385 Amendments of Dorette CORBEY
Amendment 1 #
2008/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas scientific data must be taken as the basis for setting quotas and the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY),
Amendment 2 #
2008/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas fishermen and scientists often disagree in their estimates of the state of the sea and fish stocks,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reminds the Commission that, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, it has a legal obligation to base its proposals relating to the CFP on 'sound scientific advice and on the precautionary approach'; calls on the Commission to emphasise and make a case for the importance of scientific research into the state of the sea and fish stocks;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes a clear conflict of interest between fishermen and scientists in the short term, whereas their long-term objectives appre more compatible; considers that consensus about the state of the sea must be the basis for a fisheries policy geared to be more compatiblesustainability; calls on the Commission to promote better cooperation between fishermen and scientists;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas long-term copious alcohol consumption can lead to addiction problems with serious social and financial consequences, and to chronic forms of Korsakov’s syndrome caused by a serious deficiency of vitamin B1,
Amendment 39 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in this connection, to give consideration to the prevention and control of alcohol-related damage and the problem of addiction; also calls for attention to be paid to Korsakov’s syndrome, a chronic alcohol- related condition with a very high social and financial cost;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the cormorant is a resilient species whose numbers have quickly recovered in several countries following the ending of intensive persecution; whereas, moreover, the cormorant is a species which appeals to the imagination,
Amendment 17 #
2008/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises that the cormorant population could only be reduced by means of drastic measures which are likely to provoke wide-ranging public opposition, given that the cormorant is not only a resilient, but also a popular species; states, therefore, its preference for measures designed to prevent the cormorant population from growing any further, for example by reducing breeding rates and preventing the establishment of new colonies; calls for genuine, fair financial compensation for fishermen and fish farmers who are suffering losses as a result of existing or growing cormorant populations; calls for regular assessments of the measures and of the losses suffered by fishermen and fish farmers;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls its abovementioned resolution of 21 May 2008, and in particular the fact that all efforts to curb emissions should aim at staying well below the objective of limiting global temperature increases to below 2°C, inasmuch as a level of warming of that magnitude would already heavily impact on our society and individual lifestyles and would also entail significant changes in ecosystems and water resources; is deeply concerned about the fact that, as indicated by many recent scientific reports, climate change is both more rapid and more serious in terms of its adverse effects than was previously thought; consequently, calls on the Commission to closely monitor and analyse the latest scientific findings with a view to assessing, in particular, whether the EU 2°C target would still achieve the aim of avoiding dangerous climate change;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas human society is facing a dual challenge as regards threats to the earth's life-supporting system, namely climate change and the overuse and destruction of many of the most important ecosystems; whereas there are many interlinkages between the climate system and ecosystems – in particular the capacity of oceans and terrestrial ecosystems to sequester carbon – and whereas climate change can only be addressed effectively within the context of healthy ecosystems,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls in particular the essential objectives in combating climate change and stresses the importance of setting a clear, in accordance with the recommendations contained in the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and as included in the Bali road- map, of setting, for the EU and the other industrialised countries as a group, a medium-term target of a 20%-35-40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, ands well as a long-term reduction target of 50%-at least 80% by 2050, in order to achieve a 50% probabilitycompared to 1990, maintaining the focus ofn restricting the increase in average global temperature to 2°C over pre-industrial levels; and thus achieving a 50% probability of meeting this objective;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls its position of [date of adoption in plenary] within the framework of the legislative procedures on the "climate and energy package";
Amendment 5 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it is examining, together with the Council, proposals for legislation aimed at delivering the EU climate commitments,
Amendment 6 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Lisbon Treaty explicitly lays down the objectives and competences of the Union in the field of climate change and, if ratified, will strengthen the European Union's role in promoting sustainable development and fighting climate change,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees that the development, application and export of modern environmental technologies makes a contribution to fulfilling the Lisbon Strategy and meeting the EU’s Kyoto targets and other climate objectives, thus enabling environmental targets and economic growth to be realised; emphasises, in this context, that tackling climate change will lead to societal changes that will help to create new jobs and industries, combat dependency on imports of fossil fuels and provide social benefits for citizens; is convinced, moreover, that climate change can only be successfully combated if citizens are fully engaged in the process and are protected during the period of transition to a carbon-neutral economy;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the available funding for adaptation measuresmitigation and adaptation efforts are both of paramount importance; whereas industrialised countries have a historical responsibility for climate change; whereas developing countries have contributed little to climate change and yet are the most affected by it; whereas the available funding to combat climate change in developing countries is quite inadequate and should be substantially increased, International Dimension: Post-2012Or. en
Amendment 9 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the new climate change agreement should come into being under the auspices of the UN and on the principle of a ‘sharedcommon but differentiated responsibility’, with the countries of the industrialised world mtaking a clear contribution to emission reductthe lead in reducing their domestic emissions while the developing countries also commit themselves to climate measures within the limits of their capabilit, in accordance with the Bali Action Plan, to taking nationally appropriate mitigation actions in the context of sustainable development, supported and enabled, in a measurable, reportable and verifiable manner by technology, financing and capacity- building from industrialised countries;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to incorporate the requirements of emission reductions, and measures to adapt to the consequences of climate change, into development aid programmes, and/or to refer to these requirements in the decision-making processes of international development aid agencies, thus involving the private sector and, public authorities and non-governmental organisations in the countries or regions concerned by way of partnerships; stresses that additional resources need to be mobilised to help developing countries to tackle the climate change challenge and that emerging initiatives in this context must be formally linked to the UNFCCC process and to achieving the Millennium Development Goals; welcomes the EU’s launching of a Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) to support adaptation to climate change in poor developing countries that are most vulnerable to climate change and recalls in this regard its resolution of 21 October 20081; Or. en Energy
Amendment 11 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that Europe needs a forward- looking strategic energy and external energy policy, common energy policy, both within the EU and in external relations, to ensure a high level of security of energy supply meeting the conditions of sustainability, resource efficiency and climate neutrality, and that questions regarding the transport and storage of energy under the umbrella term ‘energy infrastructure’ must be answered alongside the question of the availability of energy;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure: – the development of, and investment in, a European energy transport infrastructure (including the so-called supergrid) needed to ensure diversity for the EU in terms of energy sources; – ongoing research and development of pilot projects related to ICT-linked technology, decentralised production and other new technological developments;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on politicianthe EU, the Member States and the business community: – to invest in infrastructure, networks and grids for the generation of solar power for hydrogen production, andproduction, transport and storage of solar energy and hydrogen; – to offer third countries, by way of energy partnerships, programmes for the creation of the necessary institutions, infrastructures and training programmes for locally based experts and network access for their own needs;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the considerable potential of the use of sustainable biomass for energy production with a view to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and calls for a European strategy for the exploitation of biomass forsustainable biomass for production of electricity and gas, heating and cooling; BiofuelsOr. en
Amendment 15 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that thecertain production-types of biofuels is partly to blame for increased food prices, but that abandoning biofuels can resolve neither the problem of hunger in the world nor the issue of climate-compatible mobility; can have an impact on food prices, loss of biodiversity and deforestation, and notes at the same time that biofuels must be produced responsibly and through a verifiably sustainable process;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Suggests that the Commission rethink the notion of a fixed quota for biofuels and instead develop flexible scenariopolicies which take account not only of the growing worldwide need for agricultural land for food and feedstuffs but also of the question of the need to import biofuels into the EU, with a view to meeting the requireof the complex nature of biofuels production, including life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and assessments of individual mobility and goods transport in futureall relevant indirect effects;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers it essential to involve the developing countries in a long-term strategy for the development and production of biofuels, in order to examine the possibility of their economic planning and profitability, to secure availability and production of food, to answer the question of their environmental sustainability, and not least to permit social developments and lasting increase in earnings; Energy efficiency, as well as to ensure that developing countries receive the training needed in order to be in a position to meet the EU sustainability criteria; Or. en
Amendment 18 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to reconsider the non-binding nature of the 20% goal for energy efficiency by 2020 and if necessary to propose to the Council that this target be made bindingpropose a binding goal of 20% in energy efficiency by 2020 and to accompany that proposal with concrete interim reduction targets;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the relevant local authorities and professional associations in the Member States to establish the criterion of energy efficiency criteria, guidelines and national legislation or administrative decisions for new buildings as a leitmotiv for architects and building engineers, with building regulations for the energy efficiency of new buildings as a possible first step in this directionnd major renovation works;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Amendment 21 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Welcomes the creation and the extension within the EU, as well as to the neighbourhood countries, of the Trans- European NetworksTransport Networks (TEN-T) and calls for the priority projects, in particular those which are most climate- friendly, to be completed as soon as possible, since these are vitally important for freight transport logistics and a sustainable European transport policy; Agriculture and livestock breedingOr. en
Amendment 22 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)
Paragraph 84 a (new)
84a. Recognises that the cultivation of cereals and soya as feed for livestock is responsible for substantial greenhouse gas emissions; recalls the report entitled “Livestock’s Long Shadow” issued by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in November 2006, which states that the livestock industry is responsible for 18% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions; considers that a switch from intensive livestock production to extensive sustainable systems should be encouraged while total meat consumption also needs to be reduced in particular in industrialised countries;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Calls for feed rations in dairy and meat production to be reviewed, and where necessary improved, with a view tothe aim of achieving a reduction in methane formation in the rumen of ruminants without restricting productivity; ; calls for any feeding and breeding 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; Or. en Soil protection
Amendment 25 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116
Paragraph 116
116. Notes that possible measures may include collection and evaluation of relevant data on the effects of climate change on human health, improving preparedness for natural disasters, public health services and emergency planning, support for measures to promote health in all sectors, and measures to increase awareness, particularly public information about new types of dangers to health, warnings and specific tips on avoiding exposure, with special reference to insect- borne diseases and heat waves;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CA
Recital CA
CA. whereas many of the effects of climate change on health as reported for instance by the WHO may be kept at bay by preparing and strengthening health systems, and by appropriate preventive measures, with particular attention being paid to the spread of tropical diseases, and by public information campaigns addressing especially vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, newborn babies, children and elderly people, Or. en Advanced technologies
Amendment 27 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125
Paragraph 125
125. Calls for the establishment of a European Climate Fund and/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 and solidarity they will require; Or. en 2050 - The future begins today
Amendment 28 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 146 a (new)
Paragraph 146 a (new)
Amendment 29 #
2008/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the task of preserving creationnature and humanity is passed on from one generation to the next,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that tackling climate change will lead to societal changes that will help to create new jobs and industries, combat energy poverty and provide social benefits such as improved health and a better environment for citizens; stresses that cooperation at international, regional and local level will be critical if we are to be successful in achieving this goal;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that climate change can only be successfully combated if citizens are engaged and are protected during the period of transition to a carbon-neutral economy; highlights, therefore, the fact that mitigation and adaptation policies will push the European Union towards a new model of sustainable development which should promote its social character in order to secure the social consensus;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls in particular the essential objectives in combating climate change and stresses the importance of setting a clear medium-term target of a 205%-340% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, as agreed in the roadmap adopted at the UN's Bali conference on climate change in 2007, and a long-term reduction target of 560%- 80% by 2050, in order to achieve a 50% probabilitymaintaining the focus ofn restricting the increase in average global temperature to 2°C over pre-industrial levels;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 22 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees that the development, application and export of modern environmental technologies makes a contributiones simultaneously to fulfilling the Lisbon Strategy and meeting the EU’s Kyoto targets and other climate objectives, thus enablingand points out that, in order to achieve ambitious environmental targets and economic growth, to be realishe Lisbon strategy and the climate and energy package should be fully integrated;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 27 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 35 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and the coming Council Presidencies to take a leadership role in international negotiations towards a post-2012 agreement and international sectoral agreements and to reach a conclusion by 2009, so that enough time remains to ratify the forthcoming climate change agreement and avoid a gap between obligation periods;
