807 Amendments of Eija-Riitta KORHOLA
Amendment 101 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the Commission to develop strategies for the deployment of low-carbon energies in a cost-effective way and phasing out gradually subsidies so as to foster their rapid integration in the electricity market; in the meantime off-setting of the costs for energy- intensive industries of the overall electricity surcharges should be possible if these represent cost which competitors outside the EU do not have to bear;
Amendment 136 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Is concerned about the impact the recent Commission Decision on Member States’ national implementation measures (NIMs) for the third emissions trading period may have on industry by the application of the cross-sectoral correction factor, which demonstrates that for industry the target is not achievable even with best available technologies currently applied in Europe, with the result that even the most efficient installations in Europe may have additional costs;
Amendment 105 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the IEA estimates that the EU is responsible for only 11 % of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the proportion is set to decrease in the future so that, even if it has limited capacity in lowering global emissions by means of unilateral action, it has a significant role to play in particularthe global climate negotiations; as regards the achievement of a binding agreement in Paris in 2015 whereas the EU thereforethe EU has to definhave a clear positionnegotiation position with possible options and targets;
Amendment 173 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas studies indicate that upgrading the grids is the besan important way to improve the internal market, reduce energy costs and boost the competitiveness of industry;
Amendment 247 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds that the purpose of climate policies should be to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a sustainable and cost- effective way; is therefore of the opinion that one over-all binding target should be set to achieve the required CO2 reduction goal and that the secondary targets such as energy efficiency and renewable energy should be indicative as to provide the Member States the flexibility to pursue this over-all target in the most cost- effective way;
Amendment 344 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that support schemes, if better usedwith a more market-oriented approach, could be an appropriate tool to incentivise the development of renewable energy sources (RES), other low carbon technologies and energy efficiency; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard;
Amendment 368 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that some RES should now be considered mature energy sources and their subsidies should therefore be phased out on time order to be able to reallocate these to other low-carbon research and development (R&D) programmes and RES that are not yet cost- effective; asks the Commission to study the impact of RES priority dispatch on general energy costs;
Amendment 442 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to develop better methods and tools for calculating and monitoring progress which could help to draw up a more consistent EU approach to energy efficiency; believes that more should be done to help EU industries to further reduce their energy intensity;
Amendment 504 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Is of the opinion that the 2030 climate framework should take into account sectorial differences and technical and economic feasibility; stresses that climate and energy policies should not result in additional costs for the most efficient industrial installations until a global level playing field is reached;
Amendment 515 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Sees an important role for cogeneration and district heating in increasing energy efficiency in the future;
Amendment 586 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to submit an analysis of how renewable energy sources can be developed sustainably and cost effectively, taking into account environmental impact, aspects related to dependency on raw materials and life cycle and, above all, how to support stable sources of renewable energy such as hydropower, biomass or geothermal power;
Amendment 632 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on boosting energy security and economic and industrial competitiveness in the EU, job creation, social aspects and environmental sustainability by means of measures such as the diversification of supply routes, suppliers and sources and by increasing the deployment of RES;
Amendment 848 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that both direct and indirect costs increases from the EU ETS must be compensated fully for energy intensive industries until level playing field is achieved globally; this, however, must not increase competitiveness differences between the Member States and thus should be implemented as an EU level system by each Member State;
Amendment 853 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the Commission’s remarks that the EU climate and energy targets impact differently on each Member State and their citizens, and that this justifies working on a more equitable effort sharing basis, taking into account a country’s GDP, achievements in reducing emissions since 1990, emissions per capita, economic potential and potential for renewable energy sources and energy efficiency;
Amendment 906 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Notes that it is important for the EU to maintain its leading role and for Member States to speak with one voice in order to define a strong and common position to defend during the 2015 Paris negotiations that will aim at reaching a new global climate binding agreement; stresses that in order to legislate on the appropriate level of ambition for EUs 2030 emissions reduction target, the results of the Paris negotiations are decisive;
Amendment 96 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that, in theSupports the country of destination rule in cases of cross- border transactions, private copying levies be collected in the Member State in which at EU level. The need for compensation arises, not from the cross-border transactions, but from the reproduct is placedion made on those market and that the product then be allowed to circulate freely in the internal market without being subject to additional leviesedia/equipment by a natural person for private use. Therefore, payment of the applicable levy should be done according to the law of the country where the equipment used for private copying is purchased by the final consumer;
Amendment 187 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 460 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls for the swift implementation of the energy efficiency directive and the national action plans; calls on the EU to follow-up on the Reul report on renewable energy, setting an ambitious renewable energy target for 2030;
Amendment 416 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States, the Commission and the relevant stakeholders to convert the necessary supporting schemes into transparent, homogeneous and market-driven mechanisms in order to create a common market for requested support features – such as energy efficiency, prosumers, cogeneration, flexibility, renewables and auxiliary services – in a way that ensures their compatibility;
Amendment 421 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to examine the role and potential of various sources of flexibility (flexible generation, interconnections, demand response and storage) to secure reliable and efficient power system operations;
Amendment 446 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission to launch a study analysing cost efficient new market designs for the European electricity market, in order to ensure that consumers receive reasonably priced electricity, and to prevent carbon leakage;
Amendment 21 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) PDepending on the quality of plastic carrier bags, bags with a thickness below 50 microns, which represent the vast majority of the total number of plastic carrier bags consumed in the Union, are less frequently re-used in some Member States than thicker plastic carrier bags and therefore can be more prone to littering.
Amendment 24 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Lightweight plastic carrier bags are single-use bags in the sense that they can usually only be used for one shopping trip although they may be used again for some other purpose such as to contain or carry domestic waste.
Amendment 30 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To promote similar reductions of the average consumption level of lightweight plastic carrier bags, Member States should take measures to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic carrier bags with a thickness below 50 microns in line with the overall objectives of the Union’s waste policy and the Union’s waste hierarchy as provided for in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives7. Such reduction measures should take account of current consumption levels of plastic carrier bags in individual Member States, with higher levels requiring more ambitious efforts. To monitor progress in reducing the use of lightweight plastic carrier bags national authorities will provide data on their use under article 17 of Directive 94/62/EC. __________________ 7 OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.
Amendment 43 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) PDepending on the quality of plastic carrier bags, bags with a thickness below 50 microns, which represent the vast majority of the total number of plastic carrier bags consumed in the Union, are less frequently re-used in some Member States than thicker plastic carrier bags and therefore can be more prone to littering.
Amendment 45 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Lightweight plastic carrier bags are single-use bags in the sense that they can usually only be used for one shopping trip, although they may be used again for some other purpose such as to contain or carry domestic waste.
Amendment 49 #
2013/0371(COD)
"2a. "lightweight plastic carrier bags' shall mean single-use bags made of plastic materials as defined in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011* with a wall thickness below 50 microns and which are supplied to consumers at the point of sale of goods or products. _________________ * OJ L 12, 15.01.2011, p. 1."
Amendment 58 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
These measures may include the use of national reduction targets, consumer campaigns and companies´, such as daily consumer good traders, voluntary commitments, economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions in derogation from Article 18 of this Directive.
Amendment 59 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To promote similar reductions of the average consumption level of lightweight plastic carrier bags, Member States should take measures to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic carrier bags with a thickness below 50 microns in line with the overall objectives of the Union’s waste policy and the Union’s waste hierarchy as provided for in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives. Such reduction measures should take account of current consumption levels of plastic carrier bags in individual Member States, with higher levels requiring more ambitious efforts. To monitor progress in reducing the use of lightweight plastic carrier bags national authorities will provide data on their use under article 17 of Directive 94/62/EC.
Amendment 96 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 3 – point 2a
Article 3 – point 2a
'lightweight plastic carrier bags' shall mean single-use bags made of plastic materials as defined in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011* with a wall thickness below 50 microns and which are supplied to consumers at the point of sale of goods or products.
Amendment 122 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
These measures may include the use of national reduction targets, consumer campaigns and campaign by companies, such as daily consumer good traders, voluntary commitments, economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions in derogation from Article 18 of this Directive.
Amendment 25 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 32 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 38 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 42 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 45 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 47 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 56 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) all emissions from flights to and from countries outside the European Economic Area in 2013between the calendar years 2013 and 2016;
Amendment 61 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 71 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) emissions from flights operated by a non-commercial aircraft operator in each calendar year up to 2020between 2013 and 2016, where the emissions for which that aircraft operator are responsible in theat calendar year are less than 1000 tonnes;
Amendment 80 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 83 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 28a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. By way of derogation from Article 3e(5) and Article 3f, an aircraft operator benefitting from the derogations provided for in paragraphs 1(a) to 1(cb) shall be issued a number of free allowances reduced in proportion to reduction of the surrender obligation provided for in those paragraphs.
Amendment 85 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 28a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
As regards activity in calendar years 2013 to 202016, Member States shall publish the number of free aviation allowances allocated to each operator by [OP: insert a date 4x months after the entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 90 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 4
Article 28a – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation from Article 3d(3), the number of allowances to be auctioned by each Member State in respect of the period from calendar years 2013 to 202016 shall be reduced to correspond with its share of attributed aviation emissions resulting from the application of Article 28(a) to (c).
Amendment 93 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 5
Article 28a – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from Articles 3g, 12, 15 and 18a, where an aircraft operator has total annual emissions lower than 25000 tonnes, its emissions shall be considered to be verified emissions if determined using a small emitters tool approved by the Commission and populated by Eurocontrol with data from itdata from Eurocontrol’s ETS support facility, and Member States may implement simplified procedures for non-commercial aircraft operators as long as there is no less accuracy than such a tool provides.
Amendment 99 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28a – paragraph 6
Article 28a – paragraph 6
Amendment 105 #
2013/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 228 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘benchmark’' means any tradable or widely used commercial index by reference to which the amount payable under a financial instrument or a financial contract, or the value of a financial instrument is determined or an index that is used to measure the performance of an investment fund;
Amendment 231 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘'administrator’' means the natural or legal person that has control over the provision of a critical benchmark;
Amendment 234 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘'user of a benchmark’' means any person who issues or owns a financial instrument or is party to a financial contract which references a critical benchmark;
Amendment 439 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 451 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
A supervised entity may use a benchmark in the Union as a reference in a financial instrument or financial contract or to measure the performance of an investment fund if it is provided by an administrator authorised in accordance with Article 23 or an administrator located in a third country that is registered in accordance with Article 21.
Amendment 455 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Benchmarks provided by an administrator established in a third country may be used by supervised entities in the Union provided that the following conditions are complied with:. Where such benchmarks are critical, they may be used provided that the legal framework, supervisory practice, or rules of the producer or administrator of the benchmark in that third country comply with IOSCO principles for financial benchmarks or other international standards for benchmarks. ESMA shall maintain a register of third countries and benchmark providers that it considers can be relied upon as a basis for compliance with international standards without further evidence. ESMA shall update that list using its own information and in consideration of evidence submitted by supervised entities.
Amendment 458 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 462 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 465 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 469 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 472 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 475 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Amendment 493 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. An administrator shall apply for authorisation to provide critical benchmarks if it provides indices which are used or intended to be used to reference financial instruments or financial contracts or to measure the performance of an investment fund.
Amendment 567 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. An administrator providing a critical benchmark on [the date of entry into force of this Regulation] shall apply for authorisation under Article 23 within [24 months after the date of application].
Amendment 573 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. Where an existing benchmark does not meet the requirements of this Regulation, but changing that benchmark to conform with the requirements of this Regulation would result in a force majeure event, frustrate or otherwise breach or change the terms of any financial contract or financial instrument which references that benchmark, paragraph 4 of this Article shall apply.
Amendment 576 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4
Article 39 – paragraph 4
4. The use of a benchmark shall be permitted by the relevant competent authority of the Member State where the administrator is located until such time as the benchmark references financial instruments and financial contracts worth no more than 5% by valueuntil the termination of the financial instruments and financial contracts that referenced this benchmark at the time of entry into force of this Regulation. No new financial instruments or financial contracts shall reference such an existing benchmark after the entry into application of this Regulation.
Amendment 99 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) The marine monitoring service shall provide information on the state and dynamics of physical ocean and marine ecosystems for the global ocean, polar and the European regional areas;
Amendment 100 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(c) The land monitoring service shall provide information in support of the global- to-local environmental monitoring of biodiversity, soil, water, cryosphere, forests and natural resources, as well as in general implementation of environment, agriculture, development, energy, urban planning, infrastructure and transport policies;
Amendment 144 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 149 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission may be assisted in particular by an expert group (‘User Forum’), consisting of representatives of Copernicus users, with regard to the identification, definition and validation of user requirements and monitoring of users satisfaction.
Amendment 150 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
1b. The Commission may be assisted by independent experts, from different areas, related to the scope of Copernicus, from a broad constituency of stakeholders, including representatives of Copernicus Users, and national entities responsible for space, to provide it with the necessary technical and scientific expertise and user feedback.
Amendment 151 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
1c. The Copernicus Committee shall be kept fully informed of the expert advice provided to the Commission.
Amendment 82 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Longer, higher and/or heavier vehicles may be used in cross- border transport if the two Member States concerned already allow itor wish to allow such vehicles on a permanent basis since Directive 96/53/EC came into force and if the conditions for derogation under Article 4(3), (4) or (5 (4) of the Directive are met. The European Commission has already provided guidance on the application of Article 4 of the Directive. The transport operations referred to in Article 4(4) do not have a significant impact on international competition if the cross- border use remains limited to two Member States where the existing infrastructure and the road safety requirements allSuch vehicles may also be used in cross border transport between Member States and neighbouring Member States where they are already allowed on provisional basis. Provisions to this effect are laid down itn a new Article 4 (7). This balances the Member States’ right under the principle of subsidiarity to decide on transport solutions suited to their specific circumstances with the need to prevent such policies from distorting the internal market. The provisions of Article 4 (4) are clarified in this respect.
Amendment 100 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Using alternative engines that no longer rely only on fossil fuels and are therefore non-polluting or less polluting, such as electric or hybrid engines for heavy-duty vehicles or buses (mainly in urban or suburban environments) generates extra weight which should not be counted at the expense of the effective load of the vehicle so that the road transport sector is not penalised in economic terms. The solutions should also maintain the principle of technological neutrality.
Amendment 147 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(a) The word ‘national’ is deleted from points (a) and (b) of paragraph 12.
Amendment 163 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Transport operations shall be considered to not significantly affect international competition in the transport sector if they take place on the territory of a Member State or, for a cross-border operation, between only two neighbouring Member States who have both adopted measures taken in application of this paragraph, and ifunder this, and if , as regards dimensions, one of the conditions under (a) and (b) is fulfilled:
Amendment 172 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added to Article 4: (3a) Commission should come up with a proposal for a harmonised approach for procedures for issuing special permits by competent authorities in different member states and/or regions allowing indivisible loads to circulate.
Amendment 183 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
(5a) The following paragraph 7a. is added to Article 4: 7a. Neighbouring Member States that on a permanent basis since Directive 96/53/EC entered into force allow road transport of goods with vehicles or vehicle combinations with weights and/or dimensions deviating from Annex 1 as provided in Article 4.1 a) and 4.2 a) and, as regards dimensions, in compliance with Article 4 (4) with the addition, as regards cross boarder operations, of deviations from Annex 1 point 1.3, may allow cross boarder operations between them with such vehicles and combinations. Such Member States and neighbouring Member States where longer, heavier or higher vehicles are provisionally allowed may likewise allow cross boarder operations between them on mutual agreement. The Member States will notify the Commission on this procedure.
Amendment 23 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Products which are designed for professionals but have subsequently migrated to the consumer market and sold to ordinary consumers should be subject to this Regulation.
Amendment 25 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The scope of this Regulation should not be limited to any selling technique of consumer products, and thus also cover distance selling such as online sales.
Amendment 29 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The safety of products should be assessed taking into account all the relevant aspects, in particular their characteristics and presentation, materials, components and presentation of the product and its packaging as well as the categories of consumers who are likely to use the products taking into account their vulnerability, in particular children, the elderly and the disabled.
Amendment 33 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 61 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 69 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Manufacturers shall ensure that their product is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers, as determined by the Member State in which the product is made available, except where the product can be used safely and as intended by the manufacturer without such instructions and safety information. The safety information shall enable consumers to assess the risks inherent in a product throughout the normal or reasonably foreseeable period of its use, where such risks are not immediately obvious without adequate warning;
Amendment 81 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Before making a product available on the market distributors shall verify that the manufacturer and the importer have complied withproduct bears the requirementsd marking set out in Article 8(6), (7) and (810(3) and is accompanied with the information set out in Article 10(3s 8(8) and 10(4), as applicable.
Amendment 95 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Traceability of products susceptible to bear a serious risk
Amendment 18 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Based on the consultation of stakeholders and national experts, as well as expertise13 electricity, hydrogen, biofuels, paraffinic fuels, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were identified as the main alternative fuels with a potential for long-term oil substitution and decarbonisation.
Amendment 50 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – indent 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – indent 4
– synthetparaffinic fuels,
Amendment 35 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in the absence of harmonisation and with due regard to the principle of subsidiarity, the Member States maintain a margin of discretionhave the right to regulate online gambling in accordance with their own values and pursued objectives of general interest;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas currentlybecause of its specific nature and in application of the subsidiarity principle, the supply of online gambling services is not subject to sector- specific regulation at European Union level, remaining –and gambling has been excluded from secondary legislation such as the E- commerce, the Services, and the Consumer Rights Directives, while remaining, nevertheless –, subject to a number of EU secondary legislative acts;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that the provision of games of chance or gambling is an economic activity, which consequently falls within the scope of of a special nature, where therefore restrictions to the fundamental freedoms of the TFEU, notably the free movement of services, and any restrictions imposed thereto need to comply with those provided for by the TFEU, notably under Articles 51 and 52may be justified by overriding reasons in the public interest such as consumer protection, prevention of fraud or preservation of public order;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the risks involved in terms of consumer protection, fraud prevention and law enforcement against illegal activities, such as money laundering and match fixing, require coordinated action at EU leveleffective action;
Amendment 77 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a comprehensive overview of the online gambling market,sector in terms of information and data regarding domestic and cross-border, intra-EU and global, authorised and unauthorised offer, is currently missing;
Amendment 107 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the, in application of the subsidiarity principle, Member States have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is to be organised and regulated, atnd the national levelright to enforce measures against illegal gambling services, while observing the basic EU Treaty principles;
Amendment 141 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to continue to carry out effective checks on compliance with EU law of national laws and practices, and to take legal action against gambling monopolies that do not reduce gambling opportunities or limit promotional activities for gambling in a consistent manner, in line with CJEU case-law;
Amendment 161 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the risks associated withat a general prohibition of online gambling services and withor excessive restrictions for consumers; calls on the Commission andn pose, and highlights the balance theat Member States to weigh, as part of the work of the group of experts on gambling services,need to find between the social costs of permitting regulated gambling activities againstversus the harmful effects of consumers resorting to illicit markets;
Amendment 172 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that Member States that open up their online gambling market must provide for a transparent procedure based on objective and non- discriminatory criteria,' online gambling sector must be in full compliance with EU law;
Amendment 188 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the expert group on gambling services and on the Commission to facilitate, as much as possible, the flow of data between regulators in the exchange of information among Member States in order to allow for the establishment of a common system for identifying players and to makesharing of best practices for example on obligatory reliable identification of players, enforcement measures against illegal operators as well as white lists and black lists and self- exclusion mechanisms applicable throughout the EU;
Amendment 219 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance for theof this expert group to work towards removing unnecessary administrative burdens that prevent legal online operators from offering their services to consumersas a step forward towards a cooperation between Member States and the Commission;
Amendment 231 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the competent national regulatory authorities should be able to agree on equivalence clausexchange good practices that would facilitate the application of national licenses, including agreement on technical standards foron technical standards and gaming equipment; and calls on the competent national regulatory authorities to introduce a regulatory principle whereby a gambling equipment; company can only operate (or bid for the required national licence) in one Member State if it does not operate in contravention of the law in any other Member State;
Amendment 247 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Agrees with the Commission that a fairproperly regulated offer of gambling services is necessary for consumer protection, because in its absence consumers are more likely to turn to unreliableillegal gambling websiteoperators;
Amendment 267 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to continue to explore measures at the EU levelactions to protect vulnerable consumers, including formalised cooperation between regulators, and the introduction of an online trustmark for legal operatornational competent authorities;
Amendment 273 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Asks the Commission to study what could be done to stop the practice that some companies based in another Member State market online-gambling services for example via satellite-tv or advertisement campaigns in a Member State where they are not licensed to offer their services;
Amendment 300 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to consider legislationexplore with Member States to create an EU-widenational self- exclusion register,s accessible by national authorities and licensed gambling operators, so that any customer who chooses to exclude him- or herselfself- excluding from one gambling operator has the opportunity to be automatically self- excluded from all other licensed gambling operators;
Amendment 320 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the workshop agreement published in February 2011 by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)1 could serve as self-regulatory initiatives can serve as contributions for identifying the content of common standards; reaffirms its position that, in as sensitive an area basis for identifying the content of common standard gambling, industry self- regulation can only complement but not replace national regulations;
Amendment 333 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that common standards for online gambling should address the rights and obligations of both the service provider and the consumer, including by means of measures tothe forthcoming European Commission Recommendations on consumer protection and advertising common standards for online gambling should include enforcement measures that Member States need to put in place for ensureing a high level of protection for players, particularly minors and other vulnerable persons, and the prevention of misleading advertisements as well as the prohibition of advertising by illegal operators;
Amendment 355 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends the introduction of uniform and pan-European common standards forexchange of best practices between Member States on electronic identification and cross border e-verification services; notes that the different registration procedures across the EU undermine regulated operators, and can push consumersas well as on enforcement measures such as the blacklisting and the banning of illegal websites, definition of safe and traceable payment solutions and banning measures for transactions in order to ensure that consumers cannot turn into the hands of illegal operators;, calls, therefore, on Member States for registration and identification procedures to be streamlined and made more efficient;
Amendment 361 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the importance of funding from gambling for public interest causes, calls for the specific features and the sustainable contributions from lotteries to society to be recognised and taken into account in any coordinated approach at EU level;
Amendment 366 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for the strict regulation or the prohibition, after an evaluation conducted at the level of each Member State, of dangerous forms of gambling;
Amendment 373 #
2012/2322(INI)
17. Stresses the fact that online gambling is a non-cash-based environment and that – given the dependency on third-party financial service providers –consumer / card not present (CNP) environment and therefore additional safeguards against money laundering canneed to be found in the EU's regulatory framework for establishing and licensing financial service providersservice providers procedures such as a reliable electronic identification at registration phase;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it should be recalled that the bioeconomy is an important sector within the internal market offering additional benefits regarding low carbon, sustainability, competitiveness and the reduction of import dependency in terms of both energy and raw materials;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that a lack of coordination has limited the exploitation of synergies and economies of scale with regard to the bioeconomy in the Union; stresses that the Union can add value by encouraging and facilitating cooperation through networks and funding programmes; considers, however, that this does not necessitate a top-down approach since that together with specific targets to increase the share of renewable natural resources used in the production and consumption of goods the bioeconomy will develop via an integrated approach across all levels, local, Member State and Union;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Encourages the Commission to ensure the acceptability of biomass utilisation and the biomass availability to secure the operating conditions of existing bio-based industries that is the foundation of the future bioeconomy;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that at Union level greater synergies and complementarities must be developed withsupported by other policy areas and programmes, particularly Resource Efficiency, Horizon 2020 and the CAP; takes the view that EU should also promote low-carbon bioeconomy internationally, particularly in Rio+20 and UNFCCC processes;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on industry to drive the development of the bioeconomy in the Union, and therefore calls for the creation of a more business-friendly environment, through such measures as reducing time to market, aligning research and innovation policies with the needs of specific sectors, improving access to risk finance, particularly for existing and developing bio-based industries and SMEs, and encouraging entrepreneurship in the sector;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas investors require security and continuity for their projected investments beyond 2020; whereas the most cost- effective and energy-neutral way to meet that requirement is to set a single prime objective for 2020, namely limiting greenhouse gases;
Amendment 232 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuating feed-in will necessitate reserves of conventional energy not previously available; recognises that the development of reserve capacity entails substantial costs and that, to make the development or retention of conventional reserves more commercially attractive, it will increasingly need to be promoted; rejects the concept of competition for subsidies and calls for the principles of the market economy to be applied to the design of the energy market;
Amendment 433 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 452 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 483 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 21 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of working together for an energy system transformation which must start now; endorses, therefore, the Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050 as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on energy policy with a view to developing a policy framework for 2030, including appropriate economically efficient decarbonisation milestones and targets; notes that defining energy targets for 2050 assumes pan- European governance; pursues, within the spirit of the Union, a technology-neutral strategy that will allow Member States to cooperate and not feel repressed under the Roadmap;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that a single GHG reduction target to 2030, at a level consistent with the 2050 EU decarbonisation aspirations, would help reduce the overall costs of the policy and simplify the EU legislative framework;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of the EU's energy policy amidst the financial crisis; emphasises the role that energy could potentially play in spurring growth and competitiveness in the EU; calls on the Commission to propose post-2020 strategies and to present a 2030 policy framework for European energy policy including a proposal for a single GHG reduction target compatible with EU 2050 decarbonisation aspirations and backed by an Impact Assessment; encourages the Member States to step up their ongoing efforts to reach the current 2020 targets in the area of EU energy policy;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Section 1 – paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to develop sound ways of financing the energy transition, including a strengthened ETS, innovation initiatives such as Horizon 2020, and market-based mechanisms;
Amendment 64 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to step up the development and deployment of low- carbon technologies, to strengthen the role of renewable energy sources – including by increasing their commercialisation, to step up the efficient use of energy sources, and to phase out fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumptionand inefficient consumption of renewable energy sources following the principle of the cascading use of raw material;
Amendment 66 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments; Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU's energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, and energy efficiency and a more efficient and optimised power system design to boost investments in low-carbon energy production and backup generation;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Supports the importance of sustainability requirements for bio energy but takes the view, that in addition to existing guidelines for sustainable forest management, there is no need for new sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous biomass in order to avoid inefficiency and bureaucracy;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that it is in the competence of each Member State to define its own energy mix; acknowledges that the Energy Roadmap 2050 complements national, regional and local efforts to modernise energy supply; acknowledges, therefore, the need for Member States to work together on the basis of common objectives, as well as the important role to be played by the EU; urges the Member States and the Commission to continue to pursue options which can meet the EU's decarbonisation objective in an technology- neutral, economically efficient, reliable, safe and sustainable way whilst minimising market distortions, and to continue with efforts to fully tap the potential for cost-effective energy savings, supported, inter alia, by available Union financial instruments; recognises, at the same time, the merits of developing a coordinated and, where appropriate, common European approach;
Amendment 114 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Agrees with the Commission, however, that EU action is based on the assumption that global climate action is taken and should not be developed in isolation but take account of international developments, for example carbon leakage and adverse effects on competitiveness;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the conclusions reached in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that there are similarities between the actions that must be taken in the analysed scenarios in order to transform the EU's energy system, regardless of the specific path chosen to achieve a low-carbon 2050 energy system; believes that while renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy infrastructure are ‘no regrets’ options, the way and extent to which they are pursued can have profound cost implications which should be taken into account;
Amendment 143 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that a higher share of renewable energy beyond 2020 is a key aspect of a more sustainable energy system; recognises, furthermore, that all of the decarbonisation scenarios explored in the Commission communication assume an increased share of renewable energy in the EU energy mix of around 30% in gross final energy consumption in 2030; Stresses, however, the importance of all low-carbon electricity production if decarbonisation and climate goals are to be achieved without jeopardising security of supply and competitiveness;
Amendment 169 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the urgent need for new, smart and flexible energy infrastructure – including smart grids, flexible low- emission backup generation and smart meters – and fully integrated network planning in order, inter alia, to integrate local and more remote sources of renewable energy across the EU, as has been proven necessary; stresses, moreover, the urgent need for the establishment of mechanisms to create EU-wide market mechanisms to boost flexible backup generation uptake and to allow for EU financing of infrastructure projects of common interest;
Amendment 192 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that EU should have a strategy for the biggest energy consumption sector, heating and cooling composing 40 % of the primary energy consumption and 36 % of CO2 emissions;
Amendment 259 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, as Member States pursue the goal of energy security and energy dependence, emphasis needs to be shifted towards a model of energy interdependence by ensuring the swiftwith a reasonable time the completion of the EU internal energy market and the EU supergrid infrastructure linking North and South, and East and West; highlights the importance of ensuring that policy and regulatory developments in Member States will eliminate remaining infrastructure ‘bottlenecks’ and will not create new barriers to electricity and gas or energy market integration; stresses, moreover, that energy policy decisions in each national system need to take account of how such decisions could affect other Member States;
Amendment 320 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that all types of low-carbon technology will be needed to achieve the ambitious goal of decarbonising the EU's energy system in general and the electricity sector in particular. It will remain uncertain which technologies will be technically and commercially proven within the required time scale. Flexibility must be preserved in order to allow adaptation to the technological and socio- economic changes that will arise;
Amendment 363 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Agrees with the Commission that nuclear energy will remain in the EU power generation mix since it remains a key source of low carbon electricity generation and, according to the scenario analysis, can contribute to lower system costs and electricity prices;
Amendment 433 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recognises that the ETS is the principal – though not the only – instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies; notes that any further improvement of the ETS is necessary; notes that any changes to the ETSr change of the ETS must deal with post-2020 regime and would require a careful assessment of the impact on electricity prices and on the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries; calls on the Commission in the context of further opening the EU internal electricity markets - without compromising the current ETS objectives - to also investigate new electricity market designs in order to prevent unacceptable high market prices caused by carbon price pass through; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the development of innovative technological solutions by European industries;
Amendment 456 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the EU to continue to play an active role in the international negotiations on the global climate deal; takes the opinion that climate diplomacy should come under the umbrella of the European External Action Service (EEAS); stresses that the EU needs to know what the consequences of a failure to conclude a global climate change agreement would be and what are the impacts to the EU climate and energy policies;
Amendment 458 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines the importance of research, both at EU and Member State level, for bringing forward new technology developments and advancements in the energy field and for maintaining EU technology leadership, such that the energy transition will contribute to the European agenda for growth and jobs;
Amendment 459 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Emphasises that non-ETS sector causes some 55 % of the EU's GHG emissions and at the same time with ETS it is essential to ensure that also non-ETS sector is taking its responsibility on emissions reductions; Stresses the need for political guidance on the EU level and concrete actions to address this issue;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that Article 32 of the Regulation states that the Commission report shall take into account ‘scientific evidence on the welfare needs of animals’, and may be accompanied if necessary by appropriate legislative proposals concerning long journeys; calls on the Commission and the Council, therefore, to review Regulation 1/2005 in order to establish a maximum 8- hour limit for the journeys of animals transported for the purpose of being slaughtered, with exceptions based on geographic conditions, sparse population, scattered infrastructure and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, provided that the rules on animal welfare are complied with;
Amendment 176 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that modernising the existing infrastructure, and building new, intelligent and flexible generation, transmission, distribution and storage infrastructure, is essential for a well-integrated and well- connected energy market, where supply at affordable prices is secured, where the potential for cogeneration, flexibility and efficiency, and for exploiting renewable and unconventional energy sources, is fully exploited, and where no Member State remains isolated from the European gas and electricity networks;
Amendment 177 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Cross-border distance sales of tobacco should be prohibited, as they facilitate access to tobacco products of young people and risk to undermine compliance with the requirements provided for by tobacco control legislation and in particular by this Directive. Common rules on a notification system are necessary to ensure that this Directive achieves its full potential. The provision on notification of cross-border distance sales of tobacco in this Directive should apply notwithstanding the notification procedure set out in Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services. Business to consumer distance sale of tobacco products is further regulated by Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts, which will be replaced by Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, as of 13 June 2014.
