Activities of Colm MARKEY
Plenary speeches (22)
Long-term vision for rural areas (debate)
Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)
An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions (debate)
Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other regulations (debate)
Protection of animals during transport - Protection of animals during transport (Recommendation) (debate)
Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (debate)
EU action plan for organic agriculture (debate)
The urgent need for an EU strategy on fertilisers to ensure food security in Europe (debate)
Lukashenka regime's active role in the war against Ukraine (debate)
Global food security as follow-up to the G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting (debate)
A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (debate)
Addressing persistent challenges in the aviation sector and the impacts on passengers, workers, capacity and safety (debate)
Question Time (Commission) - Food price inflation in Europe
Question Time (Commission) - Food price inflation in Europe
Small-scale fisheries situation in the EU and future perspectives (debate)
Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)
The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)
Large transport infrastructure projects in the EU (debate)
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (debate)
Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future (debate)
Union certification framework for carbon removals
Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and future perspectives (debate)
Shadow reports (2)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2017/2397 as regards the transitional measures for the recognition of third countries certificates
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific rules relating to the entry into Northern Ireland from other parts of the United Kingdom of certain consignments of retail goods, plants for planting, seed potatoes, machinery and certain vehicles operated for agricultural or forestry purposes, as well as non-commercial movements of certain pet animals into Northern Ireland
Opinions (1)
OPINION Large transport infrastructure projects in the EU – implementation of projects and monitoring and control of EU funds
Shadow opinions (6)
OPINION on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions
OPINION on addressing food security in developing countries
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards the notification of offsetting in respect of a global market-based measure for aircraft operators based in the Union
Opinion on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 (COM(2021)0805 - 2021/0423 (COD)
OPINION on the implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals
Oral questions (2)
The urgent need for an EU strategy on fertilisers to ensure food security in Europe
How to tackle the biggest cause of death in the EU? Towards an EU Cardiovascular Health Plan
Written questions (2)
Island Member States’ specificities for new road transport rules
Discrimination against non-national teachers (Lettori) in Italian universities
Amendments (535)
Amendment 57 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Member States should put in place simplified approval procedures for specialised one-off vehicles to allow them to be commercially viable.
Amendment 57 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Member States should put in place simplified approval procedures for specialised one-off vehicles to allow them to be commercially viable.
Amendment 262 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Not later than 31 December 2024, the Commission shall review the maximum width in EU law for light duty vehicles and, if appropriate, bring forward legislative proposals that apply to new registrations from an appropriate date or dates.
Amendment 262 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Not later than 31 December 2024, the Commission shall review the maximum width in EU law for light duty vehicles and, if appropriate, bring forward legislative proposals that apply to new registrations from an appropriate date or dates.
Amendment 151 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) To increase transparency and consumers’ information, operators should be allowed to complement the labelling of category 2 NGT products as GMO with information on the trait conferred by the genetic modification. In order to avoid misleading or confusing indications, a proposal for such a labelling should be provided in the notification for consent or in the application for authorisation and should be specified in the consent or in the authorisation decision.
Amendment 201 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘NGT plant’ means a genetically modified plant obtained by targeted mutagenesis or cisgenesis, or a combination thereof, on the condition that it does not contain any genetic material originating from outside the breeders’ gene pool that temporarily may have been inserted during the development of the NGT plant;
Amendment 474 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
In addition to the labelling requirements referred to in Article 21 of Directive 2001/18/EC, Articles 12, 13, 24 and 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and Article 4(6) to (7) of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, and without prejudice to the requirements under other Union legislation, the labelling of authorised category 2 NGT products may also mention the trait(s) conveyed by the genetic modificationNGT, as specified in the consent or the authorisation pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 of Chapter III of this Regulation.
Amendment 2 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the full implementation of the provisions of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, in particular the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and the new Windsor Framework, is a precondition for the UK to benefit from the advantages of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA);
Amendment 4 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that direct seamaritime transport routes have increased in frequency and demand as a result, while some suppliers rely on direct flight connections, avoiding the complexities of road travel; underlines that the administrative burden of the land route connections has now turned these direct routes into the more convenient options; recognises the significant diversification in agricultural trade from the UK to EU countries and the importance of the ferry services in enabling that trade; calls for greater investment in these direct sea routes which are critical for the agricultural sector;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 7 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that a number of elements of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, notably its provisions on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, are not yet implemented; stresses the need to recognise that there will be further distortions to trade once these are fully implemented.
Amendment 9 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the need to recognise the unique status of products of mixed origin from ROI and NI in future trade agreements to which the EU or the UK are party;
Amendment 10 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the impact on EU-UK trade relations stemming from the fact that limited progress has been made in encouraging the UK to accept EU digital SPS certificates and that technical discussions on certificates have, to date, not produced viable results. Notes with concern the financial and administrative burden of the current manual system; urges the UK government to expedite the transition to a digital system;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognises the need to continue the ongoing progress towards ensuring veterinary medicines availability in NI, thus maintaining high animal welfare and food security;
Amendment 15 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the need for greater monitoring of regulatory divergence in order to be aware of and help minimise the impact of these regulatory divergences on business and provide certainty for long-term planning;
Amendment 16 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need to develop and utilise a structure of regular engagement to ensure that both EU and UK are aware of upcoming legislative work programmes, and any related potential future legislative divergences, before their implementation; notes that the EU-UK inter-parliamentary body could enable a structure to facilitate this;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the long-term impacts of Brexit, which will continue to materialise for years to come; stresses the need to maintain Brexit as a high political priority now and into the medium-term future;
Amendment 14 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. Whereas generational renewal requires maintaining young people from agricultural backgrounds in this professional path but also encouraging newcomers to the sector ;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas the renewal of generations on farms is also a cornerstone of European strategic autonomy and food security;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 23 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. Whereas an increasing regulatory burden also impacts on farmers' predictability and willingness to commit to a farm;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Whereas access to land, financing for setting up and farm income are major challenges for attracting young farmers in all Member States ; considering farm income remains below the average for other professions in almost all EU Member States ;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. Whereas the import of agricultural products of a lower standard than those produced in Europe is also an obstacle to the ability to obtain fair prices and returns on the market ; whereas this could constitutes a brake on setting up ;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. Whereas some sectors are more concerned than others about generational renewal, particularly livestock ;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that generational renewal is key for the future social, economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas and EU food autonomy, as well asin particular for the future of agriculture and the traditionalfamily farmily farming model and other existing models in Europe, such as jointly run farms ;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2182(INI)
3. Highlights that young farmers and new entrants are more likely to introduce innovative business ideas and implement sustainable farming practices;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a fair and dignified incomedecent income, being able to cover production costs, profitability and quality of life for farmers and their families isare essential in attracting young and new people to the sector; stresses also that a stable legal framework is also needed to ensure legal and economic stability for young people settling in;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the price and availability of land, low profitability, climate change, overtransposition, administrative requirements and the image of the sector were identified as the main barriers to becoming a farmer11; _________________ 11 European Commission, ‘Public consultation results on the CAP reform’, 2017.
Amendment 103 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that a lack of banking history hinders access to finance for young farmers; calls on the Member States and the banking system to take account of these unique circumstances and provide support for young farmers in establishing a credit history and accessing finance.
Amendment 141 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. recalls that generational renewal cannot be achieved without attracting new people from outside agriculture and that it is therefore necessary to attract them from a very young age and to be able to advise and guide them towards the farming profession ;
Amendment 147 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the complex and multi- layered nature of the generational renewal process, which is influenced by factors related to the private sphere of the farmer, the characteristics of the farm, the policy framework, the economic context and support measures and the wider social context, all of which should be acknowledged when designing policies ; stresses that when a young farmer is adequately supported, both financially and human, for setting up, the retention rate for young farmers is higher ;
Amendment 161 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to develop long term and coherent strategies to promote generational change and attractivity of agricultural sector, combining different measures in a complementary way, such as financial support, setting up support, tax breaks and incentives, to improve links between EU policies and national and regional policies;
Amendment 182 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that many young farmers face great difficulties accessing land, while some elderly farmers wish to retire but have no successor; a land mobility scheme, similar to those that are already successfully operated in some Member States and that enables the transfer of land from elderly farmers to a new generation of farmers through a confidential process, should be supported across all Member States.
Amendment 184 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. invites the Member States to set up an installation pathway with advisers or support structures ;
Amendment 185 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Amendment 195 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. stresses the positive role of a gradual installation and calls for the removal of existing legal obstacles in this respect ;
Amendment 197 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of preserving farmland and the objectives of sustainable food production; calls on the Commission to launch a study on the effects of competing uses for farmland, such as urbanisation and, energy, nature restoration, on the quantity and quality of farmland available and on prices and excessive land concentration, while also evaluating the impacts of all relevant EU policy areas in this regard; Stresses that the development of activities related to agricultural production can contribute to a better profitability of farms ;
Amendment 203 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote a model based on the bioeconomy as a virtuous system that can contribute to farmers’ incomes; calls also for encouraging the eco-system services role of livestock farming, which can contribute to a virtuous carbon cycle;
Amendment 206 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses that legislation on low- carbon agriculture can provide a positive incentive to ensure better remuneration for farmers, especially the youngest, through measures to sequestration and reduce emissions on farms;
Amendment 214 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility of action at EU level, including through legislative instruments, to improve the functioning of farmland markets, to improve young farmers’ access to agricultural land;
Amendment 217 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to assess the regulation of land markets in the Member States and to assess their impact on the farms competitiveness ;
Amendment 238 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to ensure the transparency of the rural land market, while maintaining up-to date public information on land markets and land planning, communicating about land sales and monitorfighting land concentration;
Amendment 242 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU observatory on farmland, as part of the Rural Observatory, to monitor, in particular, trends and prices for land sale and rental, as well as changes in farmland use, and to ensure greater transparency of agricultural land transactions in the EU;
Amendment 253 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines that the valorisation of farmers within the agri-food value chain is a sine qua non condition for the creation of sufficient income for the agricultural world ; calls on the Commission for further analysis of Member States’ implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair commercial practices in business-to- business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain ; encourages Member States to ensure greater protection of farmers by ensuring effective and dissuasive sanctions against unfair practices within the agri-food value chain ;
Amendment 256 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the many challenges faced by women in agriculture and the need for support structures to prioritise women in agriculture such as financial aid and discussion groups.
Amendment 258 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Invites Member States to build effective insurance systems adapted to the specificities of the agricultural sector in order to support farmers in the face of natural disasters ; believes that such mechanisms will provide greater financial and legal certainty for farmers, facilitating the setting up of young farmers ;
Amendment 265 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to make start-up and investment aid for young farmers available throughout the entire budgetary period and to support access to training opportunities, namely on soft skills and digital and sustainable farming methods, in particular for new entrants;
Amendment 270 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recognises that many farms are in need of modernisation and investment in technology to reduce manual work, improve quality of life for farmers and address environmental challenges; investment in this regard should be supported to make a career in agriculture more appealing to young people.
Amendment 274 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Commission to promote the image of the sector by carrying out communication campaigns to encourage young people to turn to the agricultural professions ;
Amendment 276 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages the Member States to design mechanisms to facilitate the transition to retirement in order to transfer farms in good conditions ;
Amendment 279 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Insists on initial and continuing lifelong learning and supports that Member States put in place systems of support for setting up, subject to a minimum level of diploma training with a view to improving skills and qualifications in order to exploit, inter alia, the opportunities offered by new technologies, new genomic editing techniques and precision agriculture; calls on the Member States, in particular in the context of school programs, to transmit a greater knowledge of agricultural-related occupations and, more generally, to ensure a better understanding of the reality of the agricultural world ;
Amendment 285 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 286 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists that young peoplefarmers must be involved and given the ability to participate in political life and decision-making processes to ensure that their specific needs are accounted for and that policies provide effective support for their development;
Amendment 290 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that peer learning through discussion groups play an important part in knowledge transfer, particularly with regard to young farmers, and should be funded accordingly.
Amendment 291 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop training schools on accountability and public engagement, based on the example of management schools ;
Amendment 292 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. insist on the necessity to ensure the representativeness of young farmers through trade unions and organisations ;
Amendment 297 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses the many challenges that young farmers face in the transition to a more sustainable agricultural model and the need for continuous investment and education to support young farmers in meeting these sustainable targets.
Amendment 300 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to factor in the young farmers dimension horizontally when designing policies and funding instruments; calls on the Commission to set up a “young farmers” test in all new policies and in particular in the context of impact assessments to analyse and predict the consequences of these policies on the dynamics of setting up on the basis of the model of the SMEs test or the Rural proofing test, this test could include criteria like by example : - the average income of young farmers; - an index relating to the entrepreneurial confidence of young farmers; - young farmer's access to agricultural land; - the mental well-being of young farmers; - the debt ratio of young farmers;
Amendment 309 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on Member States to set up a one-stop shop system to facilitate administrative procedures in the most appropriate territorial area ;
Amendment 318 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that young farmers and new entrants should be able to develop their businesses progressively and therefore recommends that the current time limit placed on access support in the common agricultural policy be reviewedo assess the existing administrative and legal barriers ;
Amendment 323 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the role of cooperatives and farmer organisations in helping young farmers overcome barriers, providing guidance services and enhancing their participation in the policy dialogue; calls for the gender-balanced representation of young farmers’ in their governance bodies to be ensured; calls for particular attention to be paid to the role of women in the development of agriculture;
Amendment 330 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Stresses the need to ensure the development of skills in agricultural jobs, which will enable farmers to better understand their installation project, to anticipate future production conditions and expectations of consumers and customers through the search for environmental and economic performance;
Amendment 338 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Member States to encourage jointly run farms which offer more flexibility in the organisation between private and professional life, and in particular for livestock farming ;
Amendment 339 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Calls on the Member States to develop systems for the replacement of farmers or any farming employees, in the event of illness, accident or, in order to ensure a better balance between working and private life for farmers;
Amendment 340 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Insists that rural areas must be able to provide adequate living conditions for young and new farmers and their families, namely better mobility, access to better education, health, leisure and culture services, and broader digital connectivity; welcomes the increasing number of agricultural students participating to the Erasmus+ programme and calls on the Member States to further encourage exchanges between European agricultural schools to promote the mobility of future farmers within the EU;
Amendment 344 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Highlights that in agriculture, continuous professional development needs to be implemented and a qualification status equivalent to other professions needs to be recognised to give young farmers a professional status equal to their peers in other industries.
Amendment 346 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Insists that the standing of agriculture and the important role it plays in food security, environmental sustainability and the rural economy as a whole needs to be fully appreciated and promoted in order to attract new people to the industry.
Amendment 14 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that the agricultural and forestry sectors can play a significant role in this process, given that they have the capacity to remove and store carbon through carbon reservoir use and management; underlines that the agricultural and forestry sector contribute to the overall EU goal to be the first climate-neutral continent;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that each sector must first and foremost reduce its own CO2 emissions independently and only use the storage capacity of other sectors, such as agriculture and forestry, for emissions that cannot be reduced;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of carbon farming as a new business model for EU agriculture which should be additional and voluntary, and which aims to upscale climate mitigation by paying farmers to implement climate-friendly farm or forest management practices, with a view to allowing the sector’s active contribution to the green transition toby provideing new sources of income and business development opportunities;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that carbon farming should be market-based; calls on the Commission to create a genuinely new business model for farmers and foresters; notes that financing from the value chain or through the creation of a voluntary carbon market is possible; stresses that the CAP is not a viable source of funding, as the CAP is not a business model;
Amendment 36 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights the need to ensure that there is one single market structure developed by the Commission where credits can be traded and centrally verified, precluding the establishment of alternative markets that could serve to undermine the value of genuine carbon credits.