Amendment 46 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the EU and its Member States to examinestablish 'climate diplomacy', in the context of the European Security Strategy (ESS) and the European Security and Defence Policy, and to prevent, monitor, and take action to tackle the effects of climate change and resultant natural disasters on civil protection and human safety as well as possible conflicts caused by changes in water and land supply resulting from climate change;
Amendment 56 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission, the Presidents-in-Office and the Member States to adopt, at bilateral level in the negotiations towards a post-2012 agreement and international sectoral agreements, a mediating role between the positions of the industrialised countries, the G5 and the developing countries, in order to ensure by means of a balance of interest the success of the climate negotiations involving all major greenhouse gas emitters;
Amendment 62 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure the development of the European energy transport infrastructure needed to ensure diversity for the EU in terms of energy sources;
Amendment 65 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU and its Member States to secure a transitional phase in the energy mix, influenced by politicians and led by entrepreneurs, a period in which the use of renewable energy sources gradually supplements and subsequently reduces and replaces the use of fossil fuels, by means of active support from the public authorities in the Member States and at EU level;
Amendment 70 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that experience has shown that end-consumers will bear the major burden and that there could potentially be an inflationary effect; underlines the fact that climate change must be combated in a social and economically sustainable way and that any initiative must include measures to offset negative social consequences for vulnerable sectors/social groups;
Amendment 71 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to motivate electricity suppliers by means of depreciation systems and tax incentive schemes to carry out the necessary modernisation of fossil-fuel-fired power stations, as well as the transport grid, in order to achieve substantial efficiency improvements in conventional power production and transport;
Amendment 73 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Amendment 84 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that effective use of wind power and other forms of renewable energy on a wide scale will require investment in European power grids;
Amendment 96 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that, if any future low-carbon energy policy must also investigate the possible contribution of nuclear power to the energy mix of the future, focusing onaimed at reducing carbon dioxide includes nuclear energy, then it must focus not only on the possible reduction in carbon dioxide emissions but also on the investment required, the security of uranium supply, the operation of the plants, technological and international safety issues and also the unresolved question of the disposal of waste, in comparison to renewable energy sources;
Amendment 101 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Regards combined heat and power as an effective, economical and environmentally sensible option;
Amendment 108 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the production of biofuels is partly to blame for increased foodneeds to be undertaken through a verifiably sustainable prioces, buts and that abandoning biofuels can resolve neither the problem of hunger in the world nor the issue of climate-compatible mobility;
Amendment 112 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Suggests that the Commission rethink the notdevelop scenarions of an fixed quotas for biofuels anused instead develop flexible scenarios transport which take account not only of the growing worldwide need for agricultural land for food and feedstuffs but also of the questionand the impact on water resources but also of the need to import biofuels into the EU, with a view to meeting the requirements of individual mobility and goods transport in future;
Amendment 115 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers it essential to involve the developing countries in a long-term strategy for the development and production of biofuels, in order to examine the possibility of their economic planning and profitability, to answer the question of their environmental sustainability, and not least to permit social developments and lasting increase in earnings, as well as to ensure that developing countries receive the training needed in order to be in a position to respect the EU sustainability criteria;
Amendment 123 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to reconsider the non-binding nature of the 20% goal for energy efficiency by 2020 and if necessary to propose to the Council that this target be made binding; also stresses the need to explore the possibility of laying down interim reduction objectives;
Amendment 126 #
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, with house and flat owners being provided with thermal images and energy performance information for their properties, with examples taken from daily life, as well as with recommendations for financing possible modernisation work, along the lines of micro-credits or subsidies; also proposes that incentives be provided for the modernisation of rented property, with the aim of reducing the amount of energy used and, where appropriate, the rates of tax on rental income in line with investment costs;
Amendment 131 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 134 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 138 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39a (new)
Paragraph 39a (new)
39a. Calls on Member States, together with relevant local authorities and professional associations, to put in place energy efficiency criteria, guidelines and regulations for new buildings and important renovation works, and stresses the fundamental role of the public authorities in encouraging the inclusion of energy efficiency requirements among the rules governing public procurement;
Amendment 139 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39b (new)
Paragraph 39b (new)
39b. Notes that renovation and improvement of energy efficiency of tower block buildings, especially in those countries where such buildings make up the biggest part of the housing market, is the easiest way to save energy and reduce CO2 emissions; calls on the Commission to revise and increase the currently existing 2% structural funds limit applicable to grants for the renovation of tower blocks;
Amendment 146 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to consider a ban on stand-by functions for new appliances as part of the review of the Eco- design Directive, to establish minimum energy efficiency standards and to make automatic switch-off and energy-saving modes mandatory even for installations with large motors and for industrial equipment and machinery;
Amendment 152 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for a comprehensive policy mix of mutually supportive measures towards a sustainable transport policy comprising the development of vehicle technology (eco- efficient innovation), creation of distribution networks for clean fuels, increased use of alternative forms of propulsion, increased use of alternative energy sources for transport, intelligent traffic management, changes in driving styles and car use, and a CO2 tax, which CO2 tax and the modernisation of public transport, in order to achieve the goal of zero emissions without ignoring the increased need for mobility as an aspect of the way we live today; points out that all of these could be promoted by clear preferences in public procurement;
Amendment 161 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Stresses the potential of rail transport as a low-carbon, energy-efficient mode of transport, both for long-distance freight haulage and for short- and medium- distance regional and commuter traffic; , and asks that such priorities be reflected in the criteria for the support of regional and cohesion funds;
Amendment 164 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Welcomes the creation and extension of the Trans-European Networks and calls for the priority projects, in particular those which are most climate-friendly, to be completed as soon as possible, since these are vitally important for freight transport logistics and a sustainable European transport policy;
Amendment 174 #
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 railmore environmentally friendly means of transport, 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 183 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to agree on a reduction target within the shipping industry and to set minimum standards for the use of these modern technologies in the construction of new vessels; calls on the Commission to set a reduction emission target for maritime transport, should this prove to be necessary;
Amendment 185 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Considers that there is a need for an integrated approach in the aviation sector which will commit the aircraft industry worldwide, airlines and airport operators jointly to an emission reduction target by 2020, without calling into question the benefits of emissions trading as an instrument for increasing efficiency;
Amendment 188 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63a. Calls on all Member States and the EU institutions to give all necessary support to R&D in respect of break- through environmentally friendly transport technologies, such as hydrogen, electric, fuel cells or hybrids;
Amendment 192 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report by 2010 on cabotage and other factors in the European Union which lead to unladen journeys and losses of efficiency in the Internal Market; believes that efficient and effective freight logistics, used as an integral part of the EU transport system, are the key to sustainable mobility in Europe, to economic efficiency and competitiveness, to optimal use of energy resources, to job creation, to the protection of the environment and to fighting against climate change;
Amendment 193 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64a. Calls for the development and use of intelligent transport systems in order to manage traffic and to reduce traffic congestion;
Amendment 194 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Expresses its concern that cultural heritage and traditional landscapes in Europe are threatened by extreme weather phenomena and long-term climate change, and calls on the Member States to draw up a uniform list, coordinated at European level, of European cultural heritage sites threatened by climate change;
Amendment 197 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
Amendment 203 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Considers that tourism development should be sustainable and should protect the environment;
Amendment 206 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 69
Subheading after paragraph 69
Amendment 207 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
Amendment 210 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Requires all commercial and non- commercial entities to report publicly, on an annual basis, on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions emitted, measures taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, activities undertaken to reskill employees (in the event of closure due to proven carbon leakage) and revenues gained through emission trading scheme operations; asks the Commission to monitor these activities and report to Parliament on progress made by industrial sectors to curb emissions;
Amendment 211 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
Amendment 221 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
Amendment 225 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 73
Subheading after paragraph 73
Amendment 226 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
Amendment 229 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
Amendment 233 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
Amendment 234 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
Amendment 236 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
79. Calls on the Commission to consider, without prejudging the outcome, the explicit inclusion of agriculture in a future integrated European climate policy and the elaboration of binding reduction targets for the emission of greenhouse gases from the agriculture sector, exploiting all existing potential;
Amendment 237 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
79. Calls on the Commission to consider, without prejudging the outcome, the explicit inclusion of agriculture in a future integrated European climate policy and the elaboration of binding reduction targets for the emission of greenhouse gases, including methane and nitrous oxide, from the agriculture sector, exploiting all existing potential;
Amendment 239 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)
Paragraph 79 a (new)
79a. Calls on the Commission to make provision for aid to the agriculture sector when agricultural activities are hit by extreme weather conditions and aid for those regions for which there are forecasts of a high risk of loss of agricultural revenues as a result of climate change (for example, regions threatened by desertification due to lack of water, etc.);
Amendment 244 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
Paragraph 83
83. Calls for research and development ofinto new technologies including biotechnology for seed and plant breeding, in green gene technology and for plant protection to be stepped up in order to implement a climate protection policy for agriculture; also calls for research and development funding to develop new and more environmentally friendly methods of cultivation and farm management and to finance their pilot implementation, which should include seminars and educational programmes for both new and the existing farmers, in order to help agriculture to adapt to climate change;
Amendment 246 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Takes the view that, if agricultural practice is to take account of climate change, new land- and water management know-how needs to be imparted, and that vocational training for young farmers should cover the effects of climate change or the climatic relevance of agricultural production;
Amendment 248 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)
Paragraph 84 a (new)
84a. Recognises that growing cereals and soya as feed for livestock is responsible for substantial greenhouse gas emissions; takes the view that a move away from industrial livestock production to more near natural rearing systems should be encouraged as these require less use of cereals and soya as feed and have significant environmental benefits;
Amendment 252 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Calls for feed rations in dairy and meat production to be reviewed, and where necessary improved, with a view to achieving a reduction in methane formation in the rumen of ruminants without restricting productivity; however, considers that dietary changes that are likely to have an adverse effect on the health and welfare of any of the animals concerned must not be introduced;
Amendment 318 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116 a (new)
Paragraph 116 a (new)
116a. Calls on the Member States to earmark additional finance to health systems to cope with the impact of climate change on health as climate change is accelerating the rate of disease migration, which puts pressure on health systems;
Amendment 321 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 117
Paragraph 117
117. Considers that Europe enjoys an excellent starting position in the global race for a low-emission economy, and should make the most of this position to trigger greater innovation which will create new and competitive businesses and new jobs in the fields of clean technology in full accordance with the Lisbon Strategy, renewable energies and green enterprises and green skills in order to counterbalance possible loss of jobs in high CO2 emitting sectors, in full accordance with the Lisbon Strategy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify structural changes resulting from the implementation of climate change policies and calls on the Commission to propose periodically, measures to support the populations most affected;
Amendment 322 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 118
Paragraph 118
118. Warns against pessimism, which may lead to our missing the economic opportunity offered by climate change and political measures to combat it, thereby losingby stressing the need for optimism on the part of the social partners who will be directly involved in stimulating the economy and the possibilities of re- education and absorption of workers affected as a result of climate change adaptation and mitigation; considers that public and social consensus will be critical to win the global race for efficiency, innovation, raw materials and future technologies, and markets;
Amendment 326 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121
Paragraph 121
121. Invites the social partners and the two sides of industry in the Member States and at EU level to develop common economic strategies for each sector, so as to identify and strategically exploit potential where it exists;
Amendment 328 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121 a (new)
Paragraph 121 a (new)
Amendment 330 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 123 a (new)
Paragraph 123 a (new)
123. Recommends that Member States consider ways of accelerating the implementation of clean and energy efficient technologies, such as direct subsidies to consumers investing in technologies, for instance solar panels, ground heath pumps, air heath pumps, water heath pumps and cleaner burning hearth appliance stoves;
Amendment 334 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 126
Paragraph 126
Amendment 336 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 126 a (new)
Paragraph 126 a (new)
