Activities of Caroline LUCAS
Plenary speeches (163)
Transatlantic relations (continuation)
Protection of animals
Fluorinated greenhouse gases
EC-Israel association agreement
Question Time (Commission)
Nuclear disarmament
Position of the European Union on the hearing in the International Court of Justice on the Israeli wall
Problems with salmon
Vote
Reduction of atmospheric emissions from ships
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Outcome of the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference (Cancún, 10-14 September 2003)
Preparations for the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancún
Genetically modified organisms
Vote (continuation)
Control of foot and mouth disease
Crisis on the international coffee market
Vote
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) within the WTO, including cultural diversity
Unexploded ordnance and depleted uranium ammunition
Situation in Iraq
Effect of low-frequency active sonar on marine life
Foot and mouth disease: lessons to be learned and proposals for the future
EIB Annual Report (2001)
Situation in Iraq
Economic partnership agreements with ACP
Iraq
Result of the preparatory meeting for the Johannesburg Summit (Bali, 27 May – 7 June 2002)
Sustainable development
Foodstuffs
Transatlantic relations including steel import tariffs (continuation)
Work of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly (2001)
Impact of transport on public health
Integrated product policy
Europe and Space
WTO meeting in Qatar
Preparations for the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation
Foot-and-mouth disease
Conclusions of the G8 meeting in Genoa
Safety and air transport
G8 Summit
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO): Air transport and the environment
WTO Panel/Section 211
Proposal for a Council regulation on GSP for 2002 – 2004
State of the transatlantic dialogue
Extension of duty-free access to least-developed country products
Foot-and-mouth disease
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Question Time (Council)
EC/Mexico Agreement (economic partnership, political coordination and cooperation)
EC/Mexico Agreement (economic partnership, political coordination and cooperation)
VOTE
EU/US summit
Precautionary principle
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Preparation of Nice European Council and trade policy
Human rights
Cooperation with ACP countries involved in armed conflicts
Question Time (Commission)
Air transport and the environment
Single European sky
Question Time (Commission)
China's accession to WTO
Situation in Zimbabwe
Development cooperation with South Africa
European airline industry
EU – Africa Summit (Cairo, 3 and 4 April 2000)
Aeroplane “hushkits”
Environmental legislation
Question Time (Council)
ACP-EU Joint Assembly
Question Time (Commission)
WTO Millennium Round
Millennium Bug: military, civilian and nuclear sectors
WTO Millennium Round
European Code on arms exports
VOTES
EC-South Africa trade, development and cooperation agreement
Votes
Trade in seal products (debate)
Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (debate)
Conclusions of the G20 Summit (debate)
Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss - Timber and timber products (debate)
Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss - Timber and timber products (debate)
EC-Cariforum States Economic Partnership Agreement (vote)
2050: The future begins today − Recommendations for the EU's future integrated policy on climate change (debate)
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (debate)
Suspension of the WTO Doha Round (debate)
International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 - International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (debate)
International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 - International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (debate)
Trade in services (debate)
Palestinian prisoners in Israel (debate)
Amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (debate)
Scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making (debate)
Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes (debate)
Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation (debate)
Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (debate)
Zero tolerance regime for unauthorised GMOs and the economic consequences thereof (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The European Union's role in Iraq (debate)
Explanations of vote
Textiles (debate)
Economic and trade relations with Korea (debate)
Council's strategy for the Bali Conference on Climate Change (COP 13 and COP/MOP 3) (debate)
Trade and economic relations with Ukraine (debate)
Amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (debate)
Explanations of vote
Cat and dog fur (debate)
Situation in Palestine (debate)
EU strategy for reform in the Arab world (debate)
Non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament (debate)
Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) (debate)
Climate change (continuation of debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
European Chemicals Agency – Amendment of Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances (debate)
The European Union's Generalised System of Preferences (debate)
Situation in the Middle East (debate)
EU-China relations (debate)
Commission Question Time
Situation in Palestine (debate)
Reducing the climate change impact of aviation (vote)
Reducing the climate change impact of aviation (vote)
Explanations of vote
Reducing the climate change impact of aviation (debate)
EU-US Transatlantic Partnership Agreement – EU-US economic relations (debate)
Suspension of aid to the Palestinian authority (debate)
Fluorinated greenhouse gases – Emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles (debate)
Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) (debate)
Preparations for the COP-MOP meeting on biological diversity and security (Curitiba, Brazil) (debate)
State of the European footwear sector one year after liberalisation (debate)
New financial instrument for development in connection with the Millenium Goals (debate)
Bathing water
Preparation for the WTO conference
Climate change – Beating global climate change
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
Strategy against an influenza pandemic
Strategy against an influenza pandemic
Waste shipments
Fluorinated greenhouse gases – Emissions from motor vehicle air-conditioning systems
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
EU policy on Africa
Prospects for EU-China trade relations
Prospects for EU-China trade relations
Textiles and clothing after 2005
Africa, globalisation and poverty
A world without landmines
Programme of the British Presidency
Implementation of WTO rules by China
Doha Development Agenda
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Review of the Non-proliferation Treaty Nuclear arms in North Korea and Iran
Transport of animals
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Packaging and packaging waste
Naval sonars
Generalised System of Preferences
Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine (debate)
Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council on the Middle East peace process, including the situation in eastern Jerusalem (debate)
Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
Reports (8)
Report on a European Union strategy to reduce atmospheric emissions from seagoing ships - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy PDF (152 KB) DOC (53 KB)
Report on the impact of transport on health - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (165 KB) DOC (71 KB)
PDF (34 KB) DOC (62 KB)
PDF (61 KB) DOC (94 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market PDF (386 KB) DOC (601 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 PDF (208 KB) DOC (197 KB)
REPORT Report on reducing the climate change impact of aviation PDF (195 KB) DOC (128 KB)
REPORT Draft report on Prospects for trade relations between the EU and China (2005/2015(INI)) PDF (257 KB) DOC (189 KB)
Opinions (3)
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council banning the placing on the market and the import of or export from the Community of cat and dog fur and products containing such fur
AVIS sur la protection et le bien être des animaux au cours de la période 2006-2010 FR
OPINION on the role of the EU in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Written declarations (29)
Amendments (304)
Amendment 2 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas wireless technology (mobile phones, Wi-Fi/WiMAX, Bluetooth, DECT landline telephones) is considered to be a ‘clean’ technology, but that fact cannot be treated as proof of its harmlessness toemits EMF that may have adverse effects on human health,
Amendment 6 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas most European citizens, especially young people aged from 10 to 20, use a mobile phone, an object servstarting from a young age, use a mobile phone, important questions remaing a practical purpose and a fashion accessory, but there are continuing uncertainties about the possible health risks to their possible effects on health, such as leukemia and brain tumours, in particular in the long-term, as the widespread duration of exposure of humans to radiofrequency fields is shorter than the induction time of some cancers,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas it is paradoxical to say the least that the EU’s powers to legislate andthe EU's legislative powers have layid down exposure limits to protect workers against the effects of electromagnetic fields should apply only as far as workers are concerned and not to the population as a whole; whereas on the basis of the precautionary principle such measures should also be taken for the concerned population, such as residents and consumers,
Amendment 17 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Renews its call to the Council in its above-mentioned resolution of 4 September 2008 to update its Recommendation 1999/519/EC by laying down stricter exposure limits for all devices emitting electromagnetic waves in the frequency range between 0.1 MHz and 300 GHz, taking into account the best available techniques on the market (BAT), as scientific evidence does not exclude the possibility of risks to human health, both cancer and non-cancer;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for particular consideration of biological effects when assessing the potential health impact of electromagnetic radiation, all the more that some studies have found the most harmful effects at lowest levels; calls for active research to address potential health problems by developing solutions that negate or reduce the pulsating and amplitude modulation of the frequencies used for transmission;
Amendment 21 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that industry stakeholders can already influence certain factors, for example the distance between a given site and the transmitters, the height of the site in relation to the height of the base station, or the direction of a transmitting antenna in relation to living environments, or by sharing transmitters amongst several operators, and, indeed, should obviously do so in order to reassure, and afford better protection to, the people living close to such facilities; calls on the Commission and Member States to draw up appropriate guidance;
Amendment 22 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that industry stakeholders as well as relevant infrastructure managers and competent authorities can already influence certain factors, for example setting provisions with regards to the distance between a given site and the transmitters, the height of the site in relation to the height of the base station, or the direction of a transmitting antenna in relation to living environments, and, indeed, should obviously do so in order to reassure, and afford better protection to, the people living close to such facilities;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 30 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, given the increasing numbers of legal actions and, for that matter, measures by public authorities having the effect of a moratorium, it is in the general interest to encourage solutions based on negotiations involving industry stakeholders, public authorities, military authorities and residents’ associations to determine the criteria for setting up new GSM antennas or high-voltage power lines, and to ensure at least that schools, crèches, rest homes, and health care institutions are kept clear, within a reasonable distancespecific distance determined by scientific criteria, of facilities of this type;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to present a yearly report on the level of electromagnetic radiation in the EU, its sources, and actions taken in the EU to better protect human health and the environment;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Also suggests to the Commission, to make for efficiency in policy and budget terms, that the Community funding earmarked for studies on electromagnetic fields be partly switched to finance a wide- ranging awareness campaign to familiarise young Europeans with good mobile phone techniques, such as thelimiting the use of mobile phones, making use of hands-free kits, keeping calls short, and using phones in areas that have good reception;
Amendment 40 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Such awareness-raising campaigns should also familiarise young Europeans with the health risks associated with household devices and the importance of switching off devices rather than leaving them on stand-by;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission, in line with energy efficiency standards for electrical and electronic appliances, to propose a ban on the stand-by mode for new equipment;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection and the WHO to be more transparent and open to dialogue with all stakeholders in standard setting;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Condemns certain particularly aggressive marketing campaigns by telephone operators in the run-up to Christmas and other special occasions, including for example the sale of mobile phones designed solely for children or free call time packages aimed at teenagers;
Amendment 46 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is greatly concerned about the fact that insurance companies are tending to exclude coverage forUrges insurance companies to take account of the risks associated with electromagnetic fields fromin the scope of liability insurance policies, the implication of them not doing so clearly being that European insurers are already enforcing their version of the precautionary principle;
Amendment 47 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on Member States to follow the example of Sweden and to recognize persons that suffer from electrohypersensitivity as being disabled so as to grant them adequate protection as well as equal opportunities;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas more than 96 % of SMEs in the EU have fewer than 50 employees and less than EUR 10 Miillion in annual turnover which limits their possibilities to export goods and services outside their national borders, due to the high fixed costs attached to international trade; whereas in developing countries, the share of micro and small enterprises of the total of SMEs is even higher than in the EU,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas their international performance is inadequate, in that onlytherefore structurally weak, though 8% of SMEs in the 27- member Union export goods outside their national borders and almost 3% of SMEs view the export of goods outside the Union as a priority; whereas by contrast the top ten European companies account for 96% of EU exports and foreign direct investment (FDI),
Amendment 4 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas trade and investment liberalisation increases competitive pressure on SMEs throughout the world; whereas collateral rules to trade and investment liberalisation increase also the fixed costs of engaging in international trade; whereas trade and investment liberalisation is therefore more of a threat than an opportunity for those seeking to access new markets, especially for micro enterprises, and especially in developing countries,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 17 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Recognises that trade and investment liberalisation imposes high costs and adaptation requirements on SMEs in the EU and all over the world, which must be mitigated by rules in the multilateral trade arena in order to safeguard SME interests;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to review thoroughly the WTO system to ensure that it takes greater account of the role of SMEs and their interests; points out that the WTO needs the support of SMEs just as SMEs need a clear and functional international normative framework;
Amendment 21 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 24 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make active efforts with a view to reaching a multilateral global agreement on 'trade facilitation', inter alia to enable European SMEs to benefit fullymore from globalisation and the opening of third-country markets;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the Commission's efforts to provide the EU with a global strategy covering all external aspects of European competitiveness and helping to ensure that the Lisbon Strategy objectives are fully achieved, but notes with regretNotes with regret the orientation of the Global Europe Strategy to only meeting the interests of large multinational corporations, leading to the absence of any specific initiatives in favour of SMEs which provide two-thirds of employment in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Council to remedy this shortcoming without delay and to set ambitious and, at the same time, realistic objectives to safeguard the interests of SMEs and make the necessary means and resources available;
Amendment 50 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls onTakes note of the efforts of the Commission and the Member States to commit themselves with renewed vigour to preventing and combating counterfeiting by means of appropriate internal policies and international initiatives, at both multplurilateral (e.g. the ACTA Agreement) and bilateral (new economic cooperation agreements with third countries) level, taking due account of the impact of counterfeiting on SME; underlines that for SMEs the protection of geographical indications and of patent rights are equally if not more important than the protection of trademarks and copyrights;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that opening upthe reciprocal opening up of markets entails high adjustment costs especially for SMEs, which must be valued against realistic assumptions of their effective access to new markets, especially in emerging countries, toand the role of European SMEs meansin creating new jobs and defending existing jobs, safeguarding know-how and specific features of European industry and giving EU countries a guarantee of solid and lasting economic growth;
Amendment 69 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the internationalisation of SMEs isstrengthening of a healthy business environment for SMEs within the EU must be a primary objective of trade policy and should constitute a cornerstone of the European Small Business Act, which will act as a stable, homogeneous, binding and global framework for the Commission's policies for SMEs;
Amendment 76 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Regards political and financial support to foster product and process innovation, as well as research cooperation and technology transfer, as the most suitable means to increase the productivity of SMEs, which is at the base of any successful internationalidation strategy of SMEs;
Amendment 77 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to give closer attention to assessing the potentially negative impact which the new generation of free-trade agreements negotiated with third countries can have on European SMEs and to take account of this assessment at the negotiation phase;
Amendment 79 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes the view that the Commission should refrain from concluding free-trade agreements or other trade agreements that are notmight onlybe favourable to the large corporations or the European economy as a whole and, but not to SMEs in particular or that do not provide for trade concessions at similar level, except in the cases of developing countries;
Amendment 82 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Emphasises that Free Trade Agreements with developing countries may have also important negative consequences on the economic survival of SMEs in the partner countries and their important function in providing a healthy social fabric;
Amendment 86 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that public tenders are one of the most promising economic sectors for the European economy and for SMEs in particular; expresses concern at the persisting restrictions in many third countries, which refuse to guarantee European companies similar access to their tender procedures or which apply standards that, in many cases, lack transparency and fairnesunderlines however that public tenders at sub-national levels are an important instrument for regional governments to support SMEs, in Europe as well as in developing partner countries;
Amendment 89 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 102 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Takes the view that the development and internationalisation of European SMEsof European SMEs and their adaptation to challenges deriving from trade and investment liberalisation calls for special attention and support in the formulation of EU trade policy;
Amendment 103 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate amongst themselves with a view to establishing a coherent and wide-ranging policy enabling European SMEs to develop in a harmonious manner and gain access to new markets and, more generally, to expand their export activities and internationalisationallow for their better access to new markets;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to implement all appropriate measures to encourage deeper regional integration of the Western Balkans into the world trade and economic system, in particular through WTO accession for Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro, with a view to its integration at a later stage into the world trade and economic system, including the perspective of WTO accession for the countries in the region which have reached a level of competitiveness commensurate to protect their local production capacities; calls on the Commission to duly submit in a timely manner for approval to the Parliament any new proposals aiming to provide exceptional budgetary assistance to Western Balkan states;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of energy cooperation between the EU and the Western Balkans; acknowledges the geographic and strategic position of , especially withe region, which makes the area the natural transit point for trade in primary energy products such as crude oil and natural gaard to the development of renewable energy resources; urges the Commission and the Council to cooperate with these countries to further develop a common sustainable energy policy which focuses on a real diversification of European energy resources.
