Activities of Mohammed CHAHIM
Plenary speeches (7)
The future of European competitiveness (debate)
The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)
The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)
Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens (debate)
Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens (debate)
The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)
The devastating floods in Spain, the urgent need to support the victims, to improve preparedness and to fight the climate crisis (debate)
Institutional motions (2)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
Amendments (1060)
Amendment 8 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
– having regard to the UNFCCC Second report on the determination of needs of developing country Parties related to implementing the Convention and the Paris Agreement of January 2024,
Amendment 20 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 63 a (new)
Citation 63 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), as well as the General Comment No. 26 (2023) on Children’s Rights and the Environment with a Special Focus on Climate Change’ from the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, as well as the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2022),
Amendment 40 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the 2023 UNFCCC synthesis report on NDCs states that the total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions level in 2030 is projected to be 2 % below the 2019 level; whereas the first global stocktake (GST) completed in 2023 at COP28 highlights the critical need to limit global warming to 1,5ºC to significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; whereas the IPCC concludes that in scenarios limiting warming to 1.5 °C, GHG emissions need to be 43 % below their 2019 level by 2030;
Amendment 55 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas water is a fundamental resource for human life, agriculture, and ecosystems, and its availability is being severely impacted by climate change, leading to increased droughts, floods, and water scarcity across the globe; whereas the degradation of water-related ecosystems, including rivers, wetlands, and lakes, exacerbates the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and human livelihoods;
Amendment 60 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the ocean plays a vital role in regulating the climate by absorbing around 25% of human-caused CO2 emissions and over 90% of the excess heat generated by these emissions; whereas marine ecosystems such as coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass beds act as crucial carbon sinks that support global climate regulation; whereas the degradation of these ecosystems weakens the ocean’s ability to sequester carbon and adapt to climate change, exacerbating climate impacts; whereas marine biodiversity is seriously endangered, despite the ocean playing athis unique and vital role as a climate regulator;
Amendment 70 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas methane has been responsible for around 30 % of the rise in global temperatures since the industrial revolution; whereas rapid and sustained reductions in methane emissions are crucial to limiting near-term global warming, as methane is around 80 times more powerful than CO2 over a 20-year period;
Amendment 80 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the OECD’s seventh assessment of progress towards the UNFCCC climate finance goal finds that in 2022 developed countries provided a total of USD 115.9 billion in climate finance for developing countries, a figure still well below the actual needs; whereas developing countries face the double challenge of simultaneously investing in development and in climate mitigation and adaptation, while addressing the costs of loss and damage;
Amendment 84 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the UNEP’s 2023 adaptation gap report highlights that the current adaptation finance gap is estimated at USD 194 billion to USD 366 billion per year, a gap that will be increasing as climate impacts intensify;
Amendment 86 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change highlights the need to urgently and fully phase out harmful fossil fuel subsidies across the EU; whereas the elimination of these subsidies is critical to accelerating the transition to renewable energy, ensuring a fair allocation of resources, and meeting the EU’s climate targets under the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 97 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas cities, which cover only 2% of the world's surface, are responsible for around 70% of global CO2 emissions, primarily due to industrial activities and transportation systems reliant on fossil fuels1a; _________________ 1a Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). (2022). Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate. https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/
Amendment 102 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas people in the richest 1% of the global population are set to generate per capita consumption emissions in 2030 that are still 30 times higher than the global per capita level, while the footprints of the poorest half of the world population are set to remain several times below that level1a; _________________ 1a Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and Oxfam. (2021). Carbon Inequality in 2030. https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/carbo n-inequality-2030
Amendment 104 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas the most vulnerable populations, including infants, children, pregnant women, the elderly, indigenous communities, and people with disabilities, are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change, facing greater risks of food and water insecurity, health threats, displacement, and loss of livelihoods;
Amendment 107 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas climate change is increasingly becoming a major driver of migration and displacement, with millions of people forced to flee their homes due to rising sea levels, extreme weather events, droughts, and resource scarcity; whereas by 2050, as many as 216 million people could be internal climate migrants across the regions of Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific and Eastern Europe1a; _________________ 1a World Bank. (2021). Groundswell Part 2: Acting on Internal Climate Migration. Washington, DC: World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/enti ties/publication/2c9150df-52c3-58ed- 9075-d78ea56c3267
Amendment 114 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note ofWelcomes the outcome of the first GST at COP28, which recognises that limiting global warming to 1.5 °C with no or limited overshoot requires deep, rapid and sustained reductions in global GHG emissions of 43 % by 2030 and 60 % by 2035 relative to the 2019 level, reaching net zero GHG emissions by 2050;
Amendment 119 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the COP28 call on the Parties to the UNFCCC to contribute to the global effort of tripling renewable energy capacity globally and doubling the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030; calls on the EU and Member States to lead by example by enhancing investment in renewable energy infrastructure, promoting innovation in energy storage technologies, and implementing strong regulatory frameworks to ensure rapid deployment and equitable access to renewable energy; emphasises the importance of providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries to facilitate their contribution to this global effort, in line with the principles of climate justice and equitable transition;
Amendment 131 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the COP28 call on the Parties to accelerate efforts towards the phase-down of unabated coal power, and to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner, with a view toensuring that the transition prioritises social justice and leave no one behind; highlights the urgency of accelerating action within this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050, in keeping with the science; reiterates its call on all Parties to work on developing a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; at the latest, as scientific evidence continues to show that delays in reducing fossil fuel reliance will lead to increasingly severe climate impacts1a; reiterates its call on all Parties to work on developing a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; _________________ 1a International Energy Agency (IEA). (2023). Net Zero by 2050 Roadmap. https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero- roadmap-a-global-pathway-to-keep-the- 15-0c-goal-in-reach
Amendment 142 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concern at the findings of the UNEP’s 2023 emissions gap report that fully implementing current unconditional NDCs would put the world on track for 2.9 °C global warming while the additional implementation and continuation of conditional NDCs would lead to 2.5 °C global warming by the end of the century; draws attention to the fact that this trajectory is far from the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement, putting the world on a dangerous path toward irreversible climate changes and the crossing of critical tipping points;
Amendment 147 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on all Parties to scale up their climate targets and accompanying policies and raise the ambition of their NDCs to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C; stresses that these revised NDCs must be aligned with the latest climate science to close the emissions gap, and should include transparent mechanisms for monitoring and accountability to ensure progress is tracked effectively;
Amendment 159 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges all Parties to ensure an outcome at COP29 with robust rules for cooperative mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and calls on the EU and its Member States to strictly defend a high level of climate integrity, based on the best available science, in the negotiations; stresses that these mechanisms must prevent loopholes that could undermine climate ambition, while promoting real and verifiable emission reductions and supporting the transition to renewable energy, particularly in developing countries;
Amendment 171 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the EU and its Member States are the largest providers of public climate finance, with all EU climate finance reaching an all-time high in 2022 of EUR 28.5 billion; expresses concern that a large part of this contribution was extended through non-grant instruments, particularly loans, which risks exacerbating the already critical debt crises in many developing countries;
Amendment 180 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that developed countries provided and mobilised a total of USD 115.9 billion in climate finance for developing countries in 2022, of which a significant share (over two thirds) was extended as loans, exceeding the UNFCC annual USD 100 billion climate finance goal for the first time, two years after the target year of 2020; points out that this delay resulted in a cumulative shortfall of approximately USD 32 billion between 2020 and 2021;
Amendment 189 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on all Parties to agree on a post-2025 nNew cCollective qQuantified gGoal (NCQG) on climate finance at COP29 with safeguards to reach the agreed quantum and timeframe; stresses that this new goal must exceed the outdated USD 100 billion target and should be set in a science- based manner, in line with developing countries’ climate finance needs; recognises that post-2025 climate finance needs will rise substantially; highlights that the NCQG must be ambitious enough to mobilize the necessary funds, while ensuring robust accountability and transparency mechanisms in the allocation and tracking of resources;
Amendment 204 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that many developing countries, particularly climate-vulnerable countries, are in debt distress or at significant risk of debt distressfacing a dual crisis of unsustainable debt levels and escalating climate impacts, with many already in or at significant risk of debt distress; stresses that this situation exacerbates their vulnerability to economic instability and severely undermines their capacity to invest in climate action; calls for a shift in international climate finance towards prioritizing public, grant-based and non- debt inducing instruments and measures to ensure that these countries can implement necessary mitigation and adaptation measures without increasing their debt burden;
Amendment 213 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it essential to advance the Bridgetown Agenda without delay; believes that the NCQG represents a pivotal opportunity to not only scale up climate finance but also to promote reforms in the international financial system by incorporating the principles of the Bridgetown Agenda; calls on all the major international financial institutions and multilateral development banks to align their portfolios and lending policies with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 220 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that fossil fuels are responsible for over 75 % of all GHGs and are therefore the largest contributor to climate change; notes that despite this, fossil fuels still meet over 80% of the world's energy needs; stresses that the phase-out of fossil fuels is both necessary and technologically feasible, and that renewable energy technologies, such as solar and wind, have seen costs drop by nearly 90% over the last decade, making them a viable alternative for a sustainable energy transition;
Amendment 237 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that governments worldwide spent USD 620 billion in 2023 on subsidising the use of fossil fuels, which is over five times more than the 115,9 billion reported as international climate finance to developing countries, and significantly more than the USD 70 billion that was spent in 2023 on support for consumer-facing clean energy investments; encourages all Parties to end all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible, reallocating these harmful subsidies toward climate action, including toward international climate finance for the most vulnerable developing countries;
Amendment 245 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises that developed countries, including the EU, should lead by introducing innovative taxes in line with the polluter pays principle, such as wealth taxes and levies on high-emitting sectors like fossil fuels;
Amendment 248 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need to significantly step up adaptation action within the EU and globally to minimise the negative effects of climate change and biodiversity loss; points out that while mitigation finance and implementation have progressed, adaptation efforts continue to lag behind, with a widening gap in both funding and concrete action; recognises that without immediate action, the costs of adaptation will continue to rise, with Europe already experiencing economic losses of EUR 650 billion between 1980 and 2021 due to weather and climate- related extremes1a; _________________ 1a European Environment Agency (EEA). (2023). Economic losses from climate- related extremes in Europe. https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/ind icators/economic-losses-from-climate- related
Amendment 261 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the agreement on the framework for the global goal on adaptation (GGA) at COP28, namely the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience; highlights the need to translate the GGA into measurable outcomes and to track progress towards achieving the goal; stresses that the GGA must be translated into clear, measurable outcomes with robust tracking systems in place to monitor progress, particularly in the areas of climate finance, nature-based solutions, and resilience-building;
Amendment 265 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the European Commission’s Communication on "Managing Climate Risks: Protecting People and Prosperity", which highlights the need for resilience in the face of escalating climate risks; regrets that the communication lacks concrete and actionable measures, relying instead on general recommendations that fail to fully address the urgency of the crisis; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates concrete actions, particularly regarding infrastructure resilience, water management, and nature-based solutions, while prioritizing the protection of vulnerable communities;
Amendment 269 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that early warning systems are critical to effective adaptation and, as they can save lives and significantly reduce the socioeconomic impacts of climate change; calls for the rapid implementation of both the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative, which focuses on vulnerable countries such as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and the "Early Warnings for All" initiative, which seeks to ensure global access to early warning systems by 2027; emphasises that these systems must be robust, people-centered, and multi- hazard, ensuring the protection of lives, livelihoods, and critical infrastructure from increasing climate risks;
Amendment 274 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the EU Member States and the Commission to ensure the EU is contributing its part to achieving the COP26 commitment of doubling public adaptation finance provision from developed countries to developing countries by 2025, compared to 2019 levels, which implies reaching an aggregate level of at least around USD 40 billion1a; _________________ 1a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Standing Committee on Finance. (2023). Report on the Doubling of Adaptation Finance. https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resour ce/231120%20BLS23393%20UCC%20Ad aptation%20Finance%20v04.pdf
Amendment 288 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Appreciates the progress in operationalising the Fund since COP28 including through the acceptance of the offer of the Government of the Philippines to host the Fund;
Amendment 301 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that climate goals cannot be achieved without the support and involvement of the public, involvement and Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of the public, including indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children and youth, persons with disabilities, and people in vulnerable situations; calls on all Parties to raise awareness of climate change and related issues, combat misinformation and work with public representatives to gain public support for mitigation and adaptation measures; encourages Parties to include children and young people in their national delegations to ensure that future generations have an active role in shaping decisions concerning their future;
Amendment 315 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recognises the leadership of local and regional governments in accelerating and broadening climate action; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation with local and regional governments in the process of preparing, financing, and implementing NDCs ahead of COP30, as well as other key national climate and environmental strategies, ensuring cohesive and comprehensive planning across all levels of governance;
Amendment 349 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes note of the EU’s updated NDC; highlights that the EU’s current climate legislation will reduce the EU’s net GHG emissions by around 57 % compared to 1990; stresses that, according to the ESABCC, additional efforts to increase the Union’s ambition beyond reaching a 55 % reduction in net GHG emissions by 2030 would considerably decrease the Union’s cumulative emissions until 2050 and thereby increase the fairness of the Union’s contribution to global mitigation;
Amendment 360 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights the importance that the EU moves forward to adopt an ambitious climate target for 2040 of at least 90 % and up to 95 % reduction in net GHG emissions compared to 1990 levels, in line with the recommendation of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change;
Amendment 365 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Recalls that the Paris Agreement requires the revision of NDCs every five years, with the next revision due in 2025; underlines that this new NDC must reflect the findings of the first global stocktake and align with the EU’s fair share in limiting global warming to 1.5°C, as agreed at COP28;
Amendment 414 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Recognises that achieving the Paris Agreement targets will require substantial decarbonisation of urban areas; emphasises the importance of ensuring that financial support reaches the local level to continue advancing climate action while protecting local economies; welcomes the efforts of EU cities and regions in the Mission on 100 Climate-Neutral Cities, Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, the Covenant of Mayors, and other initiatives; calls on the Commission to continue supporting and expanding these initiatives;
Amendment 417 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Reiterates that COP28 noted the importance of transitioning to sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption and production in efforts to address climate change, including through circular economy approaches, and encourages further efforts in the EU in this regard as a critical contribution towards achieving climate targets;
Amendment 423 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underscores that the climate and biodiversity crises are interlinked; emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems and of managing natural resources sustainably in order to enhance nature-based climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 454 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the need toat all climate actions must protect, respect, promotect the rights and interests of indigenous peoples and local communities; stresses the need to support and protect environmental defender and fulfil human rights, including the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children and youth, persons with disabilities, and people in vulnerable situations; emphasises the importance of gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, and intergenerational fairness in addressing the climate crisis; stresses the need to support and protect environmental defenders; calls on all Parties to uphold these values and ensure meaningful public participation, access to information, and Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for affected communities;
Amendment 466 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses the importance of implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; recalls the failure in achieving the Aichi targets; welcomes the submission of EU targets under this Framework to the Convention on Biological Diversity based on the Nature Restoration Law;
Amendment 472 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Stresses the critical link between air pollution and climate change, noting that air pollution is responsible for around 7 million premature deaths annually, with fossil fuel combustion accounting for a significant share of these deaths; welcomes international efforts to address both climate change and air quality through initiatives like the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC); calls on all Parties to enhance cooperation on this matter and align air quality policies with climate action to protect public health and the environment globally;
Amendment 477 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring water and water-related ecosystems as vital components of climate resilience and biodiversity conservation; highlights the devastating environmental, social and economic impacts of desertification, droughts, floods and water pollution; calls for enhanced international cooperation to address the growing water crisis, promote sustainable water management, and implement nature-based solutions that can mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events and support long-term water security;
Amendment 518 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Highlights the fact that the transport sector is the only sector in which emissions have risen at the EU level since 1990 and that this is not compatible with the EU’s climate goals, which is not compatible with the EU’s climate goals; stresses that achieving the EU’s climate objectives will require greater and faster emission reductions from all sectors of society, including the aviation and maritime sectors; welcomes the inclusion of maritime and aviation emissions in the EU ETS as a crucial step toward decarbonisation, which should inspire greater ambition at the international level, including within the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); calls for the EU to advocate for the adoption of stricter global targets and timelines within these organisations; is concerned by the slow progress achieved in the IMO and ICAO in addressing emissions from international shipping and aviation;
Amendment 526 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the International Maritime Organization to adopt measures to reduce maritime emissions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to restart UNFCCC negotiations on attributing international shipping emissions to national inventories in line with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5ºC target, requiring a 37 % reduction by 2030, 96 % by 2040, and full decarbonisation by 2050; recognises that if the IMO negotiations fail to achieve action in line with the Paris Agreement, the EU should revise its shipping legislation to enlarge its scope and to align it with the Science Based Targets; notes that recently approved EU shipping legislation is a step in the right direction, but acknowledges that further efforts are needed to achieve zero emissions from shipping; calls on the Commission and the Member States to restart UNFCCC negotiations on attributing international shipping emissions to national inventories on a 50-50 % basis, mirroring the scope of the ETS and FuelEU Maritime; notes with concern the rise in black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping and the insufficient IMO ban on heavy fuel oil; calls for immediate action to address these emissions by requiring ships operating in or near the Arctic to switch to cleaner fuels and install particulate filters to protect the region from further harm; calls for the EU to engage in bilateral and multilateral diplomacy to support other countries in setting up their own national and regional legislation to decarbonise the shipping sector;
Amendment 530 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Stresses the urgent need for the aviation sector to align with global climate goals, particularly the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement, as aviation accounts for 2.5 % of global CO₂ emissions but has a total climate impact of around 4 % due to non-CO₂ effects; calls on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to adopt more ambitious measures under CORSIA to reduce these emissions; highlights the disproportionate climate impact of private jets, which are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial flights, and urges leaders to choose the least polluting transport options, including for COP29;
Amendment 535 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Acknowledges the significant potential for GHG emissions reduction in the agricultural sector;, which globally accounts for 10-12 % of anthropogenic emissions and 11 % of total EU emissions in 20201a; notes that EU agricultural emissions have stagnated since 2005, with only a 1.5 % reduction projected by 2040 under current policies; stresses that a transition towards more sustainable agricultural practices, shorter supply chains, and shifts towards healthier foods, diets, and lifestyles would significantly reduce agricultural emissions, enhance mitigation and adaptation, release pressure on land, and help restore soil quality and ecosystems; reiterates that the overconsumption of meat and ultra- processed products needs to be addressed; emphasises the importance of developing more sustainable agriculture by providing farmers with alternatives to reduce the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides; highlights that reducing the production and use of synthetic fertilisers and increasing natural carbon sequestration in soils and soil organic matter can offer multiple benefits by increasing soil fertility, restoring biodiversity, and providing substantial mitigation potential; _________________ 1a European Environment Agency (EEA). (2023). Progress and prospects for decarbonisation in the agriculture sector and beyond. https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/P rogress-and-prospects-for- decarbonisation/progress-and-prospects- for-decarbonisation.
Amendment 565 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Stresses that all sectors must contribute to the reduction of emissions; calls for a UNFCCC COP29 outcome of a strengthened Mitigation Work Programme that accelerates action pre- 2030 and complements the Global Stocktake, with a focus on sector-specific partnerships to implement outcomes and promote the rapid, equitable shift to renewable energy;
Amendment 582 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Stresses the urgent need to address the significant climate and environmental impact of the textile sector;, which is responsible for around 8-10 % of global GHG emissions and substantial resource consumption, particularly water and energy1a; calls for the adoption of circular economy principles, including sustainable production, waste reduction, and increased recycling, while tackling challenges such as microplastic shedding, overproduction, and water usage; urges the EU and international bodies to set ambitious targets for reducing emissions, phasing out harmful chemicals, and promoting eco-friendly materials, and to establish global standards for verifiable sustainability claims to prevent greenwashing and help consumers make informed choices; _________________ 1a International Finance Corporation (IFC). (2023). Strengthening Sustainability in the Textile Industry. https://www.ifc.org/en/insights- reports/2023/strengthening-sustainability- in-the-textile-industry
Amendment 596 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Notes that there is a growing scientific and political interest in Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) as a proposed set of climate engineering approaches to artificially reflect sunlight and cool the planet, such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI); stresses that SRM does nothing to address the root cause of climate change, provides no scientific certainty on the effect and endangers climactic and geopolitical stability, potentially in a catastrophic fashion; recalls that a UN resolution on global governance has been blocked; calls on the Commission to take action on SRM by initiating a non-use agreement to stop its deployment, restrict its development, and object to future institutionalisation of SRM in international institutions, in consistency with the precautionary principle and in the absence of evidence of its safety and a full global consensus on its acceptability;
Amendment 598 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Highlights the fact that the Mediterranean is one of the regions most affected by climate change, warming 20 % faster than the global average, with projections of 250 million people facing water scarcity within 20 years1a; notes that the Mediterranean Sea is becoming the fastest warming sea globally, with severe consequences for marine ecosystems, economic sectors, and biodiversity; calls on the Commission and Member States to act urgently, cooperating with Mediterranean partners to implement ambitious adaptation measures and lead mitigation action, focusing on water management, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable economic transitions; _________________ 1a Mediterranean experts on climate and environmental change, ‘Risks associated to climate and environmental changes in the Mediterranean region’, 2019. https://ufmsecretariat.org/wp- content/uploads/2019/10/MedECC- Booklet_EN_WEB.pdf
Amendment 605 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)
Paragraph 49 b (new)
49b. Recognises the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls, particularly in developing countries where they are more reliant on natural resources for their livelihoods; notes that climate-induced disasters exacerbate gender inequalities, as women often face greater obstacles in accessing resources, land rights, and decision-making processes; believes that gender balance and the empowerment of women and girls are key to an inclusive and just transition; stresses the need for gender-responsive climate policies that ensure women’s participation in climate action and leadership roles at all levels;
Amendment 610 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. EUnderscores the importance of inclusive approaches in the UNFCCC Process, including the Just Transition Work Programme; calls on all Parties, including the EU and its Member States, to increase efforts to integrate gender equality in their revised NDCs, as well as in climate and environmental policies, in particular those related to mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage, and to increase the meaningful involvement of women’s groups in their design and implementation; emphasises the need for more concrete actions by all Parties to deliver on the commitments of the renewed Gender Action Plan agreed at COP25; urges the Member States and the Commission to increase efforts to achieve the goals set out in the EU Gender Action Plan III;
Amendment 611 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Highlights the importance of aligning climate finance with gender equality, noting that women receive disproportionately less access to financial resources for climate adaptation and mitigation projects; considers that increasing women’s access to inclusive climate finance is critical for a just transition, and emphasises the need for a gender-transformative approach in climate finance; urges the EU and Member States to report on the gender responsiveness of their climate finance contributions and to enhance coherence between gender and climate support through external action instruments and the European Investment Bank (EIB), including through enhancing the participation of women in governance, decision-making, and programmes that support women’s role in climate governance;
Amendment 616 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 b (new)
Paragraph 50 b (new)
50b. Highlights the importance of increasing women’s participation in decision-making in the climate diplomacy context, including in COP delegations and leadership at all levels of climate action; regrets that women made up less than 34 % of country negotiating teams at COP28, with only 2 % of delegations achieving gender parity, and notes that some Party delegations still consist of up to 90 % men; calls on all Parties to aim for gender parity in their delegations and at all levels of climate change decision- making and negotiations; urges all Parties to nominate a national gender and climate change focal point and increase their resources, training, and support, including within the EU;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 27 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2023 on a European Day for the victims of the global climate crisis;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas there has been inadequate collective progress towards achieving the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement since it was adopted in 2015, according to the UNEP emissions gap report 2022, the commitments made so far by the signatories to the Paris Agreement will not be sufficient to achieve its common goal and will result in global temperature rise of 2.8° C by the end of the century, indicating that the world is still dangerously off track to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas people in the richest 1% of the global population are set to have per capita consumption emissions in 2030 that are still 30 times higher than the global per capita level, while the footprints of the poorest half of the world population are set to remain several times below that level1a; __________________ 1a Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and Oxfam, 'Carbon Inequality in 2030', November 2021 https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/ bitstream/handle/10546/621305/bncarbon -inequality-2030-051121-en.pd
Amendment 57 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital B b (new)
Amendment 87 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas methane is responsible for approximately a third of current warming; whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in its Sixth Assessment Report the finding that deep reductions in anthropogenic methane emissions are needed by 2030 to stay below 1,5° C;
Amendment 126 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses concern at the findings of the UNEP’s emissions gap report 2022, in particular that, despite more ambitious climate pledges, predicted emissions leave the world on a path to a 2.8° C temperature rise if national pledges are fully implemented in combination with other mitigation measures, far beyond the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to well below 2° C and pursuing 1.5° C; stresses that only an urgent system-wide transformation can deliver the enormous cuts needed to limit greenhouse gas emissions by 2030;
Amendment 140 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the first GST is a key process for enhancing the collective ambition of climate action and support because it offers a pivotal opportunity to correct course;
Amendment 142 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the intention to present a global target for renewable energy at COP28 and believes that such target should be based on accurate and forward- looking analysis of infrastructure needs, land use, social and environmental constraints;
Amendment 148 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Urges all Parties to the UNFCCC to increase their NDCs on the basis of the assessment of the first GST in order to close the emissions gaps, and to close the implementation gaps by stepping up mitigation policy implementation to achieve the stated commitments;
Amendment 164 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates that adaptation action in the short, medium and long term, is an inevitable necessity for all Parties if they are to minimise the negative effects of the climate and biodiversity crises, stressing the particular vulnerabilities to climate change impacts of developing countries, especially the least developed countries and small island developing states;
Amendment 172 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the EU and the Member States to increase adaptation action through mandatory adaptation plans, climate vulnerability assessments and climate stress tests at local, regional, and national levels and through support for locally-led approaches and engagement with local authorities and local civil society in order to fully honour the adaptation goal of the Paris Agreement and to ensure that EU adaptation policies sufficiently protect communities and ecosystems in the EU from the damaging effects of climate change; calls for further progress on the EU Adaptation Strategy;
Amendment 179 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for further progress on the EU Adaptation Strategy through mandatory adaptation plans, climate vulnerability assessments and climate stress tests at local, regional, and national levels and support for locally-led approaches;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for the Commission and the Member States to take on roles as bridge-builders between developed, developing and least developed countries, with the aim to step up the work of the High Ambition Coalition on both mitigation and adaptation finance and the operationalisation of the loss and damage finance facility; recognises that these are essential components of global climate justice;
Amendment 208 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the UNFCCC, all Parties and the authorities of the United Arab Emirates to ensure equitable access to COP 28 and full and unrestricted participation in COP28 for all citizens and civil society organisations; calls on the EU and its Member States to collaborate with the UNFCCC and all Parties to avoid future conflicts of interests in upcoming presidencies;
Amendment 221 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the UNFCCC and the Parties to ensure that the decision- making process to beis protected from interests that run counter to the goals of the Paris Agreement and to ensure that fossil fuel companies shall not exert any undue and improper influence over public officials and the UNFCCC public decision-making process that may compromise the goals of the Paris agreement;
Amendment 260 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that all climate policies should be pursued in line with the principle of a just transition towards climate neutrality and in close cooperation with civil society and social partners; considers, therefore, that more transparency, stronger social partnerships and civil society engagement at local, regional, national and EU level are fundamental to achieving climate neutrality across all sectors of society in a fair, inclusive and socially sustainable manner;
Amendment 268 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the scientific-based assessment of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change with regards to the EU 2040 greenhouse gas reduction target, relative to 1990; recalls that the assessment takes into account both feasibility and fairness; urges the European Commission to take this scientific recommendation into account when proposing the EU-wide 2040 climate target and the greenhouse gas budget for 2030-2050;
Amendment 304 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that not all developed country Parties have fulfilled their part of the USD 100 billion climate finance goal; Calls for developed country Parties, including the EU and its Member States, to ensure that the USD 100 billion climate finance goal can be met and disbursed on average between 2020 and 2025, and to further detail the way forward for the new post-2025 climate finance goal;
Amendment 305 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential to advance the Bridgetown Agenda and to make the international financial system fit for the 21st century; calls for major international financial institutions to swiftly adopt and develop green finance; highlights the role of the European Investment Bank (EIB) as the EU’s climate bank and its Climate Bank Roadmap and updated Energy Lending Policy and the additional efforts of the European Investment Fund (EIF) to spearhead climate investments; welcomes the fact that the European Central Bank has committed to integrating climate change considerations into its monetary policy framework; urges multilateral development banks, including the EIB, and development finance institutions, which typically provide financial support in the form of debt- generating instruments, to implement responsible lending and borrowing principles, and to align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement and gather and use high-quality climate risk, vulnerability and impacts data to guide the direction of investments towards 1.5° C aligned investments;
Amendment 323 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the importance of increasing grants-based finance, especially for adaptation, and that climate finance provided in the form of loans can exacerbate debt distress of developing countries; notes that 50% of the EU’s total climate finance in 2020 was provided in the form of grants and urges the EU and all Member States to increase grants based finance, particularly for adaptation and especially for least developed countries and small island developing states;
Amendment 334 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that direct fossil fuels subsidies in the EU still amount to some EUR 55-58 billion annually; calls on the Commission and all Member States to implement concrete policies, timelines and measures to phase out all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible, and by 2025 at the very latest; encourages other Parties to undertake similar measures and to work on developing a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty;
Amendment 339 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Welcomes the work of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and encourages all Parties to adopt the coalition’s commitments to align all policies and practices in the remit of finance ministries with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to adopt effective carbon pricing policies, as laid down in the Helsinki Principles;
Amendment 348 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that currently 80% of habitats in the EU are in a bad state; Emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring biodiversity, ecosystems, soils and oceans to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement; stresses in this regard the need for an EU agreement on the Nature Restoration Law;
Amendment 358 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that nature-based solutions (NBSs) and ecosystem-based approaches are key tools supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as protecting and restoring forests, reducing emissions, for disaster-risk reduction and protecting biodiversity;
Amendment 366 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need to protect indigenous rights and environmental defenders by ensuring effective and robust regulatory protection of the environment, labour rights, land rights, indigenous peoples’ rights, livelihoods and cultures, including to free, prior and informed consent; calls on the Parties to ensure that commitments made at COP28 to implement the Paris Agreement align with existing international human rights obligations and standards applicable to business operations;
Amendment 372 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of effectively and swiftly implementing the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted during the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 375 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that climate mechanisms depend on the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems currently affected by global warming, pollution, overexploitation of marine biodiversity, acidification, deoxygenation and coastal erosion; stresses that the IPCC recalls that the ocean is part of the solution to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change;
Amendment 382 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls the current state of our oceans; Stresses the important role oceans play in absorbing carbon dioxide; Calls on the Parties to continue work on the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue;
Amendment 393 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a quantified, science- based assessment of the progress made since the adoption of the Global Methane Pledge at COP26, the Pledge’s participants having agreed to voluntarily contribute to a collective effort to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30 % percent from 2020 levels by 2030; calls on all Parties to join the Global Methane Pledge and to increase efforts to reach the reduction of methane by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030;
Amendment 396 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses that all sectors must contribute to the reduction of emissions, including the defence sector; underlines the need for the defence sector to contribute to the Union's climate neutrality objectives while maintaining operational effectiveness; calls in this respect on Member States to introduce disaggregated mandatory reporting of emissions by the defence sector to the UNFCCC;
Amendment 404 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that the transport sector is the only sector in which emissions have risen at EU level since 1990 and that this is not compatible with the EU’s climate goals, which require greater and faster reductions in emissions from all sectors of society, including the aviation and maritime sectors; Welcomes in this regard the inclusion of maritime and aviation emissions in the EU emissions trading system, which will foster greater ambition at international level, including in the International Maritime Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization;
Amendment 406 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that there is a growing scientific and political interest in Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) as a proposed set of climate engineering approaches to artificially reflect sunlight and cool the planet, such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI); stresses that SRM does nothing to address the root cause of climate change, provides no scientific certainty on the effect and endangers climactic and geopolitical stability, potentially in a catastrophic fashion; recalls that a UN resolution on global governance has been blocked; calls on the Commission to take action on SRM by initiating a non-use agreement to stop its deployment, restrict its development, and object to future institutionalisation of SRM in international institutions, in consistency with the precautionary principle and in the absence of evidence of its safety and a full global consensus on its acceptability.
Amendment 419 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes that only sustained and ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions will help Parties to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement; Stresses that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies should only be considered for unabated residual emissions and not as alternatives to mitigation policies;
Amendment 424 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Recalls that 23 % of global GHG emissions and approximately 10 % of EU GHG emissions originate from agriculture, and acknowledges the significant potential for GHG emissions reduction in the agricultural sector; stresses that a transition towards regenerative agriculture, shorter supply chains and healthier, more balanced and sustainable diets, including through increased consumption of sustainably produced plants and plant-based foods, would contribute significantly to reducing agricultural emissions while releasing pressure on land and helping restore ecosystems;
Amendment 429 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Welcomes the new law introduced in France to ban short-haul flights for journeys which can be taken in under 2.5 hours by train; Encourages all Parties to introduce such ban on short-haul flights;
Amendment 431 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Stresses that private jets are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes per passenger; Encourages all Parties to take measures, in the form of taxation or other policies, to discourage the use of private jets;
Amendment 444 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for the EU to mainstream gender into all climate and environmental policy-making, and urges the Commission and Member States to increase the coherence between support for gender and climate through external action instruments and through the EIB, including through enhancing participation of women and women’s organisations in governance and decision-making, their access to finance, and to programmes which support the role of women in climate governance, and particular sectors such as agriculture and forestry, with a specific focus on indigenous women;
Amendment 447 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Amendment 157 #
2023/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30 a (new)
(30 a) “peer-referenced transport performance database" means a dataset or database in accordance with Article 5 (2), point (a)(ii), which is based on regular primary data collected in a peer- group with sectoral and geographical differentiation, translated to emission intensity factors that can be used by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises ('SMEs') referred to in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
Amendment 236 #
2023/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The technical quality check of databases and datasets of default values for greenhouse emission intensity referred to in paragraph 1 shall consist, at a minimum, of a comparison in equivalent representative use cases, between output data derived from primary data and output data generated from the default values contained in the database or dataset in question. The technical quality check shall not be considered as fulfilled if using the default values in question would result in lower output data values, as expressed according to Article 9(3), compared to the output data values derived from primary data. Technical quality checks shall be repeated regularly.
Amendment 238 #
2023/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. When assessing the databases and datasets referred to in Article 5(2), point (a)(ii), the Commission and the European Environment Agency shall give preference to peer-referenced transport performance databases.
Amendment 128 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Firstly, in order to effectively ensure the Union's access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials, that framework should include measures to decrease the Union's growing supply risks by strengthening Union capacities along all stages of the strategic raw materials value chain, including extraction, processing and recycling, towards benchmarks defined for each strategic raw material. Secondly, as the Union will continue to rely on imports, the framework should include measures to increase the diversification of external supplies of strategic raw materials. Thirdly, is necessary to provide measures to reinforce the Union’s ability to monitor and mitigate existing and future supply risks. Fourthly, the framework should contain measures to increase the circularity and sustainability of the critical raw materials consumed in the Union. Fifthly, measures should be taken to limit the increasing demand for critical raw materials by increasing efficiency in the whole value chain.
Amendment 178 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to diversify the Union's supply of strategic raw materials, the Commission should, with the support of the Board, identify Strategic Projects in third countries that intend to become active in the extraction, processing or recycling of strategic raw materials. To ensure that such Strategic Projects are effectively implemented, they should benefit from improved access to finance. In order to ensure their added value, projects should be assessed against a set of criteria. Like projects in the Union, Strategic Projects in third countries should strengthen the Union's security of supply for strategic raw materials, show sufficient technical feasibility and be implemented sustainably. For projects in emerging markets and developing economies, the project should be mutually beneficial for the Union and the third country involved and add value in that country, taking into account also its consistency with the Union’s common commercial policy. Such value may be derived from the project’s contribution to more than one stage of the value chain as well as from creating through the project wider economic and social benefits, including the creation of employment in compliance with international standards. of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Where the Commission assesses these criteria to be fulfilled, it should publish the recognition as a Strategic Project in a decision.
Amendment 188 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Strategic raw materials are, in most cases, extracted as by-products of a carrier mineral. For the Union to meet the objectives of this Regulation, the by- product nature of strategic raw materials shall not impact the strategic nature of such extraction projects. Projects with the aim of extraction can therefore be deemed strategic, both if the strategic mineral is extracted as a main product or as a by- product.
Amendment 281 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) A precondition for effective magnet recycling is for recyclincreasing the circularity of magnets is for recyclers, refurbishers and repairers to have access to the necessary information on the amount, type and chemical composition of magnets in a product, their location and the coating, glues and additives used, as well as information on how to remove the permanent magnets from the product. In addition, to ensure a business case for magnet recycling, permanent magnets incorporated in products placed on the Union market should, over time, contain an increasing amount of recycled materials. While providing transparency on the recycled content in a first stage, a minimum content of recycled content should be set after a dedicated assessment of the appropriate level and likely impacts.
Amendment 324 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) Union recycling capacity, including for all intermediate recycling steps, is able to produce at least 125% of the Union's annual consumption of strategic raw materials.