126a. Calls for the greater use of public procurement and public-private partnerships as means of promoting innovation in new technologies and ensuring their market access;
Amendment 337 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 127
Subheading after paragraph 127
Amendment 341 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 131
Paragraph 131
131. Calls on the Commission to draw up an inventory of all existing funding instruments and their significance for European climate objectives and, on the basis of this ‘climate audit’, to devise proposals for the future financial framework so that EU budget lines can be adapted in line with the requirements of climate policy, while not excluding the possibility of creating new funds and thus allocating new resources to them;
Amendment 342 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 131 a (new)
Paragraph 131 a (new)
131a. Highlights, in this context, the need to provide sufficient funds to support developing countries in their adaptation to carbon emission mitigation strategies and measures to support their industrial and productive fabric;
Amendment 349 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133
Paragraph 133
133. UrgStresses, in its capacity as an arm of the budgetary authority together with the Council, that the highest priority must be given to climate change and measures to combat it in the next financial perspective;
Amendment 350 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133 a (new)
Paragraph 133 a (new)
133a. Calls for the future restructuring of the budget in order to highlight the importance of climate change and to finance all proposed green policies, by stressing the fact that redistribution of current resources is not sufficient and the pursuit of new resources has become a necessity;
Amendment 351 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133 a (new)
Paragraph 133 a (new)
133a. Calls on the other arm of the budgetary authority and the Commission to establish a European climate change fund financed by revenues generated from the future scheme for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading, which would be used to support adaptation, mitigation, energy efficiency and sustainable consumption;
Amendment 353 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 133
Subheading after paragraph 133
Education, training, reporting, labelling and awareness- raising
Amendment 356 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 135
Paragraph 135
135. Regards it as urgently necessary to Calls on the Commission to develop communication strategies to spread information on the science of climakte change (based on the latest IPCC findings), energy saving strategies, energy efficiency measures and the use of renewable energy sources impinge much more strongly on the everyday consciousness of the publicto the general public, in addition suggests that EU youth exchange programmes focus on common climate change awareness projects and therefore calls on the Commission to commission annually, via Eurobarometer, an EU citizen survey measuring citizen's attitudes and perceptions towards climate change, and furtherefmore calls for general and simple efficiency standards for all areas of everyday life;
Amendment 358 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
Paragraph 136
136. Calls on the Member States, together with electricity suppliers, to enter into a dialogue with citizens in order to convince public opinion of the need, for reasons of energy and climate policy, to make modern fossil fuel-fired power stations more energy-efficient, including a discussion of CO2 capture and storageprovide free energy audits, to enable citizens to reduce their energy consumption and reduce their emissions;
Amendment 359 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 137
Paragraph 137
137. Points toCalls on the Commission to share information with citizens and Member States on the successful projects such as the ‘car-free day’ in the context of European Mobility Week and highlights the need to make citizens think about their urban mobility and hence question their behaviour as road users in their cities, and not to confine the term 'individual mobility' to the use of one's own car but extend it to all forms of individual travel in cities and conurbations such as walking, cycling, car- sharing, car-pooling, taxis and local public transport;
Amendment 363 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 141
Paragraph 141
141. Suggests that the Commission declare a European Year of Energy and Resource Efficiency in order to raise citizens’ awareness at all policy levels of more efficient use of resources and to take climate change as an opportunity to hold an intensive debate on the availability and handling of resources; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fight energy poverty as well as to guarantee the development of a water saving culture and to raise public awareness of water saving through educational programmes; calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of promoting a network of cities to encourage sustainable water use with the aim of exchanging good practice and jointly carrying out pilot demonstration projects;
Amendment 365 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 142
Paragraph 142
Amendment 366 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 143
Paragraph 143
143. Considers advertising and product information to be an important instrument for raising consumer awareness of the environmental costs of consumer goods and changing consumer behaviour; warns, however, of the risk of ‘greenwashing’ and calls on national andthe Commission and the Member States, in consultation with European industrial associations to draw up an advertising and labelling code for their industries with a view to condemning misleading advertising and incorrect statements about the environmental effects of products, and to comply with existing European advertising and labelling rules;
Amendment 369 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 146
Paragraph 146
146. Welcomes initiatives by major undertakings to pursue internal reduction targets with the involvement of their staff and their small and medium-sized suppliers, and to use public communication strategies to promote sustainable production and consumption models; encourages economic organisations in the Member States and at European level to emphasise sustainable business practice as a unique asset in competition; recommends that the Commission submit measures to oblige all commercial and non- commercial entities to provide annual public reporting on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as on revenues accruing from emission trading scheme operations;
Amendment 370 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 146 (new)
Subheading after paragraph 146 (new)
Agenda for action to combat climate change 2009-2014
Amendment 371 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 146a (new) (after the new subheading)
Paragraph 146a (new) (after the new subheading)
Amendment 389 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 393 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, particularly in this legislative period, the European Parliament's work on climate change has been a source of inspiration and a mandate for action to shape an integrated European policy to combat climate change and to reconcile climate change with sustainable economic growth,
Amendment 439 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Amendment 442 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas the world is currently experiencing rising food prices and severe food scarcity; whereas any development of biofuels must take this into account and not aggravate the existing situation,
Amendment 455 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE a (new)
Recital AE a (new)
AEa. whereas decreasing energy consumption with energy efficiency at an individual and community level creates new commerce and jobs and combats energy poverty,
Amendment 459 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AG
Recital AG
AG. whereas low-energy houses are often aesthetically unattraattractive, fashionable and cost-effective,
Amendment 461 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AG a (new)
Recital AG a (new)
AG. whereas decoupling growth in energy consumption from economic growth by investing in energy efficiency in all sectors of society is a key objective of the EU,
Amendment 467 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AU a (new)
Recital AU a (new)
AUa. whereas the Commission and the Member States have launched the "Clean Sky" Joint Technology Initiative and the SESAR, Galileo and GMES programmes, as well as research projects for intelligent transport systems, with a view to improving energy efficiency in the transport field,
Amendment 469 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV a (new)
Recital AV a (new)
AVa. whereas it should be stressed that in the long term the most efficient way of reducing transport-based emissions is to decrease transport growth as a whole by making public transport a more attractive alternative to passenger cars, increasing the volume of rail transport and ensuring that urban and infrastructure planning takes into account the absolute need to reduce the use of passenger cars,
Amendment 470 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV a (new)
Recital AV a (new)
AVa. whereas programmes such as Marco Polo and NAIADES have been insufficiently used by Member States to shift the transport of merchandise to inland waterways and to seas,
Amendment 474 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after recital AY
Subheading after recital AY
Amendment 477 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ
Recital AZ
AZ. whereas the European Emission Trading Scheme is a unique instrument for achieving emissions reductions with maximum efficiency and may act as a model for similar schemes, though the compatibility of such regional schemes would have to be guaranteed,
Amendment 479 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BA
Recital BA
Amendment 480 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BA
Recital BA
BA. whereas the formulation of further reduction objectives for emissions trading should also take account of investment cycles (availability of new types of production procedure, capital requiindustrial sectors are key to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets set by the European Council and whereas they should be encouraged to reduce their industrial grements, and the time factor)house gas emissions further, whilst remaining competitive,
Amendment 481 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BB
Recital BB
Amendment 483 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BC
Recital BC
Amendment 484 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after recital BC
Subheading after recital BC
Amendment 485 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BD
Recital BD
Amendment 486 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BE
Recital BE
Amendment 488 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BF
Recital BF
Amendment 493 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG a (new)
Recital BG a (new)
BGa. whereas agriculture is an emitter of greenhouse gases but also contributes positively to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and also suffers directly from the negative effect of climate change leading to different economic and social consequences across regions of Europe,
Amendment 494 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG b (new)
Recital BG b (new)
BGb. whereas the increased consumption of meat and fish have had an impact on climate change as well as other environmental consequences, and may lead to conflicts about how best to use land and resources in order to reduce hunger in the world,
Amendment 531 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CE a (new)
Recital CE a (new)
CEa. whereas new jobs will be created in the renewable and related sectors and there will be possible job losses in sectors related to high CO2 emissions, and whereas there could be a movement of employees within these different sectors,
Amendment 532 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CF a (new)
Recital CF a (new)
CFa. whereas achieving climate change mitigation targets requires appropriate financial steering mechanism to endorse the development and application of energy-efficient and clean technologies,
Amendment 537 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph CI
Subheading after paragraph CI
Amendment 540 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CK
Recital CK
CK. whereas the current EU budget is insufficient to achieve the climate objectives, since the political priority of combating climate change has not yet been furnished with the necessary budgetary appropriations,
Amendment 544 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CL
Recital CL
CL. whereas in the forthcoming financial framework, budgetary appropriations willmust be allocated to combat climate change and create a European adaptation policy, in order to ensure that the EU has a sufficient ‘climate change budget’ for the next budgetary period after 2013,
Amendment 545 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CL a (new)
Recital CL a (new)
CLa. whereas combating climate change must be taken into account in all EU policies; whereas, consequently, the EU can no longer merely redistribute existing resources but should promote the creation of new resources to finance the cross- sectoral nature of the fight against climate change,
Amendment 546 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph CL
Subheading after paragraph CL
Education, training, reporting, labelling and awareness-raising
Amendment 44 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Takes the view that the European motor industry should be encouraged to speed up the development and production not only of cleaner internal combustion engines, but also of electric cars;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Temporary Committee's interim report addresses exclusively the impacts and effects of climate change based on IPCC peer-reviewed scientific evidence; whereas a final report will formulate proposals on the EU’s future integrated policy on climate change in accordance with the mandate conferred on the Committee and on the basis of all the information gathered by it in the course of its work; whereas that final report will also include Parliament’s position in the negotiations regarding the international framework for climate policy after 2012, with a view COP 14, which is to be held in Poznan, Poland, in December 2008,
Amendment 26 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas recent scientific studies have delivered further proof of the anthropogenic disturbance of the earth's atmosphere; whereas the physical science of climate change is assessing the concrete implications of already existing levels of global warming caused by historic emissions; whereas the data collected from such studies underline the urgent need for adaptation and mitigation measures to be implemented in order to limit serious risk to humans and the infrastructure, first and foremost in the developing world but also in Europe and other wealthier parts of the world,
Amendment 36 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the scientific consensus as expressed in IPCC AR4 leads to the conclusion that the level of global GHG emissions must be at least halvreduced by 2050% to avoid serious risks; whereas this target has been endorsed by the EU Heads of State and Heads of Government at the meeting of the G8 at Heiligendamm85% compared to 2000 to avoid serious risks; whereas it will be increasingly difficult to achieve this target if global GHG emissions continue to rise until 2020 and beyond; whereas nearly all Member States are making good or even excellent progress in their efforts to comply with their individual EU burden-sharing targets, thus raising the likelihood that the EU will reach its Kyoto target by 2012; whereas, nevertheless, after 2012 Member States will have to reduce GHG emissions in a more ambitious way if they are to meet the targets adopted at the above-mentioned European Council on 8-9 March 2007 and to halve their GHG emissions by 205, to be achieved collectively by developed countries, of reducing their GHG emissions by 60% to 80% by 2050 compared to 1990,
Amendment 69 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that science progresses by confronting accepted knowledge and hypotheses with competing ideas, and by applying peer-review procedures; praises the IPCC for its work and its ability to involve the work of thousands of scientists; believes that the IPCC should take new arguments seriously, in order to continue to guarantee the credibility and quality of its research;
Amendment 103 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that more scientific research should be focusing on the impact and role of land use and forests and their possible contribution to offsetting GHG emissions, and on the impact and role of oceans and seas;
Amendment 109 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the communication of scientific evidence of human impact on the global climate must be the main element of a broader effort to raise public awareness and subsequently gain and maintain public support for political measures to curb carbon emissions; asks the IPCC to publish a summary of its assessment reports for the public; believes, furthermore, that individual changes in lifestyle patterns are necessary and should be a part of educational attemptprogrammes to communicate the causes and effects of global warming, but that they cannot be imposed by political decisions;
Amendment 20 #
2008/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 7
Article 2 - paragraph 7
7. 'hydrocarbon capture efficiency' means the fraction of petrol vapour captured by the Stage II petrol vapour recovery system compared to the amount of petrol vapour that would otherwise be emitted to the atmosphere measured around the petrol pump filler nozzle and from 1 January 2012 onwards also around vent lines in the absence of such a system and expressed as a percentage;
Amendment 25 #
2008/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 3
Article 3 - paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that an existing service station with a throughput in excess of 3000 m3 per annum shall be equipped with a Stage II petrol vapour recovery system by no later than 31 December 202018.