Amendment 1 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas increased development and WTO membership entails a greater responsibility for China to play a full and positive role in the global economic order, noting also the substantial benefits as a result of its WTO membershiincluding in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. Whereas, despite continued growth, bilateral trade between China and the EU, which has a trade deficit with China of over EUR 160 billion in 2007, remains imbalanced,
Amendment 4 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas access to the Chinese market is complicated due to state-led industrial policies, patent infringements and an ambiguous standards and compliance regime, resulting in technical and non tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade for EU companies,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas European producers of specific high-end goods and services are highly competitive on world markets, whereas free and equalbetter access to the Chinese market would allow EU companies to increase their involvement, as well as increase quality and service for Chinese consumers,
Amendment 8 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas the scale of production of counterfeit and pirated goods inside China remains at an alarmingly high level; whereas production facilities for these goods frequentlyof these goods frequently takes place in facilities also producing for the regular market and in disregard of both labour rights and health and safety requirements, and pose a danger to consumers and, in the case of chemicals, to the wider environment,
Amendment 10 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas the EU-China Summit planned for 11 December 2008 in Lyon did not take place due to sharp differences over an informal meeting of the EU Presidency with the spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Routinely recalls its request to the Council to apply systematically the Human Rights and Democracy Clause in its dealings with all countries which have signed Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCA) with the EU; asks the Council to explain how it intends to apply this clause to the negotiations of a new PCA with China;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that Europe's trade relations with China should be based on engagement and strategic partnership that enshrines the principles of reciprocitythe principles of reciprocity, sustainable development, respect for environmental limits, contribution to global goals in the prevention of climate change, fair competition and trade, according to our common values and adherence to WTO rules;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue theNotes that relations between the EU and China remain overshadowed by continuous human rights violations in China and the Chinese policy towards Tibet; calls on the Commission to evaluate its policy of engagement and dialogue with China in this light; welcomes the trade- related technical assistance provided to China by the Commission; considers such assistance vital to support China's successful integration into the world economy and, in particular, in implementing its obligations and commitments in the WTO and improving social and environment conditions;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view, that the development of trade relations with China must go hand in hand with the development of a genuine, fruitful and effective political dialogue, which contains a wide variety of topics; considers that human rights should be an essential and integral part of the relations between the EU and China; calls on the Commission to insist on the strengthening of the Human Rights Clause in negotiations with China about a renewed Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA);
Amendment 15 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission to pursue openness in EU trade with China; believes that the European Union and the Member States should continue to offer open and fair access according to WTO rules and EU standards with regard to health and social and environmental norms to China's exports and anticipate the competitive challenge; considers that China should reciprocate by strengthening its commitment to economic openness and market reform;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that protectionism cannot be Europe’s response to the growth in EU- China trade relations; believes that the European Union and the Member States should strive more urgently to make further progress on the Lisbon reform agenda in order to develop and consolidate areas of comparative advantage in a global economy and to foster innovation and vocational training; regards it as indispensable to review trade relations with China in the light of any follow-up agreement to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change to which China would not want to become part, and to adjust competitive conditions in bilateral trade relations accordingly;
Amendment 22 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the fact that since joining the WTO, a growing number of industrial sectors in China have been opened to foreign investors; however, is concernednotes that at the same time discriminatory measures against foreign firms were introduced -especially on cross-border mergers and acquisitions; believes that in the light of the current financial crisis and particularly of the role of large cross-border conglomerates as destabilising factors therein, a working group should be set up at the WTO to study the vulnerability of current multilateral and bilateral rules to crisis;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that in China protectionist practices, excessive bureaucracy, the undervaluing of the Renminbi, subsidies in various forms, and the lack of a credible and agreed level of enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) prevent market access for many EU companies;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on China toand the EU to evaluate their respective vulnerability resulting from the current global economic crisis before further open itsing their markets for goods and services, and to continue with economic reforms in order to establish a stable, predictable and transparent legal framework for EUtheir companies, especially for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 30 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores continued state intervention in industrial policy and explicithat discriminatory restrictions, such as unlimited state funds for export financing and limitations on th not clearly announced, transparently conducted and justified by national policy goals of sustainable ldevel of foreign ownership in certain sectors, that distort the Chinese market for EU companiesopment, social stability, environmental protection and climate change prevention;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on China to joinengage constructively in the reform of the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) as soon as possible and to engage constructivelynd in negotiations on opening its public procurement markets and, pending the successful outcome of such negotiations, to apply transparent and fair procedures when awarding public contracts so that foreign companies can participate on an equal basis;
Amendment 34 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 37 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU and China to take bold steps to promote trade in environmentally friendly goods and services, the growth of investment in sustainable projects and infrastructure and to encourage the development of industry that contributes to a reduction in carbon emissionsand finance the transfer of technology that contributes to the goal of zero-carbon industrial development;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 41 #
Amendment 47 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the signing of a joint IPR Customs Enforcement Action Plan, aimed at enhancing custom cooperation on seizures of counterfeit goods and implementing concrete measures to reduce counterfeit sales, but regrets that China has not accepted the invitation; calls on the Commission to negotiate with China about its conditions in order to take part in the Anti- Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA);
Amendment 50 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Expresses its serious concern about the high levels of pollution caused by China's industry and its growing consumption of natural resources, in particular those obtained from unsustainable sources; is aware of the European co-responsibility for the situation, given that a high share of Chinese industrial production is owned by European firms or ordered by European firms and retailers for consumption in Europe;
Amendment 53 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the growth in child labour in China; asks the Commission to address this issue in the upcoming EU- China Summit to be held in December in Lyonas soon as possible and asks the Chinese Government to maximise their efforts to ban this phenomenon;
Amendment 57 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission to insist on a legally binding Sustainable Development Chapter when negotiating a Trade and Investment Chapter in the renewed Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with China; expects to be fully and informed in due time by the Commission about any development in these negotiations;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on European businesses operating in China to apply the highest international standards and best practices in corporate social responsibility with regard to workers and the environment, and to agree to mandatory monitoring by independent agencies;
Amendment 65 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that the new EU-China Partnership and Cooperation Agreement should aim to establish free and fair trade and should also include enforceable clauses on human rights, environmental, sustainable development and social issues;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that market opening policies for agricultural products in the framework of the WTO and bilateral free trade agreements have significantly contributed to a loss of food security in many developing countries and in the context of the current global food supply crisis; calls on the European Commission to re-assess its free market approach to agricultural trade accordingly and to exempt export duties for agricultural products in partner countries, if this would guarantee their food security goals;
Amendment 34 #
2008/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. InvitesCalls on the European Commission to push for increased sustainable biofuel production, to avoid a reduimpose a moratorium on agro-fuel imports as long as the sustainability of agro-fuel production and its impacti on inglobal food supply and to reviseecurity is not clearly established, and to adapt biofuel production targets accordingly;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas continuedsensitively phased-in market opening in the Western Balkan countries, including asymmetric trade rules and a country-by-country approach, fostering mainly the establishment of a regional market, is expected to significantly contribute to the process of political and economic stabilisation in the region,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Council to implement all appropriate measures to encourage deeper regional integration of the Western Balkans, with a view to its subsequent integration into the world trade and economic system, in particular throughcluding the perspective of WTO accession for the countries in the region which are not yet members; takes note with favour that Albania, Croatia and FYROM are already members of the WTOhave reached a level of competitiveness commensurate to protect their local production capacities;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Western Balkan governments to further explore the possibility of greater trade liberalisation measures in areas, in which have hitherto been exemptthey have reached, and to fight actively against infringements of international property rights and any non-tariff trade barrier adequate level of competitiveness;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of pursuing the development of energy co-operation in the region, especially with the development of renewable energy resources, establishing open, reliable and competitive markets and improving the general conditions for the expansion of the energy infrastructure in the region including the enhanced interconnection capacities between the EU neighbouring Member States and partner countries;
Amendment 53 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that fair and transparent regional cross- border competition for public procurement is an important building block of a truly integrated regional market; calls on Western Balkan countries to assess the potential of public procurement for the stabilisation of sustainable economic development and to multiply their efforts towards a more integrated and better functioning regional public contract system applying the principle of non- discrimination between domestic and foreignregional suppliers in full compliance with the EU acquis;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ConsidersExpresses its hope that the changes introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon in the area of the Common Commercial Policy (CCP) will contribute overall to the enhancement of its democratic legitimacy and its efficiency; points out in that respect the extension of the scope of the CCP, the express recognition of all areas covered by the CCP as an exclusive competenat the substantially strengthened role of the Parliament comes along with the extension of the scope of the CCP, to include the fields of foreign direct investment, service,s and especially the substantially strengthenof commercial aspects of intellectual property, policy fields that will hence be subtracted frole and powers of the Parliamentm the democratic scrutiny of the national Parliaments of EU Member States;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Therefore invites the national parliaments of the Member StateConference of Presidents to enter into a strengthenuctured dialogue with the European Parliamentnational parliaments of the Member States to jointly ensure the democratic legitimacy of the Union’s CCP.