Amendment 254 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) banning of cross-border distance sales of tobacco products;
Amendment 1039 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall oblige retail outlets intending to engage inprohibit cross- border distance sales to consumers located in the Union to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the retail outlet is established and in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. Retail outlets established outside the Union have to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. All retail outlets intending to engage in cross-border distance sales shall submit at least the following information to the competent authorities:of tobacco products.
Amendment 1077 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1087 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1096 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1104 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Amendment 107 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to protect, conserve and to enhance sustainable use of the Union’s natural capital;
Amendment 163 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 19
Annex 1 – point 19
19. Protecting, conserving and enhancing theEnhancing the sustainable use of EU’s natural capital therefore also requires tackling problems at source through, inter alia, better integration of natural capital objectives into other policies, ensuring that policies are coherent and deliver co- benefits. The greening elements set out in the Commission’s reform proposals, notably for EU agriculture, fisheries and cohesion policy, backed by the proposals for greening the EU budget under the Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014- 2020 (MFF) are designed to support these objectives. For instance, aquatic ecosystems in rural areas should benefit from the linking of farm payments to compliance with relevant requirements of the WFD as set out in the Commission’s proposals for the reform of the CAP . Greening of the CAP will also promote the environmentally beneficial agricultural practices of crop diversification, the protection of permanent grassland, and the establishment and maintenance of ecologically valuable farmland and forest areas.
Amendment 186 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 25
Annex 1 – point 25
25. Action taken under the Biodiversity Strategy to restore 15 % of degraded ecosystems in the EU and to expand the use of green infrastructure will help to overcome land fragmentation. However, Member States’ characteristics and premises ought to be taken into account in the action. It will further enhance natural capital and increase ecosystem resilience, and can offer cost- effective options for climate change mitigation and adaptation and disaster risk management. Meanwhile, Member States’ efforts to map and assess ecosystems and their services, and the ‘no net loss’ initiative planned in 2015 will contribute to maintaining the stock of natural capital at a variety of scales. The integration of the economic value of ecosystem services into accounting and reporting systems at EU and national level by 2020 will result in better management of the EU’s natural capital.
Amendment 188 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 26 – introductory part
Annex 1 – point 26 – introductory part
26. In order to protect, conserve and to enhance sustainable use of the EU's natural capital, the programme shall ensure that by 2020:
Amendment 199 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) Forests anre sustainably managed to safeguard the services they provide are protected andnd to improve their resilience to climate change and, fires is improved, storms, pests and diseases.
Amendment 203 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) Fully implementing the Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources, albeit taking into account differences between Member States and their specific features.
Amendment 230 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 29 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 29 a (new)
29a. In order for this to be achieved, the EU will need to create and maintain the conditions required for the development of bio-based industries, which include making sure that they have a sustainable supply of raw materials.
Amendment 232 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 30
Annex 1 – point 30
30. Fully implementing the EU Climate and Energy Package is essential to reach the milestones identified for 2020 and for building a competitive, low-carbon economy by 2050. Whereas the EU is currently on track to reduce domestic GHG emissions 20 % below 1990 levels by 2020, meeting the 20 % energy efficiency target will require far more rapid efficiency improvements. This is also important in the light of still-growing demand for energy and the on-going debate on conflicts between land use for food and for bio- energy. The new Energy Efficiency Directive is expected to make a significant e new Energy Efficiency Directive is expected to make a significant contribution in this regard. This is also important in the light of still-growing demand for energy. Furthermore, energy efficiency needs to be backed up by resource efficiency to promote the availability of raw material for industrial purposes. Particular attention needs to be paid to the on-going debate on conflicts between land use for food and for bio- fuels. It is also vital to make sure that wood resources, including biomass for energy use, are sustainably managed and used taking into accountribution in this regard the cascading use of materials to promote the development towards low carbon bioeconomy and higher value products.
Amendment 277 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 40
Annex 1 – point 40
40. A long-term and predictable policy framework in all these areas will help to stimulate the level of investments and action needed to fully develop markets for greener technologies and promote sustainable business solutions. Resource efficiency indicators and targets, taking into account Member State's specific circumstances, are needed to provide the necessary guidance for public and private decision-makers in transforming the economy. They will become an integral part of this programme once agreed at Union level.
Amendment 285 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 1 - point b
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 1 - point b
(b) The overall environmental impact of EU industry in all major industrial sectors is significantly reduced, and resource efficiency increased via principles of cascading use of raw materials.
Amendment 289 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 1 - point d
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 1 - point d
(d) Waste is safely managed as a resource, waste generated per capita is in absolute decline, energy recovery is limited to non- recyclable materials and landfilling of recyclable and compostable materials is effectiin relation to GNP is in decline and recyclable and compostable post-consumer waste in particular is gradually being shifted away from disposal streams and into recycling and recovelry eradicatedstreams.
Amendment 307 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point d
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point d
(d) Establishing a more coherent framework for sustainable production and consumption. Reviewing product legislation with a view to improving the environmental performance and resource efficiency of products throughout their lifecycle taking into account the principles of cascading use of materials. Setting targets for the reduction of the overall impact of consumption.
Amendment 311 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point e
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point e
(e) Fully implementing EU waste legislation. This will include applying the waste hierarchy and the effective use of market-based instruments and measures to ensure that landfilling is effectively phased out, energy recovery is limited to non-recyclable materialin accordance with the Waste Framework Directive, on the basis of a lifecycle approach, and the effective use of measures to ensure that recyclable and compostable post-consumer waste in particular is gradually shifted away from disposal streams and into recycling and recovery streams, recycled waste is used as a major, reliable source of raw material for the EU, hazardous waste is safely managed and its generation is reduced, illegal waste shipments are eradicated and internal market barriers for environmentally-sound recycling activities in the EU are removed.
Amendment 326 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point f a (new)
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point f a (new)
(fa) Taking into account the actions of the EU bio-economy strategy concerning the sustainable production and use of renewable resources.
Amendment 481 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 99
Annex 1 – point 99
99. The EU should continue to promote environmentally responsible business practices. New obligations under the EU's Responsible Business Initiative for listed and large unlisted extractive and primary forest logging companies to report payments they make to governments will result in greater transparency and accountability in the way natural resources are exploited. As a leading provider of environmental goods and services, the EU should promote global green standards, free trade in environmental goods and services, the further deployment of environment and climate-friendly technologies, protection of investment and intellectual property rights and the international exchange of best practice.
Amendment 85 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) This Directive should notall under no circumstance apply to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as defined by Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises, even if they are listed companies.
Amendment 192 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall notunder no circumstance apply to small and medium- sized enterprises (‘SMEs’).
Amendment 89 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The environmental report of a project to be provided by the developer should include an assessment of reasonable alternatives relevant to the proposed project, including the likely evolution of the existing state of the environment without implementation of the project (baseline scenario), as a means to improve quality of the assessment process and to allow integrating environmental considerations at an early stage in the project's design.
Amendment 102 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
Amendment 138 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Projects for which the obligation to carry out assessments of the effects on the environment arises simultaneously from this Directive and other Union legislation shallmay be subject to coordinated or joint procedures fulfilling the requirements of the relevant Union legislation, if deemed appropriate by the authorities in the Member State.
Amendment 169 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 3 – point a
Article 3 – point a
(a) population, human health, and biodiversity, with particular attention, when applicable, to species and habitats protected under Council Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 195 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. For projects listed in Annex II, the developer shall provide information on the characteristics of the project, and its potential impact on the environment and the measures envisaged in order to avoid and reduce significant effects. The detailed list of information to be provided is specified in Annex II.A.
Amendment 206 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When a case-by-case examination is carried out or thresholds or criteria are set for the purpose of paragraph 2, the competent authority shall take account of selection criteria related to the characteristics and location of the project and its potential impact on the environment. The detailed list of selection criteria to be usconsidered is specified in Annex III.
Amendment 216 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 224 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. The competent authority shall make its decision pursuant to paragraph 2 within three months from the request for development consent and provided that the developer has submitted all the requisite information. Depending on the nature, complexity, location and size of the proposed project, the competent authority may extend that deadline by a further 3one months; in that case, the competent authority shall inform the developer of the reasons justifying the extension and of the date when its determination is expected.
Amendment 238 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Where an environmental impact assessment must be carried out in accordance with Articles 5 to 10, the developer shall prepare an environmental report. The environmental report shall be based on the determination pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and include the information that may reasonably be required for making informed decisions on the environmental impacts of the proposed project, taking into account current knowledge and methods of assessment, the characteristics, technical capacity and location of the project, the characteristics of the potential impact, and alternatives to the proposed project and the extent to which certain matters (including the evaluation of alternatives) are more appropriately assessed at different levels including the planning level, or on the basis of other assessment requirements. The detailed list of information to be provided in the environmental report is specified in Annex IV.
Amendment 248 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 300 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the developer shall ensure that the environmental report is prepared by accredited and technically competent experts or
Amendment 311 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the competent authority shall ensure that the environmental report is verified by accredited and technically competent experts and/or committees of national experts.
Amendment 318 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where accredited and technically competent experts assisted the competent authority to prepare the determination referred to in Article 5(2), the same exdeveloperts shall not be used by the develoould avoid using the same experts for the preparation of the environmental report.
Amendment 325 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 360 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the main reasons for choosing the project as adopted, in the light of the other alternatives considered, including the likely evolution of the existing state of the environment without implementation of the project (baseline scenario);.
Amendment 369 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 406 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 438 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Directive 2011/92/EU
Articles 12 a and 12b
Articles 12 a and 12b
Amendment 484 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1
Annex – point 1
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex II.A – paragraph 2
Annex II.A – paragraph 2
Amendment 485 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1
Annex – point 1
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex II.A – paragraph 3
Annex II.A – paragraph 3
Amendment 489 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1
Annex – point 1
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex II.A – paragraph 4
Annex II.A – paragraph 4
Amendment 492 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 566 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex IV –paragraph 4
Annex IV –paragraph 4
4. A description of the aspects of the environment likely to be significantly affected by the proposed project, including, in particular, population, human health, fauna, flora, biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides, land (land take), soil (organic matter, erosion, compaction, sealing), water (quantity and quality), air, climatic factors, climate change (greenhouse gas emissions, including from land use, land use change and forestry, mitigation potential, impacts relevant to adaptation, if the project takes into account risks associated with climate change), material assets, cultural heritage, including architectural and archaeological ones, landscape; such a description should include the inter-relationship between the above factors, as well as the exposure, vulnerability and resilience of the above factors to natural and man-made disaster risks.
Amendment 573 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex IV – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Annex IV – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the use of natural resources, in particular land, soil, water, biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides, considering as far possible the availability of these resources also in the light of changing climatic conditions;
Amendment 581 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex IV – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Annex IV – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 86 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Article 17 of Directive 2009/28/EC establishes sustainability criteria that biofuels and bioliquids need to comply with in order to be counted towards the targets in the Directive and to qualify for inclusion in public support schemes. These criteria include requirements concerning the protection of biodiversity-rich land and land with high carbon stock. These criteria also include requirements on the minimum greenhouse gas emission savings that biofuels and bioliquids need to achieve compared to fossil fuels. Identical sustainability criteria are established for biofuels under Article 7b of Directive 98/70/EC.
Amendment 116 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) This proposal focuses on the potential adverse effects of the production and use of biofuels in the European Union, while taking into account the fact that other land-use related issues for instance are handled in other legislative instruments as well as climate impact issues not related to land-use.
Amendment 148 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) As waste and by-products are defined by Directive 2008/98/EC of 19 November 2008 on waste, the same definitions should apply to this Directive.
Amendment 192 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Forests provide a wide variety of environmental, economic and social benefits and services of key importance to humanity, such as maintaining biodiversity, providing low emission feedstocks and ecosystem functions and protecting the climate system. Sustainability criteria for forest-based biomass already exists in RES-directive and the European Commission will also make further recommendations concerning the sustainability criteria for solid biomass in order to address the concerns regarding the growing demand of imported wood biomass. EU Member States have the relevant instruments and regulations in place which safeguard the sustainability of forest biomass. In order to avoid double regulation and bureaucratic burden it is not necessary to define new sustainability criteria for forest biomass in this directive.
Amendment 346 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new) – Part A – point g
Annex IX (new) – Part A – point g
(g) TProcessing residues from pulp and paper industry, such as black liquor, crude sulphate soap, crude tall oil and tall oil pitch.
Amendment 403 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ca) the following paragraph 4a is added: "4a. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewables sources in Aviation is 2 % of the final consumption of the energy in aviation sector by 31 December 2020. This reduction shall consist of: (a) 0,5 % by 31 December 2016; (b) 1 % by 31 December 2018."
Amendment 540 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point b
Annex IX – part A – point b
(b) Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targetsseparate collection under Article 11(2)(a1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives.
Amendment 546 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point c
Annex IX – part A – point c
(c) Biomass fraction of industrial waste, but not waste subject to separate collection under Article 11(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives.
Amendment 555 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point g
Annex IX – part A – point g
(g) TProcessing residues from pulp and paper industry, such as black liquor, crude sulphate soap, crude tall oil and tall oil pitch.
Amendment 565 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point n
Annex IX – part A – point n
(n) Bark, branches, tree tops, leaves, saw dust and cutter shavings.
Amendment 609 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part B – point c
Annex IX – part B – point c
(c) Non-food cellulosic material, except waste subject to separate collection under Article 11(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives.
Amendment 1 #
Amendment 8 #
Amendment 21 #
Amendment 58 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Before presenting proposals for structural measures to revise Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission should - in addition to the measures as suggested in the 2012 carbon market report - consider further measures in order to ensure that the scheme remains a fully market-based system. Furthermore, the Commission should propose the mandatory earmarking of auctioning revenues for innovative environmentally friendly technologies; the list of sectors and subsectors affected by a risk of carbon leakage should not be adapted in order to ensure the highest possible certainty for industry.
Amendment 59 #
2012/0202(COD)
(3b) The current low carbon price is due, inter alia, to a large variety of national support schemes for Renewable Energy Sources which are the consequence of the Renewable Energy Directive. In order to increase the effectiveness of the EU ETS in the long-term and to ensure regulatory stability, the Commission should present by the end of 2013 structures for a better integrated system to promote RES at EU- level after 2020. The Commission should also explore possibilities to establish a dedicated reserve (based on the NER 300) for the support of innovative sustainable energy technologies.
Amendment 85 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Directive 2001/20/EC aimed to simplify and harmonise the administrative provisions governing clinical trials in the European Union. However, experience shows that a harmonised approach to the regulation of clinical trials has only been partly achieved. This makes it in particular difficult to perform a clinical trial in several Member States. Scientific development however, suggests that future clinical trials will target more specific patient populations, such as subgroups identified through genomic information. In order to include a sufficient number of patients for such trials it may be necessary to involve many, or all, Member States. The new procedures for the authorisation of clinical trials should stimulate the inclusion of as many member states as possible. Therefore, in order to simplify submission procedures, the multiple submission of largely identical information should be avoided and replaced by the submission of one application dossier through a single submission portal to all the Member States concerned. The portal should reduce unnecessary red tape so that not only sponsors and academic researchers carrying out multinational research but also public authorities may benefit from its use.
Amendment 180 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66 a (new)
Recital 66 a (new)
(66 a) The regulation should be assessed and where necessary revised at five-year intervals in order to ensure its flexibility. A continuing assessment process is essential so that innovations can continue to be made in future in the context of constantly developing medical science. The administrative burden of the current directive is regarded as a constraint on science and on the right of patients to obtain the best possible care. The regulation’s impact in terms of red tape should therefore be monitored regularly and the assessment process should guarantee its effectiveness as legislation supporting clinical research. Particular attention should be paid to the position of academic research, and to ensuring that red tape does not divert resources from innovation in academic research and that the new tasks required by the regulation do not have a negative impact on the attractiveness of a research career. The importance of public access to information in making Europe attractive as a research environment and its effect on the balance between individual data protection, intellectual property, and contract, patent and intangible rights, should also be assessed. The assessment process should also look at the impact of the regulation on whether, in place of clinical trials, more experimental treatment is being carried out which has unpredictable effects on patient safety and the reliability of experimental results.
Amendment 457 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Any subject may, without any resulting detriment, withdraw from the clinical trial at any time by revoking his or her informed consent. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the activities carried out based on consent before its withdrawal. As all clinical trial information, also the data collected before the withdrawal of the consent shall be recorded, handled and stored in such a way that they can be accurately reported, interpreted and verified while the confidentiality of the trial subjects remains protected.
Amendment 512 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the clinical trial poses a minimal risk to, and imposes a minimal burden on, the subject, although this should be judged in proportion to the underlying medical condition.
Amendment 594 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. The investigator’s brochure shall be updated where newnever new and relevant safety information becomes available, and at least once per year.
Amendment 47 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To enable the automotive industry to carry out long-term investments and innovation it is desirable to provide indications of how this Regulation should be amended for the period beyond 2020. These indications should be based on an assessment of the necessary rate of reduction in line with the Union's long term climate goals and the implications for the development of cost effective CO2 reducing technology for cars. It is therefore desirable for these aspects to be reviewed, the Commission to make a report and if appropriate proposals made for targets beyond 2020. That report should take into consideration CO2 emissions over the whole life cycle of cars (including manufacture and end-of-life).
Amendment 35 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 36 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This Directive is without prejudice to the arrangements concerning the management of rights by collective management organisations, such as extended collective licenses, mandatory collective management and legal presumptions of representation or transfer of rights.
Amendment 37 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) This Directive is without prejudice to the legal form traditionally chosen by the Member States for the operation of the collective management organizations. The Member States should not be required to change the legal form of these organizations. The provisions of the Directive are without prejudice to right holders' freedom of association and their right to organize themselves.
Amendment 38 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 c (new)
Recital 7 c (new)
(7c) Titles I, II and IV of this Directive shall apply to all collecting societies established in the Union. Member States may extend the application of this Directive to Title I, chapters 2 to 5 of Title II and Title IV with the exception of Articles 36 and 40 to non-EU collecting societies licensing the use of rights in their territory.
Amendment 39 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 d (new)
Recital 7 d (new)
(7d) In this Directive, collective management organisations cover non- profit organisations authorised by more than one rightholder to manage copyright or related rights as their main activity and which are owned or directly or indirectly controlled by rightholders. Individual companies who in the normal course of their business are engaged in the production of content or licensing of rights on a commercial basis (such as music publishers, book publishers or music companies) are not covered by this Directive.
Amendment 56 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) It is necessary to ensure the effective enforcement of the provisions of the national law adopted pursuant to this Directive. Collecting societies should offer their members specific procedures for the handling of complaints and the resolution of disputes. These procedures should also be made available to other rightholders represented by the collecting society. It is also appropriate to ensure that Member States have independent, impartial and effective dispute resolution bodies capable of settling commercial disputes between collecting societies and users on existing or proposed licensing conditions as well as on situations in which the granting of a licence is refused. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the rules on the multi-territorial licensing of online rights in musical works could be undermined if disputes between collecting societies and their counterparts were not solved quickly and efficiently by independent and impartial bodies. As a result, it is appropriate to provide, without prejudice to the right of access to a tribunal, for an easily accessible, efficient and impartial out-of-court procedure for resolving conflicts between collecting societies, on the one hand, and online music service providers, rightholders or other collecting societies, on the other. These dispute resolution bodies should have special knowledge of intellectual property matters and they should base their decisions on objective standards and criteria, such as the "fair value in trade" established by the CJEU. In order to secure payment, users should be required to make payments to the collective management organisations, while the process is pending, according to the existing tariff where such tariff exists or based on an interim order by the court where no pre-existing applicable tariff is set.