Amendment 330 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Amendment 357 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) limit the increasing demand for critical raw materials by increasing efficiency throughout the value chains;
Amendment 358 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) ensure that the Union's share of the global strategic raw materials refining capacity is at a resilient and competitive level;
Amendment 362 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) foster research, innovation and scalability of substitutes of strategic raw materials with lower environmental and material footprints, in Europe.
Amendment 376 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The benchmarks set in paragraph 1(a) will be increased when conducting the review referred to in Article 46 of this Regulation. This review shall be in line with the Union's greenhouse gas reduction target for 2040 set in line with Regulation 2021/1119 and the objectives and benchmarks set in [insert Net Zero Industry Act].
Amendment 411 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
(30) ‘large company’ means any company that had more than 500 employees on average andor had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepared;
Amendment 421 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
(57a) ‘integrated recycling’ means an integrated approach to recycling that encompasses all processing steps from product pre-treatment to the final material recovery of raw materials are managed by the same company or multiple cooperating companies with the aim of establishing a vertically integrated supply chain along all of these processing steps;
Amendment 437 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
When the Commission adds or removes a raw material to the list in Annex I, Section 1, the Commission shall provide a clear argumentation and a timeline.
Amendment 445 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall review and, if necessary, update the list of strategic raw materials by [OP please insert: fourtwo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and every 4 fourtwo years thereafter.
Amendment 457 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
When the Commission adds or removes a raw material to the list in Annex II, Section 1, the Commission shall provide a clear argumentation and timing.
Amendment 464 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall review and, if necessary, update the list of critical raw materials by [OP please insert: fourtwo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and every 4 fourtwo years thereafter.
Amendment 473 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the project would make a meaningful contribution to the security of the Union's supply of strategic raw materials; at any stage of the value chain regardless whether the strategic raw material is extracted as a main product or as a by-product; or it contributes by substituting any of the strategic raw materials outlined in Annex I, Section I with a lower environmental and material footprint than original the strategic raw material outlined in Annex I, Section I;
Amendment 479 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) if the project is linked to the recycling of strategic raw materials, it has to make a meaningful contribution to Union's recyling target of strategic raw materials by means of integrated recycling;
Amendment 498 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) for projects in third countries that are emerging markets or developing economies, the project would be mutually beneficial for the Union and the third country concerned by adding value in that country while respecting international labour standards and conventions, and the relevant environmental and human rights standards.
Amendment 516 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a plan containing measures to facilitate public acceptance including, where appropriate, the establishment of recurrent communication channels with the local communand regional authorities and organisations, including social partners and local communities, the implementation of engagement, awareness-raising and information campaigns and the establishment of mitigation and compensation mechanisms;
Amendment 525 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) if the plan involves resettlement, a plan detailing how legitimate tenure rights-holders will be identified and participate in the valuation process, and how compensation processes for loss of assets or lands are fair and timely.
Amendment 533 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The European Critical Raw Materials Board referred to in Article 34 ('the Board') shall, based on a fair and transparent process, discuss and issue an opinion on the completeness of the application and whether the proposed project fulfils the criteria set out in Article 5(1). The Board shall invite the relevant representatives from industry, local communities and civil society for consultation before issuing the opinion.
Amendment 544 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. During the prioritization of projects as mentioned in paragraph 7, the Commission shall ensure a balance between extraction, processing and recycling activities in line with the benchmarks set in Article 1. Priority shall be given to projects in the area of material recovery, recovery from extractive waste and integrated recycling in order to achieve the Union's objective set in Article 1(2)(iii).
Amendment 562 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) changes to the project negatively affecting its fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 5(1);
Amendment 566 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Article 7 – paragraph 9
9. The project promoter shall establish and regularly update a dedicated project website with relevant information about the Strategic Project, relevant to the local population, including information on the environmental, social and economic impacts and benefits associated with the Strategic Project. The website shall be freely accessible to the public and shall be available in a language or languages that can be easily understood by the local population.
Amendment 573 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The national competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the sole point of contact for the project promoter in the permit granting process leading to a comprehensive decision for a given critical raw material project and shall coordinate the submission of all relevant documents and information. The designated competent authority may however, without affecting the speed of proceedings, consult and involve other competent authorities or ministries in the Member State.
Amendment 589 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that the national competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 has a sufficient number of qualified staff and sufficient financial, technical and technological resources necessary, including for up- and re-skilling, for the effective performance of its tasks under this Regulation. The Commission may, where appropriate, provide technical assistance to the national competent authorities.
Amendment 647 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The European Investment Bank shall create a separate funding mechanism to support the strategic projects as defined in Article 5. The funding shall as a priority be available to strategic projects in the early stages, taking the form of grants or other direct support. In addition, the European Investement Bank shall provide assistance to help de-risk pre-revenue strategic projects, including by providing zero-rate or guaranteed loans and shall further assist in securing long-term financing for strategic projects by adjusting its risk profiles and enabling equity and other investments in early projects.
Amendment 653 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The standing sub-group referred to in Article 35(6) shall 2 years after entry into force provide a report describing obstacles to access finance, and recommendations to facilitate access to finance for strategic raw materials projects through the European Investment Bank.
Amendment 669 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall monitor the financial viability of such projects and if necessary the Commisison shall present financial instruments to help match off- takers' bids with project promotors' offers.
Amendment 675 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) mineral mapping at a suitable scale, including the potential of existing tailings;
Amendment 686 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) the possibility to createcreation of an integrated database for storing the results of the national programmes referred to in paragraph 1, accessible to all national competent authorities to increase data- sharing.
Amendment 693 #
Amendment 695 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) price volatility;
Amendment 696 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) Union and global recycling capacities of strategic raw materials;
Amendment 707 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission, in collaboration with the national authorities participating in the standing sub-group referred to in Article 35(6), point (c), shall ensure that a stress test is performed for each strategic raw material’s supply chain at least every threewo years. To that end, the standing sub-group referred to in Article 35(6), point (c) shall coordinate and divide the implementation of stress tests for the different strategic raw materials by the different participating authorities.
Amendment 735 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission, taking account of the views of the Board, mayshall, where appropriate, issue opinions addressed to Member States:
Amendment 744 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall aim for such auditing exercise to be aligned with other relevant supply chain obligations which companies have under Union legislation.
Amendment 749 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall by [OP please insert: 3 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] adopt and implement national programmes, linked to national funding schemes where appropriate, containing measures designed to:
Amendment 753 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall by [OP please insert: 31 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] adopt and implement national programmes containing measures designed to:
Amendment 774 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) increase the re-use and repair of products and components with high critical raw materials recovery potential;
Amendment 780 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) increase the use of secondary critical raw materials in manufacturing and promote the refurbishment of products, including, where appropriate, by taking recycled content into account in award criteria related to public procurement;
Amendment 789 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) increase the options to reextract critical raw materials from products through changes in the design of those products, by supporting these measures in national research and innovation programmes;
Amendment 797 #
2023/0079(COD)
(eb) increase measures to limit the increase in demand of strategic raw materials;
Amendment 798 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(ec) implement a cicular product passport in accordance with Directive 2009/125/EC.
Amendment 804 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
With respect to points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the programmes referred to in that paragraph may include, without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU, the introduction of economic instruments, such as those listed in Annex IVa of Directive 2008/98/EC and financial incentives, such as discounts, monetary rewards or deposit-refund systems, to encourage the re-use of products with high critical raw materials recovery potential and the collection of waste from such products.
Amendment 814 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act specifying waste codes for lithium-ion batteries and intermediate waste streams.
Amendment 832 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The information referred to in paragraph 4 shall refer to the product model or, where the information differs between units of the same model, to a particular batch or unit. The information referred to in paragraph 4 shall be accessible to refurbishers, repairers, recyclers, market surveillance authorities and customs authorities.
Amendment 900 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) whether a third country's regulatory framework and its implemention can ensures the monitoring, prevention and minimisation of environmental impacts, the use of socially responsible practices including respect of human and labour rights and meaningful engagement with local communities and indigenous peoples, the use of transparent business practices and the prevention of adverse impacts on the proper functioning of public administration and the rule of law;
Amendment 932 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5
Article 35 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall assistcoordinate the Board by means of an executive secretariat that provides agenda-setting duties and technical and logistical support.
Amendment 949 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Where appropriate, the Board mayshall invite experts, representatives from industry, civil society, academia, trade unions, other third parties or representatives of third countries with expertise, to attend meetings of the standing or temporary sub- groups referred to in paragraph 6 as observers or to provide written contributions.
Amendment 953 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where appropriate, Member States may put forward representatives from industry, civil society, academia ot trade unions to be invited by the Board to attend meetings of the standing or temporary sub-groups referred to in paragraph 6.
Amendment 963 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 6
Article 36 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 1(2)(a)(iiia), Article 3(2), Article 4(2), Article 5(2), Article 27(12), Article 28(2) and Article 30(1) and (5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period may be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 969 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the methodology used for calculating and reporting on the benchmarks set in Article 1.
Amendment 995 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point g
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) Lithium - battery gradecompounds, intermediates and salts
Amendment 1002 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) Manganese - battery grademetals, intermediates and salts
Amendment 1008 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) Natural Graphite - battery gradepurified to 99.5% purity
Amendment 1017 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point k
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) Nickel - battery grademetals, intermediates and salts
Amendment 1091 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point w
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point w
(w) Nickel – battery grade- metals, intermediates and salts
Amendment 1105 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a a (new)
Annex III – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) whether the project will contribute to the achievement of the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate objectives;
Amendment 1106 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a b (new)
Annex III – point 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) whether the project contributes the objectives and benchmarks as set in the [insert Net Zero Industry Act].
Amendment 1117 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i a (new)
Annex III – point 4 – point i a (new)
(ia) UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
Amendment 1119 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i b (new)
Annex III – point 4 – point i b (new)
(ib) International Labour Organisation Convention n° 169
Amendment 1120 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i c (new)
Annex III – point 4 – point i c (new)
(ic) EIB eligibility, excluded activities and excluded sectors list;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas the last IPCC Working Group III’s Contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report(AR6)1 includes carbon capture and storage as a critical decarbonisation strategy in most mitigation pathways; whereas the IPCC WGIII report also stresses that the deployment of carbon capture and storage lags severely behind the schedule required to meet global climate mitigation targets;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Insists on fostering innovative solutions to achieve the Green Deal commitments for climate, biodiversity, zero pollution and asks to focus research activities in supporting rural areas and fair access to healthy food;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to ensure cross- disciplinary cooperation between national and regional research institutions, scientists, farmers and SMEs aiming at achieving sustainable food and farming systems;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the increased size of the Innovation Fund for the deployment at scale of innovative zero and low-carbon technologies to support industrial carbon removal and the possibility of carbon contracts for difference (CCfD) as a means of investment in innovative clean and in particular renewables technologies;
Amendment 47 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Invites the Commission to develop common standards rules for monitoring, reporting and verifying the gains or losses in carbon sequestered, through a robust network for data collections, ensuring successfully upscaling carbon farming and establishing long-term business perspectives;
Amendment 65 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that the Commission's upcoming proposal for the Certification of Carbon Removals should be additional to efforts to reduce emissions and should clearly differentiate between short-cycle removal and long-term removal, and that there should not be fungibility between these types of removals;
Amendment 69 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission to adopt a Strategy on the deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies as well as direct air capture, laying out a comprehensive roadmap and targets for the deployment of these technologies in relation to the timescales required by the EU’s intermediate and long-term climate targets;
Amendment 71 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the Commission to develop a plan, with clear milestones, to develop the CO2 storage and transport infrastructure needed in Europe;
Amendment 77 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Encourages the development of industrial CCUS clusters with shared CO2 transport and storage infrastructure providing a basis to further expand CO2 networks consistent with net-zero pathways and aiming at supporting economies of scale and facilitating CO2 capture for a larger number of smaller industrial facilities;
Amendment 238 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) There are now technologies available and used widely worldwide that limit evaporative emissions of volatile organic compounds during the use, parking and refuelling of a vehicle with petrol fuel. It is therefore appropriate to setAs these technologies are already proven and cost-effectively implemented in other markets and regions, it is therefore appropriate for the EU to align with other markets by setting the emission limits for such volatile organic compounds at a lower level and to introduce emission limits for the refuelling phase.
Amendment 239 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) For the control of refuelling emissions, on-board refuelling vapour recovery has been implemented in other markets and regions for more than 15 years with a demonstrated vapour control efficiency. On-board refuelling vapour recovery requires no annual maintenance or inspections to maintain a higher level of refuelling vapour control efficiency while remaining compatible with the current Stage II petrol stations.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Non-exhaust emissions consist of particles emitted by tyres and brakes of vehicles and evaporative emissions, including refuelling emissions. Emissions from tyres is estimated to be the largest source of microplastics to the environment. As shown in the Impact Assessment, it is expected that by 2050, non-exhaust emissions will constitute up to 90% of all particles emitted by road transport, because exhaust particles will diminish due to vehicle electrification. Those non-exhaust emissions should therefore be measured and limited proportionally to the EU reduction target for microplastics emissions, with a minimum reduction of 30% of measured rates by 2030 as stated in the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan. The Commission should prepare a report on tyre abrasion by the end of 2024 to review the measurement methods and state- of-the- art in order to propose tyre abrasion limitfor tyre abrasion. The report should be accompanied by a delegated act setting out tyre abrasion limits. In its work the Commission should, if possible, take into account the work performed in the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations. In the absence of an agreement on tyre abrasion limits at UN level, the Commission should put forward, by end of 2025 at the latest, tyre abrasion limits based on a method that takes into account existing testing practices.
Amendment 281 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Manufacturers may opt to produce vehicles and replacement parts which comply with lower emission limits or with better battery durability than what is required in this Regulation, or which include advanced options including geofencing and adaptive controlsgeofencing. Consumers and national authorities should be able to identify such vehicles and replacement parts through appropriate documentation. An environmental vehicle passport (EVP) should therefore be made available., and information on tyre abrasion and mileage should be included in the tyre label established in accordance with Regulation (EU)
Amendment 285 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 306 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powersthe power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be conferrdelegated ton the Commission in relation to obligations of manufacturers as part of type-approval and procedures, test and methodologies to be applied for declaration of conformity, conformity of production check, in-service conformity- check and environmental vehicle passport (EVP); options and designations of vehicles; requirements, tests, methods and corrective measures related to durability of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units, as well as registration and communication capabilities of OBM systems, including for the purpose of periodic technical inspections and roadworthiness checks; requirements and information to be provided by manufacturers of multistage vehicles as well as procedures to determine the CO2 value for these multistage vehicles; technical elements, administrative and documentation requirements for emission type-approval, checks and inspections and market surveillance checks, as well as reporting obligations, in- service conformity and conformity of production checks; methods and tests to (i) measure exhaust emissions in the lab and on the road, including random and worst- case RDE test cycles, the use of portable emissions measurement systems for verifying real driving emissions, and idle emissions, (ii) determine the CO2 emissions, fuel and energy consumption, the electric range and engine power of a motor vehicle, (iii) provide specifications for gear shift indicator (GSI) (iv) determine the impact of O3, O4 trailers on the CO2 , fuel and energy consumption, electric range and engine power of a motor vehicle, (iv) measure crankcase emissions, evaporative emissions, brake emissions, (v) evaluate compliance with minimum performance requirements of battery durability, (vi) assess the in-service conformity of engines and vehicles; compliance thresholds and performance requirements, as well as (vii) test and methods to ensure performance of sensors (OBD and OBM); (viii) methods to ensure and assess security measures; specification and characteristics of driver warning systems and inducement methods and to assess their correct operation; (ix) methods to assess the correct operation, effectiveness, regeneration and durability of original and replacement pollution control systems; (x) methods to ensure and assess security measures including vulnerability analysis and tampering protection; (xi) methods to assess the correct functioning of types approved under specific EURO7 designations; (xii) criteria for emission type-approvals for small and ultra-small volume manufacturers; (xiii) checks and test procedures for multistage vehicles; (xiv) performance requirements for test equipment; (xv) specification of reference fuels; and (xvi) methods for assessing the absence of defeat devices and defeat strategies; (xvii) to measure tyre abrasion, as well as (xviii) EVP format, data and method of communication of the EVP data. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council50 . _________________ 50 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 339 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation lays down rules for the initial emission type approval, conformity of production, in-service conformity, market surveillance, the durability of pollution control systems and traction batteries, on-board monitoring systems, security provisions to limit tampering and cybersecurity measures, and the accurate determination of CO2 and pollutant emissions, electric range, fuel and energy consumption and energy efficiency.
Amendment 348 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Regulation applies to motor vehicles of categories M1, M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3, as well as trailers of O3 and O4 categories as specified in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/858, including those designed and constructed in one or more stages, and to systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles and tyres.
Amendment 382 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 36
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 36
Amendment 461 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 71
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 71
(71) ‘environmental vehicle passport’ or ‘EVP’ means an up-to-date record on paper and digital form containing information on the environmental performance of a vehicle at the moment of registration, including and throughout its lifetime. For this purpose, it is updated by manufacturers, national authorities and testing centres during in-service conformity, market surveillance checks, periodic technical inspections and roadworthiness tests by retrieving the data from the OBD port, including the data transmitted by the OBFCM device of the vehicle. The EVP includes the level of pollutant emission limits, in-use CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, energy consumption, electric range and engine power, and battery durability and state of health and other related values;
Amendment 487 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Manufacturers shall ensure that the new vehicles they manufacture, which are sold, registered or put into service in the Union, are type approved in accordance with this Regulation. Manufacturers shall ensure that the new components or separate technical units, including engines, traction batteries, brake systems, tyres and replacement pollution control systems requiring type- approval which they manufacture and which are sold or put into service in the Union are type approved in accordance with this Regulation
Amendment 513 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Manufacturers shall design and construct components or separate technical units, including engines, traction batteries, brake systems, tyres and replacement pollution control systems to comply with this Regulation, including complying with the emission limits set out in Annex I.
Amendment 560 #
Amendment 664 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. In order to demonstrate compliance with the emission type-approval rules during emission type-approval, the manufacturer shall perform the tests specified in tables 1, 3, 5 7 and 9 of Annex V. For the purpose of verifying the conformity of production with the requirements of this Regulation vehicles, components and separate technical units shall be selected at the premises of the manufacturer by the type approval authority or the manufacturer. In-service conformity shall be checked for the periods prescribed in table 1 of Annex IV. Manufacturers shall issue and updated environmental vehicle passport (EVP) after in-service conformity checks, mentioning updated values for the information mentioned in Article 3 (71) of this Regulation. In accordance with Regulation 2018/858 and Directive 2014/45/EU, manufacturers shall allow for competent authorities and testing centres to update the EVP with accurate data from the OBD port and the OBFCM device of the vehicle.
Amendment 669 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The manufacturer shall provide the type-approval authority with a signed declaration of conformity as regards the RDE, CO2 ambient temperature correction, OBD, OBM, emission and battery durability, continuous or periodic regeneration, anti-tampering and crankcase requirements as specified in Annex V. The manufacturer shall provide to the type- approval authority a signed declaration of conformity on the use of adaptive controls and geofencing options when the manufacturer selects these options.
Amendment 679 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Manufacturers shall issue the environmental vehicle passport (EVP) for each vehicle to be communicated at the point of sale together with the vehicle and deliver that passport to the purchaser of the vehicle together with the vehicle, extracting the relevant data from sources such as the certificate of conformity and the type-approval documentation. The manufacturer shall ensure that EVP data are available for display in the vehicle electronic systems and can be transmitted from on- to off- board.
Amendment 714 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When performing tests, checks and inspections, national authorities and testing centres should update the environmental vehicle passport (EVP) with updated values for the information mentioned in Article 3 (71) of this Regulation.
Amendment 784 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. With effect from 1 July 2025, the sale or installation of a system, component or separate technical unit intended to be fitted on an M1, N1 vehicle approved under this Regulation, shall be prohibited if the system, component and separate technical unit is not ofand tyres of categories C1, C2 and C3 are not type approved in compliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 796 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. With effect from 1 July 2027, the sale or installation of a system, component or separate technical unit intended to be fitted on an M2, M3, N2, N3 vehicle approved under this Regulation, shall be prohibited if the system, component and separate technical unit isand tyres of categories C1, C2 and C3 are not type approved in compliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 813 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Economic operators and independent operators shall not tamper with the vehicle and its systems. Non- compliance or tampering shall result in significant financial penalties of 50% of the list price per vehicle.
Amendment 823 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 826 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing actsbe empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 16 for all the phases of emission type-approval, including conformity of production, in-service conformity and market surveillance, addressing procedures and tests for emission type-approval, testing methodologies, administrative provisions, amending and extending emission type- approvals, data access, documentation requirements and templates for all of the following:
Amendment 856 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing actsdelegated acts to supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 16 for all phases of the emission type- approval, including in- service conformity, conformity of production and market surveillance, to lay down the following:
Amendment 926 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 958 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) setting out abrasion limits for tyre types in Annex I referring to the work performed in the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29); or, in the absence of an agreed methodology at the UN level, to an alternative method based on existing testing practices.
Amendment 971 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts setting out abrasion limits for tyre types listed in Annex I by end of 2025 at the latest.
Amendment 972 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 14 and 15 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from... [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 975 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 14 and 15 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 976 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 14 and 15 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 982 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. By 1 September 2031, on the basis of the information supplied in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an evaluation report on the application of this Regulation, including an evaluation of the exhaust and non- exhaust emission reductions achieved.
Amendment 1024 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 3
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 3
Amendment 1031 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 4
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 4
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Only for N1 Emission Emission emissions M1, N1 vehicles vehicles with budget for all budget for all power to mass Only for N1 trips less than trips less than 18 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 ratio19 less than 10 km for M1, 10 km only for vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass 35 kW/t N 1 vehicles N N1 vehicles with ratio20 less than with power to mass 35 kW/t mass ratio less than than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip PM in mg 4.52 4.5 2 4520 45 20
Amendment 1039 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 5
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 5
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1 trips less than trips less than vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass N1 vehicles N1 vehicles with ratio less than power to mass 35 kW/t ratio less than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip PN10 in # 61×10 11 61×10 11 6×10 12 61×1012
Amendment 1041 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 6
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 6
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1 trips less than trips less than vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass N 1 vehicles N 1 vehicles with ratio278 less than power to mass 35 kW/t ratio less than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip CO in mg 5400 6300 54000 6300 0
Amendment 1049 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 7
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 7
Amendment 1056 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 8
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 8
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission Only for N1 emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1vehicles with trips less than trips less than vehicles withM1, N1 vehicles power to mass 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass ratio44 less than N 1 vehicles N N1 vehicles with ratio43 less than35 kW/t power to mass 43 35 kW/t ratio less thanMeasured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 44 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 35 kW/tratio less than per km per km per trip per trip NMHC in mg 35 kW/t per km 68 per km 90 per trip 680 per trip 900 Deleted
Amendment 1074 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1 trips less than trips less than vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass N 1 vehicles N 1 vehicles with ratio556 less than power to mass 35 kW/t ratio less than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip NH3 in mg 3 20NH in mg 20 200 200 55 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 10 10 100 100
Amendment 1075 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 a (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 a (new)
Amendment 1076 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 b (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 b (new)
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant58 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 59 Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 Pollutant Emission Emission emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1 trips less than trips less than vehicles with 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass N N1 vehicles N N1 vehicles with ratio5960 less than power to mass 35 kW/t 35 kW/t ratio less than 35 kW/t 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip CH4+N2O 45 55 450 550
Amendment 1077 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 c (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Row 9 c (new)
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M1, N1 vehicles with internal combustion engine Pollutant Emission Emission Only for N1 emissions budget for all budget for all Only for N1vehicles with trips less than trips less than M1, N1 vehicles with power to mass 10 km for M1, 10 km only for M1, N1 vehicles power to mass ratio less than N1 vehicles N1 vehicles with ratio less than 35 kW/t power to mass 60 35 kW/t Measured in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2. of UN/ECE Regulation No 85 in the case of ICEVs and PEVs, or, in all other cases, measured in accordance with one of the test procedures laid down in paragraph 6 of UN Global Technical Regulation 21 ratio less than 35 kW/t per km per km per trip per trip HCHO 5 10 50 100
Amendment 1085 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 2 – Row 3
Annex I – Table 2 – Row 3
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M2, M3, N2 and N3 vehicles with internal combustion engine and internal combustion engines used in those vehicles Pollutant Hot emissions Emission budget Optional idle emissions Cold for all trips less emission limits Cold emissions than 3*WHTC long long per kWh per kWh per kWh per hour NOx in mg 350175 90 150 5000 76 Cold emissions refers to the 100th percentile of moving windows (MW) of 1 WHTC for vehicles, or WHTCcold for engines 77 Hot emission refers to the 90th percentile of moving windows (MW) of 1 WHTC for vehicles or WHTChot for engines 78 Applicable only if a system is not present that automatically shuts down the engine after 300 seconds of continuous idling operation (once the vehicle is stopped and brakes applied)
Amendment 1090 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 2 – Row 5
Annex I – Table 2 – Row 5
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M2, M3, N2 and N3 vehicles with internal combustion engine and internal combustion engines used in those vehicles Pollutant Hot emissions Emission budget Optional idle emissions Cold for all trips less emission limits Pollutant Cold emissions than 3*WHTC emissions long per kWh per kWh per kWh per hour PN10 in # 5x10 11 21x10 11 32x10 11
Amendment 1109 #
2022/0365(COD)
Euro 7 evaporative emission limits for petrol fuelled M1, N1 vehicles Pollutant emissions M1, N1 with maximum mass N1 with maximum mass up to 2650 kg equal or more than 2650 kg Evaporative emissions (in hot 0.750 g at worst day + hot 0.530 g at worst day + hot soak soak + 2 day diurnal test) soak
Amendment 1119 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 4 – Row 2
Annex I – Table 4 – Row 2
Euro 7 Euro 7 brake particle emission limits in standard driving cycle applying until 31/12/2034 Emission limits in mg/km per M1, N1 vehicles M2, M3 vehicles vehicle Brake particle emissions 73 (PM10)
Amendment 1127 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 5 – Row 2
Annex I – Table 5 – Row 2
Euro 7 Euro 7 brake particle emission limits in applying from 1/1/2035 Emission limits in M1, N1 vehicles M2, M3 vehicles N2, N3 vehicles mg/km per vehicle Brake particle emissions 32 (PM10)
Amendment 1137 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 - Title
Annex II – Table 1 - Title
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles applying until 31/12/2029
Amendment 1140 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 – Section I – Row 1
Annex II – Table 1 – Section I – Row 1
Amendment 1149 #
2022/0365(COD)
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles OVC-HEV 805% 70%
Amendment 1152 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 – Section I – Row 3
Annex II – Table 1 – Section I – Row 3
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles PEV 805% 70%
Amendment 1159 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 – Section II – Row 1
Annex II – Table 1 – Section II – Row 1
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles Range based MPR Start of life to 5 Vehicles more than 5 Vehicles up to years or 100 000 km years or 100 000 km, additional lifetime* whichever comes and up to whichever first comes first of 810 years years or 16240 000 km
Amendment 1161 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 a (new)
Annex II – Table 1 a (new)
EURO 7 minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for M1 vehicles applying from 01/01/2030 Battery energy Start of life to 5 Vehicles more than Vehicles up to based MPR years or 100 000 km 5 years or 100 000 additional lifetime* whichever comes km, and up to first whichever comes first 10 years or 240 000 km OVC-HEV 90% 80% PEV 90% 80% Range based MPR Start of life to 5 Vehicles more than Vehicles up to years or 100 000 km 5 years or 100 000 additional lifetime* whichever comes km, and up to first whichever comes first of 10 years or 240 000 km OVC-HEV PEV
Amendment 1163 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Title
Annex II – Table 2 – Title
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles applying until 31/12/2029
Amendment 1164 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 1
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 1
Amendment 1165 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 2
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 2
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles OVC-HEV 785% 65% 70%
Amendment 1166 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 3
Annex II – Table 2 – Section I – Row 3
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles PEV 785% 6570%
Amendment 1189 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – Section II – Row 1
Annex II – Table 2 – Section II – Row 1
Euro 7 Minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles Range based MPR Start of life to 5 Vehicles more than 5 Vehicles up to years or 100 000 km years or 100 000 km, additional lifetime* whichever comes and up to whichever first comes first of 810 years or 16240 000 km
Amendment 1202 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 a (new)
Annex II – Table 2 a (new)
EURO 7 minimum performance requirements (MPR) for battery durability for N1 vehicles applying from 01/01/2030 Battery energy based Start of life to 5 years Vehicles more than 5 Vehicles up to MPR or 100 000 km years or 100 000 km, additional lifetime* whichever comes first and up to whichever comes first 10 years or 240 000 km OVC-HEV 90% 80% PEV 90% 80% Range based MPR Start of life to 5 years Vehicles more than 5 Vehicles up to or 100 000 km years or 100 000 km, additional lifetime* whichever comes first and up to whichever comes first of 10 years or 240 000 km OVC-HEV PEV
Amendment 1204 #
2022/0365(COD)
Conditions for testing compliance of M1, N1 vehicles with exhaust emission limits with any market fuel and lubricant within the specifications issued by the manufacturer of the vehicle Ambient temperature 0 -7°C to 35°C -10°C to 0-7°C or 35°C to Ambient temperature 45°C * The same emission strategy shall be used when a vehicle is run outside those conditions, unless there is a technical reason approved by the type approval authority.
Amendment 1206 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Table 1 – Row 4
Annex III – Table 1 – Row 4
Conditions for testing compliance of M1, N1 vehicles with exhaust emission limits with any market fuel and lubricant within the specifications issued by the manufacturer of the vehicle 71600 m More than 71600 m Maximum altitude and below 1 800 m * The same emission strategy shall be used when a vehicle is run outside those conditions, unless there is a technical reason approved by the type approval authority.
Amendment 1258 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Table 1 – Row 2
Annex IV – Table 1 – Row 2
Lifetime of vehicles, engines and pollution control systems Lifetime of vehicles, M1, N1 and M2 N2, N3<16t, M3<7.5t: N3>16t, M3>7.5t engines and replacement pollution control devices Main lifetime Up to 16200 000 km or 8 300 000 km or 8 years,10 700 875 000km or 15 12 years, whichever years, whichever comes first years, whichever comes first comes first comes first
Amendment 1260 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Table 1 – Row 3
Annex IV – Table 1 – Row 3
Lifetime of vehicles, engines and pollution control systems Lifetime of vehicles, M1, N1 and M2 N2, N3<16t, M3<7.5t: N3>16t, M3>7.5t engines and replacement pollution control devices Additional lifetime After main lifetime After main lifetime After main lifetime and up to 2040 000 km and up to 375700 000 km and up to 8751 200 000km or 106 years whichever or 15 years comes first km or 15 years
Amendment 55 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In 2019, the Commission performed an evaluation of Council Directive 91/271/EEC under the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme38(the ‘evaluation’). It became apparent from that exercise that certain provisions of the Directive needed to be updated. Three important sources of remaining load of pollution from urban wastewater that could be avoided were identified, namely storm water overflows and urban runoff, potentially mal- functioning individual systems (i.e. systems treating domestic wastewater that is not entering collecting systems) and small agglomerations that are currently not completely covered by Directive 91/271/EEC. Those three sources of pollution constitute a significant pressure on surface water bodies in the Union. Moreover, the report of the evaluation also highlighted the need to improve the transparency and governance of the urban wastewater activities, to seize the opportunity offered by the urban wastewater treatment sector to use its potential for renewable energy development and make tangible steps towards energy neutrality as a contribution to climate neutrality and to harmonise urban wastewater surveillance of health parameters, such as the COVID-19 virus and its variants, as a support for public health action. The wastewater sector is one of the four main sectors responsible for methane emissions, next to agriculture, energy and waste.Therefore the Commission should propose by 2025 in line with the Methane Pledge of COP26 a roadmap on reducing methane emissions by 2030.The wastewater sector should be climate neutral by 2050 at the latest, in line with the UN Race to Zero campaign and the European Climate Law. _________________ 38 Commission Staff Working Document, Executive Summary of the Evaluation of the Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991, concerning urban waste-water treatment (SWD(2019) 701 final).
Amendment 93 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) It is of great importance that the Commission takes the enormous difficulties and challenges for wastewater treatment into account, such as in the revision of Regulation EC/1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (the ‘REACH Regulation’) regarding the phase out of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In its communication of 14 October 2020 entitled "Chemical Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment", the Commission pointed out that PFAS require special attention, considering the large number of cases of contamination of soil and water - including drinking water - in the Union and globally, the number of people affected with a full spectrum of illnesses and the related societal and economic costs, and it set the objective to phase out PFAS in the Union, unless it is proven essential for society.
Amendment 119 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Micro and nanoplastic pollution is often caused by dyeing and washing processes of synthetic textiles as synthetic microfibers are released into wastewater. Most micro-plastics from textiles are released during the first five to ten washes, which only solidifies the link between fast fashion and micro-plastic pollution. Measures are needed to reduce the amount of micro-plastics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers.
Amendment 132 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Exonerations from the extended producer responsibility obligations should nevertheless be possible where products are placed on the market in small quantities, i.e. less than 21 tonnes of products, since the additional administrative burden for the producer would in such cases be disproportionate compared to the environmental benefits. Exonerations should also be possible when the producer can demonstrate that no micro-pollutants are generated at the end of life of a product. It might be the case for instance where it can be proven that the residues from a product are rapidly biodegradable in the wastewaters and the environment or not reaching the urban wastewater treatment plants. The Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts to establish detailed criteria to identify the products placed on the market that do not generate micro-pollutants in wastewaters at the end of their life. When developing these criteria, the Commission should take into account scientific or other available technical information, including relevant international standards.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure the protection of the environment and human healtealth in line with the One Health approach, Member States should ensure that the collecting system and urban wastewater treatment plants built to comply with the requirements of this Directive are designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to ensure sufficient performance under all normal local climatic conditions.
Amendment 171 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the protection of the environment, direct discharges of biodegradable non-domestic wastewater into the environment from certain industrial sectors should be subject to prior authorisation on national level and appropriate requirements. Those requirements should ensure that direct discharges from certain industrial sectors are subject to secondary, tertiary and quaternary treatment as necessary for the protection of human healtealth in line with the One Health approach and the environment.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) This Directive acknowledges the 'One Health' approach as recognised by the World Health Organization, an integrated and unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals and ecosystems. The 'One Health' approach recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment, including ecosystems, are closely interlinked and interdependent. It is therefore appropriate to lay down that wastewater treatment should encompass avoiding adverse health effects including epidemics, and to respect the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. In respect to the G7 commitment to acknowledge the rapid rise in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) at the global scale, it is necessary to promote the prudent and responsible use of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicines.
Amendment 183 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to protect the environment and human healtealth in line with the One Health approach, Member States should identify the risks caused by urban wastewaters management. On the basis of that identification, and where necessary to comply with the requirements of the Union water legislation, Member States should take more stringent measures for the urban wastewater collection and treatment than the measures required to comply with the minimum requirements set out in this Directive. Depending on the situation, those more stringent measures can include, inter alia, the establishment of collecting systems, the development of integrated urban wastewater management plans or the application of secondary, tertiary or quaternary treatment to urban wastewater for agglomerations or urban wastewater treatment plants that do not reach the p.e. thresholds triggering the application of the standard requirements. They can also include more advanced treatment than the treatment necessary to respect the minimum requirements or disinfection of treated urban wastewaters necessary to comply with Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council55. _________________ 55 Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC (OJ L 64, 4.3.2006, p. 37).
Amendment 189 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Sustainable Development Goal 6 and the associated target requiring Member States to ‘achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations’ by 2030.56Furthermore, Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights57states that everyone has the right to access essential services of good quality, including water and sanitation. Against that background, and in accordance with the recommendations in the WHO Guidelines for Sanitation and Health58and the provisions of the Protocol on Water and Health59Member States should tackle the issue of access to sanitation at national level. That should be done through actions aimed at improvensuringaccess to sanitation for all, for example by setting up sanitation facilities in public spaces, as well as by encouraging the availability of appropriate sanitation facilities in public administrations and public buildings free of charge and\or making them affordable to all. Sanitation facilities should allow the safe management and disposal of human urine, faeces and menstrual blood. They should be safely managed, which implies that they should be accessible to all at all times, including for people with particular needs, such as children, older persons, persons with disabilities and homeless people, that they should be placed in a location that ensures minimal risk to the safety of users, and that they should be hygienically and technically safe to use. Such facilities should also be sufficient in number to ensure that the needs of people are met and waiting times are not unreasonably long. _________________ 56 Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015 (A/70/L.1) 57 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Establishing a European Pillar of Social Rights (COM/2017/0250 final). 58 WHO Guidelines on Sanitation and Health, 2018. 59 Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, 17 June 1999.
Amendment 207 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) The financement of the quaternary treatment however should be financed fully by the polluting sectors through the national EPR schemes and not transferred onto citizens through water bills. As an additional measure in line with implementation assessment the European Commission should ensure that appropriate financial means are provided for wastewater treatment to ensure complex fulfilment of this Directive through all Member States through the investment programs of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF, post-2027) such as the European Regional and Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund (ERDF-CF) and if necessary creation of the special Water industry transition fund to leave no-one behind.