Amendment 125 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls for a broad, locally-based public information campaign to improve decentralised energy efficiency, withoffering free, impartial and wide-ranging energy services to house and flat owners beincluding provideding them with thermal images and energy performance information for their properties, as well as with recommendations for financing possible modernisation work, along the lines of micro-credits;
Amendment 142 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls on the Commission to set stringent EU targets and establish integrated industrial policies designed to ensure market access and the uptake of energy efficient technologies, including the development of common technological objectives (such as passive houses), greater use of integrated policy strategies such as lead markets and green public procurement, and supporting regulation in respect of product design and minimum standards;
Amendment 176 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls on the Member States and local authorities, by means of pricing measures and other incentives, to promote a modal shift from cars to local public transport and from road to rail, and by substantial investments in the necessary infrastructure to massively expand and improve the overall service and make it more attractive, making public transport more attractive; in the intermediate period, calls for improvements in the integration of private/individual transportation with public/collective transport systems;
Amendment 209 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Calls for the inclusion of workplace climate change audits in company reporting standards to enhance transparency in the monitoring of greening policies and emissions reductions;
Amendment 247 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)
Paragraph 84 a (new)
84a. Considers that a switch from intensive livestock production to extensive sustainable systems should be encouraged as such systems require a lower use of cereals and soya as animal feed and so entail reduced energy input and emissions;
Amendment 253 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)
Paragraph 85 a (new)
85a. Calls for any mitigation measures in the livestock sector to be subject to an animal health and welfare impact assessment and for such measures not to be introduced if there are any adverse effects on the animals concerned;
Amendment 324 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120 a (new)
Paragraph 120 a (new)
120a. Calls for the establishment of a consultative committee on EU climate change policy, which will include the social partners, to allow greater participation in the development of policies to tackle climate change;
Amendment 332 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125
Paragraph 125
125. Calls for the establishment of a European Climate Fund or corresponding funds in the Member States, to be financed by the proceeds of ETS auctions, and regards this as a way of creating a capital stock to fund a future climate policy, given that there are limits on how far one can plan now for the individual measures of that policy and the investment they will require; furthermore, considers that the solidarity principle, both between generations and between vulnerable and wealthy people, should be a key consideration when using the fund;
Amendment 354 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 134
Paragraph 134
134. Calls on the competent bodies in the Member States to create new careers and to adapt not only practical work training but also occupational training colleges and courses at technical colleges and universities to the specific employment- related challenges of the structural economic change which is being hastened by climate change and its effects; furthermore, calls for regular investigations into emerging skills needs;
Amendment 355 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 134 a (new)
Paragraph 134 a (new)
134a. Recognises the important role played by workers and their representatives in greening their companies and workplaces, at the national and transnational levels, and calls for Community support for the development, exchange and dissemination of best practice;
Amendment 364 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 141 a (new)
Paragraph 141 a (new)
141a. Recognises that, in order to tackle food-related greenhouse gas emissions, the EU must consider making significant reductions in overall production and consumption of livestock products;
Amendment 367 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 144
Paragraph 144
144. Considers it important, in the dialogue with citizens and retailers, to focus advertising on regional and seasonal products, and to use consumer information, in particular mandatory labelling regarding the production method of meat products as an aid to consumer decisions, so as to highlight the climate impact of intensive livestock production;
Amendment 401 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas urgent measures are needed to tackle energy and fuel poverty,
Amendment 431 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. whereas energy savings are in the cheapestlong term the most cost-effective and cleanest way of saving resources and thus combating climate change,
Amendment 458 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AG
Recital AG
Amendment 533 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CF a (new)
Recital CF a (new)
CFa. whereas sustainable housing presents an enormous potential for job creation,
Amendment 547 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CN a (new)
Recital CN a (new)
CNa. whereas there are significant skills gaps in the industrial sectors which would form the foundation for the development of future employment in green industries, e.g. engineering; whereas EU objectives for transformation to a more sustainable economy require existing manufacturing sector skills gaps to be addressed,
Amendment 64 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In the absence of an internationally agreed definition the legislation of the country where the timber was harvested should be the primary basis to define what 1 OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1 2 OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1 constitutes illegal loggingconstitutes illegal logging. The application of legality standards should involve further consideration of international standards including, inter alia, those of the African Timber Organisation; the International Tropical Timber Organisation; the Montreal Process on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests, and the Pan-European Forest Process on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management. It should contribute to the implementation of international commitments, principles and recommendations including those concerning mitigation of climate change, reduction of biodiversity loss, alleviation of poverty, reduction of desertification and the protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples, and local and forest-dependent communities.
Amendment 68 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many timber products undergo numerous processes before and after they are placed on the market for the first time. In order to avoid imposing any unnecessary administrative burden only those operators that place timber and timber products on the market for the first time, rather than all operators involved in the distribution chain, should be subject to the requirements laid down in this Regulation. to put in place a full system of measures and procedures (due diligence system) to minimise the risk of placing illegally harvested timber and timber products on the market. However all operators in the supply chain should be bound by the overriding prohibition against making illegally sourced timber or timber products available on the market, and must exercise due care to this effect.
Amendment 118 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Operators shall exercise due diligence to minimise the risk of placing illegally harvested timber and timber products on the market. To that effect, they shall use a framework of procedures and measures, hereinafter referred to as a ‘due diligence system’nsure that they place or make available on the market only legally harvested timber and timber products.
Amendment 122 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Operators who make timber and timber products available on the market shall, throughout the supply chain, be able to: (i) provide information on the name of the species, the country of harvest and where feasible the forest of origin; (ii) identify the operator who has supplied the timber and timber products, and the operator to whom the timber and timber products have been supplied;
Amendment 137 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
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 harvested timber and timber products being placed on the market and shall make available a register of high risk sources of timber and timber products.
Amendment 146 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
1. Competent authorities shallThe Commission shall, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 11(2a), recognise as a monitoring organisations which apply for such recognition, if the monitoring organisation a private or public entity which has established a due diligence system which contains the elements set out in Article 4(1). 1a. A public entity applying for the recognition provided for in paragraph 1 shall compliesy with the following requirements: (a) it has legal personality; (aa) is governed by public law; (b) it has been established a due diligence system which contains the elements set out in Article 4(1):to carry out particular functions regarding the forest sector but not with the purpose of administering or enforcing national requirements concerning harvesting activities; (ba) it is financed, for the most part, by the State, regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law; (c) it obliges operators it certifies to use its due diligence systems; (d) it has in place a monitoring mechanism to ensure the use of the due diligence systems by the operators which it has certified as making use of its due diligence system; (e) it takes appropriate disciplinary measures against any certified operator who fails to comply with theits due diligence system of the monitoring organisation ; disciplinary measures may include reporting the matter to the relevant national competent authority. (ea) it has no conflict of interest with the competent authorities.
Amendment 159 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. A private entity applying for the recognition provided for in paragraph (1) shall comply with the following requirements: (a) it is governed by private law; (b) it has legal personality; (c) it has appropriate expertise; (d) it is financially independent from the operators it certifies; (e) the operators it certifies are bound by the entity’s articles of association to use its due diligence systems; (f) it has in place a monitoring mechanism to ensure the use of the due diligence systems by the operators which it has certified as making use of its due diligence system; (g) it takes appropriate disciplinary measures against any certified operator who fails to comply with its due diligence system; disciplinary measures may include reporting the matter to the relevant national competent authority.
Amendment 164 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities shall decideA decision on whether to grant recognition to a monitoring organisation shall be taken within three months of the submission of an application by the monitoring organisation. They shall carry out checks at regular intervals to ascertain that monitoring organisations comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1. decision to grant recognition to a monitoring organisation shall be communicated by the Commission to the competent authority of the Member State with jurisdiction over that organisation, together with a copy of the application, within 15 days of the date of the decision. Member State competent authorities shall carry out checks, including field-based audits, at regular intervals, or on the basis of substantiated concerns from third parties, to ascertain that monitoring organisations comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1. If, following those checks, competent authorities ascertain that monitoring organisations do not comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1, they shall forthwith inform the Commission and communicate to it any relevant evidence in that regard.
Amendment 178 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Following the checkontrols referred to in paragraph 1 the competent authorities may request the operator to take corrective measures. Where such measures have been requested but have not been taken by the operator within the specified time limit the competent authorities may apply penalties pursuant to Article 13.
Amendment 183 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If, following the controls referred to in paragraph 1, the operator is presumed to have knowingly infringed the requirement(s) set out in Article 3, the competent authorities may in accordance with their national legislation take immediate measures which may inter alia include: a) the immediate cessation of commercial activities and b) the seizure of timber and timber products.
Amendment 195 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
The Member States shall lay down the rules on penaltiesanctions applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penaltiesanctions provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 31 December 20XX and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting themay include criminal or administrative penalties and must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive, and may include, inter alia: (i) financial penalties reflecting the degree of environmental damage; (ii) seizure of timber and timber products; (iii) temporary prohibition from marketing timber and timber products. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 31 December 20XX and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 200 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Amendment to Directive 2008/99/EC 1. The following point shall be added to Article 3 of Directive 2008/99/EC with effect from the date of application of this Regulation: ‘(ia) the making available on the market of illegally harvested timber or timber products.’ 2.The following indent shall be added to Annex A of Directive 2008/99/EC with effect from the date of application of this Regulation: - ‘Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of [...] laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market’.
Amendment 202 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – subparagraph 2
It shall apply from […]1 1 Note to OJ: twoone years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation
Amendment 109 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 14
Recital 14
-1a. Recital 14 is replaced by the following: "Whereas the vulnerability of pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 24 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least 8 weeks allocated [...] after confinement;"
Amendment 118 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 1824 weeks allocated before and/or after confinement.
Amendment 24 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The various prohibitions provided for by this Regulation should respond to the animal welfare concerns expressed by members of the public as to the placing on the Community market, including further to imports from third countries, of seal products obtained from seals that might not have been killed and skinned without causing avoidable pain, distress and other forms of suffering.
Amendment 25 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The fundamental economic and social interests of Inuit communities traditionally engaged in the hunting of seals as a means to ensure their subsistence shouldwill not be adversely affected. The hunt is an integrated part of the culture and the identity of the members of the Inuit society. It represents a source of income and contributes to the subsistence of the hunter. Therefore, seal products deriving from hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit communities and which contribute to their subsistence by this Regulation because subsistence hunting involves personal or family consumption only (and therefore not Community trade). Seal products deriving from hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit communities for subsistence purposes which enter the EU market only for cultural exchanges such as for educational or ceremonial purposes should not be covered by the prohibitions provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - paragraph 2
Article 2 - paragraph 2
2. 'seal product' means all products, either processed or unprocessed, deriving or obtained from seals, including meat, oil, blubber, organs and raw fur skins and fur skins, tanned or dressed, including fur skins assembled in plates, crosses and similar forms as well as articles made from seal fur skins with the exception of: seal products derived from hunts conducted by Inuit communities that are traded as part of a non-commercial exchange between Inuit communities for cultural, educational, or ceremonial purposes;
Amendment 32 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The various prohibitions provided for by this Regulation should respond to the animal welfare concerns expressed by members of the public as to the placing on the Community market, including further to imports from third countries, of seal products obtained from seals that might not have been killed and skinned without causing avoidable pain, distress and other forms of suffering.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The fundamental economic and social interests of Inuit communities traditionally engaged in the hunting of seals as a means to ensure their subsistence shouldwill not be adversely affected. The hunt is an integrated part of the culture and the identity of the members of the Inuit society. It represents a source of income and contributes to the subsistence of the hunter. Therefore, s by this Regulation because subsistence hunting involves personal or family consumption only (and therefore not Community trade). Seal products deriving from hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit communities and which contribute to their subsistencefor subsistence purposes which enter the EU market only for cultural exchange purposes such as education or ceremony should not be covered by the prohibitions provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 43 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. 'seal product' means all products, either processed or unprocessed, deriving or obtained from seals, including meat, oil, blubber, organs and raw fur skins and fur skins, tanned or dressed, including fur skins assembled in plates, crosses and similar forms as well as articles made from seal fur skins; with the exception of seal products derived from hunts conducted by Inuit communities that are traded as part of a non-commercial exchange between Inuit communities for cultural, educational, and/or ceremonial purposes.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. 'subsistence purposes' means the customary and traditional uses by Inuit communities of seal products for direct personal or family consumption as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, tools; for the making and domestic selling of handicraft articles out of non-edible by-products taken from seals for personal or family consumption; and for the exchange of seals or their parts if the exchange is of a limited and non-commercial nature, or for sharing for personal or family consumption.
Amendment 31 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 (a) new
Recital 25 (a) new
Amendment 67 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph i a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph i a (new)
(ia) nanomaterials until such a time as safety assessments relating to the effects of nanomaterials on human health based on information derived from scientifically robust, nano-specific safety tests not entailing the use of vertebrate animals have shown that their use is safe.
