2023/0373(COD) Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2024/04/22
Lead committee dossier:
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2024/04/22
Progress: Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | ENVI |
ALBUQUERQUE João ( S&D)
|
CHABAUD Catherine ( Renew),
KELLER Ska ( Verts/ALE),
KARSKI Karol ( ECR),
VILLANUEVA RUIZ Idoia ( GUE/NGL)
|
| Committee Opinion | ITRE |
SPYRAKI Maria ( EPP)
|
Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI ( S&D),
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN ( Verts/ALE),
Ivars IJABS ( RE)
|
| Committee Opinion | TRAN |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 57, TFEU 192-p1
Legal Basis:
RoP 57, TFEU 192-p1Subjects
Events
2024/04/22
Indicative plenary sitting date
2024/03/22
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2024/03/22
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Documents
2024/03/19
EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
2024/02/21
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2024/02/14
ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
Documents
2024/02/09
CZ_CHAMBER - Contribution
Documents
2024/01/17
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2023/12/14
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2023/12/06
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2023/12/04
EP - SPYRAKI Maria (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in ITRE
2023/11/27
EP - ALBUQUERQUE João (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2023/11/23
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2023/10/16
EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2023/10/16
EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2023/10/16
EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2023/10/16
EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2023/10/16
EC - Legislative proposal published
Details
PURPOSE: to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.
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.
BACKGROUND: plastic pellets are the industrial raw material used for all plastic production. Current practices for handling pellets lead to losses at all supply chain stages, notably production (virgin or recycled), processing, transport and other logistics and waste management operations. Once in the environment, they are almost impossible to capture. Like all microplastics, plastic pellets that escape from industrial installations or during transport are easily transported through the air and by land surface waters and marine currents and can also be found in soil (including agricultural lands).
High volumes of pellets are produced and handled every year, both globally and in the EU (around 57 million tons in the EU in 2021). Estimates show that between 52 140 tonnes and 184 290 tonnes of pellets were lost to the environment in the EU in 2019. This is equivalent to between 2100 and 7300 trucks full of pellets per year.
Plastic pellet losses to the environment are the 3rd source of all unintentional microplastic releases. Preventing microplastic releases from these sources may require major substitutions or changes to product characteristics. In contrast, plastic pellet losses are due to a lack of awareness and poor handling and therefore can be abated by swift measures to prevent such avoidable pollution. This makes plastic pellets a primary candidate for policy intervention.
Moreover, pellets are known to be eaten by a range of marine and coastal species (e.g. sea turtles, seabirds and shellfish). Once ingested, they can cause physical harm or death. Like all microplastics, their potential to act as a carrier for adsorbed toxicants or pathogenic microorganisms is an integral part of the problem.
CONTENT: the Commission proposes this draft Regulation to reduce pellet losses to the environment and would lead to a 54% to 74% decrease compared to the baseline, equivalent to a 6% reduction in the total amount of unintentional microplastic releases. In line with the Commission’s 30% overall reduction target for microplastics released to the environment, it will help preserve ecosystems and biodiversity, decrease potential health impacts and benefit local economic activities. It also has the potential to improve information on the magnitude of pellet losses throughout the pellet supply chain.
More specifically, the proposal:
- applies to economic operators handling plastic pellets in the Union in quantities above 5 tonnes in the previous calendar year and to EU carriers and non-EU carriers transporting plastic pellets in the Union;
- requires economic operators and EU carriers to inform national competent authorities about their activities involving the handling of plastic pellets;
- requires all economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers to comply with the requirements set out in this Regulation within 18 months of its entry into force and also requires them to perform action in the following priority order: prevention to avoid any spills of pellets from primary containment; containment of spilled pellets to make sure they do not become a loss to the environment, and, as a final option, clean up after a spill or loss event;
- seeks to mitigate impacts on SMEs by adding lighter requirements for their installations such as no obligation of third-party certification but self-declaration of conformity, as well as a longer validity of the self-declaration (five years); no obligation to review compliance assessments at formal management meetings; and no obligation to establish an awareness and training programme;
- requires that economic operators that are medium-sized enterprises running installations handling plastic pellets in quantities above 1000 tonnes per year , will also be subject to the following lighter requirement: certification with a longer transitional period than for large enterprises before first certification (36 months instead of 24) and a longer validity of the certificate (four years instead of three);
- empowers national authorities to impose on economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers any appropriate follow-up measures in case of severe incidents and accidents;
- lays down measures on compensation aimed at securing that, where damage to health has occurred, fully or partially as a result of a violation of this Regulation, the public concerned is able to claim and obtain compensation for that damage;
- requires the Commission to request European standardisation organisations to establish a standard to estimate quantities of pellets lost to the environment.
Documents
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0148/2024
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A9-0148/2024
- Committee opinion: PE758.781
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES4923/2023
- Contribution: COM(2023)0645
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE758.000
- Committee draft report: PE757.117
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2023)0346
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2023)0330
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2023)0332
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2023)0333
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2023)0645
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SEC(2023)0346
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2023)0330
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2023)0332
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2023)0333
- Committee draft report: PE757.117
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE758.000
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES4923/2023
- Committee opinion: PE758.781
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0148/2024
- Contribution: COM(2023)0645
Activities
- Seán KELLY
Plenary Speeches (0)
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 362 |
2023/0373(COD)
2023/12/12
ITRE
20 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain sh
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part Without prejudice to applicable state aid rules, the assistance referred to in the first subparagraph, for micro and small-sized enterprises, may take the form of:
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part Without prejudice to applicable state aid rules, the assistance referred to in the first, second and third subparagraph may take the form of:
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) financial support including the use of various forms of EU funds;
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) financial support including through fiscal incentives;
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new) For medium-sized enterprises, the assistance may take the form of point (c) and (d) of this article.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Access to necessary equipment acquisition shall be facilitated.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall strongly encourage training programmes for the qualification of certifiers’ personnel.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain shall be exempted from the relevant obligations laid down in this regulation.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 1
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the specific
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32)
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32)
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall ensure that economic operators and carriers, especially micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, get access to information and assistance regarding compliance with this Regulation including the organisation of actual face to face training sessions.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall ensure that economic operators and carriers
source: 757.295
2024/01/17
ENVI
342 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 a (new) (32 a) The Commission should raise awareness among economic operators and carriers regarding the necessity of preventing pellet losses. Additionally, the Commission should develop training materials to assist them in fulfilling their obligations, particularly with respect to the requirements of the risk assessment. Member States should provide access to information and assistance regarding compliance with obligations and the risk assessment requirements.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) In order to facilitate common grounds to estimate the losses of plastic pellets to the environment, it is necessary to have a standardised methodology set in a harmonised standard that is adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 .
