public service contract for the losses of revenue it incurs as a result of a new open access service until the date of expiry of the PSO contract. Where the public service contract is a framework contract consisting of several individual lots, the analysis should focus on individual lots rather than on the framework contract as a whole.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 134 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) In the light of the experience acquired through the new network of regulatory bodies, the Commission should bring forward a legislative proposal under which the network of regulatory bodies is replaced with a single European regulatory body that acts as a supervisor and arbitrator to settle any issues of a cross-border and international nature, and as a body for hearing appeals against decisions taken by the national regulatory authorities. This single European regulatory body should be operational by the time of the opening of the domestic rail passenger market.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 183 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 3
(ca) The following new Point 32 is added: ‘(32) Of the functions performed by the infrastructure manager, the following shall constitute essential functions: (a) decision making on train path allocation, including both the definition and the assessment of availability and the allocation of individual train paths; and (b) decision making on infrastructure charging, including determination and collection of the charges, without prejudice to Article 29(1).’
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 264 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 2
2. Legal entitieRailway undertakings within the vertically integrated undertaking that are active in railway transport services markets shall not have any direct or indirect shareholding in the infrastructure manager. Nor shall the infrastructure manager have any direct or indirect shareholding in any legal entitiesrailway undertaking within the vertically integrated undertaking active in railway transport services markets.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 269 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 a – paragraph 3
3. The infrastructure manager’s incomes may not be used in order to finance other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking but only in order to finance the business of the infrastructure manager and to pay dividends to the ultimate owner of the vertically integrated company. The infrastructure manager may not grant loans to any other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking, and no other legal entity within the vertically integrated undertaking may grant loans to the infrastructure manager. Any services offered by other legal entities to the infrastructure manager shall be based on contracts and be paid at market prices. The debt attributed to the infrastructure manager shall be clearly separated from the debt attributed to other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking, and these debts shall be serviced separately. The accounts of the infrastructure manager and of the other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking shall be kept in a way that ensures the fulfilment of these provisions and allows for separate financial circuits for the infrastructure manager and for the other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 275 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Without prejudice to Article 8(4), the infrastructure manager shall raise funds on the capital markets independently and not via other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking. Oother legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking shall not raise funds via the infrastructure manager.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 286 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – title
Effective independence of the staff and management responsible for performing the essential functions of the infrastructure manager within a vertically integrated undertaking
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 297 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The members of the management board and senior staff members of the infrastructure manager shall not be in the supervisory or management boards or be senior staff members of any other legal entities within the vertically integratedf railway undertakings.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 301 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The members of the supervisory or management boards andor senior staff members of the other legal entities within the vertically integratedrailway undertakings shall not be in the management board or be senior staff members of the infrastructure manager.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 304 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 3
3. The infrastructure manager shall have a Supervisory Board which is composed of representatives of the ultimate owners of the vertically integrated undertaking. The Supervisory Board may consult the Coordination Committee referred to under Article 7d on issues under its competence. Decisions regarding the appointment and renewal, working conditions including remuneration, and termination of the office of the management board members of the infrastructure manager shall be taken by the Supervisory Board. The identity and the conditions governing the duration and the termination of office of the persons nominated by the Supervisory Board for appointment or renewal as members of the management board of the infrastructure manager, and the reasons for any proposed decision terminating the office, shall be notified to the regulatory body referred to in Article 55. Those conditions and the decisions referred to in this paragraph shall become binding only if the regulatory body has expressly approved them. The regulatory body may object to such decisions where doubts arise as to the professional independence of a person nominated for the management board or in the case of premature termination of office of a member of the management board of the infrastructure manager. Effective rights of appeal to the regulatory body shall be granted for members of the management board who wish to enter complaints against the premature termination of the office.deleted
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 325 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. For a period of three yeareighteen months after leaving the infrastructure manager, members of the Supervisory Board or management boardmanagement board, the staff responsible for carrying out the essential functions and senior staff members of the infrastructure manager shall not be entitled to hold any senior position with any other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking. For a period of three years after leaving those other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking, their supervisory or management boards' members and senior staff members shall not be entitled to hold any senior position with the infrastructure manager.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 5
5. The infrastructure manager shall have its own staff and be located in separate premises from the other legal entitierailway undertakings within the vertically integrated undertaking. Access to information systems shall be protected to ensure the independence of the infrastructure manager. Internal rules or staff contracts shall clearly limit contacts with the other legal entitierailway undertakings within the vertically integrated undertaking to official communications connected with the exercise of the functions of the infrastructure manager which are also exercised in relation to other railway undertakings outside the vertically integrated undertaking. Transfers of staff other than those referred to under point (c) between the infrastructure manager and the other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking shall only be possible if it can be ensured that sensitive information will not be passed on between them.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 340 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 6
6. The infrastructure manager shall have the necessary organisational capacity to perform all of its functions independently from the other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking and shall not be allowed to delegate to these legal entities the operation of these functions or any activities related to them.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 347 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 7
7. The members of the supervisory or management boards and senior staff of the infrastructure manager shall hold no interest in or receive any financial benefit, directly or indirectly, from any other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking. Performance-based elements of their remuneration shall not depend on the business results of any other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking or any legal entities under its control, but exclusively on those of the infrastructure managere overall results of the railway system in terms of traffic volume, performance and safety.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 446 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(aa) The following paragraph is added: ‘2a. Member States must not be required to grant any right of access to undertakings which are directly or indirectly controlled by any person or persons from a third country or countries in which rights of access to infrastructure and service facilities, similar to those set out in this Directive, are not granted to Union undertakings. For the purpose of this paragraph, ‘control’ shall be defined as consisting of rights, contracts or any other means by which, either separately or in combination, and having regard to any relevant considerations of fact or law, provide the opportunity of exerting a decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular through: (a) ownership or the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking; (b) rights or contracts which confer decisive influence on the composition, voting or deliberations of the social organs of an undertaking.’
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 448 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may limit the right of access provided for in Article 10(2) to passenger services between a given place of departure and a given destination when one or more public service contracts cover the same route or an alternative route if the exercise of this right would compromise the economic equilibrium of the public service contract or contracts in question. Competent authorities and infrastructure managers shall give advance notice to all interested parties of capacity requests pursuant to Regulation 1370/2007 that may conflict with the rights of access pursuant to Article 10 of this Directive. All passenger services that are not part of a public service contract shall be referred to as open access services. If a competent authority creates a new public service contract, or extends the scope of an existing one, in the sense of using more infrastructure capacity than was previously used, the undertakings that provide existing open access services which may be affected by that decision shall not be subject to any limitations in access rights. These undertakings shall receive advance notice of the decision and, if justified, financial compensation based on a decision of the regulatory body, based on a procedure analogous to the one defined in this article for determining a prejudice to economic equilibrium
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 467 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2a (new)
The relevant regulatory body shall also carry out the economic analysis and issue the reasoned decision referred to in this paragraph following a request from the railway undertaking seeking access, provided that the request is submitted not more than a reasonable number of years before the intended start of service. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, the decision of the regulatory body shall be binding on all parties concerned for a reasonable number of years after its notification, or until the expiry date of the public service contract, whichever is sooner. The economic equilibrium of the public service contract shall not be deemed to be compromised if the regulatory body predicts that the prospective new service shall be mainly revenue-generating rather than revenue- abstracting for the rail sector, and that the revenue loss for the set of services under the public service contract or contracts, if any, shall not be substantial. The competent authority that awarded the public service contract shall compensate the railway undertaking performing the public service contract for the losses of revenue it incurs as a result of the new service until the date of expiry of the PSO contract.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 480 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 13 a – paragraph 1
1. WAfter a period of five years following entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the potential ticketing fragmentation between services under Public Service Obligations in each Member State. On the basis of this assessment, and without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 and Directive 2010/40/EU, the Commission may submit a legislative proposal allowing Member States mayto require railway undertakings operating domestic passenger services under Public Service Obligations to participate in in a common information and integrated ticketing scheme for the supply of tickets, through- tickets and reservations or decide to give the power to competent authorities to establish such a scheme. If such a scheme is established, Member StatOther railway undertakings shall have access to these shall ensure that it does not create market distortion or discriminate between railway undertakingchemes on a free basis and free of charge for the purpose of selling tickets for services aund that it is managed by a public or private legal entity or an association of all railway undertakings operating passengerer Public Service Obligations as an add-on to their own services.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 496 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require railway undertakings operating passenger services to put in place and coordinateset up, and coordinate with respect to major EU routes, national contingency plans to provide assistance to passengers, in the sense of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007, in the event of a major disruption to serviceevent of a major disruption to services triggered by natural or man-made disasters. Each railway undertaking operating passenger services and station manager shall put in place its own contingency plan in accordance with national contingency plans.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 514 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 38 – paragraph 4
4. Where an applicant intends to request infrastructure capacity with a view to operating a passenger service, it shall inform the infrastructure managers and the regulatory bodies concerned no less thanaccording to deadlines specified by the Member States. The deadlines specified by Member States shall not exceed 18 months before the entry into force of the working timetable to which the request for capacity relates. In order to enable regulatory bodies concerned to assess the potential economic impact on existing public service contracts, regulatory bodies shall ensure that any competent authority that has awarded a rail passenger service on that route defined in a public service contract, any other interested competent authority with the right to limit access under Article 11 and any railway undertaking performing the public service contract on the route of that passenger service is informed without undue delay and at the latest within five days. The regulatory bodies concerned shall not transmit to any third party any commercial data other than the origin, destination and intermediate stops of the service for which capacity is requested.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 520 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 c (new)
Directive 34/2012
Article 56 – paragraph 1 - points ga and gb (new)
In Article 56 paragraph 1 the following points are added: (ga) scheduled maintenance work (gb) unscheduled maintenance work
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 544 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 d (new)
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 57 - paragraphs 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d (new)
8d. Article 57 is amended as follows: (a) The following new paragraph 9a is inserted: ‘9a. Where an applicant considers that the decisions of one of more infrastructure managers or bodies responsible for the essential functions are impeding the development of cross-border or pan-European services, he may directly request an opinion on this from the network of regulatory bodies. That request will also constitute a request for a decision by the competent national regulatory body or bodies. The network may, if appropriate, ask for information from the infrastructure managers or bodies responsible for the essential functions and, in all cases, from the competent national regulatory bodies, in accordance with the procedure under Article 57(4). The network must then issue a non-binding opinion aimed at ensuring that the services forming the subject of the application are facilitated rather than impeded. The opinion must be forwarded to the competent regulatory bodies and to the applicant within one month of the request for that opinion being received. The competent regulatory bodies must consider the opinion issued by the network before reaching their decision, no later than one month after receiving the opinion issued by the network, and must also justify that decision to the applicant if it differs in any way from the opinion issued by the network.’ (b) The following new paragraph 9b is inserted: ‘9b. The network of regulatory bodies referred to in Article 57(1) shall adopt its rules of procedure by consensus or, where no consensus can be reached, by a two-thirds majority of votes cast, with each regulatory body having one vote. Networks shall elect a chairman from among their members and forward an annual report on their activities to the Commission. The Commission shall forward these annual reports to the European Parliament and the Council, along with any remarks it deems appropriate.’ (c) The following new paragraph 9c is inserted: ‘9c. The Commission shall provide the secretariat for the network of regulatory bodies referred to in Article 57(1). The travel and accommodation costs incurred by their members, observers and experts shall be paid by the Commission in accordance with Commission’s internal rules.’ (d) The following new paragraph 9d is inserted: ‘9d. The Commission shall by 31 December 2016 adopt a legislative proposal establishing the network of regulatory bodies and giving it legal personality. That network shall be transitional in nature, pending the establishment of a single European regulatory body.’
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 560 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall evaluate the impact of this Directive on the rail sector and shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on its implementation. That evaluation shall take into account the views expressed by the European Regulatory Body on whether discriminatory practices or other types of distortion of competition persist.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 569 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
8i. The Commission shall adopt a legislative proposal establishing a single European regulatory body and rendering it operational by 31 December 2019. That body shall replace the network of national regulatory bodies referred to under Article 57.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 574 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Points 5 to 8 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 20187 [in time for the working timetable starting on 14 December 20198]. The provisions of this Directive shall not require a Member State to grant, before that date, the right of access referred to in Article 10 of this directive to railway undertakings and their directly or indirectly controlled subsidiaries, licensed in a Member State where access rights of a similar nature are not granted. For the purposes of this paragraph, control shall be constituted by rights, contracts or any other means which, either separately or in combination and having regard to the considerations of fact or law involved, confer the possibility of exercising decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular by: (a) ownership or the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking; (b) rights or contracts which confer decisive influence on the composition, voting or decisions of the organs of an undertaking.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 52 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) To ensure sound financing to meet the objectives of public transport plans, competent authorities need to design public service obligations to attain public transport objectives in a cost-effective manner taking account of the compensation for the net financial effect of those obligations and they need to ensure long- term financial sustainability of public transport provided under public service contracts. That includes avoiding both over- and under-compensation caused by the substance of the public service obligations or the failure of the competent authority to meet its financial commitments. Public service obligations may include networks in which some services can be operated with a fair profit without financial compensation; the inclusion of such services should not result in compensation payments exceeding the amount necessary for providing the whole range of services.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 78 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The principle of reciprocity is an important way to combat distortion of competition; this principle should be applied not only to Member States, to enable them to exclude from competitive tenders organised by the relevant authorities any firms that are registered or located in a country that does not allow the relevant authorities in its territory to award public service contracts through competitive tendering procedures, but also to companies in third countries that wish to take part in tender procedures within the Union.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 80 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) In order for public and private companies – which operate on the basis of special or exclusive rights granted to them by a competent authority through a tender procedure – to be treated in a uniform manner, these companies should be excluded from the scope of Directive (EU) No .... / ... on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 253 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 6 – point b
the maximum annual volume of a public service contract in terms of train-km shall be the higher value of either 1035 million train-km or one third of the total national public rail passenger transport volume under public service contract."
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point –a c (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(-ac) the following paragraph is inserted: 3a. Member States may exclude from the competitive tendering procedure any operators or undertakings that are controlled, directly or indirectly, by any person or persons from a third country or third countries unless those countries have measures that allow contracts to be awarded through competitive tendering to EU undertakings. For the purpose of this paragraph, control shall be defined as consisting of rights, contracts or any other means by which, either separately or in combination, and having regard to any relevant considerations of fact or law, provide the opportunity of exerting a decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular through: (a) ownership or the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking; (b) rights or contracts which confer decisive influence on the composition, voting or deliberations of the social organs of an undertaking.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 283 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point –a c (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(-ac) the following paragraph is inserted: “3a. Member States may exclude from competitive tenders organised by the competent authorities in their territory, pursuant to paragraph 3 of this article, any undertakings or subsidiaries controlled by such undertakings directly or indirectly, that are registered in a Member State in which the competent authorities are not permitted to award public service contracts through competitive tendering procedures, pursuant to paragraph 6 of this article. For the purpose of this paragraph, control shall be defined as consisting of rights, contracts or any other means by which, either separately or in combination, and having regard to any relevant considerations of fact or law, provide the opportunity of exerting a decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular through: (a) ownership or the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking; (b) rights or contracts which confer decisive influence on the composition, voting or deliberations of the social organs of an undertaking.”
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 338 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: “6a. Railway undertakings that are awarded public service contracts in accordance with the competitive tendering procedures provided for in this regulation shall be excluded from the scope of Directive EU/.../... on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 348 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Member States shall in compliance with State aid rules take the necessary measures to ensure effective and non-discriminatory access conditions to suitable rolling stock for public passenger transport by rail for operators wishing to provide public passenger transport services by rail under public service contract.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 358 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where rolling stock leasing companies which provide for the leasing of rolling stock referred to in paragraph 1 under non- discriminatory and commercially viable conditions to all of the public rail passenger transport operators concerned do not exist in the relevant market, Member States shall ensure that the residual value risk of the rolling stock is borne by the competent authority in compliance with State aid rules, when operators intending and able to participate in tendering procedures for public service contracts so request in order to be able to participate in tendering procedures.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 366 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) by acquiring at market price itself the rolling stock used for the execution of the public service contract with a view to making it available to the selected public service operator at market price or as part of the public service contract pursuant to Article 4(1)(b), Article 6 and, if applicable, to the Annex,
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 369 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) by committing in the public service contract to take over of the rolling stock at the end of the contract at market price. The prior written consent of the owning incumbent is required before this commitment is enforced.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 371 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 5
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) by ensuring that all the operator concerned have effective, non- discriminatory and commercially viable conditions to leasing of rolling stock for the PSO contract concerned;
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 406 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 8 – point b
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Public service contracts for public passenger transport by rail directly awarded between 1 January 2013 and 2 December 2019 may continue until their expiry date. However they shall, in any event, not continue after 31 December 20225.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
on the contribution of cooperatives and social enterprises to overcoming the crisis
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, in the EU, social enterprises are becoming increasingly important and that, among these, there are about 160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by 123 million members and providing jobs for 5.4 million people – including around 50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry and services providing jobs for 1.4 million persons – and that cooperatives contribute around 5% on average to Member State GDP; notes that, over the last few years, several hundred industrial and service cooperative enterprises have been established as the result of the restructuring of businesses in crisis or without successors, thereby saving and re- developing local economic activities and jobs; notes that industrial and service cooperative groups have had a key impact on regional development in some of the most industrialised regions of the EU; notes that some industrial and service cooperatives specialised in labour integration provide jobs to over 30 000 disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes that cooperatives therefore play a very important role in the EU in economic, social and employment terms;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that cooperatives and social enterprises have proved themselves to be even more resilient in times of crisis than many conventional enterprises, in terms of rates of employment and of business closures, and notes that there is considerable evidence of this resilience, particularly in relation to cooperative banks and industrial and service cooperatives (worker cooperatives, social cooperatives and cooperatives formed by SMEs), owing to a great ability to adapt to change and keep business going, when it is at risk, by continuing to pursue their mission;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 22 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses the view that this greater resilience is in large part due to the cooperative or participatory models of governance, which is based on joint ownership and democratic control by their member-stakeholders, and that it is also due to their characteristic method of capital accumulation; considers that this model helps to ensure that cooperatives take a long-term approach and anchors them in the local economy, giving them a stake in local sustainable development and ensuring that they do not delocalise, even when they internationalise;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes also that social enterprises, and in particular cooperatives, have a long tradition of cooperation among themselves and that this allows them to take advantage of economies of scale and to share experience and best practice, as well as to transfer human and financial resources, where necessary; contends that this inherent flexibility allows cooperatives to sustain themselves even in the most trying times;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity for resilience should be strengthened by paying proper attention to cooperatives and social enterprises in all EU policies designed to contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as in the relevant flagship initiatives of the EU 2020 strategy; believes that the necessary steps should be taken to ensure a level playing field between cooperatives and other forms of enterprises, whilst preserving cooperatives’ aims and working methods;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to bolster its services responsible for cooperatives by creating a Directorate focused on cooperatives and other social-economy organisations (such as mutuals) within DG Enterprise, with a unit working solely onpaying greater attention to measures geared to the restructuring of industrial and service enterprises in crisis or without a successor into cooperatives;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States, in keeping with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, to review their legislation applying to cooperatives and social enterprises, with a view to adopting a comprehensive policy to support the cooperativse business models and creating a regulatory environment favourable to the recognition and development of cooperatives in all fields and sectors; stresses that this should include the introduction of appropriate financial instruments and the recognition of cooperatives’ rolethe role of economic and social organisations in the national social dialogue;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the transfer of a business to the employees through the creation of a social enterprise, and in particular of a cooperative, is often the best way of ensuring the continuity of an enterprise; stresses that this kind of transfer should be supported by a specific EU budget line that also includes financial instruments; calls urgently for the creation, with the participation of the EIB and stakeholders from the ecooperative movementnomic and social sector, of a European mechanism designed to promote the development of cooperatives and social enterprises and, in particular, business transfers under the cooperative form;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that it is not easy for social and cooperative enterprises in industry and services, and particularly SMEs, to gain access to venture capital and credit on the capital markets; notes also that cooperatives and social enterprises are not normally able to obtain large quantities of capital from their members;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the Commission and the EIB/EIF should ensure that cooperatives and social enterprises have access to EU- level financial mechanisms – including the SME financing action plan suggested in the Single Market Act – and that they should make a special effort together with the cooperative banking sectorn effort with the financial intermediaries to ensure that this happens;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the programmes and funds being established under the Multi- annual Financial Framework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for supporting cooperativesthe economic and social sector; contends that, when operational programmes are established, there should be a focus on providing support for sustainable business development and responsible restructuring, including measures such as business transfers to employees, social cooperatives and enterprises, local development and social innovation, using global grants and other financial instruments;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the programmes and funds being established under the Multi- annual Financial Framework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for supporting cooperatives; contends that, when operational programmes are established, there should be a focus on providing support for sustainable business development and responsible restructuring, including measures such as business transfers to employees, social cooperatives, local development and social innovation, using global grants and other financial instruments;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes also that Member States should take steps to make it easier for cooperatives and social enterprises to gain access to the whole range of business support services, since this will help them further to contribute to sustainable growth;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and promote the emergence of clusters of cooperatives and social enterprises to help them find the necessary resources to occupy a more prominent role in the production and distribution chain and to support the economies of scale that are necessary in order to fund research, development and innovation;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 125 #

