11 Amendments of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS related to 2011/0190(COD)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Passenger ships operate mostly in ports or close to coastal areas and their impacts on human health and the environment are significant. Those ships are required to use marine fuel with the same maximum sulphur content as is applicable in SECAs (1.5%). Given that stricter sulphur standards will apply in SECAs, it is justified by the need to improve air quality around ports and coasts in the non-SECA territories that the same standards apply to passenger ships. However, the introduction of a new SECA standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 years in order to avoid potential problems with fuel availability. A further five-year exemption will apply in respect of transport services to and from island areas for which the resulting additional costs would have a devastating impact on local communities.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In order to ensure air quality benefits to the Member States whose coasts are not part of SECAs, the introduction of any new SECA should be debated on the basis of scientific data regarding its environmental and economic impact and only after its introduction has been examined and approved through the relevant IMO process.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Any financial incentives by Member States for emission abatement methods that achieve emissions reductions which are at least equivalent to those achieved through the use of low sulphur fuels, should take account of the investments made prior to the adoption of this Directive, provided that the equipment complies with the IMO criteria.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Member States should ensure the availability and balanced distribution of compliant fuel in accordance with Regulation 18 of the revised Annex VI to MARPOL, taking into consideration the economic and environmental cost of deviation from the ship's intended voyage.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 0.50 % as from 1 January 2020 or 2025.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point d
Article 1 – point 6 – point d
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a of this Directive concerning the designation of sea areas as SOx Emission Control Areas on the basis of the decision of the IMO in accordance with Regulation 14(3)(2) of Annex VI to MARPOL. The introduction of any new SECA should be debated on the basis of scientific data regarding its environmental and economic impact and only after its introduction has been examined and approved through the relevant IMO process.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 4
Article 4 a – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones falling outside SOx Emission Control Areas by passenger ships operating on regular services to or from any Union port if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds: (c) 1.5 %; (d) 0.10 % as from 1 January 2020. An exemption from the provisions of this paragraph shall apply until 31 December 2025 in respect of transport services to and from island areas for which the resulting additional costs would have a devastating impact on local communities.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 b – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 b – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The power to adopt delegated acts shall be conferred on the Commission under Article 9a for up to six months after entry into force of this directive, enabling it to provide for the eventuality of there being no fuel available at a reasonable economic and environmental cost in the Member State where travel is taking place.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 d – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 4 d – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the possibility of using alternative compliance methods in a cost-effective way, while respecting the limits set by this Directive. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a, concerning the issuance of guidelines 6 months after the entry into force of this Directive, that will clarify which alternative compliance methods can be adopted by ships throughout the Union.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 7 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Article 7 – paragraphs 2 and 3
(c) paragraphs 2 and 3 2 is replaced by the following: „2. On the basis, inter alia, of: (a) annual reports submitted in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 1a; (b) observed trends in air quality, acidification, fuel costs and modal shift; (c) progress in reducing emissions of sulphur from ships through IMO mechanisms following Union initiatives in this regard; the Commission shall, by 31 December 2013, submit a re deleted. port to the European Parliament and to the Council. The Commission shall consider in its report, and may submit proposals, as regards additional or alternative complementary measures to further reduce emissions from ships."
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 3
Article 9 a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 4a(1a) and (2), 4c(4)b (3a), 4c(4), 4d point da, 6(1), 7(1a) and 7(4) 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 powers 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 at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.