309 Amendments of Jutta HAUG
Amendment 6 #
2014/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas national contributions to the EU budget, which amount nowadays to around 85 % of the total EU revenue (GNI based and VAT based) , cannot be considered as a genuine own resources as they simply constitute transfers from national treasuries to the EU budget; whereas this situation has reinforced, over decades, the logic of ‘fair return’ that has also clearly prevailed in the conclusions of the European Council of 7-8 February 2013 on the MFF 2014-2020 and has largely prevented a structural reform of the EU budget;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Parliament has consistently manifested its support for the Commission proposals, presented in June 2011, which – by reducing the share of national contributions to the EU budget to a maximum of 40 %, abolishing the current VAT-based contribution and replacing it by a more modern VAT based resource, creating twoone new and genuine own resources and replacing all rebates and correction mechanisms by a system of lump sums for the period 2014- 2020 – took a step in the right direction by bringing the EU budget revenue side into line with the letter and spirit of the Treaty, and which, as such, from the outset gained the support of an overwhelming majority in Parliament;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas despite its discontent with the inability of Council to progress on the reform of the system of own resources, Parliament eventually gave its consent to the MFF r2014 -20 Regulation in November 2013, following also the agreement by Councilwith the Council on a Joint Declaration on the establishment of the High-Level Group on Own Resources; whereas, on that occasion, the Lithuanian Presidency declared its commitment to organise the inaugural meeting of this Group on 18-19 December 2013; whereas, due to delay within the Council to decide on its three representativnominees to this High-Level Group, this meeting has not yet taken place;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the High-Level Group on Own Resources aims at producing a first assessment of the current system’s shortcomings by the end of 2014, with a final outcome in 2016 to be assessed at an inter-institutional conference inwith the presencearticipation of national parliaments; whereas the High-Level Group shall examine all aspects of the reform of the own resources system with a view of providing the Commission with the necessary means to asses if new own resource initiatives are appropriate in parallel to the post electoral review / revision of the 2014 -2020 MFF ( to be launched by end 2016 at the latest) and to propose a successful reform for the period covered by the nextpost 2020 Multiannual Financial Framework;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 1 #
2013/2233(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that for the second consecutive year the European Chemicals Agency did not receive any contribution from the general EU budget in 2012 in compliance with the REACH and CLP regulation; draws attention to the fact that budgetary revenue from fees and charges in terms of cash received amounted to EUR 26.611.825; for preparatory actions with regard to the implementation of the biocides and PIC activities an amount of EUR 4.184.040 was provided by the general EU budget; likes to stress that this amount representes 0.003% of the overall EU budget; points out that 447 of 470 available posts had been occupied and 65 contract agents and seconded national experts were employed by the end of 2012;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2221(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in 2012 an amount of EUR 58.2 million have been made available to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control through the General EU budget; likes to stress that this amount represents 0.042% of the overall EU budget; takes note that 187 posts out of 200 had been filled by the end of 2012 and that 91 contract agents and seconded national experts were employed by the Centre; acknowledges the improved occupation rate compared to 2011;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2220(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in 2012 an amount of EUR 78.3 million have been made available to the European Food Safety Authority through the General EU budget; likes to stress that this amount representes 0.056% of the overall EU budget; takes note that 342 posts out of 355 had been filled by the end of 2012 and that 124 contract agents and seconded national experts were employed by the Authority; acknowledges the improved occupation rate compared to 2011;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2215(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in 2012 the European Medicines Agency had resources available of EUR 222.489 000 of which EUR 28.966 000 had been EU budget contributions; likes to stress that this amount represents 0.021% of the overall EU budget; is satisfied that 575 of 590 available posts had been occupied and notes that 160 contract agents and seconded national experts were employed by the end of 2012 which are 17 less than in 2011;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2212(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in 2012 an amount of EUR 41.695.704 was available to the European Environment Agency of which EUR 36.309.240 have been made available through the General EU budget; likes to stress that this amount representes 0.026% of the overall EU budget; takes note that 131 posts out of 136 had been filled by the end of 2012 and that 86 contract agents and seconded national experts were employed by the Authority; acknowledges the improved occupation rate compared to 2011;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes note of the Council's position on the Draft Budget 2014 proposing EUR 142 226,9 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 135 004,6 in payment appropriations decreasing even more Commission's initial proposal;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is alarmed by Council's proposal to cut payments related to environmental and climate action activities by EUR 10,7 million against the past, current or expected budget implementation; will not accept these payment cuts as implementation in this policy area has always been very satisfactory; considers therefore Council’s argument as flimsy and the approach as a pure arithmetic exercise by Council to bring down payment appropriations in total;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is supportive to spotlight regions in Europe which have an integrated climate- friendly approach on transport, environment, energy and waste; suggests the awarding of a prize by the Commission every five years to those regions fulfilling the objectives which will honour their efforts; invites the Commission to present the first outline for the prize by the end of 2013;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Will reverse the Council's position to cut the budgets of the agencies under the responsibility of this committee by EUR 2 051 898; considers Council's justification that the reduction would correspond to the salary adjustment amounts from 2011 and 2012 as smokescreen because agencies are seen by Council as administrative burden;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees that plastic waste should be treated as a valuable resource by promoting its reuse, recycling, and recovery; believes that in any case landfilling should be banned by 2020, without, however, incentivising as a result the energy recovery option over recycling, and ensuring that environmental efficiency criteria are applied to all disposal options; considers that, alongside the targets mentioned above for recycling, it is therefore advisable to introduce appropriate sanctions for incineration of recyclable and biodegradable plastics or for recourse to disposal options other than the most environmentally sound one, in order to level the playing field for different plastic types; points out that this would also invert an unsustainable tendency that has until now privileged the use of virgin products over the more expensive recycled ones;
Amendment 128 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the fact that for biodegradable, bio- based and compostable plastics, adequate measures should be adopted to promote them, provided their production does not impact negatively on agricultural output for human or animal consumption and they do not have a negative impact on established recycling processes; also believes that clearer information on their characteristics should be provided to consumers;
Amendment 138 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for more investment in research and technologies aimed at obtaining more sustainable plastics and a better integration of various types in production processes and reprocessing activities, without affecting the quality of materials; considers that new technologies are also needed for enhanced plastic biodegradation processes, waste sorting methods, mechanical recycling, eco-design and smart packaging; believes that to this end, Horizon 2020 could offer opportunities to respond to this important societal need and that the advantages would be far-reaching, for both the environment and citizens, from the creation of new economic activities to the reduction of marine litter and health-related risks; emphasises that other EU funds can also contribute significantly to the development of collection and recycling infrastructure if they are used consistently in accordance with the waste hierarchy in the Framework Directive on Waste;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Joint Statement of the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission on decentralised agencies of 19 July 2012,
Amendment 2 #
2013/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the Common Approach on EU decentralised agencies annexed to the Joint Statement of 19 July 2012,
Amendment 3 #
2013/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part B – Article 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex – part B – Article 1 – subparagraph 2
1. The Agency shall be headed by an Executive Director appointed by the Management Board on the basis of a list of candidates proposed by the Commission following a call for expressions of interest published in the Official Journal of the European Union and in other periodicals or on internet sites. The term of the office of the Executive Director shall be five years and shall be renewable once.
Amendment 15 #
2013/0812(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) With the aim of achieving best value for money, realising synergies and spill- over effects through increased contacts between operational and training staff as well as cost savings on administrative services while ensuring independence and functionality of CEPOL, the best option is relocating CEPOL to The Hague, already host for other EU bodies.
Amendment 18 #
2013/0812(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Before CEPOL starts its operational phase at the new location, a headquarter agreement should be concluded, based on a set of provisions put together by the European Commission.
Amendment 24 #
2013/0812(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Council Decision 2005/681/JHA
Article 4
Article 4
The seat of CEPOL shall be in Budapest, HungaryThe Hague, The Netherlands.
Amendment 4 #
2013/0255(APP)
Paragraph 1
1. SupportsTakes note of the idea of basing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office on existing structures, a solution expected by the European Commission to entail no substantial new costs for the Union or the Member States, as its administrative services wouldshall be handled by Eurojust and its human resources wouldshall come from existing entities such as OLAF;
Amendment 5 #
2013/0255(APP)
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses, however, that cost-efficiency concerns must not jeopardise the ability of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Eurojust or OLAF to perform the tasks conferred on them by the legislator, including ensuring that there are adequate resources for OLAF to perform its remaining important anti-fraud work in areas which do not fall under the competence of the European Public PDoubts the cost-efficiency argument of the proposal as the European Public Prosecutor’s Office needs to set up specialist departments, one for each Member State, as they have to have profound knowledge of the national legal framework in order to carry out effective investigations and prosecutorions;
Amendment 6 #
2013/0255(APP)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2 a. Regrets that the proposal does not contain an overview on human resources for OLAF to perform its remaining important anti-fraud work in those areas which shall not fall under the competence of the European Public Prosecutor;
Amendment 7 #
2013/0255(APP)
Paragraph 2b (new)
2 b. Is further concerned that some Member States will not support and take part in this European approach; warns that any opt-out by Member States will create double-structures in consequence and subsequently require additional resources;
Amendment 8 #
2013/0255(APP)
Paragraph 2c (new)
2 c. Is worried that the proposal is based upon the assumption that the administrative services provided by Eurojust shall have no financial or staff impact on this decentralised agency; considers, therefore, the financial statement as misleading; emphasises in this context its request that the Commission presents an updated financial statement taking into account potential modifications by the legislator before the conclusion of the legislative process;
Amendment 9 #
2013/0255(APP)
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion thatHas no clear indication if the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, as a newly set up body, ishould not be subject to the staff reductions planned for all Union institutions and bodies; would not support such an approach;
Amendment 10 #
2013/0255(APP)
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of establishingConsiders it essential that the best possible synergies among the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, OLAF, Eurojust and the relevant authorities in the Member States be established, and stresses the need for permanent close cooperation among them;
Amendment 11 #
2013/0255(APP)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of legality checks of all measures and actions carried out by the European Public Prosecutor's Office; is convinced that only the European Court of Justice can perform those legality checks; is at the same time fully aware of more than 2000 pending cases in this institution requiring thus efficiency gains in the Court to cope with new and pending assignments;
Amendment 11 #
2013/0045(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) This Directive does not address the management of revenue from FTT. However, having regard the Commission proposal for a Council Decision on own resources of June 2011 as well as the European Parliament's resolution of 13 March 20131 on European Council conclusions of 7/8 February concerning the MFF revenues from FTT should be allocated at least partly to the EU budget as a genuine own resource. The use of part of revenue from FTT as Union genuine own resources would reduce proportionally national GNI based contributions to the Union budget of the participating Member States and would therefore release funds from the national budgets for other uses. ___________ 1 P7_TA-PROV(2013)0078
Amendment 3 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2
Section 1 – paragraph 2
2. Notes that climate action and environmental objectives are of a cross- cutting nature which must be translated into concrete actions to be implemented under the various programmes and policies to foster sustainable growth in Europe; welcomes the recurrent commitment by all EU institutions for a more sustainable, smart, resource-efficient and ecological European economy; is worried, however, that the present economic and fiscal constraints in some Member States lead to negligence of achieving climate action and environmental objectives;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Section 1 – paragraph 4
4. Is aware that the 20123 Draft Budget shows for Title 07 ‘Environment and Climate Action’ an overall amount for operational expenditure of EUR 418,5 million, an increase of 0.72 % in commitment appropriations (CA) in comparison to the voted 2012 budget; notes at the same time that the increase is below the inflation rate of 2% and de facto a decrease;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7
Section 1 – paragraph 7
7. Observes a decrease of EUR 61 million of operational appropriations proposed under Title 17 for Public Health actionVeterinary measures compared to the 2012 voted amount of EUR 334 million; is alarmed that with the decreased resources foreseen for the Public Health Programme the number of activities in the Member States is limited; notes therefore, that action at EU level needs to focus solely on real added value in those areas where Member States can not act on their own initiative such as cross-boarder health issues, the exchange of best practise and transfer of knowledge, data collection and measuring as well as pooling resources at EU level e.g. for rare diseases and orphan drugs;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9
Section 1 – paragraph 9
