5 Amendments of Jolanta Emilia HIBNER related to 2011/2072(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico must lead the EU to urgently and deeply review its legislation, in respect of the precautionary principle, on all aspects of offshore oil and gas extraction and exploration, including safe transfer by underwater pipelines located on/under the seabed, in its territories; in this context, welcomes the Commission’s will to fill the gap in the existing EU legislation;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its calls to the Commission to bring forward proposals as soon as possible for establishing an EU Civil Protection Force based on the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, integrating specific mechanisms which enable the EU to face massive pollutions caused by oil offshore installations including underwater oil/gas pipelines located on/under the seabed;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) should strictly apply the ‘polluter pays’ principle to all damages caused to marine waters and biodiversity, so that oil and gas companies can be held accountable for any damage they cause;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for an extension of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) directive to cover all offshore projects phases (exploratory, operational, and decommissioning) and calls for specific requirements for EIAs in case of drilling activities in deep water and transfer of oil/gas by underwater pipelines located on/under the seabed;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to re-examine its proposal on Industrial major accidents: control of hazards involving dangerous substances (SEVESO III) in order to extend its scope to oil rigs and underwater pipelines located on/under the seabed;