Amendment 46 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council has made a firm commitment to reduce the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Community by at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, and by 30% provided that other developed countries commit themselves to comparable emission reductions and economically more advanced developing countries contribute adequately according to their responsibilities and respective capabilities. BIt has also recognised that, by 2050, global greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by at least 50% below their 1990 levels. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions and that developed countries should continue to take the lead by committing to collective reductions of 60% to 80%. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions, including shipping and aviation. Aviation is contributing to the 20% and 30% reductions through its inclusion in the Community scheme. Until shipping is included in the Community scheme, which should take place no later than 2015, emissions from shipping must be included in the Decision on the effort of Member States to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020.
Amendment 49 #
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 230% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels, emission allowances allocated in respect of those installations should be 21% below their 2005 emission levels byunder a cap which corresponds to two-thirds of the reduction effort of a Community -30% target by 2020. The Commission should determine the total cap for 2020, as well as the division of allowances to be auctioned between Member States and the linear reduction factor in reference to 2005 verified emission levels, at the latest by 30 June 20210.
Amendment 55 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to enhance the certainty and predictability of the Community scheme, provisions should be specified to increase the level of contribution of the Community scheme to achieving an overall reduction of more than 230%, in particular in view of the objective of the European Council for a 30% reduction by 2020 that is considered scientifically necessary to avoid dangerous climate change.
Amendment 60 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Recent scientific findings show that, in order to avert dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system, concentration of carbon dioxide must be reduced to below 350 parts per million, which translates to a domestic Community greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 40% by 2020 and 60% by 2030. This target and commitment should be pursued in the negotiations for a future international agreement.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Community-wide quantity of allowances should decrease in a linear manner calculated from the mid-point of the period 2008 to 2012, ensuring that the emissions trading system delivers gradual and predictable reductions of emissions over time. The annual decrease of allowances should be equal to 1.74% of the allowances issued by Member States pursuant to Commission Decstablished in respect of verified emissions on Member States' national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012, soand correspond to a level such that the Community scheme contributes cost- effectively to achieving the commitment of the Community to an overall reduction in emissions of at least 230% by 2020.
Amendment 83 #
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, includingncludes 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 95 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Given the considerable efforts of combating climate change and of adapting to its inevitable effects, it is appropriate that at least 20% of the proceeds from the auctioning of allowances should be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to the impacts of climate change, to fund research and development for reducing emissions and adaptation, to develop renewable energies to meet the EU’s commitment to using 20% renewable energies by 2020, to meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020, for the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gasesin particular the construction of a “smart grid”, to contribute to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, for measures to avoid deforestation and facilitate adaptation in developing countries, and for addressing social aspects such as possible increases in electricity prices in lower and middle income households. This proportion is significantly below the expected net revenues for public authorities from auctioning, taking into account potentially reduced income from corporate taxAt least 50% of the revenues should be used to contribute to the necessary climate efforts in developing countries. In addition, proceeds from auctioning of allowances should be used to cover administrative expenses of the management of the Community scheme. Provisions should be included on monitoring the use of funds from auctioning for these purposes. Such notification does not release Member States from the obligation laid down in Article 88(3) of the Treaty, to notify certain national measures. The Directive does not prejudice the outcome of any future State aid procedures that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty.
Amendment 112 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Consequently, full auctioning should be the rule from 2013 onwards for the powerall sectors, taking into account their ability to pass on the increased cost of CO2, and no free allocation should be given for carbon capture and storage as the incentive for this arises from allowances not being required to be surrendered in respect of emissions which are stored. Electricity generators may receive free allowances for heat produced through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC in the event that such heat produced by installations in other sectors were to be given free allocations, in order to avoid distortions of competitioncombined with an allowance import requirement (AIR) taking into account inter alia their ability to pass on the increased cost of CO2 in the event that a comprehensive future international agreement is delayed.
Amendment 127 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The main long-term incentive for carbon capture and storage and new renewable technologies is that allowances will not need to be surrendered for C02 emissions from power generation which are permanently stored, or avoided. In addition, to accelerate deployment of the first commercial facilities, auction revenues should be used and allowances should be set aside from the new entrants reserve to finance a guaranteed reward for CO2 tonnes stored or avoided for the first such facilities in the EU or any third country that has ratified the future international agreement on climate change provided there is an agreement on sharing intellectual property rights for the technology.
Amendment 132 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 138 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 161 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Community will continue to take the lead in the negotiation of an ambitious international agreement that will achieve the objective of limiting global temperature increase to 2°C and is encouraged by the progress made in Bali towards this objective. In the event that other developed countries and other major emitters of greenhouse gases do not participate in this international agreement, this could lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry would not be subject to comparable carbon constraints (“carbon leakage”), and at the same time could put certain energy- intensive sectors and sub-sectors in the Community which are subject to international competition at an economic disadvantage. This could undermine the environmental integrity andIn the event that an international agreement on climate change leading to mandatory reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, comparable to those of the EU, in countries representing a critical mass of production in a sector covered by the EU emissions trading system receiving no free allocation, has not yet been concluded, it will be nefit of actions by the Community. To address the risk of carbon leakage, the Community will allocate allowances free of charge up to 100% to sectors or sub-sectors meeting the relevant criteriacessary to avoid that greenhouse gas emissions occurring outside the Community undermine the Community’s action by leading to ‘carbon leakage’. Provisions to that effect should be adopted and apply to the import of goods which would otherwise undermine this action. These provisions should be neutral in their effect. In order to be prepared for such an eventuality which could undermine the environmental integrity and benefit of actions by the Community, an effective carbon equalisation in the form of an allowance import requirement should be established for imports of energy intensive goods into the Community. The definition of these sectors and sub-sectors and the measures required will be subject to re- assessment to ensure that action is taken where necessary and to avoid overcompensation. For those specific sectors or sub-sectors wThese provisions should apply requirements to importers of goods similar to the re it can be duly substantiated that the risk of carbon leakage cannot be prevented otherwise, where electricity constitutes a high proportion of production costs and is produced efficiently, the action taken may take into account the electricity consumption in the production process, without changing the total quantity of allowancesquirements applicable to those installations within the EU which receive no free allocation and have been shown to be exposed to significant risk of carbon leakage or to international competition in third countries that are not subject to binding and verifiable action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the context of the international post-2012 climate policy framework.
Amendment 181 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should therefore review the situation by Juneanuary 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 which 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 or 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 cThe allowance import requirement should apply requirements to importers that would be no less favourable than those applicable to installations within the EU, for example by requiringin terms of the surrender of allowances. Any action takenThe system 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 188 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure equal conditions of competition within the Community, the use of credits for emission reductions outside the Community to be used by operators within the Community scheme should be harmonised. The Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC sets out quantified emission targets for developed countries for the period 2008 to 2012, and provides for the creation of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation projects respectively and their use by developed countries to meet part of these targets. While the Kyoto framework does not enable ERUs to be created from 2013 onwards without new quantified emission targets being in place for host countries, CDM credits can potentially continue to be generated. Additional use of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) should be provided for once there is an international agreement on climate change, from countries which have concluded that agreement. In the absence of such agreement, providing for further use of CERs and ERUs would undermine this incentive and make it more difficult to achieve the objectives of the Community on increasing renewable energy use. The use of CERs and ERUs should be consistent with the goal set by the Community of generating 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020, and promoting energy efficiency, innovation and technological development. Where it is consistent with achieving these goals, the possibility should be foreseen to conclude agreements with third countries to provide incentives for reductions in emissions in these countries which bring about real, additional reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while stimulating innovation by companies established within the Community and technological development in third countries. Such agreements may be ratified by more than one country. Upon the conclusion by the Community of a satisfactory international agreement, access to credits from projects in third countries should be increased simultaneously with the increase in the level of emission reductions to be achieved through the Community scheme.
Amendment 196 #
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 2012, 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 renewables and demand side efficiency projects that have been established before 2013 in respect of emission reductions from 2013 onwards excluding CERs from large hydro power projects.
Amendment 197 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 208 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
Amendment 211 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) [As regards the approach to allocation, aviation should be treated as other industries which receive transitional free allocation rather than as electricity generators. This means that 80% of allowances should be allocated for free in 2013, and thereafter the free allocation to aviation should decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020electricity generators. The Community and its Member States should continue to seek to reach an agreement on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation and review the situation of this sector as part of the next review of the Community scheme.]
Amendment 218 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – new paragraph
Article 1 – new paragraph
With a view to reducing Community greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by 2020 and by 80% by 2050, this Directive sets out the framework for activities covered by the Community scheme to contribute to achieving these reductions. It also provides for the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions to be increased so as to contribute to the levels of reductions that the Community has committed to under a comprehensive future international agreement and that are considered scientifically necessary to avoid dangerous climate change.
Amendment 263 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Amendment 266 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
(2b) Article 3d(2) is replaced by the following: "2. From 1 January 2013, as regards auctioning aviation shall be treated in an identical manner to electricity generators."
Amendment 268 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 5 – point (d)
Article 5 – point (d)
(d) a monitoring plan and other measures planned to monitor and report emissions in accordance withthat fulfil the requirements under the Regulation referred to in Article 14.
Amendment 279 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
The Community-wide quantity of allowances issued each year starting in 2013 shall decrease in a linear manner beginning from the mid-point of the period 2008 to 2012. The quantity shall decrease by a linear factor of 1.74% comparedcorresponding to two thirds of a total 30% reduction effort by the Community by 2020, and shall be set in reference to the average annual total quantity of allowances issued by Member States in accordance with the Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012.
Amendment 295 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 1
Article 10 - paragraph 1
1. From 2013 onwards, Member States shall auction all allowances which are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Article 10a.
Amendment 298 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 2
Article 10 - paragraph 2
2. The total quantity of allowances to be auctioned by each Member State shall be composed as follows: (a) 9045% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst Member States in shares that are identical to the share of verified emissions under the Community scheme in 2005 of the Member State concerned; (b) 105% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst certain Member States for the purpose of solidarity and growth within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auction under point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIa. (ba) 50% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned to be set aside for the Commission to auction in order to finance greenhouse gas reductions, avoided deforestation and degradation, and adaptation to climate change in non- Annex I parties to the UNFCCC. For the purposes of point (a), in respect of Member States which did not participate in the Community scheme in 2005, their share shall be calculated using their verified Community scheme emissions under the Community scheme in 2007. If necessary, the percentages referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be adapted in a proportional manner to ensure that the redistribution is 105%.
Amendment 319 #
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 - introduction
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - introduction
3. At least 20% of tThe revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in point (b) thereof, shouldall be used for the following:
Amendment 330 #
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 b
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - point b
(b) to develop renewable energies to meet the commitment of the Community to using 20% renewable energies by 2020, in particular the construction of a “smartgrid", and to meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020;
Amendment 340 #
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 f
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - point f
(f) to address social aspects in lower and middle income households, for example by increasing their energy efficiency and insulation, or promoting climate friendly means of transport; and
Amendment 342 #
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 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
At least 50% of the revenues shall be used to finance greenhouse gas reductions, avoided deforestation and degradation, and adaptation to climate change in non- Annex I parties to the UNFCCC.
Amendment 361 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 - paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. 60 million allowances shall be set aside until 31 December 2015 for the Commission to auction, as a source of financing at a guaranteed price of EUR 25 per ton of CO2 stored or avoided for the first facilities which have begun either to commercially capture and geologically store carbon dioxide emissions before this date, or save CO2 emissions from power generation relative to average CO2 emissions / GWh power produced through new renewable technologies such as concentrated solar, large scale or deep sea offshore wind power or wave power. This opportunity shall apply to technologies which have not been previously commercially implemented, and to facilities anywhere in the EU, or in third countries that have ratified the future international agreement, provided there is an agreement on sharing intellectual property rights for the technology. The guaranteed price shall diminish if the Community scheme price exceeds EUR 35 to cap the combined reward of the Community scheme allowance and the guaranteed price to EUR 60/ton of CO2 stored or avoided.
Amendment 364 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a
Article 10a
Amendment 588 #
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
Not later than Juneanuary 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, andin the event that a comprehensive international agreement has not been achieved, the Commission shall, taking into account domestic measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions outside the Community, after consulting with all relevant social partners, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing the situation with regard to energy- intensive sectors or sub-sectors that have been determined to be exposed 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 chargeinclusion in the Community scheme of importers of products produced 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 10adetermined in accordance with Article 10a; - other direct measures to prevent any risk of higher global emissions from relocation of globally competing EU industries subject to full auctioning and to ensure their competitiveness without undermining the environmental effectiveness of the Community system. 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.
Amendment 613 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 9
Article 1 - point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11
Article 11
1. Each Member State shall publish and submit to the Commission, by 30 September 2011, the list of installations covered by this Directive in its territory and any free allocation to each installation in its territory calculated in accordance with the rules referred to in Article 10a(1). 2. By 28 February of each year, the competent authorities shall issue the quantity of allowances that are to be distributed for that year, calculated in accordance with Articles 10 and 10a. An installation which ceases to operate shall receive no further free allowances.
Amendment 639 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 9
Article 1 - point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11a - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
Article 11a - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
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, competent authorities shall allow operators to exchange CERs from renewable energy and demand side efficiency projects that were established before 2013 issued in respect of emission reductions from 2013 onwards for allowances valid from 2013 onwards excluding CERs from large hydro power projects.
Amendment 646 #
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 - subparagraph 1
Article 11a - paragraph 4 - subparagraph 1
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, competent authorities shall allow operators to exchange CERs issued in respect of emission reductions from 2013 onwards for allowances from new renewable energy and demand side efficiency projects started from 2013 onwards in Least Developed Countries, excluding CERs from large hydro power projects.
Amendment 661 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 9
Article 1 - point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11a - paragraph 5
Article 11a - paragraph 5
Amendment 663 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 9
Article 1 - point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11a - paragraph 6
Article 11a - paragraph 6
Amendment 677 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 10 a (new)
Article 1 - point 10 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 - paragraph 2 a (new)
In Article 12 the following paragraph 2a is inserted: "2a. In the event that Community measures to incentivise the reduction of releases of nitrogen oxides from aircraft carrying out an aviation activity listed in Annex I, which avoid perverse technological trade-offs between CO2 and NOx emission reductions and ensure equivalent climate protection, are not in place by 1 January 2012, the amount of carbon dioxide which an allowance (other than an aviation emissions allowance) or a CER or ERU permits an aircraft operator to emit shall be divided by an impact factor of 2. The Commission shall vary the impact factor if appropriate based on scientific evidence, acting in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)].”
Amendment 679 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 12
Article 1 - point 12
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1
Article 14 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1
2. The Regulation mayshall take into account the most accurate and up-to-date scientific evidence available, in particular from the IPCC, and may, for the implementation of Article 10a, shall also specify requirements for operators to report on emissions associated with the production of goods produced by energy intensive industries which may be subject to international competition, and for this information to be verified independently.
Amendment 681 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 12
Article 1 - point 12
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Regulation may include requirements on the use of automated systems and data exchange formats to harmonise communication on the monitoring plan, the annual emission report and the verification activities between the operator, verifier and competent authorities.
Amendment 698 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 19
Article 1 - point 19
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 24 a
Article 24 a
Amendment 731 #
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 - introduction
Article 27 - paragraph 1 - introduction
1. Member States may exclude, from the Community scheme, high efficiency cogeneration installations according to Directive 2004/8/EC which have a rated thermal input below 35MW. Member States may also exclude, from the Community scheme, combustion installations which have a rated thermal input below 25MW, reported emissions to the competent authority of less than 10 000 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:
Amendment 756 #
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 than that established pursuant to Article 9, by a quantity of allowances equivalent to the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the Community below 230% 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 763 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 - paragraph 3
Article 28 - paragraph 3
3. Operators may use CERs, ERUs or other credits from renewable energy and demand side efficiency projects, excluding credits from large hydro power projects, approved in accordance with paragraph 4 from third countries which have concluded the international agreement, up to half of the reduction beyond 30% total Community reduction effort taking place in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 768 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 - paragraph 4
Article 28 - paragraph 4
4. The Commission may adopt measures topresent proposals to the European Parliament and the Council provideing for the use of additional project types by operators in the Community scheme to those referred to in paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 11a or the use by such operators of other mechanisms created under the international agreement, as appropriate. Those measures, 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 785 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I - point 1
Annex I - point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - point 1
Annex I - point 1
1. Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and testing of new products and processes, hospitals and combustion installations exclusively using biomass are not covered by this Directive.
Amendment 791 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I - point 3 - point (a)
Annex I - point 3 - point (a)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - table - category 1 - activity 1 - column 1
Annex I - table - category 1 - activity 1 - column 1
Combustion installations with a rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW (except hazardous or municipal waste installations)
Amendment 808 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I - point 4
Annex I - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - table - new category 2 - column 1
Annex I - table - new category 2 - column 1
Capture, transport and geological storage of greenhouse gas emissions Installations to capture greenhouse gases for the purpose of transport and geological storage in a storage site permitted under Directive xxxx/xx/EC excluding enhanced hydrocarbon recovery Pipelines for the transport of greenhouse gases for geological storage in a storage site permitted under Directive xxxx/xx/EC excluding enhanced hydrocarbon recovery Storage sites for the geological storage of greenhouse gases permitted under Directive xxxx/xx/EC excluding enhanced hydrocarbon recovery
Amendment 7 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Cb (new)
Recital Cb (new)
Cb. whereas illegal and unsustainable logging imports into the EU are a significant driver of deforestation and are estimated to cost impoverished countries billions of euros annually;
Amendment 15 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Fc (new)
Recital Fc (new)
Fc. whereas most environmental problems, including those arising from climate change, tend to be aggravated by population growth and greater population size, whilst population dynamics, in terms of growth, distribution and composition are an integral part of the development process as they both affect and are affected by environmental change; and whereas the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo clearly highlighted the multiple benefits that arise from dedicated, locally oriented, non-coercive population policies, yet population issues nevertheless have thus far remained largely unincorporated into planning for either development or adaptation;
Amendment 22 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasizses that enhanced coordination and collaboration betweenamong the Commission and Member States is crucial in the area of EU policy on climate change and development; the GCCA representing a unique opportunity to live up to the principles underpinning the European Consensus and the Paris Declaration, as well as the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD); furthermore is convinced that one of the key roles of the GCCA should be to provide a “clearing house” for Member State initiatives;
Amendment 30 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and Member States to agree to earmark at least 25 % of expected revenues from auctioning within the EU ETS (EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in the next trading period, for funding of the GCCA and other climate change measures in developing countries, including efforts to protect forests and reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 41 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Encourages the Commission to use the policy dialogue and its envisaged EU/LDC/SIDS Joint Declaration as a forum for advancing the idea of a "Global Contract", where development cooperation and climate change-related activities are closely integrated with attention to population concerns incorporated as an explicit element, as envisioned in the Global Marshall Plan initiative;
Amendment 44 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to accelerate efforts to mainstream climate change adaptation and DRR, DRR and action on population and reproductive health into both Commission and Member State development aid, particularly atin the implementation stage, since from a systemic perspective these areas are absolutely fundamental; calls on the Commission to take advantage of the upcoming mid-term review of CSPs to make progress in this field;
Amendment 54 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to develop urgently develop ambitious complementary policy initiatives, particularly in the fields of forestry and marine protection, sustainable use of natural resources and mitigation technology cooperation, where financial needs widely exceed what is provided for within the GCCA at prescurrent;
Amendment 60 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to urgently develop a comprehensive agenda to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, including inclusion of forestry into the EU ETS and concrete proposals on funding mechanisms to present at the Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Poznan in December 2008; reiterates the importance of such mechanisms providing compensation not only for avoided GHG (Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, but also for biodiversity and development benefits of forests;
Amendment 61 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to urgently develop a comprehensive agenda to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, including inclusion of forestry into the EU ETS and concrete proposals on funding mechanisms to present at the COP meeting in Poznan in December 2008; reiterates the importance of such mechanisms providing compensation not only for avoided GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions, but also for biodiversity and development benefits of forests;
Amendment 2 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas on various shores in Southern Asia enormous seagoing ships are dismantled under conditions which are environmentally damaging and harmful to people; whereas some ofreminiscent of the darkest middle ages: giant ships are sailed onto the beach at high tide, and then dismantled on the spot, with zero workers’ health protection (e.g. half-naked people taking out asbestos with their bare hands) and all pollutants such as oils, sludges, lead- based paints, PCBs, PVC, asbestos being discarded directly into the se ships originate in the EUa or onto the beach; whereas most ships owned by EU companies are disposed of in this way,
Amendment 4 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Commission looked into the economics of ship scrapping already in a study back in 2000, but refrained from any action, as the study considered it to be extremely difficult to make ship recycling economically viable while at the same time respecting sound environmental standards; whereas this primacy of short-term profits over human lives and environmental pollution is unacceptable,
Amendment 5 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it is regrettable that possible action is only discussed after high-profile cases such as the attempt by the French government to dispose of its aircraft carrier “Clémenceau” outside the EU created public awareness,
Amendment 6 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas this situation couldis bound to deteriorate further because in the next few years manyall single-hull oil tankers will be withdrawn from operation, while there isith a massive peak in 2010, while there is at the same time insufficient dismantling capacity in the EU to deal with them, let alone environmentally sound capacity,
Amendment 7 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 9 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is possible for a ship to become waste as defined in Article 2 of the Basel Convention while at the same time remaining classified as a ship pursuant to other international provisions; whereas this loophole is systematically exploited, leading to most EU ships being scrapped in Asia in full circumvention of the Basel ban and the corresponding provisions in the EU Waste Shipments Regulation,
Amendment 11 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Parliament had called for guidelines to be developed by the Commission to close this loophole during the revision of the Waste Shipments Regulation already in 2003, but Council refused to accept this, instead deferring further action to the joint work by three international bodies (Basel Convention, ILO, IMO) to establish mandatory requirements at the global level;
Amendment 12 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas any vessel that contains substantial quantities of hazardous substances or from which these substances have not been properly removed according to the formulation of OECD Waste Code CG 030 and according to the listing of the Basel Convention constitutes hazardous waste; whereas, and therefore the transfer of such a vessel from the EU to a non-OECD country for dismantling is therefore banned under the Basel ConventionWaste Shipments Regulation, that transposed the Basel Convention into Community law,
Amendment 14 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas ships which are regarded as hazardous waste must be dismantled under environmentally correct conditions in an OECD country or, after decontamination (so that they no longer constitute hazardous waste), may be transferred to non-OECD countries; whereas this is however systematically disregarded,
Amendment 15 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas both maritime law and IMO conventions lay down that coastal states have the right and the duty to enforce all relevant international legal provisions with the aim of protecting the environment; whereas, however, the Basel Convention is rarely complied with in respect of ships for scrapping, inter alia because it is difficult to apply the Waste Shipments Regulation outside European wof lack of political will to close the loopholes and to tackle the structural hiding of responsibility in the shipping sector, best illustrated by the phenomenon of flag staters,
Amendment 16 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas at European Union level the Waste Shipments Regulation is the regulatory framework for implementing the Basel Convention, including the export of ships at the end of their lives; whereas enforcement of this regulation is inadequate in respect of ships for scrapping, as ships flying an EU flag are often scrapped only once they have already left European waters, owned by Europeans, or operating in European waters or flying an EU flag go for a last 'normal' voyage, and are only declared a waste once they have already left European waters, with no further control mechanisms or enforcement guidance to stop these violations of international and Community law,
Amendment 17 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. Whereas the preamble to the Waste Shipments Regulation states that 'It is necessary to ensure the safe and environmentally sound management of ship dismantling in order to protect human health and the environment',
Amendment 18 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas with a view to closing loopholes found in the Basel Convention regime, the IMO is drafting a convention designed to solve this problem worldwide;
Amendment 19 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas at the Seventh Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, Parties including the Member States of the European Union, in order to apply more rigour with respect to preventing the export of toxic ships, have invited the IMO to continue to consider the establishment in its regulations of mandatory requirements, including a reporting system for ships destined for dismantling, that ensure a level of control equivalent to that established under the Basel Convention and to continue work aimed at establishing mandatory requirements to ensure the environmentally sound management of ship dismantling, which might include pre-decontamination within its scope,