Amendment 221 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) It is important to ensure that the Directives provides for better quality of water while not jeopardising the accessibility, availability and affordability of essential products
Amendment 222 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 c (new)
Recital 37 c (new)
(37c) The Member states can envisage additional reimbursement of the difference of costs caused by this Directive for the purpose of support of essential medicines for keeping them available on the market and accessible for citizens.
Amendment 223 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Pursuant to the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making68, the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Directive within a certain period of time from the date set for its transposition. That evaluation should be based on experience gained and data collected during the implementation of this Directive, on any available WHO recommendations, and on relevant scientific, analytical, and epidemiological data. In the evaluation, particular attention should be given to the possible necessity to adapt of the list of products to be covered by extended producer responsibility according to the evolution of the range of products placed on the market, the improvement of knowledge on the presence of micro-pollutants in the wastewaters and their impacts on public health and the environment, and data from the new monitoring obligations on micro- pollutants in the inlets and outlets of the urban wastewater treatment plants. In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the zero pollution objective for water pollution, Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should be guided by the ‘precautionary principle’ and the ‘polluter pays principle’ established in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the European Green Deal. _________________ 68 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14).
Amendment 238 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive lays down rules on the collection, treatment, and discharge of urban wastewater , to protect the environment and human healtealth in line with the One Health approach while progressively eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and improving the energy balance of urban wastewater collection and treatment activities. It also lays down rules for the implementation of the extended producer responsibility on access to sanitation, on transparency of the urban wastewater sector and on the regular surveillance of public health relevant parameters in urban wastewaters . .
Amendment 262 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘urban runoff’ means rainwater, snow or meltwater from agglomerations collected by combined or separate sewers or by mechanical means;
Amendment 266 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) "urban runoff discharge" means discharge of urban runoff in receiving waters from separate sewers caused by runoff;
Amendment 281 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Amendment 296 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
(14a) "treated sludge" means sludge which has undergone biological, chemical or heat treatment, long-term storage or any other appropriate process to significantly reduce its fermentability and the health hazard resulting from its use;
Amendment 301 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘micro-pollutant’ means a substance, including its breakdown products, that is usually present in the environment and urban wastewaters in concentrations usually below milligrams per litre and which can be considered hazardous to human health orand the environment in line with the One Health approach based on any of the criteria set out in Parts 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 3.11 and Part 4 of Annex I to Regulation EC69; _________________ Exception shall apply to the substances that fill under above criteria if they are readily biodegradable according to Part 4.1.2.9.5 of Annex I to Regulation EC1a. _________________ 1a Regulation EC 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (OJ L 353 31.12.2008, p 1). 69 Regulation EC 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (OJ L 353 31.12.2008, p 1).
Amendment 319 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) 'Producer Responsibility Organisation’ means an organisation established collectivelyunder the supervision of Member States competent authorities with support by producers for the purpose of fulfilling their obligations under Article 9;
Amendment 325 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
(19a) ‘polluter pays principle’ means a principle according to which polluters should bear the costs of their pollution or environmental damage, including the cost of measures taken to prevent, control and remedy pollution, as well as the costs the polluters impose on society;
Amendment 339 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
(21a) ‘One Health Approach’ means an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals, plants and ecosystems. It recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment including ecosystems are closely interlinked and inter-dependent;
Amendment 340 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘public concerned’ means the public affected or likely to be affected by, or having an interest in, the decision- making procedures for the implementation of the obligations laid down in this Directive, including non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment;
Amendment 346 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘plastic biomedia’ means any plastic support used for the development of the bacteria, including biocarriers, biobeads, polystyrene beads, that are needed for the treatment of urban wastewaters;
Amendment 352 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
(24a) ‘direct greenhouse gas emission’ means emission that occurs from sources that are owned or controlled by the urban wastewater treatment plant and collecting systems and include process gas emission such as nitrous oxide and methane.
Amendment 358 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 b (new)
(24b) `indirect greenhouse gas emission´ means emission from the generation of purchased electricity brought into the urban wastewater treatment plant and collection systems and its operation.
Amendment 385 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 3, where exceptionally the establishment of a collecting system or connection to a collecting system is not justified either because it would produce no environmental benefit or because it would involve excessive cost, Member States shall ensure that individual systems for the treatment of urban wastewaters (‘individual systems’) or other appropriate systems which achieve the same level of environmental protection are used.
Amendment 423 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) storm water overflow or urban runoff poses a risk to the environment or human healtealth in line with the One Health approach;
Amendment 431 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) storm water overflow represents more than 1 % of the annual collected urban wastewater load in regards to the chemical oxygen demand (COD), calculated in dry weather conditions;
Amendment 453 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Integrated urban wastewater management plans shall be made available to the Commission on request.
Amendment 460 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall ensure to increase green space in urban areas in line with the EU platform for urban greening [and Article 6 on Restoration of urban ecosystems in the Regulation on nature restoration] in order to reduce storm water overflows based on natural solutions.
Amendment 494 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 2025, Member States shall establish a list of areas on their territory that are sensitive to eutrophication including from phosphorus and/or nitrogen and update that list every five years starting on 31 December 2030.
Amendment 575 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 587 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 594 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On 31 December 2030, Member States shall have established a list a list of areas on their national territory where the concentration or the accumulation of micro-pollutants and micro-plastics represents a risk for human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment. Member States shall review that list every five years thereafter and update it if necessary.
Amendment 604 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The list referred to in the first subparagraph shall include the following areas, unless the absence of risk for human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment in those areas can be demonstrated based on a risk assessment:
Amendment 610 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) Special areas of conservation as designated under Directive 92/43/EEC and special protection areas under Directive 79/409/EEC constitutive of the Natura 2000 ecological network.
Amendment 657 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take measures to ensure that producers who place any of the products listed in Annex III on the market have the full extended producer responsibility in line with the polluters pay principle.
Amendment 665 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The realisation of the extended producer responsibility will be carried out through the establishment of extended responsibility schemes not later than 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 676 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the full costs for complying with the requirements set out in Article 8, including the costs for the quaternary treatment (CAPEX and OPEX) of urban wastewater to remove micro-pollutants resulting from the products and their residues they place on the market, for the monitoring of micro- pollutants referred to in Article 21(1), point (a); and
Amendment 690 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Based on the results of the monitoring required under Article 21(4), the Commission shall review every four years the list of products set out in Annex III. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27 to extend the list of products of Annex III.
Amendment 712 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the quantity of the product they place on the market is below 21 tonnes at Union level per year;
Amendment 724 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the products they place on the market do not generate micro-pollutants in wastewaters at the end of their life proved by the producer .
Amendment 767 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) information on the hazardousness of the products referred to in point (i) in the wastewaters and their biodegradability at the end of their life;
Amendment 792 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) Member States shall ensure that the producer responsibility organisations are controlled by a public body according to the rules set in Article 10 (3).
Amendment 794 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The EPR scheme organisations shall agree on detailed rules of burden-sharing taking into account also other factors, such as amount of micro-pollutants in the product, profit margins and turnover of producers etc.
Amendment 800 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
(ca) the financial contribution of the producers is earmarked for the costs mentioned in paragraph 1 and the treatment plant operators can access the funds according to their investment cycles and needs.
Amendment 802 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
(ca) associations representing urban waste water treatment operators shall have an observer status at the established EPR scheme organisations.
Amendment 825 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member State shall ensure that the producers established on the territory of another Member State or in a third country and placing products on its market:
Amendment 827 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 840 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that energy audits of urban wastewater treatment plants and collecting systems are carried out every four years. Those audits shall be carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2012/27/EU and include an identification of the potential for cost-effective use or production of renewable energy, with a particular focus to identify and utilise the potential for biogassewage production, while reducing methane and nitrous oxide emissions. The first audits shall be carried out:
Amendment 842 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by 31 December 2025within 24 months after the entry into force of this Directive for urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above and the collecting systems connected to them;
Amendment 852 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by 31 December 2030within 24 months after the entry into force of this Directive for urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. and the collecting systems connected to them.
Amendment 877 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 50 % of the total annual energy used by such plants by 31 December 2030within 5 years after entry into force of this Directive;
Amendment 891 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 75 % of the total annual energy used by such plants by 31 December 2035within 10 years after entry into force of this Directive;
Amendment 904 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 100 % of the total annual energy used by such plants by 31 December 2040within 15 years after entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 919 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall facilitate approval procedures for the development of renewable production for use by wastewater treatment plants in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 926 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article11a Climate neutrality of urban wastewater treatment plants and Union methane emission reduction target 1. Member States shall ensure that urban wastewater treatment plants achieve climate neutrality at operator level by 2050 at the latest in line with the overall objective of the European Climate Law and as part of the UN Race To Zero campaign. 2. In accordance with the long-term temperature goal set out in point (a) of Article 2(1) of the Paris agreement, with the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest set out in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 (‘European Climate Law’) and with the Global Methane Pledge goal of cutting global anthropogenic methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, the Commission shall propose by 31 December 2025 and based on an impact assessment, a 2030 Union binding methane emission reduction target covering all relevant emitting sectors including energy, agriculture, waste and wastewater. 3. In accordance with paragraph 2, Member States shall collectively ensure that methane emissions from the energy sector in the Union are reduced by 2030 to a level that will capture the social benefits of methane mitigation at less than their costs. 4. Each Member State shall set national methane emissions reduction targets as referred to in paragraph 3 as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and 9 to 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. If, on the basis of the assessment of the first update of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, the Commission concludes that the national contributions of the Member States are insufficient for the collective achievement of the Union target, it shall propose measures and exercise its powers at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of the target referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 953 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. By [18 months after adoption of the Directive], Member States shall establish a list of wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above, and 36 months after adoption of the Directive a list of wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 10 000 p.e. and above where a quantified, time- bound Water Reuse Plan must be deployed for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and environmental uses, taking into account climate change projections on the availability of water, to alleviate the pressures on the quantitative status of groundwater bodies as referred to in Directive 2000/60/EC, and surface water bodies in which treated urban waste water is discharged. Member States shall systematically promote the reuse of treated wastewater from all urban wastewater treatment plants. Where treated wastewater is reused for agricultural irrigation, it shall comply with the requirements established under Regulation (EU) 2020/741 .
Amendment 969 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall establish by 31 December 2025 binding water reuse targets at Member States level accompanied with an action plan laying out a set of measures in achieving them by 1 January 2028 in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), taking into account the One Health approach.
Amendment 972 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States shall take all necessary measures to anticipate and adapt their urban wastewater collection and treatment infrastructures to address increased loads of domestic wastewater, including the construction of new infrastructures where necessary.All precautionary measures shall be taken to avoid deterioration of ecological and of chemical status of affected water bodies.Member States shall be considered to comply with the objectives set out in Directive 2000/60/EC if all following criteria are met: (a) alternative ways to address the increase in domestic wastewater loads and run off loads, including the consideration of alternative points of discharge, would not produce more environmental benefits or they would involve excessive cost; (b) all technically feasible mitigation measures are set out in the authorisation of a wastewater treatment plant referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 and effectively implemented to minimize the impacts from urban wastewater on the affected water bodies including where so required more stringent emission controls, with the aim of meeting the objectives set out in Directive 2000/60/EC and the environmental quality standards set in accordance with Directive 2008/105/EC. Compliance with these criteria shall be demonstrated in the relevant River Basin Management Plans developed under Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 984 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) any other public health parameters that are considered relevant by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) or the competent authorities of the Member States for monitoring.
Amendment 1009 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [OP please insert the date = the last day of the second year after the date of entry in force of this Directive], Member States shall identify the risks caused by urban wastewater discharges to the environment and human healtealth in line with the One health approach and at least those related to the following:
Amendment 1047 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take all necessary measures to improvestablish by 2028 national plans with national targets that would ensure availability of the free and safe access to sanitation for all, in particular for vulnerable and marginalised groups and by respecting the gender dimension.
Amendment 1062 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) identify categories of people including Roma people and homeless persons, without access, or with limited access, to sanitation facilities, including vulnerable and marginalised groups, and provide reasons for such lack of access;
Amendment 1072 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for all agglomerations of 10 000 p.e. and above, encouragfinalise the establishment of a sufficient number of sanitation facilities in public spaces by 1 January 2030, which are freely and, in particular for women, safely accessible.
Amendment 1086 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that sludge management routes are conform to the waste hierarchy provided for in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Such routes shall maximize prevention, re-use and recycling of resources and minimize the adverse effects on the environment. Member States shall ensure that the phosphorus in sewage sludge is recovered and recycled to high quality products, respecting the One Health approach and the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 1090 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall set a strict national quality standard of sludge with maximum level of micro-plastics, heavy metals etc. to make sure that its use is safe for health especially in case such use in agriculture is permitted.
Amendment 1107 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the greenhouse gases produceddirect and indirect greenhouse gases imported, produced, exported (scope 1, scope 2, scope 3) by all operational activities of the urban wastewater treatment plant, and the energy used and produced by urban wastewater treatment plants and collecting systems of above 10 000 p.e.
Amendment 1127 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and chlorothalonil
Amendment 1128 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the specific risks of mixed chemicals.
Amendment 1135 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
For all agglomerations of above 10 000 p.e., Member States shall perform a broad chemical screening, in order to identify substances that cause concern for aquatic life, drinking or bathing water quality or that indicate non-compliant discharges for industry discharges to sewers.
Amendment 1138 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
The Commission shall envisage in the next Multiannual Financial Framework resources for the Water treatment transition fund that will be available for all Member States to enable equally good level of water as a strategic sector in the EU, if assessment shows that some Member States or regions are not able to reach the targets without EU support.
Amendment 1141 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 1152 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) by 31 December 2025, set up a data set containing information on all direct and indirect green house gas emissions from all operational activities with a breakdown between different gasses, emission sources, and on the total energy used and renewable energy produced by each urban wastewater treatment plant of 10 000 p.e. and above as well as a calculation of the percentage of achievement of the targets set out in Article 11(2) and update that data set annually thereafter;
Amendment 1161 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) by 31 December 2030, set up a data set containing the list of areas identified as areas where the concentration or the accumulation of micro-pollutant represents a risk for human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment in accordance with Article 8(2) and update that data set every 5 years thereafter;
Amendment 1190 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Member States shall establish national educational programs on the harmfulness of micro-plastics and micro- pollutants and a proper way of tackling this pollution at source.
Amendment 1195 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In addition, Member States shall ensure that all persons connected to collecting systems receive regularly and at least once a year, in the most appropriate form, including on their invoice or by digital means, such as smart applications, without having to request it, the following information:
Amendment 1201 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) information on the compliance of the collection and treatment of urban wastewater with Articles 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 in the form of a percentage of compliance , including a comparison between the actual releases of pollutants in receiving waters with the limit values set out in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of Annex I;
Amendment 1209 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall establish by 31 December 2026 on the basis of common guidance by the Commission, inter alia on harmful and significant water contamination levels, an EU alert system based upon the Cell Broadcast technology to inform the public in case of water pollution above the threshold set by Union or national legislation.
Amendment 1222 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that, in accordance with the relevant national legal system, members of the public concerned have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or another independent and impartial body established by law to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions or acts or omissions subject to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 19 or 821 of this Directive when at least one of the following conditions is met:
Amendment 1230 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine what what stage the decisions, acts or omissions referred to in paragraph 1 may be challengedconstitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistent with the objective of giving the public concerned wide access to justice. To that end, nongovernmental organisations promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed as having a sufficient interest or having rights capable of being impaired for the purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 1233 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Article shall not exclude the possibility of a preliminary review procedure before an administrative authority and shall not affect the requirement of exhaustion of administrative review procedures prior to recourse to judicial review procedures, where such a requirement exists under national law.
Amendment 1241 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, where damage to human healtealth in line with the One Health approach has occurred as a result of a violation of national measures that were adopted pursuant to this Directive, the individuals affected have the right to claim and obtain compensation for that damage from the relevant natural or legal persons and, where appropriate, from the relevant competent authorities responsible for the violation.
Amendment 1245 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that, as part of the public concerned, non- governmental organisations promoting the protection of human healtealth in line with the One Health approach or the environment and meeting any requirements under national law are allowed to represent the individuals affected and bring collective actions for compensation. Member States shall ensure that a claim for a violation leading to a damage cannot be pursued twice, by the individuals affected and by the non- governmental organisations referred to in this paragraph.
Amendment 1263 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the population or the environment affected by the violation, bearing in mind the impact of the infringement on the objective of achieving a high level of protection of human healtealth in line with the One Health approach and the environment.
Amendment 1274 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) an analyse of the possible need to adapt the list of products to be covered by extended producer responsibility, in particular per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the evolution of the range of products placed on the market, improved knowledge on the presence of micro-pollutants in wastewaters and their impacts on public health and the environment, and data resulting from the new monitoring obligations on micro- pollutants in the inlets and outlets of the urban wastewater treatment plants.
Amendment 1297 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part D – point 6
Annex I – Part D – point 6
6. Analyses concerning discharges from lagooning shall be carried out on filtered samples; however, the concentration of total suspended solids in unfiltered water samples of such discharges shall not exceed 150 mg/l. Equivalent digital on-line sensor measurement can be used as an alternative for this purpose.
Amendment 1299 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part D – paragraph 4
Annex I – Part D – paragraph 4
1 Requirements for tertiary treatment of discharges from urban wastewater treatment plants referred to in Article 7(1) and (3) . One or both parameters may be applied depending on the local situation. The values for concentration or for the percentage of reduction shall apply. Equivalent digital on-line sensor measurement can be used as an alternative for this purpose.
Amendment 1307 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part D – paragraph 8
Annex I – Part D – paragraph 8
Note 2: The percentage of removal shall be calculated on dry weather flow for at least six substances. The number of substances in category 1 shall be twice the number of substances in category 2. If less than six substances can be measured in sufficient concentration, the competent authority shall designate other substances to calculate the minimum percentage of removal when it is necessary. The average of the percentages of removal of all substances used in the calculation shall be used in order to assess whether the required 80 % minimum percentage of removal has been reached.
Amendment 1324 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 1
Annex III – point 1
1. Medicinal products for human and veterinary use falling within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council80. _________________ 80 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67–128).
Amendment 1334 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 2 a (new)
Annex III – point 2 a (new)
2a. Products which includes per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Amendment 1335 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 2 b (new)
Annex III – point 2 b (new)
2b. Member States can add other sectors such as pesticides, households products, plastic additives etc. based on the evidence of presence of the micro- pollutants produced by this sector a) in the water after passing through the third level treatment, b) in the sludge, c) permanently in the system (micro- pollutants that "never leave the waste water treatment system") in order to reflect national specificities.
Amendment 1336 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 2 c (new)
Annex III – point 2 c (new)
2c. Exception shall apply to the substances that fall under above criteria if they are really biodegradable according to Part 4.1.2.9.5 of Annex 1 to the CLP Regulation.
Amendment 1350 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex V – point 2 – point a – paragraph 1 a (new)
The derogation at national level can be granted in case of the effective use of the urban runoff discharge systems if that ensures the same level of the environmental protection.
Amendment 23 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In line with the conclusions of the Commission’s second report on implementation of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006, the Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency (‘the Agency’), developed in June 2021 an Industrial Emissions Portal (‘the Portal’)38 to replace the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and thereforeiming to improve synergies with reporting under Directive 2010/75/EU. However, representatives of the concerned civil society highlight shortcomings in the portal in relation to the other two objectives set within the Protocol, notably to the need to design the Portal in such a way that the information provided promotes environmental benchmarking, improves sharing of information and enables to compare and to track pollution prevention efforts by both, the operators and the permitting authorities. It should also enhance compliance promotion in a user-friendly manner. _________________ 38 https://industry.eea.europa.eu/
Amendment 27 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Portal should present the data it contains in aggregated and non-aggregated forms to permit users to undertake targeted searches, it should be adequately designed to enable a comparability of environmental performance information, enable benchmarking of pollution prevention efforts and promote compliance at Union level in most user- friendly manner.
Amendment 35 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Portal should also include data on the use of water, energy and raw materials by the concerned installations to allow monitoring of progress towards a circular, highly resource-efficient economy allowing to compare and benchmark installations, track trends and progress including the comparison of permit ambition of those activities.
Amendment 45 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The overall benefit of the Portal for access to environmental information concerning industrial installations should be maximised by including links topublishing information within short delays, incorporating permitting and compliance information produced under Directive 2010/75/EU, by providing information on the level of ambition of the permits compared to the BAT conclusions under that Directive, by displaying information expressed in the same format as in the permits under that Directive, by integrating other information flows that stem from Union environmental legislation on climate change, air, water and land protection and on waste management, including reporting under Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council41 , Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council42 and Directive 2010/75/EU. Moreover, in order to maximise the Portal’s value to users, it should be designed to facilitate future integration with other relevant environmental data flows. _________________ 41 Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC (OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 1). 42 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 51 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) For the purpose of legal certainty, oOperators of installations should be required to enter a nil return whenreport releases and off-site transfers of waste and of waste water from their installations are below reporting thresholdseven when such releases are minimal. This will help identify progress and best practices and steer industries towards zero pollution levels. This aligns with the Commission’s ambition to build a knowledge system driving the zero pollution ambition towards 2050.
Amendment 56 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Given the importance for the Union citizens of quick access to environmental information, it is essential that Member States and the Commissionoperators can directly input the required information within the Portal through electronic input forms, subject to sub- sequent validation by the Member States. The Commission, assisted by the European Environmental Agency should make data publicly available as fast as technically feasible within the Portal. To that end, whereas the precise reporting deadline is to be established in an implementing act, it should be no later than 11 months after the end of the reporting year.
Amendment 87 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Portal shall include data at installation level, expressed in the same format as in the permits and BAT conclusions or other metrics used in reference Benchmarks, where applicable, on:
Amendment 96 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) for activities under the scope of Directive 2010/75/EC, permitting and compliance information generated pursuant to that Directive.
Amendment 98 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Portal shall include links totegrate performance data and other pollution prevention information of the following:
Amendment 104 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Portal shall be established with a view to satisfy at least the following purposes: (a) benchmarking of environmental performance of the activities, notably in regard to Best Available Techniques associated emissions and performance levels; (b) comparability of permit conditions in force; (c) identification of hot spots for further pollution prevention measures, trends of progress within Member States and their competent authorities as to pollution prevention/reduction at source; (d) promoting compliance with environmental quality standards and track record with relevant due diligence; (e) improving effective public participation in decision making. The Commission shall make the Portal publicly accessible, presenting the data in both aggregated and non- aggregated forms with a view to enabling searches by:
Amendment 111 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) off-site transfers of waste and, as appropriate, their destination, disaggregated by the type of the relevant R or D codes and differentiated by the respective EU Waste code;
Amendment 117 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) type of information item (e.g; permit, other compliance document, type of derogation, where applicable);
Amendment 119 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(i b) permit conditions per activity; for permit conditions subject to BAT conclusions, the level of ambition compared to the set benchmark level with at least the following performance rating scales: stricter than the ambitious BAT- AE(P)L, 10% best in class level, mid- range BAT-AE(P)L level, upper range BAT-AE(P)L level, higher than BAT- AE(P)L level and whether a BAT derogation has been approved with associated level.
Amendment 123 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Portal shall be designed for maximum ease of public access to allow the data, under normal operating conditions, to be continuously and readily accessible on the internet. Its design shall take into account the possibility of its future expansion and shall include all data reported for previous reporting years, up to at least the previous ten reporting years. The installation or facility page shall provide all related information referred to under Article 3and Article 5. Where the information is available in a stand-alone document, an electronic version of that document should also be accessible through an URL.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Notwithstanding Article 18, first paragraph, Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 shall continue to apply as regards reporting for the year 2024. The list of pollutant substances referred to in Annex II of Directive 2010/75/EU shall continue to apply pending their inclusions in Annex II and entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Green Deal announced a revision of Union measures to address pollution from large industrial installations, including reviewing the sectoral scope of the legislation and how to make it fully consistent with climate, energy, water, and circular economy policies. In addition, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy also call for improving resource efficiency and reuse while reducing pollutant emissions at source, including sources not currently within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council69 . Addressing pollution from certain agro- industrial activities thus requires their inclusion within the scope of that Directive. __________________ 69 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control); OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17-119.
Amendment 142 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
Amendment 143 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Air pollution also harms land and water ecosystems. In 2020, damaging levels of nitrogen deposition were seen in 75% of the total EU ecosystem area. This represents a 12% reduction since 2005 while the EU zero pollution action plan’s target is to reach a 25% reduction by 2030.According to the EEA analysis, 59% of forested areas and in 6% agricultural land were exposed to damaging levels of ground-level ozone in Europe in 2020. Economic losses due to the impacts of ground-level ozone on wheat yields totalled about EUR 1.4 billion across 35 European countries in 2019, with the biggest losses seen in France, Germany, Poland, and Türkiye.1b __________________ 1b https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/ai r-quality-in-europe-2022/air-quality-in- europe-2022
Amendment 181 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to foster energy efficiency of installations within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU which are carrying out activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC, it is appropriate to apply the energy efficiency first principle and submit those installations to energy efficiency and resource efficiency requirements in respect of combustion units or other units emitting carbon dioxide on the site. Energy and resource efficiency are key areas of action, without which the full decarbonisation of the Union´s economy cannot be achieved.
Amendment 198 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The contribution of Directive 2010/75/EU to resource and energy efficiency and circular economy in the Union should be made more effective, taking into consideration the ‘Energy Efficiency First’ as a guiding principle of the Union energy policy. Therefore, the permits should establish, where possible, mandatory environmental performance limit values on consumption and resource efficiency levels, including on the use of water, energy and recycled materials the consumption of water, energy, and raw materials, and their reuse, based on the environmental performance levels associated with the best available techniques (BAT AEPLs) set out in decisions on BAT conclusions.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Considering the recurrent drought and flood in Europe with a direct impact on water availability for the European industry which is the largest water consumer in Europe (EEA, 2018), industrial stakeholders must carefully consider quantitatively and qualitatively water risks both on and by their activities. Therefore, the European industry must be mobilised to achieve the so-called “Water- Smart Society” in line with the Green Deal and its international commitments to provide a coherent water strategy. Recognising and realising the Value of Water to ensure water security, safety, and sustainability, it means that all available water sources are managed in such a way that water scarcity and pollution is avoided; water and resource loops are largely closed to foster a circular economy and resource efficiency while the water system is resilient against droughts, floods and climate change; its planned and digitalised management ensures prediction and agility to perform under stress as well as uncertainties, and all relevant stakeholders are involved in water governance.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
It also lays down rules designed to prevent or, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions into air, water and land and to prevent the generation of waste, in order to achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment taken as a whole. In addition, it lays down rules designed to improve resource efficiency in order to reduce the use of water, energy, and raw materials.
Amendment 272 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘installation’ means a stationary technical unit within which one or more activities listed in Annex I, in Annex Ia or in Part 1 of Annex VII are carried out, and any other directly associated activities on the same site which have a technical connection with the activities listed in those Annexes and which could have an effect on emissions and, pollution;, and consumption of natural resources including water, energy, and raw materials;
Amendment 286 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a d (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(ad) (In Article 3, paragraph 1, point 6 is replaced by the following: (6) ‘environmental quality standard’ means the set of requirements and protection objectives which must be fulfilled at a given time by or into a given environment or particular part thereof, as set out in Union law; or international law, including, but not limited to related quality standards, emission ceilings, target values and other objectives, including those set within plans and programmes such as the National Air Pollution and Control Programmes, National Climate and Energy Plans. It also includes relevant pollution prevention standards such as those set out in the latest WHO air quality guidelines and the climate target of 1.5°C under the Paris Agreement; Or. en (32010L0075)
Amendment 314 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a
(13a) ‘environmental performance levels associated with the best available techniques’ means the range of environmental performance levels, which shall include consumption, efficiency, and reuse levels of water, energy, and raw materials as well as waste levels, except emission levels, obtained under normal operating conditions using a BAT or a combination of BATs;.
Amendment 373 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 51
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 51
(51) ‘environmental performance levels associated with emerging techniques’ means the range of environmental performance levels which shall include consumption, efficiency, and reuse levels of water, energy, and raw materials as well as waste levels, except emission levels, obtained under normal operating conditions using an emerging technique or a combination of emerging techniques;
Amendment 386 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – introductory part
(53) ‘‘benchmarks’ means the indicaprescriptive range of environmental performance levels associated with best available techniques, other than emission levels, and mayshall include:
Amendment 389 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – point a
(a) consumption levels of water, energy, and raw materials;
Amendment 392 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – point b
(b) resource efficiency levels and reuse leveof water, energy, and raw materials;
Amendment 393 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – point 53 – point c
Article 3 – point 53 – point c
(c) reuse levels of coveringwater, energy, and raw materials.
Amendment 394 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – point d
Amendment 402 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 a (new)
In Article 3, paragraph 1, point 53 a (new) is inserted: (53a) ‘water reuse system’ means the infrastructure and other technical elements necessary for producing, supplying and using reclaimed water; it comprises all the elements from the start point of the production process to the point where reclaimed water is used, including distribution and storage infrastructure, where relevant;
Amendment 403 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 b (new)
In Article 3, paragraph 1, point 53 b (new) is inserted: 53b. ‘reclaimed water’ means water that has been reclaimed from previous uses; it shall be quantified as the amount of water withdrawn minus the amount of water that has not been reclaimed;
Amendment 404 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 c (new)
(53c) In Article 3, paragraph 1, point 53c (new) is inserted: 53c. ‘Water reuse’ means the process of reclaiming water from previous uses through a water reuse system and converting into water that can be reused for a variety of purposes;
Amendment 416 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 448 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
5a. In Article 5, paragraph 4a (new) is added: 4a. When an industrial installation discharges waste water directly or indirectly into surface water, drinking water and waste water operators shall be consulted prior to the delivery of the permit on the potential consequences of emissions on their infrastructures and the protection of human health and the environment. The authorities shall take this information into account when defining the permit conditions.
Amendment 465 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) In the event of pollution affecting drinking water resources the competent authority shall inform the drinking water and/or waste water operators affected of the measures taken to prevent and/or correct damage to human health and the environment.
Amendment 493 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) Article 9 paragraph (1) is amended as follows: "1. Where emissions of a greenhouse gas from an installation are specified in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC in relation to an activity carried out in that installation, the permit shall not include an and are equal to or lower than the relative product or installation benchmark as set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/3311a in relation to an activity carried out in that installation, the Member State may choose not to impose emission limit values for direct emissions of that gas, unless necessary to ensure that no significant local pollution is caused. the climate targets set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/11191b are achieved and that no significant pollution is caused. " __________________ 1a Commission Delegated Regulation (EU 2019/331 determining transitional Union- wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, OJ 27.2.2019 L59/8 1b Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) Or. en (02010L0075)
Amendment 550 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
(8a) Article 12, paragraph 1 is replaced as follows: 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that an application for a permit includes a description of the following: (a) the installation and its activities; (b) the raw and auxiliary materials, and other substances and the energyused in or generated by the installation; (ba) the energy, water and resources used in or generated by the installations; (bb) the efficiency of energy, water and resources used in or generated by the installation; (c) the sources of emissions from the installation; (d) the conditions of the site of the installation; (e) where applicable, a baseline report in accordance with Article 22(2); (f) the nature and quantities of foreseeable emissions from the installation into each medium as well as identification of significant effects of the emissions on the environment; (g) the proposed technology and other techniques for preventing or, where this is not possible, reducing emissions from the installation; (h) measures for the prevention, preparation for re-use, recycling and recovery of waste generated by the installation; (i) further measures planned to comply with the general principles of the basic obligations of the operator as provided for in Article 11; (j) measures planned to monitor emissions into the environment; (k) the main alternatives to the proposed technology, techniques and measures studied by the applicant in outline. An application for a permit shall also include a non-technical summary of the details referred to in the first subparagraph. Or. en (02010L0075)
Amendment 551 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 640 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Amendment 641 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point i
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the permit includes all measures necessary to comply with the requirements of Articles 11 and 18. To that effect, Member States shall ensure that permits are granted further to consultation of all relevant authorities who ensure compliance with Union environmental legislation, including with environmental quality standards.; The list of polluting substances of Annex II of Directive 2010/75/EU shall apply for the purpose of this article, pending their inclusion and entry into effect of Annex II of the [Portal regulation]
Amendment 658 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point iv
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point iv
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) In Article 14, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2, the following point (ba new) is inserted: (ba) an obligation to prevent or reduce with the aim to avoid or minimize, the emissions of substances fulfilling the criteria of article 57 of regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 or substances addressed in restrictions in annex XVII to that regulation.
Amendment 693 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 694 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
(10b) Article 14 paragraph 4 is replaced as follows: 4. Without prejudice to Article 18, the competent authority may set stricter permit conditions than those achievable by the use of the best available techniques as described in the BAT conclusions and in operating rules. Member States may establish rules under which the competent authority may set such stricter conditions. Or. en (32010L0075)
Amendment 695 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 c (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
(10c) Article 14 paragraph 5 is replaced as follows: 5. Where the competent authority sets permit conditions on the basis of a best available technique not described in any of the relevant BAT conclusions or operating rules, it shall ensure that: (a) that technique is determined by giving special consideration to the criteria listed in Annex III; and (b) the requirements of Article 15 are complied with. Where the BAT conclusions or operating rules referred to in the first subparagraph do not contain emission levels associated with the best available techniques, the competent authority shall ensure that the technique referred to in the first subparagraph ensures a level of environmental protection equivalent to the best available techniques described in the BAT conclusions. and operating rules. Or. en (32010L0075)
Amendment 696 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 d (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
(10d) Article 14 paragraph 6 is replaced as follows: 6. Where an activity or a type of production process carried out within an installation is not covered by any of the BAT conclusions or operating rules or where those conclusions or operating rules do not address all the potential environmental effects of the activity or process, the competent authority shall, after prior consultations with the operator, set the permit conditions on the basis of the best available techniques that it has determined for the activities or processes concerned, by giving special consideration to the criteria listed in Annex III. Or. en (32010L0075)
Amendment 722 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14a – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 14a – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) prevent the generation of wasteall core environmental performance indicators as described in Annex IV of Regulation(EC) 1221/2009;
Amendment 735 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14a – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 14a – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) prevent or reduce risks associated with the use of hazardous substances, including their transformation products and by-products.
Amendment 737 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14a – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 14a – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) monitoring of the impact of the installation on the surrounding environment, that shall cover at least dioxins and metals, and must in particular include the determination of the concentration of these pollutants in the immediate vicinity of the installation.
Amendment 769 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) The following Article 14b is inserted: In coherence with Directive 2014/52/EU1a, industrial installations covered by this directive shall be made subject to an environmental impact assessment which identifies, describes and assesses the direct and indirect significant effects of an installation on the following factors: (a) population and human health; (b) biodiversity, with particular attention to species and habitats protected under Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC; (c) land, soil, water, air and climate; (d) material assets, cultural heritage and the landscape; (e) the interaction between the factors referred to in points (a) to(d). The information to be provided by the operator shall include: (a) a description of the project comprising information on the site, design, size and other relevant features of the project; (b) a description of the likely significant effects of the project on the environment; (c) a description of the features of the project and/or measures envisaged in order to avoid, prevent or reduce and, if possible, offset likely significant adverse effects on the environment; (d) a description of the reasonable alternatives studied by the developer, which are relevant to the project and its specific characteristics, and an indication of the main reasons for the option chosen, taking into account the effects of the project on the environment; (e) a non-technical summary of the information referred to in points(a) to (d); and (f) any additional information specified in Annex IV of Directive 2014/52/EU relevant to the specific characteristics of a particular project or type of project and to the environmental features likely to be affected. __________________ 1a Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment
Amendment 775 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the released polluting substances do not impede the operation of the waste water treatment plant nor the capacity or potential to recover resources from the waste water treatment stream in line with Directive 86/278 (The Sewage Sludge Directive) and Regulation 2020/741 (The Water Reuse Regulation);
Amendment 777 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(c) the industrial waste water treatment plant is designed and equipped to abate the released polluting substances or the urban waste water treatment plant operator agrees to receive and treat the additional load coming from the installation on the basis of the information provided by the installation operator;
Amendment 782 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the extra cost of treating the released polluting substances at the waste water treatment plant shall be covered by the industrial installation operator.
Amendment 784 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) the released polluting substances do not contain substances classified as persistent, mobile and toxic, nor as very persistent and very mobile.
Amendment 785 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d c (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) based on Article 191(2) TFEU, polluting substances that are not covered by the permit procedure but still released to water, are considered to be prohibited and a justified reason for authorities to restrict installation's operations and discharges.
Amendment 831 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3a
Article 15 – paragraph 3a
3a. The competent authority shall set the strictest possible environmental performance limit values that are consistent with the best performances achievable by applying most effective BAT(s) in the installation, and that ensure that, under normal operating conditions, such performance limits values do not exceed the environmental performance levels associated with BATsbest available techniques (BAT-AEPLs) as laid down in the decisions on BAT conclusions referred to in Article 13(5). The environmental performance limit values shall be based on an assessment by the operator analysing the technical non- feasibility of meeting the strictest end of the BAT-AEPL range and demonstrating the best performance the installation can achieve by applying most effective BAT(s) as described in BAT conclusions or other more stringent reference benchmarks. The operator shall comply with the requirements at the latest by 1st January 2024. The competent authority shall further set environmental performance values, in accordance to the objectives, targets and timeline of the transformation plan elaborated by the operator, that ensure that these objectives are complied with in most timely manner.