2012/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission to frame and support policies to maintain and safeguard existing jobs, in addition to policies geared to creating new jobs;
2013/04/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2012/2296(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the technologyies already exists for road charging systems to be interoperable; whereas the single biggest problem facing the EETS is a lack of political will to implement such a scheme, rather than market or technical issues;
2013/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2012/2296(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the rights of road owners to be paid an appropriate amount for the use of their infrastructure and the services connected to it;
2013/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2012/2296(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees with the Commission that demand exists, for an interoperable solution in the area of electronic road charging, but believes that a regulation is needednew conditions may need to be set, possibly through new European legislation, to make stakeholders implement such a system, since the remuneration alone from an interoperable system is not sufficiently attractive for certain providers and for certain manufacturers of road charging equipment or certain road operators;
2013/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2012/2296(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the Commission's plans to proceed with regionalisation are not satisfactory, and considers that more wide- ranging measures are needed to bring the EETS to fruition on an EU-wide level; believes that the regionalisation of interoperability serves only to delay the introduction of a full EU-wide system; may only result in delaying a full EU-wide system from being put in place;
2013/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2012/2296(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to undertake without delay a comprehensive study on the financial conditions that may make EETS a working reality and to establish the most likely method of road charging in the medium to long term, including charging for road use via technologies such as GPNSS, which may remove the need for physical tolling in the first place; believes that the Commission must take great care in drawing up such a study to ensure that consumers would at all times be made aware of the cost of the toll being levied to an electronic device such as their GPNSS system or toll tag;
2013/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2012/2296(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recommends that the Commission take firm action against those who fail to cooperate with the current interoperability directive, pendingwhile assessing the necessity of the publication of a new proposal from the Commission for a regulationnew legislative proposal in the area of EETS and road charging interoperability;
2013/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2012/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the directive seeks to regulate an extremely broad range of services and occupational and business categories, many of which differ greatly from one Member State to another;
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 20 #

2012/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas businesses, in particular SMEs, are still having to comply with an extensive range of administrative and bureaucratic requirements which are a heavy burden for them, particularly when taken together with the difficulties they face in gaining access to credit;
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 42 #

2012/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the Services Directive does not force liberalisation but should paves the way for both business and consumers to grasp the full potential of our single market;
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 73 #

2012/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the diversity of national standards is causing fragmentation and giving rise to problems of interpretation for many occupational and business groups; encourages the development of voluntary European standards for services to improve cross-border comparability;
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 111 #

2012/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly supports the Commission’s zero tolerance policy; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure full enforcement of existing rules, in dialogue with Member States and the relevant occupational and business groups; calls for fast-track infringement procedures to be applied whenever breaches of the directive are identified;
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 122 #

2012/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Urges stakeholders, the business community and social partners to play their part in holding governments to account for revitalisthe Commission and the Member States, in view of the current economic crisis, to pay greater attention to the requests made by business communities, occupational groups and social partners, with a view to ensuring that those requests, wherever justifiable, are taken into account when implementing the Europearules on services sector and creating stable job, with the primary aim of maintaining current employment levels and opening up new employment opportunities;
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #

2012/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points to the importance of the Service Directive and to its close interaction with the Professional Qualifications Directive, and accordingly calls on the Commission and the Member States, in conjunction with European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), to ensure that uniform terminology that is clear and acceptable to all Member States and all of the many occupational categories is used, in order to help make sure that the rules are applied consistently throughout the EU;
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 126 #

2012/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Points out that, in regulating specific economic activities, the Services Directive emphasises the need to enable the provider not only to recoup investment costs but also to make a fair return on the capital invested;
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 127 #

2012/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the Commission to take a pragmatic look at the issue of transitional provisions, taking proper account of the specific characteristics of individual occupations and national circumstances, with a view to supporting business and maintaining employment levels;
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 77 #

2012/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments in an economically efficient way; Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU's energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, and energy efficiency;
2012/10/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2012/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the urgent need for new, smart and flexible infrastructure – including, specially smart grids and(including smart meters) and fully integrated network planning in order, inter alia, to integrate local and more remoteall sources of renewable energy across the EU, as has been proven necessary; recalls that cost-optimal policies differ according to demand pattern, supply potential, geographic characteristics and economic context at local level; stresses, moreover, the urgent need for the establishment of a stable and predictable regulatory frameworks as well as mechanisms to allow for EU financing of infrastructure projects of common interest;
2012/10/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 297 #

2012/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned by the delays affecting the completion of the Southern Corridor; stresses the need to achieve energy security through energy diversification and emphasises the potential of a complementary LNG corridor in the East Mediterranean to serve as a flexible source of energy and an incentive for increased competition within the EU internal energy market;
2012/10/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 398 #

2012/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. While recognising that the EU operates in a global context, recalls the November 2011 TTE Council Conclusions on strengthening the external dimension of the EU energy policy, the need for a broader and more coordinated EU approach to international energy relations in order to meet global energy challenges and climate change, address competitiveness and carbon leakage related issues and maintain and promote the highest nuclear safety standards, while at the same time ensuring the safe, secure and diversified supply of energy; recalls that Climate change is a global challenge, and consequently further international commitments from other countries, mainly coming from the major carbon emitters should be consistent with long term EU climate policies to avoid carbon leakage and adverse effects on European competitiveness;
2012/10/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 479 #

2012/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that, while energy bills in Europe have risen in recent years, this development has given rise to the rise in recent years of energy bills in Europe has developed a ‘smart’, common sense-based approach to energy efficiency and energy savings; believes, regardless,stresses that the role of ICT technologies is increasingly important for energy; highlights, in this context, the roleand its implementation throughout SmartGrid networks is increasingly important for the development of efficient energy consumption and, in particular, the development of smart meters inwhich providinges consumers with data on energy consumption, in households and businesses;
2012/10/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 488 #

2012/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Believes that the roll out of Smart Grids is a matter of urgency. Without them, the integration of distributed renewable generation and the improvement of energy consumption efficiency, which are basic for the achievement of the European objectives 20/20/20, will not be possible;
2012/10/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas, the currentimplementation of the EU energy and climate change objectives and common global energy challenges require single, effective and equitable actions from the European Union on the international stage, in particular by strengthening the external dimension of its energy policy, by increasing diversification and by enhancing security of supply;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the EU is becoming thealready a major importer of fossil fuels, which on the one hand shows the EU increasing import dependency and vulnerability to external suppliers, but on the other hand, gives the EU a considerable power as a major purchaser on global energy markets;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas, hostile takeover moves by non-transparent foreign entities in the EU energy market represent a threat which requires the strict application of EU competition rules in order to ensure a properly functioning internal market and prevent future gas-supply disruption and crisescompanies from third countries are benefiting from the opening of the EU energy market and should fully respect the EU competition rules and relevant legislation;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that implementation of a consistent and coherent EU external energy policy requires regular coordination between the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Commission to hold regular exchanges with the Member States, notably through the proposed Strategic Group for International Energy Cooperation, on priorities and activities of the EU and Member States' in the field of external energy strategy at both political and expert levels;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to coordinate positions for meetings of international energy organisations and initiatives in order to increase EU influence in these frameworks;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that regular discussions should be held on the challenges faced by the EU external energy policy during formal and informal meetings of the Energy Ministers in the Council with the involvement of the High Representative, the Commissioner and their relevant servicesCommissioner for Energy and High Representative, as appropriate;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to monitor global energy markets by pooling information and data available fromand cooperate in this regard with Member States and international organisations such as IEA; calls on the Commission to present, before the end of 2012, a legal instrument for this purpose;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 111 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that with the spread of new, unconventional energy technologies (oil sands and shale gas from Canada, United States, Australia, Qatar, Brazil, Argentina, the energy exploration of the Arctic region, further exploitations in Iraq, Venezuela and African countries) new actors, partners, regions appear as possible future suppliers, the EU also has to concentrate its efforts to fully take advantage of this new situation and develop new energy partnerships to diversify its suppliers, not least the Euro- Atlantic supply routes;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the countries of the European Economic Area are already part of the EU internal market and their cooperation is key to achieving the 2020 energy targets; welcomes the current initiatives to intensify cooperation with Switzerland, which should also aim for its full integration into the EU internal energy market;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the importance of continuing to include key principles for trade and investment, including those promoting a level playing field for investment in sustainable energy, both in bilateral agreements as well as in multilateral legal frameworks such as the Energy Charter Treaty and WTO and making them enforceable through effective dispute settlement mechanisms;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that cooperation on the development and deployment of future- oriented energy technologies should be at the centre of EU´s cooperation with industrialised partners and emerging economies;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 167 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that the growing influence of emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil in the global energy markets as well as unprecedented growth in their energy demand make it essential for the EU to engage with these partners in a comprehensive manner, across all energy areas;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 177 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Believes that access to sustainable energy is a key driver for development and urges that the EU development activities focus on assisting developing countries in promoting sustainable energy policies, reform measures, infrastructure development, favourable investment conditions and energy efficiency;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2012/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Considers that the EU external energy policy priorities should be appropriately reflected in the post-2013 external financial instruments;
2012/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 4 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that certain financial instruments already in operation in the energy sector, such as the European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF) and the Marguerite Fund, are unfortunately producing results that are worse than expected; observes in factObserves that the Marguerite Fund has so far funded a fairly limited number of projects, while the European Energy Efficiency Fund offers funds to those who want to make use of it under financial terms that are similar to those offered by the ordinary market, if not less favourable and calls on the Commission to work to improve the performance of this fund; considers that the adoption of future financial instruments should therefore take into account thoseis less-than-positive experience in order to expedite, where possible, the performance times of financial instruments;
2012/05/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. RegretAcknowledges the fact that the Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF) works by offering those who want to make use of it similar financing terms, that may be less favourable, to those offered by the ordinary market; regrets that the Fund, while in effect qualifying as a financial instrument, is considered by the Commission to be a type of subsidy, and is consequently incompatible with any recourse to structural funds on the part of same entity; emphasises therefore the necessity to ensure in the future that new financial instruments are compatible with structural funds and with other subsidising instruments made available by the European Union;
2012/05/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that these financial instruments should be activated in order to implement projects deemed necessary to achieve the strategic objectives of the European Union for intelligent, sustainable and inclusive growth; therefore calls on the Commission and the EIB in particular, but also all the other organisations directly or indirectly involved, to much more actively assist the promoters of these projects, especially in the initial phase, and in this sense, successful experiences such as the ELENA facility must be held up as examples and emphasised;
2012/05/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Trusts in the more-than-positive impact of greater strategic use of financial instruments on the European Union, but believes that this will unfortunately be limited to projects with short- to medium-term returns; fears that investment in projects equally necessary for the achievement of the strategic objectives of the European Union for intelligent, sustainable and inclusive growth may not be realised because they may be deemed too risky for investors and due to the lack of public funds; highlights however the role of catalyst that financial instruments can play for private equity, in establishing instruments to share the risk and reducing the perception of risk for investors;
2012/05/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Therefore urgently requests the implementation of the project bonds initiative and an accurate evaluation of the appropriateness of a new separate initiative for the issuing of European bonds for infrastructure, with the direct participation of European Union capital in infrastructure projects in the common interest, with strong European added value, through the public issuing of project bonds on the part of the Union;
2012/05/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2012/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Urges the European Commission to rapidly set up the appropriate governance and fincentiveancial mechanisms that willneeded to ensure the timely and effective deployment of SESAR technologies, involving the relevant authorities and stakeholders, and paying particular attention to implementation of innovative financial instruments, such as Project Bonds, that permit cash flows generated by some of the projects that make up SESAR to be drawn on;
2012/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2012/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation aims at preventing accidents by facilitating the conduct of expeditious, efficient and qualitative safety investigations. This Regulation should not interfere with the process of accidents and incidents investigations managed by national Safety Investigation Authorities as defined in Regulation (EU) No 996/2010. In case of an accident or serious incident the notification of the occurrence is also subject to the provision of article 9, paragraph 1, Regulation (EU) No 996/2010.
2013/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 91 #

2012/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'gross negligence' means a manifest and wilful violation of the duty of care directly causing foreseeable damage to a person or to a property, or which seriously lowers the level of aviation safety. conscious and voluntary failure of the observance of a minimum level of diligence, prudence and expertise according to the aviation service or activity provided by the person involved in the occurrence and to his particular professional skills.
2013/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 111 #

2012/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In case of an accident or serious incident the notification of the occurrence is also subject to the provision of article 9, paragraph 1, Regulation (EU) No 996/2010.
2013/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 143 #

2012/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and EASA shall refrain from instituting proceedings in respect of unpremeditated or inadvertent infringements of the law which come to their attention only because they have been reported in application of Articles 4 and 5. This rule shallMember States may choose not to apply this rule in cases of gross negligence. Where a Member State or EASA institutes proceedings, the information contained in the occurrence report shall not be used by the Member State or EASA against the person reporting or persons involved in the occurrence.
2013/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 146 #

2012/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. Each Member State shall establish a body responsible for the implementation of this Article. Employees can report to this body infringements to the rules established by this Article and shouldall not be penaliszed for reporting such infringements. Where appropriate, the designated body shall propose to its Member State the adoption of penalties as referred to in Article 21 towards the employer.
2013/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #

2012/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Regulation shall apply twenty four months after the entry into force of this Regulation and not before the entry into force of the implementing measures referred to in Article 4(2a) and Article 7(1a). Article 7 paragraph 2 shall apply once the delegated and implementing acts specifying and developing the European common risk classification scheme referred to in Article 7(6) and (7) enter into force.
2013/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2012/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) As well as setting out detailed performance and testing standards for marine equipment, the international instruments sometimes allow for measures that deviate from the prescriptive requirements but which, under certain conditions, are suitable to satisfy the intent of those requirements. The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, allows for alternative design and arrangements which could be applied by individual Member States acting under their own responsibility.
2013/06/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #

2012/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in the case of new construction, Member States shall use the date when the keel was laid, or the date when the ship arrived at a similar stage of construction, as the reference date for determining the applicable requirements.
2013/06/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2012/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The imposition of the visa requirement on the nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu is no longer justified. These countries do not present any risk of illegal immigration or a threat to public policy for the Union in accordance with the criteria set out in recital 5 of Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001. Consequently, nationals of those countries should be exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than three months in all and references to those countries should be transferred to Annex II.
2013/07/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 4 #

