Awaiting signature of act
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
---|---|---|---|
Lead | JURI | FERRARA Laura (EFD) | GERINGER DE OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (S&D) |
Legal Basis TFEU 192-p1
Activites
- #3459
-
2016/04/11
Council Meeting
-
2016/04/11
Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
-
2016/03/09
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
-
T8-0075/2016
summary
The European Parliament adopted by 665 votes to 24, with 5 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (codified text). Parliament adopted its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal. This proposal in question aims to codify Council Directive 1999/32/EC which has been substantially amended several times. The proposal contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance. The proposed Directive seeks to reduce the emissions of sulphur dioxide resulting from the combustion of certain types of liquid fuels and thereby to reduce the harmful effects of such emissions on man and the environment. It lays down the maximum permitted sulphur content of heavy fuel oil, gas oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil used in the Union. With regard to the limit on the sulphur content of heavy fuel oil, the proposal provides for: (i) derogations in Member States and regions where the environmental conditions allow; (ii) derogations for their use in combustion plants which comply with the emission limit values laid down in Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, or in Annex V to Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. To recall, the Union and the individual Member States are Contracting Parties to the UN-ECE Convention of 13 November 1979 on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. The second UN-ECE Protocol on transboundary pollution by sulphur dioxide stipulates that the Contracting Parties should reduce sulphur dioxide emissions in line with or beyond the 30 % reduction specified in the first Protocol. In 2008, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted a resolution to amend Annex VI to the Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL), containing regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships. The revised Annex VI to MARPOL introduces, inter alia, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in SOx Emission Control Areas (1,00 % as of 1 July 2010 and 0,10 % as of 1 January 2015) as well as in sea areas outside SOx Emission Control Areas (3,50 % as of 1 January 2012 and, in principle, 0,50 % as of 1 January 2020). Most Member States are obliged, in accordance with their international commitments, to require ships to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 1,00 % in SOx Emission Control Areas as of 1 July 2010. In order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the codified Directive should be in line with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL.
-
T8-0075/2016
summary
-
2016/02/24
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
-
A8-0037/2016
summary
The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted the report by Laura FERRARA (EFD, IT) on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (codified text). The committee recommended the European Parliament to adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. According to the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance. The proposed Directive seeks to reduce the emissions of sulphur dioxide resulting from the combustion of certain types of liquid fuels and thereby to reduce the harmful effects of such emissions on man and the environment. In order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the codified Directive should be in line with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL.
-
A8-0037/2016
summary
-
2015/01/28
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
-
2014/12/02
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
-
2014/07/15
Legislative proposal published
-
COM(2014)0466
summary
PURPOSE: codification of Council Directive 1999/32/EC relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Council Directive 1999/32/EC has been substantially amended several times. On 1 April 1987, the Commission decided to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement. The Conclusions of the Presidency of the Edinburgh European Council (December 1992) confirmed this, stressing the importance of codification. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments. CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, the purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC. The new Directive will supersede the various acts incorporated in it; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself. The proposed Directive seeks to reduce the emissions of sulphur dioxide resulting from the combustion of certain types of liquid fuels and thereby to reduce the harmful effects of such emissions on man and the environment. This Directive lays down the maximum permitted sulphur content of heavy fuel oil, gas oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil used in the Union. With regard to the limit on the sulphur content of heavy fuel oil, the proposal provides for: (i) derogations in Member States and regions where the environmental conditions allow; (ii) derogations for their use in combustion plants which comply with the emission limit values laid down in Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, or in Annex V to Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. To recall, in 2008, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted a resolution to amend Annex VI to the Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL), containing regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships. The revised Annex VI to MARPOL entered into force on 1 July 2010. In order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the codified Directive should be in line with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/legal_service/', 'title': 'Legal Service'}, BARROSO José Manuel
-
COM(2014)0466
summary
Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2014)0466
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A8-0037/2016
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0075/2016
History
(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)
activities/7 |
|
activities/8 |
|
procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting signature of actNew
Procedure completed, awaiting publication in Official Journal |
activities/5 |
|
activities/6 |
|
procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Provisional agreement between Parliament and Council on final actNew
