16 Amendments of Corinne LEPAGE related to 2011/2072(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico must lead the EU to urgently and deeply review its legislation, in respect of the precautionary principle and on the principle that preventive action should be taken, on all aspects of offshore oil and gas extraction and exploration in its territories; in this context, welcomes the Commission’s will to fill the gap in the existing EU legislation;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to Article 11 and Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that accidents caused by offshore oil and gas rigs lead to cross- border consequences, and therefore justifies EU action to prevent and mitigate such accidents;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that offshore oil and gas operations are progressively taking place in increasingly extreme environments, and will potentially lead to major and devastating consequences for the environment and economy of the sea and coastal areas;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the scope of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) should strictly applybe extended so that the ‘polluter pays’ principle and strict liability apply to all damages caused to marine waters and biodiversity, so that oil companies can be held accountable for any and all damage they cause;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, under the ELD, to lower damage thresholds and to avoid ceilings leading to exoneration of polluters from a strict liability regime for marine water damageenforce a strict liability regime covering all damage to marine waters and biodiversity, regardless of any ceilings arising from mutualisation or insurance cover;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that oil and gas operators must be required, in the licensing procedure, to demonstrate they have sufficient insurance or other financial guarantees in place to secure restoration and compensation in relation to environmental damage caused, including those caused by high impact, low probability incidents – whether through mandatory industry mutual schemes, such as OPOL, or through mandatory insurances;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the effectiveness of legislation ultimately depends on the competence of the relevant national authoritiequality of the implementation by relevant national authorities; acknowledges that an EU monitoring and coordination level facilitate harmonization of approaches across EU regions;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. ICalls concerned that an EU-leve the Commission and the Members states to strengthen effective mutual ‘controller of controllers’ will not bring sufficient added value to justify draining scarce regulatory resources from competent national authoritioperation and to establish an EU 'Control the controllers' system using the European Maritime Safety Agency's competences;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that offshore oil and gas activities are excluded from the key provisions of the Industrial Emissions Directive; suggests that the Commission adds under Annex I point 1.5 ‘offshore oil and gas activities’ as part of the first scope review to be carried out by 31st December 2011 and suggests that the European IPPC Bureau defines Best Available Practices (BAT) for offshore hydrocarbonoil and gas activities;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Partnerships for offshore safety with third countries 13a. Supports the Commission’s will to intensify dialogue with EU neighbours on offshore safety aimed at setting new joint enforcement measures such as inspections of installations ; supports the Commission’s idea to stimulate the creation of regional fora/initiatives of competent national authorities in the Mediterranean, Black and Baltic Seas;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Believes that all companies should be required, as a condition of licensing in EU waters, to adhere to the same high standards when they operate outside EU marine waters;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes international exchange programmes for the staff of competent national authorities and asks the Commission and the Member states to propose initiatives to encourage them;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the competent national authorities to collate and share incident reporting information – with due regard for commercial sensitivities – so that lessons can be learned;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Asks for prior assessments, when setting up emergency response plans, of the use of chemical dispersants, to minimize public health implications and further environmental damages;