Amendment 20 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas the draft IMO Convention on ship recycling in its current form has not established a level of control equivalent to that of the Basel Convention and the Waste Shipments Regulation, nor does the draft attempt to prevent the export of toxic wastes to developing countries, nor envisage mechanisms based on the polluter pays principle nor the substitution principle for green ship design, nor audited standards for ship recycling yards, among other concerns, and may in any case not be able to attract ratifications from current ship recycling states or prominent flag states,
Amendment 21 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J e (new)
Recital J e (new)
Je. whereas in any case it is anticipated that it could take many years to adopt such an IMO convention, after which it could again be years before it enters into force because of a protracted ratification process,
Amendment 22 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the EU has insufficient capacity to dismantle its ships (ships sailing under EU flags or owned by EU owners) cleanly and whereas this particularly applies to the merchant shipping fleet; whereas the lack of capacity will increase dramatically in 2010 because of the accelerated phasing-out of single- hull tankers,
Amendment 23 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. Whereas concrete regulatory action at EU level is therefore of the utmost urgency if those single-hull tankers are not to further deteriorate the beaches and river banks of Southern Asia; whereas there is no excuse for not acting, all the more since these single-hull tankers can clearly be identified,
Amendment 24 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the primary market for the dismantling of ships currently operates only under very poor conditions, which seriously violate the social, environmental and health principles accepted in the EU,
Amendment 30 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the thorough analysis in the Green Paper of the principal social and environmental problems arising from operations involved in the dismantling of ships in Southern Asian countries; however, stresses that this initiative is at least ten years overdue;
Amendment 31 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that practical measures must be taken quickly, the main aim being to protect the environment and public health without simply displacing the problems to other countriesStresses that there is no time to spare, as it is predicted that in 2010 nearly 800 single-hull tankers will have to be dismantled;
Amendment 35 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that there is little time to spare, as it is predicted that in 2010 nearly 800 single-hull tankers will have to be dismantledConsiders therefore that practical measures must be taken before 2010, prior to the adoption of the IMO Convention and prior to the peak year of the accelerated phase-out of single-hull tankers; stresses that the main aim should be to protect the environment and public health without simply displacing the problems to other countries;
Amendment 36 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls upon the Commission to draft the requisite guidelines and mechanisms to determine when a ship should be regarded as waste pursuant to the definition in the Framework Directive on Waste, in order to prevent evasion of the provisions of the Waste Shipments Regulation, and to likewise examine the question of when a Member State can be seen as a 'state of export' under the Waste Shipments Regulation, including port states, flag states and states with jurisdiction over ship owners;
Amendment 37 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 41 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls upon the Member States and the Commission to implement the Waste Shipments Regulation more effectively by means of stricter inspections and supervision by port authorities in Member States, with the proviso that port states must have the pa view to empowering port states, flag states, and states with jurisdiction over owners (waste generators) to declare a ship 'end- of-life' and therefore a waste regardless of whether or not the ship is still operable;
Amendment 42 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls upon the Commission to compile and maintain a list of seagoing ships which are likely to be scrapped within a few years and to envisage mechanisms whereby such ships are considered as 'pre-waste ships' for which a disposal plan needs to be drawn up prior to selling for scrapping; calls on the Member States and port authorities to use this list to step up their monitoring of these ships, which could potentially be scrapped;
Amendment 47 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to insist that the futurenegotiate an IMO Convention shouldthat incorporates extensive requirements and regulations which can ensure an adequate level of supervision: - ensures a level of control at least equivalent to that of the Basel Convention, - provides for a high global safety and environmental standard of Ship Recycling that is third party audited and certified, - disqualifies beaching as an appropriate dismantling methodology, - will not allow ship dismantling by non- Parties; - establishes the substitution principle for eliminating the current use of hazardous materials in the construction of new ships; considers that the future convention should impose a requirement either to remove all hazardous materials from end-of-life ships before sending them for dismantling to non-OECD countries or to send them to specially authorised recycling companies in OECD or EU countries which comply with clearly defined safety and environmental standards;
Amendment 55 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that monitoring of the implementation of the future IMO Convention should be just as stringent as inare the caserequirements of the Basel Convention: all relevant standards and obligations of the International Labour Organisation Conventions must be incorporated in the instrument, no exceptions may be permitted and measures must be taken to prevent end-of-life ships which contain hazardous waste from departing for countries with inadequate installations which are notor which themselves constitute hazardous waste from departing to non-OECD countracting parties;
Amendment 57 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges that immediate measures be taken to support the development of a competitive and clean ship dismantling and remediation (pre-cleaning) industry in the EU; urges the Member States in this connection increasingly to require pre-clean recycling by ensuring thating and clean recycling of all ships which are State property, including warships, arend to dismantled them in a safe and environmentally sound manner in EU facilities; considers moreover that the development of recycling activities at European shipyards should be supported as part of EU industrial, structural and cohesion policy;
Amendment 58 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the suggestion by the Commission that certification and labelling systems should be established for safe and clean recycling facilities and considers that Community subsidies should be granted to the shipping industry only on condition that suchthey adhere to the Waste Shipments Regulation and to other EU requirements, such as the use of certified facilities are used; stresses that it cannot be the intention to conquer the ship dismantling market in Southern Asia but that on the contrary the aim should be to preserve it by promoting environmentally sound dismantling;
Amendment 65 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the 'polluter pays' principle, the principle of extended producer responsibility, and the principle of producer liability should be applied extensively in order to attain a lasting solution to this problem;
Amendment 67 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the proposal to establish a Fund for Ship Dismantling and calls upon the Commission and Member States to pursue with determination the aim of establishing such a fund at IMO level and simultaneously at EU level; calls upon the Commission in this connection also to investigate the possibility of compulsory insurance to ensure environmentally sound recycling from the moment when a ship first starts to operate;
Amendment 8 #
2007/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas excessively binding, lengthy or costlurdensome or lengthy customs rules and procedures can be powerfulare obstacles to the international trade in goods and are regarded by economic operators, in particular by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be amongst the key non-tariff barriers to trade,
Amendment 10 #
2007/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. having regard to the major efforts made since August 2004 in the context of the WTO and the Doha Round to negotiate a binding multilateral agreement on trade facilitation, and taking note of the difficulties for many developing countries to finance the border measures proposed in these negotiations,
Amendment 22 #
2007/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Acknowledges the risk that the outcome of the negotiations on trade facilitation could impose obligations on developing countries to undertake expensive programs that they can ill afford; considers it therefore necessary that, as part of the eventual outcomes of the negotiations, developed countries give a clear commitment to the provision of financial and technical assistance to developing countries in order to enable them to meet the costs of compliance, adjustment and implementation of any future multilateral framework;
Amendment 23 #
2007/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Is of the opinion that the outcome of the negotiations on trade facilitation should not be legally binding under WTO rules and obligations, and that, in any case, it must not contain binding commitments subject to the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) of the WTO;
Amendment 30 #
2007/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the legitimacy of concerns relating to the security of people and goods, but stresses the need to strike a fair balance between control and facilitation, in order not to hamper international trade needlessly or excessively; regards, however, the role of customs in the full application of Community measures concerning health, the environment and consumer protection as a priority that must not be compromised in custom facilitation measures;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that shifting the burden of proof on to producers or importers and requiring them to demonstrate that a product is harmless would make it possible for a policy based on prevention to be promoted (as provided for in European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of 18 December 2006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency1), and encourages the Commission to extend that obligation to Community legislation concerning all products; considers that any increase in animal testing under the Action Plan should be avoided and full regard should be paid to the development and use of alternative methods;
Amendment 48 #
2006/0304(COD)
Recital 17
(17) In order to avoid distortions of competition, a harmonised allocation methodology should be specified for determining the total quantity of allowances to be issued and for distributing allowances to aircraft operators. A proportion of allowances will be allocated by auction in accordance with rules to be developed by the Commission. From 2013 onwards, all allowances will be auctioned. A special reserve of allowances should be set aside to ensure access to the market for new aircraft operators and to assist aircraft operators which increase sharply the number of tonne-kilometres that they perform. Aircraft operators that cease operations should continue to be issued with allowances until the end of the period for which free allowances have already been allocated. Or. en (amendments 75 and 87 adopted at first reading)
Amendment 52 #
2006/0304(COD)
Recital 19
(19) Aviation contributes to the overall climate change impact of human activities and the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft can be mitigated through measures to tackle. The proceeds from the auctioning of allowances should be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the impacts of climate change in the EU and third countries, especially in developing countries, and to fund research and development for mitigation and adaptation. Decisions on national public expenditure are a matter for Member States, in line with the principle of subsidiarity. Without prejudice to that positionThe proceeds of auctioning should in particular be used to fund contributions to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, and measures to avoid deforestation. In order to reduce to some extent the burden on citizens, revenues generated from theby auctioning of allowances, or an equivalent amount where required by overriding budgetary principles of the Member States, such as unity and universality,should also be used to lower taxes and charges imposed on environment-friendly transport such as rail and bus. They should also be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to the impacts of climate change cover the Member States’ justified costs in administering the EU and third countries, to fund research and development for mitigation and adaptation and to cover the cost of administering the scheme. This could include measures to encourage environmentally-friendly transport. The proceeds of auctioning should in particular be used to fund contributions to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, and measures to avoid deforestation and facilitate adaptis Directive. Member States may also use those revenues to mitigate or even eliminate any accessibility and competitiveness problems arising for the outermost regions and problems for public service obligations in developing countries. The provisconnection with the implementations of this Directive relating to the use of revenues should not prejudge any decision on the use to be made of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances in the broader context of the general review of Directive 2003/87/EC. . Member States should inform the Commission of measures taken in this connection. Or. en (amendment 14 adopted at first reading)
Amendment 54 #
2006/0304(COD)
Recital 33 a (new)
Amendment 58 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3c - paragraph 2
Article 3c - paragraph 2
2. For the period referred to in Article 11(2) beginning on 1 January 2013, and, in the absence of any amendments following the review referred to in Article 30(4), for each subsequent period, the total quantity of aviation allowances to be allocated to aircraft operators shall be equivalent to 100% of the historical aviation emissions multiplied by the number of years in the period. issued each year shall decrease in a linear manner corresponding to a reduction target of 30% in reference to the annual value established under paragraph 1. Or. en (amendment 13 and 61 adopted at first reading)
Amendment 62 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3d - paragraph 2
Article 3d - paragraph 2
2. For subsequent periods, the percentage to be auctioned referred to in paragraph 1 may be increased as part of the general review of this Directive. all allowances shall be auctioned. Or. en (amendments 75 and 87 adopted at first reading)
Amendment 67 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3e - paragraph 1
Article 3e - paragraph 1
1. For eachthe period referred to in Article 3c(1), each aircraft operator may apply for an allocation of allowances that are to be allocated free of charge. An application may be made by submitting to the competent authority in the administering Member State verified tonne-kilometre data for the aviation activities listed in Annex I performed by that aircraft operator for the monitoring year. For the purposes of this Article, the monitoring year shall be the calendar year ending 24 months before the start of the period to which it relates in accordance with Annexes IV and V or, in relation to the period referred to in Article 3c(1), 2010. Any application shall be made at least 21 months before the start of the period to which it relates or, in relation to the period referred to in Article 3c(1), by 31 March 2011. in relation to the period referred to in Article 3c(1), 2010. Any application shall be made by 31 March 2011. Or. en (amendments 75 and 87 adopted at first reading)
Amendment 68 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3e - paragraph 3 - point (d)
Article 3e - paragraph 3 - point (d)
(d) the number of allowances to be allocated free of charge in thate period referred to in Article 3c(1) by subtracting the number of allowances referred to in points (b) and (c) from the total quantity of allowances decided upon under point (a); and Or. en (amendments 75 and 87 adopted at first reading)
Amendment 217 #
2006/0136(COD)
Recital 14
(14) In the interest of safety, the approval period for active substances should be limited in time. The approval period should be proportional to the possible risks inherent in the use of such substances. Experience gained from the actual use of plant protection products containing the substances concerned and any developments in science and technology should be taken into account when any decision regarding the renewal of an approval is taken. After the first renewal, a regular review of substances should take place.
Amendment 218 #
2006/0136(COD)
Recital 17
(17) Certain substances which are not predominantly used as plant protection products may be of value for plant protection, but the economic interest of applying for approval may be limited. Therefore, specific provisions should ensure that such substances, as far as their risks are deemed acceptable by all relevant stakeholders, may also be approved for plant protection use.
Amendment 219 #
2006/0136(COD)
Recital 25
Amendment 222 #
2006/0136(COD)
Recital 41
(41) To ensure that advertisements do not mislead users of plant protection products or the public, it is appropriate to lay down rules on the advertising of those products.
