7 Amendments of Marijana PETIR related to 2016/2251(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that whereas civil law is one of the oldest branches of law, the ELD represents a new legislative concept and, that being the case, only its implementation can serve to reveal the extent of its implications, this being necessary in order to assess the ELD in terms of its appropriateness and proportionality;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that there are activities which have the potential to cause significant damage to biodiversity and the environment and which are currently not covered by the requirement of strict liability;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. In the context of a review of the ELD, considers it paramount to think about extending strict liability to non-Annex III activities for all environmental damagefor environmental damage by adding to Annex III in order to render the legislation more effective;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls furthermore for the removal of the options for granting permit defence and state-of-the art defences in order toon the Member States, using a robust legal framework to promote the polluter pays principle, to enforce the ELD by createing a level playing field and promote the polluter pays principle;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the context of a review of the ELD, calls on the Commission to consider whether it might impose an obligation on Member States to submit reports every two years on the application of the directive;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. In the context of a review of the ELD, restates its preference for mandatory financial security for operators; calls on the Commission to assess differentiated maximum liability thresholds for activities and to come forward with proposals to supplement this with an EU-wide fund designed to address remediation costs beyond the mandatory financial security;