316 Amendments of Ljudmila NOVAK
Amendment 127 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Soil is a vital, limited, non- renewable and irreplaceable resource that is an essential factor in production and crucial for the economy, the environment and the society.
Amendment 132 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Soil Strategy for 2030 announced that the Commission would table a legislative proposal on soil health to enable the objectives of the Soil Strategy and to achieve good soil health across the EU by 2050. The Commission would also propose intermediate targets. In its resolution of 28 April 2021 on soil protection42, the European Parliament emphasised the importance of protecting soil and promoting healthy soils in the Union, bearing in mind that the degradation continues, despite the limited and uneven action being taken in some Member States. The European Parliament called on the Commission to design a Union wide common legal framework, with full respect for the subsidiarity principle, for the protection and sustainable use of soil, addressing all major soil threats. _________________ 42 European Parliament resolution of 28 April 2021 on soil protection (2021/2548(RSP)).
Amendment 148 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The long-term objective of the Directive is to achieve healthy soils by 2050. As an intermediate step, in light of the limited knowledge about the condition of soils and about the effectiveness and costs of the measures to regenerate their health, the directive takes a staged approach. In the first stage the focus will be on setting up the soil monitoring framework and assessing the situation of soils throughout the EU. It also includes requirements to lay down measures to manage soils sustainably and regenerate unhealthy soils once their condition is established, but without imposing an obligation to achieve healthy soils by 2050 neither intermediate targets. This proportionate approach will allow sustainable soil management and regeneration of unhealthy soils to be well prepared, incentivised and set in motion. In a second stage, as soon as the results of the first assessment of soils and trends analysis are available, the Commission will take stock of the progress towards the 2050 objective and the experience thereof, and will propose a review of the directive if necessary, including setting intermediate targets and quantitative targets for soil health improvement and limiting soil degradation, land take and soil sealing, to accelerate progress towards 2050.
Amendment 153 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure an appropriate governance on soils, Member States should be required to appoint a competent authority for each soil district. Member States should be allowed to appoint any additional competent authority at appropriate level including at national or regional level. In order to keep costs under control, Member States should primarily appoint authorities that are already set up (working). One authority may be responsible for several areas, which can improve consistency in the implementation of the Directive and reduce costs through synergies and economies of scale.
Amendment 162 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to create incentives, Member States should set up mechanisms to recognize the efforts of landowners and land managers to maintain the soil in healthy condition, including in the form of optional soil health certification complementary to the Union regulatory framework for carbon removals, and supporting the implementation of the renewable energy sustainability criteria set out in article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council50. The Commission should facilitate soil health certification by inter alia exchanging information and promoting best practices, raising awareness and assessing feasibility of developing recognition of certification schemes at Union level. Synergies between different certification schemes should be exploited as much as possible to reduce administrative burden for those applying for relevant certifications. _________________ 50 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 (recast) (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 167 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The assessment of soil health based on the monitoring network should be accurate while at the same time keeping the costs of such monitoring at reasonable level. It is therefore appropriate to lay down criteria for sampling points that are representative of the soil condition under different soil types, climatic conditions and land use. The grid of sampling points should be determined by using geostatistical methods and be sufficiently dense to provide an estimation of the area of healthy soils, at national level, within an uncertainty of not more than 5%. This value is commonly considered to provide a statistically sound estimation and reasonable assurance that the objective has been achieved. It is extremely important that the soil monitoring methodology and framework include, in addition to the sampling point, uniform sampling criteria and a uniformly defined sampling depth.
Amendment 168 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The Commission should assist and support Member States’ monitoring of soil health by continuing to carry out and enhancing regular in-situ soil sampling and related soil measurements (LUCAS soil) as part of the Land Use/Cover Area frame statistical Survey (LUCAS) Programme. For that purpose, the LUCAS Programme shall be enhanced and upgraded to fully align it with the specific quality requirements to be met for the purpose of this Directive. In order to alleviate the burden, Member States should be allowed to take into account the soil health data surveyed under the enhanced LUCAS soil. The Member States thuswhich opt for such supported should tmake the necessary legal arrangements to ensure that the Commission can carry out such in-situ soil sampling, including on privately owned fields, with the agreement of the owners, and in compliance with applicable national or Union legislation.
Amendment 172 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Building on and upgrading the existing EU soil observatory, the Commission should establish a digital soil health data portal that should be compatible with the EU Data Strategy51 and the EU data spaces and which should be a hub providing access to soil data coming from various sources. That portal should primarily include all the data collected by the Member States and the Commission as required by this Directive. It should also be possible to integrate in the portal, on a voluntary basis, other relevant soil data collected by Member States or any other party (and in particular data resulting from projects under Horizon Europe and the Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’), provided that those data meet certain requirements as regards format and specifications. This data should be made publicly available in a format that can be used by landowners, the research community and the public. Those requirements should be specified by the Commission by way of implementing acts. _________________ 51 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a European strategy for data, COM(2020)66 final.
Amendment 202 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) It is therefore essential that this Directive provides a framework for both substances and materials to be included in the monitoring of soil contaminants, and for the establishment of environmental quality standards and a set of measures to prevent and remediate soil contamination from known and emerging threats, including the possibility of removing toxins by planting toxin-extracting plants.
Amendment 208 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council69 mandates the release of public sector data in free and open formats. The overall objective is to continue the strengthening of the EU’s data economy by increasing the amount of public sector data available for re-use, ensuring fair competition and easy access to public sector information, and enhancing cross- border innovation based on data. The main principle is that government data should be open by default and design. Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council70 is aimed at guaranteeing the right of access to environmental information in the Member States in line with the Aarhus Convention. The Aarhus Convention and Directive 2003/4/EC encompass broad obligations related both to making environmental information available upon request and actively disseminating such information. Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council71 is also of broad scope, covering the sharing of spatial information, including data sets on different environmental topics. It is important that provisions of this Directive related to access to information and data- sharing arrangements complement those Directives and do not create a separate legal regime. Therefore, the provisions of this Directive regarding information to the public and information on monitoring of implementation should be without prejudice to Directives (EU) 2019/1024, 2003/4/EC and 2007/2/EC. Since the publication of the data will have a significant impact on the value of land, both farmland and building land, in spatial planning, etc., it is important to check that the methodology used is correct and that the data are accurate and reliable before being published. _________________ 69 Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information, (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56). 70 Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26). 71 Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 219 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The objective of the Directive is to put in place a solid and coherent soil monitoring framework for all soils across the EU and to continuously improve soil health in the Union with the view to achieve healthy soils by 2050 and maintain soils in healthy condition, so that they can supply multiple ecosystem services, including as part of the water cycle, at a scale sufficient to meet environmental, societal and economic needs, prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, increase the resilience against natural disasters and for food security and that soil contamination is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and the environment, taking into account technical feasibility and economic proportionality.
Amendment 229 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) monitoring and, assessment, maintenance and improvement of soil health;
Amendment 242 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘soil’ means the top layer of the Earth’s crust situated between the bedrock and the land surface, which is transformed by weather and by chemical and biological processes and is composed of mineral particles, organic matter, water, air and living organisms;
Amendment 244 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘ecosystem services’ means direct or indirect contributions of ecosystems to the economic, social, cultural, environmental and other benefits that people derive from those ecosystems;: safe, nutritious and sufficient food, biomass, clean water, nutrient cycling, pollutant regulation, carbon storage and habitat for biodiversity.
Amendment 262 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘sustainable soil management practice’ means soil management practices that maintain or enhance the ecosystem services provided by the soil without impairing the functions enabling those services, or being detrimental to other properties of the environment;
Amendment 268 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘contaminated site’ means a delineated area of one or several plots with confirmed presence of soil contamination caused by point-source anthropogenic activitiesthe presence of a chemical or substance in the soil in a concentration that may be harmful to human health or the environment;
Amendment 271 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘artificial land’ means land used as a platform for constructions and infrastructure orsoil sealing or land used as a direct source of raw material or as archive for historic patrimony at the expense of the capacity of soils to provide other ecosystem services;
Amendment 275 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
(17a) ‘Soil sealing’ is a form of removing soil from the natural state and means the permanent covering of the soil surface with impermeable artificial materials, resulting in the irreparable loss of soil;
Amendment 279 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘public concerned’ means the public affected or likely to be affected by soil degradation, or having an interest in the decision-making procedures related to the implementation of the obligations under this Directive, including land owners, land managers and land users, as well as non- governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment and meeting any requirements under national law.
Amendment 333 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Member States shall, in the first instance, designate authorities that are already established (operating) to implement these new tasks. One authority may be responsible for several districts or for all districts in the Member State.
Amendment 342 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the soil sampling points and sampling depth to be determined in accordance with Articles 8(1a) and 8(2);
Amendment 352 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, subject to agreement from Member States concerned, as part of the Land Use and Coverage Area frame Survey (LUCAS) statistical programme, carry out regular soil measurements on soil samples taken in- situ, based on the relevant descriptors and methodologies referred to in Articles 7 and 8, to support Member States’ monitoring of soil health. Where a Member State provides agreement in accordance with this paragraph, it shall ensure that the Commission can carry out such in-situ soil sampling.
Amendment 391 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall determine the criteria for taking samples at sampling points by applying the methodology set out in part A of Annex II.
Amendment 416 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that soil health assessments are performed at least every 5 years, issuing a report on relative improvement, trends, progress or regression, and that the first soil health assessment is performed by … (OP: please insert the date = 5 years after date of entry into force of the Directive).