Awaiting signature of act |
activities/4/docs/0/text |
|
procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting Council 1st reading position / budgetary conciliation convocationNew
Provisional agreement between Parliament and Council on final act |
activities/4/docs |
|
activities/4/type |
Old
Vote in plenary scheduledNew
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading |
procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stageNew
Awaiting Council 1st reading position / budgetary conciliation convocation |
activities/3/docs/0/text |
|
activities/4/date |
Old
2016-03-08T00:00:00New
2016-03-09T00:00:00 |
activities/4/type |
Old
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single readingNew
Vote in plenary scheduled |
activities/3/docs |
|
activities/0/docs/0/text/0 |
Old
PURPOSE: codification of Council Directive 1999/32/EC relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, the purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC. Council Directive 1999/32/EC has been substantially amended several times. It is recalled that on 1 April 1987, the Commission decided to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement. The Conclusions of the Presidency of the December 1992 Edinburgh European Council confirmed this, stressing the importance of codification. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments. The new Directive will supersede the various acts incorporated in it; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself. New
PURPOSE: codification of Council Directive 1999/32/EC relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Council Directive 1999/32/EC has been substantially amended several times. On 1 April 1987, the Commission decided to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement. The Conclusions of the Presidency of the Edinburgh European Council (December 1992) confirmed this, stressing the importance of codification. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments. CONTENT: in the interests of clarity and rationality, the purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC. The new Directive will supersede the various acts incorporated in it; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself. The proposed Directive seeks to reduce the emissions of sulphur dioxide resulting from the combustion of certain types of liquid fuels and thereby to reduce the harmful effects of such emissions on man and the environment. This Directive lays down the maximum permitted sulphur content of heavy fuel oil, gas oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil used in the Union. With regard to the limit on the sulphur content of heavy fuel oil, the proposal provides for: (i) derogations in Member States and regions where the environmental conditions allow; (ii) derogations for their use in combustion plants which comply with the emission limit values laid down in Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, or in Annex V to Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. To recall, in 2008, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted a resolution to amend Annex VI to the Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL), containing regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships. The revised Annex VI to MARPOL entered into force on 1 July 2010. In order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the codified Directive should be in line with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL. |
activities/4/date |
Old
2016-04-12T00:00:00New
2016-03-08T00:00:00 |
activities/1/committees/0/rapporteur/0/group |
Old
EPPNew
EFD |
activities/1/committees/0/rapporteur/0/mepref |
Old
51ec673bb819f2575200063fNew
53b2d98fb819f205b0000062 |
activities/1/committees/0/rapporteur/0/name |
Old
SVOBODA PavelNew
FERRARA Laura |
activities/2/committees/0/rapporteur/0/group |
Old
EPPNew
EFD |
activities/2/committees/0/rapporteur/0/mepref |
Old
51ec673bb819f2575200063fNew
53b2d98fb819f205b0000062 |
activities/2/committees/0/rapporteur/0/name |
Old
SVOBODA PavelNew
FERRARA Laura |
activities/3 |
|
committees/0/rapporteur/0/group |
Old
EPPNew
EFD |
committees/0/rapporteur/0/mepref |
Old
51ec673bb819f2575200063fNew
53b2d98fb819f205b0000062 |
committees/0/rapporteur/0/name |
Old
SVOBODA PavelNew
FERRARA Laura |
procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting committee decisionNew
Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage |
activities/1/committees/0/rapporteur/0/group |
Old
ECRNew
EPP |
activities/1/committees/0/rapporteur/0/mepref |
Old
53b2d930b819f205b0000053New
51ec673bb819f2575200063f |
activities/1/committees/0/rapporteur/0/name |
Old
DUDA AndrzejNew
SVOBODA Pavel |
activities/2/committees/0/rapporteur/0/group |
Old
ECRNew
EPP |
activities/2/committees/0/rapporteur/0/mepref |
Old
53b2d930b819f205b0000053New
51ec673bb819f2575200063f |
activities/2/committees/0/rapporteur/0/name |
Old
DUDA AndrzejNew
SVOBODA Pavel |
committees/0/rapporteur/0/group |
Old
ECRNew
EPP |
committees/0/rapporteur/0/mepref |
Old
53b2d930b819f205b0000053New
51ec673bb819f2575200063f |
committees/0/rapporteur/0/name |
Old
DUDA AndrzejNew
SVOBODA Pavel |
activities/3 |
|
activities/0/docs/0/celexid |
CELEX:52014PC0466:EN
|
activities/1/committees/0/shadows |
|
activities/2/committees/0/shadows |
|
committees/0/shadows |
|
activities/0/docs/0/celexid |
CELEX:52014PC0466:EN
|
activities/0/docs/0/celexid |
CELEX:52014PC0466:EN
|
activities/0/docs/0/celexid |
CELEX:52014PC0466:EN
|
links/European Commission/title |
Old
PreLexNew
EUR-Lex |
activities/2 |
|
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee |
JURI/8/00828
|
procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Preparatory phase in ParliamentNew
Awaiting committee decision |
activities/0 |
|
activities/0/body |
Old
EPNew
EC |
activities/0/commission |
|
activities/0/date |
Old
2015-01-13T00:00:00New
2014-07-15T00:00:00 |
activities/0/docs |
|
activities/0/type |
Old
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single readingNew
Legislative proposal published |
activities/2 |
|
activities/1 |
|
procedure/Modified legal basis |
Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 150
|
activities/0 |
|
activities/0/body |
Old
EPNew
EC |
activities/0/commission |
|
activities/0/date |
Old
2015-01-13T00:00:00New
2014-07-15T00:00:00 |
activities/0/docs |
|
activities/0/type |
Old
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single readingNew
Legislative proposal published |
activities/1 |
|
committees/0/date |
2014-11-13T00:00:00
|
committees/0/rapporteur |
|
activities/0/docs/0/text |
|
activities |
|
committees |
|
links |
|
other |
|
procedure |
|