Amendment 45 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. stresses the importance, in this context, of public money only being used for research, knowledge transfer and training for farmers;
Amendment 53 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for Member States to establish new incentives at the level of land managers, especially farmers and foresters, to accelerate the uptake of carbon farming;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring the social, environmental, and economic integrity of carbon farming, not least with regard to food security, ensuring a decent income for farmers and limiting environmental impact to acceptable levels;
Amendment 76 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognises the need to facilitate the development of enhanced carbon credits that take into account the co- benefits associated with certain carbon farming practices, for which the market may be prepared to pay a premium price.
Amendment 87 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that carbon farming must be regulated in line with the current CAP and be seen as a complementary and additional topping-up option; underlines, however, that in the longer term carbon farming should be market-based;
Amendment 88 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the need to develop a new structure outside of CAP that will facilitate both the investment of new public funds and the inflow of private finances to fund carbon farming.
Amendment 89 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. stresses the importance of additional funds outside the CAP for a successful carbon farming initiative;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that financial incentives should come primarily from private sources, and reward land managers for their management practice or the actual amount of carbon sequestered, or for increasing the storage of atmospheric carbon; underlines that public funding under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other Union programs, such as the LIFE programme, the Cohesion Fund, the Horizon Europe programme, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Just Transition Fund, can already support carbon sequestering and biodiversity-friendly approaches in forests and agricultural lands and should be increased and coherent with the EU CAP's food security;
Amendment 110 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency and accountability by establishing a robust science-based EU regulatory framework for the accounting and certification of carbon removals; calls on the Commission to create a baseline that establishes current emissions and current carbon stocks, and rewards increases in carbon stocks and any efficiencies gained under that baseline in subsequent years.
Amendment 113 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency and accountability by establishing a robust science-based EU regulatory framework for the accounting and certification of carbon removals; asking the Commission to expand the scope to soil-related GHG abatement through adopting carbon farming friendly practices;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that the new certification framework for carbon farming should be as simple as possible in its design and not result in disproportionate administrative burdens for land and forestry managers and owners; emphasises that the future Union certification framework will need to take into account already existing national and private initiatives with the same objective provided that they qualify in line with the required criteria;
Amendment 120 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recognises the need for carbon farming measures to be centred based on local, regional and national data that takes into account the different climate and soil types, and land management practices of Member States.
Amendment 121 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. stresses the need for a credible certification system for the quantification and certification of carbon removals that can be applied at farm level and that avoids greenwashing and carbon leakage; underlines the need to promote high- quality carbon certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting, sustainability and authenticity to ensure credibility and prevent fraudulent payments and to incentivise improved land management practices, thus resulting in enhanced carbon capture;
Amendment 122 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Highlights the significant carbon abatement potential of rewetting peatlands. Recognises that in order for these actions to work effectively, they must operate on a voluntary capacity and fully reward the true value of the carbon abated while also recognising the economic loss endured from the change in existing activities.
Amendment 125 #
2022/2053(INI)
7 c. Emphasises the need for the Commission to also, in parallel with the regulatory framework for certification of carbon removals, reflect upon – as requested by the European Parliament in its October 2020 position on the EU Climate Law –, options for future market design for trading of agriculture sequestration and mitigation credits that count towards EU reduction and removal targets;
Amendment 126 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Asks the Commission to draft a comprehensive list of monitoring methods, such as LiDAR and flux towers, being used across Member States to measure and monitor emissions in the agriculture and forestry sectors.
Amendment 127 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Amendment 130 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the establishment of a robust methodology allowingthat ensures that the resources invested in carbon farming reaches farmers and foresters, includes also their emissions reduction, does not allow for speculative trading and allows the objective measurement and certification of carbon removals among sectors in order to create harmonised bases for the calculation, capture, use and storage of carbon dioxide;
Amendment 139 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that speculation by third parties in acquiring long-term access to carbon credits on the voluntary market does not undermine the value of the carbon credit in the absence of the land manager's awareness of the long-term value the credit, nor distract from reducing National Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the agriculture and land management sectors.
Amendment 144 #
2022/2053(INI)
8 a. calls on the Commission to start developing such a methodology first for forests followed by wet- and peatland;
Amendment 145 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Underlines the importance of creating a robust governance structure that instils trust by defining harmonised rules across EU Member States and preferably beyond, accredits validators and verifiers of carbon removals and emission reductions, operates a removal registry to avoid double counting, and ensures transparency.
Amendment 147 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Highlights the need to educate farmers and forest managers about the significant responsibility associated with the permanent requirements of selling carbon credits on the voluntary market.
Amendment 157 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. welcomes all actions undertaken by the Member States that enhances knowledge through science and on-field- research activities;
Amendment 159 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Emphasises the importance of establishing a results-based carbon farming policy that is inclusive to all farmers, allows them access to the necessary climate smart tools and practices, enables them to implement the integrated cropping systems and delivers the desired climate mitigation performance together with other co- benefits;
Amendment 163 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the role of Bio-Energy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) through the combustion or fermentation of biogenic carbon, with the aim of providing funding under the CAP tools as an additional means of removing carbon from the atmosphere;
Amendment 173 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the use of innovative, sustainable, circular and long-lasting bio- based carbon products to be incentivised, including, if relevanthat mitigate climate change by trapping carbon in the circular bioeconomy, to be incentivised, through appropriately amendingments to the relevant EU legislative framework.;
Amendment 178 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls for advisory services in agriculture, such as the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS), to make a decisive contribution in supporting sustainable carbon practices and to ensure easy access for farmers to this information;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the findings of the European Court of Auditors Review No 05/2021 on the EU framework for large transport infrastructure projects: an international comparison. Notes that Review No 05/2021 identified four specific challenges for the Commission concerning the large transport projects: insufficient cost-benefit analysis, high administrative burden, lack of risk based approach in monitoring, and insufficient alignment between EU and national transport strategies;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that EU policy underperforms regarding the implementation of large infrastructure projects, especially in the areas of coordinating, selecting, monitoring, and evaluating infrastructure projects;
Amendment 4 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to reconsider its approach when evaluating projects and allocating EU-funding in order to address and reduce the administrative burden;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the Commission to use a risk-based approach to its monitoring of EU co-funded projects in line with the findings of the Court of Auditor's report;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Regrets that the Court of Auditors found that many EU co-funded projects are subject to cost overruns and significant delays compared to initial estimates at the project planning stage. Of the projects studied, the average budget overrun was more than €2 billion per project or an increase of 47% on initial estimates. Regrets that the audit also found that the average delay associated with the EU co-funded projects studied was 11 years;
Amendment 7 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Calls on the Commission to take measures and adapt the process of selection, planning and implementation of EU-funding projects to avoid significant cost overrun in order to properly utilise taxpayers money and meet the deadlines set out in TEN-T and other funding schemes;
Amendment 8 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2021/1187 on streamlining measures for advancing the realisation of the trans- European transport network (TEN-T)1 and urges the Member States to implement it more effectively. Stresses the call for Member States to put in place a simplified and harmonised permitting procedure regarding environmental assessments. Highlights that shorter timelines, simultaneous procedures and limited timeframes for appeals were indicated as measures possible for a more efficient system; _________________ 1 OJ L 258, 20.7.2021, p. 1.
Amendment 13 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that multiple, different and complex permit granting procedures, cross-border procurement procedures and other procedures greatly hinder the timely implementation of projects and often result in significant delays and increased costs;
Amendment 14 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recognises that Directive 2021/1187 calls on Member States to implement a simplified single point of contact procedure to reduce the complexity, improve the efficiency and increase the transparency of the procedures. The designation of an authority serving as point of contact for the project promoter should reduce the complexity, improve the efficiency and increase the transparency of the procedures;
Amendment 15 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses that environmental evaluations should be carried out in compliance with the measures and timeframes outlined in the Smart TEN-T Directive;
Amendment 16 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Amendment 17 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget to be increased to meet the additional costs stemming from the enlargement of the TEN-T and the integration of military mobility, the war in Ukraine and high inflation; Notes that the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) reflects the priorities of the Union at the time of adoption in 2020 and stresses that since then the geopolitical situation in Europe has changed further adjustment of MFF is necessary;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the key role of CEF funding in large infrastructure projects. Considers that the current financial envelope does not adequately reflect the Union's current needs and objectives. Stresses particularly the extension of TEN-T towards the Eastern Neighbourhood, military mobility, and complementing TEN-T and TEN-E networks;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Highlights that investment needs in the TEN-T are estimated at EUR 500 billion to complete the core network by 2030 and EUR 1.5 Trillion for the entire network by 2050; Recognises the strategic value of the TEN-T and CEF for meeting new objectives as regards the EU sustainable and smart mobility strategy, enhanced military mobility in the EU and stronger connectivity with our strategic partners in non-EU countries;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Stresses that Russia's illegal and unjusified war against Ukraine poses severe challenges for the EU transport and tourism sector. Further notes the impact the war has had on inflation rates in the Union as a result of rising fuel and energy prices; Calls for a coordinated response from the Union alongside increased funding to address these issues and to avoid any delays in the implementation of large infrastructure projects;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Notes the intention of the Commission to use the CEF to support interoperability and connectivity projects linking the EU and Ukrainian transport networks; Asks that a separate envelope for solidarity lanes between the EU and Ukraine be established. Stresses the need to increase to the current CEF budget for the period 2021-2027 and further calls on the Commission to plan an ambitious successor programme to CEF II for the MFF post-2027;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Recognises that the revision of Regulation 1315/2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the TEN-T network could see an additional investment need of 30% in average annual investments.
Amendment 29 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Considering the current geopolitical reality, the EU's new priorities should be matched with additional money, and should not come at the expense of other transport programmes and priorities;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Stresses the strategic importance of the frontloading CEF to ensure the money is utilised by the end of the current programming period;
Amendment 31 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3 h. Stresses the need for the Commission to carry out an assessment of the economic and social consequences of Russia's illegal war in Ukraine on all modes of transport in the EU and to present a proposal with legislative and/or financial measures within the MFF framework, to mitigate the negative effects;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3 i. Calls on the Commission to provide appropriate funding to Member States for the development of dual use infrastructure;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks that CEF funding for transport priorities be ring-fenced; Regrets that the Commission has proposed earmarking CEF funding for reallocation in the Digital Europe Programme of the European Chips Act; Stresses the need for the CEF to be used solely for transport related initiatives;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a legislative framework in order to create a Single European Digital Enforcement Area (SEDEA) in order to enable responsible enforcement authorities to conduct targeted risk-based controls and inspections;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Welcomes the RePower EU Communication and the Commission’s intention to establish ‘go to areas’ with simplified permitting procedures for critical energy infrastructure. Notes that this concept could be extended to critical transport infrastructure projects aimed at decarbonising the sector;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for systematic ex post evaluation of the large transport projects co-funded by the EU and for their proper maintenance; ; Asks that due consideration be made by Member States and project promotors during the planning stages to the maintenance costs over the life-time of an infrastructure project. Insists that this requirement be a precondition for receiving funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF);
Amendment 66 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that Member States should ensure coherence between the TEN-T Regulation and their national transport and investment plans. Stresses that projects within Member State national plans should not be prioritised ahead of projects that are aligned with the Union's transport objectives;
Amendment 71 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the prioritisation of cross- border interconnectivity projects and the interconnectivity of different transport modes; Stresses that Member States should identify strategic segments, that enhance cross-border connectivity and consider their urgent achievement to be the highest priority;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights that TEN-T funds should be used to promote broader European connectivity rather than for the prioritisation or protection of national interests;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Recalls the importance of increasing connectivity of the network, which depends on interconnecting projects often implemented by various Member States along one corridor. Calls for better alignment and coordination between EU and national plans for transport infrastructure;
Amendment 75 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Notes that airport and port connectivity by train is lacking in many Member States and calls for multimodal connectivity to primary airports to be addressed as a priority;
Amendment 81 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Underlines the need to promote synergies between the TEN-T and TEN-E networks to significantly increase the production, supply and storage of renewable energy in the Union;
Amendment 82 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Notes the short term necessity to import LNG as a transitional fuel;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Highlights the potential of ports in wind energy production for the creation of renewable fuel; recognises the role that both TEN-E and TEN-T can play in realising this potential;
Amendment 93 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highlights the need to prioritise smart and sustainable transport projects and to significantly increase capacity and interoperability in smart and sustainable modes of transport. Notes that refuelling and electrical grid infrastructure and an increased supply of sustainable energy are critical to meeting the targets of the Green Deal and strategic independence;
Amendment 95 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Suggests that TEN-T criteria are adapted to include energy generation capacity in addition to its footfall and tonnage requirements in order to better align TEN-E and TEN-T to meet the Union's renewable energy targets, as well as the decarbonisation of our transport system;
Amendment 98 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Stresses the urgent need to complete the deployment of ERTMS by 2030. Highlights that this process is ongoing for more than 20 years and calls on Member States with interconnected rail systems to explain the delays and immediately put forward national plans to deploy ERTMS;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Strongly welcomes the Commission’s RePowerEU plan and asks that the Commission address issues relating to rising transport and energy costs and improve energy independence in the Union;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12 e. Calls for the swift agreement and implementation of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 f (new)
Paragraph 12 f (new)
12 f. Recognises that Maritime seaports are clean energy hubs of the future and important facilitators of the energy transition across Europe. In their role as energy hubs, maritime seaports will be essential in realising the EU’s climate objectives for 2030 and 2050, as well as the ambitions outlined in the REPowerEU plan;
Amendment 103 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 g (new)
Paragraph 12 g (new)
12 g. Stresses that maritime seaports are increasingly taking up new responsibilities and are involved in new services, such as sustainable energy production, research on the blue economy, and military mobility. In their role as multi-service actors, maritime seaports can substantially contribute to a sustainable, digital and resilient European economy;
Amendment 108 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recognises the importance of the TEN-T network for improved connectivity with strategic partners in third countries; Calls on the Commission to strengthen cross-border connections towards the Eastern Neighbourhood, EFTA countries and the UK;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Recalls the Commission Communication from12 May 2022 on “Solidarity Lanes" which outlines several transport infrastructure challenges facing the EU and its neighbours. Highlights the importance of addressing these challenges in order to support global food security and the recovery of the Ukrainian economy. Stresses that the Communication proposed assessing the extension of the European Transport Corridors into Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova;
Amendment 97 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact ordo minimal harm to or generate co- benefit ons for sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 131 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certified carbon removals should depend on the expected duration of the storage and the different risks of reversal associated with the given carbon removal activity. Activities that store carbon in geological formations provide enough certainties on the very long-term duration of several centuries for the stored carbon and can be considered as providing permanent storage of carbon. Carbon farming or carbon storage in products are more exposed to the risk of voluntary or involuntary release of carbon into the atmosphere. To account for this risk, the validity of the certified carbon removals generated by carbon farming and carbon storage in products should be subject to an expiry date matching with the end of the relevant monitoring period. Thereafter, the carbon should be assumed to be released into the atmosphere, unless the economic operator proves the maintenance of the carbon storage through uninterrupted monitoring activities.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In addition to measures taken to minimise the risk of carbon release into the atmosphere during the monitoring period, appropriate liability mechanisms should be introduced to address cases of reversal. Such mechanisms could include e.g. discounting of carbon removal units, mutual funds, collective buffers or accounts of carbon removal units, and up- front insurance mechanisms. Since liability mechanisms in respect of geological storage and CO2 leakage, and relevant corrective measures have already been laid down by Directive 2003/87/EC and Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , those liability mechanisms and corrective measures should apply to avoid double regulation. __________________ 27 Directive 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 143 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impactdo minimal harm to or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build on the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning forestry activities and underground permanent geological storage of CO2, laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/213928 , and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . Practices, such as forest monocultures, that produce harmful effects for biodiversity should not be eligible for certification. __________________ 28 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (OJ L 442, 9.12.2021, p. 1). 29 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 144 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build one consistent with the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning forestry activities and underground permanent geological storage of CO2, laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/213928 , and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . Practices, such as forest monocultures, that produce harmful effects for biodiversity should not be eligible for certification. __________________ 28 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (OJ L 442, 9.12.2021, p. 1). 29 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 145 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build one consistent with the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning forestry activities and underground permanent geological storage of CO2, laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/213928 , and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . Practices, such as forest monocultures, that produce harmful effects for biodiversity should not be eligible for certification. __________________ 28 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (OJ L 442, 9.12.2021, p. 1). 29 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 215 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) quality criteria for carbon removal activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 216 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) quality criteria for carbon removal activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 244 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal activity, or to whom decisive economic power over the technical functioning of the activity has been delegated. In order to receive a carbon farming payment an operator is a farmer as defined under Article 3(1) of Reg 22215/2021 or a forest owner or manager as defined by national legislation, who can demonstrate a long term control of the land for the duration of the scheme and is located in proximity to the land to enable appropriate management;
Amendment 246 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (new)
i) Each carbon farming scheme should be linked to the specific parcels of land benefitting from the scheme on the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS).
Amendment 252 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuriesa significant period of time, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, biochar carbon removal and direct air carbon capture and storage;
Amendment 255 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuriesa significant period of time, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage and direct air carbon capture and storage;
Amendment 261 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphere or other such activities that reduce the scope 1-3 emissions or displaced use of fossil fuels including solar, anaerobic digestion and the addition of biochar to soil;
Amendment 315 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. A carbon farming initiative can reward farms for i. a scheme that captures carbon; or ii. a scheme that achieves emission reductions.
Amendment 319 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. All verified carbon farming certification schemes should be progressed in a timely manner, with no priority given to any particular methodology or sector.
Amendment 320 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. As part of the approval of a carbon farming certification scheme, the actor should demonstrate that they have minimised the bureaucratic burden for land managers.
Amendment 324 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The baseline shall correspond to the standard carbon removal or reduction performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and take into account the geographical context.
Amendment 328 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, where duly justqualified, the baselinecarbon value of the action may be based on the individual carbon removal performance of that activity or on the verification of actual individual carbon stocks by an independent body.
Amendment 331 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Additional carbon credit values can be rewarded where further benefits, such as biodiversity, can be verified by an independent body.
Amendment 332 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Enhanced carbon farming premium can be achieved by further actions that show improvement in other environmental indicators, such as improved biodiversity or measures that reduce the use of fossil fuels such as the installation of solar panels.
Amendment 333 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Carbon farming certification schemes should also reward farmers for actions reducing their carbon footprint in other emission target categories such as LULUCF, energy and waste.
Amendment 334 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 d (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. More than one carbon farming scheme can be operated on a single land parcel as long as both schemes are independently verified and avoid double counting.
Amendment 335 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 e (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Where a farmer or land manager works in conjunction with a downstream food processor to offset that food processor’s scope 3 emissions, they can be rewarded for this through a carbon farming certification scheme.
Amendment 336 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 f (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Early movers should not be disadvantaged if they can adequately demonstrate the MRV of the carbon farming activity.
Amendment 366 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall provide funding for the establishment of carbon baselines and MRV as a public service, in recognition of the public good that is achieved through the locking of carbon in soils.
Amendment 377 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) they shall be subject to appropriate liability mechanisms in order to address any release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period with the exception of where force majeure applies. Such circumstances may be protected through a mutual fund or insurance mechanism.
Amendment 379 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (new)
i) Where public policy, in the public interest, mandates farmers to conduct an activity that reduces their carbon stocks, the farmer will not be held liable for the impact on carbon stocks of such required activities.
Amendment 397 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A carbon removal activity shall have a neutral impact ondo minimal harm to or generate co- benefits for all the following sustainability objectives:
Amendment 429 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8. The certification methodologies shall incentivise as much as possible the generation of co-benefits going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements, in particular for the objective referred to in paragraph 1, point (f) and provide additional reward for such co-benefits.
Amendment 437 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowermandated to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I. Operators are entitled to seek approval for new technical certification methodologies as appropriate.
Amendment 443 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point i (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point i (new)
(i) The Commission should regularly put out a call for proposals of new technologies and regularly review the list of approved technologies to ensure BATS are deployed at all times.
Amendment 453 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the objective of minimising administrative burden for operators, particularly for small-scale carbon farming operators; In developing a carbon certification scheme, operators should ensure that the administrative burden on land managers is minimal, to enable greater uptake.
Amendment 455 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) the Commission shall provide a framework for other international certification schemes to achieve equivalence that enables them to align with EU certification standards.
Amendment 463 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided and shall specify how they propose to minimise the administrative burden for land managers, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operators.
Amendment 474 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts to set out the structure, format, technical details of the comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity referred to in paragraph 1, and of the certification and re-certification audit reports referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 482 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. A framework will be developed ensuring consistency across Member States to enable the operation of a common certification scheme across the Union.
Amendment 483 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. The carbon farming model should work to establish a compatible system in countries that are willing to align with EU standards, such as Norway and Northern Ireland.
Amendment 53 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Directive 91/271/EEC sets the legal framework for the collection, treatment and discharge of urban wastewater and the discharge of biodegradable wastewaters from certain industrial sectors. Its objective is to protect the environment from being adversely affected by insufficiently treated urban wastewater discharges. This Directive should continue to pursue the same objective, whilst also contributing to the protection of public health, when for instance urban wastewater is discharged in bathing waters or in water bodies used for the abstraction of drinking water, or when urban wastewater is used as an indicator for parameters relevant for public health. It should also improve access to sanitation and to key information related to the governance of the urban wastewater collection and treatment activities. Finally, this Directive should contribute to the progressive eliminareduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from urban wastewater collection and treatment activities, notably by further reducing nitrogen emissions but also by promoting energy efficiency and production of renewable energies, and thus should contribute to the 2050 objective of Climate Neutrality established under Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council37. _________________ 37 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’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 58 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Small agglomerations constitute a significant pressure on 11 % of the surface water bodies in the Union39. To better tackle the pollution from such agglomerations, and to prevent discharges of untreated urban wastewater into the environment, the scope of this Directive should include all agglomerations of 1 0500population equivalent (p.e.) and above. _________________ 39 EEA report, European waters: Assessment of status and pressures 2018, No 7/2018.
Amendment 66 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure effective treatment of urban wastewater before discharge into the environment, all urban wastewaters from agglomerations of 1 0500 p.e. and above should be collected in centralised collecting systems. Where such systems are already in place, Member States should ensure that all sources of urban wastewater are connected to them.
Amendment 70 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Exceptionally, where it can be demonstrated that the establishment of a centralised urban wastewater collecting system would produce no environmental benefit or involve excessive costs, Member States should be allowed to use individual systems to treat urban wastewater, as long as they ensure the same level of treatmentenvironmental protection as secondary and tertiary treatment. For this purpose, Member States should establish national registers to identify individual systems used on their territory and take all necessary measures to ensure that the design of such systems is adequate, that the systems are properly maintained and that they are subject to a regular compliance control. In particular, Member States should ensure that individual systems used for the collection and storage of urban wastewater are impervious and leak-proof, and that monitoring and inspection of the systems are carried out at regular and fixed intervals.
Amendment 74 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) During rainfall, storm water overflows and urban runoff discharges represent a sizeable remaining source of pollution discharged into the environment. Those emissions are expected to increase due to the combined effects of urbanisation and progressive change of the rain regime linked with climate change. Solutions to reduce that source of pollution should be defined at local level taking into account the specific local conditions, including climatic ones. They should be based on an integrated quantitative and qualitative water management in urban areas. In addition, control at source through nature-based solutions should be mainstreamed as a first step to avoid pollution in urban runoff, as well as co- ordination of measures to control the quantity of urban runoff at source. Therefore, Member States should ensure that integrated urban wastewater management plans are established at local level for all agglomerations of 100 000 p.e. and above as those agglomerations are responsible for a significant share of the pollution emitted. Furthermore, integrated urban wastewater management plans should also be put in place for agglomeration of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. where storm water overflows or urban runoff poses a risk for the environment or public health.
Amendment 87 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure that the integrated urban wastewater management plans are cost-effective, it is important that they are based on best practices in advanced urban areas. Therefore, the measures to be considered should be based on a thorough analysis of the local conditions and should favour a preventive approach aiming at limiting the collection of unpolluted rain waters and optimising the use of existing infrastructures. With a preference for ‘green’ developments, new grey infrastructures should only be envisaged where absolutely necessary. In order to protect the environment, in particular the coastal and marine environment, and public health from being adversely affected by the discharge of insufficiently treated urban wastewater, secondary treatment should be applied to all discharges of urban wastewater from agglomerations of 1 0500 p.e. and above.
Amendment 105 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Recent scientific knowledge underpinning several Commission strategies43highlight the need to take action to address the issue of micro-pollutants, which are now detected in all waters in the Union. Some of those micropollutants are hazardous for public health and the environment even in small quantities. An additional treatment, i.e. quaternary treatment, should therefore be introduced in order to ensure that a large spectrum of micro-pollutants is removed from urban wastewater. Quaternary treatment should first focus on organic micro-pollutants, which represent a significant part of the pollution and for which removal technologies are already designed. The treatment should be imposed based on the precautionary approach combined with a risk-based approach. Therefore, all urban wastewater treatment plants of 100 000 p.e. and above should provide quaternary treatment, as those facilities represent a significant share of micro-pollutant discharges in the environment and the removal of micro-pollutants by urban wastewater treatment plants at such scale is cost-effective. For agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e., Member States should be required to apply quaternary treatment to areas identified as sensitive to pollution with micro-pollutants based on clear criteria, which should be specified. Such areas should include locations where treated urban wastewater discharge to water bodies result in low dilution ratios, or where the receiving water bodies are used for the production of drinking water or as bathing waters. In order to avoid the requirement of quaternary treatment for agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e., Member States should be required to demonstrate the absence of risks to the environment or to public health on the basis of a standardised risk assessment. In order to give Member States enough time to plan and deliver the necessary infrastructures, the requirement of quaternary treatment should progressively apply until 20407with clear interim objectives. _________________ 43 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM/2018/028 final); Communication from 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); Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment (COM(2020) 667 final); Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil' (COM/2021/400 final).
Amendment 106 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The quaternary treatment necessary to remove micro-pollutants from urban wastewater will imply additional costs, such as costs related to monitoring and new advanced equipment to be installed in certain urban wastewater treatment plants. In order to cover these additional costs and in accordance with the polluter-pays principle expressed in Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), it is essential that the producers placing on the Union market products containing substances which, at the end of their life, are found as micro- pollutants in urban wastewaters (‘micro- pollutant substances’) take responsibility for the additional treatment required to remove those substances, generated in the context of their professional activities. A system of extended producer responsibility is the most appropriate means to achieve this, as it would limit the financial impact on the taxpayer and water tariff, while providing an incentive to develop greener products. Extended producer responsibility schemes should be implemented before the deadline for compliance with quaternary treatment. Pharmaceuticals and cosmetic residues currently represent the main sources of micro-pollutants found in urban wastewater requiring an additional treatment (quaternary treatment). Therefore, extended producer responsibility should apply to those two product groups. The list of product groups should be adapted, if and as necessary, in the future in line with scientific and technological development, the evolution of the range of products placed on the market and new data from monitoring.
Amendment 129 #
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 2 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 inherently biodegradable or 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 155 #
2022/0345(COD)
(16) The evaluation has also shown that the wastewater treatment sector offers the opportunity to significantly reduce its own energy consumption and to produce renewable energy, for example by better use of the available surfaces in urban wastewater treatment plants for solar energy production or by producing biogas from sludge. The evaluation also illustrated that, without clear legal obligations, only partial progress can be expected in this sector. In this context, Member States should be required to ensure that the total annual energy used by all urban wastewater treatment plants on their national territory treating a load of 10 000 p.e. and above does not exceed the production of energy from renewable sources as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council44, by those urban wastewater treatment plants. That objective should be progressively met with interim targets by 31 December 20407. Reaching this energy neutrality target will contribute to reduce the avoidable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the sector by 46 %, while supporting the achievement of the 2050 climate neutrality objectives and related national and Union objectives, [such as the objectives set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council45. Encouraging EU-based biogas or solar energy production while enhancing energy efficiency measures in line with the Energy Efficiency First principle46, which means taking utmost account of cost-efficient energy efficiency measures in shaping energy policy and making relevant investment decisions, will also help reduce the Union energy dependence, one of the objectives expressed in the Commission "Repower EU" Plan47. It is also in line with Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council48and with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 in which urban wastewater treatment sites are qualified as ‘go-to' areas for renewables, meaning a location designated as particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources. In order to reach the objective of energy neutrality via optimal measures for each urban wastewater treatment plant and for the collection system, Member States should ensure that energy audits are carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council49every four years. Those audits should include an identification of the potential for cost- effective use or production of renewable energy following the criteria set out in Annex VI to Directive 2012/27/EU. _________________ 44 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 45 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 46 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1749 of 28 September 2021 on Energy Efficiency First: from principles to practice — Guidelines and examples for its implementation in decision-making in the energy sector and beyond 47 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: REPowerEU Plan (COM/2022/230 final). 48 Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 210). 49 Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 180 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to protect the environment and human health, Member States should identify the risks caused by urban wastewaters management. As such, control at source should be promoted to prevent pollution in urban wastewater. 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 205 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to reduce administrative burden and better use the possibilities offered by digitalisation, the reporting on the implementation of the Directive should be improved and simplified by removing the obligation for Member States to report every two years to the Commission and for the Commission to publish bi-yearly reports. It should be replaced by a requirement for Member States to improve, with the support of the European Environment Agency (EEA), the existing national standardised data sets established under Directive 91/271/EEC, and to regularly update them. Permanent access to the national databases should be provided to the Commission and the EEA. In order to ensure complete information on the application of this Directive, the data sets should include information on compliance of urban wastewater treatment plants with the treatment requirements (pass/fail, loads and concentration of pollutants discharged), on the level of achievement of the objectives of energy neutrality, on GHG emissions of the treatment plants above 10 000 p.e. and on measures taken by the Member States in the context of storm water overflows/ urban runoff, access to sanitation and treatment by individual systems. Moreover, full coherence with Regulation (EC) 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council65should be ensured to optimise the use of the data, as well as to support full transparency. _________________ 65 Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance) OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, p. 1–17
Amendment 239 #
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 health while progressively eliminatreducing greenhouse gas emissions to sustainable levels and improving the energy balance of urban wastewater collection and treatment activities. It also lays down rules 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 256 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'agglomeration' means an area where the pollution load of urban wastewater is sufficiently concentrated (150 p.e. per hectare or above) in the area of permanent housing for urban wastewater to be collected and conducted to an urban wastewater treatment plant or to a final discharge point;
Amendment 270 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) 'storm water overflow’ means discharge of untreated urban wastewater in receiving waters from combined sewers caused by excessive rainfall;
Amendment 286 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) 'tertiary treatment' means treatment of urban wastewater by a process which removes nitrogen andor phosphorus from the urban wastewaters depending on receiving water conditions;
Amendment 366 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) all their sources of domestic wastewater are connected to the collecting system whereby the connections will provide an environmental benefit.
Amendment 373 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By 31 December 20307, Member States shall ensure that all agglomerations with a p.e. of between 1 0500 and 2 000 comply with the following requirements:
Amendment 378 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all their sources of domestic wastewater are connected to the collecting system whereby the connections will provide an environmental benefit.
Amendment 390 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that individual systems are designed, operated and maintained in a manner that ensures at least the same level of treatment as the secondary and tertiary treatments referred to in Articles 6 and 7 or the standards set under 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 400 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27 to supplement this Directive byMember States shall establishing minimum requirements on the design, operation, and maintenance of individual systems and by specifyingshall establish the requirements for the regular inspections referred to in paragraph 2, second subparagraph. The Commission shall provide guidance on the abovementioned minimum requirements on the design, operation, and maintenance of individual systems across Europe.
Amendment 401 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States that use individual systems to treat more than 2 % of the urban wastewater load from agglomerations of 2 000 p.e. and above shall provide the Commission with a detailed justification for the use of individual systems in each of the agglomerations, where there is a risk to the environment or human health from the use of the individual systems in the agglomerations. That justification shall:
Amendment 407 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 414 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 December 20307, Member States shall ensure that an integrated urban wastewater management plan is established for agglomerations of 100 000 p.e. and above.
Amendment 420 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 31 December 20325, Member States shall establish a list of agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. where, considering historic data and state- of-the-art climate projections, one or more of the following conditions apply:
Amendment 426 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 446 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. By 31 December 203542, Member States shall ensure that an integrated urban wastewater management plan is established for agglomerations referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 467 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. For agglomerations of between 1 0500 p.e. and 2 000 p.e., Member States shall ensure that urban wastewater entering collecting systems is subject to secondary treatment, where there is a clear environmental need, in accordance with paragraph 3 or an equivalent treatment before discharge by 31 December 20307.
Amendment 476 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 20307, Member States shall ensure that discharges from 50 % of urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above and not applying tertiary treatment on [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Directive] are subject to tertiary treatment in accordance with paragraph 4 where there is a an environmental need to be adressed.
Amendment 497 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 20325, Member States shall establish a list of areas on their territory that are sensitive to eutrophication and update that list every five years starting on 31 December 20307.
Amendment 503 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 203542, Member States shall ensure that for 50 % of the agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. that are discharging into areas included in the list referred to in paragraph 2 and not applying tertiary treatment on [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Directive] urban wastewater entering collecting systems is subject to tertiary treatment in accordance with paragraph 4 before discharge into those areas where there is an environmental need to be addressed.
Amendment 515 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
By 31 December 20407, Member States shall ensure that urban wastewater entering collecting systems is subject to tertiary treatment in accordance with paragraph 4 before discharge into areas included in a list referred to in paragraph 2 with regard to all agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. where there is an environmental need to be addressed.
Amendment 544 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) 82,5 % for total phosphorus and 80 % for total nitrogen by 31 December 203542;
Amendment 553 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) 90 % for total phosphorus and 85 % for total nitrogen by 31 December 20407.
Amendment 560 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Discharges from urban waste water wastewater treatment plants of 10 000 p.e. and above into a relevant catchment area of an area sensitive to eutrophication included in a list referred to in paragraph 2 shall also be subject to paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.
Amendment 573 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 20307, Member States shall ensure that 50 % of discharges from urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above are subject quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5 where there is an environmental need to be addressed.
Amendment 585 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
By 31 December 203542, Member States shall ensure that all urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above are subject to quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5 where there is an environmental need to be addressed.
Amendment 596 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On 31 December 20307, Member States shall haveundertake a risk assessment to established a list a list of areas on their national territory where the concentration or the accumulation of micro-pollutants represents a risk for human health or the environment. Member States shall review that list every five years thereafter and update it if necessary.
Amendment 628 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 203542, Member States shall ensure that for 50 % of the agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e and 100 000 p.e., urban wastewater entering collecting systems is subject to quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5 before discharge into areas included in a list referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 632 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
By 31 December 20407, Member States shall ensure that urban wastewater entering collecting systems is subject to quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5 before discharge into areas included in a list referred to in paragraph 2 with regard to all agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e and 100 000 p.e. where there is an environmental need to be addressed.
Amendment 845 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by 31 December 20325 for urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above and the collecting systems connected to them;
Amendment 853 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by 31 December 20307 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 864 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the total annual energy from renewable sources, as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, producgenerated at national level on- or off-site by urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 10 000 p.e. and above by their owners or their operators, or bought from external sources, is equivalent to at least:
Amendment 885 #
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 20307;
Amendment 900 #
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 203542;
Amendment 912 #
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 20407.
Amendment 1003 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
For agglomerations of 100 000 p.e. and above, Member States shall, by 1 January 202530, ensure that antimicrobial resistance is monitored at least twice a year at the inlets and outlets of urban wastewater treatment plants and, when relevant, in the collecting systems.
Amendment 1011 #
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 secondfourth 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 health and at least those related to the following:
Amendment 1021 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where risks have been identified in accordance with paragraph 1, Member States shall adopt appropriate measures to address them, which shallmay include where appropriate the following measures:
Amendment 1025 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) establishing collecting systems in accordance with Article 3 for agglomerations with a p.e. of less than 1 0500;
Amendment 1029 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) by way of derogation of subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2), establishing individual systems in accordance with Article 4 for agglomerations with a p.e. of less than 1 000;
Amendment 1034 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) applying secondary treatment in accordance with Article 6 to discharges of urban wastewater from agglomerations with a p.e. of less than 1 0500;
Amendment 1054 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, whilst taking into account the local, regional and cultural perspectives and circumstances for sanitation, Member States shall take all necessary measures to improve access to sanitation for all, in particular for vulnerable and marginalised groups.
Amendment 1056 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
For that purpose, Member States shall by 31 December 202730:
Amendment 1145 #
2022/0345(COD)
(a) by 31 December 20257, set up a data set containing information collected in accordance with Article 21 including information concerning the parameters referred to in Article 21(1), point (a), and the results of the tests with regard to the pass/fail criteria established in Part D of Annex I and update that data set annually thereafter;
Amendment 1146 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by 31 December 20257, set up a data set indicating the percentage of urban wastewater which is collected and treated in accordance with Article 3 and update that data set annually thereafter;
Amendment 1147 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by 31 December 20257, set up a data set containing information on measures taken to implement Article 4(4) and on the percentage of the urban wastewater load from agglomerations above 2 000 p.e. which is treated in individual systems and update that data set annually thereafter;
Amendment 1149 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 31 December 20257, set up a data set containing information on the number of samples collected and the number of samples taken in accordance with Part D of Annex I that have failed;
Amendment 1157 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) by 31 December 20257, set up a data set containing information on green house gas emissions with a breakdown between different gasses 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 1158 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) by 31 December 20257, set up a data set containing information on measures taken in accordance with point 3 of Annex V and update that data set annually thereafter;
Amendment 1159 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) by 31 December 20257, set up a data set containing the monitoring results referred to in accordance with Article 17(1) and (4) and update that data set annually thereafter;
Amendment 1160 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) by 31 December 20257, set up a data set containing the list of areas identified as sensitive to eutrophication in accordance with Article 7(2) and update that data set every 5 years thereafter;
Amendment 1163 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) by 31 December 20302, 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 health or the environment in accordance with Article 8(2) and update that data set every 5 years thereafter;
Amendment 1164 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) by 12 January 202931, set up a data set containing information on measures taken to improve access to sanitation in accordance with Article 19, including information on the share of their population that has access to sanitation and update that data set every 6 years thereafter.
Amendment 1169 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By [OP please insert date = the last day of the twenty-thirdforty-seventh month after the date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States shall establish a national implementation programme for this Directive.
Amendment 1179 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. By …[OP: please insert the date = the last day of the thirty-fiffifty-ninth month after the date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States shall submit to the Commission their national implementation programmes, except where they demonstrate, based on the monitoring results referred to in Article 21, that they are in compliance with Articles 3 to 8.
Amendment 1183 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that adequate and up-to-date information on urban wastewater collection and treatment is available to the public online, for agglomerations greater than 1 000 p.e in a user- friendly and customised way, in each agglomeration, 2 years after the date of entry into force of this Directive. The information shall include at least the data listed in Annex VI.
Amendment 1191 #
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 in agglomerations greater than 1 500 p.e., receive regularly and at least once a year, in the most appropriate form, including on their invoice or by smart applications, without having to request it, the following information:
Amendment 1252 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Where there is a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1, supported by evidence from whicthat allows to establish a causality link may be presumed between the damage and the violation, Member States shall ensure that the onus is on the person responsible for the violation to prove that the violation did not cause or contribute to the damage.
Amendment 1273 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 31 December 20340 and by 31 December 20450, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive based in particular on the following elements:
Amendment 1343 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex V – point 2 – point a – paragraph 1
an indicative objective that storm water overflow, represents no more than 1 % of the annual collected urban wastewater load calculated in dry weather condi specific objective of reduction of pollution from storm water overflows shall be established in the Integrated urban wastewater management plans, according to the local needs of environmental protections;
Amendment 1353 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point a – paragraph 2 – point i
Annex V – point 2 – point a – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) 31 December 203542 for all agglomerations of 100 000 p.e. and above;
Amendment 1355 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point a – paragraph 2 – point ii
Annex V – point 2 – point a – paragraph 2 – point ii
(ii) 31 December 20407 for agglomerations of 10 000 p.e. and above identified in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 5;
Amendment 1358 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point b
Annex V – point 2 – point b
(b) the progressive eliminareduction of untreated discharges of urban runoff through separate collection networks, unless it can be demonstrated that those discharges do not cause adverse impacts on the quality of receiving waters;
Amendment 303 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Restoration and rewetting79 of organic soils80 in agricultural use (i.e. under grassland and cropland use) constituting drained peatlands help achieve significant biodiversity benefits, an important reduction of green-house gas emissions and other environmental benefits, while at the same time contributing to a diverse agricultural landscape. Member States can choose fromTaking into account national or local conditions and site specific research, Member States may implement appropriate a wide range of restoration measures for drained peatlandorganic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands spanning from converting cropland to permanent grassland and extensification measures accompanied by reduced drainage, to full rewetting with the opportunity of paludicultural use, or the establishment of peat-forming vegetation. The most significant climate benefits are created by restoring and rewetting cropland followed by the restoration of intensive grassland. To allow for a flexible implementation of the restoration target for drained peatlands under agricultural use Member States may count the restoration measures and rewetting of drained peatlands in areas of peat extraction sites as well as, to a certain extent, the restoration and rewetting of drained peatlands under other land uses (for example forest) as contributing to the achievement of the targets for drained peatlands under agricultural use. _________________ 79 Rewetting is the process of changing a drained soil into a wet soil. Chapter 1 of IPCC 2014, 2013 and Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands, Hiraishi, T., Krug, T., Tanabe, K., Srivastava, N., Baasansuren, J., Fukuda, M. and Troxler, T.G. (eds). 80 The term ‘organic soil’ is defined in IPCC 2006, 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T. and Tanabe K. (eds).
Amendment 307 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to reap the full biodiversity benefits, restoration and rewetting of areas of drained peatland should extend beyond the areas of wetlands habitat types listed in Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC that are to be restored and re-established. Data about the extent of organic soils as well as their greenhouse gas emissions and removals are monitored and made available by LULUCF sector reporting in national greenhouse gas inventories by Member States, submitted to the UNFCCC. Member States will have the flexibility to define the appropriate methods of restoration and levels of rewetting required taking into account national circumstances. Restored and rewetted peatlands can continue to be used productively in alternative ways. For example, paludiculture, the practice of farming on wet peatlands, can include cultivation of various types of reeds, certain forms of timber, blueberry and cranberry cultivation, sphagnum farming, and grazing with water buffaloes or any other activity identified as appropriate by the Member State based on national circumstances. Such practices should be based on the principles of sustainable management and aimed at enhancing biodiversity so that they can have a high value both financially and ecologically. Paludiculture can also be beneficial to several species which are endangered in the Union and can also facilitate the connectivity of wetland areas and of associated species populations in the Union. Funding for measures to restore and rewet drained peatlands and to compensate possible losses of income can come from a wide range of sources, including expenditure under the Union budget and Union financing programmes.
Amendment 311 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) Rewetting may have an impact on adjoining landowners and those not participating in restoration schemes.
Amendment 312 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 b (new)
Recital 55 b (new)
(55b) Rewetting efforts should not impinge on the property rights of those not engaged in a rewetting scheme.
Amendment 362 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78 a (new)
Recital 78 a (new)
(78 a) The financing of restoration measures should prioritise and support schemes directed at family farms over schemes financed by large scale and external corporate investment.
Amendment 452 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15 a) ‘Rewetting peatland’ means a deliberate or passive action that raises the water table of a drained peatland, ranging from partial rewetting by reducing drainage to full rewetting bringing the water table back to that of the peat- forming peatland; The level of rewetting implemented will be decided by the Member State, taking into account national circumstances and site specific research;
Amendment 672 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove the barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters identified under paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply, flood protection or other uses.
Amendment 676 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall complemenmay support the removal of the barriers referred to in paragraph 2 by the measures necessary to improve the natural functions of the related floodplains.
Amendment 790 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 800 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) Targets beyond 2030 will be established during the review of National Restoration Plans required under Article 15 and will take account of Member States national circumstances.
Amendment 803 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 826 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In addition, Member States may put in place restoration measures to rewet organic soils that constitute drained peatlands under land uses other than agricultural use and peat extraction and count those rewetted areas as contributing, up to a maximum of 20%, to the achievement of the targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 1054 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments, including through a dedicated EU fund for restoration;
Amendment 48 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) There is an urgent need to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels in buildings and to accelerate efforts to decarbonise and electrify their energy consumption. In order to enable the cost-effective installation of solar technologies at a later stage, all new buildings should be “solar ready”, that is, designed to optimise the solar generation potential on the basis of the site’s solar irradiance, enabling the fruitful installation of solar technologies without costly structural interventions. In addition, Member States should ensure the deployment of suitable solar installations on new buildings, both residential and non- residential, and on existing non-residential buildings. Large scale deployment of solar energy on buildings would make a major contribution to shielding more effectively consumers from increasing and volatile prices of fossil fuels, reduce the exposure of vulnerable citizens to high energy costs and result in wider environmental, economic and social benefits. In order to efficiently exploit the potential of solar installations on buildings, Member States should define criteria for the implementation of, and possible exemptions from, the deployment of solar installations on buildings in line with the assessed technical and economic potential of the solar energy installations and the characteristics of the buildings covered by this obligation. Member States should promote the installation of solar energy systems on existing buildings with support schemes. The incentivisation of solar energy through grants and other support schemes should not preclude the sale of such energy onto the grid from private, commercial, and agricultural sources.
Amendment 55 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Raw materials for solar panels are a limited resource. Geographical locations with high levels of irradiance should therefore be prioritised for expansion.
Amendment 63 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15b – paragraph 1
Article 15b – paragraph 1
(1) By [1 year after the entry into force], Member States shall identify the land and sea areas necessary for the installation of plants and infrastructure for the production of energy from renewable sources that are required in order to meet their national contributions towards the 2030 renewable energy target in accordance with Article 3 of this Directive. Such areas shall be commensurate with the estimated trajectories and total planned installed capacity by renewable energy technology set in national energy and climate plans of Member States, as updated pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. The Commission shall carry out an assessment of electrical grid infrastructure across the Union to ensure it is suitably configured to allow renewables and microgeneration capabilities. It should prioritise investment in electricity grid infrastructure through TEN-E to facilitate the inclusion of such power generation.
Amendment 64 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(1a) Member States shall ensure that energy suppliers are not impeded by technical limitations on the grid and address any limitations that prevent grid operators from ensuring the grid is capable of taking additional energy supply.
Amendment 79 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Directive (EU) 2018 / 2001
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Directive (EU) 2018 / 2001
(1a) Member States shall ensure that once a permit is granted, the applicant must make use of the permit within a set timeframe.
Amendment 85 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 1
Article 9a – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that all new buildings are designed to optimise their solar energy generation potential on the basis of the solar irradiance of the site, enabling the later cost-effective installation of solar technologiesthe cost efficiency and technical feasibility of installation as well as CO2 emission reduction potential, taking into account energy systems in which solar energy is integrated. Member States shall also assess the appropriateness of installing solar panels in geographical locations with low irradiation potential and consider other renewable options such as biomass as a viable alternative.
Amendment 138 #
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 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 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 160 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Rearing of pigs, poultry and cattle cause significant, while contributing to food security, cause pollutant emissions into the air and water. In order to reduce such pollutant emissions, including ammonia, methane, nitrates and greenhouse gas emissions and thereby improve air, water and soil quality, it is necessary to lower the threshold above which pigs and poultry installations are included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU and to include also cattle farming within that scope. Relevant BAT requirements take into consideration the nature, size, density, design like free- ventilated stables, trade-offs with animal welfare and complexity of these installations, including the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations, and the range of environmental impacts they may have. The proportionality requirements in BATs aim to incentivise farmers to implement the necessary transition towards increasingly environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
Amendment 234 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure that Directive 2010/75/EU continues meeting its objectives to prevent or reduce emissions of pollutants and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment, while not affecting sustainable European farming, based on the principles of respecting animal welfare, healthy and sustainable food production and promotion of small-scale and family farming, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement that Directive in order to establish operating rules containing requirements for activities relating to rearing of poultry, pigs and cattle, and to amend Annexes I and Ia to that Directive by adding an agro-industrial activity to ensure that it meets its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment and pigs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201677 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 77 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 279 #
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;;
Amendment 338 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Amendment 343 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
Amendment 417 #
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 602 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to Union competition law, information considered as confidential business information or commercially sensitive information shall only be shared with the Commission and with the following individuals having signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement: civil servants and other public employees representing Member States or Union agencies, and representatives of non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment. The exchange of information considered as confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall remain limited to what is required to draw up, review and, where necessary, update BAT reference documents, and such confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall not be used for other purposes..
Amendment 1230 #
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
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INTENSIVE REARING OF POULTRY, AND PIGS AND CATTLE
Amendment 1246 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a – paragraph 1
Article 70a – paragraph 1
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach the capacity thresholds set out in that Annex. intensive rearing of poultry and pigs: (a) with more than 40000 places for poultry, (b) with more than 2000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg), or (c) with more than 750 places for sows.
Amendment 1250 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b
Article 70b
Amendment 1254 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – title
Article 70b – title
Amendment 1259 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Amendment 1272 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – title
Article 70c – title
Permits and simplified registration
Amendment 1275 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that no installation falling within the scope of this Chapter is operated without a permit and that its operation complies with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i. In case of stables on family farms or free-ventilated stables or pasture, permits are not needed.
Amendment 1282 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 70c – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States may provide for a specific procedure for the registration of farms rearing animals covered in this Chapter. The procedure for registration referred to in the first subparagraph shall be laid down in a binding act and include at least a requirement for a notification to the competent authority by the farmer of the intention to operate its activity. Member States shall use any similar pre-existing procedure for the registration in order to avoid creating an administrative burden.
Amendment 1285 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the installationfarm, its building and its activities
Amendment 1288 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the capacity of the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 1292 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(d) the sources of emissions from the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 1295 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) the nature and quantities of foreseeable emissions from the installation into each mediumbuilding where the rearing takes place, into each medium under normal operating conditions.
Amendment 1313 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 4
Article 70c – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take necessary measures to ensure that the operatofarmer informs the competent authority, without delay, of any planned substantial change to the installationsfarm and farm buildings where the rearing takes place, falling within the scope of this Chapter which may have consequences for the environment. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall reconsider and update the permit.
Amendment 1319 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – number
Article 70d – number
Amendment 1322 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 70d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1323 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Amendment 1325 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Amendment 1392 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall establish operating rules containing requirements consistent with the use of best available techniques for the activities listed in Annex Ireferred to in Article 70a, which shall include the following:
Amendment 1542 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Amendment 1558 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 4
Article 79a – paragraph 4
4. Where there is a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1, supported by evidence from which a causality link may be presumed between the damage and the violation, Member States shall ensure that the onus is on the person responsible for the violation to prove that the violation did not cause or contribute to the damage. This shall not apply to violation related to activities referred to in Article 70a.
Amendment 1581 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Amendment 1652 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – number
Annex Ia – number
Amendment 1659 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Amendment 1678 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Amendment 502 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any direct or indirect commercial use of the geographical indication in respect of products not covered by the registration, where those products are comparable to the products registered under that name or where use of a name exploits, weakens, dilutes, or is detrimental to the reputation of, the protected name;, including where those products are used as an ingredient in line with Regulation (EU) 2019/787.
Amendment 506 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true origin of the products or services is indicated or if the protected name is translated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’, ‘flavour’, ‘like’ or similar, including where those products are used as an ingredient in line with Regulation (EU) 2019/787.
Amendment 509 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) any other false or misleading indication as to the provenance, origin, nature or essential qualities of the product that is used on the inner or outer packaging, advertising material, documents description, presentation and labelling as defined in Article 4 of Regulation 2019/787 or information provided on websites or on domain names relating to the product concerned, and the packing of the product in a container liable to convey a false impression as to its origin;
Amendment 515 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Amendment 531 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Article 27 is without prejudice to the use of a geographical indication by operators in conformity with Article 36 to indicate that a processed product contains, as an ingredient, a product designated by that geographical indication provided that such use is made in accordance with honest commercial practices and does not weaken, dilute or is not detrimental to the reputation of the geographical indication and complies with the applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 in respect of spirit drinks..
Amendment 550 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. A producer group may exercise in particular the following non-exhaustive powers and responsibilities:
Amendment 553 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) take legal action including but not limited to, action before the civil and criminal courts, to ensure protection of the geographical indication and of the intellectual property rights that are directly connected with it and to claim damages;
Amendment 574 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) to liaise with intellectual property enforcement and anti-counterfeit bodies and participate in intellectual property enforcement networks as the geographical indication right holder;
Amendment 583 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. With reference to the geographic indications for Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whisky, Irish Cream and Irish Poitín/Irish Poteen, the provisions of Articles 32 and 33 shall apply on an all-Ireland basis.
Amendment 6 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2022 on the role of cohesion policy in promoting innovative and smart transformation and regional ICT connectivity (2021/2101(INI));
Amendment 20 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
— having regard to the "Bled Declaration for a Smarter Future of the Rural Areas in EU", signed on 13 April 2018 in Bled, Slovenia;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that policies and actions at EU level combined with national and regional ones are key to securing the prosperity and well-being of rural European citizens, as well as tackling the challenges they face, namely population decline and ageing, fewer quality job opportunities, a lack of access to high- quality services of general interest, climate and environmental pressures, lower connectivity, particularly lack of high- speed broadband, and limited access to innovation;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the central role rural areas can play in addressing societal challenges, by providing ecosystem services to mitigate climate change and environmental deterioration, ensuring sustainable food production, preserving rural heritage, andproviding unique cultural landscapes for leisure and recreation purposes, as well as contributing to a just, green and digital transition;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that rural areas are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine but are also capable of offering new opportunities in response to such crisis; emphasises that rural areas have a key role in ensuring food security as well as independence from fossil fuels or energy imports;
Amendment 179 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of implementing a rural proofing mechanism for EU initiatives so as to assess their potential impact on rural areas; urges the Member States to promote the development and implementation of effective mechanisms for rural proofing at national level and calls on the Commission to assist them; emphasises that the rural proofing mechanism should be made mandatory, so that regional, national and EU authorities and institutions would be obliged to take into account the impacts of proposed legislation, which is particularly impacting rural areas, on such areas;
Amendment 197 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that rural citizens must benefit, like any other citizen, from equitable conditions for achieving their professional, social and personal goals, with a particular focus on more vulnerable groups, thereby effectively upholding the European Pillar of Social Rights; stresses that targeted interventions fostering effective generational renewal are essential; highlights that maintaining basic public services such as post offices, a police presence, and the strategic location of ambulance bases to provide adequate emergency response to rural areas, are crucial to ensuring the social and economic sustainability of rural areas.
Amendment 202 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the need to support young people in order for them to remain in rural areas; stresses that particular attention should be paid to overcoming the challenges of young people in their access to capital, higher education, lack of business skills and insufficient succession plans; points our that encouraging farm succession, including young farmers in a policy mix, from housing, social security, health services to education should be a priority; stresses the need to maintain a high-quality agricultural education system, including vocational training;
Amendment 221 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes the potential of onshore and offshore renewable energy in providing crucial jobs and investment to rural areas, and the resulting multiplier effect to the local economy. Highlights the potential of the TEN-E Regulation to facilitate the development of renewable energy capabilities in rural areas.
Amendment 226 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the central role agriculture plays in rural areas; insists that sustainable agriculture in ensuring high-quality, diverse and sufficient food and biomass resources in a sustainable manner, in providing jobs and cultural landscape for recreational use; insists that sustainable agriculture, in its three pillars (economic, environmental, social), providing fair income to farmers, is crucial for the vitality of these territories;
Amendment 238 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the central role agriculture plays in rural areas; insists that sustainable agriculture, providing fair income to farmers, is crucial for the vitality of these territories; Stresses the value of carbon farming for rural communities and the importance of a carbon farming model that facilitates the investment of both public and private funding.
Amendment 272 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that diversification of and innovation in the rural economy based on local potential are crucial to drawing opportunities from the digital and green transition; calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the fair transition and diversification of the rural economy, as well as to support job creation in rural areas;
Amendment 310 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the central role of rural areas in the transition to a low-carbon and digital economy; stresses that initiatives in rural areas, such as renewable energy infrastructure,, investments in high-speed broadband infrastructure and bioeconomy must contribute effectively to the economic and social vitality of such areas;
Amendment 320 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes the importance of microgeneration on farms; stresses that farmers must not be disadvantaged from supplying electricity into the grid as a result of the use of public grants, including the CAP;
Amendment 330 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that rural areas suffer higher risks of social exclusion and energy poverty owing to longer distances to be covered and mobility constraints; points out that new and innovative rural mobility solutions and investments are needed to achieve equitable growth, in harmony with a sustainable energy transition;
Amendment 336 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the importance of access to basic services in rural areas; emphasises the need for innovative approaches in the field of mobility, education, child care and elderly care as well as by tackling the healthcare challenges;
Amendment 338 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the need to ensure greater coordination between the TEN-E and TEN-T Regulations in order that we more effectively address climate challenges.
Amendment 342 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls for the TEN-T Regulation to prioritise connecting isolated and disconnected areas, especially those dependent on accessibility through third countries.
Amendment 344 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the digital transition brings about new opportunities for rural areas, which are only accessible if there is adequate, stable and accessible broadband coverage; highlights that the development of digital capacities in rural areas is, among other things, linked to an increase in their attractiveness; warns of the risks of the widening of the rural digital gap as a result of the lack of 5G coverage, and calls on Member States to mobilise all available instruments to prevent it; stresses the importance of the timely revision of the state aid guidelines for broadband which should allow for incentivising the roll-out of 5G networks in rural areas which are not served by the market;
Amendment 352 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the objective of the 2030 Digital Policy Programme that by the end of the decade all populated areas in the EU should be covered by 5G; calls on the Commission to promote, as part of upcoming legislation, measures that ease the roll-out of 5G networks in rural areas in particular through reducing or removing burdensome and lengthy administrative procedures;
Amendment 365 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Draws the attention to the situation of livestock producers who live in regions recently repopulated and colonised by large carnivore species and who are under constant attack and at risk of attack by large carnivores, in protecting their livelihoods and homes from Europe's ever increasing population of large carnivores; emphasises that effective population management measures are urgently needed in order to guarantee the economic vitality of affected regions, ensure biodiversity and prevent rural abandonment;
Amendment 391 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises the swift implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility as a key enabler of cross-border network deployment, which will in turn have a positive impact on connectivity in rural areas;
Amendment 392 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges Member States to address the specific challenges of rural areas during the implementation of the current multiannual financial framework programmes and to provide the investments needed for social inclusion and job creation, in order to foster competitiveness and enable a just digital and green transition; calls to focus in particular on the roll-out of smart villages post-2020 and rural innovation hubs to contribute to the digitalisation of rural areas;
Amendment 402 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for smart villages to be mentioned as a flagship project, rather than action under the “research and innovation for rural areas” flagship; underlines the importance of public - private partnerships within the smart villages ecosystem, as key opportunities for job creation, innovation, depopulation and rural attractiveness; believes that the Smart Cities Marketplace* digital platform, established by the Commission, could serve as a blueprint for further development of the smart villages ecosystem, therefore encourages the Commission to coordinate further development of smart villages in the same manner as was the case of the initiatives for smart cities; *https://smart-cities- marketplace.ec.europa.eu/
Amendment 404 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes the potential of transforming disused public and commercial buildings, such as banks, into remote working hubs.
Amendment 406 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Stresses the potential of an EU renovation wave to restore derelict buildings, provide accommodation for young people, and make rural areas and towns more attractive and vibrant to live in; notes the employment potential of such a renovation wave and calls for training schemes in the area of retrofitting to support the transition. Calls on Member States to create the necessary regulatory framework to facilitate the development of these buildings.
Amendment 407 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Amendment 411 #
2021/2254(INI)
23. Regrets the persistent obstacles to the multi-fund approach, which hamper the deployment of integrative approaches in rural areas; calls on the Commission to improve synergies and coordination between EU funding instruments, such as the regional and cohesion policy, the Common Agricultural Policy, and the Next Generation EU recovery instrument, and with national instruments, and to pursue simplification, in particular for smaller projects, which are key for rural areas;
Amendment 441 #
2021/2254(INI)
26. Stresses that empowering rural communities, which requires capacity building, particularly in the most remote and less populated areas, will promote greater social cohesion and a stronger sense of belonging; emphasises that strong and vital rural communities, as well as municipalities and regions that mainly cover rural areas, are crucial for the cohesion within the EU, therefore they should be supported in any way possible;
Amendment 485 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Recognises the need for a food systems approach which acknowledges the integrated nature of food, environmental and health policy, with the three elements of economic, environmental and social sustainability at its core;
Amendment 506 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Notes the difficulties posed by Brexit to isolated rural communities in certain Member States and calls for particular attention to be paid to their needs.
Amendment 50 #
2021/2229(INL)
Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution
resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 213 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 15 Germany 96 Estonia 78 Ireland 145 Greece 21 Spain 61 France 7981 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 9 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 31 Austria 20 Poland 523 Portugal 21 Romania 33 Slovenia 9 Slovakia 15 Finland 15 Sweden 21
Amendment 8 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that strategic investments in sustainable agriculture practices can play a key role in ensuring more resilient and sustainable agri-food systems. Ensuring that investments are directed at sustainable practices can aid in the transition towards sustainable and integrated food systems that allow for a continuous supply of safe, affordable, nutritious and environmentally sustainable food;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that agriculture and food security, nutrition security, sustainability, self- sufficiency and international and intraregional trade are the foundation blockstones for broader economic development, and insists that agricultural development must support self-sufficient agricultural production systems and food sovereignty in developing countriesthat national governments, supported by the international community, should provide an appropriate level of support for agricultural development in order to feed an estimated world population of 10 billion people by 2050;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the UN Food Systems Summit in September 2021 highlighted the need to promote policies for sustainable food systems, at national and international level, and proposed that the EU should play a central role in cooperation with indigenous communities in these efforts in line with its own Farm to Fork strategy;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points outEmphasises the need for clear guidelines on how to achieve policy coherence for development at EU level while also addressing potentially conflicting policy objectivegreater coherence in development policy at EU level and increased consistency between EU development and trade policies to support the global transition to sustainable food systems;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the importance of the strategic linkages between Africa and Europe, building on the progress made in the AU-EU Rural Transformation agenda, as evidenced by the conclusions of the 4th AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial meeting in June 2021, and seek to ensure that the AU-EU partnership to develop the African agri-food sector and rural economy is adequately reflected in the conclusions of the 2022 AU-EU Summit;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that trade policies should be combined with structural reforms that foster agricultural productivity. Highlights that according to the AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial Summit in June 2021, reducing tariffs alone is not sufficient to enhance intraregional trade and that issues such as trade logistics, non-tariff barriers and inadequate business and regulatory environment must also be addressed;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recognises the need for a food systems approach which acknowledges the integrated mature of food, environmental and health policy, with the three elements of economic, environmental and social sustainability at its core;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recognises the need to encourage a spirit of cooperation that combines local projects and knowledge with finance, technological advancements and knowledge transfer systems through a vocational training model such as discussion groups and peer to peer learning;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that in excess of 45 million children under the age of 5 suffer from wasting, defined as low weight-for-height, due to acute malnutrition in early life; Calls for priority to be given to this global problem in future EU policy measures;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the farm to fork strategy is the EU’s most ambitious policy framework to promote a more sustainable and resilient EU food system and must promote equivalence in global food production to support a global and just transition to sustainable food systems;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2208(INI)
5a. Stresses that women, young people and small farmers must play central part of the agricultural systems of developing countries and must play a key role in the policy agenda;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines the importance of supporting and promoting knowledge sharing and peer learning, such as farmer-farmer and business-business, in the areas of production, processing and marketing;
Amendment 54 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights the need to work with and respect indigenous knowledge and understanding of the natural environment;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Amendment 65 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that digital technologies and smart and precision farming offer significant opportunities for the development of sustainable agri-food systems and for driving fair and inclusive economic growth in rural areas of developing countries;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that biogenic methane is a short-lived gas that differs from carbon dioxide in its impact on global warming;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that the GWP100 emission accounting method significantly misrepresents the impact of biogenic methane on global temperature1a; _________________ 1aAllen, M.R., Shine, K.P., Fuglestvedt, J.S. et al. A solution to the misrepresentations of CO2-equivalent emissions of short-lived climate pollutants under ambitious mitigation. npj Clim Atmos Sci 1, 16 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-018-0026- 8
Amendment 35 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on Commission to adopt a model based on actual global warming impact rather than focusing on the counting of emission outputs, in line with the temperature based ambition within the Paris Agreement, and taking account of the difference between stock gas and flow gases;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 45 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Acknowledges the need to establish an accurate baseline for agricultural emissions and the potential for a net global cooling effect due to reductions in methane emissions;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Urges the Commission to put in place an incentivise based system that rewards mitigating actions that reduce methane and lead to a cooling effect;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that if biogenic methane emissions are reduced through dietary supplements, digesters, and other mitigation techniques, there will be a net cooling effect on the climate that could offset other carbon emissions;
Amendment 94 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to focus investment efforts to fund the innovation of methane inhibitors including those for pasture based systems;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls on the Commission to collaborate with third countries involved in similar research;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Having regard for the upcoming revision of Directive 2009/73/EU concerning common rules in the market for natural gas and Regulation 715/2009/EU on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks, calls on the Commission to ensure the appropriate financial incentives are made available to farmers to encourage the instillation of anaerobic digestion technology on farms and ensure access to national energy networks, in order to better facilitate the market entry of renewable and low carbon gases;
Amendment 154 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to re- focus its climate policy on global warming outcomes and to increase financial incentives within the agricultural sector to reduce methane emissions;
Amendment 155 #
2021/2006(INI)
5 b. Urges the Commission to support Member States in the collection of data regarding the carbon sequestration potential of grassland in order to allow for a more targeted approach to climate policy;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recognises that livestock grazing can play a central role in the mitigation of GHGs;
Amendment 176 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that food continues to be produced in the most environmentally sustainable locations;
Amendment 178 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Emphasises that GHG emissions from European agriculture have not caused any additional global warming since 2005;notes that European agriculture is the most efficient in the world regarding the quantity of carbon produced per unit and that any reduction in European productivity could result in increased imports from third countries with lower sustainability standards and higher carbon footprint;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Recognises the food security challenge associated with an increasing global population; Highlights that meeting this challenge will require the sustainable production of both plant- and animal-based food;
Amendment 187 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Calls on the Commission to explore the development of a methane efficiency index that compares kilos of methane generated per unit of output produced for different agricultural products;
Amendment 403 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) Being the entry and exit points for the land infrastructure of the trans- European transport network, maritime ports play an important role as cross-border multimodal nodes which serve not only as transport hubs, but also as gateways for trade, industrial clusters and energy hubs, for example with regard to the deployment of on-shore and off-shore wind installations.
Amendment 414 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46a) Maritime seaports are clean energy hubs of the future and important facilitators of the energy transition across Europe. In their role as energy hubs, maritime seaports play a key role in realising the EU’s climate objectives for 2030 and 2050, as well as the ambitions outlined in the REPowerEU plan.
Amendment 415 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 b (new)
Recital 46 b (new)
(46b) Maritime seaports increasingly take up new responsibilities and are involved in new services, such as sustainable energy production, research on the blue economy, and military mobility. In their role as multi-service actors, maritime seaports can substantially contribute to a sustainable, digital and resilient European economy.
Amendment 556 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) 'urban node' means an urban area where elements of the transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport network, such as ports including passenger terminals, airports, railway stations, bus terminals, and infrastructure for active modes, logistic platforms and facilities and freight terminals, located in and around the urban area, are connected with other elements of that infrastructure and with the infrastructure for regional and local traffic;
Amendment 579 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point p
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) ‘active modes’ means the transport of people or goods, through non-motorised means, based on human physical activity, including modes with electric auxiliary propulsion as referred to in Article 2(2) (h) of Regulation (EU) No168/2013;
Amendment 618 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a k
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a k
(ak) 'socio-economic cost-benefit analysis' means a quantified ex-ante evaluation, based on a recognised methodology, of the value of a project, taking into account all the relevant social, economic, climate-related and, environmental and health benefits and costs. The analysis of climate-related and environmental costs and benefits shall be based on the environmental impact assessment carried out pursuant to Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council46 ; __________________ 46 Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2002, p. 1).
Amendment 647 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point v a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point v a (new)
(va) promotion of active modes of mobility considering the environment and health benefits of this type of mobility;
Amendment 685 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi a (new)
(via) supporting active modes of mobility by enhancing accessibility and quality of related infrastructure, by enhancing safety for active users of infrastructure and by ensuring consideration of the health and environmental benefits of active modes of mobility in policy decisions;
Amendment 703 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the development of green, sustainable and climate resilient infrastructure, including in particular infrastructure dedicated to active modes, designed to minimise the negative impact on the health of citizens living around the network, the environment and degradation of ecosystems;
Amendment 797 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. deploying the necessary infrastructure which ensures a seamless integration of active modes of mobility in the transport network;
Amendment 806 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Contributing to positive health and environmental effects by promoting the use of active modes of mobility through the deployment of corresponding infrastructure for cycling and walking.
Amendment 820 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the development of improved multimodal and interoperable transport solutions. including the integration of active modes of mobility in urban nodes;
Amendment 832 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii a (new)
(viia) bicycle parking in the vicinity of stations;
Amendment 967 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis and an assessment of the impact on interoperability. An exemption shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 , be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) where applicable. __________________ 59 Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44).The following exemptions apply:
Amendment 985 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Isolated networks are exempted from the requirements under paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5;
Amendment 986 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis and an assessment of the impact on interoperability. An exemption shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 , be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) where applicable.
Amendment 1114 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) wider benefit actions that are not linked to specific ports and that benefit the European Maritime Space and the maritime industry widely, such as support to activities ensuring year-round navigability (icebreaking), facilitating the transition towards sustainable maritime transport, fostering the role of ports in the facilitation of offshore wind farms and renewable energy production, ICT systems for transport and hydrographic surveys.
Amendment 1122 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Infrastructure facilitating port activities related to offshore wind farms and renewable energy
Amendment 1124 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. A maritime port shallIn order to be part of the comprehensive network where, a maritime port shall meet at least one of the following conditions is met:
Amendment 1141 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. It is considered by its Member State as a critical node for the supply of renewable energy in the EU and is considered to be instrumental to reach the ambitions of REPowerEU.
Amendment 1146 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. The total annual wind energy volume, derived from both onshore and offshore wind, imported through the maritime port exceeds 0.1% of the total annual wind energy deployed by the Union. The reference amount for this volume is the latest available five-year average, based on the statistics published by Eurostat.
Amendment 1147 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. It can support the ambitions of REPowerEU by facilitating offshore renewable energy and is located in an Urban Node of a NUTS 2 Region where that NUTS2 Region does not have a port on the TEN-T network.
Amendment 1197 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1214 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1237 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
when building or upgrading road infrastructure, ensure the continuity and accessibility of pedestrian and cycling paths in order to promote active modes of transport;
Amendment 1249 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the airports of the core network are connected with the long-distance rail network, including the high-speedwith a total annual passenger traffic volume of more than four million passengers are connected with the trans- European railway network, and road transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport networkto corresponding urban nodes, as set out in Annex II, by railway, metro, light rail or trams, by 31 December 2030, except where specific geographic or significant physical constraints prevent such connections;
Amendment 1622 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 913/2010
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(1a) in Article 1, the following paragraph is added as third paragraph: ‘3. This Regulation shall not apply to Member States with no cross-border rail links with another Member State.’
Amendment 38 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The EU ETS should contribute to effectively decarbonising air transport activities as much as possible. The transition from fossil fuels to sustainable aviation fuels will play a considerable role in that process. However, considering the high level of competition between aircraft operators and the important price differential between fossil kerosene and sustainable aviation fuels, this transition should be supported through economic incentives that reflect the environmental benefit of sustainable aviation fuels and make them more competitive for aircraft operators thereby avoiding carbon leakage. For this purpose, free allowances should be allocated to individual aircraft operators, in proportion to the amount of sustainable aviation fuels used and reported. The amount of free allowances allocated for free should be adjusted with multipliers in order to take into account that some types of sustainable aviation fuels deliver higher environmental benefits and are more costly to purchase for aircraft operators. The Commission should regularly review the level of the multipliers based on fuels market price information available in the report published by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency pursuant to Article 12 of the Regulation on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport.
Amendment 39 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The further greening of air travel is not possible without significant advances in technology and its uptake by the market, which requires earmarking, for the purpose of R&D investment exclusively in the aviation sector, revenues generated from the purchase of EU ETS allowances by aircraft operators. Aircraft operators should benefit from projects financed through revenues generated by EU ETS allowances proportionately to the share of total EU ETS allowances purchased by every aircraft operator.
Amendment 42 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 c (new)
Recital 10 c (new)
(10c) When necessary, the Commission should review the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation and its guidance material, to ensure that the use of all types of sustainable aviation fuels, as defined in the Regulation on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, can be reported under the EU ETS.
Amendment 43 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 d (new)
Recital 10 d (new)
(10d) Free allowances should also be allocated to individual aircraft operators, in proportion to their share of flights using best available aircraft technology, which reflects latest generation aircraft within each of the aircraft types on a non- discriminatory basis. Such list of aircraft performing with margins to the New Type ICAO CO2 standard was defined by the Platform on Sustainable Finance in its [preliminary[1]]recommendations for technical screening criteria for the EU taxonomy, and should provide the basis for the Commission to issue its taxonomy delegated act in accordance with the EU Taxonomy Regulation 2019/2088.1a _________________ 1aInternal note: The preliminary report was published on 3 August 2021 and is due to be finalised in March 2022. The draft report is available: https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/210 803-sustainable-finance-platform- technical-screening-criteria-taxonomy- report_en
Amendment 44 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 e (new)
Recital 10 e (new)
(10e) Each operator shall report its share of flights using best available aircraft technology – in relation to their total emissions in a given year – to the competent authorities who shall request that the reported data is substantiated and verify the data. To reduce administrative burden on authorities and operators, the latter may choose not to report this share, resulting on no free allowances.
Amendment 54 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Directive 2003/87/EC should also be amended with regard to acceptable compliance units, to take into account the Unit Eligibility Criteria adopted by the ICAO Council at its 216th session in March 2019 as an essential element of CORSIA. Airlines based in the Union should be able to use international credits for compliance for flights to or from third countries that are considered to be participating in CORSIA. To ensure that the Union’s CORSIA implementation supports the Paris Agreement goals and gives incentives for broad participation to CORSIA, the credits should originate from states that are parties to the Paris Agreement and that participate in CORSIA,All offset credits under CORSIA should remain available to all carriers and double counting of credits should be avoided.
Amendment 60 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) For CORSIA implementation on flights other than flights departing from an aerodrome located in the EEA and arriving at an aerodrome located in the EEA, in Switzerland or in the United Kingdom, surrender obligations should be decreased for Union-based aircraft operators operating these flights. Aircraft operators’ surrender obligations for these flights should be decreased to only their share of collective international aviation emissions above collective 2019 levels, in respect of emissions during 2021-23, and above collective 2019-20 levels for subsequent years of CORSIA application according to a baseline determined by the ICAO Council.
Amendment 76 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The Commission should monitor, evaluate and report the potential risk of carbon leakage and distortion of competition following implementation of this Directive and, where appropriate, propose amendments in order to address and further prevent such adverse impacts.
Amendment 77 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 b (new)
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b) No later than by 31 December a year after the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission should assess Union’s competitiveness, changes in prices of allowances, developments in the labour market, flight fares rates and ability of the aviation sector to pass on the cost of required emission units, household purchasing power, the magnitude of carbon leakage, the loss for European tourism destinations, the condition of European tourism sector and the reduction of connectivity on less- connected EU regions, among others by means of a comprehensive impact assessment of the Fit for 55 package.1a Following its result, the Commission should determine whether it is justified to revise this Directive, and, where appropriate, it should submit a legislative proposal for that purpose in order to reach global GHG emissions reduction in the most cost effective way and preserve a level-playing field. _________________ 1aCommunication from the Commission (COM/2021/550), 14 July 2021.
Amendment 86 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Special consideration should be given to promoting accessibility for the outermost regions of the Union. Therefore, a derogation from the EU ETS should be provided for emissions from flights between an aerodrome located in an outermost region of a Member State and an aerodrome located in the same Member Stateto and from an outermost region, between two different outermost regions and between islands inside outermost regions.
Amendment 97 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) The Commission should consider possible amendments to Directive 2003/87/EC with regard to regulatory simplification. The Commission and Member State authorities should continuously adapt to best practice administrative procedures and take all measures to simplify the implementation of Directive 2003/87/EC, keeping administrative burdens to a minimum.
Amendment 111 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 c – paragraph 7
Article 3 c – paragraph 7
7. By way of derogation from Articles 12(2a3b), 14(3) and Article 16, Member States shall consider the requirements set out in those provisions to be satisfied and shall take no action against aircraft operators in respect of emissions taking place until 2030 from flights betweento and from an aerodrome located in an outermost region of a Member State and an aerodrome located in the same Member State outside that, from flights between two different outermost regions and between islands inside outermost regions.;
Amendment 128 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 4
Article 3 d – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances covered by this Chapter, except for the revenues established as own resources in accordance with Article 311(3) of the Treaty and entered in the general budget of the Union. Member States shall use the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances in accordance with Article 10(3).; Revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances to aircraft operators shall be used to advance research and development in relation to aircraft efficiency, deployment of decarbonisation solutions, the production of SAF and the environmental performance of the aviation sector; Revenues shall take into account carrier contributions and be based on proposals that most effectively achieve the objective of decarbonising the sector and scaling up SAF production. Member States shall publish in an accessible fashion all information related to projects financed from EU ETS from aviation. Resources from the Innovation Fund shall be allocated to scale up SAF, and to reduce the cost of supplying SAF to Union airports, where the difference between the average cost of SAF and the real cost of SAF supplied in site is more than the difference between the average cost of jet fuel and the real cost of jet fuel supplied in site.
Amendment 132 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 135 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d a (new)
Article 3 d a (new)
Amendment 142 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 e (new)
Article 3 e (new)
Amendment 151 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 a – paragraph 2
Article 11 a – paragraph 2
Amendment 157 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 a – paragraph 8
Article 11 a – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act listing credits which, have been considered eligible by the ICAO Council, and that fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3. The Commission shall amend that list as appropriate. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22a(2).;
Amendment 163 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) they produce annual CO2 emissions greater than 10 000 tonnes from the use of aircrafts with a maximum certified take-off mass greater than 5 700 kg conducting flights covered by Annex I to this Directive and by Article 2(3) and (4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/16031a, other than those departing and arriving in the same Member State (including outermost regions of the same Member State), from 1 January 2019.21. _________________ 1aCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1603 of 18 July 2019 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards measures adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation for the monitoring, reporting and verification of aviation emissions for the purpose of implementing a global market-based measure (Text with EEA relevance.)OJ L 250, 30.9.2019, p. 10–13
Amendment 169 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 18 a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) as from 2024[year entry into force of this Directive], at least every two years, update the list to include aircraft operators which have subsequently performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I.;
Amendment 174 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25 a – paragraph 6
Article 25 a – paragraph 6
6. In respect of emissions from flights to and from Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States as defined by the United Nations, other than those countries whose GDP per capita equals or exceeds the Union average and those countries listed in the implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 3, aircraft operators shall not be required to cancel units.
Amendment 181 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 (new)
Article 30 (new)
(9a) The following Article 30 (new) is added: Article 30 Carbon adjustment measure To avoid carbon leakage and distortion of competition, an adjustment measure should be adopted for the proportion of EU ETS-costs on intra-EEA flights allocated to passengers transferring to a final destination outside the EU and vice versa. This adjustment measure is calculated as follows per airline: a. In accordance with Annex IV and by 31 March of each year, airlines operating flights where the Treaty applies, shall report to the National Competent Authority and the Verifier for every city pair the annual fuel consumption on individual connections and the ratio of the number of passengers with connecting flights into or out of the EEA("transfer passengers") to the total number of passengers on this connection ("passengers"); b. The adjustment for each city pair equals:(number of transfer passengers / total number of passengers) x fuel consumption x emission factor; c. The cumulative amount of this adjustment for all city pairs together is deducted from the total amount of verified emissions for which the corresponding allowances are to be surrendered by an airline in that same period.
Amendment 182 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 183 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I
Annex I
(a) the aircraft operator holds an air operator certificate issued by a Member State or is registered in a Member State, including in the outermost regions, dependencies and territories of that Member State;
Amendment 184 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I
Annex I
(b) they produce annual CO2 emissions greater than 10 000 tonnes from the use of aircrafts with a maximum certified take-off mass greater than 5 700 kg conducting flights covered by Annex I, other than those departing and arriving in the same Member State (including outermost regions of the same Member State), from 1 January 2019. For the purposes of this point, emissions from the following types of flights shall not be taken into account: (i) state flights; (ii) humanitarian flights; (iii) medical flights; (iv) military flights; (v) firefighting flights..
Amendment 186 #
2021/0207(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
(ma ) flights to and from an outermost region, between two different outermost regions and between islands inside outermost regions.
Amendment 190 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 g e (new) – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 g e (new) – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1a In Article 3ge (new) a new paragraph 2a is added: 2a. No later than by 31 December two years after the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall assess Union’s competitiveness, changes in the labour market, transport freight rates, household purchasing power and the magnitude of carbon leakage among others by means of a comprehensive impact assessment of the Fit for 55 package. Following its result, the Commission shall determine whether it is justified to revise this Directive, and, where appropriate, it shall submit a legislative proposal for that purpose in order to reach global GHG emissions reduction and preserve a level-playing field.
Amendment 191 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2023of the subsequent year to the year of entry into force of this Directive. They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the Commission.
Amendment 192 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 a
Article 3 a
(-1) the Article 3a is replaced by the following: Scope Articles 3b to 3f shall apply to the allocation and issue of allowances in respect of aviation activities listed in Annex I. Articles 3g to 3ge shall apply in respect of the maritime transport activities listed in Annex I.
Amendment 193 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Amendment 195 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point k a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point k a (new)
(4b new) In Article 10 - paragraph 3, the following point ka is added: (ka) Member States shall annually report to the Commission on the use of revenues and the actions taken pursuant to this paragraph and in line with Decision No 280/2004/EC. The Commission shall subsequently make that information publicly available together with recommendations on how to improve such usage.
Amendment 197 #
2021/0207(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 21 – paragraph 4 a
Article 21 – paragraph 4 a
Amendment 198 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new) Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new) Directive 2003/87/EC
(7b) The following Article 21a (new) is added: Article 21a The Commission shall consider possible amendments to this Directive with regards to regulatory simplification. The Commission and the competent authorities shall continuously adapt to best practice administrative procedures and take all measures to simplify the enforcement of this Directive, keeping administrative burdens to a minimum. The Commission shall present, by [1 year before the entry into force of this Directive], and in line with its communication on the application of the “one in, one out” prinicple1,proposals offsetting the regulatory burdens introduced by this Directive, through the revision or abolishment of provisions in other EU legislative acts that generate compliance costs in the affected sectors
Amendment 72 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The accounting rules set out in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 were designed to determine the extent to which mitigation performance in the land use, land use change and forestry sector could contribute to the 2030 EU target for reduction of greenhouse gas net emissions of 40 %, which did not include the land use, land use change and forestry sector. In order to simplify the regulatory framework for that sector, the current accounting rules should not apply after 2025, andThe current accounting rules should continue to be applied until 2030, from which point the compliance with national targets of the Member States should be verified on the basis of reported greenhouse gas emissions and removals. This ensures methodological consistency with Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council35 , Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , and the determination of the new target for reduction of greenhouse gas net emissions of at least 55 %, which also includes the land use, land use change and forestry sector). _________________ 35 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councils of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading with the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32) as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 (OJ L 76, 19.3.2018, p. 3). 36 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
Amendment 80 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030 and beyond. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. HenceThose new business models should be based on both public and private funding streams to act as an additional funding form of income for farmers alongside the CAP. Additionally, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 89 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State, as well as the fact that Member States need to increase their performance to achieve their national binding targets, a range of flexibilities should remain at the disposal of the Member States, including trading surpluses and the extension of forest-specific flexibilities, while respecting the environmental integrity of the targets. Additionally, Member States should have the flexibility to repurpose poorly performing land that contributes to its carbon removals, strictly in the interest of biodiversity gain, without having to compensate for the carbon removals lost.
Amendment 93 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Discontinuing the current accounting rules after 2025 creates aThe Commission should look into the need for alternative provisions for natural disturbances such as fire, pest, and storms, in order to address uncertainties due to natural processes or as a result of climate change in the land use, land use change and forestry sector. A flexibility mechanism linked to natural disturbances should be available to Member States in 2032, provided that they have exhausted all other flexibilities at their disposal, put in place appropriate measures to reduce the vulnerability of their land to such disturbances and that the achievement by the Union of the 2030 target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector is completed.
Amendment 98 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) With the setting of binding national annual targets for greenhouse gas removals based on the reported greenhouse gas emissions and removalcurrent accounting methods from 2026 onwards, the rules for target compliance should be set out. The principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should apply mutatis mutandis, with a penalty for non- compliance calculated in the following way: 108% of the gap between the assigned target and the net removals reported in the gbeing based on a continuation of the current fiven year will be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported in the subsequent year by the Member Statebudgetary model.
Amendment 140 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Each Member State shall ensure that, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Articles 12 and 13 and 13b, the annual sum of its greenhouse gasemissions and removals using emxissions and removalting accounting methods on its territory and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), in each year in the period from 2026 to 2030 does not exceed the limit established by a linear trajectory, ending in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State in Annex IIa. The linear trajectory of a Member State shall start in 2022.
Amendment 198 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13a – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 13a – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the emissions created by historical change from forest land or wetlands to any other land use category that occurred no later than 31 December 2017;
Amendment 203 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13b – paragraph 2
Article 13b – paragraph 2
2. Where, in the period from 2026 to 2030, the difference between the annual sum of the greenhouse gasemissions and removals based on emxissions and removalting accounting methods on the territory of a Member State and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), and the corresponding target is positive, accounted and reported in accordance with this Regulation, that Member State may use the flexibility set out in this Article in order to comply with its target set out pursuant to Article 4(2).
Amendment 213 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 13b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the difference in the Union between the annual sum of all greenhouse gasemissions and removals, based on emxissions and removalsting accounting methods, on its territory and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), and the Union target [of 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals] is negative, in the period from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 133 #
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
Article 1 – paragraph 4
(-a) paragraph 4 point is replaced by the following: “4. From 1 January 2025, 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 125 % reduction of the target in 2021determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 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 1520 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part B of Annex I. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R0631&from=EN" Or. en
Amendment 134 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 4a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4a (new)
(-ab) the following paragraph 4a 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 148 #
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 154 #
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 243 #
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) 2019/631
Annex I – Part A – point 6.1.1
Annex I – Part A – point 6.1.1
Amendment 244 #
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 6.1.1 a.
Annex I – Part A – point 6.1.1 a.
(ab) the following point 6.1.1a. is inserted: ‘6.1.1a. EU fleet-wide target for 2027 to 2029 EU fleet-wide target 2027 = EU fleet-wide target 2021 · (1– reduction factor 2027) where: EU fleet-wide target 2021 is as defined in point 6.0; reduction factor 2027 is the reduction specified in point (a) of Article 1(4a).’
Amendment 321 #
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)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.1
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.1
Amendment 322 #
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 6.1.1 a.
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.1 a.
(ab) the following point 6.1.1a. is added: ‘6.1.1a. EU fleet-wide target for 2027 to 2029 EU fleet-wide target 2027 = EU fleet-wide target 2021 · (1 – reduction factor 2027) Where: EU fleet-wide target 2021 is as defined in point 6.0; reduction factor 2027 is the reduction specified in point (b) of Article 1(4).’ Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32019R0631&from=EN#d1e32-34-1)
Amendment 7 #
2021/0176(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex
Annex
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
Amendment 142 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the key role of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature value farmland; considers that Member States must ensure the timely development and uptake of scientifically sound actions which contribute to enhancing the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambition;
Amendment 176 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point a (new)
(a) Stresses the importance of the need to support the development of (digital) tools that enable intelligent conservation and biodiversity planning at farm level and beyond;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point b (new)
Paragraph 6 – point b (new)
(b) Considers that brining innovation to the market requires an enabling regulatory environment and adoption of incentives; considers that the CAP could facilitate the uptake of digital farming technologies to support farmers in further optimising their decision-making;
Amendment 178 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point c (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c (new)
(c) Calls for the creation of, and support for, educational programmes which lead to a good understanding of both agronomic and nature conservation;
Amendment 262 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas European farmers uphold some of the highest environmental standards globally;
Amendment 501 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair 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 translateconduct clear, objective impact assessments with cooperation, consultation and collaboration with Member States before translating the strategy into concrete legislative and non- legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 619 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the impact assessments to be conducted to ensure that the strategy does not have any unintended consequences such as to: undermine the viability of organic producers by saturating the market, which requires a premium price to compensate for productivity reductions; lead to a significant reduction in food production, threatening food security; facilitate the substitution of EU produce with food produced in third countries to a lower standard; lead to a loss in global biodiversity by facilitating deforestation to meet the EU's food needs; lead to biosecurity issues resulting from a reduction in the effective control of pests and diseases;
Amendment 735 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 798 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that precision farming should be explicitly encouraged and promoted as a tool to help optimise the use of pesticide usage, as well as a way to achieve the Green Deal objectives; emphasises that farmers should be supported to adopt farm management, and more specifically crop production management tools, which enable growers to use crop protection and fertilisers as well as other inputs, such as water, in more a targeted manner;
Amendment 837 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Encourages the use of natural substances, such as clover that naturally fixes its own nitrogen from the air and lime that reduces acidity and improves nutrient management, as well of demonstrated ways to reduce the use of chemical fertiliser inputs in organic, extensive and intensive agriculture;
Amendment 925 #
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 productionimpact of intensive agriculture 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 progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; highlights the active engagement of the agricultural sector in climate action and recognises the full potential of hedgerows, woodlands and grasslands to act as a carbon sink; calls for the development of nutrient management systems and innovative dietary solutions to reduce methane emissions in the livestock sector and for methods to calculate the true impact of methane on the environment to be developed in light of more recent research on the lifecycle of methane;
Amendment 973 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its support for the market sensitive uptake of organic farming;
Amendment 976 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that organic farming practices have lower yields than conventional farming methods; insists that measures to encourage the uptake of organic farming should not result in the displacement of agricultural production to third countries;
Amendment 1027 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that 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 livelihoods, and that it has multiple positive effects for the environment and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economy;
Amendment 1078 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should notbe required to significantly improve their environmental impact in order to receive climate funding orand should be incentivised to move towards a more sustainable farming model; notes that the carbon sequestration capacity of both grassland and hedgerows needs to be fully recognised and rewarded; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘'do no harm’' principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1219 #
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, operating in accordance with the principles of the single market, and quality food production; while noting that short supply chains do not always correspond with the most positive environmental impact; stresses that priority should be given to environmental impact over length of supply chain in this regard;
Amendment 1568 #
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 healthy nutrition andincluding promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1905 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards a more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environbalanced diet that includes fruit, vegetables, grains, dairy, fish and menat; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-basbalanced diets;
Amendment 1991 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and local food production and to promote more healthy and balanced diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the great strides made by livestock farmers on their farms, particularly in improving animal welfare, and their drive and commitment to forward thinking and progress;
Amendment 216 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that continued increase in standards of animal welfare and other areas of regulation while always welcome places extra burden on compliant farmers. Primary consideration should always be given to ensuring compliance and consistency with existing standards as a first step to ensure that the least compliant farmers are brought up to, and are compliant with the existing standards in advance of additional burdens being placed on progressive farmers;
Amendment 300 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. NotEmphasises the multifaceted complexity of the central, thornyserious welfare problem in pig farming, namely tail biting; observes that the technical difficulty encountered in theies have been encountered throughout the EU during extensive research into, and analysis of, the risk factors throughout the EU has meant that no reliable solutions whatsoever have beenat trigger this behaviour. This has meant that no reliable solutions whatsoever have been found thus far. Suggests more scientific research be funded and carried out with the objective of mapping an economically sustainable pathway that will guarantee that pigs can be reared commercially, indoors with long tails. Calls for current legislation to take account of the lack of an alternative solution to existing practices and to allow, in the interests of good pig welfare standards, and to reduce the use of antimicrobials to treat injured pigs, an accommodation until appropriate solutions are found;
Amendment 502 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) In applying this Regulation, Member States must respect their international obligations towards stateless persons, including under the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, signed in New York on 28 September 1954, and in accordance with other international human rights law instruments. Where necessary, the treatment of stateless persons should be distinguished from third-country nationals with due consideration to their particular protection needs.
Amendment 907 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Union and the Member States shall take actions in the field of asylum and migration management on the basis of compliance with its existing commitments under EU and international law and, a comprehensive approach. That comprehensive approach shall address the entirety of the migratory routes that affect asylum and migration management and shall consist of the following components:
Amendment 917 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) mutually-beneficial partnerships and close cooperation with relevant third countries, including particular on legal pathways for third-country nationals in need of international protection and for those otherwise admitted to reside legally in the Member States addressing the root causes of irregular migration, supporting partners hosting large numbers of migrants and refugees in need of protection and building their capacities in border, asylum and migration management, preventing and combatting irregular migration and migrant smugglsmuggling and human trafficking, and enhancing cooperation on readmission, in full respect of international law and the objectives set out in Article 21 TEU, as well as the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration;
Amendment 970 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) access for applicants to adequate reception conditions, including housing, food, clothing, health care, education for minors and access to employment as outlined in the Reception Conditions Directive, with specific attention to be made to the needs of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 1002 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Union and Member States shall ensure coherence of asylum and migration management policies, including both the internal and external components of those policies in consultation with and with full respect for the competencies of the EU and Member State institutions and agencies responsible for external policies.
Amendment 1008 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1044 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) take all measures necessary and proportionate, in full compliance with the legal obligation to provide access to asylum procedures, to reduce and prevent irregular migration to the territories of the Member States, with a particular focus given to the creation of safe and legal pathways, in close cooperation and partnership with relevant third countries, including as regards the prevention and fight against migrant smugglingthe smuggling of migrants and human trafficking, while protecting the rights of smuggled and trafficked people;
Amendment 1087 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy setting out the strategic approach to managing asylum and migration at Union level and on the implementation of asylum and migration management policies in accordance with the principles set out in this Part and in EU primary legislation and applicable international law. The Commission shall transmit the Strategy to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 1098 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the national strategies of the Member States referred to paragraph 3 of this Article and their compliance with EU and international law;
Amendment 1102 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information gathered by the Commission under the Commission Recommendation No XXX on an EU Migration Preparedness and Crisis Management Mechanism hereinafter referred to as Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint; the reports issued under that framework as well as the activities of the Migration Preparedness and Crisis Management Network and, information collected by the Commission and the EU Asylum Agency on implementation of the asylum acquis;
Amendment 1109 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) information gathered in the course of evaluations undertaken in the Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanism in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1053/201355 .; _________________ 55Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen, OJ L 295, 6.11.2013, p. 27.
Amendment 1114 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Amendment 1151 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission, on the basis of the analysis carried out in accordance with Article 25a(2) or (4) of Regulation (EU) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 and of any other information available, considers that a third country is not cooperating sufficiently on the readmission of illegally staying third-country nationals, and without prejudice to Article 25(a)(5) of that Regulation, it shall submit a report to the Council including, where appropriate, the identification of any measures which could be taken to improve the cooperation of that third country as regards readmission, taking into account and without prejudice to the Union’s overall relations with the third country and in consultation with all relevant Commission services and the European External Action Service. _________________ 57Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 13 July 2009, establishing a Community Code on Visas, OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 1165 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. On the basis of the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission and the Council, within their respective competencies, shall consider the appropriate actions taking into account the Union’s overall relations with the third country, including respect for the objectives of external policies as elaborated in Article 21 TEU and assessment of the impact these potential actions may have in the fields of migration, peace and security, development and poverty eradication.
Amendment 1169 #
2020/0279(COD)
4. The Commission shall keepconsult the European Parliament regularlyduring the preparation of the report and keep it informed of the implementation of this Article.
Amendment 1184 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where no Member State responsible can be designated on the basis of the criteria listed in this Regulation, the first Member State in which the application for international protection was registered or where the applicant is legally present, shall be responsible for examining it.
Amendment 1193 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where it is impossible for a Member State to transfer an applicant or a beneficiary of international protection to the Member State primarily designated as responsible because there are substantial grounds for believing that there are systemic flaws in the asylum procedure and in the reception conditions for applicants in that Member State, resulting in a risk of inhuman or degrading treatment within the meaning of Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union or the risk of a serious violation of the fundamental rights of the applicant or beneficiary, the determining Member State shall continue to examine the criteria set out in Chapter II of Part III in order to establish whether another Member State can be designated as responsible.
Amendment 1234 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, where a third-country national or stateless person is in possession of a valid residence permit or a valid visa, or is otherwise legally present, the application shall be made and registered in the Member State that issued the residence permit or visa or in which they are legally present.
Amendment 1246 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The applicant shall fully cooperate with the competent authorities of the Member States in matters covered by this Regulation, in particular by submitting as soon as possible and at the latest during the interview referred to in Article 12, all the elements and information available to him or her relevant for determining the Member State responsible. Where the applicant is not in a position at the time of the interview to submit evidence to substantiate the elements and information provided, the competent authority may set a reasonable and justifiable time limit within the period referred to in Article 29(1) for submitting such evidence.
Amendment 1258 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The applicant shall not be entitled to the reception conditions set out in Articles 15 to 17 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] pursuant to Article 17a of that Directive in any Member State other than the one in which he or she is required to be present pursuant to Article 9(4) of this Regulation from the moment he or she has been notified of a decision to transfer him or her to the Member State responsible, provided that the applicant has been informed of that consequence pursuant to Article 8(2), point (b) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Screening Regulation]. This shall be without prejudice to the need to ensure a standard of living in accordance with Union law, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and international obligations. An applicant shall not be sanctioned for entering a Member State other than the Member State in which he or she is obliged to be present if they are there for reasons beyond their control.
Amendment 1267 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Elements and information relevant for determining the Member State responsible submitted after expiry of the time limit referred to in Article 9(3) shall not be taken into account by the competent authorities, except where non-compliance can be objectively justified by the applicant.
Amendment 1276 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. As soon as possible and at the latest when an application for international protection is registered in a Member State, its competent authorities shall inform the applicant in a language the applicant understands, of the application of this Regulation and of the obligations set out in Article 9 as well as the consequences of non-compliance set out in Article 10, of the purpose of the personal interview, of the legal aid and other forms of assistance that can be provided by the Member State and non-governmental organisations, and in particular:
Amendment 1294 #
2020/0279(COD)
(c) of the criteria and the procedures for determining the Member State responsible, the hierarchy of such criteria in the different steps of the procedure and their duration, including the specific criteria applied and Member States requested or notified in the individual case;
Amendment 1298 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) of the aim of the personal interview pursuant to Article 12 and the obligation to submit and substantiate orally, or through the provision of documents, any relevant information as soon as possible in the procedure any relevant information that could help to establish the presence of family members, relatives or any other family relations in the Member States, including the means by which the applicant can submit such information, as well as any assistance that the Member State can offer with regard to the tracing of family members or relatives;
Amendment 1315 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) of the possibility to challenge a transfer decision within the time limit set out in Article 33(2) and of the fact that the scope of that challenge is limited as laid down in, where no transfer decision is issued, of the right to an effective remedy in accordance with Article 33(1);
Amendment 1339 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided in writing in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand. Member States shall use the common information material drawn up in clear and plain language pursuant to paragraph 3 for that purpose.
Amendment 1352 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Asylum Agency shall, in close cooperation with the responsible national agencies, draw up common information material, as well as a specific leaflet for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups such as victims of human trafficking, containing at least the information referred to in paragraph 1. That common information material shall also include information regarding the application of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Eurodac Regulation] and, in particular, the purpose for which the data of an applicant may be processed within Eurodac. The common information material shall be drawn up in such a manner as to enable Member States to complete it with additional Member State-specific information.
Amendment 1361 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the process of determining the Member State responsible, the determining Member State shall conduct a personal interview with the applicant thoroughly asking questions on all aspects of the claim that would allow for the determination of the Member State responsible. The interview shall also allow the proper understanding of the information supplied to the applicant in accordance with Article 116.
Amendment 1375 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The personal interview shall take place in a timely manner and, in any event, before any take charge request is made pursuant to Article 29 or take back request pursuant to Article 31.
Amendment 1382 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The personal interview shall be conducted in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand and in which he or she is able to communicate. Interviews of unaccompanied minors shall be conducted in a child-friendly manner, by staff who are appropriately trained and qualified under national law, in the presence of the representative and, where applicable, the minor’s legal advisor. Where necessary, Member States shall have recourseaccess to an interpreter, and where appropriate a cultural mediator, who is able to ensure appropriate communication between the applicant and the person conducting the personal interview. The applicant may request to be interviewed and assisted by staff of the same sex.
Amendment 1407 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Each Member State where ans shall ensure that unaccompanied minor is present shall ensure that he or she iss are represented and assisted by a representative with respect to the relevant procedures provided for in this Regulation. The representative shall have the resources, qualifications, training and expertise to ensure that the best interests of the minor are taken into consideration during the procedures carried out under this Regulation. Such representatives shall have access to the content of the relevant documents in the applicant’s file including the specific information material for unaccompanied minors and shall inform the minor accordingly about the procedure.
Amendment 1440 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the minor’s physical and mental well-being and social development, taking into particular consideration the minor’s background;
Amendment 1444 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) safety and security considerations, in particular where there is a risk of the minor being a victim of any form of violence and exploitation, including trafficking in human beings; and, the consideration that detention is never in the best interest of the child;
Amendment 1474 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Before transferring an unaccompanied minor to the Member State responsible or, where applicable, to the Member State of relocation, the transferring Member State shall make surguarantee that the Member State responsible or the Member State of relocation takes the measures referred to in Articles 14 and 23 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] and Article 22 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation] without delay. Any decision to transfer an unaccompanied minor shall be preceded by an assessment of his/her best interests. The assessment shall be based on the factors listed in paragraph 4 and the conclusions of the assessment on these factors shall be clearly stated in the transfer decision. The assessment shall be done swiftly by staff with the qualifications and expertise to ensure that the best interests of the minor are taken into consideration.
Amendment 1598 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where, on account of pregnancy, having a new-born child, serious illness, severe disability, severe trauma or old age, an applicant is dependent on the assistance of his or her child, sibling or parent legally resident in one of the Member States, or his or her child, sibling or parent legally resident in one of the Member States is dependent on the assistance of the applicant, Member States shall normally keep or bring together the applicant with that child, sibling or parent, provided that family ties existed before the applicant arrived on the territory of the Member States, that the child, sibling or parent or the applicant is able to take care of the dependent person and that the persons concerned expressed their desire in writing.
Amendment 1603 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where there are indications that a child, sibling or parent is legally resident on the territory of the Member State where the dependent person is present, that Member State shall verify whether the child, sibling or parent can take care of the dependent person, before making a take charge request pursuant to Article 29.
Amendment 1606 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Where the child, sibling or parent referred to in paragraph 1 is legally resident in a Member State other than the one where the applicant is present, the Member State responsible shall be the one where the child, sibling or parent is legally resident unless the applicant’s health prevents him or her from travelling to that Member State for a significant period of time. In such a case, the Member State responsible shall be the one where the applicant is present. Such Member State shall not be subject to the obligation to bring the child, sibling or parent of the applicant to its territory.
Amendment 1642 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1707 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Where the applicant is an unaccompanied minor or the request is based on Article 16 or 17, the determining Member State may, where it considers that it is in the best interest of the minor, continue the procedure for determining the Member State responsible and request another Member State to take charge of the applicant despite the expiry of the time limits laid down in the first and second subparagraphs.
Amendment 1761 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The notified Member State shall confirm receipt of the notification to the Member State which made the notification within onefour weeks, unless the notified Member State can demonstrate within that time limit that its responsibility has ceased pursuant to Article 27.
Amendment 1767 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. Failure to act within the onefour-week period set out in paragraph 3 shall be tantamount to confirming the receipt of the notification.
Amendment 1786 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. Where the requested Member State accepts to take charge of an applicant or to take back a person referred to in Article 26(1), point (b), (c) or (d), the requesting or the notifying Member State shall notify the person concerned in writing in a language they understand without delay of the decision to transfer him or her to the Member State responsible and, wthere applicable, of the fact that it will not examine his or consequences of this decision, necessary actions that ther application for international protectionnt needs to take and the timelines that bind them.
Amendment 1802 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Where the person concerned is not assisted or represented by a legal advisor or other counsellor, Member States shall inform him or her of the main elements of the decision, which shall always include information on the legal remedies available and the time limits applicable for seeking such remedies, in a language that the person concerned understands or is reasonably supposed to understand.
Amendment 1817 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide for a period of twoat least four weeks after the notification of a transfer decision within which the person concerned may exercise his or her right to an effective remedy pursuant to paragraph 1.
Amendment 1835 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States shall ensure that legal assistance is granted on request free of charge and at the earliest stage possible where the person concerned cannot afford the costs involved. Member States may provide that, as regards fees and other costs, the treatment of persons subject to this Regulation shall not be more favourable than the treatment generally accorded to their nationals in matters pertaining to legal assistance.
Amendment 1839 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1842 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1847 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1870 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Where there is a significant risk of absconding, Member States may detain the person concerned in order to secure transfer procedures in accordance with this Regulation, on the basis of an individual assessment and only in so far as detention is proportional and other less coercive alternative measures cannot be applied effectively, based on an individual assessment of the person’s circumstances.
Amendment 1928 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1943 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in the case of minors, informationthe best interests of the child assessment and information as set out in Article 13, including on their education;
Amendment 2050 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) capacity-building measures in the field of asylum, reception and return, and operational support and measures aimed at respond, when this is clearly ing to migratory trends affectinghe interest of the benefitting Member State through cooperation with third countries.
Amendment 2217 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. The Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall assist the Commission in drawing up the assessment of migratory pressure in cooperation with the Member State in question. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the Member States, without delay, that it is undertaking an assessment.
Amendment 2224 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 2229 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 2241 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) the number of persons apprehendidentified in connection with an irregular crossing of the external land, sea or air border;
Amendment 2250 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point k
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point k
(k) the number of vulnerable applicants, in particular unaccompanied minors.
Amendment 2312 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. Where the report referred to in Article 51 indicates that a Member State is under migratory pressure, the other Member States which are not themselves benefitting Member States shall contribute by means of the solidarity contributions referred to in Article 45(1), points (a), (b) and (c). Member States shall prioritise the relocation of vulnerable applicants, in particular unaccompanied minors.
Amendment 2424 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
This Article is without prejudice to the rights of stateless persons and their referral to relevant procedures under national law to determine their statelessness and offer adequate protection.