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) In order to ensure compliance, competent authorities should also take the necessary steps, including inspections and hearings when in possession of and based on relevant information, including substantiated complaints submitted by third parties. Third parties submitting a complaint should be able to demonstrate a sufficient interest or maintain the impairment of a right. NGOs that promote the protection of human health, the environment or consumers should be considered to have a sufficient interest.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) In order to ensure that economic operators are effectively dissuaded from non-compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and ensure that those rules are implemented. The penalties provided should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. To facilitate a more consistent application of penalties, it is necessary to establish common criteria for determining the types and levels of penalties to be imposed in case of infringement. Those criteria should include, inter alia, the nature and gravity of the infringement as well as the economic benefits derived from the infringement in order to ensure that those responsible are fully deprived of those benefits. Account should also be taken of the responsible body's efforts to limit the potential negative impacts of the infringement on human health and the environment.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) When setting penalties and measures for infringements, the Member States should foresee that, based on the gravity of the infringement, the level of fines should effectively deprive the non- compliant economic operator, EU carriers and non-EU carriers from the economic benefit derived from non-compliance with the obligations deriving from this Regulation, including in cases of repeated infringements. The gravity of the infringement should be the leading criterion for the measures taken by the enforcement authorities. The maximum amount of fines should, in case of an infringement committed by a legal person, represent at least 4% of the economic annual turnover in the
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) When setting penalties and measures for infringements, the Member States should foresee that, based on the gravity of the infringement, the level of fines should effectively deprive the non- compliant economic operator, EU carriers and non-EU carriers from
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 (41) To ensure that individuals can defend their rights against damages to health caused by infringements of this Regulation and thereby ensure its more efficient enforcement, non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment, including those promoting the protection of consumers and meeting any requirements under national law, as members of the public concerned, should be empowered to engage in proceedings, as the Member States so determine, either on behalf or in support of any victim, without prejudice to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defence before the courts. Member States usually enjoy procedural autonomy to ensure an effective remedy against violations of Union law, subject to the respect of the principles of equivalence and effectivity. However, experience shows that while there is overwhelming epidemiologic evidence on the negative health impacts of pollution on the population, in particular as regards air, it is difficult for the victims under the procedural rules on the burden of proof generally applicable in the Member States to demonstrate a causality link between the suffered harm and the
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 (41) To ensure that individuals can defend their rights against damages to health caused by infringements of this Regulation and thereby ensure its more efficient enforcement, non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment, including those promoting the protection of consumers and meeting any requirements under national law, as members of the public concerned, should be empowered to engage in proceedings,
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 42 a (new) (42 a) Considering the severe risks that pellet losses pose to the ecosystems, marine and land life, and to human health, especially when they degrade into microplastics, due to the potential hazardous properties of the polymers and additives plastic pellets are made of, restrictions of the manufacture, use or placing on the market of hazardous polymers should be swiflty adopted in accordance with Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, where the risk to human health or the environment is not adequately controlled.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation lays down obligations for the handling of plastic pellets at all stages of the supply chain to prevent losses and, where appropriate, to take remedial action in case of losses.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) economic operators handling plastic pellets in the Union in quantities above
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) economic operators handling plastic pellets in the Union in quantities above
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) economic operators handling plastic pellets in the Union in
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) EU carriers and non-EU carriers transporting plastic pellets in the Union, including maritime transport.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) EU carriers and non-EU carriers transporting plastic pellets in the Union in a professional capacity.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain shall be exempted from the obligations laid down in this regulation.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘plastic pellet’ means a small mass of preformed polymer-containing moulding material,
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘plastic pellet’ means a small mass of preformed polymer-containing moulding material,
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘plastic pellet’ means a small mass of preformed polymer-containing moulding material, having relatively uniform dimensions in a given lot such as cylinder, bead, flake or powder, that is used as feedstock in plastic product manufacturing operations;
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘plastic pellet’ means a small mass of preformed polymer-containing moulding material, having relatively uniform dimensions in a given lot, including powders and flakes, that is used as feedstock in plastic product manufacturing operations;
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘plastic pellet’ means a small mass of preformed polymer-containing moulding material, having relatively uniform dimensions in a given lot, that is used as feedstock in plastic product manufacturing and recycling operations;
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) 'plastic pellet dust': refers to the industrial residue from the grinding or processing of pellets, that is not used as feedstock in plastic product manufacturing operations.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘spill’ means a one-off or prolonged escape of plastic pellets from
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘spill’ means a one-off escape of plastic pellets from
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘spill’ means a one-off escape of plastic pellets from
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘loss’ means a one-off or prolonged escape of plastic pellets
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘loss’ means a one-off or prolonged escape of plastic pellets
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘loss’ means a one-off or prolonged escape of plastic pellets from installation’s boundary to the environment or from road vehicles, rail wagons or marine and inland waterway vessels transporting plastic pellets;
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘loss’ means a one-off or prolonged escape of plastic pellets from installation’s boundary to the environment or from
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘loss’ means a one-off or prolonged escape of plastic pellets at any stage of the supply chain, including from installation’s boundary to the environment or from
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘loss’ means a one-off or prolonged escape of plastic pellets at any of the stage of the supply chain, including from installation’s boundary to the environment or from
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘installation’ means any premises, structure,
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a Member State, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a Member State, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity by using any carrier, including road vehicles, rail wagons
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a Member State, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a Member State, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a Member State, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a Member State, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity by using road vehicles, rail wagons or marine and inland waterway vessels;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a Member State, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity by using road vehicles, rail wagons, maritime or inland waterway vessels;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘non-EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a third country, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity in the Union
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘non-EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a third country, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity in the Union
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘non-EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a third country, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity in the Union by using any carrier, including road vehicles, rail wagons
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘non-EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a third country, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity in the Union
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘non-EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a third country, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity in the Union by using road vehicles, rail wagons or marine and inland waterway vessels;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘non-EU carrier’ means any natural or legal person established in a third country, engaged in the transport of plastic pellets as part of its economic activity in the Union by using road vehicles, rail wagons, maritime or inland waterway vessels;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (l a) 'remedial measures' means any action, or combination of actions, including mitigating or interim measures to restore, rehabilitate or replace damaged natural resources and/or impaired services, or to provide an equivalent alternative to those resources or services as foreseen in Annex II of Directive 2004/35/EC1a. _________________ 1a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32004L0 035
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (l a) "remedial measures" mean measures defined in Article 2(11) of Directive 2004/35/EC.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l b (new) (l b) 'intermediary operations' means storage and repacking
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall ensure that losses are
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall ensure that losses are avoided. Where losses occur, economic operators, EU carriers and non- EU carriers shall take immediate action to
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall ensure that spills and losses are avoided. Where spills and losses occur, economic operators, EU carriers and non-
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall ensure that losses and spills are avoided. Where losses or spills occur, economic operators, EU carriers and non-
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall notify the competent authority of all spills and losses and subsequent actions taken in accordance with the form set out in Annex V.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Economic operators of installations producing pellets and of installations handling pellets shall eliminate all loss of pellets to the environment from the installation’s boundary.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall notify the competent authority, in the manner determined by the latter, of each installation they operate and of when engaging in the transport of plastic pellets, as applicable.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall notify the competent authority, in the manner determined by the latter, of each installation they operate and
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established of any significant change in their installations and activities related to handling of plastic pellets, including of any closure of an existing installation.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Economic operators shall, for the purposes of this Regulation, label all storage and transport containers containing plastic pellets as "hazardous for the aquatic environment, long term aquatic hazard category 2" as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish and maintain a
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish and maintain a public register containing the information they have received in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4. The register shall be publicly available free of charge on a website.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish and maintain a public register containing the information they have received in accordance with paragraphs
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish and maintain a public register containing the information they have received in accordance with paragraphs
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Economic operators and EU carriers shall take the following actions:
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) establish a risk assessment plan for each installation in accordance with Annex I
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) establish a risk assessment plan for each installation in accordance with Annex I taking into account the nature and size of the installation as well as the scale of its operations in the case of economic operators, and in accordance with Annex III in the case of carriers;
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) establish a risk assessment and prevention plan for each installation in accordance with Annex I taking into account the nature and size of the installation as well as the scale of its operations;
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) install the equipment referred to in Annex I and execute the procedures described in the risk assessment plan referred to in point (a);
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) install the equipment and execute the procedures described in the risk assessment and prevention plan referred to in point (a);
