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Activities of Gilles PARGNEAUX

Plenary speeches (417)

Discharge 2017 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2219(DEC)
Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2157(INI)
2018 UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland (COP24) - 14th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP14) (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2598(RSP)
A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2254(INI)
Annual report 2016 on the protection of EU’s financial interests - Fight against fraud (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2216(INI)
Annual report 2016 on the protection of EU’s financial interests - Fight against fraud (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2216(INI)
Situation in Syria (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (A8-0392/2017 - José Blanco López) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0382(COD)
2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23) (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2620(RSP)
Fipronil scandal: how to improve the EU rapid alert system for food and feed (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2029(INI)
EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): continuing current limitations of scope for aviation activities and preparing to implement a global market-based measure from 2021 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/0017(COD)
President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the COP 21 Climate agreement (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Glyphosate and authorisation procedures (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2695(RSP)
Medical devices - In vitro diagnostic medical devices (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0266(COD)
Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2342(INI)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 9 and 10 March 2017, including the Rome Declaration (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a Common Security and Defence Policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2343(INI)
Waste (A8-0034/2017 - Simona Bonafè) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0275(COD)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail (A8-0373/2016 - Wim van de Camp) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0028(COD)
Single European railway area (A8-0371/2016 - David-Maria Sassoli) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0029(COD)
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (Article 36 TEU) (A8-0360/2016 - Elmar Brok) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2036(INI)
CAP tools to reduce price volatility in agricultural markets (A8-0339/2016 - Angélique Delahaye) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2034(INI)
North-East Atlantic: deep-sea stocks and fishing in international waters (A8-0369/2016 - Isabelle Thomas) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0179(COD)
General revision of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (A8-0344/2016 - Richard Corbett) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2114(REG)
A coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (A8-0357/2016 - Christian Ehler, Luigi Morgano) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2072(INI)
2017 budgetary procedure: joint text (A8-0353/2016 - Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2047(BUD)
Commissioners' declarations of interests - Guidelines (A8-0315/2016 - Pascal Durand) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2080(INI)
Access to energy in developing countries (B8-1227/2016) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2885(RSP)
Macro-financial assistance to Jordan (A8-0296/2016 - Emmanuel Maurel) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0197(COD)
Situation in Syria (B8-1123/2016, RC-B8-1249/2016, B8-1249/2016, B8-1250/2016, B8-1251/2016, B8-1252/2016, B8-1253/2016, B8-1254/2016, B8-1255/2016) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2933(RSP)
EU-Turkey relations (RC-B8-1276/2016, B8-1276/2016, B8-1277/2016, B8-1278/2016, B8-1279/2016, B8-1280/2016, B8-1281/2016, B8-1282/2016, B8-1283/2016) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2993(RSP)
EU action plan against wildlife trafficking (A8-0303/2016 - Catherine Bearder) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2076(INI)
Access to energy in developing countries (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2885(RSP)
Emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (A8-0249/2015 - Julie Girling) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0443(COD)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106 : Renewing the approval of the active substance bentazone (B8-1228/2016) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2978(RSP)
European Voluntary Service (B8-1126/2016, B8-1126/2016, B8-1127/2016, B8-1128/2016, B8-1133/2016, B8-1134/2016, B8-1135/2016) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2872(RSP)
How the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas (A8-0285/2016 - Eric Andrieu) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2226(INI)
EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement (A8-0286/2016 - Richard Howitt) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2274(INI)
How to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform (A8-0234/2016 - Isabelle Thomas) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2093(INI)
EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (A8-0283/2016 - Sophia in 't Veld) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2254(INL)
Situation in Syria (B8-1089/2016, B8-1090/2016) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2894(RSP)
2016 UN Climate change Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco (COP22) (B8-1043/2016) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2814(RSP)
Situation in Syria (continuation of debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2894(RSP)
2016 UN Climate change Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco (COP22) (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2814(RSP)
Implementation of the Food Contact Materials Regulation (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2259(INI)
Conclusion on behalf of the EU of the Paris Agreement adopted under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Giovanni La Via (A8-0280/2016)) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0184(NLE)
Situation in Calais (debate) FR
2016/11/22
EU relations with Tunisia in the current regional context (debate) FR
2016/11/22
New initiatives related to the Middle East Peace Process (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods (debate) FR
2016/11/22
EU assistance to Lebanon and Jordan to face the effects of the Syrian crisis (debate) FR
2016/11/22
EU assistance to Lebanon and Jordan to face the effects of the Syrian crisis (debate) FR
2016/11/22
West Bank displacement and demolitions, including of EU-funded projects (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2555(RSP)
Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia - Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0218(COD)
Situation in Libya (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Situation in Libya (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Commission action to comply with judgment in Case T-521/14 Sweden vs. Commission (obligation to establish criteria for endocrine disruptors) (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2536(RSP)
Transparency and control of clinical trials (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Mutual defence clause (Article 42(7) TEU) (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Setting up a Committee of Inquiry on emission measurements in the automotive sector, its powers, numerical strength and term of office (B8-1424/2015) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3037(RSO)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the EU policy on the matter (A8-0344/2015 - Cristian Dan Preda) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2229(INI)
Developing a sustainable European industry of base metals (A8-0309/2015 - Edouard Martin) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2211(INI)
Situation in Hungary: follow-up to the European Parliament Resolution of 10 June 2015 (B8-1349/2015, B8-1351/2015, B8-1351/2015, B8-1358/2015, B8-1359/2015, B8-1360/2015, B8-1361/2015) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2935(RSP)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the EU policy on the matter (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2229(INI)
Outcome of the COP 21 (debate)
2016/11/22
Decision adopted on the Circular Economy package (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Recent terrorist attacks in Paris (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Outcome of the Valletta summit of 11 and 12 November 2015 and of the G20 summit of 15 and 16 November 2015 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Outcome of the Valletta summit of 11 and 12 November 2015 and of the G20 summit of 15 and 16 November 2015 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0443(COD)
Draft general budget of the European Union for 2016 - all sections FR
2016/11/22
Use of genetically modified food and feed (A8-0305/2015 - Giovanni La Via) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0093(COD)
Emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (A8-0249/2015 - Julie Girling) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0443(COD)
Situation in Israel and Palestine (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2112(INI)
Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2112(INI)
Central African Republic FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2874(RSP)
Situation in Libya (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0442(COD)
UN Sustainable Development summit (25-27 September 2015) and development-related aspects of the COP 21 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
EU support to Tunisia (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0011(COD)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - Financing the Common Security and Defence Policy - Security and defence capabilities in Europe (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2220(INI)
Imprisonment of human and workers' rights activists in Algeria FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2665(RSP)
Persecution of the Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0288(COD)
Discharge 2013 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2140(DEC)
Discharge 2013 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2140(DEC)
Annual report from the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament (A8-0039/2015 - Elmar Brok) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2219(INI)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2013 and the EU policy on the matter (A8-0023/2015 - Pier Antonio Panzeri) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2217(INI)
Relations between the EU and the League of Arab States and cooperation in countering terrorism (RC-B8-0215/2008, B8-0215/2015, B8-0216/2015, B8-0221/2015, B8-0222/2015, B8-0223/2015, B8-0224/2015, B8-0225/2015) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2573(RSP)
Annual report 2013 on the protection of EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0024/2015 - Georgi Pirinski) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2155(INI)
Progress on equality between women and men in the EU in 2013 (A8-0015/2015 - Marc Tarabella) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2217(INI)
Annual report on EU competition policy (A8-0019/2015 - Morten Messerschmidt) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2158(INI)
Global High-Level Conference on Ebola of 3 March 2015 (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Criteria for identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, in particular in the IS context (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Situation in Libya (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Annexe III to Regulation (EC) 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences FR
2016/11/22
Proposal for a Council directive on laying down calculation methods and reporting requirements pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (B8-0326/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2931(RPS)
Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. of XXX supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the classification of serious infringements of the Union rules, which may lead to the loss of good repute by the road transport operator and amending Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (B8-0325/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2859(RPS)
Recognition of Palestine statehood (RC-B8-0277/2014, B8-0277/2014, B8-0309/2014, B8-0310/2014, B8-0349/2014, B8-0357/2014, B8-0359/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2964(RSP)
Steel sector in the EU: protecting workers and industries (RC-B8-0352/2014, B8-0351/2014, B8-0352/2014, B8-0353/2014, B8-0354/2014, B8-0355/2014, B8-0356/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2976(RSP)
Cooperation agreement on a civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) with Morocco (A8-0045/2014 - Jerzy Buzek) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0414(NLE)
Dock dues in the French outermost regions (A8-0054/2014 - Iskra Mihaylova) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0308(CNS)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2013/014 FR/Air France (A8-0065/2014 - Marco Zanni) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2185(BUD)
2014 UN Climate Change Conference - COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014) (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2777(RSP)
Recognition of Palestine statehood (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Response to Ebola crisis (debate) FR
2016/11/22
EU response to the Ebola outbreak (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Situation in Iraq and Syria and the ISIS offensive including the persecution of minorities (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Israel-Palestine after the Gaza war and the role of the EU (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Israel-Palestine after the Gaza war and the role of the EU (debate) FR
2016/11/22
UN Climate Summit 2014 (23 September 2014 – New York) (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Situation in Ukraine (RCB8-0025/2014, B8-0025/2014, B8-0026/2014, B8-0028/2014, B8-0029/2014, B8-0054/2014, B8-0056/2014, B8-0057/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2717(RSP)
Youth employment (RCB8-0027/2014, B8-0027/2014, B8-0030/2014, B8-0051/2014, B8-0052/2014, B8-0053/2014, B8-0055/2014, B8-0058/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2713(RSP)
Situation in Iraq (RCB8-0059/2014, B8-0059/2014, B8-0060/2014, B8-0061/2014, B8-0062/2014, B8-0063/2014, B8-0064/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2716(RSP)
Escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine (RCB8-0071/2014, B8-0071/2014, B8-0072/2014, B8-0073/2014, B8-0074/2014, B8-0075/2014, B8-0076/2014, B8-0077/2014) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2723(RSP)
Situation in Iraq (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine (debate) FR
2016/11/22
European long-term investment funds (A7-0211/2014 - Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou)
2016/11/22
Maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management (A7-0379/2013 - Gesine Meissner)
2016/11/22
Infringements of competition law (A7-0089/2014 - Andreas Schwab)
2016/11/22
Shipments of waste (A7-0069/2014 - Bart Staes)
2016/11/22
New psychoactive substances (A7-0172/2014 - Jacek Protasiewicz)
2016/11/22
Criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking (A7-0173/2014 - Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio)
2016/11/22
Negotiation of the EU-Japan strategic partnership agreement (A7-0244/2014 - Alojz Peterle)
2016/11/22
Enhancing worker mobility by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights (A7-0188/2014 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten)
2016/11/22
Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material and plant protection products (A7-0162/2014 - Mario Pirillo)
2016/11/22
Animal health (A7-0129/2014 - Marit Paulsen)
2016/11/22
Protective measures against pests of plants (A7-0147/2014 - Hynek Fajmon)
2016/11/22
Consumer product safety (A7-0355/2013 - Christel Schaldemose)
2016/11/22
Market surveillance of products (A7-0346/2013 - Sirpa Pietikäinen)
2016/11/22
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
Markets in financial instruments and repeal of Directive 2004/39/EC (A7-0306/2012 - Markus Ferber)
2016/11/22
Statistics in trade (A7-0457/2013 - Hans-Peter Martin)
2016/11/22
Securities settlement and central securities depositories (A7-0039/2013 - Kay Swinburne)
2016/11/22
Marine equipment (A7-0255/2013 - Dominique Riquet)
2016/11/22
Pressure equipment (A7-0008/2014 - Zuzana Roithová)
2016/11/22
Judgments in civil and commercial matters (A7-0052/2014 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
2016/11/22
Labour force sample survey (A7-0344/2013 - Tatjana Ždanoka)
2016/11/22
European Maritime Safety Agency and response to pollution (A7-0300/2013 - Keith Taylor)
2016/11/22
New technologies and open educational resources (A7-0249/2014 - Cătălin Sorin Ivan)
2016/11/22
Protection of species of wild fauna and flora (A7-0087/2014 - Matthias Groote)
2016/11/22
Fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the EU-Seychelles Fisheries Partnership Agreement (A7-0201/2014 - Maria do Céu Patrão Neves)
2016/11/22
Fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the EU-Comoros Fisheries Partnership Agreement (A7-0177/2014 - Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa)
2016/11/22
Fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the EU-Madagascar Fisheries Partnership Agreement (A7-0178/2014 - Crescenzio Rivellini)
2016/11/22
EU-Korea Framework Agreement as regards matters related to readmission (A7-0267/2014 - Hubert Pirker)
2016/11/22
EU-Korea Framework Agreement with the exception of matters related to readmission (A7-0265/2014 - Norica Nicolai)
2016/11/22
EC-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Agreement (Protocol to take account of the accession of Croatia) (A7-0192/2014 - Charles Tannock)
2016/11/22
EU-Georgia Framework Agreement on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes (A7-0191/2014 - Krzysztof Lisek)
2016/11/22
Authorisation for Portugal to apply a reduced rate of excise duty in the autonomous regions of Madeira and Azores on certain alcoholic beverages (A7-0262/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
2016/11/22
AIEM tax applicable in the Canary Islands (A7-0263/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
2016/11/22
Amendment of the period of application of Council Decision[nbsp ]2004/162/EC concerning the dock dues in the French overseas departments (A7-0264/2014 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
2016/11/22
Amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure with regard to parliamentary questions (A7-0123/2014 - Zita Gurmai)
2016/11/22
Draft amending budget No 1/2014: technical adjustments concerning the European Investment Fund, Horizon 2020 and the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (A7-0276/2014 - Anne E. Jensen)
2016/11/22
Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at European Union airports (A7-0274/2014 - Jörg Leichtfried)
2016/11/22
Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 (A7-0275/2014 - Marco Scurria)
2016/11/22
Incidental catches of cetaceans (A7-0272/2014 - Raül Romeva i Rueda)
2016/11/22
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (A7-0249/2013 - Danuta Jazłowiecka)
2016/11/22
Return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (A7-0058/2014 - Marie-Christine Vergiat)
2016/11/22
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (A7-0174/2014 - Margrete Auken)
2016/11/22
Surveillance of external sea borders (A7-0461/2013 - Carlos Coelho)
2016/11/22
Financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals established by international agreements to which the EU is party (A7-0124/2013 - Paweł Zalewski)
2016/11/22
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A7-0053/2014 - Christofer Fjellner)
2016/11/22
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (A7-0140/2013 - Marietta Giannakou)
2016/11/22
Financing of European political parties (A7-0200/2013 - Ingeborg Gräßle)
2016/11/22
Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (A7-0108/2014 - Ingeborg Gräßle)
2016/11/22
Carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport (A7-0080/2014 - Theodoros Skylakakis)
2016/11/22
Invasive alien species (A7-0088/2014 - Pavel Poc)
2016/11/22
Technical implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (A7-0171/2014 - Vladimir Urutchev)
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
Protection of consumers in utilities services (A7-0163/2014 - Josef Weidenholzer)
2016/11/22
Technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (A7-0145/2014 - Corien Wortmann-Kool)
2016/11/22
Correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (A7-0241/2014 - António Fernando Correia de Campos)
2016/11/22
Information in the field of technical regulations and rules on Information Society services (A7-0247/2014 - Francesco Enrico Speroni)
2016/11/22
Accession of Croatia to the 1990 Convention on the elimination of double taxation (A7-0214/2014 - Sławomir Nitras)
2016/11/22
Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (A7-0259/2014 - Josefa Andrés Barea)
2016/11/22
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2012/007 IT/VDC Technologies (A7-0261/2014 - Frédéric Daerden)
2016/11/22
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2012/004 ES/Grupo Santana (A7-0260/2014 - Frédéric Daerden)
2016/11/22
Deposit guarantee schemes (A7-0216/2014 - Peter Simon)
2016/11/22
Alternative fuels infrastructure (A7-0444/2013 - Carlo Fidanza)
2016/11/22
Dimensions and weights of road vehicles circulating within the Community (A7-0256/2014 - Jörg Leichtfried)
2016/11/22
Framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms (A7-0196/2013 - Gunnar Hökmark)
2016/11/22
Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS V) (A7-0125/2013 - Sven Giegold)
2016/11/22
Payment accounts (A7-0398/2013 - Jürgen Klute)
2016/11/22
Key information documents for investment products (A7-0368/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
2016/11/22
Court of Justice of the European Union: number of judges at the General Court (A7-0252/2013 - Alexandra Thein)
2016/11/22
Deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall (A7-0482/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
2016/11/22
Measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (A7-0455/2013 - Edit Herczog)
2016/11/22
Inland waterway transport (A7-0142/2014 - Corien Wortmann-Kool)
2016/11/22
Agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (A7-0217/2014 - Esther Herranz García)
2016/11/22
Active and Assisted Living Research and Development Programme (A7-0076/2014 - Claude Turmes)
2016/11/22
Research and Development Programme for research performing SMEs (A7-0077/2014 - Miloslav Ransdorf)
2016/11/22
European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (A7-0063/2014 - Niki Tzavela)
2016/11/22
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Programme (A7-0064/2014 - Vicky Ford)
2016/11/22
European Account Preservation Order (A7-0227/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
2016/11/22
Disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups (A7-0006/2014 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
2016/11/22
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer (A7-0170/2014 - Salvatore Iacolino)
2016/11/22
Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (A7-0083/2014 - Christian Ehler)
2016/11/22
Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (A7-0092/2014 - Lambert van Nistelrooij)
2016/11/22
SESAR Joint Undertaking (A7-0062/2014 - Britta Thomsen)
2016/11/22
Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (A7-0105/2014 - Teresa Riera Madurell)
2016/11/22
ECSEL Joint Undertaking (A7-0074/2014 - Paul Rübig)
2016/11/22
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (A7-0094/2014 - Vladko Todorov Panayotov)
2016/11/22
Interinstitutional agreement on the transparency register (A7-0258/2014 - Roberto Gualtieri)
2016/11/22
Tripartite social summit for growth and employment (A7-0136/2014 - Csaba Őry)
2016/11/22
MFF negotiations 2014-2020: lessons to be learned and the way forward (A7-0254/2014 - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Ivailo Kalfin)
2016/11/22
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0371(COD)
Effectiveness of European Social Fund spending on older workers (Court of Auditors Special Report 25/2012) (A7-0151/2014 - Zigmantas Balčytis)
2016/11/22
Common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case (A7-0215/2014 - Kristiina Ojuland)
2016/11/22
Role of broadcasting media in projecting the EU and its values (A7-0248/2014 - Graham Watson)
2016/11/22
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0239/2014 - Miroslav Ouzký)
2016/11/22
Computer databases which are part of the surveillance networks in the Member States (A7-0201/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
2016/11/22
Application and enforcement of international trade rules (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi)
2016/11/22
Imports of rice from Bangladesh (A7-0304/2013 - Paul Murphy)
2016/11/22
Medical devices (A7-0324/2013 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
2016/11/22
In vitro diagnostic medical devices (A7-0327/2013 - Peter Liese)
2016/11/22
European environmental economic accounts (A7-0420/2013 - Elena Oana Antonescu)
2016/11/22
European Year for Development (2015) (A7-0384/2013 - Charles Goerens)
2016/11/22
Space surveillance and tracking support framework (A7-0030/2014 - Amelia Andersdotter)
2016/11/22
Management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material (A7-0424/2013 - Agnès Le Brun)
2016/11/22
Imports of timber (A7-0429/2013 - Iuliu Winkler)
2016/11/22
Clinical trials on medicinal products for human use (A7-0208/2013 - Glenis Willmott)
2016/11/22
Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations (A7-0252/2014 - Romana Jordan)
2016/11/22
Common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States (A7-0243/2014 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
2016/11/22
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (A7-0153/2014 - Luigi Berlinguer, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Carlo Casini)
2016/11/22
Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (A7-0236/2014 - Christofer Fjellner)
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
Electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (A7-0365/2013 - Marita Ulvskog)
2016/11/22
Statutory audit of public-interest entities (A7-0177/2013 - Sajjad Karim)
2016/11/22
Statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts (A7-0171/2013 - Sajjad Karim)
2016/11/22
Reduction or elimination of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (A7-0238/2014 - Paweł Zalewski)
2016/11/22
EU comprehensive approach and coherence of EU external action (A7-0138/2014 - Arnaud Danjean)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Commission and executive agencies (A7-0242/2014 - Markus Pieper)
2016/11/22
Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2012 Commission discharge (A7-0222/2014 - Markus Pieper)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (A7-0176/2014 - Jan Mulder)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Council and Council (A7-0189/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European External Action Service (A7-0199/2014 - Tamás Deutsch)
2016/11/22
Electronic identification of bovine animals (A7-0199/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Court of Justice (A7-0213/2014 - Tamás Deutsch)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Court of Auditors (A7-0212/2014 - Tamás Deutsch)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Economic and Social Committee (A7-0218/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Committee of the Regions (A7-0226/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Ombudsman (A7-0225/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Data Protection Supervisor (A7-0228/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Performance, financial management and control of EU agencies (A7-0237/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (A7-0208/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (A7-0206/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (A7-0205/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (A7-0207/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Police College (A7-0240/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Aviation Safety Agency (A7-0221/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Asylum Support Office (A7-0187/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Banking Authority (A7-0220/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (A7-0224/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (A7-0229/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Environment Agency (A7-0235/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Fisheries Control Agency (A7-0233/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Food Safety Authority (A7-0219/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Institute for Gender Equality (A7-0230/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (A7-0232/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A7-0234/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Medicines Agency (A7-0227/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (A7-0185/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency (A7-0196/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Network and Information Security Agency (A7-0194/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Railway Agency (A7-0209/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Securities and Markets Authority (A7-0231/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Training Foundation (A7-0182/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (A7-0193/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Euratom Supply Agency (A7-0180/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (A7-0183/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Eurojust (A7-0186/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Europol (A7-0179/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (A7-0184/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (A7-0181/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: European GNSS Supervisory Authority (A7-0223/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Artemis Joint Undertaking (A7-0203/2014 - Paul Rübig)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Clean Sky Joint Undertaking (A7-0210/2014 - Paul Rübig)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: ENIAC Joint Undertaking (A7-0204/2014 - Paul Rübig)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (A7-0202/2014 - Paul Rübig)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking (A7-0200/2014 - Paul Rübig)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: Joint Undertaking for ITER and the development of fusion energy (A7-0198/2014 - Paul Rübig)
2016/11/22
2012 discharge: SESAR Joint Undertaking (A7-0197/2014 - Paul Rübig)
2016/11/22
Annual Report 2012 on the protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A7-0195/2014 - Inés Ayala Sender)
2016/11/22
Situation in Iran (B7-0279/2014)
2016/11/22
Clinical trials on medicinal products for human use (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0192(COD)
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (A7-0022/2014 - Sylvie Guillaume)
2016/11/22
Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships (A7-0166/2014 - Carl Schlyter)
2016/11/22
Role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries (A7-0149/2014 - Othmar Karas, Liem Hoang Ngoc)
2016/11/22
Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (A7-0135/2014 - Alejandro Cercas)
2016/11/22
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and Internal Security Fund (general provisions) (A7-0021/2014 - Lorenzo Fontana)
2016/11/22
Internal Security Fund (Police cooperation, preventing and combating crime and crisis management) (A7-0026/2014 - Salvatore Iacolino)
2016/11/22
Internal Security Fund (External borders and visas) (A7-0025/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
2016/11/22
High common level of network and information security (A7-0103/2014 - Andreas Schwab)
2016/11/22
Union programme in the field of financial reporting and auditing 2014-2020 (A7-0315/2013 - Theodor Dumitru Stolojan)
2016/11/22
Radio equipment (A7-0316/2013 - Barbara Weiler)
2016/11/22
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (RCB7-0263/2014, B7-0263/2014, B7-0264/2014, B7-0265/2014, B7-0266/2014, B7-0267/2014, B7-0268/2014)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament (A7-0120/2014 - Paulo Rangel)
2016/11/22
Policy coherence for development (A7-0161/2014 - Charles Goerens)
2016/11/22
EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council (RCB7-0234/2014, B7-0234/2014, B7-0235/2014, B7-0236/2014, B7-0237/2014, B7-0238/2014)
2016/11/22
Pakistan's regional role and political relations with the EU (A7-0117/2014 - Boris Zala)
2016/11/22
Anti-missile shield for Europe (A7-0109/2014 - Sampo Terho)
2016/11/22
European fishing sector and the EU-Thailand free trade agreement (A7-0130/2014 - Gabriel Mato Adrover)
2016/11/22
European gastronomic heritage (A7-0127/2014 - Santiago Fisas Ayxela)
2016/11/22
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (A7-0402/2013 - Jan Philipp Albrecht)
2016/11/22
Protection of the euro against counterfeiting (Pericles 2020) (A7-0152/2014 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
2016/11/22
EU-Azerbaijan Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0155/2014 - Mariya Gabriel)
2016/11/22
EU-Azerbaijan Agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (A7-0154/2014 - Mariya Gabriel)
2016/11/22
Humanitarian engagement of armed non-State actors in child protection (A7-0160/2014 - Judith Sargentini)
2016/11/22
Provision of food information to consumers as regards the definition of 'engineered nanomaterials' (B7-0185/2014)
2016/11/22
Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (A7-0403/2013 - Dimitrios Droutsas)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Single European Sky (A7-0095/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
2016/11/22
Package travel and assisted travel arrangements (A7-0124/2014 - Hans-Peter Mayer)
2016/11/22
Fluorinated greenhouse gases (A7-0240/2013 - Bas Eickhout)
2016/11/22
Freedom of movement for workers (A7-0386/2013 - Edit Bauer)
2016/11/22
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (A7-0277/2013 - Andrea Zanoni)
2016/11/22
Copernicus programme (A7-0027/2014 - Vittorio Prodi)
2016/11/22
European GNSS Agency (A7-0364/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
2016/11/22
Priorities for EU relations with the Eastern partnership countries (A7-0157/2014 - Paweł Robert Kowal)
2016/11/22
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (A7-0139/2014 - Claude Moraes)
2016/11/22
Preparing for a fully converged audiovisual world (A7-0057/2014 - Sabine Verheyen)
2016/11/22
European Public Prosecutor's Office (A7-0141/2014 - Salvatore Iacolino)
2016/11/22
2013 progress report on Turkey (B7-0241/2014)
2016/11/22
Statistics for the macroeconomic imbalances procedure (A7-0143/2014 - Derk Jan Eppink)
2016/11/22
Extension of the EC-USA scientific and technological cooperation agreement (A7-0126/2014 - Amalia Sartori)
2016/11/22
Nagoya Protocol on Access to genetic resources (A7-0061/2014 - Sandrine Bélier)
2016/11/22
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/008 ES/Comunidad Valenciana textiles (A7-0158/2014 - Frédéric Daerden)
2016/11/22
Production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (A7-0112/2014 - Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris)
2016/11/22
EC-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement (A7-0116/2014 - Iuliu Winkler)
2016/11/22
Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (A7-0150/2014 - Krišjānis Kariņš, Judith Sargentini)
2016/11/22
Genetic resources (A7-0263/2013 - Sandrine Bélier)
2016/11/22
Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (A7-0210/2013 - Werner Kuhn)
2016/11/22
Registration documents for vehicles (A7-0199/2013 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
2016/11/22
Roadworthiness of commercial vehicles (A7-0207/2013 - Olga Sehnalová)
2016/11/22
Rail transport statistics (A7-0002/2014 - Michael Cramer)
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
Public access to documents 2011-2013 (A7-0148/2014 - Sophia in 't Veld)
2016/11/22
Horticulture (A7-0048/2014 - Anthea McIntyre)
2016/11/22
Eradication of torture in the world (A7-0100/2014 - Véronique De Keyser)
2016/11/22
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
2016/11/22
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (A7-0071/2014 - Mary Honeyball)
2016/11/22
European Investigation Order (A7-0477/2013 - Nuno Melo)
2016/11/22
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (A7-0051/2014 - Louis Michel)
2016/11/22
Single market governance (A7-0066/2014 - Sergio Gaetano Cofferati)
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
Interoperability of the rail system (A7-0033/2014 - Izaskun Bilbao Barandica)
2016/11/22
Railway safety (A7-0015/2014 - Michael Cramer)
2016/11/22
European Union Agency for Railways (A7-0016/2014 - Roberts Zīle)
2016/11/22
Normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings (A7-0472/2013 - Jaromír Kohlíček)
2016/11/22
Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system (A7-0106/2014 - Olga Sehnalová)
2016/11/22
Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites (A7-0460/2013 - Jorgo Chatzimarkakis)
2016/11/22
2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (A7-0151/2013 - Thomas Ulmer)
2016/11/22
Conditions of entry and residence[nbsp ]of third-country nationals (A7-0377/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
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)
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)
Third programme for the Union's action if the field of health (2014-2020) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0339(COD)
Europe's role in the Central African Republic (debate)
2016/11/22
EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement: protocol setting out fishing opportunities and financial contributions (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0315(NLE)
In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Medical devices (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0266(COD)
Human rights in the Sahel region (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2020(INI)
Situation of the Roma people (debate)
2016/11/22
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0366(COD)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0366(COD)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0154(COD)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0154(COD)
Review of the Irish Presidency, including the MFF agreement (B7-0332/2013, RCB7-0334/2013, B7-0334/2013, B7-0335/2013, B7-0339/2013, B7-0340/2013)
2016/11/22
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
2016/11/22
Serious cross-border threats to health (A7-0337/2012 - Gilles Pargneaux)
2016/11/22
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (A7-0230/2013 - Anni Podimata)
2016/11/22
Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (A7-0210/2013 - Werner Kuhn)
2016/11/22
Blue growth - enhancing sustainable growth in the marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors (A7-0209/2013 - Spyros Danellis)
2016/11/22
Serious cross-border threats to health (debate)
2016/11/22
Serious cross-border threats to health (debate)
2016/11/22
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2066(INI)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2131(INI)
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (debate)
2016/11/22
Sound level of motor vehicles (debate)
2016/11/22
Single Market Act II - Concerns of European citizens and business with the functioning of the Single Market (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2044(INI)
Outcome of the Rio+20 Summit (20-22 June 2012) (debate)
2016/11/22
Single European railway area (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0253(COD)
Defective silicone gel breast implants made by French company PIP (debate)
2016/11/22
Competitive low-carbon economy in 2050 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2095(INI)
6th World Water Forum (debate)
2016/11/22
Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0248(NLE)
Single European transport area (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2096(INI)
Climate change conference in Durban (debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Scheme for food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2722(RSP)
Charging of heavy goods vehicles (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0147(COD)
Emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0173(COD)
Falsified medicinal products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0261(COD)
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Security situation in the Sahel region (debate)
2016/11/22
Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0142(COD)
Preparations for Cancún Climate Change Conference (29 November-10 December) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2764(RSP)
Situation in Western Sahara (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2954(RSP)
Information on medicinal products (Community code relating to medicinal products) - Information on medicinal products (Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0255(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)
The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate)
2016/11/22
Food information to consumers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0028(COD)
Standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation - Action plan on organ donation and transplantation (2009-2015) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2104(INI)
Commission communication on Action against Cancer: European Partnership (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2103(INI)
Disruption of air traffic in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Outcome of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
2016/11/22
Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2614(RSP)
Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate)
2016/11/22

Reports (4)

REPORT on the Annual Report 2016 on the protection of the EU’s financial interests – Fight against fraud PDF (498 KB) DOC (73 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2017/2216(INI)
Documents: PDF(498 KB) DOC(73 KB)
REPORT on Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris PDF (259 KB) DOC (205 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2015/2112(INI)
Documents: PDF(259 KB) DOC(205 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013, Section I – European Parliament PDF (228 KB) DOC (222 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2014/2078(DEC)
Documents: PDF(228 KB) DOC(222 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on serious cross-border threats to health PDF (289 KB) DOC (370 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2011/0421(COD)
Documents: PDF(289 KB) DOC(370 KB)

Shadow reports (15)

REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section I – European Parliament PDF (270 KB) DOC (124 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2018/2167(DEC)
Documents: PDF(270 KB) DOC(124 KB)
REPORT on assessing how the EU budget is used for public sector reform PDF (360 KB) DOC (56 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2018/2086(INI)
Documents: PDF(360 KB) DOC(56 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems PDF (449 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2017/0193(NLE)
Documents: PDF(449 KB) DOC(59 KB)
REPORT on the Annual Report 2015 on the protection of the EU’s financial interests – Fight against fraud PDF (594 KB) DOC (85 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2016/2097(INI)
Documents: PDF(594 KB) DOC(85 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union PDF (440 KB) DOC (58 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2015/0292(NLE)
Documents: PDF(440 KB) DOC(58 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union PDF (354 KB) DOC (83 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2007/0078(NLE)
Documents: PDF(354 KB) DOC(83 KB)
REPORT on Peace Support Operations – EU engagement with the UN and the African Union PDF (405 KB) DOC (128 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2015/2275(INI)
Documents: PDF(405 KB) DOC(128 KB)
REPORT on protecting the European Union’s financial interests: towards performance-based controls of the Common Agricultural Policy PDF (162 KB) DOC (96 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2014/2234(INI)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(96 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in their territory PDF (674 KB) DOC (411 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2010/0208(COD)
Documents: PDF(674 KB) DOC(411 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 PDF (607 KB) DOC (773 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2013/0014(COD)
Documents: PDF(607 KB) DOC(773 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 of the Council on common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings PDF (174 KB) DOC (250 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2013/0013(COD)
Documents: PDF(174 KB) DOC(250 KB)
REPORT on the food crisis, fraud in the food chain and the control thereof PDF (239 KB) DOC (125 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2013/2091(INI)
Documents: PDF(239 KB) DOC(125 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards information to the general public on medicinal products subject to medical prescription, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use PDF (693 KB) DOC (1020 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2008/0256(COD)
Documents: PDF(693 KB) DOC(1020 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards information to the general public on medicinal products for human use subject to medical prescription, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency PDF (300 KB) DOC (370 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2008/0255(COD)
Documents: PDF(300 KB) DOC(370 KB)
REPORT Report on the Commission communication on Action Against Cancer: European Partnership PDF (260 KB) DOC (165 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2009/2103(INI)
Documents: PDF(260 KB) DOC(165 KB)

Opinions (5)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF).
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Documents: PDF(225 KB) DOC(133 KB)
POSITION IN THE FORM OF AMENDMENTS on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Documents: PDF(354 KB) DOC(140 KB)
OPINION on the role of EU regions and cities in implementing the COP 21 Paris Agreement on climate change
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Documents: PDF(224 KB) DOC(79 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Documents: PDF(260 KB) DOC(533 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sound level of motor vehicles
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Documents: PDF(263 KB) DOC(608 KB)

Shadow opinions (7)

OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2018/0256(NLE)
Documents: PDF(127 KB) DOC(51 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2018/0256M(NLE)
Documents: PDF(149 KB) DOC(66 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2018/0106(COD)
Documents: PDF(345 KB) DOC(167 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, in so far as the provisions of the Protocol which fall under Title V of Part III of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are concerned
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2015/0100(NLE)
Documents: PDF(134 KB) DOC(74 KB)
OPINION on the recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2014/2228(INI)
Documents: PDF(110 KB) DOC(176 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/0288(COD)
Documents: PDF(279 KB) DOC(367 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council simplifying the transfer of motor vehicles registered in another Member State within the Single Market
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/0082(COD)
Documents: PDF(204 KB) DOC(520 KB)

Institutional motions (30)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23) PDF (387 KB) DOC (66 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2620(RSP)
Documents: PDF(387 KB) DOC(66 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on achieving the two-state solution in the Middle East PDF (264 KB) DOC (47 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2998(RSP)
Documents: PDF(264 KB) DOC(47 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on nuclear security and non-proliferation PDF (159 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2936(RSP)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(88 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe PDF (273 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2882(RSP)
Documents: PDF(273 KB) DOC(51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Philippines PDF (280 KB) DOC (49 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2880(RSP)
Documents: PDF(280 KB) DOC(49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Somalia PDF (299 KB) DOC (53 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2881(RSP)
Documents: PDF(299 KB) DOC(53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) PDF (267 KB) DOC (71 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2555(RSP)
Documents: PDF(267 KB) DOC(71 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the mutual defence clause (Article 42(7) TEU) PDF (150 KB) DOC (76 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3034(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the implementation of Article 42(7) on the Treaty on European Union PDF (271 KB) DOC (68 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3034(RSP)
Documents: PDF(271 KB) DOC(68 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (303 KB) DOC (93 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2973(RSP)
Documents: PDF(303 KB) DOC(93 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Malaysia PDF (278 KB) DOC (75 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3018(RSP)
Documents: PDF(278 KB) DOC(75 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (281 KB) DOC (76 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3017(RSP)
Documents: PDF(281 KB) DOC(76 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in particular the case of the two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma PDF (159 KB) DOC (89 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2757(RSP)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(89 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia’s draft laws on NGOs and trade unions PDF (153 KB) DOC (79 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2756(RSP)
Documents: PDF(153 KB) DOC(79 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma PDF (148 KB) DOC (74 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2757(RSP)
Documents: PDF(148 KB) DOC(74 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions PDF (150 KB) DOC (73 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2756(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(73 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Imprisonment of Workers and Human Rights Activists in Algeria PDF (148 KB) DOC (66 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2665(RSP)
Documents: PDF(148 KB) DOC(66 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the commemoration of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide PDF (233 KB) DOC (58 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2590(RSP)
Documents: PDF(233 KB) DOC(58 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, in particular in the IS context PDF (151 KB) DOC (83 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2559(RSP)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(83 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, in particular in the IS context PDF (245 KB) DOC (66 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2559(RSP)
Documents: PDF(245 KB) DOC(66 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Libya PDF (150 KB) DOC (77 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3018(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(77 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Libya PDF (243 KB) DOC (65 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/3018(RSP)
Documents: PDF(243 KB) DOC(65 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Mauritania, in particular the case of Biram Dah Abeid PDF (144 KB) DOC (69 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2999(RSP)
Documents: PDF(144 KB) DOC(69 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recognition of Palestine statehood PDF (133 KB) DOC (194 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2964(RSP)
Documents: PDF(133 KB) DOC(194 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Mauritania, in particular the case of Biram Dah Arbeid PDF (137 KB) DOC (63 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2999(RSP)
Documents: PDF(137 KB) DOC(63 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recognition of Palestinian statehood PDF (133 KB) DOC (63 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2964(RSP)
Documents: PDF(133 KB) DOC(63 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU’s response to the Ebola outbreak PDF (141 KB) DOC (69 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2842(RSP)
Documents: PDF(141 KB) DOC(69 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Iraq and Syria, and the ISIS offensive, including the persecution of minorities PDF (131 KB) DOC (61 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2843(RSP)
Documents: PDF(131 KB) DOC(61 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Israel-Palestine after the Gaza war and the role of the EU PDF (132 KB) DOC (60 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2845(RSP)
Documents: PDF(132 KB) DOC(60 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU’s response to the Ebola outbreak PDF (130 KB) DOC (56 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2842(RSP)
Documents: PDF(130 KB) DOC(56 KB)

Oral questions (10)

2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23) PDF (188 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2620(RSP)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(18 KB)
2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23) PDF (188 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2620(RSP)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Major Interpellation - Fires in the European Union this summer PDF (197 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2842(RSP)
Documents: PDF(197 KB) DOC(19 KB)
Refoulement of Turkish nationals by the Greek authorities PDF (106 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(106 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Health risks related to consumption of vegetable oils, in particular palm oils PDF (196 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(196 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Health risks related to consumption of vegetable oil, in particular palm oil PDF (196 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(196 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Cooperation agreement with Philip Morris International (PMI) PDF (195 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(195 KB) DOC(16 KB)
Health risks related to the consumption of vegetable oils, and in particular palm oils PDF (197 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(197 KB) DOC(16 KB)
Access to energy in Africa PDF (193 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(193 KB) DOC(19 KB)
Measures to enhance railway security in Europe PDF (197 KB) DOC (27 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(197 KB) DOC(27 KB)

Written explanations (9)

The threat of demolition of Khan al-Ahmar and other Bedouin villages FR

J'ai soutenu cette résolution qui demande au gouvernement israélien d'abandonner le plan de relogement qui entraînerait la démolition de Khan Al-Ahmar et le transfert forcé des communautés bédouines vers un autre emplacement. Ce transfert forcé des habitants d’un territoire occupé est interdit par la 4e convention de Genève. Il constitue ainsi une violation du droit humanitaire international. Khan Al Ahmar se situe dans la zone du corridor E1 de Cisjordanie occupée. Le maintien du statu quo dans cette zone est d’une importance fondamentale pour garantir la viabilité de la solution à deux États et pour pouvoir créer à l’avenir un État palestinien d’un seul tenant et viable. Je demande à la haute représentante d'intensifier les démarches de l'Union européenne auprès des autorités israéliennes afin qu'elles respectent pleinement les droits de la population palestinienne de la zone C et d'exiger un dédommagement à Israël pour la destruction d'infrastructures financées par l'Union européenne.
2016/11/22
A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (A8-0257/2018 - Karin Kadenbach) FR

J'ai voté en faveur de ce rapport porté par ma collègue Karin Kadenbach. Aujourd’hui, 700 000 personnes meurent chaque année dans le monde d’infections résistantes aux antimicrobiens. Sans intervention concertée des États, dix millions de personnes supplémentaires par an pourraient décéder à cause de la résistance aux antimicrobiens d’ici 2050! Il est urgent d’agir! Je tiens à saluer l’excellent rapport de ma collègue Karin Kadenbach, et plus particulièrement les paragraphes 27, 104 et 105, dans lesquels elle encourage la Commission européenne et les États membres à adopter des mesures innovantes pour lutter contre la propagation des maladies infectieuses. Dans le cadre de mes déplacements dans la circonscription Nord-Ouest (de la France), j’ai d’ailleurs eu l’opportunité de découvrir l’un de ces outils innovants. Il s’agit des pièces antimicrobiennes Steriall fabriquées à base de cuivre; 100% naturel et durable, le cuivre bénéficie en effet d’une efficacité antimicrobienne. En proposant des poignées de porte, des plaques de poussée et des accessoires en alliages antimicrobiens aux écoles, crèches, hôpitaux et maisons de retraite, nous pouvons lutter efficacement contre la propagation des bactéries et des virus dans ces milieux.
2016/11/22
Copyright in the Digital Single Market (A8-0245/2018 - Axel Voss) FR

Je salue l’approbation par le Parlement européen de cette réforme du droit d’auteur qui l’adapte à l’heure du numérique. En créant notamment un droit voisin pour la presse sur internet, cette directive permettra à la presse européenne de disposer désormais des armes juridiques pour négocier avec les grandes plateformes internet les compensations financières pour l’utilisation de leurs contenus. Il s’agit là d’une étape majeure pour le rééquilibrage en faveur des médias qui souhaitent obtenir une juste rémunération pour leur travail face à des GAFA qui captent la quasi-totalité du marché publicitaire en ligne. Un tel déséquilibre menace la survie de nombreux organes de presse pourtant si nécessaire à la vitalité démocratique !
2016/11/22
The situation in Hungary (A8-0250/2018 - Judith Sargentini) FR

J'ai soutenu ce rapport et le déclenchement de l'article 7 contre la Hongrie. Ligne dure anti-immigration, style autoritaire, prises de position anti-UE, le dirigeant hongrois, Victor Orban incarne la vague populiste qui déferle en Europe. Une vague qu'il faut absolument stopper, notamment à l'occasion des prochaines élections européennes! Dans le rapport de notre collègue Judith Sargentini que j'ai soutenu, nous répertorions plus d'une douzaine de domaines où il existe un risque clair de violation grave par la Hongrie des valeurs sur lesquelles l'Union européenne est fondée. Par ailleurs, la Hongrie est le 2e pays de l'Union pour lequel l'OLAF, l'organe anti-fraude de l'UE a émis le plus d'enquêtes. En tant que membre de la commission du contrôle budgétaire, je ne peux que dénoncer les détournements de fonds européens dans un pays qui compte parmi les plus grands bénéficiaires des fonds structurels ! Comme le propose la France, je suis donc favorable à ce que les fonds européens soient assortis de conditionnalités liées au respect de l'État de droit. Face aux démocraties illibérales, il est grand temps de restaurer l'autorité de la démocratie !
2016/11/22
State of EU-US relations (A8-0251/2018 - Elmar Brok) FR

J'ai soutenu l'adoption de ce rapport qui s'inscrit dans un contexte international inédit. Les relations entre les États-Unis et l’Europe ont été structurantes de la construction européenne. C’est une réalité à laquelle beaucoup d'États membres de l'UE étaient attachés. Aujourd’hui, cet état de fait n’est plus. Chaque jour, M. Trump remet en cause le multilatéralisme que son pays a lui-même grandement contribué à construire. L’Europe doit réagir! Nous devons créer de nouvelles alliances internationales. Sur le climat, sur la migration, sur la régulation de l’économie, sur tous ces sujets, nous pouvons et devons trouver de nouveaux alliés de circonstance.Le Japon, le Mexique, le Maroc, le Brésil, le Canada – pour n’en citer que quelques-uns – attendent un geste de l’Europe pour reprendre le flambeau du multilatéralisme.Alors allons-y! Ce n’est qu’en assumant pleinement ce combat que nous montrerons à nos citoyens la valeur ajoutée de l’Europe, que nous leur montrerons un horizon politique clair et net, bien différent de celui des populistes et des nationalistes.
2016/11/22
Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions (A8-0266/2018 - Krzysztof Hetman) FR

J'ai soutenu les recommandations émises par ce rapport en vue de stimuler la croissance et la cohésion des régions frontalières de l'Union européenne. Selon les estimations de la Commission de 2017, si 20 % seulement des obstacles existants étaient levés dans les régions frontalières, celles-ci verraient leur PIB augmenter de 2 % soit environ 91 milliards d’euros ; ce qui se traduirait par la création d’environ 1 million d’emplois. Dans ce rapport, nous appelons également à ce que la future politique de cohésion prenne suffisamment en compte, en mettant à leur disposition des aides, les régions de l'Union les plus touchées par les conséquences de la sortie du Royaume-Uni de l'Union européenne, en particulier celles qui deviendront du fait du Brexit des régions frontalières (maritimes ou terrestres) de l'Union. Je soutiens pleinement ces propositions notamment pour les Hauts-de-France et la Normandie.
2016/11/22
Conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA (B8-0141/2017, B8-0142/2017, B8-0143/2017, B8-0144/2017, B8-0145/2017, B8-0146/2017) FR

J'ai voté contre l'accord commercial UE—Canada. Cet accord ne m'apparaît pas comme une solution pour améliorer le quotidien des européens. Trop peu de garanties y sont incluses en ce qui concerne la préservation de nos normes environnementales et sociales. Il y a également trop peu de garanties sur les bénéfices pour l'emploi au moment où des études démontrent que l'impact du CETA pourrait être négatifDe manière responsable, j'ai donc décidé de m'opposer à ce traité.
2016/11/22
Implementation of Erasmus + (A8-0389/2016 - Milan Zver) FR

J'ai voté en faveur de ce rapport d'initiative adopté en prévision de l'évaluation à mi-parcours du nouveau programme ERASMUS+ par la Commission européenne. Alors qu'Erasmus célèbre ses 30 ans, il est important de faire en sorte que le nouveau programme Erasmus+ soit vraiment accessible à tous. Il faut donc continuer à améliorer l'efficacité de ce programme en le rendant plus flexible et en appliquant les mêmes règles entre les différentes agences nationales. Il est également essentiel de mettre au point des procédures de candidature simplifiées.
2016/11/22
A European Pillar of Social Rights (A8-0391/2016 - Maria João Rodrigues) FR

J'ai voté en faveur de ce rapport qui demande à la Commission européenne d'actualiser les normes sociales relatives au travail. Je soutiens notamment la proposition consistant à demander l'instauration d'une carte de sécurité sociale européenne ainsi que la création d'un compte personnel d'activité. Si l'État providence était une des grandes réalisations du XXe siècle, il faut l'adapter aux tendances du XXIe siècle.
2016/11/22

Major interpellations (1)

Fires in the European Union this summer PDF (197 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
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Written questions (28)

Preliminary list of sectors deemed to be exposed to a risk of carbon leakage PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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North Sea-Mediterranean corridor in the Trans-European Transport Network PDF (99 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
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EU trade with Israeli settlements PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(101 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Non-revision of the 2011 European Directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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VP/HR - EU engagement towards Israel and Palestine PDF (99 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Compensation from Israel following destruction of EU-funded facilities in the West Bank PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Adulterated honey PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Revision of the General Block Exemption Regulation on State aid - ports PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Brazilian rotten meat scandal and EU-Mercosur agreement PDF (101 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) PDF (99 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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VP/HR - The EU and colonisation in Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem PDF (103 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Misappropriation of EU funding PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Implementation study on the traceability of tobacco products to be carried out by the PwC-Everis consortium PDF (100 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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VP/HR - Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network denied access to Algeria PDF (103 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
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Biased glyphosate residue levels in food PDF (194 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
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Census of those living in the camps around Tindouf PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Compliance by the Commission with Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Timber trade legislation PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Orphacol: back again PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Campylobacter, peroxyacetic acid and the TTIP PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Situation with regard to the MyFerryLink company PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Opening of negotiations on Tunisia's involvement in the Horizon 2020 programme PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Written declarations (3)

Written declaration on the need to keep the Kingdom of Morocco as a strategic partner of the EU

Written declaration on improving treatment for rare diseases

Amendments (1296)

Amendment 278 #

2018/2974(RSP)


Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Considers that the EU needs to start developing an industry strategy with a set of WTO-compliant measures, that allows the EU industry to recover the full costs of its decarbonisation; further considers that this policy should ensure that products produced in the EU, imported and sold on the EU market need to have a similar carbon cost constraint and that such measures need to be developed as quickly as possible.
2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 8 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that seven transfers were approved in accordance with Articles 27 and 46 of the Financial Regulation in the financial year 2017, which amounted to EUR 57 402 860 or 3,01 % of final appropriations; observes that the majority of transfers were related to the Parliament’s buildings policy, and in particular to help fund the annual lease payments for the Konrad Adenauer building project; considers that the number of ‘mopping-up’ transfers continues to be very high; believes that better budget management should reduce such transfers to the bare minimum necessary; stresses that, as part of the budgetary strategy, Parliament’s buildings policy should be laid down with sufficient clarity;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 13 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
14. WRecalls that the annual activity report is part of Parliament’s governance structure; welcomes and supports the following actions that the internal auditor agreed with the DGs responsible:
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 14 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Takes note of the written answers to the 2016 discharge resolution provided to CONT on 17 September 2018, and of the presentation by the Secretary-General addressing the various questions and requests of Parliament's 2016 discharge resolution and the exchange of views with Members that followed; stresses the importance of having more frequent discussions with the Secretary-General on issues concerning Parliament’s budget and its implementation in the Committee on Budgetary Control;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 16 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that six temporary agents in the General Secretariat, 41 temporary agents in the political groups and in the non-attached Members’ secretariat as well as 30 contract agents are concerned by the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the European Union; understands that their situation is being assessed on a case- by-case basis; welcomes the Secretary- General assurance that no extension of contract will be denied on the sole ground of nationality; invites the Secretary- General to carefully weigh the potential role of conflicts of interest during the sensitive time of the possible transition period and the possible disorderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 17 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Draws attention to the 5 % annual staff reduction target, that in 2017 required the Parliament to eliminate 60 posts from its administration establishment plan; recalls that the political agreement reached between the Parliament and the Council on the 2016 budget, establishing a new parameter for the reduction in Parliament’s staff and prolonging its application period until 2019, has maintained the exemption of political groups from this exercise; regrets however that the budgetary authorities imposed an additional cut of 76 posts from the Parliament’s administration in 2017 as compensation for a staff increase for the political groups; is concerned that this significant reduction may have negative effects on the Parliament’s performance and lead to an excessive workload for serving officials and a transfer of responsibilities to Members’ offices;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 21 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes that reimbursement of some missions is subject to very long delays and suggests that solutions should be explored to ensure that missions are reimbursed within a reasonable time;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 22 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the revised rules governing the payment of financial contributions for sponsored visitors groups entered into force on 1 January 2017; calls on the Secretary-General to release the assessment of these rules without delay; reiterates its call to remove the possibility of appointing APAs as head of a group;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 25 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for a review of the system for calculating the reimbursement of travel expenses for groups of visitors sponsored by Members, with a view both to ensuring equal treatment of all Union citizens and to promoting the use of more environmentally friendly means of transport, given that the current system, based on calculating mileage, fails both to take account of the isolation and geographical barriers afflicting certain areas of the Union and to cover the cost of travelling to places where faster and more environmentally friendly means of transport are available;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 26 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Observes that trainees employed by Members have a private-law contract with the Member, which does not entitle them to the same status in Parliament as that of other categories of Parliament staff, or to have scholarships from the Parliament itself (Schuman scholarships); regrets that there is no facility or legal framework within the Directorate-General for Finance (DG FINS) to arrange a scheme for direct advance payments to such trainees prior to missions – although such arrangements are in place for all other staff – given the fact that, for obvious reasons, they can barely afford to pay these expenses up front out of their own pockets; Points out that the Bureau examined a proposal by the Secretary- General to improve the current legal framework governing trainees employed by Members that currently lacks certain safeguards; underlines that it is every Member’s prerogative to provide trainees suitable remuneration in line with the legal framework; supports the Secretary- GeneralBureau in hits effort to draft a comprehensive and balanced proposal to review this situation; hopes that a proposal will be submitted as soon as possible;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 32 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Geographic dispersion of the Parliament - Single Seatdeleted
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 33 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Still strongly regrets that, according to the Court, the costs of the geographic dispersion of Parliament amount to EUR 114 million per year; takes note of the additional costs linked to Parliament’s 12 journeys per year to Strasburg, which can be broken down as follows for 2017: Categorydeleted
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 38 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses that, additionally, the cost of the Thalys charter train was EUR 3 668 532 in 2017;deleted
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 41 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Strongly underlines that this additional expenditure goes against the principle of sound financial management and against the principle of budgetary discipline; acknowledges that a single seat can only be achieved by a unanimous Treaty change; calls upon Council and the Commission to initiate such a Treaty change without further delay; takes the view that this Treaty change will benefit European taxpayers;deleted
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 44 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Takes note of the ongoingmajor technical and editorial changes made to Parliament’s public website; underlines that, particularly with regard to search engine optimisation of the site; congratulates DG COMM on this progress but stresses that the pace of progress remains slow, particularly in view of the forthcoming European elections in 2019 and increased interest in Parliament’s work; stresses that a transparent and accessible website is key to the involvement of citizens;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 51 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the opening of the House of European History in May 2017 and the Simone Veil Parlamentarium in Strasbourg in July 2017; notes that between May and December the House of European History welcomed 99 344 visitors; regrets that its opening was delayed for more than one year; is concerned that 99 344 visitors seems few relative to costs of EUR 4,4 million in staff costs: EUR 2,7 million for permanent staff and EUR 1,7 million for contract agents (including the cost of the security agents); invites the Bureau to undertake a cost- benefit analysis and assess whether this significant amount of money is being spent wisely;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 61 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Regrets that expenditure items such as salaries and mission costs were not communicated in response to the questionnaire; draws on the information provided during the 2016 discharge procedure, where salaries paid for EPLO staff amounted to EUR 23 058 210 and mission costs amounted to EUR 1 383 843; assumes that these amounts have not changed significantly for the budgetary year 2017 and remains concerned that costs may outweigh the benefits; acknowledges the importance of effective communication in Member States but stresses the need for cost-efficiency; invites all decision-making parties involved to strive for more added value particularly with regards to running costs;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 69 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Notes that DG PERS’s lead indicator in 2017 is time to deliver; notes with satisfaction that targets and methods of data collection were refined with a general positive assessment of the results; notes that objectives to improve the procedures for recruiting APAs and for admitting children to the Parliament’s kindergarten were not met, but that the difficulties that had been encountered were resolved in 2018; stresses that the process of recruiting APAs at the beginning of the next parliamentary term may be difficult and that delays must be avoided in the interests of both Members and APAs;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 74 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Welcomes the fact that promoting equal opportunities remains a key component of Parliament's human resource management policy; takes notes that the gender equality roadmap continues to be implemented through concrete actions and a clear timeline for specific measures regarding management, professional training, awareness-raising on gender equality, work-life balance measures and regular monitoring of gender balance through statistics;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 86 #