Amendment 477 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may adopt implementing acts to harmonise the format of optional soil health certification. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21.
Amendment 561 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) (c) opening and restoring soil ecosystem services.
Amendment 562 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) (d) concentration of urbanised areas taking into account the conservation of green spaces and natural terrain; and
Amendment 563 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) (e) revitalisation of brownfield sites.
Amendment 590 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) occurrence of any disease that is presumed to be linked to exposure to contamination via the soil as a result of local or diffuse pollution.
Amendment 593 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of the first subparagraph point (a), Member Statesthe Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament shall lay down a list of potentially contaminating risk activities. Those activities may be further classified according to their risk to cause soil contamination based on scientific evidence.
Amendment 601 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules concerning the deadline, content, form and the prioritisation of the soil investigations, taking into account environmental, social and economic aspects. Those rules shall be established in accordance with the risk- based approach referred to in Article 12 and the list of potentially contaminating risk activities referred to in Article 13(2), second subparagraph.
Amendment 606 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall define what constitutes anAnnex VIII lays down minimum standards in relation to unacceptable risk for human health and the environmental health resulting from contaminated sites by taking into account existing scientific knowledge, and the precautionary principle, taking local specificities, and current and future land use into consideration.
Amendment 616 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The risk reduction measures may consist of the measures referred to in Annex V. When deciding on the appropriate risk reduction measures, the competent authority shall take into consideration the costs, benefits, effectiveness, durability, and technical feasibility of available risk reduction measures. Member States shall always aim to prevent and remove soil contamination.
Amendment 630 #
2023/0232(COD)
Given the priority inherently attached to the establishment of soil monitoring and sustainable management and regeneration of soils, the implementation of this Directive shall be supported by existing Union financial programmes in accordance with their applicable rules and conditions. The Commission shall propose recommendations to improve and facilitate the use of funds and integrate soil monitoring and sustainable management into funding under the next MFF.
Amendment 668 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Prior to the first publication of data, the Commission shall carry out an analysis, together with the Member States, to ensure that the data are robust and reliable.
Amendment 738 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) when fertilization is applied, ensure adaptation to the needs of the plant and trees at the given location and in the given period, and to the condition of soil, improve the efficiency of nutrient use and prioritize circular solutions that enrich the organic content;
Amendment 17 #
2023/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) To ensure the effectiveness of this Directive, every EU flag State should carry its fair share of inspections, commensurate with the size and type of its fleet. A yearly minimum inspection quota of at least 20% of ships flying its flag for every Member State should therefore be set.
Amendment 46 #
2023/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/21/EC
Article 4b – paragraph 4
Article 4b – paragraph 4
4. In order to ensure harmonisation of the supplementary flag State inspections referred to in Article 4a(2) point (c), the Commission, after consulting the high level group on flag State matters referred to in Article 9a(1), shall adopt implementing acts to define the uniform measures to determine the minimum requirements for the implementation of the obligations provided for by paragraph 1. To ensure the effectiveness of this Directive, these minimum requirements shall in particular include a yearly minimum inspection quota of at least 20% of ships flying its flag for every Member State, commensurate with the size and type of its fleet. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 10(2).’
Amendment 68 #
2023/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2009/21/EC
Article 9
Article 9
(9) Article 9 is deletedReports and Review Every five years from the date of entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application of this Directive. This report shall contain an assessment of the performance of the Member States as flag States. This report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, with a proposal for review of this Directive.
Amendment 25 #
2023/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) On this basis, the ship risk profile should be updated to reflect environmental issues by attaching more importance to the environmental performance, including the operational carbon intensity of the ships being inspected as well as to environmental related deficiencies and detentions.
Amendment 28 #
2023/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Once the IMO has concluded the revision of its carbon intensity indicator (CII), in order to properly reflect the environmental performance of ships, and not other unrelated parameters such as their operational profile, this revised CII should be included among the environmental performance indicators within the ship risk profile under this Directive.
Amendment 63 #
2023/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Environmental parameters shall be based on the Carbon Intensity Indicator of the ship and the number of deficiencies relating to MARPOL, AFS, BWM Convention, CLC 92, Bunkers Convention and Nairobi Conventions in accordance with Annex I, Part I.3 and Annex II.
Amendment 89 #
Amendment 90 #
2023/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
The Commission shall by [OP: Please insert a date: tenfive years from the date of entry into force of this amending Directive] submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of, and compliance with, this Directive. The Commission shall determine on the basis of the report whether it is necessary to propose an amending Directive or further legislation in this area. In any case, and as soon as the IMO has concluded the revision of its carbon intensity indicator (CII), the Commission shall propose a targeted revision to this Directive in order to include this revised CII among the environmental performance indicators within the ship risk profile under this Directive.
Amendment 99 #
2023/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 113 #
2023/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2009/16/EC
Annex 2– table
Annex 2– table
Amendment 30 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Council Directive 2001/110/EC20 lays down definitions, names, common rules on composition, quality, and labelling requirements for honey. _________________ 20 Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).
Amendment 38 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthening consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and the details of this origin in case of blending, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packagingin descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging. Given the particular interest shown by consumers in the geographical origin of honey in relation to its characteristics and quality, and the need for total transparency in this area, the country or countries of origin in which the honey was harvested must appear on the label in the same visual field as the indication of the product. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one country.
Amendment 50 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The 2023 DG Health - JRC - and OLAF reports on honey adulteration "EU Coordinate action "From the hives"" and "EU Coordinate action to deter certain fraudulent practices in the honey sector - Analytical testing results of imported honeys" highlight a very high percentage of imported honeys suspected of being adulterated and confirm a range of frauds that exist in the honey sector. Some operators use "customised" sugar syrups that are very difficult to detect even with the most sophisticated analytical techniques. The lack of official, validated analytical methods for detecting new types of adulteration with sugar syrups means that national authorities are unable to identify fraudulent honeys. The honey market is faced with a significant supply of honeys that have been adulterated by the addition of sugar syrups, either during the honeyflow or at some stage in the packaging process. Several elements should therefore be clarified or improved in Directive 2001/110/EC to limit the possibilities of fraud and facilitate controls: complementing mandatory traceability measures with a block-chain system, and rejecting filtered honey and honeys whose excessive water content has been reduced by vacuum evaporation.
Amendment 59 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
Amendment 67 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) The term "filtered honey" used in Directive 2001/110/EC is misinterpreted by consumers, who confuse this industrial filtration with the filtration carried out by beekeepers after extracting their honey to remove particles of wax and other foreign elements from the honey. Consequently, filtered honeys as defined in Directive 2001/110/EC should no longer be allowed to be marketed under the name "honey" and the definition of "filtered honey" should be deleted from the text of the Directive. The removal by filtration of some or all of the pollen and figurative elements present in a honey and a filter mesh size of less than 100 µm no longer allows the correct identification of the geographical and/or botanical origin of a honey. This makes it much more difficult to differentiate between sugar syrup or a mixture of honey and syrup and honey. Industrial filtration makes it impossible to trace honey using an analytical approach such as melissopalynology. Annex II to Directive 2001/110/EC should therefore be amended to specify the level of filtration permitted, which does not significantly alter the density and pollen spectrum of the honey, but which does remove most of the foreign matter in the honey.
Amendment 87 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Both the definition of honey in Directive 2001/110/EC and that of the Codex Alimentarius clearly specify the work carried out by bees in the hive after they have harvested their crop, which they transform by combining it with specific materials of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store, and leave to ripen in the combs of the hive. Dehydration followed by ripening are operations carried out by the bees. Outside the European Union, some countries accept that the work of bees is limited to harvesting nectar secretions from plants or honeydew in the production of honey. Unripe honeys produced in this way have a moisture content well in excess of the 20% threshold laid down in Directive 2001/110/EC. Operators work with heated vats under a vacuum to limit the boiling temperature of the water in the honey. However, this process degrades the final product, depleting its aromas and enzymes. Directive 2001/110/EC should therefore prohibit this vacuum evaporation process for honeys.
Amendment 92 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Heat treatment above 40°C (± 5°C) causes degradation of certain constituents of the honey. The indicators currently used, namely HMF and the diastase index, make it possible to evaluate the significant degradation of honeys but do not make it possible to highlight the degradation of more sensitive honey constituents such as invertase. Consumer should be able to differentiate between honeys not exposed to treatments involving heating above 40°C (± 5°C) and other honeys. In order to control the absence of thermal degradation of a honey, a minimum threshold should be set for the presence of invertase in honey, an enzyme that is much more sensitive and degrades very rapidly once high temperatures are reached.
Amendment 105 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 109 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In accordance with Annex I to Directive 2001/112/EC, fruit nectars may contain added sugars and/or honey. In order to support the production and marketing of fruit, while taking into account the need to stimulate product reformulation to reduce the amount of sugars present in fruit nectars, the proportion of sugars and/or honey that may be added to fruit nectars that are naturally low in acidity and palatable should be lowered.