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) notify the risk assessment and prevention plan referred to in point (a) to the competent authority of the Member State where the installation is located together with a self-
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Economic operators shall keep the risk assessment plan up-to-date, taking into account in particular the weaknesses identified through their experience in handling plastic pellets, and shall make it available to competent authorities upon
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Economic operators shall keep the risk assessment plan up-to-date, taking into account, without undue delay, in particular the weaknesses identified through their experience in handling plastic pellets, and shall make it available to competent authorities on demand.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Economic operators shall keep the risk assessment and prevention plan up-to-date, taking into account in particular the weaknesses identified through their experience in handling plastic pellets, and shall make it available to competent authorities on demand.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Economic operators shall
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Every year, all economic operators
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Economic operators
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Economic operators that are medium and large-sized enterprises operating installations where plastic pellets in quantities below 1 000 tonnes have been handled in the previous calendar year
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Economic operators that are
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Economic operators that are medium and large-sized enterprises operating installations where plastic pellets in quantities below
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Economic operators that are medium and large-sized enterprises operating installations where plastic pellets in quantities below 1 000 tonnes have been handled in the previous calendar year or that are micro or small-sized enterprises shall notify an update of the risk assessment plan for each installation as well as a renewal of the self-declaration of conformity to the competent authority every 5 years from the last notification, or in an event of changing its operations or significant incident, taking into account the particular weaknesses identified through their experience in handling plastic pellets, and shall make it available to competent authorities on demand.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Economic operators that are
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Competent authorities
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Competent authorities
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) to change risk assessment and prevention plans notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 to ensure that the losses can effectively be prevented or, where appropriate, contained and cleaned up and affected spaces returned to their original condition and that Annex I is complied with;
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) within a reasonable period of time determined by the competent authorities, to change risk assessment plans notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 to ensure that the losses can effectively be prevented or, where appropriate, contained and cleaned up and that Annex I is complied with;
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) to change risk assessment plans notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 to ensure that the losses can effectively be prevented
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish, maintain, and update a register containing the risk assessment plans and self-declarations of conformity notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. The register
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish, maintain, and update a register containing the risk assessment plans and self-declarations of conformity notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. The register shall
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish, maintain, and update a register containing the risk assessment plans, and self-declarations of conformity
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish, maintain, and update a register containing the risk assessment plans and self-declarations of conformity, notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, measures taken in case of non- compliance in accordance with Article 8(2)(c) and incidents and accidents reported in accordance with Article 9(1). The register shall be publicly available on a website.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish, maintain, and update a register containing the risk assessment and prevention plans and self-declarations of conformity notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. The register shall be publicly available on a website.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Competent authorities shall establish, maintain, and update a register containing the risk assessment plans and self-declarations of conformity notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. The register shall be publicly available free of charge on a website.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall ensure that the actions set out in Annex III are implemented during loading and unloading operations, transport journeys, storage, cleaning and maintenance operations. Competent authorities may require economic operators to implement any actions listed in Annex III to ensure that the spill and losses can effectively be prevented.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall ensure that the actions set out in Annex III are implemented
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall ensure that the actions set out in Annexes III and IIIA are implemented during loading and unloading operations, transport journeys, cleaning and maintenance operations.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall ensure that the actions set out in Annex III are implemented
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. When economic operators implement the actions set out in the risk assessment and prevention plan established in accordance with Annex I and the EU carriers and non-
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Economic operators
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) ensure that their staff is trained according to their specific roles and responsibilities and that they are aware of and are able to use the relevant equipment and execute the procedures set out to ensure compliance with this Regulation and ensure the health protection of personnel involved in handling plastic pellets;
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) keep records of
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) keep records of annually estimated quantities of losses in accordance with Annex IVA and of the total
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) keep records of annually estimated quantities of spills and losses, and of the total volume of plastic pellets produced and handled.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) keep records of annually estimated quantities of spills and losses and of the total volume of plastic pellets handled.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) keep records of annually estimated quantities of spills and losses and of the total volume of plastic pellets handled.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 As from
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3 Economic operators and EU carriers shall retain records referred to in points (b) and(c) of this paragraph for a period of five years and make them available to competent authorities and, where applicable, to certifiers upon
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3 Economic operators and EU carriers shall retain records referred to in points (b) and (c) of this paragraph
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3 Economic operators and EU carriers shall retain records referred to in points (b) and(c) of this paragraph for a period of
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 8. Where an action taken for the prevention, containment and clean-up of spills and losses fails, economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall take corrective actions, as soon as possible to restore the affected spaces to their original condition.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 8. Where an action taken for the prevention, containment and clean-up of spills and losses fails, economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall take corrective actions,
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 8. Where an action taken for the prevention, containment and clean-up of spills and losses fails, economic operators, carriers and non-EU carriers shall take immediate corrective actions
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 8. Where an action taken for the prevention, containment and clean-up of spills and losses fails, economic operators, carriers and non-EU carriers shall take immediate corrective actions
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 8. Where an action taken for the prevention, containment and clean-up of spills and losses fails, economic operators, carriers and non-EU carriers shall take immediate corrective actions
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 8. Where an action taken for the prevention, containment and clean-up of spills and losses fails in whole or in part, economic operators, carriers and non-EU carriers shall take appropriate corrective actions, as soon as possible.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part 9. Every year economic operators
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part 9. Every year economic operators that
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part 9. Every year economic operators
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part 9. Every five years economic operators that
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part 9. Every year economic operators that
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part 9. Every year economic operators that are not micro
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b (b) the preventive, containment and clean up equipment and/or procedures implemented to avoid future losses, and an evaluation of their effectiveness;
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c (c) discussions with the personnel, health protection measures for staff, inspections of equipment and procedures in place and revision of any relevant documentation.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c (c) discussions and training sessions with the personnel, inspections of equipment and procedures in place and revision of any relevant documentation.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c (c) discussions and training sessions with the personnel, inspections of equipment and procedures in place and revision of any relevant documentation.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new) (c a) Records of internal assessment shall be maintained and made available to competent authorities on demand. Any corrective actions must be included in the update of the risk assessment plan.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Economic operators and EU carriers shall establish, implement and maintain a process to control the procurement of goods and services that use, process, manufacture, handle, store or transport pellets. (a) Operators and EU carriers shall identify selection criteria relevant to responsible pellet handling, for the approval of the suppliers and subcontractors that provide it with these goods and services.Selection criteria may include certification or accreditation of suppliers and subcontractors to relevant international standards. (b) Operators and EU carriers can ask suppliers and subcontractors to provide information on their pellet loss prevention performance, risk assessment plans and objectives. Economic operators shall work with suppliers and subcontractors to identify pellet loss risks arising from their activities and operations that impact the organisation.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Operators shall keep a record of the internal assessment for ten years and make it available to the competent authorities and, where appropriate, certification bodies on request.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. By … [OP: please insert the date = 12
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. By … [OP: please insert the date = 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], and thereafter every t
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. By … [OP: please insert the date =
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. By … [OP: please insert the date = 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], and thereafter every three years, economic operators
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. By … [OP: please insert the date =
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. By … [OP: please insert the date = 36 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], and thereafter every four years, economic operators that are
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. By … [OP: please insert the date =
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. By … [OP: please insert the date = 36 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], and thereafter every four years, economic operators
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. By ... [OP: please insert date = 48 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] and every five years thereafter, operators that are micro or small enterprises shall demonstrate that each installation where plastic pellets in quantities greater than 1 000 tonnes were handled in the previous calendar year complies with the requirements set out in Annex I by obtaining a certificate issued by a certification body.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. By … [OP: please insert the date = 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], and thereafter at least every two years, EU carriers shall demonstrate that where plastic pellets have been handled in the previous calendar year, handling practices are compliant with the requirements set out in Annex III, by obtaining a certificate issued by a certifier.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. Certifiers
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. Certifiers shall carry out spot- checks, visual inspections of sites, transport medium and immediate surrounding areas to ensure that all measures included in the risk assessment plan carried out in accordance with Annex
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. Certifiers shall carry out spot- checks and inspection of sites, transport medium and immediate surrounding areas to ensure that all measures included in the risk assessment plan carried out in accordance with Annex I are duly implemented.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. Certifiers shall carry out spot- checks to ensure that all measures included in the risk assessment and prevention plan carried out in accordance with Annex I are duly implemented.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) be issued by third party certifiers in accordance with the model form set out in Annex IV and in electronic form;