2018/2167(DEC)

52. Regrets that the number of women holding posts at the level of director- general fell from 25 % (3 posts) in 2016 to 17 % (2 posts) in 2017; notes the number of women at director level remained steady from 2016 to 2017 at 30 % (14 posts); considers that this trend runs counter to Parliament's roadmap for gender equality;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 89 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
53. Notes the Parliament’s zero tolerance policy towards sexual harassment adopted in 2017; notes also that several initiatives were and are being put in place to deal with harassment practices, in particular an updated roadmap for the adaptation of preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members and APAs, trainees or other staff, an external audit of the Parliament’s internal practices and procedures, the creation of a network of confidential counsellors, and the organisation of a public hearing with experts in harassment in the workplace; expectsnotes that the results of the external audit to be communicated without delay, once availablewere expected by November 2018 and hopes that they will be communicated without delay, once available; expects, furthermore, the full and transparent implementation of the roadmap in line with the adopted parliamentary resolution, starting, or advancing as much as possible, before the end of the current parliamentary term;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 94 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53a. Recommends a thorough revision of the internal rules governing missions and travel by officials and other servants of Parliament and of the implementing measures for Title VII of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, with a view, in particular, to aligning the treatment of accredited parliamentary assistants with that of officials;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 96 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 b (new)
53b. Reiterates its call on the Conference of Presidents and the Bureau to reconsider the possibility for APAs, under certain conditions to be determined, to accompany Members on official Parliament delegations and missions, as already requested by several Members; calls on the Secretary-General to investigate the budgetary consequences, and the organisation and logistics of these missions;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 123 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
63. Notes that the overall average number of hours per week that staff interpreters spent delivering interpretation services in their booth increased to 14 in 2017; welcomestakes note of this increase when compared to 13 hours and 25 minutes spent delivering interpretation services in the booth in 2016; regrets that the change in working patterns, that started with the new Staff Regulation, culminated in a strike that provoked disturbances in the provision of interpretation to Members; commends the work to maintain core interpretation services in order to keep legislative work running;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 125 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
64. Strongly condemns the escalation of tensions, which culminated in a 45- minute interruption of plenary work in Strasburg and no noticeable efforts for de-escalation; welcomes the agreement that was initiated by the Secretary- General and which lead to the re- establishment of regular interpretation activity;deleted
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 127 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
67. Notes that the new Parliament’s travel service will start operating on 1 January 2019; welcomes the fact that the new contract contains strengthened conditions, in particular with regard to ticket pricing and the availability of the travel service’s call centre at all times, including at weekends; stresses again the importance of a simple and user-friendly complaints mechanism to quickly highlight shortfalls, which allows for speedy resolution of any problems; emphasises that attention needs to be paid to the specific requirements of Members and their need for tailor-made services; is doubtful that services will significantly improve since former BCD staff will be taken on by the new travel service;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 132 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67a. Calls for the simplification of recruitment procedures and reimbursements for missions and travel costs for local assistants; regrets that these processes are often complex and lengthy and result in significant delays; calls on DG FINS to address this issue as a priority;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 133 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 b (new)
67b. Notes that the paying agents with whom Members are required to work in their countries of election are not sufficiently aware of Parliament’s internal procedures; points out that the complexity of these rules often leads them to make mistakes which are detrimental to Members; considers that paying agents should be provided with training or a handbook;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 163 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
72. Calls on the Secretary-General to ensure that a decision is taken by the Bureau without delay in order to improve the sustainability of the fundNotes that some proposals from the Secretary-General to improve the sustainability of the Fund were adopted by the Bureau on 10th December 2018;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 175 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
77. Calls on all relevant DGs to work towards and achieve paperless office by having recourse to all digital services such as e-signature and two-step verifications; underlines that e-forms only save time and resources when they don’t have to be printed, signed and sent to another office or even country, as is the case with mission reimbursement forms;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 177 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)
78a. Calls on the Bureau, in cooperation with the Directorate-General for Innovation and Technological Support (DG ITEC), to come up with risk mitigating measures to ensure the smooth running of parliamentary work in the case of system damages or blackouts; underlines the importance of a list of priority services to determine the order in which services must be restored as quickly as possible so that a skeleton service is still functioning in the case of a cyber- attack; calls on the Bureau to draw up a contingency plan for lengthy system blackouts; recommends that data centres diversify the sites on which their servers are located to enhance the security and continuity of Parliament's IT systems;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 179 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 b (new)
78b. Reiterates the call set out in its discharge resolutions for the financial years 2014, 2015 and 2016 for the creation of an emergency rapid alert system to allow DG ITEC, in collaboration with DG SAFE, to send swift communications by SMS or e-mail to Members and staff who agree to their contact details being included on a communication list for use in specific emergency situations;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 183 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
82. Welcomes the Parliament’s positive contribution to sustainable development through its political role and its role in legislative procedures;deleted
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 185 #

2018/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)
82a. Welcomes, in the context of the energy and climate policy of the Union for 2030 and beyond, additional measures to offset unavoidable emissions; calls on Parliament to develop additional carbon offsetting policies;
2019/02/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 16 promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development,
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the UN Disarmament Agenda, 'Securing our Common Future',
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas transparency measures such as the monitoring of arms exports help to boost trust among Member States;
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 56 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Criticises the violations ofsystematic failure to apply the eight criteria by some Member States and the fact that military technology does sometimes reach destinations and end users that do not meet the criteria laid down in the Common Position; considers that uniform and consistenttakes the view that greater convergence in the application of the eight criteria should be promoted; regrets the lack of provisions on sanctions to be imposed on Member States that fail to complyheck compliance with the eight criteria whenin advance of granting licences and advises the Member States to make provision for arrangements to conduct independent checks;
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 75 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Suggests that ways should be explored for the EU to support the Member States in their compliance with the eight criteria of the common position, in particular by providing information during the risk assessment phase, checks on the end users, ex-ante checks on shipments and a regularly updated list of the third countries that comply with the criteria of the common position;
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 109 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets the very late publication of the eighteenth annual report for 2015 in March 2017 and of the nineteenth annual report for 2016 in February 2018; calls for a more standardised and timely reporting and submission procedure to be guaranteed by setting a strict deadline for submitting data of no later than January following the year in which the exports took place, and by setting a fixed publication date of no later than March following the export ye, and by setting a fixed publication date based on national and international calendars;
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that according to Article 8(2) of the Common Position all Member States are obliged to report on their arms exports, and urges all Member States to comply fully with their obligations, as set out in the Common Position; stresses that high-quality, disaggregated data on actual deliveries is essential for understanding how the eight criteria are applied;
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 116 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Criticises the fact that a number of Member States did not make full submissions to the nineteenth annual report on the basis of detailed, country-specific data; notes that Cyprus submitted a ‘nil’ report; criticises the fact that Greece did not submit a report at all, Italy and France only reported total data on the value of actual exports and Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Malta and the United Kingdom did not report values of actual exports; is concerned that, as a result, important information is missing from the COARM annual report, which is therefore not up to date or able to present a complete picture of Member States’ export activities; considers that a standardised verification and reporting system should be established to provide more detailed and exhaustive information; reiterates its request that all Member States, especially the main arms- exporting ones which have not made full submissions, provide a full set of data regarding their past exports with a view to the next annual report;
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 124 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that not all EU national parliaments scrutinise governmental licensing decisions by, inter alia, producing annual arms export reports; calls, therefore, for a general increase in parliamentary and public oversight; points to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, which provide for the possibility of regular responses to the EU Annual Reports on Arms Exports; calls on national parliaments to exchange any existing best practices in the area of reporting and supervision of arms exports;
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 142 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Points out the EU's ambitions to become a global actor for peace; Takes the view that the EU should meet its increased responsibility for peace and security in Europe and in the world by means of further arms limitation and disarmament initiatives and that, as a responsible global player, it should lead the way, i.e. that it should play an active role in the areas of non-proliferation of arms, global disarmament and arms transfer controls;
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 145 #

2018/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises that all the Member States are signatories to the ATT; calls for universalisation of the ATT and for more focus to be placed on those countries that are not signatories; also commends the outreach efforts regarding the ATT and supports its effective implementation; encourages Member States to help third countries in the creation, improvement and application of arms checking systems in compliance with the common position;
2018/09/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas achieving good performance with simplification processes involves regularly assessing inputs, outputs,outcomes and impacts through performance audits;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 15 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the diversity of legal and administrative systems in the Member States needs to be adequately addressed to overcome irregularities and combat fraud; where as the Commission should therefore step up its efforts to ensure that the fight against fraud is implemented effectively and produces more tangible and more satisfactory results;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 24 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that not all irregularities are fraudulent and that a clear distinction must be drawn between the errors committed;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 27 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls again on the Commission to establish a uniform system for the collection of comparable data on irregularities and cases of fraud from the Member States in order to standardise the reporting process and ensure the quality and comparability of the data provided;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 38 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes with great concern that tobacco smuggling to the EU has intensified in recent years and, according to estimates, represents an annual loss of EUR 10 billions in public revenue to the EU and Member States’ budgets, while at the same time it is a major source of organised crime, including terrorism; considers it necessary for Member States to step up their efforts to combat these illegal activities, for example by improving procedures for cooperation and the exchange of information between Member States;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 73 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Expects that the simplification of administrative rules called for in the common provisions covering the period 2014-2020 will make it possible to reduce the number of non-fraudulent irregularities, identify fraudulent cases and improve access to EU funds for beneficiaries;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 86 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Emphasises the important role of whistleblowers in fraud prevention, detection and reporting and the need to protect them;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 89 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Notes with concern that according to OLAF estimates, the illicit trade in cigarettes causes annual financial losses of over EUR 10 billion to the budgets of the Union and the Member States;deleted
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 91 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Recalls the Commission’s decision not to renew the PMI agreement, which expired on 9 July 2016; recalls that it asked the Commission on 9 March 2016 not to renew, extend or renegotiate the PMI agreement beyond its expiry date; believes that the three other agreements (BAT, JTI, ITL) should be terminated with effect as of 20 May2019; calls on the Commission to present a report by the end of 2018 presenting the feasibility of stopping the three remaining agreements;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 92 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Welcomes the entry into force, on 25 September 2018, of the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products following the 41st ratification, on 27 June 2018, by the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 93 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on the Commission to come up swiftly with the new action plan and comprehensive EU strategy to fight illicit tobacco envisaged for late summer 2018;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 95 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Calls on the EU Member States which have signed the Protocol (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden) but not yet ratified it, to do so;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 96 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Calls on the Commission to play an active role in the working group set up at the First Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP1) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, with a view to producing a comprehensive report setting out good practices and implementation experiences regarding tracking and tracing systems in the State Parties;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 98 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 d (new)
32d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the tracing system and security measures which have to be put in place by the Member States by 20 May 2019 for cigarettes and rolling tobacco and by 20 May 2024 for all other tobacco products (such as cigars, cigarillos and smokeless tobacco products) are consistent with the independence guidelines of the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products which the European Union ratified on 24 June 2016;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 99 #

2018/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 e (new)
32e. Calls on the Commission to anticipate the hidden cloning risks of individual markings by the tobacco industry for the purpose of supplying the parallel market;
2018/11/29
Committee: CONT
Amendment 18 #

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that it is important for this agreement to give guarantees regarding respect for international law, including human rights, in the territories concerned, and to comply with the relevant ECJ rulings;
2018/10/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that this agreement does not imply recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and that the EU’s position remains that of supporting UN efforts to secure a fair, lasting and mutually acceptable settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, on the basis of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people and in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions; reiterates, therefore, its full support to the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Mr Horst Köhler, in helping the partiesbring back the parties to the UN negotiation table in order to achieve this settlement;
2018/10/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 54 #

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that during inclusive consultations led by the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) with a wide variety of Western Saharan local representatives, civil society organisations and other organisations and bodies, broad support was expressed for the socio-economic benefits the proposed tariff preferences would bring; notes that, according to the Commission, the non- implementation of tariff preferences could deteriorate the economic and social situation of local populations in the concerned territories;
2018/10/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #

2018/0256M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, on the basis of talks with various local economic actors and elected and civil society representatives held in the territory or during meetings at the European Parliament, that some partiesthe majority of parties consulted express their consent to the agreement by defending their right to economic development, while others consider that the settlement of the political conflict should precede the granting of trade preferences;
2018/11/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 154 #

2018/0256M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that a key criterion for Parliament is to ensure that there will be a mechanism in place to technically trace products from Western Sahara so that Member States customs authorities have a clear indication of their origincollect information on exportations from Western Sahara; calls on the EU and Morocco to swiftly present a viable solution to this end; expects the corrective measures laid down in the agreement to be used in that regard;
2018/11/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 609 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
to pursue the eradication of poverty, especially in the least developed countries;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 722 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Programmes and actions under this Regulation shall mainstream climate change, environmental protection and gender equality and shall address interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals, to promote integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. These programmes and actions shall be based on an analysis of risks and vulnerabilities, integrate a resilience approach and be conflict sensitive. They shall be guided by the principle of leaving no one behind. Environmental co-benefits should amount to 50%, based on the Rio Markers.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 847 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The amount referred to in Article 6(3) shall be used inter alia, primarily in the countries most in need:
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 962 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. The Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument shall not support actions that, according to the environmental screening referred to in Article 21, cause harm to the environment or climate. All actions shall be fully compatible with the Paris agreement and overall, European financing dedicated to external action shall contribute to the Paris agreement’s long term objectives;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to ensure the success of cohesion policy after 2020, it is essential to reduce the administrative burden imposed on beneficiaries and managing authorities, to strike the right balance between the result-orientation of the policy and the level of checks and controls carried out in order to increase proportionality, to introduce differentiation in the implementation of programmes, and to simplify rules and procedures, which are now often perceived as too confusing;
2018/09/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In an increasingly interconnected world and in view of the demographic and migration dynamics, it is clear that Union migration policy requires a common approach that relies on the synergies and complementarities of the different funding instruments. In order to ensure coherent, strong and consistent support for solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts between Member States in managing migration, the ERDF should provide support to facilitate the long-term integration of migrants and refugees. Priority should be given to the promotion of employment and social inclusion, the fight against poverty and discrimination, and investment in education, continuous training and apprenticeships.
2018/09/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The future cohesion policy must take adequate consideration of and provide support to the EU regions most impacted by the consequences of the UK’s exit from the European Union, in particular those that will, as a result, find themselves situated on EU (sea or land) borders;
2018/09/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Funds will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 2530 % of the EU budget expenditure supporting climate objectives. Operations under the ERDF are expected to contribute 30 % of the overall financial envelope of the ERDF to climate objectives. Operations under the Cohesion Fund are expected to contribute 37% of the overall financial envelope of the Cohesion Fund to climate objectives.
2018/09/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises are key drivers of economic growth, innovation and employment, providing 85 % of all new jobs. There are currently more than 20 million SMEs in the EU. These businesses play an important role in the economic recovery and in the transition towards a sustainable EU economy.
2018/09/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to concentrate the use of limited resources in the most efficient way, the support given to by the ERDF to productive investments under the relevant specific objective, should be limited to only micro, small and medium-sized enterprises ('SMEs') within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC19, in order to boost the competitiveness and viability of those businesses, except where investments involve cooperation with SMEs in research and innovation activities. _________________ 19 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
2018/09/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 15 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate the Funds on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, canver possible, shall include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Funds on the ground.
2018/09/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 78 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) In order to ensure the success of cohesion policy after 2020, it is essential to reduce the administrative burden imposed on beneficiaries and managing authorities, to strike the right balance between the result-orientation of the policy and the level of checks and controls carried out in order to increase proportionality, to introduce differentiation in the implementation of programmes, and to simplify rules and procedures, which are now often perceived as too confusing.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 96 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In an increasingly interconnected world and in view of the demographic and migration dynamics, it is clear that Union migration policy requires a common approach that relies on the synergies and complementarities of the different funding instruments. In order to ensure coherent, strong and consistent support for solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts between Member States in managing migration, the ERDF should provide support to facilitate the long-term integration of migrants and refugees. Priority should be given to the promotion of employment and social inclusion, the fight against poverty and discrimination, and investment in education, continuous training and apprenticeships.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 107 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In addition, investments under the ERDF should contribute to the development of a comprehensive high- speed digital infrastructure network throughout the Union, including in rural areas where it is a vital contributor to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and to promoting clean and sustainable multimodal urban mobility.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 124 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) The future cohesion policy must take adequate consideration of and provide support to the regions of the Union that are most impacted by the consequences of the United Kingdom’s exit from the Union, in particular those that will, as a result, find themselves situated on external sea or land borders of the Union;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 137 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) SMEs and micro-enterprises are key drivers of economic growth, innovation and employment, providing 85 % of all new jobs. There are currently more than 20 million SMEs in the Union. These enterprises play an important role in the economic recovery and in the transition towards a sustainable Union economy.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 139 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to concentrate the use of limited resources in the most efficient way, the support given to by the ERDF to productive investments under the relevant specific objective, should be limited to only micro, small and medium-sized enterprises ('SMEs') within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC19 , in order to boost the competitiveness and viability of those enterprises, except where investments involve cooperation with SMEs in research and innovation activities. _________________ 19 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).Commission Recommendation
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 167 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) In order to ensure timely and effective implementation, all monitoring, performance and control procedures should be proportionate and simplified as regards to managing authorities and to beneficiaries;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 170 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate the Funds on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, canAs far as possible, these requirements should include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Funds on the ground.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 242 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv a) modernization and innovation in public administration, protection of intellectual property and supporting the competitiveness of SMEs;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 679 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. In compliance with its reporting requirement pursuant to Article [38(3)(e)(i)] of the Financial Regulation, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council information on performance and results in accordance with Annex II by reporting on both progress and shortfalls and by ensuring a clear link between spending and performance.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 683 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13 to amend Annex I in order to make the necessaryrelevant and reasoned adjustments to the list of indicators to be used by Member States and to amend Annex II in order to make the necessary adjustments to the information on performance to be provided to the European Parliament and the Council, if necessary, in order to provide the European Parliament and the Council with improved qualitative and quantitative information on performance and results against the objectives set.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 684 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Commission shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with reliable information on the quality of the performance data used.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 708 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 6% of the ERDF resources at national level under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, other than for technical assistance, shall be allocated to sustainable urban development in the form of community-led local development, integrated territorial investments or another territorial tool under PO5, incorporating relevant PO1 to PO4.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 718 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The ERDF shall also support the European Urban Initiative, implemented by the Commission in direct and indirect management.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 302 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those measures may include national consumption reduction targets, measures ensuring that reusable alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, economic instruments such as ensuring that single- use plastic products are not provided free of charge at the point of sale to the final consumer. Those measures may vary depending on the environmental impact of the products referred to in the first subparagraph. Where Member States decide to implement this obligation through market restrictions, they shall ensure that such restrictions are proportionate and non- discriminatory.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 532 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 1
— Food containers, i.e. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food that is intended for immediate consumption from the receptacle either on-the-spot or take-away without any further preparation, such as food containers used for fast food, except food containers made of expanded polystyrene, and beverage containers, plates and packets and wrappers containing food
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 537 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2
- Cups for beverages, except for cups for beverages that are made solely of plastic - Cups for beverages made solely [or completely] of plastic except for those which are compostable in domestic compost facilities and made up, wholly or partially, of bio-sourced materials
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 554 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent -1 (new)
- Lightweight plastic carrier bags within the meaning of Article 3(1)(c) of Directive 94/62/EC, except for bags which are compostable in domestic composting facilities and made up, wholly or partially, of bio-sourced materials
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 603 #

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
- Food containers used for fast food made of expanded polystyrene
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Persons who work for an organisation or are in contact with it in the context of their work-related activities are often the first to know about threats or harm to the public interest which arise in this context. By ‘blowing the whistle’ they play a key role in exposing and preventing breaches of the law and in safeguarding the welfare of society. However, potential whistleblowers are often discouraged from reporting their concerns or suspicions for fear of retaliationpreventing, detecting and disclosing irregularities, fraud, corruption and other wrongdoing or breaches of the law both in the public and the private sectors. However, potential whistleblowers are often discouraged from reporting their concerns or suspicions for fear of retaliation or of being accused of unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets as defined in Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2018/09/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 35 #

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is better equipped to deal with internal security and NATO to manage external defence; whereas the EU is developing in an accelerated way to bolster itscontributes to the protection of the citizens and interests of the EU and NATO is responsible for collective defence;
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 126 #

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the absence of a common threat perception within the EU can have an impact on relations between the EU and NATOe importance to develop a common strategic culture among the Europeans; encourages the EU Member States therefore to find a shared understanding of the evolving threat environment and welcomes recent efforts in that direction;
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 149 #

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU-NATO strategic partnership is equally fundamental for the EU’s evolving CSDP and for the future of the Alliance, as well as for EU-UK relations after Brexit;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 195 #

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that EU-NATO cooperation should be strengthened on the Eastern flank for the security of both organisations and that Russian penetration in Eastern flank countries should be counterprevented; underlines that the current infrastructure in Europe, which is mainly West-East oriented, should be complemented by the development of a new North-South dimension, responding to the requirements for military mobility;
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 304 #

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its view that the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements should be adapted to the current strategic context and enable NATO to make use of EU instruments, including civilian tools where appropriate;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 315 #

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the next EU-NATO Joint Declaration, to be adopted at the upcoming NATO summit in July 2018, should initiate the process of reviewing the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements; considers in this context that capabilities developed under PESCO should be available for NATO operations and that PESCO projects should be opened to non-EU members of NATO, such as Norway and, in view of Brexit, the UK; stresses that the review of ‘Berlin Plus’ should provide the framework of cooperation not only for crisis management but also for ensuring security together on the continent;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2017/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2018 on the role of EU regions and cities in implementing the COP 21 Paris Agreement on climate change, in particular its paragraph 13,
2018/06/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 113 #

2017/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the VP/HR, the Council, the Commission and the EU Member States to enhance their coordination, consistency and effectiveness of EU policy vis-à-vis the US administration, so as to send out a convincing message that the EU is a coherent and effective international player ;
2018/06/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 152 #

2017/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Insists that the EU and the US should continue playing key constructive roles by jointly addressing regional conflicts and global challenges; recalls the importancecentrality of multilateralism into tacklinge global issues and insists that these should be addressed in the relevant international forums; is therefore concerned that recent decisions of the US – disengagement from key international agreements, disenrollment from international forums and the fomenting of trade tensions – may diverge from these common values and put strain on the relationship;
2018/06/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 192 #

2017/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of cooperation, coordination and synergy effects in the field of security and defence and insists that burden sharing should not be solely focused ontakes many aspects, of which the target of spending 2 % of GDP on defence is one of them; states that NATO is still crucial for the collective defence of Europe;
2018/06/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 295 #

2017/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that the EU is determined to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran as a key pillar of the international non-proliferation architecture, with relevance also for the North Korean question, and as a crucial element for the security and stability of the region; reiis convinced of the interatest the need to address mo fold Iran nuclear non-proliferation into a broader accored critically Iranian activities related to ballistic missiles and regional stability that are separate from the JCPOA, in the relevant formats and forumsovering nuclear activities beyond JCPOA's 10-year deadline, ballistic missile technology and Iran's influence in the region; notes that this could not happen without US engagement; stresses that transatlantic cooperation in addressing this issue is key; criticises strongly President Trump's decision to leave the JCPOA unilaterally and to put extraterritorial measures on EU companies which are active in Iran;
2018/06/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 339 #

2017/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls that the EU supports the resumption of a meaningful Middle East Peace Process towards a two-state solution and insists that any action, in particular like the recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel by the US administration, that would undermine these efforts must be avoided; underlines that the question of Jerusalem must be part of a final peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians; stresses that the joint road map should the strengthened;
2018/06/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 374 #

2017/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Insists that migration issues should be addressed through cooperation, partnership and protection of human rights, but also by managing migration routes and pursuing a global approach at UN level; regrets therefore the US decision on 3rd December 2017 to withdraw from the UN Global Compact on migration;
2018/06/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 434 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. 27. Points out that the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in food- producing animals has been banned in the EU since 2006; calls on the Commission to apply this ban to all food imports from third countries;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 435 #

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. 27a. Points out that the Commission should specify which antibiotics or groups of antibiotics are to be reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans; calls on the Commission also to ban all food imports from third countries where these imports come from animals treated with antibiotics or antibiotic groups that are reserved for the treatment of certain human infections in the European Union;
2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2017/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Is deeply concernedNotes that the number of reported fraudulent and non- fraudulent irregularities concerning the European Agriculture Fund for rural development (EAFRDF), while decreasing from 3 250 cases in 2015 to 2 676 cases in 2016, is still twice as high as in 2012, but wishes to highlight that the amounts concerned in 2016 are only 8% higher than in 2012; also notes that, even though between 2015 and 2016 the total number of fraudulent and non-fraudulent irregularities for this fund fell by 16%, the number of fraudulent irregularities increased by 28%17 %, however, welcomes the fact that the financial amounts involved in fraudulent irregularities decreased by more than 50%; notes as well that fraudulent irregularities in the EAFRD over the last five years represent about 0.5% of payments;
2018/02/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 39 #

2017/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Is deeply concernedNotes that the 8 497 fraudulent and non-fraudulent irregularities linked to cohesion policy and fisheries in 2016 were 22% less than in 2015, but 25% higher than the average for the last five years; notes also that the financial amounts affected by irregularities was 5% less than in 2015; takes note that for programming period 2007-2013 0,42% of the commitment appropriations were affected by fraud and 2,08% by non-fraudulent irregularities;
2018/02/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 131 #

2017/2123(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that this new defence budget will have to be financed through new resources in the next MFF;
2017/09/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that Member States must change their mentality from a national to a European perspective, as the most effective solution to protect Europe from increased threats is common EU action; is concerned about the EU’s security architecture, which remains fragile in the face of continued and fresh challenges every day and in which a ‘hybrid peace’ has become an unsatisfactory reality; urges the Member States to take action and fulfil the wishes of those European citizens who have repeatedly stressed that EU foreign and security policy is the most important and most necessary of all EU policies;(Does not affect the English version.)
2017/09/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the view that, in an international environment that is increasingly conflict-ridden and unstable, only a joint soft power with credible hard power can confront major security challenges, notably the refugee crisis, terrorism, conflicts in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods, proxy wars and hybrid warfare, and challenging assertive behaviour by Russia and China; takes the view that a more effective foreign and security policy is founded primarily on the definition of shared priorities and strategic visions; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and of forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflicts, bad governance and climate change;
2017/09/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 123 #

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that a sustainable political solution to the Syrian crisis needs to be based on an inclusive, Syrian-led political settlement, as set out in the Geneva Communiqué of 30 June 2012 and in Resolution 2254(2015) of the UN Security Council, involving all relevant national and international stakeholders; supports the call of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria on the ceasefire guarantor states to undertake urgent efforts to uphold the ceasefire regime; calls on all parties involved, inside and outside Libya, to support both the Libyan political agreement signed on 17 December 2015 and its resulting Presidential Council, which is the only authority recognised by the international community and by the UN; underlines that solving the Libyan crisis is a prerequisite for stability in the Mediterranean;
2017/09/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 195 #

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates the need for a strategic refocus on the Western Balkans, giving a fresh impetus to EU enlargement policy and strengthening the rule of law and the resilience of state institutions; is convinced that regional reconciliation and integration through the transatlantic institutional architecturewithin the EU is the best means to address the dangers stemming from destabilising foreign interference, organised crime, disinformation and hybrid threats;
2017/09/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 341 #

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that deadlocks within the UN Security Council are impeding action by the international community and preventing crisis resolution; calls once again on the Member States to support reforms in the composition and functioning of the Security Council;
2017/09/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 349 #

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the EU to continue to deepen the transatlantic partnership, while focusing on creating own capabilities and developing its strategic autonomy to better address regional and international conflicts that have an impact on the EU; believes that the EU and US should focus on adapting transatlantic structures to today’s challenges, such as defending human rights, combating international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and countering third- party countries’ efforts to destabilise the EU and NATO;
2017/09/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that regions and cities have already shown their commitment to combating climate change as major contributors to the LPAA and NAZCA initiatives; welcomes initiatives such as the EU Covenant of Mayors and the Under 2 Degrees Memorandum of Understanding and believes that the contribution of such initiatives should be acknowledged and encouraged by subnational and national governments as well as intergovernmental organisations;
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Article 7(2) of the Paris Agreement recognises that "adaptation is a global challenge face by all with local, subnational, national, regional and international dimensions (...)";
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that, according to the UNDP data, local authorities are responsible for implementing more than 70% of mitigation measures for climate change and up to 90% of adaptation measures;
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a better integration of regions and cities within the UNFCCC process, so as to establish a permanent direct dialogue between the different levels, starting at local and regional; stresses that this is particularly important given level. The announcement of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which led many USAmerican states and cities to reiterate their commitment to reducing their GHG emissionspect President Obama's pledge to reduce US emissions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025 when compared to their 2005 level. Given the particular context, local and subnational authorities should be an integral part of the UNFCCC process;
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 27 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a new governance that could secure funds for climate and for a better integration of regions and cities within the UNFCCC process, so as to establish a permanent direct dialogue between the different levels, starting at local and regional; stresses that this is particularly important given the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which led many US states and cities to reiterate their commitment to reducing their GHG emissions;
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the new global structure to formally involve local and regional authorities in the preparation and implementation of a clear climate action plan for the Paris agreement. This structure must monitor binding targets, monitor progress through evaluation mechanisms and provide tailored financial instruments to transform commitments into tangible results;
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that Local and Sub- national authorities should be able to clearly define their mitigation and adaptation commitments, as nations have done through the National Determined Contributions (NDCs). Calls for the creation of a system of Locally Determined Contributions, to be implemented in direct connection and complementarity with the National Determined Contributions (NDCs);
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that at least 20% of the EU budget for 2014-2020 (approximately 212 billion EUR) should be spent on climate- related action. The European Court of Auditors considers, in its special report 31/2016, that there is a serious of falling short of meeting the 20% target without more effort to tackle climate change. The Court recognises that the implementation of the target has led to more, and better- focused, climate action funding in some of the European Structural and Investment Funds namely the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund. In other areas, however, such as in the European Social Fund, agriculture, and rural development and fisheries, it is largely business as usual (i.e. there has been no significant shift of these funds towards climate action);
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s decision to draft a special report on cities and climate in 2023, and c. This commitment will drive increased research on the importance of cities in combatting climate change. Calls on the Commission to take an active part in its drawing-up and to champion a multi- level territorial vision of climate action.
2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies. Note that, according to some studies, the EU could save between 25 and 100 billion euros a year through an enhanced defence cooperation in defence.
2017/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 101 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims, inter alia, at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.
2017/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 125 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure that the funded actions will contribute to the competitiveness of the European defence industry, they should be market-oriented and demand driven, with a view to consolidate the European defence demand. Therefore, the fact that Member States have already committed to jointly produce and procure the final product or technology, possibly in a coordinated way, should be taken into account in the award criteria.
2017/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 188 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) to foster Europe’s strategic autonomy.
2017/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 248 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries shall be undertakings established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more thanat least 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States during the entire duration of the action.
2017/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 286 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contribution to the innovation and technological development of defence industries and thus to fostering the industrial and strategic autonomy of the Union in the field of defence technologies; and,
2017/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to report back to the Parliament no later than one year after adoption of the final report of the Committee of Inquiry on the follow-up actions taken by the Commission and Member States on the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 12 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. To this end, calls on the Commission to change its internal structure and amend its division of responsibilities so that all legislative responsibilities currently held by DG GROW in the area of vehicle emissions are transferred to the responsibility of DG ENV.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 16 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that there are adequate human resources and, technical expertise and the appropriate level of autonomy in the JRC, including measures to keep relevant experience with vehicle and emissions technology and vehicle testing in the organisation; notes that the JRC may have additional verification responsibilities for requirements in the context of the proposal for a new market surveillance and type approval regulation;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 19 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the swift adoption, implementation and application of the 3rd and 4th real driving emissions (RDE) packages to complete the regulatory framework for the new type-approval procedure; recalls that, in order for RDE tests to be effective in reducing the discrepancies between the NOx emissions measured in the laboratory and on the road, the specifications of the test and evaluation procedures should be set out very carefully and should cover athe widest possible range of driving conditions, including temperature, engine load, vehicle speed, altitude, type of road and other parameters commonlythat can be found when driving in the whole Union;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 22 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to reviewse downwards in 2017 the conformity factor for RDE tests of NOx emissions, as provided for by the 2nd RDE package, so that it no longer exceeds the error margin of the PEMS equipment; calls on the Commission to use subsequent annual revisions to reduce the conformity factor further - in line with the technical progress and improvement of the accuracy of the PEMS equipment while taking into account the possibility to introduce an EU system for the approval of PEMS guaranteeing minimum levels of performance - to bring it as close to 1 as soon as possible and by 2021 at the latest;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 34 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to continue its work on improving Portable Emission Measurement System (PEMS) measurements for particulate matter with a viewperformance in order to improvinge their accuracy and the technological abilityreduce their error margin; considers that for particulate matter PEMS technology should be able to account for particles whose size is smaller than 23 nanometres and that are the most dangerous to public health;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 38 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to ensure more transparency in access to documents of the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) meetings for their national parliaments;and all technical meetings that are linked to its work for their national parliaments; to this end, calls on the Commission and Member States to publish and make public, without exception, all minutes and positions submitted to and discussed in the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV).
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 41 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 14
14. Considers that although the RDE procedure will minimise the risk of defeat device use, it will not completely prevent recourse to illegal practices; recommends therefore that, in line with the approach of the US authorities, a degree of unpredictability is built into the type- approval testing and random tests are conducted on cars in-use and on the road in order to prevent any outstanding loopholes from being exploited; and to ensure compliance throughout the lifecycle of a vehicle; to this end recommends the performance of tests with variations in parameters such as inter alia ambient temperatures, speed patterns, vehicle load and duration of the test in order to detect irrational emission behaviour and allow type approval authorities and testing services to conduct random off-cycle additional tests as they see necessary;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 46 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes with concern that the official testing of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of vehicles will still be limited to a laboratory test procedure (WLTP), which means that the illegal use of defeat devices remains possible and can stay undetected; urges the Commission and the Member States to establish remote fleet monitoring schemes - making use of roadside remote sensing equipment and/or on-board sensors - to screen the environmental performance of the in- service fleet and to detect possible illegal practices that might lead to continued discrepancies between the performance on paper and in the real world;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 48 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to analyse why the JRC's research findings and concerns discussed among the Commission's services with regard to possible illegal practices by manufacturers never reached the higher levels of the hierarchy; calls on the Commission to report its conclusions to Parliament;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 49 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to mandate the JRC to further investigate, together with the national authorities and independent research institutes, the suspicious emission behaviour observed on several cars in August 2016;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 60 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to strictly monitor the enforcement by Member States of the exemptions to the use of defeat devices and to issue interpretative guidelines; demands such guidelines to apply retroactively to cars already in use; calls on the Commission to launch infringements procedures if it deems them necessary;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 61 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that the results of the OLAF investigation and of any further internal investigation of the EIB on whether EU money was used to support RDI investments affected by the defeat devices that were installed on certain Volkswagen diesel engines shall be made publicly available; calls on OLAF and the EIB to share and make public such results with the Commission and the Parliament; asks the Commission, the EU Agencies and the EIB in particular, in case of a proven misuse of public funds, to suspend any upcoming disbursement and to recover the entire amount that was granted for the implementation of the projects; believes that the recovered amount should be used to compensate EU consumers affected by the Volkswagen scandal.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 64 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the swift adoption of the proposal for a Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers (2016/0014(COD)), to enter into force no later than 2020, replacing the current framework directive on type-approval; considers the preservation of the level of ambition of the original Commission proposal, in particular as regards the introduction of EU oversight of the system, to bestrongly deplores all efforts to weaken the draft Commission proposal and to delay the process in the Council; considers the requirements foreseen in the original Commission proposal as the bare minimum objecti; believes to be achieved durihat these requirements should be preserved and possibly streng the interinstitutional negotiationsned while all attempts to dilute them should be rejected, in particular as regards the introduction of EU oversight onf the dossiersystem;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 67 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for the creation of a European Agency for Market Surveillance of Road Transport, that would be in charge of market surveillance activities, coordinate the work of national market surveillance authorities, and have the final say in case of disagreements between them; suggests that the Agency should have the power to organise European-wide recall programs and to withdraw type-approval when appropriate; additionally, that the Agency should initiate a test or inspection following a submission of third party test verification results that show evidence of suspicious emission behaviour and that besides market surveillance, it should perform audits on national type approval authorities;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 76 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the new framework for EU type-approval should empower the new Agency, or other EU body created for that purpose, or failing that, the Commission to verify type approvals by retesting vehicles, using a wide range of tests, and to initiate corrective measures where necessary including mandatory recalls and fines; believes that the new Regulation must foresee that such corrective measures might include compensation to consumers if the original vehicles' performance was altered following any remedial action taken, as well as financial compensation for any negative external impacts (such as on air quality, public health, etc.);
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 78 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Believes that there should be a clear legal and administrative separation of responsibilities and tasks between type approval authorities, testing services and manufacturers: the type-approval authorities should not perform any activities that technical services perform and there should be a strict separation between them in terms of financing, organisation and human resources in order to avoid any possible conflict of interest; additionally believes that the type-approval authorities and national market surveillance authorities should not provide consultancy services on a commercial or competitive basis.;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 84 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 22
22. BCalls for the establishment of a fee structure to ensure proper and independent financing of type approval, market surveillance and activities of technical services; believes that type- approval authorities should be made responsible for checking the financialcommercial and economic relations existing between car manufacturers and technical servicessuppliers on the one hand and technical services on the other hand in order to prevent conflicts of interest between the two;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 93 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 24
24. Points out the need for systematic enforcement of conformity of production and in-use conformity of vehicles by the national authorities responsible, further coordinated and supervised at EU level; believes that the conformity of production and in-use conformity testing should be done by a technical service different from the one responsible for the type-approval of the car in question and that in-house technical services should be excluded from performing the emissions test for type approval purposes; urges the Member States to clarify once and for all which authority is in charge of market surveillance in their territory, to ensure this authority is aware of its responsibilities, and to notify the Commission accordingly;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 96 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 25
25. Calls onfor the Commission and the co-legislators to consider also introducing testing withswift adoption, implementation and application of the 4th RDE package, regulating the use of PEMS for in-service conformity checks, at least as a screening device, and and for third party testing; calls on the Commission and the co-legislators to introduce a mandate for the JRCAgency to conduct in-service conformity checks with PEMS in the context of the new type- approval framework;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 98 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the co-legislators to establish in the upcoming Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles, an EU-wide remote sensing network to monitor the real world emissions of the car fleet and to identify excessively polluting vehicles in order to target in-service conformity checks and to trace cars that might be illegally modified with hardware (e.g. EGR switch-off plates, DPF or SCR removal) or software (illegal chip tuning) modifications;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 99 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls on the Commission to make use of its delegated powers foreseen in Article 17 of Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers, to update the test methods for the periodic technical inspection of cars in order to measure the NOx emissions of cars, at least for these cars identified as highly polluting by remote sensing schemes;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 106 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the US practice of random off- production-line and in-service testing and to draw the necessary conclusions with regard to improving their market surveillance activities;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 120 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 28
28. Calls for stricter and more effective enforcement of vehicle emission measurement rules in the EU; considers that only stronger oversight at EU level can ensure that the EU law on emissions is properly enforced; proposes that the governance structure on car emissions be reformed without delay and brought into line with the other transport sectors by establishing the Agency; notes that the Agency could benefit from the experience gained in the railway sector, regarding conformity checks and coordination of national authorities;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 125 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 30
30. Urges the Commission to launch infringement procedures against Member States that have not put in place effective market surveillance and national system of penalties for infringements of EU law as required by the existing legislation;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 128 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 31
31. Suggests that the Commission should be empowered to impose effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative fines and to command remedial and corrective actions where non-compliance of vehicles is established; considers that the possible sanctions should include type-approval withdrawal and the establishment of EU-wide recall programmes;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 134 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Member States to apply more vigorous measures in the wake of the emissions cheating scandal; calls on the Member States to apply the available sanctions, where relevantand their type approval authorities to examine the information on base and auxiliary emission control strategies - to be disclosed by the car manufactures - for already type-approved Euro 5 and Euro 6 cars displaying irrational emissions behaviour observed in testing programs, and to check their conformity with the Commission's interpretation guidelines on the defeat device provisions; calls on the Member States to apply the available sanctions in case of non-conformity, including mandatory recall programmes and the withdrawal of type-approvals; calls on the Commission to ensure a coordinated approach on recall programmes across the EU;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 143 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Considers that EU consumers affected by the VW scandal should be adequately and financially compensated, and that the recall programmes which have been only partially implemented should not be viewed as a sufficient form of reparation.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 146 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Calls on the European Commission to verify and oversee the impact of the recall programmes, already in place in many Member states, and to ensure that the recalled cars conform to the legal requirements set out in the EU legislation.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 149 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 c (new)
36c. Calls on the Commission to review the existing rules on consumer protection in order to create consistent standards across the Union and the possibility for class action against fraudulent companies; urges the European Commission to review all relevant EU legislation in order to support the establishment of a common compensation scheme and proper rules to compensate European consumers;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 150 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 d (new)
36d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the effectiveness of current Low Emission Zones in cities - taking into account the failure of Euro standards for light duty vehicles to reflect real world emissions, and to examine the benefit of introducing a label or standard for Ultra Low Emission Vehicles that meet the emission limit values in real driving conditions;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 152 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 e (new)
36e. Calls on the Commission and the co-legislators to follow a more integrated approach in their policies to improve the environmental performance of cars, in order to ensure progress on both the decarbonisation and air quality objectives, such as by fostering the electrification or transition to alternative motorisations of the car fleet;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 153 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 f (new)
36 f. Calls on the Commission, to that end, to review the Clean Power for Transport Directive and to come forward with a Draft Regulation on CO2 standards for the car fleets coming onto the market from 2025 onwards, with the inclusion of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) and Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) mandates that impose a stepwise increasing share of zero and ultra-low emission vehicles in the total fleet with the aim to phase out new CO2-emitting cars by 2035;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 154 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 g (new)
36g. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to foster green public procurement policies, purchasing ZEVs and ULEVs by public authorities for their own fleets or for (semi-)public car sharing programs;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 155 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 h (new)
36 h. Calls on the Commission to review the emissions limits set out in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 with a view to improving air quality in the Union and to achieving the Union ambient air quality limits as well as the WHO recommended levels, and come forward by 2025 at the latest with proposals, as appropriate, for new technology-neutral Euro 7 emission limits applicable for all M1 and N1 vehicles placed on the Union market;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 156 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 i (new)
36i. Asks the Commission to consider the review of the Environmental Liability Directive (2004/35/EC) to include environmental damage caused by air pollution by car manufactures that are violating the EU's car emissions legislation; believes that if car manufactures could be held financially liable for remedying the environmental damage they caused, an increased level of prevention and precaution might be expected;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 157 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 36 j (new)
36 j. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to ensure that no worker from the automotive sector should suffer from the emissions scandal; to this end, Member States and car manufacturers should coordinate and promote vocational training plans to guarantee that workers, whose employment situation has been negatively affected by the emission scandal, remain in employment in the future, for example in the field of alternative motorisations;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 164 #

2016/2908(RSP)


Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Considers that the final results and recommendations of the committee of inquiry could have been better aligned with the legislative work and timetable of the current proposal for a Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers (2016/0014 (COD)) - which will replace and update the current directive on type- approval - in order to guarantee an effective sharing and full knowledge of the inquiry committee's findings and to be sure that the final conclusions and recommendations can be taken into account in the work of the legislative dossier, also at the initial stage of the internal negotiations in the Parliament;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 248 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that strengthening trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU, and therefore supports the Commission’s proposal to start negotiations on the upgrading of the Customs Union; reiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; considers the involvement of social partners in negotiations as crucial; calls on the Commission to include political benchmarks on human rights and fundamental freedoms in the upgraded Customs Unin the upgraded Customs Union a suspension clause to be activated in the event of continuing human rights violations;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Available eEmission control technologies (ECTs) available at the time of adoption of the Euro 5 and 6 NOx emission limits, when properly applied, already allowed diesel cars to meet the Euro 5 NOx emission limit of 180 mg/km and the Euro 6 NOx emission limit of 80 mg/km by the date of their respective entry into force, in real world conditions and not only in laboratory tests.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 13 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. There are large discrepancies between the NOx emissions of most Euro 3-6 diesel cars measured during the type- approval process with the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) laboratory test, which meet the legal limit, and their NOx emissions measured in real driving conditions, which substantially exceed the limit. Those discrepancies affect most the vast majority of diesel cars and are not limited to the Volkswagen vehicles equipped with prohibited defeat devices. These discrepancies contribute, to a large extent, to infringements by several Member States of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 16 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. The existence of the discrepancies, and their significant negative impact on attaining air quality objectives, in particular with regard to urban areas, had been known to the Commission, to the responsible authorities of the Member States and to many other stakeholders since at least 2004-2005 when the Euro 5/6 Regulation was being prepared. The discrepancies have been confirmed by a large number of studies by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) since 2010-2011 and other researchers since 2010-201104.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 18 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Although less so than for NOx emissions, there are also significant differences in the measured values of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption between laboratory tests and tests on the road;
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 21 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Before September 2015, the discrepancies were generally attributed to the inadequacy of the NEDC laboratory test, which is not representative of real world emissions, and to the optimisation strategies put in place by car manufacturers to pass the laboratory test, not to the use of prohibited defeat devices, although in 2013 a study conducted by the JRC discussed the possible use of defeat devices similar to those later discovered in Volkswagen vehicles. Evidence gathered by the committee suggested that car manufacturers are deliberately calibrating ECTs in their cars so that their effectiveness is reduced outside of the boundary conditions of the NEDC test.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 22 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. The mandate forRather than waiting for a new, more realistic and certified test procedure, the co-legislators decided to continue with the development of the Euro 5/6 legislation in 2007, while at the same time giving a mandate to the Commission to keep the test cycles under review, and revise them if necessary to adequately reflect the emissions generated by real driving on the road, included by the legislators in 2007, . This resulted in the development and introduction of real driving emission (RDE) testing with Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS) into the EU type-approval procedure as of 2017, while introducing at the same time the notion of a conformity factor (CF), which, in practice, weakens the emission standards currently in force.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 24 #

2016/2215(INI)