2012/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Exemption from the visa requirement for nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu should not come into force until bilateral agreements on visa waiver between the Union and the countries concerned have been concluded in order to ensure full reciprocity.
2013/07/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #
2013/07/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 56 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
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 could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because 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, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. To this should be added the potential adverse effect on food product prices and the security of food product supply.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 64 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage in-depth studies and research aimed at ascertaining the potential beneficial effects of greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication "Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe"11 and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe12, 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 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.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that full and effective respect for the freedom of religion (at individual, collective, public, private and institutional level) should be identified as a priority, particularly for all religious minorities present in the region, together with the need to provide specific assistance for these groups;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2011/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the GMES programme must guarantee continuous access to information on the environment and security issues, based on permanent space-based observation and in-situ infrastructures and making the best possible use of the resources available in Europe;
2011/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2011/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the relevance of the GMES programme for the sustainable development of transport and transport safety, especially in the context of maritime transport and maritime surveillance and believes that the European Union must continue to play an active role in the financing and development of that programme, while also pinpointing innovative means of financing and making use of project bonds;
2011/09/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2011/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for clear governance in relation to space policy, making optimal use of the skills available in Europe, with effective supervisory and coordination mechanisms, in order to harmonise priorities and resources derived from national funding and from the European Union, the ESA and other European agencies dealing with space and of significance to the EU, such as the EDA;
2011/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2011/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that EGNOS is a real, operational programme; is convinced of the necessity to fully exploit this programme and make use of its applications in practice, ensuring coverage of both Europenot just of Europe but also of the Arctic region and Africa;
2011/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2011/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to propose a long-term financing plan that provides for the utilisation of innovative financial instruments and using project bonds and public-private partnerships and to establish an operational organisation responsible for the management and provision of data in order to enable the actual success of the programme; believes it is important to establish the agreements to be put in place with national agencies in order to maximise the interoperability and governance of the system; considers it necessary to ensure that a distinction is made between scientific use and commercial use, which requires specific structures and competences; hopes that the programme achieves its objective of being fully operational from 2014;
2011/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas EU funding for R&D&I has different degrees of significance and local impact within Europe and this variability depends both on the different scientific and technological specialisations of the Member States and on inequalities within the EU in terms of national funding capacities for R&D, industrial structures and higher education systems,
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 48 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the European Commission Green Paper defining a Common Strategic Framework (CSF) for funding in research and innovation, and considers that the new CSF core should be the articulation of the EU research programmes andexisting Community research and innovation policies and the relevant funding scheprogrammes;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that EU research funds and programmes and the Structural and Cohesion Funds have different aims and, as such, should be kept separate, although on a complementary basis; they should also have synergistic goals, such as the promotion of excellence and of relations between academia, public research centres and industry in the various regions;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to the importance of maintaining convergence policies, and asks the Commission to build stairways to excellence for those MS and regions that are underrepresented in the FP, on the basis of their respective strengths and value they could bring to the EU, by developing appropriate instruments to intensify cooperation between MS with a strong participation and those with a weaker participation, and to substantially increase human capacity building and infrastructure in the latter;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 76 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to complement its annual and multiannual work programmes with ex-ante assessments that estimate the territorial impact of the various research and innovation topics that could obtain funding, in order to ensure greater geographical balance with regard to access to funding;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that although excellence is considered one of the main general criteriona for research funding, it must be borne in mind that the nature of excellence differs with the type of participant or the very nature of the research and innovation project (the excellence criterion for a research institution is not the same as for an individual researcher or for an SME, and also differs between fundamental and applied project) or the very nature of research and innovation (innovation related activities such as demonstrations and large-scale pilot projects need different criteria for success);
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a better articulation between local and regional, national and European research and innovation strategies, respecting the specificities of the different contexts and, at the same time, reinforcing the possibilities for complementarity and, cooperation, integration and adaptation between them; believes that access to and sharing of information and results is of key importance here, and is vital also for research infrastructure, also through electronic channels;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the fact that at the core of the CSF should be the idea that the differing nature and scale of R&D&I projects, together with the multiplicity of funding schemes, must be organised in such a way that coherence, articulation and, complementarity, fitness for innovation and simplification are ensured;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for a CSF that goes beyond a better articulation of the existing various financial instruments and underpins a new political approach and governance system that simultaneously incentivises innovation and cooperation at various crucial stages of the value chain (from material provider to end-user product) throughout Europe;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that different tasks within the CSF should be tackled separately but in close articulation: the European Institute of Technology (EIT) to operate mainly as a network of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to concentrate on its strength in supporting innovative SMEs and therefore not necessarily to be included in the next FP; the next FP to embrace research and innovation as a whole; and the structural/cohesion funds to be used in closer cooperation but kept separate;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the fact that more room for large-scale pilot projects and demonstration activities should be devoted in the new CSF;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for clarification, simplification and reorganisation of the different EU programmes and instruments in existence, for a clear definition of the overall funding system, and for the EU research and innovation programmes budget for the next financial period to be doubled as of 2014 (excluding the budget devoted to Structural Funds and the EIB) as the appropriate response to the current economic crisis and to the great shared challenges; reiterates the need to strengthen and develop the innovation friendly role of all EU instruments, also by means of closer cooperation with the EIB and by simplifying procedures for access to funding; suggests, therefore, a new organisational model based on three different layers of funding aimed at stability and convergence:
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 166 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the importance of maintaining appropriate instruments with which to support the development of the institutional capacity of the regions with regard to research and innovation policy, since the regional government level is a strategic link for effectively integrating FP funding with that of the Structural Funds;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 185 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. This layer is the space for overall research, fundamental and applied, and social sciences and humanities; coordination participants are universities and research centres/institutes, although the industrial sector should be encouraged to participateencourage the cooperation between academy, public research centres and the industrial sector;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. The key words here are originality, quality and potential of and innovativeness of the idea, scientific value of the projects, and not only the possible marketed resultsof the research consortia, quality of the business plan and market potential of the product;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 201 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. The funding scheme within this layer is covered by the EU FP grants system and cooperation with Structural Funds associated with R&D&I; calls on the Commission to strengthen instruments such as the ERA-NET scheme which can help these two sources of funding to work in synergy;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 206 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the European Research Council (ERC) has proved to be successful and a strengthening element of the European Research Area (ERA); stresses the need to increase the proportion of the budget dedicated to grants to young researchers and innovative SMEs, as well to strengthen Marie Curie actions and initiatives, thus reinforcing mobility, in particular among female researchers; hopes that, in the context of Marie Curie actions and initiatives, particular attention will be paid in future to the proposals concerning research collaboration between academia, public research institutes and industry, as well as access to major research infrastructures; also calls for incentives for industrial firms to become involved in doctoral and postdoctoral research programmes; calls for the implementation of the necessary measures to cope with the precarious conditions of scientific workers, in particular female researchers, in the EU as a means to attract and retain researchers, bearing in mind that precarious working conditions (which are still more prevalent for women) constitute a bottleneck on the way to achieving excellence in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate rapid mutual recognition of academic curricula;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. This layer is the space for marketing of products and services and generation of public wealth; innovative SMEthe EU strengths lies on the network of big and small and medium enterprises: innovative SMEs as well as existing innovative industrial sectors play a pivotal role here in developing novel products, technologies and services;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that not all innovation is research-based and that not all research has innovation as its goal; believes in consequence that the proposed reorganisation should cover the full innovation cycle, from concept to market, including non-technological, eco- and social innovation and innovation in respect of services, processes and organisational aspects, promoting the implementation of mechanisms – in the field of public procurement, for example – that facilitate the widespread dissemination of innovative practices;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 304 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Believes that the future Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation must, above all, reflect the new approach outlined in the Europe 2020 strategy, thereby promoting more integrated governance, better coordination between the various EU institutions and greater coherence between EU policies and national and regional policies; also considers it essential that the new Innovation Partnerships receive the necessary support for their full implementation;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 308 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Considers it essential to involve firms more fully in a transparent process of setting priorities, drafting calls for tenders and assessing the projects submitted, especially in those areas that clearly offer added value for EU firms, including in the context of public-private partnerships; believes, lastly, that it is essential to step up the manufacturing sector’s involvement in research infrastructures by making them available for use by all firms, in particular SMEs;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 340 #

2011/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for consolidation of multidisciplinary research and recognition of the social dimension of research; in this context, recalls that great societal challenges (such as climate change, demographic ageing and resources sustainability) cannotshould be dealt with only through technological responses and that therefores well as with European research in social sciences and humanities ithat remains a pivotal asset in successfully addressing them;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 41 #

2011/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that reducing administrative burdens is essential if there is to be full interoperability on Europe's railways; in particular, the authorisation procedure for rolling stock needs to be made more effective and standardised throughout the EU;
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2011/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognises that Europe's railway industry is increasingly vulnerable to competition on the EU market from third- country suppliers; expresses concern at the substantial barriers in existence that block EU suppliers from bidding for public contracts in non-EU countries;
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
– a 20% reduction in noise and energy consumption for railunit transported by rail;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 342 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 5 bis (new)
- the extension of the principle of eco- bonuses to the motorways of the sea, providing incentives for a reduction in emissions achieved through maritime transport of road vehicles;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 358 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 6 bis (new)
- account to be taken, within the framework of liberalisation of port services, of the special characteristics of technical maritime services, which have a direct impact on sea transport safety and environmental protection; it is hoped that any future initiative by the Commission will be preceded by careful consultation of the parties involved and will be discussed with the full involvement of all of the relevant institutions;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 405 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – indent 3 a (new)
- the opening of the competition to all railway services, including the provisions of domestic passenger services, together with the harmonisation of the national regulatory frameworks on rail infrastructure access;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2011/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that, in view of the level of indebtedness of companies in the railway sector in the new Member States, debt cancellation should continue to be permitted under certain conditions and in particular if such cancellation helps to ease the way to an open rail market, though distortions of competition should always be avoided;
2011/09/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 6 October 2010 on the flagship initiative 'Innovation Union' and to the relevant objectives,
2011/03/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas a better relationship between the academic world, public research institutions and industrial worldsy is essential for research results to be converted into products and services generating economic growth,
2011/03/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes that research be acceleratedthe requisite evaluation be carried out with a view to the subsequent development of research in the sectors identified in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter of FP7: health, medicine, food, biotechnology, ICT, nanosciences and nanotechnologies, materials, pollution, energy, environment (including climate change, woods and forests), ecotechnologies, CO2 capture, transport, socio-economic sciences and humanities, space and security; water research should also be a priority; all this should be carried out on a basis of full respect for Member States' legislation, in view of the ethical implications of the issues concerned; these options should not lead to direct or indirect discrimination between Member States in terms of (more or less generous) EU funding;
2011/03/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes that research be accelerated in the sectors identified in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter of FP7: health, medicine, food, biotechnology, ICT, nanosciences and nanotechnologies, materials, pollution, energy (with particular reference to the SET-PLAN initiative), environment (includingand climate change, woods and forests), ecotechnologies, CO2 capture, transport, socio-economic sciences and humanities, space, cultural goods, space and security; water research should also be a priority;
2011/03/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Believes that, given, notably, the 2020 strategy and the objective of 'intelligent growth', it is necessary to identify common research areas among those which appear most promising in terms of concrete applications enabling the highest extent of sharing in an ethical context; such areas could form part of a common research platform financed by the EU and supported by a common network for data exchange, which should be treated as being of major importance and priority interest;
2011/03/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes, in the ‘Ideas’ chapter, promising results obtained by the European Research Council (ERC) and its role aimed at enhancing the visibility and attractivenesson capacity of European research bodies; stresses the need to make the ERC an independent legal entity with decision- making power, directly responsible for its own scientific strategyexpects, therefore, the confirmation of the existing legal status of the ERC, in a context of full transparency in terms of procedures and administrative management;
2011/03/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Supports, within the framework of the ‘People’ chapter, the Marie Curie Actions, which are of great value to researchers in their career; hopes that among these, particular attention will be paid in future to the proposals concerning research collaboration between the public sector (universities and public research institutes) and industry, as well as access to major research infrastructures; also hopes that there will be incentives for doctoral and postdoctoral research programmes in an industrial context;
2011/03/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 187 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Maintains that SME clustering and cooperation between networks of SMEs, universities and public research institutes should be facilitated in order further to promote the participation of small-, medium-sized and micro-enterprises;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes that research and development policies be territorialisedinnovation policies should take account of the scientific expertise, industries and research institutes already present in a given region, and should help to connect them with one another, inter alia by means of structural funding;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for recognition at regional level of the important role played by intermediary organisations (such as chambers of commerce, the Enterprise Europe Network and regional innovation agencies) as a link between innovative SMEs in each region and the Commission;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 232 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that financing of research infrastructures and demonstration projects should be better coordinated between FP7, EIB instruments, the Structural Funds and national and regional policies;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 237 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Proposes that the concept demonstration phase be funded in future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of innovation ;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the opinion that commercialisationpotential market impact assessment, technology transfer and commercial exploitation of research findings should be included in theamong the main parameters of future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of innovation, with a view to bringing the entire innovation chain together to form a coherent whole;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Reiterates that innovation must be understood to cover both products and processes and the organisation of services;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 260 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Is of the opinion that the key players in the value chain should be considered in future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of innovation;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 293 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Expresses concern, however, in the light of the derisory sums allocated to research infrastructures, universities and research bodies and SMEs, in particular innovative SMEs, and also given the acknowledged geographical and sectoral imbalance in loans allocated; supports, therefore, the specific recommendations made by the expert group aimed at improving participation of certain under- represented target groups, and endorses the European Council’s conclusions of 4 February 2011, especially its call for all possible options to be explored with a view to the valorisation of intellectual property rights at the European level, in particular to ease SMEs’ access to the knowledge market;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 303 #

2011/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Believes that the remaining sums should not be diverted from research and used for other programmes or instruments that do not come within the research and innovation sector or the objectives and scope of FP7;
2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
– whereas building energy infrastructure is of strategic importance with a view to meeting the SET Plan (Strategic Energy Technology Plan) targets,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard of Regulation EC n. No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomsecurity while reducing fossil fuel importsdependency, achieving a competitive internal energy market and ensuring universal access to sustainable, affordable and secure energy,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection between member States of energy networks necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply),
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the availability of interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with market needs and long-term EU climate and energy objectives,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas market-based toolscriteria must remain the basis for financingputting in place financing instruments for energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fundaddress and mitigate non-commercial risks for certain projects which are not strictly commercially viable, taking into account the need to avoid distortions amongst projects and destination markets,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 125 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a EU approach is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a harmonised methodmethod in line with development and the rules of the internal market for the selection of infrastructure projects,. This method should be based on a European and regional perspectives and on the optimisation of socio-economic and environmental effects;
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 200 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the powerindustry sector, independent experts, consumer organisations and NGOs;
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 238 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additionalin this light it welcomes the priority given to a swift opening of the Southern Corridor paving the way to the progressive development of a new import route towards the EU. Highlights the need for correctly implementing flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures as set in Regulation 994/2010, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals;
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission building upon the achievements of existing initiatives and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security, sustainability and competitive development of the internal market;
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 391 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new)
- the project should be commercially and technically feasible,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 399 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
– their necessity must be demonstrated on the basis of the infrastructure hierarchefficiency,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 3
– they must be in line with climate and environmental objectives as well as security and diversification of supplies,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 448 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new)
- technical and commercial soundness,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 449 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 2 b (new)
- minimal impact on public financing,
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 552 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB (provided that commercial risks are addressed by the market) and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives;
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for significantly improved access to finance in innovation and infrastructures, notably for green technologies, the Trans-European Networks (TEN) and other projects with proven European added value financed by Cohesion and Structural Funds, using the various sources of European funding efficiently and by way of complement, also taking into consideration innovative financing schemes providing for contributions from private capital;
2011/07/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The notion of special or exclusive rights is central to the definition of the scope of this Directive, since entities which are neither contracting authorities nor public undertakingsot within the meaning of this Directive are subject to its provisions only to the extent that they exercise one of the activities covered on the basis of such rights. It is therefore appropriate to clarify that rights which have been granted by means of a procedure based on objective criteria, notably pursuant to Union legislation, and for which adequate publicity has been ensured do not constitute special or exclusive rights for the purposes of this Directive. This legislation should include Directive 98/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas, Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity, Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service, Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point D – point 1
Rail Freight transport
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point D – point 2
Rail passenger transport Nonedeleted
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2011/0437(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Concessions are contracts for pecuniary interest concluded between one or more economic operators and one or more contracting authorities or entities and having as their object the acquisition of works or services where the consideration consists, normally, in the right to exploit the works or services that are the subject of the contract. The execution of these works or services are subject to specific binding obligations defined by the contracting authority or entity which are legally enforceable. By contrast, certain State acts such as authorisations or licences whereby the State or a public authority establishes the conditions for the exercise of an economic activity, should not qualify as concessions. The same applies to certain agreements having as their object the right of an economic operator to exploit certain public domains or resources, such as land lease contractscontracts concerning rights in rem over immovable property, including public property, whereby the State or contracting authority or entity establishes only general conditions for their use without acquiring specific works or services. .
2012/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2011/0437(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Given that concessionaires bear a substantial operating risk, they must be free to select what they consider to be the best ways of performing the contract, that is to say directly by them, or in collaboration with sister companies, or by subcontracting freely to third parties.
2012/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2011/0437(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) In line with the case law established by the Court of Justice of the Union, this directive applies to concessions awarded after its entry into force.
2012/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 21 #

2011/0437(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) a 'public (a) a 'works concession' means a contract for pecuniary interest concluded in writing between one or more economic operators and one or more contracting authorities and having as their object the execution of work, under which one or more contracting authorities or bodies entrust the execution of the works for which they are responsible to one or more economic operators, where the consideration for this delegation consists either solely in the right to exploit the works that are the subject of the contract or in that right together with payment; (b) ‘’services concession’ means a contract for pecuniary interest concluded in writing by means of which one or more contracting authorities or bodies entrusts the operation of a service for which they are responsible to one or more economic operators, where the consideration for the the works to be carried outis delegation consists either solely in the right to exploit the workservices that are the subject of the contract or in that right together with payment. The right to exploit the works or services shall imply the transfer to the concessionaire of the substantial economic risk in exploiting these works or services, defined as the risk of exposure to the vagaries of the market. The concessionaire shall be deemed to assume the substantial operating risk where, under normal conditions of exploitation, it is not guaranteed to recoup the investments made or the costs incurred in operating the works or the services which are the subject-matter of the concession.
2012/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2011/0437(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. In the concession documents, the contracting authority or contracting entitygrantor may ask or may be required by a Member State to ask the tenderer to indicate in its tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subconcessionaires. The selection of subcontractors shall be updated in the course of the concession contract, subject to replacements and changes.
2012/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2011/0437(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 42 – title
2. A modification of the provisions of a concession during its term shall be considered substantial within the meaning of paragraph 1, where it renders the concession substantially different from the one initially concluded. In any case, without prejudice to paragraph 3 and 4, agranted after entry into force of this directive shall require a new procurement procedure under this directive. A modification shall be considered substantial where one of the following conditions is met:
2012/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 49 #