Amendment 225 #
2006/0136(COD)
Article 3 – point 23
23) "greenhouse" A walk-in, static, closed place of crop production with a usually translucent outer shell, which allows controlled exchange of material and energy with the surroundings and preventduces release of plant protection products into the environment. For the purpose of this Regulation, closed places of plant production where the outer shell is not translucent (e.g. for production of mushrooms or witloof) are also considered as greenhouses;
Amendment 230 #
2006/0136(COD)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they shall not have any harmful effects on human health, including particular that of users who are in direct contact with the products, residents, bystanders and vulnerable groups, or animal health, taking into account known cumulative and synergistic effects where the methods to assess such effects are agreed, or on, or on surface water or groundwater;
Amendment 232 #
2006/0136(COD)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point (b)
(b) it shall have no immediate or delayed harmful effect on human health, in particular that of residents and bystanders and vulnerable groups, or animal health, directly or through drinking water (taking into account substances resulting from water treatment), food, feed or air, including in locations distant from its use following long-range transportation, or consequences in the workplace or through other indirect effects, taking into account known cumulative and synergistic effects where the methods to assess such effects are agreed; or on, or on surface water and groundwater;
Amendment 245 #
2006/0136(COD)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for each point of the data requirements for the plant protection product, the summaries and results of tests and studies, the name of their owner and of the person or institute that carried out the tests and studies, relevant to the assessment of the criteria provided for in Article 4(2) and (3) for one or more plant protection products which are representative of the uses referred to in point (a), taking into account the fact that any data gaps in the dossier, as provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article, resulting from the proposed limited range of representative uses of the active substance, mayshall lead to restrictions in the approvalnon-approval of the active substance;
Amendment 264 #
2006/0136(COD)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 2 a and 2 b (new)
The authorisation shall also include: (a) indications for proper use according to the principles of integrated pest management as defined in Article 3, to apply from 2012 onwards; (b) the obligation before the product is used to inform any neighbours who could be exposed to the spray drift and who have requested to be informed.
Amendment 293 #
2006/0136(COD)
Article 66 – paragraph 4
4. Advertisements shall not contain any visual representation of potentially dangerous practices, such as mixing or application without sufficient protective clothing, notr any use near food or use by or in the vicinity of children or residential or other public areas.
Amendment 325 #
2006/0136(COD)
Annex IV - point 1 – point (a)
(a) substitution shall be applied only where other methods or the chemical, including non-chemical methods of crop protection and pest prevention, or the diversity of the active substances is sufficient to minimise the occurrence of resistance in the target organism; and
Amendment 17 #
2006/0132(COD)
Recital 4
(4) National Action Plans aimed at setting quantitative objectives, targets, measures, indicators and timetables to reducefor the prevention of risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and at promoting and encouraging the development and introduction of Integrated Pest Management and of alternativeadoption of alternative non-chemical approaches or techniques in order to reduce dependency on the use of pesticides should be used by Member States in order to facilitate the implementation of this Directive. National Action Plans may be coordinated with implementation plans under other relevant Community legislation and could be used for grouping together objectives to be achieved under other Community legislation related to pesticides.
Amendment 19 #
2006/0132(COD)
Recital 9
(9) Considering the possible risks from the use of pesticides, the general public should be better informed on the overall impacts of the use of pesticides throughabout both the health and environmental risks and short and long- term adverse impacts of the use of pesticides, and about non-chemical alternatives, through the media, awareness- raising campaigns, information passed on through retailers and other appropriate measures.
Amendment 23 #
2006/0132(COD)
Recital 14
(14) Use of pesticides can be particularly dangerous in very sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites protected in accordance with Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC. In other places such as residential areas, public parks, sports grounds or children's playgroundsand recreation grounds, school grounds and children's playgrounds, and in the vicinity of public healthcare facilities (clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, health resorts, hospices), the risks from exposure to pesticides of the general public are high. Use of pesticides in those areas should, therefore, be prohibited, restricted or the risks arising from such use minimised.
Amendment 25 #
2006/0132(COD)
Recital 16
(16) The application of general principles and crop and sector specific guidelines of Integrated Pest Management by all farmers would result in a better targeted use of all available pest control measures, including pesticides. Therefore, it contributes to a further reduction of the risks to human health and the environment and the dependency on the use of pesticides. Member States should promote low pesticide-input pest management, in particular general and crop-specific standards of Integrated Pest Management, and establish the necessary conditions and measures for its implementation and increase land under organic farming.
Amendment 26 #
2006/0132(COD)
Recital 17
(17) Whereas, on the basis of Regulation (EC) No …/… and of this Directive, implementation of the principles of Integrated Pest Management is obligatory and whereas the subsidiarity principle applies to the way the principles for Integrated Pest Management are implemented, Member States should describe how they ensure the implementation of the principles of Integrated Pest Management with priority being given to non-chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management into their National Action Plan.
Amendment 27 #
2006/0132(COD)
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to measure the progress achieved in the reduction ofpreventing the use of pesticides and their risks and adverse impacts from pesticide use for human health and the environment. Appropriate means are harmonised use and risk indicators that will be established at Community level. Member States should use those indicators for risk management at national level and for reporting purposes, while the Commission should calculate indicators to evaluate progress at Community level. Statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No ... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning statistics on plant protection products should be used. Member States should be entitled to use, in addition to harmonised common indicators, their national indicators, which must be in line with the requirements of this Directive and relate to both the health and environmental risks of pesticide use.
Amendment 28 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 1
This Directive establishes a framework to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides by reducing their use and the risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and promoting the use of Integrated Pest Management and of alternative approaches or techniquin line with the precautionary principle and encouraging the promotion and adoption of non- chemical alternatives to pesticides.
Amendment 35 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 3 – point 3
3) "advisor" means any person who adviseshas the level of instruction and training to be authorised to provide advice on pest management and pesticide safe usethe use of pesticides, in the context of a professional capacity or commercial service, including private self- employed and public advisory services, commercial agents, food producers and retailers where applicable;
Amendment 36 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 3 – point 6
6) "integrated pest management" means careful consideration of all available plant protection methods and subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development of the populations of harmful organisms and keep the use of plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and reduce or minimise risks to human health and the environment. Integrated Pest Management emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro ecosystems and encourages natural pest control mechanisms, by giving priority to preventive crop-growing measures and the use of adapted varieties and of non- chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management;
Amendment 37 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)
6a) "'non-chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management" means the use of pest control and management techniques that do not rely on chemical properties. Non- chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management include rotation, physical and mechanical control and natural predator management;
Amendment 45 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt and implement without undue delay National Action Plans to set up targets, measures and timetables to reduce risks, including hazards, and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and to encourage the development and introduction of integrated pest management and of alternative approaches or techniques, giving priority to non- chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management, in order to reduce dependency on the use of pesticides.
Amendment 47 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When drawing up and revising their National Action Plans, Member States shall take account of the social, economic, environmental and health impacts of the measures envisaged, and of all relevant stakeholder groups. Member States shall describe in their National Action Plans how they will implement measures pursuant to Articles 5 to 14 in order to achieve the objectives referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.
Amendment 50 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
National Action Plans shall be reviewed at least every five years and any substantial changes to National Action Plans shall be reported to the Commission without undue delaythree years and, depending on the attainment of objectives, updated. Monitoring shall also include an analysis of whether the risks in the Action Plan are appropriately taken into account or if they need to be reassessed. Any changes to National Action Plans and the findings of the monitoring shall be reported to the Commission without undue delay. The Commission shall establish an Internet portal to inform the public about the National Action Plans, any changes and the results of their implementation.
Amendment 54 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that at least those distributors selling pesticides to professional usedistributors have sufficient staff in their employment holding a certificate referred to in Article 5(2). Such persons shall be available at the time of sale to provide adequate information to customers as regards use of pesticide use and humans as well as the health and environmental safety instructions on the products in questionrisks and potential adverse impacts associated with them.
Amendment 55 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall require distributors selling pesticides to non-professional users to provide general information regarding the risks and potential adverse health and environmental impacts of pesticide use, in particular on hazards, exposure, proper storage, handling, application and safe disposal in accordance with Community legislation on waste, as well as regarding low-risk alternatives. Member States may require pesticide producers to provide such information.
Amendment 63 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 8 - paragraph 3
Amendment 67 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 9 - paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) aerial spraying must be notified in advance to the competent authority and authorised by that authority;
Amendment 68 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 9 - paragraph 2 – point d d (new)
(dd) the authorisation shall specify the measures necessary for warning in good time residents and bystanders and for protecting the environment in the vicinity of the area sprayed.
Amendment 74 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Information to the public Member States may include in their National Action Plans provisions on informing neighbours who could be exposed to the spray drift.
Amendment 78 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ensuring that application of pesticides is reducinged as far as possible or if appropriate eliminating applicationseliminated on or along roads, railway lines, very permeable surfaces or other infrastructure close to surface water or groundwater or on sealed surfaces with a high risk of run-off into surface water or sewage systems. In all these areas use of non-chemical alternatives should be promoted.
Amendment 79 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) taking appropriate measures to limit the aerial drift and long-range transportation of pesticides at least in vertical crops, including orchards, vineyards, and hops directly adjacent to or near a water course, by ensuring that pesticide use in such areas is reduced to the minimum and non-chemical alternatives are used.
Amendment 80 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 11 – title - introductory part and point 1
Reduction of pesticide use orand risks in specificensitive areas Member States shall, having due regard tofor the necessary hygiene and public health requirements and biodiversity, or the results of relevant risk assessments, ensure that the use of pesticides is prohibited, or restricted tor the risks arising from such use minimisedminimum necessary, in: 1) all areas used by the general public or by vulnerable populations, such groups, at least in residential areas, parks, public gardens, sports and recreation grounds, school grounds and playgrounds and in the vicinity of public healthcare facilities (clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, health resorts, hospices) as well as in substantial no-spray zones including in fields around these areas, particularly, although not exclusively, to protect sensitive groups such as babies, children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions and who may be taking medication;
Amendment 83 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 11 – point 3
3) recently treated areas used by or accessible to agricultural workers or members of the public, e.g. using public footpaths or other access routes through treated areas.
Amendment 85 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take appropriatell necessary measures to promote low pesticide-input pest management, giving priority wherever possible to non- chemical methods and otherwise to practices and products with the lowestof plant protection and pest and crop management, and otherwise to practices with no risk to human health and the environment among those available for the same pest problem. Low pesticide- input pest management includes Integrated Pest Management as well as organic farming according to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products.
Amendment 91 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) identify priority items, such as active substances, crops, regions or practices, that require particular attention or good practices that can be used as examples in order to achieve the objectives of this Directive to reduce the risksin preventing risks, including hazards, and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and to promote and encourage the development and introduction of integrated pest management and ofadoption of non-chemical alternative approaches or techniques in order to reduce dependency on the use of pesticides.
Amendment 94 #
2006/0132(COD)
Article 15
Reporting cordkeeping and reporting Pesticide dealers shall maintain records showing the receipt, sale, delivery or other disposal of all pesticides or pesticide application equipment for a period of two years. The Commission shall regularly submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the progress in the implementation of this Directive and an assessment of National Action Plans, accompanied where appropriate by proposals for amendments. Member States shall report annually to the Commission on their National Action Plans.
Amendment 96 #
2006/0132(COD)
Annex I – title and introductory part (new)
Training and further training subjects referred to in Article 5 Training and further training programmes shall be designed so as to ensure that sufficient knowledge on the following subjects is acquired:
Amendment 97 #
2006/0132(COD)
Annex I – paragraph 1
1. All relevant legislation regarding pesticides and their use, pesticide labels and labelling systems, pesticide terminology, pesticide safety, toxicity and eco-toxicity.
Amendment 98 #
2006/0132(COD)
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) risks to humans (operators, residents, bystanders, people entering treated areas and those handling or eating treated items) and how factors such as smokingall potential acute and chronic long- term adverse health effects of exposure and how factors such as smoking, eating or not wearing the appropriate protective equipment exacerbate these risks;
Amendment 99 #
2006/0132(COD)
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) symptoms of pesticide poisoning and first aid measures and symptoms of chronic health effects;
Amendment 100 #
2006/0132(COD)
Annex I – paragraph 3
3. Notions on integrated pest management strategies and techniques, integrated crop management strategies and techniques, organic farming principles and non- chemical crop protection, in particular preventive methods and biological control methods, information on the general principles and crop or sector- specific guidelines for integrated pest management; standards and practices of non-chemical methods of plant protection and pest and crop management.
Amendment 101 #
2006/0132(COD)
Annex I – paragraph 4
4. Initiation to comparative assessment at user level to help professional users make the most appropriate choices on pesticides with the least side effects on human health, non-target organisms and the environment among all authorised products for a given pest problem, in a given situationamong all authorised products for a given pest problem, in a given situation, choosing the least dangerous product for human health, non-target organisms and the environment.