9. Is generally concerned on the level of payment appropriations; points out that the slow start of 2007-2013 programmes resulted in a low level of payment needs during the first half of the programming period; stresses that commitments made in the past need to be paid in the final year of the current financial period; reminds Member States in this context on their political and budgetary commitment which needs to be converted into payment appropriations for the successful implementation of programmes and measures in the area of environment, public health and food safety; will therefore reinstate the payment levels as proposed the Draft Budget 2013;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 11
Section 1 – paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the successful implementation and monitoring of legislation needs sufficient and skilled administrative support; reminds that the Public Health Programme is implemented mainly by the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC); is concerned that the freeze or even reduction of administrative expenditure will have a negative impact on the quality of Commission's activities;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 13
Section 1 – paragraph 13
13. Will assesHas carefully assessed the financial needs for the European Environment Agency (EEA), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA); can not accept any further cuts as suggested by the Council in financial terms which would endanger the implementation of all newly assigned tasks agreed upon by the EU legislator;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 15
Section 1 – paragraph 15
15. Notes that the Draft Budget foresees a reduction of the ECDC establishment plan by two and for the EFSA by four posts; recognises at the same time that the EEA receives two additional posts which need to be budgetary neutral achieved by a reduction of two national experts and two contract agents; is aware that 36 additional posts are foreseen for ECHA of which 16 posts will be financed from additional fees as well as 21 posts for EMA; is in this context concerned that the recruitment of staff needs to be postponed when the fee income is lower than estimated for 2013; willcan not accept unjustified deletion of AD grades in any establishment planany further cuts in any establishment plan as suggested by the Council without jeopardising the implementation of new assigned tasks agreed upon by the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 125 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66a. Is aware that certain agencies have to implement additional tasks in 2013 which might not be reflected in the allocated budget or establishment plan for 2013; requests from the Commission, in case of necessity, to propose timely an Amending Budget for the respective agency; expects from the Commission further to present a new financial statement when a legislative procedure has been finalised by the Parliament and Council extending the mandate of an agency; is alert that such an extension might require additional resources which need to be agreed upon by the budgetary authority;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that European policies and programmes are key elements in order to achieve the Europe 2020 targets, notes that climate action and environmental objectives are of a cross-cutting nature which must be translated into concrete actions to be implemented under the various programmes and policies to foster sustainable growth;
Amendment 104 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Notes that climate action and environmental objectives are a priority stipulated in the Europe 2020 strategy, which must be translated into concrete actions to be implemented under the various programmes; welcomes in this context the proposed increase of CA by 3,3% to EUR 366,6 million for LIFE + and considers that a cross-cutting approach should be applied whereby sustainable growth becomes a horizontal priority underpinning all EU policies; welcomes in this context the proposed increase of CA by 3,3% to EUR 366,6 million for LIFE +; will explore, in this context, all provisions as stated in paragraph 37 of the Inter-Institutional Agreement;
Amendment 157 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Stresses the importance of pilot projects and preparatory actions as key tools for the formulation of political priorities and for paving the way for new long-term initiatives both at regional and EU level that might turn into EU activities and programmes improving the lives of EU citizens; intends to proceed to the identification of a balanced package of PP- PAs based on the Commission's assessment and recommendations and carefully considering the sustainability and durability of the aimed results produced;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2006(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes note of the increased activities of Members in non-legislative work as laid down in the Rules of Procedures which ties considerable Parliament's resources and those of other EU Institutions; asks the Bureau and the Secretary-General for an analysis of this fact before the adoption of Parliament's budget 2013 and to present options on how to limit this increased burden;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2000(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the promotion of growth andin sustainable areas with sustainable jobs require specific actions and enhanced budgetary efforts to support competitiveness, innovation and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), since most of the EU economic potential lies in SMEs, which, according to latest studies, created 85 % of net new jobs in the EU between 2002 and 2010 and are the backbone of our economic growth;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2000(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is therefore extremely worried about the situation of payments in 2012 and calls for a Commission proposal so that a solution tocan be found as early as possible this year, so as not to postpone the problem once again, to 2013; takes the view, moreover, that such use of the upcoming year’s appropriations to fund current needs is bad financial management and infringes the principle of budget annuality;
Amendment 84 #
2012/2000(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes note of the letter dated 23 January 2012 from the Commissioner for Budgets and Financial Programming expressing the Commission’s willingness to reduce the number of posts in its establishment plans by 1 % as early as 2013 taking carefully into account the different effects for large, medium-sized and small directorates; recalls the Commission’s intention of reducing the staffing in EU institutions and bodies by 5 % as compared to 2013 by 2018, and recalls that this is to be seen as an overall goal; considers that any short- term or long- term reduction of staff should take full account of, inter alia, the Union’s legal obligations and, the institutions’ new competences arising from the treaties as well as political priorities such as climate action;
Amendment 278 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, or candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;
Amendment 491 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 507 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 533 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall prohibit the use of flavourings in the components of tobacco products such as filters, papers, packages, capsules or any technical featur or capsules allowing modification of flavour or smoke intensity. Filters and capsules shall not contain tobacco.
Amendment 825 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) suggests that a particular tobacco product is less harmful than others or has vitalising, energetic, healing, rejuvenating, natural, organic or otherwise positive health or social effects;
Amendment 913 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to define more detailed rules for the shape and size of unit packets in so far as these rules are necessary toIt has to be ensured the full visibility and integrity of the health warnings before the first opening, during the opening and after reclosing of the unit packet.
Amendment 971 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall also ensure that cigarette products, destined to or placed on the Union market, are manufactured in such a complex way to safeguard the final product against counterfeiting. Security features in this sense are: (a) cigarette paper; (b) tipping paper; (c) watermarks; (c) perforation; (d) rotogravure printing (e) multicolour printing.
Amendment 264 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 269 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Within six14 days following submission of the application dossier, the proposed reporting Member State shall notify the sponsor through the EU portal of the following:
Amendment 276 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where the proposed reporting Member State has not notified the sponsor within the time period referred to in paragraph 214 days, the clinical trial applied for shall be considered as falling within the scope of this Regulation, the application shall be considered complete, the clinical trial shall be considered a low-intervention clinical trial if this is claimed by the sponsor, and the proposed reporting Member State shall be the reporting Member State.
Amendment 280 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Where the proposed reporting Member State has not notified the sponsor according to points (a) to (d) of paragraph 2 within threeseven days following receipt of the comments or of the completed application, the application shall be considered complete, the clinical trial shall be considered as falling within the scope of this Regulation, the clinical trial shall be considered as a low-intervention clinical trial if this is claimed by the sponsor, and the proposed reporting Member State shall be the reporting Member State.
Amendment 310 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) within 10 days from the validation date25 days, but no earlier than 15 days after receipt of the successfully validated application, for low-intervention clinical trials;
Amendment 313 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) within 25 days from the validation date35 days but no earlier than 20 days after receipt of the successfully validated application for clinical trials other than low- intervention clinical trials;
Amendment 317 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) within 30 days from the validation date40 days but no earlier than 30 days after receipt of the successfully validated application for any clinical trial with an advanced therapy investigational medicinal product.
Amendment 321 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Until the assessment date, any Member State concerned may communicate to the reporting Member State any considerations relevant to the application. The reporting Member State shall take those considerations duly into account and shall document them in the assessment report. If the assessment report of the reporting Member State deviates from the considerations of the Member States concerned, it shall state the reasons for this deviation in the assessment report.
Amendment 359 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Notwithstanding the first and second subparagraphs, in case of other conflict, the Member States involved shall attempt to agree on a conclusion. If no conclusion is found, the Commission shall take a decision on the conclusion after having heard the Member States involved, and, if appropriate, having taken advice from the European Medicines Agency.
Amendment 409 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15
A substantial modification may only be implemented if it has been approved in accordance with the procedure set out in this Chapter, and if it has been approved by an independent ethics committee before its implementation.
Amendment 412 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Within fourten days following submission of the application dossier, the reporting Member State shall notify the sponsor through the EU portal of the following:
Amendment 425 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Notification shall be done by way of one single decision within ten days from the validation dateassessment date according to Article 6 (4).
Amendment 454 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the subject or, where the subject is not able to give informed consent, his or her legal representative has had the opportunity, in a prior interview with a medical doctor who is the investigator or a member of the investigating team, to understand the objectives, risks and inconveniences of the clinical trial, and the conditions under which it is to be conducted and has also been informed of the right to withdraw from the clinical trial at any time without any resulting detriment;
Amendment 460 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Any subject or his legal representative may, without any resulting detriment, withdraw from the clinical trial at any time by revoking his or her informed consent. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the activities carried out based on consent before its withdrawal.
Amendment 463 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Informed consent shall be written, dated and signed and given freely by the subject or his or her legal representative after having been ducomprehensively and comprehensibly informed of the nature, significance, implications and risks of the clinical trial, and after having received the corresponding information in writing. It shall be appropriately documented. Where the subject is unable to write, oral consent in the presence of at least one impartial witness may be given in exceptional cases. The subject or his or her legal representative shall be provided with a copy of the document by which informed consent has been given.
Amendment 474 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the informed consent of the legal representative has been obtained, whereby; consent shall represent the subject's presumed will and may be revoked at any time, without detriment to the subject;
Amendment 478 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the explicit wish of an incapacitated subject who is capable of forming an opinion and assessing this information to refuse participation in, or to be withdrawn from, the clinical trial at any time is consideredduly taken into account by the investigator;
Amendment 481 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the Ethics Committee, with expertise in the relevant disease and the patient population concerned, or after taking advice in clinical, ethical and psychosocial questions in the field of the relevant disease and patient population concerned, has endorsed the protocol;
Amendment 487 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the minor has received all relevant information in a way adapted to his or her age and maturity, from professionalsa medical doctor (either the investigator or member of the trial team) trained or experienced in working with children, regarding the trial, the risks and the benefits;
Amendment 491 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the explicit wish of a minor who is capable of forming an opinion and assessing this information to refuse participation in, or to be withdrawn from, the clinical trial at any time, is duly taken into consideration by the investigator in accordance with his or her age and maturity;
Amendment 496 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) the corresponding scientific guidelines of the Agency have been followed;
Amendment 498 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point h d (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point h d (new)
(hd) the Ethics Committee, with paediatric expertise or after taking advice in clinical, ethical and psychosocial problems in the field of paediatrics, has endorsed the protocol;
Amendment 513 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the Ethics committee positively assesses that a direct benefit of the clinicial trial for the patient is to be expected, as well as the fact that the clinical trial poses a minimal risk to, and imposes a minimal burden on, the subject.
Amendment 570 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The responsible Ethics Committee shall be involved in the assessment of this information.
Amendment 60 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Is concerned about the increasing application of nano-technology and the increasing presence of nano-particles in water; is concerned about the irretrievability of these materials and the lack of knowledge about the long term impact of nano-particles on water quality, ecosystems, biodiversity and human health; calls for obligatory impact assessment and the setting of health standards before the technique is more widely taken up;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2226(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes note of the revision of the Authority's procedures in December 2010 to ensure the implementation of the obligations deriving from Articles 16(2), 17 and 19 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, laid down in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/681; has been informed that in 2010 20 staff members left the Authority of whom all have received a letter upon departure reminding them of their obligations vis-à- vis the Authority; ________________ 1 OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p.1.