2011/0437(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
.2a. Provided the overall nature of the concession remains the same, modification of the concession shall not be considered substantial where: a) the modification has been provided for in the original concession contract in clear, precise and unequivocal review clauses or options which state the scope and nature of possible modifications as well as the conditions under which they may be used; b) the value thereof does not exceed the threshold set in Article 6 and is below 5 % of the updated value of the original contract. Where several successive modifications are made, the value shall be assessed on the basis of the updated cumulative value of the successive modifications. Or. it
2012/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 828 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4.1.2 – paragraph 1
This will help optimise transport operations and reduce resource consumption. The focus will be on the efficient use and management of airports, heliports, ports, logistic platforms and surface transport infrastructures, as well as on autonomous and efficient maintenance and inspection systems. Particular attention will be given to the climate resilience of infrastructures, cost-efficient solutions based on a life- cycle approach, and the wider take-up of new materials allowing for more efficient and lower cost maintenance. Attention will also be paid to accessibility and social inclusiveness.
2012/07/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 838 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point 4.3.1 – paragraph 1
It will help enhance European leadership in aircraft, rotorcraft, regional and business aircraft, high speed trains, (sub) urban rail transport, road vehicles, electromobility, passenger cruise ships, ferries and specialised high technology ships and marine platforms. It will also spur the competitiveness of European industries in upcoming technologies and systems and support their diversification towards new markets, including in sectors other than transport. This includes the development of innovative safe aircraft, vehicles and vessels that incorporate efficient propulsion units, high performance and intelligent control systems.
2012/07/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 619 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The integrated approach set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 is expected to lead to around 1520 % of the total combined budget for the specific objective on ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ and the priority ‘Societal challenges’ going to SMEs.
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 678 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of point (a), top-up funding shall be conditional on a significant level of priorprior indicative financial commitments in cash or in kind of the participating entities to the joint calls and actions. The ERA-NET instrument may include an objective to harmonise rules and implementation modalities of the joint calls and actions. It may also be used in order to prepare for an initiative pursuant to Article 185 TFEU.
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 683 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) clearindicative financial commitments of the participating countries, in cash or in kind including prior commitments to poolalign national and/or regional investments for transnational research and innovation and, where appropriate, to pool resources;
2012/06/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 839 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15
All the activities shall take a challenge- based approach, focusing on policy priorities without predetermining the precise choice of technologies or solutions that should be developed. The emphasis shall be on bringing together a critical mass of resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and scientific disciplines in order to address the challenges as it can be done through the setup of Institutional public-private partnerships. The activities shall cover the full cycle from research to market, with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, support for public procurement, design, end-user driven innovation, social innovation and market take-up of innovations.
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1201 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point d a (new)
(da) Securing a return on investment in Galileo and EGNOS and European leadership in downstream applications The Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation systems are of strategic importance for Europe. In order to achieve the goal of disseminating the social and economic benefits of those systems, it is essential to develop innovative downstream applications. The key sectors are agriculture, geodesy and timing. Europe needs to become an industry leader in these areas so as to be able to involve SMEs and research and innovation stakeholders right from the early operational stages of the Galileo project.
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1207 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 9
The Debt and Equity facilities, supported by a set of accompanying measures, will support the achievement of Horizon 2020‘s policy objectives. To this end, they will be dedicated to consolidating and raising the quality of Europe's science base; promoting research and innovation with a business- driven agenda; and addressing societal challenges, with a focus on activities such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds and market uptake. Specific support actions such as information and coaching activities for SMEs should be provided. Regional authorities, SMEs associations, chambers of commerce and financial intermediaries should be involved in the programming and implementation of these activities.
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1213 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The goal is to improve access to debt financing - loans, guarantees, counter- guarantees and other forms of debt and risk finance - for public and private entities and public-private partnerships engaged in research and innovation activities requiring risky investments in order to come to fruition. The focus shall be on supporting research and innovation with a high potential for excellence. Focus shall be more on the risk related to the project than on the risk related to the company especially for SMEs.
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1675 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 7
The in-built complexity of these challenges and the evolutions of demands thus make it essential to develop innovative research and new smart technologies, processes and methods, social innovation mechanisms, coordinated actions and policies that will anticipate or influence major evolutions for Europe. It calls for understanding the underlying trends and impacts at play in these challenges and rediscovering or reinventing successful forms of solidarity, coordination and creativity that make Europe a distinctive model of inclusive, innovative and secure societies compared to other world regions. It requires a more strategic approach to cooperation with third countries. It is also essential to exploit Europe's vast cultural heritage as a means of bringing EU citizens closer together and strengthening the cohesion of European society. Finally, as security policies should interact with different social policies, enhancing the societal dimension of security research will be an important aspect of this challenge.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1711 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1
The aim is to foster the development of innovative societies and policies in Europe through the engagement of citizens, enterprises and users in research and innovation and, the promotion of coordinated research and innovation policies in the context of globalisation and the study and exploitation of Europe’s cultural heritage, placing particular emphasis on the importance of national and regional traditions and identities and the interaction between them. Particular support will be provided for the development of the ERA and the development of framework conditions for innovation.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1727 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) study, preserve and exploit the tangible and intangible cultural heritage and national and regional traditions, as well as the interaction between them and the opportunities they provide to enhance social cohesion and develop a shared European identity;
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1816 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
*Including EUR 8975 million for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of which EUR 1795 million for photonics and micro-and nanoelectronics, EUR 4293 million for nanotechnologies, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing, EUR 575 million for biotechnology and EUR 1737 million for space (which shall include adequate funding for Galileo and its applications). As a result, EUR 6663 million will be available to support Key Enabling Technologies.
2012/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) 'action' means project;
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 223 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) "SMEs" means micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission recommendation of 6 May 2003 2003/361/EC concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises1; __________________ 1 OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p36
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 226 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of this Regulation an entity which does not have legal personality under the applicable national law is assimilated to a legal entity provided that the conditions set out in Article 114(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [the Financial Regulation] and Article 174a of the implementing rules therefore are complied with.
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 239 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In actions under the activity ‘Secure societies’ within the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’, the Commission may make available to Union institutions and bodies or Member States' national authorities any useful information inat its possessiondisposal on results of a participant that has received Union funding.
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 308 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) synergies with other public funding at national, regional and local level.
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 381 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The award of subcontracts for carrying out certain elements of the action shall be limited to the cases provided for in the grant agreement except for those that can not be clearly foreseen at the time of its entry into force. A previous approval of the Commission shall be requested; such an approval can not be unreasonably denied.
2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 399 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. A singlThe reimbursement rates of the eligible costs shall be applied per action for all activities funded therein. The maximum rate shall be fixed in the work programme or work planet out in paragraphs 4 and 5 below shall be applied per action depending on the nature of the activity being funded.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 457 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. All management costs (coordination, logistics, organisation, management consulting and supervision) shall constitute a specific component and shall be reimbursed at the same rate as the direct costs of the relevant action. Reimbursement of such costs shall not exceed 7% of the total budget for the action.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 485 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Indirect eligible costs shall be determined by applying a flat rate of 20% of the total direct eligible costs, excluding direct eligible costs for subcontracting and the costs of resources made available by third parties which are not used on the premises of the beneficiary, as well as financial support to third parties. Such a flat rate shall increase to 40% in case of actions primarily consisting of those activities mentioned in Article 22(5).
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 493 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Indirect eligible costs shall be determined by applying a flat rate of 230% of the total direct eligible costs, excluding direct eligible costs for subcontracting and the costs of resources made available by third parties which are not used on the premises of the beneficiary, as well as financial support to third parties.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 572 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Financial instruments may take any of the forms referred to in and shall be implemented in accordance with [Title VIII] of Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [the Financial Regulation] and may be combined with grants funded under the Union budget, including under Horizon 2020 and COSME. Financial instruments may be combined also with Structural Funds, national and regional financial instruments and funds.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 585 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Independent experts shall be chosen on the basis of skills, experience and knowledge appropriate to carry out the tasks assigned to them. When appointing independent experts, the Commission shall seek to achieve a balanced composition within the expert groups in terms of various skills, experience and knowledge, depending on the field of the action and a strong involvement of experts coming from the industry sector. In cases where independent experts have to deal with classified information, the appropriate security clearance shall be required before appointment.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 622 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Where participants in an action have jointly generated results and where their respective share of the work cannot be ascertained, they shallcan decide to attribute ownership of those results to one of the participant or they can have joint ownership of those results. TIn case of joint ownership, the joint owners shall establish an agreement regarding the allocation and terms of exercise of that joint ownership in accordance with their obligations under the grant agreement.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 661 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
With regard to dissemination through research publications, open access shall apply under the terms and conditions laid down in the grant agreement. With regard to dissemination of other results, including research data, the grant agreement may lay down the terms and conditions under which open access to such results shall be provided, in particular in ERC frontier research or in other appropriate area. Open access to research results shall be kept limited to ensure IPRs are respected, in particular with regard to third countries.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 683 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2
2. Provided that any access rights to the results can be exercised and, that any additional exploitation obligations are complied with, theand that the results are transferred to a legal entity established within a Member State or associated country, participant who owns results may grant licences or otherwise give the right to exploit them to any legal entity, including on an exclusive basis. Where a participant intends to transfer a result to a legal entity established in a country not associated to Horizon 2020, that participant shall seek the approval of all the other participants in the action. Where participants intend to exploit the results through an exclusivity scheme they shall indicate it in their submitted proposal.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 692 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
In such cases, the transfer of ownership or grant of exclusive licence shall not take place unless the Commission or funding body or the participant in the action is satisfied that appropriate safeguards will be put in place.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 694 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Where appropriate, the grant agreement shall provide that the Commission or funding body or any participant in the action is to be notified in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of an exclusive licence. The grant agreement shall lay down time-limits.
2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 405 #

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The managing body of the airport shall be in charge of the proper coordination of groundhandling activities at its airport. As ground coordinator, the managing body of the airport shall in particular ensure that the operations of suppliers of groundhandling services and self-handling airport users comply with the airport rules of conduct as defined in Article 31. The managing body of the airport shall be authorised to enforce compliance with airport regulations. The measures adopted shall be transparent, proportional and non-discriminatory.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 417 #

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the managing body of the airport shall ensure that the operations of suppliers of groundhandling services and self-handling airport users arshall be coordinated, where possible, through an airport Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) and through a proper contingency plan.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 455 #

2011/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Suppliers of groundhandling services and self-handling airport users shall respect these minimum quality standards. In addition, airport users and suppliers of groundhandling services shall respect the minimum quality standards in their contractual relations. The public authority concerned shall either directly or upon notification by the managing body of the airport impose appropriate penalties where the minimum quality standards laid down in the Airport Regulations and referred to in Paragraph (2) are not complied with. To ensure suppliers of groundhandling services comply with minimum requirements, the managing body of the airport shall have access to information on the parameters for groundhandling services laid down in the Service Level Agreements (SLAs). If the managing body finds that the SLAs do not comply with the airport’s minimum quality standards, it may ask the supervisory authority to take the appropriate action. These standards must be objective, proportional and non- discriminatory.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 103 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The Programme should particularly address SMEs, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Particular attention should be paid to micro enterprises,and craft enterprises engaged in craft activities and social enterprisesin any sector of activity. Attention should also be paid to the specific characteristics and requirements of young entrepreneurs, new and potential entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs, as well as specific target groups, such as migrants and entrepreneurs belonging to socially disadvantaged or vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities. The Programme should also encourage senior citizens to become and remain entrepreneurs and promote second chances for entrepreneurs.
2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The Programme should also support SME policy development and cooperation between policy makers, SME representative organisations, regional authorities and financial intermediaries, also by funding meetings, reports and databases. Such activities should focus on facilitating SMEs' access to programmes and reducing overall regulatory burden, in particular administrative burdens. An ambitious business centred approach should be applied to ensure that reducing regulatory burden, including administrative burden, targets the practical needs identified by business, in particular SMEs.
2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The Programme should indicate actions for the objectives, the total financial envelope for pursuing those objectives, different types of implementing measures, and the arrangements for monitoring and evaluation and for protection of the Union's financial interests. Particular attention should be paid on financial instruments monitoring. A new set of performance indicators should allow flexibility on the implementation of such financial instruments.
2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 405 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. A set of key performance indicators shall be developed in cooperation with experts and relevant stakeholders, including SME representative organisations, regional authorities and financial intermediaries, as a basis for assessing the extent to which the objectives of the actions supported under the Programme have been achieved. They shall be measured against pre-defined baselines reflecting the situation before implementation of the actions.
2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 406 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Financial instruments under the Programme shall be operated with the aim of facilitating access to finance for growth- oriented SMEs, also focusing on their start-up and transfer phases. The financial instruments shall include an equity facility and a loan guarantee facility. The allocation of funds to different facilities shall be based on market demand and take into account the opinions of SME representative organisations, regional authorities and financial intermediaries.
2012/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2011/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Galileo and EGNOS programmes shall cover the development of applications and all the activities needed to define, develop, validate, construct, operate, renew and improve the two European satellite navigation systems, namely the system established under the Galileo programme and the EGNOS system, and to ensure their security.
2012/06/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #

2011/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d
(d) an exploitation phase comprising infrastructure management, maintenance, ongoing improvement, renewal and protection of the system, certification and standardisation operations associated with the programme, the supply and marketing of services, the development of applications and all other activities needed to develop the system and ensure that the programme runs smoothly; the aim is for this phase to begin progressively between 2014 and 2015 with provision of the initial services.
2012/06/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2011/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) in the context of the operation of the systems, it shall contribute tot shall perform the marketing of the services, including the necessary market analysis;
2012/06/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Non-scheduled air transportation contributes to regional cohesion and competitiveness. Where air carriers have regularly used slots for such transportation at an airport falling within the scope of this regulation, even where these slots do not always involve the same routes, priority should be given to requests for continued usage of such slots.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The progress made in implementing the Single European Sky has a major impact on the slot allocation process. The imposition of performance plans, which make the airports, the air navigation service providers and airspace users subject to performance improvement and monitoring measures, and the network management function, based on the establishment of a European network of routes and a central air traffic management, means it is necessary to update the slot allocation rules. It is therefore necessary to create an adequate framework allowing the network manager, the performance rewview body and the national supervisory authorities to participate in the procedure of setting the airport capacity and coordination parameters. A new category of airports of importance to this network should also be created with a view to allowing the network to react better in crisis situations.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The flight plans and the slots should be better matched to better exploit airport capacity and improve flight punctuality. The flight plans can be rejected in a "no slot" situation.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The period of validity for a series of slots should be limited to the schedule planning period for which the series is granted. The priority for allocating a series of slots, even historical slots, should come from the allocation or confirmation by the coordinator.deleted
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) To allow air carriers to adapt to imperative situations of urgency, such as a marked decline in traffic or an economic crisis that severely affects the activity of air carriers, affecting a larger part of the scheduling period, the Commission should be allowed to adopt urgent measures to ensure the consistency of measures to be taken at coordinated airports. These measures will allow air carriers to retain priority for thein allocation ofng the same series for the following scheduling period even if the 850% rate has not been met.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 91 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
a) an air carrier requesting, as part of a series of slots, a slot at an airport on any day, where, if the carrier's request were accepted, it would in total hold fewer than fivnine slots at that airport on that day; or
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3) 'scheduling period' shall mean either the summer or winter season as used in the schedules of air carriers , in accordance with the rules and guidelines established by the air transport sectionor on a global basis ;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 94 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6) ‘g'Group of air carriers' shall mean two or more air carriers which together perform joint operations, franchise operations or, code-sharing, or a consortium in the case of non-scheduled operators for the purpose of operatutilising a specific air serviceslot;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 104 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13) 'series of slots' shall mean at least 15 slots for a summer scheduling period and 10 slots for a winter scheduling periodhaving been requested for the same time on the same day of the week for consecutive weeksregularly in the same scheduling period and allocated by the coordinator on that basis or, if that is not possible, allocated at approximately the same time, unless agreed otherwise through a local rule under the conditions as referred to in Article 9, paragraph 8 of this Regulation;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 107 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
18) ‘programmed non-scheduled air service’ shall mean a series of flights which does not meet all the conditions of Article 2(16) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, but which operate so regularly or frequently that they constitute a recognisably systematic series;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 110 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point ii
(ii) upon request from the Commission, in particular where new entrants encounter serious problems in securing landing and take off possibilities at the airport in question , or when the network manager considers it necessary to ensure that the airport's network's operational plan is consistent with the network's airport's operational plan, in accordance with Article 6(7) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011.;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 114 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The analysis is based on methods determined by a Commission delegated act, in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation. The methods take account of the requirements of the network operational plan, as required by Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 677/2011.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 116 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the analysis, the Member State shall consult on the capacity situation at the airport with the managing body of the airport, the air carriers using the airport regularly, their representative organisations, representatives of general aviation using the airport regularly and air traffic control authorities.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 118 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission can ask the network manager to deliver an opinion on how the capacity is set in relation to the network operating needs. The Commission can make recommendations. The Member State shall give reasons for any decision that does not follow these recommendations. The decision shall be communicated to the Commission.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 120 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. By way of derogation from paragraph 6(b), Member States may, in exceptional circumstances, designate as coordinated the airports affected for the appropriate period , which can be less than a scheduling period . By way of derogation from paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6, Member States may, in emergency situations, designate as coordinated the airports affected for the appropriate period.deleted
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 137 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) that the composition of the coordinator's board or supervisory function shall also be independent of the direct interests of the airport managing body, the airline users of that airport and any other entity representing a user or service provider, however this does not preclude representatives from such organisations being members of a board or supervisory function provided that voting rights are balanced.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 146 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. At the end of each scheduling period,nnually the coordinator or schedules facilitator shall submit to the Member States concerned and, to the Commission, as well as to any other interested party upon request, an activity report describing the general slot allocation and/or schedules facilitation situation, examining , in particular, the application of Article 9(5) and Articles 13 and 18, as well as any complaints regarding the application of Articles 9 and 10 submitted to the coordination committee and the steps taken to resolve them. The report shall also cover the cost efficiency and effectiveness of the coordinator and contain the results of a survey conducted among the interested parties on the quality of services provided by the coordinator.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 159 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Air carriers operating or intending to operate at a schedules facilitated or coordinated airport belonging to the network shall submit to the schedules facilitator or coordinator, respectively, all relevant information requested by them. If this information changes, the air carriers shall inform the schedules facilitator and the coordinator as soon as possible. All relevant information shall be provided in the format and within the time-limit specified by the schedules facilitator or coordinator. In particular, an air carrier shall inform the coordinator, at the time of the request for allocation, whether it would benefit from the status of new entrant, in accordance with Article 2(2), in respect of requested slots.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 162 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For all other airports with no particular designation status, the air carriers operating or intending to operate from that airport, the managing body of the airport, the groundhandling service providers and the air navigation service providersmanaging body of the airport shall provide, when requested by a coordinator, any information in theirits possession about the planned services of air carriers.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Where an air carrier fails to provide the information referred to in paragraph 1, unless it can satisfactorily demonstrate that mitigating circumstances exist, or provides false or misleading information, the coordinator shall not take into consideration the slot request or requests by that air carrier to which the missing, false or misleading information relates. It shall withdraw the series of slots if they were already allocated and/or recommend that penalties be imposed by the competent body under national law. The coordinator shall give that air carrier the opportunity to submit its observations.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 164 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The format and scope of the information referred to in this article is determined in an agreed worldwide industry standard. The information provided shall be used for the purpose of this Regulation only.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
At a coordinated airport, the Member State responsible shall ensure that a coordination committee is set up. The same coordination committee may be designated for more than one airport. Membership of this committee shall be open at least to the air carriers using the airport(s) in question regularly and their representative organisations, the managing body of the airport concerned, the relevant air traffic control authorities, the representatives of general aviation using the airport regularly, the network manager, the performance review body and the national supervisory authority of the Member State concerned.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 171 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point vii a (new)
(viia) any issues concerning the tasks and organization of the coordinator and the efficiency, costs and effectiveness of the coordinator.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The coordination committee shall draw up written rules of procedure covering, inter alia participation, elections, the frequency of meetings, voting and language(s) used.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 176 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Any member of the coordination committee may propose local guidelines as provided for in Article 9 (8). At the request of the coordinator, tThe coordination committee shall discuss and vote on suggested local guidelines. A report of the discussions and any agreed actions in the coordination committee shall be submitted to the Member State concerned with an indication of the respective positions stated within the committee. This report shall also be communicated to the performance review body and the network manager.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The coordinator shall set up a pool, which shall contain all the slots not allocated on the basis of Articles 10(2), (3). All new slot capacity determined pursuant to Article 3 (3) shawill be placed in the pool.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 10(2) and (3) of this Regulation and without prejudice to Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, slots placed in the pool shall be distributed among applicant air carriers. 50 % of these slots shall first be allocated to new entrants unless requests by new entrants are less than 50 %. The preference given to new entrants shall be respected during the entire scheduling period. The coordinator shall treat the requests of new entrants and other carriers fairly, in accordance with the coordination periods of each scheduling day.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 183 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Among requests from new entrants, preference shall be given to air carriers qualifying for new entrant status under Article 2(2)(b)deleted
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
In the case of services operated by a group of air carriers, only one of the participating air carriers can apply for the required slots. The air carrier operating such a service accepts responsibility for meeting the operating criteria required to benefit from the prioritymaintain historical precedence referred to in Article 10 (2).
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 199 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8
8. The coordinator shall also take into account additional guidelines established by the air transport industry Union world-wide or worldUnion-wide as well as local guidelines proposed by the coordination committee and approved by the Member State or any other competent body responsible for the airport in question, provided that such guidelines do not affect the independent status of the coordinator, comply with Union law, aim at improving the efficient use of airport capacity and have been notified in advance to and pre-approved by the Commission. The local guidelines may only concern the monitoring of the use of slots allocated or t. Local Rules concern the allocation and monitoring of slots. These can be applied only where it can be proved that an airport reaches amendment of the definition of a series of slots to reduce its length below 10 slots for the winter scheduling period or below 15 slots for the summer scheduling period, bun alarming level of congestion and therefore performance or throughput improvements can be delivered through locally applied rules. These must be transparent uander no circumstances below 5 slots. The reduction of the length of the series of slots appln-discriminatory. Local rules must be agreed and voted on in the coordination committee after agreement of all parties conly at airports where demand for air services is highly seasonablecerned, as referred to in Article 8 paragraph 3 of this Regulation.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 203 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Without prejudice to Articles 7, 12, 13 and 172, priorityhistorical precedence is to be given to the air carrier concerned for the allocation of the same series during the following equivalent scheduling period, if that air carrier so requests within the time-limit mentioned in Article 7(1), if the following conditions are satisfied:
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 213 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) that air carrier can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the coordinator that the series of slots in question has been operated, as cleared by the coordinator, by that air carrier for at least 850 % of the time during the scheduling period for which it has been allocated.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 216 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Re-timing of a series of slots before the allocation of the remaining slots from the pool referred to in Article 9 to the other applicant air carriers shall be accepted only for operational reasons such as, changes in the type of aircraft used or route operated by the air carrier or, in the case of slots originally allocated to new entrants as defined in Article 2, if the slot timings of such applicant air carriers would be improved in relation to the timings initially requested. It shall not take effect until expressly confirmed by the coordinator.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 217 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Slots allocated to an air carrier before 31 January on or before the following summer season, or before 31 August for the following winter seasonagreed Industry Historics Baseline Date, but which are returned to the coordinator for reallocation before those dates, shall not be taken into account for the purposes of the usage calculation, provided that the remaining allocated slots constitutean be recognised as being part of a series within the meaning of Article 2(13).
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Slots coinciding with public holidays shall be incorporated into the series for the following season without any need to justify their non-use.deleted
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 228 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If the 850 % usage of the series of slots cannot be demonstrated, the priorityhistorical precedence provided under paragraph (2) shall not be given , unless the non- utilisation can be justified on the basis of any of the following reasons:
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 230 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) serious disturbance of operations at the airports concerned, including those series of slots at other Union airports related to routes which have been affected by such disturbance, during a substantial part of the relevant scheduling period;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 232 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) serious financial difficulties of the Uniofor an air carrier concerned, resulting in the granting of a temporary licence by the licensing authorities pending financial reorganisation of the air carrier in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 236 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. If the conditions set out in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) are not met, the Commission may however decide that priority for the allocation of the same series should be awarded to the air carriers for the following scheduling period, if this is justified on imperative grounds of urgency linked to exceptional eventsoperational disruption requiring coherence in the application of measures to be taken in these airports. The Commission shall adopt the necessary measures, the application of which shall not exceed the length of one scheduling period. It shall adopt these immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 16(3).
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 240 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
1. The managing body of a coordinated airport may decide to use the airport charge system with the aim of dissuading air carriers from belatedly returning slots to the pool referred to in Article 9 and to hold them liable for having reserved airport infrastructure without using it. The following principles shall be respected: (a) the procedure set out under Article 6 of Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council shall be observed before this decision is taken. The coordinator shall also be consulted. For coordinated airports not covered by Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/12/EC, the airport managing body shall consult the coordination committee and the coordinator; (b) this decision shall not affect the non- discriminatory and transparent character of the slot allocation process and the system of airport charges; (c) this decision shall not discourage air carriers from developing services or entering the market and it shall be limited to covering the costs incurred by the airport for reserving the airport capacity corresponding to the slots which remained unused; (d) air carriers shall not be held liable for having reserved airport infrastructure without using it for slots allocated but returned to the pool before 31 January for the following summer scheduling period or before 31 August for the following winter scheduling period, for slots coinciding with public holidays and returned to the pool before the same dates and for slots for which the non-use can be justified on the basis of Article 10(5); (e) this decision shall be communicated to the coordinator, the interested parties and the Commission at least six months before the start of the scheduling season concerned. 2. The coordinator shall send the airport managing body all the information necessary for the implementation of the decision referred to in the first paragraph.Article 11 deleted Slot reservation
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 251 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transferred by an air carrier or between air carriers within a consortium from one route or type of service to another route or type of service operated by that same air carrier;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 261 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) airport operations would not be prejudiced, taking into account all technical, operational, performance and environmental constraints;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 269 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Slots that have been newly allocated to incumbent airlines may not be transferred or exchanged for compensation or monetary gain for at least one equivalent scheduling season.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 271 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a Member States may set measures to allocate a portion of proceeds from slots trading to a fund for supporting the airports infrastructure expansion, including infrastructure to access the airport.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 274 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
Consistency between the slots and the flight plansRejection of a flight plan in a "no slot" situation
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 276 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. When an air carrier submits a flight plan, it shall include a reference to the slot allocated. The network manager shall reject an air carrier's flight plan if the air carrier intends to land or take off at a coordinated airport, during the periods for which it is coordinated, without having a slot allocated by the coordinator. Business aviation operators shall not be deemed to have been allocated a slot if they would have to operate outside the time-band offered by the slot and if the delay is not attributable to air navigation services.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 277 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. When an air carrier submits a flight plan, it shall include a reference to the slot allocated. The network manager shall, after having heard the air carrier concerned, may reject an air carrier's flight plan if the air carrier intends to land or take off at a coordinated airport, during the periods for which it is coordinated, without having a slot allocated by the coordinator. Business aviation operators shall not be deemed to have been allocated a slot if they would have to operate outside the time-band offered by the slot and if the delay is not attributable to air navigation services.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 279 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The coordinator shall withdraw the series of slots provisionally allocated to an air carrier in the process of establishing itself and place them in the pool on 31 January for the following summer season or on 31 August for the following winter seasonthe agreed industry Historics Baseline Date if the undertaking does not hold an operating licence or equivalent on that date or if it is not stated by the competent licensing authority that it is likely that an operating licence or equivalent will be issued before the relevant scheduling period commences. The competent licensing authorities shall give regular information updates to the coordinator and respond to its requests within a reasonable period of time.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Air carriers that repeatedly orand intentionally, or General Aviation / Business aviation that intentionally, operate air services at a time significantly different from the slot allocated as part of a series of slots or use slots in a significantly different way from that indicated at the time of allocation shall lose their priorityand thereby cause prejudice to airport or air traffic operations shall lose their historical precedence as referred to in Article 10(2). The coordinator may decide to withdraw from that air carrier the series of slots in question for the remainder of the scheduling period and place them in the pool after having consulted the air carrier concerned and after issuing a single warning. If the air carrier then requests equivalent slots, the coordinator is not obliged to allocate them.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure thaimplement effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions are availablfinancial penalties and/ or appropriate sand arections that are effectively applied to deal with
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 287 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Air carriers that repeated orly and intentional operation ofly, or General Aviation / Business aviation that intentionally, operates air services without a corresponding slot or at times significantly different from the allocated slots or with the use of slots in a significantly different way from that indicated at the time of allocation;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 292 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
– the return of slots after 31 January for the following summer season or after 31 August for the following winter season, or the retention of unused slots; the penalty should in any case take account of the possible use of the mechanism provided by Article 11nd/or slot series after the industry agreed Historics Baseline Date, or the retention of unused slots and/or slot series for commercial reasons;
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 299 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 10(5), if the 850 % usage rate as defined in Article 10(2) cannot be achieved by an air carrier, the coordinator may decide to withdraw from that air carrier the series of slots in question for the remainder of the scheduling period and place them in the pool after having consulted the air carrier concerned.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 302 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to Article 10(5), if after an allotted time corresponding to 1520 % of the period of the series validity no slots of that series of slots have been used, the coordinator shall place the series of slots in question in the pool for the remainder of the scheduling period, after having consulted the air carrier concerned. The coordinator may decide to withdraw the series of slots before the end of a period corresponding to 1520 % of the period of validity of the series if the carrier does not show that it intends to use them.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 303 #