5 a. At the same time, the development of a new, more realistic, laboratory test procedure, the so called Worldwide Harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), that is due to replace the obsolete NEDC, took an extremely long time, and the test will be mandatory as part of the type approval process of all new vehicle types from 1 September 2017 onwards and for all new vehicles one year later. The WLTP has been chosen by the Commission and Member States as the test procedure for CO2 emissions, other pollutant emissions and fuel consumption measurements for the purpose of type approval.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 25 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. From the evidence gathered and from internal exchanges of emails in the Commission, it is clear that vehicle manufacturers strongly resisted the introduction of PEMS at any stage of type approval and delayed the work of the RDE-LDV working group, insisting on the application of the random laboratory cycle as an "easier procedure" for emission compliance, leaving the door open for possible cycle-beating.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 28 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. The excessive length of the process leading to the introduction of regulatory RDE tests cannot be explained only in partsufficiently explained by the complexity of the development of a new test procedure, the time needed for the technological development of PEMS, and the length of the decision-making and administrative processes at the EU level. The delays were also due to choices of political priorities, such asand constant pressure from the industry, that put the focus of the Commission and the Member States on avoiding burdens on industry in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 32 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. It is debatable, as confirmed by several experts, whether there is a need to include any conformity factor in the RDE procedure, given that they remain in clear contradiction with the results of several independent tests carried out on Euro 6 cars, which showed NOx conformity factors below the value of 1.5 or even much lower than 1 are already achievable. Moreover, conformity factors are not justifiable from a technical perspective and do not reflect an obvious need to develop new technology, but rather allow the ongoing use of technology with less efficiency, while efficient technology is present on the market but has low penetration levels for economic reasons today.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 34 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. The introduction and application of conformity factors at the agreed levels could be considered a de facto blanket derogation from the applicable emissions limits for a considerable amount of time and thus run counter to the aims and objectives of the basic Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 given that the established conformity factors did not only reflect the measurement uncertainty of PEMS, but have been adapted further to the demands for more leniency by Member States and car manufacturers, without technical justification.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 50 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Despite the issue of pollutant emissions from vehicles being not only a highly sensitive and political issue, but also a subject of high concern to the EU citizens, the Commission did not make any attempts to advance the decision- making process by making use of the possibility envisaged in the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny to bring forward the proposal to the level of the Council to increase political awareness and to exercise additional pressure on obstructing Member States. The Commission's failure to act in a timely manner on its responsibility to keep the test procedure under review and to revise it to reflect real world conditions constitutes maladministration.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 54 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. As the entity responsible for the process and agenda of the RDE-LDV working group, the Commission, and more specifically DG ENTR, should have steered the RDE-LDV working group towards an earlier choice of the option of PEMS testing, as that option was suggested in Recital 15 of the Euro 5/6 Regulation, was widely supported within the RDE- LDV group, and the JRC had already concluded in November 2010 that PEMS testing methods were sufficiently robust. This constitutes maladministration.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 55 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. The Commission (DG ENTR) delayed the RDE introduction date for compliance purposes on several occasions. It can be estimated that the total delay for introduction of the RDE test for compliance purposes in the framework of legally established emission limits while taking into account the inaccuracy of the measurement equipment equals 6 years (2020 for new vehicles instead of planned 2014 and 2021 for all vehicles instead of 2015).
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 56 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. The CARS 2020 proposal, explicitly delayed necessary emissions regulations in order to protect the car industry from 'regulatory burden' in the aftermath of the economic and financial crisis. Ensuring compliance with existing EU emissions standards was superseded by the economic concerns of an industrial sector.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 60 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. The issue of pollution and its effects on public health and the environment was not given sufficient attention by the Commission's competent Industry DG (DG ENTR, subsequently DG GROW) despite calls for more action by the Commission's Environment DG (DG ENV) and it's likely that the relevant emissions legislation and its enforcement in the Union would be have been more robust if DG ENV was responsible. In a reply to a DG ENTR Interservice Consultation dated 16 November 2005 on the proposal for a Euro 5 emission limit, DG ENV gave a suspended opinion arguing that that it was justified to push for a lower NOx limit for diesel cars because standards elsewhere in the world were much more demanding than the proposed 200mg/km and that EU car makers were demonstrating their technical and economic capacity to comply with the much stricter NOx standard in the United States of 44mg/km.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 61 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. More pro-active involvement of DG ENV in the development of emissions legislation by bringing it forward to the level of the College of Commissioners could have contributed to more robust emissions legislation.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 64 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Over half of the RDE-LDV working group participants consisted of experts from car manufacturers and other automotive industries. This can inter alia be attributed to the lack of sufficient technical expertise in the Commission departments. While the Commission consulted a wide range of stakeholders and ensured open access to the RDE-LDV group, it should have taken further steps to "as far as possible, ensure a balanced representation of relevant stakeholders, including NGOs, consumers associations and civil society, taking into account the specific tasks of the expert group and the type of expertise required", as required by the horizontal rules for Commission expert groups of 10 November 2010.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 65 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. The Commission should have acted to mitigate the central role played by the overrepresented industry representatives in the work of the RDE- LDV working group, who constantly delayed its work by re-opening topics that were considered clarified or even decided upon.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 71 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Defeat devices were generally not considered among the possible reasons behind the discrepancies between laboratory and on-road NOx emissions and it was not generally suspected that they could be in actual use in any passenger car produced in the EU before the Volkswagen revelations in September 2015, despite the fact that such devices were found in the US in light-duty vehicles in 1995 and in heavy-duty vehicles in 1998.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 78 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. The scope and provisions of the ban on defeat devices has never been disputed by anyone. No Member State or car manufacturer ever questioned or asked for clarification on the provisions on defeat devices, including the implementation of the ban, until the Volkswagen case.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 83 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Some emission control strategies applied by car manufacturers point towards the possible use of prohibited defeat devices. For instance, some manufacturers decrease the effectiveness of ECTs outside specific "thermal windows" close to the temperature range prescribed by the NEDC test, but which are not justifiable byaccording to the technical limitations of the ECTs. Others modulate ECTs to decrease their efficiency after a certain time from the start of the engine, close to the duration of the test, has elapsed. Moreover, in many cases, emissions measured on a test cycle after a certain period following engine start are unjustifiably higher, given the technical functionality of ECTs, than on the same cycle with measurements done immediately after engine start.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 87 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Following the Volkswagen scandal, some car manufacturers have adjusted their thermal windows to allow their existing emissions control technologies to operate within a much broader temperature range.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 88 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. The evidence gathered confirmed that car manufacturers - who are responsible for ensuring that no prohibited defeat device is used in their vehicles - interpret the rules established in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 in such a way that they are optimising their vehicles in order to simply pass the test cycle and comply with the letter of the law, but not necessarily the spirit. At the same time, the car manufacturers clearly disregarded the provisions set in Article 5(1) of the above- mentioned Regulation, obliging them to equip their vehicles so that the components likely to affect emissions are designed, constructed and assembled so as to enable the vehicle, in normal use, to comply with the Regulation and its implementing measures.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 89 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Optimisation strategies that reduce the effectiveness of ECTs can be attributed to commercial choices made by the car manufacturer to achieve different objectives, such as reducing fuel consumption, increasing user convenience, reducing costs by using cheaper parts or addressing design constraints. These objectives are not covered by the exemptions on the prohibition on the use of defeat devices.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 90 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. No authority searched for defeat devices or proved the illegal use of defeat devices before September 2015. No Member State authority or technical service performed any tests other than the NEDC, that has to be used in the scope of type-approval, which in itself cannot point to the use of a defeat device. While an alternative test in itself may not necessarily identify the use of a defeat device, the use of tests other than the NEDC could indicate suspicious emission behaviour and prompt the need for further investigation. Alternative tests have always been a possibility but have never been used. The vast majority of car manufacturers present on the EU market declared that they use the derogations to the ban on defeat devices foreseen in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. The legality of the use of the derogations is subject to ongoing investigations and court cases.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 96 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. There is no consistent application of EU law in the 28 Member States, thus creating uncertainty in the interpretation of legal provisions and undermining the single market.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 97 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Between 2005 and 2015, the EIB granted loans to the Volkswagen Group in the order of EUR 4.3 billion. Of these about EUR 3.1billion concerned loans for RDI investments for emissions reduction of (passenger and commercial vehicle) engines. It is still unclear, pending ongoing investigations by OLAF and EIB, whether there is a link between the loans received by Volkswagen and the illegal software installed.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 103 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Member States contravened their legal obligation to monitor and enforce the ban on defeat devices set out in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. None of them, and in particular Member States whose national type approval authority type-approved the Volkswagen vehicles equipped with illegal software, found the defeat devices installed in the Volkswagen vehicles. Moreover, according to our investigations, most Member States, and at least Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg, had evidence that irrational emission control strategies, based on conditions similar to the NEDC test cycle (temperature, duration, speed), were used in order to pass the type-approval test cycle. Ongoing investigations and court cases at national level will decide if emission control strategies used by car manufacturers constitute an illegal use of defeat devices or a lawful application of the derogations.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 114 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. The Commission had no legal basis to search for defeat devices itself, but had the legal obligation to oversee the Member States' enforcement of the ban on defeat devices. However, in spite of the awareness of, and communication between the relevant Commission services on, possible illegal practices by manufacturers, the Commission neither undertook any further technical or legal research or investigation on its own nor requested any information or further action from the Member States to verify whether the law may have been infringed, although it had the legal right to do so. This is despite an internal request from the Director General of DG ENV to the Director General of the responsible DG ENTR in 2014 to investigate the possibility of emission abatement techniques that "go beyond what is allowed by the Euro 5/6 legislation", which was subsequently ignored by DG ENTR.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 119 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. The Commission had to be aware of the likely use of defeat devices in practice, since its own Impact Assessment for the 2013 Clean Air Package clearly states that: "In addition to the intrinsic weakness of the NEDC, some vehicles seem to be designed to respect the limits only when tested on this cycle. Moreover, there is increasing evidence of illegal practices by some end users that defeat the anti-pollution systems to improve driving performance or save on the replacement of costly components" (footnote 39 of the Impact Assessment).
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 120 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Moreover, research findings of the Commission's own science body, the Joint Research Centre, were pointing at the possible use of defeat devices and were seen by DG ENTR officials as "a clear case of hard cycle beating". The data of the Euro 5a diesel vehicle concerned was also part of a JRC report on eco- innovation, published in 2013, and in principle available to all Commission's officials.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 121 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Despite the clear indications of the possible illegal use of defeat devices, the Commission never made use of the provision under Regulation (EC) No 692/2008, which entitles it to request Member States' type approval authorities to provide information on the functioning of emission technology at low temperatures.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 122 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. The Commission should have followed up on correspondence between the JRC and DG ENTR, DG ENV and DG CLIMA, discussing possible "strange" emission behaviour in 2008 and 2010. The justification for why no action was taken, due to a lack of any indication or clear evidence of the possible use of defeat devices by car manufacturers, is wrong, as indications were given in the correspondence, and constitute maladministration, as evidence cannot be found unless it is sought.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 124 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. The Commission should have ensured that the JRC's research findings and concerns discussed among the Commission services with regard to possible illegal practices by manufacturers reached the higher levels of the hierarchy. This constitutes maladministration.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 126 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. The Commission should have shown more initiative and diligence as regards the possible use of illegal defeat devices by car manufacturers given the general suspicion and numerous indications thereof. The JRC should have received the mandate from the Commission to investigate whether the reported suspicious behaviours of certain vehicles have any illegal connotations.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 127 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. No specific EU oversight of vehicle type-approval is provided for in the current framework, and the rules are subject to a variety of interpretations across the Member States, partly on account of the absence of an effective system for exchanging information among type- approval authorities and technical services. To correct this shortcoming, several witnesses expressed views in favour of a new European agency dedicated to surveillance of motor vehicles, increased Commission oversight or extending the mandate of an existing agency.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 133 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. There is an evident lack of control after type-approval, which is partly due to the current rules and partly due to uncertainty as to which authority is in charge of market surveillance. Effective conformity of production, in-service and end-of-lifecycle conformity checks to uncover cases where production vehicles and vehicles in use do not conform to the type-approved vehicle are often not in place or verified only through documents instead of physical tests carried out in the presence of the authorities. despite the fact that technology allowing vehicles to be measured in real world conditions on a large scale, and without being damaged, already exists
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 136 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. In-service testing for emissions is mostly conducted in the laboratories of car manufacturers and is currently limited to the NEDC laboratory tests required for type-approval, without considering alternatives like remote sensing technology for monitoring emissions in real driving conditions.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 149 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. The Member States’ failure to organise an efficient market surveillance system constitutes a contravention of EU law. The verification of the conformity of production and in-service conformity of light-duty vehicles is often based only on laboratory tests performed on the car manufacturers’ premises, even if current legislation does not prevent the use of different or additional tests.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 162 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. One of the structural weaknesses of the current type-approval framework in Europe is that it is only the type-approval authority that granted a type-approval to a given vehicle that can effectively withdraw the certificate of conformity that was given to the vehicle concerned.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 166 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. The European legal framework does not foresee the possibility to compensate consumers if corrective measures such as mandatory recalls imposed by type approval authorities have an adverse impact on the original vehicles' performance (such as its durability, fuel economy or engine performance).
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 168 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. TheVery few Member States were very reluctantwilling to share the results of their investigations and the technical test data with the Commission and this committee of inquiry.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 178 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Member States did not monitor and enforce appropriately the application of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, notably in contravention of Article 5(1) on the obligation for manufacturers to design cars which comply with the regulation in , construct and assemble cars so as to enable them to comply with the regulation in normal use. Yet, a former rapporteur on emissions and type approval legislation made very clear that the Parliament never intended to restrict "normal use" to the narrow conditions under which cars are tested in the laboratory for type approval. He indicated that driving conditions as can be commonly found when driving on European roads (including differences in temperature, altitude, engine load, vehicle speed, etc.) were meant to be considered as "normal use".
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 185 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. The Commission did not take the initiative to push for a coordinated and mandatory recall program at EU level for cars of the Volkswagen group equipped with illegal defeat software.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 186 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. The Commission did notwaited several years to launch infringement procedures against those Member States that have not put in place effective market surveillance on pollutant emissions from vehicles and national system of penalties for infringements of EU law as required by the existing legislation.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 191 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52 a. Whilst the collection of written evidence via submission of written questions and questionnaires to both institutional and non-institutional parties was generally an effective means of evidence gathering, the written replies - essential for the committee to prepare each hearing - were often sent very late with little time left before the hearing to read and analyse the replies.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 194 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Delays in the delivery of requested documentation represented a major obstacle in the work of the committee. The documents were of varying quality, some of them were very hard to read and, therefore, to use. The lengthy internal procedure in the Commission, which requires the College's approval to react to requests from the committee, together with gaps in its archiving system, delayed the collection of evidence during the time available. Furthermore, the transmission of the information requested was not structured in a user-friendly way, which made it more complicated to retrieve the information.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 197 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
55. The procedure followed to grant access to the minutes of the regulatory committee (based on explicit consent by the 28 Member States) was unnecessarily cumbersome, lengthy and based on a very narrow interpretation of the law. The access to those documents was too limited, which led to possible mistakes or important information not being taken into account. It should not be followed again in the future.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 205 #

2016/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. In order to facilitate the work of the European Parliament's committees of inquiry, given they work under considerable time pressure to scrutinise a huge amount of documents, it is essential that the rules governing the treatment of confidential information by the European Parliament, and in particular the access rights of members' accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs) to "other confidential information" (OCI), are reviewed.
2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS
Amendment 21 #

2016/2174(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that the Authority has not included research funding in the list of interests subject to the two-year cooling- off period, as proposed by Parliament in 2014, 2015 and 2016;
2017/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 23 #

2016/2174(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Authority to incorporate into its new policy on independence a two-year cooling-off period for all material interests related to the companies whose products are assessed by the Authority and any organisations funded by the companies;
2017/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 25 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. New paragraph 1 Stresses that 1 461 out of a total of 22 349 irregularities reported to the Commission in 2015 were fraudulent, involving an amount of around EUR 2.31 billion, of which about EUR 2.79 billion related to expenditure, representing 1.98% of total payments;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 35 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. New paragraph 2 Points out that not all irregularities are fraudulent and that a clear distinction must be drawn between errors and fraud;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 49 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to recover the amounts of TOR due more quickly, especially those Member States which need to recover the largest amounts; urges Greece, Romania, Latvia, Malta and the Netherlands to improve their collection of TOR, as their rate of TOR due remains significantly above the EU average of 1.71 % and is 8.95 %, 5.07 %, 5.04 %, 3.84 % and 3.81 % respectivelyCalls on those Member States whose level of irregularities is well above the EU average to improve their contributions;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 58 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the 241 cases of reported smuggled cigarettes involving an estimated TOR loss of EUR 31 million; puts into question the vigilance of the customs services of those Members States (the Czech Republic, Malta, Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden)certain Member States which have not reported any single case of cigarette smuggling in 2015;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 80 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines the fact that the smuggling of heavily taxed goods causes significant losses of revenue to the budgets of the EU and the Member States, and that direct losses in customs revenue as a result of cigarette smuggling alone are estimated at more than EUR 10 billion a year;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 84 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Deplores that the amount of irregularities reported in the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and in the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is growing annually for at least 5 consecutive years with the amount of reported cases growing up from 1,970 in 2011 to 4,612 cases in 2015 with the sums involved growing from EUR 119 million in 2012 to EUR 394 million in 2015 with the level or reported irregularities of the EAFRD coming close to 2 % of the entire fund; urges the Member States with the highest amount of irregularities reported – Romania, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Portugal and Lithuania – to do their utmost in order to regulate the situation;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 89 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that the simplification of administrative rules will decrease the number of non-fraudulent irregularities, help identify fraudulent cases, and make EU funds more accessible to the beneficiaries;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 99 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Notes with concern that, despite the numerous calls from Parliament for the establishment of uniform reporting principles in all Member States, the situation remains highly unsatisfactory and there are still significant differences in the number of fraudulent and non-fraudulent irregularities reported by each Member State; considers that this problem creates a distorted picture of the real situation regarding the level of infringements and the protection of the EU’s financial interests; reiterates its call to the Commission to make serious efforts to resolve the problem of differing approaches by Member States to detecting irregularities, and non-homogeneous interpretations when applying the EU legal framework;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 109 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the Commission to maintain its strict policy on interruption and suspension of payments as a preventive measure against irregularities affecting the EU budget, in accordance with the relevant legal basis;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 111 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Supports the Commission in its approach to recommend strengthening the work of the Member States, which continue to report a very low number of fraudulent irregularities, in relation to detecting and/or reporting fraud, in particular, those which have not reported any case over the last five years: Slovakia and Finland in the area of agriculture and Denmark and Luxembourg in the area of cohesion policy;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 117 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the fact that the ex-ante and ex-post 'Community Controls' are detecting more and more cases of irregularities, and considers, therefore, that these controls should be further strengthened; considers however, that prevention is easier than recovery of losses; urges therefore on Member States to better carry out the ex-ante controls with the assistance of the Commission and to use all the information available to prevent errors and irregular payments related to EU funds;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 174 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. New paragraph 39: Notes OLAF’s role within different JCOs in preventing losses for the EU budget, and asks OLAF to include in its future annual reports more information and concrete figures concerning its contribution to protecting the revenue side of the EU budget;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 177 #

2016/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Reminds that in the light of the principle of mutual sincere cooperation between the institutions, of the principle of good administration and of the requirement of legal certainty, OLAF shouldand its Supervisory Committee shall organise itstheir collaboration with its Supervisory Committee in a jointly agreed frameworkon the basis of their working protocols, fully respecting the applicable legal provisions;
2017/03/01
Committee: CONT
Amendment 172 #

2016/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the ongoing work on setting- up a preparatory action for a future EU defence research programme starting in 2021as soon as possible, as requested by the European Council (EUCO) 2013 and 2015; calls on the Member States to outline future cooperative programmes in which EU funded defence research can build a starting point;
2016/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 192 #

2016/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Warmly welcomes the strategic autonomy concept developed by the VP/HR as part of the EU global strategy; believes that this concept should be applied both in our strategic priorities and in strengthening our capacities and our industry;
2016/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 223 #

2016/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that Parliament should play a prominent role in the future European Defence Union, and considers, therefore, that the subcommittee on security and defence should become a fully-fledged parliamentary committee;
2016/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 259 #

2016/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new)
- a European defence semester to assess the progress made in the Member States’ defence-related budgetary efforts;
2016/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 261 #

2016/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
- support for the placing of multinational battalions in the Member States on the eastern flank;deleted
2016/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 281 #

2016/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new)
- the resolution of legal issues preventing the implementation of the joint communication on capacity building to promote security and development in third countries;
2016/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the statements by the Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, and the Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti, of 10 August 2016 calling for a ‘Defence Schengen’,
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the White Paper on German security policy and the future of the Bundeswehr published on 13 July 2016 by Germany’s Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen,
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 263 #

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe and that, for this reason, the Member States should form a European pillar within the organisation;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 302 #

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on dialogue in areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for deterring Russian aggression; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; insists that the EU should consider gradually imposing further sanctions in case Russia continues to violate international law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 372 #

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment, access to energy and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund, the European External Investment Plan and the European Development Fund;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 392 #

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge; calls on the EU to work, in accordance with the ‘neighbours of neighbours’ principle of the European Neighbourhood Policy, to strengthen cooperation with the countries of North Africa and the Sahel in the fight against increasing terrorist activities in the Sahel-Saharan region; stresses that the Sahel Strip is of great strategic importance for the security of Europe and the region, and that the harsh living conditions in certain places, such as the Tindouf camps, could drive a section of the population towards the alternative that is Islamic terrorism;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 409 #

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; is convinced that the bilateral talks between Russia and the United States will not be sufficient to bring about a lasting solution to the Syrian crisis; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 442 #

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Believes that our neighbourhood would prove more resilient if it could be organised within a regional cooperation framework enabling shared responses to be found to the challenges of migration, terrorism and development, among other things; therefore calls on the EU to work with its Maghreb neighbours to re-launch and further develop the Arab Maghreb Union; stresses that the lack of any regional cooperation in the Maghreb amounts to some 1-2% of lost GDP for each country in the region, and that security measures and increased economic development focused on the vast Sahel strip would benefit both the Maghreb and the EU;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 18 #

2016/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Reminds the Commission to act on enhancing the effectiveness of VAT tax systems and on ensuring better compliance with VAT rules; welcomes the application of the ‘country of destination’ of the goods as the underlying principle of the definitive EU VAT system which will lead to the reduction of cross-border VAT fraud by EUR 40 billion per year; encourages the Commission to amend the VAT Directive to hold the importer jointly liable for VAT loss in the Member State of destination or to harmonise the VAT thresholds for distance sales;
2016/06/13
Committee: CONT
Amendment 34 #

2016/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the Member States’ VAT gaps and the estimated losses on VAT collection within the Union amounted to EUR 170 billion in 2015; calls on the Commission to make full use of its executive powers in order to both control and help the Member States; points out that effective action to reduce the VAT gap requires a concerted and multidisciplinary approach as this gap results not only from fraud but from a combination of factors, including bankruptcy and insolvency, statistical errors, late payment, tax evasion and tax avoidance;
2016/06/13
Committee: CONT
Amendment 38 #

2016/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that VAT fraud, and in particular the so-called ‘carousel’ or missing trader fraud, distorts competition and deprives national budgets of significant resources as well as being detrimental to the Union budget; is concerned that the Commission has no reliable data on VAT carousel fraud;
2016/06/13
Committee: CONT
Amendment 47 #

2016/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. RegretHopes that administrative cooperation between Member States on fighting VAT fraud is still not sufficientwill be strengthened to cope with intra-EU VAT evasion and fraud mechanisms and to manage cross-border transactions or trading;
2016/06/13
Committee: CONT
Amendment 50 #

2016/2033(INI)

15. Stresses the need to reinforce Eurofisc in order to speed up exchanges of information; considers it necessary to linkpool the actions and coordinate the strategies of nationalthe Member States’ tax, judicial, and police authorities and European bodies, such as Europol, Eurojust and OLAF, dealing with the fight against fraud, organised crime and money laundering; encourages all the stakeholders to further consider new models for sharing of information in real time in order to allow for prompt reactions or mitigating measures to combat existing or emerging new fraud schemes;
2016/06/13
Committee: CONT
Amendment 60 #

2016/2033(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that both the Directive on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law (PIF Directive) and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office Regulation (EPPO Regulation) would complement and strengthen the legal framework and would considerably reinforce the fight against fraud; reiterates Parliament’s stance on the urgent need to adopt the PIF Directive and the EPPO Regulation, with VATthe most harmful types of VAT fraud, for example international gang fraud, included in their scope;
2016/06/13
Committee: CONT
Amendment 12 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that modernisation of the Customs Union will further strengthen the already strong economic ties between Turkey and the European Union (EU) and will keep Turkey economically anchored to the EU; believes that strengthening trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and EU Member States, and also contribute to both sides engaging in a positive reform agenda while mitigating political tensions with Ankara on the deteriorating situation of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms in the country;
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the upgrade of the EU-Turkey trade relations forms an essential part of the efforts made by the EU and Turkey to deepen their relations in key areas of joint interest identified at the EU-Turkey Summit of 29 November 2015 and in the EU-Turkey statement of 18 March 2016; states that this is even more important now that the accession talks are stalled despite the significant short- and long-term strategic interests for both the EU as Turkey, such as trade, migration, the fight against terrorism, energy and stability in the neighbourhood;
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2016/2031(INI)

2a. Recalls its resolution adopted on 24 November 2016 whereby the European Parliament called for a temporary freeze on the accession negotiations as long as the situation of human rights and civil liberties does not improve in Turkey; considers that, out of consistency, the conditions set for resuming the accession negotiations should equally apply to the modernisation of the Customs Union;
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to include political benchmarksa clause on human rights and fundamental freedoms with benchmarks and timetable, in the upgraded Customs Union between Turkey and the EU on human rights and fundamental freedoms.
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 388 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 27%, and that this share in all forms of transport in 2030 is at least 15 % of the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in transport.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 457 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – a (new)
Both the gradual reduction to 3.8% in 2030 and the possibility for Members States to set lower limits shall not apply to biofuels produced from feedstock with substantial protein amount and which provide for by-products with significant protein content. For the latter, Member States shall be entitled to implement incentive measures to favour their use, for example by setting a specific obligation of incorporation within the limit of 7%, or beyond that limit pending the effective availability of advanced biofuels.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 460 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 b (new)
Under no circumstances shall biofuels produced from palm which directly or indirectly drives deforestation be taken into account for the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 580 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share shall be at least equal to 1.5% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.8% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X, provided that the eligible products are effectively available in sufficient quantities so as to fulfil these objectives. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.6% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 584 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The requirements of this paragraph are without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to apply a 7% share for biofuels produced from feedstock with substantial protein amount and which provide for by-products with significant protein content. For the latter, Member States shall be allowed to implement incentive measures to favour their use, for example by setting a specific obligation of incorporation within the limit of 7%, or beyond that limit, pending the effective availability of advanced biofuels.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 999 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part C – paragraph 19 – subparagraph 1
19. For biofuels, for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 3, the fossil fuel comparator E F(t) shall be 94115 gCO2eq/MJ, unless the latest available data justify increasing it..
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1017 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex VIII - Part A
Part A. Provisional estimated indirect land-use change emissions from biofuel and bioliquid feedstocks (GCO2EQ/MJ) Feedstock group Mean Interpercentile range derived from the sensivity analysis Cereals and other starch- 12 8 to 16 rich crops Sugars 13 4 to 17 Oil crops (band I) 55 33 to 66 Other oil crops (band II) 200 Above 100
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The approach of annually binding national limits taken in Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be continued from 2021 to 2030, with the start of the trajectory calculation in 202017 on the average of the greenhouse gas emissions during 2016 to 2018 and the end of the trajectory being the 2030 limit for each Member State. An adjustment to the allocation in 2021 is provided for Member States with both a positive limit under Decision 406/2009/EC and increasing annual emission allocations between 2017 and 2020 determined pursuant to Decisions 2013/162/EU and 2013/634/EU, to reflect the capacity for increased emissions in those years. The European Council concluded that the availability and use of existing flexibility instruments within the non-ETS sectors should be significantly enhanced in order to ensure cost- effectiveness of the collective Union effort and convergence of emissions per capita by 2030. _________________ 19 Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) This Regulation should provide a strong incentive for greenhouse gas emissions reductions consistent with other Union climate, energy and vehicle emissions legislation, taking into account that transport, buildings and agriculture are responsible for over 35%, 25% and 17% of the emissions in the ESR respectively. When transforming this Regulation into national policies, Member States should set strict targets and compliance rules, and should properly invest in emissions reductions across all sectors. Moving towards zero-emissions vehicles and speeding up the deployment of low-emission alternative energy are key for the transport sector in order to reduce road vehicle emissions, keep Europe competitive and respond to the increasing mobility needs of citizens. Energy efficiency of buildings is key not only for reducing energy bills and decarbonising the economy, but also for creating skilled jobs and tackling energy poverty. Measuring emissions in agriculture is complex because of the range of agricultural practices, inputs, technology and the variables of soil, climate and land cover. Nonetheless, there are clear opportunities for emission reductions in agriculture and many are associated with long-term cost savings. In this regard, the Commission should adopt a delegated act, one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, specifying minimum targets for emission reductions within each sector covered by this Regulation for each Member State. For the purpose of that delegated act, the Commission should carry out a comprehensive assessment of the actions already made in order to ensure Member States effectively reduce actual greenhouse gas emissions in the context of the sectoral legislation. That report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal to increase the sectoral emissions reduction contributions of Member States.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Article 4 according to which annual emission limits for Member States will be established, implementing powersThe power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be conferrdelegated ton the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 . _________________ 21 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 (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13) in respect of supplementing this Directive by determining which annual emission limits will be established for Member States.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) This Regulation should be reviewed as of 20243 and every 53 years thereafter in order to assess its overall functioning. The review should take into account evolving national circumstances and be informed by the results of the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement. Where necessary, the review of this Regulation should be accompanied by legislative proposals in order to further improve the Union's climate action, taking into account the current status of implementation of relevant sectoral policies, and in line with the facilitative dialogue under the UNFCCC.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The general objective of this Regulation is to help set the Union on a cost-effective path to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement, to strengthen the Union's response to the threat of climate change, to further the transition to a sustainable economy and to set a clear trajectory towards net-zero emissions in the second half of this century.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 202017 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3 and using the 2020 targets established in Decision No 406/2009/EC as a maximum limit, whichever is the lower value, and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act delegated act in accordance with Article 12 to supplement this Regulation by setting out the annual emission allocations for the years from 2021 to 2030 in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent as specified in paragraphs 1 and 2. For the purposes of this implementingdelegated act, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2005 and 2016 to 2018 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation No (EU) 525/2013.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 138 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. This implementingdelegated act shall also specify, based on the percentages notified by Member States under Article 6(2), the quantities that may be taken into account for their compliance under Article 9 between 2021 and 2030. If the sum of all Member States' quantities were to exceed the collective total of 100 million, the quantities for each Member State shall be reduced on a pro rata basis so that the collective total is not exceeded.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 139 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13.deleted
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act, one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, specifying minimum targets for emission reductions within each sector covered by the Regulation for each Member State. For the purpose of that delegated act, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive assessment of the actions already made in order to ensure Member States effectively reduce actual greenhouse gas emissions in the context of the sectoral legislation. That report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal to increase the sectoral emissions reduction contributions of Member States.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 233 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In 2027 and 2032, if the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State exceed its annual emission allocation for any specific year of the period, pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and the flexibilities used pursuant to Articles 5 to 7, the following measures shall apply:
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall ensure the accurate accounting under this Regulation through the Union Registry established pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, including. The Commission shall, for that purpose, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 12 to supplement this Regulation, concerning in particular annual emission allocations, flexibilities exercised under Article 4 to 7, compliance under Article 9 and changes in coverage under Article 10 of this Regulation. The Central Administrator shall conduct an automated check on each transaction under this Regulation and, where necessary, block transactions to ensure there are no irregularities. This information shall be accessible to the public.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 257 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Climate Change Committee established by Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.Article 13 deleted Committee procedure
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 263 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 28 February 20243 and every fivthree years thereafter on the operation of this Regulation, its contribution to the EU's overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and its contribution to the goals of the Paris Agreement, and mayshall make proposals if appropriatelegislative proposals.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the security landscape in Africa in particular has changed dramatically in the last decade, with peace enforcement and counter-terrorism operations becoming the rule rather than the exception in many areas; whereas the porous borders within the continent help fuel violence and reduce security; whereas the emergence of new centres of terrorist activity in the Sahel- Sahara region and the tensions in Central Africa are forcing the EU to reassess its civilian and military involvement in these parts of the world;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas in 2014 more than 90% of the budget of the African Peace Facility was earmarked for peace-support operations; whereas 65% of those funds were set aside to fund expenditure on AMISOM staff; whereas, according to the head of AMISOM, Francisco Caetano José Madeira, the EU has cut its funding for uniformed mission staff by 20%;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas, nevertheless, the EU is a key contributor to PSOs; whereas France trains 25 000 African soldiers each year and deploys 4400 men in operations in the context of MINUSCA and MINUSMA and in support of the armies of the Sahel G5 countries;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 46 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas the EU should not compete with or duplicate the work of others who may be betsupport actors already present on the ground, in particular those of its Member Staters able to fulfil particular rolelready involved in PSOs;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas Article 41(2) TEU prohibits expenditure from EU budgets on operations having military or defence implications; whereas this expenditure is charged to the Member States under the Athena mechanism; whereas Articles 209 and 212 TFEU do not explicitly exclude the financing of capacity-building in the security sector;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 54 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas, and above all, the needs of the countries concerned, rather than any institutional ambition or the desire prematurely to impose values which may have little relevance to the immediate crisis, should be the guiding principle for EU involvement;deleted
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the EU, given the scale of the challenges and the complex involvement of other organisations and nations, to seek an appropriate division of labour and focus on where it can best add value; notes that a number of Member States are already involved in operations in Africa and that the EU could generate real value added by supporting these operations more;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 83 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the African Peace Facility provides both an entry point and a potential lever for creating a stronger partnership between the EU and the AU; considers it vital that the EU institutions and Member States should remain closely engaged if the Facility is to be fully exploited; call on the Commission to strike a fresh geographic balance as regards the use of the funds concerned, however, in order to take account more effectively of the new security challenges in Africa, in particular in the Sahel-Sahara region and in Central Africa; takes the view that the African Peace Facility ought to focus on structural support, in particular infrastructure facilities, rather than bankrolling African forces' pay; acknowledges that there are other funding mechanisms in use, but believes that given the Facility’s singular focus on Africa, as well as its clear goals, it is especially important with regard to PSOs in Africa;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 86 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Backs the Council conclusions of 24 September 2012, which state that 'funding, alternative to the funding from the European Development Fund, will have to be considered';
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 95 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes the importance of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions for Africa's security, in particular training and support missions for African forces, and especially EUTM Mali, EUCAP Sahel Mali and EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUTM Somalia, and EUCAP Nestor; notes the additional support provided by those missions for the efforts of other, UN-run missions; calls on the EU to step up the capabilities of those training missions, in particular by allowing African soldiers who have been trained to be monitored on and after their return from theatres of operations;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 101 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that the EU, in supporting PSOs, should not act in isolation but should, rather, take full account of the contributions of other international actors, improve coordination with them and rapidity of response, and focus its efforts on certain priority countriesbe in a position to mount a balanced response to crises throughout the region, using the most appropriate and experienced Member States as lead nations;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 103 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that border management assistance should be a priority for EU engagement in Africa; notes that porous borders are one of the main factors behind the increase in terrorism in Africa;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 107 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points out that the Council Legal Service's contribution of 7 December 2015, entitled 'Capacity building in support of security and development - legal questions', gives thought to ways and means of financing matériel for African countries' militaries; calls on the Council to continue this discussion;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 108 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Welcomes the positive responses received by France after activation of Article 42(7); very much welcomes the re- engagement of European armed forces in Africa;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 115 #

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points out that security and development are intrinsically linked; welcomes the fact that since the adoption of the regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, which came into force on 1 January 2013, the Commission has been authorised to set up and manage trust funds under an agreement concluded with other donors; gives strong backing, accordingly, to initiatives such as the Békou trust fund operating in the Central African Republic, which seeks to pool European development-related resources, expertise and capacities in order to overcome the fragmentation and ineffectiveness of international action in the context of reconstruction of a country;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 366 #

2015/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Promoting global climate action and sustainable development;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 370 #

2015/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Acknowledges the potential threats of climate change and environmental damage on global stability and security;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 372 #

2015/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses the EU's responsibility to promote a sustainable global development and careful use of resources; emphasises the need to fight climate change and the EU's ambitious and central role in global climate action; calls on the EU and the Member States to be a reliable partner to third countries in order to implement the commitments of the Paris Agreement, in particular to deliver substantial technological and financial support for climate adaptation as well as greenhouse gas mitigation in developing countries; calls on EU diplomacy to advocate with its partners in order to reach, at least, the 100 billion dollar floor to be dedicated to the fight against climate change as of 2020;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 373 #

2015/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Welcomes the Council conclusions of 15th February 2016 on climate diplomacy; commends the EU's commitment to encourage and support initiatives on renewable energies in Africa;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 374 #

2015/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Stresses the need for climate diplomacy to play an important part of a comprehensive foreign and security policy of the EU; calls on the Global Strategy to prioritise diplomacy on climate policy goals;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 375 #

2015/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Stresses the importance of the EU as a key player in climate diplomacy; underlines that the EU and the Member States have an enormous foreign policy capacity and must mobilise this network in order to implement the obligations resulting from the Paris Agreement;
2016/02/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the numerous constituency and plenary weeks represent periods during which the canteens and cafeteria facilities are not fully employed; suggests that the staff of these facilities be employed gainfully elsewhere; calls for a proposal by the administration that aligns procurement and subsidy procedures with the subsidy practices of other international organisations and national parliaments;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 26 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the publication of the names of service providers on each Member's home page, alongside details of the accredited parliamentary assistants and local assistants employed by the Member;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 39 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that it was difficult to differentiate fully the President's political activities from his preparation as "Spitzenkandidat" to head the Party of European Socialists in the 2014 European elections; considers that an unequivocal distinction has not been made between the two roles; calls for a clear segregation of office holders' functions and candidates for European election campaigns; regrets the at least indirect use of Parliament staff to help prepare the campaign;deleted
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 47 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the delivered list of the missions undertaken by the President in the first six months of the election year in answer to the questionnaire concerning the 2014 discharge; would like to request additional information on the transportation used by the President from Brussels to these meetings and whether private flights were also chartered;deleted
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 51 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in the period from 22 January to 18 April, the official international missions undertaken by the President were mostly with government and official representations attached to socialist parties and organisations; calls for further information in this regard;deleted
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 54 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Requests further information on the reasons for the President being accompanied by officials in the final days of the election campaign; requests also concrete information on the meetings that have not been listed in the answer to question 15 of the questionnaire;deleted
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 60 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls its discharge resolution for the financial year 20121, in which detailed information was called for "on how the President, as a politically neutral figure, has kept his duties in office separate from his preparations to head the Socialists and Democrats' list in the European elections, in particular with regard to the staff in his cabinet and in Parliament's information offices and to travel expenses"(par. 51); __________________ 10Resolution of the European Parliament, of 16 April 2014, with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section I — European Parliament (OJ L 266, 5.9.2014, p. 3).deleted
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 130 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
55. Notes that the proportion of female officials remains very high and has risen (59,2 % at the end of 2014, as agaIs concerned about the lack of parity in the Administ 58,8 % at the end of 2013 but accounts forration, where only 30 % of heads of unit, 34 % of directors and 18,.2 % of directors-general are women; calls for an equal opportunities programme to be introduced, in particular for managerial posts, with a view to redressing this imbalance as quickly as possible;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 133 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56a. Voices its concern at the fact that the number of local assistants employed varies widely from Member to Member, ranging from 0 to 46 in 2014 as against 0 to 43 in 2013; draws attention to the fact that 91 Members employed more than 10 assistants in 2014 as against 84 in 2013;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 143 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 i (new)
58i. Asks to be given the findings of the assessment of the APA-PEOPLE tool for recruiting accredited parliamentary assistants that was introduced during the 2014-2019 parliamentary term;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 144 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
59. Emphasises that the new medium-term buildings strategy will involve efforts to find new premises to meet Parliament’s needs within a set perimeter close to the main buildings; stresses that the multiannual planning for renovation works should be based on realistic and detailed forecasts both with respect to their financial parameters and timescales; recalls that Parliament owns 81 % of all surface area it occupies and that the budget needs to be protected against the renovation costs for ageing buildings in what will be a major challenge facing Parliament in the coming years;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 145 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 a (new)
59a. Points out that at its three places of work Parliament occupies premises with a total floor area of 1.1 million m2 and owns 81% of that area; considers it of the utmost importance to establish measures to ensure that Parliament's buildings remain sustainable in the face of increasing maintenance costs;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 149 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
63. Deems overdue a renovation of the Paul-Henri Spaak building, including an extension of the building and an expansion of the seminar rooms for visitors and offices spaces for Members of the Parliament; supports the administration's planning, but stresses that it must be conducted on the basis of the current number of Members and not on the numbers in a possible - and unrealistic - enlargement of the Union;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 183 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
69. Encourages the travel agency to an intensify comparison of prices. Calls on the travel agency to actively seek less expensive tickets when booking and, in general, to offer more competitive prices; notes with concern that the staff in the travel agency have partly gained a reputation for their lack of cooperation and professionalism; calls for an improved service;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 208 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
78. Criticises the conversion of the Twitter official account of the “President of the European Parliament” into a personal campaign vehicle leading to a party website;deleted
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 214 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 24 a (new)
Environment-friendly Parliament
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 216 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 b (new)
85b. Welcomes the encouraging findings of the audit carried out in 2013 and 2014 by the Court of Auditors, which stated that, of the 14 European institutions audited, Parliament had the most ambitious strategy for cutting carbon emissions;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 217 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 c (new)
85c. Is aware of Parliament’s 'New World of Work' concept, the EMAS process and EMAS accreditation and the paperless programme including the e-Committee and e-Meeting applications; calls for that programme to be enhanced by making applications available for smartphones and tablets;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 218 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 d (new)
85d. Draws attention to the fact that video conferencing and teleworking can help to ensure more efficient use of time in a more environment-friendly Parliament, and at the same time to reduce administrative and travel costs;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance of climate; calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) to prioritise diplomacy on climate policy goals in order to build support for a strong, fair and comprehensive agreement; stresses the importance of the EU as a keyleading player in climate diplomacy and emphasises the need to speak with one voice; calls, in this connection, for intra-European dialogue to be stepped up with a view to formulating a joint position, in particular on the key issues in the international negotiations; calls on the Member States to coordinate their positions in this regard with those of the EU; underlines that the EU and the Member States have an enormous foreign policy capacity and must mobilise this network based on political will in order to secure the objectives; calls on the parties involved in environmental aspects of the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations to take into account the Paris Conference conclusions;
2015/07/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a Council directive implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (COM(2013) 71 final);
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the New York Declaration on Forests at the UN Climate Summit in September 2014;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Doha Climate Change Conference held in December 2012, adopted an amendment to the Protocol establishing a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol (KP CP2), starting on 1 January 2013 and ending on 31 December 2020, with legally binding emission reduction commitments, the inclusion of a new gas (nitrogen trifluoride), an ambition mechanism providing for a simplified procedure to allow a Party to adjust its commitment by increasing its ambition during a commitment period and finally, a provision which automatically adjusts a Party’s target to prevent an increase in its emissions for the period 2013 to 2020 beyond its average emissions for the years 2008 to 2010;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that Parliament should use its role and influence in international parliamentary networks to step up efforts to secure an ambitious, legally binding international agreement in Paris;
2015/07/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Urges the EU to continue and intensify its diplomatic efforts ahead of and during the Conference, with a view to improving its understanding of the positions of its partners, and to encourage other parties to take effective measures to stay compliant with the 2°C objective;
2015/07/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 33 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to develop strategic priorities for the external climate policy enshrined in the general foreign policy objectives and to ensure that the EU’s delegations increase their focus on climate monitoring issues and have the resources they require in order to take effective action in this area; calls on the EU to cooperate more closely on climate issues with neighbours and candidate countries.
2015/07/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 39 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
2a. Believes close, ongoing cooperation with the EU’s neighbours to be the best means of narrowing the policy differences on climate change; calls, in this connection, on the Member States and the EEAS to appoint climate change contact persons in all EU delegations and Member-State embassies;
2015/07/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 39 #

2015/2112(INI)

1. Recognises the extraordinary scale and seriousness of the threats induced by climate change and is extremely concerned that the world is severely off track to limit global warming to below 2°C, with a carbon gap likely to reach 50% of the scale of mitigation required; calls on governments to take, without delay, concrete measures against climate change and towards a global agreement in Paris 2015 to deliver this target;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the findings of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report concluding that even the full cessation of carbon emissions from the industrialised countries will not ensure the achievement of the below 2° C target without significant new commitments by developing countries;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers it essential that all countries submit their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) before COP 21, so as to create a ripple effect and demonstrate that all countries are moving in the same direction, in accordance with their national situations; considers that the INDCs could also include adaptation measures, since these constitute a priority for a great many countries;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 57 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Indicates that countries lacking the necessary capacities for drawing up their national contribution can benefit from support mechanisms such as the Global Environment Facility, the United Nations Development Programme or the Global Climate Change Alliance, as well as from European support;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that this agreement should be flexible to take account of national circumstances, the respective needs and capacities of developing countries, and the specific features of some countries, particularly the least developed countries and small islands;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls upon EU Member States to adopt complimentary commitments, additional to any agreed greenhouse gas reduction targets, to reduce up to 1 billion tons of CO2 per year outside of the EU before 2030 in order to enable the world to achieve the below 2° C target;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for an effective compliance regime applicable to all Parties under the 2015 agreement; emphasises that the 2015 agreement must promote transparency and accountability through a common rules-based regime including accounting rules and monitoring, reporting and verification arrangements; considers that the transparency and accountability system should develop within the framework of a progressive convergence approach;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Agenda of Solutions
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Hopes that an agenda of solutions will be developed alongside the agreement and countries’ commitments, in order to contribute to the message that governments, civil society and non-state actors are determined to make the transition to low-carbon economies;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Indicates, in this respect, that the Lima-Paris Action Plan encourages those organising initiatives to speed up their work and attend the Paris Conference to report their initial results;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the EU and its Member States to work with all civil society actors (institutions, private sector, NGOs and local communities) to develop initiatives in key sectors for reductions (energy, technology, cities, transportation), as well as initiatives on adaptation and resilience in response to adaptation issues, particularly for access to water, food security and risk prevention; calls on all governments and civil society actors to support and strengthen this agenda for action;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Encourages the establishment of mechanisms that will encourage this dynamic of solutions, such as labelling of innovative civil society projects;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Hopes that the Member States will ratify the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol as soon as possible, and that they will encourage the other parties to do the same so that it can enter into force;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Clarifies that, although the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol will be limited in its extent, it should be seen as a very important interim step, and therefore calls on Parties, including EU Member States, to ratify the second commitment period rapidly, as the EPcomplete the ratification process, as soon as possible and in any case before December 2015; notes that Parliament completesd its part by giving its consent; believes that such efforts and transparency is necessary to help understand mutual efforts and build trust among all Parties towards the Paris Conference;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the European Commission to start, from the work already done on the stability reserve, revising the European Emissions Trading Scheme Directive and then preparing work on distributing effort between Member States;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that without significant new mitigation effort focused on the tropical forest sector (REDD+) the achievement of the below 2° C target is likely to be impossible; notes that according to the IPCC, land-based mitigation can cover 20-60% of the global emission cuts by 2030 or 15-45% by 2050, whereas deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 138 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Reiterates, therefore, the EU’s own commitment taken in 2008 to help reduce gross tropical forest loss by 50% by 2020 and to halt global forest loss entirely by 2030; underlines that an achievement of these commitments together with restoration of 350 million hectares of forests as called for in the New York Declaration on Forests can reduce 4.5-8.8 billion tons of CO2 per year in 2030;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 140 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Reiterates the findings of the UN Environment Programme that in order to stop carbon emissions completely by 2070, carbon sequestration through forest growth or carbon capture and storage has to be mobilised in order to sequester the carbon emitted in all sectors of the global economy;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Notes the effectiveness of the existing REDD+ mitigation mechanism and encourages EU Member States to include it in any climate change mitigation efforts in order to save most of the remaining tropical forests as well as to contribute to the preservation of biodiversity and global precipitation patterns vital for the world’s agriculture;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Calls on EU Member States to enter into voluntary international mitigation partnerships with those developing countries particularly affected by tropical deforestation in view of providing financial or technical assistance to stop deforestation by means of implementation of sustainable land use policies or governance reforms;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Acknowledges the role of trade and private enterprises in generating demand for commodities that might have resulted from illegal deforestation, particularly by illegal conversion of forest land for agricultural use; calls on the Commission to propose robust measures to stop the imports into the EU of goods derived from illegal deforestation; welcomes in this regard a pledge by the Consumer Goods Forum to help eliminate deforestation from the supply chains of soy, beef, paper and palm oil by 2020;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 162 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the level of ambition necessary to bridge the existing carbon gap on the part of the developing countries is achievable only if significant assistance from the industrialised countries has been mobilised; calls therefore on the industrialised countries to enter into dedicated partnerships with developing countries aimed at helping them meet ambitious climate mitigation objectives, particularly by way of targeted financial assistance, debt reduction or provision of know-how and technologies;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 179 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for concrete commitments to deliver additional sources of climate finance, such as the adoption of a financial transactions taxby the 11 Member States participating in enhanced cooperation of a financial transactions tax at the minimum rate of 0.1 % for transactions involving shares and bonds, and 0.01 % for those involving derivatives, such as options, futures, contracts for differences and interest rate- hedging instruments, and the allocation of emissions trading revenues to climate- related investments, and revenues from carbon pricing of transport fuels; calls for concrete steps including a timetable for the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies, an ambitious roadmap of commitments of public and multilateral banks in favour of financing the ecological transition, specific public guarantees in favour of green investments, labels and fiscal advantages for green investment funds and for issuing green bonds;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that the financial system should incorporate climate risk into investment decisions; calls on the European Commission, the EU Member States and all the parties to the UNFCCC to use all means at their disposal to encourage financial institutions to redirect their investments on the scale necessary to finance a genuine transition to resilient low-carbon economies;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 186 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that part of the annual revenue from the financial transaction tax, estimated at EUR 34 billion by the European Commission for the 11 Member States participating in enhanced cooperation, would constitute a credible and substantial contribution to financing the Green Fund;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 190 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Encourages the most progressive players to make voluntary commitments to help with the transition to a low-carbon economy, making the most of the best practice already being implemented in the sector; hopes that this mobilisation will be extended and that the commitments will be more structured in future, particularly via the recording platforms incorporated into the Climate Convention;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 193 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Encourages the promotion of private initiatives from the financial sector, particularly at the G-20 meeting in November 2015, but in general at the numerous specific finance events that punctuate the preparations for the Paris Summit in 2015;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises that additional climate change mitigation commitments by EU Member States provided to the developing countries in the form of international agreements would potentially free up parts of public foreign assistance which might be then spent on adaptation and resilience measures which constitute a political priority for a number of the poorest developing countries;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes the intention of the European Commission and Morocco to hold, in autumn 2015, a conference on the ‘ambition gap’, meaning the difference between the parties’ commitments, and the objective of limiting global warming to below 2° C, but calls on the Commission to ensure that the primary objective of such an event will be to make progress towards an agreement by the Paris Summit; to that end, this meeting should encourage a positive and ambitious approach, and enable the parties to have a constructive exchange focused on action;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #

2015/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls for a rapid intensification of discussions within Europe to produce a common position, particularly as regards the various key points of the international negotiations, such as funding, capacity building and technology transfer;
2015/06/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2015/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the conviction that the economic and soci, social and environmental dimension of the UN System must be substantially strengthened, and that this could be achieved through the establishment of a Sustainable Development Council as the main decision making body for all sustainable development related matters (based on the three pillars, social, economic and environmental), ensuring coordinated and efficient assessment of the needs, and adoption of necessary roadmaps, decisions and binding measures; stresses that this is necessary to effectively implement the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN Summit in September;
2015/09/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 264 #

2015/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is aware of the need to strengthen and implement the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; urges the EU to contribute to a successful outcome of the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on transnational corporations and human rights;
2015/09/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 276 #

2015/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that, besides promoting economic and soci, social and environmental development in the world, the Sustainable Development Council should also be responsible for human well-being related matters; considers that the Sustainable Development Council should also be responsible for cultural sustainability, since culture is recognized as a key factor for building sustainable societies together with social, economic and environmental development, by integrating education, cultural diplomacy, protection of heritage, creative sector and scientific research in the policy-making approach;
2015/09/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 286 #

2015/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the EU should take more advantage of partnerships with the UN Specialized Agencies, Funds, Programmes, Commissions and Committees both in enhancing its global goals and in solving its own problems; stresses notably the need for further EU-UN cooperation on aid effectiveness, in addressing the root causes and consequences of global refugee crises and humanitarian emergencies and in the area of good governance and democracy-building, notably in order to fight corruption, tax evasion and illicit financial flows and support conflict prevention measures;
2015/09/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 45 #

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the drawing-up of Action Plans in the field of anti-terrorism in collaboration with countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, in particular with a view to putting measures in place to deter and disrupt the travel of foreign fighters;
2015/07/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 47 #

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Enthusiastically welcomes VP/HR Mogherini’s willingness to support projects for countering radicalisation in third countries, namely Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, and in the Sahel-Maghreb, as stated in the report on the implementation of measures following the European Council meeting of 12 February 2015; notes that it must now be ensured that these projects receive the necessary funding as soon as possible;
2015/07/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 78 #

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends closer collaboration with organisations such as the Anna Lindh Foundation for Cultural Dialogue with a view to facilitating interfaith dialogue as a means of countering radicalisation on both shores of the Mediterranean;
2015/07/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 79 #

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Takes the view that building a counter-narrative, including in third countries, is one of the keys to combating the appeal of terrorist groups in the MENA region; calls on the Union to increase its support to initiatives such as the SSCAT (Syria Strategic Communication Advisory Team) and to promote the deployment and financing of projects of this kind in third countries;
2015/07/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes that developing counter- narratives should primarily be carried out by civil society in third countries to safeguard their credibility and legitimacy; stresses in that regard that the Union’s action in this area must focus on supporting civil society, in particular in the use of and providing of access to communication technology;
2015/07/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 98 #

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that the EU Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the Da’esh threat of 16 March 2015 states that counter-terrorism efforts will only be effective if a clear distinction is made between terrorist organisations and groups that espouse non-violent forms of political Islam; stresses that the suppression of such non-violent groups could lead to their radicalisation; therefore calls on third countries to adopt proportionate law enforcement measures in line with minimum human rights protection standards;
2015/07/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 93 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the security situation in the Middle East is very alarming and its repercussions are spreading to Europe, and whereas several Member States are involved in counterterrorism in southern and eastern Mediterranean countries;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 295 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that enlargement and neighbourhood policies are separate policies with different objectives; reiterates, however, that European countries within the ENP can apply for membership if they satisfy the criteria and conditions of admission under Article 49 TEU; as regards countries with no prospect of accession, believes that a special associated country or observer status within the main European institutions should be established for countries which have achieved a degree of institutional, legislative, and regulatory alignment, especially if they have been granted advanced status;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 317 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that the mere prospect of trade deals and free trade agreements no longer provides a sufficiently effective lever to strengthen our partnership with neighbourhood countries and southern Mediterranean countries in particular; calls on the Commission to consider alternative means, for example joint production projects for the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean, with a view to revitalising the European Neighbourhood Policy;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 348 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of developing a thriving and active civil society in the processes of transformation and democratisation, which includes social partners and the business community; underlines the importance of European companies and their role in the promotion and dissemination of international standards for business; stresses in this context the desirability of extending the principle of the status of ‘Partner for Democracy’ to countries which wish to espouse European principles even more thoroughly;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 416 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Observes that the stability of the Sahelo-Saharan belt should be regarded as the nerve centre of insecurity in both northern and southern Africa and that the instability of that region is caused by the duplication of trafficking networks dealing in arms, drugs and human beings and is harming Europe’s stability;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 528 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Observes that the southern Mediterranean is the least integrated region in the world and that this hampers the development of mutually beneficial regional cooperation among the countries not only of the South but also of the North; stresses that, each year, between 1% and 2% of GDP is lost because of this lack of regional integration;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 176 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Waste management, transformation and use in the Union should be improved, with a view to protecting, preserving and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, ensuring prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources and promoting a more circular economy. , a better management of raw material, while making the economy less dependent on importations, reducing the energy dependency of the EU, providing new economic opportunities, new markets and promoting the creation of local jobs.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 183 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 for preparing for re- use and recycling of waste should be amended to make them better reflect the Union's ambition to move to a circular economy, by taking the necessary measures to ensure that the waste can be considered as a useful resource for this transition. __________________ 14 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Many Member States have yetIt is therefore essential for some Member States to revise their existing waste prevention programs in light of the new provisions of the present directive and to adapt their investments to develop the necessary waste management infrastructure. It is therefore essential to set long-term policy objectives in order to guide measures and investments, notably by preventing the creation of structural overcapacities for the treatment of residual waste and lock-ins of recyclable materials at the bottom of the waste hierarchy.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 207 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Member States should put in place adequate incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy, in particular, by means of financial incentives aimed at achieving the waste prevention and recycling objectives of this Directive, such as landfill and incineration charges, pay as you throw schemes, extended producer responsibility schemes, minimum recycled content obligations; direct price support schemes, internalisation of positive and negative externalities linked to recycling and primary raw materials, investment aid, tax levies, reduction or exemptions - notably policy of zero or extremely low VAT on the repair, materials for repairing, and sale of second hand products , tax refunds, and incentives for local authorities.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 283 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The switch to a circular economy should be in line and coherent with the all the pillars of a sustainable development. Therefore it has to take into account and to develop its social benefits. The role of the social and solidarity economy (SSE), - being historically active in the management of waste and supporting the creation of jobs for people at risk of socio- economic exclusion - , has to be enhanced by the Member States.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 293 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) The role of the social and solidarity economy stakeholders, such as associations and social enterprises, in the re-use and preparing for re-use sector needs to be acknowledged and consolidated. The Member States should take the necessary measures to promote the role of the SSE stakeholders in this sector by including appropriate economic instruments, social clauses in public procurement criteria, facilitated access to waste collection points, and any other appropriate economic or regulatory incentive.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 365 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) Recalls the necessity to ensure high levels of Occupational Health and Security measures according to the specific risks faced by the workers in the waste sectors;
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 374 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – point a
(a) mixed waste and separately collected waste from households including: – plastics, bio-waste, wood, textiles, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators; – goods, mattresses, furniture; – grass clipping;and other sources that is comparable to household waste in nature, composition and quantity and which undergoes the same waste management as household waste, including market cleansing waste and waste from street cleaning services (particularly street sweepings, the content of litter containers and waste from park and garden maintenance). Municipal waste includes paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, bio-waste, wood, textiles, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators, bulky waste (for example mattresses, furniture) and garden waste (including for example leaves and grass clippings); paper and cardboard, glass metals, bulky waste, including white garden waste, including leaves,
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 384 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 a – point b
(b) mixed waste and separately coldelected waste from other sources that is comparable to household waste in nature, composition and quantity.
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 399 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – point c
(c) market cleansing waste and waste from street cleaning services, including street sweepings, the content of litter containers, waste from park and garden maintenance.deleted
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 408 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2
Municipal waste does not include waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge, end-of-life vehicles and construction and demolition waste;'
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 444 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16
(e) point 16 is replaced by the following: 16. checking, cleaning or repairing recovery operations, by which waste, products or components of products that have been collected by a recognised deleted "preparationing for re-use operator or deposit-refund scheme are prepared so that they can be re-used without any other pre-processing;" means
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 458 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16 a (new)
(ea) The following point 16a is inserted: 16a. "remanufacturing" is the process of bringing a product to like-new condition through reusing, reconditioning, and replacing component parts;
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 460 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16 b (new)
(eb) The following point 16b is inserted: 16b. "reconditioning" is the process of returning a product to a satisfactory working condition by rebuilding or repairing major components that are close to failure, even where there are no reported or apparent faults in those components;
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 482 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 17 b
17b. "backfilling" means any recovery operation where suitable waste is used for reclamation purposesnon-hazardous waste is used in a quantity limited to that which is strictly necessary for purposes of restoration to a useful state in excavated areas or for engineering purposes in landscaping or construction, in a beneficial way, instead of other non-waste materials which would otherwise have been used for that purpose;
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 608 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – first sentence
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to establish the list of waste, especially if its useful life can be extended by repair or re-use, professional remanufacturing or reconditioning operations.
2016/08/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 646 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: “2a. When applying extended producer responsibility, Member States shall take into account the technical feasibility and economic viability and the overall environmental, human health and social impacts, respecting the need to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market. Member States shall, prior to creating extended producer responsibility schemes, realize an ex ante environmental, social and economic feasibility analysis.”
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 666 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of producers of products placing goods on the market of the Union, organisations implementing extended producer responsibility on their behalf, private or public waste operators, local authorities and, where appropriate,social economy actors and platforms, distributors, local authorities, reuse and repair networks and recognised preparation for re-use operators;
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 710 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
3. Member States shall take the necessary measestablish an approval procedures to ensure that any organisation set up to implement extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of a producer of products:
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 715 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) indicates in a visible and consistent manner the payment of an eco- contribution on the price label of products covered by an extended producer responsibility scheme;
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 721 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c – indent -1 (new)
- the collection and treatment of waste introduced with a view to fulfilling its obligations;
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 737 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory words
(a) cover the entirin line with the polluter pays principle, are based on the cost of waste management for the products it puts on the Union market, including all the following:
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 749 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a –paragraph 4 – point a – indent 1
- costs of separate collection, sorting and treatment operations required to meet the waste management targets referred to in paragraph 1, second indent, taking into account the revenues from re-use or sales of secondary raw material from their products;.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 765 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 2
- costs of providing adequate information to waste holders in accordance with paragraph 2;deleted
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 768 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 3
- costs of data gathering and reporting in accordance with paragraph 1, third indent.deleted
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 775 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
- costs relating to prevention, comprising eco-design, preparation for re- use and upstream prevention.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 799 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When a product is covered by an extended producer responsibility scheme, Members States shall ensure that the treatment of the residual waste produced during the re-use and preparing for re- use process of this product is covered by the extended producer responsibility fee.
2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 841 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1– indent 1
- encourage the production and the use of products that are resource efficient, durable, reparable and recyclable;
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 867 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
- encourage the setting up of systems promoting reuse activities, remanufacturing and reconditioning activities, including in particular for electrical and electronic equipment, textiles and furniture;
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 949 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
3a. The Members States take the necessary measures to make sure that the manufacturers provide access to instruction manuals, spare parts, technical information, or any other instrument, equipment or software when required by a recognised preparing for re- use and re-use operator.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 974 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall take measures, as appropriate, to promote preparing for re-use activities, notably by encouraging the establishment of and support for re-use and repair networkspreparation for re-use operators and repair networks in particular those operating as social enterprises, and by facilitating the access of such networks to waste collection points, and amenities and by promoting the use of economic instruments, by financially compensating reuse networks for costs incurred by separate waste collection and waste sorting in view of preparation for reuse, by procurement criteria, quantitative objectives or other measures.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 982 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall take measures to promote high quality recycling and, to this end,In order to ensure that such access to waste collection points and amenities is granted for preparing for re-use operators, Member States shall set up separate collection of waste where technically, environmentally and economically praquantitative targets for preparing for re-use. By 2020, the proportion of the collected municipal waste deriving primarily from waste electricablel and appropriate to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors and to attain the targets set out in paragraph 2electronic equipment, furniture and textiles shall represent no less than 2%, and by 2030, this proportion shall be increased to, at least, 4 %.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1086 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 a – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 31 December 2017 at the latest, the Commission shall assess the mechanisms enabling support to be provided for the production of materials through recycling in a manner reflecting the environmental benefits of this compared to production of the same materials from virgin raw materials. The Commission shall to this effect forward a report to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied by a proposal where appropriate.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1180 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 15– paragraph 4a (new)
(12a) In Article 15, the following paragraph is added: '4a. Member States shall take measures to ensure that the selection procedure for waste management operators, carried out by local authorities and organisations set up to implement extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of a producer of products, includes social clauses with the view of supporting the role of social and solidarity enterprises and platforms.'
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1237 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Member States may exempt the competent authorities from keeping a register of establishments or undertakings which collect or transport quantities of non- hazardous waste not exceeding 20 tonnes annually500 kg per load.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1242 #