Amendment 1 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ....Grants the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2010;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2010;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that agencies' level of budget execution in terms of committed appropriations and of payment appropriations provide important information to enable the discharge authority to assess their overall performance; notes, however, that in 2010 the Agency failed to provide this information in the documents presented; therefore, urges the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the exact level of its budget execution in terms of committed appropriations and of payment appropriationachieved a budget execution in terms of committed appropriations of 99,99 % and of 90,75 % in payment appropriations, as stated in its annual accounts;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. AcknowledgesTakes note from the Agency's Final Accounts that EUR 12 809 551,05 of the 2010 appropriations have been carried forward to 2011; reminds the Agency that this situation is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality and can be reduced by correct and proper programming and monitoring of the implementation of its budget to minimise the carryover of appropriations; calls, therefore, on the Agency to take effective action in this respectacknowledges that out of the overall amount carried over EUR 8 941 279 are external assigned revenues which are multiannual and hence are not subject of the principle of annuality;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes from the Agency's Final Accounts that cancellation of unused payment appropriations carried over from the previous year amounted to EUR 585 282,87; understands from the Agency that this amount is lower to the amount cancelled in 2009, i.e. EUR 693 127,02; urgnotes, the Agency, nonetheless, to take concrete measures against cancellrefore, that a cancellation rate of only 1,5 % represents an improved anticipations of the amounts carried overfinancial needs;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 20 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Raises doubts that,Notes that the Agency has carried out procurement procedures concerning canteen services, cleaning services, security services and furniture, the Agency failed to ensure the maximum competition and value-for-money during the procurement procedures but favoured ‘historical’ contractors even though these contractors changed their official name over time; recalls the audit by the Court of Auditors in October 2011 on this matter without finding any irregularities;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 27 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. 8. Calls on the Internal Audit Service (IAS) to investigate immediately the Agency's contracts in the area of canteen services, cleaning services, security services and furniture to establish whether the call preparation, publication, evaluation and contract management phases respect the two following principles: maximum competition and value-for-money and on the allegations of ‘fictitious employment’ and to inin general to continue its audit work on a risk assessment approach and to maintain the current practice of one audit per year form the discharge authority in due course on the Court of Auditors findingsAgency;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 33 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Is informed that 7 internal candidates and 40 external applicants were recruited in 2010; acknowledges the split amongst categories of internal candidates of 1 official, 5 temporary agents and 1 contract agent and the split amongst externally recruited staff of 1 official, 13 temporary agents, 29 contract agents and 4 national experts;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls onFinds it important for the Agency to make a moren explicit link between measures, resources and results; acknowledges the efforts of the Agency to combine measures, resources and results in its Management Plan as well as in the Annual Activity Report;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that, until very recently, from March 2010 until April 2011 the Executive Director of the Agency was a Board Member of Earthwatch and a Mmember of the European Advisory Board of Worldwatch Europe, two environmental NGOsEarthwatch, an international environmental charity engaging people worldwide in scientific field research and education, alongside to her activities in the Agency;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is seriously concerned that in 2010, while the Executive Director was still directly involved in the Management of Earthwatch, some staff members of the Agency, including the Executive Director, went for 5 - 10 days of research in different biodiversity projects in the Caribbean or Mediterranean managed by Earthwatch and that the Agency paid to the NGO about EUR 2 000 per participant; understands that this unacceptable situation was repeated in 2011aware that in 2010 29 staff members of the Agency undertook separate research-based citizen science training provided by Earthwatch in different biodiversity projects;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers the training as a necessity in order to support the Agency's commitment to the International Year of Biodiversity in 2010, as laid down in the Management Plan and Work Programme for 2010; notes that the main focus of this activity was to increase the understanding of how to establish citizen science programmes in response to policy requirements for greater citizen participation in the area of Biodiversity and Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recognises the special training of staff as part of the career development; takes note that the total amount paid, EUR 33,791, to Earthwatch represents less than 7 % of the overall envelope dedicated by the Agency to professional development;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Agency and its Executive Director to give the Budgetary Control Committee concrete information on these trips and to provlook into detail on the procedures for training requests and matching training partners in order to avoide the total amount paid by the EEA to Earthwatch and Worldwatch in the financial years 2009 and 2010o have them listed in the exceptions register, which may lead to misinterpretation;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Finds it unacceptable that afternoteworthy, however, that the Court of Auditors did not questioned the trips, instead of a thorough investigation on the allegedspecial trainings which confirms no misuse of funds and no conflict of interest with regard to the Agency's Executive Director, the participants – staff of the EEA - were asked to write notes on the usefulness of the research trips; reminds the Court of Auditors that its responsibility is to control the Agencby any party;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 60 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges that in 2010 the IAS concluded an audit on the ‘"management plan system (MPS)/monitoring of activities’" whose objective was to assess and provide assurance on the adequacy of the planning and monitoring of the Agency's activities; notes, in particular, that the IAS raised eight recommendations, six of which were rated ‘important’ and two ‘desirable’one remains open; welcomes the annual report on the state of play of implementation in this regard via the public Annual Activity Report;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – introductory part
Paragraph 24 – introductory part
Amendment 62 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – introductory part
Paragraph 25 – introductory part
25. Calls, in addition, on the Agency to adopt without further delay measures to address the weaknesses foundHas taken note of the recommendations by the IAS in its previous audits on quality management and on grant management; in order to:s aware that for 3 out of 6 findings documentation has been provided to the IAS during the first half of 2011; calls on the Agency to continue its cooperation in this regard and asks the IAS to give notice on the state of play of the recommendations;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2217(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Draws attention to its recommendations from previous discharge reports, as set out in the Annex to this resolution; acknowledges the Agency's efforts to implement recommendations and to identify remedying actions;
Amendment 110 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is concerned about the increasing application of nano-technology - e.g. silver in nano-particles for anti-bacterial use - which may lead to irretrievability of these materials; calls for careful study of the environmental impact before the technique is more widely taken up;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Provides for a continued support on a commensurate level for the LIFE+ programme, which gives priority solely to environment and climate action projects; reminds again that environmental problems and their solutions do not recognise national borders, thus dealing with it at EU level is self-evident; calls in this respect on the Member States to significantly improve their implementation of EU environmental legislation and requests from the Commission to strengthen their infringement procedures in a consistent way;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Welcomes the credits for the Public Health programme which complements and adds value to Member States’ actions in the area of health promotion and prevention of illness; supports the Commission’s efforts to continue the HELP campaign for a life without tobacco under the Public Health programme;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52a. Agrees in general that agencies' surpluses should be taken into account when establishing the draft budget and presented in a clear and transparent manner; however, reiterates that surpluses of fee-receiving agencies, should be exempted from this general rule in order to cover for the unreliability of their income;
Amendment 75 #
2011/2020(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Regrets that newly assigned tasks to agencies can not be accompanied by an adequate level of funding which is still necessary despite all redeployment efforts; requests the Commission to present amending budget requests in due time in order to avoid hampering of the implementation of EU legislation by EU decentralised agencies;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the promotion of jobs and high-quality employment by delivering on the Europe 2020 strategy’s seven flagship initiatives is a jointly endorsed goal of the 27 EU Member States; recalls that the implementation of this strategy will require a huge amount of future-oriented investment up to 2020, estimated at no less than EUR 1 800 billion by the Commission in its communication entitled ‘The EU Budget Review’3 ; underlines, therefore, that necessary investment in education, fostering a knowledge society, research and development, innovation, SMEs and green and new technologie, new resource efficient technologies and sustainable jobs in view of the fast developing global competitiveness must be made now and delayed no longer;
Amendment 136 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that part of the spending under Heading 2 is instrumental in realising the Europe 2020 goals; emphasises that the priority goals of this strategy – growth and employment – are also accomplished through the rural development programmes; regards climate action and food security as two of the main challenges for the CAP; calls, therefore, for a further greening of the CAP, which should also contribute to meeting the vast environmental challenges the EU faces, including water pollution; in this context, also welcomes the increase for the LIFE+ programme (+4.3% and +1.9% in commitments and payments respectively);
Amendment 137 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Welcomes, in this context, the increase for the LIFE+ programme (+4.3% and +1.9% in commitments and payments respectively) which gives priority solely to environment and climate action projects; reminds again that environmental problems and their solutions do not recognise national borders, thus dealing with it at EU level is self-evident;
Amendment 174 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53a. Welcomes the increase for the Public Health programme as public health has become a key-driver for competitiveness in ageing European societies,; acknowledges the Commission’s efforts to find financing solutions for continuing important educational campaigns such as the HELP campaign for a life without tobacco;
Amendment 230 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Notes the overall level of EUR 720.8 million (i.e. 0.49% of the total EU budget) devoted to EU decentralised agencies in DB 2012, an increase in the total EU contribution as compared to the 2011 Budget of EUR 34.6 million, or +4.9%; is aware that this increase mainly stems from the one new5 and seven phasing-in agencies6 , with a view to providing them with adequate funding; underlines the importance of additional funding for those 10 agencies7 , the tasks of which have been extended, so as not to hinder their performance; notes that the increase in the EU contribution to the agencies at cruising speed is in line with, or even below, inflation correction (2%), with no additional staff;
Amendment 234 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Stresses that EU agencies’ budget allocations are far from consisting in administrative expenditure alone, but instead contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 goals and EU objectives in general, as decided by the legislative authority; endorses therefore, in times of austerity, the Commission’s restrictive approach to determining EU decentralised agencies’ subsidies from the EU budget, but disapproves again of the use of assigned revenue to reduce the EU Budget contribution to fee-dependent agencies, which is used by the Commission to increase margins artificially, is in this context concerned that the Commission repeatedly ignores the political will of the European Parliament;
Amendment 236 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)
Paragraph 77 a (new)
77a. Disapproves the Commission’s approach to change the presentation of the two-self-financed agencies OHIM and CPVO in the DB 2012, i.e. deleting the respective budget lines and deciding not to publish the establishment plans; takes note, nevertheless, that the two respective agencies are not bound to any decisions by the Budget Authority regarding the subsidy levels or the staffing; intends, however, to provide these information in the budget as a matter of transparency; reiterates again that a solution needs to be found for the excessive surpluses gained by the OHIM fee regulation;
Amendment 16 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation lays down, for the entire duration of the LIFE Programme, a financial envelope of €3,618 millionEUR [...] million, which amounts to 0.5% of the total amount of commitment appropriations as referred to in Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020, constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 17 of the Commission Proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement of 29 June 2011 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. ThWithin the meaning of point [17] of the Commission proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement of 29 June 2011 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, the prime reference financial envelope for implementing the LIFE Programme shall be EUR 3 618 000 000for the period from 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR [...].
Amendment 19 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for implementing the LIFE Programme shall be EUR 3 618 000 00[...], which amounts to 0,5% of the total amount of commitment appropriations as referred to in Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EUR 2 713 500 000[...], which amounts to approximately 75% of the overall financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to the sub-programme for Environment;
Amendment 21 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR 904 500 000[...], which amounts to approximately 25% of the overall financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to the sub-programme for Climate Action.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) no later than 30 SeptemberJune 2017, an external mid-term evaluation report of the LIFE Programme (and its sub- programmes), including qualitative and quantitative aspects of its implementation, the amount of climate-related expenditure and biodiversity-related expenditure, and its complementarity with other relevant Union programmes, the achievement of the objectives of all the measures (at the level of results and impacts, when possible), the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value, in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives, as well as the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of its predecessor. The report shall be accompanied by remarks by the Commission including the manner in which the findings of the mid- term evaluation shall be taken into account when implementing the LIFE Programme, and, in particular, when drawing up the multiannual work programmes;
Amendment 119 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Visibility of the LIFE Programme The coordinating beneficiary and associated beneficiaries shall publicise the LIFE Programme project and its results, always mentioning the Union support received. The LIFE logo, depicted in Annex, shall be used for all communication activities and appear on notice boards at strategic places visible to the public. All durable goods acquired in the framework of the LIFE Programme shall bear the LIFE logo unless otherwise specified by the Commission.