2011/0391(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to rights of appeal under national law, complaints regarding the application of Articles 7(2), 9, 10, 13, 17 and 18(1),(2), (3) and (4) shall be submitted to the coordination committee. The committee shall, within a period of one month following submission of the complaint, consider the matter and if possible make proposals to the coordinator in an attempt to resolve the problem. If the complaint cannot be settled, the Member State responsible may, within a further two month period, provide for mediation by an air carriers' or airports' representative organisation or other third party.
2012/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 201 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Commission pledged to mobilise Union financial instruments as part ofwith sufficient resources to support a consistent funding strategy, that pulls together Union and national public and private funding for infrastructures. This is based on the rationale that in many cases sub-optimal investment situations and market imperfections may be more efficiently tackled by financial instruments than by grants.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 206 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) Moreover, in the field of road transport and in order to increase the financial liability of projects' promoters - thus fulfilling the criteria requested by EIB to apply for financial instruments that require a sound financial standing able to create an efficient and well- functioning market- actions aimed at unifying existing concessions along the TEN-T network should be considered.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 224 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Some of the infrastructure projects of Union interest might need to link with and pass through neighbourhood, pre-accession and other third countries. The Connecting Europe Facility shouldmust offer simplified means of linking and financing these infrastructures, in order to ensure coherence between internal and external instruments of the Union budget. There needs to be proper coordination between the Commission directorates-general involved, so as to ensure that no barriers are placed in the way of these projects, in particular Motorways of the Seas projects.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 354 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. At least 80% of the total budget for the energy sector and the telecommunications sector shall be allocated through financial instruments.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 387 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Actions implementing projects of common interest with synergies between at least two of the sectors (transport, energy or telecommunications) covered by the CEF shall be eligible to receive financial aid from the Union under this Regulation. A list of the actions coming within this category is given below. Deployment of non-fossil-fuel and non- polluting supply networks (e.g. electricity or hydrogen) for means of transport. Implementation of smart grids based on new or existing transport and telecommunication infrastructure. Use of transport infrastructure (e.g. tunnels, bridges, etc.) for the deployment of new interconnectors which increase electrical capacity, of new gas corridors or of telecommunications networks. Transport infrastructure measures which increase the sector’s economic sustainability by means of on-site generation of energy from renewable sources.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 391 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost.deleted
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 404 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
They may not receive funding under this Regulation, except where it is indispensable to achieve the objectives of a given project of common interest. With particular reference to Motorways of the Seas projects, the Commission shall create conditions conducive to the development of such projects with non- EU countries in the enlargement area.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 463 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
(ii) road traffic management systems(ITS), freight transport services, and secure parkings on the road core network, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas:: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 466 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii a (new)
(ii a) Actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 30% of the eligible cost
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 468 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii b (new)
(ii b) Actions to support the implementation of the components of SESAR: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 30% of the eligible cost.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 527 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) loans and/or guarantees facilitated by risk-sharing instruments, including inter alia enhancement mechanism to project bonds, issued by a financial institution on its own resources with a Union contribution to the provisioning and/or capital allocation;
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 597 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – introductory part
Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – VWarsavizawa – Katowice Gdynia – Katowice Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – VWienna Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – VWienna Vienna – Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – Ravenna – Ancona
2012/10/17
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 611 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8 a (new)
Ravenna - Ancona Rail upgrading
2012/10/17
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 619 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9 a (new)
Ancona Ports port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms
2012/10/17
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 708 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 a (new)
Rail La Spezia - Other Core Rail studies and Parma Network works
2012/10/17
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 132 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The importance of smart grids in achieving the Union’s energy policy objectives has been acknowledged in Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Smart grids: from innovation to deployment’ . The Commission should present a specific proposal for the development of Smart grids, in order to fully seize the benefits of existing synergies between Energy and Telecommunications infrastructures.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In an increasingly integrated internal energy market, clear and transparent rules for cost allocation across borders are necessary in order to accelerate investment in cross-border infrastructure. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recalled the importance to promote a regulatory framework attractive to investment in networks, with tariffs set at levels consistent with financing needs and the appropriate cost allocation for cross- border investments, while enhancing competition and competitiveness, notably of European industry, and taking account of the impact on consumers. In this regard, if deemed necessary, a benchmarking of investment costs between project promoters across Member States should be carried out to ascertain if costs are efficiently incurred.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) determines conditions for eligibility of projects of common interest for Union financial assistance under [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility].deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 318 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2
– efficiency and interoperability of electricity transmission and distribution in day-to-day network operation;deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2 a (new)
- full system operational procedures assigning the different responsibilities to transmission and distribution networks operators in the scenario of large renewable distributed generation;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 581 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Eligibility of projects for Union financial assistance 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility]. 2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II, except for hydro- pumped electricity storage projects, shall be also eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for works in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if they are carried out according to the procedure referred to in paragraph 6(b) of Article 5 or if they fulfil the following criteria: (a) the project specific cost-benefit analysis pursuant to paragraph 4(a) of Article 13 provides evidence concerning the existence of significant positive externalities, such as security of supply, solidarity or innovation; and (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 Article 14 shall be taken into account when assessing the project's commercial viability; and (c) the project has received a cross-border cost allocation decision pursuant to Article 36 or, for projects having received an exemption pursuant to Article 36 of Directive 2009/73/EC or Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, an opinion from the competent national regulatory authorities and the Agency on the commercial viability of the project. 3. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(e) and 4 of Annex II shall be also eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for works in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if the concerned project promoters can clearly demonstrate the significant positive externalities generated by the projects and their lack of commercial viability.deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 583 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility].deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 591 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II, except for hydro- pumped electricity storage projects, shall be also eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for works in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if they are carried out according to the procedure referred to in paragraph 6(b) of or if they fulfil the following criteria: (a) the project specific cost-benefit analysis pursuant to paragraph 4(a) of provides evidence concerning the existence of significant positive externalities, such as security of supply, solidarity or innovation; and (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; and (c) the project has received a cross-border cost allocation decision pursuant to or, for projects having received an exemption pursuant to Article 36 of Directive 2009/73/EC or Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, an opinion from the competent national regulatory authorities and the Agency on the commercial viability of the project.deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 607 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(e) and 4 of Annex II shall be also eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for works in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if the concerned project promoters can clearly demonstrate the significant positive externalities generated by the projects and their lack of commercial viability.deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 682 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point c
(c) electricity storage facilities used for storing electricity on a permanent or temporary basis in above-ground or underground infrastructure or geological sites, provided they are directly connected to high-voltage transmission lines designed for a voltage of 110 kV or more;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The core network should be identified and implemented as a priority within the framework provided by the comprehensive network by 2030. It should constitute the backbone of the development of a multi- modal transport network and stimulate the development of the entire comprehensive network. It should enable Union action to concentrate on those components of the trans-European transport network with the highest European added value, in particular cross-border sections, missing links, last- mile connections, multi- modal connecting points and major bottlenecks.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 412 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) Last mile connections;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 415 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Port-associated equipment shall enable in particular propulsion and operating systems which reduce pollution, energy consumption and carbon intensity. It includes waste reception faciliti, including waste reception facilities. It shall include equipment for icebreaking, hydrological surveys, dredging of ports and port entrances to ensure year round navigability, and equipment for the boarding and alighting of passengers and the loading and unloading of cargo in ports, logistic platforms and freight terminals. It shall also include any facility to ensure the safe, secure and efficient operation of vehicles.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 442 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where appropriate, achieving higher standards than ifor modernising and for new waterways in accordance with the technical and operational characteristics of the European Agreement on Main Inland wWaterways class IV,of International Importance (AGN) on the new classification of inland waterways in order to meet market demands;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 449 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) the promotion of inland waterways transport
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 497 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) Last mile connections;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 541 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) Last mile connections;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 613 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
full electrification of the railway lines, with the exception of sidings;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 699 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) in taking this action, have sufficient powers and resources to resolve situations with regard to which a local solution cannot be found and to work on the problems related to the different modes of transport included in the single corridor;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 705 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. For the implementation of each ITS project relating to several corridors – such as ERTMS – a coordinator shall be appointed. Coordination between ITS activities and the relevant multimodal corridor structures must be ensured.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 908 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 18/33
to add the port of Civitavecchia to the core network
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 909 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 18/33
to add the freight railway connection between La Spezia and Parma to the core network
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 911 #

2011/0294(COD)

to add the port of Augusta to the core network
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 916 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 19/33
to add the airport of Catania to the core network
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 919 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 19/33
to add the passenger railway connection Siracusa-Gela-Agrigento-Caltanissetta to the comprehensive network
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 963 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 1b
to add the airports of Bergamo – Orio al Serio Bologna – Borgo Panigale Genova – Sestri Napoli – Capodichino Palermo – Punta Raisi Torino – Caselle Venezia – Tessera to the core network
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 980 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 2 a (new)
Inland ports ITALY Cremona Mantova Venezia Trieste Ravenna
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 982 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 2 b (new)
Rail-road terminals ITALY Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Cervignano, Firenze, Livorno, Milano, Napoli, Novara Orbassano (TO), Padova, Pomezia Nodo Roma, Verona
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90 % of the average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the UnThe redistribution of direct payments should comply with the basic principles of Europa 2020, while highlighting the need to use Union resources for economic growth. To that end, direct payments should be redistributed on the basis of appropriate, objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as the value of agricultural production, averagedded value, labour and purchasing power. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 201922 in a Member State or in a region should haveapproximate to or reach a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmeproductive sectors, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distributionmay retain an element of differentiation in relation to direct support in order to take account of differecnt support across the European Union during that periodtypes of land use.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1508 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the yearup to 50 hectares, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least two different crops. None of those crops shall cover less than 10 % of the arable land. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 50 hectares, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall not cover lessmore than 570 % of the arable land and the two main one shall not exceed 70crops together shall not cover more than 95 % of the arable land.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1557 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: – where the arable land is mainly used for grass production or other forage, mainly left fallow, mainly cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the growing cycle, or a combination of these, or – where the arable land of the farmer covers up to 50 hectares and more than 80% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent grassland and historical pastures, or by permanent crops.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1705 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the agricultural area, excluding areas under permanent grassland, covers more than 15 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 73 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer stripland under permanent crops, terraces, landscape features such as hedges or stone walls, buffer strips, land cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the growing cycle, land under soil-improving crops such as pulses and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT.deleted
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 67 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) at least 80% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to up to three of the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) at least 50% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to up to three of the thematic objectives set in out in point 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 112 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
(a) supporting a multimodal Single European Transport Area by investing in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) network, giving particular attention to ‘last mile’ links;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 168 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) It would be preferable for the 20% energy efficiency target to be achieved as a result of the cumulative implementation of specific national and European measures, on the basis of clear and enforceable national targets, promoting energy efficiency in different fields. If that approach does not succeed, it would however be necessary to reinforce the policy framework by adding a system of binding targets. In a first stage, therefore, Member States should be required to setagree on national energy efficiency targets, schemes and programmes. It should be for them to decide whether these targets should be binding or indicative in their territory. In a second stage, these targets and the individual efforts of each Member State should be evaluated by the Commission, alongside data on the progress made, to assess the likelihood of achieving the overall Union target and the extent to which the individual based on a clear effort-sharing agreement. The Commission should closely monitor and, if necessary, efnforts are sufficient to meet the common goal. The Commission should therefore closely monitor thece a proper implementation of national energy efficiency programmes through its revised legislative framework and within the Europe 2020 process. If this assessment shows that the overall Union target is unlikely to be achieved, then the Commission should propose mandatorylegally binding national targets for 2020, taking into account the individual starting points of Member States, their economic performance and early action taken.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 334 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1 a. ‘energy efficiency’ means the use of less energy inputs while maintaining an equivalent level of economic activity or service;
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
2 b. ‘energy saving’ means a reduction of energy consumption through the implementation of energy efficiency, behaviour change or decreased economic activity;
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 473 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June1 December 20143, 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).
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 479 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By 31 December 2013, the Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 18, a common and cost-effective methodology for monitoring and verifying energy savings and the evolution of energy intensity, which will permit to quantify efforts of Member States on an equivalent basis by drawing on available statistical indicators.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 587 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may lay down conditions for the exemption of building categories as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU from the provisions of this Article.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 602 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, freestanding or as part of a broader climate or environmental plan, containing specific energy saving objectives and a timetable for their achievement, with a view to continuously improving the body's energy efficiency;
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 606 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, freestanding or as part of a broader climate or environmental plan, containing specific energy savingefficiency objectives, with a view to continuously improving the body's energy efficiency;
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 607 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) check and verify yearly level of achievement of planned objectives;
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 663 #