Amendment 65 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘A 'collecting society’ means anyve management organisation' is any non-profit organisation, which is authorised by law or by way of assignment, licence or any other contractual arrangement, by more than one rightholder, to manage copyright or rights related to copyright as its sole or main purpose and which is owned or directly or indirectly controlled by its membrightholders;
Amendment 70 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Rightholders shall have the right to authorise a collecting societyve management organisation of their choice to manage the rights, categories of rights or types of works and other subject matter of their choice, for the Member States of their choice, irrespective of the Member State of residence or of establishment or the nationality of either the collecting society or the rightholdve management organisation or the rightholder. Collective management organisations shall have the right to require the exclusive assignment of the rights in all works of their members.
Amendment 110 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where the amounts due to rightholders cannot be distributed, after five years from the end of the financial year in which the collection of the rights revenue occurred, and provided that the collecting societyve management organisation has taken all necessary measures to identify and locate the rightholders, the collecting societyve management organisation shall decide on the use of the amounts concerned in accordance with Article 7(5)(b), provided that the collective management organisation ensures that the revenue is distributed in proportion to the revenues received by rightholders for the relevant financial year. Collective management organisations may distribute amounts due to rightholders who cannot be identified before the expiration of the five-year period if allowed under national law. Where, under national law, the prescription period is longer than five years, collective management organisations shall make adequate provisions for future claims without prejudice to the right of the rightholder to claim such amounts from the collecting societyve management organisation.
Amendment 118 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Tariffs for exclusive rights and rights to equitable remuneration shall reflect the economic value of the rights in trade and of the servicthe economic benefit that users derive pfrovided bym the collecting societyve management of rights.
Amendment 120 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
In the absence of any national law which establishes the amounts due to rightholders in respect of a right to remuneration and a right to compensation, the collecting societycompensation, the collective management organisation shall base its own determination of those amounts due, on the economic value of those rights in trade.
Amendment 121 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Users should report to collective management organisations on their use of works and other subject matter in an agreed format, and in a timely and accurate manner, in order to allow collective management organisations to determine applicable fees and to distribute the amounts due to rightholders accurately and in accordance with the obligations imposed by this Directive. Where users fail to report to collective management organisations in a manner that enables the collective management organisations to make timely and accurate distributions to individual rightholders, Member States shall ensure that collective management organisations shall be discharged of their obligations under this Directive related to distribution of revenues to individual rightholders, and the collective management organisations may charge such users additional fees to cover the additional administrative costs caused by missing or insufficient usage reports
Amendment 123 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Users should pay licence fees and remunerations to the collective management organisations in a timely manner whenever there is a generally applicable or court-determined tariff in force. Where users fail to pay such licence fees or remuneration in a timely manner, Member States shall ensure that collective management organisations may charge such users additional fees to cover the administrative costs caused by the failure to voluntarily pay the licence fees or remunerations.
Amendment 142 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This Directive is without prejudice to the arrangements concerning the management of rights by the collective management organisations, such as extended collective licensing, mandatory collective management and legal presumptions of representation or transfer of rights.
Amendment 143 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) This Directive is without prejudice to the legal form chosen traditionally by Member States for the operation of collective management organisations. The Member States should not be required to change the legal form of these organisations. The provisions of the Directive are without prejudice to rightholders' freedom of association and their right to organise themselves.
Amendment 145 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 c (new)
Recital 7 c (new)
(7c) Titles I, II and IV of this Directive shall apply to all collective management organisations established in the Union. Member States may extend the application of this Directive to Title I, chapters 2 to 5 of Title II and Title IV with the exception of Articles 36 and 40 to non-EU collecting societies licensing the use of rights in their territory.
Amendment 146 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 d (new)
Recital 7 d (new)
(7d) In this Directive, collective management organisations cover non- profit organisations authorised by more than one rightholder to manage copyright or related rights as their main activity and which are owned or directly or indirectly controlled by rightholders. Individual companies who in the normal course of their business are engaged in the production of content or licensing of rights on a commercial basis (such as music publishers, book publishers or music companies) are not covered by this Directive
Amendment 157 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The requested collective management organisation shall license the requesting collective management organisation's repertoire, in its relations with users, on the same conditions as its own repertoire and shall not exclude the requesting organisation's repertoire from the licensed repertoire without the requesting organisation's consent
Amendment 160 #
Amendment 162 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that disputes between collecting societies and users concerning existing and proposed licensing conditions, tariffs, and any refusal to grant a licence or to comply with its terms can be submitted to a court, and if appropriate, to an independent and impartial dispute resolution body. Member States shall ensure that these dispute resolution bodies are specialised in intellectual property matters and that their decisions are made on the basis of the criteria set out in Article 15(2).
Amendment 164 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure that where users have recourse to dispute resolution under this Article, they have an obligation to pay to the collective management organisation, while the process is pending: (a) The pre-existing tariff applicable to the use in question, if such tariff exists. (b) An interim non-prejudicial monthly payment determined by the dispute resolution body if there is no pre-existing tariff for the use in question.
Amendment 165 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States shall ensure that the collective management organisations or users, as the case may be, shall pay the balance between the payments made and the new tariff set by the competent body no later than 30 days after the decision has been made by that body.
Amendment 257 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Rightholders shall have the right to authorise a collecting societyve management organisation of their choice to manage the rights, categories of rights or types of works and other subject matter of their choice, for the Member States of their choice, irrespective of the Member State of residence or of establishment or the nationality of either the collecting society or the rightholdve management organisation or the rightholder. The collective management organisation shall have the right to require the exclusive assignment of the rights in all works of their members.
Amendment 406 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Tariffs for exclusive rights shall reflect the economic, inter alia, the value of the rights in trade andand the extent, nature and value of the uservice provided by the collecting society of the rights.
Amendment 413 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
In the absence of any national law which establishes the amounts due to rightholders in respect of a right to remuneration and a right to compensation, the collecting society shall base its own determination of those amounts due, on the economicobjective criteria, which reflect, inter alia, the value of those rights in tradeand the extent, nature and value of the use of the rights.
Amendment 439 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the deductions made for management feeamount of the management fees in the period concerned, the deductions made for management fees in the period concerned and the investment income used for management fees and/or distributed to the members in the period concerned;
Amendment 102 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The accounting rules should accurately represent human-induced changes in emissions and removals. In that regard, this Decision should provide for the use of specific methodologies in respect of different LULUCF activities. Emissions and removals related to afforestation, reforestation and deforestation are the direct result of human intervention and should therefore be accounted for in their entirety. However, given that not all emissions and removals from forest management are anthropogenic, the relevant accounting rules should provide for the use of reference levels to exclude the effects of natural and country-specific characteristics. Reference levels constitute estimates of the annual net emissions or removals resulting from forest management within the territory of a Member State for the years included in an accounting period, and should be set transparently in accordance with Decision - /CMP.7. They should be updated to reflect improvements to methodologies or data available in the Member States. The accounting rules should provide for an upper limit applicable to net greenhouse gas emissions and removals for forest management that may be entered into accounts, given underlying uncertainties in the projections on which the reference levels are basedfully synchronised with the UNFCCC decisions.
Amendment 114 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 125 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to update the definitions laid down in Article 2 in the light of changes to definitions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol or other multilateral agreement relevant to climate change concluded by the Union, to amend Annex I to add accounting periods and ensure consistency between those accounting periods and the relevant periods applicable to Union emission reduction commitments in other sectors, to amend Annex II with updated reference levels in accordance with the proposed reference levels submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 6 subject to corrections made in accordance with this Decision, to revise the information specified in Annex III in accordance with scientific progress and to revise the conditions relating to the accounting rules for natural disturbances laid down in Article 9(2) in the light of scientific progress or to reflect revisions to acts adopted by the UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 131 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Since the objectives of the proposed action cannot, by their very nature, be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone and can therefore by reason of scale and effects of the action be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. However, since competence for LULUCF issues lies mainly with Member States, the Union must follow the precautionary principle, especially as regards forestry in order to respect the competence of Member States and to give full recognition to the fact that sustainable forest management is a comprehensive concept and cannot be regulated from a climate perspective only. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 135 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
This Decision sets out accounting rules applicable to emissions and removals resulting from land use, land use change and forestry activities. It also provides for Member State LULUCF Action Plans to limit or reduce emissions and to maintain or increase removals, and for the evaluation of those plans by the Commission.
Amendment 171 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 180 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Amendment 218 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall verify the accuracy of propoused revised reference levels as defined in the UNFCCC process.
Amendment 223 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 263 #
Amendment 315 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 2(2), 4(7), 6(9), 7(6) and 9(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 317 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 2(2), 4(7), 6(9), 7(6) and 9(4) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 319 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 2(2), 4(7), 6(9), 7(6) and 9(4) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 436 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Article 12 of Directive 2002/58/EC and Articles 20 and 21(3)(e) of 2002/22/EC are an application of the data subjects' right to transparent information and communication which requires that the controller informs data subjects of their rights with respect to the use of their personal information and draws attention to the presence of systems which have been developed in accordance with the principles of privacy by design.
Amendment 481 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data relating to them and the abstention from further dissemination of such data, unless the data controller is a public authority or an entity commissioned by the authority or otherwise acting on the behalf of the authority, especially in relation to personal data which are made available by the data subject while he or she was a child, where one of the following grounds applies:
Amendment 502 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 582 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) complying with the requirements for prior authorisnotification or prior consultation of the supervisory authority pursuant to Article 34(1) and (2);
Amendment 658 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an enterprise or an organisation employing fewer than 250 persons that is processing personal data only as an activity ancillary to its main activities.
Amendment 690 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 – section 3 – title
Chapter 4 – section 3 – title
DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND PRIOR AUTHORISNOTIFICATION
Amendment 718 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The controller or the processor as the case may be shall obtain an authorisation fromnotify the supervisory authority prior to the processing of personal data, in order to ensure the compliance of the intended processing with this Regulation and in particular to mitigate the risks involved for the data subjects where a controller or processor adopts contractual clauses as provided for in point (d) of Article 42(2) or does not provide for the appropriate safeguards in a legally binding instrument as referred to in Article 42(5) for the transfer of personal data to a third country or an international organisation.
Amendment 733 #
Amendment 734 #
Amendment 746 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Article 36
Amendment 752 #
Amendment 1386 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data relating to them and the abstention from further dissemination of such data, unless the data controller is a public authority or an entity commissioned by the authority or otherwise acting on the behalf of an authority for the performance of the commission. The data subject shall have the right especially in relation to personal data which are made available by the data subject while he or she was a child, where one of the following grounds applies:
Amendment 2199 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. Where the controller or the processor is a public authority or body, the data protection officer may be designated for several of its entities, taking account of the organisational structure of the public authority or body. Several public authorities or bodies may also, taking account of the organisation structure of the public authorities or bodies, jointly designate a data protection officer.
Amendment 2880 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 79 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) an enterprise or an organisation employing fewer than 250 persons is processing personal data only as an activity ancillary to its main activities.
Amendment 3067 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 83 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The data subject has given his or her consent for the processing of data for historical, statistical and scientific research. For the purposes of historical, statistical and scientific research, a one- time consent is enough and there is no need for explicit consent to be given each time by the data subject, or a need to notify the data subject, separately before the processing of data related to research purposes.
Amendment 98 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the requirement under the CBD to restore 15 % of degraded ecosystems by 2020; considers, however, that this is a minimum and that the EU should have its own, more ambitious target and long-term vision; calls, therefore, on the EU to set the restoration of 30 % of degraded ecosystems as its target for 2020, taking into account country-specific natural conditions and amount of natural ecosystems, and urges the Commission to define clearly what is meant by ‘degraded ecosystems’ and to set a baseline against which progress can be measured;
Amendment 121 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Points out that EU has a very high level of water expertise that should be utilised in practice to achieve the MDG on basic sanitation and on other water related sustainable development goals;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that food waste represents an economic and environmental cost and poses an internal market challenge for both business and consumers;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges retailers to use their daily contact with consumers to communicate ways of storing and using food more efficiently, e.g. with practical tips and awareness campaigns; as well as spread the knowledge of effective recycling of food packaging;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the internal market must not be allowed to grow at the expense of the conditions for the working populawithout a detoriating effect on consumer protection, and the EU needs to ensure that labour rights always take priority over the free movement of servicelabour rights,
Amendment 89 #
2011/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the ever increasing information overload on the internet as regards contract terms and conditions; Calls on the Commission to take into account the potential risks of information overload and redundant regulatory requirements;
Amendment 155 #
2011/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to take decisionscontinue its work on matters such as the sale of goods and unfair contract terms, a review of the rules on unfair commercial practices (UCP), the Consumer Credit Directive, misleading advertising, extending the scope of the Late Payment Directive20 to cover business-to-consumer relations and the broader issue of whether the rules on UCP need to apply to business-to- business relations;
Amendment 180 #
2011/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for more accessible and more effective redress mechanisms, such as alternative dispute resolution, collective redress or and online dispute resolution, to empower consumers throughout the EU;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Parliament and the European Council have declared their ambition to secure 80-95% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; in the context of necessary reductions according to the IPCC by developed countries as a group.
Amendment 11 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Whereas some 90 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, collectively responsible for more than 80% of global emissions, have made unilateral declarations of quantified economy-wide emission reduction objectives albeit non-legally binding;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union must agree specific targets for emission reductions to provide the basis and framework for the necessarypossible legislative acts and other measures;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the European low carbon economy roadmap can only be realised when taking close account of global developments and international carbon reduction commitments,
Amendment 34 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 38 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of developing a low carbon economy; therefore endorses the Commission's Roadmap to a competitirecommends deve low carbon economy in 2050, together with its trajectory, the specificping indicative milestones for domestic emissions reductions of 40%, 60% and 80% for 2030, 2040 and 2050 respectively, and the ranges for sector- specific milestones,based on detailed bottom-up, sector by sector technical and economic feasibility of potential reduction levels with special attention given to competitiveness, jobs, growth and international developments as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on economic and climate policy;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of developing a low carbon economy; therefore endorses the Commission'’s Roadmap to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, together with its trajectory, the specific milestones for domestic emission reductions of 40%, 60% and 80% for 2030, 2040 and 2050 respectively, and the ranges for sector- specific milestones, as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on economic and climate policy; Recognises that the trajectory and milestones are based on PRIMES modelling and the pre-set target and needs to be further developed by bottom- up, sector specific impact assessments and roadmaps;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the worldwide development and application of low carbon technologies is increasing rapidly, and Europe'’s future competitiveness will depend upon it increasing levels of investment that currently lag far behind countries such as China as a proportion of GDPin research and innovation of these technologies;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recognises that climate change is a global issue and recalls that the EU unilateral action is not sufficient and that the extensive involvement of big emitters is necessary,
Amendment 70 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Recalls the need for a clear timeline for an international post-2012 agreement and for firm and more ambitious commitments from big emitters to adopt ambitious and sufficient targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the principal but not the only instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies, but acknowledges that the carbon price is very much lower than was originally envisaged and is failing to provide the necessary investment stimulus; calls on the Commission and member states to complement the EU ETS with a technology and innovation approach to bring the significant reductions needed;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 95 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Amendment 143 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 169 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to develop a biomass supply policy as part of the upcoming 2050 energy roadmap to encourage sustainable biomass production; insists that meeting the EU'’s target for the use of biofuels must not result in the release of disproportionate quantities of greenhouse gases;
Amendment 178 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls upon the Commission to develop sustainability criteria for biomass that include the efficiency of the use of biomass, and focus the policies on a future where first value is created out of biomass raw materials, only after which biomass is used for energy;
Amendment 189 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the commission to boost and ensure the necessary investments on the research & development & innovation of clean technologies in order to avoid possible over-lapping legally binding RES and energy efficiency targets after 2020;
Amendment 202 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of applying CCS technology if the carbon emission reduction goals are to be achieved at the least possible cost, and acknowledges that procedural delays, financial shortfalls and lack of commitment by some Member States are likely to frustrate achievement of the European Council's ambition of having up to 12 CCS demonstration projects in operation by 2015; calls on the Commission to publish a CCS Action Plan; recognises that CCS can and will not be applied in all circumstances, even by 2050, but will be limited to large installations. Calls for support on breakthrough technologies in other areas to increase energy efficiency and lower energy consumption, to provide solutions outside CCS;
Amendment 219 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Expects the Commission and member states to support those sectors that have made roadmaps to further develop the initiatives and partnerships that follow from these roadmaps, for the development of breakthrough technologies to decarbonise these energy intensive industries;
Amendment 224 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 299 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 i (new)
Paragraph 19 i (new)
19i. Draws attention to the fact that the current 20% target is based on contribution made by nuclear power to the energy mix in number of Member States; notes that the IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2011 includes a Lower-Nuclear Case according to which the projected increase of world-wide CO2 emissions would be substantially higher in the medium-term due to an increased use of fossil fuels; states that according to the IEA, achieving the 2 degrees Celsius goal would require an acceleration of the development and deployment of CCS technologies, which are however at premature stage, thus calls for an increased support for the development and application of breakthrough technologies in order to increase energy efficiency and decouple economic growth from energy consumption;
Amendment 306 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 p (new)
Paragraph 19 p (new)
19p. Insists that provisions should be made within the Common Agricultural Policy funding arrangements for sustainable production for biomass for bio based products and bio energy;
Amendment 307 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 16 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the overallin some Member States the performance of the existing consumer redress and enforcement tools designed at EU level is not deemedmight not be satisfactory,
Amendment 28 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, as a consequence of the weaknesses of the current redress and enforcement framework in the EU, a significant proportion ofsome Member States, consumers and SMEs who have suffered damage do not obtain redress, and continued illegal practices may cause significant aggregate loss to society;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 54 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls therefore on the Commission to submit a non-legislative initiative establishing a set of common principles for a collective redress mechanism applicable to both national and cross-border caseto ensure a greater degree of coherence between the national collective redress mechanisms, while taking due account of the EU legal tradition and the legal orders of the 27 Member States;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that a momentum for harmoniscoordination on European level also arises since certain Member States currently consider possibilities of introducing substantial reforms concerning their collective redress schemes;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that features which encourage a litigation culture such as punitive damages, contingency fees, the absence of limitations as regards standing, and excessive damages are not compatible with the European legal tradition and shouldmust be avoided;
Amendment 106 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 117 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 15 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to also examine the so-called "sports events organisers' right", the impact that the creation of such a right at the EU level would have on the funding of less commercialised sports and especially amateur and grassroots sport;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to propose concrete measures to secure the funding of sport generated by lotteries;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the effective implementation of Article 20(2) of the Services Directive, as well as the proper enforcement by national authorities and courts of the national provisions implementing the non-discrimination rule in the legal systems of Member States, with regard to cross- border ticket sales for sports events;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 May 2008 on the White Paper on Sport,
Amendment 11 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Internet gambling marketsector is growing constantly, mainly outside the control of national governments,
Amendment 26 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas market fragmentation not only makes it difficult for regulated providers to supply legal offerings on a cross-border basis, but also makes it virtually impossiblegambling sector is regulated differently in different member states; but at the same time the lack of will to tackle illegal gambling offers efficiently at EU level makes it difficult to protect consumers and combat the crime associated with gambling,
Amendment 35 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas pan-European uniform minimum standards for the protection of gamblers andmore coordinated approach at the European level could be added to the existing national standards and procedures to make them more effective in order to protect consumers and for combating crime are essential,
Amendment 39 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Article 56 TFEU guarantees the freedom to provide services, but Internet gambling was expressly exempted from the Services Directive because it is not a normal servicesubject to restrictions which the Member States can apply in accordance with the Treaty, so that as a consequence of its particular nature, it was necessary to expressly exempt Internet gambling from the E- commerce, Services and Consumer Rights Directives,
Amendment 43 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the many treaty infringement proceedings and European Court of Justice judgments suggest that there is great legal uncertainty in this area, while the Court of Justice has clarified a number of important legal questions concerning online gambling in the EU, legal uncertainty remains with regard to a number of other questions, which can only be solved at the political level,
Amendment 74 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Takes the view that efficient regulation of the Internet gambling marketsector should in particular:
Amendment 122 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Rejects, accordingly, any European legislative act uniformly regulating the entire online gambling marketsector, but nonetheless takes the view that, in some sectorareas, a uniform European approach would be appropriate in addition to national regulation;
Amendment 133 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Respects the decision by a number of Member States to ban Internet gambling totally; is opposed to government monopolies over on-line gambling, however or partially, or maintain a monopoly, as it is their right, according to the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice;
Amendment 146 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists, however,Respects furthermore the right of thate Member States which open up the Internet gambling market must ensure complete transparency and make non- discriminatory competition possible; suggest, in this instance, to the Member States that they introduce a licensing model which makes it possible for any European gambling provider meeting the conditions imposed by Member States to apply for a licenc, as it is standing jurisprudence of the Court of Justice, to restrict the number of operators, types of games on offer and volumes of it in order to protect consumers and prevent crime;
Amendment 157 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that the principle of mutual recognition of licences on the gambling market does not apply, but that nevertheless, in keeping with the internal market, simplified licence application procedures should be set up in some Member Statesmust not apply;
Amendment 171 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls - in keeping with the principle of ‘active subsidiarity’ - for a common regulatory framework laying down binding high-level minimumstandards or coordinated approaches, where appropriate, in addition to national standards, with regard to preventing gambling addiction and betting fraud and to protecting young people; states that, whereaffirms its position that, in as sensitive an area a provider complies with those minimum standards, the other Member States should recognise this accordingly, but may set further conditions; is of the opinion that a pan- European code of conduct for Inters gambling, industry self-regulation can only complement but not replace statutory legislation; takes note of self-regulatory initiatives taken by public and commercial gambling operators' associations with regard to responsible gaming and other standards; rejects the idea of making the CEN Workshop Agreement on responsible remote gambling measures, which is non- binding and only reflects the lowest common denominator among commercial onlinet gambling could be a first stepoperators, a template for an EU legal framework;
Amendment 191 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point a (new)
Paragraph 11 – point a (new)
(a) Respects the right of the Member States to draw on a wide variety of repressive measures against illegal online gambling offers; calls to increase the efficiency of the fight against illegal online gambling offers at EU level, the introduction of a regulatory principle whereby a gambling company can only operate (or bid for a national licence) in one Member State if it does not operate in contravention of the law in any other EU Member State;
Amendment 197 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 220 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that Member States have the right to exclude private profit-making interests from the gambling sector and may restrict the operation of gambling to public or charitable bodies;
Amendment 243 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas an efficient Customs Union is one of the essential milecornerstones of the European Iintegration process;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that the modernisation of customthe European Union's customs strategy and customs instruments should be a high political priority, as customs is essential in contributing to economic competitiveness as well as to safety and security in the EU;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the mission and image of customs should be redefined and given additional stimulus to reflect customs realities; considers that allocation of appropriate financial resources for customs-related procedures and processes is essential in achieving this aim; calls on the European Commission to revampaccordingly rework its strategy on customs;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that, in order to increase European economic competitiveness, simplification, standardisation and modernisation of customs legislation and procedures and the use of modern and efficient IT tools are paramount; considers that one of the major achievements of modernised customs is predictability for business, especially for SMEs, which in turn stimulates economic growth;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is convinced that the MCC could reach its full potential only if fully supported by properly developed and advanced IT systems; strongly believes that any further investments in IT should be guided by the core principles of the MCC;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the need for trade to have access to proper specifications by the Member States well in advance as theybusinesses also need time to develop and implement their own IT applications;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. ApplaudWelcomes the proposal to align the provisions of the MCC on delegation of powers and granting of implementing powers with the Treaty of Lisbon; underlines that this new system is representative of a newly established balance between the European Parliament and the Council, especially as, with regard to delegated acts, both institutions are placed on an equal footing;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises that the postponement of the application of the MCC is appropriate; suggests, however, that the Commission explore possibilities of introducing a gradual application of certain provisions of the MCC as soon as feasibleit is technically feasible and there is certainty on no further need for changes;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to considerpropose additional tangible benefits that could be granted to traders holding AEO certificates;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to accelerate negotiations on mutual recognition of AEO programmes with the US and other major trade partners in order to make AEO status more beneficial for EU companies;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages strong cooperation between customs administrations and, market surveillance authorities and businesses to intercept unsafe and/or non-compliant products at the border prior to their release for free circulation throughout the EU;
Amendment 85 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is concerned that the failure of some operators to pay the necessary duties or to declare the actual value of goods entails unfair advantages over fair tradersputs honest and compliant traders at a disadvantage; warns that such a situation impedes fair competition and leads to considerable distortions in the functioning of the internal market;
Amendment 92 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that engagement between customs, market surveillance authorities and business is of the utmost importance and that bothall parties should acknowledge and respect the needs, realities and expectations of the others and combine their knowledge, expertise in their respective fields and wide-ranging talents in order to achieve optimal performance and outcomes;
Amendment 105 #
2011/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 25 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Economical growth is a precondition to resource efficient investments;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. Competitiveness of the industry allows new investments to more efficient technology;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to stimulate the secondary materials market and to foster the demand for recycled materials bythrough accelerated developingment of end-of- waste criteria and economic incentives, such as reduced VAT rates for secondary materials, by 2013; calls also thereforeand byproduct criteria and developing of economic incentives by 2013; therefore also calls for the creation of a ´Schengen- area´ for waste in order to move waste for recycling more freely between the Member States;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extend the scope of the eco-design directive to non- energy related products and to come forward with additional eco-design requirements on the performance of products, including recycled content, durability and reusability, in order to improve their environmental impact and promote recycling markets;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Endorses the Flagship Initiative on a Resource Efficient Europe and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe and its 2050 vision, including its milestones; calls on the Commission to bring forward swiftly all legislative and otherthe necessary initiatives necessary to achieve the milestones and to ensure that all EU policies are aligned to them;
Amendment 138 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU waste acquis, including minimum targets, through their national waste prevention and management strategies;
Amendment 184 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges Member States to shift towards a share of environmental taxation in public revenues accounting for an EU average of more than 10% by 2020,by 2020, taking into account EU´s subsidiary principle and preferably in line with the best performing Member States; emphasises that this will allow for cuts in other taxes such as on labour, increase competitivenessensuring that this is not affecting competitiveness of European industry and creates a level playing field;
Amendment 192 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Commission to promote a cascading approach to the use of biomass, favouring recycling, highest value added and resource efficient products, such as bio-based products and industrial materials, over bioenergy;
Amendment 217 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to start pilot projects for several resources, e.g. phosphorous, to reach 100%a maximum reuse in 2020; emphasises that these pilot projects should receive direct funding from structural funds;
Amendment 244 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates the importance of a set of coherent, measurable and clear sectoral targetrealistic, measurable milestones for sectors, including an overall target, in order to implement the vision and the milestones of the Roadmap; calls on the Commission to bring forward a concrete proposal for such targets for the EU by 2013 at the latest and to ensure that all EU policies are consistent with the targets set; considers that the milestones included in the Roadmap should be considered as targets until more detailed targets are set; calls on Member States to include corresponding targets in their own resource efficiency strategies;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises the existence of supply problems with raw materials for the wood- working industries and for the renewable energy sector and insists on the importance of the ‘cascade’ use of wood products (i.e. firstly for wood-based products, secondly recovered and reused or recycled and finally used for energy) as fundamental criteria in developing renewable energy policy criteria;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Urges the Commission to carry out a detailed analysis on the availability of wood taking into account the potential demand from both the forest based industries and the renewable energy sector (biomass);
Amendment 43 #
2011/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its resolution of May 2010 on recent developments in public procurement, which took note of the ECJ case-law and took the view that public- public cooperation was not subject to public procurement rules as long as the following criteria were met: that the purpose of the partnership was the provision of a public-service task conferred on all the local authorities concerned and that the task was carried out solely by the public authorities concerned, i.e. without the involvement of private capital; underlines that those clarifications should be codified in the procurement directives securing that the clarifications will not hamper competition and the broader functioning of the public procurement market;
Amendment 177 #
2011/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that ready access to public procurement for SMEs is crucial in order to maintain employment and sustainable development; stresses that simplifying the procedures, creating SME-friendly strategies, and implementing the code of good practices facilitating access by SMEs to public contracts will facilitate SMEs' access and enable them to participate on a more equal and fairer footing;
Amendment 279 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of integrated energy infrastructure planning for agricultural and small-scale rural energy sources, so as to favourenable decentralised energy production and rural developmentmarket participation;
Amendment 504 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Is of the opinion that when the project is of European interest and cross- border different member states, the role of the regional governments should be reconsidered in the permit process and the role of the ministries highlighted, therefore Criteria’s for getting the permit should not include many national differences between Member States; calls on the Commission to consider coordinating the same criteria in every Member State;
Amendment 577 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Reminds, that congestion incomes should be used to relieve congestion, by investing in grid or making use of counter-trade; asks the Commission to take actions to assure this;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication ‘A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050’(COM(2011)0112),
Amendment 6 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on Energy Efficiency Plan 2011(COM(2011)0109),
Amendment 24 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, according to the European Environmental Agency, in 2009 the EU's greenhouse gas emissions were 17.3% lower than in 1990; however stresses that this includes the effect of the economic crisis,
Amendment 34 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, due to the economic crisis, emissions from sectors in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) have been considerably lower than projected, and below the level of initial allocation, but also the industries investment potential has been reduced at the same time; Notes, that the recovery of the European industries has again increased the activity;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Article 1 of the Emissions Trading Directive (2003/87/EC) “establishes a scheme for GHG allowance trading within the Community in order to promote reductions of GHG emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner.”
Amendment 45 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the temporary lower carbon price will have a significantn impact on investment decisions and will reduce the revenues from auctioning allowances for financing climate action in the EU and in developing countries,
Amendment 56 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, according to the Commission, stepping up effort to 30% while the other countries retain their low pledges wouldill have a limited incrementaln impact on the EU's energy intensive industry, as long aswhich needs to be mitigated by the special measures for industry stay in place,
Amendment 73 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the 2010 Commission Communication demonstrating that stepping up to a 30% target is technically feasible and economically affordable; however acknowledges that data has changed in the recently published Commission 2050 Roadmap,
Amendment 87 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the CommissReiterates that the European Union tohas come forwarmitted with proposals to move to a 30% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 as soon as possible, and at the latest by the end of 2011self to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, or 30% if other industrialised and emerging countries follow suit;
Amendment 95 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Commission to come forward with proposals to move to a 30% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 as soon as possible, and at the latest by the end of 2011include an assessment of a cost efficient 2020 reduction potential in its assessments for the 2050 Roadmap;
Amendment 112 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the European Council has recognised that further reductions in the range of 80-95% by 2050 as compared to 1990 are necessary; points out that a linear trajectory between 2009 and 2050 would result in a 2020 target in the range of 34-38% as compared to 1990;
Amendment 124 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that cumulative emissions are decisive for the climate system; notes that even with a pathway of 30% reductions in 2020, 55% in 2030, 75% in 2040 and 90% in 2050hen meeting the 2050 targets the EU would still be responsible for approximately double its per capita share of the global 2°C compatible carbon budget, and that delaying emissions reductions increases the cumulative share significantly;
Amendment 132 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that delaying global and European climate action would result in higher costs for achieving the 2050 target due to stranded investment in high-carbon capital stock and slower technological learning;
Amendment 141 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, according to the 2010 Commission analysis, the surplus of allowances in the ETS will correspond to aroundcould be up to 2.4 billion banked allowances and unused international credits in 2020;
Amendment 147 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that investment in green technologies depends heavily on the price signal delivered by the carbon market and concludes therefore that, under the current 20% target, the ETS will have a very limited rolerole which the ETS will play in driving emission reductions and deployment of low-emission technologies in the sectors it covers cannot currently be predicted with any certainty, as the forecast range for the carbon price is quite wide;
Amendment 148 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that investment in green technologies depends heavilyamongst others on the price signal delivered by the carbon market and concludes therefore that, under the current 20% target, the ETS willfor which reason a low carbon price haves a very limitedsmaller role in driving emission reductions and deployment of low- emission technologies in the sectors it covers;
Amendment 158 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that, due to the surplus and low carbon price, the auction of allowances will alsomight not mobilise resources for climate investments as expected;
Amendment 166 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the average carbon price forecast for the third trading period is at about 28 Euro with 36 Euro in the year 2020, while the forecast of the modelling of the Commissions 2010 communication is at 16.50 Euro.
Amendment 173 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that, according to the 2010 Commission analysis, stepping up to thea 30% reduction target with 25% domestic effort now represents an increase of EUR 11 billion as compared to 2008 projections for the absolute costs of the climate and energy package in 2020; notes the Commission assessment that this will raise the carbon price in the EU ETS to some EUR 30/tonne of CO2, i.e. similar to the level estimated necessary for the 20% reduction target in 2008;
Amendment 184 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. SupportsCalls upon the Commission analysisto regularly analyse and to ensure that the cost-effective sharing of the additional effort between ETS and non-ETS sectors remains the same as under the climate package;
Amendment 186 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 193 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the option of implementing the change in the ETS through cancelling allowances assigned for auctioning; considers however that all sectors should contribut; stresses however that a stable and predictable EU ETS is essential to investment decisions, which is not in line with cancelling carbon allowances in order to politically steer the carbon price;
Amendment 211 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores the lack of measures to capture thStresses again that, in particular, improvements in energy efficiency offer considerable negative-cost greenhouse gasemission reduction potential in energy and resource efficiency, and that a substantial number of climate protection measures consequently exist which pay for themselves simply thanks to the lower energy costs associated with them; calls for strict application of the least lifecycle cost principle in implementing measures under the Eco- design Directive and for the Commission to review the methodology to consider alignment to a ‘top-runner’ approach;
Amendment 224 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for specific targets forthe Commission to investigate the role of the EU land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF), ensuring permanence and the environmental integrity of the sector's contribution to emissions reductions as well as sector in its assessment of future climate change policy including accurate monitoring and accounting;
Amendment 268 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that a move to a 30% climate target for 2020 would restore the incentives for innovation lost by the easing ofincreasing the necessary efforts on energy efficiency are the way forward to meet the 20%20 targets and even surpass them;
Amendment 276 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that European eco-industries employ approximately 3.4 million (FTE), which is ten times the figure for direct employment in the EU steel sector in 2007; points out that, according to recent studies, raising the EU climate target to 30% can foster up to 6 million additional jobs in Europeclimate change policy will lead to a restructuring of the EU economy, increasing jobs in one sector of the economy but decreasing jobs in another as a long term employment balance is by definition neutral;
Amendment 283 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Observes that more and more countries worldwide have already recognised the opportunity afforded by climate technologies and environmental technologies and are converting their economies accordingly, more than is the case in Europe; notes in this connection promising developments, for example China’s new Five Year Plan, which provides for accelerated expansion of markets for environmental technologies, or the Meseberg decisions adopted in Germany;
Amendment 289 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that, while moving to a more ambitious climate target doescan have primarily aa short term positive impact on job creation, measures should be taken to facilitate structural change and labour-force retraining in communities with a large- scale loss of high carbon employment and also to ensure new growth sectors have sufficient access to appropriately skilled labour;
Amendment 295 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Draws attention to the fact that, in addition to developing new climate technologies, disseminating them is decisive; calls on the Commission to take action in this field too, for example by creating new financing arrangements;
Amendment 308 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Concludes that stepping up to a 30% target has more benefits than coshe 2020 climate target has both costs and benefits for EU citizens and a domestic achievement of the reduction targets wouldmight bring the highest overall benefit;
Amendment 322 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that some installations in energy-intensive sectors are likely to end up with a very considerable number of unused freely allocatcould end up with unused allowances at the end of the second ETS period in 2012, which can then be carried over to 2013-2020 phase, putmitigating them into a comparatively better position for international competition compared withmpact of the benchmarks in place for emission trading after 200812;
Amendment 335 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that installations representing a very large majority of the non-power sector emissions covered by the ETS have been granted free allocation up to a product specific benchmark on the basis of high pre-recession production levels for the entire period up to 2020; however notes that only the best 5% of companies in such a benchmark could receive a level of allocation needed to meet the emissions, whereas 95% of the installations will have to buy credits; notes that allocation will be based on the basis of high pre-recession production levels for the entire period up to 2020; however notes that this does not apply to all sectors and companies in an equal way and a number of sectors are already recovering from the crisis and back at 2008 production levels;
Amendment 338 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that the actual amount of allocation is a distribution issue as the total cap for industry is fixed and any ‘overallocation’ to industry as a whole can not occur as it is capped directly by the cross sectoral reduction factor;
Amendment 341 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Remains concerned about the large potential for windfall profits and the ongoing uncertainty and discussion on the ETS undermining public acceptance of the EU's climate policy and points to lack of evidence of any delocalisation;
Amendment 348 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Concurs with the Commission analysis that border adjustment measures or including imports in the ETS would need to be combined with full auctioning to the sectors concerned; considers that such a system could be envisaged especially for some standardised commodities, such as steel or cement, and electricity;delete
Amendment 355 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls upon the Commission to assess the findings of a recent study that the CO2 emitted domestically and consumed via imported goods increased in the EU by 47% between 1990 and 2006 and to analyse to which extent this had carbon leakage or similar effects on the ETS sectors and non-ETS sectors;
Amendment 358 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Supports investigating in the future revision of the EU ETS after 2020 the possibility of applying a more targeted approach to any use of offsets, and restricting the use of CDM credits generated in energy-intensive sectors in countries other than the least developed countries, initially through measures such as the application of a multiplier, for instance requiring two CDM credits to be surrendered per tonne emitted in the ETS;
Amendment 62 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) In addition to the specific new tools, which are introduced in this Directive to foster the involvement of SMEs in the public procurement market, member states and contracting authorities should continue to create SME-friendly public procurement strategies. Implementing and applying these new rules, which are more favourable to SMEs than the current regime, will not be sufficient as such. The Commission has published a staff working document "European code of best practices facilitating access by SMEs to public procurement contracts" (SEC (2008)COM 2193, which aims at encouraging member states to launch national strategies, programs and action plans in order to improve SMEs participation in these markets. In this spirit, national, regional and local authorities should rigorously apply the rules set in the directive and implement consistent general policies designated to enhance SMEs access to public procurement markets.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at least 90 %ll of the activities of that legal person are carried out for the controlling contracting authority or for other legal persons controlled by that contracting authority;
Amendment 95 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at least 90 %ll of the activities of that legal person are carried out for the controlling contracting authorities or other legal persons controlled by the same contracting authorities;
Amendment 96 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the participating contracting authorities do not perform on the open market more than 10 % in terms of turnover of theany activities which are relevant in the context of the agreement;.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23a A service voucher system 1. In arranging public services contracting authorities may use a service voucher system in order to give customers freedom to choose the service provider. A contracting authority defines the value of the service voucher as well as services in which it can be used and the customers who may use it. 2. A contracting authority may set the requirements which the service provider has to meet in order to be included in the service voucher system. These requirements must be non-discriminatory and proportionate to the subject matter of the service. All service providers that meet the requirements must be included in the system. The list of service providers must be made publicly available. 3. A contracting authority may also choose the service providers to be included in the service voucher system through a procedure provided in this Directive. 4. A customer may select any service provider in the service voucher system or choose not to use the system.
Amendment 149 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 163 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the lowest cost. Where the award of a contract is based on the lowest cost, the contracting authority shall provide in the contract notice or in the invitation to confirm interest a specific explanation of its reasons.
Amendment 201 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) internal costs, including costs relating to acquisition, such as production costs, use, such as energy consumption, maintenance costs, and end of life, such as collection and recycling costs and
Amendment 203 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 218 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71
Article 71
Amendment 77 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member states are to apply the EQS for the substances numbered 2, 5, 15, 20, 22, 23, 28, and 34 to 48 starting with the update of the river basin management plans in 2021 with the aim to achieve good chemical status with respect to these substances at the latest by 2027.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph -1 (new)
The testing conditions laid down in Annex II should take into account typical on- road driving conditions and the testing requirements of other essential components of the vehicle, which have been already covered by applicable EU legislation, and in particular by Regulation (EC) No 661/2009.
Amendment 362 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 4
Cross-cutting action will also be vital in stimulating the interactions between the societal challenges and the enabling and industrial technologies needed to generate major technological breakthroughs. Examples of where such interactions may be developed are: the domain of eHealth, smart grids, intelligent transport systems (including maritime transport), mainstreaming of climate actions, nanomedicine, advanced materials for lightweight vehicles or the development of bio-based industrial processes and products. Strong synergies will therefore be fostered between the societal challenges and the development of generic enabling and industrial technologies. This will be explicitly taken into account in developing the multi-annual strategies and the priority setting for each of these specific objectives. It will require that stakeholders representing the different perspectives are fully involved in the implementation and in many cases, it will also require actions which bring together funding from the enabling and industrial technologies and the societal challenges concerned.
Amendment 736 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – introductory part
3.1. Reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint through smart and sustainable power generation and usage
Amendment 740 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
The energy sources and consumption patterns of Europe's industries, transport (including maritime transport), buildings, towns and cities are largely unsustainable, leading to significant environmental and climate change impacts. The development of near-zero-emission buildings and ships, highly efficient industries and mass take-up of energy-efficient approaches by companies, individuals, communities and cities will require not only technological advances, but also non- technological solutions such as new advisory, financing and demand management services. In this way energy efficiency may provide one of the most cost effective ways to reduce energy demand, thereby enhancing security of energy supply, reducing environmental and climate impacts and boosting competitiveness.
Amendment 753 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.3 – paragraph 1
Urban areas are one of the largest consumers of energy in the Union and emit a correspondingly large share of greenhouse gases, while generating a substantial amount of air pollutants. At the same time, urban areas are affected by decreasing air quality and climate change and have to develop their own mitigation and adaptation strategies. Finding innovative energy solutions (energy efficiency, electricity and heating and cooling supply systems), integrated with clean transport (including maritime transport) and vehicles, waste and water treatment as well as ICT solutions for the urban environment are therefore crucial in the transformation towards a low carbon society. Targeted initiatives in support to the convergence of industrial value chains of the energy, transport and ICT sector for smart urban applications need to be envisaged. At the same time, new technological, organisational, planning and business models need to be developed and tested at full scale according to the needs and means of cities and communities. Focus should be on linking together a broader range of research activities for new market solutions and technologies that provide long-term vision. Research is also needed to understand the social, economic and cultural issues that are involved in this transformation.
Amendment 827 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4.1.1 – point a
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4.1.1 – point a
(a) Developing and accelerating the take- up of cleaner propulsion technologies, further development in logistics and new fuels is important for reducing or eliminating CO2 and pollution from transport. New and innovative solutions are necessary, based on electric engines and batteries, fuel cells, or hybrid propulsion. Technological breakthroughs will also help improve the environmental performance of traditional propulsion systems. Thus, more focus should be put on experimental new generation research infrastructures and new technologies.
Amendment 386 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Horizon 2020 shall play a central role in the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by providing a common strategic framework for the Union'sfunding excellent research and innovation funding, thus acting as a vehicle for leveraging private investment, creating new job opportunities and ensuring Europe's long-term sustainable growth and competitiveness.
Amendment 1444 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
The Union intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 % below 1990 levels by 2020, with a further reduction to 80-95 % by 2050. In addition, renewables should cover 20 % of final energy consumption in 2020 coupled with a 20 % energy efficiency target. It is therefore important that the focus is on finding the optimal solution for renewable integration by balancing the electricity grid with dynamic and environmentally sensitive generation technologies. Achieving these objectives will require an overhaul of the energy system combining low carbon profile, energy security and affordability, while at the same time reinforcing Europe's economic competitiveness. Europe is currently far from this overall goal. 80 % of the European energy system still relies on fossil fuels, and the sector produces 80 % of all the Union's greenhouse gas emissions. Every year 2.5 % of the Union's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is spent on energy imports and this is likely to increase. This trend would lead to total dependence on oil and gas imports by 2050. Faced with volatile energy prices on the world market, coupled with concerns over security of supply, European industries and consumers are spending an increasing share of their income on energy.
Amendment 1537 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to achieve a European transport system that is resource- efficient, environmentally-friendly, safe and seamless for the benefit of citizens, the economy and society. This transport system shall also encompass maritime transport, since there is a substantial potential to support the overall goal of reducing maritime emissions. Focus should be on research and innovation activities supporting the introduction of new fuels and integrated solutions for improving total performance. Research focusing on maritime transport should be supported in order to enhance step- change in sustainable technologies. For this reason, a European Innovation Partnership on "Future Transport" to promote a comprehensive approach should be prepared.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0389(COD)
Proposal for a directiveArticle 1 – point 15 – point b Directive 2006/43/EC
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. The competent authority may allow non- practitioners who are knowledgeable in the areas relevant to statutory audit to be involved in the governance of the public oversight system, provided that they are selected in accordance with an independent and transparent nomination procedure. Practitioners shall not be allowedMember States may, however, allow a minority of practitioners to be involved in the governance of the public oversight system.
Amendment 107 #
Amendment 127 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
The statutory auditor(s) or the audit firm(s) shall comply with the international auditing standards referred to in Article 26 of Directive 2006/43/EC when carrying out the statutory audit of public-interest entities as long as those standards are in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 128 #
Amendment 130 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 146 #
Amendment 351 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
When sectoral agricultural legislation requires Member States to submit, within a specific period of time, information on the numbers of checks carried out and their outcome and the Member States overrun that period, the Commission may suspend the monthly payments referred to in Article 18 or the interim payments referred to in Article 35 for which the relevant statistical information has not been sent in time, provided that all the Regulations and instructions for this information are ready and available when the databases are set up by Member States.
Amendment 506 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States may decide, taking into account the risk of overpayment, to pay up to 50 % as regards of the payment referred to in Title III of Chapter 2 of Regulation ...(Direct payments) direct payments and 75 % for the support granted under rural development as referred to in Article 68(2) after finalisation of the administrative checks provided for in Article 61(1). The percentage of payment shall be the same for all beneficiaries of the measure or set of operations. The direct payments shall not be paid before the16th of October.
Amendment 132 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) Member States shall contribute at least a minimum of 5% of the total co- financed budget in Rural Development Programme to programme for young farmers.
Amendment 1982 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. A minimum of 5% of the total co- financed budget of rural development programme shall be reserved for measures for young farmers.
Amendment 1425 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1
Article 101 – paragraph 1
1. The terms for buying sugar beet and sugar cane, including pre-sowing delivery agreements, shall be governed by written agreements within the trade concluded between Union growers of sugar beet and sugar cane and Union sugar undertakingscurrent EU sugar quota regime should be extended to the end of the 2019- 2020 marketing year, with non-quota sugar automatically re-designated as quota sugar.
Amendment 1433 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2
Article 101 – paragraph 2
Amendment 222 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries and in order to clarify the specific situations that may arise in the application of the basic payment scheme, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of adopting rules on eligibility and the access in respect of the basic payment scheme of farmers in case of inheritance and anticipated inheritance, inheritance under a lease, change of legal status or denomination and in the case of merger or scission of the holding; adopting rules on the calculation of the value and number or on the increase in the value of payment entitlements in relation to the allocation of payment entitlements, including rules on the possibility of a provisional value and number or of a provisional increase of payment entitlements allocated on the basis of the application from the farmer, on the conditions for establishing the provisional and definitive value and number of the payment entitlements and on the cases where a sale or lease contract could affect the allocation of payment entitlements; adopting rules on the establishment and calculation of the value and number of payment entitlements received from the national reserve; adopting rules on the modification of the unit value of payment entitlements in the case of fractions of payment entitlements and criteria for the allocation of payment entitlements pursuant to the use of the national reserve and to farmers who did not apply for support in the period 2009 to 2011.
Amendment 1428 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29 (1) of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in thi, or - farmers complying with the requirements of agri-environment- climatic schemes Cthapter.t go beyond the greening requirements
Amendment 1537 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 35 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threewo different crops, and arable lands above the 62nd parallel north one crop type. None of those threewo crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land.
Amendment 2031 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, ware potato, processing potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, pigmeat and poultrymeat, eggs, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0197(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point A
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point A
A. OCEAN: Designed for extended voyages whereA recreational craft given design category A is considered to be designed to operate in conditions may exceedwhere wind force may exceed 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above may exceed 4 m, but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient. Those abnormal conditions include hurricanes, tornadoes, rogue waves or other situations in which the wind force may exceed 10 (Beaufort scale) and/or wave height may exceed 7 m.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Complying with the low fuel sulphur limits, particularly in SECAs, canwill result in a significant increase in the price of marine fuels, at least in the short term, and canwill have a negative effect for the competitiveness of short sea shipping in comparison with other transport modes as well as for the competitiveness of the industries in the countries bordering SECAs. It is therefore important to grant in SECAs additional time to comply with the stricter requirements laid down in this Directive and in general to safeguard a level playing field at a global level. Suitable solutions are necessary in order to reduce compliance costs for the affected industries, such as allowing for alternative, more cost-effective methods of compliance than fuel-based compliance. Allowing and providing support, where necessary. The Commission will, based inter alia on reports from Member States, closely monitor the impactssuch as state aids and Union funding tools, is also necessary. The Commission will monitor the implementation of the 2008 reform of Annex VI to MARPOL, and in particular, whether it is possible to comply with sulphur content limits for technical, economic and for fuel availability reasons in SECAs. The Commission will, based inter alia on reports from Member States, also report at the latest by 2013 to the Parliament and Council about the impacts on the shipping sector and on users of shipping services. Monitoring of the shipping sector's compliance with the new fuel quality standards is also needed, particularly with respect to possible modal backshift from sea to land based transport and the environmental impacts of a modal shift.
Amendment 113 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 119 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may adopt financial measures in favour of sectors or subsectors determined to be exposed to a risk of economic hardship due to the implementation of the requirements set out in Article 4a(1)(b) and to compensate for the costs of implementing those requirements. The Commission shall adopt at the latest by the end of 2013 guidance on applicable state aid rules to be followed in this regard.
Amendment 193 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 7– paragraph 1 a a (new)
Article 7– paragraph 1 a a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph 1aa shall be inserted: „(1aa) The Member States concerned shall by 1 January of each year supply the Commission with a report on the impacts of the implementation of Article (4a)(1)(b) of this Directive. The report shall contain inter alia the following matters : a) economic impacts on the industries concerned, including impacts on labour markets; b) an evaluation of modal back shift and its environmental impacts, c) the development and utilisation rate of abatement methods, and d) the availability and effects of Union financial tools and state aids. On the basis of Member State reports, and taking into account in addition the work within the IMO, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and Council by the end of 2013. The Commission shall submit with its report proposals aimed at amending this Directive and in particular the limit values and the postponement of the effective dates laid down for SOx Emission Control Areas.”
Amendment 36 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The lack of competition on the roaming market hinders developing Single Market for telecommunications.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) The high level of roaming prices is a significant barrier for the citizens when it comes to studying or working in other country than their home Member State.
Amendment 43 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Therefore rules should be introduced to mandate the obligation to meet reasonable requests for wholesale access to public mobile communications networks for the purpose of providing roaming services. Such requests should only be refused on the basis of objective and duly substantiated criteria, which should be determined on a case by case basis by the national regulatory authorities following the dispute resolution procedure referred to in Article 17. In order to ensure a level playing field, wholesale access for the purpose of providing roaming services should be granted in accordance with the regulatory obligations laid down in this Regulation applicable at the wholesale level and the relevant provisions of the Directive 2002/19/EC, which includes rules on non-discrimination and interoperability, and should take into account the different cost elements necessary for the provision of such access. A consistent regulatory approach to the wholesale access for the provision of roaming services would avoid distortions between Member States.
Amendment 122 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. With effect from 1 JulyMarch 2014, home providers shall inform, within four months from that date, all their roaming customers of the possibility to unsubscribe from their existing roaming services and to opt for roaming services from an alternative roaming provider. The roaming customers shall be given a period of two months within which to make their choice known to their home provider. Roaming customers who have not expressed their choice within that period shall have the right to opt for an alternative roaming provider at any moment, in line with paragraphs 3 and 4.
Amendment 176 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Eurotariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for the provision of a regulated roaming call may vary for any roaming call but shall not exceed EUR 0,32 per minute for any call made or EUR 0,11 per minute for any call received as of 1 July 2012. The price ceiling for calls made shall decrease to EUR 0,28 and EUR 0,240 on 1 July 2013 and on 1 July 2014 respectively, and for calls received to EUR 0,10 on 1 July 2013. Without prejudice to Articles 13 and 19 these regulated maximum retail charges for the Eurotariff shall remain valid until 30 June 20168.
Amendment 196 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. With effect from 1 July 2012, the retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Euro-SMS tariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for a regulated roaming SMS message sent by that roaming customer may vary for any roaming SMS message but shall not exceed EUR 0,10decrease to EUR 0,10 on 1 July 2012, to 0,08 on 1 July 2013 and to 0,06 on July 2014. Without prejudice to Articles 13 and 19, the regulated maximum retail charge for the Euro-SMS tariff shall remain at EUR 0,106 until 30 June 20168.
Amendment 222 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 July 2012, the retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Euro-data tariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for the provision of a regulated roaming data shall not exceed EUR 0,960 per megabyte. The price ceiling for data used shall decrease to EUR 0,7045 and EUR 0,50,30 per megabyte used on 1 July 2013 and on 1 July 2014 respectively. Without prejudice to Articles 13 and 19, the regulated maximum retail charge shall remain at EUR 0,50,30 per megabyte used until 30 June 20168.
Amendment 240 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) sending regulated roaming SMS messages while in the visited Member Statecountry.
Amendment 263 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
An automatic message from the home provider shall inform the roaming customer that he is roaming and provide basic personalised tariff information on the charges applicable to the provision of regulated data roaming services to that roaming customer in the Member Statecountry concerned, except where the customer has notified his home provider that he does not require this information.
Amendment 269 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such basic personalised tariff information shall be delivered to the roaming customer's mobile telephone or other device, for example by an SMS message, an e-mail or a pop-up window on the computer, every time the roaming customer enters a Member Statecountry other than that of his home network and initiates for the first time a regulated data roaming service in that particular Member Statecountry. It shall be provided free of charge at the moment the roaming customer initiates a regulated data roaming service, by an appropriate means adapted to facilitate its receipt and easy comprehension.
Amendment 292 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall review the functioning of this Regulation and, after a public consultation, shall report to the European Parliament and the Council no later than 30 June 20156. The Commission shall evaluate in particular whether the objectives of this Regulation have been achieved. In so doing, the Commission shall review, inter alia:
Amendment 220 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To tap the energy savings potential in certain market segments where energy audits are generally not offered commercially (such as households or small and medium-sized enterprises), Member States should ensure that energy audits are available. Energy audits should be mandatory and regular for large enterpriseMember States shall encourage large enterprises to carry out energy audits on a regularly basis, as energy savings can be significant.
Amendment 224 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) These audits should be carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner. The requirement for independence allows the audits to be carried out by in-house experts, provided that these are qualified or accredited, that they are not directly engaged in the activity audited, and that the Member State has put in place a scheme to assure and check their quality and to impose sanctions if neededfor which Member States should create the right frameworks.
Amendment 288 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 437 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set an indicative national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level of primaryfinal energy consumption in 2020. When setting these targetsIn doing so, they shall take into account the Union’s target of 20 % on energy savings, the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy saving targets adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/32/ECefficiency, the measures contained in this Directive, and other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union level.
Amendment 585 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. As an alternative to paragraph 1 and 2, Member States may opt to take other measures to improve the energy efficiency performance of public buildings. The annual amount of energy efficiency improvements achieved through this approach shall be equivalent to the amount of energy savings required in paragraph 1. Member States opting for this option shall notify to the Commission, by 1 January 2014 at the latest, the alternative measures that they plan to adopt and showing how they would achieve the required amount of energy efficiency improvements.
Amendment 658 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year iallocate a share of its national efficiency target defined according to article 3, to energy distributed on thate Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers’s territory.
Amendment 697 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 782 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. Member States may exempt small energy distributors and small retail energy sales companies, namely those that distribute or sell less than the equivalent of 75 GWh of energy per year, employ fewer than 10 persons, or have less than 500 final customers, or have an annual turnover or annual balance sheet total that does not exceed EUR 2 000 000, from the application of this Article. Energy produced for self use and recovered energy products shall not count towards these thresholds.
Amendment 864 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure thatcourage enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject toto carry out an energy audit carried outregularly in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 andincluding in-house experts. For this purpose Member States may include evnergy three years from the date of the previous energy auditaudits as part of long-term voluntary energy efficiency agreements supervised by Member State concerned.
Amendment 884 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 900 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Energy audits and energy management systems implemented under this article do not exclude the same or similar measures to be used as a justification for existing or future incentive and support schemes such as tax rebates. If necessary, European state aid guidelines in this field and the EU energy taxation directive are to be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 917 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that where technically feasible and cost-effective for the investor, including consideration of maintenance, management and replacement costs, final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided with individual meters that accurately measure and allow to make available their actual energy consumption and provide information on actual time of use, in accordance with Annex VI.
Amendment 1097 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that allwhen planning new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW:, studies are made on the technical and economical feasibility to introduce a power plant with equipment allowing for the recovery of waste heat by means of a high-efficiency cogeneration unit.
Amendment 1115 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1129 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1143 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1177 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) a cost-benefit analysis shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate heating or cooling.
Amendment 1207 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, whenever an existing electricity generation installation with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW is substantially refurbished or when, in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2010/75/EC, its permit is updated, conversion to allow its operation as a high-efficiency cogeneration installation is set as a condition in the new or updated permit or licence, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the waste heat can be used by heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIIIstudies are made on the technical and economical feasibility to introduce a power plant with allowing recovery of waste heat by means of a high-efficiency cogeneration unit.
Amendment 1240 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) a cost-benefit analysis shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate heating or cooling.
Amendment 1263 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt authorisation or equivalent permitting criteria to ensure that industrial installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW generating waste heat that are built or substantially refurbished after [the entry into force of this Directive] capture and make use of their waste heat, if it is economically and technically cost-effective and reasonable.
Amendment 1272 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall establish mechanisms to ensure the connection of these installations to district heating and cooling networks. They may require these installations to bear the connection charges and the cost of developing the district heating and cooling networks necessary to transport their waste heat to consumers, if it is economically and technically cost-effective and reasonable.
Amendment 1287 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point b
b) a cost-benefit analysis shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of heat with separate heating or cooling.
Amendment 1298 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1373 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) provide priority or guaranteed access to the grid of electricity from high efficiency cogeneration;
Amendment 1381 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1520 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1537 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. By 30 JuneDecember 20146 the Commission shall submit the assessment referred to in Article 3(2) to the European Parliament and to the Council, followed, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal laying down mandatory national targetadditional measures.
Amendment 1769 #
Amendment 122 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Directive shall apply to the following credit agreements:
Amendment 123 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Credit agreements the purpose of which is to acquire or retain rights in land or residential immovable property and which are secured either by a mortgage or by another comparable security commonly used in a Member State on residential immovable property or secured by a right related to residential immovable property.
Amendment 124 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 125 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 159 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 163 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) The natural persons within the management of creditors and credit intermediaries who are responsible for or have a role in the intermediation, or advice or approval of theregarding credit agreements, possess appropriate knowledge and competexperience in relation to credit agreements. The management of credit intermediaries shall ensure that staff has an appropriate level of knowledge and competence for their tasks.
Amendment 166 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 172 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Amendment 176 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 187 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point k
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point k
Amendment 192 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 194 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 198 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 209 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Amendment 210 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 229 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 235 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 237 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 242 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 243 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 248 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 260 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the consumer has a statutory or contractual right to discharge fully or partially his obligations under a credit agreement prior to the expiry of that agreement. In such cases, he shall be entitled to a reduction in the total cost of the credit, such a reduction consisting of the interest and the costs for the remaining duration of the contract.
Amendment 271 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Credit intermediaries shall be duly authorised to carry out the activities set out in Article 3(e) byor registered with a competent authority as defined in Article 4 in their home Member State to carry out the activities set out in Article 3(e). Such authorisation or registration shall be granted on the basis of requirements established in the home Member State of the credit intermediary and shall include the fulfilment of the professional requirements laid down in Articles 6 and 201. What is later on provided for regarding authorisation, applies to registration.
Amendment 279 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The powers to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 6(4), 8(4), 9(3), 10(3), 14(5) and 16(212(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time following the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 280 #
2011/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 6(4), 8(4), 9(3), 10(3), 14(5) and 16(212(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council.
Amendment 1901 #
2011/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an enterprise or an organisation employing fewer than 250 persons that is processing personal data only as an activity ancillary to its main activities.
Amendment 4 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the importance of competitive markets in achieving affordable broadband, and emphasises the need for the swift implementation and full enforcement by Member States and NRAs of the revised EU telecoms framework and Recommendation on Next Generation Access;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas public actors can contribute significantly to the roll-out of next generation access (NGA) in ‘white’ and ‘grey’ areas, but public investment should not impede private investment or distort competition in already competitive areas; whereas investors in NGA must retain appropriate incentives to continue to invest in broadband,
Amendment 20 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Requests the Commission and BEREC to collect and collate annually specifications (speed and quality) of broadband offers and choice available to consumers and business in different Member States, as well as the progress towards implementing the EU Telecoms Framework and Recommendation on Next Generation Access;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes the importance of an ambitious, forward looking multi-annual Radio Spectrum Policy Programme in creating high speed broadband access across Europe, delivering the goals of the EU 2020 Strategy and ensuring Europe is a world leader in innovation and high tech industrial development;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the objective must be to establish EU global leadership in ICT infrastructure by 2013 by delivering 100 % broadband coverage, giving at least 2Mbps service to users in rural areas and 24Mbps in core cities; considers that whilst taking into account the issue of how such targets will be funded, utmost account should be taken of competition, avoiding market distortions and allowing the market to deliver solutions in the first instance;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 75 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends facilitating the timely use of the ‘Digital Dividend’ for new mobile broadband services through a harmonised and technology-neutral pan-EU approach, giving economies of scale and avoiding detrimental cross-border interference issues, while not interfering with existing Digital TV/HDTV reception based on international standards and giving economies of scale;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that new high speed networks and services are needed to foster the EU's international competitiveness;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises that regulatory certainty is needed to promote investment and address barriers to investment in fast and ultra-fast networks; recogniswelcomes, in this respect, the NGA recommendation with respect to wired access;
Amendment 132 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the Commission's work with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to improve funding of fast and ultra-fast networknext generation networks in white areas, and emphasises the need for such funding to be directed towards open infrastructure projects supporting a diversity of services;
Amendment 138 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to explore new financing sources for the infrastructures in white areas and supports the creation of an EU bond project in collaboration with the EIB;
Amendment 156 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, in order to achieve feasible interactive services and enable monitoring of the broadband targets, to specify more qualitative characteristics of broadband access, including download and upload speeds, latencies, and speeds experienced by users and the characteristics needed for the efficient performance of such services; welcomes the Commission's work on developing a methodology to measure relevant aspects of actual user experience;
Amendment 158 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Highlights the importance of competitive markets in achieving affordable broadband, and emphasises the need for the swift implementation and full enforcement by Member States and NRAs of the revised EU telecoms framework and Recommendation on Next Generation Access;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2303(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. calls upon Member States to put in place specific initiatives to ensure a better representation of women within the boards of directors;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of the EU- China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue; calls for the EU and China to meet twice each year to strengthen their bilateral relationship through dialogue, in particular on investments, provision of services, intellectual property rights, standards, public procurement, product safety and access to raw materials;
Amendment 86 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists on the need to insert a ‘horizontal social clause’ in all Single Market legislation so that policy is developed centriThe Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union protects the whole range onf citizens’ basic social rights: (a) the right to take collective action, (b) workers’ rights and labour law, and (c) employment protection, anticipatvil, political, economic and social rights of European citizens and all persons resident ing the planning of industrial restructuring in accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights;EU. However, insists on the need to conduct an in-depth analysis of the social impact of all Single Market legislation.
Amendment 96 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point 7.1
Paragraph 7 – point 7.1
Amendment 100 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point 7.2
Paragraph 7 – point 7.2
7.2. revisEnforcement of a better implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is important to restorincrease confidence in the Single Market at all levels and to eliminate existing barriers to enterprises entering business; whereas high administrative burdens discourage new entrepreneurs,
Amendment 98 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of removing barriers to e-commerce; Calls on the Commission to take the appropriate measures to enhance the confidence of businesses in e-commerce, namely by harmonizing consumer contract law where possible and by facilitating cross-border debt recovery;
Amendment 121 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the need to enhance the availability of content online services; welcomes the intention of the European Commission to submit a proposal on the management of copyrights with the aim of opening up access to online content by improving the governance; points out the need to make cross boarder licensing easier and develop the system of private copying levies with the aim of reaching a competitive European solution.
Amendment 162 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the European Commission to include within the Single Market Act a proposal for a European retail strategy that identifies and addresses the numerous challenges faced by European businesses looking to retail their products both within the Single Market and to an international customer base. This strategy should consider the specific requirements of individual retail sectors including digital, high-street and travel retail.
Amendment 197 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to encourage the development of the business services sector and to take the necessary regulatory measures in order to protect SMEs from unfair commercial practices by larger enterprisepromote the role of SMEs and their competitiveness in the retail sector;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the regular reevaluation of the EU approach to USOs in the light of social, economic and technological developments in order to identify and introduce in the rule appropriate definitions which reflect evolving real needs and improve the quality of services;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that encouraging the take up of online services, driving demand and therefore increasing the inclusion of previously marginalised citizens with regards to new education, e-health and e- government services, amongst others, also contributes to the goals of the Digital Agenda;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Universal service is not a right or the key driver for achieving the ‘broadband for all’ objective given the high investment costs required, without necessarily being able to provide significantly improved services to consumers and that increasing high speed broadband will be best achieved through market development;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that efficient radio spectrum policy, which enables the harmonised use of the "digital dividend", and investment-friendly regulation are also important instruments to increase broadband coverage.
Amendment 29 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the long distances within the EU especially between the remote Member States of north and south and underlines therefore the importance of air-traffic for the tourism inside the EU as well as from the third countries; calls on the Commission therefore to refrain from laying down excessive legislative burdens on the European airlines that add to their difficulties within the context of global competition;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Takes note of the Eyjafjallajökull eruptions in Iceland last year that resulted in airspace closures which led to major disruptions for the airline industry and travelling public; considers the huge cost impact on the airline industry and EU economy at large not to be sufficiently justified on safety grounds; recommends therefore the EU to revise its procedures along the rest of the world and to give the responsibility for dealing with the potential hazards of volcanic ash to the airlines, which are best equipped to deal with this along other hazards such as lighting strikes, bad weather etc. as part of their Safety Management Systems;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Notes that the European air traffic management (ATM) system has suffered from fragmentation and inefficiencies for decades and that the cost to the airlines could be cut by approximately €3.3 bn per year adding to their competitiveness, safety would be enhanced and 16 million tonnes of unnecessary CO2 emissions could be avoided if the system were operated more efficiently; welcomes the Single European Sky Second Package (SES II), which provide for the essential tools to implement a Single European Sky from 2012 onwards; calls therefore on the Commission to ensure that for SESAR, launched as the technological element of the SES to provide further benefits beyond the SES, the required public funding is made available to support its deployment as a public-private partnership, so that the benefits will materialize without the airlines having to take additional financial risks alone;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the demand side has been the driver for increased energy consumption and there is a real need to address market barriers to more energy-efficient products in order to decouple growing energy consumption and CO2 emissions from economic growth,
Amendment 79 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to present an evaluation of the result of the efforts made by Member States and the Commission; considers that, if the evaluation reveals unsatisfactory implementation of the strategy and the EU is therefore projected not to reach its 2020 target, the EEAP should include a commitment by the Commission to propose further ambitious EU measures such as binding energy efficiency targets for the Member States which are fair, measurable and take into account their relative starting positions and national circumstances; stresses that the method should be based on absolute reductions in energy consumption to ensure transparency;
Amendment 200 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the European Parliament and the Commission should set an example by refurbishing their buildings to nearly zero level by 2020adically increasing the energy- and resource efficiency of their buildings and operations;
Amendment 320 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to ensure framework conditions for the development of electric vehicles, notably concerning standardisation of software forvehicles that use clean and sustainable energy sources, notably the development of infrastructure andsuch as charging stations;
Amendment 410 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its request that an energy efficiency chapter should be reinforced within the European neighbourhood policy and included systematically in EU-third country dialogues when applicable;
Amendment 416 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to make energy efficiency one of the key priorities of the 8th Framework Research Programme and to allocate a significant part to energy efficiency sub-programmes similar to the current Intelligent Energy Programme; stresses the need for a doubling of funds for research, development and demonstration in the energy area, including a substantial increase in the EU's future budget, particularly for renewable energyclean energy sources, smart grids and energy efficiency, by 2020 compared with the current level;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas sustainable economic use of forests as well as forest protection should be mainstreamed in all EU policies affecting forests, as understanding the economic value of forests is the best guarantee for forest growth, and keeps forests healthy, vital and adaptative to possible future changes,
Amendment 59 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas products from forestry are renewable, recyclable, carbon-rich and fulfil sustainability criteria favourably when compared to products from other sources,
Amendment 63 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas different forest types may face different and unpredictable biotic and abiotic threats from climate change, rendering forest resilience the cornerstone of protection efforts,
Amendment 119 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the success of EU efforts to achieve global competitiveness for forest- based industries; and is therefore of the opinion that while environmental questions are vital, forest policies should have an emphasis equal to sustainable, climate-friendly raw-material and product policies;
Amendment 194 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to report to Parliament and the Council oncarefully study and evaluate options for the introduction of payments for ecosystem services taking into account the role of forestation, biodiversity conservation and SFM;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that, with the EUurope 2020 Strategy and the communication on an Integrated EU industrial policy, the Commission is finally acknowledging the importance of man ufactiveuring industrial policy for sustainable growth and employment in Europe and committing itself to an integrated industrial Policy based on the principle of a social market economy;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with the European Parliament and the Council, a qualitative and, where possible, quantitative vision for European industry in the year 2020, which looks towards sustainable development in the long term and lays down guidelines, for example for energy and resource efficiency, with a view to ensuring that European industry becomes more stable and competitive and jobs are created as a resultcompetitiveness and sustainability of industry, with a view to developing growth, employment and thereby prosperity in Europe;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the new, integrated approach calls for extremely effective collaboration within the Commission, and calls on the Commission to set up a permanent industrial policy task force to this end; furthermore calls on the Commission to focus more on competitiveness aspects during the impact assessment process (“Competitiveness Proofing”) as well as to evaluate ex post the cumulated impact of legal acts and to implement this essential part of smart regulation as quickly as possible;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
· must reflect not the product alone, but also demand and use, with a view to integrated development and more target- oriented production, leading to tangible benefits for consumers, businesses and the whole of societybe technology-neutral;
Amendment 183 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative and environmental products, and calls for similar target setting in the EUplays an important role for the European single market; calls on the Commission to improve the proven EU procurement rules where necessary to ensure transparency, fairness, non- discrimination and remedy on a high level in the future; calls on the Commission to inform about existing possibilities of involving ecological criteria in tenders under the existing EU procurement rules;
Amendment 206 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 4
Paragraph 13 – indent 4
· developing a standard form of business sustainability report which will analyse the "environmental rucksack" – resulting in economies and making firms more competitive in consequence – and group together and standardise existing reporting requirements and possibilities (e.g. EMAS), and which should be mandatory wherever possiblepromoting the use of voluntary environmental management systems such as ISO 14001 or EMAS;
Amendment 225 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
- intensification of raw material recovery by means ofthe strict implementation of the existing ambitious recycling rules, appropriate support for research, and a stop to the exporting of waste that contains raw materials,
Amendment 234 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
- optimal utilisation of and improved access to raw materials available in the EU, calling among other things for the rapid introduction of a European geo- information system that gives an overview of the raw materials available in the EU,
Amendment 262 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is convinced that, in order to ensure security of investment, industry needs an energy policy focused on the long term which guarantees appropriate energy prices and security of supply, allows manufacturing to take place without the release of gases damagsecurity of supply, as well as competitive energy prices in relation to third countries both ing to the climate, and prevents carbon leakage; points out that the internal energy market is an asset when it comes to switching to low-carbon production and supply, and that the network infrastructurerms of energy production and end prices for industrial costumers and households and furthermore prevents energy poverty and carbon leakage especially for those sectors of industry that contribute muost therefore be renewed and extended, and smart grids promotedo research and development;
Amendment 332 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for a stronger, coordinated EU policy on lead markets, such as the environmental industEU initiatives that identify what drives (some 3.5 million employees, EUR 300 billion turnover, up to 50% of the global market); stresses that many "traditional" markets – steel, automobiles and shipbuildgrowth, innovation and competitiveness in different sectors, and then bring, for example – have a strong capacity for innovation and/or offer comparative advantages, of which full use should be made; for these purposes, product-specific legislation such as the eco-design directive should be developed further, and industry-stimulating iniward market-based policy responses which foster favourable and predictable framework conditions for growth, innovation and competiatives such as the "green car initiative" put in placeness in all sectors without picking winners;
Amendment 366 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the establishment of a task force on restructuring operations and a stronger role for the European structural funds in restructuring processes so that employees and firms can be offered a future; calls for research and development in furtherance of conversion processes to be intensifiedTakes note that restructuring is the primary responsibility of companies and social partners; calls on the Member States for a social cushioning of the economic transition by improving mobility on the labour market in the context of the “Flexicurity” concept, retraining and other measures;
Amendment 387 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
• to examine the EU definition of small and medium-sized enterprises with a view to its flexibility and if its takes the needs of such enterprises in account, which do fulfil the specified sales and employment threshold because of growth or other reasons, but whose character is nevertheless medium-sized;
Amendment 394 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new)
• to examine, if medium-sized and family- owned enterprises, which do not fulfil the criteria of the existing SME definition, are adequately able to use existing and future financing opportunities for research and development directed specifically at small and medium-sized companies;
Amendment 405 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that sectoralin order to achieve Europe 2020 objectives and climate and energy targets by 2020, aid policy should not onmerely be seen in the context of competition law, but must, in the interests of Europe, be used proactively, transparently and with clear rules to strengthen innovation and the roll-out of new products, and in connection with industrial restructuring operations;
Amendment 443 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
• theimplementation of the recommendations of existing industry-specific approaches (task forces, high-level groups, innovation platforms such as Cars 21, etc.) to be renewed, comparably developed and equipped with clear strategic content by the Commission, in consultation with all stakeholdein a way that is tailored to the needs of the specific industries, comparably developed by the Commission, in consultation with all stakeholders and establish new sectoral initiatives in other appropriate sectors,
Amendment 449 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 2
Paragraph 26 – indent 2
Amendment 454 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
Amendment 475 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that European industry, which profits from these political efforts and the favourable framewnote that social responsibility becomes a more and more important competitive factor fork conditions, should assume more responsibility for sustainable growth and employment in Europe; believes that industry should enter into clear voluntary commitments tompanies: ranging from innovative capability, risk management, strategic orientation, marketing to employee motivation; calls on European companies and entrepreneurs to continue their extensive corporate and social engagements, as well as their investments in Europe, sustain its own research efforts, contribute to a new culture of qualifications, develop even more innovative, sustainable products and processes, and enter wherever possible into strategic partnerships in order to ensure the increase of employment, innovation, further education and prosperity in Europe;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 2 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 7 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas the absence of efficient and proportionate market surveillance appears as one of the main reasons for unfair competition to legitimate and responsible market operators, especially SMEs;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas the existing differences in the level of market surveillance between EU Member States may generate distortion of competition and jeopardize consumers' safety;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the current legislative framework for market surveillance has to be enforced in an effective mannerdoes not provide enough coherence and should therefore be reviewed and be further coordinated;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States and the Commission to designate adequate financial and human resources to market surveillance activities; calls on the Commission to put pressure on, assist and encourage the Member States to increase thefinancial and human resources for market surveillance; emphasizes that failing market surveillance systems undermine the citizen's trust in the internal market; suggests that the Commission undertakes a full assessment of the entry points of products in the EU market;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 24 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that TAXUD has also underlined the need for a harmonised approach for customs controls in the area of product safety; welcomes therefore the creation of a project group between the Member States and the Commission which will produce guidelines for customs controls in the area of product safety;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls upon the EU Member States to share product safety related inquiries and studies with other Member States. Reference numbers of concerned products should be included to facilitate product identification by other authorities, who could benefit from translating and using the information provided in the studies; calls upon Member States to allow their competent authorities to take market surveillance measures on the basis of test results or studies which have been delivered by other Member States in order to avoid duplication of works;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to establish a public Consumer Product safety Information Database, which the RAMs Article 23 database might serve as a basis for, including a platform for complaints which will raise awareness of dangerous products across the borders in the internal market; calls for the establishment of a accident statistical system wherefrom mandatory annual reports will be published, coordinated and funded by the European Commission, where Member States shall report products that have caused accidents within their territoryinsists that careful attention must be paid in defining the rules of the use of the database and in developing key definitions in order to prevent negative collateral effects; calls on all Member States to join the Injury Database (IDB) so that information of health related incidents can be better coordinated at EU level; calls on the Member States to ensure that consumers are given the opportunity to complain of dangerous products to national authorities and that the complaints are looked into in an effective and professional manner;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the reviewsion of the GPSD and calls for an alignment of the definitions of the GPSD with the Regulation on MNLF at the same time; merging them into one single regulation on Market Surveillance for all products based on the Regulation 765/2008; considers that such revision should be done with a view to reach a high level of product safety and market Ssurveillance in regards to definitions and in regards to the obligations for economic operator; Considers that having one single regulation is the only way to have one single system for all products; calls upon the Commission to include in this revision the provisions of the GPSD which are more developed than in the NLF, such as the requirement to provide information to the consumers or to keep a register for complaints;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for alignment between traceability requirements in GPSD and the NLF so as to guarantee the coherent traceability system; avoiding the creation of new red tape;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 47 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to include an obligation for manufacturers to do a risk analysis in their design phase; urges that if any risks are identified they should be documented with the product when it is marketedand made available to the public authorities;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is concerned about the temporary character of emergency measures as this leads to legal uncertainties; Stresses the need for a more effective regulatory framework, allowing quick interventions and reliable long-term solutions, without delegating political decisions to the standardisation bodies. The GPSD should allow for the establishment of product specif or to the Commission without a clear set of essential policy rules without limitations, either in terms of content or the period of applicabilityequirements, as is in the case for harmonised legislation;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
19. Insists on effective enforcement of the identification procedures that are already in place; encourages the Commission to make assessments and evaluations on the use of new technologies, e.g. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), technology tags and nano-printed intelligent packaging, howeverwhile considersing that the usage of those technologies should be proportionate and not endanger the privacy, security and safety of the consumer;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a
Paragraph 19 a
19a. Stresses however, that one technical solution should not be forced as the official traceability system/method within the EU market; and calls for overall proportionality;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on Commission to improve the awareness of RAPEX and the EU recall systems outside the EU; and to allow product safety professionals, trade and consumer organisations and national authorities to have access to all relevant information; while respecting the confidentiality of commercial data and ensuring that the only sources of information are national authorities;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and national competent authorities to further develop awareness-raising campaigns targeting consumers to inform them about the risk of buying counterfeited products online;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need for the market surveillance authorities to fully participate in the process of standard development, as this is a suitable mean to ensure that the voluntary application of standards will contribute to increase consumers safety and health as well as legal certainty by allowing a correct interpretation and application of the European Standards by Member States authorities;
Amendment 71 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Urges for improvement of the currently applicable Commission procedures for establishing themandates for the development of European standards so as to guarantee the timely reaction to new or emerging risks in a more efficient manner; emphasises, however, that new or amended procedures should also include be subject to the Parliament's scrutiny; stresses that Parliament should also be entitled to scrutinise the procedures of take over/application of international, non- European and other standards;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for the European standardisation organisations and the Commission to investigate all possible systems able to speed up the process of standards development, while ensuring a proper involvement of all relevant stakeholders, such as the introduction of a fast track procedure or the possibility for the Commission of publishing existing European or ISO standards reference, developed outside a Commission mandate, if such standards are deemed to provide a high level of consumer protection or to address a specific risk as an interim measure until a permanent solution becomes available;
Amendment 74 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for Commission's mandates for standardisation to be limited to providproved in order to allow the European standardisation organisation to develop European Standards fulfilling the technical means throughrequirements for which compliance with a political decision is achieved or evaluated. Political issues which have a direct impact on the protection of welfare of consumers should b; in this respect, considers that a better involvement and cooperation between the European Commission and the European standardisation organisations in the drafting is needed; bearing in mind that these organisations work on the basis of consensus, considers crucial for a good functioning of the system that political issues are dealt with at the politicalcy-making level and not delegated to the standardisation bodieEuropean Commission, the standardisation bodies or any enforcement administrations;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for the introduction of a safeguard procedure which would allow Member States to express a formal objection to a standard (such as Article 14 of the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC). The use of a safeguard procedure should be possible even before a; underlines however that this procedure should be introduced only if the Commission gets evidences of a better involvement of market surveillance authorities in the standard is cited in the OJEUation system; considers indeed that the use of a safeguard procedure should not be a substitute for Member States to make their point towards the standardisation system;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the Commission to take further steps as soon as possiblein coherence with the new legislative framework, so the necessary revisions can be enhanced, which will be crucial to consumer safety;
Amendment 86 #
2010/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
– prohibitlook into and examine the practice of scanning the content of private e-mails being read by a third party for advertising purposes; and to ensure that these advertising techniques, if allowed to continue, respect the secrecy of private correspondence and legislation applying in this field;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 9
Paragraph 16 – indent 9
Amendment 4 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Mario Monti's report "A new Strategy for the Single Market" of 9 May 2010;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Mario Monti's report "A new Strategy for the Single Market" stresses that "the single market is less popular than ever, yet it is more needed than ever."