Amendment 211 #
Amendment 14 #
2011/0427(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that point 47 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management1 should apply for the extension of the mandate for the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the external Borders; emphasises that any decision of the legislative authority in favour of such an extension shall be without prejudice to the decisions of the budgetary authority in the context of the annual budgetary procedure; ________________ 1 OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0427(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Requests that the Commission present a new financial statement which fully takes into account the result of the legislative agreement between the European Parliament and Council to meet the budgetary and staff requirements in the Agency and in Commission's services;
Amendment 16 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a new
Recital 5 a new
(5 a) The Agency should be provided with the appropriate financial and human resources, in order to adequately fulfil the additional tasks assigned to it under this Regulation. For this purpose, the procedure for the establishment, implementation and control of its budget as set out in Articles 29 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 should take due account of these tasks. The budgetary authority should ensure that the best standards of efficiency are met.
Amendment 17 #
2011/0339(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls its resolution of 8 June 2011 on Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe1; reiterates that sufficient additional resources are needed in the next MFF in order to enable the Union to fulfil its existing policy priorities and the new tasks provided for in the Treaty of Lisbon, as well as to respond to unforeseen events; points out that even with an increase in the level of resources for the next MFF of at least 5% compared to the 2013 level only a limited contribution can be made to the achievement of the Union’s agreed objectives and commitments and the principle of Union solidarity; challenges the Council, if it does not share this approach, to clearly identify which of its policy priorities or projects could be dropped altogether, despite their proven European added value; __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0266.
Amendment 576 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Directive 2000/60/EC of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy will be considered as being part of Annex II once this Directive is implemented by all Member States and the obligations directly applicable to farmers have been identified. In order to take account of those elements the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 111 for the purpose of amending the Annex II within 12 months starting at the moment the last Member State has notified the implementation of the Directive to the Commissionas from 2014.
Amendment 588 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides will be considered as being part of Annex II once this Directive is implemented by all Member States and the obligations directly applicable to farmers have been identified. In order to take account of those elements the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 111 for the purpose of amending the Annex II within 12 months starting at the moment the last Member State has notified the implementation of the Directive to the Commission, including the obligations relating to integrated pest managementas from 2014.
Amendment 709 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Water" — SMR 1 a (new)
Annex II — Main Issue "Water" — SMR 1 a (new)
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy
Amendment 710 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Water" — SMR 1 a (new) — last column
Annex II — Main Issue "Water" — SMR 1 a (new) — last column
Article 9, Article 11(3)(e), Article 11(3)(g), Article 11(3)(h), Article 11(3)(i), Article 11(3)(j)
Amendment 736 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 2— last column
Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 2— last column
Article 3(1), Article 3(2)(b), Article 4 (1), (2) and (4), Article 5(a), (b), (d)
Amendment 740 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 3— last column
Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 3— last column
Article 6 (1) and (2), Article 6 (3), (4), Article 13(1)(a)
Amendment 32 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure coordination among the CSF Funds, and with other Union policies and instruments, including those in the framework of the Union's external action. Special attention shall be given and, where relevant, resources be allocated for areas in which other Union funds explicitly provide for an integrated approach, such as joint funding for integrated projects in the field of environment and climate.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Operations financed by the CSF Funds shall comply with applicable Union and national law and should not, through their support for strategic long-lasting investments, undermine the strategic long-term coherent application of this legislation.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster resilience and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of Partnership Contracts and programmes. Member States shall provide information on the support for climate change objectives using the methodology adopted by the Commissionand environmental objectives, including biodiversity and resource efficiency, using the methodology adopted by the Commission. The methodology shall also, to the extent possible, assess the negative impacts of CSF-fund expenditure on climate change and environmental objectives. The Commission shall adopt this methodology by means of an implementing act. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 53 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) the indicative allocation of support by the Union by thematic objective at national level for each of the CSF Funds, as well as the total indicative amount of support foreseen for climate change and environmental, including biodiversity and resource efficiency, objectives;
Amendment 55 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv a) the potential amount of support foreseen for complementary activities with non CSF-funds that specifically provide for such cooperation, such as joint funding for integrated projects in the field of environment and climate; for Partnership Contracts that identify environment or climate as thematic objectives, the Member State shall ensure that priority is given to funding activities that complement integrated projects in those fields;
Amendment 56 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the mechanisms at national and regional level that ensure coordination between the CSF Funds and other Union and national funding instruments, especially where those provide for a structured cooperation such as the LIFE programme, and with the EIB;
Amendment 60 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set out the detailed actions relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities, including the timetable for their implementation, in the relevant programmes. With regards to the implementation of plans or strategies under the thematic objectives 4, 5 and 6, Member States shall consider integrated projects in the field of climate and environment as a potential model for an efficient, coherent and well coordinated implementation.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Each programme, except those where technical assistance is undertaken under a specific programme, shall set out the indicative amount of support to be used for climate change and environmental, including biodiversity and resource efficiency, objectives.
Amendment 73 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) progress towards achievement of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in particular in respect of the milestones set out for each programme in the performance framework and the support used for climate change and environmental, including biodiversity and resource efficiency, objectives;
Amendment 76 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4
Article 48 – paragraph 4
4. The ex ante evaluation shall incorporate, where appropriate, the requirements for Strategic Environmental Assessment set out in implementation of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
(i) the mechanisms that ensure coordination between the Funds, the EAFRD, the EMFF and other Union and national funding instruments, especially where those provide for a structured cooperation such as the LIFE programme, and with the EIB;
Amendment 84 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i a (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i a (new)
(ia) the arrangement of cooperation on environmental and climate priorities between different sectoral administrations on national and regional level, leading to, first, the identification of areas in which activities that complement integrated projects in the environment and climate field could be envisaged and, second, the determination of funding areas where the use of solutions, methods and approaches validated under the LIFE programme can be beneficial;
Amendment 86 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall submit an opinion of the national or, dependent on the level where the operational programme is prepared, regional environmental bodies on the measures set out in point (i), and an opinion of the national or regional equality bodies on the measures set out in points (ii) and (iii) with the proposal for an operational programme under the Investment for growth and jobs goal.
Amendment 92 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 - Table 1 – row 6 – subrow 6.2 a (new)
Annex 4 - Table 1 – row 6 – subrow 6.2 a (new)
6.2a. Air quality: – A comprehensive air quality Implementation of the management strategy is in place, Directive 2008/50/EC of the including evidence of the adoption of European Parliament and air quality plans that set out measures of the Council of 21 May in order to attain the limit values or 2008 on ambient air quality target values, in accordance with and cleaner air for Europe. article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC.
Amendment 93 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 - Table 1 – row 6 – subrow 6.2 b (new)
Annex 4 - Table 1 – row 6 – subrow 6.2 b (new)
6.2b. Nature and - Member States have set out funding Biodiversity: priorities for management and Implementation of Council restoration of Natura 2000 areas as Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 part of national or regional Prioritised May 1992 on the Action Frameworks, in accordance conservation of natural with Article 8 of Directive 92/43/EEC habitats and of wild fauna on the conservation of natural habitats and flora (Habitats and of wild fauna and flora, having Directive), especially with regard to the co-financing regards to Prioritised opportunities under different EU Action Frameworks funding instruments. foreseen in Art. 8 (4).
Amendment 95 #
2011/0276(COD)
- measures to ensure sufficient administrative capacity. so that timely assessments, at a stage to influence the planning process, can be guaranteed.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 - Table 2 – row 7
Annex 4 - Table 2 – row 7
7. Statistical The existence of a statistical – A multi-annual plan for timely collection systems and result system necessary to and aggregation of data is in place that indicators undertake evaluations to includes: assess the effectiveness and – the identification of sources and impact of the programmes. mechanisms to ensure statistical validation; The existence of an – arrangements for publication and public effective system of result availability.; indicators necessary to – an effective system of results indicators monitor progress towards including:; results and to undertake impact evaluation. – the selection of result indicators for each programme providing information on those aspects of the well-being and Implementation of progress of people that motivate policy Regulation (EU) No actions financed by the programme; 691/2011 of the European – the establishment of targets for these Parliament and of the indicators; Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental – the respect for each indicator of the economic accounts. following requisites: robustness and statistical validation, clarity of normative interpretation, responsiveness to policy, timely collection and public availability of data; – adequate procedures in place to ensure that all operations financed by the programme adopt an effective system of indicators. Member States have established a system which allows them to meet the data collection and transmission requirements under Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts. Or: en
Amendment 390 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 6
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 6
6. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure coordination among the CSF Funds, and with other Union policies and instruments, including those in the framework of the Union's external action. Special attention shall be given and, where relevant, resources be allocated for areas in which other Union funds explicitly provide for an integrated approach, such as joint funding for integrated projects in the field of environment and climate.
Amendment 585 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv a) the potential amount of support foreseen for complementary activities with non CSF-funds that specifically provide for such cooperation, such as joint funding for integrated projects in the field of environment and climate; for Partnership Contracts that identify environment or climate as thematic objectives, the Member State shall ensure that priority is given to funding activities that complement integrated projects in those fields;
Amendment 595 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the mechanisms at national and regional level that ensure coordination between the CSF Funds and other Union and national funding instruments, especially where those provide for a structured cooperation such as the LIFE programme, and with the EIB;
Amendment 676 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set out the detailed actions relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities, including the timetable for their implementation, in the relevant programmes. With regards to the implementation of plans or strategies under the thematic objectives 4, 5 and 6, Member States shall consider integrated projects in the field of climate and environment as a potential model for an efficient, coherent and well coordinated implementation.
Amendment 1365 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
(i) the mechanisms that ensure coordination between the Funds, the EAFRD, the EMFF and other Union and national funding instruments, especially where those provide for a structured cooperation such as the LIFE programme, and with the EIB;
Amendment 1368 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i a (new)
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i a (new)
(i a) the arrangement of cooperation on environmental and climate priorities between different sectoral administrations on national and regional level, leading to, first, the identification of areas in which activities that complement integrated projects in the environment and climate field could be envisaged and, second, the determination of funding areas where the use of solutions, methods and approaches validated under the LIFE programme can be beneficial;
Amendment 8 #
2011/0183(CNS)
Draft decision
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
Amendment 10 #
2011/0183(CNS)
Draft decision
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
Amendment 11 #
2011/0183(CNS)
Draft decision
Recital 8 d (new)
Recital 8 d (new)
Amendment 12 #
2011/0183(CNS)
Draft decision
Recital 8 e (new)
Recital 8 e (new)
Amendment 1 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Introductory paragraph
Introductory paragraph
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on Budgets to consider in its report th, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014-2020 shouldfollowing suggestions in its report:
Amendment 9 #
Amendment 13 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the Europe 2020 strategy accompanied by its flagship initiatives which need to be translated into concrete actions, commitments and legislative frameworks; is committed to transform the European Union with an enhanced engagement in more sustainability towards smart, inclusive and competitive Europe; is convinced that investments in biodiversity and ecosystem measures and in resource efficiency as well as complementary actions at EU level in the public health area will contribute to sustainable growth and jobs;
Amendment 20 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Strongly believes that the Europe 2020 strategy should be the main policy reference for the next MFF; is convinced that all internal policies contribute to achieving the targets set by the Europe 2020 strategy; considers, as a consequence, that the structure of the MFF should reflect and give political visibility to the Europe 2020 dimensions of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; is not convinced that the structure proposed by the Commission, only reshaping slightly the existing structure, is translating the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 30 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls the EP's previous request that the Union's ambition of taking a sustainable low-carbon development path is mainstreamed into all spending policies; emphasises that a failure to decidedly target funds towards sustainability within the Union's cohesion, infrastructure, agriculture and research policy will lead to a feigned, short-sighted increase in flexibility, while strongly reducing the flexibility of future generations; calls, therefore, for intelligent earmarking within all funds as suggested in respective ENVI opinions, leading to at least 20% of climate-related expenditure1;
Amendment 31 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 32 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Strongly demands that at least 0.5% of the Union budget be allocated to the LIFE Programme, given its extremely positive track record as a small, but well targeted and effective instrument and its high European Added Value as only instrument exclusively targeting climate and environment challenges; emphasises that integrated spending for climate and environment via LIFE Integrated Projects should be actively supported within relevant Union funds; calls for LIFE being equipped with the necessary share to contribute to a sound and steady management of the Natura 2000 network, taking into account the secured contribution of other Union funds;
Amendment 33 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Strongly believes that the current debt crisis should not lead to short-sighted investments jeopardizing, in addition to its financial capital, the Union's natural capital by further degrading biodiversity and eco-system services; calls instead for the establishment of the appropriate framework to counter the crisis by forward-looking investments into major future challenges such as resource- efficiency, climate change and eco-system preservation, where potential economic and social benefits would be significant;
Amendment 52 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly supports the Commission’s proposal to mainstream measures to combat climate change, leading to at least 20% of climate-related expenditure1, across the whole EU budget; believes that the EU budget will be able to mobilise investment for a sustainable and prosperous low-carbon economy, provide adequate support for achieving the EU 2020 targets for climate, energy, resource- efficiency and biodiversity, and benefit the EU’s citizens by ensuring a more healthy environment; __________ 1 20% of climate-related spending have been proposed by the Commission in its Communication on 'A Budget for Europe 2020', COM(2011) 500 final Part II.
Amendment 52 #
Amendment 56 #
Amendment 67 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Believes that the next MFF should allow for a ring-fencing of large-scale projects such as the Global Monitoring For Environment and Security programme (GMES); considers that the EU budget should make a long-term contribution to this project, in order to ensure its planning continuity and organisation stability; considers that, should additional financial resources be needed for this large-scale project, those should not be found at the expense of smaller successful projects that are financed by the EU budget;
Amendment 68 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Takes note of the indicative amounts per decentralised agency in the remit of the Committee on Environment, Public health and Food Safety as proposed by the Commission; is not convinced that those figures correspond to the needs of the agencies to fulfil their given tasks as they represent a freezing of the agencies' budgets; requests that sufficient appropriations need to be assured for agencies working in the field of environment, public health and food safety;
Amendment 71 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms, in this context, its position in favour of a significant increase - notably through the Connecting Europe Facility - in the funding available for the Union programmes in the fields of competiveness, SMEs and sustainable infrastructures, which are at the heart of the Europe 2020 strategy; strongly believes that further cuts with respect to the Commission proposal will seriously jeopardise the EU’s credibility and its political commitment in favour of growth and jobs;
Amendment 75 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the importance of research and innovation in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable, world- leading, knowledge-based economy which uses its natural resources efficiently and responsibly; calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to agree on a specific roadmap for achieving the 3 % GDP target of investment in research; points to the massive economic commitment that this target would entail, in terms of additional expenditure totalling EUR 130 billion, annually and funded from all sources; stresses, consequently, the need to enhance, stimulate and secure the financing of research and innovation in the Union via a significant increase in expenditure, and notably in EU research and innovation funding;
Amendment 88 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that EU cohesion policy is a strategic tool for investment, sustainable growth and competitiveness, with an undisputed EU added value; insists that, in order to effectively reduce macroeconomic imbalances within the EU and contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it should be able to rely on a stable, solid and sustainable financial framework; reaffirms its position that cohesion policy funding should be maintained at least at the level of the 2007-2013 period;
Amendment 100 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls its position that, given the wide array of tasks, challenges and objectives that the CAP is called on to respond to, the amounts allocated to the CAP in the budget year 2013 should be at least maintained during the next financial programming period; stresses, in this context, the important role played by the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and job creation in rural areas, to managing the environment and preserving biodiversity, and to enhancing the effectiveness and competitiveness of the farming industry;
Amendment 103 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises that strengthening the well targeted and effective Union programme for environment and climate is indispensable and that integrated spending for climate and environment should be actively supported within relevant Union funds;
Amendment 140 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Supports the introduction of (ex-ante and ex- post) conditionality provisions, thorough environment and climate impact assessments of programmes and projects, cross compliance rules as well as climate and biodiversity tracking to ensure that EU funding, particularly in respect of the Cohesion Fund, the Structural Funds and the rural and fisheries funds as well as investments under the Connecting Europe Facility, are better targeted to the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives; believes that if their implementation is based on a reinforced partnership principle through the stronger involvement of local and regional authorities, these conditionality provisions could avoid incoherent investments and improve the legitimacy, cost-efficiency and effectiveness of EU support;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2271(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the high level of carryovers and cancellations is often indicative of the inability of an agency to manage a large increase in its budgetmight require the careful and economic use of funds as an extensive year-end outlay for ad-hoc projects would compromise the principle of value for money; inquires whether it would not be more responsible for budgetary authorities, in future, to take greater care in deciding on increases in an agency's budget in the light of the time needed to carry out the new activities;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2271(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the agencies' recruitment plans are often not fully executed and observes a lack of consistency between budgetary and staff forecasting which could affect the stakeholders' view on the agencies' use of their staff; encourages the Union institutions to further explore how recruitment procedures could be simplified; calls, accordingly, on the agencies to put further effort into the implementation and monitoring of their recruitment planning; encourages the agencies also to provide in their Work Programme and AARs additional information on the allocation and use of their human resources and a description of the impact on the available staff when setting their objectives;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2271(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the agencies to ensure that sensitive tasks are not assigned to interim staff knowing that interim staff are recruited subject to the limits of the establishment plan; notes, in fact, that in some cases agencies hired these staff to perform sensitive tasks or have access to sensitive information; wishes to stress the risks of potential security breaches linked to interim staff's access to sensitive information or unawareness by them of the procedure to follow;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2271(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers the role of the IAS as internal auditor of the decentralised agencies as cruciahelpful; stresses, in particular, that the IAS issues independent opinions to the agencies on the quality of management and control systems and delivers recommendations for improving the conditions of implementation of operations and for promoting sound financial management of the agencies;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2271(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers there to be a flaw in the legislation related to the agencies as findings and recommendations of the IAS are taken into consideration only as a gesture of good-will by the DirectWelcomes that in accordance with Article 86(4) of the Financial Regulation, the agencies forward a summary of the IAS findings to Parliament; reiterates that reports of the agencies and of their Management Boards; stresses, in addition, that it is left to the Directdrafted by the IAS are internal and not public documents; notes further, that this also applies to separate annual reports ofn the agencies to inform the discharge authority of the work and findings of the IAS without the possibility of the IAS reporting directly to Parliament on the reliability of the information sent by the agencies; urges, accordingly, the Interinstitutional Working Groand other bodies; welcomes any cooperation on the part of the agencies to make available those reports up on Agencies to face the problem and ra specific and justified ress this failingquest by Parliament;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2271(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 27 #
2010/2271(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Expresses its satisfaction with the second successful year of operation of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) having been responsible for the budgetary management of the ECHA in 2007; emphasises, in particular, that the smooth and fairly rapid establishment of the ECHA is mainly due to the effective support provided by its parenttner DG, exchanges of experience with other similar agencies and the provision of strong support by the host country; considers, accordingly, that this best practice could be followed by the Commission when ‘new-comer’ agencies open;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2271(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Welcomes the on-going work of the Interinstitutional Working Group on Agencies which has the objective to look intoreview the role and, possibly, lay down, common minimum standards for the decentralised agenciition of decentralised agencies in the Union's institutional landscape, the creation, structure and operation of those agencies, together with funding, budgetary, supervision and management issues;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2173(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Is seriously concerned with the Agency's replies to significant issues, such as:
Amendment 14 #
2010/2173(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concernedNotes that the Court of Auditors has reported a carryover of EUR 19 500 000 (38 % of the Agency's commitments) and that approximately EUR 14 800 000 of this carryover was for activities as yet not implemented (or, in some cases, goods not received) at the year-end; stresses that this situation indicates delays in the implementation of activities financed from Title II of the Agency's budget andllustrates that the Agency is not in accordance with the budgetary principle of annuality;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2173(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 3 #
2010/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that many of the host agreements concluded between the agencies and the host countries have shortcomings that detract from the agencies’ efficiency (e.g. expensive transport links to some agencies, problems with buildings rented by some agencies), social inclusion of staff; calls accordingly, when the initial decision is taken by the Council on where an agency is to be located, for host countries to supply more detailed host agreements that will better serve the interests of the agency; is also in favour of thought being given to moving agencies in cases where the host agreement is seriously undermining the agency’s effectiveness; requests the Inter- Institutional Working group on Agencies to tackle the issue and possibly to define common standards for host agreements;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of including an assessment of agencies’ performance in the discharge process which is made available to the competent committee dealing with its respective agencies in the European Parliament; calls accordingly on the Court of Auditors (ECA) to look into the matter in its next reports on the agencies;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes, furthermore, that some agencies have difficulties in dealing with large increases in their budgets; wonders, therefore, whether it would not be more responsible for the budgetary authorities, in future, to take greater care to decide on increases in some agencies’ budgets in the light of the time needed to carry out the new activities; callwelcomes, in this connection, onthe efforts of those agencies that frequently experience such difficulties to provide the respective committees and the budgetary authority with fuller details on the feasibility of future commitments;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Voices concern at the fact that the ECA again noted shortcomings in the planning and implementation of staff recruitment procedures in some agencies; stresses, in particular, the need to narrow the gap between posts filled and posts on the establishment plan in the agencies; acknowledges the difficulties arising from the implementation of the EU Staff Regulations, especially for decentralised agencies; calls on the agencies also provide better guarantees of transparent, non-discriminatory treatment of external and internal applicants;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there has been an unprecedented increase in the number of agencies over recent years, as decided by the EU legislator, and whereas this has enabled some of the Commission’s tasks to be outsourced and additional tasks given to agencies, at the risk of this appearing in some cases to be tantamount to a dismantlement of the Community’s administration that is jeopardising its ability to carry out its duties,
Amendment 1 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, for 2011, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2007-2013 provides for an overall level of commitment appropriations (CA) of EUR 142 269 billion, representing a potential maximum increase of only 0.83% over the 2010 budget as adopted by the European Parliament (EUR 141 453 billion in CA); notes that the level of payment appropriations (PA) is set at EUR 134 263 billion, an increase of 9.2% over the 2010 budget (EUR 122 937 billion in PA); recalls that these amounts arepresent only about 1% of the EU’s GNI considerably lower than the current Own Resources Decision;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that, in addition to considerations regarding the MFF ceilings for the remaining years (2011-2013), the budgetary authority has been obliged to revise the MFF several times because it did not allow the EU to react properly and satisfactorily to various challenges that have arisen in recent years; reiterates its conviction that an in-depth review and revision of the MFF is an absolute necessity and expects the Commission to present its report as defined by Declaration 3 of the IIA mid-2010;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the remaining improvements needed in this respect, notably as regards the DGs within the RELEX family and pre-accession, are crucial both in order to ensure better- informed decision-making by the budgetary authority and with a view to deriving full benefit from the introduction of activity-based budgeting and strategic planning and programming within the Commission, especially when taking into account the new tasks and challenges foreseen by the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced, in the context of the global economic slowdown, that the EU should concentrate its efforts on actively supporting innovative and climate change reducing technologies that are making an essential contribution to overcoming the economic crisis and establishing the EU as a leading competitive economy;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a new
Paragraph 16 a new
16 a. Points out that climate change has an impact on Europe’s environment, economy and society; in this context, underlines the importance of an integrated and coordinated approach on EU level to support and strengthen measures at national, regional and local level; considers it necessary to build up further appropriate policy responses and to develop a knowledge base which is also made available to other countries; reiterates its conviction that still the EU budget does not reflect satisfactorily this general context to mitigate climate change;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that it intends to use all the means provided for in the IIA of 17 May 2006 to mobilise funds for these priorities, and underlines that this financial effort may necessitate the shifting of funds from other instruments or programmes; considers that the EU could transfer funds from badly implemented programmes, or those with a comparatively large level of appropriations, to these priorities, thereby improving the quality of its spending and thereby increasing European added value, which is essential in a context of constrained public finances;
Amendment 102 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Points out that, following an amending budget for 2010, 2011 will be the first fully operational year for the European External Action Service (EEAS); intends to provide the EEAS with the necessary administrative means to fulfil its mission, but recalls that, under the treaty and in full accordance with the common intention to increase the EP’s involvement in the shaping and management of the EU’s external relations, it will fully exercise its scrutiny over the budget and budgetary control of EEAS;
Amendment 114 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Points out that, with respect to salaries and pensions, the increase adopted by the Council in December 2009 was 1.85%, i.e. only half of the percentage resulting from the ‘method’, and that, depending on the outcome of the court case resulting from the challenge lodged by the Commission and the European Parliament, the difference, with retroactive effect, could amount to about EUR 140 million across all the institutions;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the circumstances under which the 2010 and 2011 budgets will be adopted are quite exceptional and challenging as, on the one hand, successful implementation of the Lisbon Treaty is a major priority that will also be challenging financially while, on the other hand, the effects of the financial crisis are still very present andin many Member States are facing real constraints, resulting, psychologically, in a political dilemma at EU level; recalls, in this context, that the EU budget represents less than 2.5% of total EU public expenditure; notes, furthermore, that heading V of the EU budget therefore corresponds to 0.14% of EU-wide public spending;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Reiterates its call to receive a medium- to long-term strategy paper on Parliament's buildings policy, to provide a basis for future relevant decisions in this area; points to the need for a specific report and any possible recommendations concerning unnecessarily high maintenance, renovation and purchase costs relating to Parliament's buildings; underlines, in this context, the need to receive a complete financial statement concerning the House of European History when the architects' competition is completed, as otherwise no in-depth assessment on the long-term costs will be possible in terms of Parliament's buildings strategy and Parliament's budget;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Endorses the importance of information sources and information services being made available to Members, staff and the wider public, with a view to fostering further public dialogue; recalls, in this respect, the strengthening of the relevant directorate within Parliament's administrative structure, with a view to ensuring a professional information service; expects further improvements in terms of an overall Knowledge Management System to facilitate the dissemination of all information at both political and administrative levels;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for further clarification of the breakdown between operational and administrative expenditure, while acknowledging the efforts made as regards the presentation of administrative expenditure outside heading 5; notes that an already substantial amount of what is, in reality, administrative expenditure, for instance that of EU agencies, is financed from operational appropriations;
Amendment 71 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes that climate action is a priority, as set out in the Europe 2020 strategy, and notes the change in the heading of Title 07 to 'Environment and climate action'; takes note of the increase in appropriations proposed for the implementation of EU policy and legislation on climate action, and a new preparatory action on mainstreaming climate action and adaptation; asks for further attention to reforestation;
Amendment 73 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a new
Paragraph 33 a new
33a. Requests an adequate budgetary consideration of climate change issues, including EU contribution to international efforts, in the next Multiannual Financial Framework proposal which Commission envisages to adopt before 1 July 2011;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Welcomes the increase in CA for LIFE+ to EUR 333.5 million (up by 8.7%) and welcomes the sharp increase in PA (24,3%, to EUR 268.2 million) in line with improved implementation rates also in view of the follow up actions from the planned biodiversity strategy in 2010; asks to Commission to put more emphasis on LIFE+ projects dealing with water pollution in the Mediterranean and Black Sea and its effects on the seacoast;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a new
Paragraph 34 a new
34a. Recalls that water and water management is of high importance for the European Union; asks the Commission to fund adequately the monitoring of the correct implementation of EU water legislation to conduct in- depth studies on water accounts at river basin level as well as on the ongoing work on environmental and ecosystem accounts;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b new
Paragraph 34 b new
34b. Recalls the priority to ensure correct implementation of the EU environment aquis, and insists that sufficient resources be dedicated to monitoring implementation and follow up of complaint; highlights the importance of associating stakeholders to the preparation and implementation of environmental legislation and calls for adequate resources for supporting NGOs as regards their contribution to this task;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a new
Paragraph 42 a new
42a. Regrets that Commission was not able to present a timely proposal on how to fund measures to improve public awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco consumption via the Community's Tobacco fund in 2011 which results in a p.m. on budget line 17 03 02; requests from the Commission a proposal before the budget negotiations commence between the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 117 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a new
Paragraph 45 a new
45a. Recalls that in light of the pan- epidemic flu H1N1 and the continuing challenges such as increasing antimicrobial resistance in Europe, that public health is an important priority; therefore considers that it is necessary to adequately fund the ECDC to fulfil its legal obligations;
Amendment 127 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a new
Paragraph 50 a new
50a. Draws attention to the importance of predictable and reliable international financing for climate efforts in developing countries as a precondition for international climate agreement for the period after 2012; expresses its concern regarding coherence and visibility of the EU fast start finance contribution in the Copenhagen Accord and calls for Member States to make information promptly available for the Commission to ensure full transparency and additionality of the EU contribution;
Amendment 163 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Welcomes the overall stabilisation of EU budget expenditure on decentralised agencies at EUR 679.2 million; notes that the budget increaseis aware of the fact that the establishment of new agencies requires adequate funding as proposed for the sixfive new (footnote 1) and three phasing-in agencies are offset by the Chemicals Agency becoming self-financing;(footnote 2) agencies; footnote 1: Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice; European Asylum Support Office; European Banking Authority; European Securities and Markets Authority; European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority footnote 2: European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators; Body of European regulators for Electronic Communication; European Institute for Gender Equality
Amendment 164 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 a new
Paragraph 68 a new
68a. Is concerned that the Commission defies Parliament's vote regarding the handling of assigned revenues of fee depending agencies in three consecutive years; notes Commission's intention with this approach to increase margins artificially, especially under tight headings such as heading 1A; requests an immediate correction of this attitude;
Amendment 165 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a new
Paragraph 69 a new
69a. Notes further that Commission applies its policy for zero growth in staff also to decentralised agencies even given additional tasks need implementation, therewith producing a disproportionate increase of contractual staff working as "modern slaves" in highly scientific or regulatory areas; is convinced that under those circumstances it is rather difficult for some decentralised agencies to attract highly qualified personnel to carry out tasks defined by the EU legislator;
Amendment 166 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a new
Paragraph 70 a new
Amendment 167 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 b new
Paragraph 70 b new
70b. Reminds Commission to consider in its assessment of budgetary needs for decentralised agencies that appropriations generated by fees paid by industry can not be used for preparatory actions to implement European legislation;
Amendment 168 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
Amendment 169 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 a new
Paragraph 71 a new
71a. Is convinced that the Financial programming 2011-2013 for the Chemicals agency is too optimistic and considers the self-financing of this agency in 2011 as very unrealistic; points out that the anticipated fee income in 2011 is based on assessments carried out in 2006; asks for the setting-up of precautionary measures which apply in the case of need;
Amendment 170 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 b new
Paragraph 71 b new
71b. Notes the introduction of two new budget lines called 'Chemicals Agency - activities in the field of Biocides legislation'; reminds in this context that no fees generated by industry can be used for preparatory measures in this field; is alert that additional funds must be made available to the agency if preparatory tasks are necessary for the future implementation of additional tasks within the scope of ECHA;
Amendment 171 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 c new
Paragraph 71 c new
71c. Observes Commission's (DG SANCO) intended delay to comply with article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council which asks for a consultation paper on the feasibility and advisability of European legislation on fees for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) by March 2005; reminds in this context that an amount has been put in reserve on the same issue in the 2010 budget;
Amendment 172 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 d new
Paragraph 71 d new
Amendment 173 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 e new
Paragraph 71 e new
71e. Reaffirms EMA's legal obligation to process all medical applications that arrive within a given timeframe; as a consequence more applications not only render more fees but also trigger the requirement to process these applications by more staff; supports therefore EMA's request for 48 temporary agents as specialized scientific staff with professional experience with budgetary neutrality for the EU budget as the posts are solely financed by fees;
Amendment 401 #
2010/0395(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 117 – paragraph 4
Part 1 – article 117 – paragraph 4
4. Grants may not have the purpose or effect of producing a profit within the framework of the action or the work programme of the beneficiary. The first subparagraph shall not apply to: (a) actions the objective of which is the reinforcement of the financial capacity of a beneficiary or the generation of an income; (b) study, research or training scholarships paid to natural persons; or actions like operating grants which generate an income to ensure their sustainability after the period of Union financing (aa) Union external action programmes for refugees and unemployed persons; (b) study, research or training scholarships paid to natural persons; (ba) grants in the form of flat-rate and/or lump sum funding and standard scale of unit costs where the profit does not derive from the calculation of the individual unit costs; (bb) very low value grants. Where a profit is made, the Commission shall be entitled to recover the percentage of the profit corresponding to the Union contribution to the eligible costs actually incurred by the beneficiary to carry out the action or work programme.
Amendment 406 #
2010/0395(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 117 a (new)
Part 1 – article 117 a (new)
Amendment 407 #
2010/0395(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 117 b (new)
Part 1 – article 117 b (new)
Article 117b Co-financing in kind 1. For the purpose of calculating the profit generated by the grant, co- financing in the form of in-kind contributions shall not be taken into account. 2. The authorising officer responsible may accept in-kind contributions as co- financing, if considered necessary or appropriate. Where co-financing in kind is offered in support of low value grants and the authorising officer intends to refuse this, he shall justify why it is not necessary or inappropriate. Such contributions must not exceed: (a) either the costs actually borne and duly supported by accounting documents; (b) or, in the absence of such documents, the costs generally accepted on the market in question. In-kind contributions shall be presented separately in the estimated budget to reflect the total resources allocated to the action. Their unit value is evaluated in the provisional budget and shall not be subject to subsequent changes. In-kind contributions shall comply with national tax and social security rules.
Amendment 408 #
2010/0395(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 122 – paragraph 1
Part 1 – article 122 – paragraph 1
1. The maximum time limit for processing applications shall be six months from the submission of the application. This time- limit may exceptionally be exceeded where the specific nature and subject-matter of the grant so require. Where this is the case, the provisional time limit shall be announced in the respective call for proposals. Where the time limit cannot be met due to other reasons, the authorising officer by delegation shall include this into his annual activity report together with the reasons and proposals for remedial action. He shall report in the following annual activity report on the success of the remedial action. Applications for operating grants should be processed before the beginning of the beneficiary fiscal year. Grant applications shall be submitted in writing.
Amendment 412 #
2010/0395(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 122 a (new)
Part 1 – article 122 a (new)
Article 122a The maximum time limit for processing applications shall be six months from the submission of the application. This time- limit may exceptionally be exceeded where the specific nature and subject-matter of the grant so require. Where this is the case, the provisional time limit shall be announced in the respective call for proposals. Where the time limit cannot be met due to other reasons, the authorising officer by delegation shall include this into his annual activity report together with the reasons and proposals for remedial action. He shall report in the following annual activity report on the success of the remedial action.
