5 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2011/0429(COD)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Since the most efficient way to cease or phase out the emissions, discharges and losses of those priority hazardous substances that are still manufactured in or imported into the union is to adopt EU measures, the Commission should prepare legislative proposals for including the substances in the REACH candidate list under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC1, or for restricting the manufacture, marketing and use of the substances on their own or in mixtures or articles, as appropriate. For priority substances, EU measures might also be the most cost- efficient and the Commission should prepare legislative proposals ensuring, as appropriate, the inclusion of the substance on the REACH candidate list or the restriction of the manufacture, marketing and use. _____________________ 1 OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A weakness with quality standards for separate substances is that it is the combined effect of the substances present in the environment that is important for the organisms exposed to the substances. The combined effect of the substances in the environment can be more severe than what is indicated by the ratio of the concentration of a specific substance to a quality standard. The Commission should explore the possibilities to enhance Directive 2000/60/EC so that combination effects in the aquatic environment could be addressed.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Furthermore, in order to improve the information basis for future identification of priority substances, in particular as regards emerging pollutants, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the drawing up of a watch list. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations with all relevant stakeholders during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. For the substances for which an EQS for sediment and/or biota is applied, Member States shall monitor the substance in the relevant matrix at least once every yearevery three years, taking this interval as a guideline, unless technical knowledge and expert judgmentopinions justify another interval.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 7 – paragraphs 2 a, 2 b, 2 c and 2 d (new)
Article 7 – paragraphs 2 a, 2 b, 2 c and 2 d (new)
3a. The following paragraphs are added to Article 7: ‘2a. For priority hazardous substances included in Annex X of Directive 2000/60/EC and still being manufactured in or being imported into the EU, the Commission shall within 18 months of their inclusion prepare legislative proposals, ensuring the phasing out of the manufacture, marketing and use, through, inter alia, the authorisation or restriction of the manufacture, placing on the market and use within Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, approval of active substances within the plant protection products regulation or biocides regulation, or other relevant measures. 2b. For priority substances included in Annex X of Directive 2000/60/EC and still being manufactured in or being imported into the EU and for which adequate control of risks to the aquatic environment is not achieved, the Commission shall within 18 months of their inclusion prepare legislative proposals ensuring the progressive reduction of pollution, as appropriate, through, inter alia, the authorisation or restriction of the manufacture, placing on the market and use within Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, approval of active substances within Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 or Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products1, or other relevant measures. 2c. The Commission shall carry out a review by 1 December 2013 with a view to proposing amendments, as appropriate, for further joint action and strengthening of the links between Directive 2000/60/EC and other legislative acts relevant for the protection of the aquatic environment. 2d. The Commission shall carry out a review by 1 December 2013 with a view to proposing amendments to this Directive, as appropriate, for addressing the risks posed by combination effects.’ _____________________ 1 OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1