Amendment 24 #
2008/0218(CNS)
Amendment 28 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(1) implement a European Union common definition of rare diseases as those diseases affecting no more than 5 per 10 000 persons, as a number for the whole European Union, but it is very important to know the exact distribution for each Member State;
Amendment 31 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(3) foster participation of national researchers and laboratories in research projects on rare diseases funded at Community level and make use of the possibilities offered by Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 on orphan medicinal products;
Amendment 38 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(c) establisharing Member States' assessment reports on the therapeutic added value of orphan drugs at EU level within the EMEA where the relevant European knowledge and expertise is gathered, in order to minimise delays for access to orphan drugs for rare disease patients;
Amendment 40 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(ca) structural support for investment in the Orphanet database to ensure ease of access to information concerning rare diseases;
Amendment 43 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(2a) Provide funding for patient organisations so that they can continue to operate as independently as possible;
Amendment 61 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The environmental performance of products shall be determined on the basis of the best performing products on the Community market. To this end, the most significant environmental impacts during the life cycle of products, in particular the impact on climate change, impact on nature and biodiversity, energy, nutriment and resource consumption, generation of waste, by-catches, emissions to all environmental media, pollution through physical effects and use and release of hazardous and medicinal substances, shall be considered.
Amendment 17 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
4. The ecodesign of products is a crucial factor in the Community strategy on Integrated Product Policy. As a preventive approach, designed to optimise the environmental performance of products, while maintaining their functional qualities, it provides genuine new opportunities for manufacturers, for consumers and for society as a whole. A variety of options should be considered in order to enhance energy and resource efficiency and limit pollution, such as functional thinking (turning products into services), dematerialisation through ICT and technology development based on imitating nature (biomimicry).
Amendment 20 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Energy and resources efficiency improvement — with one of the available options being more efficient end use of electricity — is regarded as contributing substantially to the achievement of greenhouse gas emission targets in the Community. and also to meeting the objectives of the Thematic Strategy on Natural Resources. Electricity demand is the fastest growing energy end use category and is projected to grow within the next 20 to 30 years, in the absence of any policy action to counteract this trend. A significant reduction in energy consumption as suggested by the Commission in its European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) is possible. Climate change is one of the priorities of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme, laid down by Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1. Energy saving is the most cost-effective way to increase security of supply and reduce import dependency. Therefore, substantial demand side measures and targets should be adopted. The need for enhanced resource efficiency has been demonstrated in numerous scientific reports and also in the Thematic Strategy for Natural Resources.
Amendment 24 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) This Directive seeks to achieve a high level of protection for the environment by reducing the potential environmental impact of energy related products , which will ultimately be beneficial to consumers and other end-users. Sustainable development also requires proper consideration of the health, social and economic impact of the measures envisaged. Improving the energy and resource efficiency of products contributes to the security of the energy supply and reduces demand on natural resources, which is aare precondition s of sound economic activity and therefore of sustainable development.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to maximise the environmental benefits from improved design it may be necessaryis of paramount importance to inform consumers about the environmental characteristics and performance of energy related products and to advise them about how to use products in a manner which is environmentally friendly.
Amendment 28 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Building on the Commission’s communication on Integrated Product Policy (COM(2003)0302), this Directive should promote alternative business models fostering the environmental performance of products and services throughout their whole lifecycle.
Amendment 41 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - paragraph 2
Article 1 - paragraph 2
2. This Directive provides for the setting of requirements which the energy related products covered by implementing measures must fulfil in order for them to be placed on the market and/or put into service. It contributes to sustainable development by increasing energy and resource efficiency and the level of protection of the environment, while at the same time increasing the security of the energy supply.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 1
Article 2 - point 1
1. ‘Energy related product’, hereinafter referred to as 'product', means any good havingof which the energy use during the production process can be calculated and/or which has an impact on energy consumption during use which is placed on the market and/or put into service in the European Union, is dependent on energy input (electricity, fossil fuels and renewable energy sources) to work as intended, or a product for the generation, transfer and measurement of such energy, including parts intended to be incorporated into an energy related products covered by this Directive which are placed on the market and/or put into service as individual parts for end- users and of which the environmental performance can be assessed independently;
Amendment 51 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 13
Article 2 - point 13
13. ‘“Life cycle’” means the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product from energy use and raw material use toin the production process, the use of energy during transport and distribution and in the user phase, the possible reuse or recycling and the energy use of energy gains during the final disposal;
Amendment 55 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 21
Article 2 - point 21
21. ‘Environmental performance’ of a product means the results of the manufacturer's management of the environmental aspproduct’s overall effects ofn the productenvironment throughout its life cycle, as reflected in its technical documentation file;
Amendment 60 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 - paragraph 1
Article 5 - paragraph 1
1. Before a product covered by implementing measures or self-regulatory measures is placed on the market and/or put into service, a CE conformity marking shall be affixed and a declaration of conformity issued whereby the manufacturer or its authorised representative ensures and declares that the product complies with all relevant provisions of the applicable implementing measure.
Amendment 67 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 4 - point (a)
Article 15 - paragraph 4 - point (a)
(a) consider the life cycle of the product, including the production process, and all its significant environmental aspects, inter alia, energy and resource efficiency. The depth of analysis of the environmental aspects and of the feasibility of their improvement shall be proportionate to their significance. The adoption of ecodesign requirements on the significant environmental aspects of a product shall not be unduly delayed by uncertainties regarding the other aspects;
Amendment 75 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18
Article 18
The Commission shall ensure that in the conduct of its activities it observes, in respect of each implementing measure, a balanced participation of Member States' representatives and all interested parties concerned with the product/product group in question, such as industry, including SMEs and craft industry, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations. These parties shall contribute, in particular, to defining and reviewing implementing measures and relevant additional measures to stimulate environmental performance of products throughout their whole life- cycle, such as the promotion of alternative business models, to examining the effectiveness of the established market surveillance mechanisms, and to assessing voluntary agreements and other self- regulation measures. These parties shall meet in a Consultation Forum. The rules of procedure of the Forum shall be established by the Commission.
Amendment 78 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21
Article 21
Not later than 2012 the Commission shall review the appropriateness of extending the scopeeffectiveness of theis Directive to non energy related products, the effectiveness of this Directive and of its implementing measuresand of its implementing measures, looking specifically at the whole life-cycle of products including the sustainable management of resources and the promotion of reuse and recycling, the thresholds for implementing measures, market surveillance mechanisms and any relevant self-regulation stimulated, - including the promotion of alternative business models to foster environmental performance throughout the whole life- cycle of products, such as the application of functional thinking, dematerialisation, and biomimicry for example - after consultation of the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 18above, and, as appropriate, present proposals to the European Parliament and the Council for amending this Directive.
Amendment 79 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I - part 1 - point 1.1 - point e a (new)
Annex I - part 1 - point 1.1 - point e a (new)
(ea) re-use or recovery
Amendment 137 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Member States may maintain general conditions, criteria for eligibility and regulatory and administrative formalities for receipt of healthcare and reimbursement of healthcare costs, such as the requirement to consult a general practitioner before consulting a specialist or before receiving hospital care, also in relation to patients seeking healthcare in another Member State provided that such conditions are necessary, proportionate to the aim and are not discretionary and discriminatory. It is thus appropriate to require that these general conditions and formalities are being applied in an objective, transparent and non- discriminatory way and are known in advance, that they are based primarily on medical considerations and that they do not impose any additional burden on patients seeking healthcare in another Member State in comparison with patients being treated in their Member State of affiliation, and that decisions are made as quickly as possible. This is without prejudice to the rights of the Member States to provide for criteria or conditions relating to exceptions tof prior authorisation in the case of patients seeking healthcare in their Member State of affiliation.
Amendment 152 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The evidence available indicates that the application of free movement principles regarding use of healthcare in another Member State within the limits of the cover guaranteed by the statutory sickness insurance scheme of the Member State of affiliation will not undermine the health systems of the Member States or financial sustainability of their social security systems. However, the Court of Justice has recognised that it cannot be excluded that the possible risk of seriously undermining a social security system’s financial balance or the objective of maintaining a balanced medical and hospital service open to all may constitute overriding reasons in the general interest capable of justifying a barrier to the principle of freedom to provide services. The Court of Justice has also recognised that the number of hospitals, their geographical distribution, the way in which they are organised and the facilities with which they are provided, and even the nature of the medical services which they are able to offer, are all matters for which planning must be possible. This Directive should provide for a system of prior authorisation for assumption of costs for hospital and specialised care received in another Member State, whereunless the following conditions are met: had the treatment been provided on its territory, it would have been assumed by its social security system and the consequent outflow of patients due to the implementation of the directive seriously undermines or is likely to seriously undermine the financial balance of the social security system and/or this outflow of patients seriously undermines, or is likely to seriously undermine the planning and rationalisation carried out in the hospital sector to avoid hospital overcapacity, imbalance in the supply of hospital care and logistical and financial wastage, the maintenance of a balanced medical and hospital service open to all, or the maintenance of treatment capacity or medical competence on the territory of the concerned Member. As the assessment of the precise impact of an expected outflow of patients requires complex assumptions and calculations, the Directive allows for a system of prior authorisation if there is sufficient reason to expect that the social security system will be seriously underminecannot be carried out in the Member State of affiliation because of overly long waiting lists, patients are resident in border areas, the complaint to be treated is rare and requires very specialised therapies or the care is based on contracts between sickness insurance funds and healthcare institutions abroad. This should also cover cases of already existing systems of prior authorisation which are in conformity with conditions laid down in Article 8.
Amendment 155 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In any eventBy prior authorisation, ifn a Member State decided to establish a system of prior authorisation forccordance with the provision of this Directive for the assumption of costs of hospital or specialised care provided in another Member State in accordance with the provision of this Directive, the costs of such care provided in another Member State should also be reimbursed by the Member State of affiliation up to the level of costs that would have been assumed had the same or similar healthcare been provided in the Member State of affiliation, without exceeding the actual costs of healthcare received. However, when the conditions set out in Article 22(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 are fulfilled the authorisation should be granted and the benefits provided in accordance with that Regulation. This applies in particular in instances where the authorisation is granted after an administrative or judicial review of the request and that the person concerned has received the treatment in another Member State. In that case Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply. This is in line with the case law of the Court of Justice which has specified that patients who received a refusal of authorisation subsequently held to be unfounded, are entitled to have the cost of the treatment obtained in another Member State reimbursed in full according to the provisions of the legislation in the Member State of treatment.
