25 Amendments of Norbert LINS related to 2013/0443(COD)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Permanent and temporary grasslands throughout the European Union - which are maintained by the efforts of the farming community and their grazing livestock - play an important role in the mitigation of climate change, given the fact that grasslands are major factors of carbon sequestration.1 a __________________ 1a Cf. Conant, R.T. (2010). Challenges and opportunities for carbon sequestration in grassland systems. A technical report on grassland management and climate change mitigation. Integrated Crop Management, 10, 20ff. (A technical report prepared for the Plant Production and Protection Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) European farmers and farmlands contribute to the achievement of environmental and air quality objectives to a large extent. Farmers should be remunerated accordingly within the CAP for both their current as well as their future efforts in this regard.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) NH3 emissions in the Union were reduced by 27.9 % between 1990 and 2010.1a Hence the determination of emission ceilings for NH3 must entail the acknowledgement of previous efforts made by both individual Member States as well by the agricultural sector in the Union in general, whilst taking into account trade-offs with animal welfare. __________________ 1a Cf. Eurostat (2013). Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics. 2013 edition. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 119.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce atmospheric NH3 and PM2,5 emissions from the main contributors, national air pollution control programmes should include measures applicable to the agricultural sector. These measures should be cost-effective and should be based on scientifically obtained data and scientific conclusions whilst taking into account previous measures already implemented by Member States. Member States should be entitled to implement measures other than those set out in this Directive with an equivalent level of environmental performance owning to specific national circumstances.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Member States should establish and report emission inventories, projections and informative inventory reports for all air pollutants covered by this Directive, which should thenmust subsequently enable the Union to meet its reporting duties under the LRTAP Convention and its Protocols.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes the limits for the Member States' atmospheric emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants, certain ozone precursors, primary particulate matter and precursors of secondary particulate matter and other air pollutants and requires that national air pollution control programmes be drawn up, adopted and implemented and pollutant emissions and their impacts be monitored and reported.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
2. ‘ozone precursors’ mean nitrogen oxides, and non-methane volatile organic compounds, methane, and carbon monoxide;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Between 1990 and 2010, NH3 emissions in the Union were reduced by 27.9% 1 a. When setting new emission commitments, measures taken previously by the Member States should be duly recognised. NH3 emissions of agricultural origin are subject to biological processes and can therefore only be minimised, but not completely eliminated. __________________ 1a See Eurostat (2013). Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, p. 119.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) In order to ensure the same market conditions in the EU, reductions in atmospheric NH3 emissions as a result of various measures should be taken into account in the national clean air programmes. These include Directives 91/676 / EEC1 a , and a 92/438 / EEC1 b. __________________ 1a Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991) 1b Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 59, 8.3.1996)
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to promote cost-effective achievement of the national emission reduction commitments and of the intermediate emission levels, Member States should be entitled to account for emission reductions from international maritime traffic if emissions from that sector are lower than the levels of emissions that would result from compliance with Union law standards, including the sulphur limits for fuels set in Directive 1999/32/EC of the Council21. Member States should also have the possibility to jointly meet their commitments and intermediate emission levels regarding methane (CH4) and of making use of Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council22 for so doing. For the purpose of checking compliance with their national emission ceilings, emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels, Member States could adjust their national emission inventories in view of improved scientific understanding and methodologies regarding emissions. The Commission could object to the use of any of these flexibilities by a Member State, should the conditions set out in this Directive not be met. __________________ 22Decision European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).The Commission could object to the use of any of these flexibilities by a Member State, should the conditions set out in this Directive not be met. __________________ n°406/2009/EC of the 21 Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13).
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Regulatory duplication through Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources must be avoided in the national transposition of this Directive. Directive 91/676 / EC already includes very comprehensive and detailed rules on increasing fertilizer efficiency, on the storage and application of fertilisers and thus avoiding nitrogen losses that have indirect positive effects on air quality.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. "ozone precursors" means nitrogen oxides, and non-methane volatile organic compounds, methane, and carbon monoxide;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), and particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 may include an evaluation of the environmental andimpact and shall include an exhaustive evaluation of the socioeconomic impacts of this Directive.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2016, submit a new proposal with revised reduction commitments for NH3 for 2030. With its proposal, the Commission shall ensure that: a) the same market conditions apply in the Union, b) a further harmonisation of reduction levels is achieved within the Union.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12
Article 12
The Union and the Member States, as appropriate, shall pursue bilateral and multilateral cooperation with third countries and coordination within relevant international organisations such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), including through the exchange of information, concerning technical and scientific research and development, with the aim of improving the basis for emission reductions.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 1
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 1
Where relevant, Member States shallould make use of the UNECE Guidance Document for Preventing and Abating Ammonia Emissions (Ammonia Guidance Document),1 and best available techniques set out in Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council2 as far as possible when implementing the measures set out in Part 1. __________________ 1 Decision 2012/11, ECE/EB/AIR/113/Add. 1 2 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 2 – point 1 – point a – point i
Annex III – part 2 – point 1 – point a – point i
(i) the policy priorities and their relationship to priorities set in other relevant policy areas, including agriculture, rural economic, industrial, mobility & transport, natural conservation and climate change;
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) take account of measures pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may support the gradual elimination of the sources of low- level emissions by encouraging the replacement, in the transport and fuel supply sector, of porous hoses by emission-free hose technologies.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 4
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 4