2015/0275(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Member States shall notify the Commission of the list of the establishments or undertakings registered by the competent authorities in accordance with points (a) and (b). The Commission shall publish the list of establishments and undertakings notified by the Member States.
2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 2 – point r
(ba) In Article 2, point r is replaced by the following: ‘(r) “isolated settlement” means a settlement: – with no more than 52000 inhabitants per municipality or settlement and no more than five inhabitants per square kilometre and, – where the distance to the nearest urban agglomeration with at least 250 inhabitants per square kilometre is not less than 5100 km, or with difficult access by road to those nearest agglomerations, due to harsh meteorological conditions during a significant part of the year.of those agglomerations.’
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 2030 the amount of municipalnon-hazardous, non-inert waste landfilled is reduced to 10% of the total amount of municipalnon-hazardous, non-inert waste generated.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 121 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Malta, Romania and Slovakia may obtain five additional years for the attainment of the target referred to in paragraph 5. The Member State shall notify the Commission of its intention to make use of this provision at the latest 24 months before the deadline laid down in paragraph 5. In the event of an extension, the Member State shall take the necessary measures to reduce by 2030 the amount of municipalnon-hazardous, non-inert waste landfilled to 20% of the total amount of municipalnon-hazardous, non-inert waste generated.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #

2015/0274(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 5 with a view to reducing it and introducing restrictions to the landfilling of non-hazardous waste other than municipal waste. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.deleted
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 328 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 – paragraph 11
(11) ‘Energy-related product’ means any good or system or service with an impact on energy consumption during use, which is placed on the market and put into service in the Union, including parts to be incorporated into energy-related products which are placed on the market and put into service;
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 563 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. WThen a label is rescaled: Commission shall ensure that energy efficiency labels are introduced or rescaled when it estimates that 25% of products sold in the Union have attained the highest energy class and that technological innovation can be expected quickly. Or. fr (Article 7 c (new) – paragraphs 5-6-7)
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) It is important that the EU ETS, despite being the Union's primary tool for achieving the Union’s long-term climate and energy targets, should be complemented by equivalent additional actions taken in other legal acts and instruments dealing with greenhouse gas emissions from sectors not covered by the EU ETS, in order to honour the agreed commitment that all sectors of the economy contribute to the fulfilment of the target of reducing the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing temporarily after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figure in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable. However, in order to reflect the Paris Agreement, it is essential that the Union, as part of the international community, increases its efforts and commitment with a view to limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels as well as to pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and therefore the annual reduction factor in the Phase IV of the EU ETS should increase to at least 2.4% by 2021.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Union has both the responsibility and capability to act in a vigorous and cost-effective manner to mitigate climate change and honour the Paris Agreement to limit the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The environmental and socio- economic benefits for the Union to increase its efforts to mitigate climate change by far outweigh the costs which will inevitably incur for the Union if it fails to take sufficient action.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon leakage is a justification to temporarily postpone full transition, and precisely targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is a justified exception from the principle that the polluter should pay only as long as no over-allocation occurs, in order to address genuine risks of increases in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) The auctioning of allowances remains the general rule, with free allocation as the temporary exception. Consequently, and as confirmed by the European Council, the share of allowances to be auctioned, which was 57% over the period 2013-2020, should not be reduced and should increase to 100% over time. The Commission's Impact Assessment18 provides details on the auction share and specifies that this 57% share is made up of allowances auctioned on behalf of Member States, including allowances set aside for new entrants but not allocated, allowances for modernising electricity generation in some Member States and allowances which are to be auctioned at a later point in time because of their placement in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 . __________________ 18 SECWD(2015)XX135 19 Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L […], […], p. […]). 264, 9.10.2015, p. 1).
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 124 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) To preserve the environmental benefit of emission reductions in the Union while actions by other countries do not provide comparable incentives to industry to reduce emissions, free allocation should continuetemporarily continue in a precise and targeted manner to installations in sectors and sub- sectors at genuine risk of carbon leakage. Experience gathered during the operation of the EU ETS confirmed that sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage to varying degrees, and that free allocation has prevented carbon leakage. While some sectors and sub-sectors can be deemed at a higher risk of carbon leakage, others are able to pass on a considerable share of the costs of allowances to cover their emissions in product prices without losing market share and only bear the remaining part of the costs so that they are at a low risk of carbon leakage. The Commission should determine and differentiate the relevant sectors based on their trade intensity and their emissions intensity to better identify sectors at a genuine risk of carbon leakage. Where, based on these criteria, a thresholds determined by taking into account the respective possibility for sectors and sub- sectors concerned to pass on costs in product prices is exceeded, the sector or sub-sector should be deemed at varying risks of carbon leakage. Others should be considered at a low risk or at no risk of carbon leakageThe varying degree to which sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage should be reflected in the amount of free allocation received. Sectors below the aforementioned threshold should be deemed at no risk of carbon leakage and therefore should not benefit from free allocation. Taking into account the possibilities for sectors and sub-sectors outside of electricity generation to pass on costs in product prices should also reduce windfall profits.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to make the EU ETS fit for the purpose of reducing emissions while stimulating low-carbon production and investments in phase IV, more stringent earmarking is necessary. Unless otherwise specified in this Directive, Member States should thus spend 100% of the auction revenues on climate actions listed in this Directive, and undertakings receiving allocations exceeding the actual size of their emissions should use these resources exclusively for investments in the decarbonisation of their production.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rulesFor the purpose of avoiding competitiveness distortions, Member States should partially compensate, through a centralised system at Union level, certain installations in sectors or sub- sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 153 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The main long-term incentive from this Directive for the capture and storage of CO2 (CCS), new renewable energy technologiesnew renewable energy technologies, capture and storage of CO2 (CCS) and breakthrough innovation in low- carbon technologies and processes is the carbon price signal it creates and that allowances will not need to be surrendered for CO2 emissions which are permanently stored or avoided. In addition, to supplement the resources already being used to accelerate demonstration of commercial CCS facilities and innovative renewable energy technologies, EU ETS allowances should be used to provide guaranteed rewards for deployment of CCS facilities, new renewable energy technologies and industrial innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in the Union for CO2 stored or avoided on a sufficient scale, provided an agreement on knowledge sharing is in place. The majority of this support should be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, while some support may be given when pre-determined milestones are reached taking into account the technology deployed. The maximum percentage of project costs to be supported may vary by category of project.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) A Modernisation Fund should be established from 2% of the total EU ETS allowances, and auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Regulation 1031/2010. Member States who in 2013 had a GDP per capita at market exchange rates of below 60% below the Union average should be eligible for funding from the Modernisation Fund and derogate up to 2030 from the principle of full auctioning for electricity generation by using the option of free allocation in order to transparently promote real investments modernising their energy sector in line with the Union 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals, while avoiding distortions of the internal energy market. The rules for governing the Modernisation Fund should provide a coherent, comprehensive and transparent framework to ensure the most efficient implementation possible, taking into account the need for easy access by all participants. The function of the governance structure should be commensurate with the purpose of ensuring the appropriate use of the funds. That governance structure should be composed of an investment board and a management committee and due account should be taken of the expertise of the EIB in the decision-making process unless support is provided to small projects through loans from a national promotional banks or through grants via a national programme sharing the objectives of the Modernisation Fund. Investments financed from the fund should be proposed by the Member States and all financing from the fund should comply with specific eligibility criteria. To ensure that the investment needs in low income Member States are adequately addressed, the distribution of funds will take into account in equal shares verified emissions and GDP criteria. The financial assistance from the Modernisation Fund could be provided through different forms.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 168 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernising the energy sector in line with the Energy Union objectives. The list of projects, both selected and non-selected projects, should be made available to the public. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In line with the commitment of the co-legislators expressed in Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1b, all sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions, including international maritime shipping and aviation. The aviation sector is contributing to the reductions through its inclusion in the EU ETS. In the absence of an international agreement which includes international maritime emissions in its reduction targets through the International Maritime Organization, the sector should be included under the EU ETS and a fund should be established for ship operators' contributions and collective compliance relating to CO2 emissions already covered by the EU MRV system1c (emissions released in Union ports and during voyages to and from such ports). A share of revenues from the auction of allowances to the maritime sector should be used to improve energy efficiency and support investments in innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in the maritime sector, including short sea shipping and ports. __________________ 1aDirective 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 63). 1bDecision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136). 1cRegulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55).
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 176 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The delegated acts referred to in Articles 14 and 15 should simplify the rules of monitoring, reporting and verification as far as possible in order to reduce red tape for operators. The delegated act referred to in Article 19.3 should facilitate access to and the use of the registry, especially for small operators.
2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(-1) In Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. This Directive shall apply to emissions from the activities listed in Annex I and greenhouse gases listed in Annex II. Emissions from maritime transport shall be covered by the scope of this Directive as set out in Chapter IVa.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 j (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
(-1j) In Article 3d, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: '2. From 1 January 2013, 15 21, 50% of allowances shall be auctioned. This percentage may be increased as part of the general review of this Directive.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
'4. It shall be for Member States to determine the use to be made of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances. Those(1a) In Article 3d(4), subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: '4. All revenues shouldall be used to tackle climate change in the EU and third countries, inter alia, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to the impacts of climate change in the EU and third countries, especially developing countries, to fund research and development for mitigation and adaptation, including in particular in the fields of aeronautics and air transport, to reduce emissions through low-emission transport and to cover the cost of administering the Community scheme. The proceeds of auctioning shouldmay also be used to fund contributions to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, and measures to avoid deforestation.
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 209 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – points e a and e b (new)
(2f) In Article 6 (2), the following points are added: '(ea) all legal requirements on social responsibility and reporting in order to ensure equal and effective implementation of environmental regulations and ensure that competent authorities and stakeholders, including workers' representatives, representatives of civil society and local communities, have access to all relevant information (as laid down in the Aarhus Convention and implemented in Union and national law, including Directive 2003/87/EC); (e b) an obligation to publish every year comprehensive information in respect of combating climate change and compliance with Union directives in the field of environment, health and safety at work; this information shall be accessible to workers' representatives and to the representatives of civil society from local communities in the vicinity of the installation.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 7
'T(2g) Article 7 is replaced by the following: 'Without undue delay, the operator shall inform the competent authority of any planned changes to the nature or functioning of the installation, or any extension or significant reduction of its capacity, which may require updating the greenhouse gas emissions permit. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall update the permit. Where there is a change in the identity of the installation's operator, the competent authority shall update the permit to include the name and addresswith the relevant identity and contact information of the new operator.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Starting in 2021, the linear factor shall be 2.24%.
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 228 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(-a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. From 2019 onwards, Member States shall auctioneither auction or cancel all allowances that are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Articles 10a and 10c and are not placed in the market stability reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council1.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 236 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 57% with a view to increase to 100% after 2030.
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 254 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Up to 2% of the total quantity of allowances between 2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned to establish a fund to improve energy efficiency and modernise the energy systems of certain Member Statesharmonised compensation scheme as set out in Article 10da, paragraph 6, of this Directive (“the Modernisation Fund”).
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
'(b) 10% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst certain Member States for the purpose of solidarity and grset aside for the creation of a Just Transition Fund as a complement to the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund. The revenues of these auctions shall remain at the Union level, with the goal to use them for cushioning the social impact of the climate policies required in order to enable the necessary transition to a low- carbon society in regions which combine a high share of workers in carbon- dependent sectors and a GDP per capita well below th within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auce Union-average. These auctioning revenues aimed at just transition shall be used in one or several of the following ways, while fully complying with the fundamental rights of non-discrimination and gender-equality: - creating redeployments and/or mobility cells; - education/training initiatives to re- skill or upskill workers; - support in job search, including paid time-off to search for jobs; - social protection measures; - subsistence allowances; - business creation; and - monitoring and pre-emptive measures to avoid or minimise the negative impact of restructuring process on physical and mental health. The core activities to be financed by the Just Transition Funder point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIa."; and' are strongly related to the labour market and therefore social partners shall be actively involved in the fund management – on the model of the ESF committee – and the participation of local social partners shall be a key requirement for projects to receive funding.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 261 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraphs 2 a and 2 b (new)
(ba) The following paragraphs are inserted: '2 a. From 1 January [Start date], each auction shall be conducted with an auction reserve price. No allowances shall be sold at bids lower than the auction reserve price. The minimum price of allowances shall be set as follows : (a) for all auctions conducted in [Start date], at [the average price over the 3 years previous to [Start date]] per allowance emitted (b) for all auctions conducted after [Start date], at a price set annually according to the auction reserve price set for the previous year , which shall be increased by [10%]. 2 b. Each quarter from 1 January [Start date], 100 million allowances shall be auctioned at a price of [ceiling price] EUR per allowance in [Start date]. For each following year, the prices shall be annually increased by 10%. 100 million allowances placed in the market stability reserve pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814 may be set aside for the purpose of the previous sub-paragraph. By [ ../../....], the Commission shall adopt an implementing act in accordance with Article 22a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act for this purpose in accordance with Article 23.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
'3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances. At least 50 (bb) In paragraph 3, the introductory part is replaced by the following: '3. No less than 100% of theall revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including allwith the exemption of revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c), or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shouldall be used for one or more of the following:'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point j
'(j) to fund financial measures in favour of sectors or subsectors that are exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs that are actually incurred from greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices, provided that these measures meet the conditions set out in Article 10a(6);'deleted
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
(da) In paragraph 4, the following subparagraph is added: 'If Member States decide on national measures for early closure of electricity generation capacity, Member States shall report this to the Commission and other Member States, and may retire a share of the auctioning volume with a level equal to the related emissions.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 294 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(dc) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: '5. The Commission shall monitor the functioning of the European carbon market. Each year, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the carbon market including the implementation of the auctions, liquidity and the volumes traded. The report shall address the interaction of the EU ETS and other climate-energy policies at the Union and national levels, and shall transparently analyse the implications of various policies on the level of demand for EU ETS allowances and its consequences on the supply- demand balance in the carbon market as well as the compliance with the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals. If necessary, Member States shall ensure that any relevant information is submitted to the Commission at least two months before the Commission adopts the report.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 300 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5 b (new)
(de) the following paragraph is added: '5b The Commission shall publish every two years a report on the pass- through of the costs of allowances in the product prices. This shall be done for the sectors and subsectors for which the Commission finds that there are good reasons to assess whether a non- negligible share of pass-through is possible, also in relation to the evolution of their market shares.'
2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 302 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this directive. This act shall also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve for significant production increases by applying the same thresholds and allocation adjustments as apply in respect of partial cessations of operationchanges. Any 10% increase or decrease in production expressed as a rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11 shall be adjusted with a corresponding amount of allowances by placing allowances into and releasing allowances from the reserve referred to in paragraph 7.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 337 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
(i) On the basis of informationverified production, emissions and other necessary data submitted pursuant to Article 11, the Commission shall identify whether the values for each benchmark calculated using the principles in Article 10a differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower annually. If so, that benchmark value shall be adjusted either 0.5% or 1.5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made;. For sectors with unavoidable process emissions and where the real production and efficiency data submitted pursuant to Article 11 show annual reductions below 0,25% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made, the benchmark value shall be adjusted by 0,25%. Correspondingly, for sectors where the real production and efficiency data submitted pursuant to Article 11 show annual reductions above 1,5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made, the benchmark value shall be adjusted by 1,75%.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 369 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years until 2030. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform mannerapplied so that the 10% most efficient installations, in accordance with paragraph 2, are not impacted. Any allowances not allocated to installations by the end of the trading period shall be cancelled.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 379 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States should adopt financial measures in favour ofA centralised arrangement at Union level shall be adopted to compensate sectors or sub- sectors which are exposed to a genuinesignificant risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costgreenhouse gas emission costs passed through in electricity prices. This that are actually incurred fromrmonised compensation is financed as set out in Article 10 for such costs. Compensation shall be proportionate to greenhouse gas emission costs passed on inthrough in the electricity prices, taking and shall be applied into account any effects on the internal market. Such financial measures to compensate part of these costs shall be in accordance with state aid rulesrdance with the criteria in the current state aid guidelines in such a way to avoid both negative effects on the internal market as well as overcompensation of costs incurred, and only when it is certain that there is no possibility for sectors and sub-sectors to in turn pass through those costs to consumers. Compensation shall be allowed to a maximum of 75% of the incurred cost and shall be based on regularly updated emission factors, taking into account the actual decrease of carbon intensity of the energy mix in the different geographical zones. The amount of consumed electricity eligible for compensation shall be limited to a regularly updated energy efficiency benchmark. Where the amount of compensation as defined in Article 10 is not sufficient to compensate for eligible costs, the amount of aid for all eligible installations is reduced uniformly. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act to supplement this directive for this purpose in accordance with Article 23, fully complying with the criteria laid down in the current guidelines on state aid applicable to the EU ETS.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 394 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Allowances from the maximum amount referred to Article 10a(5) of this Directive which were not allocated for free up3% of the Union-wide quantity of allowances determined in accordance with Articles 9 and 9a over the period from 2021 to 20230 shall be set aside for new entrants and significant production increases, together with 250 million allowances placed in the market stability reserve pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 408 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 a (new)
(ea) the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 7: '7a. In the event that installations in the sectors and sub-sectors concerned by paragraph 1 of Article 10b are entitled to an amount of free allowances which exceeds their actual production, these excess allowances shall be exclusively dedicated to low carbon investment in the installations belonging to the same sector or sub-sector during the whole fourth trading period, in accordance with points b, e, g and l of article 10(3), as well as with the rules for public investments financed by free allocations in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 10c ; the assets coming from the free allocations' monetisation during the fourth trading period have to be paid or engaged for low carbon investments at the latest 31 December 2030. A balance shall be made two times during the fourth trading period, in 2025 and 2030, with a possibility of sanctions under Article 16.'
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 412 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
4600 million allowances shall be available to leverage investment in support of innovation in low-carbonrenewable energy technologies, low-carbon products, bio- based materials and products substituting carbon intensive materials, technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at thand pilot projects of innovative renvironmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovativewable energy technologies and energy storage, as well as demonstration and pilot projects that aim at the renewable energy technologiesvironmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2, in the territory of the Union.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 435 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in low-carbon industrial technologies and processes and support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS and innovative renewable energy technologies and CCS that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 60% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 439 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/CE
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
In addition, 50 million unallocated allowances from the market stability reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/1814, and the unallocated allowances originally intended for NER 300, shall supplement any existing resources remaining under this paragraph for projects referred to above, with projects in all Member States including small-scale projects, before 2021from 2019 onwards. Projects shall be selected on the basis of objective and transparent criteria.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 443 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23. to supplement this directive, taking due account of the following principles: - Projects shall focus on research and innovation for the design and development of breakthrough solutions and implementation of demonstration programmes, including in real industrial environments; - Projects shall deliver ambitious reductions in specific greenhouse gas emission intensity of at least 20%, with respect to the best available technologies; - The activities shall run close-to- market in production plants to demonstrate the viability of breakthrough technologies in overcoming the technological as well as non- technological barriers; - Projects shall address technological solutions that can have widespread applications and may combine different technologies; - Solutions and technologies shall ideally have the potential to be transferred within the sector and possibly to other sectors.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 452 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. STo determine the exposure to the risk of carbon leakage for sectors and sub- sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 from multiplyingand in order to avoid windfall profits, their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), shall be multiplied by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €),EUR). The calculated emissions intensity of sectors and sub- sectors shall not increase for any sector beyond levels registered in the third trading period. If this product exceeds 2,5, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at high risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub-sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. and be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. If this product exceeds 1,0, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at medium risk of carbon leakage and be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 80% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. If this product exceeds 0,2, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at low risk of carbon leakage and be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 60% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. If this product is below 0,2, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at insignificant risk of carbon leakage and shall not be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 463 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is above 0.18 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria: (a) for individual installations in the sector or sub-sectors concerned to reduce emission levels or electricity consumption; (b) characteristics; (c) indicator of long-run investment or relocation decisions.deleted the extent to which it is possible current and projected market profit margins as a potential
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 492 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
3. Other sectors and sub-sectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices, and shall not be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 508 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Free allocations distributed to the industrial sectors concerned by paragraph 1 and 2 constitute a temporary adaptation measure for the modernisation of the Union energy intensive industries until 2030. After Phase IV, all allocations shall be auctioned.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 519 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in EUR at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to installations for electricity productiongenerators for the modernisation and diversification of the energy sector. This derogation shall end after 2030.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 541 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
(b) ensure that only projects compatible with EU greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and the Paris Agreement and which contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 543 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production, including district heating, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 550 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emission reduction and realise a pre- determined significant level of CO2 reductions, while fully complying with Annexes I and II of the European Investment Bank Climate Strategy;
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 557 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point c – point iii b (new)
(iiib) do not contribute to any coal-fired energy generation capacity nor increase coal-dependency.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 594 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The investments supported shall be consistent with the aims of this Directive and the European Fund for Strategic Investments, EU greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, the Paris Agreement, and the European Fund for Strategic Investments. The selection criteria for projects eligible under the Modernisation Fund shall be those used by the European Investment Bank as set out in its Environmental and Social Handbook. The projects selected must apply the best available technology for a given sector.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 597 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The investments supported shall follow the same criteria as set out in Article 10c, in particular: (i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emissions reduction and realise a pre-determined significant level of CO2 reductions, in line with Annexes I and II of the European Investment Bank Climate Strategy; (ii) are additional, clearly respond to replacement and modernisation needs and do not supply a market-driven increase in energy demand and were not included in the national investment plan for the third trading period; (iii) offer best value for money; (iv) promote community-driven integrated approaches; (v) do not contribute to any coal-fired energy generation capacity nor increase coal-dependency;
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 603 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2
2. The fund shall also finance small- scale investment projects in the modernisation of energy systems and energy efficiency. To this end, the investment board shall develop guidelines and investment selection criteria specific to such projects in line with the objectives of the fund and with the criteria set in paragraph 1 of this Article.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 612 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Any beneficiary Member State which has decided to grant transitional free allocation pursuant to Article 10c may transfer those allowances to its share of the Modernisation Fund set out in Annex IIb and allocate them pursuant to the provisions of Article 10d.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 619 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committee, which shall be composed of representatives from the beneficiary Member States, the Commission, the EIB and three representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 years. The investment board shall be responsible to determine a Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria. The management committee shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund. The investment board and management committee shall both be gender-balanced.
2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 674 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 11
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 13
Allowances issued from 1 January 2013 onwards shall be valid indefinitely. Allowances issued from 1 January 2021 onwards shall include an indication showing in which ten-year period beginning from 1 January 2021 they were issued, and be valid for emissions from the first year of that period onwards. Any allowances stored in the MSR shall cease to be valid after the end of the trading period in which they entered the reserve.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 681 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 15 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1
(15a) in Article 21, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. Each year the Member States shall submit to the Commission a report on the application of this Directive. That report shall pay particular attention to the arrangements for the allocation of allowances, financial measures pursuant to Article 10a(6), the operation of registries, the application of the implementing measures on monitoring and reporting, verification and accreditation and issues relating to compliance with this Directive and on the fiscal treatment of allowances, if any. The first report shall be sent to the Commission by 30 June 2005. The report shall be drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC. The questionnaire or outline shall be sent to Member States at least six months before the deadline for the submission of the first report.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 683 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 15 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(15b) In Article 21, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘2 a. The report shall, using data provided through the cooperation referred to in Article 18b, include a list of operators subject to the requirements of this Directive who have not opened a registry account.’.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 696 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where necessary, the Commission may adopt amendmentssubmit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council to provide for flights arriving from the third country concerned to be excluded from the aviation activities listed in Annex I or to provide for any other amendments to the aviation activities listed in Annex I which are required by an agreement pursuant to the fourth subparagraph. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt such amendments in accordance with Article 23.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 709 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29
(22e) Article 29 is amended as follows: 'Report to ensure the better functioning of the carbon market If, on the basis of the regular reports on the carbon market referred to in Article 10(5), the Commission has evidence that the carbon market is not functioning properly, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall include a section dedicated to the interaction between the EU ETS and other Union and national policies, as regards the volumes of emission reductions and the cost-effectiveness of such policies. The report may be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals aiming at increasing transparency of the carbon market, and addressing measures to improve its functioning and capacity to contribute to reaching the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals.'
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 713 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 a (new)
(22f) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 30a Adjustments upon global stocktake under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement Within six months of the facilitative dialogue to be convened under the UNFCCC in 2018 to take stock of the collective efforts of Parties in relation to progress towards the global long-term goal, and within six months of the global stocktake in 2023 and subsequent global stocktakes thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report assessing the need to update and enhance the Union's climate action. The report shall be accompanied by legislative proposals, as appropriate. In its report, the Commission shall assess in particular the appropriate further increase of the linear factor beyond 2.4%, referred to in Article 9, and the necessity for additional policies and measures enhancing the greenhouse gas reduction commitments of the Union and of Member States. The Commission shall also assess the carbon leakage provisions so as to reflect the development of carbon pricing mechanisms outside the Union, with a view to reduce further temporary free allocation in line with the objective to end free allocation by the completion of phase IV.'
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 716 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter IV a (new)
(22g) The following Chapter is inserted: 'CHAPTER IVa MARITIME SECTOR Article 30b Scope The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the allocation and issue of allowances in respect of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from ships arriving at, within or departing from ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2015/757, starting from 1 January 2021. Articles 12 and 16 shall apply to the maritime activities in the same manner as to other activities. Article 30b Extra allowances for maritime sector By 2 August 2018, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to set the total quantity of allowances in line with other sectors and the method of allocation of allowances for the maritime sector through auctioning and the special provisions with regard to the administering Member State. 20% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in article 30c shall be used through the fund established under article 30c ('Maritime Climate Fund') to improve energy efficiency and support investments in innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in the maritime sector, including short sea shipping and ports. Article 30c Maritime Climate Fund 1. A fund to compensate for maritime emissions, improve energy efficiency and facilitate investments in innovative technologies to reduce the CO2 emissions of the maritime sector shall be established. 2. By derogation from Article 12, ship operators may pay to the fund an annual membership contribution in accordance with their total emissions reported for the preceding calendar year under Regulation (EU) 2015/757. The fund shall surrender allowances collectively on behalf of ship operators which are members of the fund. The contribution per tonne of emissions shall be set by the fund by 28 February each year, at least at the level of the market price for allowances in the preceding year. 3. The fund shall acquire allowances equal to the collective total quantity of emissions of its members during the preceding calendar year and surrender them in the registry established under Article 19 by 30 April each year for subsequent cancellation. Contributions shall be made public. 4. The fund shall also improve energy efficiency and facilitate investments in innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in the maritime sector, including short sea shipping and ports, through the revenues referred to in paragraph 2 of article 30b. All investments supported by the fund shall be made public and be consistent with the aims of this Directive. 5. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning the implementation of this Article. Article 30d International cooperation In the event that an international agreement on global measures to reduce GHG emissions from maritime transport is reached, the Commission shall review this Directive and shall, if appropriate, propose amendments in order to ensure alignment with that international agreement.'
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 718 #

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 i (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – paragraph 3
(22i) Annex I(3) is replaced by the following: '3. When the total rated thermal input of an installation is calculated in order to decide upon its inclusion in the Community scheme, the rated thermal inputs of all technical units which are part of it, in which fuels are combusted within the installation, are added together. These units could include all types of boilers, burners, turbines, heaters, furnaces, incinerators, calciners, kilns, ovens, dryers, engines, fuel cells, chemical looping combustion units, flares, and thermal or catalytic post-combustion units. Units with a rated thermal input under 3 MW, back- up and emergency units used solely to generate electricity for on-site consumption in the event of a power cut and units which use exclusively biomass shall not be taken into account for the purposes of this calculation. “Units using exclusively biomass” includes units which use fossil fuels only during start-up or shut- down of the unit.
2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2015/0100(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital E
E. whereas the Protocol will not enter into effect until 2022 or 2023 at the earliestenter into force on the 90th day following the date of the deposit of the 40th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, formal confirmation or accession with the Depositary;
2016/04/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2015/0100(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Ea. notes that 16 countries have ratified the WHO FCTC Protocol so far, including 5 Member States;
2016/04/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2015/0100(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the tracking and tracing obligations in the Tobacco Products Directive will create a world standard on tracking and tracing; urges the Commission, therefore, to ensure that an open and independent standard, rather than a monopoly, is created in which all tailor-made systems could be integrated, provided that they comply with the obligations set out in the Tobacco Products Directive and the WHO FCTC Protocol; attaches great importance to this point for the future success of an independent tracking and tracinge system and the fight against illicit trade;
2016/04/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2015/0100(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of pursuing the expiration of consider bringing to an end the other three agreements with tobacco manufacturers upon the entry into force of the Protocol;
2016/04/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2015/0100(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that due tosince the tobacco agreements have been in place the companies have improved controls on their production, their customers and contractors, their storage and movement of cigarettes and the types of acceptable payment for cigarettes;
2016/04/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2015/0100(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that the management of the tobacco agreements by the Commission is not transparent, may create situations of conflict of interest and is not subject to proper democratic control; expresses concern regarding the conclusion of the European Ombudsman that, with the exception of DG Health, the Commission was not fully implementing the rules and guidelines of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC governing transparency and tobacco lobbying; calls on the Commission to take further proactive measures to extend its transparency policies in this respect in order to avoid endangering its credibility and integrity;
2016/04/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the objectives of the CAP have to be fulfilled, while the mutual understanding and trust between all EU institutions, national and regional bodies have to be ensured for the effective implementation of the CAP;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the cost of controls and providing advice to stakeholders and farmers may be currently estimated at EUR 4 billion at Member State level; emphasizes the need to minimize the cost of controls and their bureaucracy burden;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas performance based controls may become a useful methodology, while stability and an enabling approach are needed on the part of administrative bodies in order to build trust with final beneficiaries; recalls however that a onesize- fits-all system cannot be imposed on the diverse types and scale of agricultural holdings in the EU;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Shares the opinion expressed by the European Court of Auditors that ‘the arrangements for the common agricultural policy spending for the period 2014-2020 continue to be complex'1 ; recalls nonetheless that the complexity of the CAP is due to the diversity of farming in Europe, moreover that the aim of reducing the error rate must not be pursued to the detriment of the attainment of the objectives of the CAP, and that simplification must not result in a dismantling of the instruments that have been adopted; __________________ 1 Opinion No 1/2012 of the European Court of Auditors on certain proposals for regulations relating to the common agricultural policy for the period 2014- 2020.
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for a less bureaucratic CAP with a view to reducing the error rate and for instruments to be established which will make it possible to distinguish between error and fraud ;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Supports the Commission's initiative of simplifying the CAP with immediate examination of measures which can be implemented quickly , as this would benefit farmers, paying agencies, EU institutions and taxpayers; also urges that at the mid-term review, proposals for amendments to the basic legislative act be brought forward for consideration for the reform for the next funding period;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 26 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to amend the guidelines for certification bodies in order to verify more closely the compilation of statistical reports;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 33 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that a large spectrum of Member States can be considered as ‘worst performing' as regards EU funds management, depending on the policy area concerned;deleted
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 35 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the best performing Member States in each policy area should be rewarded by a reduction in Union controls;deleted
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 41 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on Member States to ensure that the governmental/regional bodies dealing with the new CAP implementation communicate and work together effectively to the benefit of farmers implementing the policy on the ground.
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the United States is the EU’s keyan important strategic partner of the EU; stresses that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the most significant recent EU-US project and will reinvigorate the transatlantic partnership as a whole, beyond its trade aspects; emphasises that its successful conclusion is of high geopolitical importance at a moment when the US is pivoting to Asia and concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership; underlines that the TTIP will have a positive impact on jobs and growth for the two economies, which have both been hit by the crisisimpact of the TTIP on the European and American economics could be positive but weak; notes that the Commission anticipates that the EU’s GDP will increase by 0.5% by 2027 thanks to TTIP;
2015/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the TTIP is above all about regulation10 , about reducing focuses on regulatory convergence, reduction and/or eliminatingon of non-tariff trade barriers11 , and as such about the level of protection of human health and the environment; __________________ 10See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs /2014/december/tradoc_152942.pdf 11 See 2014 Report on Technical Barriers to Trade by the US Trade Representative, p. 45.market access and aims at harmonising standards to reach mutual recognition between the EU and the US __________________
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas the impact of a future TTIP on the EU environmental, health and food safety acquis as well as its larger environmental impact will strongly depend on the precise provisions of the agreement
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Does not consider that an ISDS system should be included in TTIP, and believes that other types of dispute settlement system should be examined in depth; stresses that the EU’s right to regulate must be protected in TTIP;
2015/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the degree of divergence between the regulatory systems of the EU and the US is very wide in key areas for the protection of health and the environment, including food safety and consumer information, owing to different legal and political cultures (epitomised by the controversy over the precautionary principle);
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas in certain areas some convergence may be possible without undermining the respective levels of protection in the EU and the US (e.g. mutual recognition of emission standards for motor vehicles), in some cases, the differences are so significant that they seem unlikely to be bridged (e.g. cosmetics or medical devices) and in other areas, the main differences are a result of diverging approaches to risk analysis and risk management which may also be difficult to bridge (e.g. food and nutrition sector)
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the TTIP’s strategic importance in strengthening and shaping global trade and economic governance based on the values shared by the EU and the US, particularly in an increasingly multipolar world; notes that its impact would go beyond the bilateral implications by facilitating the establishment of common regulations and rules that could later be adopted at global level; stresses that it is important for these future common regulations and rules to respect the best European standards;
2015/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas the US Trade Representative consistently denounceders EU standards in these areas as trade barriers without taking into account the overall benefits for society of these standards;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the EU’s energy supply largely depends on foreign sources; emphasises the considerable contribution the TTIP could make to the EU’s energy supply diversification and to its energy security by, inter alia, lifting licensing requirements for US gas exports; stresses that no partnership agreement can alter the right of each party to control the exploration and exploitation of its energy sources; considers that the increase in the exploitation and export of shale gas is aggravating climate change;
2015/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas ISDS can be a huge disincentive to pass legislation to protect consumers, public health and the environment due to the concern of being challenged by the industry;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that this agreement should be accompanied by a deepening of transatlantic parliamentary cooperation, and that the strengthening of trade and investment links through the TTIP should lead in the future to an enhanced political framework to improve global cooperation between the EU and the US;
2015/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 85 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas trade and investment are not goals in themselves but constitute a means to raise standards of living, improve well- being as well as protect and promote public health, ensure full employment while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources in accordance with the objective of sustainable development, seeking both to protect and preserve the environment;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas universal health systems are part of the European social model and Member States have the competence for the management and organisation of health services and medical care;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the fact thatsteps taken by the Commission is taking steps aiming to improve the transparency of the negotiations.to improve the transparency of the negotiations; considers that there is an urgent need to make a greater commitment to the transparency of these negotiations; notes that on 7 January 2015 the European Ombudsman called for greater transparency in the TTIP negotiations, particularly by means of publication of the negotiating documents and by calling for a written justification where one of the parties demands that a document should be classified;
2015/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 101 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it misleading on the part of the Commission to try to appease public concerns about the TTIP by statingas a minimum requirement that existing standards will not be lowered, as this disregards the fact that manynd highlights that certain standards have yet to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) or by the adoption of new laws (e.g. cloning or endocrine disrupting chemicals);
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the TTIP negotiations might have already affected Commission proposals and actions relating, for example, to food safety and climate protection (e.g. pathogen meat treatments; implementation of the fuel quality directive, labelling of meat from cloned animals and their offspring);
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is very concerned that the objective of regulatory convergence, including in particular the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Council, willcould lead to a lowering of future EU standards in key areas for the protection of human health, food safety and the environment in light of the significant differences as compared with the US;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 170 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees withEndorses Commissioner Malmström's statement that all areas where the EU and the US have very different rules or approaches should be excluded from the negotiations12 ; __________________ 12See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
- lead to a weakening of existing European safety standards in the sanitary and phytosanitary area, including rules on hormones and growth promoters or using chemicals to decontaminate poultry
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 228 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 b (new)
- water down or weaken the design of regulatory measures or the implementation of existing regulations on endocrine disrupting chemicals
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)
- impair EU developments - in particular under the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation and at the European Medicines agency - to move towards ensuring proactive public access to safety and efficacy data of medicines;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 233 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 d (new)
- limit directly or indirectly the national competence of Member States to tailor their pricing and reimbursement policies to ensure sustainable access to affordable medicines
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 236 #
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Is strongly opposed to the inclusion of ISDS in the TTIP, as ISDS risks fundamentally undermining the sovereign rights of the EU, its Member States and regional and local authorities to adopt regulations on public health, food safety and the environment;
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Is deeply concerned about the lack of transparency in the negotiations, and urges the Commission to give all Members of the European Parliament access to the negotiation texts, in particular the consolidated ones.deleted
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 306 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to maintain the highest possible level of transparency of the negotiations, including access to the negotiating texts, and consultation with civil society throughout the process
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 309 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to ensuring that a future TTIP allows both parties to maintain the level of environmental, health and food safety protection they deem appropriate, as set forth in the negotiating guidelines
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 310 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Highlights the fact that the TTIP agreement should support setting out a pathway to reduce both the US and Europe's dependence on fossil fuels and that the agreement must not undermine any EU and/or international processes leading to decarbonisation in the transport
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 311 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls on the Commission to conduct Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment on the TTIP agreement
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 312 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Highlights that any proposed clause should be thoroughly reviewed and assessed with a view to its potential impact on the regulatory acquis and the EU's freedom to pursue non-economic policy goals in the future and calls on the Commission to assess any proposed clause with a view to its necessity and whether the purported aim could be reached equally well through other means
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Calls on the Commission to avoid ambiguities to prevent expansive interpretation by arbitration tribunals by ensuring that the essential terms used in the agreement are clearly defined
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 314 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7 g. Encourages the Commission to support the work on alternative methods to animal testing and to push for the progressive phase-out of animal tests worldwide and calls on the Commission to encourage closer future cooperation on animal welfare issues
2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the external financial assistance deployed by the EU and its Member States needs to be refocused in line with the jointly agreed strategic priorities; calls for more measures to be taken by the EU in order to increase the visibility and effectiveness of EU assistance; stresses the need for effective monitoring of EU financial assistance in order to prevent fraud and embezzlement; (A recent report by OLAF points to systematic embezzlement of EU food aid in camps in Tindouf. In order to ensure that the international action taken by the EU is effective, its international aid policy, and DG ECHO in particular, must swiftly tighten up monitoring and evaluation of that aid).
2015/01/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 230 #

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that energy is increasingly being used as a foreign policy tool and recalls that energy cooperation lies at the foundation of European integration; calls for increased coherence and coordination between foreign policy and energy policy; takes the view that energy security should be part of the comprehensive approach to the EU’s external action and believes that energy policy must be in line with the Union’s other priority policies, including its security, foreign and neighbourhood, trade, and development policies, as well as its policies in defence of human rights; takes the view that diversification of the EU’s energy provision is an absolute necessity and considers that the energy partnership with the Southern Mediterranean is one way of achieving this; (Most of the EU’s imported energy comes from one single source: Russia. Energy independence means diversifying our sources of supply so that we do not have to become politically dependent on one partner. The Southern Mediterranean has large gas and renewable energy resources which could be developed to the benefit of countries in the north and the south.)
2015/01/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 337 #

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Insists on the need to substantially revise the EU´s policy towards its southern neighbourhood, and to develop a comprehensive strategy focusing the EU’s instruments and scarce budgetary resources on support for the building of functioning and inclusive states capable of delivering security for their citizens, confronting religious extremism and enhancing the rule of law, which is a key precondition for investment and economic development; points to the unused potential of cross- border trade within the region and notes the role played by the conflict in the Western Sahara in this; is of the view that the Western Sahara Autonomy Proposal submitted to the UN in 2007 is a credible, viable and mutually-acceptable solution offering a way out of the stalemate caused by the conflict as well as subsequent regional integration; insists on close cooperation on managing migration flows, while respecting human rights;
2015/01/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 383 #

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Sees the situation in the Sahel- Sahara region as a source of major concern in terms of the security of that region and of the EU; notes, despite the presence of the French army, the steady increase in the criminal activity of the terrorists of al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and Boko Haram; stresses that the recommendations of the European Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel need to be implemented, and calls on the Commission to conduct an evaluation of the strategy;
2015/01/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
-A. Whereas the World Health Organisation was first alerted by the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease on 23 March 2014, but it was not until 8 August that the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee declared it a public health emergency of international concern.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was officially declared on 22 March 2014 in Guinea, the disease has claimed 6 387 lives in the disease has claimed 8966 casualties and 22140 confirmed, probable and suspected cases in the region; whereas the health professionals working in the region have been severely hit by the outbreak with a total of 822 confirmed infections and 488 deathes region1 ;ported.1 a . __________________ 1WHO data as at 10 December 2014. 1aWHO Ebola Situation report 4 February 2015
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 7 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the WHO has just reported that, for the first time this year, the weekly case incidence increased in all three countries; whereas there were 124 new cases reported in the week to 1 February : 39 in Guinea, 5 in Liberia and 80 in Sierra Leone.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the WHO and the international community underestimated the scope of the outbreak in its beginnings; whereas the outbreak is the largest ever, and is currently affecting fourthree countries in West Africa (Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and Mali), while outba); whereaks in Nigeria and Senegal have been declared to be over, and a separate outbreak in the DRC has also ended;Ebola became epidemic in large part because of their weak health systems.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas thise Ebola epidemic ishas shown to be unpredictable and constantly evolving; recalls that the introduction of a case into unaffected countries remains a risk for as long as cases are reported in any country.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the quality and strength of health systems have been key to effectively control the outbreak
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the European Union has deployed financial assistance worth 1.1 billion euros, of which more than 434 European Commission funds; whereas the WHO has recently called for three measures to eradicate Ebola completely: an extra fund of 1 billion dollars (800 million euros); better coordination and management of emergency situations and ensuring the access of new medicines to the market.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 34 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Db. Whereas EVD eradication faces significant challenges such as the beginning of the wet season, increasing geographical spread, widespread transmission, continued community resistance and unsafe burials.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F
F. whereas other elements that are essential to an Ebola response – such as awareness- raising and community acceptance, safe burials, contact tracing, alerts and surveillance, access to health care for non- Ebola patients – are still lacking in parts of West Africa;; whereas the role played by health professionals is key in such emergency circumstances.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G
G. whereas clinical trialthe EC has launched through the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) eight projects fwor different treatments should be starting soon in West Africa; king on vaccine and diagnostics run under the new Ebola+ programme with a total budget of 215 million euros; recalls that €114 million come from Horizon 2020, and the remaining €101 million from the pharmaceutical companies involved in the projects.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G
G. whereas clinical trials for different treatments should be starting soon in West Africa;two vaccine candidates currently being tested in humans and both have shown to be safe and efficacious in animals
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital H
H. whereas international financial aid was slow in the first instance and ill-adapted later on, encumbered by serious bottleneck; recalls that the WHO approved its Strategic Action Plan for Ebola outbreak response in July 2014 in which it established a 6-9 months’ timeframe to control the outbreak; points that, although there has been a peak in contagious sin terms of staffing;ce February 1, total eradication and "zero contagion" is the ultimate goal.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 74 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Requires thecognises the efforts made by Member States and the Commission to coordinate and strengthen medical research and the production of efficient medicines and vaccines against Ebola, and to advance the necessary clinical trials for existing candidate treatments; however, regrets the fact that Grants Agreements for the Ebola+ projects will be signed after the release of the IMI funds and not beforehand and expects that pharmaceutical companies involved will adhere and respect Corporate Social Responsibility principles, specifically by means of affordability of the innovative vaccine treatment.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 81 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out the international community should learn from self- criticism on late response taking into consideration the specific features of this outbreak; stresses the need to continue supporting institutions like the WHO which has proven to be essential at international level for coordinating and boosting public health related issues.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the response of the Member States and the Commission has been slow and insufficient, and that financial support was shy and did not respond to the severity of the alerts that NGOs such as Médecins Sans Frontières and others have launched since the beginning of the epidemic; considers that the scaling-up of the Commission’s financial commitment should be stronger in terms of humanitarian and development aid to respond to the crisis; considers it necessary to increase the availability and the volume of financial resources;deleted
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the response of the Member States and the Commission has been slow and insufficient, and that financial support was shy and did not respond to the severity of the alerts that NGOs such as Médecins Sans Frontières and others have launched since the beginning of the epidemic; considers that the scaling-up of the Commission’s financial commitment should be stronger in terms of humanitarian and development aid to respond to the crisis;ve to support WHO recommendations, specifically the creation of an extra fund worth 1 billion dollars to eradicate Ebola; points out that there is marge the manoeuvre to improve coordination and organization in emergency situations inside the EU; therefore considers it necessary to increase the availability and the volume of financial resources; and to ensure the access of innovative medicines to the market.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to put in place control systems to ensure that the entire budget allocated to stopping the Ebola outbreak is actually used to fight the epidemic in the countries affected by the virus and not for other purposes;deleted
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the current crisis cannot be solved by health systems alone, but that a concerted approach involving different sectors (healthcare, education and training, sanitation, food aid, drinking water) is needed to address the critical gaps in all essential services; stresses that education, understood in a comprehensive way (also covering the cultural dimension and beliefs of these countries), and not only in terms of understanding and addressing the current Ebola outbreak, is key; recalls its commitments to dedicate 20% of funds available under the DCI to health services.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that to reach zero cases, every person who had a high risk contact with someone with Ebola needs to be identified; points out that traceability and monitorisation of contacts are two of the main challenges we confront and recalls quarantine related measures require special support to those affected such as providing food, water or medical care.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Congratulates the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), partner organisations and non-governmental humanitarian organisations, such as Médecins Sans Frontières, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent amongst others, for their work done on the ground and warmly welcomes their extensive input and help in controlling this outbreak;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen the health systems in the West African countries affected; stresses that Ebola is definitely a disease with a high mortality rate, but that there are other fatal diseases in the area that should be treated as well (such as malaria); considers that the EU should invest in and encourage capacity building in the field in order to address the problem of the weak health systems, so that local staff may be provided with the training and adequate resources to face future epidemics (Ebola or any other illness); considers that the efforts of third party donors should be channelled into building up capacity in the field; reaffirms that Universal Health Coverage and capacity building assistance to address the requirements of the International Health regulations in all countries are essential to the reinforcement of health systems.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the Members States as well as the EU institutions should assess the opportunity of creating a health professional’s database of trained emergencies specialists’ to be deployed in a timely manner, as well as to assess developing countries in strengthening their public health systems.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 151 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages taking immediate action to coordinate and strengthen medical research and the production of efficient medicines and vaccines against Ebola and, to carry out scrupulous infection control; and to publish the data regarding vaccines safety and effectiveness; stresses the need of not withdrawing research efforts face to a potential control of the epidemia; expects the Grant Agreements of the Ebola+ programme to be made public regarding its conditions, conditionalities and awarding procedures.
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 11 #

2014/2078(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the departmental and central management to implement the remaining ‘open actions’ without further delay; calls on the Internal Auditorm to agredhere to stricter timetables on actions to be implemented; calls on the Internal Auditor to keep the Committee on Budgetary Control informed on the progress achieved on those actions;
2015/03/09
Committee: CONT
Amendment 102 #

2014/2078(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
60. Takes note that greenhouse gas emissions from Parliament’s staff travel between Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg have dropped by 34 % in 2012 compared to 2006; calls on the administrationBureau to ensure complete transparency and to also account for emissions caused by Members travelling from their home countries to Brussels and Strasbourg;
2015/03/09
Committee: CONT
Amendment 76 #

2013/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU legislation on plastic waste should define: specific targets for the collection and sorting and mandatory criteria for recyclability (clarifying the distinctions between mechanical/organic recycling and recovery/incineration; the aim should be a target of at least 75 % of recycled plastic by 2020); specific labelling of materials in order to inform consumers concerning theirof certain types of waste (such as waste electrical and electronic equipment, end-of-life vehicles, and packaging) and mandatory criteria for recyclability (clarifying the distinctions between mechanical or /organic recyclability; and, finally, criteria for the replacement of single-use and short-lived plastic products by reusable and more durable materials;ing and recovery/incineration.
2013/10/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2013/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees that plastic waste should be treated as a valuable resource by promoting its reuse, recycling, and recovery; believes that in any case landfilling should be gradually restricted or in some cases even banned by 2020, without, however, incentivising as a result the energy recovery option over recycling; considers that, alongside the targets mentioned above for recycling, it is therefore advisable to introduce appropriate sanctions for incineration of recyclable and biodegradable plastics, in order to level the playing field for different plastic types; points out that this would also invert an unsustainable tendency that has until now privileged the use of virgin products over the more expensive recycled ones;
2013/10/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2013/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that for biodegradable, bio- based and compostable plastics, adequate measures should be adopted to promote them, provided their production does not impact negatively on agricultural output for human or animal consumption; also believes that clearer information on their characteristics should be provided to consumers; considers that a clear distinction should be drawn between naturally compostable and technically biodegradable plastics, and that the definitions of these terms should be regulated at European level to provide a basis for the technical features covered by each;
2013/10/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2013/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that, while planned obsolescence is often condemned by stakeholders it is at present still very hard to prove; considers, therefore, that it would be useful to hold a debate at European level on this issue and on possible action;
2013/10/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #

2013/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that measures are taken locally upstream to prevent waste reaching the marine environment (collection and processing of such waste, and transversal measures to raise awareness of the economic, environmental and social aspects of marine litter); stresses that it has been found that some of these measures would have a much greater impact if they were adopted at European level; calls on the Commission to study this impact and identify measures which could be used to help reduce marine litter; takes the view that any approach to reducing marine litter should be based on managing waste at source; hopes in particular that the Commission will take account in its impact assessment of the wide variety of sources of waste, the patchy level of awareness and the lack of long-term monitoring of how much waste is now littering the marine environment;
2013/10/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2013/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to give food fraud the full attention it warrants, given its potential impact on consumer confidence, food safety, the functioning of the food chain and the stability of agricultural prices; calls on the Commission to consider all the steps required to make the prevention and combating of food fraud an integral part of the strategy to guarantee a high level of food safety in the European Union;
2013/11/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #

2013/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises the importance of quickly restoring European consumers’ confidence in European policies in the areas of health-risk management and consumer information;
2013/11/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2013/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that EU law does not currently provide a definition of food fraud and that Member States adopt different approaches; considers a uniform definition to be essential for developing a European approach to combating food fraud; stresses the need rapidly to adopt a harmonised definition at EU level, including elements such as 1) non-compliance with food law and/or misleading the consumer, 2) intent and 3) potential financial gain and/or competitive advantage;
2013/11/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2013/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for an anti-food fraud network to be set up as a means of improving coordination among the competent European bodies (Europol, Eurojust, FVO) and thus preventing and detecting food fraud more effectively;
2013/11/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2013/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Points out that rules on the indication of the origin of meat play a vital role in reassuring consumers about the products they purchase, making producers live up to their responsibilities more effectively and improving traceability, and therefore calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative text which makes the indication of the origin of meat used as an ingredient mandatory;
2013/11/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #

2013/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to lay down labelling rules concerning the country of origin of non- processed pigmeat, horsemeat, sheepmeat, goatmeat and poultrymeat which take account of the decisive factors in an animal’s life, i.e. the places where it is born, reared and slaughtered;
2013/11/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2013/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to extend the scope of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2008 to cover the fight against fraud, as suggested when the 2012 annual report on the system was published on 10 June 2013; takes the view that this would make it possible to remedy the shortcomings identified following the horsemeat scandal;
2013/11/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara between the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front has been in place since 1991; whereas the UN considers Western Sahara a non-self-governing territory; whereas no country recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is currently recognised by the AU and over 45 UN states, but not by the UN collectively or by any EU Member State; whereas the UN and EU do not explicitly consider Morocco to be an occupying power; whe, under the auspices of the Security Council, is acting as a mediator to find a solution to the conflict; whereas, however, according to the Secretary-General of the UN, no progreass a referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken placehas been made on the fundamental issues of the future status of the territory;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Security Council Resolutions 1754, 1783, 1871, 1920, 1979, 2044 and 2099 call on the neighbouring States to cooperate fully with the United Nations and with each other and to strengthen their involvement to end the current impasse and to achieve progress towards a political solution;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 77 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf in Algeria, having first been established thirty-seven years ago, remain the second longest-operating in the world; whereas a political stalemate precludes any realistic prospect of their dissolution, or the resettlement or repatriation of their inhabitants, in the near future; whereas no population register has ever been drawn up of the people in the Tindouf camps, in spite of numerous calls by the Security Council and by the HCR on Algeria to comply with its international legal obligations by authorising the HCR to carry out registration and a census of the people in the Tindouf camps;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 78 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf in Algeria, having first been established thirty-seven years ago, remain the second longest-operating in the world; whereas a political stalemate precludes any realistic prospect of their dissolution, or the resettlement or repatriation of their inhabitants, in the near future; whereas no population register has ever been drawn up of the people in the Tindouf camps, in spite of calls by the HCR on the host country for this to be done;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to include a human rights dimension in its mandate, and offers no mechanism for alleged human rights violations to be reported; whereas both the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front have been accused of human rights violations;deleted
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 86 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the report of the UN Secretary General of 8 April 2013 on the Western Sahara situation devotes a 3 pages section on Human Rights;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 93 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the recent military events in Mali have highlighted the recurrent problems of the Sahel, in particular the role of the disintegration of the State in the spread of terrorism and poverty; notes that Morocco is one of the few countries with a Sahel connection to have supported economic development and the presence of strong public institutions in its Sahara region with a view to resolving the issue of the permeability of borders, which is a besetting problem for the region, as the European Union stressed in its 2011 Strategy for the Sahel;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 251 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Emphasises the need for human rights in Western Sahara to be considered without anticipating any final political settlement or expressing a view on such a settlement; reiterates, nevertheless, that self- determination is a fundamental human right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN Security Council Resolution 1754, urging the parties to enter into negotiations in good faith, without preconditions, ‘with a view to achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, which would provide for the self- determination of the people of Western Sahara’; fears that the 25-year delay in arranging a referendum is increasing Sahrawi fears that the 25 years delay in devising an acceptable political solution increases the risk of alienation and radicalienzation and the potential for violence, particularly amongst the youngmongst segments of the population;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 254 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Emphasises the need for human rights in Western Sahara to be considered without anticipating any final political settlement or expressing a view on such a settlement; reiterates, nevertheless, that self- determination is a fundamental human right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN Security Council Resolution 1754, urging and that territorial integrity is a principle enshrined in international law; moreover, recalls UN Security Council Resolution 1754, which applauds Morocco’s serious and credible efforts to move towards a settlement of the Western Sahara conflict and urges the parties to enter into negotiations in good faith, without preconditions, 'with a view to achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, which would provide for the self- determination of the people of Western Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in arranging a referendum is increasing Sahrawi alienation and the potential for violence, particularly amongst the young;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 260 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Regards the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for the Southern Provinces proposed to the United Nations in 2007, which provides for the transfer of powers and resources to local authorities, steps to take account of the specific cultural characteristics of the Sahara region and a genuine division of powers between the Moroccan authorities and local institutions, as an appropriate response to the claims made by the Sahrawi peoples; takes the view that the autonomy plan can provide for effective monitoring of borders in a region where the problems inherent in their management are fuelling terrorist activity;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 261 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Since the political solution of the Western Sahara conflict, reconciliation and the human rights situation are closely linked, calls on the Commission and Member States to be more active in Western Sahara conflict resolution, not only supporting the UN negotiations but also using its various external policy instruments (e.g. strengthening human rights monitoring and awareness among police and security forces, supporting democratic reforms, including decentralisation, fighting discrimination in the region) to promote much needed confidence building between the conflict parties;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 262 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Expresses deep concern at the recent report from the UNSR on torture, who found evidence that Moroccan officials have detained individuals on political grounds, inflicted torture and rape on Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and abandoned protesters in the desert to intimidate them, and deliberately and frequently targeted pro-independence advocates, including in their homes; notes further widespread allegations of forced disappearances and unfair trials; draws particular attention to the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November 2010, where significant violence claimed Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of them known human rights activists, in February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence regarding the trial's fairness and due process, and the positive conclusions of some international observers, but also recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a military court, the allegations of torture, and the Moroccan authorities' failure to investigate them; notes the conclusions by some NGOs and human rights observers relating to the case's alleged politicised prosecutions, deficient evidence and excessive sentences; calls therefore on the Moroccan authorities to work with civil society and other actors to guarantee the transparency and fairness of its judicial processes, and to investigate and prosecute security officials alleged to have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power and encourages the Moroccan government to implement all of the reports recommendations;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 267 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Expresses deep concern at the recent report from the UNSR on torture, who found evidenceobtained credible testimony stating that Moroccan officials have detained individuals on political grounds, inflicted torture and rape on Sahrawi inmates, and kidnapped and abandoned protesters in the desert to intimidate them, and deliberately and frequently targeted pro-independence advocates, including in their homes; notes further widespread allegations of forced disappearances and unfair trials; draws particular attention to the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November 2010, where significant violence claimed Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of them known human rights activists, in February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence regarding the trial's fairness and due process, and the positive conclusions of some international observers, but also recalls; welcomes the emergence of a culture of human rights and efforts to build up an institutional culture that prohibits and prevents torture and ill- treatment, as highlighted by the UNHR on torture in his report of 23 February 2013; urges the Moroccan Government to implement all of the recommendations made in UN reports; recalls at the same time the UNSR's concern at the use of a military court, the allegations of torture, and the Moroccan authorities' failure to investigate themcarry out investigations at the time of the Gdeim Izik trial; notes the conclusions by some NGOs and human rights observers relating to the case's alleged politicised prosecutions, deficient evidence and excessive sentences; calls thereforenotes that the Moroccan authorities have endorsed the proposal made by the Moroccan National Human Rights Council urging that civilians should not be tried by military tribunals; calls on the Moroccan authorities to work with civil society and other actors to guarantee the transparency and fairness of its judicial processes, and to investigate and prosecute security officials alleged to have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 273 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Draws attention to the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November 2010, where significant violence claimed the lives of 11 Moroccan security forces and 2 Sahrawi men, one of them a minor;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 283 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the significant economic and infrastructural development implemented by the Moroccan Government in Western Sahara; remains concerned, however, by the ongoing dispute over the exploitation of the territory's natural resources, particularly relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' advice in 2002, which stressed the Western Saharan people's ‘inalienable rights’ to their territory's natural resources, and determined that further exploitation ‘in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara’ would be illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; expresses particular concern that the EU should not re- institute a fisheries agreement with Morocco while this controversy remains unresolved;deleted
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 288 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the significant economic and infrastructural development implemented by the Moroccan Government in Western Sahara; welcomes the regional development model for the southern provinces drawn up by Morocco's Economic, Social and Environmental Council, which would allow the people of the area to exercise their economic, social and cultural rights to the full; believes that the proactive measures taken by the Moroccan authorities, who have taken account of the reports submitted by the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, offer a solution to the governance crisis, the problems with the provision of basic services and the artificial side to the Saharan economy, and will do much to reassure the local population; remains concerned, however, by the ongoing dispute over the exploitation of the territory's natural resources, particularly relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' advice in 2002, which stressed the Western Saharan people's 'inalienable rights' to their territory's natural resources, and determined that further exploitation 'in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara' would be illegal; stresses,draws attention to the UN Secretary- General's statement to ther efore,fect that Western Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; expresses particular concern that the EU should not re- institute a fisheries agreement with Morocco while this controversy remains unresolvedMorocco was seeking to improve living conditions in the territory and, to that end, to draft a new regional development strategy for the area; stresses, therefore, that trade agreements between Morocco and the EU should enable Western Saharan goods and resources to be used to the benefit and with the consent of the Sahrawi population;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 294 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Welcomes the decentralisation efforts made by the Moroccan authorities through the advanced regionalisation programme, under which proper account may be taken of the concerns and cultural specificities of the Saharawi people; points out that the principle of decentralisation is now enshrined in the Moroccan constitution; welcomes the additional work carried out by Morocco’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council for the reports it submitted in January and March 2013, which stressed the importance of good governance and that the Sahrawi population needs to see the local institutions as legitimate and representative if it is to be brought into the social and political mainstream;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 296 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Stresses that the Sahara autonomy plan that Morocco submitted to the United Nations in 2007 is the only realistic proposal currently on the table and is a sound and credible basis for a negotiated solution; reiterates its confidence in the United Nations’ efforts to facilitate progress towards a solution to a conflict that has continued for too long and is holding up the Maghreb regional integration process;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 302 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Expresses deep concern about the chronic poverty, and lack of basic services and adequate housing in the Polisario Front-administered refugee camps near Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of the UNSR on adequate housing that sufficient international funding be directed for this purpose; notes in this regard the lack of clear documentation about the precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, and urges the authorities to conduct or facilitate regular censuses or formal registrationscalls on the Algerian authorities to abide by their international obligations and allow the HCR to carry out a census of and formally register the people living in the camps in Tindouf; welcomes the fact that the EU is supplying humanitarian aid to the Tindouf camps through DG ECHO; questions, however, whether all possible steps are being taken to ensure that the aid is reaching the people for whom it is intended;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 303 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Expresses deep concern about the chronic poverty, and lack of basic services and adequate housing in the Polisario Front-administered refugee camps near Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of the UNSR on adequate housing that sufficient international funding be directed for this purpose; notes in this regard the lack of clear documentation about the precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, and urges the Algerian authorities to conduct or facilitate regular censuses or formal registrationsformally to register the people living in the Tindouf camps, in line with the calls made by the HCR and with international law; welcomes the fact that the EU is supplying humanitarian aid through DG ECHO, but has concerns about the Polisario Front’s management of the aid; points out that, owing to the lack of a census, there is no proper basis for gauging the volume of aid required, thus undermining the aid’s effectiveness and making it difficult to monitor; deplores the lack of transparency in the Polisario’s administration of the camps and the degree of poverty still to be found in Tindouf despite the fact that the Commission has been providing more than EUR 10 million per year since 1993;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 310 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Expresses concern that the poverty in Tindouf, coupled with an absence of long- term prospects for many refugees, leaves them vulnerable to radicalisation along religious fundamentalist lines; points to the danger of young people being recruited by criminal or terrorist organisations and draws attention to the region's porous borders, which risk facilitating deeper infiltration of the camps by jihadi groups from northern Mali and elsewhere; voices concern at the allegations made by the Malian authorities about young people from the Tindouf camps having joined up with terrorist organisations involved in the conflict in Mali; stresses, therefore, the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of the camps;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 329 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and contested allegations against both the Moroccan and Polisario administrations, and recalls the UN Secretary-General's recent emphasis on 'independent, impartial, comprehensive and sustained monitoring of the human rights situation in both Western Sahara and the camps'; notes, in this regard, that the UN did not upgrade the mandate of MINURSO in April 2013 to incorporate a human rights dimension; encourages the UN to do so, or else to establish a new, permanent, impartial human rights body for the purpose of supervising and reporting on the overall situation of human rights, and investigating individual complaints; calls on such a body to encompass the Moroccan-controlled section of Western Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other territory controlled by the Polisario Front;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 339 #

2013/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls upon the governments of Morocco and Algeria to further improve their relations as to avoid increasing the tensions in the region;
2013/07/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2013/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) all emissions from flights to and from countries outside the European Economic Area in 2013for each calendar year from 2013 to 2016;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2013/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) emissions from flights to and from countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) in each calendar year between 20147 and 2020 where the operator of such flights has surrendered allowances in respect of the percentages of their verified emissions from those flights listed in accordance with Annex IIc, or calculated in accordance with paragraph 6;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2013/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the surrender, before 31 December 2013, of allowances corresponding to verified 2012 emissions.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2013/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from Articles 3g, 12, 15 and 18a, where an aircraft operator has total annual emissions lower than 25 000 tonnes after the provisions of paragraph 1(a) of this article have been taken into consideration, its emissions shall be considered to be verified emissions if determined using a small emitters tool approved by the Commission and populated by Eurocontrol with data from its ETS support facility, and Member States may implement simplified procedures for non-commercial aircraft operators as long as there is no less accuracy than such a tool provides.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2013/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
In the event that a global measure will not apply from 2020, that reportreport, the Commission shall consider thand, where appropriate scope for, make proposals on, extension of the coverage of emissions from activityies to and from countries outside the EEA from 202017 onwards in the continued absence of such a global measure. In its report, the Commission shall also consider solutions to other issues that may arise in the application of paragraphs 1 to 4, while preserving equal treatment for all operators on the same route.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2), Article 114, Article 153(2), Article168 and, Article 192(1) and Article 349 thereof,
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) By Decision 2012/419/EU, the European Council decided to amend the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union with effect from 1 January 2014. Therefore, from that date Mayotte will cease to be an overseas territory and become an outermost region within the meaning of Articles 349 and 355(1) of the Treaty. on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU). Following this change in legal status of Mayotte, Union law will apply to Mayotte as from that date1 January 2014. It is appropriate to provide for certain specific measures justified by the particular structural social, environmental and economic situation of Mayotte in a number of areas.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 11 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In respect of Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC, the current state of surface waters in Mayotte calls for considerable improvement in order to comply with the requirements of that Directive. The quality of bathing waters depends directly upon urban waste water treatment, and the provisions of Directive 2006/7/EC may only be complied with progressively once agglomerations that affect the quality of urban waste waters comply with the requirements of Directive 91/271/EEC. Therefore, specific time limits need to be adopted in order to allow France to reach the Union standards as regards bathing water quality in Mayotte as a new outermost region and due to its special social, environmental and economic situation.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) In the area of social policy, account should be taken of the difficulties to comply with Directive 2006/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) in Mayotte as from 1 January 2014. There are no technical facilities available in Mayotte due to its prevailing special social and economic situation for the implementation of measures necessary to comply with that Directive in the field of artificial optical radiation. Therefore, it is possiblappropriate to grant a derogation to France from certain provisions of that Directive until 31 December 2017, provided that those structures are not available in Mayotte and without prejudice to the general principles of protection and prevention in the area of health and safety of workers.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 91/271/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 1a
'(1a) By way of derogation from the first and second sentences of paragraph 1, in respect of Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: "Mayotte") France shall ensure that all agglomerations are provided with collecting systems for urban waste water: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for agglomerations of more than 105 000 p.e., which will cover at least 70% of the load generated in Mayotte; - by 31 December 2027 at the latest for all agglomerations of more than 2 000 p.e..'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 91/271/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a
(1a) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in respect of Mayotte France shall ensure that urban waste water entering collecting systems are, before discharge, subject to secondary treatment or an equivalent treatment: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for agglomerations of more than 15 000 p.e. which, along with those agglomerations referred to in Article 5 (2a), will cover at least 70% of the load generated in Mayotte; - by 31 December 2027 at the latest for all agglomerations of more than 2 000 p.e.. '
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/271/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2a
(2a) By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in respect of Mayotte France shall ensure that urban waste water entering collecting systems shall before discharge into sensitive areas be subject to more stringent treatment than that described in Article 4: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for agglomerations of more than 105 000 p.e. which, along with those agglomerations referred to in Article 4(1a), will cover at least 70% of the load generated in Mayotte; - by 31 December 2027 at the latest for all agglomerations.'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Directive 1999/74/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
"By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in Mayotte, laying hens in lay on 1 January 2014 and reared at that date as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: “Mayotte”), laying hens may continue to be reared in cages as referred to in this Chapter may continue to be reared in such cages until 31 December 20147."
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
'As regards Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: “Mayotte”), the time limit referred to in points (a)(ii), (a)(iii), (b)(ii) and (c) shall be 22 December 2021.'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2006/7/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(1) Article 5 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added: 'As regards Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: “Mayotte”), the time limit referred to in the first subparagraph shall be 31 December 2019.'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 19 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5
Directive 2006/25/EC
Article 14a – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to with the general principles of protection and prevention in the area of health and safety of workers, France may until 31 December 2017 derogate from the application of the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive in Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU (hereinafter: “Mayotte”) provided that such application requires specific technical facilities and that such facilities are not available in Mayotte.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2013/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Directive 2011/24/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 3
'3. By way of derogation from the first sentence of paragraph 1, France shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this directive in respect of Mayotte as an outermost region in the meaning of Article 349 TFEU by 30 June 2016.'
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2013/0192(COD)

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
2013/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The provision of communication, navigation and surveillance services, as well as meteorological and aeronautical information services, should be organised under market conditions whilst taking into account the special features of such services and maintaining a high level of safety.deleted
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The national supervisory authorities shall be legally distinct and independent, in particular in organisational, hierarchical and decision- making terms, from any air navigation service providers or any private or public entity having an interest in the activities of such providers . This independence shall be guaranteed through adequate separation of the national supervisory authorities from these providers, at least at operational level.
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The national supervisory authorities that are not legally distincindependent from any air navigation service providers or any private or public entity having an interest in the activities of such providers, as provided for in paragraph 2, on the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall meet this requirement by 1 January 2020 at the latest.
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The national supervisory authorities shall exercise their powers impartially, independently and transparently. In particular, they shall be organised, staffed, managed and financed so as to allow them to exercise their powers in that manner. However, this shall not prevent the national supervisory authorities from performing their tasks in accordance with the organisational rules applicable to national civil aviation authorities or any other public bodies.
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 176 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) be recruited under clear and transparent rulescriteria which guarantee their independence and as regards persons in charge of strategic decisions, be appointed by the national cabinet or council of ministers or another public authority which does not directly control, or benefit from the air navigation service providers;
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 178 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) be selected in ausing transparent procedurecriteria on the basis of their profiles and specific qualifications, including appropriate competence and, as regards security and interoperability, relevant experience inter alia in the field of auditing, air navigation services and systems; persons who do not have previous professional experience in some of these areas may be recruited on the condition that they receive suitable training, including a practical learning component, until they are deemed to possess the requisite level of knowledge and skills;
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – point e
(e) as regards persons in charge of strategic decisions, audits or other functions directly linked to oversight or performance targets of air navigation service providers, have no professional position or responsibility with any of the air navigation service providers after their term in the national supervisory authority, for a period of at least one year.deleted
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall establish detailed rules laying down the modalities of the recruitment and selection procedures for the application of paragraphs 6(a) and (b). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(3)deleted
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 205 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the provision of air traffic services on an exclusive basis within specific airspace blocks in respect of the airspace under their responsibility. For this purpose, Member States shall designate an air traffic service provider holding a valid certificate or declaration in the Union .
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 209 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that, in accordance with this Article, providers of support services can competeoffer their services within the Union on the basis of equitable, non- discriminatory and transparent conditions for the purpose of providing these services.
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 217 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the provision of air traffic services is separated from the provision of support services. This separation shall include the requirement thatall air navigation services are available at all times. This may be achieved either through minimum service requirements to be met by staff in the event of industrial action or by means of other appropriate arrangements in cases where air traffic services and support services are provided by separate undertakings.
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 224 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. In choosing theWhen use is made of a provider of support services, in particular cost efficiency, overall service quality and safety of services shall be taken into account by the entity procuring those services.
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 230 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. An air traffic service provider engaging a separate provider of support services may only be chosen to provide services in the airspace of a Member State, when shall ensure that:
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 231 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Support services related to the operations of the EATMN may be provided in a centralised manner by the Network Manager by adding those services to the services referred to in Article 17(2), in accordance with Article 17(3). They may also be provided on an exclusive basis by an air navigation service provider or groupings thereof, in particular those related to the provision of the ATM infrastructures. The Commission shall specify the modalities for the selection of providers or groupings thereof, based on the professional capacity and ability to provide services in an impartial and cost-effective manner, and establish an overall assessment of the estimated costs and benefits of the provision of the support services in a centralised manner. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(3) The Commission shall designate providers or groupings thereof in accordance with those implementing acts.deleted
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 243 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) national plans or plans for functional airspace blocks, including performance targets, ensuring compliance consistent with the Union -wide and associated local performance targets; and
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 252 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The compliansistencey of the national or functional airspace block plans and local targets with the Union -wide performance targets shall be assessed by the Commission in co-operation with the performance review body.
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 254 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In the event that the Commission identifies that one or more of the targets set in the national or functional airspace block plans or the local targets do not comply with the Union-wide targets, it may requiredo not meet the assessment criteria, it may decide, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 27(2), to issue a recommendation to the effect that the relevant national supervisory authorities should submit one or more revised performance targets. The Member State(s) concerned shall adopt revised performance targets and appropriate measures which shall be notified to the Commission in due time. Where the Commission finds that the revised performance targets and appropriate measures are not adequate, it may decide, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 27(3), that the Member States concerned toshall take the necessary corrective measures. Those implementing acts shall be adoptedAlternatively, the Commission may decide, with adequate supporting evidence, to revise the Union-wide performance targets in accordance with the advisregulatory procedure referred to in Article 27 (2(3).
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 255 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. The reference period for the performance scheme, referred to in paragraph 1, shall cover a minimum of three years and a maximum of five years. During this period, in the event that the local targets are not met, the Member States concerned shall define and apply measures designed to rectify the situation. Where the Commission finds that these measures are not sufficient to rectify the situation, it may decide, that the Member States concerned shall take necessary corrective measures or sanctions. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 27 (2).deleted
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 265 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) establishment and revision of Union - wide and associated local performance targets that shall be defined taking into consideration inputs identified at national level or at the level of functional airspace blocks;
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 269 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) include binding local performance targets compliansistent with the Union -wide performance targets;
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 271 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) criteria to impose sanctions for non- complianceassess whether the national or functional airspace block targets are consistent with the Union -wide and associated local performance targets during the reference periodperformance targets and to support alert mechanisms;
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 274 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) principles for the application of a transitional mechanism necessary for the adaptation to the functioning of the performance scheme not exceeding 12 months following the adoption of the delegated act referred to in this paragraph ;deleted
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 277 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedadopt implementing acts in accordance with Article 267(3) in order to lay down detailed rules for the proper functioning of the performance scheme in accordance with the points listed in this paragraph.
2013/11/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2013/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation 528/2012/EU
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article (1a) (1a) in Article 22(2), point (i) is deleted;
2013/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2013/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation 528/2012/EU
Article 22 – paragraph 2
(l) application doses and instructions for useArticle (1a) (1a) in Article 22(2), point (l) is amended as follows: (l) application doses and instructions for use, in particular, relevant precautionary statements;
2013/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 34 #

2013/0150(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Regulation 528/2012/EU
Article 69 – paragraph 1
(8a) in Article 69(1), the second subparagraph is deleted;
2013/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The practical effects of these provisions need to be assessed by checking the quality of the services provided on the basis of specific facts, tendering and use rates, costs and charges.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Except in the case of public-private partnerships and without prejudice to their powers as regards infrastructure planning and financing, Member States should also ensure that all functions necessary to the sustainable operations, maintenance, and development of the rail infrastructure will be managed in a consistent manner by the infrastructure manager itself.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) CWithout prejudice to Member States’ powers as regards infrastructure planning and financing, cross-border issues should be addressed efficiently between infrastructure managers of the different Member States through the establishment of a European network of infrastructure managers.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure equal access to the infrastructure, any conflicts of interest resulting from integrated structures encompassingbetween infrastructure management and transport activities should be removed. Removing incentives to discriminate against competitors is the only way to guarantee equal access to the railway infrastructure. It is a requirement for the successful opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail. This should also remove the potential for cross-subsidisation, which exists in such integrated structures, and which also leads to market distortions.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 77 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The existing requirements for the independence of infrastructure managers from railway transport undertakings, as laid down in Directive 2012/34/EU, only cover the essential functions of the infrastructure manager, which are the decision-making on train path allocation, and the decision-making on infrastructure charging. It is however necessary that all the functions are exercised in an independent way, since other functions may equally be used to discriminate against competitors. This is in particular true for decisions on investments or on maintenance which may be made to favour the parts of the network which are mainly used by the transport operators of the integrated undertaking. Decisions on the planning of maintenance works may influence the availability of train paths for the competitor way that guarantees non-discriminatory access to the network via the introduction of safeguards that are commensurate with the criticality of the functions concerned, since other functions may equally be used to discriminate against competitors. In this way, if the essential functions have to be subject to tough safeguards because the exercise of those functions is vital in order for access to the network to be non- discriminatory, it must be possible to treat other functions (rail traffic, network maintenance, renewal and development), which have to be covered by a unified infrastructure manager, differently, since they are less vital in terms of ensuring that access to the network is non- discriminatory; as they are central to the integrated operation of the transport system (in line with the specific nature of the rail system referred to above) and therefore need close links with railway undertakings; and given the decisive role that states play as regards the choice of investments.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The existing requirements of Directive 2012/34/EU only include legal, organisational and decision-making independence. This does not entirely exclude the possibility of maintaining or setting up an integrated undertaking, as long as these three categories of independence are ensured. Concerning theAs far as the independence of decision-making independences concerned it must be ensured that the appropriate safeguards exclude control ofprevent an integrated undertaking from being able to exercise exclusive control over the decision-making of an infrastructure manager. However, even the full application of such safeguards does not completely remove all the possibilities for discriminatory behaviour towards competitors which exist in the presence of a vertically integrated where such control gives rise to discriminatory practices being used against competing railway undertakings. In particular, the potential for cross- subsidisation still exists in integrated structures, or at least it is very difficult for regulatory bodies to control and enforce safAnother way of helping to ensure non-discrimination would be to draw up a set of relevant rules to prevent any problems as reguards which are established to prevent such cross-subsidisation. An institutional separation ofthe financing of the activities of the infrastructure managementr and transport operation is the most effective measure to solve these problemshe rail operator respectively.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 94 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Member States should therefore be required to ensure that the same legal or natural person or persons are not entitled to exercise exclusive control over an infrastructure manager and, at the same time, exercise control or any right over a railway undertaking over a railway undertaking at the same time, where the effect of such would be to favour that undertaking or discriminate against its competitors. Conversely, control over a railway undertaking should preclude the possibility of exercising exclusive control over any right over an infrastructure manager. infrastructure manager, where discriminatory practices result from such control. The purpose or effects of measures relating to the institutional separation of infrastructure management and the transport operations should, in any event, be without prejudice to the provisions of Article 345 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, particularly where public undertakings are concerned.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 101 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Where Member States still maintain anthe infrastructure manager which is part ofbelongs to a vertically integrated undertaking, they Member States concerned should at least introduce strict safeguards to guarantee effective independence of the entire infrastructure manthat the infrastructure manager operates so as to ensure non- discriminatory treatment among the legal entities of the integrated undertaking engagerd in relation to the integratedactivities in railway transport markets and any other railway undertaking. These safeguards should not only concern the corporate organisation of the infrastructure manager in relation to the integrated undertaking, but also the management structure of the infrastructure manager, and, as far as possible within an integrated structure, prevent financial transfers betweenfrom the infrastructure manager andto the other legal entities of the integrated undertaking engaged in activities in railway transport markets and to any other railway undertaking. These safeguards do not only correspond to what is necessary to fulfil the existing requirements of decision-making independence of the essential functions under Directive 2012/34/EU, in terms of management independence of the infrastructure manager, but go beyond those requirements by adding clauses to exclude that incomes of the infrastructure manager may be used to fund the other entities within the vertically integrated undertaking engaged in activities in railway transport markets. This should apply independently of the application of fiscal legislation of Member States and without prejudice to EUuropean Union state aid rules.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Despite the implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing independence vertically integrated undertakings could abuse of their structure to provide undue competitive advantages for railway operators belonging to such undertakings. For this reason, without prejudice to Art 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Commission should verify, upon request of a Member State or on its own initiative, that these safeguards are effectively implemented and that any remaining distortions of competition are removed. In case the Commission is not in a position to confirm that this has been achieved, all Member States should have the possibility to limit or revoke access rights of the integrated operators concerned.Deleted
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 143 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration of Member States and the Commission of 28 September 2011 on explanatory documents, Member States have undertaken to accompany the notification of their transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments in justified cases. With regard to this Directive, the legislator considers the transmission of such documents to be justified,deleted
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 160 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘infrastructure manager’ means any body or firm ensuring the development, operation and maintenance of railway infrastructure on a network; development includes network planning, financial and investment planning as well as building and upgrades of the infrastructure; operation of the infrastructure includes all elements of the process of train path alloc, without prejudice to Member States’ powers, in particular as regards infrastructure planning and financing, as well as nation,al including both the definition and the assessment of availability and the allocation of individual paths, traffic management and infrastructure charging, including determinafrastructure maintenance and development in accordance with Article 8(1) and financing for new investment in accordance with Article 8(2); operation of the infrastructure includes the essential functions and collection of the chargestraffic management; maintenance includes infrastructure renewals and the other asset management activities;
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 164 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 3 – point 2a (new)
(aa) the following point 2a is inserted: ‘(2a) “essential functions” means all elements of the process of train path allocation, including both the definition and the assessment of availability and the allocation of individual paths, and infrastructure charging, including determination and collection of the charges;’
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 182 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 3 – point 31 – sub-point 1 a (new)
The fact of one undertaking owning another within a vertically integrated undertaking can be characterised by relationship or link of any kind in fact or in law conferring rights equivalent to property rights. Vertically integrated undertakings that cumulatively fulfil the conditions below shall not be subject to the obligations set out in Articles 7a and 7b: (a) they exercise some or all of the infrastructure management functions defined in Article 3(2); (b) they exercise those functions under contracts awarded by Member States or infrastructure managers in compliance with EU law on the award of public contracts and concessions; and (c) they belong to a holding which owns, directly or indirectly, one or more undertakings engaged in activities in railway transport services markets; and (d) the operations of the undertaking(s) engaged in activities in the railway transport services markets represents a minor proportion of the holding’s operations.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 201 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to their planning and infrastructure financing capabilities, the Member States shall ensure that the infrastructure manager performs all the functions referred to in Article 3(2) and is independent from any railway undertaking. To guarantee the independence of the infrastructure manager, Member States shall ensure that infrastructure managers are organised in an entity that is legally distinct from any railway undertaking. The provisions of Article 7(1) and (2) do not apply to undertakings which carry out some or all of the infrastructure management functions set out in Article 3(2) in a given railway infrastructure and, where relevant, a railway transport service activity in the same infrastructure, on the basis of PPP contracts awarded by the Member States or infrastructure managers in compliance with EU legislation on public procurement and concessions.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 211 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
Member States shall also ensure the same legal or natural person or persons are not allowedat:
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 213 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to directly or indirectly exercise control in the sense of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004,he same natural or legal person is not authorised to hold any financial interest in or exercise any right over a railway undertaking and over an infrastructure manager at the same time;
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 216 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
(b) to appointhe same legal person is not authorised to appoint more than two-thirds of members of the supervisory board, or the administrative board or bodies legally representingf an infrastructure manager, and at the same time to directly or indirectly exercise control, hold any financial interest in or exercise any exclusive right over a railway undertaking;
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
(c) the same natural person is not authorised to be a member of the supervisory board, or the administrative board or bodies legally representing the undertaking, of both a railway undertaking and an infrastructure manager;
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 223 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) the same natural or legal person is not authorised to manage the rail infrastructure or be part of the management of the infrastructure manager, and at the same time to directly or indirectly exercise control, hold any financial interest in or exercise any rightexercise exclusive control over a railway undertaking, or to manage the railway undertaking or be part of its management, and at the same time to directly or indirectly exercise control, hold any interest in or exercise any rightexercise exclusive control over an infrastructure manager.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. For the implementation of this Article,Paragraph 2 does not apply (a) where the person referred to in paragraph 2 is a Member State or another public body, two public authorities which are separate and legally distinct from each other and which are exercising control or other rights mentioned in paragraph 2 over the infrastructure manager, on the one hand, and the railway undertaking, on the other hand, shall be deemed not to be the same person or persons. ; (b) where the person referred to is an undertaking as defined in the third subparagraph of Article 3(31).
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 229 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Provided that no conflict of interest arises and that confidentiality of commercially sensitive information is guaranteed, the infrastructure manager may subcontractWhere the infrastructure manager intends to subcontract to railway undertakings or any other entity acting under the control of a railway undertaking, it will ensure compliance with the following conditions: (a) the work in question shall be specific development, renewal and maintenance works, over which ithe infrastructure manager shall keep the decision-making power, to railway undertakingwithout prejudice to the competences orf to any other body acthe Member States in terms of planning uander infrastructure financing; (b) there supervision of the infrastructure managerhall be no conflict of interests; (c) The confidentiality of commercially- sensitive information shall be preserved.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 240 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Where on the date of entry into force of this Directive, the infrastructure manager belongs to a vertically integrated undertaking, Member States may decide not to apply paragraphs 2 to 43 of this Article. In such cases, the Member State concerned shall ensure that the infrastructure manager performs all the functions referred to in Article 3(2) and has effective organisational and decision- making independence from any railway undertaking in accordance with the requirements set in Articles 7a to 7cb.’
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 259 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the infrastructure manager shall be organised in a body which is legally distinct from any railway undertaking or holding company controlling such undertakings and from any other legal entities active in the rail transport service markets within a vertically integrated undertaking.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 268 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
3. The infrastructure manager’s incomes may not be used in order to finance other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking which are active in the rail transport service markets but only in order to finance the business of the infrastructure manager and to pay reasonable 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 279 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 a – paragraph 5
5. Any services offered by other legal entities to the infrastructure manager shall be based on contracts and be paid at market prices. The infrastructure manager shall keep detailed records of anythese commercial and financial relations with the other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking and make them available to the regulatory body upon request, in accordance with Article 56(12).
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 291 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the decisions of the regulatory body under Article 56, the infrastructure manager shall have effective decision-making powers, independent from the other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking which are active in the rail transport service markets, with respect to all thethe essential functions referred to in Article 3(2)(a). The overall management structure and the corporate statutes of the infrastructure manager shall ensure that none of the other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking shall determine, directly or indirectly, the behaviourwhich are active in the rail transport service markets shall have exclusive control over the decisions of the infrastructure manager in relation to these functions.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 296 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 2
2. The members of the management board and senior staff membersor of the executive board of the infrastructure manager shall not be in the supervisory or management boards or be senior staff memberthe executive boards of any other legal entities active in the rail transport service markets within the vertically integrated undertaking.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 300 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The members of the supervisory or management boards and senior staff memberor of the executive boards of the other legal entities active in the rail transport service markets within the vertically integrated undertaking shall not be in the management board or be senior staff membersthe executive board of the infrastructure manager.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 309 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The infrastructure manager shall have a Smanagement board or, if it has an executive board, a supervisory Bboard which is composed of. The management board or the supervisory board shall comprise representatives of the ultimate owners of the vertically integrated undertaking or individuals appointed by the Member State and may also include representatives of the staff of the infrastructure manager.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 313 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Supervisory Bmanagement board or the executive board may consult the Coordination Committee referred to under Article 7d on issues under itsthe competence of the latter.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 315 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 3– subparagraph 3
Decisions regarding the appointment and renewal, working conditions including remuneration, and termination of the office of the management board memberspresident of the management board or the executive board of the infrastructure manager shall be taken by the Ssupervisory Bboard or by the ultimate owner. The identity and the conditions governing the duration and the termination of office of the persons nominated by the Ssupervisory Bboard or by the ultimate owner for appointment or renewal as memberspresident of the management board or the executive 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 toe regulatory body may object to such decisions only inf this paragraph shall become binding onlye professional independence vis-à-vis all legal entities active ifn 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 boardail transport services markets of the person nominated to preside over the management board or the executive board of the infrastructure manager could not be guaranteed, or inf the case of premature termination of office of a member of the management board of the infrastructure managerthe president’s office was motivated for reasons of professional independence vis- à-vis all legal entities active in the rail transport service markets.
2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 317 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
EWithout prejudice to rights of appeal in respect of the rights of employees and managers laid down in national law, effective rights of appeal to the regulatory body shall be granted for membersto chairmen of the management board or board of directors of the infrastructure manager who wish to enter complaints against the premature termination of the office.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 323 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
4. For a period of three years after leaving the infrastructure manager,A committee on professional ethics shall issue a reasoned opinion in cases where a members of the Supervisory Board or management board and senior staff members of the infrastructure manager shall not be entitled to hold any senior positionmanagement board or board of directors of the infrastructure manager who is responsible for the essential functions listed in Article 3(2a) plans to take up a post with any other legal entitiesy 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 engaged in activities in railway transport services markets or with any firm engaged in activities in railway transport services markets. Where no such committee on professional ethics exists, members of the management board or board of directors of the infrastructure manager with responsibility for the essential functions listed in Article 3(2) shall not be entitled, for a period of three years after leaving the infrastructure manager, to hold any senior position with othe infrastructure managerr legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking engaged in activities in railway transport services markets or with any firm engaged in activities in railway transport services markets.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 332 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 b – paragraph 5
5. Ta) Member States shall ensure that employees of the infrastructure manager shall have itsdo not carry own staff and be located in separate premises from the any activity for another legal entitiesy 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 engaged in activities in railway transport services markets, or in any other firm engaged in activities in railway transport services markets. b) with the exception of premises occupied by staff responsible for rail traffic management, which can be used by the representatives of each railway undertaking that so requests, the premises of the infrastructure manager needed for performing the other infrastructure management tasks defined in Article 3(2) shall be separate from those of the other legal entities within the vertically integrated undertaking to official communications connected with the exerciengaged in activities in railway transport services markets and those of any other functions of theirm engaged in activities inf rastructure manager which are also exercised in relation to other railway undertakings outside the vertically integrated undertaking. Transfers of staff other than those referilway transport services markets. c) Access to the information systems of the services responsible for performing the essential functions listed in Article 3(2a) shall be protected in a proportionate manner to ensure the independence of the infrastructure manager. (d) Member States shall take the appropriate measureds to under point (c) betweenensure that penalties are imposed for any disclosure of sensitive information by employees or former employees of the infrastructure manager and the which benefits another legal entitiesy within the vertically integrated undertaking shall only be possible if it can be ensured that sensitive information will not be passed on between them. engaged in activities in railway transport services markets or any other firm engaged in activities in railway transport services markets.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 339 #

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 engaged in activities in railway transport services markets and from any other firm engaged in activities in railway transport services markets, 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 350 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 c
[...]deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 359 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 c – paragraph 1
1. Upon request of a Member State or on its own initiative, the Commission shall decide whether infrastructure managers which are part of a vertically integrated undertaking fulfil the requirements of Article 7a and Article 7b and whether the implementation of these requirements is appropriate to ensure a level playing field for all railway undertakings and the absence of distortion of competition in the relevant market.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 366 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 c – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be entitled to require all necessary information within a reasonable deadline from the Member State where the vertically integrated undertaking is established. The Commission shall consult the regulatory body or bodies concerned and, if appropriate, the network of regulatory bodies referred to in Article 57.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 371 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 c – paragraph 3
3. Member States may limit the rights of access provided for in Article 10 to railway undertakings which are part of the vertically integrated undertaking to which the infrastructure manager concerned belongs, if the Commission informs Member States that no request has been made in accordance with paragraph 1 or pending the examination of the request by the Commission or if it decides, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2), that: a) no adequate replies to the Commission information requests in accordance with paragraph 2 have been made, or b) the infrastructure manager concerned does not fulfil the requirements set out in Articles 7a and 7b, or c) the implementation of requirements set out in Articles 7a and 7b is not sufficient to ensure a level playing field for all railway undertakings and the absence of distortion of competition in the Member State where the infrastructure manager concerned is established. The Commission shall decide within a reasonable period of time.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 378 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 c – paragraph 4
4. The Member State concerned may request the Commission to repeal its decision referred to in paragraph 3, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2), when that Member State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Commission that the reasons for the decision do not exist any longer. The Commission shall decide within a reasonable period of time.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 381 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 c – paragraph 5
5. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 4, the on-going compliance with the requirements set out in Articles 7a and 7b shall be monitored by the regulatory body referred to in Article 55. Any applicant shall have the right to appeal to the regulatory body if it believes that these requirements are not complied with. Upon such an appeal, the regulatory body shall decide, within the time-limits indicated in Article 56(9), on all the necessary measures to remedy the situation.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 d – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure thatset up, or task the infrastructure managers to set up, and organise Coordination Committees for each networkrailway network or group of networks. Membership of this committee shall be open at least to the infrastructure manager, the Member State representatives, known applicants in the sense of Article 8(3), the representatives of the competent authorities and, upon their request, potential applicants, their representative organisations, representatives of users of the rail freight and passenger transport services and, where relevant, regional and local authorities. Member State rRepresentatives andof the regulatory body concerned shall be invited to the meetings of the Coordination Committee as observers. Member States may provide for the participation of railway workers’ representatives.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 393 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory sentence
The Coordination Committee shall make proposals concerning or advising the infrastructure manager and, where appropriate, the Member StateWithout prejudice to the powers of the regulatory body, the Coordination Committee shall submit to the infrastructure manager proposals on:
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 394 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point (c)
(c) the content and implementation of the network statement referred to in Article 27;deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 395 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point (d)
(d) the charging framework and rules set by the State and the charging scheme established by the infrastructure manager in accordance with Article 29 and the level and structure of infrastructure charges;deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 401 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
The Coordination Committee shall immediately inform the Member State of its proposals. Subject to compliance with the principle of industrial and commercial secrecy, and provided that its requests are reasonable, the Coordination Committee shall have the power to request relevant information from the infrastructure manager on points (a) to (ge) in order to be able to carry out these tasks.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 403 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 d – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 56(1) and (9), Member States may decide to confer on the Coordination Committee the tasks of monitoring the functioning of the rail sector, conciliation and the settlement of disputes referred to it by rail sector undertakings.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 404 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 d – paragraph 3
3. The Coordination Committee shall draw up rules of procedure that include, in particular, rules on participation in and frequency of meetings which shall be at least quarterlyannual. A report of the Coordination Committee’s discussions shall be submitted annually to the infrastructure manager, the Member State, and the regulatory body concerned and the Commission with an indication of the respective positions taken by the Committee members.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 414 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that infrastructure managers participate and cooperate in a network to develop the Union rail infrastructure, in particular to ensure timely and efficient implementation ofkeeping with the trans-European transport network, including the core network corridors, rail freight corridors according to Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) deployment plan laid down in Decision 2012/88/EUil transport guidelines laid down by each Member State.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 423 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be a member of the Network. It shall coordinate and support the work of the Network and make recommendations to the Network, as appropriate. It shall ensure the active cooperation of the appropriate infrastructure managers.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 435 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 e – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may adopt measures setting out the common principles and practices of the Network, in particular to ensure consistency in benchmarking, and the procedures to be followed for cooperation in the Network. Those measures shall be adopted by means of an implementing act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(3).deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 450 #

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. Where a public service contract is awarded in accordance with 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, the competent authorities may limit the right of access provided for in Article 10(2) of this Directive for the duration of the public service contract in question between a place of departure and a destination which are covered by the public service contract. The information on the basis of which the right of access will be limited shall be made public when the publication provided for in Article 7(2) takes place. The limitations referred to in this paragraph shall not have the effect of restricting the right to take on passengers at a station situated on the route of an international service and to set them down at another, including at stations located in the same Member State, unless the exercise of that right is likely to compromise the economic equilibrium of the public service contract in question.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 458 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
'In order to determine whether the economic equilibrium of a public service contract would be compromised, the relevant regulatory body or bodies referred to in Article 55 shall make an objective economic analysis and base its decision on pre-determined criteria. They shall determine this after a request from any of the following, submitted within onetwo months from the information on the intended passenger service referred to in Article 38(4):
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 478 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 13 a – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 and Directive 2010/40/EU, Member States may require railway undertakings operating domestic passenger services to participate 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 States shall ensure that it does not create market distortion or discriminate between railway undertakings and that it is managed by a public orlegal entity, a private legal entity or an association of all railway undertakings operating passenger services.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 509 #

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 bodiesy concerned no less than 18 months before the entry into force of the working timetable to which the request for capacity relates, providing all information necessary for the application to be considered. In order to enable regulatory bodiesy concerned to assess the potential economic impact on existing public service contracts, regulatory bodiesit 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.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 562 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
By the same date, the Commission shall assess whether discriminatory practices or other types of distortion of competition persist in relation to infrastructure managers which are part of a vertically integrated undertaking. The Commission shall, if appropriate, propose new legislative measures.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 566 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by [1842 months after entry into force] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions immediately.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) When competent authorities organise their public passenger transport services they need to ensure that public service obligations and the geographUnder the Treaty provisions on services of general economic interest, it is for the competent authorities to define public service obligations. Only where the relevant judicial scope of public service contracts are appropriate, necessary and proportionate to achieve the objecauthorities find that there has been a manifest error of assessment may their scope for action be limited. In particular, the competent authoritives ofmay organise their public passenger transport policy in their territory. This policy should be set out in public transport plans leaving scope for market based transport solutions. The procservices in a way that encourages network effects so as to achieve transport solutions that reflect the needs of users. They should be able to present the main featuress of definingtheir public transport plans and public service obligations should be madolicies in indicative public transport plans which are transparent to relevant stakeholders including potential market entrants.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

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.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) It is particularly important that competent authorities comply with these criteria for public service obligations and the scope of public service contracts if the market for public passenger transport by rail is to run smoothly, because open access transport operations need to be well coordinated with those under public service contract. For this reason, the independent rail regulatory body should ensure that this process is correctly applied and transparent.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Certain upper limits for the direct award of public service contracts need to be adapted for rail transport to the specific economic conditions under which tender procedures take place in this sector. For complex public rail transport services, there should be the option of awarding contracts directly so as to ensure that the necessary conditions are met in terms of experience, knowledge and organisation.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 87 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Where the competent authorities observe that the market does not ensure it under suitable economic and non- discriminatory conditions, public service operators' access to rail rolling stock needs should be able to be facilitated by competent authorities through adequate and effective measures.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Article 5a of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. 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 the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In the context of amendments to the Regulation (EC) No 994/98 (Enabling Regulation), the Commission proposed also an amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 (COM(2012) 730/3). In order to harmonize the approach to block exemption regulations in the field of State aid and, in accordance with the procedures foreseen in Articles 108(4) and 109 of the Treaty, aid for the coordination of transport or reimbursement for the discharge of certain obligations inherent in the concept of a public service as referred to in Article 93 of the Treaty should be brought under the scope of the Enabling Regulation.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 119 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 – point c
"(c) "competent local authority" means any competent authority whose geographical area of competence is not national and which covers the transport needs of an urban agglomeration or a rural district;";
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 133 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 – point e
"The scope of public service obligations shall exmay include all public transport services that go beyond of what is necessarypermit the benefits of economic, technical or geographical network effects to be reaped at local, regional or sub-national network effectslevel.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 – point i
(ba) Point (i) second indent of Article 2 is complemented by the following: “For public passenger rail transport, the maximum annual volume of a public service contract in terms of train-km shall be the higher value of either 10 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 142 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) - Title
Public transport plans and public service obligations
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall establish and regularly update indicative public passenger transport plans covering all relevant transport modes for the tserritoryvices for which they are responsible. These public transport plans shall define the objectives of public transport policy and the means to implement them covering all relevant transport modes for the territory for which they are responsible. They shall at least includ. They shall describe:
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 159 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
basic requirements to be fulfilled by public transport offer such as accessibility, territorial connectivity, security, modal and intermodal interconnections at main connecting hubs, offer characteristics such as times of operation, frequency of services and minimum degree of capacity utilisation(b) the main characteristics of public transport offer;
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 168 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
quality standards related to items such as equipment features of stops and of rolling stock, punctuality and reliability, cleanliness, customer service and information, complaint handling and redress, moni(c) the list of criteria for the quality of the services on offer; these criteria shall be monitored on a regular basis and the findings published in the report referred tor ing of serv Article quality7;
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 171 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
principles of tariff policy;deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In establishing public transport plans, competent authorities shall have regard in particular to applicable rules regarding passenger rights, social, employment, and environmental protection and social protection.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 193 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The competent authorities shall adopt the public transport plans after consultation of relevant stakeholders andould consult interested parties prior to adoption of the transport plans they publish them. For the purpose of this Regulation, relevant stakeholders to be taken into consideration are at least, in particular, transport operators, infrastructure managers if appropriate, and representative passenger and employee organisations.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 197 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 2
The establishment of public service obligations and the award of public service contracts shall be consistent with the applicable public transport plans.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 200 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a new) – paragraph 3
3. The specifications of public service obligations for public passenger transport and the scope of their application shall be established as follows: (a) they shall be defined in accordance with Article 2 (e); (b) they shall be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the public transport plan; (c) they shall not exceed what is necessary and proportionate to achieve the objectives of the public transport plan. The assessment of appropriateness referred to in point (b) shall take into account whether a public intervention in the provision of passenger transport is a suitable means of achieving the objectives of the public transport plans. For public passenger transport by rail the assessment of necessity and proportionality referred to in point (c) shall take into account the transport services provided under Article 10(2) of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (recast) and consider all information given to the infrastructure managers and regulatory bodies pursuant to the first sentence of Article 38(4) of that Directive.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 216 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraphe 4
4. The specifications of public service obligations and the related compensation of the net financial effect of public service obligations shall: (a) achieve the objectives of the public transport plan in the most cost-effective manner; (b) financially sustain the provision of public passenger transport in accordance to the requirements laid down in the public transport plan in the long term.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 229 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 5
When preparing the specifications, the competent authority shall set out the draft specifications of public service obligations and their scope, the basic steps of the assessment of their compliance with the requirements laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, and the results of the assessment. The competent authority shall in an appropriate manner consult relevant stakeholders such as a minimum, transport operators, infrastructure managers if appropriate and representative passenger and employee organisations on these specifications and take their positions into consideration.deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 234 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 6
For public passenger transport by rail: (a) compliance of the assessment and of the procedure set out in this Article shall be ensured by the regulatory body referred to in Art 55 of Directive 2012/34/EU including on its own initiative. (b) the maximum annual volume of a public service contract in terms of train- km shall be the higher value of either 10 million train-km or one third of the total national public rail passenger transport volume under public service contract."deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 274 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 – point d
CWhilst protecting business confidentiality, competent authorities shall make available to all interested parties relevant information for the preparation of an offer under a competitive tender procedure. This shall include information on passenger demand, fares, costs and revenues related to the public passenger transport covered by the tender and details of the infrastructure specifications relevant for the operation of the required vehicles or rolling stock to enable them to draft well informed business plans. Rail infrastructure managers shall support competent authorities in providing all relevant infrastructure specificationsThey may stipulate that certain information, notably concerning passenger numbers and revenue related to the public passenger transport service, is given for information only and that interested parties draw on this information in the preparation of their tenders at their own risk. Public service operators awarded public service contracts shall supply the competent authorities concerned each year with information on performance of the public service contract. This shall include information on passenger demand, fares, costs and revenue related to the public passenger transport service covered by the tender, and the specifications of the vehicles or rolling stock used. Rail infrastructure managers shall provide competent authorities with all relevant infrastructure specifications, within three months of this being requested. The specifications for the network concerned shall include, as a minimum, the following information as well as their development projections as established in the contract between the competent authority and the infrastructure manager provided for in Article 30(2)of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (recast): - relevant information in the Register of Infrastructure provided for in Article 35 of Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community; - the network's capacity and the infrastructure capacity unavailable on account of maintenance and renewal work; - the indicative rail infrastructure development strategy. Non- compliance with the provisions set out above shallin this paragraph may be subject to the legal review procedure provided for in Article 5(7)."
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 304 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 - point b
where they concern the annual provision of less than 300 000 kilometres of public passenger transport services or less than 15 000 000 kilometres in the case of a public service contract including public transport by rail., or
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 312 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
(ba) for lines or groups of lines providing public passenger transport by rail, or by metro, where the services concerned are complex owing to the density of the network used, traffic volumes, the level of use, or major hubs connecting the lines under consideration and the rest of the rail network.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 345 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 1
Member States shall in compliance with State aid rulesThe competent authorities shall take the necessary measures to ensureallow effective and non-discriminatory access to suitable rolling stock for public passenger transport by rail for operators wishing to provide public passenger transport services by rail under public service contracts within their jurisdiction.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 352 #

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 relevant2. Such measures may include the financing of all or part of the rolling stock by the competent authority, an undertaking by the competent authority to bear the related residual value risk, or use of the services of a rolling stock leasing company. Where the competent authority itself decides to acquire the rolling stock used for the execution of the public service contract, it shall 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, w it available to the selected public service operator. The public service contract shall lay down the conditions, including the financial terms, under which the rolling stock is to be made available. Where the competent authority decides to grant financing to then operators intending and able to participate in tendering procedures for public service contracts so request in order to be covering all or part of the rolling stock under the public service contract, the compensation shall be calculated as provided for in Article 4(1)(b), Article 6, and, if applicable, to participate in tendering procedures. he Annex. The competent authority may take over the rolling stock, at the end of the contract, at the residual value of the part which it has not financed.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 361 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
TWhere the competent authority may comply with the requirement set out in the first subparagraphdecides to bear the residual value risk of the rolling stock, it may do so in one of the following ways:
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 364 #

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
by acquiring 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,deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 368 #

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 b
(b) by committing in the public service contract to take over of the rolling stock at the end of the contract at market pricits residual value.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 375 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
InWhere the cases referred to in points (b) and (c), the competent authorompetent authority decides to bear the residual value risk of the rolling stock, ity shall have the right to require the public service operator to transfer the rolling stock after the expiry of the public service contract to the new operator to whom a contract is awarded. The competent authority may oblige the new public transport operator to take the rolling stock over. The transfer shall be done at market ratesfinancial terms for the takeover of the rolling stock by the new operator shall be laid down in the public service contract pursuant to Article 4(1)(b), Article 6, and, if applicable, the Annex.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 378 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 3
3. If the rolling stock is transferred to a new public transport operator the competent authority shall make available in the tender documents detailed information about the cost of maintenance of the rolling stock and about its physical condition.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 379 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The competent authority may exclude operators in non-Union countries from participating in competitive tendering procedures should those countries fail to open up their tendering procedures, or afford real access to their markets, to companies from Union Member States.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 380 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 4
4. By [18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall adopt measures setting out the details of the procedure to be followed for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9a(2).deleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 387 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each competent authority shall make public once a year an aggregated report on the public service obligations for which it is responsible, the starting date and duration of the public service contracts, the selected public service operators and the compensation payments and exclusive rights granted to the said public service operators by way of reimbursement. The report shall distinguish between bus transport and rail transport, allow the performance, quality and financing of the public transport network to be monitored and assessed and, if appropriate, provide information on the nature and extent of any exclusive rights granted. Member States shall facilitatmay organise central access to these reports, for instance through a common web portal.”
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 394 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 8 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 3,: (a) the award of public service contracts by rail with the exception of other track-based modes such as metro or tramways shall comply with Article 5(3) as from 3 December 2019. A29; (b) all public service contracts by other track-based modes and by road must have been awarded in compliance with Article 5(3) by 3 December 2019 at the latest. During the transitional period running until 3 December 2019, Member States shall take measures to gradually comply with Article 5(3) in order to avoid serious structural problems in particular relating to transport capacity. Within the six months following the first half of the transitional period, Member States shall provide the Commission with a progress report, focusing on the implementation of any gradual award of public service contracts in accordance with Article 5. On the basis of the Member States’ progress reports, the Commission may propose appropriate measures addressed to Member States.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 403 #

