10 Amendments of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2013/0248(COD)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to better take into account the specific nature of those disasters which, although important, do not reach the minimum scale required to benefit from a contribution from the Fund, the criteria for regional disasters should be determined based on the damage calculable by reference to regional gross domestic product (GDP)– which should pay special attention to disasters taking place in the outermost regions, pursuant to Article 349 TFEU, since these areas are more vulnerable on account of their dispersion, geographical isolation and other permanent constraints – should be determined based on the damage calculable by reference to regional gross domestic product (GDP). Exceptionally, consideration may also be given to severe impacts on confined communities, such as islets, when although the disaster in question amounts to less than 1 % of the archipelago’s GDP, it causes devastation at a local level. Those criteria should be determined in a clear and simple manner in order to reduce the possibility of applications being submitted which do not meet the requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Fund should contribute to the restoration of infrastructure to working order, including ports and airports, particularly in the outermost regions, which depend on them for maintaining external contact, to the cleaning up of disaster- stricken zones and to the costs of the rescue services and for temporary accommodation for the population concerned during the whole implementation period, and to the prevention of further incidents and minimisation of human activity aggravating the impact of natural disasters. The time-span during which the accommodation of people made homeless by the disaster may be considered temporary should also be defined, taking into account the nature and extent of the disaster and each Member State or region’s capacity for recovery.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) It is important to ensure that the eligible States make the requisite efforts to as far as possible prevent disasters from occurring and to mitigate their effects, including by full implementation of relevant Union legislation on disaster risk prevention and management and the use of available Union funding for relevant investments. Provision should therefore be made that a failure of the Member State to comply with relevant Union legislation on disaster risk prevention and management, after having received a contribution from the Fund for an earlier natural disaster, may result in the rejection of the application or a reduction of the amount of contribution in the event of a further application for a disaster of the same nature. With this in mind, the Commission should ask Member States to submit a ‘letter of identification of disaster risk zones’ and respective surveillance/intervention processes to reduce said risk.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
For the purposes of this Regulation, a ‘regional natural disaster’ shall mean any natural disaster resulting, in a region of a Member State or a country involved in accession negotiations with the Union at NUTS 2 level, in direct damage in excess of 1,5 % of the region's gross domestic product (GDP). Where the disaster concerns several regions at NUTS 2 level, the threshold shall be applied to the weighted average GDP of those regions.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
restoring the working order of infrastructure and plant in the fields of road links, energy, water and waste water, telecommunications, transport, health and education;
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
providing temporary accommodation and earthquake-proof rebuilding, in the case of earthquakes, funding rescue services to meet the needs of the population concerned;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(e) using aerial and/or maritime means of access to disaster-hit areas which have been cut off;
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Beneficiary States shall seek all possiblelegally permitted compensation from third parties.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Bureaucratic complexity, which hinders processes, ties up human resources and consumes financial resources, should be avoided in all the above procedures, which should be made swift and straightforward.