Amendment 26 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Digital Agenda for Europe sets reasonable performance targets for highspeed and ultra-fast broadband coverage and for e-commerce takeup,
Amendment 35 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the existence of illegal services online seriously hampers the development of legitimate markets for certain digital services, notably for music, films and increasingly books and magazines,
Amendment 42 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas uniformising the most essential consumer rights, as well as postal and banking costs, copyright levies, VAT procedures and data protection practices would go a long way towards creating a genuine single market for businesses and consumers,
Amendment 50 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the European Commission to respond to the urgency outlined in Monti's report "A New Strategy for the Single Market", which concludes that as a vital tool for the future of the internal market, the EU should urgently address the remaining obstacles to create a pan European online retail market by 2012;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for standardisation of pre- contractual informationinformation requirements in e-commerce, while retaining a minimum harmonisation approach for face-to-face contracts in specific sectors, such as health services or estate agents;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to simplify and streamline measures on electric and electronic waste, cross-border management of copyright levies on blank media and recording devices, and EU rules governing cross-border electronic invoicing ('e- invoicing') for distance selling;
Amendment 112 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the need following the recent decision of the European Commission on the revision of Regulation on vertical restraints for national competition authorities to ensure that all on- and offline retail channels are treated equally, especially within exclusive and selective distribution agreements;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to extendonsiders that the rules governing distance contracts so ashould also to cover contracts concluded between consumers and professional traders in online auctions and calls on the Commission to further examine and assess the rules governing specific distance contracts for tourist services (airline tickets, hotel accommodation, car rental, leisure time services and so on) ordered individually over the internet;
Amendment 141 #
2010/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to take swift action to fight illegal online services, which do not respect the rules on consumer protection, protection of minors, copyright, tax, and most other applicable laws;
Amendment 73 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) While it is up to the Member States to define their energy mix, all Member States generate radioactive waste, whether or not they have nuclear power reactors. Radioactive waste arises mainly from activities of the nuclear fuel cycle, such asrelated to power generation, inter alia from the operation of nuclear power plants and, the reprocessing of spent fuel and the decommissioning of plants, but also from other activities, such as applications of radioactive isotopes in medicine, research and industry.
Amendment 97 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The typical disposal concept for short lived low and intermediate level waste is near surface disposal. Following 30 years of research, it is broadly accepted at the technical level that deep geological disposal represents the safest and most sustainable option as the end point of the management of high level waste and spent fuel considered as waste. Thus moving towards implementation of disposal should be pursued. The activities conducted under the 'Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform' (IGD-TP) could facilitate access to expertise and technology in this respect.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Transparency is important in the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste and it is crucial for there to be public confidence in the principles that govern the safety of repositories and in waste management programmes. It should be provided by requiring effective public information and opportunities for all concerned stakeholders to participate in the decision- making processes.
Amendment 166 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the generation of radioactive waste is kept to the minimum practicable, respecting the ALARA principle, in terms of both activity and volume, by means of appropriate design measures and of operating and decommissioning practices, including reprocessing, recycle and reuse of conventional materials;
Amendment 195 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States may decide, on a voluntary basis, to take appropriate measures in cooperation with other Member States to establish a joint or regional disposal facility, where this is necessary or advisable taking into account particular geological or technical circumstances. The activities and studies undertaken by ERDO – WG (European Repository Development Organization Working Group) are of particular interest in this context.
Amendment 272 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point -1 (new)
Article 14 – point -1 (new)
(-1) an integrated, detailed classification scheme for all types of radioactive waste;
Amendment 184 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. An individual approval shall apply to a particular vehicle, whether it is unique or not. Unique amateur built vehicles shall benefit from simplified and affordable application to individual approval.
Amendment 190 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 7
Article 41 – paragraph 7
7. This Article shall apply to vehicles which, at the time of the application for individual approval, have not previously been sold or of which the entry into service did not happen yet, involving identification and the issuing of a registration number, including temporary or short-term registration or professional registration, or have only been sold, registered or have been entering into service for less than six months or to vehicles which have been built on a private basis as unique amateur built vehicles.
Amendment 192 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. An approval authority may exempt the vehicle from compliance with requirements laid down in one or more of the acts listed in Annex II, provided that the approval authority imposes alternative requirements and has reasonable grounds for such exemption. In particular, unique amateur- built vehicles may be exempted on grounds of proportionate costs.
Amendment 50 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
Amendment 80 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where Member States wish to adopt any such measures as are contemplated by paragraph 2, they shall do so by the imposition of conditions pursuant to Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive, in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services1. __________ 1 OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p. 37.
Amendment 98 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall, in cooperation with the Commission, seek to find a minimum set of harmonised core bands for PMSEs in the Union, according to the Union's objectives to improve the integration of the internal market and access to culture. These harmonised bands should be on 1GHz or higher frequencies.
Amendment 5 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the diversification of energy sources as well as energy suppliers is an important instrument in guaranteeing equal access to and adequate supply of energy, complying at the same time with the EU objective of enhancing the use of energy from renewable and other carbon-free sources and reducing CO2 emissions,
Amendment 7 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that extreme climate phenomena together with the expected rise in sea-levels and higher variations of rainfall calls for adaptation measures even within the existing infrastructure systems which will generate high costs, but are nevertheless affordable as they are much lower than the costs of inaction over the medium to long term; requires, however, the scientific basis for such measures to fulfil the criteria for trustworthy climate science, with adequate peer review and assessment processes and constantly updated research findings in a transparent manner; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide, on the basis of such evidence and in a dedicated national action plan, information on those costs and their distribution;
Amendment 22 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) At the end of the strategic phase, the Commission, assisted by independent expert should evaluate the maturity and the readiness of the initiative to enter the implementation phase should verify that the Strategic Research Agenda, Stakeholder Consultation Platforms and implementation modalities are in place for the initiative to enter the implementation phase. The Commission should, if appropriate, make recommendations for improving the Strategic Research Agenda. The transition to the implementation phase should be seamless and without delays.
Amendment 44 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part and point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part and point a
3. The CommunityUnion financial contribution for the implementation phase shall be provided under the following conditions: (a) a positive evaluationconditional upon: (a) the establishment by the Participating States of the sStrategic phase carried out by the Commission with the assistance of independent experts; this evaluation shall cover the progress made towards the achievement of objectives and deliverables set out in Article 2(3) and Annex IResearch Agenda, Stakeholder Consultation Platforms and the implementation modalities referred to in Article 2(3), as well as the progress made towards the achievement of objectives and deliverables set out in Annex I, section 2. The Commission shall, if appropriate, make recommendations for improving the Strategic Research Agenda;
Amendment 58 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – section 3.4
Annex I – section 3.4
The implementation phase of BONUS-169 is co-funded by the Participating States and the CommunityUnion over a minimum five-year period until the full life-cycle of all BONUS-169 funded projects is closed, provided that commitments from the Community are done up to 2013 and all obligations to report to the Commission are fulfilled. The CommunityUnion contribution during the implementation phase shall match the cash, and in-kind infrastructure contributions of the Participating States to BONUS-169 projects made through the BONUS EEIG as well as the running costs incurred by the BONUS EEIG in the implementation phase. These running costs cannot exceed EUR 5 million. The Community financial contribution and the cash contribution of the Participating States to BONUS-169 shall be pooled and administered centrally by the BONUS EEIG. Subject to the conditions agreed in the annual financial agreements referred to in Article 5(2) the CommunityUnion financial contribution shall be disbursed on the basis of evidence of payment of the cash contribution of the Participating States to the BONUS-169 beneficiaries or EEIG and of provision of in- kind infrastructure contributions for BONUS-169 projects. The proper use of BONUS-169 funding by the beneficiaries is the responsibility of the BONUS EEIG, and shall be established by the independent financial auditing of projects to be carried out by the BONUS EEIG, or on its behalf.
Amendment 11 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gambling activities, including online gambling, have traditionally been strictly regulated in all Member States on the basis of the principle of subsidiarity, in order to protect consumers against addiction, fraud, money-laundering and fixed gamesand some forms of gambling even prohibited, which has been confirmed to be justified in the light of general interest objectives (consumer protection, prevention of fraud and other financial crime, preservation of public order) by the European Court of Justice, if proportionate and non-discriminatory,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas all Member States have differentiated such restrictions according to the type of gambling service concerned, such as casino games, sport betting, lotteries or betting on horse-races; whereas the majority of Member States prohibit the operation -including by local operators - of online casino games, and a significant number prohibit in the same way the operation of online sport betting and online lotteries,
Amendment 14 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gambling activities were excluded from the scope of Directives 2006/123/EC (services), 2007/65/EC (audiovisual media services) and 2000/31/EC (electronic commerce), and the European Parliament voiced its concern at a possible deregulation of gambling in its resolution of 8 May 2008 on the White Paper on Sport,
Amendment 16 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has launched infringement procedures against ten Member States in order to verify whether national measures limiting the cross-border supply of online gambling services, mainly sports betting, are compatible with Community law, whereas, as the Commission highlighted, these procedures do not touch upon the existence of monopolies or national lotteries as such, nor do they have any implication for the liberalisation of the gambling markets in general,
Amendment 24 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas several gamblingan increasing number of preliminary questions on gambling- related cases are pendbeing brefore theerred to the European Court of Justice, which clearly demonstrates a lack of clarity ion the law on online gambling and takes up resourceshow to interpret and apply Community law with respect to gambling,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas integrity in the context of this resolution means a commitment by operators to preventing not only fraud and crime but also problem gambling and under-age gambling by respecting consumer protection and criminal laws, and to protecting sporting competitions from any undue influence associated with sports betting,
Amendment 34 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas sports betting activities and other online games have developed rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner (particularly cross-border on the Internet) the ever present threat of match-fixing and the phenomenon of “lay bets” on specific events in sports matches makes sports particularly vulnerable to illegal betting behaviour,
Amendment 35 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Europol reports that gambling schemes are quite a widespread modus operandi to launder money, an increasing trend, with organised crime groups also making their way directly into the gambling world by buying companies in this field; whereas also the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) reported that Internet gambling might be an ideal web- based "service" to serve as a cover for a money laundering scheme through the net,
Amendment 36 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Title 1
Title 1
A transparent marketsector that safeguards the public and consumer interests
Amendment 38 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States have a legitimate interest in monitoring and regulating their gambling markets in order to protect consumers against addiction, fraud, money-laundering and fixed gamesmatch-fixing in sport as well as to protect the culturally- built funding structures which finance sports activities and other social causes in the Member States; underlines that online gambling operators should comply with the legislation of the Member State in which they provide their services;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States have a legitimate interest in monitoring and regulating their gambling markets and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice, Member States have the right to regulate and control their gambling markets in accordance with the respective tradition and culture of their country in order to protect consumers against addiction, fraud, money-laundering and fixed games as well as to protect the culturally-built funding structures which finance sports activities and other social causes in the Member States; underlines that online gambling operators shouldmust comply with the legislation of the Member State in which they provide their servicesof the residence of the consumer;
Amendment 47 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that gambling services are to be considered as an economic activity of a very special nature because of the social and public order and health care aspects linked to it, where competition will not lead to a better allocation of resources, which is the reason why gambling requires a multi-pillar approach; emphasises that a pure Internal Market approach is not appropriate in this highly sensitive area and requests the Commission to pay particular attention to the views of the European Court of Justice regarding this matter;
Amendment 50 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 63 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to cooperate closely in order to solve the social and public order problems arising from cross- border online gambling, such as gambling addiction and misuse of personal data or credit cards; stresses the need for a common European position on online gambling with mandatory minimum requirements for protecting consumers and preventing fraud; calls on the EU institutions to cooperate closely with the Member States in the fight against all unauthorised online gambling service offerings;
Amendment 69 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that actoregulators and operators should closely cooperate with other stakeholders who operate in the field of online gambling, e.g. gambling operators, regulators, consumer organisations, sports organisations, industry associations and the media, share a joint responsibility for the integrity of online gambling and for informing consumers of the possible negative consequences of online gambling;
Amendment 71 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that criminal activities such as money-laundering and black economies can be associated with gambling activities, and impact on the integrity of sports events; and that the threat to the integrity of sport and sporting competitions impacts heavily on grassroots participation, a key contributor to public health and social integration; and could result in a loss of public trust if a sport is perceived as the subject of manipulation for the financial gain of players, officials or third parties rather than played according to its values, rules and for the enjoyment of its fans;
Amendment 75 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the growth of online gambling provides increased opportunities for corrupt practices such as fraud, fixing games, illegal betting cartels and money-laundering as online games can be set up and dismantled very rapidly and due to the proliferation of offshore operators; calls on the Commission, Europol and other national and international institutions to closely monitor and report on findings in this area;
Amendment 118 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the development of commonnational standards for online gambling regarding age, limits, a ban on credit and bonus schemes directed ato protect vulnerable gamblers, deposit limits (such as a maximum amount to be played per week), information about the possible consequences of gambling, information about where to obtain help in case of addiction, the potential addictiveness of certain games, and so on;
Amendment 120 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that self-regulation regarding the advertising, promotion and promotvision of online games is not sufficiently effective and therefore emphasises the need for co- regulation between the industry and the authorities;
Amendment 130 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges Member States, together with the industry, to cooperate at EU level in order to regulate the aggressive advertising directed a take measures against any aggressive advertising and marketing of online gambling in order to protect problem gamblers and vulnerable consumers such as children and young people;
Amendment 132 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
145. Notes that a Code of Conduct may still be a useful supplementary tool for achieving some public (and private) objectives while adjusting toto take account of technological developments, changes in consumer preferences or developments in market structures;
Amendment 133 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15.4. Stresses, however, that a Code of Conduct ultimately remains an industry- driven, self- regulatory approach and can therefore only serve as an addition to primary or secondary, not a replacement of legislation;
Amendment 138 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Also stresses that the effectiveness of a Code of Conduct will heavily depend on its recognition by the national regulators and consumers, as well as on its enforcement;
Amendment 143 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, Europol and the national authorities to collect and share information about the extent of fraud and other criminal behaviour in the online gambling sector, e.g. amongst actors involved in the sector;
Amendment 146 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to undertake an impact assessment of the effects of national regulation of the provision of cross-border gambling services in relation to integrity, social responsibility, consumer protection and matters relating to taxation, in close cooperation with the Member States, comprehensive cost-benefit- analyses about the economic and non- economic effects, including all social costs, that deregulation of national gambling markets would have;
Amendment 147 #
2008/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Amendment 82 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to step up still further, in line with local or regional capabilities, the share in the energy mix of wind energy – which thanks to intensive promotion has already become an established means of energy generation – and of waterhydro and geothermical power, and to make further use of existing development potential, inter alia through European research initiatives and coordination via networks of excellence; (Linguistic amendment – only affects the English version)
Amendment 99 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that any future low-carbon energy policy must also investigate the possible contribution of nuclear power to the energy mix of the future, focusing on not only the possible reduction in carbon dioxide emissions but also on the investment required, the security of uranium supply, the operation of the plants, technological and international safety issues and also the unresolved question of the disposal of waste, in comparison to renewable energy sources;
Amendment 433 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
Amendment 476 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ
Recital AZ
AZ. whereas the European Emission Trading Scheme is a unique instrument for achieving emissions reductions with maximum efficiency and may act as a model for similar schemes, though the compatibility of such schemes would have to be guaranteed,
Amendment 491 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BF
Recital BF
BF. whereas the technology for CO2 capture and storage (CCS), as a bridging technology on the way to the decarbonisation of the energy system, may make contribute to resolving the issue of sinking CO2 emissions from power stations and could serve to complement renewable and other low-carbon technologies, but whereas CCS is an end- of-pipe technology,
Amendment 1 #
2008/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas, by the middle of the 21st century, we will experience a fundamental change in our approach to energy, its availability and how it is used; whereas if this change is to be effected successfully at a socially acceptable cost, dedicated research activity that also aims, investment and product development in the field of new energy sources and technologies are needed and an effort must also be made to make new technologyies and their possibilities easier for people to grasp must be carried out,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 5 #
2008/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the challenges involved in bringing new energy technologies to the market and the need for public support for energy innovation; still considers however that the use of short-term support measures which both distort competition among operators on the energy market and increase the price of energy unnecessarily should be avoided;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it necessary to create a hierarchy between EIIs, with efforts being focused onso that those with the proven potential to reduce emissions in the short term, taking into account are effective from the point of view of their energy production and of reducing emissions, making it possible to attain the target of a reduction of at least 20% by 2020 and without neglecting possible measures to support other technologies that may achieve this in the longer term with a view to fulfilling the objectives set for 2050;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for legally binding targets to be avoided which are not based on sufficiently long-term research into their genuine impact on climate;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to take into consideration, when developing EIIs, the risks posed by the use of certain technologies in terms of environmental pollution and public health, specifically with regard to possible particulate emissions, carbon leakage and nuclear waste disposal; calls for the social partners to be taken into consideration when it comes to the social acceptance of new energy technologies;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the scientific consensus on the origins and causes of climate change is well established and recognised worldwide inside and outside the IPCC; whereas scientific knowledge and understanding of the underlying human origins of the current global warming trend have grown enormously since the first IPCC assessment report in 1990 and are now beyond any seriouregarded as scientific doubtfacts; whereas there is a deep-seated scientific consensus on the role played by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the global climate; whereas, in the light of the risk assessment provided, uncertainty demands action rather than a deferral of action,
Amendment 82 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that scientific evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are already affected by regional climate changes due to historic carbon emissions from the industrialised countries; emphasises that the underlyinga significant causes of present global warming areis man- made and that the level of gathered knowledge sufficiently proves the anthropogenic disturbance of the Earth's atmosphere;
Amendment 94 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. CoUndemns efforts to portray the results of studies into the causes and effects of climate change as doubtful, uncertain or questionable; understands, however,rstands that scientific progress has always been marked by uncertainties, their progressive elimination and the search for explanations or models beyond the current scientific mainstream;
Amendment 80 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The timber sector is of major importance for the economy of the Community. Organisations of operators are important elements of the sector as they represent the interests of the latter aton a large scale and interact with a diverse range of stakeholders. Organisations also have the expertise and capacity to analyse relevant legislation and facilitate the compliance of members, provided they do not use this competence with a viewin order to dominate on the market. In order to facilitate the implementation of this Regulation and to contribute to the development of good practices it is appropriate to recognise organisations which have developed requirements for the realisation of the due diligence systems. Such organisations may be organisations of economic operators, since they have the expertise and capacity to analyse relevant legislation and facilitate compliance by their members. A list of such recognised organisations will be made public and will enable theallow recognition of the monitoring organisations included therein by all Member States' competent authorities.
Amendment 102 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
(b) 'placing on the market' means any supply of timber and timber products for the first time on the Community market for distribution or use in the course of a commercial activity whether in return for payment or free of charge; subsequent processing and distribution of timber does not constitute 'placing on the market';
Amendment 111 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point f
Article 2 – point f
(f) 'applicable legislation' means the legislation of the country of harvest regulating forest conservaprotection and management and the harvesting of timber as well as legislation on trade in timber or timber products relateding to forest conservaprotection and management and to the harvesting of timber;
Amendment 115 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point h
Article 2 – point h
(h) 'monitoring organisation' means a legal entity or a membership-based association or a federation that has the legal capacity and expertise to monitor and ensure the application of due diligence systems by the operators certified as making use of such systems.
Amendment 135 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt measures for the implementation of this Article. The Commission shall, in particular, establish criteria for assessing whether there is a risk of illegally harvestedcriteria used by the operator to assess the risk of timber andor a timber products being placed on the market. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(2) sourced from illegal logging being placed on the market are laid down in Annex XX.
Amendment 142 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The following established systems shall be deemed to fulfil the due diligence conditions in paragraph 1 and shall therefore not require any additional due diligence: (a) certificates issued by recognised forest certification systems; (b)FLEGT licences issued under the voluntary Partnership Agreements referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community1; (c) felling licences or equivalent systems issued by the competent national or regional authorities; (d) forest management plans validated by the competent national or regional authorities; (e) certificates issued in accordance with environmental management standards (ISO, EMAS and equivalents); (f) CITES licences; (g) verified or certified traceability systems. In the case of timber or timber products from high-risk areas as defined in paragraph 2, the systems identified in this paragraph are insufficient and full due diligence as defined in paragraph 1 must be carried out. 1 OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1.
Amendment 179 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Following the checks referred to in paragraph 1 the competent authorities may request the operator to take proportionate corrective measures.
Amendment 203 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
2. Pulp and paper of Chapters 47, 48 and 489 of the Combined Nomenclature, with the exception of bamboo-based and recovered (waste and scrap) products;
Amendment 204 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 12 a (new)
Annex I – point 12 a (new)
12a. Other timber products included in CN categories 94 and 95, including wooden toys, sports accessories, etc.
Amendment 263 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Gambling activities, including lottery and betting transactions, should be excluded from the scope of this Directive in view of the very specific nature of these activities which entail implementation by the Member States of other and more stringent consumer protection measures.
Amendment 292 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The definition of durable medium should include in particular documents on paper, USB sticks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, memory cards and the hard drive of the computer on which the electronic mail or a pdf file is storedfiles saved in unmodifiable form are stored for future reference. Internet sites as such should not be regarded as durable media unless such sites meet the criteria specified above.
Amendment 429 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) "goods" means any tangible movaor intangible item, with the exception of:
Amendment 465 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
(a) any sales or service contract concluded: -during an excursion organised by the trader away from his business premises with the simultaneous physical presenc, or -during a visit by a trader to the consumer's home ofr the tradero that of and other consumer or any sales or service contract fto the consumer's place of work which an offer was made by the consumer in the same circumstances, orere the visit does not take place at the express request of the consumer.
Amendment 475 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
(b) any sales or service contract concluded on business premises but negotiated away from business premises, with the simultaneous physical presence of the trader and the consumer;contract for the supply of goods or services other than those concerning which the consumer requested the visit of the trader,
Amendment 476 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
Amendment 477 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b b(new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b b(new)
Amendment 533 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. This directive shall not apply to gambling activities, which involve wagering a stake with pecuniary value in games of chance, including lotteries, casino games and betting transactions.
Amendment 658 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) the application of technical protection measures for digital products, where applicable;
Amendment 659 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) the compatibility of digital products with hardware and software according to what the trader is aware of or can reasonably have been aware of, including any lack of compatibility;
Amendment 1039 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) for the provision of transport services.
Amendment 1111 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If the contract concerns goods to be manufactured or acquired especially for the consumer, in accordance with his instructions or wishes, and the trader cannot use the goods in some other way without incurring a significant loss, the consumer may rescind the contract on account of a delay on the part of the trader only if from his point of view the purpose of the contract is essentially unattainable on account of the delay. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the consumer to claim damages.
Amendment 1125 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The risk referred to in paragraph 1 shall pass to the consumer at the time of delivery as agreed by the parties, if the consumer or a third party, otherIf the consumer does not in sufficient time collect or take delivery of goods which are being held at his disposal, the consumer shall bear the risk thant the carrier and indicated by the consumer has failed to take reasonable steps to acquire the material possession of the goodsgoods may deteriorate on account of their natural characteristics after the trader has done what delivery of the goods requires of him.
Amendment 1129 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If, because the consumer reports a lack of conformity, goods are returned to the trader for inspection or correction of the nonconformity, the trader shall bear the risk in respect of the goods until the goods are delivered back to the consumer.
Amendment 1533 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 46 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 59 #
2008/0098(COD)
Council position
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) The interpretative definiton of "non-series process" for the different construction products covered by this Regulation should be defined by the relevant CEN technical committees.
Amendment 64 #
2008/0098(COD)
Council position
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) For the assessment of the sustainable use of natural resources and of the impact of construction works on the environment, European standardised Environmental Product Declarations should be used when available. To follow the main goal of the Commission Communication of 21 December 2005 entitled "Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources", EPDs should give, at least, the following environmental information: -use of natural resources (including distinction between non-renewable and renewable materials and energy); -resulting environmental impacts; and -generated waste.
Amendment 99 #
2008/0098(COD)
Council position
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) where applicable, the performance of the construction product, by levels or classes, or in a description, in relation to its essential characteristics determined in accordance with Article 3(3), including the product's quantified contribution to global warming potential in the form of greenhouse gases resulting from the declared intended use or uses;
Amendment 121 #
2008/0098(COD)
Council position
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The CE marking shall be followed by the two last digits of the year in which it was first affixed, the name or the identifying mark and the registered address of the manufacturer, the unique identification code of the product-type, the reference number of the declaration of performance, the level or class of the performance declared, the reference to the harmonised technical specification applied, the identification number of the notified body, if applicable, and the intended use as laid down in the harmonised technical specification applito the harmonised technical specification applied, and the address of the website where the declaration of performance can be consulted.
Amendment 140 #
2008/0098(COD)
Council position
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 168 #
2008/0098(COD)
Council position
Annex I – part 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex I – part 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the release of dangerous substances into ground water, marine waters, lakes, river systems or soil;
Amendment 172 #
2008/0098(COD)
Council position
Annex I – part 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – part 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The construction works must be designed, built and demolished in such a way that the use of natural resources is sustainable during its life cycle and ensure the following:
Amendment 174 #
2008/0098(COD)
Council position
Annex I – part 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – part 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Environmental information from construction products should include, at least, the following: a) use of natural resources (including distinction between non-renewable and renewable materials and energy); b) resulted environmental impacts; and c) generated waste.
Amendment 74 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Renewable Energy Roadmap demonstrated that a 20% target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources and a 10% target for renewable energy in transport wcould be appropriate and achievable objectives, and that a framework that includesprovided that there will be new innovations and technological break through, the sustainability concerns are solved and a realistic timeframe is given. Eventual mandatory targets should provide the business community with the long term stability it needs to make rational investment decisions in the renewable energy sector.
Amendment 81 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The main purpose of binding targets is to provide certainty for investors. Deferring a decision about whether a target is binding until a future event takes place is thus not appropriate. In a statement to the minutes of the Council of 15 February 2007, the Commission therefore stated that it did not consider that the binding nature of theHowever, the many unknowns with regard to renewable energy sources and biofuels production today call for a more cautious approach than the one hitherto envisaged. The 20% and 10% binding targets should be deferred until second generation biofuels became commercially availabletherefore be reconsidered.
Amendment 88 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In the light of the positions taken by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, it is appropriate to establish mandatoryindicative targets for an overall 20% share of renewable energy and a 10% share of renewable energy in transport in the European Union's consumption in 2020.
Amendment 121 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatoryindicative targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable sources. It establishes environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids.
Amendment 125 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point (b)
Article 2 – point (b)
"biomass" means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal wastelogical material which is not completely decomposed or petrified;
Amendment 128 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Renewable Energy Roadmap demonstrated that a 20% target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources and a 10% target for renewable energy in transport wcould be appropriate and achievable objectives, and that a framework that includesprovided that that there are new innovations and technological break throughs, sustainability concerns are resolved and a realistic timeframe timeframe is set. Any mandatory targets should provide the business community with the long term stability it needs to make rational investment decisions in the renewable energy sector.
Amendment 137 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The main purpose of binding targets is to provide certainty for investors. Deferring a decision about whether a target is binding until a future event takes place is thus not appropriate. In a statement to the minutes of the Council of 15 February 2007, the Commission therefore stated that it did not consider that the binding nature of theHowever, the many unknowns with regard to renewable energy sources and biofuel production today call for a more cautious approach than the one hitherto envisaged. The 20% and 10% binding targets should be deferred until second generation biofuels became commercially availabletherefore be reconsidered.
Amendment 148 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In the light of the positions taken by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, it is appropriate to establish mandatoryindicative targets for an overall 20% share of renewable energy and a 10% share of renewable energy in transport in the European Union's consumption in 2020.
Amendment 150 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources and peat that fulfils the sustainability criteria in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State.
Amendment 153 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a.The availability of wood for use as industrial raw material must be safeguarded when promoting renewable energy. To avoid conflicts between processing industry and energy sector there should be no subsidies that favour using wood raw material in energy generation.
Amendment 228 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 7
Article 15 - paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall report on requirements for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomass, other than biofuels and other bioliquids, by 31 December 2010 at the latest. The report shall take into account the existing regulations and standards and principles on sustainable forestry and the on-going work to develop standards in this area. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals for a sustainability scheme for other energy uses of biomass, to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 328 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatoryindicative targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable sources. It establishes environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids.
Amendment 347 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
(b) “biomass” means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal wastelogical material which is not completely decomposed or petrified;
Amendment 360 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
Amendment 406 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources and peat that fulfils the sustainability criteria in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State.
Amendment 411 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The availability of wood for use as industrial raw material must be safeguarded when promoting renewable energy. To avoid conflicts between processing industry and energy sector there should be no subsidies that favour using wood raw material in energy generation.
Amendment 446 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may apply to the Commission for account to be taken, for the purposes of paragraph 1, of its other measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase security of supply. The Commission shall decide what adjustment shall be made to the Member State’s final consumption of energy from renewable sources for the year 2020.
Amendment 457 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State considers that, due to force majeuran insuperable obstacle, it is under an impossibility to meet the share of energy from renewable sources in final consumption of energy in 2020 set out in the third column of the table in Annex 1, it shall inform the Commission as soon as possible. The Commission shall adopt a decision on whether force majeuran insuperable obstacle has been demonstrated, in which case it shall decide what adjustment shall be made to the Member State’s final consumption of energy from renewable sources for the year 2020.
Amendment 471 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Thermal energy generated by heat pumps using geothermal energy from the ground or water shall be taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1(b). Thermal energy generated by heat pumps using ambient heat from the air shall be taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1(b), provided that the energy efficiency of such heat pumps meets the minimum requirements of eco-labelling laid down pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, where applicable, in particular the minimum coefficient of performance established in Decision 2007/742/EC, and reviewed in accordance with that Regulationusing the methodology and definitions of the Eurostat renewable energy statistics.
Amendment 472 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 504 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may decide whether or not to trade guarantees of origin of electricity, and of heating and cooling produced from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 601 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Subject to the provisions adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, guarantees of origin may be transferred between persons in different Member States provided they have been issued in relation to energy produced from renewable sources by installations that became operational after the date of entry into force of this Directive or if they have been issued for a unit of energy produced from biomass.
Amendment 603 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may decide whether or not to trade guarantees of origin of electricity, and of heating and cooling produced from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 749 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. They shallmay also provide for priority access to the grid system of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. When dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shallmay give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources insofar as the security of the national electricity system permits.
Amendment 870 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall report on requirements for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomass, other than biofuels and other bioliquids, by 31 December 2010 at the latest. The report shall take into account the existing regulations and standards and principles on sustainable forestry and the on-going work to develop standards in this area. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals for a sustainability scheme for other energy uses of biomass, to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 182 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Notwithstanding Articles 4 and 6, Member States may use credits from: 1.) those of afforestation and reforestation projects certified by the CDM Executive Board and those verified under the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee procedure; 2. forestry activities in developing countries with which an agreement has been concluded in accordance with Article 11a(5) of Directive 2003/87/EC; and 3. any forestry projects in developing countries in compliance with the international agreement referred to in Article 6(1) of this Decision.
Amendment 43 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was approved on behalf of the European Community by Council Decision 94/69/EC of 15 December 1993 concerning the conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. In order to meet that objective, the overall global annual mean surface temperature increase should not exceed 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment (IPCC) report shows that, in order to reach that objective, global emissions of greenhouse gases must peak by 2020. This implies the increasing of efforts by the Community and the quick involvement of developed and newly industrialised countries and encouraging the participation of developing countries in the emission reduction process.
Amendment 44 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was approved on behalf of the European Community by Council Decision 94/69/EC of 15 December 1993 concerning the conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. In order to meet that objective, the overall global annual mean surface temperature increase should not exceed 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment (IPCC) report shows that, in order to reach that objective, global emissions of greenhouse gases must peak by 2020. This implies the increasing of efforts by the Community and the quick involvement of developed and newly industrialised countries and encouraging the participation of developing countries in the emission reduction process.
Amendment 51 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to contribute to achieving those long-term objectives, it is appropriate to set out a predictable path according to which the emissions of installations covered by the Community scheme should be reduced. To achieve cost-effectively the commitment of the Community to at least a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels, emission allowances allocated in respect of those installations should be 21% below their 2005 emission levels, and thus more than 30 % below their 1990 levels, by 2020, .
Amendment 53 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to contribute to achieving those long-term objectives, it is appropriate to set out a predictable path according to which the emissions of installations covered by the Community scheme should be reduced. To achieve cost-effectively the commitment of the Community to at least a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels, emission allowances allocated in respect of those installations should be 21% below their 2005 emission levels by 2020, which is more than 30 % below their 1990 levels.
Amendment 65 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This contribution is equivalent to a reduction of emissions in 2020 in the Community scheme of 21% below reported 2005 levels, which is more than 30 % below their 1990 levels, including the effect of the increased scope from the period 2005 to 2007 to the period 2008 to 2012 and the 2005 emission figures for the trading sector used for the assessment of the Bulgarian and Romanian national allocation plan for the period 2008 to 2012, leading to an issue of a maximum of 1 720 million allowances in the year 2020. Exact quantities of emissions will be calculated once Member States have issued allowances pursuant to Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012, as the approval of allocations to some installations was contingent upon their emissions having been substantiated and verified. Once the issue of allowances for the period 2008 to 2012 has taken place, the Commission will publish the Community-wide quantity. Adjustments should be made to the Community-wide quantity in relation to installations which are included in the Community scheme during the period 2008 to 2012 or from 2013 onwards.
Amendment 74 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Where equivalent measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in particular taxation, are in place for small installations whose emissions do not exceed a threshold of 1025 000 tonnes of CO2 per year, there should be a procedure for enabling Member States to exclude such small installations from the emissions trading system for so long as those measures are applied. This threshold relatively offers the maximum gain in terms of reduction of administrative costs for each tonne excluded from the system, for reasons of administrative simplicity. As a consequence of the move from five-year allocation periods, and in order to increase certainty and predictability, provisions should be set on the frequency of revision of greenhouse gas emission permits.
Amendment 84 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This contribution is equivalent to a reduction of emissions in 2020 in the Community scheme of 21% below reported 2005 levels, which is more than 30 % below their 1990 levels, including the effect of the increased scope from the period 2005 to 2007 to the period 2008 to 2012 and the 2005 emission figures for the trading sector used for the assessment of the Bulgarian and Romanian national allocation plan for the period 2008 to 2012, leading to an issue of a maximum of 1 720 million allowances in the year 2020. Exact quantities of emissions will be calculated once Member States have issued allowances pursuant to Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012, as the approval of allocations to some installations was contingent upon their emissions having been substantiated and verified. Once the issue of allowances for the period 2008 to 2012 has taken place, the Commission will publish the Community-wide quantity. Adjustments should be made to the Community-wide quantity in relation to installations which are included in the Community scheme during the period 2008 to 2012 or from 2013 onwards.
Amendment 89 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) TransitionalIn absence of an international agreement which provides for equivalent treatment of the sectors affected, free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules (called "benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition with the Community. These rules should take account. These benchmarks should be established for each sector covered by the EU ETS. They should be based ofn the mobest greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, the potential, including the technical potential to reduce emissions and technologies available on the market and should take account of substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables, cogeneration and greenhouse gas capture and storage. Any such rulTo ensure that all operators have an incentive to match the best performance in their sectors, free allocations to individual installations should be made at a level no higher than is indicated by the appropriate benchmark. Overall, the rules governing free allocation of allowances should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading period so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned. The Commission should consult all relevant stakeholders before establishing the benchmarks.
Amendment 90 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition with the Community. TWithout prejudice to sector specific criteria these rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, generally applicable alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storagethe potential including the technical potential to reduce emissions. Any such rules should not give incentives to indecrease emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading periospecific emissions. Allocations based on benchmarks must be fixed so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should equally apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants, with the exception of electricity produced from waste gases and electricity produced in connection with industrial heat consumption or produced from residues from industrial processes, both for the own consumption of the operator of the installation. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned.
Amendment 110 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission shouldwill therefore review the situation by June 2011 at the latest, consult with all relevant social partners, and, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations, submit a report accompanied by any appropriate proposals. In this context, the Commission should identify whichn analytical report assessing the situation with special regard to energy -intensive industry sectors or sub-sectors are likely to be subject to carbon leakage not later than 30 June 2010. It should base its analysis on the assessment of the inability to pass on the cost of required allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share to installations outside the Community not taking comparable action to reduce emissions. Energy-intensive industries whisectors exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage. That report should be accompanied by any appropriate proposals which should include adjusting the proportion of allowances received free of ch arge determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage could receive a higher amount of free allocation orand as a complementary measure an effective carbon equalisation system could be introduced, with a view to putting installations from the Community which are at significant risk of carbon leakage and those from third countries on a comparable footing. Such a system could apply requirements to importers that would be no less favourable than those applicable to installations within the EU, for example by requiring the surrender of allowances but also address exports. Any action taken would need to be in conformity with the principles of the UNFCCC, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, taking into account the particular situation of Least Developed Countries. It would also need to be in conformity with the international obligations of the Community including the WTO agreement.
Amendment 121 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to provide predictability, operators should be given certainty about their potential after 2012 to use CERs and ERUs up to the remainder of the level which they were allowed to use in the period 2008 to 201225 % of their emissions in the respective year, from project types which were accepted by all Member States in the Community scheme during the period 2008 to 2012. As carry-over by Member States of CERs and ERUs held by operators between commitments periods under international agreements (‘banking’ of CERs and ERUs) cannot take place before 2015, and only if Member States choose to allow the banking of those CERs and ERUs within the context of limited rights to bank such credits, this certainty should be given by requiring Member States to allow operators to exchange such CERs and ERUs issued in respect of emission reductions before 2012 for allowances valid from 2013 onwards. However, as Member States should not be obliged to accept CERs and ERUs which it is not certain they will be able to use towards their existing international commitments, this requirement should not extend beyond 31 December 2014. Operators should be given the same certainty concerning such CERs issued from projects that have been established before 2013 in respect of emission reductions from 2013 onwards.
Amendment 134 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) For other sectors covered by the Community scheme, a transitional system should be foreseen for which grants free allocation in 2013 would be 80% of the amount that corresponded to the percentage of the overall Community- wide emissions, throughout the period 2005 to 2007 that those installations emitted as a proportion of the annual Community-wide total quantity of allowances. Thereafter, the free allocation should decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020o the extent feasible, based on sector specific benchmarks.
Amendment 139 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2– point a
Article 1 – point 2– point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point c
Article 3 – point c
(c) 'greenhouse gases' means the gases listed in Annex II and other gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and ategorised as greenhouse gases in future international agre-emit infrared radiationents;
Amendment 144 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) TransitionalIn the absence of an international agreement which provides for equal treatment of the sectors affected, free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules (sector specific "benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition within the Community. These rules should take accountbe based ofn the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and technologies, and take account of the potential, including the technical potential, to reduce emissions, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storage and renewables. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is aper unit of productioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading period so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned. In defining the principles for setting benchmarks in individual sectors, the Commission should consult with the sectors concerned.
Amendment 146 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition within the Community. These rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storage. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading period so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. They shall further avoid undue distortions of competition between industrial activities carried out in installations operated by a single operator and production in outsourced installations. These rules should apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants, which is not the case of electricity recovered from unavoidable waste gases and other residues, and electricity produced in connection with industrial heat consumption for the own consumption of the operators of the installations. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned.
Amendment 163 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
The Commission shall review the linear factor no later than 202516.
Amendment 177 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should therefore review the situation by June 2011 at the latest, consult with all relevant social partners, and, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations, submit a report accompanied by any appropriate proposals. In this context, the Commission should identify whichn analytical report assessing the situation with special regard to energy -intensive industry sectors or sub-sectors are likely to be subject to carbon leakage not later than 30 June 2010. It should base its analysis on the assessment of the inability to pass on the cost of required allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share to installations outside the Community not taking comparable action to reduce emissions. Energy-intensive industries which are determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage could receive a higher amount of free allocation orsectors exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage. This report should be accompanied by any appropriate proposals which may include adjusting the proportion of allowances received free of charge and, as a complementary measure, an effective carbon equalisation system could be introduced, with a view to putting installations from the Community which are at significant risk of carbon leakage and those from third countries on a comparable footing. Such a system could apply requirements to importers that would be no less favourable than those applicable to installations within the EU, for example by requiring the surrender of allowances but also address exports. Any action taken would need to be in conformity with the principles of the UNFCCC, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, taking into account the particular situation of Least Developed Countries. It would also need to be in conformity with the international obligations of the Community including the WTO agreement.
Amendment 205 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by 30 June 20110, adopt Community wide and fully- harmonised implementing measures for allocating the allowances referred to in paragraphs 2 to 6 and 8 in a harmonised manner.
Amendment 223 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that establish harmonised benchmarks for greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency for installocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking accounts in each sector receiving free allocations. Those sectoral benchmarks shall be based on the best greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, the potential including the technical potential to reduce emissions, and technologies available ofn the most efficient techniques,arket, including substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, cogeneration and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and. Free allocations to installations shall be made at a level no higher than is indicated by the appropriate sectoral benchmark, so as to reward the most efficient operators. Overall, the measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall not give incentives to increase emissions per unit of production. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production. In defining the principles for setting benchmarks in individual sectors, the Commission shall consult the sectors concerned.
Amendment 226 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production, except for electricity produced in connection with industrial heat consumption or produced from residues from an industrial process provided that it is for the own consumption of the operator; both of which shall be allocated under the same allocation principles as applied to that industrial activity as mentioned in Annex I. However, where a waste gas from a production process is used as a fuel, all allowances shall be allocated for free to the operator of the installation generating the waste gas with the same allocation principles as applied for that installation.
Amendment 228 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point (a)
Article 1 – point 2 – point (a)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point (c)
Article 3 – point (c)
"(c) 'greenhouse gases' means the gases listed in Annex II and other gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and gases listed in future international agre-emit infrared radiationents;"
Amendment 251 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
3. Free allocation mayshall be given to electricity generators in respect of the production of heatthe production of heat that is supplied to industries and other consumers through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC for economically justifiable demand to ensure equal treatment with regard to other producers of heat. In each year subsequent to 2013, the total allocation to such installations in respect of the production of that heat shall be adjusted by the linear factor referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 252 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraphs 4 and 5
Article 10a – paragraphs 4 and 5
Amendment 274 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production by new entrants, except for electricity produced in connection with industrial heat consumption or produced from residues from an industrial process provided that it is for the own consumption of the operator; both of which shall be allocated under the same allocation principles as applied to that industrial activity as mentioned in Annex 1. However, where a waste gas from a production process is used as a fuel, all allowances shall be allocated for free to the operator of the installation generating the waste gas with the same allocation principles as applied for this installation.
Amendment 279 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraphs 7 and 8
Article 10a – paragraphs 7 and 8
7. SUntil an international agreement and subject to Article 10b, the amount of allowances allocated free of charge under paragraphs 3 to 6 of this Article [and paragraph 2 of Article 3c] in 2013to installations not covered by paragraph 2 in 2013 and each subsequent year shall be 8100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and thereafter the free allocation shall decrease each year by equal amounts resultiwithout chang in no free allocation in 2020. 8. In 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, installations in sectors which are exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage shall be allocated allowances free of charge up to 100 percent of the quantity determined in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6g the total quantity of allowances according to Article 9.
Amendment 284 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
The Commission shall review the linear factor no later than 202516.
Amendment 296 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 9
Article 10a – paragraph 9
Amendment 320 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b
Article 10b
1. Not later than June 2011, the Commission shall, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations and the extent to which these lead to global greenhouse gas emission reductions, whilst providing equivalent treatment of competing industries and after consulting with all relevant social partners, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing the situation with special regard to energy- intensive sectors or sub-sectors that have beeno determined to beheir exposured to significant risks of carbon leakage. This shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals, which may according to paragraph 3. 2. The analytical report referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals, which take into consideration the timeframe until full implementation and shall include: -(a) adjusting the proportion of allowances received free of charge by those sectors or sub-sectors under Article 10a; - inclusion in the Community scheme of importers of products produced by the sectors or sub-sectors determined in accordance with Article 10a. Any binding sectoral agreements which lead to global emissions reductions of the magnitude required to effectively address climate change, and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements shall also be taken into account when considering what measures are appropriate. (b) for leakage effects not covered by other measures carbon equalisation systems for exporters and importers of products produced by the sectors covered by Article 10a. Such systems shall not reduce liquidity of the allowance market; (c) adjusting the number of allowances received free of charge to compensate for the indirect effect of pass-through of CO2 cost in electricity prices for those sectors determined in accordance with paragraph 3 as being particularly impacted by this pass-through cost. Allowances for the compensation of pass-through of CO2 cost will be additional and subtracted from the allowances allocated according to Article 10 paragraph1 and shall not be subject to Article 12 paragraphs 1 and 3. Any binding sectoral agreements which provide for equivalent treatment of competing industries and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements shall also be taken into account when considering what measures are appropriate. 3. In the determination referred to in the first subparagraph the Commission shall take into account the extent to which it is possible for the sector or sub-sector concerned to pass on the cost of the required allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share to installations operating in countries outside the Community that did not impose equivalent and verifiable constraints on emissions, taking into account the following: (a) the extent to which auctioning would lead to a substantial increase in production cost; (b) the extent to which it is possible for individual installations in the sector concerned to reduce emission levels for instance on the basis of the most efficient techniques; (c) market structure, relevant geographic and product market, the exposure of the sectors to international competition; (d) the effect of climate change and energy policies implemented, or expected to be implemented outside the EU in the sectors concerned; (da) the effect of pass through cost of CO2 in the electricity prices in the sector or sub-sector concerned. For the purposes of evaluating whether the cost increase resulting from the Community scheme can be passed on, estimates of lost sales resulting from the increased carbon price or the impact on the profitability of the installations concerned may inter alia be used. That measure, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)].