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 Competent authorities shall establish and maintain and keep up to date a register of certificates.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 Competent authorities shall establish and maintain and keep up to date a register of certificates. The register shall be publicly available free of charge on a website.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 Economic operators which are registered to the Community eco-management and audit scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 are exempt from compliance with the notification obligation laid down in Article 4(2) and the obligations laid down in Article 5(1) and (2) of this Regulation provided that the environmental verifier as defined in Article 2(20) of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 has checked that requirements laid down in Annex I and Annex III have been included in the environmental management system of the economic operator or carrier and have been implemented on the ground, using a high level of verification processes such as mandatory on-site inspections and spot checks.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 Economic operators which are registered to the Community eco-management and audit scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 are exempt from compliance with the notification obligation laid down in Article 4(2) and the obligations laid down in Article 5(1) and (2) of this Regulation provided that the environmental verifier as defined in Article 2(20) of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 has checked that requirements laid down in Annex I and Annex III have been included in the environmental management system of the economic operator or carrier and have been implemented.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 Economic operators which are registered to the Community eco-management and audit scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 are exempt from compliance with the notification obligation laid down in Article 4(2) and the obligations laid down in Article 5(1), (2) and (2a) of this Regulation provided that the environmental verifier as defined in Article 2(20) of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 has checked that requirements laid down in Annex I have been fully included in the environmental management system of the economic operator and have been implemented.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part The accreditation of certifiers referred to in Article
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the certifier shall be accredited and independent of the economic operator;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the certifier shall be accredited and independent of the economic operator
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Competent authorities shall verify compliance of economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers with the obligations laid down in this Regulation, taking into account the information provided in self-declarations of conformity referred to Article 4(1) and (2) and provided by certifiers in accordance with Article 5(5). The competent authorities shall carry out randomized environmental inspections and other verification measures, following a risk-based approach.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. By 31 March ... [OP:Please insert the year following the year of the entry into force of this Regulation], and every year thereafter, each economic operator and carrier shall report, in accordance to Annex IV (a) (new) to the competent authority for the previous calendar year: (a) the quantity of pellets produced and handled based on polymer type; (b) the estimated quantity of spills and losses and the number of incidents and accidents.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. At the latest by … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month after four years following the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and every three years thereafter Member States shall, submit a report to the Commission containing qualitative and quantitative information on the implementation of this Regulation
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. At the latest by … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month after
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. At the latest by … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month after
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the number of economic operators per size of enterprise according to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and per economic activity, their installations and the quantities of plastic pellets handled, and of the EU carriers and their means of transport allocated to transporting plastic pellets and the quantities handled by them;
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the number of risk assessment and prevention plans, self-declarations notified pursuant to Article 4(1) and 4(2) and certificates notified pursuant to Article 5(5);
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) the number and results of environmental inspections and other verification measures carried under paragraph 1 of this Article as well as the number of incidents and accidents reported in accordance with Article 9(1) and Annex IVA, overall estimated losses, and the measures taken in case of non-compliance with the obligations set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) the number and results of environmental inspections and other
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) Within 6 months of receiving the reports from the Member States, the Commission shall publish a report on the implementation of this Regulation in the Union and on best practices observed in the Member States.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Every three years, based on the reports of Member States referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall produce a synthesis report on compliance and reporting, setting out the qualitative and quantitative information on the implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Every three years, based on the reports of Member States referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall produce a synthesis report on compliance and reporting, setting out the qualitative and quantitative information on the implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Directive 2004/35/EC, in the event of an incidental or accidental loss
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Directive 2004/35/EC, in the event of an incidental or accidental loss
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Directive 2004/35/EC, in the event of an incidental or accidental loss significantly affecting human health or the environment, and any event of an incidental or accidental loss of more than 20 kg of pellets, economic operators, EU carriers and non-
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Directive 2004/35/EC, in the event of an incidental or accidental loss significantly affecting or with the potential to significantly affect human health or the environment, economic operators, EU carriers and non- EU carriers shall immediately:
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) inform the competent authority in whose territory the incident or accident occurred and the
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) inform the competent authority in whose territory the incident or accident occurred, as well as competent authority of territories likely to be affected, and the estimated quantities of losses using the form in Annex IVA;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) inform the competent authority in whose territory the incident or accident occurred and the estimated quantities of
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) inform the competent authority of the state in whose territory the incident or accident occurred and the estimated quantities of losses;
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) take immediate measures to contain and clean-up incidental or accidental loss in an ecologically sensitive manner;
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) take remedial measures to
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) take measures to limit the health or environmental consequences
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) take measures to limit the health or environmental consequences, to restore the affected areas to their original condition and to prevent further incidents or accidents.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) take all possible measures to
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) take measures to prevent further incidents or accidents.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) take measures to prevent further incidents or accidents.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The measures referred to in points (b) and (c) shall be notified by economic operators, EU carriers and third-country carriers to the competent authority of the state in whose territory the incident or accident occurred.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. The competent authority in whose territory the incident or accident occurred shall require
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. The competent authority in whose territory the incident or accident occurred shall require, where necessary, that economic operators, EU carriers and non- EU carriers take appropriate complementary measures to
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. The competent authority in whose territory the incident or accident occurred shall require, where necessary, that economic operators, EU carriers and non- EU carriers take appropriate complementary measures and specific trainings to limit the health or environmental consequences and to prevent further incidents or accidents.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. In case of an incidental or accidental loss significantly affecting human health or the environment, Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2004/35/EC shall apply.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. In the event of any incident or accident
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. In the event of any incident or accident
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. In the event of any incident or accident significantly affecting or with the potential to significantly affect human health or the environment in another Member State, the competent authority in whose territory the accident or incident occurred shall immediately inform the competent authority of that other Member State.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) take the measures necessary to ensure that compliance is restored within the shortest possible time to prevent or minimise any imminent accident;
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) fully restore the affected environment.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. Where the infringement of the rules laid down in this Regulation poses an immediate danger to human health or threatens to cause an immediate significant adverse effect upon the environment, the competent authority
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the power of access to
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) the power to require any natural or legal person to provide any relevant information, data or documents,
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c (c) the power to start an inspection on their own initiative to bring about the cessation or prohibition of infringements which pose a danger to human health or the environment of this Regulation;
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c (c) the power to start an inspection on their own initiative to verify compliance with this Regulation or, where appropriate, to bring about the cessation or prohibition of infringements
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 5. Where there is more than one competent authority in their territory, Member States shall ensure that appropriate communication and coordination mechanisms are established between those authorities.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall develop awareness raising and training material on the sound implementation of the obligations laid down in this Regulation in consultation with representatives of economic operators, carriers, and certifiers, in
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall ensure that economic operators and carriers
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) financial support, including through relevant EU-funds;
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new) (a a) aqcuisition of equipment
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain shall be exempted from the relevant obligations laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Micro and small-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain shall be exempted from the relevant obligations laid down in this regulation.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. For the purposes of compliance with the obligation referred to in Article 4(7), first subparagraph, point (c), a methodology to estimate quantities of losses shall be developed in harmonised standards by an expert, multi-stakeholder working group in accordance with the procedures established by Regulation (EU) No1025/2012.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. For the purposes of compliance with the obligation referred to in Article 4(7), first subparagraph, point (c), 4(2) and Annex IV (a) (new) a methodology to estimate quantities of losses shall be developed in harmonised standards in accordance with the procedures established by Regulation (EU) No1025/2012.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. For the purposes of compliance with the obligation referred to in Article 4(7), first subparagraph, point (c) and Annex IVA, a methodology to estimate quantities of losses shall be developed in harmonised standards in accordance with the procedures established by Regulation (EU) No1025/2012.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Natural or legal persons or organisations regarded under national law as having a sufficient interest or those who consider that their rights were impaired shall be entitled to submit substantiated complaints to competent authorities when they deem, on the basis of objective circumstances, that an economic operator, EU carrier or non-EU carrier is failing to comply with the provisions of this Regulation, and to request that appropriate action be taken.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 For the purposes of the first subparagraph, non-governmental entities or organisations promoting the protection of human health, the environment
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. Competent authorities shall assess the substantiated complaint referred to in paragraph 1 and, where necessary, take the necessary steps, including inspections and hearings of the person or organisation, with a view to verifying those complaints. If the complaint is found to be grounded, the competent authorities shall take the necessary actions in accordance with Article 4(3), Article 9 and Article 10(2).
