13 Amendments of Henna VIRKKUNEN related to 2013/0443(COD)
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) This Directive requires Member States to meet the emission reduction commitments foreseen in Annex II of this Directive. Member States should however be flexible as regards the way how to meet these commitments in the most cost effective way. The measures suggested in Annex III of this Directive should therefore be seen as guidelines.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall apply to emissions of the pollutants referred to in Annex I from all anthropogenic sources occurring in the territory of the Member States, their exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. If, in a given year, a Member State finds that it cannot comply with the emission reduction commitments laid down in Annex II, it may fulfil those commitments by averaging its national annual emissions for the year in question and the one or two years preceding that year, provided that this average does not exceed its commitment.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The national air pollution control programme shall be updated every twofour years.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 mayshall include an evaluation of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of this Directive.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II Point 1 a (new)
Annex II Point 1 a (new)
1a The emission reduction commitments given in table (a) and (b) must be updated according the updated calculations done by IIASA
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – Part 1 – title
Annex III – Part 1 – title
Guidelines for the Content of National Air Pollution Control Programmes
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1
Member States shall establish a national advisory code of good agriculural practice for reducing ammonia emissions, based on the 2001 UNECE Framework Code for Good Agricultural Practice for Reducing Ammonia Emissions3, covering at least. The national advisory code may include the following items: __________________ (3) Decision ECE/EB.AIR/75, paragraph 28a
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 3
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 3
3. Member States shall, to the extent necessary, following the national commitments in Annex II, reduce ammonia emissions from inorganic fertilizers by using the following approaches:
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section B – point 1
Annex III – part 1 – section B – point 1
1. Member States shall ban open field burning of agricultural harvest residue and waste and forest residue if appropriate, and shall monitor and enforce its implementation. Any exemptions to such a ban shall be limited to preventive programs to avoid uncontrolled wildfires, to control pest or, to protect biodiversity or to improve soil properties based on national circumstances.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 1
Annex V – point 1
1. Member States shall ensure that their network of monitoring sites is representative of their fresh water, natural and semi-natural as well as forest ecosystems types.