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%as a quota 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, as contribution to the national target as set by Art. 3 of this Directive, taking into account the Union’s target of 20% energy savings by 2020. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers. The energy saving target shall be introduced gradually and with a starting level differentiated on a national basis in order to take into full account early actions and results achieved so far.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 696 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Measures that target long term savings or structured programs proposed by operators in the energy efficiency sector should be encouraged through incentives or specific fiscal treatment.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 709 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that the National Authorities set cost recovery mechanisms ensuring that costs associated to the provisions of this article are fully recovered.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 742 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring measures to be implemented in households affected by energy poverty or in social housing, enhancing the implementation of action programmes including a multistep approach (energy audit, energy advice, financial advice, works, monitoring works' effectiveness);
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 783 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. Member States may exempt small energy distributors and small retail energy sales companies, namely those that distribute or sell less than the equivalent of 75 GWh of energy per year, employ fewer than 10 persons or have an annual turnover or annual balance sheet total that does not exceed EUR 2 000 000, from the application of this Article if equivalent measures are established. Energy produced for self use shall not count towards these thresholds.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 851 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall develop programmes to encourageing households and small and medium-sized enterprises to undergo energy audits and promoting the adoption of energy performance contracting.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 862 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 20145 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit. Audits may be carried out by in-house experts, provided that these are qualified and accredited, that they are not directly engaged in the activity audited, and that the Member state has put in place a scheme to assure and check their quality.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 888 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Energy audits carried out in an independent manner resulting from energy management systems or implemented under voluntary agreements concluded between organisations of stakeholders and an appointed body and supervised by the Member State concerned or by the Commission, shall be considered as fulfilling the requirements of paragraph 2. For this purpose energy audits shall comply with most recent recognized international standards.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1040 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing. Each national plan shall identify: (a) national cogeneration development targets for year 2020 and corresponding intermediate targets; (b) district heating promotion areas for which cost-benefit analysis have identified cogeneration potential; (c) the information set out in Annex VII. (d) The plans should be based on a comprehensive costs/benefits analysis for each of the planned investments, taking into account the existing level of heat demand and evaluating the different consumption profiles (e. g. industrial, residential or tertiary consumption patterns). Moreover, different types of cogeneration (micro, for self- consumption…) should be considered on the basis of the specificities of different national demand and consumption patterns. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1081 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to develop efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure to accommodate the development of high- efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling from waste heat and renewable energy sources in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 6 and 7. When developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-only generation. The costs associated to the development of district heating and cooling infrastructure shall be borne by the users connected to such infrastructure through regulated tariffs.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1100 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that in the promotion areas with cogeneration potential as identified according to paragraph 2, all new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW:
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1210 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, in the promotion areas with cogeneration potential as identified according to paragraph 2, 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, the technical and economic feasibility of a conversion to allow its operation as a high- efficiency cogeneration installation is set as a preferential condition in the new or updated permit or licence, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the waste heare is sufficient can be used by heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIIId long-term stable heat demand.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1273 #

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 bear the connection charges and the cost of developing the district heating and cooling networks necessary to transport their waste heat to consumers.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1326 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall draw up an inventory of data in accordance with Annex X for all installations undertaking the combustion of fuels with total rated thermal input of 520 MW or more and installations undertaking the refining of mineral oil and gas within their territory. This shall be updated every three years. The annual installation-specific data contained in these inventories shall be made available to the Commission upon request. Member States shall include a non-confidential summary containing aggregated information of the inventories in the reports referred to in Article 19(2).
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1418 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Information and training 1. Member States shall ensure that information on available energy efficiency mechanisms and financial and legal frameworks is transparent and widely and actively disseminated to all relevant market actors, including consumers, builders, architects, engineers, environmental auditors and installers of building elements as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU. They shall ensure that banks and other financial institutions are informed of the possibilities of participating, including through the creation of public/private partnerships, in the financing of energy efficiency improvement measures. 2. Member States shall establish appropriate conditions and incentives for market operators to provide adequate and targeted information and advice to energy consumers on energy efficiency. 3. Member States, with the participation of stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, shall develop suitable information, awareness-raising and training programmes to inform citizens of the benefits and practicalities of taking energy efficiency improvement measures. 4. The Commission shall ensure that information on best energy-saving practices in Member States is exchanged and widely disseminated.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1430 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba) encouraging cooperation between public authorities and independent operators, networks, and technology platforms to help match supply and demand in energy services through the implementation of efficiency programmes and/or the adoption of energy management schemes;
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1436 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
e a) encouraging financial support to SMEs and ESCOs implementing long term investments in the Energy Efficiency on behalf of SMEs, through: dedicated State funds, credit guarantees, low profit loans specifically designed for energy efficiency.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1463 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
b a) setting exemption schemes from Stability and Growth Pact for investments in energy efficiency made by public authorities.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1473 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 16 a (new) Funds and funding mechanisms 1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States may establish a fund or funds to subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement programmes and measures and to promote the development of a market for energy efficiency improvement measures. Such measures may include the promotion of energy auditing and financial instruments for energy savings. The fund may, among other sources, include the revenues generated by the auctions under the emission trading scheme. 2. When funds subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement measures, access to funds shall be made conditional upon the actual achievement of energy savings or energy efficiency improvements. Such achievement shall be proved by appropriate means, such as energy performance certificates for buildings or energy labels for products.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1475 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new) Funds and financing schemes The Commission shall regularly review the operation and impact of the European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF), established by Regulation (EU) No 1233/2010, in order to gauge its effectiveness and determine whether further resources should be allocated to this financial instrument, the purpose of which is to support initiatives to promote energy efficiency.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1496 #

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 national energy efficiency targets, in accordance with Annex XIV(1). Every three years the national reports shall be accompanied by supplementary information in accordance with Annex XIV(2).
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1501 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By 30 April1 October 20143, and every three years thereafter,the Member States shall submit supplementary reports with information on national energy efficiency policies, action plans, programmes andprovide the Commission with national energy efficiency plans which describe how the Member States intend to achieve the national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3(1). These plans shall include measures implemented or planned at national, regional and local level to improve energy efficiency in view of achieving t. The national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3(1). The reports shall be complemented with updated estimates of expected overall primary energy consumption in 2020, as well as estimated levels of primary energy consumption in the sectors indicated in Annex XIV(1)plans shall be assessed by the Commission. The Commission may refuse a plan or suggest amendments to it the measures laid down in the plan are not sufficient to achieve the national energy efficiency target.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1509 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, not later than 1 January 2014, provide a template as guidance for the supplementary reports. This template shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 20(2). The supplementary reports shall in any case include the information specified in Annex XIV. While setting their national energy efficiency plans, the Member States shall take into account cost-effective energy efficiency measures and the risk of carbon leakage.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1517 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall evaluate the annual reports and supplementary reportsinformation and assess the extent to which Member States have made progress towards the achievement of the national energy efficiency targets required by Article 3(1) and towards the implementation of this Directive. The Commission shall send its assessment to the European Parliament and the Council. Based on its assessment of the reports the Commission may issue recommendations to Member States.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1523 #

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, 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 of the permits for existing installations.deleted
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1538 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. By 30 June1 December 20143 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.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1791 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex XI – section 2 – point f
(f) the storage of energy.deleted
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1803 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex XIV – Part 2 – title
General framework for supplementary reportsinformation [This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout]
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 17 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food for infants and young children and to food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten laid down in this Regulation taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, to lay down the specific compositional and information requirements with respect to the categories of food covered by this Regulation, including for additional labelling requirements to, or derogations from, the provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC and for the authorisation of nutrition and health claims, 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. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries 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.
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Regulation 953/2009, Commission Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. 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 Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Currently, the statements ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ may be used for food intended for particular nutritional uses and for food for normal consumptiofor specialised nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten. Such statements could be construed as nutrition claims, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. For the sake of simplification, those statements should be regulated solely by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and comply with requirements therein. It is necessary that technical adaptations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, incorporating the nutrition claims ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ and their associated conditions of use as regulated under Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 be completed prior to the entry into application of this RegulationIn addition, the statement ‘gluten-free’ may be used for foodstuffs for normal consumption and other food for specialised nutrition suitable for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten which do not allow the use of the statement ‘very low gluten’ for these foods. Such food for specialized nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten shall be maintained in this Regulation, as providing such safe food intended for people intolerant to gluten and informing coeliacs about the absence of gluten is vital to the management of the disease. This is in line with the international standard for food for special dietary use for persons intolerant to gluten (CODEX STAN 118-1979 revised in 2008). Also the conditions of use of the claim ‘gluten-free’ for food for normal consumption should be maintained in Regulation (CE) No 41/2009.
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialized nutrition:
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 46 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) food for people intolerant to gluten
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ means foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses which are specially produced, prepared and/or processed to meet the special dietary needs of people intolerant to gluten
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of ‘infant formula’, ‘follow-on formula’, ‘processed cereal-based food’ and ‘baby food’ and ‘food for special medical purposes’, and ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
2012/01/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and, on food for special medical purposes and on foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and, food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal- based food and baby food for infants and young children and to, food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten laid down in this Regulation taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, to lay down the specific compositional and information requirements with respect to the categories of food covered by this Regulation, including for additional labelling requirements to, or derogations from, the provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC and for the authorisation of nutrition and health claims, 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. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries 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.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be addedsubstances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby foods, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Regulation (EC) No. 953/2009, Commission Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. 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 Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Currently, the statements 'gluten-free' and 'very low gluten' may be used for food intended for particular nutritional uses and for food for normal consumptios for specialised nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten. Such statements could be construed as nutrition claims, as deIn addition, the statement 'gluten-free' may be used for foodstuffs for normal consumption and other foods for specialised nutrition suitable for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specifined in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. For the sake of simplification, those statements should be regulated solely by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and comply with requirements therein. It is necessary that technical adaptations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, incorporating the nutrition claims ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ and their associated conditions of use as regulated under Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 be completed prior to the entry into application ofarticle 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten which do not allow the use of the statement 'very low gluten' for these foods. Such foods for specialized nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten shall be maintained in this Regulation, as providing such safe foods intended for people intolerant to gluten and informing coeliacs about the absence of gluten is vital to the management of the disease. This is in line with the international standard for foods for special dietary use for persons intolerant to gluten (CODEX STAN 118-1979 revised in 2008). Also the conditions of use of the claim "gluten- free" for foods for normal consumption should be maintained in thise Regulation (CE) 41/2009.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 121 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialised nutrition:
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 170 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of 'infant formula', 'follow-on formula', 'processed cereal-based food' and 'baby food’ and ‘', 'food for special medical purposes', and 'food for people intolerant to gluten' taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Subject to the general requirements of Articles 7 and 9 and taking into account Directive 2006/141/EC, Directive 2006/125/EC and, Directive 1999/21/EC and Regulation (EC) No 41/2009, as well as any technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated Regulations, for foods covered by Article 1(1) no later than [2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in accordance with Article 15, with respect to the following:
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 268 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Directive 96/8/EC and Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 are repealed from [the first day of the month 2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation].deleted
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

2011/0092(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/96/CE
Article 7
“Article 7 “Article 7 1. As from 1 January 2013, from 1 January 2015 and from 1 January 2018, the minimum levels of taxation applicable to motor fuels shall be fixed as set out in Annex I, Table A. 2. Member States may differentiate between commercial and non-commercial use of gas oil used as propellant, provided that the Union minimum levels are observed and the rate for commercial gas oil used as propellant does not fall below the national level of taxation in force on 1 January 2012. 3. ‘Commercial gas oil used as propellant’ shall mean gas oil used as propellant for the following purposes: (a) the carriage of goods for hire or reward, or on own account, by motor vehicles or articulated vehicle combinations intended exclusively for the carriage of goods by road and with a maximum permissible gross laden weight of not less than 7.5 tonnes; (b) the carriage of passengers, whether by regular or occasional service, by a motor vehicle of category M2 or category M3, as defined in Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers1.” ___________________ 1 OJ L 43, 23.2.1970, p. 1.
2011/10/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2011/0092(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
2003/96/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may differentiate between commercial and non-commercial use of gas oil used as propellant, provided that the EU minimum levels are observed and the rate for commercial gas oil used as propellant does not fall below the national level of taxation in force on 1 January 2003, notwithstanding any derogations for this use laid down in this Directive.
2011/12/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 15 #

2011/0046(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative (ESNII) has as its aim the deployment of Gen-IV Fast Neutron Reactors with closed fuel cycle between 2035 and 2040. It follows three lines of technological development and includes four major projects: the ASTRID prototype (sodium cooled), the ALLEGRO experimental model (gas cooled), the ALFRED demonstrator (lead cooled) and, as support infrastructure for the latter technology, the MYRRHA fast neutron irradiation facility (lead-bismuth cooled).
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2011/0046(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part I.A – point 2
A focused physics and technology programme will exploit the Joint European Torus (JET) and other ITER-relevant magnetic confinement devices (including, potentially, via new experiments to be implemented and run in parallel with ITER). It will assess specific key ITER technologies, consolidate ITER project choices, and prepare for ITER operation.
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 19 #

2011/0045(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) under the Contracts of Association at a rate not exceeding 40 %: expenditure of specific cooperative projects between the Associates which have been recommended for priority support by the consultative committee and approved by the Commission; priority support will concentrate on actions of relevance to the ITER/DEMO, except experiments aimed at optimising the case of projects already awarded priority status in earlier frameworkperformance of ITER and contributing to the definition of the DEMO programmes;
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2011/0043(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – part I – section I.A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– exploration of ITER operating scenarios by means of targeted experiments on JET and other facilities, and coordinated modelling activitirelated to the existing European ventures.
2011/09/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2011/0043(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – part I – section I.A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
– planning of a new satellite experiment under the 8th FP which can complement ITER experimentation, with a view to ensuring the facilities required while limiting risks and operational costs, and can also cover the study of key aspects of the DEMO technologies;
2011/09/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2011/0043(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – part I – section I.A – point 6
The realisation of ITER in Europe, within the international framework provided by the ITER Organisation, will add to the new research infrastructures with a strong European dimension, and will entail, in the context of the complementary European programme, the creation of a new research infrastructure in support of the ITER experiment.
2011/09/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the importance of recognising and embracing all the existing broadband platforms, users, and services as part of the broadband ecosystem. This will help ensuring 100% broadband access and delivering the many societal benefits envisioned. This will, in turn, promote 100% broadband adoption;
2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that competition in both infrastructure, and in services over that infrastructure, provides the best basis for sustainable competition, investment, innovation and take-up;
2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages the Commission and, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications and the service providers to work to find a common approach by 2013 to creating astrengthen the single market for business and electronic communications across the EU;
2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the need to ensure that measures by Member States, aimed at achieving broadband for all, are focused on demand side measures and avoid distorting the market or creating an undue burden on the sector;
2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the Commission's work with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to improve funding of fast and ultra-fast networks, in white areas and emphasises the need for such funding to be directed towards open infrastructure projects supporting a diversity of services;
2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to explore new financing sources for infrastructures in white areas and supports the creation of an EU bond project in collaboration with the EIB;
2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Notes the Commission's intention to produce guidance on costing and non- discrimination, key principltwo regulatory remedies in the EU framework, and encourages the Commission to do so in a way that supportincentivises aeffordable prices, consumer choice and competition in fast and ultra- fast networks and the services delivered over them, and incentivises efficient investment and rapid switchover to suchicient investment in and rapid switch-over to such networks, while ensuring consumer choice and competition in fast and ultrafast networks;
2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Underlines the importance of a robustthe EU privacy framework for the EU, and welcomes the ongoing review of the Data Protection Directive. which should aim at protecting EU citizens while promoting innovation;
2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses, in order to ensure greater integration of the components of the knowledge triangle, the need to promote policies to strengthen cooperation between education systems and the business world in the development of new curricula and doctoral programmes;
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to support a composite financial architecture, as well as the development of new financial mechanisms, also combining automatic instruments with grant-based instruments in order to foster investments needed to reach strategic R&D goals;
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to define specific investments addressed to innovative start-ups;
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 206 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to move a greater proportion of close-to-the-market research to demonstration projects through relevant loan-driven instruments such as the CIP, the RSFF and the EIF, and to give SMEs Europe-wide access thereto;
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 246 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the introduction of a single Community patent; welcomes, meanwhile, the broad support in the Council for the enhanced cooperation procedure on a single EU patent to start in 2011balanced and non-discriminatory single EU patent;
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 250 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the completion of the European Research Area – a Treaty obligation – by 2014, so as to enable the EU to retain and attract top talent; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate the mutual recognition of professions and training courses;
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 282 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point 5
· encompass all research and innovation programmes, including the EIT's Knowledge and Innovation Communities;
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 284 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 point 5 a (new)
· involve all relevant public and private partners along the supply chains, in the selection and development of the future partnerships, as well as in the definition of their governance models,
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 289 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 point 5 b (new)
· better coordinate existing instruments and initiatives
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that full engagement of the regional and local levels is crucial to achieving the goals of the Innovation Union, as they have the necessary proximity to a wide range of actors involved in innovation and serve as an intermediary between these various actors, the Member States and the EU; calls on the Commission, therefore, to suggest areas for discussion and operational arrangements whereby the regions can participate in and make a contribution towards providing the most appropriate responses to society's major challenges, in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity;
2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Proposes that the office of EU Road Safety Coordinator should be created by 2014; believes that the office should be established at interministerial level so as to allow scope for a multidisciplinary approach;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 36 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Maintains that respect for life and the human person should find expression in a shared cultural and ethical process whereby the road would be deliberately construed as a human community;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 39 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to encourage exchanges of proven practices so that more of them can be incorporated into national road safety plans, regional, and territorial road safety plans, thus enabling activities to be established on as solid a methodological footing as possible;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to honour existing commitments to transfer data; calls on the Member States to harmonise data collection systems using real-time transmission software for sensitive data, to be phased in by 2014;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 86 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Is convinced of the need for a better education of novice drivers regarding the role of tyres for road safety and the need for observing basic rules for proper tyre maintenance and tyre use; calls therefore on Member States for proper and timely implementation of the Driving License Directive and of the provisions therein for a mandatory part on tyre knowledge, as well as on car basic maintenance in general in the driving tests exams;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recommends that devices be used to monitor driving behaviour with a view to reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as well as encouraging safe driving;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 135 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to ensure - in the light of the ongoing efforts for the cross border enforcement of traffic offences - that measures are taken to facilitate road users' access to information concerning the major rules in all Member States (at least concerning the speed limits regime and maximum authorised BAC level);
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 142 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Wholeheartedly supports the Commission’s proposal to make EU funding available as a matter of principle only to infrastructure projects which comply with EU directives on road safety and tunnel safety and which should also make use of professionals with specialist knowledge of first aid and emergency procedures and provided with technologically advanced innovative firefighting equipment;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 151 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to ensure roadwork sites are made safer through guidelines for designing and equipping sites which should be standardised, as far as possible, at the European level, so that motorists are not faced with new, unfamiliar circumstances in each country; calls for guidelines, which should include proper signing, removal of original road markings, use of protective fencing and barriers, marking lane routing with warning beacons or bend signs and markings, avoiding very narrow bends and ensuring safety at night.
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises the importance of observing driving and rest periods, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to make a sufficient number ofensure that professional HGV drivers have safe parking areas which meet minimum social standards available to professional HGV drivnd are provided with monitoring systems and maintenance and assistance services making for the greatest possible safety for road users;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for such parking areas to be provided for when road infrastructure is at the planning stage or to be upgraded and for the building costs to be considered eligible for co-financing under Community programmes (for example the TEN-T programme);
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 194 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Member States to monitor imported accessories, components, and spare parts more closely in order to ensure that they are suitable and meet stringent European consumer protection standards;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 200 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to press for mandatory periodic technical inspection of motorcycles and mopeds in order to improve their safety;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to support actions that stimulate customers to take up innovative vehicle-safety technologies, many of which are not yet mandatory but have demonstrable safety benefits, when they purchase vehicles;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2010/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Points out that the number of accidents involving cyclists and motorcyclists is still very high and calls on the Commission and the Member States to support every measure necessary to protect this category of road users;
2011/03/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2010/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that all of the European Union is not at this time covered by EGNOS and calls for the EGNOS system to be extended to southern, eastern and south-eastern Europe as a matter of priority and for consideration to be given to its possible extension into Africa;
2011/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2010/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Also calls on the Commission, therefore, to encourage initiatives aimed at developing sector-specific service centres, in particular for the maritime sector;
2011/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that better coordination of R&Duse of innovative products and services in the field of tourism will result in benefits for the sustainability of the tourism sector, particularly with reference to the relationship between ICT and tourism;
2011/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the role of enterprises, including particular micro-enterprises and SMEs, should be widely recognised when developing tourism policy in Europe; believes that the legislative framework should therefore be more business-friendly, and take into account the specific needs of enterprises in the tourism industry such as flexible working time arrangements;
2011/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes it important for Ecolabel, the European label for environmental sustainability, to have a higher profile, highlighting tourist accommodation where ample use is made of renewable energy sources and of technologies and materials that permit high standards of energy efficiency;
2011/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Believes that rules on classification of accommodation should be harmonised in line with common Europe-wide standards and assessment criteria;
2011/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2010/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of paying due attention to the question of safety in accommodation, particularly in regard to fire safety regulations; considers therefore that incentives should be given for voluntary adherence to the MBS (Management, Building and System) method promoted by HOTREC, without prejudice to national regulations in force in line with the 1986 Council recommendations; stresses also the importance of always bearing in mind the needs of the disabled and people with reduced mobility; invites the Commission to consider the need for systematic collection of data on accommodation safety;
2011/03/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #

2010/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the EU’s legislation on passenger rights, particularly in regard to passengers with reduced mobility, and hopes to see the introduction in the medium-short term of one single regulation covering the different means of transport;
2011/03/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #

2010/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Welcomes voluntary industry efforts to understand and reduce the impact of tourism on the environment and on destinations, such as the part EU-funded Travelife Sustainability System, an innovative scheme which helps consumers to make sustainable choices and industry understand and manage its impacts in the supply chain;
2011/03/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 244 #

2010/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to coordinate and raise the profile of financial instruments managed by various directorates-general and intended to boost the competitiveness of tourism, and to check they are being correctly used, particularly with reference to the ERDF, the EAFRD, the ESF and the ESFF, which can play an important role in the conversion of SMEs involved in small- scale fisheries;
2011/03/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the use of security scanners must be basregulated onby common ruleEU performance standards that not only lay down detection performance but also impose the necessary safeguards to protect the health and fundamental rights of passengers and workers;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 80 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that the use of security scanners does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objective of a high level of security, provided that the appropriate safeguards are guaranteed and taking into account that, is preferable to other less demanding methods which would not providguarantee a similar degree of protection;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Ttakes the view that passengers should not be given a choice in using security scanners whereby, if they refuse, they would be obliged to submit to alternative screening methods that guarantee security to at least the same levels of effectiveness as security scann, except for vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women, children, elderly people and people with disabilities, and people with implanted medical devices (e.g. orthopaedic prostheses and pacemakers);
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 124 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Believes that such protection can be better achieved when a standard figure is used, and that the use of body images should be permitted only in a remote area, with the appropriate guarantees and on an exceptional basis;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Takes the view that people undergoing checks should receive all the necessary information in advance, particularly regarding the operation of the scanner concerned, what images can be seen and by whom, the conditions in place to protect the rights to intimacy, privacy and data protection, and the possibility of refusing to pass through the scanner for vulnerable groups, as indicated in paragraph 15 of this resolution;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 182 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen screening and inspection checks on air cargo; stresses the need, to this end, to have more inspectors available both at national level and within the Commission;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 183 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to investigate the possibility to further extend the scope for energy efficiency measures in tertiary and commercial buildings;
2010/10/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission and the Member States to promote the wider use of energy audits in companies and devise mechanisms for assisting SMEs, i. In particular, in this respect, voluntary agreements should be encouraged among SMEs, financial and insurance companies, public authorities and ESCOs to stimulate a comprehensive approach to energy efficiency;
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 332 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to submit proposals on how to establish an EU framework of revolving financial instruments, fiscal and accounting measures and appropriate regulations to support complementary energy efficiency measures which support existing successful national schemes and distribution channels (e.g. by means of risk sharing, such as ESCO models) and which encourages the setting- up and improvement of energy efficiency schemes in Member States;
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 341 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that this framework should take into account experience of existing revolving instruments provided by public financial intermediaries, not only to consumers but also to ESCOs providing energy efficiency services to consumers, involve existing EU funds and be designed to attract other public or private funds to create the highest leverage possible and support financial programmes for a large number of final beneficiaries;
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 395 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Commission to consider proposing effective measures to pushand incentives for energy companies to invest in energy efficiency;
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2010/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that revolving financial instruments for energy efficiency measures represent an innovative way of financing climate-friendly projects; welcomes efforts to create a dedicated financial facility which could also attract private investors (within the framework of the Public Private Partnerships-PPPs) to use uncommitted funds from the EEPR Regulation to support energy efficiency and renewable initiatives; asks the Commission to closely assess the effectiveness of this instrument and to analyse the potential for applying a similar approach to future unspent funds in the EU budget;
2010/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas maintaining global leadership of European industry is only possible through new technologies/processes/solutions, R&D, a sophisticated supply-chain, better efficiency, strong human resources, good logistics and infrastructure, as cost-cutting alone is not the way forward for industry in Europe,
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas an ambitious EU industrial policy must be based on a strong internal market, both within EU borders and in its external dimension; whereas, in this connection, all industrial policy instruments (such as R&D policy, regional policy, competition policy, regulatory convergence and trade policy) must be brought to bear in addressing the opportunities and challenges of globalisation,
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights the fact that sustainable development, as defined by the Johannesburg Conference in 2002, shall be based on three pillars: economic, social and environmental; in order to have the most competitive economy the industrial policy shall be sustained by finding a balanced mix of these factors;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that EU industrial policy should also be based on practical projects which bring tangible benefits to European businesses and citizens, such as GMES, Galileo and ITER;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 185 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative, sustainable and environmental products, and calls for similar target setting in the EU in line with the Europe 2020 strategy; stresses that it is essential to ensure reciprocity of access to external markets, in particular public procurement markets, so as to enable EU businesses to compete on fair terms internationally;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative and environmental sustainable products, and calls for similar target setting in the EU in line with the EU 2020 Strategy;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 318 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
- setting up incentives for higher education to adjust the curricula accordingly,
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 350 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to be extended beyond 2013 and its total amount of funding considerably expanded;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stress the need for a systematic quality check of any new legislation using the following criteria: · scientific advice: quality of evidence and interpretation, · consultation: ask "users" about the experience of existing regulations, · international benchmarking: compare with legislation in key competing countries, · consistency of the proposal with related EU legislation, · simplification achieved (including voluntary alternatives);
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 357 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for efforts to be stepped up with a view to creating without delay a Community patent in order to improve the framework conditions for industrial property rights, implementing a reform of standardisation methods and bringing about international standardisation in order to safeguard technological leadership; considers that stepping up measures to combat counterfeiting and protect intellectual property is a major concern of industrial policy;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 393 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
• to implement projects to enable the networking of SMEs and larger companies along the value chain;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 396 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new)
• to promote the internationalisation of SMEs;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 419 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for future trade agreements to be drawn up in such a way that they form part of an industrial strategy based onare consistent with EU industrial policy, lead to a truly open market with mutual reciprocal benefits and prevent trade- restrictive measures (e.g. export taxes) thereby leading to a fair competition in the developed and developing worlds; in order to take into account the principle of sustainable development must be comprehensively applied, and, social and environmental standards incorporaconcerns should be reflected in free trade agreements; steps must be taken to ensure that European industries are not endangered by unfair practices, as is currently happening in the solar energy industry;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 429 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to deliver on the objectives set out in the Global Europe communication and forthcoming communication on trade policy, notably by ambitious new market access in the Doha Round, including sectoral agreements, e.g. chemicals and machinery;
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 446 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
• the existing industry-specific approaches (task forces, high-level groups, technology and innovation platforms such as Cars 21, etc.) to be renewed, comparably developed and equipped with clear strategic content by the Commission, in consultation with all stakeholders,
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 451 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 2
• the results to be implemented in a way that is tailored to the needs of the specific industries in a value chain approach,
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 487 #

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 1
• innovation clusters and networks, in particular the European competitiveness clusters and the new innovation partnerships to be launched in 2011 as part of the ‘Innovation Union’ initiative, should be given greater support, enabling knowledge transfer and research, better training and the infrastructure to be promoted in a coordinated way; this should also be a priority for the European Regional Development Fund,
2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 80 #

2010/0383(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. An employer may bring proceedings only in the courts of the Member State in which the employee is domiciled. which is competent in accordance with the employment contract signed by the employer and the employee. The choice of the court having jurisdiction in the Member State, as above, must take account of the difficulties encountered by small and medium-sized enterprises in bringing legal proceedings outside the territory in which their enterprise is based.
2011/10/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 80 #

2010/0303(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. In order to ensure that the objectives set out in Article 1 are met in the appropriate manner, the Agency shall perform the tasks listed in paragraph 2 of this Article in the fields of maritime safety and maritime security, the prevention of pollution caused by ships and response to marine pollution. The Agency shall assist the Commission and the Member States, as appropriate, in the development and implementation of the Union activities as set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 related to the Agency's objectives, insofar as the Agency has established and recognised expertise and tools. The tasks set out in this Article shall: (a) create substantiated added value, (b) avoid duplication of efforts, (c) be in the interest of the Union maritime transport policy, (d) not be detrimental to the Agency’s core tasks and budget (e) not infringe upon Member States’ rights and obligations, in particular as flag states, port states and coastal states.
2011/06/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 92 #

2010/0303(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) in the analysis of ongoing and completed research projects relevant to the fields of activity of the Agency; this shall include the identification of possible regulatory follow-up measures resulting from specific research projects and the identification of key themes and priorities for further research at EU level;
2011/06/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) An efficient passenger and freight sector, especially across borders, requires action to open up the markets in the individual Member States.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) An efficient passenger and freight sector, especially across borders, requires action to open up the markets in the individual Member States.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) maintenance facilities, with the exception of heavy maintenance services supplied in including cleaning and washing facilities and other technical facilities, with the exception of heavy maintenance facilities exclusivemainly dedicated to specific types of rolling stock, and other technical facilities, including cleaning and washing facilities;
2012/05/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 320 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the functions determining equitable and non- discriminatory access to infrastructure, listed in Annex II, are entrusted to bodies or firms that do not themselves provide any rail transport services. Regardless of organisational structure, this objective must be shown to have been achieved.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 320 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the functions determining equitable and non- discriminatory access to infrastructure, listed in Annex II, are entrusted to bodies or firms that do not themselves provide any rail transport services. Regardless of organisational structure, this objective must be shown to have been achieved.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 326 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex II may be amended in the light of experience, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60The essential functions are: – decision-making on train path allocation, including both the definition and the assessment of availability and the allocation of individual train paths, and – decision-making on infrastructure charging, including determination and collection of the charges.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 326 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex II may be amended in the light of experience, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60The essential functions are: – decision-making on train path allocation, including both the definition and the assessment of availability and the allocation of individual train paths, and – decision-making on infrastructure charging, including determination and collection of the charges.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 332 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In order to ensure the independence of decision-making in the performance of essential functions under this paragraph, Member States shall ensure that, from the date of transposition of this directive, the staff responsible for the performance of essential functions must be: (a) legally or contractually independent from any railway undertaking or from a company controlling one or more railway companies, (b) located in separate premises of any railway undertaking, or of a company controlling one or more railway companies, (c) legally or contractually subject to respect for confidentiality of information relating to their functions;
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 332 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In order to ensure the independence of decision-making in the performance of essential functions under this paragraph, Member States shall ensure that, from the date of transposition of this directive, the staff responsible for the performance of essential functions must be: (a) legally or contractually independent from any railway undertaking or from a company controlling one or more railway companies, (b) located in separate premises of any railway undertaking, or of a company controlling one or more railway companies, (c) legally or contractually subject to respect for confidentiality of information relating to their functions;
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In order to ensure the independence of decision-making in the performance of essential functions under this paragraph, Member States shall ensure that, from the date of transposition of this directive, the staff responsible for the performance of essential functions must be prevented from holding any position in a railway company or in a company controlling one or more railway undertakings for a period of two years.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In order to ensure the independence of decision-making in the performance of essential functions under this paragraph, Member States shall ensure that, from the date of transposition of this directive, the staff responsible for the performance of essential functions must be prevented from holding any position in a railway company or in a company controlling one or more railway undertakings for a period of two years.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 370 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 4 a and 4 b (new)
Furthermore, within 12 months of the entry into force of this Directive, railway undertakings within the Directive’s scope shall be granted, on equitable, non- discriminatory and transparent conditions, access to the infrastructure in all Member States for the purpose of operating all types of passenger rail services, without prejudice to public service contracts already in place, which shall continue to be valid until they expire. The provisions of this paragraph do not require a Member State to grant, before the end of that period of 12 months from the Directive’s entry into force, a right of access for the purpose of operating domestic passenger services to railway undertakings and undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by them that are licensed in a Member State where access rights of a similar nature are not granted.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 370 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 4 a and 4 b (new)
Furthermore, within 12 months of the entry into force of this Directive, railway undertakings within the Directive’s scope shall be granted, on equitable, non- discriminatory and transparent conditions, access to the infrastructure in all Member States for the purpose of operating all types of passenger rail services, without prejudice to public service contracts already in place, which shall continue to be valid until they expire. The provisions of this paragraph do not require a Member State to grant, before the end of that period of 12 months from the Directive’s entry into force, a right of access for the purpose of operating domestic passenger services to railway undertakings and undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by them that are licensed in a Member State where access rights of a similar nature are not granted.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 374 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may limit the right of access provided for in Article 10 on services between a place of departure and a destination which are covered by one or more public service contracts conforming to the Union legislation in force. Such limitation shall not have the effect of restricting the right to pick up passengers at any station located on the route of an international service and to set them down at another, including stations located in the same Member State or on the route of a domestic service, except where the exercise of this right would compromise the economic equilibrium of services covered by a public service contract.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 374 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may limit the right of access provided for in Article 10 on services between a place of departure and a destination which are covered by one or more public service contracts conforming to the Union legislation in force. Such limitation shall not have the effect of restricting the right to pick up passengers at any station located on the route of an international service and to set them down at another, including stations located in the same Member State or on the route of a domestic service, except where the exercise of this right would compromise the economic equilibrium of services covered by a public service contract.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 378 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Whether the economic equilibrium of services covered by a public service contract would be compromised shall be determined by the relevant regulatory body or bodies referred to in Article 55 on the basis of an objective economic analysis and based on pre- determined criteria, after a request from any of the following :
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 378 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Whether the economic equilibrium of services covered by a public service contract would be compromised shall be determined by the relevant regulatory body or bodies referred to in Article 55 on the basis of an objective economic analysis and based on pre- determined criteria, after a request from any of the following :
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 426 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
When the operator of the service facility encounters conflicts between different requests, he shall attempt the best possible matching of all requirements. If no viable alternative is available, and it is not possible to accommodate all requests for capacity for the relevant facility on the basis of demonstrated needs, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall assess whether the facility is essential for the provision of the transport service and, where necessary, on its own initiative or on the basis of a complaint take appropriate action to ascertain whether a request was rejected without good reason and, should this be the case, shall ensure that an appropriate part of the capacity that can be made available is devoted to railway undertakings other than the ones which are part of the body or firm to which the facility operator also belongs. However newly built maintenance and other technical facilities developed for specific new rolling stock may be reserved to the use of one railway undertaking for a period of five years from the start of their operation.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 426 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
When the operator of the service facility encounters conflicts between different requests, he shall attempt the best possible matching of all requirements. If no viable alternative is available, and it is not possible to accommodate all requests for capacity for the relevant facility on the basis of demonstrated needs, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall assess whether the facility is essential for the provision of the transport service and, where necessary, on its own initiative or on the basis of a complaint take appropriate action to ascertain whether a request was rejected without good reason and, should this be the case, shall ensure that an appropriate part of the capacity that can be made available is devoted to railway undertakings other than the ones which are part of the body or firm to which the facility operator also belongs. However newly built maintenance and other technical facilities developed for specific new rolling stock may be reserved to the use of one railway undertaking for a period of five years from the start of their operation.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 443 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Where the service facility has not been in use for at least two consecutive years its owner shall publicise the operation of the facility as being for lease or rent. , concession or rent for railway related activities. In case of non-allocation due to lack of appropriate requests, after an assessment on the public interest of the service by the regulatory body referred to in Article 55, it is possible to proceed with the disposal and sale of the service.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 443 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Where the service facility has not been in use for at least two consecutive years its owner shall publicise the operation of the facility as being for lease or rent. , concession or rent for railway related activities. In case of non-allocation due to lack of appropriate requests, after an assessment on the public interest of the service by the regulatory body referred to in Article 55, it is possible to proceed with the disposal and sale of the service.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 478 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. A railway undertaking originating from a third country shall be entitled to apply for a licence in thea Member State in which it is established, provided that Member States or nationals of Member States own in total more than 50% of this railway undertaking and effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakingswhere similar rights are provided to European railway undertakings in the concerned third country, except where an agreement with a third country to which the European Union is a party provides otherwise .
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 478 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. A railway undertaking originating from a third country shall be entitled to apply for a licence in thea Member State in which it is established, provided that Member States or nationals of Member States own in total more than 50% of this railway undertaking and effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakingswhere similar rights are provided to European railway undertakings in the concerned third country, except where an agreement with a third country to which the European Union is a party provides otherwise .
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 479 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing measures setting out the details of the procedure to be followed for the application of this Article including the use of a common template for the licence. Those measures, designed to ensure the implementation of this Directive under uniform conditions shall be adopted as implementing acts in accordance with Article 63(3).
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 479 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing measures setting out the details of the procedure to be followed for the application of this Article including the use of a common template for the licence. Those measures, designed to ensure the implementation of this Directive under uniform conditions shall be adopted as implementing acts in accordance with Article 63(3).
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 605 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 2
2. The regulatory body shall also have the power to monitor the competition in the rail services markets and review points (a) to (g) of paragraph 1 on its own initiative and with a view to preventing discrimination between applicants. It shall, in particular, check whether the network statement contains discriminatory clauses or creates discretionary powers for the infrastructure manager that may be used to discriminate between applicants. The regulatory body shall have the necessarysufficient organisational capacity to carry out these tasks in the light of the size of the network, the volume of traffic and the number of operators.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 605 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 2
2. The regulatory body shall also have the power to monitor the competition in the rail services markets and review points (a) to (g) of paragraph 1 on its own initiative and with a view to preventing discrimination between applicants. It shall, in particular, check whether the network statement contains discriminatory clauses or creates discretionary powers for the infrastructure manager that may be used to discriminate between applicants. The regulatory body shall have the necessarysufficient organisational capacity to carry out these tasks. in the light of the size of the network, the volume of traffic and the number of operators.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 624 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – title
Cooperation between regulatory bodies and powers of the Commission
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 624 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – title
Cooperation between regulatory bodies and powers of the Commission
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 630 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of a complaint or an own- initiative investigation on issues of access or charging relating to an international train path, as well as in the framework of monitoring competition on the market related to international rail transport services, the regulatory body concerned shall notify the Commission and consult the regulatory bodies of all other Member States through which the international train path concerned runs and request all necessary information from them before taking its decision. Regulatory bodies shall, on a quarterly basis, notify the Commission of all complaints and own- initiative investigations on issues of access or charging relating to international rail services.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 630 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of a complaint or an own- initiative investigation on issues of access or charging relating to an international train path, as well as in the framework of monitoring competition on the market related to international rail transport services, the regulatory body concerned shall notify the Commission and consult the regulatory bodies of all other Member States through which the international train path concerned runs and request all necessary information from them before taking its decision. Regulatory bodies shall, on a quarterly basis, notify the Commission of all complaints and own- initiative investigations on issues of access or charging relating to international rail services.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 632 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The regulatory body shall notify the Commission of any draft decisions on issues of access or charging relating to an international train path and issues of access or charging relating to international rail services. The Commission shall assess the draft decision's compatibility with Union law and, if necessary, request changes.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 632 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The regulatory body shall notify the Commission of any draft decisions on issues of access or charging relating to an international train path and issues of access or charging relating to international rail services. The Commission shall assess the draft decision's compatibility with Union law and, if necessary, request changes.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 648 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – indent 1 a (new)
– The parts of passenger station buildings and facilities that are necessary for the provision of rail transport services: common transit areas, platform access facilities, public information systems, any movement control areas;
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 648 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – indent 1 a (new)
– The parts of passenger station buildings and facilities that are necessary for the provision of rail transport services: common transit areas, platform access facilities, public information systems, any movement control areas;
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 652 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – indent 10 a (new)
– A network of freight terminals commensurate with the size of the rail network.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 652 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – indent 10 a (new)
– A network of freight terminals commensurate with the size of the rail network.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 681 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint f
(f) maintenance and other technical facilities;deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 681 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint f
(f) maintenance and other technical facilities;deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 9 #