Amendment 328 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - point a
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - point a
(a) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by contributing to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to fund research and development of the industries within the scope of this Directive for reducing emissions and adapting, including participation in initiatives within the framework of European Strategic Energy Technology Plan and the European Technology Platforms;
Amendment 332 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - point c
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - point c
(c) for the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases, in particular from coal power stations;
Amendment 339 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11a – paragraphs 2 to 5
Article 11a – paragraphs 2 to 5
2. Operators may request the competent authority, to the extent that the levels of CER/ERU use allowed to them by Member States for the period 2008 to 2012 have not been used up, to issue allowances to them valid from 2013 onwards in exchange for CERs and ERUs issued in respect of emission reductions up until 2012 from project types which were accepted by allt least one Member States in the Community scheme during the period 2008 to 2012. Until 31 December 2014, the competent authority shall make such an exchange on request. 3. To the extent that the levels of CER/ERU use allowed to operators by Member States for the period 2008 to 2012 have not been used up, cCompetent authorities shall allow operators to exchange CERs from projects that were established before 2013 issued in respect of emission reductions from 2013 onwards for allowances valid from 2013 onwards. The first subparagraph shall apply for all project types which were accepted by allt least one Member States in the Community scheme during the period 2008 to 2012. 4. To the extent that the levels of CER/ERU use allowed to operators by Member States for the period 2008 to 2012 have not been used up, cCompetent authorities shall allow operators to exchange CERs issued in respect of emission reductions from 2013 onwards for allowances from new projects started from 2013 onwards in Least Developed Countries. The first subparagraph shall apply to CERs for all project types which were accepted by allt least one Member States in the Community scheme during the period 2008 to 2012, until those countries have ratified an agreement with the Community or until 2020, whichever is the earlier. 5. To the extent that the levels of CER/ERU use allowed to operators by Member States for the period 2008 to 2012 have not been used up and iIn the event that the conclusion of an international agreement on climate change is delayed, credits from projects or other emission reducing activities may be used in the Community scheme in accordance with agreements concluded with third countries, specifying levels of use. In accordance with such agreements, operators shall be able to use credits from project activities in those third countries to comply with their obligations under the Community scheme.
Amendment 345 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11a – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The annual use of credits by installations pursuant to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall not exceed a quantity equal to 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions of the installations covered under Directive 2003/87/EC in the respective year of compliance.
Amendment 372 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 21
Article 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall at the request of the operator exclude, from the Community scheme, combustion installations which have a rated thermal input below 25 MW, reported emissions to the competent authority of less than 1025 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the preceding 3 years, and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures that are in place, (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the equivalent measures are no longer in place, the installation will be re-introduced into the system; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment.
Amendment 380 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Commission shall, at the latest by 30 June 20110, adopt Community wide and fully- harmonised implementing measures for allocating the allowances referred to in paragraphs 2 to 6 and 8 in a harmonised manner.
Amendment 383 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 21
Article 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. From the year following the conclusion of the international agreement referred to in paragraph 1, the linear factor shall increase so that the Community quantity of allowances in 2020 is lower Commission shall, on the basis of a full impact assessment of the cost effectiveness of the means to achieve these reductions as well as impacts of other measures detailed withain that established pursuant to Article 9, by a quantity of allowances equivalent to the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the Community below 20% to which the international agreement commits the Community, multiplied by the share of overall greenhouse gas emission reductions in 2020 which the Community scheme is contributing pursuant to Articles 9 and 9ainternational agreement, submit a legislative proposal to the Parliament and the Council suggesting a further reduction of the Community quantity of allowances in 2020 taking into account the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the Community below 20% to which the international agreement commits the Community.
Amendment 386 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 21
Article 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. An international agreement according to paragraphs 1 and 2 is defined as an agreement between countries which leads to global emissions reductions of the magnitude required to effectively address climate change, and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements. Such an international agreement should include a critical mass of world wide sectoral production. Countries subject to such an international agreement shall agree to implement and enforce measures which result in an equivalent burden for industries exposed to international competition.
Amendment 389 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, establish harmonised sector specific benchmarks to ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking. They shall be based on the most efficient techniques and technologies, and take into account of the most efficient techniquepotential, including the technical potential, to reduce emissions, substitutes, alternative production processes, and the use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and. The measures shall not give incentives to increase emissions per unit of production. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production. In defining the principles for setting benchmarks in individual sectors, the Commission shall consult with the sectors concerned.
Amendment 395 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I – point 3 – point c a (new)
Annex I – point 3 – point c a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – table - other activities – column 1
Annex I – table - other activities – column 1
(ca) the fourth row of categories of activity shall be replaced by the following: "Other activities Industrial plants for the production of (a) pulp from timber or other fibrous materials including the combustion installations with a rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW are operated (b) paper and board with a production capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day where combustion installations with a rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW are operated."
Amendment 400 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production, except for electricity produced in connection with industrial heat consumption or produced from residues from an industrial process provided that it is for the own consumption of the operators of the installations; such allocations shall be made under the same allocation principles as applied to that industrial activity as mentioned in Annex I. However, where a waste gas from a production process is used as a fuel, all allowances shall be allocated for free to the operator of the installation generating the waste gas according to the same allocation principles as applied for that installation.
Amendment 444 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
3. Free allocation mayshall be given to electricity generators in respect of the production of heatthe production of heat that is supplied to industries and other consumers through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC for economically justifiable demand to ensure equal treatment with regard to other producers of heat. In each year subsequent to 2013, the total allocation to such installations in respect of the production of that heat shall be adjusted by the linear factor referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 466 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 4
Article 10a – paragraph 4
Amendment 472 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Amendment 492 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production by new entrants, except for electricity produced in connection with industrial heat consumption or produced from residues from an industrial process provided that it is for the own consumption of the operators of the installations; such allocations shall be made under the same allocation principles as applied to that industrial activity as mentioned in Annex I. However, where a waste gas from a production process is used as a fuel, all allowances shall be allocated for free to the operator of the installation generating the waste gas with the same allocation principles as applied for that installation.
Amendment 509 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 7
7. SUntil an international agreement enters into force and subject to Articles 10b and 28, the amount of allowances allocated free of charge under paragraphs 3 to 6 of this Article [and paragraph 2 of Article 3c] in 2013to installations not covered by paragraph 2 in 2013 and each subsequent year shall be 8100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and thereafter the free allocation shall decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020without changing the total quantity of allowances according to Article 9.
Amendment 524 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Amendment 540 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a - paragraph 9
Article 10a - paragraph 9
Amendment 587 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b
Article 10b
1. Not later than June 2011 and thereafter every five years, the Commission shall, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations and the extent to which these lead to global greenhouse gas emission reductions, whilst providing for equal treatment of competing industries and after consulting with all relevant social partners, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing the situation with special regard to energy-intensive sectors or sub- sectors that have beeno determined to beheir exposured to significant risks of carbon leakage. This shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals, which may include: - adjusting the proportion of allowances received free of charge by those sectors or sub-sectors under Article 10a; - inclusion in the Community scheme of importers of products produced by the sectors or sub-sectors determined in accordance with Article 10a. Any binding sectoral agreements which lead to global emiss according to paragraph 3. 2. The analytical report referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals, which take into consideration the timeframe until full implementation and shall include: - adjusting the proportion of allowances received free of charge by those sectors or sub-sectors under Article 10a; - for leakage effects not covered by other measures carbon equalisation systems for exporters and importers of products produced by the sectors covered by Article 10a. Such systems shall not reduce liquidity of the allowance market. Any binding sectoral agreements which provide for equal treatment of competing industries and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements shall also be taken into account when considering what measures are appropriate. 3. In the determinations reductions of the magnitude required to effectively address climate change, and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements shall also be taken into account when considering what measures are appropriate. ferred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall take into account the extent to which it is possible for the sector or sub-sector concerned to pass on the cost of the required allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share to installations operating in countries outside the Community that did not impose equivalent and verifiable constraints on emissions, taking into account the following: (a) the extent to which auctioning would lead to a substantial increase in production cost; (b) the extent to which it is possible for individual installations in the sector concerned to reduce emission levels for instance on the basis of the most efficient techniques; (c) market structure, relevant geographic and product market, the exposure of the sectors to international competition; (d) the effect of climate change and energy policies implemented, or expected to be implemented outside the EU in the sectors concerned; (e) the effect of passing through CO2 costs in electricity prices in the sector or sub- sector concerned. For the purposes of evaluating whether the cost increase resulting from the Community scheme can be passed on, estimates of lost sales resulting from the increased carbon price or the impact on the profitability of the installations concerned may inter alia be used. That measure, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)].
Amendment 606 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b - indent 2 a (new)
Article 10b - indent 2 a (new)
- adjusting the number of allowances received free of charge to compensate for the indirect effect of passing through CO2 costs in electricity prices for those sectors determined in accordance with Article 10a(3) as being particularly impacted by this pass-through cost. Allowances for the compensation of pass-through of CO2 cost will be additional and subtracted from the allowances allocated according to Article 10(1) and shall not be subject to Article 12(1) and (3).
Amendment 720 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 - paragraph 1
Article 27 - paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall at the request of the operator exclude, from the Community scheme, combustion installations which have a rated thermal input below 25 MW, reported emissions to the competent authority of less than 1025 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the preceding 3 years, and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures that are in place, (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the equivalent measures are no longer in place, the installation will be re-introduced into the system; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment.
Amendment 750 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 - paragraph 2
Article 28 - paragraph 2
2. From the year following the conclusion entry into force of the international agreement referred to in paragraph 1, the linear factor shall increase so that the Community quantity of allowances in 2020 is lower Commission shall, on the basis of a full impact assessment of the cost effectiveness of the means to achieve these reductions as well as impacts of other measures detailed withain that established pursuant to Article 9, by a quantity of allowances equivalent to the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the Community below 20% to which the international agreement commits the Community, multiplied by the share of overall greenhouse gas emission reductions in 2020 which the Community scheme is contributing pursuant to Articles 9 and 9ae international agreement, submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council suggesting a further reduction of the Community quantity of allowances in 2020 taking into account the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the Community below 20% to which the international agreement commits the Community.
Amendment 751 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 - paragraph 2
Article 28 - paragraph 2
2. From the year following the conclusion of the international agreement referred to in paragraph 1, the linear factor shall increase so that the Community quantity of allowances in 2020 is lower Commission shall, on the basis of a full impact assessment of the cost effectiveness of the means to achieve these reductions as well as impacts of other measures detailed withain that established pursuant to Article 9, by a quantity of allowances equivalent toe international agreement, submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council suggesting a further reduction of the Community quantity of allowances in 2020 taking into account the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the Community below 20% to which the international agreement commits the Community, multiplied by the share of overall greenhouse gas emission reductions in 2020 which the Community scheme is contributing pursuant to Articles 9 and 9a.
Amendment 758 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. An international agreement as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be an agreement between countries which leads to global emissions reductions of the magnitude required to effectively address climate change, and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements. Such an international agreement should include a critical mass of world wide sectoral production. Countries subject to such an international agreement shall agree to implement and enforce measures which result in an equivalent burden for industries exposed to international competition.
Amendment 777 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21 a (new)
Article 1 - point 21 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
(21a) The following Article 28a is inserted: "Article 28a Use of credits from forestry activities Notwithstanding Articles 11a and 28, Member States shall allow operators of installations to use credits, up to 6 % of their installations’ annual verified emissions, from: (a) afforestation and reforestation projects certified by the CDM Executive Board and those verified under the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee procedure; (b) forestry activities in developing countries with which an agreement has been concluded in accordance with Article 11a(5); and (c) any forestry projects in developing countries that are in compliance with the international agreement referred to in Article 28."
Amendment 811 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I - point 4 a (new)
Annex I - point 4 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - table - Category 4 ("Other activities") - column 1
Annex I - table - Category 4 ("Other activities") - column 1
(4a) "Other activities" is replaced by the following: Industrial plants for the production of (a) pulp from timber or other fibrous materials including the combustion installations with a rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW (b) paper and board with a production capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day where combustion installations with a rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW are operated
Amendment 1 #
2007/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph – 1 (new)
Paragraph – 1 (new)
–1. Recognises that the European Union is partly responsible for the existing social and environmental problems in the field of ship dismantling; therefore calls for immediate, concrete action on the part of the EU, in co-operation with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), to stop the practice of social and environmental dumping that stems from economic incentives and reach a globally sustainable solution;
Amendment 2 #
2007/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph – 1 a (new)
Paragraph – 1 a (new)
–1a. Calls on the Commission to consider possible measures to reduce the potential financial implications of ship dismantling by setting more stringent production standards, such as a restriction on the use of certain hazardous substances;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all government ships are recycled within the UnEU; is of the opinion, however, that if "green" dismantling and pre-cleaning services capacity is to be increased in the EU, that should be done through public tenders with strict public procurement rules in full respect of the Waste Shipment Regulation;
Amendment 12 #
2007/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to promote the viability of their dismantling facilities by insisting on increased transparency in the decommissioning of government ships and by better coordinating their actions as far as time- schedules and the harmonised quality standards of dismantling contracts are concerned;
Amendment 13 #
2007/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 14 #
2007/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the results already obtained by the SHIPDISMANTL project funded by the Framework Programme for Research and Development, under which support systems are being developed that will be made available free of charge to the ship-breaking industry worldwide; is convinced that further improvements will be possible as a result of new calls for proposals which specifically concentrate on end-of-life strategies for vessels;
Amendment 15 #
2007/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Insists there is a need for greater scientific cooperation between the EU and Asia in further investigating other options to ship dismantling and their implications in a more integrated way, including environmental, social, economic and institutional aspects; believes that, in this connection, the EU should promote the transfer of relevant technologies and best practices;
Amendment 16 #
2007/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the Commission to further study and carefully evaluate the benefits of enhanced financial co-operation with and direct investments in selected South Asian dismantling sites, and thereby assist in forming a network of certified, EU- approved dismantling sites that may generate greater returns on investment in economic, environmental and social terms.
Amendment 136 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, tThe competent authority may, in specific cases, on the basis of an assessment of the environmental and economic costs and benefits taking into account the technical characteristics of the installation concerned, its geographical location and the local environmental conditions, set emission limit values deviating from those set by the application of paragraph 3.
Amendment 188 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority shall set emission limit values that do not exceed the emission levels associated with the best available techniques as described in the BAT reference documents if this is possible, taking account of technical and economic factors.
Amendment 196 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those emission limit values shall however not exceed the emission limit values set out in Annexes V to VIII, where applicableif this is possible, taking account of technical and economic factors.
Amendment 200 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 207 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 227 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where the Commission adopts a new or updated BAT reference document, Member States shall, within four years of publication, where necessary, reconsider and update the general binding rules for the new installations concerned.
Amendment 232 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Amendment 243 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – letter b
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – letter b
(b) developments in the best available techniques allow for the significant reduction of emissions without unreasonable costs,
Amendment 310 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Where the waste gases of two or more separate combustion plants are discharged through a common stackflue, the combination formed by such plants shall be considered as a single combustion plant, taking technical and economic factors into account, and their capacities added.
Amendment 314 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. Where two or more separate combustion plants which have been granted a permit or have submitted a complete application after the date referred to in Article 72(2) are installed in such a way that, taking technical and economic factors into account, their waste gases could, in the opinion of the competent authorities, be discharged through a common stack, the combination formed by such plants shall be considered as a single combustion plant and their capacities added.
Amendment 317 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. All permits for installations containing combustion plants which have been granted a permit or have submitted a complete application before the date referred to in Article 72(2), provided that such plant is put into operation no later than one year after that date, shall include conditions ensuring that, taking technical and economic factors into account, emissions to air from these plants do not exceed the emission limit values laid down in Part 1 of Annex V.
Amendment 426 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part 1 – point 2
Annex V – Part 1 – point 2
2. Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for SO2 for boilers using solid or liquid fuels Rated thermal Coal and lignite Biomass Peat Liquid fuels input (MWth) 50-100 600 400 200 3400 3 550 100-300 25 400 400 2400 400 >300 250 400 > 3 200 200 400 200 200 200 Combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels which do not operate more than 1500 hours per year as a rolling average over a period of five years shall be subject to an emission limit value for SO2 of 800 mg/Nm3. Combustion plants, using solid or liquid fuels which were granted a permit before 27 November 2002, and which dowill not operate more than 1520 000 hours pover year as a rolling average over a period of fivethe next eight years, shall be subject to an emission limit value for SO2 of 800 mg/Nm3.
Amendment 432 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part 1 – point 4
Annex V – Part 1 – point 4
4. Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for NOx for boilers using solid or liquid fuels Rated thermal input Coal and lignite Biomass and Liquid fuels (MWt/h) peat 50-100 3600 300600 450 450 in case of pulverised lignite combustion 100-300 2500 250600 20450 > 300 200 200 1 450 Combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels with a rated thermal input not exceeding 500 MW which were granted a permit before 27 November 2002 and which do not operate more than 1500 hours per year as a rolling average over a period of five years, shall be subject to an emission limit value for NOx (measured as NO2) of 450 mg/Nm3. Combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels with a rated thermal input of 500 MW or more, which were granted a permit before 1 July 1987 and which do not operate more than 1500 hours per year as a rolling average over a period of five years, shall be subject to an emission limit value for NOx of 600 mg/Nm3. Combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels which were granted a permit before 27 November 2002 and which will not operate more than 20 000 hours over the next eight years shall be subject to an emission limit value for NOx of 45600 mg/Nm3.
Amendment 454 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part 1 – point 6
Annex V – Part 1 – point 6
6. Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for dust for boilers using solid or liquid fuels Rated thermal input Coal and lignite Biomass and peat Liquid fuels (MWth) 50-100 350 350 350 100-300 250 250 2530 > 300 230 20 20 30 30 Combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels with a rated thermal input not exceeding 500 MW which do not operate more than 1500 hours per year as a rolling average over a period of five years shall be subject to an emission limit value for dust of 50 mg/Nm3. Combustion plants using solid fuels which were granted a permit before 27 November 2002 and which will not operate more than 20 000 hours over the next eight years shall be subject to an emission limit value for dust of 50 mg/Nm3.
Amendment 65 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Where, in the case of the hazard classes referred to in sections 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 and 4.1 of Annex I, those classes are differentiated on the basis of the route of exposure or the nature of the effects, the substance or mixture shall be classified in accordance with such differentiation.
Amendment 68 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 - paragraph 3
Article 3 - paragraph 3
3. The Commission may develop and incorporate further differentiations for hazard classes, if internationally agreed, on the basis of the route of exposure or the nature of the effects and shall amend the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 as a result. Those measures, designed to amend nonessential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 54 (3).
Amendment 69 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
1. Manufacturers, importers and downstream us and importers shall classify substances or mixtures in accordance with Title II before placing them on the market.
Amendment 75 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 8 - paragraph 4
Article 8 - paragraph 4
4. Tests that are carried out for the purposes of this Regulation, shall be carried out on the substance or on the mixture in the form in which it is used or reasonably can be expected to be used after it iintended to be used, or in the form and/or physical state as placed on the market.
Amendment 77 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 9 - paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 - paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When evaluating the data the manufacturer or importer shall consider additional information such as the form and/or physical state in which the substance or mixture is used after it is placed on the market and may refine the classification accordingly. Normal handling and use should be taken into consideration in the classification of a substance or mixture.
Amendment 78 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 10 - paragraph 1
Article 10 - paragraph 1
1. Subject to paragraph 3, specific concentration limits whereby a threshold is indicated on or over which the presence of that substance in another substance or in a mixture as an identified impurity, additive or individual constituent may lead to the classification of the substance or mixture as hazardous may be set by the supplier in the following situations: (a) where information shows that the hazard of a substance is evident when it is present at a level below the concentrations set for any hazard class in part 2 of Annex I or below the generic concentration limits set for any hazard class in parts 3 to 5 of Annex I; (b) in exceptional caseson occasion, where information shows that a substance classified as hazardous is present at a level above the concentrations set for any hazard class in part 2 of Annex I or above the generic concentration limits set for any hazard class in parts 3 to 5 of that Annex, but there are conclusive data showing that the hazard of the substance is not evident.
Amendment 79 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 10 - paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 10 - paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The supplier shall set concentration limits in accordance with the criteria set out in the guidance made available by the Agency, and shall include the justification therefore either in his notification according to the classification and labelling inventory or in his registration according to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
Amendment 88 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 18 - paragraph 3 - point (b)
Article 18 - paragraph 3 - point (b)
(b) the identity of all substances in the mixture that contribute to the classification of the mixture as regards acute toxicity, skin corrosion or serious eye damage, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, respiratory or skin sensitisation, or specific target organ toxicity (STOT).
Amendment 102 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 26 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 26 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If the Agency does not accept the request, it shall inform the manufacturer or importer at least four weeks before any intended publication of the information. An appeal may be brought in accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 against the decision not to accept the request. This appeal shall have a suspensive effect and the data shall not be published.
Amendment 107 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 31 - paragraph 1 - point (k)
Article 31 - paragraph 1 - point (k)
(k) Chronically Aquatic Hazardous of category 1, 2, 3 and 42.
Amendment 109 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 31 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For packaging containing 125 ml or less, precautionary statements need not be indicated on the label, if the substance or mixture is classified as Chronically Aquatic Hazardous of category 3 or 4.
Amendment 113 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 31 - paragraph 2
Article 31 - paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission so requests, the Agency shall prepare and submit to the Commission draft exemptions from the obligations to label provided for in Articles 17 and 34 as follows: (a) where the packaging is either too small or otherwise unsuitable for affixing the label, the conditions for applying the label elements; (b) where packaging contains a quantity other than 125 ml which does not entail a risk to workers or human health or the environment, the quantities and the appropriate exemptions from the labelling requirements for substances and mixtures classified as follows: (i) Flammable Gases; (ii) Oxidising Gases; (iii) Flammable Liquids ; (iv) Flammable Solids ; (v) Substances which in contact with water emit Flammable Gases; (vi) Oxidising Liquids; (vii) Oxidising Solids; (viii) Acutely Toxic of category 4; (ix) Skin Irritant of category 2; (x) Eye Irritant of category 2; (xi) Hazardous to the Environment. 2a. Where the packaging is an awkward shape or so small that it is technically impossible to attach a label, the hazard labelling information shall be supplied in some other appropriate manner, e.g. tie- on tags. If practicable, full hazard labelling shall be applied to at least one layer of packaging.
Amendment 116 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 32 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Packaging of substances and mixtures destined for the general public and fulfilling the criteria for Hazard Class 2.16 shall be exempted from the obligation to bear a label relating to this hazard, provided that where both an outer and an inner packaging is used, the outer packaging does bear a pictogram in accordance with rules on the transport of dangerous goods provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91, Directive 94/55/EC, Directive 96/49/EC or Directive 2002/59/EC.
Amendment 117 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 32 - paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 32 - paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. For certain mixtures classified as hazardous to the environment, exemptions to certain provisions on environmental labelling or specific provisions in relation to environmental labelling may be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 53, where it can be demonstrated that there would be a reduction in the environmental impact. Such exemptions or specific provisions are defined in Part 2 of Annex II.
Amendment 121 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 37 - paragraph 1 - point (a)
Article 37 - paragraph 1 - point (a)
(a) the packaging shall be so designed and constructed that its contents cannot escape during normal handling and use, except in cases where other more specific safety devices are prescribed;
Amendment 84 #
2006/0304(COD)
Annex I - point 2 - point (b)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IV - part B - point B - subparagraph 4
Annex IV - part B - point B - subparagraph 4
For the purposes of calculating the payload: - the number of passengers shall be the number of persons on-board excluding crew members, - an aircraft operator may choose to apply either the actual or standard mass for passengers and checked baggage contained in its mass and balance documentation for the relevant flights or a default value of 1100kg for each passenger and his checked baggage.
Amendment 52 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Member States should not support incineration of secondary raw materials (segregated recyclates such as recovered paper), in line with the aim of a recycling society.
Amendment 54 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 26 b (new)
Amendment 56 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Support for renewable energy should be consistent with other Community objectives, in particular respect for the waste treatment hierarchy. Therefore, the incineration of non- separated municipal waste should not be promoted under support systems for renewable energy if such promotion were to undermine the hierarchy.
Amendment 75 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) manure, unused food products and animal by-products including processed products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 also used in combined biogas and fertilizer production, except those by- products which are destined for incineration, or landfilling or use in a biogas or composting plant;
Amendment 79 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 3 – point 10 a (new)
10a) "separate collection" means the collection where a waste stream is kept separately by type and nature of the waste and is separately collected and transported;
Amendment 93 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 3 – point 16
16) “"recycling”" means any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed intothe reprocessing of materials or substances in wastes through a production process whereby they produce or are incorporated in new products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations;
Amendment 244 #
2005/0281(COD)
Annex II – point R 9 a (new)
R 9a Other recovery activities leading to end-of-waste status