8 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2016/2251(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes that due to the discretionary powers awarded in the ELD, its implementation in Member States has not been coordinated and has lacked harmonization and effectiveness;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls the experiences in the implementation of the current financial securities which have demonstrated challenges in ensuring the liability of operators for environmental damage and is concerned about the examples where operators have not been in a position to bear the costs of environmental remediation;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for any operator benefitting from the carrying out of activities to be also liable for any environmental damage or pollution caused by those activities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that in Article 1, the framework of environmental liability should be broadened to include environmental rehabilitation and ecological restoration to the baseline condition after occupational activities have ended, even when environmental damage is caused by activities or emissions expressly authorised by the competent authorities;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2 f. Recalls that the definitions of environmental damage in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) have proven to be unclear; calls for their redefining to cover all damages to the environment;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the revision of the ELD, to include 'ecosystems' and 'recreational uses and amenities of the environment' in the definitions of 'environmental damage' and 'natural resource' of Article 2;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls on the Commission, through the revision of Article 3, to ensure the application of the Directive to environmental damage caused by any occupational activity and to ensure strict producer liability;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to establish a compulsory environmental liability insurance policy to cover all operators in the EU, and to obligate each Member State to take all measures necessary to ensure environmental liability of all operators in its territory;