2010/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4
(4) Providing increased financial incentive is a key element to address the barriers of high up-front cost and stimulate sustainable energy improvements. Investment support in sustainable energy can be most effective and beneficial when targeted at local level. Policies for energy efficiency should be oriented towards a concrete involvement of both users and operators, through public policies, in order to encourage the creation of a European market for energy efficiency, thus providing opportunities for the competitive growth and development of the system.
2010/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2010/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In a period of budgetary constraints, the complementarity of EU financial instruments is of particular importance. The facility should efficiently complement and build on existing instruments, in particular on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as amended by Regulation (EU) No 397/2009, with the result that the available ERDF funding for energy efficiency and renewables in the housing sector was increased to a potential EUR 8 billion over 2007-2013.
2010/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2010/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6
(6) So as to maximise the impact of the EU funding in the short term, the facility should be managed by one or several financial intermediaries such as, as a first step, be implemented by one or several International Financial Institutions (IFIs). The selection should be operated on the basis of the demonstrated capacity of the financial intermediarieIFIs to use the funding in the most efficient and effective way and with, with the objective of maximising the participation of other public and private investors and of achieving the highest leverage between the EU funding and the total investment in order to raise significant investments in the EU.
2010/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 22 #

2010/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 2
"2. Individual legal commitments under Chapter II implementing the budgetary commitments made in 2009 and 2010 shall be made by 31 December 2010. Individual lLegal commitments according to Article 22 shall be made by 31 March 2011."
2010/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2010/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Annex II – part I – paragraph 2 –point a a (new)
(aa) projects that demonstrate a high innovation and economic potential and make use of new procedures and best available technologies;
2010/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2010/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Annex II – part I – paragraph 3
The facility may be used to provide incentives and, including provisioning and capital allocation for loans, guarantees, equity and other financial products. The facility should sustain the start-up of the projects. They shall be projects demonstrating an economic and financial validity (they shall be bankables) in order to refund the investments allocated by the fund and to attract public and private investments within the framework of the "Public-Private Partnerships". In addition, a percentage of up to 10% of funds referred to in Article 22 may be used to provide technical assistance as well as raise awareness of the national and local authorities, to ensure optimal use of the Structural and Cohesion Funds, in particular, in cases of energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements in housing and other types of buildings . The technical assistance should complement existing Union-funded facilities, in particular the Elena programme, avoiding overlaps with other financial instruments.
2010/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 45 #

2010/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1
The facility shall be implemented by one or several financial intermediaries such as International Financial Institutions (IFIs). The selection will be operated on the basis of the demonstrated capacity of the financial intermediarieIFIs to use the funding in the most efficient and effective way, in accordance with the rules and criteria set out in this Annex.
2010/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2010/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2
The financial intermediaries shall comply with the relevant requirements on the delegation of budgetary execution tasks set out in the Financial Regulation and its Implementing Rules, in particular as regards procurement rules, internal control, accounting and external audit. No funding other thanFinancial intermediaries will only be able to invoice for management fees or other eligible costs relateding to the establishment and implementation of the facility shall be made available to those financial intermediaries.
2010/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2010/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Annex II – part II – paragraph 3
The detailed terms and conditions of the facility, including monitoring and control, shall be laid down in a(n) agreement(s) between the Commission and the financial intermediariesIFIs. The agreement(s) should provide for the regular supply of information to the Commission and the European Parliament regarding the steps taken in implementation of the facility.
2010/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 22 #

2010/0063(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point m a (new)
(ma) ‘same-day visits’ shall mean visits by people travelling within the space of a single day for purposes of tourism and/or recreation.
2010/10/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2010/0063(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II - Section 2 - point 17 a (new)
17a. Expenditure Annual of the individual tourist during the trip on catering
2010/10/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2009/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of integrating the Baltic Sea region more closely into the TEN-T priority axes, in particular with regard to the Motorways of the Sea (TEN-T 21), extension of the Gdansk-Vienna rail axis (TEN-T 23) to meet the Venice-Trieste Adriatic section of the TEN-T 6 axis, extension of the rail axis from Berlin to the Baltic Coast (TEN- T 1) and more rapid progress in developing the Rail Baltica axis;
2010/03/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2009/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Take account of the existence of particular formats making works accessible for those with disabilities and adopt the necessary measures to promote the distribution thereof;
2010/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 9 #

2009/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Maintain strong protection of IPR while facilitating legal use of works, in particular for non-commercial purposes such as education and research, through easily available, one-stop, EU-wide licensing options, supported by transparency regarding the holders of the IPR;
2010/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 22 #

2009/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Adopt a position on applications for mandatory block exemptions to protect the Member States vis-à-vis other countries which currently enjoy a more competitive market position;
2010/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2009/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. ConsiderNotes that energy efficiency in the various modes of transport has increased over the past few years, resulting in a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions per km; considers, however, that the relative improvements with regard to harmful emissions have been neutralised by a constant increase in demand in the transport sector, especially road transport; points out that urban congestion is responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions and 70% of remaining pollutant emissions produced by vehicles; , making it the second biggest source of NOx and PM10 emissions, which are particularly harmful to human health; points to the need to apply the most advanced emission reduction technologies not just to newly manufactured vehicles, but to all vehicles currently on the road;
2010/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2009/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the progress achieved as regards road safety through the use of new technologies and radio navigation systems, combined with increasingly more stringent technical design standards intended for example to protect pedestrians; points out, however, that the target set in the 2001 White Paper, whereby the number of road accident victims was to be halved by 2010, has not been met;
2010/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2009/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the industry and research institutes to widen the range of, and further develop, internationally competitive European technologies to improve the safety and eco-compatibility of all types of vehicles, whether for private use or for public and commercial use;
2010/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #

2009/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Urges car and heavy goods vehicle manufacturers to apply the available technologies with a view to obtaining basic information about vehicle-road interaction and weather conditions, and to make wide use of the in-vehicle system enabling key data (speed, navigation, driving time, etc.) to be projected onto the windscreen, the object being to encourage environmentally sustainable driving behaviour; calls on the Member States to promote new information and education campaigns aimed at road users;
2010/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2009/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Shares the Commission’s view that completion of the internal market needs to be complemented by liberalisation of the transport sector, especially rail transport; believes that in the transport sector, as in other sectors, the rules making for genuinely free competition should be enforced fairly and common provisions applied in order to afford access to the market or at the very least guarantee reciprocity; hopes that where transport and energy policy is concerned, and in its relations with non-member countries, Europe will speak with one voice;
2010/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2009/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is of the view that technical interoperability, European certification, standardisation and mutual recognition are essential elements of an effectively functioning single market, and that the enforcement of these should figure more prominently in the tasks of the various agencies;
2010/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 257 #

2009/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that an efficient transport policy requires adequate funding, and that a transport fund might be created using, inter alia, existing funds in the EU budget, part of the structural and cohesion policy funds and PPPs or other financial instruments; such a fund should be used to improvhelp to finance PPPs, cofinance infrastructure, support research and promote the implementation of intelligent transport systems and should be guided by transparent award criteria which take account of environmental, social and security efficiency, ensuring that the public authority has a right of scrutiny;
2010/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 274 #

2009/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the financial and economic crisis can serve as an opportunity to give targeted support to the field of transport and enable investment, primarily and as a priority, in safe, environmentally- friendly and thereforeabove all sustainable transport by means of financial assistancecontributions;
2010/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #

2009/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that the definition of a European core network within the overall TEN network should be evaluated according to criteria of sustainable development at European and also regional level, and that multimodal platforms remain an essential element of infrastructural supply, since they enable effective interconnections between different modes of transport, energy and telecommunications networks and services that intersect with the main hubs;
2010/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 292 #

2009/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the TEN-T should be integrated into a pan-European network with links extending both inside and outside the EU in order to ensure links with other continents, primarily Africa and Asia;
2010/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 326 #

2009/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 2 a (new)
- a doubling of the number of passengers carried by inland waterway and maritime transport by 2020,
2010/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 370 #

2009/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 7 a (new)
- a 60% increase in European funding for sustainable transport for the 2014-2020 financial programming period,
2010/03/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 73 #

2009/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The safety investigation authorities play a core role in the investigation process. Their work is of the utmost importance in determining the causes of an accident or incident. It is therefore essential, that they should be able to conduct their investigations free of any form of pressure and entirely independently of regulatory or judicial authorities and in the interest of public safety protection. The safety investigation authorities should be given access to all information and elements necessary to ease the conduct of an efficient technical investigation, including immediate and unconditional access to the site of the accident, the wreckage of the aircraft, its components and documentation of interest, free from constraints implied by a possible seizure ordered by the judicial authority. The safety investigation authorities should possess the financial and human resources required for effective, efficient investigations.
2010/05/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 125 #

2009/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. To ensure proper coordination of inquires into the causes of accidents and incidents,Member States shall ensure that safety investigation authorities, on the one hand, and other authorities likely to be involved in the activities related to the safety investigation authority sh, such as the judiciall, cooperate with other authorities in particular through advance arrangements with the judicial, civil aviation, search and rescue and other authorities likely to be involved in the investigationivil aviation, search and rescue authorities, on the other hand, cooperate with each other through advance arrangements. Such arrangements shall respect the independence of the safety investigation authority and allow the technical investigation to be conducted in a swift and efficient manner.
2010/05/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2008/0247(COD)

Council position
Article 8 - paragraph 4
4. The implementation plan shall take into account – along with other measures – the development of terminals to meet the needs of rail freight running on the freight corridor. It must also take into account the implementation of appropriate safety measures for the transport of hazardous freight by rail. In particular, keepers of wagons for the transport of hazardous freight must entrust the maintenance of the wagons they own to certified maintenance workshops and take out minimum insurance cover of EUR 150 million against accidents that may arise in the course of that transport.
2010/04/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 151 #

2008/0247(COD)

Council position
Article 15 - paragraph 3
3. The principles for establishing the priority rules shall at least provide, with the exception of peak hours where this paragraph shall not apply, that the train path referred to in Article 13(3) and 13(5) allocated to freight trains which comply with their scheduled time in the working timetable shall not be modified, as far as possible. The principles for establishing the priority rules shall aim at minimising the overall network recovery time with regard to the need of all types of transport. For this purpose, infrastructure managers may coordinate the management between the different types of traffic along several freight corridors.
2010/04/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2008/0247(COD)

Council position
Article 15 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Each Member State through the infrastructure manager shall define in the network statement the peak hours. Peak hours shall apply only to working days and shall be limited to a maximum of three hours in the morning and to a maximum of three hours in the afternoon. In defining the peak hours regional and long distance passenger traffic shall be taken into consideration.
2010/04/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 164 #

2008/0247(COD)

Council position
Annex I - point 5
Gdynia - Warsaw -Katowice- Ostrava/Zilina-Vienna- Trieste/KoperBratislava/Vienna- Graz - Klagenfurt - Udine- Venice/ Trieste - Bologna/Ravenna
2010/04/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 165 #

2008/0247(COD)

Council position
Annex I - point 6
Almeriía-Valencia/ Madrid- Zaragoza/Barcelona-Marseille-Lyon- Turin-Udine- - Milan-Verona - Padua/Venice - Trieste/Koper-Ljubljana- Budapest-Zahony (Hungary-Ukraine border)
2010/04/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Recital 14
(14) Rights of bus and coach passengers should include the receipt of information regarding the service before and during the journey. All essential information provided to bus and coach passengers should also be provided in alternative formats accessible to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility, such as large print, plain language, Braille, electronic communications that can be accessed with adaptive technology, and audio tapes.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 3 - point g
(g) "carrier" means a natural or legal person, other than a tour operator, travel agent or ticket vendor, offering regular or occasional services to the general public;
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 104 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 27 - paragraph 1
(1) Each Member State shall designate a new orn existing body or bodies, or, if there is no existing body, a new body responsible for the enforcement of this Regulation as regards regular services from points situated on its territory and regular services from a third country to such points. Each body shall take the measures necessary to ensure compliance with this Regulation. Each body shall, in its organization, funding decisions, legal structure and decision-making, be independent of carriers, tour operators and terminal managing bodies.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order to avoid distorting competition in the road freight sector, mark-ups for pollution and congestion costs may be introduced by the Member States provided that existing domestic taxation in this sector – including vehicle ownership and/or traffic taxes, along with fuel taxes – is not reduced in such a way as to subsidise national operators. Fulfilment of this requirement must be demonstrated when the mark-up for external costs is introduced, and the Commission must carry out a prior check on, and subsequently monitor, compliance with the requirement.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Recital 13 a
(13a) The increased cost of road freight resulting from external-cost charges for pollution and congestion must, along the relevant road links, be coupled with alternatives in terms of infrastructure, modal solutions and the provision of services by operators under access and service conditions based in particular on competition and market comparisons. In accordance with the implementing principles for inter-modal, intra-modal and co-modal shifts of traffic flows, Member States intending to introduce mark-ups for pollution and congestion costs must therefore show that these requirements are being met, including in terms of programming commitments to be implemented within a predetermined timeframe.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(1a) In Article 6, the following paragraph shall be added : ‘(4a) The introduction and application of mark-ups under Article 7b(2) shall not be coupled with reductions in vehicle and fuel taxes. The Commission shall monitor the proper implementation of this paragraph.’
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
.Article 7 b – Paragraph 1
1. The infrastructure charge shall be based on the principle of the recovery of infrastructure costs. The weighted average infrastructure charge shall be related to the construction costs and the costs of operating, maintaining and developing the infrastructure network concerned. The weighted average infrastructure charge may also include a return on capital orand on a profit margin based on market conditions.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The introduction of external-cost charges is dependent on the availability of modal alternatives to the relevant section of road and of competitive services thereon. The Commission shall ensure that the Member States fulfil this requirement within a reasonable timeframe.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 3
3. The external-cost charge related to traffic-based air pollution shall not apply to vehicles which comply with the most stringent EURO emission standards until fourive years after the dates of application laid down in the rules which introduced those standards.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 52 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 e – paragraph 3
3. Tolling arrangements which were already in place on 10 June 2008 or for which tenders or responses to invitations to negotiate under the negotiated procedure werehave been received pursuant to a public procurement process before 10 June 2008 shall not be subject to the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 for as long as those arrangementas well as in Article 7b and Article 7c, for as long as the aforesaid concession arrangements and systems remain in force and provided that they are not substantially amended.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 f – paragraph 5
5. The amount of the mark-up shall be deducted from the amount of the external cost charge calculated in accordance with Article 7c, except for vehicles of EURO emission classes 0, I and II;. The related revenues shall be invested in financing the construction of priority projects of European interest identified in Annex III to Decision No 1692/96/EC.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (c)
(c) no infrastructure charge is more than 17500 % above the maximum level of the weighted average infrastructure charge as referred to in Article 7b; and
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 67 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (d)
(d) the peak periods during which the higher infrastructure charges are levied for the purpose of reducing congestion do not exceed fivthree hours per day.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall arrange for a user guide on the implementation of the Directive to be drafted in the languages of those Member States that apply it, with a special focus on modulating congestion, so as to enable public bodies and private firms to draw up business plans that take into account the possible effects of such modulation. This guide shall be published before the Directive enters into force.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 h – paragraph 1 – point (b)
(b) for tolling arrangements involving concession tolls: - the concession contracts or significant changes to such contracts, - the base case on which the grantor has founded the notice of concession, as referred to in Annex VII B to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and Council, of 31 March 2004, on the coordination of awarding procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public services contracts***; this base case shall include the estimated costs as defined in Article 7b (1), envisaged under the concession, the forecasted traffic divided into types of vehicle, the levels of tolls envisaged and the geographic extent of the network covered by the concession contract, or equivalent documentation.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 82 #

2008/0147(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated by this Directive. The revenues generated from external-cost charges, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shouldall be used to benefit the transport sector, to make transport more sustainable and optimise the entire transport system, including the following: (a) facilitating efficient pricing; (b) reducing road transport pollution at source; (c) mitigating the effects of road transport pollution at source; (d) improving the CO2 and energy performance of vehicles; (e) developing alternative infrastructure for transport users and/or expanding current capacity; (f) optimising logistics; or (g) improving road safety; Member States shall determine the use to be made of revenue from charges for the use of road infrastructure. To enable the transport network to be developed as a whole, revenue from charges shall be used to benefit the road transport sector and optimise the road transport system. At least 15 % of the revenues generated by the external cost charge in each Member State shall be dedicated to financially supporting TEN-T projects in order to increase transport sustainability. This percentage shall gradually increase over time. The application of the multiplication factor in mountain areas for charging of air pollution costs and noise shall be linked to the requirement to spend the revenues generated in the construction of priority projects of European interest identified in Annex III to Decision No 1692/96/EC.
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN