18 Amendments of Alyn SMITH related to 2011/0309(COD)
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on safety of offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on safety of offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities operations(Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to maintain the effectiveness of major accident risk controls in Union waters, Major Hazard Reports need to be prepared in respect of any significant aspect of the lifecycle of a production installation, including design, operation, operations when combined with other installations, major modifications, and final abandonment. The report needs to be submitted to the competent authority has assessed and then so that the operations may not proceed unless the competent authority has accepted the Major Hazards Report be means of an appropriate consenting procedure.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In view of the complexity of offshore oil and gas operations, the implementation of the best practices by the operators requires a scheme of independent third party verification of safety critical elements.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Apart from the measures introduced in this Regulation, the Commission (via the Offshore Authorities Forum) should explore other appropriate means of improving the prevention of offshore oil and gas accidents and mitigation of their effects.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes minimum requirements for industry and national authorities involved in offshore oil and gas operations performed following the award of an authorisation pursuant to Directive 94/22/EC. preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of major accidents to persons and the environment in the course of offshore oil and gas operations pursuant to Directive 94/22/EC. It applies to industry and any Member State authorities involved in the offshore oil and gas operations defined in Article 2.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘industry’ shall mean: private companies or public entities that are directly involved in offshore oil and gas activities pursuant to this regulation or whose activities are closely related to those operations;
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
18. ‘major accident’ shall mean: an occurrence such as fire or explosion, significant loss of well control or significant escape of hydrocarbons to the environother uncontrolled developments, significant damage to the installation or equipment thereon, loss of structural integrity of the installation, and any other event involving death or major injury to five or more persons on or working in connection with the installation;involving: (i) significant escape of hydrocarbons; (ii) loss of structural integrity of the installation; or (iii) death or major injury.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Operators shall provide the competent authorities, or any other persons acting under the direction of the competent authorities, with transport to or from an installation (including the conveyance of their equipment) at any reasonable time, and with accommodation, meals and other subsistence in connection with the visits to the installations, for the purpose of oversight, including inspections, investigations and enforcement of compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall determine by means of an implementing act a common data reporting format andfor the details of information to be sharedprovision of the information described in Annex VI. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/20116 paragraph 2.
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) be initiated to containrespond to any incipident major accident within theinvolving an installation, or within the exclusion zone established by the Member State around the perimeter of the installation, or subsea wellheadthe connected infrastructure;
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) be operated in line with the external emergency response plan where the accident has escalated beyond the installatioand it is necessary to supplement the internal emergency response plan.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of offshore oil and gas operations, Article 2(1)(b) of that Directive shall be replaced by the following:
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Operators of planned production installations shall comply in full with this regulation unless otherwise agreed with the competent authority, and in any case no later than within 1 year of it coming into effect.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Annex 2 – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) a general description of the safety management system by which the intended major hazard risk control measures will be maintained in good effect, including the scheme of independent verification to be selected.
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – part 5 – point 5 – point a
Annex 2 – part 5 – point 5 – point a
(a) a statement fromby the operator after considering the report of the independent third party verifier that the record of safety critical elements and their scheme of maintenance of them as specified in the major hazards report are or will be suitable;