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. Competent authorities shall assess the substantiated complaint referred to in paragraph 1 and, where necessary, take the necessary steps, including inspections and hearings of the person or organisation, with a view to verifying those complaints. If the complaint is found to be grounded, the competent authorities shall take the necessary actions in accordance with Article 4(3), 9 and 10(2).
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall ensure that a person or organisation referred to in paragraph 1 submitting a substantiated complaint shall have access to a court or other independent and impartial public body competent to review the procedural and substantive legality of any decision on that complaint as well as of the competent authority’s decisions, acts or failure to act under this Regulation, without prejudice to any provisions of national law which require that administrative review procedures be exhausted prior to recourse to judicial proceedings. Those review procedures shall be fair, equitable, timely and free of charge or not prohibitively expensive, so that cost does not constitute an undue barrier to access to justice, and shall provide adequate and effective remedies, including in
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to the obligations of Member States under Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council23 , Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are applied. The penalties provided shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 2. The penalties referred to in paragraph 1 shall include fines proportionate
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 2. The penalties referred to in paragraph 1 shall include fines proportionate to the turnover of the legal person or to the income of the natural person having committed the infringement. The level of the fines shall be calculated in such a way as to make sure that they effectively deprive the person responsible for the infringements of the economic benefits derived from those infringements. The level of the fines shall be gradually increased for repeated infringements. In the case of an infringement committed by a legal person, the maximum amount of such fines shall be at least 4 % of the economic operator’s annual turnover in the
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 2. The penalties referred to in paragraph 1 shall include fines proportionate to the turnover of the legal person or to the income of the natural person having committed the infringement. The level of the fines shall be calculated in such a way as to make sure that they effectively deprive the person responsible for the infringements of
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new) (a a) The absence of remedial measures from the operator in case of incident;
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new) (da) whether the responsible economic operator, EU or third-country carrier has done all that could reasonably be required of it to limit the potential adverse effects on human health and the environment of an infringement of this Regulation.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Member States must ensure that a percentage of fines collected is allocated to a fund in order to finance actions to limit pollution by plastic pellets.Such actions may include, but are not limited to: a.Cleaning up areas polluted by plastic pellets b.Promoting scientific work to study the impact of pellets on the environment and human health. c.Developing alternative solutions d.Implementing awareness programs e. Financing training specifically designed for micro and small enterprises
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. On an annual basis, the competent authorities of the Member States shall make known, once final, the penalties imposed for infringements committed, the facts constituting such infringements and the identity of the operators responsible.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that, where damage to human health or the environment has occurred as a result of a infringement of this Regulation, the individuals and neighbouring communities affected have the right to claim and obtain compensation for that damage from the relevant natural or legal persons and, where appropriate, from the relevant competent authorities responsible for the infringement.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that, where damage to human health or the environment has occurred as a result of a infringement of this Regulation, the individuals affected have the right to claim and obtain compensation for that damage from the relevant natural or legal persons and, where appropriate, from the relevant competent authorities responsible for the infringement.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall ensure that, as part of the public concerned, non- governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment and meeting any requirements under national law are allowed to represent the individuals or ecosystems affected and bring collective actions for compensation. Member States shall ensure that a claim for an infringement leading to a damage cannot be pursued twice, by the individuals affected and by the non-governmental organisations referred to in this paragraph.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall ensure that, as part of the public concerned, non- governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment and meeting any requirements under national law are allowed to represent the individuals affected and bring collective actions for compensation. Member States shall ensure that a claim for an infringement of this Regulation leading to a damage cannot be pursued twice, by the individuals affected and by the non- governmental organisations referred to in this paragraph.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 4. Where theclaim for compensation referred to in paragraph 1 is supported by evidence from which
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 5 5. Member States
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the experience gained from the implementation of obligations set out in Articles
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the experience gained from the implementation of obligations set out in Articles
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the experience gained from the implementation of obligations set out in Articles
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the specific needs of micro
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) The Commission shall monitor the application of this Regulation and, no later than 31 December 2029, shall publish a comprehensive report on its overall application and effectiveness as well as the implementation of Annexes I and III by economic operators and carriers and shall submit, if appropriate, a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 a (new) Article 17a Review The Commission shall monitor the application of this Regulation and, no later than 31 December 2029, shall publish a comprehensive report on its overall application and effectiveness as well as the implementation of Annexes I and III by economic operators and carriers and shall submit, if appropriate, a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 a (new) Article17a Review clause [OP: please insert the date = 8 years after the entry into force of this Regulation] the European Commission must present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation and their effectiveness in preventing the leakage and loss of pellets into the environment. If applicable and based on the outcome of this Report, the European Commission may present a legislative proposal.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 a (new) Article 18a Review The Commission shall monitor the application of this Regulation and, no later than 31 December 2031, shall publish a comprehensive report on its overall application and effectiveness as well as the implementation of Annexes I, III, IIIA and IVA by economic operators and carriers and shall submit, if appropriate, a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 b (new) Article17b Traceability By … [OP: please insert the date = 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], the European Commission shall publish a Report on the possibility of introducing chemical traceability of plastic pellets. This Report shall at least consider : a. The technical feasibility for an economic operator handling plastic pellets to introduce a unique, differentiable and non-harmful, for the environment or health, chemical signature b. Setting up a European database of all chemical signatures c. In the event of loss or spillage of plastic pellets into the environment, the application of a financial penalty, compatible with the present Regulation, for the economic operators whose chemical signature is present on the pellets concerned. The Commission shall, if appropriate, adopt a delegated act supplementing this Regulation to implement the chemical traceability.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 This Regulation shall apply [OP: please insert the date = 1
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 This Regulation shall apply [OP: please insert the date = 18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – subheading 1 RISK ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION PLAN FOR INSTALLATIONS
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part The risk assessment and prevention plan referred to in Article 4(1) shall contain the following elements:
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) (1 a) the number of tonnes of plastic pellets handled per year.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3 a) information relating to the chemical nature of each polymer contained in plastic pellets on site, including information on physico- chemical properties, hazard properties, use, exposure, risk, and emissions of each polymer;
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part Economic operators shall
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part Economic operators shall
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part Economic operators shall
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) For prevention: 'hazardous for the environment' labels on all storage and transport containers; vacuum seals on hoses and pipework; tear- and impact- resistant rigid packaging
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) For prevention: all installations on hard impermeable surfaces enclosed by cement kerbs; all installations equipped with rainwater drains with filters with a mesh size smaller than the smallest pellets handled on site; vacuum filling system for all silos; vacuum seals on hoses and pipework; tear- and impact-
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) For prevention: vacuum seals on hoses and pipework; tear- and impact- resistant rigid, shock-resistant, waterproof, sealed and labelled packaging that can withstand degradation in rough aquatic environments; equipment to create secure connection points with secondary barriers in place; loading systems designed to ensure transfer lines can be completely emptied after loading and unloading;