Amendment 134 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
(1a) In Article 2, paragraph 2, subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: "2. the product names referred to in Annex I, points 2 and 3, shall apply only to the products defined therein and shall be used in trade to designate them. These names may be replaced by the simple product name "honey", except in the case of filtered honey, comb honey, chunk honey or cut comb in honey and baker's honey. comb honey, honey with pieces of comb and industrial honey." Or. en (02001L0110)
Amendment 179 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 3
Article 3
Article 3 In the case of filtered honey and baker's honeis replaced by the following: "Article 3 In the case of honey intended for industry, bulk containers, packs and tradeaging and sales documentsation shall clearly indicate the full product name, as referred to in Annex I, point 2(b)(viii), and point 3. set out in point 3 of Annex I." Or. en (02001L0110)
Amendment 185 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 192 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
The following Article 4a is added: "Article 4a MEASURES RELATING TO HONEY TRACABILITY Guidelines The identification data that must accompany honey throughout the food chain, from producer to consumer, and which must be entered into the blockchain system are as follows: 1. Harvesting beekeeper references 2. Lot defined by the harvesting beekeeper 3. The specific identifier assigned by the non-European operator ensuring the sale to the EU market of batches of honey harvested in a non-EU country. 4. The unique identifier (code) of each operator in the food chain who purchases and processes honey from the beekeeper-harvester. Importers of honey into the EU are treated in the same way as operators and the traceability of honeys applies to them too. 5. Year the honey was harvested if sold in bulk from the beekeeper down the chain. 6. The year of blending if honeys from different geographical origins (country of origin) are blended. 7. In the case of a blend of honeys, indication of the percentages of the different batches of honeys identified by their identifier and creation of a new identifier linked to the initial information. 8. Specific floral or plant origin if mentioned on the packaging of the honey marketed. 9. Geographical origin corresponding to the origin indicated on the marketed honey. The indication of origin must meet at least the requirements of Article 2(4)(a), i.e. the country of harvest. The information on origin may not be modified under any circumstances and must always appear when the honey is mixed or in transit. All packaging of blended honey, from the barrel to the jar, must be labelled with the last identifier assigned to the honey, so that it can be linked to all the honeys of origin and to the various blends made by the intermediary operator(s).
Amendment 214 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 f (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 f (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 2
Annex II – paragraph 2
In Annex II, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "When placed on the market as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey shall not have added to it any food ingredient, including food additives, nor shall any other additions be made other than honey. Honey must, as far as possible, be free from organic or inorganic matters foreign to its composition. With the exception of point 3 of Annex I, it must not have any foreign tastes or odours, have begun to ferment, have an artificially changed acidity or have been heated in such a way that the natural enzymes have been either destroyed or significantly inactivated. , or have been exposed to vacuum evaporation." Or. en (02001L0110)
Amendment 221 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 i (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 i (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 3
Annex II – paragraph 3
Amendment 224 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 6 a (new)
In Annex II, the following paragraph 6a is added: "6a. Invertase index (Gontarski unit) Determined after processing and blending. - generally, not less than 50 U/kg - honeys with a low natural enzyme content, not less than 25 U/kg"
Amendment 413 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) two years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 2 of Council Directive 96/53/EC63 and special purpose vehicles provided as it is motor caravan as defined in Annex I, Part A, point 5.1 to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer. __________________ 63 Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59).
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 184 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Due to the environmental benefits of urban wastewater collection and treatment, Member States should have the possibility to adapt their urban wastewater collection and treatment infrastructures where this is necessary to address increased loads of domestic wastewater.
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 11 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas the transport and tourism sectors were among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis and are now affected by the Russian war against Ukraine; whereas the Union transport sector needs to become independent from Russian fossil energy sources and avoid any future dependencies on single countries or world regions for critical energy, fuels or raw materials supply, including for the production of batteries for use in battery electric vehicles and power storage solutions;
Amendment 19 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use the available financial tools in a comprehensive way to maximise their effect on recovery while ensuring adequate long-term funding of Union transport projects with highest possible European added value and return for investment for taxpayers’ money;
Amendment 29 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in fostering the development and timely completion of a high performance trans- European network that is sustainable and interconnected; acknowledges the slight increase in the CEF-transport budget for 2023 compared to 2022 although notes that the increase is impaired by the current economic situation and high inflation rates; underlines that the CEF should also support actions related to safe and secure infrastructure and mobility;
Amendment 33 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and related national plans in stimulating recovery in the transport and tourism sectors; calls on all Member States to set up a dedicated transport sector component in their next National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRP) to ensure comparability and complementarity of national measures with the aim of achieving the highest possible European added value;
Amendment 35 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the findings from the EP Policy Department commissioned study on “The future of transport in the context of the Recovery Plan” that in the revision of National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs), higher focus could be placed on cross-border projects, modal shift to rail and waterborne transport, more and better links between governance and other measures to ensure long-term and sustainable change, and more and better use of financial instruments by supporting bankable projects and projects developed by the private sector;
Amendment 49 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the modest increase in the military mobility budget for 2023 and the attempt to adapt parts of the TEN-T networks for a dual use of the transport infrastructure; underlines that this increase lies below what is necessary in light of the current Russian threat towards the territorial integrity of the Union and our common European peace order; calls therefore for a restoration of the military mobility budget as initially foreseen by European Commission and European Parliament in the MFF proposal;
Amendment 54 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls in particular for the use of unspent Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and NextGenerationEU (NGEU) funds to enable a short-term increase of military mobility spending to the necessary level, until the overall CEF military mobility envelope can be increased accordingly;
Amendment 55 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls for a dedicated new budget line “Connecting Ukraine Facility - Solidarity Lanes” to support transport infrastructure in and towards Ukraine, to enable to transport of critical goods in both directions and in particular to enable the transport of grains, fertilisers, machineries and metallurgical products in light of the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports; underlines that this includes not only terminals at the immediate Union border with Ukraine, but that also rail transport infrastructure, canals, rail and port terminals in Members States must be made fit for purpose to keep Ukrainian trade flows running and to prevent a global food crisis;
Amendment 61 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges due to ongoing economic threat from high inflation to take all the necessary action and mobilise sufficient funding in the 2023 budget to reinforce sustainability of the tourism sector in the Union;
Amendment 63 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls to include within the 2023 budget a basis for the swift development of a roadmap for sustainable tourism which will include innovative measures to reduce the climate and environmental footprint of the sector by developing more sustainable forms of tourism, diversifying the offer, boosting new initiatives for cooperation and developing new digital services while tackling uncertain economic situation due to high inflation;
Amendment 64 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Reiterates calls to create an EU mechanism to monitor the provision of support to micro enterprises and SMEs in the tourism sector, focusing on liquidity and delivering EU added value and transparency in order to increase the ability of those enterprises to access and use EU funds and financial instruments to facilitate the modernisation and implementation of innovative and sustainable projects, ensuring accountability and administrative simplification;
Amendment 67 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the increase in the budget contribution to the Union agencies - European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); underlines the further budgetary needs, reiterates that the funding of these agencies should be aligned with the level of their responsibility and their role in the transition towards decarbonisation of transport modes;
Amendment 71 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges the slight increase in the budgets of the transport Joint Undertakings; highunderlines the further budgetary needs, in lights of the outstanding importance of their work in boosting research and innovation and improving the performance and sustainability of the transport sector.
Amendment 274 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
– The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 296 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides41 noted that the Union must act without delay to transition to a more sustainable use of pesticides and called on the Commission to propose an ambitious Union-wide binding target for the reduction of pesticide use. The European Parliament re-affirmed its call for binding reduction targets in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally- friendly food system42 . . However, the European Parliament in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system avoided setting a numerical Union-wide binding target for the reduction of pesticide use. The European Parliament also called on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide binding target, ensure a level playing field, as well as how it will clarify the baselines for these reduction targets, taking into account the different starting points, efforts undertaken and characteristics of each Member State. __________________ 41 P8_TA(2019)0082, 12 February 2019. 42 P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021.
Amendment 332 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 353 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
Amendment 374 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The objective of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to make substantial progress in the reduction of the use of chemical plant protection products in an economically viable way. In order to achieve that aim, it is necessary to set quantified targets at Union and Member State levels for the reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and the use of more hazardous plant protection products to monitor progress. National targets should be established by national law in order to ensure adequate progress and accountability in relation to them. These bindingMember States should contribute to approach the EU target, in line with each Member state’s contribution to the EU average of use of chemical plant protection products. These national targets should also be achieved by Member States by 2030. The reduction in the use of chemical plant protection products is expected to significantly reduce occupational safety and health risks for professional users.
Amendment 386 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and substantial differences in intensity of pesticide use and availability of active substances between Member States, it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targets (“national 2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use is best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placed on the market, and therefore used, in the form of plant protection products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were applied. Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, and in particular of the more hazardous pesticides, correlates with greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater risks to human health and the environment and less sustainable farming practices. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. In addition, in order to give recognition to past efforts by Member States, they should also be allowed to take into account historical progress prior to the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting national 2030 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of chemical plant protection products, they should now make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while also taking account of their intensity of pesticide use. In addition, Member state’s contribution to the EU average of use of chemical plant protection products should be taken into account when setting national 2030 reduction targets. Where Member States contribute more to the EU average of plant protection products use, they should also make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets and an adequate level of ambition, minimum limits should be laid down for national 2030 reduction targets. The EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due to permanent constraints such as their remoteness to the European continent, insularity and high exposure to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets, where a Member State reaches the level of its 2030 national reduction target before 2030, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national reduction target. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targets and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 412 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States should draft and publish national action plans. In order for the Member State national action plans to be effective, they should contain quantitative objectives, references to binding national 2030 reduction targets as set out in national law, together with related indicative targets set out in the national action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the national 2030 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.