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 January4 December 201309 and 2 December 2019 may continue until their expiry date. However they shall, in any event, not continue after 31 December 2022.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 414 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9
Article 9adeleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 416 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9adeleted
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 138 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘Union rail system’ means the conventional and high-speed Union rail system as defined in Article 2 of Directive [xx on interoperability of the rail system];
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 150 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ‘safety management system’ means the organisation and arrangementprocedures established by an infrastructure manager or a railway undertaking to ensure the safe management of its operations;
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) ‘accident’ means an unwanted or unintended sudden event or a specific chain of such events which have harmful consequences; accidents are divided into the following categories: collisions, derailments, level-crossing accidents caused by failures in the rail system, accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion, fires and others;
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 167 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ‘vehicle’ means a railway vehicle suitable for circulation on its own wheels on railway lines, with or without traction in a fixed or variable composition. A vehicle is composed of one or more structural and functional subsystems;
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 206 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) the keepers and carriers, including subcontractors, where they are not railway undertakings;
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 208 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c b (new)
(cb) the consignees and unloaders.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. TheBefore any new service gets under way, a single safety certificate shall be granted by the Agency on the basis of the evidence that the railway undertaking has establishedput in place its safety management system in accordance with Article 9 and meets the requirements laid down in TSIs and, in other relevant legislation and in the rules specific to the system in order to control risks and provide transport services safely on the network.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 277 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The single safety certificate shall specify the type and extent of the railway operations covered. It shall be valirecognised throughout the Union for equivalent operations.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Three months before the start of operation of any new service, the railway undertaking shall notify to the relevant national safety authorityprovide the Agency with the documentation confirming that:
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 288 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the railway undertaking has made the arrangements necessary for cooperation and coordination with the infrastructure manager(s) of the network(s) where it proposes to operate;deleted
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 291 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the railway undertaking has a licence issued in accordance with Council Directive 95/18/EC9; __________________ 9 OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 70.deleted
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 294 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) the type and, extent and scope of its intended operation corresponds to thatose specified in its single safety certificate.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 300 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
If the national safety authority has doubts concerning the fulfilment of one or more conditions it shall request morThe Agency shall notify the applicant within one month as to whether or not the application is complete. The Agency shall issue the sinformation from the railway undertaking. However, gle safety certificate within three monthis exchange may not have any suspensive or delaying effect on the start of operationof receipt of the application. Any refusal of certification must be duly justified. If the national safety authority finds evidence that one or more conditions are not met, it shall refer the matter to the Agency, which shall takedecide on the appropriate measures to be taken, including revocation or restriction of the certificate.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 307 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The holder of the single safety certificate shall inform the Agency without delay of any major changes in the conditions of the single safety certificate. It shall furthermore notify the Agency whenever new categories of safety-critical staff or new types of rolling stock that differ substantially from the holder’s existing fleet are introduced.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 313 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. If a national safety authority or the Agency finds that athe holder of a single safety certificate no longer satisfies the conditions for certification, it shall ask the Agency to revoke it. The Agency maythe Agency shall amend, suspend or revoke the single safety certificate, giving the reasons for its decision. The Agency shall immediately inform all the national safety authorities of the networks on which the railway undertaking operates of the step(s) it has taken.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 319 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. The Agency shall inform the national safety authorities, within one monthout delay, of the issue, renewal, amendment or revocation of a single safety certificate. It shall state the name and address of the railway undertaking, the issue date, the scope and validity of the certificate and, in the case of revocation, the reasons for its decision. The Agency shall, without delay, update the relevant register and its database.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 327 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Any natural or legal person may appeal to the Board of Appeal provided for in Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No .../... [regulation setting up the Agency] against decisions taken by the Agency or its failure to take a decision within the time limits stipulated in accordance with that Article. Although a decision is addressed to a specific natural or legal person, any other natural or legal persons may appeal against it if it affects them directly and personally. Moreover, these same rights shall apply to bodies representing such natural or legal persons.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 388 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) checking that the vehicles and types of vehicle authorised for placing in service meet the critical requirements and specific rules of the system concerned, in accordance with Article [X] of Directive [XX] on the interoperability of the rail system;
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure the progressive implementation of rail interoperability within the whole Union and gradually reduce the diversity of legacy systems, the TSIs should specify the provisions to be applied in the event of renewal or upgrading of existing subsystems and may specify deadlines for achieving the target system.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 82 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In view of the extent and complexity of the rail system, it has proved necessary, for practical reasons, to break it down into the following subsystems: infrastructure, trackside control-command and signalling, on-board control-command and signalling, energy, rolling stock, operation and traffic management, maintenance and telematics applications for passenger and freight services. For each of these subsystems the essential requirements must be specified and the technical specifications determined, particularly in respect of constituents and interfaces, in order to meet these essential requirements. The same system is broken down into fixed and mobile elements comprising, on the one hand, the network, composed of the lines, stations, terminals, and all kinds of fixed equipment needed to ensure safe and continuous operation of the system and, on the other hand, all vehicles travelling on this network. Therefore, for the purposes of this Directive, a vehicle is composed of one subsystem (rolling stock) and where applicable other subsystems (mainly the on-board control-command and signalling subsystem). Although the system is divided into several elements, the Agency should retain an overview of the system, in order to guarantee safety and interoperability.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
(41) The TSIs should specify the procedures for checking the compatibility between vehicles and network afterprior to the delivery of the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market and before the decision to place into service.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 94 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes the conditions to be met to achieve interoperability within the Union’s rail system in a manner compatible with the provisions of Directive […/…on the safety of the rail system within the Union] . These conditions concern the design, construction, placing in service, upgrading, renewal, operation and maintenance of the parts of this system as well as the professional qualifications and health and safety conditions of the staff who contribute to its operation and maintenance. The pursuit of this objective must lead to the definition of an optimum level of technical harmonisation and make it possible to contribute to the progressive creation of the internal market in equipment and services for the construction, renewal, upgrading and operation of the rail system in the Union.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘ Union rail system’ means the elements listed inof the conventional and high-speed trans- European rail systems listed in points 1 and 2 respectively of Annex I;
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 108 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘interoperability’ means the ability of a rail system to allow the safe and uninterrupted movement of trains which accomplish the required levels of performance for these lines. This capacity depends on all regulatory, technical and operational conditions that need to be applied in order to meet essential requirements.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 109 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘vehicle’ means a railway vehicle suitable forto circulatione on its own wheels on railway lines, with or without traction, in a fixed or variable composition. A vehicle is composed of one or more structural and functional subsystems.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 126 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘contracting entity’ means public or private entity which orders the design and/or construction or the renewal or upgrading of a subsystem. This entity may be a railway undertaking, an infrastructure manager, an entity in charge of maintenance or a keeper, or a concession holder responsible for carrying out a project;
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 132 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
(26) ‘national rules’ means all binding rules notified by a Member State containing railway safety, operational or technical requirements imposed at Member State level and applicable to railway undertakingactors, irrespective of the body issuing them;. Only notified national rules shall be mandatory.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 135 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
(28) ‘acceptable means of compliance’ means non-binding opinions issued by the Agency to define ways of establishing compliance with the essential requirements, so as to offset temporarily shortcomings in a TSI until such time as that TSI has been amended;
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 136 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)
(28a) ‘acceptable national means of compliance’ means other means of compliance laid down in a Member State which give rise to a presumption of compliance with the relevant section of the national rules. These acceptable national means of compliance shall be notified to the Agency.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 139 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31
(31) ‘authorised representative’ means any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer or a contracting entity to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks;
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 32
(32) ‘technical specification’ means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a product, subsystem, process or service;
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) determine the interoperability constituents and interfaces which must be covered by European specifications, including European standards, which are necessary to achieve interoperability within the rail system;. This shall include the identification of the rail spare parts to be standardised in accordance with Article 41 of the ERA rules. The list of spare parts to be standardised, including existing parts, shall be included in each TSI.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 192 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall draw up, for each subsystem, a list of the national rules in use for implementing the essential requirements and/or national acceptable means of compliance in the following cases :
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 200 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) when a TSI does not fully meet the essential requirements or if it is necessary to maintain the existing level of safety;
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 202 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. If a Member State intends to introduce a new national rule, it shall notifysubmit the draft to the Agency and the Commissfor consideration, giving the reason for the introduction, in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No .../... [Agency Regulation], through the appropriate IT system in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No …/… [Agency Regulation]. The Agency shall have two months in which to consider the draft rule and approve or reject it. Only in the case of emergency preventive measures, Member States may adopt and apply a new rule immediately and that rule shall be valid for two months. If such a rule affects several Member States, the Agency, working in cooperation with the national safety authorities, shall harmonise the rule at EU level.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 208 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall establish, by means of implementing acts, the classification of the notified national rules in different groups with the aim of facilitating their mutual acceptance in different Member States and the compatibility checks between fixed and mobile equipment. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(3). The Agency shall classify, in accordance with the implementing acts referred to in the first subparagraph, the national rules which are notified in accordance with this Article, and shall publish the corresponding register. This register shall also provide a list of all other means of compliance.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 216 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The trackside control-command and signalling, energy and infrastructure subsystems shall be placed in service only if they are designed, constructed and installed in such a way as to meet the essential requirements as set out in Annex III, and the relevant authorisation is received in accordance with paragraph 2.deleted
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each national safety authority shall authorise the placing in service of thect as a single reference point for all fixed installations: energy and, infrastructure and trackside control-command and signalling subsystems which are located or operated in the territory of its Member State. For trackside ERTMS installations, the national safety authority shall consult the ERA, which is the deciding authority. For all other fixed installations, the national safety authority is the deciding authority.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Agency shall grant decisions authorising the placing in service of the trackside control-command and signalling subsystems located or operated throughout the Union.deleted
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the safe integration of these subsystems, established on the basis of the relevant TSIs, national rules, registers, and the common safety methods set out in Article 6 of Directive…/… [on the safety of the rail system within the Union], and consultations with stakeholders.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 239 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) the national declaration of verification
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 254 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – title
Vehicle aAuthorisation for placing oin the marketservice of the vehicle
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 258 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. A vehicle shall be placed oin the marketservice only after having received the vehicle authorisation for placing oin the marketservice issued by the Agency in accordance with paragraph 5.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 267 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall issue decisions granting vehicle authorisations for placing oin the marketservice. Those authorisations attest the values of the parameters relevant for checking the technical compatibility between the vehicle and the fixed installations as set out in the TSIs, and the national rules for networks or lines and groups of networks or lines selected pursuant to paragraph 9. The vehicle authorisation for placing oin the marketservice shall also provide information about the vehicle’s compliance with the relevant TSIs and sets of national rules for networks or lines and groups of networks or lines selected pursuant to paragraph 9, related to these parameters.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 272 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The vehicle authorisation for placing oin the market mayservice shall stipulate conditions for the use of the vehicle and other restrictions.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 275 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The vehicle authorisation for placing oin the marketservice shall be issued on the basis of a file of the vehicle or type of vehicle produced by the applicant and including the documentary evidence of:following: (a) the EC declaration of verification of the vehicle and the technical file accompanying it; (b) certificate of verification in the case of national rules pursuant to Annex VI 3; (c) documentary proof of correct integration in the vehicle if this is not covered by points (a) or (b); (d) documentary evidence of the vehicle’s technical compatibility and safe integration on the networks or lines selected pursuant to paragraph 9, established on the basis of the relevant TSIs, the national rules, the registers, if necessary by means of a question to the infrastructure manager, and the common safety methods set out in Article 6 of Directive .../... [on the safety of the rail system in the EU].
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point i
(i) the placing on the market of the mobile subsystems composing the vehicle according to Article 19;deleted
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 288 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point j
(j) the technical compatibility of the subsystems referred to in point (a) within the vehicle, established on the basis of the relevant TSIs, national rules and registers;deleted
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 293 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point k
(k) the safe integration of the subsystems referred to in point (a) within the vehicle, established on the basis of the relevant TSIs, national rules, and the common safety methods set out in Article 6 of Directive …/… [on the safety of the rail system within the Union].deleted
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 299 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Agency shall take the decisions referred to in paragraph 2 within a pre- determined, reasonable time, and, in any case, within four months from receipt of all relevant information from the applicant. Any negative or restrictive decision made by the Agency shall be duly substantiated. Those authorisations shall be valid inrecognised by all Member States.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 304 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Agency shall provide detailed guidance on how to obtain the vehicle authorisation for placing oin the marketservice. An application guidance document describing and explaining the requirements for the vehicle authorisation for placing oin the marketservice and listing the required documents shall be made available to applicants free of charge. The national safety authorities shall cooperate with the Agency in disseminating such information.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 315 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. The Agency may issue vehicle authorisation for placing oin the marketservice for a series of vehicles. Any negative or restrictive decision made by the Agency shall be duly substantiated. Those authorisations shall be valirecognised in all Member States.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 318 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 7
7. The applicant may bring an appeal before the Board of Appeal designated under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No …/… [establishing a European railway agency] against decisions of the Agency or its failure to act within the time limits referred to in paragraph 5that article. Any other person may challenge a decision that, in spite of being directed at another person, directly and personally concerns the former. Furthermore, these rights shall apply to bodies representing those persons.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 322 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 8
8. In the event of renewal or upgrading of existing vehicles which already have a vehicle authorisation for placing on the market: (a), in addition to the requirement for a new 'EC' declaration of verification shall be needed as set out in Article 15(4), and (b) a new vehicle, the applicant shall request from the Agency a new authorisation for placing on the market shall be required if any changes are made to the values of the parameters includvehicle in service where: (a) the general safety level of the vehicle in question could be substantially adversely affected by the planned work; or (b) this is required inby the vehicle authorisrelevant TSIs. When undertaking upgrades or renewals, only the modification falready grantedls within the scope of this article.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 330 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
At the request of the apThe applicant shall include, in its application, evidence of the vehicle’s technical complicant, the vehicle ace with the networks, lines or groups of networks and lines to which the application relates. Authorisation for placing oin the market mayservice shall include a clear indication of the networks or lines or groups of networks or lines where the railway undertaking may place such a vehicle in servicevehicle may travel without further verifications, checks or tests concerning the technical compatibility between the vehicle and these networks or lines (without prejudice to temporary restrictions on the networks or the lines concerned or relating to the vehicle itself). In that case, the applicant shall include in its request the proof of the technical compatibility of the vehicle with the networks or lines concerned.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 338 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
This indication may be also added,extended to other networks or lines at the request of the original or another applicant, after the relevant authorisation for placing on the market has been issued.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 350 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20– paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. The Agency may modify or revoke an authorisation to bring a vehicle into service if the vehicle in question no longer meets the conditions on the basis of which the authorisation was granted, giving the reasons for its decision. The Agency shall immediately update the European register referred to in Article 43.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 352 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. If a national safety authority learns that an authorised vehicle does not comply with the basic requirements, it shall immediately notify the Agency and the other relevant authorities of this fact. The Agency shall decide on the measures to be taken within one month. In the case of urgent preventive measures, the Agency may immediately restrict or suspend authorisation before taking a decision.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 354 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – title
Placing in servicUse of vehicles
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 357 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
R1. Before using a vehicle, the railway undertakings shall place in service a vehicle only after having checkcheck that it has a valid authorisation for bringing into service for the Member States and for the routes in which and on which it is intended to travel, taking into account: (a) the register(s) specified, in consultation withArticle 45 (or via a question put to the infrastructure manager, if the technical compatibility between the vehicle and the routregister is not yet available) and any temporarily modified value of the parameters as a result of temporary network restrictions, forwarded by the infrastructure mand the safe integration of the vehicle into the system in which it is intended to operate, established on the basis of the relevant TSIs, national rules, regisager or in respect of the vehicle by the ECM. (b) the European register of vehicles referred to in Article 43 and/or the European register of vehicle types referred to in Article 44, including any temporarily modified value of the parameters, and the common safety methods set out in Article 6 of Directivs a result of temporary restrictions in respect of the type or the vehicle.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 368 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. In the event of renewal or upgrading of existing vehicles, a new 'EC' declaration of verification shall be needed as set out in Article 15(4). In addition, a new decision taken by the railway undertaking for placing in service of these vehicles shall be required when: (n) the overall safety level of the subsystem concerned may be adversely affected by the works envisaged; or (o) it is required by the relevant TSIs.deleted
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 373 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Agency shall grant authorisations to place vehicle types oin the marketservice.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 377 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Agency shall provide detailed guidance on how to obtain the authorisation to place vehicle types oin the marketservice. An application guidance document describing and explaining the requirements for the authorisation to place vehicle types oin the marketservice and listing the required documents shall be made available to applicants free of charge. The national safety authorities shall cooperate with the Agency in disseminating such information.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 380 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. However, if the Agency issues a vehicle authorisation for placing oin the marketservice, it shall at the same time issue the authorisation to place the corresponding vehicle type oin the marketservice.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 383 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. A vehicle which is in conformity with a vehicle type for which an authorisation to place the corresponding vehicle type oin the marketservice has been already issued shall, without further checks, receive a vehicle authorisation for placing oin the marketservice on the basis of a declaration of conformity to this type submitted by the applicant.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. In the event of changes to any relevant provisions in TSIs or national rules, on the basis of which an authorisation to place a vehicle type oin the marketservice has been issued, the TSI or national rule shall determine whether the authorisation to place that vehicle type oin the marketservice already granted remains valid or needs to be renewed. If that authorisation needs to be renewed, the checks performed by the Agency may only concern the changed rules. The renewal of the authorisation to place a vehicle type oin the marketservice does not affect vehicle authorisations for placing oin the marketservice already issued on the basis of the previous authorisation to place that vehicle type oin the marketservice, without prejudice to Article 5(10).
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 387 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. The declaration of conformity to type shall be established in accordance with Decision 2010/713/EU. Agency may modify, suspend or revoke an authorisation to place a vehicle type in service if the vehicle type in question no longer meets the conditions on the basis of which the authorisation was granted, giving the reasons for its decision. The Agency shall immediately update the European register defined in Article 44.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 399 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – title
European register of authorisation to place vehicle types oin the marketservice
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 400 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Agency shall set up and keep a register of authorisations to place vehicle types oin the marketservice issued in accordance with Article 22. This register shall meet the following criteria:
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 425 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 1 – introductory part
1. Network For the purposes of this Directive, the Union network shall include the following elements of the high-speed network as defined in letters (a), (b) and (c) and the conventional network as defined in letters (d) to (i): (a) specially built high-speed lines equipped for speeds generally equal to or greater than 250 km/h, (b) specially upgraded high-speed lines equipped for speeds of the order of 200 km/h, (c) specially upgraded high-speed lines which have special features as a result of topographical, relief or town-planning constraints, to which the speed must be adapted in each case. This category shall include interconnecting lines between high-speed and conventional networks, lines through stations, accesses to terminals, depots, etc. travelled at conventional speed by ‘high-speed’ rolling stock, (d) conventional lines intended for passenger services, (e) conventional lines intended for mixed traffic (passengers and freight), (f) conventional lines intended for freight services, (g) passenger hubs, (h) freight hubs, including intermodal terminals, (i) lines connecting the abovementioned elements. This network shall include traffic management, tracking and navigation systems, technical installations for data processing and telecommunications intended for long-distance passenger services and freight services on the network in order to guarantee the safe and harmonious operation of the network and efficient traffic management.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 428 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 2 – introductory part
2. Vehicles For the purposes of this Directive, Union vehicles shall comprise all vehicles likely to travel on all or part of the Union network, including: - high-speed vehicles designed to travel at speeds greater than 250 km/h on specially built lines which allow for maximum speeds of more than 300 km/h in appropriate circumstances, - high-speed vehicles designed to travel at speeds of the order of 200 km/h on specially built or upgraded lines where this is compatible with the performance levels of those lines, – locomotives and passenger rolling stock, including thermal or electric traction units, self-propelling thermal or electric passenger trains, passenger coaches; – freight wagons, including vehicles designed to carry lorries; – special vehicles, such as on-track machines. Each of the above categories may be subdivided into: – vehicles for international use; – vehicles for national use. The TSIs shall specify the requirements to ensure the safe operation of these vehicles on different categories of line.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 437 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 3 – point 2 – point 2.4 – point 2.4.3 – paragraph 3
The characteristics of the rolling stock must be such as to allow it to travel on any line on which it is expected to operate, taking account of relevant climatic conditions. This shall include the entirely safe integration of the vehicle into the subsystem with the infrastructure.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to further pursue the development of Single European rail area, in particular with relation to providing appropriate information to freight customers and passengers, and taking into account current involvement of the Agency, it is necessary to give it a strengthened role in the field of telematics applications. This would ensure their consistent development and swift deployment. As the commercial freedom of operators must be protected, such a role should not apply to the commercial part of telematics applications.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 81 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure effectively the accomplishment of the functions of the Agency, the Member States and the Commission should be represented on a Management Board vested with the necessary powers, including to establish the budget and approve the annual and multi-annual work programmes, which are issues on which the networks of research bodies of the national safety authorities and the representative bodies should be consulted.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The objectives of the Agency shall be to ensure a high level of rail safety and to help complete the Single European Rail Area. These objectives shall be achieved by: (a) contributing, on technical matters, to the implementation of EU legislation aimed at enhancing the level of interoperability of the railway system and developing a common approach to safety on the EU railway system; (b) acting as a European authority, in cooperation with the Member States, for authorising the placing of vehicles on the market and issuing safety certificates to railway undertakings; (c) harmonising national rules and optimising procedures; (d) monitoring action taken by the national safety authorities on interoperability and rail safety.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) address recommendations to Member States concerning the application of Articles 21, 22 and 30 and to the national safety authorities concerning the application of Article 29(4);
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 101 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Agency shall set up a limited number of working parties for drawing up recommendations, in particular related to technical specifications for interoperability (TSIs), common safety targets (CSTs) and, common safety methods (CSMs), common safety indicators (CSIs), registers, entities in charge of maintenance and the documents referred to in Article 15.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 116 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
These consultations shall be held before the Agency submits its recommendations to the Commission. The Agency shall take due account of these consultations, and shall, at all times, be available to expound on its recommendations. The opinions expressed by the sectoral dialogue committee shall be forwarded by the Agency within three months (except in duly substantiated cases of urgency) to the Commission and by the Commission to the committee referred to in Article 75.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 119 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall conduct an impact assessment of its recommendations and opinions. The Management Board shall adopt impact assessment methodology based on the methodology of the Commission, taking into account the requirements laid down in Directive ../../EU [the Railway Safety Directive]. The Agency shall liaise with the Commission to ensure that relevant work at the Commission is duly taken into account. The assumptions used as the basis for the impact assessment and the data sources used must be clearly identified in the report accompanying each recommendation.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 121 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall provide the Agency withThe Agency shall search for the data necessary for the impact assessment in consultation with the Member States and the other major stakeholders.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 122 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Where required for the implementation of its tasks, the Agency shall order studies and finance them from its budget. The studies must take into account the opinion of the representative bodies.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency may carry out visits to the Member States in order to perform its tasks, in particular those referred to in Articles 12, 21, 22, 16, 17, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 38, in accordance with the policy defined by the Management Board.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 132 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall issue recommendations to the Commission on the Common Safety Methods (CSMs) and, the Common Safety Targets (CSTs) and the Common Safety Indicators (CSIs) provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Directive … [the Railway Safety Directive]. The Agency shall also issue recommendations on periodic revision of CSMs and CSTs to the Commission.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 137 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall issue, renew, suspend, amend or revoke single safety certificates in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 of Directive … [the Railway Safety Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 146 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – points g a – g e (new)
(ga) make recommendations to the Commission on European standards developed by European standardisation bodies; (gb) draw up detailed requests concerning standards for the European standardisation bodies with the aim of fulfilling the mandate given to them by the Commission; (gc) issue opinions to harmonise national rules in accordance with Article 22(1), particularly in cases where one rule concerns several Member States. This work shall be carried out in cooperation with the national safety authorities. The Agency shall be responsible for organising and carrying out this work together with the network of national safety authorities; (gd) address opinions to the national safety authorities in accordance with Article 18 of Directive ../../EU [the Interoperability Directive]; (ge) issue opinions on the basis of a mandate from the Commission on interoperability constituents not complying with the basic requirements in accordance with Article 11 of Directive ../../EU [the Interoperability Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 152 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For drafting recommendations referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (bc), the Agency shall:
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 154 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ensure that the TSIs and the specifications for registers are adapted to technical progress and market trends and to social requirements, while taking into account the cost-effectiveness of the railway system;
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – points b a and b b (new)
(ba) be able to participate as an observer in the working parties on standardisation; (bb) take into account the requirements of Directive ../../EU [the Railway Safety Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 158 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency may issue guidelines and other non-binding documents to facilitate the implementation of railway interoperability legislation, including notification and revision of national rules in accordance with Chapter V.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 160 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Agency must involve the working parties where this is provided for in Article 4.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 165 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
The Agency shallmust issue, renew, suspend, amend or revoke authorisations for placing oin the marketservice for railway vehicles in accordance with Article 20 of Directive … [the Interoperability Directive]. The Agency shall allocate a European vehicle number to the vehicle in accordance with Article 42 of Directive … [the Interoperability Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Agency shallmust issue, renew, suspend, amend or revoke authorisations for placing oin the marketservice for types of vehicles in accordance with Article 22 of Directive … [the Interoperability Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Authorisations for placing in service of trackside control-command and signalling The Agency shall issue authorisations for placing in service of the trackside control- command and signallingrticle 18 deleted sub-systems located or operated in the entire Union in accordance with Article 18 of Directive … [the Interoperability Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 190 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall act as the system authority, being responsible for maintainingWithout prejudice to the provisions of Directive 2012/34, the Agency shall recommend that the Commission adopt a new version of the technical specifications for the telematics applications, in accordance with relevant TSIs.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 194 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. With a view to protecting the commercial freedom of railway operators, paragraphs 1 and 3 shall not apply to the commercial part of telematics applications.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 198 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Where after the examination referred to paragraph 1 the Agency considers that national rules enable the essential requirements for interoperability to be fulfilled, CSMs to be respected and the CSTs to be achieved, and that they would not result in arbitrary discrimination or a, in particular on the basis of explanations provided by the Member States and where it judges necessary, after consultation with the stakeholders, that the national rule in question: (a) falls under the cases listed in Article 14(3) of Directive ../../EU [the Interoperability Directive] and Article 8(3) of Directive ../../EU [the Railway Safety Directive]; (b) makes it possible to fulfil essential requirements for interoperability, comply with CSMs and achieve CSTs; (c) has not been adopted solely for discriminatory purposes or in order to create disguised restrictions on rail transport operation between Member States, the Agency; (d) shall inform the Commission and the Member State concerned about its positive assessmentof its favourable opinion within two months of the notification of the proposed rule by the Member State. If no opinion is forthcoming within two months of the notification it shall be deemed to have been approved. The Commission mayshall validate the rule in the IT system referred to in Article 23. within five days of notification by the Agency of a favourable opinion or, in the case of implicit approval in accordance with point (d) of the first sub-paragraph, following the expiry of the two-month period after notification of the proposed rule by the Member State.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 199 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where the examination referred to in paragraph 1 leads to a negative assessment, the Agency shall: by the Agency, the Agency may, after having taken into account the arguments provided by the Member State, ask the Member State concerned to suspend the rule in force in accordance with paragraph 5 of this article, suspend the adoption of the proposed rule or amend it in part or in full within two months of the date of receipt of the Agency’s opinion. The opinion communicated by the Agency to the Member State concerned must state the reasons why the rules in question cannot enter into force and/or be applied and/or be repealed. If the Member State disagrees with the Agency’s opinion, it may, within one month after receiving the opinion, lodge an appeal against it with the Board of Appeal provided for under section 51 of this Regulation. Where the Board of Appeal finds in favour of the Member State, the Agency’s opinion shall be deemed to be positive. It shall then communicate this positive opinion to the Member State and the Commission, which shall validate the rule in accordance with paragraph 2. If the Board of Appeal finds in favour of the Agency, the Agency may confirm to the Member State its negative opinion within a deadline of one week. The Member State must inform the Agency within two months of the action it intends to take in response to the negative opinion. At the end of the appeals procedure referred to in sub-paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, or if there is no appeal: (a) if the Member State takes measures to amend the proposed rule within two months of receipt of the Agency’s negative opinion, or of its confirmation in accordance with the provisions of the fourth sub-paragraph, the Agency shall verify and confirm the appropriateness of the amendment and inform the Commission, which shall validate the rule in the IT system referred to in Article 23; (b) if the Member State has failed to take any appropriate measures at the end of this two-month period, the Agency shall inform the Commission of its negative opinion.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 200 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) issue a recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned stating the reasons why the rule in question should not entry into force and/or be applideleted;
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 201 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) inform the Commission about its negative assessment.deleted
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 202 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Where no action was taken by the Member State within 2 months after receiving the recommendation of the Agency referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3, tThe Commission, after receiving information referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3 and after having heard the reasons of the Member State concerned, may adopt a decision addressed to the Member State concerned requesting it to modify the draft rule in question, suspend its adoption, entry into force or implementation.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 206 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the case of urgent measures within the meaning of Article 8(3)(b) of Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive] and Article 14(3)(b) of Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive], a Member State may immediately implement a new rule without waiting for completion of the procedure laid down in the preceding paragraphs. The Agency shall have one month in which to verify whether the measure is genuinely urgent. If urgency is established, the examination procedure shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4, and the rule shall remain in force unless, upon completion of the procedure, the Commission adopts a decision requesting that it be withdrawn or modified. If urgency is not established, the Agency shall inform the Commission, which may adopt a decision requesting that implementation of the rule be suspended. Examination of the rule shall then proceed in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraphs 1 to 4.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 207 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21– paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. In the case of urgent preventive measures provided for in Article 8(3) of Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive] and Article 14(3) of Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive], concerning several Member States, in particular following an accident or incident, the Agency shall coordinate harmonisation of the rules at Union level, liaising with national safety authorities. If necessary, the Agency shall issue a recommendation or an opinion to the Commission.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 208 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall, within two months ofpromptly after their reception, examine recently notified existing national rules submitted to it in accordance with Article 14(31) of Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive] and Article 8(1) of Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive]. Article 21(2), (3) and (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Article, and the Agency and Commission may also request the Member State concerned to repeal the existing rule in question. The two-month time limit laid down in Article 21(2) shall apply as from the date on which the Agency commences examination of an existing specific rule, and it shall inform the Member State concerned that the examination procedure has been initiated.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 209 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Agency shall examine the national rules in force on the date of application of this Regulation. Accordingly, the Agency shall propose a plan of work to the Management Board, for carrying out the examination, as part of the annual and multiannual work programmes referred to in Article 48. Each year, pursuant to Article 50, the Agency shall submit a progress report to the Management Board on its work and the results achieved.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Where after the examination referred to paragraph 1 the Agency considers that national rules enable the essential requirements for interoperability to be fulfilled, CSMs to be respected and the CSTs to be achieved, and that they would not result in arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on rail transport operation between Member States, the Agency shall inform the Commission and the Member State concerned about its positive assessment. The Commission may validate the rule in the IT system referred to in Article 23.deleted
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 214 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Where the examination referred to in paragraph 1 leads to a negative assessment, the Agency shall: (a) issue a recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned stating the reasons why the rule in question should be modified or repealed; (b) inform the Commission about its negative assessment.deleted
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 217 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. Where no action was taken by the Member State within 2 months after receiving the recommendation of the Agency referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3, the Commission, after receiving information referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3 and after having heard the reasons of the Member State concerned, may adopt a decision addressed to the Member State concerned requesting it to modify or repeal the rule in question.deleted
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. The procedure described in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, in cases where the Agency becomes aware of any national rule, notified or not, being redundant or in conflict with the CSMs, CSTs, TSIs or any other Union legislation in the railway fieldWhere the Agency becomes aware of, or is informed about, any national rule as referred to in paragraph 1, notified or not, which: (a) might no longer come within the scope of Article 14(3) of Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive] or Article 8(3) of Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive]; (b) would no longer make it possible to meet essential interoperability requirements, abide by CSMs or achieve CSTs; (c) might have been adopted solely for discriminatory purposes or in order to create disguised restrictions on rail transport operation, it shall commence its examination of the rule in question within two months after becoming aware that the rule may be non- compliant, and shall inform the Member State concerned about the procedure.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 223 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall set up and manage a dedicated IT system containing national rules referred to in Articles 21(1) and 22(1) and national acceptable means of compliance referred to in Article 2(28a) of Directive ../..EU [Interoperability Directive]. The Agency shall make it accessible to stakeholders and the public.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 225 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall notify national rules referred to in Articles 21(1) and 22(1) to the Agency and to the Commission through the IT system referred to in paragraph 1. The Agency shall publish the rules in this system and use it for informing the Commission in accordance with Articles 21 and 22. The Agency shall use the system to inform the Commission about any negative recommendation forwarded to a Member State pursuant to Article 21(3), fifth indent, and Article 22(3)(b).
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 228 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall recommend the adoption of a new version of ERTMS Technical specifications. However, it shall only do so when the previous version has been deployed at a sufficient rate. The development of new versions shall not be detrimental to the rate of deployment of the ERTMS, the stability of the specifications which is needed to optimise the production of ERTMS equipment, the return on investment for railway undertakings and keepers and efficient planning of the deployment of the ERTMS.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 231 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency mayshall assist the railway undertakings, at their request, in checking the technical and operational compatibility between ERTMS on-board and trackside subsystems before placing a vehiclethe ERTMS in service.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 232 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Agency finds that there is a risk of a lack of technical and operational compatibility between networks and vehicles fitted with ERTMS equipment in the context of specific ERTMS projects, it may request the appropriate actors, in particular manufacturers, notified conformity assessment bodies, railway undertakings, keepers, infrastructure managers and national safety authorities, to provide any information relevant to the procedures applied for 'EC' verification and placing in service, and to operational conditions. The Agency shall immediately inform the Commission about such a risk and, if necessary, recommend appropriate measures to the Commission.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 235 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the Agency has doubts as to the performance of an accredited laboratory, it shall notify the competent accreditation body, the Member State concerned and the national safety authorities accordingly. The Agency shall be invited to participate as an observer in the peer review. Where doubts are raised, the Agency shall immediately inform the Member State concerned and the national safety authorities accordingly.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. TWhere the Agency shall monis doubts as tor the performance of a notified conformity assessment bodies through assistance to accreditation bodies, audit and inspections, as provided for in paragraphs 2-5y, it shall notify the competent accreditation body and the Member State concerned accordingly. The Agency shall immediately inform the national safety authorities, in particular by issuing an opinion to them in accordance with Article 18 of Directive ../..EU [Interoperability Directive]. The Agency shall be invited to participate as an observer in the peer review. Where doubts are raised, the Agency shall immediately inform the Member State concerned and the national safety authorities accordingly.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 246 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall support harmonised accreditation of notified conformity assessment bodies, in particular by giving appropriate guidance on evaluation criteria and procedures to assess whether notified bodies meet the requirements referred to in Art. 27Chapter 6 of Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive] to the accreditation bodies, via the European Accreditation infrastructure recognised by Art.icle 14 of Regulation (EC) No. 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No. 339/93.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 248 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall issue audit reports covering the activities referred to in paragraph 3 and send them to the notified conformity assessment body concerned, to the Commission and to the Ccommissionpetent notification authorities. Each audit report shall include, in particular, any deficiencies identified by the Agency and recommendations for improvement. If the Agency considers that these deficiencies prevent the notified body concerned from effectively performing its tasks in relation to railway safety and interoperability, the Agency shall adopt a recommendation requesting the Member State in which: (a) immediately inform the national safety authorities about all deficiencies which may have an impact on authorisations based on certifications issued by thate notified body is established; (b) adopt a recommendation requesting the competent notification authorities to take appropriate steps within a tlime limitited period, and it shall inform the Commission accordingly.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 251 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. At the Commission’s request, the Agency shall issue recommendations on how to improve, if necessary, the interoperability and safety of the railway systems, in particular by facilitating coordination between the railway undertakings and infrastructure managers, or between infrastructure managersactors referred to in Article 2 of Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 253 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall monitor and assess progress on the interoperability and safety of the railway systems and the related costs and benefits. Every two years it shall present to the Commission and publish a report on progress on interoperability and safety in the Single European Railway Area.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 280 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5
5. The national authorities responsible for issuing the licences and certificates referred to in points (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 shall notify the Agency within one monththree working days of each individual decision to issue, renew, amend or revoke those licenses and certificates.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – title
Networks of national safety authorities, investigating bodies and representative bodies bodies
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Agency shall establish a network of the national safety authorities and a network of the investigating bodies referred to in Article 217(4) of Directive…/… [Railway Safety Directive]. The Agency shall provide them with a secretariat. The tasks of the networks shall, in particular, be:
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 283 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) provision of information to the Agency, if necessary, on the deficiencies of secondary legislation deriving from Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive] and Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 287 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 a (new)
Article 34a Network of investigating bodies 1. The national investigating bodies of each Member State shall establish a network. The network shall decide to hold meetings at least every six months. 2. The tasks of the network shall, in particular, be: (a) exchange of information related to railway safety; (b) promotion of good safety practices with a view to developing a common Union methodology for safety investigations and to cataloguing such practices. The network may make recommendations to investigation agencies with a view to improving the effectiveness of investigating bodies. 3. In order to attain the objectives set out in paragraph 2, the network shall: (a) make suggestions and advise Union institutions on all aspects relating to the development and implementation of Union policies and rules on safety investigations, and make procedural recommendations; (b) strengthen the investigative capacity of accident investigating bodies by, in particular, developing and managing resource-sharing arrangements; (c) provide appropriate assistance, at the request of accident investigating bodies, including at the very least a schedule of investigators, equipment and resources available in other Member States for possible use by bodies conducting investigations. 4. The network may produce guides to shared good practices in order to develop shared investigative methods. 5. Where a national investigating body identifies a major safety deficiency which may affect other Member States, and which must be reported immediately, it may request that an emergency meeting of the network be convened. 6. Access to information exchanged in this context shall be restricted to national investigating bodies and the network unless the latter decides, where appropriate, to make it public. The Executive Director of the Agency shall ascertain that confidentiality is observed in that regard, in particular by making sure that the secretariat exchanges no information with other departments of the Agency. 7. The network shall elect a chairperson and a deputy chairperson, from among its members, by a two-thirds majority thereof. The deputy chairperson shall replace the chairperson in his or her absence. 8. The term of office of the chairperson and of deputy chairperson shall be four years and may be renewed. Their term of office shall end if, in the course thereof, the network members concerned cease to discharge the national duties on the basis of which they are members of the network. 9. With the involvement of each member of the network, the chairperson shall draw up, if necessary, an annual programme of work for the network which shall reflect the objectives laid down in paragraph 2. The chairperson shall draw up the agenda for the meetings of the network.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 289 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall, at the Commission's request, assist the Commission with the implementation of other Union legislation potentially affecting the railway system or aimed at enhancing the level of interoperability of railway systems and at developing a common approach to safety on the European railway system.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 295 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall contribute to identifying potential railway spare parts to be standardised. To this end, the Agency mayshall establish a working party in order to coordinate the stakeholders’ activities and may establish contacts with the European standardisation bodies. The Agency shall present the Commission with appropriate recommendations within two years after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall submit the results of its work relating to spare parts to the committee referred to in Article 75(1). The appropriate European standardisation bodies shall develop standards for the spare parts identified in the Agency recommendations referred to in the first subparagraph. Should, three years following submission of the Agency recommendations, no European standard have been established, the Agency may set up its own working party in order to establish the appropriate standard.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 302 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Chairperson of the Management Board shall decide whether or not to accede to a request to exclude a member of the Board of Appeal, in accordance with Article 53(3), and, if necessary, in accordance with Article 53(4), shall appoint a temporary member to the Board of Appeal.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 303 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. Meetings of the Management Board shall be convened by its Chairperson. The Executive Director of the Agency shall participate in the meetings except where the Management Board is to take a decision relating to Article 64.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 304 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) appoint members of the Board of Appeal, take decisions relating to their recruitment, to the renewal of their contract and to their working conditions, including their remuneration and termination of service, and lastly adopt rules for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest in respect of members of the Management Board and of the Board of Appeal.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 306 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Management Board shall waive the immunity of the Agency or of present or past members of its staff, in accordance with Article 64.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 307 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. The Board of the Agency shall adopt the work programme by 30 November each year, taking into account the opinion of the Commission, and forward it to the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and to the networks referred to in Article 34. The networks referred to in Article 34 shall be consulted on the draft before the work programme is adopted.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 309 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Executive Director shall not participate in any meeting nor intervene in any way when the Executive Board is preparing a decision in accordance with Article 64.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 310 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. The Executive Board shall be composed of the Chairperson of the Management Board, one representative of the Commission and [fourive] other members ofentitled to vote on the Management Board, taking into account the aim of securing a balanced representation between women and men in accordance with Directive 2006/54/EC. The Management Board shall appoint members of the Executive Board and its chairperson.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 311 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office of membersmembers of the Executive Board shall be appointed for a four-year term. When a Member State representative ofn the Executive Board shall be the same as that of members of the Managementis replaced on the Management Board, he or she shall also be replaced by his or her successor on the Executive Board.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 316 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 a (new)
Article 51a The qualifications required for each member of the Board of Appeal, the power of each member at the preparatory decision-making stage and the voting conditions must be determined by the Commission with the assistance of the committee referred to in Article 48(3) of Directive .../.../EU [Interoperability Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 318 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. The term of office of the members and alternates of a Board of Appeal shall be four years and may be renewed once.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 320 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The members of a Board of Appeal shall be independent andof all parties involved in an appeal. They may not perform any other duties within the Agency. In making their decisions or delivering their opinions they shall not be bound by any instructions.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 321 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. The members of a Board of Appeal may not be removed from office or from the list of qualified candidates during their term of office, unless there are serious grounds for such removal and the Commission, after obtaining the opinion of takes a decision to that effect. If a candidate has already been appointed to a Board of Appeal by the Management Board, withdrawing that qualified candidate from the list shall terminate his or her service. The members of a Board of Appeal may not be removed from office during their term of office unless there are serious grounds for such removal and the Management Board takes a decision to that effect.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 322 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For a period of two years after leaving the Board of Appeal, a member of the committee may not hold an office in an entity that is the subject of an opinion delivered or decision taken during his or her term of office on the Board of Appeal.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 324 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1
1. The members of the Board of Appeal may not take part in any appeal proceedings if they have any personal interest in the proceedings, if they have previously been involved as representatives of one of the parties to the proceedings, or if they participated in the decision under appeal, including, in the case of appeals lodged pursuant to Article 54(1), in delivering an opinion pursuant to Article 54(4) in respect of the same authorisation or the same certificate.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 325 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. Members of the Board of Appeal who consider that they should not take part in any appeal proceeding, for one of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 or for any other reason, shall inform the Board of Appeal which decides on the exclusion accordinglyof their decision not to take part.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 326 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A party may apply in writing to the chair of the Management Board for a member of the Board of Appeal to be excluded. The exclusion application shall be made on one of the grounds referred to in paragraph 1 or on the grounds of a risk of bias. The application must be accompanied by relevant supporting documents. The request shall only be admissible if it is made before the start of proceedings before the Board of Appeal, or, where the information constituting the grounds for the exclusion request becomes known after the proceedings have started, within five days of the requesting party becoming aware of that information. The Board of Appeal member concerned shall be notified of the request. Within five days of being notified of the exclusion request, the Board of Appeal member concerned shall state whether he or she agrees to be excluded. If he or she does not agree, the chair of the Management Board shall take a decision within seven working days of the response by the member concerned, or, where there is no response, after expiry of the deadline set for issuing a response.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 327 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The Board of Appeal shall deliver its opinion or take its decision without the participation of the member who has decided not to take part or who has been excluded in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3. In order for the decision to be taken or the opinion delivered, the member concerned shall be replaced on the Board of Appeal by his or her substitute. If the substitute is unable to take his or her seat on the board for whatever reason, the chair of the Management Board shall appoint a temporary member to the board from the list referred to in Article 51(3) to replace him or her in the case concerned.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 328 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – title
Decisions subject to appeal Documents subject to appeal before the Board of Appeal
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 331 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. An appeal may be brought before the Board of Appeal against decisions taken by the Agency pursuant to Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18 and 17, or against a failure by the Agency to respond within the prescribed time limits.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 334 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. An appeal lodged pursuant to paragraph 1 shall not have a suspensory effect. The Agency may, however, suspend the application of the decision appealed against, if it considers that circumstances so permit, as long as the suspension of the decision does not affect railway safety.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 335 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. An appeal may be brought before the Board of Appeal in the event of a failure by the Agency to take a decision within the time limits stipulated in Articles 20 and 22 of Directive .../.../EU [Interoperability Directive], and Article 10 of Directive .../.../EU [Railway Safety Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 336 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. An appeal may be brought before a Board of Appeal for the purpose of obtaining an opinion in the event of a disagreement between the Agency and a national safety authority pursuant to Articles 20(1)(f) and 22 of Directive .../.../EU [Interoperability Directive] and Article 10 of Directive .../.../EU [Railway Safety Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. An appeal may be brought before the Board of Appeal for the purpose of obtaining an opinion in the event of a disagreement between a Member State and the Agency in accordance with Articles 21 and 22.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 341 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. Any natural or legal person may appeal against a decision addressed to that person by the Agency pursuant to Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18 and 17. Any person may appeal against a decision which, although addressed to another person, directly and personally concerns the applicant if he or she takes the view that the decision discriminates against him or her. These rights shall also apply to bodies representing the persons referred to in Article 34(2), as duly authorised in accordance with their statutes.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 343 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2
2. The appeal, together with the statement of grounds thereof, shall be filed in writing at the Agency within two months of the notification of the measure to the person concerned, or, if the person is notlaintiff is not the person notified of the measuredecision, within two months of the day on which it came to their knowledgethe plaintiff was made aware of the decision.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 344 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. An appeal against a failure by the Agency to take a decision within the time limits stipulated in Articles 20 and 22 of Directive .../.../EU [Interoperability Directive], and Article 10 of Directive .../.../EU [Railway Safety Directive] may be lodged by the applicant within two weeks of the expiry of those time limits.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 345 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The appeal referred to in Article 54(4) and (5) shall be lodged: (a) by national safety authorities in accordance with Articles 20(1)(f) and 22 of Directive .../.../EU [Interoperability Directive], and Article 10 of Directive .../.../EU [Railway Safety Directive]; (b) by a Member State, in accordance with Articles 21 and 22.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 349 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. When acting in accordance with Article 54(1) and (3), when examining the appeal, the Board of Appeal shall act expeditiously. It shall, as often as necessary, invite the parties to the appeal proceedings to file, within specified time limits, observations on its notifications or on communications from other parties to the appeal proceedings. Parties to the appeal proceedings shall be entitled to make oral presentations. The Board of Appeal may consult any relevant expert or advisory body in drawing up its opinion.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 350 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When acting pursuant to Article 54(1), the Board of Appeal shall consider all complaints and, where necessary, ask for relevant information and consult the parties concerned within one month of receiving the complaint. It shall rule on any complaint and notify the parties concerned of its reasoned opinion within a reasonable time limit set in advance, and in any case within two months of receiving all the relevant information.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 351 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. When acting pursuant to Article 54(3), the Board of Appeal may issue an injunction, if necessary accompanied by a penalty, without prejudice to other potential appeals relating to the content of the decision.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 353 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2
2. TWhen acting in accordance with Article 54(1) and (2), the Board of Appeal may exercise appropriate power which lies within the competence of the Agency, or it may remit the case to the competent body of the Agency. The latter shall be bound by the decision of the Board of Appeal. The Board of Appeal’s decision shall be binding on both parties and may not be subject to scrutiny by any other administrative authority except the Court of Justice of the European Union.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 354 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When issuing an opinion pursuant to Article 54(4) and (5), the Board of Appeal shall consider all appeals, ask, where necessary, for relevant information, consult the parties concerned and notify them of its reasoned opinion within the time limit laid down in Articles 20(1)(f) and 22 of Directive .../.../EU [Interoperability Directive] and Article 10 of Directive .../.../EU [Railway Safety Directive], where the opinion is delivered pursuant to Article 54(4), and two months after receiving the information required, where that opinion is delivered pursuant to Article 54(5).
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 355 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
1. Actions for the annulment of Agency decisions taken pursuant to Articles 12, 16, 17 and 187 may be brought before the Court of Justice of the European Union only after all appeal procedures within the Agency have been exhausted.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 356 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Actions for the annulment of an Agency decision taken by the Board of Appeal pursuant to Article 54(1) and (3) may be brought by the parties before the Court of Justice of the European Union within two months of the decision being notified.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 361 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraphs 3 a and 3 b (new)
3a. The Agency and its staff shall carry out the tasks defined in this Regulation with the highest degree of professional integrity and the requisite technical competence in the specific field. They must be free from all pressures and inducements, in particular financial inducements, that might influence their judgement or the results of their work, especially from persons or groups with an interest in the results of this work. The Agency shall have sufficient staff to ensure that the tasks defined in this Regulation are carried out properly. 3b. Staff must have: (a) a thorough technical and professional grounding covering all the Agency’s activities; (b) a satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the assessments that the Agency carries out and adequate authority to carry out those assessments; (c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the requirements necessary to formulate the Agency’s decisions; (d) the ability to review opinions delivered and decisions taken by the NSA as well as national regulations.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 365 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the Agency or a present or past member of staff thereof is asked to provide information by national judicial authorities and national accident investigation bodies, they shall respond within a predetermined, reasonable period of time defined by the national judicial authorities and the national accident investigation bodies. Rules relating to secrecy and confidentiality may not be used against these authorities and bodies. Where necessary, the Agency may state which information may not be made public. The judicial authorities and investigation bodies may choose whether or not to accede to this request. All members of the Agency’s staff, past and present, must respond favourably when they are summoned by an authority in charge of a judicial inquiry or by an investigation body. The Agency or the person called upon may not impose any conditions or pre- requisites in order to respond to such requests or summonses. Where a member of staff refuses to provide the information requested, to respond to a summons or to cooperate in one way or another, or where his or her actions amount to such a refusal, and without prejudice to any existing criminal penalties in national law relating to obstruction of justice that may be applied after his or her immunity is waived, the Executive Director shall immediately impose a penalty on the member of staff concerned, after being informed of his or her actions by the national authority or body. This penalty may not be less than a three-month period of exclusion from duty in the first instance and permanent exclusion if the person continues with or repeats their actions. Where someone in a senior position at the Agency is concerned, the initial penalty shall be extended for as long as the person concerned continues to refuse to cooperate. Where the Executive Director is concerned, the Management Board of the Agency shall decide on the penalty immediately after being informed of his or her actions by the national authorities or bodies. Where the person concerned is a former member of staff still employed by a European Union body, that body shall impose a penalty pursuant to the above paragraphs. Where the person concerned is no longer employed by the European Union, the national judicial authorities shall request that his/her immunity be waived in accordance with Article 64(1b).
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 366 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Where the national judicial authority responsible for judicial inquiries in a Member State intends to take the Agency, its staff or a former member of its staff to court, it may immediately ask the Management Board to waive the immunity of the Agency and/or of its staff, including former members of staff. The relevant authority shall not be required to give the reasons behind its request for information or summons. The request shall be addressed to the chair of the Management Board and shall, where necessary, state the degree of confidentiality required for the members of the board to act on the request, in accordance with the national rules in force as regards judicial proceedings. The Management Board shall respond positively or negatively within one month of the matter being referred to the chair of the board. If no response is forthcoming within one month, the decision will be deemed to have been a positive one. A negative decision must be duly reasoned and must show that agreeing to the request would be against the Union’s interests. An action for the annulment of a negative decision may be brought before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 367 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. By way of derogation from Article 66(4), where national law allows injured parties to be involved in criminal proceedings in order to claim for damages incurred, the relevant national courts, rather than the Court of Justice of the European Union, shall also have the authority to deal with compensation actions where an application for damages has been made.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 368 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Where no serious misconduct has been committed, the Agency shall protect members of its staff exercising their official duties, for example by means of legal aid, to compensate them for damages incurred or to cover the costs of any damages awarded or of any criminal conviction resulting from an administrative error.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 369 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The national courts shall be responsible in accordance with the law of the Member State concerned for cases relating to compensation actions as referred to in Article 64(4).
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 370 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. The documents provided by applicants and holders of certificates and authorisations, in accordance with Articles 12, 16 and 17, to notify the Agency and national safety authorities of those certificates and authorisations, shall be translated into all the official languages of the countries in which the rolling stock is used and in which the railway company concerned operates. Each translation shall be the authentic text in the country concerned, including for procedures under Article 56. The authorisation and the certificate must be issued in all the official languages of the countries concerned.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 371 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1
1. TWhere Article 67(-1) does not apply, the provisions laid down in Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used in the European Economic Community shall apply to the Agency.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 374 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
Cooperation with national authorities andbodies
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 376 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency mayshall enter into agreements with relevant national authorities, in particular the National Safety Authorities, and other competent bodies, in relation to the implementation of Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18. in relation to the implementation of the tasks conferred on the Agency and the National Safety Authorities by, respectively, Article 20 of Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive] and Article XXX of Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive]. Those agreements may include action by the Agency to recover fees and charges payable by applicants for authorisations and certificates to National Safety Authorities.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 377 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2
2. The agreements may include contracting of some of theAgency may subcontract to national safety authorities tasks of the Agency to the national authorities, such as checkr than those conferred on them ing and preparing files, verifying technical compatibility, performing visits and drafting technical studiesccordance with Article 20 of Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive] and Article 16(2) of Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 379 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Conversely, a national safety authority may subcontract to the Agency tasks other than those conferred on it in accordance with Article 20 of Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive] and Article 16(2) of Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive].
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 380 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall ensure that the agreements include at least specified description of tasks and conditions for deliverables, the time-limits applying to their delivery and, where there is a subcontracting agreement as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 or where the agreement referred to in paragraph 1 includes recovery of fees and charges payable to a national safety authority, the level and schedule of payments.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 383 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. The agreements described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 are without prejudice to the overall responsibility of the Agency for performing its tasks as provided for in Articles 12, 16, 17 and 187.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 388 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – title
Delegated acts relating to Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18 and 17
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 389 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 74 concerning fees and charges payable to the Agency in respect of tasks conferred on it by Directive ../../EU [Interoperability Directive] and Directive ../../EU [Railway Safety Directive] in application of Articles 12, 16, 17 and 187.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 390 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall determine in particular the matters for which fees and charges pursuant to Articles 12, 16, 17 and 187 are due, the amount of the fees and charges due to the Agency and, where stipulated by the agreement provided for in Article 63(1), to the national safety authority concerned, and the way in which they are to be paid.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 391 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Fees and charges shall be published and levied for:
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 395 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the provision of other services; they shall reflect the actual cost of each individual provision;
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 396 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the processing of appeals.deleted
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 397 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where, under agreements provided for in Article 63(1), a national safety authority commissions the Agency to recover the fees due to it, those fees shall be published, together with the fees due to the Agency. All fees and charges shall be expressed, and payable, in euro.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 398 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 4
4. The amount of the fees and charges relating to the Agency shall be fixed at such a level as to ensure that the revenue in respect thereof is sufficient to cover the full cost of the services delivered. All expenditures of the Agency attributed to staff involved in activities referred to in paragraph 3, including the employer's pro- rata contribution to the pension scheme, shall be in particular reflected in this cost. Should a significant imbalance resulting from the provision of the services covered by fees and charges become recurrent, the revision of the level of the fees and charges shall become mandatory.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 402 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. No later than five years after the entry into force of this Regulation and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall commission an evaluation to assess, in particular, the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency and its working practices. The evaluation shall take account of the views of the representatives of the railway sector, of the social partners and of consumer organisations. The evaluation shall address, in particular, any need to amend the mandate of the Agency, and the financial implications of any such amendment.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 403 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77
1. The Agency replaces and succeeds the European Railway Agency established by Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 as regards all ownership, agreements, legal obligations, employments contracts, financial commitments and liabilities. 2. By way of derogation from Article 43, the Members of the Administrative Board appointed under Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall remain in office until the expiry date of their term as Members of the Management Board. By way of derogation from Article 49, the Executive Director which has been appointed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 shall remain in office until the expiry date of his term. 3. By way of derogation from Article 61, all employment contracts in force on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall be honoured until their expiry date.Article 77 deleted Transitional provisions
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 407 #