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) For prevention: vacuum seals on hoses and pipework; tear- and impact- resistant packaging that can withstand degradation in aquatic environments; equipment to create secure connection points with secondary barriers in place; loading systems designed to ensure transfer lines can be completely emptied after loading and unloading; sealed containers or external silos to store pellets; automated transport systems for pellets, filters to prevent the spread of pellet dust in the air and on site;
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) For containment: filtering catchment devices
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) For containment:
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) For clean-up: industrial vacuum cleaners for internal and external usage; dedicated
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) For clean-up: industrial vacuum cleaners for internal and external usage; dedicated appropriate containers for recovered pellets that are
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) For clean-up: no hand tools but use of industrial vacuum cleaners for internal and external usage; dedicated
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) Operators shall undertake physical testing of equipment to verify its effectiveness in pellet clean-up and shall adjust the risk assessment plan accordingly.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) Exemptions to the installation of certain types of equipment are possible for economic operators which are able to justify them to the competent authorities, taking into account the nature and size of the installation as well as the scale of its operations
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part Economic operators shall
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part Economic operators shall
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) for prevention: limits on the volumes of pellets transported in certain packaging (e.g., pellets must be packaged and sealed in
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) for prevention: limits on the
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) for prevention: limits on the volumes of pellets transported in certain packaging (e.g., pellets must be packaged and sealed in rigid 25kg sacks, and loaded no more than 1tonne per pallet); regular inspection and maintenance of packaging, containers and storage facilities; use of spill trays under transfer points and during loading and unloading; clear protocols for opening, loading, closing and sealing containers and tanks at the start and end of loading; physical testing and monitoring of the effectiveness of prevention procedures;
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) for containment: regular inspection, cleaning and maintenance of c
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) for containment: regular inspection, cleaning and maintenance of containment and catchment devices; regular inspection, cleaning and maintenance of drain covers, storm water drainage
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) for containment: regular inspection, cleaning and maintenance of catchment devices; regular inspection, cleaning and maintenance of drain covers, storm water drainage or filtration systems; regular inspection and cleaning of vehicles leaving and/or entering a site, outgoing water facilities and fences on the perimeter of the facility that are in public areas when applicable; immediate replacement or repair of leaking
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) for clean-up: spilled plastic pellets are cleaned up immediately, preferably by vacuum cleaning wherever possible, to prevent losses to the environment, at the latest upon termination of the operation, and collected in a designated container. Clean-up methods must be appropriate to the environment and ecologically sensitive in order to prevent further adverse impact on biodiversity and ecosystems. If possible, spilled plastic pellets are reused as raw material to reduce wastage. If spilled plastic pellets cannot be reused as raw materials, they are retrieved and disposed of in accordance with waste legislation as well as damaged containers.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) for clean-up: spilled plastic pellets are vacuum-cleaned
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) for clean-up: spilled plastic pellets are cleaned up immediately to prevent losses to the environment, at the latest upon termination of the operation, and collected in a designated rigid, waterproof, sealed and container. If possible, spilled plastic pellets are reused as raw material to reduce wastage. If spilled plastic pellets cannot be reused as raw materials, they are retrieved and disposed of in accordance with waste legislation, along with damaged containers.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 9 – introductory part (9) in addition to elements described in points (1) to (8), economic operators that are
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 9 – introductory part (9) in addition to elements described in points (1) to (8), economic operators that
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 9 – introductory part (9) in addition to elements described in points (1) to (8), economic operators that are medium or large-sized enterprises and operate installations where plastic pellets in quantities above
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b (b) establish an awareness and training programme, repeated at regular intervals, based on the employees' specific roles and responsibilities, on prevention, containment and clean-up, the installation, use and maintenance of equipment, the execution procedures, as well as the monitoring and reporting of pellet losses;
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) For prevention:
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) For prevention: verification during and after loading and unloading, that pellets are properly removed from the outside of the transport equipment before leaving the loading/unloading site; clear communication on stowage requirements; prevention of any leakage, including during the transport journey,
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) For prevention: verification during and after loading and unloading, that pellets are properly removed from the outside of the transport equipment before leaving the loading/unloading site; clear communication on stowage requirements; prevention of any leakage, including during the transport journey, e.g., by technical suitability of the transport means and containers, supplemented, if necessary, with appropriate rigid, waterproof sealing; ensuring that protective covers on e.g. forklifts/hydraulic equipment are used to prevent the piercing of packaging; regularly cleaning and checking the good condition of the loading compartments
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) For prevention: verification during and after loading and unloading, that pellets are properly removed from the outside of the transport equipment before leaving the loading/unloading site; clear communication on stowage requirements; prevention of any leakage, including during the transport journey, e.g., by technical suitability of the transport means and containers, supplemented, if necessary, with appropriate sealing; ensuring that protective covers on e.g. forklifts/hydraulic equipment are used to prevent the piercing of packaging; placement of geolocation systems in cargo containers; regularly cleaning the loading compartments and the containers to minimise the loss of spilled pellets; visual checking of openings and integrity of the loading compartments prior and, to the extent possible, during the journey, including in the multimodal terminals, rail terminals, inland and seaports.
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 2 (2) For containment and clean-up:
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 2 (2) For containment and clean-up: wherever possible
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 2 (2) For containment and clean-up: where possible, repair damaged packaging (e.g. by using booms, barriers and tape) and contain the remaining pellets in the loading compartment; collect the spilled pellets in closed
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 2 (2) For containment and clean-up:
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 (3) Equipment on board: at least a mobile phone, one portable light
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 (3) Equipment on board: at least a mobile phone, one portable light
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3 a) Establish an awareness and training programme, repeated at regular intervals, based on the employees’ specific roles and responsibilities, on prevention, containment and clean-up, the installation, use and maintenance of equipment, the execution procedures, as well as the monitoring and reporting of pellet losses;
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3 a) Set the procedures for informing subcontractors about the relevant procedures to prevent, contain and clean up spills and losses.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3 a) Measures to be taken and equipment specifically applicable to maritime transport.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new) (3 b) The shipper should contain, clean and do not sweep pellets into water when cleaning the boarding area, deck, hold or in a shipping container. It should not store pellets in containers in poor condition and avoid protrusions that could tear bags and boxes and should store containers in the hold and not on deck. The shipper should clearly indicate the presence of pellets in a container in order to label it as a container transporting dangerous goods.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new) (3 b) Set the procedures for informing subcontractors about the relevant procedures to prevent, contain and clean up spills and losses.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III a (new) ANNEX IIIA SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL ACTIONS FOR EU AND NON-EU MARITIME CARRIERS 1.Transport of pellets in bulk shall be prohibited. 2.Transport information shall clearly identify, as an addition in the cargo information required by SOLAS regulation VI/2, those freight containers containing plastic pellets.In addition, the shipper shall supplement the cargo information with a special stowage request requiring stowage as outlined in point 3. 3. Freight containers containing plastic pellets should be properly stowed and secured so as to minimize the hazards to the marine environment without impairing the safety of the ship and persons on board. Specifically, freight containers containing plastic pellets should be stowed under deck wherever reasonably practicable, or inboard in sheltered areas of exposed decks.