Amendment 842 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a a (new)
3aa. For activities set out in Annex Ia, this Article and its subparagraphs are applicable. Whenever there is a reference to BAT conclusions as referred to in Art. 13(5), the reference shall also be made to operating rules as referred to in Article 13a.
Amendment 916 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
(13a) Article 16 paragraph 1 is replaced as follows: "1. The monitoring requirements referred to in Article 14(1)(c) shall, where applicable, be based on the conclusions on monitoring as described in the BAT conclusions. and operating rules. " Or. en (32010L0075)
Amendment 932 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Where an environmental quality standard, including an area in need of specific protection, and climate targets may be put at risk and therefore requires stricter conditions than those achievable by the use of the best available techniques, additional measures shall be included in the permit with a view to preducventing the specific contribution of the installation to the pollution occurring in the relevant areaactivity to the pollution occurring in the relevant area, or other areas in need of specific protection. Stricter permit conditions can include stricter emission limit values and environmental performance levels, reduction of the operation of the installation, implementation of suitable substitution techniques or other equivalent measures. In the case of substances with persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) properties or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties, the emission limit values included in the permit under Article 14(1) should be equivalent to the detection limit of the monitoring instruments.
Amendment 945 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Where stricter conditions have been included in the permit in accordance with the first paragraph, regular monitoring of the concentration of relevant pollutants in the receiving environment resulting from operations of the installations concerned shall be required from the operator, and the results of such monitoring shall be transmitted to the competent authority and made available to the public, through direct electronic reporting and integration within the Portal [OP please insert link/ reference to adopted Regulation establishing the Industrial Emissions Portal, COM(2022)157] within the shortest possible time, not exceeding 1 month after the information has been generated. Where monitoring and measurement methods for the concerned pollutants are set out in other relevant Union legislation, such methods shall be used for the purpose of the monitoring referred to in this paragraph..
Amendment 951 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
(15a) Article 19 is replaced as follows: "Member States shall ensure that the competent authority follows or is informed of developments in best available techniques and of the publication of any new or updated BAT conclusions or operating rules and shall make that information available to the public concerned. Or. en (32010L0075)
Amendment 970 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
(16a) In Article 21, paragraph 5, point ca (new) is inserted as follows: (ca) when the analysis from the environmental management system, as laid down in article 14a 2(d), shows that there is a possibility to substitute or further reduce the use and emissions the substances fulfilling the criteria of article 57 and substances covered by restrictions of annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
Amendment 1092 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require that by 30 June 2030 the operator includes in its environmental management system referred to in Article 14athe first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive or 1 January 2026, whichever comes first, the operator establishes a transformation plan for each installation carrying out any activity listed in points 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.1 a, and 6.1 b of Annex I. The transformation plan will then be added to the environmental management system referred to in Article 14a and shall contain information on how the installation will transform itself during the 2030-2050 period in order to contribute to the emergence of a sustainable, clean, circular and climate-neutral economy by 2050, using the format referred to in paragraph 4. to contribute to the Union’s 2050 climate and environmental targets, especially those laid down in Regulation 2021/1119 of 30June 2021. Without prejudice to the implementing Act mentioned in paragraph 4, the plans shall at least include the following elements: (a) a greenhouse gases emissions reduction pathway (b) an estimate of the needs to re- /upskill the workforce in anticipation of the introduction of processes necessary to achieve the EU climate targets (c) a planned trajectory of the evolution of water, energy and raw materials consumption, with a specific breakdown between virgin and secondary raw materials. Operators will associate every indicator to intermediary targets at least for years 2030, 2035 and 2040.
Amendment 1103 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that transformation plans mentioned in paragraph 1 are regularly revised and updated at a frequency that does not exceed 5 years.
Amendment 1115 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 31 December 2031, 27,the audit organisation contracted by the operator as part of its environmental management system assesses the conformityvalidity and credibility of the data reported per element of the transformation plans referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 with the requirements set out in the implementing act referred to i, in the light of their potential contribution to Union’s climate neutrality, circular economy and zero pollution ptaragraph 4gets.
Amendment 1135 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Member States shall require that, as part of the review of the permit conditions pursuant to Article 21(3) following the publication of decisions on BAT conclusions after 1 January 2030, the operator includes in its environmental management system referred to in Article 14a a transformation plan for each installation carrying out any activity listed in Annex I that is not referred to in paragraph 1. The transformation plan shall contain information on how the installation will transform itself during the 2030-2050 period in order to contribute to the emergence of a sustainable, clean, circular and climate- neutral economy by 2050, using the format referred to in paragraph 4, following the same modalities than those laid down in Article 14a.
Amendment 1160 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
3. The operator shall make available to the public as soon as possible, including systematically via the Internet, including through integration of the information in the Industrial Emissions Portal1a, free of charge and without restricting access to registered users, its transformation plan and its updates as well as the results of the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 public, as part of the publication of its environmental management system. , as well as the potential necessary corrective measures following that assessment. Those elements may be included in the operator’s environmental management system. __________________ 1a COM(2022)157 - Reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal
Amendment 1178 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 4
Article 27 d – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall by 30 June 2028, adopt an implementing act establishing the format for the transformation planBefore 30 June 2024, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act, based on sector activity specific milestones and environmental performance indicators co-developed with public interest stakeholder groups, establishing the format for the reporting of the elements included in the transformation plans. This delegated act shall also contain details on the audit methodology and requirements for the selection of the auditors, including accreditation requirements. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 75(2)..
Amendment 1183 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 27 d – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall, no later than two years before the first review of the transformation plans, review the implementing act referred to in paragraph 4 and adopt an implementing act establishing additional elements to be added in the transformation plans, as well as a description of the format for their reporting, where needed. This delegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 76.
Amendment 1189 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1208 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Amendment 1216 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 e (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 e (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 55 – paragraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 2
(23e) In Article 55, paragraph 2 is replaced by: For waste incineration plants or waste co- incineration plants with a nominal capacity of 2 tonnes or more per hour, the report referred to in Article 72 shall include information on the functioning and monitoring of the plant and give account of the running of the incineration or co- incineration process and the level of emissions into air and water in comparison with the emission limit values. This should include emissions data given in gross values and original laboratory analysis reports. That information shall be made available to the public. Or. en (02010L0075)
Amendment 1228 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Directive 2010/75/EU
Chapter VIa – title
Chapter VIa – title
Amendment 1238 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Chapter VIa
Chapter VIa
Amendment 1429 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By 30 June 20286 and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report reviewing the implementation of this Directive. The report shall take into account the dynamics of innovation and the review referred to in Article 8 of Directive 2003/87/ECneed for further pollution prevention measures. The Commission shall, within 12 months of the publication of a BAT reference document in accordance with Article 13(5), set Union-wide minimum requirements for emission limit values and for rules on monitoring and compliance. Such minimum requirements shall be directed to significant environmental impacts of the activities or installations concerned and shall not exceed the BAT- AE(P)Ls.
Amendment 1435 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Amendment 1438 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the state of implementation of best available techniques for the activities concerned.. and further pollution prevention potential;
Amendment 1440 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the imbalance of environmental performance of the industry within the Union.
Amendment 1445 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4a (new)
Amendment 1590 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
(-a) In Annex I, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: The threshold values given below generally refer to production capacities or outputs. Where several activities falling under the same activity description containing a threshold are operated in the same installation, the capacities of such activities are added together. The cumulative effect of the operation of similar installations in the same geographical area should also be taken into account. For waste management activities, this calculation shall apply at the level of activities 5.1, 5.3(a) and 5.3(b). Or. en (32010L0075)
Amendment 1642 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point j
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6 – point 6.6
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6 – point 6.6
(j) point 6.6 is deleted. In Annex I, paragraph 3, subparagraph 6, point 6.6 is replaced by the following: Intensive rearing of poultry, or pigs and cattle: (a) with more than 40 000 places for poultry; (b) with more than 2 000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg); (c) with more than 750 places for sows; or (d) with more than 300 places for cows, or 500 for calves.
Amendment 1667 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
1. Rearing of cattle, pigs or poultry in installations of 1500 livestock units (LSU) or more, exceeding the maximum number of livestock units per hectare of agricultural land needed to respect the legal requirement of the Nitrates Directive 91/676/EEC, or with a density going beyond the limits of the ecological carrying capacities of the river basins concerned according to the Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 1687 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Rearing of any mix of the following animals: cattle, pigs, poultry, in installations of 1500 LSU or more, exceeding the maximum number of livestock units per hectare of agricultural land needed to respect the legal requirement of the Nitrates Directive 91/676/EEC, or with a density going beyond the limits of the ecological carrying capacities of the river basins concerned according to the Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 1696 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 2a (new)
Annex Ia – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Aquaculture with a production capacity of 100 tonnes of fish or shellfish per year.
Amendment 1724 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III
Annex III
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex II – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point 3.2 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point 3.2 – point b
(b) a specification of the margindisproportionality factor by which the costs should exceed the environmental benefits.. , which shall not be lower than a cost to benefit factor of 3:1 over the full duration of the operational lifetime of the installation concerned, including remediation costs pursuant to Article 22(3).
Amendment 1 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement),
Amendment 2 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),including SDG 12 “Responsible consumption and production” and SDG 15 “Life on land”,
Amendment 3 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights(EPSR),
Amendment 8 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
— having regard to the Commission communication of 11 March 2020 entitled ‘A new Circular Economy Action Plan – For a cleaner and more competitive Europe’ (COM(2020)0098), and the staff working document ‘Leading the way to a global circular economy: state of play and outlook’ (SWD(2020)100),
Amendment 9 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission Foresight Study of September 2020 entitled ‘Critical Raw Materials for Strategic Technologies and Sectors in the EU’,
Amendment 10 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
— having regard to the IEA special report of May 2021entitled ‘The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions’,
Amendment 47 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the supply of many critical raw materials is highly concentrated outside the Union as China provides 98 % of the EU’s supply of rare earth elements (REE), Turkey provides 98% of the EU’s supply of borate, and South Africa provides 71% of the EU’s needs for platinum, 92% of iridium,80% of rhodium, and 93% of ruthenium.1a _________________ 1aCommission Communication of 2020 on Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability
Amendment 51 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas future scenarios indicate that for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage, the EU would need up to 18 times more lithium and 5 times more cobalt in 2030, and almost 60 times more lithium and15 times more cobalt in 2050, compared to the current supply to the whole EU economy;1a _________________ 1aCommission Communication of 2020 on Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability.
Amendment 53 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. Whereas the raw materials sector employs around 350 000 jobs in the EU, and more than 30 million jobs in downstream manufacturing industries that depends on it1a and Moving towards a more circular economy could bring a net increase of 700000 jobs in the EU, by 2030;1b _________________ 1a Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability [COM(2020) 474 final], EESC Opinion, March 2021 1bCommission Communication of 2020 on Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability.
Amendment 60 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that waste collection and product design are ‘low hanging fruit’ strategies to increase CRM supply; notes however that waste collection and product design have a low TRL1a; notes that CRM substitution, while having its limits in product efficiency, is an inherent goal of industry because of high prices and dependency; Stresses that only focusing on recycling will not be sufficient to facilitate the increasing demand; _________________ 1a Technology Readiness Level
Amendment 75 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WarnNotes that Europe’s transition to climate neutrality should not replace reliance on fossil fuels with reliance on rawis essentially a material transition from fossil fuels to other raw materials; stresses that this transition should decrease Europe’s dependence on critical materials;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2011(INI)
3a. Notes that the development and future large-scale deployment of technologies, including emerging digital applications, renewables generation and batteries for EV and light means of transport, will boost demands for critical and other raw materials such as helium and nickel;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to review the criticality assessment methodology before 2023, ahead of the publication of the next list of CRMs; taking into account scenarios on future demand of critical and other raw materials;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to assess the implications of several low-carbon and digital technologies competing for the same CRM; in this regard stresses the importance of the energy efficiency first principle and believes that zero-emissions and resource-efficient solutions should prevail;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that the creation of strategic stockpiling is not yet part of the action plan and believes that strategic stockpiling in combination with other strategic measures - like recycling and CRM substitutes - contribute to reduce CMRs dependencies; underlines that increasing the availability should go hand in hand with a decrease of demand, which can be achieved by looking at the entire value chain - design, operation and end of life; asks the Commission to define strategies to reduce the overall dependence on CRM mining;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the awareness of possible scarcity problems with CRM is too low and should be improved; Stresses the urgent need for closer partnerships between CRM actors and downstream users and the common awareness and commitment to sustainable value chains;
Amendment 139 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes that more coordination and joint efforts are necessary to develop resilient supply chains to meet the demand for current and future CRMs for EU’s industrial needs, to avoid supply chain disruptions and reduce dependency and to maintain high social and environmental standards; Calls on the Commission and Member States to establish an EU Agency in charge of mapping mineral resources in EU, assessing imports and exports, as well as global supply and demand of CRMs, managing stockpiling and monitoring CRMs sourcing;
Amendment 147 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the need to build secondary CRM markets in order to guarantee constant secondary CRM flows; notes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach, to strengthen the Union industrial ecosystem and to keep jobs in the manufacturing sector; notes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach; stresses that the achievement of clean and safe material cycles is a prerequisite for the creation of a credible secondary raw materials market in the EU;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the proposal to map the potential supply of secondary CRMs from EU stocks and waste; encourages the Commission to make this mapping exercise a priority and carry it out earlier than envisaged; encourages the Commission to extend this mapping exercise to current available technologies used to decrease demand of CRM and increase the re-use of CRM in the supply chain;
Amendment 163 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the proposal to promote CRM research and innovation in 2021 on waste processing, advanced materials and substitution in the framework of Horizon Europe, the European Regional Development Fund and national R&I programmes;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that whileif smart product design, the reuse of materials, recycled sources and substitution cannot significantly reduce primary demand, responsible and sustainable sourcing is needed when supplydemand cannot be met;
Amendment 187 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Expresses its concern about the socio-economic and environmental impact of the mineral industry; Stresses that the increase of the use of materials, combined with higher extraction, processing and waste may generate social and environmental consequences such as heavy metal pollutions, resource depletion and disruption of natural habitats and biodiversity;
Amendment 193 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights that sourcing in the EU is subject to the highest environmental and social standards worldwide, which have to be properly enforced, provides thousands of highly qualified jobs and is an indispensable prerequisitecritical for of the green and digital transition; calls therefore on all actors to help build public acceptance for responsible CRM sourcing projects in the EU; promote responsible and sustainable CRM sourcing projects in the EU; considers that this must beset through an open, transparent, and science-based process, with the involvement of relevant stakeholders and local communities;
Amendment 199 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. strongly believes that a responsible sourcing in the EU can only be based on an effective social dialogue promoting health and safety of workers, securing decent jobs and working conditions, protecting workers’ rights with a strong gender equality perspective;
Amendment 216 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to improve the timeliness, predictability and transparency and sustainability of the authorisation processes for sourcing projects without lowering environmental and social standards;
Amendment 241 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that international agreements should lead the way towards more responsible and sustainable sourcing globally; Calls for enhanced cooperation to develop international agreements for better monitoring, notification and implementation of CRM export restrictions promoting responsible sourcing and increasing circularity in this sector;
Amendment 132 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its communication on the European Green Deal31 , set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) of greenhouse gases (‘GHG emissions’) in 2050 at the latest and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. The European Green Deal also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the EU’s natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment- related risks and impacts. At the same time, that transformation must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. The Commission also announced in its EU Action Plan: Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil32 the promotion of relevant instruments and incentives to better implement the polluter pays principle as set out in Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) and thus complete the phasing out of ‘pollution for free’ with a view to maximising synergies between decarbonisation and the zero pollution ambition. __________________ 31Communication from the Commission of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019) 640 final). 32Communication from the Commission of 12 May 2021 on Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All (COM(2021) 400).
Amendment 138 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 has enshrined in legislation the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union reduction commitment of GHG emissions of at least 55 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030. __________________ 35Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 161 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 at the latest, in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition.
Amendment 373 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The use of the first criterion allows listing the following industrial sector in terms of cumulated emissions: iron and steel, refineries, cement, aluminium, organic basic chemicals, hydrogen and polymers, refineries and fertilisers.
Amendment 384 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Similar technical constraints apply to refinery products, for which it is not yet possible to unambiguously assign GHG emissions to individual output products. At the same time, the relevant benchmark in the EU ETS does not directly relate to specific products, such as gasoline, diesel or kerosene, but to all refinery output. The Commission should find a technical solution for this before the end of the transition period, as refineries are highly emitting and should be part of the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 431 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Once third countries will be closely integrated into the Union electricity market via market coupling, technical solutions should be found to ensure the application of the CBAM to electricity exported from such countries into the customs territory of the Union. If technical solutions cannot be found, third countries that are market coupled should benefit from a time limited exemption from the CBAM until at the latest 2030 with regard solely to the export of electricity, provided that certain conditions are satisfied. However, those third countries should develop a roadmap and commit to implement a carbon pricing mechanism providing for an equivalent price as the EU ETS, and should commit to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 at the latest [as well as?] to align with Union legislation in the areas of environment, climate, competition and energy. That exemption should be withdrawn at any time if there are reasons to believe that the country in question does not fulfil its commitments or it has not adopted by 2030 an ETS equivalent to the EU ETS.
Amendment 447 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50 a (new)
Recital 50 a (new)
(50a) Export rebates are not compatible with the principles of the WTO. Possible negative effects on the competitiveness of European exports should not be addressed in this Regulation but through investments in low-carbon technologies. Moreover the current methodology to calculate free allowances is among other things based on the carbon leakage factor, which already takes into account the trade intensity of a sector.
Amendment 477 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050 at the latest. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 . __________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 930 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Where CBAM certificates have been surrendered in excess of the number due, the competent authority shall, without delay, reimburse the authorised declarant the value of CBAM certificates surrendered in excess, calculated at the average price paid for CBAM certificates by the authorised declarant during the year of importfor those certificates at the time of purchase.
Amendment 1252 #
Amendment 131 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, and sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differentlyall genders and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 132 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The EU ETS is a cornerstone of the Union’s climate policy and constitutes its key tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective way. In line with the commitments made in COP26 in Glasgow to review the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) on an annual basis, the Commission should revise its NDC to account for all the sectors included in this revision.
Amendment 136 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Delivering on the European Green Deal should ensure quality job creation and social progress for all. To be socially acceptable, the climate ambition proposed in this Directive should be matched by an equivalent social ambition, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights. The European Green Deal agenda is an opportunity to maintain and create quality jobs, promote decent work, raise labour standards, strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining, tackle discriminations at work, promote gender equality, and workplace democracy. In order to achieve these objectives, just transition mechanisms should complement all proposed actions in the framework of the Green Deal and the “Fit for 55” package.
Amendment 155 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The EU ETS should incentivise production from installations that partly or fully reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, the description of some categories of activities in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended to ensure an equal treatment of installations in the sectors concerned. In addition, free allocation for the production of a product should be independent of the nature of the production process. It is therefore necessary to modify the definition of the products and of the processes and emissions covered for some benchmarks to ensure a level playing field for new and existing technologies and products and circular economy measures. It is also necessary to decouple the update of the benchmark values for refineries and for hydrogen to reflect the increasing importance of production of, in particular, green hydrogen outside the refineries sector.
Amendment 182 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Greenhouse gases that are not directly released into the atmosphere should be considered emissions under the EU ETS and allowances should be surrendered for those emissions unless they are stored in a storage site in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council46 , or they are permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use and disposal. The Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts specifying the conditions where greenhouse gases are to be considered as permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use and disposal, including obtaining a carbon removal certificate, where appropriate, in view of regulatory developments with regard to the certification of carbon removals. _________________ 46Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114).
Amendment 188 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The inclusion of municipal waste incineration installations in the EU ETS would contribute to the circular economy by encouraging recycling, reuse and repair of products, while also contributing to economy-wide decarbonisation. Accordingly, municipal waste incineration installations should be included within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC from 1 January 2024.
Amendment 200 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/410, the Commission should report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the progress achieved in the IMO towards an ambitious emission reduction objective, and on accompanying measures to ensure that the maritime transport sector duly contributes to the efforts needed to achieve the objectives agreed under the Paris Agreement. Efforts to limit global maritime emissions through the IMO are under way and should be encouraged. However, while the recent progress achieved through the IMO is welcome, these measures will not bedevelopments in the IMO framework are far from sufficient to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 204 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector account for around 2,5 % of Union emissions. The lack of decisive action within the IMO framework has delayed innovation and introduction of necessary measures to reduce emissions in the sector. In the European Green Deal, the Commission stated its intention to take additional measures to address greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime transport sector through a basket of measures to enable the Union to reach its emissions reduction targets. In this context, Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended to include the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS in order to ensure this sector contributes its fair share to the increased climate objectives of the Union as well as to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which requires developed countries to take the lead by undertaking economy-wide emission reduction targets, while developing countries are encouraged to move over time towards economy-wide emission reduction or limitation targets.49 Considering that emissions from international aviation outside Europe should be capped from January 2021 by global market-based action while there is no action in place that caps or prices maritime transport emissions, it is appropriate that the EU ETS covers a share100 % of the emissions from voyages between a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and port under the jurisdiction of a third country, with the third country being able to decide on appropriate action in respect of the other share of emissions. The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector should thus include halfl of the emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, halfl of the emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, and emissions at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State. This approach has been noted as a practical way to solve the issue of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Capabilities, which has been a longstanding challenge in the UNFCCC context. The coverage of a share of the emissions from both incoming and outgoing voyages between the Union and third countries ensures the effectiveness of the EU ETS, notably by increasing the environmental impact of the measure compared to a geographical scope limited to voyages within the EU, while limiting the risk of evasive port calls and the risk of delocalisation of transhipment activities outside the Union. To ensure a smooth inclusion of the sector in the EU ETS, the surrendering of allowances by shipping companies should be gradually increased with respect to verified emissions reported for the period 2023 to 2025. To protect the environmental integrity of the system, to the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered in respect of verified emissions for maritime transport during those years, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established each year, a corresponding a number of allowances should be cancelled. As from 2026,As the maritime transport sector has been exempted from carbon pricing measures, and this despite industrial installations having been a part of the EU ETS for a long time, the surrendering of allowances by shipping companies should be implemented fully in 2023 and shipping companies should surrender the number of allowances corresponding to all of their verified emissions reported in the preceding year. _________________ 49 Paris Agreement, Article 4(4).
Amendment 220 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The provisions of Directive 2003/87/EC as regards maritime transport activities should be kept under review in light of future international developments and efforts undertaken to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement, including the second global stocktake in 2028, and subsequent global stocktakes every five years thereafter, intended to inform successive nationally determined contributions. In particular, the Commission should report any time before the second global stocktake in 2028 - and therefore no later than by 30 September 2028 - to the European Parliament and to the Council on progress in the IMO negotiations concerning a global market- based measure. In its report, the Commission should analyse the International Maritime Organization instruments and, assess, as relevant, how to implement those instruments in Union law through a revision of Directive 2003/87/EC. That report should also take into account the level of participation in those global measures, their enforceability, transparency, penalties for non-compliance, the processes for public input, the use of offset credits, monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions, registries and accountability. In its report, the Commission should include proposals as appropriate.
Amendment 227 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The person or organisation responsible for the compliance with the EU ETS should be the shipping company, defined as the shipowner or any other organisation or person, such as the manager or the bareboat charterer, that has assumed the responsibility for the operation of the ship from the shipowner and that, on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over all the duties and responsibilities imposed by the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention. This definition is based on the definition of ‘company’ in Article 3, point (d) of Regulation (EU) 2015/757, and in line with the global data collection system established in 2016 by the IMO. In line with the polluter pays principle, the shipping company cshould, by means of a contractual arrangement, hold the entity that is directly responsible for the decisions affecting the CO2greenhouse gas emissions of the ship accountable for the compliance costs under this Directive. This entity would normally be the entity that is responsible for the choice of fuel, route and speed of the ship.
Amendment 245 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Achieving the Union’s emissions reduction target for 2030 will require a reduction in the emissions of the sectors covered by the EU ETS of at least 661 % compared to 2005. The Union-wide quantity of allowances of the EU ETS needs to be reduced to create the necessary long-term carbon price signal and drive for this degree of decarbonisation. To this end, the linear reduction factor should be increased, also taking into account the inclusion of emissions from maritime transport. The latter should be derived from the emissions from maritime transport activities reported in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757 for 2018 and 2019 in the Union, adjusted, from year 2021, by the linear reduction factor.
Amendment 250 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Bearing in mind that this Directive amends Directive 2003/87/EC in respect of a period of implementation that has already started on 1 January 2021, for reasons of predictability, environmental effectiveness and simplicity, the steeper linear reduction pathway of the EU ETS should be a straight line from 2021 to 2030, such as to achieve emission reductions in the EU ETS of at least 661 % by 2030, as the appropriate intermediate step towards Union economy- wide climate neutrality in 2050. As the increased linear reduction factor can only apply from the year following the entry into force of this Directive, a one-off reduction of the quantity of allowances should reduce the total quantity of allowances so that it is in line with this level of annual reduction having been made from 2021 onwardse average emissions of the previous three years, adjusted, from the mid-point of that period, by the linear reduction factor.
Amendment 260 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Achieving the increased climate ambition will require substantial public resources in the EU as well as national budgets to be dedicated to the climate transition. To complement and reinforce the substantial climate-related spending in the EU budget, all auction revenues that are not attributed to the Union budget should be used for climate-related purposes. This includes the use for financial support to address social aspects in lower- and middle-income households by for example reducing distortive taxes on condition that such reduction is carried out in a progressive manner. Further, to address distributional and social effects of the transition in low-income Member States, an additional amount of 1,2,5 % of the Union-wide quantity of allowances from [year of entry into force of the Directive] to 2030 should be used to fund the energy transition of the Member States with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita below 65 % of the Union average in 2016-2018, through the Modernisation Fund referred to in Article 10d of Directive 2003/87/EC. A further amount of 1,25 % should be used to top up the Innovation Fund.
Amendment 284 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Further incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using cost- efficient techniques should be provided. To that end, the free allocation of emission allowances to stationary installations from 2026 onwards should be 100 % conditional on investments in techniques to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions. Ensuring that this is focused on larger energy users would result in a substantial reduction in burden for businesses with lower energy use, which may be owned by small and medium sized enterprises or micro-enterprises. [Reference to be confirmed with the revised EED]. The relevant delegated acts should be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 308 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), established under Regulation (EU) […./..] of the European Parliament and of the Council51 , is an alternative to free allocation to address the risk of carbon leakage. To the extent that sectors and subsectors are covered by that measure, they should not receive free allocation. However, a short transitional phasing-out of free allowances is needed to allow producers, importers and traders to adjust to the new regime. The reduction of free allocation should be implemented by applying a factor to free allocation for CBAM sectors, while the CBAM is phased in. This percentage (CBAM factor) should be equal to 100 % during the transitional period between the entry into force of [CBAM Regulation] and 31 December 20254, 90 % in 2026 and should be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to5, 70 % in 2026, 40 % in 2027, and should reach 0 % andby thereby eliminate free allocation by the tenth year end of 2028. The relevant delegated acts on free allocation should be adjusted accordingly for the sectors and subsectors covered by the CBAM. T50% of the free allocation no longer provided to the CBAM sectors based on this calculation (CBAM demand) must be auctioned and the revenues will accrue to the Innovation Fund, so as to support innovation in low carbon technologies, carbon capture and utilisation (‘CCU’), carbon capture and geological storage (‘CCS’), renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change. Special attention should be given to projects in CBAM sectors, in particular those with higher export intensity. To respect the proportion of the free allocation available for the non- CBAM sectors, the final amount to deduct from the free allocation and to be auctioned should be calculated based on the proportion that the CBAM demand represents in respect of. The other 50 % of the free allocation no longer provided to the CBAM sectors based on this calculation should be auctioned and the free allocation needs of all sectors receiving free allocationvenues should be transferred to the Union budget. _________________ 51 [please insert full OJ reference] 51
Amendment 323 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to better reflect technological progress and adjust the corresponding benchmark values to the relevant period of allocation while ensuring emission reduction incentives and properly rewarding innovation, the maximum adjustment of the benchmark values should be increased from 1,6 % to 2,5 % per year and the minimum adjustment of the benchmark values should be increased from 0,2 % to 1,0 % per year . For the period from 2026 to 2030, the benchmark values should thus be adjusted within a range of 420 % to 50 % compared to the value applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020.
Amendment 354 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia that are produced from renewables, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the Innovatioa new 'Ocean Fund' as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and lowzero carbon fuels in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime] while also supporting a just transition and safeguarding biodiversity. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the Innovation Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the Innovation Fund. from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free. _________________ 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
Amendment 360 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) At least 25 % of allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be auctioned should go to finance the Social Climate Fund.
Amendment 364 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCDs) are an important element to trigger emission reductions in industry, offering the opportunity to guarantee investors in innovative climate-friendly technologies a price that rewards CO2 emission reductions above those induced by the current price levels in the EU ETS. The range of measures that the Innovation Fund can support should be extended to provide support to projects through price- competitive tendering, such as CCDs. CCDs would offer certainty to investors in technologies, such as carbon capture technologies, and optimise the use of available resources. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts on the precise rules for this type of support.
Amendment 378 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The scope of the Modernisation Fund should be aligned with the most recent climate objectives of the Union by requiring that investments are consistent with the objectives of the European Green Deal and Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and eliminating the support to any investments related to fossil fuels. In addition, the percentage of the Modernisation Fund that needs to be devoted to priority investments should be increased to 8100 %; energy efficiency should be targeted as a priority area at the demand side; and support of households to address energy poverty, including in rural and remote areas, should be included within the scope of the priority investments.
Amendment 418 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 437 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 456 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
Amendment 461 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46
Recital 46
Amendment 466 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
Amendment 478 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 490 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
Amendment 501 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
Amendment 510 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 522 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
Amendment 538 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
Amendment 547 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
Amendment 556 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
Recital 55
Amendment 560 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
Recital 56
Amendment 573 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
Amendment 582 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 593 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
Amendment 601 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 60
Recital 60
Amendment 615 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) Considering the need to deliver a stronger investment signal to reduce emissions in a cost-efficient manner and with a view to strengthening the EU ETS, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 should be amended so as to increase the percentage rate for determining the number of allowances to be placed each year in the Market Stability Reserve. In addition, for lower levels of the TNAC, the intake should be equal to the difference between the TNAC and the threshold that determines the intake of allowances. This would prevent the considerable uncertainty in the auction volumes that results when the TNAC is close to the threshold, and at the same time ensure that the surplus reaches the volume bandwidth within which the carbon market is deemed to operate in a balanced manner. Such adjustment should be made without resulting in any reduced ambition compared to the current Market Stability Reserve.
Amendment 635 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) It is necessary to amend Regulation (EU) 2015/757 to take into account the inclusion of the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS. Regulation (EU) 2015/757 should be amended to oblige companies to report aggregated emissions data at company level and to submit for approval their verified monitoring plans and aggregated emissions data at company level to the responsible administering authority. In addition, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the methods for monitoring CO2greenhouse gas emissions and the rules on monitoring, as well as any other relevant information set out in Regulation (EU) 2015/757, to ensure the effective functioning of the EU ETS at administrative level and to supplement Regulation (EU) 2015/757 with the rules for the approval of monitoring plans and changes thereof by administering authorities, with the rules for the monitoring, reporting and submission of the aggregated emissions data at company level and with the rules for the verification of the aggregated emissions data at company level and for the issuance of a verification report in respect of the aggregated emissions data at company level. The data monitored, reported and verified under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 might also be used for the purpose of compliance with other Union law requiring the monitoring, reporting and verification of the same ship information.
Amendment 647 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to the activities listed in Annexes I and III, and to the of greenhouse gases listed in Annex II. Where an installation that is included in the scope of the EU ETS due to the operation of combustion units with a total rated thermal input exceeding 210 MW changes its production processes to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and no longer meets that threshold, it shall remain in the scope of the EU ETS until the end of the relevant five year period referred to in Article 11(1), second subparagraph, following the change to its production process.
Amendment 696 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3g – paragraph 1
Article 3g – paragraph 1
1. The allocation of allowances and the application of surrender requirements in respect of maritime transport activities shall apply in respect of fiftyone hundred percent (5100 %) of the emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, fiftyone hundred percent (5100 %) of the emissions from ships performing voyage departing from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, one hundred percent (100 %) of emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and one hundred percent (100 %) of emissions from ships at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State.
Amendment 715 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Shipping companies shall be liable to surrender allowances according to the following schedule:for 100 % of verified emissions reported for 2023 and each year thereafter.
Amendment 716 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 721 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 726 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 731 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 739 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 2
Article 3ga – paragraph 2
Amendment 754 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3gd a (new)
Article 3gd a (new)
Amendment 764 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3gd b (new)
Article 3gd b (new)
Article 3gdb Contractual arrangements 1. Where the ultimate responsibility for the purchase of the fuel or the operation of the ship is assumed, pursuant to a contractual arrangement, by an entity other than the shipping company, Member States shall ensure that that entity is responsible, under the contractual arrangement, for covering the costs arising from the implementation of this Directive. 2. For the purposes of this Article, ‘operation of the ship’ means determining the cargo carried by, or the route and speed of, the ship. 3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the shipping company has appropriate and effective means of recovering the costs referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in accordance with Article 16.
Amendment 770 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ge – paragraph 1
Article 3ge – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall consider possible amendments in relation to the adoption by the International Maritime Organization of a global market-based measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport. In the event of the adoption of such a measure, and in any event before the 2028 global stocktake and no later than 30 September 2028, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council in which it shall examine any such measure. That report shall in particular take into account the level of participation in those global measures, their enforceability, transparency, penalties for non-compliance, the processes for public input, the use of offset credits, monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions, registries and accountability. Where appropriate, the Commission may follow to the report with a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Directive as appropriate.
Amendment 786 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3h a (new)
Article 3h a (new)
(7a) the following article is inserted: Article 3ha 1. Member States may exclude from the EU ETS vessels that have reported to the competent authority of the Member State concerned under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 emissions of less than 1 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in the previous year, provided that the Member State concerned: (a) notifies the Commission of each such vessel and to the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered compared to the verified emissions from maritime transport, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established in respect of each year, a corresponding quantity of allowances shall be cancelled rather than auctioned pursuant to Article 10; (b) notifies the Commission of each such vessel before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) is to be submitted or at the latest when that list is submitted to the Commission;
Amendment 795 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 Directive 2003/87/EC
In [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be decreased by [-- million allowances (to be determined dependequal the average emissions of the previous three years, adjusted, from the mid-poingt on year of entry into force)]f that period, by the linear reduction factor. In the same year, the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be increased by 79 milliona number of allowances fcor maritime transportresponding to the emissions from maritime transport activities reported in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757 for 2018 and 2019 in the Union, adjusted, from year 2021, by the linear reduction factor. Starting in [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the linear reduction factor shall be 4,26 %. The Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances within 3 months of [date of entry into force of the amendment to be inserted].;
Amendment 816 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
From 1 January 2024, the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be increased as a result of the inclusion of municipal waste incineration installations in the EU ETS. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the amount of the increase in the Union-wide quantity of allowances to take account of the inclusion of municipal waste incineration installations in the EU ETS. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22a(2).
Amendment 830 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a
In addition, 1,2,5 % of the total quantity of allowances between [year following the entry into force of the Directive] and 2030 shall be auctioned for the Modernisation Fund. The beneficiary Member States for this amount of allowances shall be the Member States with a GDP per capita at market prices below 65 % of the Union average during the period 2016 to 2018. The funds corresponding to this quantity of allowances shall be distributed in accordance with Part B of Annex IIb. In addition, 1,25 % of the total quantity of allowances between ... [the year following the entry into force of the Directive] and 2030 shall be auctioned for the Innovation Fund established under Article 10a(8).
Amendment 853 #
2021/0211(COD)
3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances, except for the revenues established as own resources in accordance with Article 311(3) TFEU and entered in the Union budget in order to support the Social Climate Fund under Regulation (EU) .../... [Social Climate Fund Regulation]. Member States shall use their revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, with the exception of the revenues used for the compensation of indirect carbon costs referred to in Article 10a(6), for one or more of the following:;
Amendment 877 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) measures intended to improve energy efficiency, district heating systems and insulation, efficient and renewable heating and cooling systems, or to provide financial support in order to address social aspects in lower- and middle-income households, including by reducing distortive taxes;, provided such reduction is carried out in a progressive manner;
Amendment 892 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 898 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(ca) the following paragraph is inserted: '3a. In accordance with Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, Member States shall report annually to the Commission on the use of revenues and the actions taken pursuant to paragraph 3. Member States shall submit full, quality and consistent information. In particular, they shall define in their reports the meaning of ‘committed’ and ‘disbursed’ amounts, and submit rigorous financial information. If necessary to ensure compliance with those reporting obligations, Member States shall earmark revenues in their national budget. Member States shall ensure that EU ETS revenues are spent in a manner consistent with the obligations laid down in paragraph 3 and maintain their traceability, and ensure that they are additional to national climate spending. The Commission shall take all necessary measures to ensure that Member States respect their reporting obligations under this paragraph.’
Amendment 949 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
In the case of installations covered by the obligation to conduct an energy audit under Article 8(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) [Article reference to be updated with the revised Directive], free allocation shall only be granted fully if the recommendations of the audit report are implemented, to the extent that the pay- back time for the relevant investments does not exceed five years and that the costs of those investments are proportionate. Otherwise, the amount of free allocation shall be reduced by 25100 %. The amount of free allocation shall not be reduced if an operator demonstrates that it has implemented other measures which lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent to those recommended by the audit report. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 976 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In order to provide further incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy efficiency, the determined Union-wide ex-ante benchmarks shall be reviewed before the period from 2026 to 2030 in view of potentiallyy … [6 months after the date of the entry into force of this Directive] in view of modifying the definitions, scope and system boundaries of existing product benchmarks and potentially including new benchmarks ensuring free allocation for the production of a product is independent the type of production process, accounts for the full potential of product substitution and the circular use of materials, or avoids installations with partially or fully decarbonised processes being excluded from or prevented from participating in the benchmarks. The benchmark values resulting from that review shall be published as soon as the necessary information becomes available, in order for the updates to apply as soon as possible but no later than 1 January 2026.;
Amendment 1044 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a - paragraph 1a - subparagraph 2
Article 10a - paragraph 1a - subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the previous subparagraph, for the first years of operation of Regulation [CBAM], the production of these products shall benefit from free allocation in reduced amounts. A factor reducing the free allocation for the production of these products shall be applied (CBAM factor). The CBAM factor shall be equal to 100 % for the period duringbetween the entry into force of [CBAM regulation] and the end of31 December 20254, 90 % in 2026 and shall be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to5, 70 % in 2026, 40 % in 2027, and shall reach 0 % by the tenth yeard of 2028.
Amendment 1064 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 4
Amendment 1109 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
(d) Where the annual reduction rate exceeds 2,5 % or is below 0,21 %, the benchmark values for the period from 2026 to 2030 shall be the benchmark values applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020 reduced by whichever of those two percentage rates is relevant, in respect of each year between 2008 and 2028.;
Amendment 1121 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraphs 3, 4 and 6
Article 10a – paragraphs 3, 4 and 6
(d) paragraphs 3, 4 and 46 are deleted;
Amendment 1137 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1138 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1173 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
3675 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be allocated for free pursuant to this Article, and 875 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be auctioned pursuant to Article 10, as well as the allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation referred to in Article 10a(1a), shall be made available to a Fund with the objective of supporting innovation in lowzero-carbon technologies and processes, and contribute to zero pollution objectives (the ‘Innovation Fund’) while not supporting nuclear energy. Allowances that are not issued to aircraft operators due to the closure of aircraft operators and which are not necessary to cover any shortfall in surrenders by those operators, shall also be used for innovation support as referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 1182 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
The Innovation Fund shall cover the sectors listed in Annex I and Annex III, including environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation (“CCU”) that contributes substantially to mitigating climate change, as well as products substituting carbon intensive ones produced in sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of projects aimed at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (“CCS”) of CO2, as well as of innovative renewable energy and energy storage technologies; in geographically balanced locations. The Innovation Fund may also support break- through innovative technologies and infrastructure to decarbonise the maritime sector and for the production of low- and zero-carbon fuels in aviation, rail and road transport. Special attention shall be given to projects in sectors covered by the [CBAM regulation] to support innovation in low carbon technologies, CCU, CCS, renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change and a just transition and delivers the most marginal benefit in terms of emission reductions per support provided. The Innovation Fund shall also support the deployment of technologies that may no longer be considered innovative, but nevertheless hold a significant abatement potential and contribute to decarbonisation of the economy and energy and resource savings.
Amendment 1216 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning rules on the operation of the Innovation Fund, including the selection procedure and criteria, and the eligible sectors and technological requirements for the different types of support taking into account the social dimension of projects to ensure that the Innovation Fund contributes to a Just Transition for workers and communities impacted The range of measures that the Innovation Fund supports shall be extended to cover support to projects through price-competitive tendering, such as Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCDs). In implementing the Fund, the Commission shall take all the appropriate measures in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 to ensure the protection of funds in relation to measures and investments supported by the Innovation Fund in the event of failure to respect the rule of law in the Member States. To this effect, the Commission shall provide an effective and efficient internal control system and shall seek recovery of amounts wrongly paid or incorrectly used.
Amendment 1218 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7 a (new)
Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCDs) provide certainty to investors in innovative climate-friendly technologies by ensuring a price that rewards CO2 emission reductions based on the agreed long-term cost of a technology, regardless of the fluctuating EU ETS price. CCDs shall be used to support technologies such as CCS and CCU the deployment of which the carbon price will not be enough to drive. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning rules on the operation of CCDs.
Amendment 1220 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 9 a (new)
(ga) the following paragraph is inserted: “9a. At least 25 % of the allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be auctioned pursuant to Article 10, shall be auctioned and the revenues generated therefrom shall be allocated to the [Social Climate Fund Regulation].”
Amendment 1242 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The investments supported shall be consistent with the aims of this Directive, as well as the objectives of the Communication from the Commission of 11 December 2019 on The European Green Deal (*) and Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council (**) and the long-term objectives as expressed in the Paris Agreement. No support from the Modernisation Fund shall be provided to nuclear energy or energy generation facilities that use fossil fuels.”;
Amendment 1257 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. At least 8100 % of the financial resources from the Modernisation Fund shall be used to support investments in the following:
Amendment 1269 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the improvement of demand sidereduction of overall energy use through demand side management and energy efficiency, including in transport, buildings, agriculture and waste;
Amendment 1278 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 1296 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 12
Article 10d – paragraph 12
(ba) paragraph 12 is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall adopt implementing acts concerning detailed rules on the operation of the Modernisation Fund. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article22a(2). (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legIn implementing the Modernisation Fund, the Commission shall take all the appropriate measures in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 to ensure the protection of funds in relation to measures and investments supported by the Modernisation Fund in the event of failure to respect the rule of law in the Member States. To this effect, the Commission shall provide an effective and efficient internal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02003Lrol system and shall seek recovery of amounts wrongly paid or incorrectly used.” Or. en 20210101&qid=1641400487-702)
Amendment 1342 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 1
An obligation to surrender allowances shall not arise in respect of emissions of greenhouse gases which are considered to have been captured and utilised to become permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use and disposal.
Amendment 1346 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts concerning the requirements to consider that greenhouse gases have become permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use and disposal.
Amendment 1415 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter IV a
Chapter IV a
Amendment 1535 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annexes
Annexes
Amendment 1547 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
In any given year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is between 8633 million and 1 096989 million, a number of allowances equal to the difference between the total number of allowances in circulation, as set out in the most recent publication as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, and 8633 million, shall be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC and shall be placed in the reserve over a period of 12 months beginning on 1 September of that year. If the total number of allowances in circulation is above 1 096989 million allowances, the number of allowances to be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC and to be placed in the reserve over a period of 12 months beginning on 1 September of that year shall be equal to 12 % of the total number of allowances in circulation. By way of derogation from the last sentence, until … [the date of entry into force of this Directive], the percentage shall be doubled, and from that date until 31 December 2030, the percentage shall be doubtripled.
Amendment 1589 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(-1) in Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. This Regulation applies to ships above 5 0400 gross tonnage in respect of CO2 all greenhouse gas emissions released during their voyages from their last port of call to a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State and from a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State to their next port of call, as well as within ports of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02015R0757-, but only if the emissions are above 1000 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year."; Or. en 20161216&qid=1644830287811)
Amendment 1597 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘CO2 emissions’ means the release of CO2 into the atmosphere by ships-1a) in Article 3, point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) ‘greenhouse gas emissions’ means the release of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous Oxides (N2O) into the atmosphere and the direct radiative forcing of black carbon (BC) emissions.";
Amendment 1600 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(-1b) in Article 3, point (c) is replaced by the following: "(c) ‘voyage’ means any movement of a ship that originates from or terminates in a port of call or structure situated on the continental shelf of a Member State, such as offshore supply services, and that serves the purpose of transporting passengers or, transporting cargo for commercial purposes; or performing service activities for offshore installations;"; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02015R0757- 20161216&qid=1644830287811)
Amendment 1651 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex 1 – point 5
Annex 1 – point 5
(aa) point 5 is replaced by the following: “5. When the capacity threshold of any activity in this Annex is found to be exceeded in an installation, all units in which fuels are combusted, other than units for the incineration of hazardous or municipal waste, shall be included in the greenhouse gas emission permit. ” Or. en (Directive 2003/87/EC)
Amendment 1654 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b – point -i (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b – point -i (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – table – row 1 – column 1
Annex I – table – row 1 – column 1
(-i) in the first row, the first column is replaced by the following: "Combustion of fuels in installations with a total rated thermal input exceeding 210 MW(except in installations for the incineration of hazardous or municipal waste) ."; Or. en (Directive 2003/87/EC)
Amendment 1663 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
Directive 2003/87/EU
Annex I – table – last row– column 1
Annex I – table – last row– column 1
Maritime transport Maritime transport activities of ships covered by Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council performing voyages with the purpose of transporting passengers or, cargo for commercial purposes. or performing service activities for offshore installations
Amendment 1674 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex III
Annex III
Amendment 1677 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex III
Annex III
Amendment 1685 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex III a
Annex III a
Amendment 1698 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point c
Annex I – point 3 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IV – Part C
Annex IV – Part C
Amendment 1705 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 4
Annex I – point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex V – Part C
Annex V – Part C
Amendment 62 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Tackling climate and environmental-related challenges and reaching the objectives of the Paris Agreement are at the core of the Communication on the “European Green Deal”, adopted by the Commission on 11 December 201923 . The European Parliament called, in its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal, for the necessary transition to a climate-neutral society by 2050 at the latest and, in its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency, declared a climate and environment emergency. The necessity and value of the European Green Deal have only grown in light of the very severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economic well-being of the Union’s citizens. _________________ 23 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 67 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, and sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. In addition, the transition will affect regions of the Union differently, especially outermost regions, which, because of their periphery, are more vulnerable to the negative impacts of the transition. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 76 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving those emission reductions, including the road transport sector, which accounts over 70 % of overall GHG emissions from the transport sector and has not been presenting a trend of decreasing emissions.
Amendment 103 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to consumers and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. Within the global context, also the EU automotive chain must be a leading actor in the on- going transition towards zero-emission mobility. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards are technology neutral in reaching the fleet-wide targets that they set. Different technologies are and remain available to reach the zero-emission fleet wide target. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. Zero and low-emission vehicles, which also include well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, as long as accurate and complete data on the emission performance of these type of vehicles is guaranteed, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway.
Amendment 112 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the period 203025 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that will deliver a strong signal to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in zero-emission technologies in a cost- efficient way, taking advantage of the momentum represented by the record- high sales of zero-emission vehicles in 2021.
Amendment 123 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategy to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles and associated technologies, as well as the need for up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities. Where appropriate, fParticular attention should be given to the impact that this transition will have on the whole supply chain, including on SMEs. Financial support should be considerincreased at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial StrategyJust Transition of the automotive industry is a challenge of unprecedented scale and importance. Therefore, the extension of the scope of the Just Transition Fund with a commensurable extension of the financial means should be proposed by the European Commission. The additional financial means should be proposed to be included within the framework of a mid- term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and should be exclusively financed by fresh money. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy. In line with “Council recommendations on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality”, Member States should also be invited to prepare Territorial Just Transition Plans for their automotive industry, in close dialogue with social partners, in order to steer structural change in a socially acceptable way and to avoid social disruption.
Amendment 126 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategy to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles and associated technologies, as well as the need for up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities. Where appropriate, with a view of mitigating the negative impacts of the transition on the automotive sector, especially in employment, financial support should be considered at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU), the Social Climate Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy. Ensuring the coordinated use of funds will be necessary, both at EU and Member State level, with the aim of guaranteeing their targeted application, when necessary, especially for regions most affected by the transition.
Amendment 137 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26[1] foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the Council recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality (COM (2021) 801 final), and on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up- skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. EU funds dedicated to supporting the transition to zero emissions mobility should be subject to social conditionality and the partnership principle. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of zero emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The role that public and company procurement can play in the pathway should also be addressed, and in this regard the Commission should consider a revision of Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council to ensure its alignment with the objectives of this Regulation as well as to grow supply chains related zero-emission vehicles in the EU. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of zero- emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, employment trends, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities as well as respecting the right of workers to be informed and consulted, and draw conclusions, proposing means to support the Just Transition. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation as well as on their Territorial Just Transition Plans for the automotive industry. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. In addition, the Commission shall monitor and assess the need for possible measures and new and additional financial resources to address the social impacts on households and workers of the transition to zero-emission vehicles, and the progress report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal to address these issues. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobilitydecarbonising existing fleets to reach full decarbonisation. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sectorand of cost developments in the sector and needs for alternative fuels in other sector that are more difficult to decarbonise, as part of its progress report. _________________ 26[1] Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
Amendment 142 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26 foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up-skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of zero emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of zero- emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities. When possible, this progress should take into account impacts divided by Member States and regions, considering they will be affected differently and will have different needs. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobility. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sector as part of its progress report. _________________ 26 Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
Amendment 149 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) To address the challenges and foster a Just Transition, an EU-wide harmonisation of workers’ rights is urgently needed, as workers are at the core of the transition and in many cases have shown that they have the best ideas for successfully transforming companies in line with social and climate goals. The European Commission should therefore come up urgently with a proposal to replace the current patchwork of legislation with a horizontal EU framework with binding minimum standards for information, consultation and participation of workers. This should be accompanied by the creation of a legal framework to allow unions to use innovative organizing techniques to advocate for workers outside of traditional workplaces and to organize new groups of workers, including highly skilled workers in IT.
Amendment 152 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
Amendment 153 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) To ensure alignment with the new Union's climate target for 2030, as well as with the strengthened CO2 standards, an update of the Clean Vehicles Directive should be put forward, including the possibility of extending its scope to include vehicles owned or leased by a private company of a certain fleet size, with the purpose of promoting an increasing demand for zero-emission vehicles. Considering that vehicles from corporate fleets enter the private market faster, it would allow for a faster establishment of a second-hand market for zero-emission vehicles, which will be especially important for regions where the transition will prove more difficult, as well as it would contribute for faster price parity with conventional vehicles across the Union.
Amendment 169 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Manufacturers should be provided with sufficient flexibility in adapting their fleets over time in order to manage the transition towards zero-emission vehicles in a cost-efficient manner, and it is therefore appropriate to maintawhile considering the need to provide a clear trajectory for the roll-out of these vehicles, ensuring the approach of decreasing target levels in five-year stepscontribution of the road transport sector to the Union's 2030 climate target.
Amendment 183 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With the stricter EU fleet-wide targets from 2030 onwards, manufacturers will have to deploy significantly more zero-emission vehicles on the Union market. In that context, the incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles (‘ZLEV’) would no longer serve its original purpose and would risk undermining the effectiveness of Regulation (EU) 2019/631. The ZLEV incentive mechanism should therefore be removed as of 2030. Before that date and therefore throughout this decade, the incentive mechanism for ZLEV will continue to support the deployment of vehicles with emissions from zero up to 50 g CO2/km, including battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell electric vehicles using hydrogen and well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. After that date, pltogether, considering the updated targets and the increasing share of sales of zero-emissions vehicles. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles continue to count against the fleet-wide targets that vehicle manufacturers must meet, as long as they can be classified as low-emission vehicles using accurate data on their real-driving emissions.
Amendment 185 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Under Regulation (EU) 2019/631, emission reductions achieved through innovations that are not accounted for in the type approval test are currently accounted for through eco-innovation credits, which can be counted towards the manufacturer’s reduction target. The emission reduction that can be claimed is currently capped at 7 g/km per manufacturer. That cap should be adjusted downwards in line with the targets dates, to ensure that this system remains limited to true innovations and is not incentivising reduced ambitions regarding the sale of zero-emission vehicles.
Amendment 189 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The targets set under Regulation 2019/631 are partially achieved by the sales of Off-Vehicle Charging Hybrid Electric Vehicles (OVC-HEVs). The emissions of those vehicles are currently accounted through the use of a utility factor established by Commission Regulation EU/2017/11511a, which represents the share of distance travelled using the battery compared to the distance travelled using the combustion engine. However, that utility factor is not based on representative real-world data, but on an estimate. The Commission has been collecting real-world fuel consumption data through on-board fuel consumption meters in passenger cars since 1 January 2021, in accordance with Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU)2019/631. The utility factor for OVC-HEVs should be revised without delay using that data in order to ensure that it reflects real driving emissions. The updated utility factor should apply from 2025 at the latest and should be kept under review to ensure that it remains representative of real emissions. _________________ 1aCommission Regulation (EU)2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type- approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (OJ L 175, 7.7.2017, p. 1).
Amendment 195 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The emission reduction effort required to achieve the EU fleet-wide targets is distributed amongst manufacturers by using a limit value curve based on the average mass of the EU fleet of new vehicles and of the manufacturer’s new vehicle fleet. While it is appropriate to maintain this mechanism until 2025, after this date this type of flexibility towards heavier vehicles, which consequently are responsible for more emissions, should be deleted. In any case, it is necessary to prevent that, with the stricter EU fleet-wide targets, the specific emission target for a manufacturer would become negative. For that reason, it is necessary to clarify that where such a result occurs, the specific emission target should be set to 0 g CO2/km.
Amendment 198 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 217 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The possibility to assign theallocation of revenue from the excess emission premiums to a specific fund or relevant programme has been evaluated as required pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, with the conclusion that this would significantly increase the administrative burden, while not directly benefit the automotive sector in its transition. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to continue to be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631shall be considered to the Social Climate Fund, with the aim of ensuring a just transition towards a climate-neutral economy and, in specific, it should be considered as a way to mitigate any negative employment impacts of the transition in the automotive sector. Consideration shall be given in particular to especially affected regions and communities, which might be more vulnerable due to the presence of an intensive automotive industry or because of their specific characteristics that make the transition to zero-emissions road transport more difficult, such as outermost regions.
Amendment 220 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The possibility to assign the revenue from the excess emission premiums to a specific fund or relevant programme has been evaluated as required pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, with themany stakeholders conclusionding that this would significantly increase the administrative burden, while not directly benefit the automotive sector in its transition. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to continue to be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631potential revenues should help the Just Transition of the sector. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to support the up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector, to coordinate and finance preventive and reactive measures to address restructuring at local and regional levels and is spent in close dialogue with the unions and worker’s councils.
Amendment 233 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 239 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
(-aa) paragraph 4, point (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 1520% reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part B of Annex I. content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2019.111.01.0013.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2019" Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- %3A111%3ATOC)
Amendment 245 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -a b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(-ab) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘4a. From 1 January 2027, the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply: a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 45 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1a of Part A of Annex I; (b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 40 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1a of Part B of Annex I.’
Amendment 259 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(i) in point (a), the figure “37,5 %” is replaced by ‘575 %’,
Amendment 264 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(ii) in point (b), the figure “31 %” is replaced by ‘570 %’,
Amendment 292 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
(c) in paragraph 6, the words “From 1 January 2025,” are replaced by ‘From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029,’ is deleted,
Amendment 348 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
(5a) Article 8(4) is replaced by the following: ‘4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be spent in the framework of an extended Just Transition Fund to support the up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector, to coordinate and finance preventive and reactive measures to address restructuring at local and regional levels and is spent in close dialogue with the unions and worker’s councils.’
Amendment 349 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
(5a) Article 8, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union. content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2019.111.01.0013.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2019Social Climate Fund, with the objective of ensuring a just transition towards a climate-neutral economy, in particular to mitigate any negative employment impacts of the transition in the automotive sector throughout the Union, in particular in the regions and communities most affected by the transition." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- %3A111%3ATOC)
Amendment 353 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
(5b) Article 9, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The list referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall, for the publication by 31 October 2022, also indicate the following: (a) the 2025, 2027 and 2030 EU fleet-wide targets referred to in Article 1(4), 1(4a) and (5), respectively, calculated by the Commission in accordance with points 6.1.1, 6.1.1a and 6.1.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I; (b) the values for a2021, a2025, a and a2030 calculated by the Commission in accordance with points 6.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I. content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2019.111.01.0013.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2019" Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- %3A111%3ATOC)
Amendment 364 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation 2019/631
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
(6a) Article 10, paragraph 4, is replaced by the following: "4. An application for a derogation from the specific emissions target calculated in accordance with points 1 to 4 and 6.3 of Part A of Annex I may be made for the years until 2028 included by a manufacturer which is responsible, together with all of its connected undertakings, for between 10 000 and 300 000 new passenger cars registered in the Union per calendar year. content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2019.111.01.0013.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2019" Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- %3A111%3ATOC)
Amendment 370 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(6a) Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Upon application by a supplier or a manufacturer, CO2 savings achieved through the use of innovative technologies or a combination of innovative technologies (‘innovative technology packages’) shall be considered. Such technologies shall be taken into consideration only if the methodology used to assess them is capable of producing verifiable, repeatable and comparable results. The total contribution of those technologies to reducing the average specific emissions of CO2 of a manufacturer may be up to: - 7 g CO2/km until and including the year 2024; - 5 g CO2/km from 2025; - 4 g CO2/km from 2027; - 2 g CO2/km from 2030 until and including the year 2034. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 in order to amend this Regulation by adjusting downwards the cap referred to in the third subparagraph of this paragraph with effect from 2025 onwards to take into account technological developments while ensuring a balanced proportion of the level of that cap in relation to the average specific emissions of CO2 of manufacturers. content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2019.111.01.0013.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2019" Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- %3A111%3ATOC)
Amendment 376 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 381 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14
Article 14
(7a) Article 14 is replaced by the following: "Article 14 Adjustment of M0and TM values 1. The Mand TM0 values referred to in Parts A and B of Annex I shall be adjusted as follows: (a) by 31 October 2020, the M0 value in point 4 of Part A of Annex I shall be adjusted to the average mass in running order of all new passenger cars registered in 2017, 2018, and 2019. That new M0 value shall apply from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2024; (b) by 31 October 2022, the M0 value in point 4 of Part B of Annex I shall be adjusted to the average mass in running order of all new light commercial vehicles registered in 2019, 2020 and 2021. That new M0 value shall apply in 2024; (c) by 31 October 2022, the indicative TMvalue for 2025 shall be determined as the respective average test mass of all new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles registered in 2021; (d) by 31 October 2024, and every second year thereafter, the TMvalue in point 6.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I shall be adjusted to the respective average test mass of all new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles registered in the preceding two calendar years, starting with 2022 and 2023. The new TMvalues shall apply from 1 January of the calendar year following the date of the adjustment. content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2019.111.01.0013.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2019" Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- %3A111%3ATOC))
Amendment 384 #
2021/0197(COD)
Amendment 390 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 1
Article 14a – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20253, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall report on the progress of a Just Transition towards zero emission road mobility. The report shall in particular monitor and assess the need for possible additional measures to facilitate the tdevelopment of decent jobs on a regional and company level, respecting the right of workers to be informed and consulted, and draw conclusions, proposing means to support the Just Transition, including through financial means.
Amendment 400 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 2
Article 14a – paragraph 2
In the reporting, the Commission shall consider all factors that contribute to a cost-efficient progress towards climate neutrality by 2050. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles and delivering a Just Transition for workers and communities impacted. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles, granular mapping of the employment impacts (particularly at regional level), progress in achieving the targets for the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential contribution of innovation technologies and sustainable alternative fuels to reach climate neutral mobility, impact on consumers, progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair trand the promotion of anticipation of change agreements, informing and consulting workers councils and unions and in the implementation of the Works Council Directive; For this purpose, the Commission shall establish a task force dedicated for the automotive sector with the aim of data collection, consistion towards zero emission road mobility.;ng of inter alia independent experts from technical and social sciences, unions’ and companies’ representatives, and national officials from regions that are especially affected by the transformational challenges.
Amendment 407 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 2
Article 14a – paragraph 2
In the reporting, the Commission shall consider all factors that contribute to a cost-efficient progress towards climate neutrality by 2050, taking into account the need to ensure a just transition throughout the Union. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles, progress in achieving the targets for the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential contribution of innovation technologies and sustainable alternative fuels to reach climate neutral mobility, impact on consumers, including through the granular mapping of the employment impacts, particularly at regional level, progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition towards zero emission road mobility.;,
Amendment 410 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14a – paragraph 2 a (new)
In line with the "Council recommendations on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality", Member States are invited to prepare Territorial Just Transition Plans for their automotive industry, in close dialogue with social partners, in order to steer structural change in a socially acceptable way and to avoid social disruption.
Amendment 415 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a a (new)
Article 14a a (new)
(9a) The following Article 14aa is inserted: "Article 14aa - Additional measures to support the demand for zero-emission passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles in the Union market By [six months after the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall take additional measures to support the demand for zero-emission passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles in the Union market, including through incentivising private companies with a certain fleet size to transition to zero- emission mobility. In particular, it shall put forward a proposal to amend Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of clean road transport vehicles1a in order to align the targets set therein with the increased CO2 standards for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. _________________ 1aAs amended by Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019(OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 116).
Amendment 416 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a a (new)
Article 14a a (new)
(9a) The following Article 14aa is inserted: Article 14aa Extension of scope and means of the Just Transition Fund By 31 December 2023, The European Commission shall propose a Revision of Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund in order to extend the scope of the Just Transition Fund, to be accompanied by a commensurable extension of the financial means.
Amendment 428 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
The report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amending this Regulation to advance the Just Transition towards zero emission road mobility.
Amendment 459 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/613
Annex I – Part A – point 6.1.1
Annex I – Part A – point 6.1.1
Amendment 461 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.1.1a (new)
Annex I – Part A – point 6.1.1a (new)
(ab) the following point is inserted: 6.1.1a. EU fleet-wide target for 2027 to 2029 EU fleet-wide target2027 =EU fleet-wide target2021 (1 – reduction factor2027) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; reduction factor2027 is the reduction specified in Article 1(4a), point (a).
Amendment 494 #
2021/0197(COD)
(da) Point 6.2.1 is replaced by the following: "6.2.1. Specific emissions reference targets for 2025 to 20296 The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target2025+ a· (TM – TM) where: EU fleet-wide target2025 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.1; target2025 a2025 is where: a is the slope of the best fitting straight line established by applying the linear least squares fitting method to the test mass (independent variable) and the specific emissions of CO2 (dependent variable) of each new passenger car registered in 2021; average emissions is the average of the specific emissions of CO2 of all new passenger cars registered in 2021 of those manufacturers for which a specific emissions target is calculated in accordance with point 4; TM is the average test mass in kilograms (kg) of all new passenger cars of the manufacturer registered in the relevant calendar year; " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R0631)
Amendment 496 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.2.1a (new)
Annex I – Part A – point 6.2.1a (new)
(db) the following point 6.2.1a is added: 6.2.1a. Specific emissions targets for 2027 to 2029 The specific emissions target = EU fleet- widetarget2027 where: EU fleet-wide target2027 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.1a;
Amendment 506 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1
6.3.1 Specific emissions targets for 2025 to 20296:
Amendment 510 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1 – subparagraph 1
Specific emissions target = specific emissions reference target · ZLEV factor
Amendment 516 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 517 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1 – subparagraph 4 and 5
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1 – subparagraph 4 and 5
Amendment 522 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1a (new)
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.1a (new)
6.3.1 a Specific emissions targets for 2027 to 2029 Specific emissions target = EU fleet-wide target2027 Where, EU fleet-wide target2027 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.1a (new);
Amendment 535 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.2 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.2 – subparagraph 1
Specific emissions target = EU fleet-wide target2030 + a2030 · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 538 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.2 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 548 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.3 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.3 – subparagraph 1
Specific emissions target = EU fleet-wide target2035 + a2035 · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 552 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.3 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – Part A – point 6.3.3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 560 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Amendment 561 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – point 6.1.1a (new)
Annex I – Part B – point 6.1.1a (new)
(ab) the following point is inserted: ‘6.1.1.a. EU fleet-wide target for 2027 to 2029 EU fleet-wide target2027 = EU fleet-wide target2021 (1 – reduction factor2027) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; reduction factor2027 is the reduction specified in Article 1(4a), point (b).’
Amendment 582 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.1
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.1
(ca) Point 6.2.1 is replaced by the following: "6.2.1. Specific emissions reference targets for 2025 to 20296 The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target2025+ α · (TM – TM) where: EU fleet-wide target2025 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.1; α is where the average test mass of a manufacturer's new light commercial vehicles is equal to or lower than TM determined in accordance with point (d) of Article 14(1) and a where the average test mass of a manufacturer's new light commercial vehicles is higher than TM determined in accordance with point (d) of Article 14(1); where: a is a is the slope of the best fitting straight line established by applying the linear least squares fitting method to the test mass (independent variable) and the specific emissions of CO2 (dependent variable) of each new light commercial vehicle registered in 2021; average emissions is the average of the specific emissions of CO2 of all new light commercial vehicles registered in 2021 of those manufacturers for which a specific emissions target is calculated in accordance with point 4; TM is the average test mass in kilograms (kg) of all new light commercial vehicles of the manufacturer registered in the relevant calendar year; " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R0631)
Amendment 583 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.1a (new)
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.1a (new)
(cb) the following point is inserted: ‘6.2.1.a. Specific emissions reference targets from 2027-2029 The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-widetarget2027 where: EU fleet- wide target2027 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.1a;
Amendment 590 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.2
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.2
Specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target2030 + α · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 593 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Amendment 594 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.2
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.2
Amendment 604 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.3
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.3
Specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target2035 + α · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 605 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.3
Annex I – Part B – point 6.2.3
Amendment 613 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – point 6.3.1
Annex I – Part B – point 6.3.1
(ea) point 6.3.1 is replaced by the following: "6.3.1. Specific emissions targets for 2025 to 20296 The specific emissions target = (specific emissions reference target – (øtargets – EU fleet-wide target2025)) · ZLEV factor where: specific emissions reference target is the specific emissions reference target for the manufacturer determined in accordance with point 6.2.1; øtargets is the average, weighted on the number of new light commercial vehicles of each individual manufacturer, of all the specific emissions reference targets determined in accordance with point 6.2.1; ZLEV factor is (1 + y – x), unless this sum is larger than 1,05 or lower than 1,0 in which case the ZLEV factor shall be set to 1,05 or 1,0, as the case may be; where: y is the share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in the manufacturer's fleet of new light commercial vehicles calculated as the total number of new zero- and low- emission vehicles, where each of them is counted as ZLEV specific in accordance with the following formula, divided by the total number of new light commercial vehicles registered in the relevant calendar year: ZLEVspecific = 1 – ( 50 x is 15 % content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2019.111.01.0013.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2019" 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑂2 ) Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- %3A111%3ATOC)
Amendment 616 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – point 6.3.1a (new)
Annex I – Part B – point 6.3.1a (new)
(eb) the following point is inserted: ‘6.3.1a. Specific emissions targets for 2027 to 2029 The specific emissions target = specific emissions reference target where: specific emissions reference target is the specific emissions reference target for the manufacturer determined in accordance with point 6.2.1a;
Amendment 627 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.2
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.2
Specific emissions target = specific emissions reference target – (øtargets - EU fleet-wide target2030)
Amendment 634 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.2
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.2
(f) point 6.3.2 is replaced by the following: ‘6.3.2 Specific emissions targets for 2030 to 2034 onwards Specific emissions target = (specific emissions reference target – (øtargets - EU fleet-wide target2030)correction). ZLEV factor where: Specific emissions reference target is the specific emissions reference target for the manufacturer determined in accordance with point 6.2.2; øtargetsEU fleet-wide target2030correction = (øtarget – EU fleet-wide target2021) · (1- reduction factor2030) øtarget is the average, weighted on the number of new light commercial vehicles of each individual manufacturer, of all the specific emissions reference targets determined in accordance with point 6.2.2; EU fleet-wide target2030 is as determined in point 6.1.2.’ 1, by 31 October 2024 and every second year thereafter, the figures Øtarget for new light commercial vehicles in the preceding two calendar years starting with 2022 and 2023. The new respective Øtarget shall apply from 1 January of the calendar year following the date of the adjustment; ZLEV factor is (1 + y – x), unless this sum is larger than 1,05 or lower than 1,0 in which case the ZLEV factor shall be set to 1,05 or 1,0, as the case may be; where: y is the share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in the manufacturer's fleet of new passenger cars calculated as the total number of new zero- and low-emission vehicles, where each of them is counted as ZLEVspecific in accordance with the following formula, divided by the total number of new passenger cars registered in the relevant calendar year: 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑂2 ZLEVspecific = 1 – ( 50 ) x is [X] %’
Amendment 640 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.2
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.2
Amendment 647 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point g
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point g
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.3
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.3
Specific emissions target = specific emissions reference target – (øtargets - EU fleet-wide target2035)
Amendment 650 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point g
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point g
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.3
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.3
Amendment 652 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point g
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point g
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.3
Annex I – Part B – Point 6.3.3
Amendment 266 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that according to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, the farmer, the driver and transport companies share equal responsibility for assessing whether animals are fit for transport; notes that the shared responsibility risks giving each part involved responsibility of breaches on animal welfare that they have no control over or possibility to detect; notes that the most common breaches in this respect concern the transport of pregnant animals, animals more than 90 % of the way through gestation, which sometimes give birth on board, downers (with physiological weakness and/or wounds or a pathological condition), and animals with wounds or prolapses;
Amendment 406 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Recalls that, according to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, all necessary arrangements shall be made in advance to minimise the length of the journey and meet the animals’ needs during the journey; according to Annex I, chapter V, point 1.2, it should not exceed 8 hours;
Amendment 406 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Recalls that, according to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, all necessary arrangements shall be made in advance to minimise the length of the journey and meet the animals’ needs during the journey; according to Annex I, chapter V, point 1.2, it should not exceed 8 hours;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regards to its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative1a, __________________ 1a P9_TA(2019)0104
Amendment 75 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to 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; Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources,
Amendment 113 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 February 2015 on country of origin labelling for meat in processed food1a, __________________ 1a OJ C 310, 25.8.2016, p. 15–18.
Amendment 114 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 12 May 2016 on mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain food1a, __________________ 1a OJC 76, 28.2.2018, p. 49–53.
Amendment 118 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2019 on a Europe that protects: Clean air for all1a, __________________ 1a P8_TA(2019)0186
Amendment 128 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regards to Special Eurobarometer 505:"Making our food fit for the future – Citizens’ expectations" from October 2020,
Amendment 148 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)
Citation 37 a (new)
- having regard to Council Presidency Conclusions of 15 December 2020 on front-of-pack nutrition labelling, nutrient profiles and origin labelling,
Amendment 149 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)
Citation 37 a (new)
- having regard to the European Committee of the Regions' opinion on the Farm to Fork Strategy "From Farm to Fork – the local and regional dimension" (NAT-VII/005),
Amendment 151 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)
Citation 37 a (new)
- having regards to the European Committee of the Regions' opinion on the Farm to Fork Strategy "From Farm to Fork – the local and regional dimension"1a, __________________ 1a NAT-VII/005
Amendment 160 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
Citation 40 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 22 October 2020 on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation,
Amendment 217 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and is one of the main drivers of global deforestation, climate heating and biodiversity loss in the EU; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers;
Amendment 224 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and, restores ecosystem health and ensures animal health and welfare; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to significantly transform in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers;
Amendment 296 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farms, continues topartly ensures quality food production, and local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU;
Amendment 361 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 396 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is estimated that in the EU in 2017 over 950,000 deaths (one out of five) and over 16 million lost healthy life years were attributable to unhealthy diets, mainly cardiovascular diseases and cancers1a; __________________ 1aEU Science Hub : https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/health- knowledge-gateway/societal- impacts/burden
Amendment 404 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, processors and retailers working together under difficult conditions, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment; whereas the COVID-19 crisis, nevertheless, has highlighted the limits and weaknesses of globalised and intricate food supply chains, and has shown that over- specialisation of agricultural production leaves countries more vulnerable to trade restrictions and sudden shifts in consumer demand;
Amendment 426 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas globally, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), agriculture represents roughly one quarter of total anthropogenic emissions (23% on average) while the estimated share of food systems more broadly is between 21%and 37%1a; whereas about half of the food system emissions are direct emissions, mostly methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)from farming practices, from the animals themselves and from their manure and the other half being emissions linked to land use and land-use changes1b (such as clearing of forests), and CO2 emissions from pre- and post- production sectors (transport of food, food processing, food waste, etc.); __________________ 1aIPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL),Summary for Policy Makers, 8 August 2019. https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/ 1bBetween 1960 and 2011, 65% of global land-use change was driven by the production of animal products. Drivers for global agricultural land-use change: The nexus of diet, population, yield and bioenergy. Global Environmental Change, 35: 138–147.
Amendment 456 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the EU agricultural sector produced 426 473 kilo tonnes of CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gases in 2015, about 10 % of the EU’s total GHG emissions (excluding Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) net removals) for that year; whereas there are considerable variations between Member States, with agriculture accounting from ~3% to 33% of national GHG emissions;
Amendment 467 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas emissions of ammonia (NH3) rose for the fourth year running, increasing by 0.4% across the EU, from 2016 to 20171a with the overall increase over the 2014-2017 period of about 2.5%; whereas these increases are because of the lack of emission reductions in the agricultural sector; whereas ammonia emissions can lead to increased acid depositions and excessive levels of nutrients in soil, rivers or lakes, which can have negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems and cause damage to forests, crops and other vegetation; whereas eutrophication can lead to severe reductions in water quality with subsequent impacts including decreased biodiversity, and toxicity effects; __________________ 1aAnnual EEA briefing ‘National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive reporting status 2019’ https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/air- pollution-sources-1/national-emission- ceilings/nec-directive-reporting-status- 2019
Amendment 472 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas agriculture is the third biggest source of primary PM10 emissions in the EU, as stressed by the European Environment Agency; whereas ammonia (NH3) emissions from agriculture contribute to episodes of high PM concentrations experienced across Europe each spring, as well as to both short- and long-term negative health impacts;
Amendment 476 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas methane emissions from agriculture are an important precursor to ground-level ozone, which has adverse effects on human health; whereas 98 % of the EU’s urban population is exposed to ozone levels exceeding WHO guidelines;
Amendment 477 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E f (new)
Recital E f (new)
Ef. whereas agro-ecology is an integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of food and agricultural systems; whereas it seeks to optimise the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment while taking into consideration the social aspects that need to be addressed for a sustainable and fair food system;
Amendment 479 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E g (new)
Recital E g (new)
Eg. whereas agro-ecology can support food production and security and nutrition while restoring the ecosystem services and biodiversity that are essential for sustainable agriculture and plays an important role in building resilience and adapting to climate change; whereas the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)recognises it as a solution to tackle the multi-facetted social and environmental challenges facing the global food system;
Amendment 480 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E h (new)
Recital E h (new)
Amendment 515 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the ambitions and goals of the farm to fork strategy as an important steps in ensuring a sustainable, fair, healthy and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 579 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assesevidence-based proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint and negative public health impacts of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral and zero-pollution continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in orderve and non-legislative acts , including the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and the EU’s goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest, to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 593 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic, integrated common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including production, processing, marketing, transport, distribution and retail and to cover the environmental, social(including health) and economic dimensions of sustainability;
Amendment 657 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises the need to ensure coherence of agricultural practices with the goals of the European Green Deal in terms of climate change, biodiversity, circular economy and zero pollution;
Amendment 664 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to use the farm to fork strategy to build a truly long-term vision for Europe’s sustainable and competitive food system, able to guarantee access to healthy and quality products through binding targets for agriculture on biodiversity, climate, air pollution, water pollution, pesticides use and land degradation, while addressing sustainability issues around consumption, health and trade and safeguarding a high level of animal health and welfare, and at the same time promoting reciprocity of EU production standards with all commercial partners;
Amendment 676 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the farm to fork strategy to deliver together with the Biodiversity Strategy on the EU’s climate and environmental objectives through protection and restoration of ecosystems currently used for food production with a particular focus on the restoration of grasslands and drained peatlands, two major carbon sinks, as well as through protection of remaining natural ecosystems from further agricultural expansion such as peatlands, wetlands and old-growth forests;
Amendment 680 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that the Common Agricultural Policy and the farm to fork strategy must be determined together at European level, in order to complement each other and protect a fair balance between production, consumer health and environment, and must be attributed adequate resources to strengthen farmers’ position in the agri-food supply chain;
Amendment 682 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Reiterates that to ensure a proportionate contribution from the sector, agriculture should be target-driven in the EU’s ambition to move towards net- zero emissions by mid-century or before; stresses that inclusion of farmers in climate action is crucial in order to achieve global mitigation targets without compromising global food and nutrition security and the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 683 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Calls for a sustainable and efficient CAP which actively encourages farmers to deliver more environmental and climate benefits, including through strengthened common standards and mandatory requirements, especially for eco-schemes, providing a wide range of tools for farmers adapted to specific natural conditions to more efficiently use essential resources and inputs in food production, to improve biodiversity and soils, increase carbon sequestration, preserve sensitive habitats, contribute to the circular economy, reduce waste in the production cycle and phase-out subsidies which damage the climate;
Amendment 719 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 742 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance making these targets legally-binding and of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust and time-bound quantitative reduction targets in their CAP Strategic Plans and other relevant policy instruments, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the prompt translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives, including through the revision of the Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides; and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets;
Amendment 782 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that, in addition to revising the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides to reduce the use and risks of pesticides, the Commission should improve the environmental risk assessment for plant protection products in order to take into account the effects of pesticides on water quality and drinking water sources, including cumulative and combination effects; emphasises that pesticides that have a strong negative impact on groundwater and surface water quality, or to the production of drinking water, should be phased out as a priority, and that the substitution of harmful pesticides by low-risk substances should be promoted; stresses the need to improve policy coordination between agricultural, pesticide-, biocide- and fertiliser-related legislation and, inter alia, water legislation in order to ensure the protection of our water resources, and in particular of those used for drinking water production, from overexploitation and agricultural pollution;
Amendment 818 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that several CAP measures can contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive, for example by promoting IPM and organic farming; reminds that CAP rules also require Member States to establish farm advisory systems and provide advice on IPM to all farmers; regrets however that, while the IPM principles are mandatory for farmers, they are not included as a condition for CAP payments and despite encouragement for more sustainable farming practices, there are few measures deterring farmers from using ‘standard’ PPPs rather than turning to non-chemical or alternative methods1e; calls on the Member States to convert the general IPM principles into practical and measurable criteria and verify these criteria at farm level; calls on the Commission to incorporate these measurable IPM criteria into ‘conditionality’ in the post-2020 CAP and ensure they are enforced; _________________ 1eSpecial Report of the Court of Auditors 05/2019 "Sustainable use of plant protection products: limited progress in measuring and reducing risks"
Amendment 842 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Notes with interest the Commission's estimation of the EU-wide risks and impacts related to PPP use, published in November 2019, based on calculations of the two recently adopted harmonised risk indicators (one indicator based on PPP sales statistics and the other based on the number of emergency authorisations); regrets however that neither of the indicators show the extent to which the SUP Directive has been successful in achieving the EU objective of sustainable use of PPPs and that several concerns have been raised regarding the scientific rationale for the weightings used;1f calls on the Commission, in order to adequately assess the progress made towards policy objectives, to improve the harmonised risk indicators, or develop new ones that take into account, for Harmonised Risk Indicator II, agricultural areas or volumes of active substance, for Harmonised Risk Indicator I, the way PPPs are used; _________________ 1fEuropean Court of Auditors' Special Report 05/2019 "Sustainable use of plant protection products: limited progress in measuring and reducing risks"
Amendment 941 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressivelegally-binding EU-level and national targets for emissions from agriculture and related land use to ensure ambitious reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors;
Amendment 953 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and binding targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors;
Amendment 957 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that future agriculture and food policies should facilitate the transition to sustainable farming by rewarding farmers for the environmental and climate public goods they deliver, better reflecting the challenges faced by farmers and society, the need for change, and to support farmers in making low carbon choices the norm; stresses that farms and farm businesses should be made more resource efficient, low carbon, ecologically sound, sustainable and resilient thus enabling farms to become more independent and able to align themselves with what European citizens want from their rural environment;
Amendment 982 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses that intensive livestock production is highly unsustainable as it overloads the environment with nutrients, contributes to climate change through intensive GHG emissions, as well as air pollution and soil degradation and relies on destructive monocultures for feed production; calls for a coherent policy mix to enable a transition towards circular, extensive livestock production as part of mixed farming system, which respects the carrying capacity of the local environment and supports biodiversity;
Amendment 984 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Amendment 986 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Underlines the fact that technical measures to limit ammonia emissions exist, but are so far only used by a few Member States; recalls that these include: nitrogen management, taking into account the full nitrogen cycle; livestock feeding strategies to reduce nitrogen excretion from cattle, pigs and poultry; low-emission application of manure and fertiliser to land; low-emission manure storage systems; low-emission manure processing and composting systems; low- emission animal housing systems; and low-emission approaches for mineral fertiliser application;
Amendment 988 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Regrets that methane emissions are not regulated under EU air pollution legislation and not specifically regulated under EU climate policy; highlights the various cost-effective ways of addressing methane emissions without affecting meat and milk consumption; considers that manure management offers emissions reduction potential, through the adoption of simple and cost-efficient measures from storage to spreading techniques; further considers that changing feeding strategies (e.g. adding leguminous elements such as alfalfa and flax) would significantly reduce enteric methane emissions;
Amendment 1015 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that while intensive livestock farming has a major negative impact on public health and the environment, extensive and permanent grassland-based or organic animal husbandry is a feature of the European food system and a defining element of many traditional rural communities, and that it has multiple positive effects for the environment and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economycan play a role in a sustainable and circular food system;
Amendment 1094 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewardpromoting carbon sequestration in soils; stresses the importance of nature-based solutions, such as agroecology or ecosystem restoration, especially peatland restoration, for increasing natural carbon sinks; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1150 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 1159 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-sustainably grown plant proteins as part of long crop rotations that do not result in shifting pressure on forests and other ecosystems in the EU and abroad to be converted into arable land, to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector;
Amendment 1182 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that inconsistencies between different EU policies affecting our food system have hindered progress towards EU’s international commitments on the SDGs and a truly sustainable European food system; stresses that the farm to fork strategy and the European Green Deal must ensure full policy coherence between agriculture, environment, trade and climate policies; calls on the CAP National Strategic Plans to fully support the implementation of existing EU environmental law and to contribute to the objectives of the Green Deal in order to ensure coherence with EU’s climate and environmental targets;
Amendment 1199 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to promote the agro- ecological farming practices in EU agriculture based on the set of principles as defined by FAO1g, in particular through the CAP Strategic Plans, in order to transform the EU’s food and agricultural system, to mainstream sustainable agriculture and to achieve Zero Hunger and multiple other SDGs; _________________ 1gThe 10 Elements of Agroecology Guiding the Transition to Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems http://www.fao.org/3/I9037EN/i9037en.pd f
Amendment 1209 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food productionon the European Commission to only approve CAP National Strategic Plans if they demonstrate their contribution to European Green Deal objectives and that all CAP National Strategic Plans together meet the Union-wide targets; calls on Member States to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; to achieve these objectives, stresses that it is essential that European regions should be able to continue to perform their role as managing authorities in order to support the transitions as locally as possible and to ensure that the future strategic plans meet local needs;
Amendment 1217 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; to achieve these objectives, stresses that it is essential that European regions should be able to continue to perform their role as managing authorities in order to support the transitions as locally as possible and to ensure that the future strategic plans meet local needs;
Amendment 1280 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes with high concern that the number and variety of species on farmland in Europe has declined over many years; encourages Member States to consider the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy as a minimum standard and to implement the objectives of the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and the farm to fork strategy through their CAP national strategic plans;
Amendment 1317 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system generally delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, and nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply cha food to people at all times; points out, however, that an estimated 11% of the population (49 million people, EU-27) are unable to afford a quality meal every second day and that COVID-19 is likely to exacerbate fin and itcial difficulties wforkers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europea many European households; stresses that food poverty requires appropriate policy response;
Amendment 1325 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well- being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1390 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the increasingly frequent emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production and consumption systems;
Amendment 1396 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, deforestation, environmental degradation and our current food production systems;
Amendment 1403 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the emphasis placed on the need to reduce antibiotics use in animal agriculture and stresses that EU initiatives in this area should adopt a One Health approach that recognises the interdependence between the health and well-being of humans, animals and the planet; calls to ensure equivalent standards for products of animal origin imported into the EU as those adopted under the Veterinary Medicines Regulation; notes the need, as part of the revision of the feed additives Regulation, to address substances currently not classified as antibiotics, such as coccidiostats, that may be used in animal agriculture in high quantities for preventative use and thereby compensate for poor animal husbandry practices;
Amendment 1476 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; insists on the need for the EU code of conduct for food and retail businesses to focus on commitments which are relevant to shaping healthy and sustainable food environments, and which are specific, measurable and time bound, and centred on key operations of the entities involved; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices for farmers; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1539 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to bringing it into coherence with the objectives of the Green Deal and farm to fork strategy and enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition, short local and regional supply chains and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1556 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of short local and regional supply chains, healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1651 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a comprehensive and complementary range of measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed andcalls that nutrient profiles, which are long overdue, remain pertinent and necessary to meet the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on Nutrition and Health Claims; welcomes the announcement of a legislative proposal to establish nutrient profiles; points out that many food products, including some marketed towards children, continue to use health and nutrition claims despite them having high levels of nutrients of concern; stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science;
Amendment 1659 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt and legislation to set maximum levels of sugar, fats and salt in certain processed food; calls for the prohibition of added sugar in baby foods; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science, such as Nutriscore;
Amendment 1688 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights that 1 in 2 adults is overweight or obese in the EU, demonstrating the need for stronger action to help stem this public health crisis; recognises that front-of-pack nutritional labels have been identified by international public health bodies such as the World Health Organisation as a key tool to help consumers make more informed and healthier food choices; calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU mandatory front-of-pack nutritional label is developed based on robust, independent scientific evidence and demonstrated consumer understanding; stresses furthermore that to facilitate comparison across products, it should include an interpretive element and be based on uniform reference amounts such as per 100g/100ml;
Amendment 1734 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM in line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicals; stresses that equal safety requirements should be applied to virgin and recycled materials;
Amendment 1742 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Insists further on the need for comprehensive, harmonised regulation of all FCMs, which should be based on the precautionary principle, the principle of ‘no data, no market’, comprehensive safety assessments that address all the relevant safety and health endpoints and are based on the latest scientific data for all chemicals used in FCMs, effective enforcement and improved information to consumers;
Amendment 1745 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Notes that vast majority of chemicals in the EU is currently regulated on a case-by-case basis and for each specific use while ample evidence justifies that for the most harmful chemicals the generic approach to risk management becomes the default option, in particular as regards their use in consumer products; calls, therefore, on the Commission to extend the generic approach to risk management across legislation to ensure that substances used in agriculture, food production and processing do not contain chemicals that cause cancers, gene mutations, affect the reproductive or the endocrine system, or are persistent and bio-accumulative;
Amendment 1753 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint, such as products from short local and regional supply chains; underlines the important role which consumer organisations can play in this regard; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomstresses, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one; at the shift to a more sustainable food system cannot rely solely on individual choices by consumers and that a range of actions, including regulation, is needed to make food production more sustainable by default;
Amendment 1779 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint, such as products from short local and regional supply chains; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one;
Amendment 1796 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 1801 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Underlines that the affordability of healthy and sustainable food choices is the main obstacle to the adoption by consumers of healthy and sustainable diets and that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one; invites the Commission to launch a study to quantify in economic terms the environmental and societal (including health-related) costs associated with the production and consumption of the most consumed food products on the EU market, as a first step towards moving towards true cost accounting for food;1a _________________ 1aSpecial Eurobarometer 505. Making our food fit for the future – Citizens’ expectations. October 2020. ‘Healthy, sustainable food choices are affordable’ was the answer most frequently given by consumers when asked about what would help them to adopt a healthy and sustainable diet.
Amendment 1804 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Welcomes the future legislative proposals to improve consumer information on food origin; highlights that origin is the most important factor for Europeans when buying food; reminds the Commission of the Parliament’s resolutions of 11 February 2015 and 12 May 2016, where Parliament called for mandatory origin labelling of drinking milk, dairy products and meat used as an ingredient in processed foods; adds furthermore that mandatory labelling of origin should also be extended to seafood products, not least those that are preserved or processed;
Amendment 1808 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Amendment 1810 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Highlights that too many unsubstantiated and even misleading environmental claims are being used on food, creating confusion among consumers and making it difficult for them to identify the products that are more environmentally friendly; calls on the Commission to introduce a new regulatory framework establishing a clear, swift and efficient pre-approval procedure for all green claims and labels, taking into account the experience gained in the application of the system already in place for health and nutrition claims; stresses that such framework would protect consumers from untruthful green claims while ensuring that businesses who genuinely strive for more environmentally friendly operations are duly rewarded for their efforts;
Amendment 1813 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18f. Stresses that Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 requires that where the origin of a food is given and is different from the one of its primary ingredient, the origin of the primary ingredient shall be given or at least indicated as being different to the origin of the food; points out that in practice that means that products whose primary ingredients are not locally or regionally sourced can be marketed as such if the origin of said non-local primary ingredients is indicated in small print; underlines that there is an imbalance between the visibility of marketing practices that use national, regional and local names and symbols for products whose primary ingredients are not nationally, regionally or locally sourced and EU labelling requirements; considers this to be detrimental to the consumers' right to be properly informed and potentially misleading; calls on the Commission to rectify that imbalance;
Amendment 1816 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 g (new)
Paragraph 18 g (new)
18g. Points out that Directive 2001/110 regulates that honey sold on European markets is either labelled as coming from a specific country, as ‘EU’ or as ‘non- EU’, or as both ‘EU and non-EU’ honey blends. In both non-EU cases, blended or not, the consumer is not aware whether the product is actually genuine EU standard quality honey, meaning without added sugar syrup, for example; calls on the Commission and Member States to support the EU beekeeping sector by reinforcing import inspections in order to prevent imports of adulterated honey; considers that the current rules are not fit for purpose as they provide ambiguous information to consumers and facilitate the import and sale of low quality or adulterated honey in the EU; calls on the Commission to propose legislative changes for honey labelling rules that will result in better consumer information and support the EU beekeeping sector;
Amendment 1839 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its beliefUnderlines that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice lack efficacy and unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumers; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effective in ensuring sustainable production and consumption;
Amendment 1949 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of sustainable plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU;
Amendment 1953 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal and its resolution of 22 October 2020 on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation and its repeated demand to the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the Union market, with a particular focus on tackling the main drivers of imported deforestation and instead encouraging imports that do not create deforestation and ecosystem degradation abroad;
Amendment 1983 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria and targets in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and local food production and consumption, and to promote more healthy and sustainable diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 2013 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 2024 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this and that food losses and waste at the level of primary production and retail should be included in the targets and addressed via CAP Strategic Plans;
Amendment 2073 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Highlights with concern the downward trend across the EU in both the number of official food controls undertaken and the resources allocated to them; supports the Commission in its efforts to combat food fraud; considers that the punishment should fit the crime in cases of intentional food fraud and calls on Member States to adequately reflect that principle in national legislation, in line with the Official Controls Regulation 2017/625;
Amendment 2077 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for higher farm animal welfare standards throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to make a proposal for an EU-wide, binding farm animal welfare label additionally to higher farm animal welfare standards, for producers guaranteeing welfare standards to farm animals from birth to slaughter that go beyond EU legal requirements;
Amendment 2110 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices in both social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; recalls that the precautionary principle underpins the EU Directive on genetically modified organisms (Dir. 2001/18/EC) and that the 2018 ruling the Court of Justice of the EU strengthens the precautionary principle to protect humans and the environment;
Amendment 2209 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account; calls for all EU trade agreements to include enforceable clauses on commitment to the Paris Agreement, nature and biodiversity protection;
Amendment 2243 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture1a; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem destruction and associated human rights violations across the globe and represents around 10 % of the global share of deforestation embodied in total final consumption1b; in addition notes that EU consumption of other commodities, such as cotton, coffee, sugar cane, rapeseed and mangrove- farmed shrimps also contributes to global deforestation; _________________ 1aFAO. 2016. State of the World’s Forests 2016. Forests and agriculture: land-use challenges and opportunities. Rome. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5588e.pdf 1bEuropean Commission, 2013. The impact of EU consumption on deforestation: Comprehensive analysis of the impact of EU consumption on deforestation. Final report. Study funded by the European Commission and undertaken by VITO, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, HIVA-Onderzoeksinstituut voor Arbeid en Samenleving and International Union for the Conservation of Nature NL.
Amendment 2257 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence that ensures sustainable value chains and investments that are free from environmental adverse impacts including deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem conversion and degradation and adverse impacts relating to human rights and governance;
Amendment 2272 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Considers that trade and international cooperation are important tools for consolidating higher standards of sustainability, especially with regard to sectors that are linked to agriculture, forests and their derived value chains; stresses that Union trade and investment agreements should include binding and enforceable sustainable development chapters that fully respect international commitments, in particular the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 2284 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Recommends, in the context of the ‘do no harm’ principle as highlighted in the communication on the European Green Deal, that the Commission better and regularly assess the impact of existing trade and investment agreements on deforestation, forest and ecosystem degradation, land grabbing and human rights and ensure that more ambitious binding and enforceable provisions on forest and ecosystem protection, biodiversity, on ending land grabbing and sustainable forestry are included in the trade and sustainable development chapters of all free trade and investment agreements;
Amendment 2288 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26d. Notes with concern that despite being banned in the EU, European companies continue to produce and sell pesticides to third countries with lower human health and environmental protection laws; calls on the Commission to halt the production and export of banned pesticides to third countries, some of which can be detected in food sold back to the EU market and to ensure that imported and exported chemicals and products containing thereof abide by the same standards as those governing chemicals and products produced and used in the Union in order to ensure a level playing field between EU and non- EU manufacturers;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights that ramping up hydrogen and transition to carbon free economy will lead to significant increase in electricity demand; notes that decarbonised electricity has an important role in production of hydrogen and all the existing carbon free electricity needs to be taken account in a technologically neutral manner in order to cut the emissions fast enough;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2076(INI)
C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery that supports industrial reconstruction and transformation towards climate-neutrality objectives and resource efficiency with skilled workforces accompanying these transformations;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to include, in the recovery plan, a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors; calls, moreover,, enabling the development of symbiosis between sectors for an effective EU circular industry; to allow transitions to happen more widely and to better ensure more efficient resource use and reduction in use overall. Moreover, calls on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance ond towards unfair global competition and predatoryive acquisitions by SOEs and sSovereign funds; is of the opinion, that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;
Amendment 236 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market in strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers; along with fostering energy and material efficiency to decrease dependence on imports and improve resilience to global crises;
Amendment 322 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)
fa. channels funding to high- multiplier, climate-friendly sectors that will contribute to the EU’s future economic resilience;
Amendment 373 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers it key to the European industrial competitiveness that the European Union adopts new and higher targets for 2030 concerning greenhouse gas reductions, expansion of renewable energy and energy efficiency;
Amendment 390 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy forConsiders that the circular economy must be at the centre of a modernising thed Union’s economy, reducingthe Union must prioritise the reduction of its energy and resource consumptionuse and the transformingation of whole industrial sectors, their products, production processes, business models and their value chains;
Amendment 412 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for, and global EU leadership in, low- emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers that renewable energy technologies in particular should be considered strategic and prioritised by a new EU industrial policy; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries;
Amendment 445 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough; calls on the Commission to propose a reform the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to ensure a higher price on CO2 allowances as a way to boost investments in green technology much of which is produced in the EU technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;
Amendment 453 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmapgovernance framework to set targets, define sectoral roadmaps, monitor progress on industry transition using notably the criteria laid out in the EU taxonomy and taxonomy-related mandatory annual corporate disclosure, and ensure policy coherence; to that end, calls on the Commission to establish an independent observatory to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards the achievingement of the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance ofand environmental objectives and, with this in mind, calls on the Commission to produce an overall strategy with a clear timeline to track progress in this regard, underlines the importance of renewable energy and renewable hydrogen for transitioning industrial sectors onto a climate-neutral pathway gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; and calls also for greaterfor increased attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate action change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;
Amendment 499 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need tofor support for a just transition, to ensure no one is left behind and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets, to guarantee a more inclusive transition, it is required to include the participation of all local stakeholders, including civil society and community representatives in the design phase of the Just transition plans, the JTM should also exclude any investments in fossil fuels (including natural gas and all fossil-derived gases); while addressing social impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 522 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products; considers that the European industrial strategy should provide a framework and targets for moving towards a green and digital economy that the industry can rely on when planning its investments;
Amendment 523 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products; considers that risk financing should also be used to support EU investments in renewable energy projects that deploy EU- made equipment in third countries;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the geostrategic imperative that the Union regain its sovereignty and independence with regard to health care and secure its supply of medicines, vaccines, and medical equipment; proposes obligations for the Union’s pharmaceutical industry to have a diversified supply chain and a medicine shortage risk mitigation plan for managing any vulnerabilities and risks to their supply chain; stresses the importance of ensuring that all Member States especially those which are vulnerable from a public health and economic perspective due to their location or size have fair and affordable access to the supply chain;
Amendment 314 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to address in its next pharmaceutical and industrial strategies issues relating to the availability and accessibility of medicines and manufacturers’ dependence on third countries; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to the possibility of a no- deal Brexit and the ramifications it can cause in medical trade and supply; calls on the Commission to propose ambitious and concrete actions to address these issues in its planned pharmaceutical strategy;
Amendment 386 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that security of supply is an essential factor in combating shortages and must be used as a qualitative criterion in connection with the award of public pharmacy contracts and calls for tenderEuropean joint procurement for the supply of medicines, as recommended in Article 67 of Directive 2014/24/EU; proposes that investments in the manufacture of active ingredients and medicinal end products in the EU should also be a key criterion;
Amendment 407 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to expand its joint European response to include joint procurement actions and procedures for all developed vaccines, medication, medical equipment and medical technology; insists that this joint response be a priority post-pandemic, and be easily accessible for citizens in every Member State especially those that are particularly vulnerable from a public health and economic perspective due to their remote location or small size;
Amendment 430 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create one or more European non-profit pharmaceutical undertakings which operate in the public interest to manufacture priority medicines of strategic importance for health care in all Union countries irrespective of economic or spatial differences; stresses the key contribution that can be made by new technologies and artificial intelligence with proper data protection safeguards in enabling European laboratory researchers to form networks and share their objectives and findings;
Amendment 452 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of research and innovation, and calls for the establishment of a genuine European network, given that the price of relocation must not be a deterioration in the quality of medical research; calls on the Commission to provide increased financial resources under Horizon Europe and other EU programmes to strengthen support for rare diseases through increased research, clinical trials, best practices sharing, and medication development; insists that best practices, clinical trials, and medication pertaining to rare diseases be available to all citizens regardless of their Member State;
Amendment 549 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to create a European contingency reserve of medicines of strategic importance for health care, supplies of which are critical, along the lines of the ‘RescEU’ mechanism, in order to alleviate shortages outside crisis periods; insists that the use of such a reserve be transparent, accountable, and fair for all Member States;
Amendment 592 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the setting up of common, European medical stocks; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop innovative and coordinated joint strategies and to step up exchanges of good practice in the area of stock management; stresses that ensuring all Member States have fair and transparent access to these stocks through joint European coordination is crucial to managing vulnerabilities and risks to the supply chain; considers that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) could be designated as the regulatory authority tasked with preventing shortages of essential medicines, with a correspondingly wider remit and more staff;
Amendment 651 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to set up an innovative centralised digital platform for sharing information provided by national agencies and all stakeholders regarding shortages of medicines and medical equipment; insists that such a digital platform be in strict compliance with the most recent data protection legislation; welcomes the introduction by the EMA of the SPOC and i-SPOC systems; calls for existing information systems to be improved so as to provide a clear overview of problems, shortages and requirements in each Member State, with a view to preventing stockpiling;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Notes that contracts with Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) can be used in the off-balance financing of the sustainable renovation of buildings, as they can relief, in particular, the financial burden for social housing, housing corporations and business parks;
Amendment 319 #
2020/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines that housing and consumer rights require social safeguards, data protection and consent that are in line with the GDPR;
Amendment 348 #
2020/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the Member States’ long-term renovation strategies (LTRSs) in setting out 2030 and 2040 milestones towards the climate neutrality objective; calls all Member States to timely submit their Long Term Renovation Strategies;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Call on the Commission to ensure that all Territorial Transition Plans exclude any investments that does not qualify as sustainable according to the EU sustainable taxonomy and the do-no- significant-harm principle, and to set concrete milestones and timelines for achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen tracking, proofing and benchmarking of sustainability spending on social and environmental objectives in all financing tools of the Sustainable European Investment Plan (e.g. EU budget, EIB, EIF, InvestEU) in order to ensure the effectiveness of the allocated funds;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expects a new, unprecedented MFF, endowed with fresh money, and enhanced and new EU own resources, to be at the heart of the green transitionwith a 50% climate and environment spending target to put it at the heart of the green transition; calls on the Commission to set ambitious targets for other sustainability objectives, including biodiversity and the fight against inequality in the new MFF; calls on the Commission to increase the new MFF levels of finance for external action to aid partner countries’ recovery from COVID-19;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that priority sustainable sectors and budget lines should be identified along the headers of the MFF to receive priority funding, considering the intention to direct funds towards “shovel ready” projects, with a high capacity to create economic activity and jobs; highlights that these should include energy efficiency and resource efficiency (in particular in buildings), renewable energy and green hydrogen generation, greening of transport, climate and sustainable practices in agriculture, large scale nature restoration and green infrastructure, and carbon-neutral development of basic materials like steel, cement and basic chemicals;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to come up with an ambitious proposal to review the different amounts allocated to the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan and its sustainable investment strategy to take into account the investment needs for climate adaptation or for other environmental challenges, such as biodiversity, and to consider the public investment needed to address the social costs of the transition and the costs of inaction;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commits to a just and sustainable recovery from the coronavirus crisis that ensures that taxpayers’ money is invested in the future, not the past; that conditions fiscal expansion to drive the shift to a green economy and make societies and people more resilient; that ensures that the European Green Deal’s ‘do-not- significantly-harm’ principle applies to all recovery plans and state aid; that employs public funds to climate proof sectors and projects, thereby generating green jobs and sustainable growth; that incorporates climate risks and opportunities into the financial system, as well as all aspects of public policymaking and infrastructure; and that guarantees an end to fossil fuel subsidies and applies the polluter pays principle;
Amendment 69 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that to the aims laid down in paragraph 3, at least 50% of all recovery plans should be directed to environmentally and socially sustainable activities;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to apply to the support provided to third countries as part of the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic the same principles as recovery plans in the EU;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that all EU-supported investments be subject toshould be legally bound by the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities, the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, and the Paris- aligned and Climate Transition Benchmarks; calls on the Commission to propose a ‘brown’ taxonomy and enhanced social sustainability criteriabased on article 12 of the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (COM(2018)0353 – C8- 0207/2018 – 2018/0178(COD)) and enhanced social sustainability criteria, notably taking into account the European Pillar of Social Rights and all EU human rights commitments; notes that these social sustainability criteria are also an integral part of the ‘do-not-significantly- harm’ principle;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the European Parliament’s demandCalls on the Commission to ensure that at least 40 50% of investments under the InvestEU programme should contribute to climate, environmental and social objectives; believes that the green finance gap is surmountable;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to cuse the EU Sustainable taxonomey forward with an EU taxonomy tracking climate and environment spending in all EU public funding including the new MFF, InvestEU, and Next Generation EU for the public sector and a green and sustainable public procurement regulation; , in order to strengthen the climate and environmental tracking system for better monitoring progress; stresses that criteria for public procurement not only has to address environmental sustainability but also human and social rights;
Amendment 124 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to come up by 2025 with a legislative proposal prohibiting banks, insurance companies and private investors (e.g. investment management corporation and assets managers) operating in the EU to invest in or finance activities or sectors that do significant harm to people or planet as defined by article 2 (17) of the Regulation(EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability- related disclosures in the financial services sector;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to expand the mandatory transparency requirements under Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector; to all financial market participants and a wider range of financial products;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 142 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for support to companies to be made conditional on the publication of climate science-based target and time- bound net-zero emission sectoral transition roadmaps (in particular for high-carbon sectors); calls on the Commission to provide guidelines clarifying how the EU Sustainable Taxonomy can support these targets;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for any investments that are necessary for climate mitigation, adaptation and the just transition to be exempted from the Stability and Growth Pact.;
Amendment 163 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Call for a strengthened role for the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund in financing the transition; stresses that particular attention should be given to the criteria for climate, environmental and social proofing governing sustainable investment by the EIB and the EIF based on the do-not-significant-harm principle;
Amendment 167 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the ECB has in its mandate the promote of sustainability; therefore calls on the ECB to press ahead with its monetary policy strategy review in order to halt as soon as possible the financing of economic activities causing significant harm to environmental or social objectives; calls on the ECB to proceed with annual climate stress tests on financial institutions it supervises; calls on the ECB to evaluate how to include sustainability criteria in its collateral framework, its asset purchases and its targeted refinancing operations, while assessing ways to guide lending towards energy transition investments, to rebuild a sustainable economy in the aftermath of COVID-19; calls on the ECB to employ the EU Taxonomy for these actions where relevant;
Amendment 175 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Commission to assess possible new financial resources for the transition, which are both environmentally and socially sustainable, in particular in the field of taxation (e.g. EU-wide tax on benefits for companies, EU wealth tax, carbon border adjustment mechanism, plastics tax) and to launch a reform of EU fiscal rules to facilitate public investment in decarbonising the economy;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Considers that the upcoming renewed EU sustainable finance strategy, to be published by Q4 2020, is a major opportunity to accelerate the shift towards more resilient and sustainable finance; therefore calls on the Commission to build on it and come up with legislative proposals on standardised corporate sustainability reporting and on corporate environmental and human rights due diligence; calls on the Commission to review the relevant financial regulations to better integrate sustainability-related financial risks, factors and preferences;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas biologically diverse forests being natural carbon sinks are indispensable in the fight against climate change in line with the Paris Agreement’s goals to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1, 5°C above pre-industrial levels, and that the best available science indicates that limiting the increase to 1.5 degrees would substantially reduce harm to people and natural ecosystems in relation to the 2 degrees scenario, as well as for climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the UN IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5˚C evidences clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems of limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to 2°C;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas emissions from land-use change, mostly due to deforestation, account for approximately 12% of global GHG emissions and are the second biggest cause of climate change after burning coal, oil and gas;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Whereas forests provide subsistence and income for 25% of the world’s population;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. Whereas global tree cover loss has been rising steadily over the past 18 years and in 2019 alone 3.8 million hectares of primary rainforests were destroyed;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. Whereas approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. Whereas the livelihoods and food security of many of the world’s rural poor depend on vibrant forests and trees and evidence shows that around 40% of the extreme rural poor – around 250 million people – live in forest and savannah areas;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas 87% of Europeans agree that new laws are needed to ensure the products sold in the Member States do not contribute to global deforestation according to a YouGov poll;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with the highest concern that in the period from 2014 to 2018, the rate of tree cover loss has increased by 43% to an average loss of 26,1 million hectares per year, as compared to 18,3 million hectares per year in the period from 2002 to 2013; is particularly worried about the loss of primary forests as the three most recent years with available data (2016, 2017 and 2018) have registered the highest loss rates this century with deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon alone having increased 88% in June 2019 compared to June 2018;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that destruction and degradation of natural forests is not only happening in tropical areas, but all over the world, including inside the Union and in its direct neighbourhood;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Believes that any EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation (referred to as the EU legal framework hereafter) must also cover the halt and reversal of destruction and degradation of high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as otherwise pressure could be shifted to these areas;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes, that so far, with the exception for timber and certain wood products, there are no rules in place that prohibit placing on the European market products that contributed to the destruction of forests ; notes that, therefore, consumers of many forest and ecosystem-risk commodities in the Union have no guarantee that these products did not contribute to deforestation and that consequently consumers unblameably, unwillingly and unknowingly drive deforestation;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Is convinced that mandatory sustainability rules enacted in a large market, like within the European Union, have the potential of steering global production practices towards more sustainable ones;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation and ecosystem destruction, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti- deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation;
Amendment 143 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned that the multitude of existing certification schemes and labels leads to consumers’ confusion and impairs their chances to make an informed choice;
Amendment 145 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that the criteria for what constitutes a “deforestation-free” commodity or products underpinning certification schemes have not always been comprehensive enough, as they sometimes only cover some of a product's relevant ingredients, only parts of a product’s life-cycle, or use an insufficient definition of “deforestation-free”, which can lead to label-shopping by companies and water down ambition of certification in general;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation and forest degradation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highestentailing forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-basedall financial institutions authorised to operate in the Union and that are providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;
Amendment 179 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that granting effective access to justice and remedies for victims of corporate human rights and environmental harms must be part of such a legal framework;
Amendment 207 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that weak land tenure and land rights are an important driver of deforestation and degradation of forests and ecosystems;
Amendment 241 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that digitalisation and new technology tools hold the potential to provide unprecedented solutions for companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for human rights and environmental impacts;
Amendment 242 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recalls the findings of the study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain, commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate- General for Justice and Consumers, that finds that a majority of business respondents agree that mandatory due diligence would have a positive impact on human rights and the environment;
Amendment 244 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Believes that EU-wide mandatory due diligence requirements would provide benefits to business through levelling the playing field by holding competitors to the same standards and would provide legal certainty as opposed to a mosaic of different measures at national level;
Amendment 247 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that the EU Timber Regulation, especially its due diligence requirements, represents a good model to build upon for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation, but that a lack of implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation, and the non-coverage of certain timber products, means that it does not live up to its spirit and intent; is of the opinion, therefore, that lessons can be learnt from the EU Timber Regulation for improved implementation and enforcement rules for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation;
Amendment 293 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
b. the supply practices and financing of all economic operators active on the Union internal market,
Amendment 297 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
c. production practices of economic operators harvesting, extracting, supplying, and processing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERCs) or producing FERC- derived products in the Union internal market, as well as the practices of their financiers;
Amendment 313 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market for the first time, or that provides financing to operators undertaking these activities. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 344 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4
The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. To this end, the Commission should first conduct an assessment of the feasibility and the modalities of integrating these commodities, taking into account the upcoming fitness check of the EU Timber Regulation, and ensure that the objectives of the FLEGT Action Plan are not jeopardised and considering the legal and political implications on current Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) and legally-binding trade agreements between the European Union and a timber-producing country outside the EU. The partner timber-producing countries of the EU should be closely associated with the integration of the Timber commodities covered by the Timber Regulation into the new proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).
Amendment 356 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5
The Commission should adopt delegated acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if evidence emerges concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights. The Commission should have a vigilant, proactive role in identifying emerging risks, and actively consult a diversity of stakeholders with relevant experience to maintain a list of commodities that reflects the state of knowledge about human rights and environment risks in relevant sectors.
Amendment 365 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6
The proposal should equally apply to Union-basedall financial institutions providing moneyauthorised to operate in the Union and who are providing finance, investment, insurance or other services to economic operators that harvest, extract, produce, process or sell forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and their derived products to ensure that these financial institutions themselves and their supply chain companies are respecting the responsibilities on the environment and human rights as set out in the proposal.
Amendment 452 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 2
At all stages, harvesting, extracting or producing covered commodities should respect local communities’ and indigenous peoples’ community and land tenure rights in all forms, whether they are public, private, communal, collective, indigenous, women’s or customary rights. Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ formal and customary rights to lands, territories and resources should be identified and respected, as should their ability to defend their rights without reprisals. Those rights include the rights to own, occupy, use and administer these lands, territories and resources.
Amendment 472 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1
Economic operators should have a complete overview of all actors at all levels of their value chains, be it suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventuall determine whether the commodities and products in their entire value chains comply with the sustainability and human rights criteria of the proposal, by accessing and evaluating information on the precise land area(s) from where these goods originate. In addition to the environmental criteria, access to information must allow the operator to conclude that those using the land to produce FERCs are entitled to do so and have obtained Frese, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers.Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) from those holding rights on those land areas and that they are not violating, or have violated, any human rights referred to in this proposal. In particular, operators are required to have, and make available, information on:
Amendment 476 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i (new)
(i) The precise area or areas of harvest or extraction or production of the commodities. Concerning cattle, beef and leather, economic operators must be able to obtain information about the various areas of pasture where cattle has been fed or, where cattle is raised using feed, about the origin of feed used;
Amendment 477 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii (new)
(ii) The present ecological status of the area of harvest, extraction or production;
Amendment 478 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point iii (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point iii (new)
(iii) The ecological status of the area at the indicated cut-off date of this proposal.
Amendment 479 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point iv (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point iv (new)
(iv) Legal status of land (ownership/title including both formal and customary rights of indigenous peoples and local communities to lands, territories and resources) and evidence of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).
Amendment 480 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point v (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point v (new)
(v) The elements of the supply chain of the commodity in question, with the aim of having information about the likelihood of contamination risks 1) with products of unknown origin or 2) originating from deforested areas, or 3) from areas in which natural forest, forest and ecosystem conversion and degradation occurred.
Amendment 481 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point vi (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point vi (new)
(vi) Where, by whom and under which conditions the commodities are harvested, transformed or processed with a view to determine compliance with the human rights obligations of this proposal.
Amendment 487 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1
Where an economic operator sets up new operations or engages new business partners, it should identify the actors involved in the new supply chain and investments, and assess their policies and practices, as well as their harvesting, production, extraction and processing sites. For existing operations, ongoing adverse impacts and harms as well as potential risks should be identified and assessed. Risks analysis should be done with regard to the risks occurring from the economic operator’s activities to, or impact on, the environment, individuals or communitiegenous peoples, local communities and individuals affected, rather than material risk to corporate shareholders.
Amendment 494 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point c – paragraph 1
Amendment 501 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Amendment 528 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1
The Union may negotiate Voluntary FERC Partnership Agreements with FERC- producing countries (partner countries), which create a legally binding obligation for the parties to implement a licensing scheme and to regulate trade in FERCs in accordance with the national law of the FERC-producing country and the environmental and human rights criteria laid out in the proposal. FERCs which originate in partner countries with Voluntary FERC Partnership Agreements should be considered to be of negligible risk for the purpose of the proposal.
Amendment 541 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3
The Commission should adopt delegated acts to set out the format, the frequency and the elements of the reports. In particular, economic operators should, inter alia, report on the system they use and how they apply it to the commodities in question, identified risks and impacts; the actions taken to cease and remedy existing abuses and to prevent and mitigate risks of abuse, as well as their outcomes; the measures and results of monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of such actions, warnings received through the early-warning mechanism and how the economic operator took them into account in their due diligence processes, and a list of all subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers, products and their quantity and origin. A failure to publish complete and timely reports should be penalised.
Amendment 561 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
a. Providing for proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties and sanctions for non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations and where non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations causes, contributes to, is linked to, or aggravates, abuses or the risk of environmental damage or human rights abuses or the risks thereof. These cshould include:
Amendment 569 #
2020/2006(INL)
b. Designating competent national investigating and enforcement authorities (‘competent authorities’). The competent authorities should monitor that economic operators effectively fulfil the obligations laid down in the proposal. For that purpose, the competent authorities should carry out official checks, in accordance with a plan as appropriate, which may include checks on the premises of economic operators and field audits, and should be able to adopt provisional orders and, in addition and without prejudice to the application of sanctions, they should have the power to require economic operators to take remedial actions where necessary. The competent authorities should endeavcarry ourt to carry outimely and thorough checks when in possession of relevant information, including substantiated concerns from third parties. They should treat information related to their activity in accordance with Directive 2003/4 on public access to environmental information.
Amendment 578 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
- guidance on third-party concerns to establish Union-wide criteria to assess whether a concern is substantial and reliable enough to be acceptprocessed, and develop clear timelines forprocedural standards for the timely, impartial, effective and transparent responses by the national competent authorities towards third-party concerns;
Amendment 593 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point c – paragraph 1
Amendment 3 #
2020/0104(COD)
(3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination (‘European Semester’), including the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. In order to provide guidance to Member States on where structural reforms and investments to support the transition towards an European climate neutral economy are most needed, the European Semester requires to be progressively updated through the used of harmonised indicators, in order to include all the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the objectives of the European Green Deal in its evaluation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reforms. Those strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding.
Amendment 12 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Past experiences have shown that investment is often drastically cut during crises. HoweverTherefore, it is essential to support investment in this particular situation to speed up the recovery and strengthen long- term sustainable growth potential. Investing in greensustainable, circular, climate- neutral and digital technologies, capacities and processes aimed at achieving the Union net-zero greenhouse gas emissions objectives by 2050 assisting clean energy transition, boosting energy efficiency in housing, the development of circular economy models and other key sectors of the economic are important to achieve sustainable growth and help create jobs. It will also help make the Union more resilient and less dependent by diversifying key supply chains.
Amendment 17 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Investing in strengthening the resilience of healthcare and health systems in preparation for future pandemics, including the performance of stress tests of national and regional healthcare systems, improve the health status in societies, have healthier people therefore less susceptible to health threats and boost the creation of the European health Union, are important to achieve sustainable growth and to promote an economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 21 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Currently, no instrument foresees direct financial support linked to the achievement of results and to implementation of reforms and public investments of the Member States lin response to challenges identified in the European Semesterked with the priorities and objectives of Union funds and programmes, and with a view to having a lasting impact on the productivity and resilience of the economy of the Member States.
Amendment 26 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Against this background, it is necessary to strengthen the current framework for the provision of support to Member States and provide direct financial support to Member States through an innovative tool. To that end, a Recovery and Resilience Facility (the ‘Facility’) should be established under this Regulation to provide effective financial and significant support to step up the implementation of reforms and related public investments in the Member Stateboost public strategic investment in the Member States and step up the implementation of relevant reforms. The Facility should be comprehensive and should also benefit from the experience gained by the Commission and the Member States from the use of the other instruments and programmes.
Amendment 29 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) The disruptive economic and social effect of the COVID-19 crisis weakens public and private investment capacity thus limiting the financial resources essential for the transition to a climate neutral and resource efficient Union. In this regard, in the framework of Next Generation EU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility should contribute to reducing this gap as highlighted in the report of the “EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG)” entitled “5 high level principles for recovery and resilience” of 15 July 2020.
Amendment 35 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy and the translation of the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the Facility established by this Regulation will contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and environmental sustainability and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives and an annual target of 30% as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027. Actions under the Facility are expected to contribute at least 40% of the overall financial envelope of the Recovery and Resilience Facility to climate and environmental objectives.
Amendment 44 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to implement these overall objectives, relevant actions will be identified during the Facility’s preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. Also, due attention should be paid to the impact of the national plans submitted under this Regulation on fostering not only the green transition towards a sustainable and climate neutral economy, but also the digital transformation. They will both play a priority role in relaunching, decarbonising and modernising our economy.
Amendment 46 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 56 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050transition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest and its digital transition, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation and to promoting sustainable growth.
Amendment 61 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistherent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the UnionUnion priorities and support the transition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest and its digital transition. The recovery and resilience plans should design their investments in line with the European Green Deal (EGD) as the Union’s new growth strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and the Digital Agenda. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union and respect the “do not significant harm” principle referred to in Regulation 2020/852. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of an updated European Semester, which should include the tracking of the objectives of the European Green Deal, the NECPs and the UNSDGs, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds.
Amendment 71 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To inform the preparation and the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans by Member States, the Council, in close cooperation with the European Parliament, should be able to discuss, within the European Semester, the state of recovery, resilience and adjustment capacity in the Union. To ensure appropriate evidence, this discussion should be based on the Commission’s strategic and analytical information available in the context of the European Semester and, if available, on the basis of the information on the implementation of the plans in the preceding years.
Amendment 81 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the national ownership and a focus on relevant reforms and investments, Member States wishing to receive support should submit to the Commission a recovery and resilience plan that is duly reasoned and substantiated. The recovery and resilience plan should set out the detailed set of measures for its implementation, including targets and milestones, and the expected impact of the recovery and resilience plan on growth potential, job creation and economic and, social resilience; it should also include measures that are relevant for the green and the support to the transition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest and theits digital transitions; it should also include an explanation of the consistency of the proposed recovery and resilience plan with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the updated European Semester. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
Amendment 86 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Commission should assess the recovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member States and should act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned. The Commission will fully respect the national ownership of the process and will therefore take into account the justification and elements provided by the Member State concerned and assess whether the recovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member State is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester; whether the pleffectively to strengthen the sustainable growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis and contribute to enhancing economic, social and territorial cohesion and support the transition towards a sustainable and contains measures that effectively contribute to the greenlimate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest and theits digital transitions and, to addressing the challenges resulting from them; whether the plan is expected to have a lasting impact in the Member State concerned; whether the planrecovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member State is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis and contribueffectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the updated European Semester; whether the plan is expected to enhancing economic, social and territorial cohesionhave a lasting impact in the Member State concerned;; whether the justification provided by the Member State of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan submitted is reasonable and plausible and is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment; whether the proposed recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects that represent coherent actions; and whether the arrangement proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to ensure effective implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators.
Amendment 96 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The request for a loan should be justified by the financial needs linked to additional reforms and investments included in the recovery and resilience plan, notably relevant for the green andtransition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest and its digital transitions, and by therefore, by a higher cost of the plan than the maximum financial contribution (to be) allocated via the non-repayable contribution. It should be possible to submit the request for a loan together with the submission of the plan. In case the request for loan is made at a different moment in time, it should be accompanied by a revised plan with additional milestones and targets. To ensure frontloading of resources, Member States should request a loan support at the latest by 31 August 2024. For the purposes of sound financial management, the total amount of all the loans granted under this Regulation should be capped. In addition, the maximum volume of the loan for each Member State should not exceed 4.7% of its Gross National Income. An increase of the capped amount should be possible in exceptional circumstances subject to available resources. For the same reasons of sound financial management, it should be possible to pay the loan in instalments against the fulfilment of results.
Amendment 107 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) It is opportune that the Commission provides an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Facility set out in this Regulation. This report should include information on the progress made by Member States under the recovery and resilience plans approved; it should also include information on the volume of the proceeds assigned to the Facility under the European Union Recovery Instrument in the previous year, broken down by budget line, and the contribution of the amounts raised through the European Union Recovery Instrument to the achievements of the objectives of the Facility. It should also include the contribution of the Facility to meeting the Union climate and sustainability policy objectives, in particular the Union's climate objectives laid down in [Regulation (EU)2020/XXX establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (“European Climate law)] and the priorities set out in the National Climate and Energy Plans.
Amendment 120 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The scope of application of the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by this Regulation shall refer to policy areas related to economic, social and territorial cohesion, the green andtransition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest and its digital transitions, health, competitiveness, resilience, productivity, education and skills, research and innovation, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, jobs and investment, and the stability of the financial systems.
Amendment 132 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green andthe transition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest and its digital transitions, thereby contributing to restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union, fostering employment creation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, and promoting sustainable growth.
Amendment 137 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Recovery and Resilience Facility shall ensure that at least 40% of its overall financial envelope contributes to objective of the transition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest . Member States shall identify and track climate and environment spending by using the EU taxonomy established by Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 152 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 174 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The recovery and resilience plans shall be consistent with the general and specific objectives of the Facility as defined in Article 4 of this Regulation and in line with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, in particular those relevant for or resulting from the green and digital transition. The recovery and resilience plans shall also be consistent with the information included by the Member States in the national reform programmes under the European Semester, in their national energy and climate plans and updates thereof under the Regulation (EU)2018/199921 , ,in the territorial just transition plans under the Just Transition Fund22 , ,and in the partnership agreements and operational programmes under the Union funds. _________________ 21Regulation (EU)2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. 22 […]The Recovery and resilience facility shall apply to investments respecting the “do not significant harm” principle referred to in Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 182 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The recovery and resilience plans shall not include measures causing significant harm to any of the environmental objectives listed in Regulation (EU) 2020/852 in accordance with Article 17 of the same Regulation.
Amendment 190 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) an explanation of the way the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester are expected to be addressed; letter (a) should be replaced with letter (c)
Amendment 193 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) an explanation of how the plan strengthens the growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience of the Member State concerned, mitigates the economic and social impact of the crisis, promote sustainable growth and its contribution to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and convergence; Letter (b) should be replaced by letter (a)
Amendment 198 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) an explanation of how the measures in the plan are expected to contribute to the green and the digital transitions or to thetransition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest in particular their contribution to meeting the Union climate and sustainability policy objectives taking into account the objectives set out in the National Climate and Energy Plans (NECPs) and the Union's climate objectives laid down in[Regulation (EU) 2020/XXX establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 ("European Climate Law")] and their contribution in addressing social, economic or environmental challenges resultderiving from them; is transition.
Amendment 203 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) an explanation of how the measures in the plan are expected to contribute to strengthening the resilience of healthcare and health systems in preparation for future pandemics, improve the health status in societies, have healthier people therefore less susceptible to health threats;
Amendment 210 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(c b) an explanation of how the measures in the plan are expected to contribute to the digital transitions or and the challenges resulting from them;
Amendment 232 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall assess the importance and coherence of the recovery and resilience plan and its contribution to the green andtransition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest and its digital transitions, and for that purpose, shall take into account the following criteria:
Amendment 238 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester; letter a is replaced with letter (d)
Amendment 242 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitions or to addressing the challenges resulting from themtransition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest in particular their contribution to meeting the Union sustainability policy objectives taking into account the objectives set out in the National Climate and Energy Plans (NECPs) and the Union's climate objectives laid down in [Regulation (EU) 2020/XXX establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 ("European Climate Law")] and their contribution in addressing social, economic or environmental challenges deriving from this transition;
Amendment 249 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to strengthening the resilience of healthcare and health systems in preparation for future pandemics, improve the health status in societies, have healthier people therefore less susceptible to health threats;
Amendment 254 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(b b) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the digital transitions or to addressing the challenges resulting from them;
Amendment 255 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, job creation, and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis, promote sustainable growth and contribute to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion; letter (d) should be replaced with letter (a)
Amendment 309 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) the contribution to meeting the Union climate and sustainability policy objectives, in particular the Union's climate objectives laid down in [Regulation (EU) 2020/XXX establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 ("European Climate Law")] and the priorities set out in the National Climate and Energy Plans
Amendment 323 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In accordance with Article 16(3), the Commission shall assess the importance and coherence of the recovery and resilience plans, and its contribution to the green andtransition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest and its digital transitions, and for that purpose, it shall take into account the following criteria:
Amendment 327 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester; letter (a) is replaced with letter (d)
Amendment 329 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitions or to addressing the challenges resulting from them; transition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest in particular their contribution to meeting the Union sustainability policy objectives taking into account the objectives set out in the National Climate and Energy Plans (NECPs) and the Union's climate objectives laid down in [Regulation (EU) 2020/XXX establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU)2018/1999 ("European Climate Law")] and their contribution in addressing social, economic or environmental challenges deriving from this transition.
Amendment 332 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to strengthening the resilience of healthcare and health systems in preparation for future pandemics, improve the health status in societies, have healthier people therefore less susceptible to health threats;
Amendment 335 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the digital transitions or to addressing the challenges resulting from them;
Amendment 336 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, job creation, and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis, promote sustainable growth and contribute to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion; letter (d) should be replaced with letter (a)
Amendment 345 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – introductory part
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – introductory part
2.1 The recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester. 2.1 should be replaced with 2.4
Amendment 353 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – introductory part
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – introductory part
2.2 The plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitionstransition towards a sustainable and climate neutral European economy by 2050 at the latest or to addressing the challenges resulting from them.
Amendment 357 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
— the implementation of the envisaged measures is expected to significantly contribute to establishmeeting the Union climate- and environmental-friendly systems and to the greening of economic or social sectors with a view to contribute to the overall objective of asustainability policy objectives taking into account the objectives set out in the National Climate and Energy Plans (NECPs) and the Union's climate objectives laid down in [Regulation (EU) 2020/XXX establishing the framework for achieving climate- neutral Europe by 2050;ity and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 ("European Climate Law")]
Amendment 362 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 368 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Amendment 371 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1
— the implementation of the envisaged measures is expected to significantly contribute to address the challenges resulting from the green and/or digital transitionssocial, economic and environmental challenges resulting from the transition towards a sustainable climate neutral European economy
Amendment 376 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 a (new)
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2 a (new)
2.2 a The plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the digital transitions or to addressing the challenges resulting from them. - the implementation of the envisaged measures is expected to significantly contribute to establish climate- and environmental-friendly systems and to the greening of economic or social sectors with a view to contribute to the overall objective of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 at the latest; or - the implementation of the envisaged measures is expected to significantly contribute to the digital transformation of economic or social sectors; or - the implementation of the envisaged measures is expected to significantly contribute to address the challenges resulting from the green and/or digital transitions and -the implementation of the envisaged measures is expected to have a lasting impact.
Amendment 377 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.4 – introductory part
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.4 – introductory part
2.4 The recovery and resilience plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, job creation, and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis, promote sustainable growth and contribute to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion; 2.4 should be preplaced with 2.1
Amendment 382 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
— the recovery and resilience plan contains measures that aim at addressing weaknesses of the economy of the Member States and at boosting the growth potential of the economy of the Member State concerned, stimulating job creation and mitigating the adverse effects of the crisis, promote sustainable growth while avoiding adverse impacts of those measures on climate and environment.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared, due to an exponential increase of cases, declared COVID-19 (the disease resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19SARS-CoV-2) outbreak a global pandemic. That pandemic hase COVID-19 pandemic and more specifically the moderate to severe cases of the disease that need intermediate and intensive medical care pushed several health systems to breaking point within and outside Union, caused an unprecedented worldwide health crisis with severe socio- economic consequences and human suffering, particularly affecting people with chronic conditions and hitting the most vulnerable, patients, women, carers and the elderly the hardest. The world continues the fight against this unprecedented health crisis, which has led to lock downs and restrictions on the circulation of people, animals, food, medicines and others.
Amendment 135 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) While Member States are responsible for their health policies, they are expected to protect public health in a spirit of European solidarity8 . Experience from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that there is a need for a further firm action at Union level to support cooperation and coordination among the Member States in order to improve the prevention andto support rights- and evidence-based approaches that have a high impact in order to improve preparedness for, prevention and a timely and effective control of the spread of severe human infections and diseases across borders, to develop and guarantee the availability and accessibility of products for the prevention and treatment of diseases, to combat other serious cross- border threats to health and to safeguard and improve the health and well-being of people in the Union. __________________ 8 Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank and the Eurogroup on coordinated economic response to the COVID-19 outbreak, COM(2020)112 final of 13.03.220.
Amendment 152 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The pandemic has revealed the importance of public health policies, and their benefits for citizens, communities and the economy. Such policies are cost- saving and offer returns in the long term of 14:1, meaning that for each euro invested in public health policies, we have economic return of 14 euros.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) While the Union´s action in the field of health is limited, the Union should follow a coherent public health strategy in order to flexibly respond to existing epidemics taking into consideration local specificities and having the capacity to face future worrying realities and health threats, such as pandemics and cross- border threats, including antimicrobial resistance and the health impacts of the climate crisis. The Union should support Member States in reducing health inequalities and in achieving universal health coverage, addressing the challenges of an ageing population, of chronic diseases, of disease prevention, in promoting a healthy lifestyle and preparing their health systems for emerging technologies.
Amendment 159 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In accordance with Regulation [European Union Recovery Instrument] and within the limits of resources allocated therein, recovery and resilience measures under the Programme should be carried out to address the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Such additional resources should be used in such a way as to ensure compliance with the time limits provided for in Regulation [European Union Recovery Instrument] and ensure that resilient healthcare and health systems are in place in preparation for future pandemics, improve the health status in societies and to ensure that people are healthier and therefore less susceptible to health threats. Such additional resources should be used in such a way as to ensure compliance with the time limits provided for in Regulation [European Union Recovery Instrument]. Preparedness is the key to improving resilience to future threats, and Member States, given their responsibility for the provision of healthcare, should carry out stress tests on their healthcare systems to identify weaknesses and verify that they are prepared for a possible future health crisis, through the support of the Commission and its coordination action to establish common acceptable parameters.
Amendment 166 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) COVID-19 has demonstrated the inter-dependencies between human health and the health of our planet and our vulnerabilities. The emergence of zoonotic diseases which are transmitted from animals to humans is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity and environmental degradation. Due to the serious nature of cross- border health threats, the Programme should support coordinated public health measures at Union level to address different aspects of such threats. With a view to strengthen the capability in the Union to prepare for, respond to and manage health crisis the Programme should provide support to the actions taken in the framework of the mechanisms and structures established under Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council10 and other relevant mechanisms and structures established at Union level. This could include strategic stockpiling of essential medical supplies or capacity building in crisis response, preventive measures related to vaccination and immunisation, strengthened surveillance programmes. In this context the Programme should foster Union-wide and cross-sectoral crisis prevention, preparedness, surveillance, management and response capacity of actors at the Union, national, regional and local level, including contingency planning and preparedness exercises, in keeping with the “One Health” approach. It should facilitate the setting up of an integrated cross-cutting risk communication framework working in all phases of a health crisis - prevention, preparedness and response. __________________ 10Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 2119/98/EC (OJ L 293, 5.11.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 195 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The right to physical and mental health is a fundamental human right. Every person, without discrimination, has the right to access modern and comprehensive healthcare. The EU4Health programme should guarantee that universal health coverage is provided, in line with the international commitments made through SDGs and with WHO policies, and ensure that everyone can use the health services they need without experiencing financial hardship. To continue being a global leader in health and to provide a high standard healthcare across the Union, the Commission should propose a Directive on minimum standards for quality healthcare with a set of criteria that should be reported by Member States, such as hospital beds per capita, critical care capacities, numbers of doctors and nurses per capita, rate of health expenditure and access and affordability of healthcare for all, including for vulnerable people. This would improve patient safety and result in better conditions in healthcare for patients and professionals.
Amendment 242 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Programme should provide for equal and fair access to healthcare. “Health inequalities” cover situations ranging from unequal access to treatment, fragmented access across regions, differences in health status origin, and to the distribution of health determinants between different population groups. Health inequalities and inequities are avoidable by reasonable means, and thus preventable, and the Programme should improve the knowledge on health inequalities and inequities to tackle them.
Amendment 267 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) Early detection and screening plays a crucial role in prevention strategies and in timely treatment and health outcomes. Prevention is key in achieving sustainable health systems by ensuring that citizens live disease-free longer and by reducing the pressure of preventable diseases, especially of non- communicable diseases, on health systems. In order to enhance the health status, well-being, and quality of life of Union citizens, primary care healthcare professionals, including community pharmacists, local authorities and citizens should be involved in raising public health awareness, participating in disease prevention and control. The Programme should support Union actions and support Member States in developing and implementing prevention, early diagnosis and screening strategies. This includes disease prevention services as part of primary healthcare services.
Amendment 295 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 c (new)
Recital 18 c (new)
(18c) The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) considered classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans. The Programme should make sure that the health impacts and costs of air pollution are integrated into the Union action against cancer, while ensuring full coherence with the European zero emission strategy.
Amendment 307 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Under Article 153 TFEU, the Union is to support and complement the activities of Member States concerning improvement of the working environment, and protection of workers' health, safety and working conditions. Considering the large amount of time that the workers spend in their workplaces and the possible risk they could have, such as exposure to health hazard substances and carcinogens and to repeated movements, leading to a high burden of incapacity and number of work days lost, which in turn has consequences for the individual, family and society. The Programme should also reflect the importance of occupational health and its impact on health workers and societies. The Commission should work with Member States to create new legislation to improve workers health conditions, improve their working conditions, the balance between work and life, promote wellbeing and better mental health, prevent early-retirement due to ill health and poor health management.
Amendment 373 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Since environmental pollution caused by human and veterinary pharmaceutical substances is an emerging environmental problem that can impact on public health, the Programme should foster measures to strengthen the assessment and appropriate management of environmental risks associated with the production, use and disposal of medicinal products, in line with the European Union Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment15 . The Programme will reinforce the need to have health impact assessments in the EU policies and should promote health promotion and protection in all EU policies, taking into account the European Green Deal, The Farm to Fork Strategy, The Biodiversity Strategy and the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe and others. __________________ 15Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European economic and Social Committee ‘European Union Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment’, COM(2019)128 final of 11.03.2019.
Amendment 453 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) protect people in the Union from serious cross-border threats to health; implement better preparedness and coordination within and between Member States as regards health emergencies;
Amendment 460 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) support existing and future Union health legislation, improve the availability in the Union of medicines, vaccines, medical devices and other crisismedical relevant products, contribute to their affordability, and support innovation and e-health solutions, contribute to their accessibility, sustainability and affordability, and support research, innovation and development in health and healthcare;
Amendment 486 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) support systematic health impact assessment of other EU policies ensuring a comprehensive, Health in All Policies approach;
Amendment 502 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) strengthen the capability of the Union for prevention, preparedness and response to serious cross-border threats to health, and the management of health crises, including through coordination, provision and deployment of emergency health care capacity, data gathering and, surveillance and health risk assessment;
Amendment 520 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) support actions to ensure appropriate availability, accessibility, sustainability and affordability of crisis relevant productmedicines, vaccines, medical devices and other necessary health supplies, stimulate the development of the health production industry within the Union;
Amendment 528 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) support the research and development of new medicines, medical devices and health products, enhance clinical trials and research based on real world data;
Amendment 574 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) strengthen the programmes to fight against communicable diseases and health threats, as AMR, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, influenza, sexually transmitted infections among others, promoting healthy lifestyles, premature detection, access to treatment and long- life care;
Amendment 578 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) foster and support the informed, prudent and efficient use of medicines, and in particular of antimicrobials, and more environmentally friendly production and disposal of medicines and medical devicesinvest in the protection of the environment and sustainability in the whole value chain of all medicines, vaccines, medical devices and other medical products, from the production to the disposal, guaranteeing that an environmental risk assessment for such products is carried out;
Amendment 590 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) support integrated work among Member States, and in particular their health systems, including the implementation of high-impact prevention practices, the identification of health technologies meant to benefit from a European assessment, and scaling up networking through the European Reference Networks and other transnational networks aiming to increase the coverage of patients and the response to more diseases and health problems;
Amendment 736 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d – point xi a (new)
Annex I – point d – point xi a (new)
(xia) Systematic health impact assessment of other Union policy actions;
Amendment 778 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point f – point vii a (new)
Annex I – point f – point vii a (new)
(viia) Establishment and operation of a mechanism responsible for procurement and development of countermeasures against biological threats, including bioterrorism, and chemical, nuclear and radiological threats;
Amendment 784 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point f – point viii a (new)
Annex I – point f – point viii a (new)
(viii a) Support action regarding epidemiological surveillance, focusing on national health entities, thus contributing to assessment of factors that affect or determine the health of citizens;
Amendment 833 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point xiii a (new)
Annex I – point g – point xiii a (new)
(xiiia) Support actions to combat all types of discrimination concerning patients and to ensure that there is equal access for all to health;
Amendment 838 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point xiii c (new)
Annex I – point g – point xiii c (new)
(xiiic) Improve the current monitoring system of the Union to measure the extent of healthcare exclusion, collect data and report publicly on access barriers experienced by patients, and develop more accurate indicators where needed to capture these;
Amendment 839 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point xiii d (new)
Annex I – point g – point xiii d (new)
(xiiid) Support Member States’ actions to boost health education and health literacy, creating well-informed societies, enhancing healthier lifestyles;
Amendment 842 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point xiii g (new)
Annex I – point g – point xiii g (new)
(xiiig) Support action to reduce health inequalities and inequities and reduce the unmet needs of vulnerable people, people living with chronic diseases, disabilities or incapacities;
Amendment 885 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point v a (new)
Annex I – point h – point v a (new)
(va) Support equal and timely access to truly innovative medicines and therapies;
Amendment 941 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i – point iv
Annex I – point i – point iv
(iv) Support action to ensure greater availability and affordability in the Union of medicines, vaccines, and medical devices and contribute to their affordability for patients and health systems, using the Union mechanism as joint procurement at the same time enhance the transparency of the process;
Amendment 949 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i – point v
Annex I – point i – point v
(v) Support action to encourage the development of innovative products andion of less commercially interesting products such as antimicrobial; encourage the development of medicines for rare diseases and making access to them affordable, and investment in the research and development of new antimicrobials and other medicines to fight against communicable diseases;
Amendment 951 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i – point v a (new)
Annex I – point i – point v a (new)
(va) Support actions to implement models of R&D and IP ownership and management which prioritise the public interest and ensure that there are societal benefits, for example by including binding safeguards to ensure availability, accessibility and affordability of medical products developed with public funds;
Amendment 1014 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point k – point iii b (new)
Annex I – point k – point iii b (new)
(iiib) Communication activities aimed at fighting against misinformation and disinformation, such as fake news, regarding medicines, vaccines, health products, causes and treatments of diseases;
Amendment 1026 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 1 a (new)
Annex II – part B – point 1 a (new)
1a. Number of strategic reserves of medicines, vaccines, medical devices and other medical products
Amendment 1027 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 1 b (new)
Annex II – part B – point 1 b (new)
1b. Number of strategic reserves of health professionals with training and preparedness to respond to health threats and health crises
Amendment 139 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part. By September 2020, the Commission should, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , reviewGiven the Union goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest, it is essential that climate action is further strengthened and particularly that the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1)climate target is raised to a reduction in emissions of 65 % compared with 1990 levels. Consequently, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that higher target would need to be amended accordingly.
Amendment 173 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union is a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy and a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Amendment 180 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a frameworkthe overall legal framework that encompasses all legislations and regulations, present and future, for the irreversible and gradualpid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and, enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Union, and the overall decarbonisation of the Union all of which will contribute to the binding objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050 at the latest in pursuit of the long-term temperature goals set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 213 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shall reviewIn light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55%shall be set to be emission reductions of 65% compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriate.
Amendment 220 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This Regulation establishes an independent European Panel on Climate Change (EPCC) before 30 June 2021 as the body responsible for evaluating and making recommendations on climate change policies. The EPCC shall monitor and assess progress towards reaching the 2050 climate neutrality target for the Union and the 2030 and 2040 interim targets. The Commission shall make the advice and recommendations of the EPCC publicly available and shall present these findings to the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers within six months of the publication. It will also present all recommendations by the EPCC and an explanation of how it has taken the advice into account or a duly justified explanation of why it has not done so.
Amendment 256 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The trajectory shall start from the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(3)implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 269 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) emission reduction, cost- effectiveness and economic efficiency;
Amendment 296 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy affordability and security of supply and reducing energy poverty;
Amendment 315 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) fairnessthe different circumstances, economic or social in Member States, the varying starting points for each Member State, the different primary polluter industries in each Member States, the differences in size, remote location, or small island status; and solidarity and cohesion between and within Member States;
Amendment 318 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) a strategy for adaptation measures in different sectors, reducing the vulnerability of countries to the negative effects of climate change and benefiting from any positive effects that may result;
Amendment 323 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the need to ensure rapid environmental effectiveness and progression over time, particularly in the years between 2020-2030;
Amendment 329 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) sustainable investment needs and opportunities;
Amendment 334 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition for all individuals in all Member States irrespective of their starting point, the differences in their primary polluter industries, size, remote location or small island status; this must include assessments that take into account the employment needs, including education and training requirements, the development of the economy and the establishment of a fair and just transition;
Amendment 346 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(ja) the formulation and implementation of all EU and national climate legislation should involve social partners and other relevant civil society stakeholders in order to ensure that carbon-neutrality is achieved in a fair, inclusive and socially sustainable manner.
Amendment 363 #
2020/0036(COD)
1. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall ensure continuous progress as outlined in Article 2 in enhancing adaptive capacity, enhancing research and advisory capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change, and promoting just transition in accordance with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 371 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. These adaptation strategies and plans shall contain legal obligations for the EU and its Member States to ensure the necessary financing, through all feasible tools including public and private financing, to create a just transition to a climate neutral economy by 2050, at the latest.
Amendment 436 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the adequacy of relevant national measures on decarbonization, climate and action and just transition to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 451 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it mayshall issue recommendations to that Member Statebased on the advice of scientific bodies such as the IPCC and the EPCC, to Member States and further provide aid in the implementation of such measures. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 474 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The EEA and the EPCC shall assist the Commission in the preparation of the assessment referred to in Articles 5 and 6, in accordance with its annual work programme.
Amendment 863 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess the consistency of any draft measure or legislative proposal in light ofwith the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) once the trajectory is established, as well as the Union carbon budget set out in Article 3a, before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoptiondirectly accessible to the public as soon as the assessment is finalised and, in any event, well before adoption of the associated measure or proposal.
Amendment 884 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and the CAP Strategic Plans submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 1305/2013 establishing rules on support for strategic plan to be drawn up by the Member States under the Common Agricultural Policy, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory to be established as referred to in Article 3(1); where the trajectory is not available, the assessment shall be made on the basis of the criteria set out in Article 3(3) and the 2030 climate targets;
Amendment 56 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union and requires substantial additional allocation from the Union Budget. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 has had a profound impact on the European and global economies and it is necessary to increase the investments planned to achieve the climate neutrality objectives. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium to long term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or, have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion. Such misbalance should be reflected in fair allocation of resources to affected Member states and regions requiring adequate financial support to ensure real just transition and avoid negative socio-economic impacts on industries and workers. JTF should address the most vulnerable regions and workers affected by the socio-economic transition and prevent deepening of energy poverty.
Amendment 69 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptaresponsible for all. A just climate and energy transition must not leave anyone behind and should create conditions to eradicate energy poverty. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. Transition will require significant financial resources, therefore the Union budget has an important role in that regard.
Amendment 78 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The green recovery should play an important role in mitigating the negative impacts of the COVID-19 crisis by creating opportunities for affected regions, industries, SMEs, and can therefore play a crucial role as post-crisis recovery plans.
Amendment 79 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Just Transition Fund should tackle energy poverty as an issue of social justice, and should compensate incomes of most vulnerable groups in countries that do not have adequate financial reserves. In defining these measures, an active participations of trade unions, civil society organizations and relevant stakeholders complementing national and regional governments is essential.
Amendment 85 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and worker, workers affected directly or indirectly and their families concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment, while creating conditions to eradicate energy poverty. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].
Amendment 98 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) A just transition entails as well supporting those most affected by climate change. The impacts of a changing climate will strike disproportionately some regions and communities that, in the spirit of European solidarity, have to be sustained.
Amendment 108 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts to, or transfers from cohesion policy effectively reducing the fund devoted to other cohesion policy program.
Amendment 112 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely or have relied until recently heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but tIt will also be demanding for those Member States that will have to upgrade their infrastructure and whose workers will have to adapt to the transition. The distribution of itsthe JTF financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality by 2050 and the ambition in their energy and climate objectives.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a continual transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line withrespect of the achievement of the EU 2030 climate objectives, as set up in the article 2of the European climate law, and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy and the creation of sustainable jobs. __________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
Amendment 139 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to provide necessary qualifications and adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providingor adequately support them with providing alternatives such as job- search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour marke, income support to ensure subsequent inclusion and re-inclusion to the labour market avoiding both short and long-term unemployment directly linked to the transition. These actions should also take the gender dimension in due account.
Amendment 168 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a National climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States supported by the Commission should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commissionregional governments, trade unions, civil society organizations and relevant stakeholders, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans and enhancing their climate ambition as well as the European Semester Country Report. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors including energy-intensive industries and carbon-dependent regions.
Amendment 202 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing seriousdiverse socio-economic challenges deriving from the specificities of Member States in the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.
Amendment 212 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘achievement of the EU 2030 climate objectives, as set up in the article2 of the European climate law, enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- neutral economy’ by 2050.
Amendment 213 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling all regions and all people to have fair and equal opportunities to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- neutral economy’.
Amendment 238 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The JTF shall only support activities that are directly linked to its specific objective as set out in Article 2 and which contribute to the implementation of thsustainable territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7.
Amendment 247 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to creation of sustainable and quality new jobs related to green economy, economic diversification and reconversion;
Amendment 252 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive and sustainable investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic diversification and reconversion;
Amendment 254 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in the creation of new firms, and in the expansions of existing ones, with a particular emphasis on SMEs and start-ups in order to contribute to economic diversification and reconversion, including through business incubators and consulting services;
Amendment 261 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in research and innovation activities, including energy research, and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies;
Amendment 264 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in sustainable research and innovation activities and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies;
Amendment 270 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, safe and sustainable energy, in order to phase out fossil fuel based one, in decarbonising the transport sector, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy;
Amendment 286 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) investments aimed at promoting modal shift in urban areas towards more sustainable mobility modes;
Amendment 287 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) targeted energy efficiency measures to address energy poverty;
Amendment 309 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing project, related to revitalization, decontamination, access and renovation of former coal and other mines and power station as well as brownfield sites and facilities, land restoration and repurposing projects, including afforestation of post coal mine sites;
Amendment 312 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, while ensuring the appropriate application of the polluter pays principle;
Amendment 330 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers and jobseekers towards the green economy sector;
Amendment 334 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; and income support to workers who lost their job as consequence of the transition.
Amendment 337 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) active inclusion of jobseekers;, with a particular emphasis on women and transitioning workers. Mobility grants should be included for workers who need to move for a new job.
Amendment 383 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The JTF resources shall be programmed for the categories of regions where the territories concerned are located, on the basis of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7 and approved by the Commission as part of a programme or a programme amendment. The resources programmed shall take the form of one or more specific programmes or of one or more priorities within a programme. Resources shall be allocated for sector most affected by the transition to climate neutrality.
Amendment 390 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall only approve a programme where the identification of the territories most negatively affected by the transition process, contained within the relevant territorial just transition plan, is duly justified and the relevant territorial just transition plan is consistent with the National Energy and Climate Plan of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 393 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The JTF priority or priorities shall comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and on a voluntary basis the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF priority shall be at least equal to one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority but shall not exceed three times that amount.
Amendment 398 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned on both national and regional level, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. Relevant authorities and stakeholders should be actively involved in all phases of the process: preparatory, selection and implementation. __________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 408 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a description of the transition process at national and regional level towards the achievement of the EU 2030 climate targets, as set up in the European climate law, and of a climate- neutral economy by 2050, including a timeline for key transition steps which are consistent with the latest version of the National Energy and Climate Plan (‘NECP’); and European Semester Report
Amendment 448 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The preparation and implementation of territorial just transition plans shall involve the relevant partners in accordance with Article [6] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. as well as representatives of industry, energy sector, social partners, national and regional authorities and relevant stakeholders
Amendment 6 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Citation 8 a (new)
Amendment 35 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that we are facing an ecological emergency, which requires significant actions in Europe and beyond; calls on the Commission to place nature protection and restoration as a top priority in the European Green Deal alongside climate change;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and reiterates its calls on all Parties to step up their efforts; regrets that the EU is not on track to achieve its headline target of halting biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation by 2020; urges the Commission and Member States to commit to immediate, substantial and additional efforts on biodiversity conservation and restoration so as to meet the EU targets;
Amendment 42 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving biodiversity and nature based solutions for climate change mitigation; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to better integrate biodiversity into its climate policies and ensure that EU climate funding is also used to protect and restore natural ecosystems as a way of achieving climate mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes, in this regard, the commitments, made by Ursula von der Leyen in the political guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and in the mission letter to the Commissioner for Environment and Oceans, to present a Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the European Green Deal, and her intention for the EU to lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the CBD, as it did at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen the implementation mechanisms of the CBD, to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a legally binding agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; believes that such a framework should have a clear goal and be based on specific, measurable including quantifiable, ambitious, realistic and time- bound targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions for Biodiversity (NDCBs) and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly monitoring and review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition; highlights the need for regular reporting by the Parties and a harmonised collection and treatment of comparable and consistent data and indicators for a good monitoring process;
Amendment 113 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity; underlines that biodiversity proofing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and mainstreaming biodiversity across policy areas will have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to set up a clear target for biodiversity mainstreaming of minimum 10% in the MFF that is additional to the spending on climate mainstreaming; emphasises also the need to establish a more transparent, comprehensive and stringent methodology for the tracking of biodiversity and climate expenditure; reiterates its calls to at least double the current funding of LIFE Programme; calls also for the phase out of harmful subsidies;
Amendment 126 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of new international financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation linked to the CBD; callsnotes that economic activities can be important drivers of global biodiversity decline and loss of natural capital; calls therefore on businesses and financial organisations to make and share strong commitments and contributions to biodiversity, including by biodiversity-proofing their activities, and highlights the importance of leveraging private financing initiatives in this regard; regrets the inconsistency of data set on finance flows for biodiversity that come from domestic and international public and private sources, that puts at risk the tracking and reporting systems and negatively affects any potential reform;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Points out that international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the UN Environment Program and the OECD agree that environmental taxation is an essential tool in addressing environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss; welcomes initiatives such as the Green Fiscal Policy Network of the UN Environmental Programme and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to facilitate knowledge sharing and dialogue on green fiscal reform; draws attention to the Aichi target 3 and the need of positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as well as on SDG 15 and the need to mobilise and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems; highlights therefore the potential of fair environmental taxation that is in line with the polluter pays principle as a way to reduce damage to the environment and generate financial resources for nature protection; calls on the EU and its Member States to increase the use of environmental taxation;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture and pesticide use on biodiversity; calls ontherefore on the Commission and the Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the sustainable use of plant protection products and their reduction as well as strategies to ensure the protection of soil and habitats; calls on the Commission to propose an ambitious EU-wide binding target for the reduction of pesticide use and on the Commission, Member States and regional governments to increase support to the agriculture and forestry sectors in the transition to sustainable practices;
Amendment 160 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Recalls that according to the Communication of the Commission on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World's Forests, forests are indispensable for our Planet’s life-support systems, covering 30% of the Earth’s land area and hosting 80% of its biodiversity; stresses that deforestation is a major cause of biodiversity decline; expresses its concern on the impact of EU consumption on deforestation as the EU is the final consumer of 10% of the products associated with deforestation; calls on the Commission to propose a comprehensive set of measures to reduce the EU consumption footprint on land, including legislation that ensures deforestation-free supply chains;
Amendment 188 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Points out that conservation and protected areas are necessary to safeguard biodiversity, and the benefits that humans derive from nature as well as for combatting climate change; calls on the EU to push during the negotiations for an increased level of ambition with 30 percent of the planet to be protected by 2030 and potentially having half the planet protected by 2050, thereby going beyond the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of protecting 17 percent of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10 percent of coastal and marine areas by 2020;
Amendment 194 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the importance of innovation, research and development in order to achieve the objectives of the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to increase the budget allocation for Horizon Europe to 120 billion in the next MFF, to benefit in particular the cluster on natural resources, and to launch a mission on protection and restoration of biodiversity within Horizon Europe; calls on the Parties to focus in particular on the links between biodiversity preservation and benefits to human health and economic well-being, and to coordinate data collection measures;
Amendment 202 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the importance of education to raise awareness on biodiversity and the protection of the environment;
Amendment 205 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that capacity building and awareness-raising are key for a successful implementation and to create greater understanding of the importance of biodiversity; therefore welcomes the COP14 decision which invites parties, other governments, and donors in a position to do so, to provide financial resources for capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer;
Amendment 210 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Considers that transformative changes in societies are needed to tackle climate change, degradation of the environment and loss of biodiversity; stresses the importance of following the principle of a just transition ensuring that the process is inclusive and equitable;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Article 191 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the polluter pays principle, the precautionary principle and control at source principle,
Amendment 16 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of the 11 December 2019 entitled “European Green Deal” (COM(2019)640),
Amendment 22 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 12 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)),
Amendment 24 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,
Amendment 30 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to the OECD study of November 2019 Pharmaceutical Residues in Freshwater - Hazards and Policy Responses,
Amendment 62 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital G
G. whereas there is sufficient evidence that action should be taken to reduce the risk from pharmaceuticals in the environment, such as the impact on drinking water sources;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital L
Amendment 83 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that a holistic approach is needed to tackle pharmaceutical pollution at source, taking into account the entire life cycle of drugs; notes with concern the role that pharmaceuticals play in contributing to antimicrobial resistance when released into the environment via the discharge of animal manure, water pollution or improper disposal; stresses that regulatory actions have to be taken in line with the precautionary principle and the control at source principle; highlights that the polluter pays principle should apply, primarily covering the manufacturing process, but also incentivising better prescription practices and consumer behaviour;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that studies have shown that pharmaceutical products are especially present in water bodies, and that they are ineffectively filtered by wastewater treatment plantswastewater treatment plants currently cannot effectively filter out all pharmaceutical products, due to the intrinsically different chemical properties of the relevant substance;
Amendment 104 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that due to generally low concentrations, risks for human health are more related to possible cumulative effects of long-term low-dose exposure than to acute or immediate health effects; is particularly concerned by the endocrine disrupting properties of many pharmaceuticals ending up in the environment;
Amendment 115 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Asks for a special focus to be put on emission hot spots, such as hospitals and pharmaceutical production plants, in accordance with the control at source principle, and additional hot spots such as certain wastewater treatment plants;
Amendment 123 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 127 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the exchange of existing best practices and to take clear legislative action on tackling pharmaceuticals in the environment, both as a result of the manufacturing process and of the use and disposal of pharmaceuticals;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States and on the Commission to promote awareness- raising campaigns and trainings among veterinaries and, physicians and pharmacists on the prudent use of pharmaceuticals, particularly of antimicrobialsuch as antimicrobials, antidepressants or contrast fluids; calls on actors in the pharmaceutical supply chain to contribute to providing to patients with sufficient information on how incorrectly disposed medicines may negatively impact the environment; calls for on-pack labelling in the form of an appropriate pictogramme to inform consumers how to properly dispose of unused medicines;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals couldshall be included into the benefit-risk assessment of human medicines, as is already the case for veterinary medicines; Metabolites, degradation products and cocktail effects of pharmaceutical substances shall also be considered therein;
Amendment 179 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Points to the important role of procurement policy in promoting greener pharmaceuticals in design and manufacturing; calls on the Commission to develop clear guidance on this issue;
Amendment 181 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the Commission to include compulsory environmental criteria in the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) framework to give EU inspectors the ability to control manufacturing discharges at overseas pharmaceutical factories supplying the EU market;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Emphasises that the affordability of water has to be maintained and costly treatment plant upgrades should not be shifted to consumers; therefore takes the view that financing depollution via wastewater charges would only burden citizens and would not provide any incentive to reduce the input of pollutants during the manufacturing procedure;
Amendment 216 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that pharmaceutical production plants should pre-treat their wastewater, applying Best Available Techniques;
Amendment 225 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for full enforcement of the existingon Member States to set up and enforce provisions with regard to take- back schemes for unused medicines;
Amendment 227 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fund research and innovation in more advanced water treatment technologies that can improve the removal of pharmaceutical residues and other substances;
Amendment 240 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on the Commission to include pharmaceuticals that pose a significant risk to the environment in the list of priority substances under the Water Framework Directive and set environmental quality standards and concentration limits under the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) Directive;
Amendment 247 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises the need to support further research, particularly under the next multi-annual financial framework, on the direct impact on human health and ecology of exposure to pharmaceuticals and their residues in the environment and on better understanding how pharmaceuticals enter and persist in the environment;
Amendment 253 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 37
37. Recalls that pharmaceutical environmental information such as the impact on water, environmental behaviour, degradability and possible cocktail effects plays a key role for risk management and that this type of information should be transparent and made available to relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas many adverts offering animals for sale online come from illegal sources;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas 65% of the respondents do not think the Internet is safe for its users and 90% agree that online hosting services should immediately remove content flagged as illegal by public or law enforcement authorities; whereas six in ten Internet users use an online social network at least once a week and most Internet users also use online market places at least occasionally, with 30% using them at least once a week; whereas 69% of internet users in the EU buys online with numbers increasing on an annual basis also when it comes to animals1a; _________________ 1a Flash Eurobarometer 464/2018 Report Illegal content online: http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publi copinion/index.cfm/ResultDoc/download/ DocumentKy/83669
Amendment 45 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the EU Coordinated Control Plan (CCP) on online sales of dogs and cats indicated inconsistency between activities and trader's status for 42% of controlled advertisements1b; _________________ 1bEU Coordinated Control Plan on online sales of dogs and cats: https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/a nimals/docs/reg- com_ahw_20190612_asf_aw-control- coord-plan-sale-dog-cats_eur.pdf
Amendment 63 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the European Commission to draw up a cross-sectorial EU Action Plan to address the illegal trade in companion animals in the EU; considers that the Action Plan should take on board the views of the European Parliament, Member States and the relevant stakeholders and should clearly define the responsibilities of all stakeholders and decision-makers, including the Member States, the European Commission, border, customs and veterinary authorities, veterinarians and civil society organisations;
Amendment 76 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop strategies for regulation or self-regulation of online companion animal adverts in order to stop misleading advertising and to better control the online sale of cats and dogs;
Amendment 77 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to introduce mandatory requirements for online platforms to conduct minimum validation checks of the identity of the users advertising pets for sale online; underlines that any potential revisions within the respective legislative framework must lead to the better protection of consumers and animals;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises the important role played by animal protection associations and NGOs in the fight against the illegal trafficking of companion animals; calls furthermore, on Member States to provide animal rescue centres and animal protection associations/NGOs with adequate financial and other material and non-material support;
Amendment 104 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the fact that there are already existing national and in some cases regional databases containing identification information on companion animals; considers that these should be used as compatible and interoperable systems interconnected between each other to allow traceability across the EU;
Amendment 105 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Highlights that Member States should ensure staff at the borders are adequately trained in the procedures and rules that apply for the importation of companion animals from listed and unlisted third countries and are enforcing these rules;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Citation 12
— having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report entitled ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C’, its fifth assessment report (AR5) and its synthesis report, and the Global Commission on Adaptation’ report on Adaptation (GCA), the IPCC special report on Climate Change and Land, and the IPCC special report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the Solidarity and Just Transition Silesia Declaration, signed at the side lines of the COP24 climate conference,
Amendment 24 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas climate change disproportionately affects developing countries, despite developing countries emitting far less CO2 than developed countries;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the IPBES 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL), the IPCC special report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) and the Global Commission on Adaptation’ report on Adaptation (GCA) recognises climate change as one of the main direct drivers of biodiversity loss during the past 50 yearsand land degradation, and underlines that its negative effects on nature and biodiversity, eco-systems services, oceans and food security are projected to become increasingly important in the next decades;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Parties to contribute constructively to the process to be put in place towards 2020 when NDCs need to be updated so as to ensure their compatibility with the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement; acknowledges that current pledges are not yet sufficient to reach the goals of the Agreement; stresses, therefore, that global GHG emissions should peak as soon as possible and that all Parties, especially the EU and all G20 nations, should step up their efforts and update their NDCs by 2020; early 2020 as the Paris Agreement foresees;
Amendment 93 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the country holding the EU Presidency and the Commission to submit to the UNFCCC as soon as possible the Union’s long-term strategy to reach domestic net-zero emissions inas early as possible and the latest by 2050; stresses that in order to reach domestic net- zero GHG emissions in 2050 in the most cost- efficient manner, and in order to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security, the 2030 ambition level will need to be raised; believes it to be of the utmost importanceregrets that the UN Climate Summit was a missed opportunity for the EUnion to send a clear message during the UN Climate Summit in September 2019 that it stands ready to enhance its contribution tot higher ambitions and show leadership for the achievement of the Paris Agreement.;
Amendment 103 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Supports an update of the Union’s NDC; calls, therefore, on EU leaders to support an increase in the level of ambition of the Union’s NDC with an economy-wide target of 55 % domestic GHG emission reductions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels; calls, therefore, on EU leaders to support an increase in the level of ambition of the Union’s NDC; considers that this is to be done in combination with enshrining in EU law the target to reach carbon neutrality as soon as possible and at the latest by 2050; calls also on other global economies to update their NDCs to bring about global effects;
Amendment 108 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that in order to reach the Paris Agreement objectives, we need concrete implementing measures and enforcement at national and EU level;
Amendment 109 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Emphasises that all climate policies have to be pursued following the principle of a just transition, in close cooperation with civil society and social partners; believes, therefore, that strengthened social partnership and civil society engagement at national and EU level is a necessary condition to achieve carbon-neutrality of all sectors of society in a fair, inclusive and socially sustainable manner; is of the opinion that nature-based solutions, the restoration and conservation of ecosystems and biological diversity is vital as enabler of climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 121 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the achievements of the COP24 in Katowice, which reinforced the momentum for climate action, and with the completion of the Paris Agreement Work Program (the Katowice Rulebook), delivered operational guidance for the Paris Agreement; notes however, that some unfinished business from Katowice must be completed at COP25, namely on Article 6 mechanisms; considers in addition that several implementation decisions will need to be taken at COP25, specifically in the areas of mitigation, adaptation, transparency and support; looks forward to a successful outcome of the Review of the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage at COP25 as well as the outcomes on the negotiations on the Gender Action Plan at COP25; recognises that there will be further discussions to agree common timeframes at COP25;
Amendment 129 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to advocate for strict and robust international rules relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to prevent loopholes in accounting or double counting of emission reductions; expresses concern at the potential use towards NDC targets of units issued under the Kyoto Protocol as this would seriously deteriorate the environmental integrity of the future mechanisms established under Article 6; supports a share of proceeds from the Article 6 mechanism(s) going towards supporting the underfunded Adaptation Fund;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that adaptation action is an inevitable necessity for all countries if they are to minimise negative effects of climate change and make full use of the opportunities for climate-resilient growth and sustainable development; stresses the need to develop systems and tools to keep track of progress and effectiveness of national adaptation plans and actions; calls on Member States to strengthen their national energy and climate plans and bring them in line with the Paris Agreement goals;
Amendment 148 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recognises that climate change is not a localised challenge and that climatic impacts outside the EU have implications within the EU as well; for instance, hurricanes, droughts, floods and forest fires have the potential to impact EU food and water security, as well as the supply chains of services and goods; calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise scaling-up international climate finance for adaptation, to equal climate finance for mitigation, and also provide climate finance for loss and damage;
Amendment 160 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the importance of the replenishment process of the Green Climate Fund and encourages Member States to at least double their contributions for the initial resource mobilisation in USD value;
Amendment 161 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the importance of operationalising the global goal on adaptation and of mobilising major new funds for adaptation in developing countries; calls for the EU and its Member States to commit to a significant increase in the adaptation finance they provide; recognises the need for progress also on the issue of loss and damage, for which additional resources should be raised through innovative sources of public finance using the Warsaw International Mechanism;
Amendment 165 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the EU’s budget should be coherent with its international commitments on sustainable development and with its mid- and long-term climate and energy targets and should not be counterproductive to these targets or hampering their implementation; calls therefore on the Commission to put forward, where applicable, harmonised and binding rules on climate and biodiversity proofing of EU investments; calls on the European Investment Bank to put a rapid end to lending to fossil fuel projects and asks the EU Member States to end all export credit guarantees to fossil fuel projects; calls for specific public guarantees in favour of green investments, labels and fiscal advantages for green investment funds and for issuing green bonds;
Amendment 182 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Reminds the parties of the need to allocate sufficient resources to move from commitments to actions and to implement the necessary measures to achieve the Paris Agreement objectives; supports the new momentum for introducing a carbon adjustment mechanism at the European borders for imports to the EU in order to create a level playing field of international trade and avoid carbon leakage; calls, therefore, on the European Commission and the Member States to introduce a fair and progressive carbon taxation as soon as possible;
Amendment 187 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Underlines that in the course of the sustainable energy transition, the problem of energy poverty needs to be tackled by strengthened energy consumers’ rights and information, enhanced energy efficiency measures in buildings, especially for low-income households, and through social policies;
Amendment 188 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Believes that democratisation of the energy system is crucial for the sustainable energy transition to be successful; calls, therefore, on improving citizens’ rights and abilities to participate in the production of safe and clean energy;
Amendment 192 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 24
24. Expresses its satisfaction with the growing global mobilisation of an ever- broader range of non-state actors committed to climate action with concrete and measurable deliverables; highlights the critical role of civil society, the private sector and sub-state governments in pressurising and driving public opinion and state action; and in sharing knowledge and best practices on the development and implementation of mitigation and adaptation measures; calls on the EU, the Member States and all Parties to stimulate, facilitate and engage with non-state actors, who increasingly become frontrunners in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses in this light also the role of the private sector, including corporations and the financial markets, to contribute to sustainability goals: welcomes the efforts to introduce legislation on the sustainability of finance and urges the Commission to introduce transparency and accountability for investee companies, especially when it comes to undermining sustainability and human rights in developing countries;
Amendment 204 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Emphasises that young people and future generations bear the disproportionate burden of climate consequences; demands, therefore, better inclusion in climate policy decision- making of young people at local, regional, national and EU level;
Amendment 221 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 28
28. Regrets that the transport sector, especially the aviation and maritime sectors, is the only sector in which emissions have grown since 1990; stresses that this is not compatible with long-term sustainable development, which instead requires reductions in emissions from all sectors of society at a great and faster rate; recalls that the transport sector will need to be fully decarbonised by 2050; notes that the Commission’s analysis shows that the current global targets and measures envisaged by the International Maritime Organisation and the International Civil Aviation Organisation respectively, even if fully implemented, fall short of the necessary emissions reductions, and that significant further action consistent with the economy-wide objective of net-zero emissions is needed; considers that in order to ensure the consistency of NDCs with the economy-wide commitments required by the Paris Agreement, Parties should be encouraged to include emissions from international shipping and aviation and to agree and implement measures at international, regional and national level to address emissions from these sectors;
Amendment 223 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 29
29. Expresses concern about the level of ambition of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) given the ongoing work on the standards and recommended practices meant to implement the scheme from 2019; stresses that further dilution of the CORSIA scheme is unacceptable; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to do their utmost in strengthening CORSIA’s provisions and in supporting the adoption of a long-term goal to significantly reduce in-sector emissions of the aviation sector; in this vein also points to the necessity to address non-carbon GHG from aviation in any European or international scheme;
Amendment 239 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 32
32. Notes that approximately 60 % of the world’s methane is emitted by sources such as agriculture, landfills and wastewater, and the production and pipeline transport of fossil fuels; recalls that methane is a potent GHG with a 100- year global warming potential, 28 times more powerful than CO2 ; reminds the Commission of its legal obligation to explore as soon as possible policy options for rapidly addressing methane emissions as part of a Union strategic plan for methane, and to present legislative proposals to Parliament and the Council to that effect within the first half of their mandate;
Amendment 259 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 33
33. Strongly supports the continuation and further strengthening of the Union’s political outreach and climate diplomacy, which is essential for raising the profile of climate action in partner countries and global public opinion; encourages the Commission and the Member States to approach EU climate diplomacy in a holistic manner by incorporating the interlinkages between climate change and the following areas: sustainable development, agriculture, conflict resolution, migration and humanitarian concerns in order to facilitate the global transition towards net zero emissions, climate resilience, sustainable development and food and water security.
Amendment 262 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to make use of all available instruments (e.g. international negotiations, trade and regional agreements, international partnerships) to help promote and foster cooperation in the global transition towards net zero emissions, climate resilience, sustainable development and food and water security;
Amendment 267 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Believes that displacement due to climate change-induced consequences should be recognised as a ground for asylum and international protection;
Amendment 271 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the need to mainstream climate ambition into all EU policies, including trade policy; calls on the Commission to ensure that all new trade and investment agreements signed by the EU are fully compatible with the Paris Agreement and that environmental and climate provisions are legally binding and enforceable; asks the Commission to carry out and publish a comprehensive assessment of the consistency of the existing and forthcoming agreements with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the energy transition towards a climate neutral and renewable- based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply;
Amendment 114 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deeply regrets that infrastructure projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face strong resistance at local level; encourages the Member States, regions and municipalities to actively encourage public support at the local levelall levels through collaborative governance, for instance through early public participation and consultation, an abundant dissemination of information, including the cost of non-action, transparency regarding the planned projects and models to make the concerned communities benefit from the installations where appropriate;
Amendment 149 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest (PCI); calls for the criteria for granting PCI status to be aligned with the EU’s climate and sustainability goalsParis Agreement long-term temperature goal and the EU’s goal for climate neutrality in 2050 through a systematic climate- assessment of all candidate projects for the PCI-list; _________________ 17Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).
Amendment 204 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Notes that production facilities for green hydrogen remain limited in the European Union today; further notes that an increased and timely deployment of renewable energies is crucial for the domestic production of green hydrogen; calls on the Commission to conduct an analysis of the current and potential European capacity to produce green hydrogen; further encourages the Commission to analyse capacities for the underground storage of hydrogen and to examine measures to increase the public and private investment in research regarding green hydrogen;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2189(INI)
14. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas and biomethane; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop minimum blending standards for hydrogen both for the gas grid and end uses; points out that for this, a stakeholder consultation should be made to ensure that these standards are adapted to the end users’ quality needs and technological capacities to take up hydrogen-blended gas; further recommends the development of European standards for climate-neutral and renewable gases and a guarantees of origin system accounting for the avoided CO2-emissions, as well as for clarifying how the gas was produced, including the feedstocks used, in order to enable the traceability of green energy for consumers and end users;
Amendment 224 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. CUnderlines the importance of the existing gas infrastructure for storage and transportation purposes of decarbonised and renewable energy carriers; calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost of retrofitting and readiness of gas infrastructure for the use of green hydrogen and hydrogen-blended natural gas and biomethane;
Amendment 268 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production and the social and ecological conditions in which they are extracted; is convinced that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;
Amendment 277 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to consider a recycling target for lithium-ion batteries when revising the Batteries Directivebatteries and/or a minimum share of recycled content in batteries when revising the Batteries Directive and to examine measures to increase the social and ecological standards within the whole value chain of battery production;
Amendment 285 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Points out the need for a European standardisation framework for battery design including sustainability criteria;
Amendment 352 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Is convinced that batteries and fuel cells will play a significant role in the decarbonisation of the transport sector, as well as for grid stabilisation; encourages the fast deployment of the necessary infrastructure; in this respect, welcomes the Commission’s declaration to support the deployment of public recharging and refuelling points; also welcomes the review of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive and of the TEN-T Regulation; urges the Commission and the Council to maintain high levels of funding for CEF;
Amendment 40 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to allow manufacturers to comply with the Euro 6 emission limits in the context of RDE test procedure, the compliance criteria for RDE should be introduced in two steps. During the first step, upon the request of the manufacturer, a temporary conformity factor should apply, while as a second step only the final conformity factor should be used. The Commission should keep under review the final conformity factors in lightwill apply the final conformity. The Commission should adjust downwards the margin of error used to calculate the final conformity factor every year as a result of the improved accuracy of the measuring procedure ofr technical progress of PEMS equipment.
Amendment 43 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) In order to ensure swift progress towards improved air quality for Union citizens, it is essential that the Commission adopt a legislative proposal for more stringent air pollutant emissions standards for combustion-engine vehicle as soon as possible, and at the latest by June 2021, as announced by the Commission in its communication of 11 December 2019 entitled "The European Green Deal". In that legislative proposal (post-Euro 6), air pollutant standards should apply to all vehicles regardless of their motor type or the fuel they employ and ensure a lifelong compliance. The standards should further address all relevant pollutants including ammonia.
Amendment 52 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9 b) It is essential that the Commission establish, by 1 June 2021 at the latest, ambitious and robust requirements for PEMS measuring equipment that can be used for RDE tests. These requirements should ensure the use of the best available PEMS equipment to ensure accurate measurement of air pollutants, including NOx and number of particles (PN). On the publication of the PEMS requirements, the final conformity factor should become obsolete and no longer apply for the RDE tests as from 1 January 2022 at the latest.
Amendment 53 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9 b) In order to reduce air pollution, the emission limits standards for NOx (and other particle) emissions need to be revised downwards in the post-Euro 6 legislative proposal. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that the Commission present the post-Euro-6 legislative proposal as soon as possible, and at the latest by June 2021, in line with the commitments made under the European Green Deal ensuring a pathway towards zero-emission mobility.
Amendment 81 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) amending this Regulation in order to adapt to technical progresreview annually downwards the pollutant-specific final conformity factors set out in Table 2a to Annex I.;
Amendment 36 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Maritime transport has an considerable impact on the global climate, as a result of carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as methane, nitrous oxide and black carbon emissions from shipping. In 2015, it emitted 13% of the total Union greenhouse gas emissions from transport15 . International maritime shipping remainshas been the only means of transportation not included in the Union's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Maritime transport also produces emissions with air polluting properties that have detrimental effects on human health and the environment. __________________ 15https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and- maps/indicators/transport-emissions-of- greenhouse-gases/transport-emissions-of- greenhouse-gases-10.
Amendment 38 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Internationally, CO2 emissions from maritime transport are projected to increase by 50% to 250% in the period to 2050. CO2 emissions from maritime transport are also growing rapidly in the Union, increasing by 48% between 1990 and 2008. Without action to tackle emissions from maritime transport, such emissions are expected, by 2050, to increase by 86% above 1990 levels, which would undermine the climate efforts undertaken by other sectors, the Union's objective of becoming an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest, and the goal of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 41 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) There is an urgent need for enhanced action to tackle maritime emissions. As the Union's primary instrument for monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from maritime transport, this Regulation constitutes a basis for the inclusion of the maritime transport sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), in addition to the adoption of other measures, ensuring that the maritime transport sector contributes to the efforts of reaching the Union's 2050 economy- wide climate neutrality target as well as the 2030 and 2040 targets.
Amendment 42 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) Maritime transport is also a source of air pollution emissions, such as Sulphur Oxide (SOx), Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), particulate matter (PM), Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) or Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)1a. Air polluting emissions impact both the environment and the health of citizens, in particular for those living or working in coastal and port areas. It is estimated that air pollution in Europe causes approximately 400 000 premature deaths per year. Air pollution is also considered to be the largest environmental health risk in Europe.1b It is therefore crucial that the Union adopts additional measures addressing air pollution from maritime transport. __________________ 1ahttp://www.emsa.europa.eu/main/air- pollution/air-pollution.html 1bhttps://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/ air-quality-in-europe-2019
Amendment 45 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament's Resolution of February 2014 on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies has repeatedly called on the Commission and the Member States to set a binding Union 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 4055% compared to 1990 levels and to achieve climate neutrality in the Union by 2050 at the latest. The European Parliament has also notstressed that all sectors of the economy, including the maritime transport sector, would need to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with the polluter-pays principle if the Union is to deliver its fair share of global efforts and reach its climate targets. Rapid efforts to decarbonise the maritime transport sector are all the more important in view of the resolution by the Parliament of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency.
Amendment 50 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In its Conclusions of 24 Octo12 December 201491a, the European Council endorsed a binding Union target of an at least 40% domestic reductiothe objective of achieving a climate-neutral EU by 2050, in lin greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990. The European Council also stated the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emisse with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The European Council also stated that all relevant EU legislations and risks related to fossil fuel dependency in the transport sector and invipolicies need to be consistent with, and contributed the Commission to examine further instruments and measures for a comprehensive and technology-neutral approach, including for the promotion of emissions reduction, renewable energy sources, and energy efficiency in transport. o, the fulfilment of the climate neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field. __________________ 1a https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/4 1768/12-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf
Amendment 51 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
Amendment 52 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 54 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In its communication on the European Green Deal of 11 December 2019, the Commission stated its intention to extend the EU ETS to the maritime sector, regulate access of the most polluting ships to Union ports and oblige docked ships to use shore-side electricity.
Amendment 64 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Article 22 of the EU MRV Regulation states that the Commission will, in the event of an international agreement on a global monitoring, reporting and verification system or on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport, review the EU MRV Regulation and, if appropriate, propose amendments in order to ensure alignment withalign the Regulation with that international agreement. It is important that, international agreementrrespective of any global measures, the Union remains able to be ambitious and demonstrate climate leadership by maintaining or adopting more stringent measures within the Union.
Amendment 70 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Global IMO DCS provisions on data to be monitored and reported annually should be taken into account so as to ensure that streamlined data is collected for ships' activities falling under both systems. In order to do so, the parameter "deadweight tonnage" should be reported butin addition to "cargo carried" should remain on a voluntary basis. "Time at sea" should be replaced by the global IMO DCS definition of “hours underway". Finally, calculation of “distance travelled” should be based on global IMO DCS25 to reduce administrative burden. __________________ 25 IMO Resolution MEPC 282 (70).
Amendment 84 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The objective of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 is to monitor, report and verify CO2 emissions from ships calling at EEA ports as the first step of a staged approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime transport sector, in particular through requirements on carbon pricing, operational standards for ships, and limitations on emissions at berths. This cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level. The global IMO DCS should be taken into account and this Regulation ensures the continued comparability and reliability of collected data based on a single set of requirements. The Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 86 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The transition to climate neutral shipping has yet to be achieved and regulatory measures in that regard have been hitherto inadequate. Ports can have a significant role in the decarbonisation of maritime transport. Operators of ships calling at Union ports should be obliged to ensure, through means such as connecting to shore-side electricity, that when at berth their ships do not emit greenhouse gas or air-polluting emissions. This would be particularly important in the case of berths located close to urban areas, in order to reduce the effects of air pollution on human health. Given the differential impacts of ships in relation to greenhouse gas and air-polluting emissions, most polluting ships, including large passenger ships, should be required to comply with that requirement first.
Amendment 97 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Other greenhouse gases, climate forcers or air pollutants should not be covered by the Union MRV system at this stage to avoid requi-1) Recital 23 is replaced by the following: "(23) The Union MRV system should be extended to cover also other grements to install nothouse gases, climate forcers and air pollutants, where sufficiently reliable or commercially available measuring equipment, which could impede the implementation of the Union MRV system. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R0757) exists, to better protect the climate, the environment and human health." Or. en
Amendment 107 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 111 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(-1b) Article 3, paragraph 1, point b is replaced by the following: "(b) ‘port of call’ means the port where a ship stops to load or unload a substantial part of cargo or to embark or disembark passengers; consequently, stops for the sole purposes of refuelling, obtaining supplies, relieving the crew, going into dry-dock or making repairs to the ship and/or its equipment, stops in port because the ship is in need of assistance or in distress, ship-to- ship transfers carried out outside ports, and stops for the sole purpose of taking shelter from adverse weather or rendered necessary by search and rescue activities are excluded; " Or. en ((https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02015R0757- 20161216&from=EN))
Amendment 112 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) points (b) and (d) isare replaced by the following:
Amendment 122 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) points (e) and (f) areis replaced by the following:
Amendment 123 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 131 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(aa) In Article 10, paragraph 1, the following point is added : (ja) cargo carried.
Amendment 132 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Where there is a change of company, the previous company shall submit to the Commission and to the authorities of the flag State concerned, on the day of the completion of the change or as close as practical to the day of the completion of the change and no later than threone months thereafter, a report covering the same elements as the emissions report but limited to the period corresponding to the activities carried out under its responsibility. The new company shall ensure that each ship under its responsibility complies with the requirements of this Regulation with regard to the remainder of the reporting period following the change.;
Amendment 134 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Chapter II a (new) – Article 12 a (new)
Chapter II a (new) – Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 143 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
(5b) Article 21, paragraph 1, is replaced by the following: "1. By 30 June each year, the Commission shall make publicly available the information on CO2 emissions reported in accordance with Article 11 as well as the information set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R0757)
Amendment 148 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
(6a) The following Article 21a is inserted: "Article 21a Environmental performance labelling of ships 1. So as to incentivise emissions reductions and increase the transparency of information, the Commission shall set up a holistic Union labelling system for the environmental performance of the ships which shall apply to the ships covered by this Regulation. 2. By 1 July 2021, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Regulation by setting out the detailed provisions of the functioning of the Union labelling system for the environmental performance of ships as well as the technical standards which constitute its basis."
Amendment 150 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
(6a) In Article 22, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. In the event that an international agreement on a global monitoring, reporting and verification system for greenhouse gas emissions or on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport is reached, the Commission shall review this Regulation and shall, if appropriate, propose amendments to this Regulation in order to ensure alignmen it with that international agreement. such international agreement. Any such international agreement on global measures shall be without prejudice to the Union's ability to maintain or adopt more stringent measures within the Union. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R0757)
Amendment 156 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter II a (new)
Chapter II a (new)