Amendment 419 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The current provision in the Article 34 of the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council grants an exemption from supplying, in support of the authorisation application, the relevant tests and study reports to applicants who demonstrate that data protection period for a plant protection product has expired. Such provision does not incentivise investments in new technologies that could contribute to reaching the Union 2030 reduction targets. Approval processes for technological innovations in the EU should benefit from the "fast track" procedure in order to provide professional users with the broader range of solutions on the one side and faster reduction of the plant protection product use on the use on the other. Plant protection products with the proven reduction of the dose rates of the active substance should be evaluated as a priority.
Amendment 428 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide reduction targets (‘Union 2030 reduction targets’) as well as national 2030 reduction targets, it is necessary to increase the availability and use of effective and affordable biological control and other non-chemical alternatives. Availability of these effective and affordable alternatives will incentivise the adoption of low pesticide-input pest management practices such as organic and agroecological farming.
Amendment 465 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) An approach to pest control that follows integrated pest management in ensuring careful consideration of all available means that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms, while keeping the use of chemical plant protection products to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and minimising risks to human health and the environment is necessary for the protection of human health and the environment. ‘Integrated pest management’ emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems, encourages natural pest control mechanisms and uses chemical control only when all other control means are exhausted. To ensure that integrated pest management is implemented consistently on the ground, it is necessary to lay down clear rules in this Regulation. In order to comply with the obligation to follow integrated pest management, a professional user should consider and implement all methods and practices that avoid the use of plant protection products. Chemical plant protection products should only be used when all other control means have been exhausted. In order to ensure and monitor compliance with this requirement, it is important that professional users keep a record of the reasons why they apply plant protection products or the reasons for any other action taken in line with integrated pest management and of advice received in support of their implementation of integrated pest management from independent advisors. These records are also required for aerial applications as much as possible.
Amendment 476 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) In order not to burden small farms with additional sustainability requirements already set in the National CAP Strategic Plans, integrated pest management shall be mandatory only for professional users, whose size of agricultural holdings is above the average size of the agricultural holding in the Member State. Member States should also be allowed to put additional minimum thresholds for the mandatory application of integrated pest management with setting the minimum thresholds of hectares of arable land and land under permanent crops per crop type.
Amendment 483 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to facilitate compliance with integrated pest management, it is necessary to lay down crop-specific rules that a professional user must follow in relation to the specific crop and region in which the professional user operates. Such rules should convert the requirements of integrated pest management into verifiable criteria that apply to the specific crop. To ensure that the crop-specific rules are in accordance with the requirements of integrated pest management, detailed rules should be laid down as to what they should contain and the Commission should verify their development, implementation and enforcement on the ground. In this regard, the European Parliament welcomes the publication of a database of examples of practices, techniques and technologies across eight established Integrated Pest Management principles, including 273 crop specific guidelines by the European Commission on 28 February 2023. Taking into account the amount of examples indicated in the database, the Parliament underlines the importance of maintaining flexibility in the implementation of Integrated Pest Management across the various Member States, regions and crops grown in the European Union.
Amendment 490 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 515 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Use of plant protection products may have particularly negative impacts in certain areas that are frequently used by the general public or by vulnerable groups, communities in which people live and work and ecologically sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites protected in accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council67 and Council Directive 92/43/EEC68 . If plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public, the possibility of exposure of humans to such plant protection products is high. In order to protect human health and the environment, the use of plant protection products in sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas, should therefore be prohibited. Derogations from the prohibition should only be allowed under certain conditions and on a case-by-case basibe allowed under certain conditions, defined by this Regulation and the Member States. __________________ 67 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 68 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
Amendment 592 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Statistical data on plant protection products collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council74 should be used in calculating these harmonised risk indicators and progress towards achieving binding Union and national targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Given that pesticide use fluctuates between years depending, in particular, on the weather, a three year baseline period is appropriate to take account of such fluctuations. The baseline period for the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011– 2013, as this was the first three year period for which data was received by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 and coincides with the entry into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The baseline period for the calculation of progress towards the Union 2030 reduction targets is 2015–2017, as this was the three most recent years for which data was available at the time of the announcement of the Farm to Fork Strategy. The baseline period for the calculation of a new harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024, as this will be the first three year period for which data on the areas treated under each authorisation for an emergency situation in plant protection will be available. __________________ 74 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 601 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust statistical data available at Union level relating to the marketing and use of plant protection products are the statistics on the quantities of active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, and the data on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection granted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are used in the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 under Directive 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress towards the binding Union 2030 reduction targets and nationalUnion 2030 reduction targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. The new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be calculated using statistics on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection, the properties of the active substances in plant protection products subject to these authorisations, and the areas treated under these authorisations to better quantify the risks arising from authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection.
Amendment 626 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) In order to enforce the obligations set out in this Regulation, Member States shouldmay lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and ensure that those rules are enforced. The penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. It is also important to provide for Member States to recover costs related to carrying out obligations under this Regulation by means of fees or charges in order to ensure that adequate financial resources are available to competent authorities.
Amendment 645 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 2313 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Advice on the use of a plant protection product to a professional user may only be given by an advisor for whom a training certificate has been issued for following courses for advisors in accordance with Article 25 or who has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 2328 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. A distributor shall only sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a purchaser or his or her representative when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the purchaser or representative is a professional user and holds a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 2334 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Where a purchaser is a legal person, a distributor may sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a representative of the purchaser of the plant protection product when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the representative is the holder of a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 2347 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Each distributor shall ensure that it has sufficient staff that hold a training certificate for following courses for distributors issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5) available at the time of sale to provide adequate responses to purchasers of plant protection products at the moment of sale on their use, related health and environmental risks and the appropriate safety instructions to manage those risks.
Amendment 2378 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority or authorities responsible for the implementation of the system for the training and certification of all training referred to in paragraph 1 and for issuing and renewing training certificates, updating the central electronic register, providing proof of entry in the central electronic register and overseeing that the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 are carried out by the body that provided the training.
Amendment 2381 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. A training certificate or an entry in a central electronic register shall contain the following information:
Amendment 2396 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point g
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point g
(g) the validity period of the training certificate or entry in the central electronic register.
Amendment 2400 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
Article 25 – paragraph 5
5. A competent authority designated in accordance with paragraph 2 shall provide electronica proof of entry in a central electronic register to a professional user, distributor or advisor at the time the entry is made. Such electronic proof shall include a record of the period of validity of the entry in the central electronic register.
Amendment 2408 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
6. A training certificate or an entry in a central electronic register shall be valid for 10 years in the case of a distributor or professional user and for 5 years in the case of an advisor.
Amendment 2411 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. Subject to paragraph 6, a training certificate or an entry in a central electronic register shall only be made or renewed if the holder of the certificate or the person whose name has been entered in the central electronic register demonstrates satisfactory completion of an initial and follow up training or extensive training referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) or (c).
Amendment 2415 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 9
Article 25 – paragraph 9
9. A competent authority designated in accordance with paragraph 2 or an appointed body referred to in paragraph 1 shall withdraw a training certificate if it was incorrectly issued or renewed or shall correct an entry in the central electronic register if it was incorrectly introduced.
Amendment 2525 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – title
Article 29 – title
Amendment 2530 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. By … [OP please insert the date = first day of the month following 9 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], an owner of application equipment in professional use shall enter the fact that he or she is the owner of the application equipment in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33, using the form set out in Annex V, unless the Member State in which the owner uses the equipment has exempted that equipment from inspection in accordance with Article 32(3).
Amendment 2536 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. If application equipment in professional use is sold, the seller and the buyer shall enter the fact of the sale, within 30 days after the sale, in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33, using the form set out in Annex V, unless the application equipment in professional use has been exempted from inspection in the relevant Member State(s) in accordance with Article 32(3). A similar obligation to enter a transfer of ownership in the electronic register applies in the case of any other changes of ownership of application equipment in professional use that has not been exempted from inspection in the relevant Member State(s) in accordance with Article 32(3).
Amendment 2539 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. If application equipment in professional use is withdrawn from use and is not intended to be used again, its owner shall, within 30 days after the withdrawal from use, enter the fact that the equipment has been withdrawn from use in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33, using the form set out in Annex V.
Amendment 2541 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2544 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) establish and maintain a central electronic register to record information on all application equipment in professional use in the Member State;
Amendment 2550 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) use the central electronic register to receive and process third party entries regarding ownership, transfer of ownership, sale, withdrawal from use and return to use of application equipment in professional use;
Amendment 2569 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2574 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2585 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 6
Article 31 – paragraph 6
6. The results of each inspection for which application equipment in professional use passes the test shall be recorded by the competent authority referred to in Article 30 in the central electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 2589 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) recorded by that competent authority in the central electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 2611 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. Application equipment in professional use that has been exempted from inspection in accordance with paragraph 3 shall not be subject to the requirement to make an entry in the electronic register referred to in Article 29 or the registration requirements referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 2615 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 2619 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each competent authority designated by a Member State pursuant to Article 30 shall establish and maintain a central electronic register to record:
Amendment 2696 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2838 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 2 – point 10
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 2 – point 10
10. the percentage of professional users, advisors and distributors trained in the subjects listed in Annex III and holding a training certificate in accordance with Article 25 or who has a proof of entry in a central electronic register in accordance with Article 25(5), broken down by professional users, advisors and distributors;
Amendment 2847 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 4 – point 15
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 4 – point 15
15. the percentage of utilised agricultural area in each Member State that is covered by crop-specific rules that have been made legally binding under national legislatioguidelines in its National action plan.
Amendment 848 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b a (new)
(ba) plants to produce energy from renewable sources, their connection to the grid, the grid itself or storage assets that contribute to climate neutrality by 2050 in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Articles 4(3), 4(5) and 4(7); or
Amendment 1250 #
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 primariexclusively address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer neededwithout actual or potential use for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uses., flood protection or other uses. The assessment shall be done according to EU Guidance on Barrier Removal for River Restoration (EC 2021)
Amendment 6 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that DG Climate Action and DG Budget monitor the 20 % climate mainstreaming target in the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework , and that DG Climate Action supports other DGs in integrating climate in their activities; welcomes the fact that 21 % of the 2020 Union budget was spent on climate-related activities,
Amendment 8 #
2021/2106(DEC)
11. Notes with concern the Court's findingthe Court's conclusions and recommendations in Special Report 18/2020: "The EU’s Emissions Trading System: free allocation of allowances needed better targeting" that free allowances are not well targeted, tended to slow decarbonisation and that the Commission needs to update its procedure for targeting free allowances to reflect the Paris Agreementdespite good reasons for their use, free allocation should be better targeted, and that despite providing significant incentives for improvement of energy efficiency, there is scope to improve the methodology for the benchmarks in light of the obligations of the Union under the Paris Agreement; takes note, in this light, of the recent Commission proposal for the revision of the EU emission trading system (ETS);
Amendment 11 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with an annual report setting out in detail the contribution of each budget item to the climate mainstreaming (at least 30 % under the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)) and the biodiversity (7,5 % as of 2024 and 10% in 2026 and in 2027 under the 2021-2027 MFF) targets, in order to facilitate their monitoring; calls further on the Commission to report whether any budget iteminitiative under the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan fails to respect the "do no significant harm" criterion as referred to in the Taxonomy Regulation; and whether any climate expenditure and expenditure contributing to halting and reversing the decline of biodiversity principle fails to respect the “do no harm” principle as agreed in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources1a; _________________ 1a OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28.
Amendment 124 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Methane emissions are primarily linked to underground mining activities, both in active and abandoned mines24 . In active underground mines, methane concentration in the air is continuously controlled, as it constitutes a health and safety hazard. In the case of underground coalVentilation systems represent one of two maines, the vast majority of the methane emissions occur through ventilation and drainage or degasification systems, which represent the two main ways of lowering methane concentrations in a mine’s airways ways of lowering methane concentrations in a mine’s airways to ensure safety and health of miners. Ventilation air methane (VAM) can be mitigated with or without energy recovery, though the solutions remain comparably expensive, principally because the concentrations of methane emanating from ventilation systems are very low. _________________ 24 (2020) N. Kholod et al Global methane emissions from coal mining to continue growing even with declining coal production, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 256, 120489
Amendment 127 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) For operating underground coal mines, mitigation of methane emissions should be implemented through a closure plan or a phase out of venting and flaring unless it risks endangering environmental safety or safety of operations or personnel. For closed or abandoned underground coal mines, while flooding the mine can prevent methane emissions, this is not systematically done and has environmental risks. Venting and flaring in these mines should also be phased out. As geological constraints and environmental considerations prevent a one-size-fits-all approach to mitigate methane emissions from abandoned underground coal mines31 , Member States should establish their own mitigation plan, taking into consideration those constraints and the technical feasibility of AMM mitigation. Member States should be free to provide incentives to operators that mitigate methane emissions by capturing methane and using it to produce saleable heat and power. _________________ 31 Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Recovery and Use from Abandoned Mines (UNECE, 2019)
Amendment 905 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Venting of methane through a mine ventilation shafts in coal mines emitting more than 0.58 tonnes of methane/kilotonne of coal mined, other than coking coal mines, shall be prohibited from 1 January 2027.
Amendment 930 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Methane concentration measurements shall be taken in accordance with appropriate scientific standards and at least on an hourly basis from all elements listed in part 1(vi) of Annex VII which were found to emit methane. If measurements do not detect any emissions for three consecutive years, no further action shall be taken.
Amendment 357 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) So far only around 8 % (about EUR 52 billion) of support under the national Recovery and Resilience Plans is allocated to industry and to support industry in the climate transition. In order to ensure that the introduction of the new own resource based on 25 % of the revenue of the strengthened EU ETS for the stationary, aviation and maritime sectors contributes not only to the repayment of NextGenerationEU debts, but also to the Union’s climate mainstreaming objectives as required by the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020, Member States should significantly increase their share of the Recovery and Resilience Plans dedicated to support industry in the climate transition.
Amendment 363 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCDs) are an important element to trigger emission reductions in industry, offering the opportunity to guarantee investors in innovative climate-friendly technologies a price that rewards CO2 emission reductions above those induced by the current price levels in the EU ETS. The range of measures that the Innovation Fund can support should be extended to provide support to projects through price- competitive tendering, such as CCDs. CCDs will be an important mechanism to support the development of decarbonisation technologies such as CCS and CCU and optimises the use of available resources. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts on the precise rules for this type of support.
Amendment 412 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) The increasing energy prices are a big concern for citizens, especially low- income families, and industry, especially SMEs. The main cause of rising energy prices is our dependency on fossil fuel imports. That is why the Fit for 55 Package will, in the future, avoid such constraints. In addition to that, the EU ETS should also be better designed to mitigate the minor part of the problem that is linked to the volatility of EU ETS market prices.
Amendment 413 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 b (new)
Recital 42 b (new)
(42b) Unexpected or sudden market volatility or excessive price shocks on the EU carbon market, for example, as a result of sudden changes in market behaviour or excessive speculation, negatively affect market predictability and the stable investment climate which is essential for the planning of decarbonization and innovation investments. Therefore, the measures in the event of excessive price fluctuations will be strengthened in a targeted manner to improve the assessment of and reaction to unwarranted price evolutions. These targeted improvements should continue to ensure the proper functioning of the carbon markets, including the role of intermediaries and financial actors in providing liquidity to the market and market access for compliance actors, notably SMEs, while avoiding unexpected or sudden volatility or price shocks.
Amendment 414 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 c (new)
Recital 42 c (new)
(42c) The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is preparing an assessment of carbon market integrity and transparency, expected to be published by the end of March 2022. This report should be followed, as soon as possible, by a legislative proposal by the Commission to introduce a transparency mechanism for the European carbon markets. However, to continuously monitor market integrity and transparency and guide any rapid potential action, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) should annually assess and report on the market integrity and transparency of the market and, where relevant, issue further recommendations for targeted improvements. This annual assessment should in particular examine market volatility and price evolution, the operation of the auctions and trading operations on the market, liquidity and the volumes traded, and the categories and trading behaviour of market participants. Targeted improvements could, for example, include a modification of the reporting of positions held by different categories of participants and penalty mechanisms for market abuse as set out in Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 [Market Abuse Regulation], for example through a fluctuating penalty based on the previous year’s average auction price, the non-delivery of allowances, the adjustment of the quantity of subsequent auctions, or a combination thereof. The recommendations should be assessed in the Commission report which may be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal by the Commission to improve integrity and transparency of the European carbon markets.
Amendment 533 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52 a (new)
Recital 52 a (new)
(52a) Since the transport sector is currently the only sector that has failed to deliver any reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, a significant level of investment in sustainable transport options is required to achieve the Union climate goals and support a modal shift to environmentally friendly forms of transport. Therefore, at least 15 % of the expected revenues from the increased trading of emissions to arise as a result of the extension of the scope of the EU ETS and the introduction of a new EU ETS for heating, transport and other fuels pursuant to this Directive, including 15 % of the national revenues to be allocated by Member States as well as 15 % of the revenues under the Innovation Fund, should be allocated to the further development of public transport, in particular railway and bus systems.
Amendment 760 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EU
Article 3gd a (new)
Article 3gd a (new)
Article 3gda Contractual arrangements Where the ultimate responsibility for the purchase of the fuel or the operation of the ship is assumed, pursuant to a contractual arrangement, by an entity other than the shipping company, that entity shall be responsible under the contractual arrangement for covering the costs arising from the implementation of this Directive. For the purposes of this Article, ‘operation of the ship’ means determining the cargo carried by, or the route and speed of the ship. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the shipping company has appropriate and effective means of recovering the costs referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in accordance with Article 16.
Amendment 868 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(ba) in paragraph 3, first subparagraph, point (f) is replaced by the following: “(f) to encourage a shift to low- emission, zero-emission and public forms of transport;, including the development of passenger and freight rail transport and bus services and technologies;”
Amendment 889 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(ca) in paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is inserted: “By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States shall use at least 15 % of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances for the development of public transport, in particular passenger and freight rail transport and bus services and technologies, as referred to in point (f) of the first subparagraph.”
Amendment 914 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(da) the following paragraph is added: “5a. Following the first European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) assessment of carbon market integrity and transparency to be published by the end of March 2022, the Commission shall, where appropriate, present as soon as possible a legislative proposal to introduce a transparency mechanism for the European carbon markets.”
Amendment 915 #
2021/0211(COD)
(db) the following paragraph is added: “5b. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) shall regularly monitor the market integrity and transparency of the European carbon market. Each year, it shall produce a public report on the market integrity and transparency of the market, in particular examining the functioning of the market in light of any market volatility and price evolution, the operation of the auctions and trading operations on the market, liquidity and the volumes traded, and the categories and trading behaviour of market participants. Where relevant, this report shall include recommendations to strengthen market integrity and transparency. These recommendations shall, in particular, consider targeted revisions of the measures in the event of excessive price fluctuations or a modification of the penalty mechanisms, for example through a fluctuating penalty based on the previous year’s average auction price, the non-delivery of allowances, the adjustment of the quantity of subsequent auctions, or a combination thereof. These recommendations shall be assessed in the Commission report pursuant to paragraph 5 which shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal by the Commission to improve the transparency and integrity of the European carbon market pursuant to Article 29.”
Amendment 1196 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EU
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
At least 15 % of the allowances made available to the Innovation Fund under this paragraph shall be used for the further development of public transport, in particular railway and bus systems, addressing both the physical and digital infrastructure and fleets.
Amendment 1198 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EU
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Innovation Fund may also support Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCDs) to support decarbonisation technologies like CCS and CCU for which the carbon price might not be a sufficient incentive. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning the rules on the operation of the CCDs by the 31 December 2023.
Amendment 1341 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
An obligation to surrender allowances shall not arise in respect of emissions of greenhouse gases which are considered to have been captured and utilised to become permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use and disposal.
Amendment 1388 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new)
Directive 2007/87/EU
Article 29 a
Article 29 a
(19b) Article 29a is replaced by the following: "Article 29a Measures in the event of excessive price fluctuations 1. If, for more than six consecutive months, the average allowance price is more than threetwo times the average price of allowances during the two preceding years on the European carbon market, the Commission shall immediately convene a meeting of the Committee established by Article 9 of Decision No 280/2004/ECrelease 100 million allowances covered by this Chapter from the Market Stability Reserve in accordance with Article 1(7) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814 over a period of six months. 1a. If, after the period of six months referred to in paragraph 1, the condition in paragraph 1 is still met, the Commission shall immediately convene a meeting of the Committee established by Article 9 of Decision No 280/2004/EC to assess if the price evolution referred to in paragraph 1 corresponds to changing market fundamentals. 2. If the price evolution referred to in paragraph 1 does not correspond to changing market fundamentals, as a matter of urgency, one of the following measures may be adoptedshall be taken, taking into account the degree of price evolution: (a) a measure which allows Member States to bring forward the auctioning of a part of the quantity to be auctioned; (b) a measure which allows Member States to auction up to 25 % of the remaining allowances in the new entrants reserve. Those measures shall be adopted in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 23(4). 3. Any measure shall take utmost account of the reports submitted by the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council pursuant to Article 29, as well as any other relevant information provided by Member States. 4. The arrangements for the application of these provisions shall be laid down in the acts referred to in Article 10(4). (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02003L0087-20210101)" Or. en
Amendment 1466 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 d – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 30 d – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) measures intended to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission vehicles or to provide financial support for the deployment of fully interoperable refuelling and recharging infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles or measures to encourage a shift to public forms of transport, in particular the development of passenger and freight rail transport and bus services and technologies, and improve multimodality, or to provide financial support in order to address social aspects concerning low and middle-income transport users.
Amendment 1471 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 d – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 d – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1570 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Decision 2015/1814/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 7
Article 1 – paragraph 7
(ca) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: "7. In any year, if paragraph 6 of this Article is not applicable and measures are adopted under Article 29a, paragraph 1 of Directive 2003/87/EC, 100 million allowances shall be released from the reserve and added to the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC. Where fewer than 100 million allowances are in the reserve, all allowances in the reserve shall be released under this paragraph. ”; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02015D1814- 20180408&qid=1644861141149)
Amendment 47 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is essential to ensure that the investments and reforms undertaken as part of the recovery from the pandemic are implemented in a sustainable manner and advance the green transition of the European Union. It should continue to apply to the reforms and investments supported by the Facility, with one targeted and timely exemption to safeguard the EU’ immediate energy security concerns. Considering the objective of diversifying energy supplies away from Russian suppliers, the reforms and investments set out in those REPowerEU chapters which aim to improve energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for oil and gas and are completed by 31 December 2025 should not be required to comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ and should therefore be exempted from such assessment. To ensure that such an exemption does not jeopardise the integrity of the European Union’s 2030 and 2050 climate targets, the Commission should also include an assessment of the climate and environmental impacts of this time-limited derogation and measures how to compensate them in its annual reports. In addition, this derogation should only be applicable to 25% of the total estimated cost of the REPowerEU chapter of each plan.
Amendment 55 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Cross-border and multi-country projects, particularly those in the field of energy, have an important contribution to the achievement of the REPowerEU objectives. Therefore, at least 50% of the financial allocation of the REPowerEU chapter of each national plan should be allocated to measures for cross-border or multi-country projects.
Amendment 57 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Energy efficiency and renewable energies are the only solution to green our energy use. Therefore, it is imperative that all Member States take this chance and divert their investments under this Regulation in the achievement of their medium and long-term climate and energy targets. Therefore, Member States should only be able to receive revenues for their REPowerEU chapters under the condition that they have implemented the increased targets for EED and RED as proposed by the Commission under Directive (EU) 2022/222 (RePowerEU).
Amendment 67 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) While extending the current intake rate of allowances to the Market Stability Reserve is needed to prevent in long term a significant increase of the surplus of allowances in the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, the current economical and geopolitical situation requires the Union to mobilise available resources to rapidly diversify Union’s energy supply and reduce dependence on fossil fuels before 2030. In this context, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 and Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council5 should be amended to extend the doubling of the 24% intake rate of the Market Stability Reserve until 2030, while allowing for an temporary and exceptional release and monetisation of a portionnumber of allowances from the Market Stability Reserve and directing revenues towards reforms and investments contributing to REPowerEU objectives, in the Recovery and Resilience Facility framework, without impacting the achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate target. Therefore, the same number of allowances should be placed back in the Market Stability Reserve following the end of this temporary and exceptional release and monetisation of allowances and by 2030 at the latest. __________________ 4 Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC, OJ L 264/1 5 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
Amendment 139 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) boosting energy efficiency in buildings, decarbonising industry, increasing production and uptake of sustainable biomethane and renewable or fossil-free hydrogen and increasing the share of renewable energy, including through measures to speed up permitting processes for plants producing renewable energy,
Amendment 146 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 21c – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The reforms and investments in accordance with Article 21c(1a) shall be limited to a maximum of 25% of the total estimated cost of the REPowerEU chapter of each plan.
Amendment 147 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 21c – paragraph 1 b (new)
(1b) At least 50% of the total financial allocation of the REPowerEU chapters shall be used to finance exclusively cross- border or multicountry investments and reforms contributing to the objectives outlined in Article 21c (1).
Amendment 159 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Article 21c – paragraph 4
(4) By way of derogation from Articles 5(2), 17(4), 18(4) point (d) and 19(3) points (d), the principle of “do no significant harm” within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 shall not apply to the reforms and investments expected to contributeing to the REPowerEU objectives under paragraph 1, point (a) of this Article. This derogation shall only apply to reforms and investments to be completed by 31 December 2025. In accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the Commission shall also present in its reports to the European Parliament and the Council the environmental and climate-related impact of the time-limited application of this derogation and present which measures are taken by the European Union and the Member States to compensate for any resulting negative impact on the environment and the path to reach the EU's emissions reduction target as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.
Amendment 181 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10e – paragraph 1
Article 10e – paragraph 1
(1) For the period until 31 December 2026[12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], the allowances released pursuant to Article 1(6) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814 shall be auctioned until the amount of revenue obtained from such auctioning has reached EUR 20 billion. This revenue shall be made available to the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 for the purpose of contributing to the REPowerEU objectives as set out in Article 21c(1) of that Regulation and shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of that Regulation.
Amendment 195 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for a period until 31 December 2026[12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], a number of allowances shall be released from the reserve and auctioned in accordance with Article 10e of Directive 2003/87/EC, until the amount of revenue obtained from such auctioning has reached EUR 20 billion. Over a period of 48 months beginning on 1 January 2027, the same number of allowances as is released from the reserve in accordance with this subparagraph shall be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of that Directive and shall be placed in the reserve.
Amendment 198 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall apply from the date by which the Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) 2022/222 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Amendment 6 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the aim of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to establish a sustainable, healthy and resilient food system, which benefits consumers in the EU while providing sustainable solutions to the new challenges caused and highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that Europeans’ diets are often not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a shift in consumption patterns will be needed towards more plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environment; in this regard, calls on the Commission to develop EU-guidelines to properly inform consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet while helping Member States to integrate sustainability elements in their food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs);
Amendment 40 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. In the light of pursuing a successful European Food system, stresses the need to avoid overlaps and discrepancies among existing environmental and food-related EU policies; asks, therefore, the Commission to review on a regular basis the overall consistency among the different policy tools;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to step up its support for regional food systems and short supply chains, which act ascan be a source of fresh, and sustainable and better quality products for consumers; takes the view that legislation on European public procurement should be revised in order tounderlines the significant role the public procurement plays in fostering local, high-quality food supply systems;
Amendment 68 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to promote alternative business models, such as consumer-friendly cooperative schemes and packaging free shops;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Given the food packaging’s high impacts on the environment, particularly when littered, calls on the Commission to clarify the concepts of “(over)packaging” and “unnecessary packaging”; asks, therefore, to the Commission to increase the sustainability of food distribution through specific measures; in this context, welcomes the Commission intentions to review the Packaging and Packaging Waste Legislation;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the establishment of a governance framework and a code of conduct for food and retail businesses, in order to make them accountable and aware of the importance of sustainability and health; insists that the code of conduct must be accompanied by a robust monitoring and evaluation mechanism;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to promote healthier and sustainable diets by introducing nutritionalent profiles, accompanied by mandatory and harmonised labelling of the nutritional value of foods on the front of packaging, based on robust scientific evidence and proven consumer understanding;
Amendment 126 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regards it as essential, further, to keep consumers better informed by introducing mandatory origin labelling of food, which would be broadened to cover animal welfare, sustainability and pesticide residue levelsconsidering introducing food labelling regarding animal welfare, sustainability and pesticide residue levels; in light of this, asks the Commission to carry out an impact assessment based on sound scientific knowledge;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that dual quality of food products is unacceptable and needs to be fully counteracted to avoid discrimination and misleading of EU consumers; in this regard, calls the Commission to monitor closely the situation on the market and propose targeted legislation when necessary; in addition, stresses the importance to strengthen the role of consumer organisations in identifying potentially misleading branding practices as well as misleading information provided on the packaging;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CWelcomes the Commission intention to propose legally binding targets to reduce the food waste in the EU; furthermore, calls on the Commission to clarify the current legislationEU rules on date marking on “use-by dates, in order to reduce” and “best before” dates in order to prevent and reduce food waste and food loss; in this regard, ask the Commission to promote a multi- stakeholder approach to empower consumers and encourage the food industry to implement practical solutions to accelerate the battle against food waste;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to develop a new framework for sustainable food labelling; calls on the Commission to define the methodology and specify which dimensions of sustainability would be covered while ensuring that the new scheme does not confuse consumers;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas medicine shortages are a growing public health threat with a serious impact on health care systems and public health;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the loss of European sovereignty and independence in the health sector is linked to the relocation of production, with 40% of medicinal end products marketed in the EU now originating in third countries; whereas the onlyone way to save money is to rely heavily on subcontractors to produce pharmaceutical raw materials in Asia, where labour costs and environmental standards are lower, with the result that 80% of active ingredients are manufactured outside the EU, mainly in China and India;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in the absence of a regulatory authority, stockpiling in some Member States is leading to a market imbalance excessive stockpiling can lead to a market imbalance if cooperation between Member States is insufficient;
Amendment 187 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas a strong, innovative and competitive pharmaceutical industry in Europe is in the vital interest of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas the pharmaceutical industry needs the right legal framework to do research, development and production of pharmaceuticals within the EU;
Amendment 213 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, while public health policies are a Member State matter,the "Union action shall respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care" it is very clear that pharmaceutical legislation needs to be done by the European Union and partly exercised by the EMA and it is incumbent upon the EU to coordinate and complement national measures to guarantee affordable and high- quality health services for the European citizens;
Amendment 275 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take whatever action is needed to restore European health sovereignty and local pharmaceutical manufacturing, giving priority to essential and strategic medicines; calls on the Commission to map out potential production sites in the EU;
Amendment 397 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that procurement procedures with only one successful tenderer with only one production site of the basic substance may exacerbate vulnerability should supplies be disrupted; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce procurement procedures under which contracts may be awarded to a number of successful tenderers where each has at least more than one production site in different countries (including one within the EU) for the tendered medicinal product, in order to maintain market competition and reduce the risk of shortages, while guaranteeing high-quality treatment for patients;
Amendment 406 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Ask the Commission to examine if it is possible to create a legislative framework that encourage and enables healthcare systems to do tenders that award pharmaceutical companies that guarantee the supply of pharmaceuticals in difficult circumstances by focussing on production inside the EU and guarantee at least two different sources for the basic substance; ask the Commission to examine if legislative requirements to ensure more sustainable delivery of pharmaceuticals can be mandated under EU law;
Amendment 423 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to to make concreate one or more European non-profitproposals how models of public private pharmaceutical undertakings which operate in the public interest to manufacture priority medicines of strategic importance for health caretnership like the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority can be established in the EU to operate in the public interest; stresses the key contribution that can be made by new technologies and artificial intelligence in enabling European laboratory researchers to form networks and share their objectives and findings;
Amendment 529 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop European health strategies on the basis of a common basket of drugs for the treatment of cancer and infections whose prices are harmonised, in a bid to counter recurrent shortages and ensure that patients have access to treatment; calls on the Commission to also examine, whether a harmonised price for those drugs may solve the problems of shortages for those life-saving drugs;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the close economic ties and mutual dependence between the UK and the EU and therefore calls for an agreement maintaining, to the greatest extent possible, current transport connectivity.
Amendment 5 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 6 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Asks for a “think small first” approach, to ensure that measures in the future agreement are designed to facilitate the conducting of business for SMEs.
Amendment 10 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Raises concern about the UK’s position on the future partnership with the EU, and thus eEmphasises that rights and privileges entail obligations and that the level of access to the EU single market should fully correspond to the extent of regulatory convergence and commitments agreed with respect to observing a level playing field for open and fair competition with a view to dynamic alignment;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 47 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Urges the parties to cooperate closely on the deployment of alternative fuels and charging infrastructure.
Amendment 193 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) EU state aid rules must be flexible if eligible regions in transition are to attract private investment. When drafting the new guidelines, the Commission should therefore also take into account the problems of structural change in the regions concerned, in order to ensure that these regions are given sufficient flexibility to carry out their projects in a socially and economically viable manner.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Support for productive investment in enterprises other than SMEs through the Just Transition Fund should not be limited to the areas eligible for State aid under the applicable State aid rules pursuant to Article 107(3)(a)and (c) TFEU. On the contrary, State aid rules should allow all regions receiving assistance through the JTF to effectively address the threat of job losses at an early stage. This should also be ensured by adapting the general block exemption Regulation accordingly;
Amendment 196 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) The areas most affected by the transition to a climate-neutral economy should be given the opportunity to actively address the associated structural change as early as possible. This requires adjustments to state aid law, e.g. through a new guideline of the European Commission on the basis of Article 107 (3) (b) or (c)TFEU, so that it is ensured that aid is permissible under the applicable rules regardless of the status of the assisted regions;
Amendment 242 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050. Support shall also be provided to at least all coal mining territories in the EU, where coal is still harvested and to territories where important structural changes take place after phasing out mining activities.
Amendment 448 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEUthe respective territories, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.
Amendment 528 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The JTF priority or priorities shallmay comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF priority shall be at least equal to one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority but shall not exceed three times that amount. The transfer of money from the ERDF and ESF+ to the JTF has to be excluded.
Amendment 187 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the crucial climate benefits of forests and the forest-based sector; highlights the need to increase CO2 sequestration in forests to a level which enables sustainable management of all forest functions, carbon storage in wood- based products and the substitution of fossil-based materials and energy;
Amendment 241 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the crucial role of forests, the forest-based sector and the bioeconomy in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal; stresses that achieving the EU’s environmental and climate goals will never be possible without multifunctional, healthy and sustainably managed forests and viable industries; encourages, in addition, actions to increase forest cover in those Member States where forest cover is low, and in other Member States the preservation of forest cover in areas with accentuated ecological functions;
Amendment 336 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to better prevent such events by making forests more resilient, for example by adapting forest management, through research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms for affected areas and properties so they can be restored;
Amendment 360 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to promote and strengthen close-to-nature forest management, which is based on the stewardship of forests, ensuring their preservation, increasing the diversity of native plant and animal species and establishing a biotic equilibrium (e.g. the good practice of the Slovenian Forestry School), but notes that this forest management method also requires financial incentives;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Maintains that culture and cultural activity are essential instruments of social inclusion and help to foster personal development, promote the good of society, and nurture talents.
Amendment 11 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Believes that the unemployed need as soon as possible to be motivated and encouraged to participate in training for occupations not encompassed within the labour market.
Amendment 12 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Maintains, as regards the development of education, that market needs and employment rates among persons from given professional backgrounds should be kept constantly under review and the number of training places to be offered under the various programmes determined according to the findings.