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV a (new) ANNEX IVA FORM FOR REPORTING OF LOSSES OF PLASTIC PELLETS Place of Incident: [Text Box] Date of Incident: [Date] Time of Incident: [Time] Type of Installation (Specify): [Text Box] Location of Loss: [ ] Production Area [ ] Master batching and compounding Area [ ] Conversion Area [ ] Storage Area [ ] Packing or Repacking Area [ ] Cleaning Area [ ] Transportation (Specify means of transport): [Text Box] Description of Pellet Loss, Including Polymer Type: [Text Box] Estimated Quantity of Lost Pellets: [Text Box – estimated amount, indication of methodology used] Cause of Loss: [ ] Equipment Malfunction [ ] Human Error [ ] Environmental or Weather Factors (Specify): [Text Box] [ ] Other (Specify): [Text Box] Immediate Actions Taken: [Text Box] Clean-up Measures: [ ] Vacuuming [ ] Absorbent Materials [ ] Containment [ ] Disposal Environmental Impact Assessment: [ ] Soil Contamination [ ] Water Contamination [ ] Air Quality [ ] Wildlife Impact Remediation Actions Necessary: [Text Box] Witness Information (if applicable):Name: [Text Box] Contact Number: [Text Box] Email Address: [Text Box] Reporting Person:Name: [Text Box] Position: [Text Box] Contact Number: [Text Box] Email Address: [Text Box] Attachments (e.g., photos, reports): [File Upload] Additional Comments: [Text Box]
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV a (new) FORM FOR LOSS TRACKING Pellet Loss Tracking Form Date of Incident: [date] Time of Incident: [time] Location of Loss: [ ] Production Area [ ] Storage Area [ ] Manufacturing Area [ ] Transportation Description of Pellet Loss, Including Polymer Type: [Text Box] Estimated Quantity of Lost Pellets: [ ] Small (up to 1 kg) [ ] Medium (1 kg to 10 kg) [ ] Large (more than 10 kg) [Text Box – estimated amount based on Article 13 standardised methodology] Cause of Loss: [ ] Equipment Malfunction [ ] Human Error [ ] Environmental or Weather Factors (Specify): [Text Box] [ ] Other (Specify): [Text Box] Immediate Actions Taken: [Text Box] Clean-up Measures: [ ] Sweeping [ ] Vacuuming [ ] Absorbent Materials [ ] Containment [ ] Disposal Environmental Impact Assessment: [ ] Soil Contamination [ ] Water Contamination [ ] Air Quality [ ] Wildlife Impact Restoration Actions Necessary: [Text Box] Witness Information (if applicable): Name: [Text Box] Contact Number: [Text Box] Email Address: [Text Box] Reporting Person: Name: [Text Box] Position: [Text Box] Contact Number: [Text Box] Email Address: [Text Box] Attachments (e.g., photos, reports): [File Upload]
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) Microplastics are ubiquitous, persistent and transboundary. They are detrimental to the environment and potentially harmful to human health; in 2022 they were found in 75% of breast milk samples from mothers in Rome, and as early as 2020 scientists found them in placentas. Microplastics are easily transported through the air and by land surface waters and ocean currents, and their mobility is an aggravating factor. They are found in soil (including agricultural lands), lakes, rivers, estuaries, beaches, lagoons, seas, oceans and in remote, once pristine regions, and their presence in soil may have effects on soil properties and trigger soil alterations which negatively impact the growth of some plants. Impacts of microplastics on the marine environment have been extensively documented. Once in the marine environment, microplastics are nearly impossible to collect, and are known to be eaten by a range of
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) Microplastics are ubiquitous, persistent and transboundary. They are detrimental to the environment and
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3 a) Several accidents leading to pellet spill and loss have already been registered in the European Union, with transboundary impacts recorded in, inter alia, Spain, Portugal, France and the Netherlands, the most recent being the one occurring at the end of 2023 in the Cantabrian Sea and exponentially affecting the Spanish regions of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country, highlighting the urgent need for ambitious, holistic measures to significantly reduce the risk of pellet pollution across European supply chains whilst also strengthening pollution preparedness and response capabilities regarding pellet spills across EU territories and waters.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The impacts of microplastic pollution on the environment and
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) In 2021, the parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) adopted the non-binding Recommendation 2021/068 to reduce the loss of plastic pellets into the marine environment by promoting the timely development and implementation of effective and consistent pellet loss prevention standards and certification schemes for the entire plastic supply chain. Measures for minimizing the risk associated with the transport of plastic pellets by sea are under examination at the International Maritime Organization
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7 a) Nearly 90% of the world's goods are transported by sea, including plastic pellets. However, poor handling practices or a lack of supervision of certain routine operations such as cleaning hulls or containers, can lead to these pellets leaking out and spilling into the ocean. Furthermore, many maritime pellet disasters have been reported, making maritime transport a high-risk activity of plastic pellet pollution. The impact of these losses is catastrophic for marine and coastal ecosystems as well as the species that compose them, and the extreme mobility of plastic pellets makes effective containment and clean-up operations difficult. The handling of these pellets is regulated at international level by the 1972 Convention for Safe Containers, and supplemented by the 2023 Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers circular on the obligation to report lost containers, but they do not provide the guarantees needed to prevent pollution by plastic pellets. The inclusion of maritime transport in the scope of application, as well as provisions relating to the handling of pellets specific to this mode of transport, is therefore essential if the objectives of this regulation are to be achieved.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7 a) The handling of pellets is being discussed under the scope of international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in light of the significant risk of catastrophic pollution associated with maritime transport of plastic pellets. The IMO is in the process of developing mandatory measures, short-term voluntary measures and standardised protocols to contain and clean-up pellet spills from ships in to reduce the risk and impact of pellet pollution during maritime transport.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Despite Union legislation concerning the prevention of waste, pollution, marine litter and chemicals, there are no specific Union rules preventing pellet losses as a source of microplastic pollution along the entire supply chain. Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9 a) This Regulation provides for measures to prevent, contain and clean up plastic pellet pollution occurring following the entry into force of this text, but does not provide for measures to address existing pollution. Cleaning up soil, rivers and streams, and restoring degraded terrestrial, marine, littoral and coastal ecosystems is essential to achieving the 30% reduction target by 2030, according to the objectives set in the Nature Restoration Law, and the objectives of the Green Deal. The Commission should develop a set of measures to map and clean up these already polluted areas, and implement them either as part of a European strategy for depolluting microplastics, through support and accompanying measures for Member States. More broadly, the Union should be involved in promoting solutions along the entire value chain, and should include this in the ongoing negotiations on the development of an international Treaty on Plastic Pollution, as well as in the upcoming 81st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO MEPC).
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 addresses losses of synthetic polymer microparticles for use at industrial sites i.e. plastic pellets as avoidable releases. For these releases, a reporting requirement for an estimated quantity of microplastics released to the environment on an annual basis is introduced.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new) (12 a) The handling of pellets is being discussed under the scope of international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in light of the significant risk of catastrophic pollution associated with maritime transport of plastic pellets. In this context, the Union should follow closely the developments at IMO, and play a leading role in ensuring a high-level of environmental protection on this issue.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 b (new) (12 b) Whereas several accidents leading to pellet spills and loss have been registered in the Union with transboundary impacts, highlighting the urgent need for ambitious, holistic measures to significantly reduce the risk of pellet pollution while strenghtening response capabilities to pellet spills across Union territories and waters.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13 a) In 2019, between 52,000 and 184,000 tonnes of pellets were lost to the environment in the Union. Hundreds of thousands of tons of pellets have been accumulating in the environment for years, and as pellets are difficult to differentiate, it is impossible to know which economic operators are involved in this leakage. Having a chemical marker at each major management stage, especially production and processing, would make it easier to identify the economic operators involved in the value chain in the event of unreported leakage into the environment.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers should implement the requirements on the handling of plastic pellets by following a priority order of action with the paramount goal of preventing the release of pellets in the environment as the top priority. Therefore, preventing spills of plastic pellets from
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers should implement the requirements on the handling of plastic pellets by following a priority order of action with the paramount goal of preventing the release of pellets in the environment as the top priority. Therefore, preventing spills of plastic pellets from primary containment during routine handling, thus reducing the risk of spills to the lowest possible level, should be the first step, including by avoiding any unnecessary handling (for instance by reducing the transfer points) and by using puncture-proof packaging, followed by containment of spilled pellets to make sure they do not become a loss to the environment, and eventually by clean up after a spill or loss event as the final step with the aim of returning the affected spaces to their original condition.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers should implement the requirements on the handling of plastic pellets by following a priority order of action with the paramount goal of preventing the release of pellets in the environment as the top priority. Therefore, preventing spills of plastic pellets from primary containment during routine handling, thus reducing the risk of spills to the lowest possible level, should be the first step, including by avoiding any unnecessary handling (for instance by reducing the transfer points) and by using rigid puncture-proof packaging, followed by containment of spilled pellets to make sure they do not become a loss to the environment, and eventually by clean up after a spill or loss event as the final step.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) While the aim is to
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) While the aim is to prevent plastic pellet losses to the environment for all economic operators, EU carriers and non- EU carriers,
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) While the aim is to prevent plastic pellet losses to the environment for all economic operators, EU carriers and non- EU carriers, obligations for micro-