Amendment 414 #
2010/0395(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 125
Part 1 – article 125
Article 125 Article 125 The authorising officer responsible may, if he deems it appropriate and proportionate, on a case-by-case basis and subject to risk analysis,require the beneficiary to lodge a guarantee in advance in order to limit the financial risks connected with the payment of pre- financing. Guarantees shall not be required in the case of low and very low value grants or where the beneficiary received at least one grant every year over the last five years.
Amendment 416 #
2010/0395(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 126 – paragraph 1
Part 1 – article 126 – paragraph 1
1. The amount of the grant shall not become final until after the competent authorising officer responsibleby delegation has accepted the final reports and accounts, without prejudice to subsequent checks by the institution, which shall be based on the following principles: the check shall be planned ahead and procedural matters such as timing, scope of the check, questions to be raised to the management of the beneficiary, nature of financial information, shall be agreed upon in good faith by the institution and the beneficiary in advance.
Amendment 418 #
2010/0395(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 126 a (new)
Part 1 – article 126 a (new)
Amendment 73 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that a framework directive on soil would be an essential tool for adaptation, in particular in response to the risk of soil degradation and desertification; therefore urges the Member States to move forward towards the timely adoption of a framework directive on soil;
Amendment 144 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that the next multiannual financial framework should, compared to the current one,Urges the Commission, in the framework of the review of the current multiannual financial framework, to focus on the capacity of the EU budget to cope with climate change; stresses that the next multiannual financial framework should accord a higher ranking to climate change, and in particular to adaptation measures, ensuring that the necessary funds are available;
Amendment 148 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for, in the future reform of the structural funds to, for the prioritiseation of climate change, in particular adaptationby integrating the adaptation strategy into European Union policies;
Amendment 151 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. UrgeSupports the Council and the Commissionmmission in urging the Council to reactivate the process of the revision of the Solidarity Fund Regulation (EUSF), which will make it possible to address damage caused by natural or man- made disasters in a more effective, flexible and timely manner;
Amendment 20 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the importance of reducing inequalities between regions and Member States in terms of their capacity to protect their populations, environment and economy, in particular helpingand supports their efforts to improve prevention in the regions and Member States that are highly vulnerable to the risk of disasters and that have fewer economic resources;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to create a suitable financial instrument for disaster prevention that will strengthen and link instruments such as cohesion policy, rural development policy, regional policy, the Solidarity Fund and the Seventh Framework Programme; asks that in this context, prevention should be taken into ac; emphasises that responsibility for disaster prevention lies primarily with the Member States and that the principle of subsidiarity in this area should count in the post-2013 Financial Perspectiveue to be considered;
Amendment 31 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - introduction paragraph
Paragraph 6 - introduction paragraph
6. Considers that the Member States should introduce measures to prioritise prevention as opposed to repairing damage and at the same time that, inter alia, the following prevention measures should be the subject of priority support from the EU to the Member States, and also that the latter should make better use of the existing possibilities offered by the Structural Funds:
Amendment 44 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates the importance of setting up a European Drought Observatorits call on the Commission to promote the entry into operation of the European Drought Observatory within the framework of the European Environment Agency which would be responsible for the study and theing mitigation and monitoring of the effects of droughts to enhance sound, strategic decision-making;
Amendment 57 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Member States to assess the possibility of improving the inclusion of disaster prevention in national operational programming of EU funding; urges the Commission to support the need to reformulate the operational programmes identified by Member States in this areamake better use of the existing possibility offered by cohesion policy in the area of disaster prevention;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2124(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the difficulties the ECDC faced in 2008 through a missing seat agreement between the Swedish government and the Centre ; welcomes the fact that an interim agreement was concluded in March 2009 on personal identity numbers and supports the Centre's efforts to find definitive solutions with the Swedish government; reminds the Inter-Institutional Working group on decentralised agencies to address this issue in general terms in its discussions;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2118(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the important role of the European Medicine Agency to ensure the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use; underlines the importance of EMEA's specific provisions for SMEs which led to financial facilitation and fostered innovation and the development of new medicinal products;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2068(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to develop further assistance and specific training for applicants and user-friendly guidelines; stresses that morimmediate attention should be given to those programme parts where the level of implementation is lowhas become low and to act accordingly;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2068(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance to provide further and focused assistance to applicants implementing projects under the Public Health programme, in order to avoid unreasonable cost claims and incomplete financial reports which result in lengthy procedures; additionally, calls for clear and user-friendly call for tenders to avoid project applications which are clearly not eligible for funding due to their size and associated high costs or of poor quality;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2005(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Title of the report
Title of the report
MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the Guidelines for Budget 2010 procedureBudgetary Framework and Priorities for 2010, Section III – Commission (2009/2005(BUD))
Amendment 11 #
2009/2005(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers necessary a clear and comprehensive presentation of the Union’s budget; intends to follow up closely the financial programming to allow the appropriate budgetary decisions to be taken; welcomes the Commission’s improved presentation of its financial programming documents; wishes, however, to see the modifications the Commission has made to its financial programming more distinctive and clearer; calls for further clarification in the allocation between operational and administrative expenditure; notices that an already substantial amount of what is, in reality, administrative expenditure is financed from operational allocations;
Amendment 14 #
2009/2005(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the setting-up of an interinstitutional working group on decentralised agencies; reiterates the fact that the financial resources to create new agencies are very limited in the current margins for financing new bodies, which fulfil in part administrative tasks, reminds the Commission of the need to take into account assigned revenues when establishing the PDB 2010 for existing decentralised agencies; insists that those agencies depending to a large extent on revenues generated by fees must still be able to use this instrument in its entirety to give them the needed budgetary flexibility;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. AdvocateRecalls the revision ofed rules in the Regulation (EC) No 546/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund,1 for the benefit of workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns, to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market; stresses the need to have a thorough examination of the EGF in the Midterm Review; 1 OJ L 167, 29.6.2009, p. 26.
Amendment 15 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that, in view of the Copenhagen conference in December 2009, the fight against climate change will remain one of its top priorities for Budget 2010; considers, however, that this priority is not sufficiently reflected in the draft budget and intends, consequently, to put stronger emphasis on this key policy; reminds the Commission to submit timely a reasonable financing proposal in the aftermath of the climate change conference;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Has decided to put the increase on budget line climate change in developing countries into reserve, waiting for the outcome of the Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen; stresses, however the need for a new financial instrument to help developing countries to cope with the effects of climate change, so the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) can fulfil its originally assigned tasks in the future;
Amendment 6 #
2009/0144(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) In order to guarantee its full autonomy and independence, the Authority should be granted an autonomous budget with revenues mainly from obligatory contributions from national supervisory authorities and from the General Budget of the European Union. The Community budgetary procedure should be applicable as far as the Community contribution is concerned. The auditing of accounts should be undertaken by the Court of Auditors. The overall budget is subject to the discharge procedure.
Amendment 7 #
2009/0144(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 - paragraph 9
Article 50 - paragraph 9
9. The European Parliament, following a recommendation from the Council acting by qualified majority, shall, before 15 May of the year N + 2, grant a discharge to the Authority for the implementation of the budget consisting of revenues from the General Budget of the European Union and national supervisory authorities for the financial year N.
Amendment 6 #
2009/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to guarantee its full autonomy and independence, the Authority should be granted an autonomous budget with revenues mainly from obligatory contributions from national supervisory authorities and from the General Budget of the European Union. The Community budgetary procedure should be applicable as far as the Community contribution is concerned. The auditing of accounts should be undertaken by the Court of Auditors. The overall budget is subject to the discharge procedure.
Amendment 7 #
2009/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 - paragraph 9
Article 50 - paragraph 9
9. The European Parliament, following a recommendation from the Council acting by qualified majority, shall, before 15 May of the year N + 2, grant a discharge to the Authority for the implementation of the budget consisting of revenues from the General Budget of the European Union and national supervisory authorities for the financial year N.
Amendment 6 #
2009/0142(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) In order to guarantee its full autonomy and independence, the Authority should be granted an autonomous budget with revenues mainly from obligatory contributions from national supervisory authorities and from the General Budget of the European Union. The Community budgetary procedure should be applicable as far as the Community contribution is concerned. The auditing of accounts should be undertaken by the Court of Auditors. The overall budget is subject to the discharge procedure.
Amendment 7 #
2009/0142(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 - paragraph 9
Article 50 - paragraph 9
9. The European Parliament, following a recommendation from the Council acting by qualified majority, shall, before 15 May of the year N + 2, grant a discharge to the Authority for the implementation of the budget consisting of revenues from the General Budget of the European Union and national supervisory authorities for the financial year N.
Amendment 16 #
2008/2334(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the decision on the proposal to invest in trans-European energy interconnections andPoints out that this plan, if approved, will have a significant impact on Budget 2009; reminds the Commission that its list for new energy projects and its proposal for investing in broadband infrastructure projects wais in vain because of lack of budgetary agreement within the Council; dicative and dependant on the approval of the legislator; requests further details on the development stage of each project to guarantee a speedy implementation and asks for concrete figures relating to implementation, particularly in respect of the financial programming;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2275(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfaction with the successful first year7 months of operation of the European Chemicals Agency;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2275(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 3 #
2008/2275(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that 87.5 % of the Agency budget for 2007 was committed, mainly for staff expenditure, infrastructure and other operating expenditure;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2275(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
Amendment 1 #
2008/2267(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. refers in terms of personnel to the staff survey carried out at the end of 2007; encourages the EFSA management to conduct such a survey on a regular basis and to incorporate its results into its personnel management and daily work;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2262(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the European Medicines Agency's budget is financed both from EU Budget and mainly by fees paid by pharmaceutical industry applicants for obtaining or maintaining a Community marketing authorization. However notes that the EC general contribution increased by 24.48% from 2006 to 2007 and represents 24.13% of the total 2007 revenue; is aware in this context of newly assigned tasks arising from the new Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and an increase in the orphan drugs budget line;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2262(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Agency to continue its action in the Orphan Medicines field; discourages, however, the decrease in the Orphan Medicines contribution, mainly due to a change in the policy for orphan fee reductions resulting from the flexibility provided by the Council Regulation (EC) No 1905/2005 on fees, which nonetheless results in (generates) a reduction of 26.25% in 2007 compared to 2006;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses, in particular, that the implementation of the LIFE + Programme achieved an implementation rate of over 98,87% in commitment appropriations; points out that in this context 82 % of commitment appropriations have been dedicated to projects in Member States in full compliance with the LIFE+ Regulation; notes the reduced payment appropriations for projects in 2007 due to the late adoption of the LIFE+ Regulation; is however satisfied with the implementation as regards general policy support, communication, awareness raising and NGO funding;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the implementation rate of the Community Tobacco Fund which amounts to 100 %; is therefore convinced that this instrument, which grants financial support to projects improving public awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco consumption, in particular by means of information and education, is put in place effectively;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that part of the Health Action Programme is implemented by the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC); reminds the Commission in this context to use programme funds of an operational nature very cost-effectively as they are also used for administrative tasks;
Amendment 59 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive lays down measures to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste from electrical and electronic equipments and by reducing overall impacts of resource use and improving the efficiency of such use. , in line with articles 1 and 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC. It also contributes to sustainable consumption and production by improving the environmental performance of all operators involved in the life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment.
Amendment 104 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point q
Article 3 – point q
(q)"remove" means manual, mechanical, chemical or metallurgic handling with the result that hazardous substances, preparations and components are contained as an identifiable stream or identifiable part of a streamextracted at the earliest possible stage of the treatment process and as completely ats the end of technically feasible. The treatmentmoval process. A substance, preparation or component is identifiable if it can be monitored to prove environmentally saf has to take place before any other treatment which risks distributing or diluting hazardous components within the waste streatmentm.