Amendment 26 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that the principle of respect for parity cannot be upheld as long as one national language (English) is used as a 'lingua franca';
Amendment 27 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Proposes that, in addition to preserving and using different living languages, respecting linguistic diversity and promoting the learning of different languages, the possibility and usefulness of introducing a common artificial language, such as Esperanto, in the European Union be investigated; this might facilitate understanding within Europe and with the peoples of other continents, since it is simple to learn and use;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Notes that the introduction of the euro as the common European currency has greatly facilitated business between countries and contributed to economic growth and greater EU stability, and that the introduction of a common language might also have similar effects, although this would in no way abolish or restrict the use of national and other living languages used in the European Union;
Amendment 70 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Amendment 3 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the European Union to accede to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and to its two Optional Protocols, and to the corresponding conventions of the Council of Europe, including the European Convention on Human Rights and other conventions relating to the exercise of the rights of the child, adoption, sexual exploitation, child labour, the protection of children in armed conflicts and abuse;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to support developing countries in transposing the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the optional protocols into national law;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that the future approach will be successful only if non- governmental organisations, parents' associations and educational establishments monitor these long-term measures in a targeted and effective manner; stresses that national initiatives and policy must also be more closely involved;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Points out that any strategy on children's rights originates in the four basic principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: protection against all forms of discrimination, the best interests of the child as the primary consideration, the child's right to life and personal development and the child's right to freedom of expression;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Council to monitor the practical implementation of European education and learning policies by every Member State; considers that national governments should set national goals in this field in a transparent manner, and should introduce appropriate legislation and relevant measures to ensure the achievement of European standards, and, in particular, to ensure that tools adopted at EU level, such as the recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning, the European Qualifications Framework and Europass, are implemented;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for increased resources and investment in pre-primary education; for improving material and spatial conditions and for ongoing staff training to raise the quality of pre- primary education. Universal access to high-quality pre-primary education is an effective way to open up access to lifelong learning for all children, but particularly children from deprived backgrounds and ethnic minorities;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the need to pay special attention to individuals who might otherwise drop out of education at a later stage; believes that special programmes and measures should be adopted to decrease the drop-out rate and that, in cases where dropping out is inevitable and continues to occur, the individuals concerned should be supported and given opportunities to be reintegrated into society and offered appropriate forms of education;
Amendment 24 #
2008/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that special attention ought to be paid to those students who have not acquired or are not acquiring basic skills; , as well as to exceptionally talented students so that they can maximise the development of their above-average abilities and talents;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Emphasises that students'’ and pupils’ interest in content and study programmes dealing with technology, natural sciences and the environmental protection should be widenincreased;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Points out that the quality of teachers'’ and lecturers' qualifi’ work in higher educations needs to be significantly improved; programmes, content and work methods also need to be continually updated;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes that the long-term unemployed and women, prisoners, workerseople with special needs, young people who have been in re- education institutions and wforkmers with special need prisoners should especially be taken into consideration;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2025(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's view, as expressed in the 2009 Annual Policy Strategy, that the EU should continue to put citizens at the heart of its concerns and therefore highlights the importance of EU funding in the area of lifelong learning and citizenship as these programmes directly support citizens' activities; insists on, prior to the 2009 European elections, a greater increase in expenditure for the programmes "Europe for Citizens" and "Youth in Action" - which enjoy broad support amongst citizens, as demonstrated by high implementation rates - compared to what is foreseen in the latest forecasts; proposes that funding should also be made available under these two programmes for European family holidays, which encourage intercultural dialogue, improve knowledge of languages and make it possible for families to connect at European level;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2025(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports the funding of European pilgrim trails, which are part of Europe’s cultural heritage and a space for intercultural dialogue and contribute to both improved physical health and spiritual enrichment;
Amendment 154 #
2007/2253(INI)
2. Suggests in this respect the creation of independent media ombudsmen in the Member States to protect the human rights not only of journalists and editors but also of media users;
Amendment 159 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for media freedom to be respected and for media reporting to comply consistently with the ethical code;
Amendment 75 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 5
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. “post-doctoral researcher” means an experienced researcher who is in possession of a doctoral degree or who has at least fourthree years of full-time equivalent research experience, including the period of research training, at a research centre established in accordance with national legislation and practice after obtaining the degree which formally allowed him/her to embark on a doctoratel programme offered by higher education institution;
Amendment 76 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 6
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. “academic” means a person with outstanding academic and/or professional experience who lectures or conducts research in a higher education institution or a research centre established in accordance with national legislation and practice;
Amendment 77 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 8
Article 2 – paragraph 8
8. "third country" means a country which is not a Member State of the European Union and which does not participate in the programme according to Article 9. “Third- country” referring to an individual means a person who is not a national or a resident of any of the Member States or the countries participating in the programme according to Article 9 and who has not carried out his or her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years ineither a national nor a resident of any of the Member States or the countries participating in the programme according to Article 9. “Third-country” referring to an institution means an institution which is not located in any of the Member States or the countries participating in the programme according to Article 9. The countries participating in the Lifelong Learning Programme are not considered as third countries for the implementation of the action of the programme referred to in Article 4(1)(b);
Amendment 78 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 12
Article 2 – paragraph 12
12. “doctoral programme” (third cycle) means a research-related programme of higher education study that follows a higher education degree and leads to a doctoral degree 12. “doctoral studies” (third cycle) means research-related programmes of higher education study that follow a higher education degree lasting a minimum of four or five years and lead to a doctoral degree offered by a higher education institution or, in those Member States where this is in accordance with national legislation and practice, by a research centre;
Amendment 79 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 13
Article 2 – paragraph 13
13. “post-doctoral studiesprogramme” means higher education study or research that followsoffered by a higher education degree lastinstitution or a research centre established ing a minimum of eight yearsccordance with national legislation and practice that follows a doctoral degree;
Amendment 88 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Consult the relevant European associations and organisations in the field of higher education about issues raised during the implementation of the programme and shall inform the Committee referred to in Article 8 of the results of such consultation.
Amendment 91 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – point a
Article 10 – point a
(a) enhancing the European knowledge- base of European economd economy and society and contributing to strengthening the global competitiveness of the European Union, its sustainable economic growth and its greater social cohesion;
Amendment 98 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point f
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) shall result in the awarding of joint, and/or double or multiple degrees, recognised or accredited by the European countries, from the participating institutions. Joint degrees will be given priorityProgrammes resulting in the awarding of joint degrees are encouraged;
Amendment 99 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point g
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) shall establish stringent self-evaluation procedures and agree to be peer reviewed by external experts (from European or third countries) in order to ensure the continuing high quality of the masters programme;
Amendment 107 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) shall involve higher education institutions from a minimum of threewo different European countries and, where appropriate, other relevant partners to ensure innovation and employability;
Amendment 108 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) may involve higher education institutions or other relevant partners, such as research centres, from third countries;
Amendment 109 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) shall implement a doctoral programme which involves a period of study and research in at least two of the three institutions under point (a). In addition, if doctoral programmes involve one or more institutions from third countries under point (b), mobility for European doctoral candidates shall also involve a period of study and research in one of these third- country institutionsparticipating higher education institutions under point (a);
Amendment 110 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point f
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) shall result in the awarding of joint, and/or double or multiple degrees, recognised or accredited by the European countries, from the participating institutions. Joint degrees will be given priority. Programmes resulting in the awarding of joint degrees are encouraged;
Amendment 114 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point j
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) shall ensure that where tuition fees are payable they are established as joint tuition fees regardless of the actual place of study and research of the doctoral candidates within the doctoral programme;
Amendment 116 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point m
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) shall guaranteemay provide for the use of employment contracts for doctoral candidates receiving a scholarshipas an alternative to scholarships for doctoral candidates, if this is allowed by national legislation;
Amendment 118 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section C – paragraph 1
Annex – Action 1 – Section C – paragraph 1
1. The Community may provide full-study scholarships to third-country and European master students and doctoral candidates as well as short-term scholarships for third- country and European academics. In order to make the programme more attractive for third country nationals, the amount of the full-study scholarships will be higher for third-country master students and doctoral candidates (Category A scholarships) than for European (Category B scholarships).
Amendment 119 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section C – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex – Action 1 – Section C – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) The Community may provide full-study Category A scholarships to third-country master students and doctoral candidates who have been admitted, through a competitive process, to Erasmus Mundus masters programmes and Erasmus Mundus doctoral programmes. These scholarships are for study at the European institutions involved in an Erasmus Mundus masters programme or an Erasmus Mundus doctoral programme. Category A scholarships shall not be awarded to third-country students who have carried out their main activities (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the Member States or the countries participating in the programme according to Article 9.
Amendment 121 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section C – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex – Action 1 – Section C – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) The Community may provide full-study Category B scholarships to European master students and doctoral candidates who have been admitted, through a competitive process, to Erasmus Mundus masters programmes and Erasmus Mundus doctoral programmes. These scholarships are for study at the Europeahigher education institutions involved in an Erasmus Mundus masters programme or an Erasmus Mundus doctoral programme and, if these also involve one or more. Category B scholarships may be provided to third- country institutions, for study at one of thesestudents who do not qualify for Category A scholarships.
Amendment 125 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex – Action 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) exchange students at all levels of higher education (from bachelor to post-doctoral researchers), academics and higher education staff for mobility periods of variable length, including the possibility of placement periods. Mobility must take European nationals to third countries and third- country nationals to European countries. The scheme will also allow the hosting of third-country nationals who are not linked to the third-country institutions involved in the partnerships, as well as include specific provisions for vulnerable groups, as appropriate to the political and socio- economic context of the respective region/country;
Amendment 131 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 3 – Selection Procedures – point a
Annex – Action 3 – Selection Procedures – point a
(a) proposals under action 1 will be selected by the Commission assisted by a selection board presided over by a person whom it elects, composed of personalities of high standing from the academic world who are representative of the diversity of higher education in the European Union. The selection board shall ensure that Erasmus Mundus masters programmes and doctoral programmes correspond to the highest academic quality. Balanced representation of different fields of study will be sought over the duration of the programme. The Commission shall organise a European-level assessment of all eligible proposals by independent academic experts prior to submitting the proposals to the selection board. Each Erasmus Mundus masters programme and doctoral programme will be allocated a specific number of scholarships which will be paid to the selected individuals by the body managing the masters programmes and doctoral programmes. The selection of master students, doctoral candidates and academics will be carried out by the institutions participating in the Erasmus Mundus masters programmes and doctoral programmes following consultation with the Commission;. Selection procedures for Erasmus Mundus masters programmes and doctoral programmes shall involve consultation with the structures designated in accordance with Article 6(2)(b).