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) In order to prevent and achieve zero plastic pellet losses, economic operators should establish, implement, and update at all times a risk assessment plan identifying potential for spills and losses and documenting in particular specific equipment and procedures in place to prevent, contain and clean up pellet losses, taking into consideration the installation size and the scale of operations.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) In order to prevent plastic pellet losses, economic operators should establish, implement, and update at all times a risk assessment plan identifying potential for spills and losses and documenting in particular specific equipment and procedures in place to prevent, contain and clean up pellet losses, taking into consideration the
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) In order to prevent plastic pellet losses, economic operators should establish, implement, and update at all times a risk assessment and prevention plan identifying potential for spills and losses and documenting in particular specific equipment and procedures in place to prevent, contain and clean up pellet losses, taking into consideration the installation size and the scale of operations.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) To enable competent authorities to verify compliance with the risk assessment and prevention plan’s requirements, economic operators should provide the competent authority with the risk assessment plan they have conducted, together with a self-declaration of conformity.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Economic operators should be able to choose the specific equipment to install or the procedure to execute. Nevertheless, competent authorities, while verifying compliance, should be able to require economic operators to amend the risk assessment and prevention plan including by taking, in a given timeframe, any of the actions listed in this Regulation to ensure adequate implementation of the requirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) In order to evaluate the adequacy of the risk assessment plan carried out for each installation, economic operators should keep record of an estimate of the quantity of the pellets released to the environment per year, together with the total
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) In order to evaluate the adequacy of the risk assessment and prevention plan carried out for each installation, economic operators should keep record of an estimate of the quantity of the pellets released to the environment per year, together with the total volume handled. To reduce burden on economic operators, the information on estimates of quantities released may be used in the framework of the reporting requirement under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) In order to evaluate the adequacy of the risk assessment plan carried out for each installation, economic operators should keep record of an estimate of the quantity of the pellets released to the environment per year, together with the total volume produced and handled. To reduce burden on economic operators, the information on estimates of quantities released may be used in the framework of the reporting requirement under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) Due to the characteristics of their activity, carriers should not be mandated to conduct a risk assessment and prevention plan. Instead, they should be required to undertake tangible measures aimed at preventing, containing, and addressing spills and losses. These measures should be subject to verification by competent authorities, primarily during the transportation process.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) Due to the characteristics of their activity, carriers should not be mandated to develop and conduct a risk assessment plan. Instead, they should be required to undertake tangible measures aimed at preventing, containing, and addressing spills and losses. These measures should be subject to verification by competent authorities, primarily during the transportation process.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) The successful implementation of the actions required to prevent and achieve zero plastic pellet losses requires the full cooperation and commitment of economic operators’, EU carriers’ and non-EU carriers’ employees. Economic operators and EU carriers should be required to train their staff according to their employees’ specific roles and responsibilities in order to ensure they are aware of and are able to use the equipment and execute the procedures necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation. Economic operators and EU carriers should also be required to monitor and keep records of the relevant actions to implement the requirements set out in this Regulation, for instance, the placement of new catchment devices. Where appropriate, they should adopt corrective actions including, where necessary, the improvement of equipment and procedures in place.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24)
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Medium and large-sized enterprises that operate installations where plastic pellets are handled in quantities above 1 000 tonnes may bring higher risks of pellet losses to the environment. For this reason, these enterprises should be required to implement, for each installation, extra actions like carrying out an annual internal assessment, and adopting a mandatory training programme addressing specific
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) M
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25)
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25)
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) Micro and small-sized enterprises, and medium and large-sized enterprises operating installations where plastic pellets
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) Micro
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain sh
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain should
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32)
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain should comply with the relevant obligations laid down in this Regulation, however they could face proportionally higher costs and difficulties when complying with some of the obligations. The Commission should raise awareness among economic operators and carriers regarding the necessity of preventing pellet losses. Additionally, the Commission should develop training materials to assist them in fulfilling their obligations, particularly with respect to the requirements of the risk assessment. Member States should provide access to information and assistance regarding compliance with obligations and the risk assessment requirements. Regarding the assistance of Member States, this could include technical and financial support as well as specialised training to micro enterprises and SMEs. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain should comply with the relevant obligations laid down in this Regulation, however they could face disproportionally high
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pellet supply chain should comply with the relevant obligations laid down in this Regulation, however they could face proportionally higher costs and difficulties when complying with some of the obligations. The Commission should raise awareness among economic operators and carriers regarding the necessity of preventing pellet losses. Additionally, the Commission should develop training materials to assist them in fulfilling their obligations, particularly with respect to the requirements of the risk assessment. Member States should provide access to information and assistance regarding compliance with obligations and the risk assessment requirements. Regarding the assistance of Member States, this could include technical
source: 758.000
|
History
(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)
2024-04-26Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/9 |
|
| events/5 |
|
| events/6 |
|
| forecasts |
|
| procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st readingNew
Awaiting Council's 1st reading position |
2024-04-25Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/9 |
|
| events/5 |
|
| events/6 |
|
| forecasts |
|
| procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st readingNew
Awaiting Council's 1st reading position |
2024-04-24Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| events/5 |
|
| forecasts |
|
2024-04-23Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
| forecasts/0/title |
Old
Indicative plenary sitting dateNew
Debate scheduled |
2024-04-22Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
| forecasts/0/title |
Old
Indicative plenary sitting dateNew
Debate in plenary scheduled |
2024-04-21Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
| forecasts/0/title |
Old
Indicative plenary sitting dateNew
Debate in plenary scheduled |
2024-04-20Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
| forecasts/0/title |
Old
Indicative plenary sitting dateNew
Debate in plenary scheduled |
2024-04-17Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/8 |
|
| events/4/docs |
|
2024-04-16Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/8 |
|
| events/4/docs |
|
2024-04-15Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/8 |
|
| events/4/docs |
|
2024-04-13Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/8 |
|
| events/4/docs |
|
2024-04-12Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/8 |
|
| events/4/docs |
|
2024-04-11Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/8 |
|
| events/4/docs |
|
2024-03-27Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/6 |
|
| events/3 |
|
| events/4 |
|
| procedure/Other legal basis |
Rules of Procedure EP 159
|
| procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting committee decisionNew
Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading |
2024-03-26Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/6 |
|
| events/3 |
|
| events/4 |
|
| procedure/Other legal basis |
Rules of Procedure EP 159
|
| procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting committee decisionNew
Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading |
2024-03-25Show (4) Changes | Timetravel
| events/3 |
|
| events/4 |
|
| procedure/Other legal basis |
Rules of Procedure EP 159
|
| procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting committee decisionNew
Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading |
2024-03-24Show (4) Changes | Timetravel
| events/3 |
|
| events/4 |
|
| procedure/Other legal basis |
Rules of Procedure EP 159
|
| procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting committee decisionNew
Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading |
2024-03-23Show (4) Changes | Timetravel
| events/3 |
|
| events/4 |
|
| procedure/Other legal basis |
Rules of Procedure EP 159
|
| procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting committee decisionNew
Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading |
2024-03-22Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| events/3 |
|
| procedure/Other legal basis |
Rules of Procedure EP 159
|
2024-03-21Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| events/3 |
|
| procedure/Other legal basis |
Rules of Procedure EP 159
|
2024-03-20Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| events/3 |
|
| procedure/Other legal basis |
Rules of Procedure EP 159
|
2024-02-29Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/6/date |
Old
2024-02-14T00:00:00New
2024-02-21T00:00:00 |
| docs/7 |
|
2024-02-15Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/6 |
|
2024-01-31Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
| docs/5 |
|
2024-01-24Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| committees/0/shadows/2 |
|
| forecasts |
|
2024-01-04Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
| events/2 |
|
2023-12-15Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
| procedure/legal_basis/0 |
Rules of Procedure EP 57
|
2023-12-12Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
| committees/0/shadows |
|
| docs/4 |
|
2023-12-08Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
| committees/0/rapporteur |
|
| committees/1/rapporteur |
|
| events/1 |
|
| procedure/dossier_of_the_committee |
|
| procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Preparatory phase in ParliamentNew
Awaiting committee decision |
2023-11-18Show (2) Changes
| docs/0 |
|
| events/0/summary |
|