Activities of Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS related to 2018/0012(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, repealing Directive 2000/59/EC and amending Directive 2009/16/EC and Directive 2010/65/EU PDF (1 MB) DOC (192 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Member States should be urged to adopt discharge bans for wastewater from open loop scrubbers and certain cargo residues on their territorial waters.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Although the majority of marine litter originates from land-based activities, the shipping industry, including the fishing and recreational sectors, is also an important contributor, with discharges of garbage, including plastic and derelict fishing gear, going directly into the sea. The Commission has calculated that 27% of the marine litter which ends up on European coasts is fishing gear containing plastic debris.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The ‘Green Ship’ concept should be further developed and fully implemented in relation to waste management, so that an effective reward system can be implemented for those vessels that reduce their waste on board.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Given the current linear life-cycle of fishing gear in spite of existing legal requirements, the "polluter pays" principle suggests that extended producer responsibility schemes should be part of the solution of tackling marine litter, by encouraging smart design with high recycling potential and by actively collecting discarded fishing gear at sea.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) all ships, irrespective of their flag, calling at, or operating within, a port of a Member State, with the exception of any warship, naval auxiliary or other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time be involved in port services within the meaning, only on a government non-commercial basisf Article 1.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/352;
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that the following information from the waste reception and handling plans on the availability of adequate reception facilities in their ports and the associated costs shall be clearly communicated to the ship operators and made publicly available either via the website of the ports or in printed form in the official languages of the Member State that hosts the port, in English and in one other official EU language:
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall evaluate and approve the waste reception and handling plan, monitor its implementation, ensure that cleaning, catering, logistics and passenger and goods traffic management employees at the ports included in the plan receive a training session or at least an information session on how the plan will work in practice and ensure its re- approval at least every threfive years after it has been approved or re- approved, and after significant changes in the operation of the port have taken place. These changes shall include, but not be limited to, structural changes in traffic to the port, development of new infrastructure, changes in the demand and provision of port reception facilities, and new on-board treatment techniques.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Small ports with up to six berths and a draught of up to 2 metres serving only unstaffed recreational crafts of less than 15 metres in length shall be exempt from the obligations laid down in this Article.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In accordance with Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the master of a fishing vessel calling at a Union port shall report to the competent authority of its flag Member State any losses of fishing gear within 24 hours. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 to determine the format for reporting by fishing vessels.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Prevention of Lost Fishing Gear 1. The master of ship calling at a port in a Member State engaged in fishing operations shall ensure that all reasonable precautions are taken to prevent the loss of fishing gear. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to define all reasonable precautions to be taken to prevent the loss of fishing gear. Those delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2).
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7b Circularity of fishing gear The Commission shall request the European standardisation organisations to develop harmonised standards to ensure the circular design of fishing gear, in particular with respect to preparation for re-use and recyclability, without prejudice to Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) part of the fee shall include a contribution to a national fund to support fishing-for-litter schemes, including adequate infrastructure in the port facilities.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The fees may be reduced by up to 50% if a ship is engaged in short sea shipping trade within the meaning laid down in Commission Communication COM(2004) 453.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Fishing for Litter Initiatives 1. Member States shall establish and maintain a fund to support the collection of passively fished waste from fishing vessels and provide appropriate port facilities. 2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the establishment of their national funds by 31 December [two years after adoption], and shall submit reports every two years thereafter on the activities and projects funded under this article. These reports shall be publically available.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Extended Producer Responsibility In order to strengthen the re-use and the prevention, recycling and other recovery of fishing gear, Member States shall establish extended producer responsibility schemes for fishing gear with the minimum requirements set out in Article 8 of Directive 2008/98/EC, including, inter alia, the modulation of fees and deposit-refund systems.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish procedures for random inspections for fishing vessels below 100 gross tonnage as well as for recreational craft below 100 gross tonnage, to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down of the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalty regime shall not include lighter sanctions than those applied for public health or environmental infractions or crimes. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.