Amendment 378 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Amendment 468 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraphs 3 - 5
Article 8 – paragraphs 3 - 5
3. The Member State of affiliation mayshall provide for a system of prior authorisation for reimbursement by its social security system of the cost of hospital care provided in another Member State where the following conditions are metunless: (a) had the healthcare cannot been provided soon enough in its territory, it would have been assumed by the Member State's social security system; and (b) the purpose of the system is to address the consequent outflow of patients due to the implementation of the present Article and to prevent it from seriously undermining, or being likely to seriously undermine: (i) the financial balance of the Member State's social security system; and/or (ii) the planning and rationalisation carried out in the hospital sector to avoid hospital overcapacity, imbalance in the supply of hospital care and logistical and financial wastage, the maintenance of a balanced medical and hospital service open to all, or the maintenance of treatment capacity or medical competence on the territory of the concerned Member State. 4. The prior authorisation system shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate to avoid such impact, and shall not constitute a mean on account of excessively long waiting lists; or (aa) cross-border care is the most efficient way of organising health services for the local population, particularly in border regions; or (ab) the case involves treatment of rare conditions; or (ac) the care is based on contracts between care insurers and care institutions abroad. 5. Member States shall adopt implementing provisions laying down details of parbitrary discrimination. 5. The Member State shall make publicly available all relevant information on the prior authorisation systems introduced pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 3agraph 3 (ab) and (ac) and shall communicate them to the Commission.
Amendment 520 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall specify in advance and in a transparent way the criteria for refusal of and/or exceptions to the prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3).
Amendment 533 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point (a)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point (a)
(a) the specific medical condition and social circumstances,
Amendment 560 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate one or more national contact points for cross- border healthcare and communicate their names and contact details to the Commission.
Amendment 565 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory paragraph
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory paragraph
2. The national contact point in the Member State of affiliation shall, using a website if appropriate, in close cooperation with other competent national authorities, and with national contact points in other Member States, in particular in the Member State of treatment, and with the Commission:
Amendment 570 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) provide and disseminate information to patients, in accordance with demand, in particular on their rights related to cross- border healthcare and the guarantees of quality and safety, protection of personal data, procedures for complaints and means of redress available for healthcare provided in another Member State, and on the terms and conditions applicable;
Amendment 591 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) provide clarification regarding parallel cross-border healthcare arrangements (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and the provisions of this directive).
Amendment 601 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States guarantee that registers in which healthcare providers are listed can be equally consulted by equal competent bodies in all Member States.
Amendment 602 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States may exchange information about ethical and criminal procedures against healthcare providers.
Amendment 603 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall provide the European Commission with information about cases in which Member States have not fulfilled their obligation of mutual assistance. If necessary the European Commission shall undertake appropriate action as provided for in Article 226 of the Treaty. The European Commission shall inform Member States regularly about the functioning of the provisions relating to mutual assistance.
Amendment 652 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 2 - point b a (new)
Article 15 - paragraph 2 - point b a (new)
(ba) contribute to the pooling of knowledge regarding sickness prevention and the treatment of major commonly occurring disorders;
Amendment 13 #
2008/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to implement the measures announced in the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament “Results of the review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles” aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from tyres below the target (g/km) to be achieved by improved motor vehicle technology. This reduction should be achieved through a combination of low rolling resistance tyres and the use of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems. At the same time, it is also appropriate to set out requirements aimed at reducing tyre-road noise and ensuring that tyre safety levels are maintained through the introduction of wet grip requirements. The related implementation timetable should reflect the degree of challenge in meeting all of those requirements. In particular, due to the challenge in meeting the requirements on rolling noise and taking into account the time needed by industry for replacing existing lines of tyres, it is appropriate to provide for a longer period for implementation of rolling noise requirements with regard to new tyres of existing types.
Amendment 18 #
2008/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles, their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor, with regard to their safety. The type-approval requirements for Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems relate to safety, fuel efficiency and reduction of CO2 emissions. This Regulation also establishes requirements for the type-approval of tyres, with regard to their fuel efficiency, CO2 and noise emissions.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Tyre manufacturers shall present measured values from the type-approval test moulded into or onto each sidewall for each model with regard to rolling resistance coefficients (expressed in kg/t), wet grip index (expressed as a performance index, G (compared to the standard reference tyre) and noise emissions (expressed in dB(A)) and shall provide the measured values in a publicly available database.
Amendment 35 #
2008/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Vehicles in categories M1 shall be equipped with a Tyre Pressure Monitoring System, capable of warning the driver when any tyre is operating at a dangerously low pressure level, and advising the driver when any tyre is operating at a pressure level significantly below the optimum pressure for good fuel consumption, with a minimum degree of accuracy as follows: (a) to enhance safety, the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System shall be able to detect and warn the driver within 5 minutes, when actual in-service operating tyre pressure of one or more tyres is under- inflated by 0.5Bar (50kPa) or more, compared to the in-service operating tyre pressure corresponding to the vehicle manufacturer's recommended cold tyre inflation pressure; (b) to reduce fuel consumption, the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System shall be able to detect and warn the driver within 30 minutes, when actual in-service operating tyre pressure of one or more tyres is under-inflated by 0.3Bar (30kPa) or more, as compared to the in-service operating tyre pressure corresponding to the vehicle manufacturer's recommended cold tyre inflation pressure.
Amendment 73 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- the exemptions should be time-limited and should include a requirement for the company to submit a substitution plan.
Amendment 145 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Given the wide variety of environmental labels claiming that food products are for example ‘bio’ or ’eco’ or organic without explanation as to how this is achieved, the Commission, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, should formulate proposals for quality criteria on which these labels have to be based in order not to mislead consumers.
Amendment 162 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) With a view to provide consumers with food information that is necessary to make an informed choice, all alcoholic mixed beverages should also, including wine, beers, spirits and alcoholic mixed beverages must provide information on their ingredients.
Amendment 170 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) It is also important to provide consumers with information on the other alcoholic beverages. Specific Community rules already exist on the labelling of wine. Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine12 provides an exhaustive set of technical standards which fully cover all oenological practices, manufacturing methods and means of presentation and labelling of wines, thus ensuring that all stages in the chain are covered and that consumers are protected and properly informed. In particular, this legislation describes in a precise and 1 2 OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. exhaustive manner the substances likely to be used in the production process, together with the conditions for their use via a positive list of oenological practices and treatments; any practice not included in this list is prohibited. Therefore, it is appropriate to exempt wine at this stage from the obligation to list the ingredients and to provide for a nutrition declaration. As regards beer and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, and in order to ensure a consistent approach and coherence with the conditions established for wine, the same kind of exemptions shall apply. However, the Commission will produce a report after five years of the entry into force of this Regulation and may propose, if necessary, specific requirements in the context of this Regulation.
Amendment 176 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) It is necessary to provide interpretation of the nutrient information on the front of the pack.
Amendment 178 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In general, consumers are not aware of the potential contribution of alcoholic beverages to their overall diet. Therefore, it is appropriate to ensure that information on the nutrient content of in particular mixedenergy and carbohydrate content of all alcoholic beverages is provided.
Amendment 242 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The provision of food information shall pursue a high level of protection of consumers’ health and interests by providing a basis for final consumers to make informed choices and to make safe use of food, with particular regard to health, economic, environmental, social and ethical and animal welfare considerations.
Amendment 252 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a – c b – c c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a – c b – c c (new)
(ca) interpretive information on products referred to in Article 33(2a) in order to enable the consumers to make informed choices; (cb) information on the origins of food products; (cc) information on the production and processing of the food on products.
Amendment 285 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the country of origin or place(s) of provenance where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the truof foods consisting of a single ingredient or the countryies of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food or the label as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; in such cases tf the two most significant ingredients in multi- ingredient food products. The indication shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(3) and (4) and those established in accordance with Article 35(5)14a;
Amendment 311 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 - paragraph 1
Article 10 - paragraph 1
1. In addition to the particulars listed in Article 9(1) additional mandatory particulars for specific types or categories of food are laid down in Annex III. The mandatory particulars can refer to the mode of production as well as to the composition of the product.
Amendment 346 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 - paragraph 1
Article 14 - paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific Community legislation applicable to particular foods as regards to the requirements referred to in Article 9(1)(a) to (k), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters of a font size of at least 3mm and shall be presented in a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and backgroundin a clearly legible format, including a font size with an x-height (the reference typically used for the font is height of the letter x in lower case) of at least 1.7 mm and a significant contrast between the print and the background. Other elements that shall be taken into account to ensure the legibility of food information are the lay-out of the text, the style, the size and colour of the text font, the colour of the background, the packaging and printing and the viewing distance and angle. The Commission shall draw up rules specifying how these elements need to be applied to ensure the legibility of food information for consumers. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3).
Amendment 360 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 - paragraph 4
Article 14 - paragraph 4
4. The minimum font size referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply in case of packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 10 cm2European Commission shall draw up rules specifying how the elements mentioned in Article 14(1) need to be applied to ensure the legibility of food information for consumers for packaging or containers with a very limited surface area.
Amendment 366 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Amendment 399 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 - point (e)
Article 20 - point (e)
Amendment 412 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – introductory part
Article 21 – introductory part
The following constituents of a food shall not be required to be included in the list of ingredients, unless the constituents are included in Annex III:
Amendment 418 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22- paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 22- paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Alcoholic beverages shall contain a warning for pregnant women in accordance with Annex III.*
Amendment 455 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The(a) The mandatory nutrition declaration shall include the followingin the principle field of vision (hereinafter referred to as ‘mandatoryfront of pack nutrition declarinformation’): (a) energy value; (b) shall include: the amounts of fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salt. This paragraph shall not apply to wine as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, beer, and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years of the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of this paragraph on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for a mandatory nutrition declaration for these products. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3)sugars, salt and energy in the food. 1. (b) The mandatory nutrition information on the back of the package (hereinafter referred to as ‘back of pack nutrition declaration’) shall include the amounts of nutrients listed in paragraph 1(a), plus the amounts of the following: (b) protein; (c) carbohydrates (e) fibre; (h) trans fats. Only those nutrients with significant prevalence in the product should be declared.
Amendment 468 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 543 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 - paragraph 2 a and 2 b (new)
Article 33 - paragraph 2 a and 2 b (new)
2a. Additional interpretive information must be given for processed convenience foods through a three layered colour coding scheme indicating the presence of nutrients as unfavourable, good, and most favourable/best. Manufacturers use the colours green, orange and red, or other colours that are easily understood by consumers such as white (neutral), silver and gold. They may also include other food products in the colour coding scheme, provided they fulfil the requirements mentioned in paragraph 1. The criteria for products and its ingredients to qualify for unfavourable/neutral, good or best/most favourable are formulated by the European Commission in consultation with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). 2b. The list of products or product categories that are subject to the requirements in Article 33 paragraph 2a contain: - Ready to eat meals - Pre-packaged snacks - Burgers, sausages - Pies, pasties and quiches - Breaded or coated or formed meat, meat alternative, poultry, fish and similar products including those in sauces (for example chicken nuggets, fish fingers, chicken kiev, fish in parsley sauce, meat balls, lamb grills) - Pizzas - Breakfast cereals and can be amended by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49 (3).
Amendment 591 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
1. Where food information covered by this Regulation is provided on a voluntary basis, such information shall comply with the relevant specific requirements laid down in this Regulation. 2. Without prejudice to labelling in accordance with specific Community legislation, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is voluntarily indicated to inform consumers that a food originates or comes from the European Community or a given country or place. 3. Where the country of origin or the place of provenance of the food is not the same as the one of its primary ingredient(s), the country of origin or place of provenance of those ingredient(s) shall also be given. 4. For meat, other than beef and veal, the indication on the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals have been born, reared and slaughtered in the same country or place. In other cases information on each of the different places of birth, rearing and slaughter shall be given. 5. Implementing rules concerning the application of paragraph 3 shall be established by the Commission. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3). 6. Implementing rules concerning the conditions and criteria of use of particulars voluntarily provided may be established by the Commission. Those measures designeFor food labels indicating specific properties linked to production methods, animal welfare or environmental impact of a food, the Commission will, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, draw up a proposal to establish quality criteria that have to be fulfilled by labelling systems, in order to ensure accurate and balanced information and to amenvoid ncon- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3)sumers to be mislead.
Amendment 624 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Article 40
Amendment 671 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 a (new)
Annex III – point 4 a (new)
4a. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 4a.1 Alcoholic "Consumption beverages can be harmful to pregnant women"
Amendment 672 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 5 a (new)
Annex III – point 5 a (new)
5a. GMO's 5a.1 Foods containing Label in GMO's accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC 5a.2 Foods produced "Produced with with the help of GMO's genetically modified components"
Amendment 730 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – part A – paragraph 2
Annex XI – part A – paragraph 2
As a rule, 15 % of the recommended allowance specified in point 1 supplied by 100 g orin 100g or 7,5% of the recommended allowance in 100ml or 5% of the recommended allowance in 100 mkcal or per package if the package contains only a single portion should be taken into consideration in deciding what constitutes a significant amount.
Amendment 40 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. Manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that a toy which they have placed on the marketIf there is reason to believe that a toy placed on the market by manufacturers poses in any way a health risk to children or is not in conformity with the applicable Community legislation shall, the manufacturer shall immediately take the necessary corrective measures to bring that toy into conformity or withdraw it from the market and recall it from end users, if appropriate. They shall immediately inform the national authorities of the Member States where they made the toy available to this effect, giving details, in particular, of the non- compliance and of the corrective measures taken.
Amendment 42 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The CE marking shall be randomly checked by an independent market surveillance authority.
Amendment 73 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 6
Annex II – part III – paragraph 6
6. Cosmetic toys, such as play cosmetics for dollAll toys, shall comply with the compositional and labelling requirements provided for in Directive 76/768/EEC.
Amendment 86 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In the light of the positions taken by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, it is appropriate to establish mandatory targets for an overall 20% share of renewable energy and a 10% share of renewable energy in transport in the European Union's consumption in 2020 30% of the latter shall be met by using electricity, hydrogen or energy from ligno-cellulosic biomass or algae.
Amendment 148 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. At least 30% of this target shall be met by using of electricity or hydrogen from renewable sources or energy from ligno-cellulosic biomass or algae.
Amendment 152 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 152 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall, establish before 1 January 2010 a methodology for calculating the contribution of renewable electricity and hydrogen in the total fuel mix. This measure, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 21, paragraph 3.
Amendment 184 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Environmental and social sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from biomass
Amendment 189 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 35% and will rise to at least 50% in 1 January 2012 and 60% in 1 January 2017.
Amendment 194 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In the case of biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from biomass produced by installations that were in operation in January 2008, the first subparagraph shall apply from 1 April 2013.
Amendment 224 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 230 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 15 - paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, biofuels and bioliquids shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 unless the raw material from which they were produced was cultivated in accordance with the following criteria: (a) compliance with international norms on the rights to consent and consultation of indigenous peoples and local communities and the protection of children derived from the United Nations agencies and conventions (b) United Nations derived human rights norms are respected during the production cycle of the raw materials Compliance with the criteria listed in paragraph 8 must be verified in accordance with Article 16, in particular through participation in voluntary international or national schemes setting standards for the production of sustainable biofuels and other bioliquids and certifying that production of biofuels and other bioliquids meet those standards
Amendment 235 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 242 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Calculation of the greenhouse gas impact of biofuels and other bioliquids of energy from biomass
Amendment 243 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuel and other bioliquidenergy from biomass for the purposes of Article 15(2) shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 245 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for biofuelenergy from biomass, where a default value for greenhouse gas emission savings for the biofuelenergy from biomass production pathway is laid down in Part A or B of Annex VII, by using that default value multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change;
Amendment 246 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex VII multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change; or
Amendment 248 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by using a value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex VII as the sum of actual values for some of the steps of the production process and the disaggregated default values in Part D or E of Annex VII for the other steps of the production process., all values being multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change;
Amendment 249 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca)The factor for indirect land use change will be calculated every two years by dividing the increase in land use due to the production of energy from food and feedstock by the increase in land use due to food and feedstock production plus the increase due to the production of energy from biomass. The factor will be 1.0 when this directive comes into force and will be calculated for the first time two years thereafter on the basis of data on global land use and land use changes Before 2010 the Commission will publish the methodology to calculate the factor indirect land use change, taking into account the possible need to exclude degraded land and a way to differentiate between various types of land or land use.
Amendment 258 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall take measures to guarantee sufficient fuelling options for zero-emission vehicles
Amendment 277 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
It shall, if appropriate, propose corrective actionn case any negative impact occurs, the Commission shall propose corrective action to adjust the biomass target as laid down in article 3. It shall suspend the target immediately in case the EU biofuel target has an adverse impact as mentioned under point (c). The Commission will – after consultation of the FAO – publish a communication which states the specific conditions under which the target will be suspended.
Amendment 330 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatory targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable sources. It establishes environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from renewable sources and in particular for energy from biomass.
Amendment 401 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. At least 30% of this target shall be met by using of electricity or hydrogen from renewable sources or energy from ligno-cellulosic biomass or algae.
Amendment 418 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall establish before 1 January 2010 a methodology for calculating the contribution of renewable electricity and hydrogen in the total fuel mix. This measure, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 21, paragraph 3.
Amendment 426 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The national action plans shall set out Member States’ targets for the shares of energy from renewable sources in transport, electricity and heating and cooling in 2020, and adequate measures to be taken to achieve these targets, including national policies to develop existing biomass resources and mobilise new biomass resources for different uses, and the measures to be taken to fulfil the requirements of Articles 12 to 17 and measures to remove regulatory and non- regulatory barriers to the development of energy of renewable sources. The national action plans shall also include measures to guarantee sufficient fuelling options for zero-emission vehicles.
Amendment 782 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Environmental and social sustainability criteria forbiofuels and other bioliquids criteria for energy from biomass
Amendment 793 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 35%. In the case of biofuels and other bioliquid and will rise to at least 50% from 1 January 2012 onwards and 60% from 1 January 2017 onwards. In the case of energy from biomass produced by installations that were in operation in January 2008, the first subparagraph shall apply from 1 April 2013.
Amendment 859 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 874 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Energy from biomass shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 unless effective measures have been taken to prevent: (a) deterioration of surface and groundwater quality by inputs of pollutants and excessive amounts of nutrients; (b) excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce.
Amendment 875 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. The Commission shall report every two years to the European Parliament and the Council on the impact in terms of social sustainability in the Community and in third countries of increased demand for biofuel, and on the impact of EU biofuel policy on the availability of foodstuffs in exporting countries, the ability of people in developing countries to afford these foodstuffs, and wider development issues. The first report shall be submitted in 2012. The report shall address the issue of respect for land use rights. The report shall state, for each country that is a significant source of raw material for biofuel consumed in the EU, whether the country has ratified and implemented each of the following Conventions of the International Labour Organisation: (i) Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment (No 138); (ii) Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (No 182); (iii) Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour (No 105); (iv) Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (No 29); (v) Convention concerning Equal Remuneration of Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value (No 100); (vi) Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (No 111); (vii) Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise (No 87); (viii) Convention concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organise and to Bargain Collectively (No 98). The Commission shall, if appropriate, propose corrective action.
Amendment 876 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7 c (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, biofuels and bioliquids shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 unless the raw material from which they were produced was cultivated in accordance with the following criteria: (a) compliance with international norms on the rights to consent and consultation of indigenous peoples and local communities and the protection of children derived from the United Nations agencies and conventions (b) United Nations derived human rights norms are respected during the production cycle of the raw materials Compliance with the criteria listed in paragraph 8 must be verified in accordance with Article 16, in particular through participation in voluntary international or national schemes setting standards for the production of sustainable biofuels and other bioliquids and certifying that production of biofuels and other bioliquids meet those standards.
Amendment 889 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In its 2009 report the Commission shall further propose a scheme for verification of compliance with the sustainability criteria in Article 15 for all forms of energy from biomass.
Amendment 894 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission may decide thatshall conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements between the Community and third countries demonstrate that biofuels and other bioliquidto guarantee that energy from biomass produced from raw materials cultivated in those countries comply with the environmental sustainability criteria in paragraphs 3 or 4, 4, 7a and 8 of Article 15. The agreements will include measures to guarantee participation of SMEs.
Amendment 897 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 15(2) or demonstrate that consignments of biofuelenergy from biomass comply with the environmental sustainability criteria in paragraphs 3 or 4 of Article 15.
Amendment 914 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Calculation of the greenhouse gas impact of biofuels and other bioliquids of energy from biomass
Amendment 915 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – sentence 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – sentence 1
1. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuel and other bioliquidenergy from biomass for the purposes of Article 15(2) shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 918 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for biofuelenergy from biomass, where a default value for greenhouse gas emission savings for the biofuelenergy from biomass production pathway is laid down in Part A or B of Annex VII, by using that default value multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change;
Amendment 919 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex VII multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change; or
Amendment 920 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by using a value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex VII as the sum of actual values for some of the steps of the production process and the disaggregated default values in Part D or E of Annex VII for the other steps of the production process., all values being multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change;
Amendment 921 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point ca (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point ca (new)
(ca) The factor for indirect land use change will be calculated every two years by dividing the increase in land use due to the production of energy from food and feedstock by the increase in land use due to food and feedstock production plus the increase due to the production of energy from biomass. The factor will be 1.0 when this directive comes into force and will be calculated for the first time two years thereafter on the basis of data on global land use and land use changes. Before 2010 the Commission will publish the methodology to calculate the factor indirect land use change, taking into account the possible need to exclude degraded land and a way to differentiate between various types of land or land use.
Amendment 953 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall take measures to guarantee sufficient fuelling options for zero-emission vehicles.
Amendment 959 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of demonstrating compliance with national renewable energy obligations placed on operators, the contribution made by biofuelenergy from biomass produced from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material shall be considered to be twice that made by other biofuels provided that they have a greenhouse gas emission saving of at least 70%.
Amendment 967 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Any support mechanism, including financial incentives, established by Member States for large scale production and use/consumption of renewable energy in transport shall be proportional to the greenhouse gas emission saving. Research and development in the area of renewable energy in transport as well as development of sustainable transport systems shall be strongly promoted both at Member State and Community level and may receive additional support.
Amendment 1023 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
It shall, if appropriate, propose corrective action. n case any negative impact occurs, the Commission shall propose corrective action to adjust the biomass target as laid down in article 3. It shall suspend the target immediately in case the EU biofuel target has an adverse impact as mentioned under point (c). The Commission will – after consultation of the FAO – publish a communication which states the specific conditions under which the target will be suspended.
Amendment 50 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to contribute to achieving those long-term objectives, it is appropriate to set out a predictable path according to which the emissions of installations covered by the Community scheme should be reduced. To achieve cost-effectively the commitment of the Community to at least a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels, emission allowances allocated in respect of those installations should be 21% below their 2005 emission levels by 2020. In order to reduce the size of the step from 20% to 30% it would be useful for the EU ETS to take the step to 25% emissions reduction straight away.
Amendment 52 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to contribute to achieving those long-term objectives, it is appropriate to set out a predictable path according to which the emissions of installations covered by the Community scheme should be reduced. To achieve cost-effectively the commitment of the Community to at least a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels, emission allowances allocated in respect of those installations should be 21% below their 2005 emission levels by 2020. In order to reduce the size of the step from 20% to 30% it would be useful for the EU ETS to take the step to 25% emissions reduction straight away.
Amendment 63 #
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 1.742% of the allowances issued by Member States pursuant to Commission Decisions on Member States' national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012, so that the Community scheme contributes cost- effectively to achieving the commitment of the Community to an overall reduction in emissions of at least 205% by 2020.
Amendment 76 #
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 gases, 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 taxes. In addition, proceeds from auctioning of allowances should be used to cover administrative expenses of the management of the Community scheme. To promote innovation, Member States should plough back at least 50% of the proceeds of the auctions into the participating undertakings for purposes of investment in green technologies including technologies for the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases. 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 77 #
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 1.742% of the allowances issued by Member States pursuant to Commission Decisions on Member States' national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012, so that the Community scheme contributes cost- effectively to achieving the commitment of the Community to an overall reduction in emissions of at least 205% by 2020.
Amendment 96 #
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 gases, to contribute to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund12, 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 taxes. In addition, proceeds from auctioning of allowances should be used to cover administrative expenses of the management of the Community scheme. With a view to encouraging innovation, Member States must pay back at least 50% of the revenues from auctions to the participating undertakings for the purposes of investment in clean technologies, including technologies for the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases. 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 1 COM(2006) 583, 6.10.2006. 2 COM(2006) 583, 6.10.2006. 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 130 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) It is important to extend the system in future to other major emitters of greenhouse gases, particularly in the transport sector, such as shipping operators. To that end, the Commission should submit appropriate amendments as soon as possible, together with an impact assessment, with a view to including maritime transport in the Community system by 2013 and setting a date for the inclusion of freight transport by road.
Amendment 132 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1
Article 1
(-1) Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: "This Directive establishes a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Community scheme’) in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner while promoting innovation and maintaining and improving competitiveness."
Amendment 161 #
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 1.742% compared 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 173 #
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 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall distribute the revenue from the auction among the Member States in proportion to the allowances issued, taking account of the allocation formula laid down in Annex IIa.
Amendment 177 #
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, and to meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020, including investments in concentrated solar power in the European Union or third countries;
Amendment 178 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 185 #
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 d
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) for measures to avoid or reverse deforestation or the degradation of soil, in particular in Least Developed Countries;
Amendment 191 #
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 g
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point g
Amendment 193 #
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 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall return, in compliance with the State aid rules for environmental protection, at least 50 % of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in point (b) thereof, to the companies on their territories that participated in the auctioning on the condition that it will be spent on low-carbon technologies including the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases. No returns shall be made to electricity generators, except for electricity produced in connection with industrial heat consumption or produced from residues from an industrial process.
Amendment 197 #
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. Member States as well as a competent body designated by the Commission may buy and sell allowances on the market in order to minimise fluctuation of the carbon price.
Amendment 213 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) It is important that the scheme be extended in the future so as to include other significant emitters of greenhouse gases, especially in the transport sector, such as shipping operators, and possibly also the mining and waste sectors. With that aim in view, the Commission should, as soon as possible, propose appropriate amendments, accompanied by an impact assessment, with a view to incorporating the shipping sector into the Community scheme by 2013 and setting a date for the inclusion of road transport.
Amendment 217 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1
Article 1
(-1) Article 1 is replaced by the following: "This Directive establishes a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Community scheme’) in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner while promoting innovation and maintain or improve competitiveness."
Amendment 227 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production, except for electricity produced either in connection with industrial heat consumption or from residues from an industrial process; which shall both be allocated under the same implementing measures referred to in subparagraph 1 and paragraph 7 as applied to the main industrial process.
Amendment 250 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
3. Free allocation mayshall be given to electricity generators in respect of the production of heatthe production of heat that is supplied to industries or other consumers through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC for economically justifiable demand to ensure equal treatment with regard to other producers of heat. In each year subsequent to 2013, the total allocation to such installations in respect of the production of that heat shall be adjusted by the linear factor referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 272 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production by new entrants, except for electricity produced in connection with industrial heat consumption or produced from residues from an industrial process; which shall both be allocated under the same implementing measures referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and in paragraph 7 as applied to the main industrial process.
Amendment 273 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9
Article 9
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 1.742% compared 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. The Commission shall, by 30 June 2010, publish the absolute quantity of allowances for 2013, based on the total quantities of allowances issued by the Member States in accordance with the Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012. The Commission shall review the linear factor no later than 2025 If the IPCC concludes that the process of climate change is faster than expected, the Commission shall immediately review and if necessary propose to adjust the linear factor.
Amendment 309 #
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 a (new)
Article 10 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall distribute the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances among the Member States proportionally to the emissions allowances issued, taking account of the scale laid down in Annex IIa.
Amendment 314 #
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
Article 10 - paragraph 3
3. At least 20% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in point (b) thereof, should be used for the following: (a) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by contributing to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to fund research and development for reducing emissions and adapting, including participation in initiatives within the framework of European Strategic Energy Technology Plan; (b) to develop renewable energies to meet the commitment of the Community to using 20% renewable energies by 2020, and to meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020; (c) for the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases, in particular from coal power stations; (d) for measures to avoid deforestation, including investments in concentrated solar power in the EU or third countries; (d) for measures to avoid deforestation or projects to reverse degradation of soils or forests, in particular in Least Developed Countries; (e) to facilitate developing countries' adaptation to the impacts of climate change; and (f) to address social aspects in lower and middle income households, for example by increasing their energy efficiency and insulation; and (g) to cover administrative expenses of the management of the Community scheme.
Amendment 343 #
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 a (new)
Article 10 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall, in compliance with the state aid rules for environmental protection, return at least 50% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in point (b) thereof, to the companies on their territories that participated in the auctioning on the condition that it will be spent on low- carbon technologies including the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases. No returns shall be made to electricity generators, except for electricity produced in connection with industrial heat consumption or produced from residues from an industrial process.
Amendment 362 #
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. Governments as well as a body appointed by the Commission may buy and sell allowances on the market in order to minimise fluctuation of the carbon price.
Amendment 390 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 1 – point 21 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
Amendment 411 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production, except for electricity produced for auto- consumption through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC or produced from waste gases from an industrial process; such allocations shall be made under the same implementing measures referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8 of this article as applied to the main industrial process.
Amendment 496 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production by new entrants, except for electricity produced for auto-consumption through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC or produced from waste gases from an industrial process; such allocations shall be made following the same implementing measures referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Article as applied to the main industrial process.
Amendment 538 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a - paragraph 8
Article 10a - paragraph 8
8. In 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, installations in sectors which are exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage shall be allocated allowances free of charge up to 100 percent of the quantity determined in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6. The percentage shall take into account the extent to which it is possible for individual installations in the sector concerned to reduce emission levels by applying the most efficient techniques and taking into account the unavoidable electricity consumption in the production process.
Amendment 568 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a - paragraph 9 - point a
Article 10a - paragraph 9 - point a
(a) the extent to which auctioning would lead to a substantial increase in production cost and the extent to which indirect effects occur as a result of CO2 cost pass- through in power prices;
Amendment 776 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21 a (new)
Article 1 - point 21 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
Amendment 780 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21 a (new)
Article 1 - point 21 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30
Article 30
Amendment 31 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. Whereas as antibiotic resistance rises antibiotics are becoming increasingly useless; whereas resistance levels vary across the EU, resulting from different attitudes to the use and control of antibiotics (3 to 4 times greater consumption of antibiotics in some Member States than in other Member States); whereas antibiotic resistance is a European problem as frequent movements including tourism take place increasing the risk of spreading the resistant bacteria, and inappropriate use of antibiotics should therefore be monitored and prudent use of antibiotics encouraged; whereas the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) serves as the appropriate agency to coordinate these activities,
Amendment 59 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes that the Commission set as a priority goal a reduction in health inequalities between and within Member States as well as between different social groups, including men and those with mental health problems;
Amendment 93 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Demands effective measures to combat antibiotic resistance including measures to make antibiotics prescription only, guidelines to decrease the prescription of antibiotics to limit it to cases in which the use of an antibiotic is indeed necessary, efforts to improve marker tests in order to encourage a more cautious use of antibiotics, and, where appropriate, hygiene codes; calls for special attention to be paid to the MRSA bacteria; points out that the ECDC should monitor and evaluate the application of the guidelines and codes;
Amendment 99 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that action to promote healthy lifestyles and in families, schools, workplaces and places of leisure is essential to successful disease prevention and good mental health;
Amendment 101 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that a healthy lifestyle includes good mental and physical health and that these are also important factors in maintaining a competitive economy;
Amendment 104 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that the EU should increasingly focus its research programme efforts on important but often neglected patient groups, such as those with mental health problems and men;
Amendment 106 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the EU to invest in the establishment of centres of excellence for each important disease group, which should serve as a point of reference, information and guidance for patients and their families, doctors, health care workers, industry and others;
Amendment 81 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 128 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that food quality and diet also possess a cultural dimension and that national information centres must therefore play an important part; advocates the establishment of dietary information centres to provide honest and accessible information about diet, health and weight in all Member States;
Amendment 141 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for information campaigns to raise awareness among pregnant women and their partners, and with a view to social acceptance, including on the part of their employers and colleagues, about the importance of a balanced diet and about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for a minimum of six months; recalls that babies breastfed for nine months show an overall reduction of risk of 31%;
Amendment 210 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for regular monitoring of the quality of food using random sampling in all Member States; recommends that this information be used to improve the quality of diet;
Amendment 311 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Draws attention to the problem of malnutrition, a state in which a deficiency, excess or imbalance in the diet has a measurable adverse impact on tissue, body shape and body function; notes also that malnutrition is a heavy burden both for individual wellbeing and for society, particularly the health care system, and that it results in increased mortality, longer hospital stays, greater complications and reduced quality of life for patients; recalls that extra days in hospital and treatment of complications due to malnutrition cost billions of euros in public funding every year;
Amendment 13 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Communications proposed an integrated approach with a viewIn order to achieve the independent commitment of the European Union to reaching the Community target of 120 g CO2/km by 2012 and announced that the Commission would propose a legislativeve at least a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, ambitious cuts in CO2 emissions from the ftramework nsport sector achieve the Community objective by focusing on mandatory reductions of emissions of CO2 to reach the objectivere necessary. With this in view, a target of 1320 g CO2/km by 2012 for the average new car fleet by means of improvements in vehicle motor technology is needed, as well as binding long-term targets of 80 g CO2/km in 2020 and 60 g CO2/km in 2025. Long-term targets provide car manufacturers with the long- term regulatory certainty they need in order to plan investments in low-emitting passenger cars. Consistent with the approach under the voluntary commitments adopted by the manufacturers, thie targets covers those elements that are taken into account in the measurement of the CO2 emissions of passenger cars in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information. A further reduction of 10 g CO2/km, or equivalent if technically necessary, will be delivered by other technological improvements and by an increased use of biofuels. In addition, consumer behaviour has an aeffect on overall emissions from passenger cars and therefore consumers should be provided with information regarding whether new passenger cars meet the emission targets set under this Regulation.