2013/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 a (new)
Article 77a Transitional provisions concerning Agency decisions 1. The Agency shall take decisions under Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18 as from (two years after the entry into force of this Regulation). Until that date, Member States shall continue to apply the relevant legislation and regulations. 2. During an additional transitional period of 42 months from the date referred to in paragraph 1, Member States may continue to issue certificates and authorisations by way of derogation from the provisions of Articles 12, 16, 17 and 18 under the terms specified by the Commission in the implementing rules adopted for their application in accordance with Article 75. Before the decisions are issued, the Agency shall assess whether that would: - reduce the level of railway safety and/or - constitute arbitrary discrimination or excessive restriction of a rail transport service. The Commission may request the national safety authority concerned to modify the relevant decision, suspend application thereof or rescind it. Should the national safety authority refuse to act, the Agency may refer the matter to the Commission and to the committee referred to in Article 75.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2013/0013(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) A series of legislative measures has been adopted at European level, opening up the rail freight and international rail passenger markets to competition and establishing, by way of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (recast), certain fundamental principles which include that railway undertakings shall be managed according to principles that apply to commercial companies, that entities responsible for the allocation of capacity and charging for rail infrastructure shall be separate from entities which operate rail services and that there shall be a separation of accounts, that any railway undertaking licensed in accordance with EU criteria should have access to railway infrastructure on fair, non-discriminatory terms, and that infrastructure managers may benefit from State financing. This directive will bring about far-reaching changes in the rail sector, and will in some cases necessitate difficult adjustments to current practices. The time limit for transposition of Directive 2012/34/EU into national law is 16 June 2015.
2013/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2013/0013(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Railway undertakings may, in certain situations, be obliged to make payments which undertakings in other transport modes do not have to make, such as special family allowances, insurance premiums and contributions to pension schemes. In the current economic climate, where railways are under-funded in many Member States, additional resources to guarantee public financial support for railway undertakings should be maintained for as long as is needed to evaluate in detail the consequences of Directive 2012/34/EU and identify the various possible options for development.
2013/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 12 #

2013/0013(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) The Member States’ insurance and pension schemes for railway undertakings diverge from those applicable to other modes of transport, in that they involve, for example, an obligation on railway undertakings to pay additional social allowances in respect of particular medical treatment or supplementary days of rest or early retirement schemes for workers performing arduous work in the railway sector. Such obligations, deriving from the respective national legislative framework, must be able to be covered by the provision of public financial support to railway undertakings.
2013/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2013/0013(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) The provisions of Directive 2012/34/EU must be transposed by Member States into national law by 2015. Owing to the complexity of the systems which make up the rail sector, it will only then be possible to assess the impact of these provisions on the rail sector. Before abandoning the current provisions on the normalisation of accounts, it is useful to assess in greater detail the effects of such a change on the rail system.
2013/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2013/0013(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
At the latest two years after the date of entry into force of directive X, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions assessing the development of the rail sector. On the basis of that report, the Commission shall, if it deems it appropriate, propose the repeal or amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 is repealed.
2013/09/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the Union in order to breakduce the oil dependence of transport and sets out minimum requirements on alternative fuels infrastructure build-up and common technical specifications, including recharging points for electric vehicles and refuelling points for natural gas (LNG and CNG) and hydrogen.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – introductory part
1) 'Alternative fuels' mean fuels which substituteor sources of energy which reduce the use of traditional fossil oil sources in the energy supply to transport and which have a potential to contribute to its decarbonisation. They include:
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 170 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
3) "SlowNormal recharging point"' means a recharging point that allows for a direct supply of electricity to an electric vehicle with a power of less than or equal to 22 kW.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
3) «point de recharge lente»: "Slow recharging point" means a recharging point that allows for a direct supply of electricity to an electric vehicle with a power of less than or equal to 22 kWVA.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4
4) "Fast recharging point" means a recharging point that allows for a direct supply of electricity to an electric vehicle with a power of more than 22 kWVA.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 176 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5
5) "PublicFreely accessible recharging or refuelling point" means a recharging or refuelling point which provides non- discriminatory access to the users by employing a widely recognised means of payment;
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that a minimum number of freely accessible recharging points for electric vehicles are put into place, at least the number given in the table in Annex II, by 31 December 2020 at the latest.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. At least 10% of the recharging points shall be publicly accessible.deleted
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 230 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
SlowNormal recharging points for electric vehicles shall comply with the technical specifications set out in Annex III.1.1. by 31 December 2015 at the latest.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 236 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Fast recharging points for electric vehicles shall comply with the technical specifications set out in Annex III.1.2. by 31 December 20127 at the latest.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 241 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that the equipment for slownormal and fast recharging points as set out in Annex III.1.1 and Annex III.1.2 shall be available on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and shall comply with specific safety requirements in force at national level.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 249 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Shore-side electricity supply for maritime and inland waterway transport shall comply with the technical specifications set out in Annex III.1.3 by 31 December 201520 at the latest.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 257 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. All publicfreely accessible recharging points for electric vehicles shall be equipped, with intelligent metering systems as defined in Article 2(28) of Directive 2012/27/EU and respect the requirements laid down in Article 9(2) of that Directivehere payment is required, with intelligent metering or equivalent systems.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 277 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – title
Hydrogen supply for road transport
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States on the territory of which exist already at the day of the entry into force of this Directive hydrogen refuelling points shall ensure that a sufficient number of publicfreely accessible refuelling points are available, with distances not exceeding 300 km, to allow the circulation of hydrogen vehicles within the entire national territrelevant networyk by 31 December 20230 at the latest.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 298 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that publicly accessible LNG refuelling points for maritime and inland waterway transport are provided in all maritime portsa sufficient number of maritime ports of the Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) Core Network are equipped with LNG refuelling points for maritime transport and, where appropriate, inland waterway transport, with appropriate distances between them, to allow the circulation of LNG vessels Union-wide by 31 December 2020 at the latest. In accordance with the objectives of the Trans-European Transport Network (Regulation (EU) No ... / 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... on Union guidelines for the development of the Ttrans-European Ttransport (network), the LNG refuelling points in maritime ports in the TEN-T) Core Network by 31 December 2020 at the latest. must be set up by no later than 31 December 2030. Actual market needs and existing bunkering points shall be taken into consideration when defining the network of LNG refuelling points in maritime ports.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 307 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that publicly accessible LNG refuelling points for inland waterway transport are provided in all inland ports ofa sufficient number of inland ports of the network are equipped with LNG, or other alternative fuel, refuelling points for inland waterway transport, with appropriate distances between them, to allow the circulation of LNG vessels Union-wide. In accordance with the objectives of the Trans-European Transport Network (Regulation (EU) No ... / 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network), the LNG, or other alternative fuel, refuelling points in maritime ports in the TEN-T Core Network, must be set up by 31 December 202530 at the latest. Actual market needs and existing bunkering points shall be taken into consideration when defining the network of LNG refuelling points in inland ports.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 316 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shallmay cooperate to ensure that heavy duty motor vehicles running on LNG can travel all along thea sufficient number of freely accessible LNG refuelling points are installed on roads oin the TEN-T Core Network. For this purposes, publicly accessible refuelling points for LNG shall be established within distances not exceeding 400 km to allow the circulation of heavy duty motor vehicles in the Union by 31 December 20230 at the latest.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 373 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 1 – point 1.1
Alternate Current (AC) slownormal recharging points for electric vehicles shall be equipped, for interoperability purposes, at least with connectors of Type 2 as described in standard EN62196-2:2012, and possibly supplied with a charging socket containing additional safety devices, such as safety shutters.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 377 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
New Direct Current (DC) fast recharging points for electric vehicles shall be equipped, for interoperability purposes, with connectors of Type "Combo 2" as described in the relevant EN standard, to be adopted by 2014.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 382 #

2013/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
During a transitional period ending on 31 December 2027 the new Direct Current (DC) fast recharging points for electric vehicles may be simultaneously equipped with different existing connector standards for DC fast recharging points.
2013/10/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 938 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products shall be marked with a unique identifier. In order to ensure their integrity, unique and secure identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market.
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 948 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
2012/0366(COD)
Article 14(2)(g)
(g) the intended shipment route;, the shipment date, shipment destination, shipper and recipient.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2012/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 5
– the 2004 International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWMC);deleted
2013/06/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2012/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The EU declaration of conformity shall follow the model structure set out in Annex III to Decision No 768/2008/EC. It shall contain the elements specified in the relevant modules set out in Annex II to this Directive and shall be continuously updated, where necessary.
2013/06/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #

2012/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall provide for the organisation of exchange of experience between the Member States’ national authorities responsible for policy on notification policy, especially as regards market surveillance.
2013/06/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #

2012/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. For each item of marine equipment for which the approval of the flag State administration is required by the international conventions, the Commission shall identify by means of implementing acts the respective design, construction and performance requirements and the testing standards provided for in the international instruments. When adopting these acts, the Commission shall also indicate the date from which these requirements are to apply.
2013/06/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #

2012/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) an up-to-date list of the applicable international instruments, and their content, of the requirements and of the testing standards, including any updates becoming applicable by virtue of Article 4(3);
2013/06/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2012/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – part I – point 4.2
4.2. verify that the specimen(s) have been manufactured in conformity with the technical documentation, and identify the elements which have been designed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the relevant harmonised standards and/or technical specifications, applicable requirements and testing standards as well as the elements which have been designed without applying the relevant provisions of those standards;
2013/06/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 258 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 37
37. There is also considerable potential for improving waste management in the EU to make better use of resources, open up new markets, create new jobs and reduce dependence on imports of raw materials, while having lower impacts on the environment. Each year in the EU, 2.7 billion tonnes of waste are produced, of which 98 million tonnes is hazardous. On average, only 40 % of solid waste is re- used or recycled. There are no reliable figures for liquid waste, but the percentage recycled is clearly very small. The rest goes to landfill or incineration. In some Member States, more than 70 % of waste is recycled, showing how waste could be used as one of the EU’s key resources. At the same time, many Member States landfill over 75 % of their municipal waste.
2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 267 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 38
38. Turning waste into a resource, as called for in the Resource Efficiency Roadmap, requires the full implementation of EU waste legislation across the EU, based on strict application of the waste hierarchy and covering different types of waste. With regard to liquid waste, the collection of used fats at source, before they are discharged into wastewater networks, must be made a priority. Additional efforts are needed to: reduce per capita waste generation in absolute terms, limit energy recovery to non-recyclable materials, phase out landfilling, ensure high quality recycling, and develop markets for secondary raw materials. Hazardous waste will need to be managed so as to minimise significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, as agreed at the Rio+20 Summit. To achieve this, market- based instruments that privilege prevention, recycling and re-use should be applied much more systematically across the EU. Barriers facing recycling activities in the EU internal market should be removed and existing prevention, re-use, recycling, recovery and landfill diversion targets reviewed so as to move towards a ‘circular’ economy, with a cascading use of resources and residual waste close to zero.
2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 274 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 39
39. Resource efficiency in the water sector will also be tackled as a priority to help deliver good water status. Even though droughts and water scarcity are affecting more and more parts of Europe, an estimated 20-40 % of Europe’s available water is still being wasted, for instance, through leakages in the distribution system. According to available modelling, there is still considerable scope for improving water efficiency in the EU. Moreover, rising demand and the impacts of climate change are expected to increase the pressure on Europe’s water resources significantly. Against this background, the Union and Member States should take action to ensure water abstraction respects available renewable water resource limits by 2020, including by improving water efficiency through the use of market mechanisms such as water pricing that reflects the true value of water. Progress will be facilitated by accelerated demonstration and rolling out of innovative technologies, systems and business models building on the Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Water. Separating used fats at source, before they are discharged into wastewater networks, and subsequently collecting and recycling them, must become a water treatment policy priority.
2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point f
(f) Improving water efficiency by setting targets at river basin level, as well as for wastewater recycling, and using market mechanisms, such as water pricing.
2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) A Commission report on the application, effects and adequacy of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 concluded that the current containment measures, if fully appliedprovisions of the Regulation, if fully applied, combined with Directive 2006/40/EC relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles (the ‘MAC Directive’), have the potential to reducestabilise EU-27 emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases at their current levels by 2050. Those measures should, therefore, be maintained and clarified on the basis of the experience gained in implementing them. CertainHowever, new, cost-effective measures should also be extenbe taken in ordedr to other appliances in which substantial quantities of fluorinated greenhouse gases are used, such as refrigerated trucks and trailers. The obligation to establish and maintain records of equipment that contains such gases should also cover electrical switchgear. secure an 80-95 % reduction in emissions by 2050. As regards containment and recovery, one measure proposed with a view to further reducing greenhouse gas emissions was the extension of the scope of the Regulation to cover the refrigeration systems of road vehicles, such as trucks and trailers.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Commission’s report also concluded that more can be done to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the Union, in particular by avoiding the use of those gases where there are safe and energy efficient alternative technologies with no impact or a lower impact on the climate. A decrease of up to two thirds of the 2010 emissions by 2030 is cost- effective because proved and tested alternatives are available in many sectorsGiven that proved and tested alternatives are available in many sectors, a decrease of up to two thirds of the 2010 emissions can be achieved readily and at reasonable cost by 2030.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Comprehensive data acquisition is necessary in order to monitor progress towards achieving the objectives relating to the reduction of emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases. The obligation to establish and maintain records of equipment that contains such gases should, therefore, also apply to electrical switchgear and other equipment covered by this Regulation.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Given that there are suitable alternatives, the current ban on using sulphur hexafluoride in magnesium die- casting and the recycling of magnesium die-casting alloys should be extended to facilities that use less than 850 kg per year. Similarly, with an appropriate transitional period, the use of refrigerants with very high global warming potential (‘GWP’) of more than 2 500 to service or maintain refrigeration equipment with a charge size equivalent to 50 tonnes of CO2 or more should be banned.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Additional bans on the placing on the market of new equipment for refrigeration, air-conditioning and fire protection that operate using specific fluorinated greenhouse gases should be introduced where suitable alternatives to the use of those substances are available. In the light of future technical developments and the availability of cost-efficient alternatives to the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, the Commission should be empowered to include other products and equipment or. The Commission should also be empowered to exclude, also temporarily, certain categories of products or equipment for which alternative substances which fall below the specified global warming potential limit are not longer available for technical or economic reasons, including insufficient supply of alternative substances on the market to meet the demand, or due to applicable safety standards excludingbecause new scientific or technical evidence on the safety of alternatives has emerged which rules out their use of relevant alternativesn the basis of the precautionary principle.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 81 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The Commission should continuously monitor the effects of reducing the placing on the market of hydrofluorocarbons, including the effect of reduction on the supply for appliances where the use of hydrofluorocarbons would result in lower life-cycle emissions than if an alternative technology was used The monitoring should also ensure the early detection of health or safety concerns, due to negative impacts on the availability of medicinal products. A comprehensive review should be carried out before 2030after the first five years of implementation in time to adapt the provisions of this Regulation in the light of its implementation and of new developments and to adopt, if appropriate, further reduction measures. Thereafter, reviews will be carried out every five years.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘operator’ means the natural or legal person possessing the equipment and systems covered by this Regulation and exercising actual power over the technical functioning of them equipment and systems covered by this Regulation;
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) ‘refrigerated van’ means a vehicle with a mass of less than 3.5 tonnes that is designed and constructed primarily to carry goods and that is equipped with a refrigeration unit;
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16a) ‘container’ means an intermodal transport unit that is designed and constructed primarily to carry goods and that is equipped with a refrigeration unit;
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. All measures which are technically and economically feasible shall be taken to minimise leaks of fluorinated gases.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 139 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point e
e) refrigerated trucks andion equipment on refrigerated trailns, trucks, vans, trailers and containers.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 153 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The persons carrying out the leak checks of the equipment referred to in Article 3(2)(a) shall on each occasion draw up a check report containing the following information: a) the type of equipment checked, its charge size, the type of greenhouse gas charged and the date of its entry into service; b) the type of work performed on the equipment and the date on which the check was carried out; c) any damage noted; d) the amount of fluorinated greenhouse gases added and the type of gas used; e) the quantity of fluorinated greenhouse gases recovered; f) whether the equipment has been decommissioned; g) the name of the operator and, in the case of the equipment referred to Article 3(1)(e), the vehicle or container identification number. The persons carrying out the leak checks shall keep a record containing the information listed in paragraph 1 and shall provide the operator with a copy of the check report. The operators of equipment containing the greenhouse gases referred to in Article 3(2)(a) shall keep all check reports throughout the life of the equipment concerned.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This paragraph shall apply to operators of electrical switchgear that contains SF6 and of the equipment referred to in Article 3(2)(b) and (c).
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Unless the records referred to in paragraph 1a are kept in a database established by the competent authorities of the Member States, the persons carrying out the leak checks referred to in paragraph 1a shall keep the records for at least five years after the check was carried out.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall notify the Commission of their training and certification programmes by 1 January 20158. They shall recognise certificates issued in another Member State. They shall not restrict the freedom to provide services or the freedom of establishment because a certificate was issued in another Member State.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 amending the list set out in Annex III to include other products and equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential of 150 or more, or that rely on them to work, if it has been established that alternatives to the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases or to the use of specific types of fluorinated greenhouse gases are available, and their use would result in lower overall greenhouse gas emissions an. The Commission shall also be empowered to exclude, where appropriate for a specified period of time, certain categories of products or equipment for which alternative substances which fall below the specified global warming potential limit are not longer available, or because new scientific for technical, economic or safety reasonsvidence on the safety of alternatives has emerged which rules out their use on the basis of the precautionary principle.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 234 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, or of mixtures that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, with a global warming potential of 2500 or more, to service or maintain refrigeration equipment with a charge size equivalent to 50 tonnes of CO2 or more, shall be prohibited from 1 January 2020.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 252 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. From [dd/mm/yyyy] [insert date 32 years after entry into force of this regulation], refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump equipment shall not be charged with hydrofluorocarbons before it is placed on the market or before it is made available to the end-user for its first installation.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 258 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
TWith the exception of the equipment referred to in Article 3(1)(e), the equipment shall be charged where it is intended to be used, by persons certified in accordance with Article 8.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The equipment referred to in Article 3(1)(e) shall be charged by persons certified in accordance with Article 8 in the Member State where the vehicle is registered and made available to the operator.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 303 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
No later than 31 December 2020six years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall publish a report on its implementation and on the availability of hydrofluorocarbons on the Union market, in particular for medical applications for the various sectors concerned. The report shall cover the first five years of implementation and shall include a calculation of the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons as provided for in Annex V for the 2021-2030 period.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 306 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
No later than 311 December 2024years after the entry into force of this Regulation, it shall publish a full and comprehensive report on the effects of this Regulation during the first 10 years of implementation, including a forecast of the continued demand for hydrofluorocarbons after 2030.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 314 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(4), 7(2), 8(7), 9(3), 10(7), 13(54), 14(6), 17(5), 18(3) and 19(1) and (2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time period of five years from [dd/mm/yyyy] [insert date of entry into force of this regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report concerning the delegation of powers no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of identical duration unless the European Parliament or Council opposes such an extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 315 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The power to adopt delegated actsdelegation of power referred to in Articles 3(4), 7(2), 8(7), 9(3), 10(7), 13(5), 14(6),4) and (14), Article 6, Articles 17(5), 18(3) and 19(1) and (2) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 316 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 3(4), 7(2), 8(7), 9(3), 10(7), 13(54), 14(6), 17(5), 18(3) and 19(1) and (2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 348 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – row 12 a (new)
12a. Air conditioning systems in category 1 January 2011 M1 and N1, class I vehicles type approved after 1 January 2011, and air conditioning systems for retrofitting to vehicles type approved after 1 January 2011 and which are designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150 as provided for in Directive 2006/40/EC1 ________________________ 1 Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to emissions from air- conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC, OJ L 161 of 14.6.2006, p. 12.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 349 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – row 12 b (new)
12b. Air conditioning systems for the 1 January 2017 fitting or retrofitting of all category M1 and N1, class I vehicles and which are designed to contain fluorinated greenhouses gases with a global warming potential higher than 150 as provided for in Directive 2006/40/EC1 ______________________ 1 Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to emissions from air- conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC, OJ L 161 of 14.6.2006, p. 12.
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 392 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – row 3
2018-2020 63% 75%
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 397 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – row 4
2021-2023 45 % 55%
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 414 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 1 – point a
a) the total productionquantity of each substance it has produced in the Union, identifying the main categories of application in which the substance is used;
2013/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 1– paragraph 2 – point g
(g) "environmental impact assessment" shall mean the process of preparing an environmental report by the developer, carrying out the consultations (including with the public concerned and the environmental authorities) referred to in Article 6(1), the assessment by the competent authority and/or by the authorities referred to in Article 6(1), taking into account the environmental report and the results of the consultations in the development consent procedure as well as the provision of information on the decision in accordance with Articles 5 to 10."
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 236 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Where an environmental impact assessment must be carried out in accordance with Articles 5 to 10, the developer shall prepare an environmental report. The environmental report shall be based on the determination pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and include the information that may reasonably be required for making informed decisions on the environmental impacts of the proposed project, taking into account current knowledge and methods of assessment, the characteristics, technical capacity and location of the project, the characteristics of the potential impact, alternatives to the proposed project and the extent to which certain matters (including the evaluation of alternatives) are more appropriately assessed at different levels including the planning level, or on the basis of other assessment requirements. The detailed list of information to be provided in the environmental report is specified in Annex IV.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) reasonable alternatives relevant to the proposed project and its specific characteristics;deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 302 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the developer shall ensure that the environmental report is prepared by accredited and technically competent experts or
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the competent authority shall ensure that the environmental report is verified by accredited and technically competent experts and/or committees of national experts.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where accredited and technically competent experts assisted the competent authority to prepare the determination referred to in Article 5(2), the same experts shall not be used by the developer for the preparation of the environmental report.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 328 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The detailed arrangements for the use and selection of accredited and technically competent experts (for example qualifications required, assignment of evaluation, licensing, and disqualification), shall be determined by the Member States.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 442 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [DATEOPOCE please enter date: 36 months from the entry into force of this Directive] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a document explaining the relationship between them and this Directive.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 448 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Projects for which the request for development consent was introduced beforeafter the date referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) and for which the environmental impact assessment has not been concluded before that date shall be subject to the obligations referred to in Articles 3 to 11 of Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by this Directive.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 479 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex II.A
(1) The following Annex II.A is inserted: "ANNEX II.A – INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(3) 1. A description of the project, including in particular: a) a description of the physical characteristics of the whole project, including, where relevant, its subsurface, during the construction and operational phases; (b) a description of the location of the project, with particular regard to the environmental sensitivity of geographical areas likely to be affected. 2. A description of the aspects of the environment likely to be significantly affected by the proposed project. 3. A description of the likely significant effects of the proposed project on the environment resulting from: (a) the expected residues and emissions and the production of waste; (b) the use of natural resources, in particular soil, land, water, and biodiversity, including hydromorphological changes. 4. A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent or reduce any significant adverse effects on the environment."deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 494 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) cumulation with other projects and activities;
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 553 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex IV – paragraph 2
2. A description, of the technical, locational or other aspects (e.g. in terms of project design, technical capacity, size and scale) of the alternatives considered, including the identification of the least environmentally impacting one, and an indication of the main reasons for the choice maden outline of the main alternatives studied and the reasons why the project presented was selected, taking into account its impact on the environmental effects or human health.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 559 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex IV – paragraph 3
3. A description of the relevant aspects of the existing state of the environment and the likely evolution thereof without implementation of the project (baseline scenario). This description should cover any existing environmental problems relevant to the project, including, in particular, those relating to any areas of a particular environmental importance and the use of natural resources.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 578 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex IV – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) the cumulation of effects with other projects and activities;
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 583 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive Annex– point 2 Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex IV – paragraph 6
6. The description of the forecasting methods used to assess the effects on the environment referred to in point 5, as well as an account of the main uncertainties involved and their influence on the effect estimates and selec. This description shall also contain an indication of any difficulties (technical deficiencies or lack of knowhow) encountered by the developer in compiling the required information and of the preferred alternativsources used for the descriptions and assessments made.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 591 #

2012/0297(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex IV – paragraph 10
10. An indication of any difficulties (technical deficiencies or lack of knowhow) encountered by the developer in compiling the required information and of the sources used for the descriptions and assessments made, as well as an account of the main uncertainties involved and their influence on the effect estimates and selection of the preferred alternative."deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 bis) The review and adaptation of this methodology should take into account the fact that undertakings have already made wholesale investments based on the current legislation;
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Article 19(8) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7d(8) of Directive 98/70/EC include provisions for encouraging the cultivation of biofuels in severely degraded and heavily contaminated land as an interim measure for mitigating against indirect land-use change. These provisions are no longer adequate in their current form and need to be integrated in the approach laid out in this Directive to ensure that overall actions for minimising emission from indirect land-use change remain coherent. Support must nevertheless continue to be provided for the use of degraded land to grow biofuels, where this does not cause any indirect land use change.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The use of electricity from renewables should be encouraged in the transport sector. Member States should therefore work to increase over time the percentage of electricity from renewables in the energy sector, while at the same time encouraging the market penetration of electric vehicles. Member States should also be allowed to channel financial resources currently deployed with a view to achieving, either wholly or in part, their share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars, oil crops and other land-based energy crops into renewable energies – in particular wind, solar, wave and geothermal energy – that have demonstrated their renewability and sustainability.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 131 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – subparagraph 1a (new)
The Commission shall propose to the European Parliament and the Council harmonised solutions to the problem of fraud and double counting arising from poor application of the criteria set out in paragraph iii (e);
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 132 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Recital 15
(15) The estimated indirect land-use change emissions should be included in the reporting by the Commission of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28counted towards the target in Article 7a(2) of Directive 98/70/EC and towards the target set out in Directive 2009/28/EC in order to provide incentives for the biofuels with low indirect land-use change impacts and to ensure the accuracy and credibility of the reduction target for life cycle greenhouse gas emissions. In order to make sure that Union targets for greenhouse gas emission savings and biofuels are meaningful and effectively met, indirect land-use change emissions should be taken into account when calculating the greenhouse gas emission savings required under the sustainability criteria set out in Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 98/70/EC. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks, should be assigned a zero emissions factor.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The use of land for growing biofuel feedstocks should not result in the displacement of local and indigenous communities. Special measures to protect indigenous communities' land therefore need to be introduced.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 60 % for biofuels produced in installations starting operation after …+ . An installation shall be considered to be in operation if the physical production of biofuels has taken place. __________________ + OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 179 #

2012/0288(COD)


Article 1 – point 3 – point a
In the case of installations that were in operation on or before …+, for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, biofuels and bioliquids shall achieve a greenhouse gas emission saving of at least 35 % until 31 December 2017 and at least 560 % from 1 January 2018. __________________ + OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and bioliquids shall be calculated in accordance with Article 7d(1).
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 183 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: "4a. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from other energy crops grown on land, including forestry plantations such as short- rotation coppices and short-rotation forests, until a specific indirect land-use change value has been set for biofuels and bioliquids derived therefrom for the purpose of calculating their greenhouse gas impact in accordance with Article 7d."
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The review and adaptation of this methodology should take into account the fact that undertakings have already made wholesale investments based on the current legislation.
2013/05/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3 – Part Ba (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part Ba (new)
The Commission shall bear in mind that the value of the coefficients set out in Annex IX is not apt for all products, and that further discussions must be held with a view to removing any legal uncertainty.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 194 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7c – paragraph 9 a (new)
(da) the following paragraph is added: "9a The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning detailed rules governing independent verification and certification of compliance with the waste hierarchy established in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Those delegated acts shall be adopted by 30 June 2016."
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Article 19(8) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7d(8) of Directive 98/70/EC include provisions for encouraging the cultivation of biofuels in severely degraded and heavily contaminated land as an interim measure for mitigating against indirect land-use change. These provisions are no longer adequate in their current form and need to be integrated in the approach laid out in this Directive to ensure that overall actions for minimising emission from indirect land-use change remain coherent. Support must nevertheless be provided for the use of degraded land to grow biofuels, where this does not cause any indirect land-use change.
2013/05/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The use of energy from renewable sources should be encouraged in the transport sector. Member States should endeavour to boost over time the share of energy from renewable sources in the energy sector, while at the same time encouraging the market penetration of electric vehicles. Member States should also be allowed to channel financial resources currently deployed with a view to achieving, either wholly or in part, their share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars, oil crops and other land-based energy crops into renewable energies – in particular wind, solar, wave and geothermal energy – that have demonstrated their renewability and sustainability.
2013/05/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
(aa) the first subparagraph of paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: “4. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. A Member State may derogate from that target if the following conditions are met: - the Member State has achieved the targets set out in paragraphs 1 and 2; - the total energy consumption in transport in the Member State does not exceed the forecasts in the national renewable energy action plan;”
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops, with the exception of biofuels produced from their processing residues, shall be no more than 75.5 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in the Member States in 2020;
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 387 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Materials which have been intentionally modified in order to count as waste shall not be taken into account under categories (i) to (iii).
2013/06/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 392 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that no raw materials are intentionally modified to beappropriate action is taken when fraud is detected. Member States and the Commission shall make sure, by introducing a single European registration system, that biofuels covered under categories (i) to (iii) are not counted several times in an effort to meet the targets referred to in this Article. Member States and the Commission shall ensure the traceability of the biofuels covered byunder categories (i) to (iii) by means of the waste management system established under Directive 2008/98/EC. A similar system shall be developed for imported waste.
2013/06/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 401 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Commission shall propose to the European Parliament and the Council harmonised solutions to the problem of double-counting fraud arising from the incorrect application of the criteria set out in point (iii).
2013/06/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 451 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part B a (new)
Part Ba. Feedstocks and fuels, the contribution of which towards the target(s) referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be equal to their energy content and which contribute towards the 2.5 % target referred to in point (e) of the second subparagraph of Article 3(4) (a) Molasses
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 529 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – paragraph -1 (new)
The Commission shall bear in mind that the value of the coefficients set out in Annex IX is not appropriate for all products, and that further discussions must be held with a view to removing any legal uncertainty.
2013/06/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) The traceability of medical devices by means of a Unique Device Identification (UDI) system based on international guidance should significantly enhance the effectiveness of the post-market safety of medical devices due to improved incident reporting, targeted field safety corrective actions and better monitoring by competent authorities. It should also help to reduce medical errors and to fight against counterfeit devices. Use of the UDI system should also improve purchase-policy and stock-management by hospitals and pharmacists, and be compatible with the other authentication systems already in place in these environments.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 222 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation establishes rules to be complied with by medical devices andfor human use, accessories to medical devices and medical devices for aesthetic purposes that are placed on the market or put into service in the Union for human use.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, medical devices and, accessories to medical devices and devices for aesthetic purposes shall hereinafter be referred to as ‘devices’.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 239 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘accessory to a medical device’ means an article which, whilst not being a medical device, is intended by its manufacturer to be used together with one or several particular medical device(s) to specifically enable or assist the device(s) to be used in accordance with its/their intended purpose(s);
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 241 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) ‘device for aesthetic purposes’ means any instrument, apparatus, appliance, software, implant, material, substance or other article, intended by the manufacturer to be used, alone or in combination, for the purposes of modifying the physical appearance of human beings, without any therapeutic or reconstructive intent, by implanting it in the human body, attaching it to the surface of the eye or using it to induce a tissue or cell reaction on external or non- external parts of the human body. Tattooing products and piercings shall not be considered devices for aesthetic purposes.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 301 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Proportionate to the risk class and the type of device, manufacturers of devices, other than custom-made devices, shall institute and keep up to date a systematic procedure to collect and review experience gained from their devices placed on the market or put into service and to apply any necessary corrective action, hereinafter referred to as ‘post-market surveillance plan’. Post-market surveillance assessments and reports shall be drawn up by independent bodies. The post- market surveillance plan shall set out the process for collecting, recording and investigating complaints and reports from healthcare professionals, patients or users on suspected incidents related to a device, keeping a register of non-conforming products and product recalls or withdrawals, and if deemed appropriate due to the nature of the device, sample testing of marketed devices. Part of the post-market surveillance plan shall be a plan for post-market clinical follow-up in accordance with Part B of Annex XIII. Where post-market clinical follow-up is not deemed necessary, this shall be duly justified and documented in the post- market surveillance plan.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 305 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
If in the course of the post-market surveillance a need for corrective action is identified, the manufacturer shall implement the appropriate measures, including immediate notification to the European Databank on Medical Devices (Eudamed) established by means of Commission Decision 2010/227/EU of 19 April 2010.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 336 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Distributors who consider or have reason to believe that a device which they have made available on the market is not in conformity with this Regulation shall immediately inform the manufacturer and, where applicable, his authorised representative and the importer and make sure, within the scope of their respective activities, that the necessary corrective action to bring that device into conformity, withdraw or recall it, if appropriate, is taken. Where the device presents a risk, they shall also immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member States in which they made the device available, giving details, in particular, of the non- compliance and of any corrective action taken.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 449 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 8 – point e a (new)
(ea) the compatibility with the other traceability systems used by actors working in the field of medical devices.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 457 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. In the case of devices classified as class III and implantable devices, other than custom-made or investigational devices, the manufacturer shall draw up a summaryreport ofn safety and clinical performance that sets out all the findings of the clinical trials and studies. It shall be written in a way that is clear to the intended user. The draft of this summary shall be part of the documentation to be submitted to the notified body involved in the conformity assessment in accordance with Article 42 and shall be validated by that body.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 475 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. All the information collated and processed by Eudamed shall be accessible to the Member States and to the Commission. The information shall be accessible to notified bodies, economic operators, sponsors, health professionals and the public to the extent defined in the provisions referred to in paragraph 2.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 505 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 9
9. Where no objection is raised in accordance with paragraph 7 or where the MDCG or the Commission, after having been consulted in accordance with paragraph 8, is of the opinion that the notification may be accepted fully or partially, the Commission shall publish the notification accordingly. The Commission shall also enter information on the notification of the notified body into the electronic system provided for in Article 27(2)(e). That information shall be accompanied by the final assessment report of the national authority responsible for notified bodies, the opinion of the joint assessment team and the recommendation of the MDCG, as referred to in this article. The information held in the electronic system shall be accessible to the Member States and the Commission.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 512 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. At least once a year, the national authority responsible for notified bodies shall assess whether each notified body under its responsibility still satisfies the requirements set out in Annex VI. This assessment shall include an on-site visit to each notified body, and whether the body’s subsidiaries and subcontractors satisfy those requirements. This assessment shall include an on-site visit to each notified body, and to any subsidiaries or subcontractors it has, within or outside the Union.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 515 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. Three years after notification of a notified body, and again every third year thereafter, the assessment to determine whether the notified body still satisfies the requirements set out in Annex VI shall be conducted by the national authority responsible for notified bodies of the Member State in which the body is established and a joint assessment team designated in accordance with the procedure described in Article 32(3) and (4). At the request of the Commission or of a Member State, the MDCG may initiate the assessment process described in this paragraph at any time when there is reasonable concern about the ongoing compliance of a notified body or a subsidiary or subcontractor of a notified body with the requirements set out in Annex VI.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 519 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Every year, the notified bodies shall forward an annual activity report setting out the information referred to in Annex VI, point 5 to the competent authority under which they come and to the Commission, which shall forward it to the MDCG.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 521 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The national authority responsible for notified bodies shall immediately inform the Commission and, the other Member States and the relevant manufacturers and health professionals of any suspension, restriction or withdrawal of a notification.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 523 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. The national authority responsible for notified bodies shall assess whether the reasons which gave rise to the change tosuspension, restriction or withdrawal of the notification have an impact on the certificates issued by the notified body and, within three months after having notified the changes to the notification, shall submit a report on its findings to the Commission and the other Member States. Where necessary to ensure the safety of devices on the market, that authority shall instruct the notified body to suspend or withdraw, within a reasonable period of time determined by the authority, any certificates which were unduly issued. If the notified body fails to do so within the determined period of time, or has ceased its activity, the national authority responsible for notified bodies itself shall suspend or withdraw the certificates unduly issued.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 524 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. The national authority responsible for notified bodies shall assess whether the reasons which gave rise to the change to the notification have an impact on the certificates issued by the notified body and, within three months after having notified the changes to the notification, shall submit a report on its findings to the Commission and the other Member States. Where necessary to ensure the safety of devices on the market, that authority shall instruct the notified body to suspend or withdraw, within a reasonable period of time determined by the authority, any certificates which were unduly issued. If the notified body fails to do so within the determined period of time, or has ceased its activity, the national authority responsible for notified bodies itself shall suspend or withdraw the certificates unduly issued. With a view to ascertaining whether the reasons for the suspension, restriction or withdrawal of the notification have implications for the certificates issued, the national authority responsible shall ask the relevant manufacturers to supply evidence of conformity at notification, and the manufacturers shall have 30 days in which to respond to that request.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 625 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. When setting up the electronic system referred in paragraph 1, the Commission shall ensure that it is interoperable with the EU database for clinical trials on medicinal products for human use set up in accordance with Article […] of Regulation (EU) No […/…] and the European Databank on Medical Devices (Eudamed) established under Commission Decision 2010/227/EU. With the exception of the information referred to in Article 52, the information collated and processed in the electronic system shall be accessible only to the Member States and to the Commission.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 636 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Member States shall take all appropriate measures to encourage healthcare professionals including doctors and pharmacists, users and patients to report to their competent authorities suspected serious incidents referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1. They shall record such reports centrally at national level. Where a competent authority of a Member State obtains such reports, it shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the manufacturer of the device concerned is informed of the incident. The manufacturer shall ensure the appropriate follow-up.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 668 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 a (new)
Article 67a Inspections at operators’ premises 1. As part of market surveillance activities the competent authority of each Member State shall carry out appropriate inspects to ascertain whether this Regulation is being complied with by economic operators whose devices are intended to be made available on the Union market. Such inspections shall be carried out at the premises of economic operators, on the basis of the risk identified, by the competent authority of the Member State in which the economic operator is established. 2. The inspections shall be carried out by officials representing the competent authority who shall be empowered to: (a) enter the premises of economic operators whose devices are intended to be made available on the Union market, for the purpose of carrying out physical checks on the premises and the practices used; (b) take any samples required, in particular for independent analysis by an official laboratory; (c) examine all documents and information relevant to the purpose of the inspection; (d) inspect premises, archives and documents relating to compliance with general safety and performance requirements and the vigilance requirements to be met by economic operators. The officials representing the competent authority may be assisted by experts appointed by that authority. 3. Following each inspection carried out under paragraph 1 of this article, the competent authority shall submit a report on compliance by the entity inspected with the legal and technical requirements applicable under this Regulation. The competent authority which carried out the inspection shall communicate the content of this report to the inspected entity. Before adopting the report, the competent authority shall give the inspected entity the opportunity to submit comments. The final inspection report as referred to in this paragraph shall be entered into the electronic system provided for in Article 27(f). The reports held in the electronic system may be accessed by the Member States, the Commission and the notified bodies. 4. Where the competent authority of a Member State suspects that an economic operator located in another Member State may be failing to comply with the legal requirements set out in this Regulation, or where it wishes to look into a specific issue, it may ask that Member State for further information and may, in particular, ask for an inspection to be carried out or to take part in a joint inspection. Such inspections may also be carried out at the request of a Member State or the Commission. 5. Without prejudice to any agreements concluded between the Union and third countries, the inspections referred in paragraph 1 may also take place at the premises of an economic operator established in a third country if the medical device is intended to be made available on the Union market. To this end, the economic operator established in a third country shall be required to submit to an inspection in accordance with this article. 6. Cooperation between Member States' competent authorities shall involve the pooling of information on inspection programmes and the findings of inspections carried out. Member States’ competent authorities shall also cooperate in coordinating inspections in the Union and in third countries, in particular those looking into specific issues. The Commission shall be kept informed.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 788 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part III – point 19 – point 19.1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Labels shall be provided in a human- readable format but mayand shall be supplemented by machine-readable forms, such as radio- frequency identification (RFID) or bar codes.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 81 #

2012/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 13 – paragraph 5
By 31 December 2014, the Commission shall review the specific emissions targets, modalities and other aspects of this Regulation in order to establish the CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars for the period beyond 2020and shall submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council on: - the CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars for the period beyond 2020; - consideration of a uniform target for all vehicle manufacturers, dispensing with any utility criterion; - possibly, consideration of a modulated target based on the utility criterion, footprint and the latest available data for the European motor vehicle fleet; - consideration of an ongoing, gradual reduction, on a multiannual basis, of CO2 emission targets for the period beyond 2020, possibly including an emissions banking scheme; - the arrangements for the introduction of the new test cycle more representative of actual European traffic conditions in a comprehensive manner appropriate to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 and the joint revision of Directive 1999/94/EC relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars.
2013/02/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #

2012/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 13
a = 0,0333.296
2013/02/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 142 #

2012/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. . By 31 December 2014, the Commission shall review the specific emissions targets, modalities and other aspects of this Regulation in order to establish the CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars for the period beyond 2020.” and shall submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council on: - the CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars for the period beyond 2020; - consideration of a uniform target for all vehicle manufacturers, dispensing with any utility criterion; - possibly, consideration of a modulated target based on the utility criterion, footprint and the latest available data for the European motor vehicle fleet; - consideration of an ongoing, gradual reduction, on a multiannual basis, of CO2 emission targets for the period beyond 2020, possibly including an emissions banking scheme; - the arrangements for the introduction of the new test cycle more representative of actual European traffic conditions in a comprehensive manner appropriate to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 and the joint revision of Directive 1999/94/EC relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars.
2013/03/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 169 #

2012/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 13
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Annex I – point 1 – point c – value of letter "a" in the formula
a = 0,0333296.
2013/03/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation shall apply to the following vehiclvehicles approved in accordance with technical provisions harmonised between Member States:.
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any motor vehicle or trailer as referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;deleted
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any two or three-wheel motor vehicle, whether twin-wheeled or otherwise, intended to travel on the road, as referred to in Article 1 of Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.deleted
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the holder of the registration certificate moves his normal residence to another Member State, he shall request registration, within a period of six months following his arrival, of a vehicle registered and located in another Member State within a period of six months following his arrival. hich he wishes to drive in the Member State of residence.
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
After the six-month period, the owner of a vehicle registered and located in another Member State may still request registration of his vehicle in the Member State of residence without any administrative or other obstacles being created by the national registration authority.
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) where the vehicle does not match any known type approved and does not meet objective, non-discriminatory criteria which are known in advance in the Member State of destination.
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Any decision taken by a vehicle registration authority refusing to register a vehicle registered in another Member State shall be duly substantiated, giving details of appeal procedures and time limits. The person concerned may within a period of one month from receiptthe date of the negative decision, and by the deadline for appeals applicable in the Member State of destination, request the competent vehicle registration authority to review the decision. That request shall include reasons for such review. Within on By the deadline applicable in the Member State mconth from receipt of that requestcerned, the competent vehicle registration authority shall confirm or reverse its decision.
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it builds or distributes vehicles or provides repair, maintenance or testing services for vehicles;
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) it has a good reputation and has the requisite professional competence.
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish the format and the modelperiod of validity of the professional vehicle registration certificate shall be one year.
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(2).deleted
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2012/0055(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) 'EU ship' means a ship flying the flag of a Member State or operating under its authority (vessels/craft as defined in Article 2(1)(1));
2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2012/0055(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new) and c b (new)
(ca) in the case of EU ships, be verified by the administration or a recognised organisation acting on its behalf; (cb) in the case of ships registered under the flag of a third country, be validated by the classification society.
2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 174 #

2012/0055(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) a list of the waste (both hazardous and non-hazardous) present on board the ship, including waste generated during the operation of the ship (Part II);
2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #

2012/0055(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Where an EU ship does not have a valid inventory certificate or where there is good reason to believe that – the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the certificate and/or Part I of the inventory of hazardous materials or – no procedure for keeping Part I of the inventory of hazardous materials up to date is implemented on board the ship, a detailed inspection may be carried out, with due account being taken of the IMO guidelines and of Directive 2009/16/EC. Where a non-EU ship does not have a Document of Compliance on board, it may be the subject of a detention order issued in connection with an inspection carried out under Directive 2009/16/EC on port State control.
2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 233 #

2012/0055(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. CWithout prejudice to other EU health and environmental legislation, competent authorities shall authorize ship recycling facilities located on their territory that comply with the requirements set out in Article 12 to conduct ship recycling. That authorization may be given to the respective ship recycling facilities for the maximum period of five years. Provided that that they are in keeping with the objectives of this Regulation and the requirements laid down in this article, any permits issued under other national or EU rules may be combined with the authorisation issued under this article to form a single permit, where this will avoid any unnecessary duplication of information and of work for the operator or the competent authority. In such cases, the authorisation may be extended in line with the permit arrangements referred to above.
2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 249 #

2012/0055(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. Where a ship is sold and, within less than six months after the selling, is sent for recycling in a facility which is not included in the European list, the penalties shall be: (a) jointly imposed to the last and penultimate owner if the ship is still flying the flag of an European Member State; (b) only imposed to the penultimate owner if a ship is not flying anymore the flag of an European Member StateMember States shall ensure that effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties are applicable to anyone selling a ship with the intention of having it dismantled in breach of the rules set out in this Regulation.
2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation should also further reduce noise limits. It should take account of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor, which introduced new stricter noise requirements for motor vehicle tyres. Studies highlighting the annoyance and health effects from road traffic noise, and the associated costs and benefits should also be heeded. This Regulation should also take account of Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 November 2009 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters1. __________________ 1 OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 46.
2012/05/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The environmental benefits expected from hybrid electric and pure electric road transport vehicles have resulted in a substantial reduction of the noise emitted by such vehicles. This has resulted in the removal of an important source of audible signal that is used by blind and low vision pedestrians and cyclists, amongst other road users, to become aware of the approach, presence or departure of these vehicles. For that purpose, industry is developing acoustic systems to compensate for this lack of audible signal in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. The performance of approaching vehicle audible systems fitted to vehicles should be harmonised. The fitting of such systems should however, remain an option at the discretion of vehicle manufacturers. The Commission should also be asked to look into the contribution that active safety systems can make to meeting the objective of improving the safety of vulnerable road users in urban areas.
2012/05/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation should also further reduce noise limits. It should take account of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor, which introduced new stricter noise requirements for motor vehicle tyres. Studies highlighting the annoyance and health effects from road traffic noise, and the associated costs and benefits should also be heeded. This Regulation should take account of Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters1. _______________ OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 46.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 21 a (new)
(21a) “point of sale” means a location where vehicles are offered for sale to consumers.
2012/05/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 36 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 21 b (new)
(21b) "technical promotional material" means technical manuals, brochures, leaflets and catalogues (whether these appear in printed, electronic or online form), as well as websites, the purpose of which is to promote vehicles to the general public.
2012/05/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The environmental benefits expected from hybrid electric and pure electric road transport vehicles have resulted in a substantial reduction of the noise emitted by such vehicles. This has resulted in the removal of an important source of audible signal that is used by blind and low vision pedestrians and cyclists, amongst other road users, to become aware of the approach, presence or departure of these vehicles. For that purpose, industry is developing acoustic systems to compensate for this lack of audible signal in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. The performance of approaching vehicle audible systems fitted to vehicles should be harmonised. The fitting of such systems should however, remain an option at the discretion ofbe compulsory for all vehicle manufacturers.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In view of the lack of legislation on the level of noise emitted by two- or three- wheel vehicles, the Commission should submit a fresh legislative proposal on this subject. It is in the interests of the Union to adopt provisions concerning noise nuisance caused by these vehicles, in the same way as concerning the four-wheel vehicles dealt with in this Regulation. A regulation specific to motor vehicles with at least two wheels would make it possible, on the basis of an improved testing procedure, to assess possibilities of establishing stricter limits in order to ensure that vehicles placed on the market are genuinely less noisy.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to enable the Commission to replace the technical requirements of this Regulation with a direct reference to UNECE Regulations No 51 and No 59 once the limit values relating to the new test method are laid down in those Regulations, or to adapt those requirements to technical and scientific developments, 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 in respect of the amendment of the provisions in Annexes to this Regulation related to the test methods and sound levels. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including consultation of experts. 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 to the Council.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
(21a) “point of sale” means a location where vehicles are offered for sale to consumers.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21 b (new)
(21b) "technical promotional material" means technical manuals, brochures, leaflets and catalogues (whether these appear in printed, electronic or online form), as well as websites, the purpose of which is to promote vehicles to the general public.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3.1 – line 9
Any noise peak which appears to be unrelated to the characteristics of the general noise level of the vehicle shall be ignored in taking the readings.deleted
2012/05/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – introductory part
The sound level measured in accordance with the provisions of Annex II shall not exceed 90 dB (A), under any driving conditions, at a maximum speed of 130 km/h, in accordance with Annex VIII, and shall remain within the following limits:
2012/05/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 69 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – Limit Values Table
Vehicle Description of vehicle category Limit values expressed in dB(A) [decibels(A)] category Limit values for Limit values for Limit values for registration, sale Type-approval of Type-approval of and entry into new vehicle new vehicle service of new types types vehicles Phase 1 valid Phase 2 valid Phase 3 valid from from from [2 years after [5 years after [7 years after publication] publication] publication] Off- Off- Off- General General General road * road * road * M Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers no of seats < 9; < 125 kW/ton and a maximum of M1 70 71** 6870 6971** 68 69** no of seats < 9; M1 1900 cc no of seats < 9; M1 power to mass ratio > 125 kW/ton and a minimum 71 71 69 69 69 69 power to mass ratio > 150 kW/ton of 1901 cc no of seats > 9; mass < 2 tons M2 72 72 70 70 70 70 no of seats > 9; 2 tons < mass < 3.5 tons M2 73 74 71 72 71 72 no of seats > 9; 3.5 tons < mass < 5 tons; M2 74 75 72 73 72 73 rated engine power < 150 kW no of seats > 9; 3.5 tons < mass < 5 tons; M2 76 78 74 76 74 76 rated engine power > 150 kW no of seats > 9; mass > 5 tons; M3 75 76 73 74 73 74 rated engine power < 150 kW no of seats > 9; mass > 5 tons; M3 77 79 75 77 75 77 rated engine power > 150 kW N Vehicles used for the carriage of goods mass < 2 tons N1 71 71 69 69 69 69 2 tons < mass < 3.5 tons N1 72 73 70 71 70 71 3.5 tons < mass < 12 tons; N2 74 75 72 73 72 73 rated engine power < 75 kW 3.5 tons < mass < 12 tons; N2 75 76 73 74 73 74 75 < rated engine power < 150 kW 3.5 tons < mass < 12 tons; N2 77 79 75 77 75 77 rated engine power > 150 kW mass > 12 tons; N3 77 78 75 76 75 76 75 < rated engine power < 150 kW mass > 12 tons; N3 80 82 78 80 78 80 rated engine power > 150 kW * Increased limit values shall only be valid if the vehicle complies with the relevant definition for off-road vehicles set out in point 4 of Section A of Annex II to EU Directive 2007/46/EC. ** For M1 vehicles the increased limit values for off-road vehicles are only valid if the maximum authorised mass > 2 tonnes.
2012/05/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Where manufacturers choose to install an AVAS in vehicles, the requirements of Annex X shall be fulfilled.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 84 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 11, to amend Annexes I to XI.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 10(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of adoption of this Regulation. period of five years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report on the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 10(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by onetwo months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
1. The European Parliament and the Council may object to the delegated act within a period of two months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council this period shall be extended by one month. 2. If, on expiry of that period, neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected to the delegated act, or if, before that date, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the European Commission that they have decided not to raise oArticle 12 deleted Objections, the delegated act shall enter into force at the date stated in its provisions. 3. If the European Parliament or the Council objects to the adopted delegated act, it shall not enter into force. The institution which objects shall state the reasons for objecting to the delegated act.o delegated acts
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
1. Delegated acts adopted under Article 10(1) shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of aArticle 13 delegated act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 2. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(5). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or the Council.Urgency procedure
2012/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3.1. – paragraph 7
Any noise peak which appears to be unrelated to the characteristics of the general noise level of the vehicle shall be ignored in taking the readings.deleted
2012/06/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The sound level measured in accordance with the provisions of Annex II shall not exceed the following limits: and shall not exceed 90 dB(A) under any driving conditions, with a maximum speed of 130 km/h, in accordance with Annex VIII:
2012/06/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – column 2 – line 6
no of seats < 9≤9; ≤ 125kW/tonne and maximum 1900cc
2012/06/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – column 5 – line 6
6870
2012/06/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – column 6 – line 6
6971
2012/06/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 121 #

2011/0409(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – limit values – column 2 – line 7
no of seats < 9≤9; power to mass ratio > 1250 kW/ton and minimum 1901 cc
2012/06/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 792 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 08/33
Incorporate the Tours-Dijon section into the core network
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 960 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 1a
add Nantes (FR)
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 25 #

