11 Amendments of Nikos ANDROULAKIS related to 2019/0017(COD)
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In the maritime sector, the shipowner is not always the same person or entity commercially operating the ship. Therefore, all the data requested under this Regulation should be collected by and attributed to the one responsible for the commercial operation of the ship, such as the manager, the time charterer or the bareboat charterer.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Open loop scrubbers shift emissions from the air to open waters, remaining unregulated, while effective options ranging from using cleaner fuels to using closed-loop-scrubbers exist, with costs not significantly higher. The revision of Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a has not brought satisfactory progress in this regard, not respecting the principle of rectifying pollution at source. __________________ 1a Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, amending Directive 2010/65/EU and repealing Directive 2000/59/EC (OJ L 131, 7.6.2019, p. 116).
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) The transition to zero emission technologies needs to start now, with regards to the long lifetime of ships and the union-wide goal of reducing 70-100% of CO2 emissions in the sector by 2050.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 c (new)
Recital 15 c (new)
(15c) All ships from all flag states docking in EEA ports should be included in the EU ETS for preventing the change of flags in avoidance.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 d (new)
Recital 15 d (new)
(15d) Tax deficits in the Union shipping sector amount to as much as EUR 24 billion per year in the form of fossil fuel tax exemptions under the Council Directive 2003/96/EC1a and national tax law. This runs both counter to the polluter pays principle and the inclusion of external costs, and is negligent in times of dwindling state resources at Union and national level. __________________ 1aCouncil Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 51).
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 e (new)
Recital 15 e (new)
(15e) On IMO level no sufficient movement towards inclusion of external costs is perceivable or to be expected in the coming years.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 f (new)
Recital 15 f (new)
(15f) Ship operators shall ensure to operate the vessels in the most energy- efficient manner possible, keeping emissions to the lowest possible levels. Shipbuilders shall ensure to make emissions reduction a priority when building new ships.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 1
Article 1
(-1) Article 1 is replaced by the following: "Article 1 Subject matter This Regulation lays down rules for the accurate monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and of other relevant information from entities that are responsible for the commercial operation of ships arriving at, within or departing from ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State, in order to promote the reduction of CO2 emissions from maritime transport in a cost -effective manner. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R0757)" Or. en
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'company' means the shipowner or any other organisation or person such as the manager or the bareboat charterer, which has assumed theentity or person who is responsibilityle for the commercial operation of the ship from the shipowner and has agreed to take over all the duties and responsibilities imposed by Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council;and who pays for fuel consumed by the ship, such as the manager, the time charterer or the bareboat charterer;
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
(1a) Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. In accordance with Articles 8 to 12, companies shall, for each of their ships which they are responsible for, monitor and report on the relevant parameters during a reporting period. They shall carry out that monitoring and reporting within all ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State and for any voyages to or from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R0757)