9 Amendments of Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES related to 2021/0367(COD)
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down measures to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts which may result from the shipment of waste and enhancing circular economy. It establishes procedures and control regimes for the shipment of waste, depending on the origin, destination and route of the shipment, the type of waste shipped and the type of treatment to be applied to the waste at its destination.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 10
Article 14 – paragraph 10
10. A pre-consent of a recovery facility may be revoked at any time by the competent authority. Prior consultation with the person concerned (operator of the recovery facility) is needed if: a) The information that led to a pre- consent is subsequently found to be incorrect or has changed; b) The facility has violated the conditions for prior consent set out in Article 14(6); c) The facility has been convicted of illegal activities; d) The facility poses a serious risk to the environment and human health for other reasons. A decision to revoke a pre-consent shall be duly motivated and communicated to the facility concerned.
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission will adopt an implementing act establishing the methodology to carry out the audits, the availability of the results of the audits to other natural and legal persons, the possibility of verifying the audits results, the criteria to become an independent and accredited third party with appropriate qualifications, the procedure to confirm the qualifications and the possibilities to share the information about the waste facilities audits between Member States.
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title VII
Title VII
Environmentally sound management, circularity of materials and enforcement
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 a (new)
Article 56 a (new)
Article 56 a Enhancing circularity of materials Before the end of the transition period for the application of Articles 37, 38, 39 and 40 of this Regulation, the Commission shall propose legislative acts for the establishment of mandatory recycled content for waste entries subject to the safeguard procedure of Article 42 and the waste export prohibition of Article 37, if not already applicable under EU legislation.
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) that it is not waste according to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2008/98/EC, or, where appropriate, by providing a statement of conformity, as laid out in Article 5 of Regulation 2011/333/EU, or equivalent.
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 6
Article 58 – paragraph 6
6. Where the evidence referred to in paragraph 4 or required in accordance with paragraph 5 has not been submitted to the authorities involved in inspections within the period specified by them, or they consider the evidence and information available to them to be insufficient to reach a conclusion, the shipment concerned shall be considered as an illegal shipment and shall be dealt with in accordance with Articles 24 and 25. The authorities involved in inspections shall, without delay, inform the competent authority of the country where the inspection concerned took place accordingly.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the powers conferred onto the Commission, the European Prosecutor's Office or the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), respectively, in other legal acts, in particular in Council Regulation (EU) 2017/19391a, Regulation (EU, Euratom) 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council65 , Council Regulation 515/9766 , or Council Regulation 2185/9667 . _________________ 1a Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) 65 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1) 66 Council Regulation 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (OJ L 82 of 22.3.1997, p. 1). 67 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities(OJ L 292 of 15.11.1996, p. 2).
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20350, the Commission shall, taking into account, inter alia, the reports drawn up in accordance with Article 69, and the review referred to in Article 59(5), carry out a review of this Regulation and submit a report on the results thereof to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if the Commission deems it appropriate, by a legislative proposal.