Activities of Gaston FRANCO related to 2012/0337(COD)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020: "Living well, within the limits of our planet" PDF (729 KB) DOC (1016 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point f
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point f
(f) Taking further steps to reduce emissions of nitrogen and phosphorus, including those from urban and industrial wastewater and from fertiliser use, and to recover the waste phosphorous.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point f
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point f
(f) Improving water efficiency by setting targets at river basin level, laying down rules governing the use of treated wastewater and using market mechanisms, such as water pricing.
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 68
Annex 1 – point 68
68. Further implementation of the Shared Environmental Information System principle of ‘produce once, use often’ and the common approaches and standards on acquisition and collation of spatial information under the INSPIRE and Copernicus (previously known as GMES65) systems, as well as other environmental information systems for Europe (such as BISE and WISE), will help avoid duplication of effort and eliminate unnecessary administrative burdens on public authorities, as will efforts to streamline reporting obligations under different pieces of legislation. Member States should make information gathered to assess environmental impacts of plans, programmes and projects (e.g. through Environmental or Strategic Impact Assessments) more accessible to the public.
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 69 – indent 3
Annex 1 – point 69 – indent 3
– There are still uncertainties surrounding the human health and environmental implications of endocrine disruptors, mixtures, chemicals in products and nanomaterials. Filling these gaps can accelerThe Member States that have made the greatest advances in this area are asked to share their knowledge and experience with their EU partners and, where appropriate following an impact assessment, could support the introduction of harmonised EU arrangements for furthering that knowledge, in particular in the field of nanomaterials. Filling the gaps that exist, working on the basis of common definitions and scientific data on the intrinsic dangers of specific substances, encouraging research and applying the precautionary principle, wherever necessary, as well as the principle of proportionality, can facilitate decision- making and enable the further development of the chemicals acquis to better target areas of concern, while stimulating more sustainable use of chemicals. An improved understanding of the environmental factors affecting human health would allow preventive policy actions to be taken.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 1 - point a
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 1 - point a
(a) Policy-makers and businesses have a better basis for developing and implementing environment and climate policies, including measuring costs and benefits of action or inaction.
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 - point b
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 - point b
(b) Adopting a systematic and integrated approach to risk management, based on the precautionary principle and preventive action, the polluter-pays principle, the principle of rectification of pollution at source as well as the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) Simplifying, streamlining and modernising environmental and climate change data and information collection, management and sharing – including the development and implementation of a European Shared Environmental Information System.