6 Amendments of Peter van DALEN related to 2011/0190(COD)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In order to prevent transport from being switched from water to land, the Commission must deploy European funds such as Marco Polo as widely as possible to promote water transport and encourage the use of low-sulphur LNG as a maritime fuel. Member States should contribute to this trend by making fiscal facilities available for ship owners who invest in the use of LNG and for ship owners who invest in the development and use of scrubbers.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 3a
Article 3a
Member States shall ensure that, from 31 December 2018, marine fuels are not used or placed on the market within their territory if their sulphur content exceeds 3.5 % by mass unless this fuel is used on vessels which have installed technical systems which prevent the maximum emission values laid down in Annex 1 from being exceeded.'
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1
Article 4a – paragraph 1
'1. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in the areas of their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones falling within SOx Emission Control Areas and in their territorial waters which do not fall within SOx Emission Control Areas if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds:
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1a
Article 4a – paragraph 1a
'1 a. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in the areas of their territorial seas,ir exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds:
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By 1 January 2013, the European Commission shall submit an extensive survey of the impact of the introduction of this legislation, particularly with regard to a possible modal switch from water to land transport. This shall also include an investigation of the impact of introducing the 0.1% sulphur standard for all European seas. If this survey shows that water transport is being replaced by land transport, the European Commission shall submit an alternative legislative proposal which does not entail any switch from water to land transport.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 10 - point c b (new)
Article 1 – point 10 - point c b (new)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
(cb) the following paragraph 3a is inserted 3b. If the International Maritime Organisation decides before 1 January 2015 to amend Annex XI to the MARPOL Convention, the European Commission shall automatically submit a new proposal to incorporate this amendment into European law.