2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/0455(COD)

Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 13

Staff Regulations
Article 42a

13. Article 42a shall be amended as follows: (a) In the second sentence of the first paragraph, the word 'institutions' shall be replaced by 'appointing authority of each institution'; (b) In the last sentence of the third paragraph, the word 'adapted' shall be replaced by 'updatedreplaced by the following: 'Article 42a An official shall be entitled to up to six months of parental leave without basic salary for every child, to be taken during the first twelve years after the birth or adoption of the child. The duration of the leave may be doubled for single parents recognised under general implementing provisions adopted by the appointing authority of each institution. The minimum leave taken at any one time shall not be less than one month. During parental leave, the official's membership of the social security scheme shall continue; the acquisition of pension rights, dependent child allowance and education allowance shall be maintained. The official shall retain his post, and continue to be entitled to advancement to a higher step or promotion in grade. The leave may be taken as full-time or half-time leave. Where parental leave is taken in the form of half-time leave, the maximum period provided for in the first paragraph shall be doubled. During parental leave, the official shall be entitled to an allowance of EUR 911.73 per month or 50 % of such sum if on half-time leave but may not engage in any other gainful employment. The full contribution to the social security scheme provided for in Articles 72 and 73 shall be borne by the institution and calculated on the basis of the basic salary of the official. However, in the case of half-time leave this provision shall apply only to the difference between the full basic salary and the proportionally reduced basic salary. For the part of the basic salary actually received, the official's contribution shall be calculated by using the same percentages as if he were in full-time employment. The allowance shall be EUR 1 215.63 per month, or 50 % of such sum if the official is on half-time leave, for the single parents referred to in the first paragraph and during the first three months of parental leave where such leave is taken by the father during maternity leave or by either parent immediately after maternity leave or during or immediately after adoption leave. The parental leave may be extended for a further six months with an allowance limited to 50 % of the amount referred to in the second paragraph. For single parents as referred to in the first paragraph, the parental leave may be extended for a further twelve months with an allowance limited to 50% of the amount referred to in the third paragraph. The amounts mentioned in this Article shall be updated in line with remuneration.';

2012/04/03
Committee: FEMM

2011/0455(COD)

Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 19

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants
Article 47

19. ~~Point (a) of~~ Article 47 shall be replaced by the following: '~~at the end of the month in which the servant reaches the age of 65, or, on an exceptional basis~~Article 47 Apart from cessation on death, the employment of temporary staff shall cease: (a) at the end of the month in which the servant reaches the age of 65 years or, where applicable, at the date fixed in accordance with Article 50c(2); or (b) where the contract is for a fixed period: (i) on the date stated in the contract; (ii) at the end of the period of notice specified in the contract giving the servant or the institution the option to terminate earlier. The period of notice shall not be less than one month per year of service, subject to a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months. For temporary staff whose contracts have been renewed the maximum shall be six months. The period of notice shall not, however, commence to run during pregnancy duly established by a medical certificate, maternity leave or sick leave, provided such sick leave does not exceed three months. It shall, moreover, be suspended during pregnancy duly established by a medical certificate, mat ~~the date fixed in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 52(b) of the Staff Regulations; or'~~ ernity or sick leave subject to the limits aforesaid. If the institution terminates the contract, the servant shall be entitled to compensation equal to one third of his basic salary for the period between the date when his duties end and the date when his contract expires; (iii) where the servant no longer satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 12(2), point (a), subject to the possibility of authorising an exception under that provision. Should the exception not be authorised, the period of notice referred to in subpoint (ii) of this point (b) shall apply; or (c) where the contract is for an indefinite period: (i) at the end of the period of notice stipulated in the contract; the length of the period of notice shall not be less than one month for each completed year of service, subject to a minimum of three months and a maximum of 10 months. The period of notice shall not, however, commence to run during pregnancy duly established by a medical certificate, maternity leave or sick leave, provided such sick leave does not exceed three months. It shall, moreover, be suspended during pregnancy duly established by a medical certificate, maternity or sick leave subject to the limits aforesaid; or (ii) where the servant no longer satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 12(2), point (a), subject to the possibility of authorising an exception under that provision. Should the exception not be authorised, the period of notice referred to in subpoint (i) of this point (c) shall apply.';

2012/04/03
Committee: FEMM

2011/0455(COD)

Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 33 a (new)

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants
Article 139 – paragraph 1 – point d

33a. Point (d) of Article 139(1) shall be replaced by the following: '(d) taking into account the fact that trust is the basis of the working relationship between the Member and his accredited parliamentary assistant, at the end of the period of notice specified in the contract, which shall give the accredited parliamentary assistant or the European Parliament, acting at the request of the Member or Members of the European Parliament whom the accredited parliamentary assistant was taken on to assist, the right to terminate the contract before its expiry. The period of notice shall not be less than one month per year of service, subject to a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months. The period of notice shall not, however, start to run during pregnancy duly established by a medical certificate, maternity leave or sick leave, provided such sick leave does not exceed three months. It shall, moreover, be suspended during pregnancy duly established by a medical certificate, maternity or sick leave subject to these limits;';

2012/04/03
Committee: FEMM

2011/0435(COD)

Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) Directive 2005/36/EC only applies to professionals who want to pursue the same profession in another Member State. There are cases where the activities concerned are part of a profession with a larger scope of activities in the host Member State. If the differences between the fields of activity are so large that in reality a full programme of education and training is required from the professional to compensate for shortcomings and if the professional so requests, a host Member State should under these particular circumstances grant partial access. However, in case of overriding reasons of general interest, such as in the case of a doctor of medicine or other health professionals and involving patient safety, a Member State should be able to refuse partial access.

2012/10/09
Committee: ENVI

Kerstin WESTPHAL, Matthias GROOTE, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. ~~Therefore, admission to that training should be increased to twelve years of general education or success in an examination of an equivalent level.~~

2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO

2011/0435(COD)

Kerstin WESTPHAL, Matthias GROOTE, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a

Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1

1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of general education of 12at least 10 years, as attested by a diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by the competent authorities or bodies in a Member State or by a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a school of nursing.".

2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO

2011/0435(COD)

Kerstin WESTPHAL, Matthias GROOTE, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a (new)

Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph a (new)

a. The criteria governing admission to training for nurses or nurses responsible for general care referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be deemed to have been met if after successful completion of 10 years’ compulsory general education a person is entitled to start practical training as a nurse responsible for general care whilst attending at the same time a vocational nursing school.

2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO

2011/0435(COD)

Kerstin WESTPHAL, Matthias GROOTE, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point b

Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) completion of at least the 120 years of general school education or a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a midwifery school for route I;

2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO

2011/0429(COD)

Kriton ARSENIS, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT, Csaba Sándor TABAJDI, Jo LEINEN, Justas Vincas PALECKIS, Åsa WESTLUND, Judith A. MERKIES, Nessa CHILDERS, Pavel POC

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) The pollution of waters and soils with pharmaceutical residues is an emerging environmental problem. Current evaluation and control of the risk to or via the aquatic environment of medicinal products does not provide adequate attention to Union environmental objectives. An ongoing Commission study on the risks of environmental effects of medicinal products aims therefore at providing an analysis of the relevance of the current legislative framework to, and its effectiveness at, protecting the environment and human health via the aquatic environment, and finally an identification of possible measures to better address the problem.

2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/0429(COD)

Kriton ARSENIS, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT, Csaba Sándor TABAJDI, Jo LEINEN, Justas Vincas PALECKIS, Åsa WESTLUND, Nessa CHILDERS, Pavel POC

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)

(8b) This proposal aims at ensuring a better quality of water for public health and biodiversity reasons. The pharmaceutical substances which have been prioritised are identified due to a significant risk that they pose to or via the aquatic environment at Union level and not due to a risk on public health via human consumption.

2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI

Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Draft opinion
Subheading 3 a (new)

Implementation and monitoring

2012/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2011/0177(APP)

Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Insists on the importance of providing for a sufficient ceiling of commitments under Heading 5 in order to ensure that Institutions and Agencies can perform and carry out their duties in the most efficient way; stresses that the successful implementation and monitoring of multiannual programmes and policies, for the benefit of the citizens of the Union and of Member States, requires highly qualified, multilingual and independent staff drawn from the widest possible geographical basis and fully committed to the values of the European project;

2012/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2010/2249(INI)

Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Dismisses the Commission proposal to reduce EU funding for research on TSEs

2011/05/04
Committee: ENVI

Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

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