Amendment 117 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt appropriate measures to minimise the disposal of WEEE in the form of unsorted municipal waste and to achieve a high level of separate collection of WEEE, notably, and as a matter of priority, for cooling and freezing equipment containing ozone depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, for mercury containing lamps and for small appliances.
Amendment 126 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the collection and transport of separately collected WEEE is carried out in a way which optimises re-use and recycling and the confinement of hazardous substances. In order to maximise reuse of whole appliances, Member States shall also ensure that collection schemes allow for the segregation of reusable appliances from separately collected WEEE at the collection points, prior to any transportation.
Amendment 159 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2012 at the latest the European Parliament and the Council shall re-examine the collection ratetarget and target date referred to in paragraph 1 also in view of setting a possible separate collection target for cooling and freezing equipments in particular for equipment containing ozone depleting substances or global warming substances such as cooling and freezing appliances, as well as for equipment containing mercury such as fluorescent lamps and small appliances (including toys, appliances containing batteries or accumulators), on the basis of a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate.
Amendment 164 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall develop harmonised standards for the collection, treatment and recycling of WEEE, by 12 months after the entry in to force of this Directive, the European Committee for Standardisation shall be tasked to do so. These standards shall include methods for evaluation of end of life characteristics of products, as required by article 4, especially easiness of dismantling, recyclability and reduction of hazardous substance emissions.
Amendment 175 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for WEEE falling under categories 1 and 104 of Annex I to Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS), A - 85% shall be recovered, - 875% shall be recoverycled and - 805% shall be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 177 #
2008/0241(COD)
(b) for WEEE falling under categories 3 and 4 of Annex I to Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS), y 2 of Annex IA - 80% shall be recovered, - 8065% shall be recoverycled, and - 705% shall be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 182 #
2008/0241(COD)
(c) for WEEE falling under categories 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Annex I to Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS)y 5 of Annex IA, - 75% shall be recovered, - 750% shall be recoverycled, and - 55% shall be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 185 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 - point -d a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 - point -d a (new)
(da) for WEEE falling under category 6 of Annex IA - 85% shall be recovered, - 75% shall be recycled, and, - 5% shall be prepared for reuse.
Amendment 190 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. These targets are calculated as weight percentage of separately collected WEEE that is sent to recovery facilities. Storage, sorting and pre-processing operations (other than preparing for reuse) shall not be included in the calculation of these targets.
Amendment 192 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that, for the purpose of calculating these targets, producers or third parties acting on their behalf keep records on the mass of WEEE, their components, materials or substances when entering (input) and leaving (output) the treatment facility and/or when entering (input) and leaving (output as overall percentage) the recovery or recycling facility.
Amendment 221 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the preparation for reuse and the correct and environmentally sound treatment of WEEE, including maintenance, upgrade, reuse, preparation for reuse, refurbishment and recycling, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that producers provide free of charge reuse and treatment information for each type of new EEE placed on the market within one year after the equipment is placed on the market. This information shall identify, as far as it is needed by reuse centres, treatment and recycling facilities in order to comply with the provisions of this Directive, the different EEE components and materials, as well as the location of dangerous substances and preparations in EEE. It shall be made available to reuse centres, treatment and recycling facilities by producers of EEE in the form of manuals or by means of electronic media (e.g. CD- ROM, online services).
Amendment 230 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to permit a harmonised approach to compliance with the financial guarantee requirements as established in Article 12, the Commission shall, no later than [12 months after entry into force] establish the minimum requirements and methodology for calculating the level of these guarantees, and establish guidelines for their verification and auditing. These requirements should at least ensure that: a) the guarantee creates internalisation of the real end-of-life costs of a producer’s product, taking into account the treatment and recycling standards, b) the cost related to a producer’s obligation are not falling on other actors, now or in the future and c) the guarantee will be present in the future and can be utilised to resolve the outstanding recycling obligation of a producer in case of insolvency.
Amendment 242 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b (new)
2b. The financial guarantee should be calculated to ensure the internalisation of the real end-of-life costs of a producer’s product as required by Article 12(2), taking into account treatment and recycling standards, as foreseen by Article 8.
Amendment 267 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I A (new)
Annex I A (new)
ANNEX IA Categories of equipment in accordance with Article 11 (1) Cooling appliances and radiators (2) Separate screens and monitors (3) Lamps (4) Large appliances other than cooling appliances and radiators, screens and monitors and lamps. Large appliances are all those appliances which are not in principle movable or which are intended in principle to remain in their place of use for the duration of their service life. (5) Small appliances other than cooling appliances and radiators, screens and monitors and lamps and IT and telecommunication equipment. Small appliances are all those appliances which are in principle movable and which are not intended in principle to remain in their place of use for the duration of their service life. (6) Small IT and telecommunications equipment.
Amendment 272 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I B (new)
Annex I B (new)
Amendment 128 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c a (new)
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c a (new)
(ca) means of transport;
Amendment 132 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c b (new)
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c b (new)
(cb) large scale fixed industrial installations;
Amendment 133 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c c (new)
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c c (new)
(cc) large scale industrial tools;
Amendment 135 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c d (new)
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c d (new)
(cd) equipment which is manufactured in the Community or imported for the purposes of research and development and development vehicles;
Amendment 139 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c e (new)
Article 2 - paragraph 3- point c e (new)
(ce) Spare parts for the repair, or the reuse, updating of functionalities or upgrading of capacity, of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market before 1 July 2006, or for EEE which benefit from an exemption and was placed on the market before that exemption expired. This applies equally for the case of phase-in provisions for specific categories as detailed in Art. 4 of this Directive.
Amendment 148 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notwithstanding the exclusion from the scope of this Directive, economic operators shall take all measures necessary to reduce exposure to the substances listed in Annex IV in materials and components of EEE for consumers, workers and the environment to as low a level as is technically and practically possible.
Amendment 158 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point l a (new)
Article 3 - point l a (new)
(la) "mechanically disjointed" means materials can, in principle be separated by mechanical actions, such as unscrewing, cutting, crushing, grinding and abrasive process;
Amendment 170 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point p c (new)
Article 3 - point p c (new)
(pc) 'means of transport' means a vehicle having more than two wheels used for transport of people or cargo, such as airplanes, ships, trains, trams, busses, trucks and cars;
Amendment 171 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point p d (new)
Article 3 - point p d (new)
(pd) 'large scale fixed industrial installations' means a particular combination of several types of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, which are intended for use in an industrial environment, assembled and installed permanently at a predefined location and which cannot be removed without destruction of the building or part of the building;
Amendment 172 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point p e (new)
Article 3 - point p e (new)
(pe) 'large scale industrial tools' means machines or systems designed to be used in industry only. They are installed by specialized personnel employed by the manufacturer, the user, a manufacturer representative or other specialized professionals responsible for the installation activity only. They are permanently located during their phase of use.
Amendment 174 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point p f (new)
Article 3 - point p f (new)
(pf) 'development vehicles' include boards and systems used for evaluation, validation, demonstration, or development and engineering samples that are not intended to be placed on the market as a single functional or commercial unit;
Amendment 232 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 - paragraph 2
Article 5 - paragraph 2
2. Measures adopted in accordance with point b of paragraph 1 shall have a maximum validity period of four years and may be renewed. The Commission shall decide in due time on any application for renewal that is submitted no later than 18 months before an exemption expires. validity period up to four years, decided on a case- by-case basis, for categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 of Annex I and a maximum validity period up to 8 years, decided on a case-by-case basis, for category 8 and category 9 industrial equipment of Annex I. Exemptions may be renewed. The Commission shall take into account socio-economic impacts when deciding on the duration of an exemption. The Commission shall decide no later than six months before an exemption expires on any application for renewal that is submitted no later than 18 months before an exemption expires. Where the Commission considers that more than the time until expiry of the exemption is necessary for regulatory certification procedures or to ensure adequate availability of substitutes, it shall grant a grace period after expiry of the exemption. The duration of the grace period shall be decided on a case-by-case basis and shall not exceed 18 months from the time of expiry of the exemption. The specific exemptions in Annexes V, VI and VIa should clearly indicate key dates and deadlines, i.e. the date of expiry of the exemption, the deadline for the application for renewal, and the expiry date of the transition period in the event that a renewal is not granted. If an application for renewal has been made by the latest application date but no decision has been taken in the timeframe described above, the exemptions shall remain valid after the review date until a decision on the application for renewal has been taken. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted according to Article 290 of the Treaty.
Amendment 265 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 - paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall mandate European standardisation bodies without delay to develop harmonised standards for RoHS compliance for each product category listed in Annex I.
Amendment 267 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 - paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 - paragraph 1 b (new)
The Commission shall also, by that date, review the scope and the list of exclusions in Article 2 of this Directive and, based on a comprehensive impact assessment, suggest the inclusion of further product categories if deemed beneficial in view of this Directive's objectives. Specific attention should be given to the potential inclusion of specific consumables and accessories, or of equipment which is part of another type of equipment that does not fall within the scope of this Directive according to Article 2.
Amendment 268 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Amendment 72 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The Commission should review the need to establish Community-wide emission limit values and to amend the emission limit values set out in Annex V for certain large combustion plants, taking into account the review and update of the relevant BAT reference documents. In this context, the Commission should consider the specificity of the energy systems of refineries. For those plants the existing emission limit values under Directive 2001/80/EC will continue to apply pending the possible adoption of new standards through the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 112 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where the report referred to in paragraph 5a identifies the need for Union-wide minimum requirements for emission limit values and rules on monitoring and compliance, the Commission shall adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 76, minimum requirements for emission limit values and rules on monitoring and compliance for the activities concerned. Those minimum requirements shall be set appropriately above the BAT-AELs in order to grant derogations in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article. 15(4). Before the minimum requirements for emission limit values and rules on monitoring and compliance for the activities concerned are adopted, the Commission shall make available the conclusions of the exchange of information as referred to in this Article.
Amendment 244 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32a Higher annual operating hours than those provided for in Parts 1, 2, 4 and 6 of Annex V may be granted by the competent authority to combustion plants which were granted a permit before 27 November 2002 or the operators of which submitted a complete application for a permit before that date, provided that the plant was put into operation no later than 27 November 2003 and provided that a stricter emission limit value is applied that leads to the equivalent environmental protection level for this pollutant on an annual basis.
Amendment 4 #
2007/0249(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the reference amount indicated in the legislative proposal is not compatible with the ceiling of subheading 1a of the current Multiannual Financial Framework 2007 - 2013 without jeopardising the financing of other priorities; notes that the Commission has communicated its intention to finance the new European Electronic Communications Market Authority within subheading 1a partly through redeployment and partly by an increase for the period 2009-2013; reiterates, however, that the budgetary authority has not yet received any information as to the details of this exercise so that it remains unclear, to date, which programmes or priorities are affected and what consequences arise from this throughout the financial period and whether a sufficient margin will remain in subheading 1a;
Amendment 5 #
2007/0249(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 29 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
Subject matter Subject matter and aim The aim of this Directive shall be to support and develop the market for environmentally friendly and energy efficient vehicles. The inclusion of actual operational lifetime costs, including environmental costs, in public procurement procedures shall be one means of achieving that aim. This Directive requires the inclusion of operational lifetime costs of energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and pollutant emissions as award criteria in the procurement of road transport vehicles, by contracting authorities or contracting entities within the meaning of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC or as criteria for the purchase of such vehicles by operators under contract, licence, permit or authorisation granted by public authorities, in order to promote clean and energy efficient vehicles.
Amendment 54 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Transparency Notwithstanding the provisions of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC, Member States shall ensure that, pursuant to Article 3, all the actors listed in Article 2 shall make available, on request, information about energy and environmental costs for each bid received.