Amendment 102 #
2006/0132(COD)
Annex I – paragraph 5
5. Measures to minimise risks to humans, non-target organisms and the environment: safe working practices for storing, handling and mixing pesticides, and disposing of empty packaging, other contaminated materials and surplus pesticides (including tank mixes), whether in concentrate or dilute form; recommended way to control operator exposure (personal protection equipment); knowledge of all potential exposure factors including long-term exposure to pesticides in the air, exposure to vapours after application, reactivation, precipitation, pesticides transported from outdoor applications and redistributed into an indoor air environment, exposure to mixtures, pesticide residues transported on pollen or crop dust (e.g. at harvest), spreading of contaminated soil and long- range transportation.
Amendment 32 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste establishes the legislative framework for the handling of waste in the Community. It defines key concepts such as waste, recovery and disposal and puts in place the essential requirements for the management of waste, notably an obligation for an establishment or undertaking carrying out waste management operations to have a permit or to be registered and an obligation for the Member States to draw up waste management plans. It also establishes major principles such as an obligation to handle waste in a way that does not have a negative impact on the environment and human health, an encouragement to apply the waste hierarchy and, in accordance with the polluter-pays principle, a requirement that the costs of disposing of waste must be borne by the holder of waste, by previous holders or by the producers of the product from which the waste came. Or. en (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure)
Amendment 34 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 8
(8) Effective and consistent rules on waste treatment should be applied, subject to certain exceptions, to movable propertysubstances and objects which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard. Or. en (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure)
Amendment 39 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 12 a (new)
Amendment 40 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 17
(17) The definitions of recovery and disposal need to be modified in order to ensure a clear distinction between the two concepts, based on a genuine difference in environmental impact through the substitution of natural resources in the economy and recognising the potential benefits to the environment and human health of using waste as a resource. In addition, guidelines maycriteria should be developed in order to clarify cases where this distinction is difficult to apply in practice or where the classification of the activity as recovery does not match the real environmental impact of the operation. (NewOr. en amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure, and in line with38/108/157/140/141 from first reading)
Amendment 42 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 18
Amendment 43 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 20
(20) There should be no confusion between the various aspects of the waste definition, and appropriate procedures should be applied, where necessary, to by-products that are not waste, on the one hand, or to waste that ceases to be waste, on the other hand. In order to specify certain aspects of the definition of waste, this Directive should clarify: – when substances or objects resulting from a production process not primarily aimed at producing such substances or objects are by-products and not waste. The decision that a substance is not waste can be taken only on the basis of a coordinated approach, to be regularly updated, and where this is consistent with the protection of the environment and human health. If the use of a by-product is allowed under an environmental licence or general environmental rules, this can be used by Member States as a tool to decide that no overall adverse environmental or human health impacts are expected to occur, and – when certain waste ceases to be waste, laying down end-of-waste criteria that provide a high level of environmental protection and an environmental and economic benefit; possible categories of waste for which "end-of-waste" specifications and criteria should be developed are, among others, construction and demolition waste, some ashes and slags, scrap metals, compost, waste paper and glass. For the purposes of reaching eThe concepts of by-products and- of- waste status, a recovery operation may be as simple as the checking of waste to verify that it fulfils the end-of-waste criteria. (First part is a new amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure, second part is new to address an oversight in first reading so as to ensure coherence with internthat ceases to be a waste do not apply for the purpose of trans-boundary shipments to third countries. Or. en obligationals.)
Amendment 50 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 22
(22) On the basis of the definition of waste, in order to promote certainty and consistency, the Commission may adopt guidelines to specify in certain cases when substances or objects become waste. Such guidelines mashould urgently be developed inter alia for electrical and electronic equipment and vehicles. to close the loopholes in waste shipment legislation. Or. en (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure)
Amendment 51 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 26
(26) This Directive should help move the EU closer to a "recycling society", seeking to avoid waste generation and to use waste as a resource. In particular, the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme calls for measures aimed at ensuring the source separation, collection and recycling of priority waste streams. In line with that objective and as a means to facilitating or improving its recovery potential, waste should be separately collected and hazardous compounds should be separated from waste streams, if technically, environmentally and economically practicable, before undergoing recovery operations that deliver the best overall environmental outcome. (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure in line with amendment 54Or. en from first reading)
Amendment 55 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 28
(28) The waste hierarchy generally lays down a priority order of what constitutes the best overall environmental option in waste legislation and policy, while departing from such hierarchy may be necessary for specific waste streams when justified for reasons of, inter alia, technical feasibility, economic viability and environmental protection. Or. en (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)((c) of the Rules of Procedure)
Amendment 59 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 32
(32) It is important, in accordance with the waste hierarchy, and for the purpose of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions originating from waste disposal on landfills, to facilitatensure the separate collection and proper treatment of bio- waste in order to produce environmentally-safe compost and other bio-waste based materials. Member States should set up separate collection systems for bio-waste. The Commission, after an assessment on the management of bio-waste, will submit proposals for legislative measuretargets, if appropriate. (NewOr. en amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure, and in line with112/138 from first reading)
Amendment 60 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 36
(36) According to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, Member States may take the measures necessary to prevent shipments of waste which are not in accordance with their waste management plans. By way of derogation from that Regulation, Member States should be allowed to limit incoming shipments to incinerators classified as recovery, where it has been established that national waste would have to be disposed of or that waste would have to be treated in a way that is not consistent with their waste management plans. It is recognised that certain Member States may not be able to provide a network comprising the full range of final recovery facilities within their territory. (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure, in line with amendmentOr. en 83 from first reading)
Amendment 61 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 37
(37) In order to improve the way in which waste prevention actions are taken forward in the Member States and to facilitate the circulation of best practice in this area, it is necessary to strengthen the provisionadopt Community targets and measures relating to waste prevention and to introduce a requirement for the Member States to develop waste prevention programmes concentrating on the key environmental impacts and taking into account the whole life-cycle of products and materials. Such measures should pursue the objective of breaking the link between economic growth and the growth in waste volumes as well as the environmental and health impacts associated with the generation of waste. Stakeholders, as well as, by achieving a net reduction of waste generation, its harmfulness and its adverse impacts. Local and regional authorities, as well as stakeholders and the general public, should have the opportunity to participate in the drawing up of the programmes, and should have access to them once drawn up, in line with Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment. Or. en (Reintroduction of amendment 10 of first reading)
Amendment 62 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 40
(40) In the interests of the simplification of Community legislation and the reflection of environmental benefits, the relevant provisions of Council Directive 75/439/EEC of 16 June 1975 on the disposal of waste oils should be integrated into this Directive. Directive 75/439/EEC should therefore be repealed. The management of waste oils should be conducted in accordance with the guiding principle of the waste hierarchy, and preference should be given to options that deliver the best overall environmental outcome. The separate collection of waste oils remains crucial to their proper management and the prevention of damage to the environment from their improper disposal. Or. en (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)((c) of the Rules of Procedure)
Amendment 63 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 43
(43) In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to establish criteria regarding a number of issues such as the conditions under which an object is to be considered a by-product, the end-of- waste status andfor the determination of waste which is considered as hazardous. Furthermore, power should be conferred on the Commission to adapt the annexes to technical and scientific progress and to specify the application of the formula for incineration facilities referred to in Annex II, R1. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive and to supplement it by the addition of new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC. (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)((c) of the Rules of Procedure, in line with amendmentsOr. en 107/121, 45 and 83 of first reading)
Amendment 65 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 1 – paragraphs 1 a and 1 b (new)
Amendment 66 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Amendment 73 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (a a) (new)
Amendment 83 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 3 – point 14
(14) "recovery" means any operation the principal result of which is waste treatment operation that meets the following criteria: (a) results in waste substituting for other resources that would have been used to fulfil that function or in it being prepared for such use; (b) results in waste serving a usefulgenuine purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in the wider economy. Annex II sets out a non-exhaustive list of recovery operations; (First part is a reinstatement of amendment 127 from first reading, the last paragraph is athat substitution; (c) meets any efficiency criteria, established in accordance with Article 35 (1); (d) decreases the overall negative environmental impacts by using waste as a substitute for other resources; (e) ensures that the products comply with the applicable Community safety legislation and Community standards; (f) gives a high priority to the protection of human health and the environment and minimises the formation, release, and dispersal of hazardous substances in the process. Annex II sets out a harmonised and revisable list of recovery operations; Or. en new amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure.)
Amendment 114 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, measures may be adopted to determine thethe Commission shall put forward a legislative proposal to determine environmental and quality criteria to be met for specific substances or objects to be regarded as a by-product and not as waste referred to in point (1) of Article 3. These measures, 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 36(2). (Partial reintroduction of amendment 107/121 and of amendment 7 from first reading)In the absence of such criteria at Community level or applicable jurisprudence, the substances, materials or objects concerned shall continue to be considered a waste. Or. en
Amendment 116 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 123 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 139 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 7 - paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Such measures may encourage, inter alia, the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, that are technically durable and that are, after having become waste, suitable for proper and safe recovery and environmentally compatible disposal. This should include the obligation on producers or importers to provide publicly available information on the extent to which the waste product is recyclable. Or. en (Partial reinstatement of amendment 35 from first reading)
Amendment 141 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 146 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 153 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 8 a (new)
Amendment 164 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, Member States may, in order to protect their network, limit incoming shipments of waste destined to incinerators that are classified as recovery, where it has been established that such shipments would result in national waste having to be disposed of or waste having to be treated in a way that is not consistent with their waste management plans. Member States shall notify the Commission of any such decision. Member States may also limit outgoing shipments of waste on environmental grounds as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006. (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure, in line with amendmentOr. en 83 from first reading.)
Amendment 174 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 175 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 176 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) waste oils are treated in accordance with Articles 10 and 11; 0, giving preference to regeneration wherever possible; Or. en (Partial reintroduction of amendment 56 from first reading.)
Amendment 181 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) where this is technically feasible and economically viable, waste oils of different characteristics are not mixed and waste oils are not mixed with other kinds of waste or substances, if such mixing impedes their treatment. Or. en (Partial reintroduction of amendment 56 from first reading.)
Amendment 182 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. If waste oils, according to national legislation, are subject to requirements of regeneration, Member States may prescribe that such waste oils shall be regenerated if technically feasible and, wWhere Articles 11 or 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 apply, Member States may restrict the transboundary shipment of waste oils from their territory to incineration or co- incineration facilities in order to give priority to the regeneration of waste oils. (Amendment consequent to the reintroduction of amendment 56 from first reading.)Or. en
Amendment 189 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 19
Member States shall take measures, as appropriate, and not later than ...* in accordance with Articles 10 and 110, to encouragsure: (a) the establishment of separate collection ofsystems for bio-waste; (b) the treatment of bio-waste in a way that fulfils a high level of environmental protection; (c) the use of environmentally safe materials produced from bio-waste. The Commission shall carry out an assessment on the management ofMinimum safety requirements for collection and treatment, and environmental and quality criteria including limit values for pollutants for the use of environmentally safe materials produced from bio- waste with a view to submitting a proposal if appropriatshall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 36(2). Not later than ...*, the Commission shall put forward a legislative proposal on minimum targets for separate collection of bio-waste. _______ * OJ: Please insert date three years after the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 201 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 21
Member States may exempt from the requirement laid down in Article 20(1) establishments or undertakings for the following operations: (a) disposal of their own non-hazardous waste at the place of production; or (b) recovery of waste. . Or. {EN}en (Partial reintroduction of amendment 161 from first reading.)
Amendment 204 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 205 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 214 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall determine appropriate specific qualitative or quantitative benchmarks for waste prevention measures adopted in order to monitor and assess the progress of the measures and may determine specific qualitative or quantitative targets and indicators, other than that go beyond those referred to in paragraph 4,Article 7a for the same purpose. (New amendment based on Rule 62(2)(c) of the Rules of Procedure, in line with amendmentOr. en 38/108/157/140/141 of first reading)
Amendment 216 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 220 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. For hazardous waste, the records shall be preserved for at least three years except in the case of establishments and undertakings transporting hazardous waste which must keep such records for at least 12 monthfive years. Documentary evidence that the management operations have been carried out shall be supplied at the request of the competent authorities or of a previous holder. Member States shall ensure that the national competent authorities keep a register of all establishments and undertakings referred to in Chapter IV, and may require those establishments and undertakings to provide reports. Or. en (Reinstatement of amendment 74 of first reading)
Amendment 222 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 34 a (new)
Amendment 229 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 237 #
2005/0281(COD)
Annex II – point R 1