2011/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
(3) The creation of an EGTC is a matter to be decided by its members and their national authorities, and is not automatically associated with any legal orGiven the particular nature of their activities and their contribution to multi- level governance, EGTCs may be granted specific financial aidvantages at the Union level inasmuch as they lend themselves especially well to cross-border cooperation.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2011/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
(5) Experience with EGTCs set up so far shows that the new legal instrument is also being used for cooperation in the implementation of other European policies. The efficiency and effectiveness of EGTCs should be enhanced by broadenEGTCs should therefore not be discriminated against when they are deemed to be a single partner for the purposes of calls for projects related to EU sectoral policies, and recognition should be accorded to their role ing the nature of EGTCestablishment of integrated European Union policies.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2011/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 19
(19) The purpose of an EGTC should be extended to cover the facilitating and promotion of territorial cooperation in general, including strategic planning and the management of regional and local concerns in line with Cohesion and other Union policies, thus contributing to the Europe 2020 strategy or to the implementation of macro-regional strategies. In addition, it should be clarified that a given competence needed forThe contribution which EGTCs are to make to the achievement of the above-mentioned strategic objectives should the refficient implementation of an EGTC should be represented by at least one member in each of the Member States representedore be clarified at the time when partnership contracts are concluded between the Commission and Member States and when operational programmes are drawn up by Member States with EGTCs on their territory.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2011/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 26
(26) It should be clarified that the convention – and given the importance of this issue, not the statutes – should indicate the rules applicable to the EGTC’s staff as well as the principles governing the arrangements concerning personnel management and recruitment procedures. Several options should be available to the EGTCs. One such option is to acquire the status specific to the staff of European Union agencies. However, the specific arrangements concerning personnel management and recruitment procedures should be addressed in the statutes.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 42 #

2011/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
An EGTC shall be considered to be an entity of the Member State where it has its registered office for the purposes of determining the applicable law. However, the other Member States which are stakeholders in the EGTC must recognise the specific provisions adopted by the above procedure.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2011/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) organisations representing civil society.”
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 49 #

2011/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 8 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Specifically, the tasks of an EGTC may concern the implementation of cooperation programmes or parts thereof or, the framing and implementation of integrated territorial strategies, or the implementation of operations supported by the Union through the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and/or, the Cohesion Fund, and/or calls for projects related to Union sectoral policies.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 51 #

2011/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 8 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Member States may not limit the actions that EGTCs may carry out without a financial support from the Union. However, Member States shall not ex, includeing those actions covered by the investment priorities under the Cohesion Policy of the Union as adopted for the period 2014-2020.”
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2011/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 4
Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 2
To allow equal treatment of all staff working at the same location, the national laws and rules, whether of public or private law, may be subject to additional ad hoc rules fixed by the EGTC. These may be modelled on the European status accorded to staff of Union agencies.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 70 #

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, milk-based drinks for young children and food for special medical purposes. 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 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, milk-based drinks for young children and to food for special medical purposes, taking into account these three directives. Furthermore, the concept of ‘specialised nutrition products’ should be maintained and strictly limited to products able to demonstrate their unique capacity to meet the specific nutritional needs of vulnerable groups of the population, as without this said products would not be able to be placed on the market under current EU law.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

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, milk-based drinks for young children and food for special medical purposes, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, milk-based drinks for young children and food for special medical purposes 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 and the procedure for placing on the market foodstuffs resulting from scientific and technological innovations 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 150 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii
(ii) milk intended for young children;deleted
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for normal consumption the following shall be prohibited: (a) the use of the words ‘specialised nutrition products’, either alone or in conjunction with other words, to designate those foodstuffs; (b) all other markings or any presentation likely to give the impression that one of the products referred to in Article 1(1) and 1(2) is involved.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

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, as well as any technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated Regulations, for foods referred to in 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 219 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) due to the additional specific requirements for mandatory information to be provided on labels of certain foods referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation, derogations from the minimum font size and from other legibility requirements set out in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 relating to the provision of food information to consumers1; ______________ 1 OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) the process for the placing on the market of food referred to in Article 1(1) resulting from scientific and technological innovations which do not comply with the rules on composition established by the delegated Regulations;
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 222 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) the requirements for information to be provided on recommendations for appropriate use of foods referred to in Article 1(1);
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 227 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. without prejudice to the criteria for certain contaminants levels laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs1, the microbiological criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs2 shall apply to milk-based drinks intended for young children on the market during the transition period laid down in Article 18; ______________ 1 OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5. 2 OJ L 288, 19.10.2006, p. 43.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. By the end of the transition period as defined in Article 18 (1), the Commission shall, after consulting the European Food Safety Authority, present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the desirability of special provisions regarding the composition and labelling of milk-based drinks intended for young children in regard to the nutritional needs, the pattern of consumption, the nutritional intake and the levels of exposure to contaminants and pesticides of young children taking into account the different legislation that governs normal food and food intended for infants and young children. In the light of the conclusions of that report, the Commission shall either: (a) decide that there is no need for special provisions regarding the composition and labelling of milk-based drinks intended for young children, or (b) present, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, appropriate proposals with a view to amending this regulation and amend the delegated acts concerned so as to include the relevant specific provisions, in accordance with Article 15.
2012/01/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2010/0377(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) As a result of their insularity and small size – specific structural handicaps mentioned in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – the EU’s outermost regions have a limited capacity for electricity generation and import, which influences their security of supply. Given this situation, there is a need to ensure that the provisions of this Directive do not affect the supply of electricity to the islands and that they can be adapted accordingly.
2011/06/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2010/0377(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
3a. Whenever a Member State considers that mentioning a dangerous substance which appears in part 2 of Annex I might affect the supply of electricity to an outermost region or the region’s economic activity, and that the substance might be included in part 3 of the Annex, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 4, the Member State shall notify the Commission of this. The Commission shall inform the forum referred to in Article 17(2) of such notifications.
2011/06/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 296 #

2010/0377(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Notes to Annex I – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the case of heavy fuel oil, the thresholds given in Part 2 for ‘Petroleum products’ apply solely to power stations commissioned on or after 1 January 2023.
2011/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2010/0253(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Article 14 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Protocol No 26 thereto on Services of General Interest,
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 128 #

2010/0253(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Article 14 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Protocol No 26 thereto on Services of General Interest,
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Any restructuring of the provision of transport services and the management of infrastructure should not have a negative impact on the employment and social conditions of workers in the rail sector. The social clauses should be respected in order to avoid the practice of social dumping and distortion of competition by new entrants not complying with the minimum social standards of the rail sector.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Any restructuring of the provision of transport services and the management of infrastructure should not have a negative impact on the employment and social conditions of workers in the rail sector. The social clauses should be respected in order to avoid the practice of social dumping and distortion of competition by new entrants not complying with the minimum social standards of the rail sector.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The European Union should explore alternative sources of funding for European rail projects through innovative financial instruments such as EU project bonds.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The European Union should explore alternative sources of funding for European rail projects through innovative financial instruments such as EU project bonds.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) An efficient freight sector, especially across borders, requires action to open up the market.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) An efficient freight sector, especially across borders, requires action to open up the market.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 175 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) An efficient freight sector, especially across borders, requires action to open up the marketThe new legal framework must allow services of general interest, as provided for in Article 14 of the TFEU and Protocol No 26 thereto, to be maintained and developed.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 175 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) An efficient freight sector, especially across borders, requires action to open up the marketThe new legal framework must allow services of general interest, as provided for in Article 14 of the TFEU and Protocol No 26 thereto, to be maintained and developed.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In the case of journeys with intermediate stops, new market entrants should be authorised to pick up and set down passengers along the route in order to, while ensureing that such operations are economically viable and to avoid placing potential competitors at a disadvantage to existing operatordo not disrupt the services of general interest which the competent authorities have developed, or wish to develop, and do not jeopardise their social and environmental objectives.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In the case of journeys with intermediate stops, new market entrants should be authorised to pick up and set down passengers along the route in order to, while ensureing that such operations are economically viable and to avoid placing potential competitors at a disadvantage to existing operatordo not disrupt the services of general interest which the competent authorities have developed, or wish to develop, and do not jeopardise their social and environmental objectives.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 185 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) The introduction of new, open-access, international passenger services with intermediate stops should not be used to open up the market for domestic passenger services, but should merely be focused on stops that are ancillary to the international route. The principal purpose of the newsuch services should be to carry passengers travelling on an international journey. When assessing whether that is the service’s principal purpose, criteria such as the proportion of turnover, and of volume, derived from transport of domestic or international passengers, and the length of the service should be taken into account. The assessment of the service's principal purpose should be carried out by the respective national regulatory bodauthority at the request of an interested party.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 185 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) The introduction of new, open-access, international passenger services with intermediate stops should not be used to open up the market for domestic passenger services, but should merely be focused on stops that are ancillary to the international route. The principal purpose of the newsuch services should be to carry passengers travelling on an international journey. When assessing whether that is the service’s principal purpose, criteria such as the proportion of turnover, and of volume, derived from transport of domestic or international passengers, and the length of the service should be taken into account. The assessment of the service's principal purpose should be carried out by the respective national regulatory bodauthority at the request of an interested party.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 195 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The national regulatory authority must be independent and able to ensure that citizens have access to the SGI and essential services defined by the competent authority. It must be able to act on its own initiative, meet the objectives set by the Member States and conduct investigations in the event of a dispute.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 195 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The national regulatory authority must be independent and able to ensure that citizens have access to the SGI and essential services defined by the competent authority. It must be able to act on its own initiative, meet the objectives set by the Member States and conduct investigations in the event of a dispute.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 199 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) The national regulatory bodies should exchange information andauthorities should, under the auspices of the Commission, create a network to strengthen their cooperation through the development of common principles and the exchange of best practices and information. They should also, where relevant in individual cases, coordinate the principles and practice of assessing whether the economic equilibriumthe general tenor of a public service contract is compromised. They should progressively develop common European guidelines based on their experience.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 199 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) The national regulatory bodies should exchange information andauthorities should, under the auspices of the Commission, create a network to strengthen their cooperation through the development of common principles and the exchange of best practices and information. They should also, where relevant in individual cases, coordinate the principles and practice of assessing whether the economic equilibriumthe general tenor of a public service contract is compromised. They should progressively develop common European guidelines based on their experience.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 205 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure fair competition between railway undertakings, a distinction should be made between the provision of transport services and the operation of service facilities. Given this situation, it is necessary for these two types of activity to be managed independently in distinct legal entities. Such independence need not imply the establishment of separate body or firm for each service facility.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 205 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure fair competition between railway undertakings, a distinction should be made between the provision of transport services and the operation of service facilities. Given this situation, it is necessary for these two types of activity to be managed independently in distinct legal entities. Such independence need not imply the establishment of separate body or firm for each service facility.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
12) ‘applicant’ means a railway undertaking and other persons or legal entities, such as competent authorities under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and shippers, freight forwarders and combined transport operators, with a public-service or commercial interest in procuring infrastructure capacity where provided for in national rules;
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
12) ‘applicant’ means a railway undertaking and other persons or legal entities, such as competent authorities under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and shippers, freight forwarders and combined transport operators, with a public-service or commercial interest in procuring infrastructure capacity where provided for in national rules;
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 285 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) The regulatory authority shall be a stand-alone, independent authority established in each Member State under the conditions laid down in Article 55 hereof.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 285 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) The regulatory authority shall be a stand-alone, independent authority established in each Member State under the conditions laid down in Article 55 hereof.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 298 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. If the Member State directly or indirectly owns or controls the railway undertaking, its controlling rights in relation to management shall not exceed the management-related rights that national company law grants to shareholders of private joint-stock companies. Policy guidelines, as mentioned in paragraph 3, which the State may set for companies in the context of exercise of shareholder control, may only be of a general nature and shall not interfere with specific business decisions of the management.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 298 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. If the Member State directly or indirectly owns or controls the railway undertaking, its controlling rights in relation to management shall not exceed the management-related rights that national company law grants to shareholders of private joint-stock companies. Policy guidelines, as mentioned in paragraph 3, which the State may set for companies in the context of exercise of shareholder control, may only be of a general nature and shall not interfere with specific business decisions of the management.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 336 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If structural changes are required to bring the national organisations in line with this directive, all transfers of staff shall respect the relevant national legislation and regulatory provisions on health, safety, social conditions and the rights of workers and shall not lead to any deterioration of the social and working conditions of workers.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 336 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If structural changes are required to bring the national organisations in line with this directive, all transfers of staff shall respect the relevant national legislation and regulatory provisions on health, safety, social conditions and the rights of workers and shall not lead to any deterioration of the social and working conditions of workers.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 348 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Within the framework of general policy determined by the State and taking into account the rail infrastructure development strategy referred to in paragraph 1 , the infrastructure manager shall adopt a business plan including investment and financial programmes. The plan shall be designed to ensure optimal and efficient use, provision and development of the infrastructure while ensuring financial balance and providing means for these objectives to be achieved. The infrastructure manager shall ensure that applicants are consultednd the competent authorities as contained in Regulation 2007/1370/EC are consulted in a non-discriminatory manner before the business plan is approved as far as the conditions of access and use, and the nature, the provision and the development of the infrastructure are concerned. The regulatory bodauthority referred to in Article 55 shall issue a non- binding opinion on whether the business plan dis appropriate to achieve these objectivecriminates between applicants.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 348 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Within the framework of general policy determined by the State and taking into account the rail infrastructure development strategy referred to in paragraph 1 , the infrastructure manager shall adopt a business plan including investment and financial programmes. The plan shall be designed to ensure optimal and efficient use, provision and development of the infrastructure while ensuring financial balance and providing means for these objectives to be achieved. The infrastructure manager shall ensure that applicants are consultednd the competent authorities as contained in Regulation 2007/1370/EC are consulted in a non-discriminatory manner before the business plan is approved as far as the conditions of access and use, and the nature, the provision and the development of the infrastructure are concerned. The regulatory bodauthority referred to in Article 55 shall issue a non- binding opinion on whether the business plan dis appropriate to achieve these objectivecriminates between applicants.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 367 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
The Commission may adopt implementing measures setting out the details of the procedure and criteria to be followed for the application of this paragraph. 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).deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 367 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
The Commission may adopt implementing measures setting out the details of the procedure and criteria to be followed for the application of this paragraph. 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).deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 371 #

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, except where the exercise of this right would compromise the economic equilibriumgeneral scheme of a public service contract.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 371 #

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, except where the exercise of this right would compromise the economic equilibriumgeneral scheme of a public service contract.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 376 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Whether the economic equilibriumgeneral scheme of a public service contract would be compromised shall be determined by the relevacompetent regulatory body or bodauthority or authorities 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 376 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Whether the economic equilibriumgeneral scheme of a public service contract would be compromised shall be determined by the relevacompetent regulatory body or bodauthority or authorities 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 379 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
da) associations representing users and staff.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 379 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
da) associations representing users and staff.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may adopt implementing measures setting out the details of the procedure and criteria to be followed for the application of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. 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).deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may adopt implementing measures setting out the details of the procedure and criteria to be followed for the application of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. 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).deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 393 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The services referred to in Annex III, point 2, shall be supplied by all operators of service facilities in a non-discriminatory manner and requests by railway undertakings may only be rejected if viable alternatives under market conditions exist. If the services are not offered by one infrastructure manager, the provider of the ‘main infrastructure’ shall use all reasonable endeavours to facilitate the provision of these services.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 393 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The services referred to in Annex III, point 2, shall be supplied by all operators of service facilities in a non-discriminatory manner and requests by railway undertakings may only be rejected if viable alternatives under market conditions exist. If the services are not offered by one infrastructure manager, the provider of the ‘main infrastructure’ shall use all reasonable endeavours to facilitate the provision of these services.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 456 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Any provisions contained in cross- border agreements between Member States which discriminate between railway undertakings, or which restrict the freedom of railway undertakings to operate cross-border services are hereby superseded. These agreements shall be notified to the Commission. The Commission shall examine the compliance of such agreements with this Directive and decide in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 64(2) whether the related agreements may continue to apply. The Commission shall communicate its decision to the European Parliament, the Council and to the Member States.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 456 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Any provisions contained in cross- border agreements between Member States which discriminate between railway undertakings, or which restrict the freedom of railway undertakings to operate cross-border services are hereby superseded. These agreements shall be notified to the Commission. The Commission shall examine the compliance of such agreements with this Directive and decide in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 64(2) whether the related agreements may continue to apply. The Commission shall communicate its decision to the European Parliament, the Council and to the Member States.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 462 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. In this context, the Commission shall closely involve representatives of the Member States, particularly from the regulatory authorities, and of the sectors concerned in its work, including the social partners and organisations representing rail users, so that they are able better to monitor the development of the railwayis sector and the evolution of the market, to assess the effect of the measures adopted and to analyse the impact of the measures planned by the Commission.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 462 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. In this context, the Commission shall closely involve representatives of the Member States, particularly from the regulatory authorities, and of the sectors concerned in its work, including the social partners and organisations representing rail users, so that they are able better to monitor the development of the railwayis sector and the evolution of the market, to assess the effect of the measures adopted and to analyse the impact of the measures planned by the Commission.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 477 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. A railway undertaking shall be entitled to apply for a licence in the 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 undertakings, except where an agreement with a third country to which the European Union is a party provides otherwise .
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 477 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. A railway undertaking shall be entitled to apply for a licence in the 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 undertakings, except where an agreement with a third country to which the European Union is a party provides otherwise .
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 513 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex VIII, point 1 may be amended in the light of experience in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 513 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex VIII, point 1 may be amended in the light of experience in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 543 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Trains equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS) running on lines equipped with national command control and signalling systems shall enjoy a temporary reduction of the infrastructure charge in accordance with Annex VIII, point 5. The infrastructure manager shall be able to ensure that such a reduction does not result in a loss of revenue. This reduction shall be offset by higher charges on the same railway line for trains not equipped with ETCS.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 543 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Trains equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS) running on lines equipped with national command control and signalling systems shall enjoy a temporary reduction of the infrastructure charge in accordance with Annex VIII, point 5. The infrastructure manager shall be able to ensure that such a reduction does not result in a loss of revenue. This reduction shall be offset by higher charges on the same railway line for trains not equipped with ETCS.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 550 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex VIII, point 4 may be amended in the light of experience in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 550 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex VIII, point 4 may be amended in the light of experience in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 565 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Requests for infrastructure capacity may be made by applicants within the meaning of this Directive . In order to use such infrastructure capacity, and on the European rail network for competitive freight, applicants shall appoint a railway undertaking to conclude an agreement with the infrastructure manager in accordance with Article 28.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 565 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Requests for infrastructure capacity may be made by applicants within the meaning of this Directive . . In order to use such infrastructure capacity, and on the European rail network for competitive freight, applicants shall appoint a railway undertaking to conclude an agreement with the infrastructure manager in accordance with Article 28.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 566 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may adopt implementing measures setting out the details of the criteria to be followed for the application of paragraph 2. 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).deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 566 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may adopt implementing measures setting out the details of the criteria to be followed for the application of paragraph 2. 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).deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 569 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex IX may be amended in the light of experience in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 569 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex IX may be amended in the light of experience in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 587 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall establish a single national regulatory bodauthority for the railway sector . This bodauthority shall be a stand- alone authoritbody which is, in organisational, functional, hierarchical and decision- making terms, legally distinct and independent from any other public authority. It shall also be independent in its organisation, funding decisions, legal structure and decision-making from any infrastructure manager, charging body, allocation body or applicant. It shall furthermore be functionally independent from any competent authority involved in the award of a public service contract. The regulatory authority shall have the necessary organisational capacity to carry out the tasks assigned to it by Article 56.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 587 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall establish a single national regulatory bodauthority for the railway sector . This bodauthority shall be a stand- alone authoritbody which is, in organisational, functional, hierarchical and decision- making terms, legally distinct and independent from any other public authority. It shall also be independent in its organisation, funding decisions, legal structure and decision-making from any infrastructure manager, charging body, allocation body or applicant. It shall furthermore be functionally independent from any competent authority involved in the award of a public service contract. The regulatory authority shall have the necessary organisational capacity to carry out the tasks assigned to it by Article 56.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 592 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 3
3. The president and governing board of the regulatory bodauthority for the railway sector shall be appointed for a fixed and renewable term under clear rules which guarantee independence. They shall be selected from among persons who have had no professional position or responsibility, interest or business relationship, directly or indirectly, with the regulated undertakings or entities for a period of three years before their appointment, and during their term of office. Afterwards, they shall have no professional position or responsibility, interest or business relationship with any of the regulated undertakings or entities for a period of not less than three years. They shall have full authority over the recruitment and management of the staff of the regulatory body.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 592 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 3
3. The president and governing board of the regulatory bodauthority for the railway sector shall be appointed for a fixed and renewable term under clear rules which guarantee independence. They shall be selected from among persons who have had no professional position or responsibility, interest or business relationship, directly or indirectly, with the regulated undertakings or entities for a period of three years before their appointment, and during their term of office. Afterwards, they shall have no professional position or responsibility, interest or business relationship with any of the regulated undertakings or entities for a period of not less than three years. They shall have full authority over the recruitment and management of the staff of the regulatory body.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 609 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The regulatory body shall determine, in accordance with Article 10(2), whether the principal purpose of a service is to carry passengers between stations located in different Member States and, in accordance with Article 11(2), whether the economic equilibrium of a public service contract is compromised by services provided for in Article 10 between a place of departure and a destination which are covered by one or more public service contracts.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 609 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The regulatory body shall determine, in accordance with Article 10(2), whether the principal purpose of a service is to carry passengers between stations located in different Member States and, in accordance with Article 11(2), whether the economic equilibrium of a public service contract is compromised by services provided for in Article 10 between a place of departure and a destination which are covered by one or more public service contracts.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 623 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 56 a (new)
Article 56a Powers of the regulatory body 1. In order to carry out the tasks listed in Article 56 the regulatory body shall have the power to: (a) enforce its decisions with appropriate sanctions, including fines. Decisions of the regulatory body shall be binding on all the parties concerned and shall not be subject to the control of another administrative body. (b) request relevant information from the infrastructure manager, applicants, and any third party involved within the Member State concerned and to enforce such requests with appropriate sanctions, including fines. Information to be supplied to the regulatory body includes all data which the regulatory body requires for the purposes of its appeal function, in its role of monitoring competition on the rail services markets, and in connection with the access to be afforded to citizens to the essential transport facilities specified by the competent authorities. It also includes data necessary for statistical and market observation purposes. Information requested must be supplied without undue delay; (c) carry out audits, or commission external audits, of infrastructure managers and, when relevant, railway undertakings in order to verify compliance with the accounting separation provisions laid down in Article 6. 2. Member States shall ensure that decisions taken by the regulatory body are subject to judicial review. Appeals shall not have a suspensive effect on decisions of the regulatory body. 3. Member States shall ensure that decisions of the regulatory body are published. 4. Member States shall ensure that infrastructure managers and all undertakings or other entities performing rail transport or infrastructure management services of the types referred to in Article 6 provide detailed regulatory accounts to the regulatory body to enable it to carry out its tasks. Those regulatory accounts must contain at least the elements set out in Annex X. The regulatory body may also draw conclusions from the accounts concerning State aid issues, which it shall report to the authorities responsible for resolving those issues.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 623 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 56 a (new)
Article 56a Powers of the regulatory body 1. In order to carry out the tasks listed in Article 56 the regulatory body shall have the power to: (a) enforce its decisions with appropriate sanctions, including fines. Decisions of the regulatory body shall be binding on all the parties concerned and shall not be subject to the control of another administrative body. (b) request relevant information from the infrastructure manager, applicants, and any third party involved within the Member State concerned and to enforce such requests with appropriate sanctions, including fines. Information to be supplied to the regulatory body includes all data which the regulatory body requires for the purposes of its appeal function, in its role of monitoring competition on the rail services markets, and in connection with the access to be afforded to citizens to the essential transport facilities specified by the competent authorities. It also includes data necessary for statistical and market observation purposes. Information requested must be supplied without undue delay; (c) carry out audits, or commission external audits, of infrastructure managers and, when relevant, railway undertakings in order to verify compliance with the accounting separation provisions laid down in Article 6. 2. Member States shall ensure that decisions taken by the regulatory body are subject to judicial review. Appeals shall not have a suspensive effect on decisions of the regulatory body. 3. Member States shall ensure that decisions of the regulatory body are published. 4. Member States shall ensure that infrastructure managers and all undertakings or other entities performing rail transport or infrastructure management services of the types referred to in Article 6 provide detailed regulatory accounts to the regulatory body to enable it to carry out its tasks. Those regulatory accounts must contain at least the elements set out in Annex X. The regulatory body may also draw conclusions from the accounts concerning State aid issues, which it shall report to the authorities responsible for resolving those issues.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 633 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Regulatory bodies shall develop common principles and practices for making decisions for which they are empowered under this Directive. The Commission may adopt implementing measures setting out such common principles and practices. 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).deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 633 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Regulatory bodies shall develop common principles and practices for making decisions for which they are empowered under this Directive. The Commission may adopt implementing measures setting out such common principles and practices. 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).deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 640 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 a (new)
Article 57a The Commission shall, one year after the transposition of this Directive, submit a report on cooperation among national regulatory bodies in accordance with this Article.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 640 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 57 a (new)
Article 57a The Commission shall, one year after the transposition of this Directive, submit a report on cooperation among national regulatory bodies in accordance with this Article.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 645 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 63 – paragraph 3
3. Measures under Articles 10(2), 11(4), 14(2), and 17(5) designed to ensure the implementation of the Directive under uniform conditions shall be adopted by the Commission as implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 64(32).
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 645 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 63 – paragraph 3
3. Measures under Articles 10(2), 11(4), 14(2), and 17(5) designed to ensure the implementation of the Directive under uniform conditions shall be adopted by the Commission as implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 64(32).
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) There is a need for the precautionary principle to be taken into account in the framework of this directive and when implementing it.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Annex II to Directive 2001/19/EC should be strengthened by incorporating the guidelines published by EFSA in November 2010, together with the conclusions of the Council of Ministers of the Environment of December 2008 on the environmental assessment of the risks of GMOs.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Restrictions on or prohibitions of cultivation of GMOs by Member States should not prevent biotechnology research from being carried out provided that, in carrying out such research, all necessary safety measures are observed.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Neighbouring Member States should cooperate to ensure appropriate exchange of information with a view to guaranteeing the effective operation of coexistence measures in border areas and avoiding the cross-border spread of a GMO from a Member State where its cultivation is authorised to a neighbouring Member State where it is prohibited.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 166 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2001/18/CE
Article 26 a – paragraph 1
(-1) In Article 26a(1) the following sub- paragraph is added: ‘Member States in which a GMO may be cultivated in accordance with the written consent issued under this Directive and, where applicable, with the decision issued in accordance with Article 19 as well as the decision of authorisation adopted under Articles 7 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, shall take all appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in the border areas of neighbouring Member States. They shall inform the Commission of the measures in question.’
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 167 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/CE
Article 26 b – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. At the beginning of the authorisation procedure for a given GMO or during the renewal of an authorisation, the notifier/applicant shall list the Member States or parts of Member States to which the notification/application for authorisation relates.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 186 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The written consent issued under this Directive and, where applicable, the decision issued in accordance with Article 19 as well as the decision of authorisation adopted under Articles 7 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, shall be issued on the basis of the adjusted geographical scope of the notification/application as explicitly or tacitly agreed by the notifier/applicant subject to the validation by the Commission of the coexistence measures taken pursuant to Article 26a(1).
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3
3. Where the notifier/applicant opposes the adjustment of the geographical scope of its notification/application corresponding to a request made by a Member State in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, that Member State may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of thatithout prejudice to paragraph 1, a Member State may, following the risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Directive or to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and acting as risk manager, adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of a GMO or of groups of GMOs defined by crop or trait or of all GMOs in all or part of its territory once authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, provided that such measures are in conformity with Union law, reasoned, proportional and non- discriminatory and, in addition, are based on compelling grounds such as those related to: (a) environmental policy objectives distinct from the elements assessed according to this Directive and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003; (b) town and country planning; (c) land use; (d) socio-economic impacts; (e) avoidance of GMO presence in other products without prejudice to Article 26a; (f) agricultural policy objectives; (g) public policyrelating to environmental impacts which might arise from the cultivation of GMOs and which are complementary to the impacts observed during the scientific risk assessment conducted according to this Directive and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. Those grounds may be: – the prevention of the development of pesticide resistance among weeds and pests; – the invasiveness or persistence of a genetically modified variety, or the possibility of interbreeding with domestically cultivated or wild plants; – the prevention of negative impacts on the local environment caused by changes in agricultural practices linked to the cultivation of GMOs; – the maintenance of local biodiversity, including certain habitats and ecosystems, or certain types of natural and landscape features, as well as specific ecosystem functions and services; – the absence or lack of adequate data concerning the potential negative impacts of the release of GMOs on the local or regional environment of a Member State, including on biodiversity; (b) town and country planning; (c) land use; (d) socio-economic impacts such as the impracticability or the high costs of coexistence measures or the impossibility of implementing coexistence measures due to specific geographical conditions, such as small islands or mountain zones; (e) avoidance of GMO presence in other products without prejudice to Article 26a; (f) agricultural policy objectives. Those grounds may include: – the need to protect the diversity of agricultural production; – the maintenance and development of agricultural practices which offer greater potential to reconcile production with ecosystem sustainability; – the need to ensure seed purity; (g) public policy; (h) grounds relating to public opinion, for example results of referendums at national, regional or local level. Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, with the exception of the ground set out in point (g) which cannot be used individually, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply, but shall, in no case, conflict with the environmental risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Directive or to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. A Member State which intends to adopt measures in accordance with paragraph 3 shall ensure that farmers who cultivated such crops legally have sufficient time to finish the ongoing cultivation season.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 282 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 10 (new)
10. Neighbouring Member States shall cooperate by sharing appropriate information with a view to ensuring that coexistence measures in border areas work effectively and to preventing cross- border release from a Member State where cultivation of a GMO is authorised to another where it is prohibited.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 284 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b a (new)
"Article 26ba Liability requirements and financial guarantees Member States in which a GMO may be cultivated on the basis of the written authorisation issued in accordance with this Directive and. where appropriate, the decision delivered in accordance with Article 19 and the authorisation decision adopted in accordance with Articles 7 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 shall establish a general mandatory system of financial liability and financial guarantees which applies to all operators and which ensures that the polluter pays for unintended effects or damage that might occur as a result of the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs.’
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 289 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b b (new)
"Article 26bb ‘GMO-free’ labelling The Commission shall propose harmonised conditions subject to which operators may make use of terms indicating that products are GMO-free.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 306 #

2010/0208(COD)

Council position
Article 2
No later than one year after …+, the Commission shall publish a legislative proposal designed to give normative status to the strengthened guidance published by the European Food Safety Authority in 2010 on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants. No later than 4 years after…+, the Commission shall also present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council regarding the use made by Member States of this Directive including the effectiveness of the provisions enabling Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in all or part of their territory and the smooth functioning of the internal market. That report may be accompanied by any legislative proposals the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission shall also report on the progress towards giving normative status to the strengthened 2010 Authority guidance on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants. __________________ + OJ: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive.
2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas cancer was the second most common cause of death in 2006, accounting for two out of ten deaths in women and three out of ten deaths in men, equating to approximately 3.2 million EU citizens diagnosed with cancer each year; whereas the deaths are due for the most part to lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and breast cancer,
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
He. whereas, according to the World Health Organisation, at least 10% of annual cancer-related deaths are caused directly by exposure to carcinogens at the workplace; whereas such exposure could be averted if the carcinogens were replaced by less harmful substances,
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas crystalline silica is classed by the WHO as a Group 1 carcinogen and whereas 3.2 million workers in the EU are exposed to this substance for at least 75 % of their working time; whereas 2.7% of lung/bronchial cancer deaths have to be considered attributable to occupational exposure to crystalline silica,
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 27 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital W a (new)
Wa. whereas there are at present considerable qualitative differences within the EU as regards cancer screening, early detection, and follow-up; whereas the differences relate in particular to the application of procedures for the purposes of early detection, a method making for a cost measurable, cost-effective reduction in the impact of the disease,
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 28 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas EudraCT, the European clinical trials database operated by the European Medicines Agency, is not accessible to patients who have difficulties in finding trials suited to their particular circumstances,
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to specify the nature of, and the sources of funding for, the European Partnership for Action Against Cancer;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the Member States to establish a legal obligation to declare cancer cases, using standardised European terminology, the object being to provide means of evaluating prevention, screening, and treatment programmes, survival rates, and the comparability of data from one Member State to another and, on the basis of the findings, to produce information aimed at the general public;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that the Czech Government has not yet ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which entered into force in February 2005, and therefore urges it to do so;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to encourage and support initiatives bringing together a wide range of stakeholders with the aim of preventing cancer by reducing occupational and environmental exposure to carcinogens and other cancer-producing substances and by promoting healthy lifestyles, not least by highlighting the main risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol, obesity, poor diet, lack of exercise, and exposure to the sun, placing the emphasis first and foremost on children and teenagers;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission and the Partnership to review the Council recommendation on cancer screening in the light of the latest scientific developments in order to provide encouragement for future European accreditation/certification programmes in the area of cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment, to be drawn up on the basis of the European quality assurance guidelines, bearing in mind that such programmes could also serve as an example for other health-care fields;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, and the European Chemicals Agency to implement Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, enforce the applicable restrictions (REACH), and update the list of substances of very high concern, which covers carcinogens;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission, working within the Partnership, to encourage and support initiatives seeking to prevent imports of goods containing cancer- producing chemicals, and to take Europe- wide measures with a view to intensifying checks to detect such chemicals, pesticides included, as might be present in foodstuffs;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU-wide human bio-monitoring surveys receive the funding required to enable carcinogens and other cancer-producing substances to be monitored for the purpose of gauging policy effectiveness;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 74 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to revise Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the implementation of good clinical practice in the conduct of clinical trials on medicinal products for human use (the Clinical Trials Directive) with a view to encouraging a greater cancer research effort, focusing in particular on screening, including early detection, without, however, disregarding the impact of the expenditure entailed on the non- commercial research sector, and to improve the information available to patients and the public at large about clinical trials in progress or which have been successfully completed;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2009/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to employ every means required to produce guidelines for a common definition of disability covering persons suffering from chronic diseases or from cancer and, in the meantime, ensure that those Member States which have not yet done so take the necessary steps without delay to include persons in the above categories in their national definitions of disability;
2010/03/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2009/0173(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The beneficial effects of speed limitation devices with regard to protection of the environment and energy consumption, the wear and tear of the motor and tyres and road safety will help attain the objectives of this regulation.
2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2009/0173(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes CO2 emissions performance requirements for new light commercial vehicles. This Regulation sets the average CO2 emissions for new light commercial vehicles at 17560 g CO2/km, by means of improvements in vehicle technology, as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures, and innovative technologies.
2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 72 #

2009/0173(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. From 2020, this Regulation sets a target of 1325 g CO2/km for the average emissions of new light commercial vehicles registered in the Community.
2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2009/0173(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a For the calendar year commencing 1 January 2014 and each subsequent calendar year, each manufacturer of light commercial vehicles shall ensure that its light commercial vehicles shall be equipped with speed limitation devices for which the maximum speed is set at 100 km/h.
2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #

2009/0173(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – subpoint ii – indent 1
((Excess emissions – 2) × 295 € + 20 €) × number of new light commercial vehicles.
2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2009/0173(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – subpoint iii – indent 1
((Excess emissions – 1) × 1560 € + 5 €) × number of new light commercial vehicles.
2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 224 #

2009/0173(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – subpoint iv – indent 1
Excess emissions × 15 € × number of new light commercial vehicles.
2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2009/0173(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
subject to confirmation of its feasibility on the basis of updated impact assessment results, the modalities for reaching, by the year 2020, a long-term target of 1325 g CO2/km in a cost-effective manner; and
2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 28 #

2008/0256(COD)

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3
(3) On the basis of Article 88a of Directive 2001/83/EC, on 20 December 2007 the Commission submitted a Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on a "Report on current practices with regard to the provision of information to patients on medicinal products". The report concludes that Member States have adopted divergent rules and practices with regard to the provision of information, resulting in a situation where patients and the public at large have unequal access to information on medicinal products.deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In the area of scientific information, Directive 2001/83/EC lays down transparency obligations for National competent authorities, but experience gained from the application of the current legal framework has also shown certain restrictions on the possibilities for the general public to access information from their National competent authorities due to a too extensive interpretation of commercial confidentiality.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
(4) Experience gained from the application of the current legal framework has also shown that certain restrictions on the possibilities of pharmaceutical companies to provide information result from the fact that the distinction between the notions of advertising and information is not interpreted consistently across the Communitythe distinction between the notions of advertising and information is not clear across the Community, resulting in exposure of the general public is disguised advertising.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 6
(6) The different national measures are also likely to have an impact on the proper functioning of the internal market for medicinal products, as the possibility for marketing authorisation holders to disseminate informationcommunicate on medicinal products is not the same across Member States, while information disseminatedcommunications in one Member State isare likely to have effects in other Member States. This impact will be greater in the case of medicinal products whose product information (summary of product characteristics and package leaflet) is harmonised at Community level. This includes medicinal products authorised by the Member States under the mutual recognition framework of Chapter IV of Title III of Directive 2001/83/EC.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
(7) In the light of the above and taking into account technological progress with regard to modern communication tools and the fact that patients throughout the European Union have become increasingly active as regards healthcare, it is necessary to amend the existing legislation in order to reduce differences in access to information and to allow for the availability of good-quality, objective, reliable and non promotional information on medicinal productsrelevant, independent and comparative health information and to protect patients from misleading or biased information.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8
(8) National competent authorities and health care professionals should remain importantthe main sources of information on medicinal products for the general public. Member States should facilitate the access of citizens to high-quality information through appropriate channels. Marketing authorisation holders may be a valuable source of non promotional information on their medicinal products. This Directive should therefore establish a legal framework for the dissemination of specific information on medicinal products by marketing authorisation holders to the general public. The ban on advertising to the general public for prescription-only medicinal products should be maintained.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
(10) Provisions should be established to ensure that only high-quality non- promotionalreliable and comparative information about the benefits and the risks of medicinal products subject to medical prescription may be disseminated, notably using the Community database referred to in Articles 57(1)(l) and 57(2) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (hereinafter "the Eudrapharm database"). The information should take into account patients needs and expectations in order to empower patients, allow informed choices and enhance the rational use of medicinal products. Therefore, any information to the general public on prescription-only medicinal products should comply with a set of quality criteria.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
(11) In order to further ensure that marketing authorisation holders disseminate only high-qualityvalidated information and to distinguish non-promotional information from advertising, the types of information which may be disseminated should be defined. I, it is appropriate to allow marketing authorisation holders to disseminate the contentsmake available the last updated version of the approved summaries of product characteristics and package leaflet, information that is compatible with those documents without going beyond their key elements, and other well-defined medicinal product- related informationof the approved package leaflet.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
(12) InformCommunication to the general public on prescription-only medicinal products by marketing authorisation holders should only be provided in writing through specific channels of communication, including Internet and health-related publications, to avoid that the effectiveness of the prohibition on advertising is undermined by unsolicited provision of informcommunication to the public. Where information is disseminated via television, web TV, video broadcast materials, newspapers, magazines and similar publications, or radio, patients are not protected against such unsolicited informcommunication and such dissemination should therefore not be allowed.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 14
(14) Monitoring of information on prescription-only medicinal products should ensure that marketing authorisation holders only disseminate information make available material which is in compliance with Title VIIIa of Directive 2001/83/EC. Member States should adopt rules establishing effective independent monitoring mechanisms and allowing effective enforcement in cases of non-compliance. Monitoring should be based on the control of information prior to its dissemination, unless the substance of the information has already been agreed by the competent authorities or if there is a different mechanism in place to ensure an equivalent level of adequate and effective monitoring.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
- the labelling which shall always at least specify the International Non-proprietary Name and the accompanying package leaflets, which are subject to the provisions of Title V;
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
“- correspondence, possibly accompanied by material of a non- promotional nature, needed to answer a specific question including those of media organisations about a particular medicinal product;”
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- factual, informative announcements and reference material relating, for example, to information on the environmental risk of the medicinal product, availability, pack changes, adverse-reaction warnings as part of general drug precautions, trade catalogues and price lists, provided they include no product claims and do not induce to or promote the consumption of the medicinal product;
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
- information by the marketing authorisation holder to the general publicofficially approved documents on medicinal products subject to medical prescription, which is subject to the provisions of Title VIIIa..
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- factual, informative announcements for investors and employees on significant business developments, provided they are not use to promote the product to the general public;
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 86 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(1a) In Article 86, the following paragraph shall be inserted: “(2a) When exemptions to advertising referred to in paragraph 2 are made available, the marketing authorisation holder and any third party acting on behalf of the marketing authorisation holder shall be identified as such.”
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 86 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(1b) In Article 86, the following paragraph shall be inserted: “2b. To this end, the statement "Conflict of interest: This information has been compiled and disseminated by [the name of the company] which is the producer of [the name of the medicinal product]" shall be included.”
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
2001//83/EC
Article 88 – paragraph 4
(2) Article 88(4) is replaced by the following: “4. The prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to vaccination campaigns and other campaigns in the interest of public health carried out by the industry and approved by the competent authorities of the Member States.”deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall allow the marketing authorisation holder to disseminatmake available, either directly or indirectly through a third party, information identified as acting on behalf of the marketing authorisation holder, officially approved documents or factual, informative announcement to the general public or members thereof on authorised medicinal products subject to medical prescription provided that it is in accordance with the provisions of this Title. Such information shall not be considered advertising for the purposes of the application of Title VIII .
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 a – paragraph 2 – point a
a) information relating to human health or diseases, provided that there is no reference, even indirect, to medicinal products;deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 a – paragraph 2 – point b
b) material provided by the marketing authorisation holder to healthcare professionals for distribution to patients.deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 b – introductory part
The following types of informationdocuments on authorised medicinal products subject to medical prescription may be disseminatedmade available by the marketing authorisation holder to the general public or members thereof:
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 b – point b
b) information which does not go beyond the elements of the summary of product characteristics, labelling and the package leaflet of the medicinal product, and the publicly accessible version of the assessment report drawn up by the competent authorities, but presents them in a different way;deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 b – point b a (new)
ba) the package leaflet;
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 b – point c
c) information on the environmental impact of the medicinal product, prices and factual, informative announcements and reference material relating, for example, to pack changes or adverse- reaction warnings;deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 b – point c a (new)
ca) the periodic safety update reports;
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 b – point d
d) medicinal product-related information about non-interventional scientific studies, or accompanying measures to prevention and medical treatment, or information which presents the medicinal product in the context of the condition to be prevented or treated.eleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 164 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 b – point d a (new)
da) the pre-clinical and clinical data on their product.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 166 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 c
InformCommunication on authorised medicinal products subject to medical prescription disseminatedmade available by the marketing authorisation holder to the general public or members thereof shall not be made available on television or radio. It shall only be made available through the following channels: a) health-related publications as defined by the Member State of publication, to the exclusion of unsolicited material actively distributed to the general public or members thereof; b) internet websites on medicinal products, to the exclusion of, web TV, video broadcast materials, newspapers, magazines and similar publications or radio. It shall only be made available through the internet websites of the marketing authorisation holder, in order to prevent that unsolicited material is actively distributed to the general public or members thereof; c) written answers to requests for information of a member of the general public.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 174 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 c – point a
a) health-related publications as defined by the Member State of publication, to the exclusion of unsolicited material actively distributed to the general public or members thereof;deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 187 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 d – paragraph 1
1. The content and presentation of information on authorised medicinal products subject to medical prescription disseminated by the marketing authorisation holder to the general public or members thereof shall fulfil the following conditions: a) it must be objective and unbiased; in this regard, if the information refers to the benefits of a medicinal product, its risks shall also be stated; b) it must take into account the general needs and expectations of patients; c) it must be based on evidence, be verifiable and include a statement on the level of evidence; d) it must be up-to-date and include the date of publication or last revision of the information; e) it must be reliable, factually correct and not misleading; f) it must be understandable for the general public or members thereof; g) it must clearly state the source of the information indicating its author and giving references to any documentation that the information is based on; h) it must not contradict the summary of product characteristics, labelling and package leaflet of the medicinal product, as approved by the competent authorities.deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 – introductory part
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 d – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Any information shall include: factual, informative announcements on authorised medicinal products subject to medical prescription referred to in Article 86(2) disseminated by the marketing authorisation holder to the general public shall include:
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 193 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 d – paragraph 2 – point b
b) a statement indicating that the informationannouncement is intended to support, not to replace, the relationship between patient and health professionals and that a health professional should be contacted if the patient requires clarification on the information provided;
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 d – paragraph 2 – point c
c) a statement starting with the indicationg that the informationannouncement is disseminated by or on behalf of a marketing authorisation holder;
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 204 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 d – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The informationse factual, informative announcements shall not include:
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 206 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 d – paragraph 3 – point a
a) comparisons between medicinal products;deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 209 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 d – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
aa) any inducement to, or promotion of, the consumption of the medicinal product;
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 d – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Within three years of the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall, following a public consultation involving patient and consumer organisations, doctor and pharmacist organisations, Member States and other interested parties, present to the European Parliament and the Council an assessment report regarding the readability and the accuracy of the summaries of product characteristics and the packaging leaflets and their value to the general public and healthcare professionals. Following an analysis of the above data, the Commission shall, if appropriate, put forward guideline proposals to improve the layout and the content of the summaries of product characteristics and of the packaging leaflet to ensure they are a valuable source of information for the general public and healthcare professionals.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 e – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that marketing authorisation holders' Internet websites for the dissemination of information on medicinal products subject to medical prescreproduce the last updated version as approved by the competent authoription reproducees of the summary of product characteristics and of the package leaflet of the medicinal products concernedsubject to medical prescription they commercialise in the official languages of the Member States where they are authorised.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 e – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that each webpage of the Internet website of the marketing authorisation holders that refers to a medicinal product subject to medical prescription links to the corresponding webpage of the Community database referred to in Articles 57(1)(l) and 57(2) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (hereinafter ‘the Eudrapharm database’).
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 e – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The Agency shall reproduce on the Eudrapharm database, and the competent authorities of Member States on their websites, the last updated version of: - the approved summary of product characteristics; - the approved package leaflet; - the mock-ups of the secondary and primary packaging as well as of any devices also included; - the Public Assessment Reports (PARs), and when available their summary written in a manner that is understandable to the public. The competent authorities of Member States shall, on each webpage that refers to a medicinal product subject to medical prescription, insert a link to the corresponding webpage of the Eudrapharm database.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 224 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 e – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The summary of the European Public Assessment Reports referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 shall list the other available therapeutic options and whether the new medicinal product brings about a tangible therapeutic advantage.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 e – Paragraph 1 c (new)
In Article 100 e, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 1c. The summary of the European Public Assessment Reports referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 shall be hyperlinked with the corresponding studies in in the clinical trials database provided for in Article 11 of Directive 2001/20/EC (hereinafter ‘the EudraCT database’).
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 228 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 e – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that requests for information to a marketing authorisation holder on a medicinal product subject to medical prescription by a member of the general public may be drafted in any of the official languages of the Community which are official languages in the Member States where the medicinal product is authorised. The reply shall be drafted in the language of the request. The replies shall be kept available for inspections by national competent authorities.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 f – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, without creating a disproportionate burden for the marketing authorisation holder, ensure that marketing authorisation holders make information provided in accordance with this Title accessible to persons with disabilities.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 232 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 g – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that there are adequate and effective methods of monitoring to avoid misuse when informationannouncements on authorised medicinal products subject to medical prescription is disseminatedare made available by the marketing authorisation holder to the general public or members thereof.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 234 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 g – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Such methods shall be based on the control of informationannouncements prior to itstheir dissemination, unless
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 g – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
- an equivalent level of adequate and effective monitoring is ensured through a different mechanism.deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 241 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
2001/838/EC
Article 100 g – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The methods may include the voluntary control of information on medicinal products by self-regulatory or co- regulatory bodies and recourse to such bodies, if proceedings before such bodies are possible in addition to the judicial or administrative proceedings available in the Member States.deleted
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 g – paragraph 2
After consulting the Member States, patients and consumers organisations, social health insurance organisations and healthcare professionals, the Commission shall draw up guidelines concerning informationannouncements allowed under this Title, the elaboration of the package leaflets, publication of clinical trial results promotional practices toward prescribers, and containing a mandatory code of conduct and dissuasive sanctions for marketing authorisation holders providing information to the general public or members thereof on authorised medicinal products subject to medical prescripthat do not respect the code of conduct. The guidelines shall also contain provisions to ensure that members of the public may lodge complaints with competent authorities regarding misleading practices in the making available of information. The Commission shall draw up these guidelines on the entry into force of this directive and update them regularly on the basis of the experience gained.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 253 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 h – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
After registration of the Internet website, any amendments to the content relating to medicinal products subject to medical prescription shall be subject to monitoring in accordance with paragraph 3.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 h – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Internet websites registered in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not allow the identification of members of the general public which have access to those websites or the appearance therein of unsolicited material actively distributed to the general public or members thereof. Those websites shall not contain web-TV. or video broadcast materials.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 h – paragraph 3
3. The marketing authorisation holder shall send the new contents and changes to the competent authorities of the Member State where the Internet website has been registered shall be responsible forfor prior approval before making available the monitoring of the contents disseminated on thator changes on its website.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 h – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall allowrequire marketing authorisation holders which have registered Internet websites in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 4 to include a statement therein to the effect that the site has been registered and is subject to monitoring in accordance with this Directivemessage at the top of each website page informing the public that information contained therein is developed by the marketing authorisation holder and is therefore subject to monitoring in order to avoid advertising of prescription medicines. The statement shall identify the national competent authority monitoring the website concerned. It shall also specify that the fact that the website is monitored does not necessarily mean that all the information on the website has been subject to prior approval. and include a link to the EudraPharm database specifying that validated information is available there.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 297 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 (new)
Article 100 la) Under the coordination of the Agency, national competent authorities shall organise independent health and treatment literacy campaigns on the following topics: - Rational use of medicines: what is the INN; what does a risk and harm-benefit balance mean; what is an adverse drug reaction; what to do when experiencing an ADR; how to report an ADR; what is compliance; - Good governance: what is a conflict of interest; what is transparency; - Patient and Consumer Rights in Clinical trials: what is a clinical trial; what is informed consent; what are your rights as a participant; what are surrogate endpoints.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 298 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 l b (new)
Article 100 lb Under the coordination of the Agency, national competent authorities shall organise independent preventive health information, notably on health determinants, notably by supporting public campaigns on how to deal with an addiction, risk of alcohol addiction and dependence from addictive substances (tobacco, narcotics, etc.), why to opt for a healthier diet, or to do physical exercise on a regular basis, etc.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 300 #

2008/0256(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 l c (new)
Article 100 lc Member States shall make sure that undergraduate education of healthcare professionals ensures the development of their communications skills and their understanding of the basics of evidence based medicine. Member States shall grant financial support to independent drug information centres, encourage the development of independent continuing education programmes for health professionals and the development of their critical appraisal skills. Within three years of the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall, following a public consultation with Member States and continuing education programs for health professionals, establish a comprehensive report on best practices among Member States.
2010/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2008/0241(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 5 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the event of any change to the scope of this Directive, from one based on an exhaustive list (closed scope) to one based on the principle of automatic inclusion unless otherwise specified (open scope), special attention shall be paid to the definition of exclusions to ensure that equipment that is currently within the scope of Directive 2002/96/EC, remains within the scope of this Directive..
2011/09/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2008/0241(COD)

Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Equipment listed in Annex IB of Directive 2002/96/EC is excluded from this definition;
2011/09/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #

2008/0241(COD)

Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘WEEE from private households’ means WEEE which comes from private households and from commercial, industrial, institutional and other sources which, because of its nature and quantity, is similar to that from private households. Waste from EEE likelydesigned to be used by both private households and users other than private households shall in any case be considered to be WEEE from private households;
2011/09/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2008/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2010/05/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Recital 18
(18) In order to enable patients to make an informed choice when they seek to receive healthcare in another Member State, the Member State of treatment should ensure that patients from other Member States receive on request the relevant information on safety and quality standards enforced on its territory as well as on which healthcare providers are subject to these standards. Furthermore, healthcare providers should provide patients on request with information on specific aspects of the healthcare services they offer. To the extent that healthcare providers already provide patients resident in the Member State of treatment with relevant information on those specific aspects, this Directive should not oblige healthcare providers to provide more extensive information to patients from other Member States. Nothing should prevent the Member State of treatment from also obliging other actors than the healthcare providers, such as insurance providers or public authorities, to provide the information on specific aspects of the healthcare services offered, if that would be more appropriate with regard to the organisation of its healthcare system. All such information should also be made available in formats accessible to persons with disabilities.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 131 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Recital 50
(50) The constant progress of medical science and health technologies presents both opportunities and challenges to the health systems of the Member States. Cooperation in the evaluation of new health technologies can support Member States through economies of scale and avoid duplication of effort, and provide a better basis of evidence for optimal use of new technologies to ensure safe, high- quality and efficient healthcare. Such cooperation requires sustained structures involving all the relevaHowever, the assessment of health technologies and the possible restriction of access to new technologies by certain decisions by administrative bodies raise a number of fundamental social issues which require contributions from a wide range of stakeholders and the establishment of a viable governance model. Accordingly any cooperation should involve not only the competent authorities of all the Member States, building on existing pilot projects. This Directive should therefore provide a basis for continued Union support for such cooperation. t also all the stakeholders concerned, including health professionals and representatives of patients. Moreover, this cooperation should be based on viable principles of good governance such as transparency, openness, objectivity and the impartiality of procedures.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 167 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
After obtaining authorisation on the basis of an objective clinical examination, which procedure should be subject to appeal in the event of authorisation being refused, patients affected by rare diseases shall have the right to access healthcare in another Member State and to receive reimbursement, even if the treatment in question is not among the benefits provided for by the legislation, administrative regulations, guidelines and codes of conduct of the medical professions of the Member State of affiliation. However, the Member State of affiliation may require the treatment to be recognised by the European reference networks or, failing that, by international medical science.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Healthcare that may be subject to prior authorisation shall be set out in a list by the Member State of affiliation, to be transmitted to the Commission. It shall be limited to healthcare which:
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 183 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Member State of affiliation may refuse to grant prior authorisation for reasons including, but not limited to, the following reasons:
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point b
b) if this healthcare can be provided on its territory within a time-limit which is medically justifiable, taking into account the current state of healthacceptable on the basis of an objective medical assessment of the clinical needs of the person concerned in the light of all of the factors characterising his medical condition and the probable course of the illness ofat the person concernedtime when the request for authorisation is made;
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall support and facilitate cooperation and the exchange of scientific information among Member States within a voluntary. For this purpose, the Commission shall, in consultation with the European Parliament, facilitate the establishment of a network connecting the national authorities or bodies responsible for health technology assessment designated by the Member States. The members of the network shall participate in, and contribute to, the network's activiat network shall be based on the principles of good governance, including transparency, objectiveness, fairness of procedures, and broad and full stakeholder participation of all relevant groups, including - but not limited to - health professionals, patients' representatives in accordance with the legislation of the Member State where, social partners and scientists, whilst respecting Member States' competence in they are establisheda of health technology assessment.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI