29 Amendments of Samuli POHJAMO
Amendment 1 #
2008/2218(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. emphasises that Structural Funds, in particular the Cohesion Fund, could contribute to TEN-T objectives more efficiently if regional development and transport policy were dovetailed to more useful effect and if priorities were more focused and funding concentrated on bottlenecks and cross-border sections of projects as well as on new challenges affecting transport, namely climate change and energy supply;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2218(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. also points out that better interconnection of TEN-T and third country transport networks will improve the position of border areas in particular and bring added value to interregional cooperation and the EU as a whole;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2218(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. emphasises that peripheral regions are strongly penalised by their limited access to TEN-T corridors; recommends that Member States improve local interconnections in order to minimise the costs associated with a peripheral situation and that they ensure that the TEN-T networks cover the whole of EU territory;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2218(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. is of the opinion that a real bottom-up approach fully involving regional and local authorities, business, stakeholders of civil society and local populations in the decision- making and planning process, is a prerequisite to ensuring fast implementation of TEN-T projects and their durability in the long term;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Notes with concern the slow start made to the new programming period in many Member States, which jeopardises the effective use of the funding;
Amendment 160 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that indicators other than GDP can already be employed in regions eligible under the regional competitiveness and employment objective and stresses that these should include the designation of areas as mountainous, island, remote or sparsely populated;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the best results, adding to the fund of knowledge and improving competition, are often achieved in projects by means of cooperation between the public sector, businesses, the education sector and local stakeholders,
Amendment 17 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C − indents 3 and 3 a (new)
Recital C − indents 3 and 3 a (new)
- lack of transparency on co-financing schemes and slowness of decision-making and payments - Member States' slow and cumbersome centrally managed administration and the application of rules in a way which adds to bureaucracy, as well as poor information provision
Amendment 33 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 − indents 4 a and 4 b (new)
Paragraph 1 − indents 4 a and 4 b (new)
- to lighten the administrative burden created by projects and keep it in proportion to the size of a project - to simplify, clarify and accelerate project practices and make them more result-oriented;
Amendment 62 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 − indent 4
Paragraph 8 − indent 4
- development and/or innovation in respect of forward-looking technologies and/or practical applications for them;
Amendment 82 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 − indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 12 − indent 4 a (new)
- increasing the interaction between towns and rural areas;
Amendment 69 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many timber products undergo numerous processes before and after they are placurchased on the market for the first time. In order to avoid imposing any unnecessary administrative burden only those operators that placurchase timber and timber products on the market for the first time, rather than all operators involved in the distribution chain, should be subject to the requirements laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 73 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The overall objective of achieving sustainability through the promotion of sustainability criteria remains a priority for the Community. In light of this objective and in order to reduce the burden on operators who placurchase on the market timber and timber products which are subject to mandatory sustainability criteria established by Directive (EC) No XX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, this Regulation should not apply to such products .
Amendment 75 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Operators placurchasing timber and timber products for the first time on the Community market should exercise due diligence through a system of measures and procedures (due diligence system) to minimise the risk of placing illegally harvested timber and timber products.
Amendment 76 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The due diligence system should provide access to the sources and suppliers of the timber and timber products being placurchased on the Community market and to information as regards compliance with the applicable legislation.
Amendment 96 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation lays down the obligations of operators who placurchase timber and timber products on the market.
Amendment 99 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
a) ‘timber and timber products’ means the timber and timber products set out in the Annex with the exception of timber and timber products which are subject to mandatory sustainability criteria established by Directive (EC) No XX/XX;
Amendment 101 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
b) ‘placing on the marketurchase’ means any supplypurchase of timber and timber products for the first time on the Community market for distribution or usewith the purpose of selling, processing or using on the Community market in the course of a commercial activity whether in return for payment or free of charge;
Amendment 103 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
(c) ‘operator’ means any natural or legal person that placurchases timber or timber products on the market;
Amendment 114 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point h
Article 2 – point h
(h) ‘monitoring organisation’ means a legal entity or a membership-based association or a federation that has the legal capacity and appropriate expertise to monitor and ensure the application of due diligence systems by the operators certified as making use of such systems.
Amendment 120 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Operators shall exercise due diligence to minimise the risk of placurchasing illegally harvested timber and timber products on the market. To that effect, they shall use a framework of procedures and measures, hereinafter referred to as a ‘due diligence system’
Amendment 127 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part and subpoint i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part and subpoint i
(a) provide access to the following information on timber and timber products placurchased on the market by the operator: (i) description; name of the species
Amendment 133 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The Commission shall adopt measures for the implementation of this Article. The Commission shall, in particular, establish criteriacriteria the operator shall use for assessing whether there is a risk of illegally harvested timber and timber products being placed on the market are defined in Annex XX.
Amendment 141 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The following systems shall be considered as conforming in practice to the requirements of Article 4(1): - felling permit or similar systems granted by the authorities - authorised forest management plans - certificates from recognised certification schemes - legal licences established in the framework of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No2173/2005 - certificates in accordance with EMS (ISO, EMAS and equivalent) - CITES permit - verified or certified tracking systems Where timber or timber products originate from high risk areas as defined in Article 4(2), the systems identified in this paragraph shall not be sufficient and due diligence, as described in Article 4(1) must be exercised.
Amendment 150 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) it has appropriate expertise;
Amendment 161 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) documentation to demonstrate its appropriate expertise;
Amendment 190 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Advisory Group 1. An Advisory Group is to be established, consisting of representatives of interested stakeholders including, inter alia, forest- based industry representatives, forest owners, NGOs and consumer groups and chaired by a representative of the Commission. 2. Representatives of Member States may participate in the meetings either on their own initiative or upon invitation by the Advisory Group. 3. The Advisory Group shall set its rules of procedure which shall be made public on the Commission’s website. 4. The Commission shall provide the technical and logistic support necessary for the Advisory Group and provide the Secretariat for its meetings. 5. The Advisory Group shall examine and issue opinions on matters relating to the application of this Regulation raised by the chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the members of the Advisory Group or the Committee. 6. The Commission shall convey the opinions of the Advisory Group to the Committee.
Amendment 6 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) All Member States will need to make substantial investments to reduce the carbon intensity of their economies by 2020 and those Member States where income per capita is still significantly below the Community average and whose economies are in the process of catching up with the richer Member States will need to make a significant effort to improve energy efficiency. The objectives of eliminating distortions to intra-Community competition and of ensuring the highest degree of economic efficiency in the transformation of the EU economy towards a low carbon economy make it inappropriate to treat economic sectors differently under the Community scheme in individual Member States. It is therefore necessary to develop other mechanisms to support the efforts of those Member States with relatively lower income per capita and higher growth prospects. 90% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned should be distributed amongst Member States according to their relative share of 2005 emissions in the Community scheme. 10% of this quantity should be distributed to the benefit of those Member States for the purpose of solidarity and growth in the Community, to be used to reduce emissions and adapt to the effects of climate change. This distribution of this 10% should take into account levels of income per capita in the year 2005 and the growth prospects of Member States, and be higher for Member States with low income levels per head and high growth prospects. The Member States’ regional differences should also be taken into account in the distribution of allowances. Member States with an average level of income per capita that is more than 20% higher than the average in the Community should contribute to this distribution, except where the direct costs of the overall package estimated in SEC(2008) 85 exceed 0.7% of GDP.
Amendment 15 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) [As regards the approach to allocation, aviation should be treated as other industries which receive transitional free allocation rather than as electricity generators. This means that 80% of allowances should be allocated for free in 2013, and thereafter the free allocation to aviation should decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020. The Community and its Member States should continue to seek to reach an agreement on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation and review the situation of this sector as part of the next review of the Community scheme. The Commission should adopt all the necessary measures to alleviate possible negative economic and social effects on the European Union’s remotest regions and islands (including small island Member States) and thinly-populated Northern areas to which the provisions of this directive apply.]