Amendment 18 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Zero emission vehicles reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. Although fuel production for zero emission vehicles leads to CO2 emissions, these cars have a better greenhouse gas performance compared to cars with an internal combustion engine. The development and production of these vehicles, such as electric cars or hydrogen cars, should therefore be stimulated by requiring at least 8 percent of all new vehicles from 2020 onwards to be zero emission vehicles.
Amendment 50 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Communications proposed an integrated approach with a viewIn order to achieve the independent commitment of the European Union to reaching the Community target of 120 g CO2/km by 2012 and announced that the Commission would propose a legislativeve at least a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, ambitious cuts in CO2-emissions from the ftramework nsport sector achieve the Community objective by focusing on mandatory reductions of emissions of CO2 to reach the objectivere necessary. In this view, a target of 1320 g CO2/km by 2012 for the average new car fleet by means of improvements in vehicle motor technology is needed as well as binding long-term targets of 80 g CO2/km in 2020 and 60 g CO2/km in 2025. Long-term targets provide car manufacturers with the long- term regulatory certainty they need in order to plan investments in low-emitting passenger cars. Consistent with the approach under the voluntary commitments adopted by the manufacturers, thie targets covers those elements that are taken into account in the measurement of the CO2 emissions of passenger cars in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information. A further reduction of 10 g CO2/km, or equivalent if technically necessary, will be delivered by other technological improvements and by an increased use of biofuels. In addition, consumer behaviour has an affect on overall emissions from passenger cars and therefore consumers should be provided with information regarding whether new passenger cars meet the emission targets set under this Regulation.
Amendment 53 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10a (new)
Recital 10a (new)
(10a) Zero emission vehicles reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. Although fuel production for zero emission vehicles lead to CO2-emissions, these cars have a better GHG-performance compared to cars with an internal combustion engine. The development and production of these vehicles, such as electric cars or hydrogen cars, should therefore be stimulated by requiring at least 8 percent of all new vehicles from 2020 onwards to be zero emission vehicles.
Amendment 62 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes CO2 emission performance requirements for new passenger cars in order to ensure proper functioning of the internal market and achieve the EU's overall objective that the average new car fleet should achieve CO2 emissions of 1260 g CO2/km. The Regulation sets the average CO2 emissions for new passenger cars at 130 g CO2/km20 g CO2/km from 2012 onwards, at 80 g CO2/km from 2020 onwards and at 60 g CO2/km from 2025 onwards by means of improvement in vehicle motor technology as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures. This Regulation will be complemented by additional measures corresponding to 10 g/km as part of the Community's integrated approach.
Amendment 75 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall apply to motor vehicles of category M1 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC witpassenger cars as defined in paragraph 3a reference mass not exceeding 2 610 kg and vehicles to which type-approval is extended in accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 ('passenger cars') which are registered in the Community for the first time and which have not previously been registered outside the Community ('new passenger cars')of this Article, and to light duty commercial vehicles as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC.
Amendment 85 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes CO2 emission performance requirements for new passenger cars in order to ensure proper functioning of the internal market and achieve the EU's overall objective that the average new car fleet should achieve CO2 emissions of 1260 g CO2/km. The Regulation sets the average CO2 emissions for new passenger cars at 130 g CO2/km20 g CO2/km from 2012 onwards, at 80 g CO2/km from 2020 onwards and at 60 g CO2/km from 2025 on onwards by means of improvement in vehicle motor technology as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures. This Regulation will be complemented by additional measures corresponding to 10 g/km as part of the Community's integrated approach.
Amendment 95 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘zero emission vehicle’ or ‘ZEV’ means, in relation to a passenger car, a vehicle that produces no CO2 emissions when stationary or operating.
Amendment 96 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) 'footprint' means the track width multiplied by the wheelbase as stated in the certificate of conformity and defined in sections 2.1 and 2.3 of Annex I to Directive 2007/46/EC.
Amendment 104 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) ‘specific maximum emissions limit’ means, in relation to each passenger car registered in the Community, the specific maximum emissions of CO2 permitted for that passenger car.
Amendment 111 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
(fa) ‘zero emission vehicle’ or ‘ZEV’ means a passenger car that produces no CO2 emissions when stationary or operating.
Amendment 114 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fb (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fb (new)
(fb) ‘Specific maximum emissions limit’ means, in relation to each passenger car registered in the Community, the specific maximum emissions of CO2 permitted for that passenger car.
Amendment 124 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 2013 and each subsequent year up to and including the year commencing 1 January 2020, each manufacturer of passenger cars shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I paragraph 1, reaching 80 g CO2/km on 1 January 2020.
Amendment 124 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 2013 and each subsequent year up to and including the year commencing 1 January 2020, each manufacturer of passenger cars shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I paragraph 1, reaching 80g CO2/km on 1 January 2020.
Amendment 127 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 2021 and each subsequent year up to and including the year commencing 1 January 2025 as well as for each subsequent year thereafter, each manufacturer of passenger cars shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I, paragraph 1, reaching 60 g CO2/km on 1 January 2025.
Amendment 127 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 2021 and each subsequent year up to and including the year commencing 1 January 2025 as well as for each subsequent year thereafter, each manufacturer of passenger cars shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I paragraph 1, reaching 60 g of CO2/km on 1 January 2025.
Amendment 128 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
With effect from 1 January 2016 , the national authorities shall refuse, on grounds relating to emissions or fuel consumption, to grant EC type approval or national type approval for new types of vehicle which exceed their specific emissions target, as set out in Annex I, paragraphs 1 and 2, by 50 percent.
Amendment 129 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4a (new)
Article 4a (new)
Article 4a Specific maximum emissions limits With effect from 1 January 2016 , the national authorities shall refuse, on grounds relating to emissions or fuel consumption, to grant EC type approval or national type approval for new types of vehicle which exceed their specific emissions target, as set out in Annex 1 paragraphs 1 and 2, by 50 percent.
Amendment 132 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Manufacturers may form a pool for the purpose of meeting their obligations on introducing zero emission vehicles as laid down in annex I, paragraph 2a (new).
Amendment 136 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Manufacturers may form a pool for the purpose of meeting their obligations on introducing zero emission vehicles as laid down in Annex I, paragraph 2a.
Amendment 136 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. For the year beginning 1 January 2016 and each subsequent year, the Member State shall determine and transfer to the Commission the information listed in Part B of Annex II in respect of the preceding calendar year regarding zero emission vehicles on the basis of the methodology for calculating the GHG-emissions related to the energy used producing fuel for zero emission vehicles as referred to in paragraph 4a. The data shall be transmitted in accordance with the format specified in Part C of Annex II.
Amendment 137 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4a (new)
4a. The Commission shall establish before 1 January 2010 a methodology to calculate the GHG-emissions related to the energy used producing fuel for zero emission vehicles, using the average amount of energy used to produce fuel for zero emission vehicles per Member State unless a manufacturer can prove that the amount of energy used to production for its zero emission vehicles is lower than the average.
Amendment 145 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For the year beginning 1 January 2016 and each subsequent year, the Member State shall determine and transfer to the Commission the information listed in Part B of Annex II in respect of the preceding calendar year regarding zero emission vehicles on the basis of the methodology for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions related to the energy used producing fuel for zero emission vehicles as referred to in paragraph 4a. The data shall be transmitted in accordance with the format specified in Part C of Annex II.
Amendment 147 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall establish before 1 January 2010 a methodology for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions related to the energy used producing fuel for zero emission vehicles, using the average amount of energy used to produce fuel for zero emission vehicles per Member State unless a manufacturer can prove that the amount of energy used to produce fuel for its zero emission vehicles is lower than the average.
Amendment 191 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Each manufacturer shall ensure that in the year beginning 1 January 2020, and each subsequent year, at least eight percent of all passenger cars it produces shall be zero emission vehicles. In order to achieve this target manufacturers may make use of the pooling provisions laid down in article 5 paragraph 1a.
Amendment 192 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – paragraph 1a (new)
Annex II – part A – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. For the year beginning 1 January 2016 and each subsequent year, Member States shall record the following details for each new zero emission vehicle registered in its territory in addition to the details listed in paragraph 1: (a) its specific emissions of CO2(g/km) related to the production of the fuel for the zero emission vehicle.
Amendment 235 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
1. For each new passenger car registered in the Community in the year commencing 1 January 2012, the permitted specific emissions of CO2, measured in grams per kilometre, shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: Permitted specific emissions of CO2 = 1320 + a × (MF – MF0) Where: MF = massfootprint of the vehicle in kilogramsquare meters (kgm2) MF0 = 1289.03.91 × f f = (1 + AMFI)6 Autonomous massfootprint increase (AMFI) = 0 % a = 0.045715.56
Amendment 254 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Each manufacturer shall ensure that in the year beginning 1 January 2020, and each subsequent year, at least eight percent of all passenger cars it produces shall be zero emission vehicles. In order to achieve this target, manufacturers may make use of the pooling provisions laid down in Article 5(1a).
Amendment 259 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex II – part A – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the year beginning 1 January 2016 and each subsequent year, Member States shall record for each new zero emission vehicle registered in its territory, in addition to the details listed in paragraph 1, the specific emissions of CO2(g/km) related to the production of the fuel for the zero emission vehicle.
Amendment 62 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 76 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Large combustion plants also contribute greatly to emissions of carbon dioxide into air resulting in an increase in the concentrations of carbon dioxide in air, thus increasing global climate change and inducing many detrimental impacts and feedbacks to human and ecological systems. Such increasing concentrations are rapidly approaching or have already passed critical thresholds that will lead to substantially greater climate change and an increase in average surface temperatures well above the EU's target of less than 2° Celsius that will be beyond human abilities to manage or recover from within imaginable time-scales. The Community's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), while potentially providing a useful if slow framework for economy- wide reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, does not provide a sufficiently strong price signal to prevent new very large point sources of carbon dioxide from entering or remaining in the system and thus inflating EU emission allowance (EUA) prices. Therefore it is necessary to include provisions requiring carbon dioxide emission limit values to air in Community industrial pollution law for new installations with an electrical capacity of more than 300MW, and for these limit values to be applied to existing installations in due course.
Amendment 133 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 328 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33a Emission Limit Value for Carbon Dioxide 1. From 1 January 2010, all permits for electricity-generating large combustion installations with a capacity of more than 300 megawatts that are granted a construction permit, or in the absence of such a procedure granted the original operating permit, on or after 1 January 2010 shall include conditions requiring compliance with an emission limit value to air of 450 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour of electrical output. 2. By 1 January 2025 all permits for electricity-generating large combustion installations with a capacity of more than 300 megawatts other than those installations covered by paragraph 1 shall include conditions requiring compliance with an emission limit value to air of 450 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour of electrical output. 3. The emission limit value referred to in paragraphs 1 & 2 shall be verified on an annual basis by the competent national authority. 4. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall review the provisions of this Article taking into account overall progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the potential contribution of appropriate abatement techniques. The review shall consider in particular lowering the emission limit value referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, bringing forward the date referred to in paragraph 2 or introducing a phased approach, and widening the scope of application to include large combustion installations other than those in the electricity sector. On conclusion of the review, the Commission shall where appropriate bring forward proposals.
Amendment 61 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 66 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 117 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In view of the creation of an internal market for gas, Member States should fosterregional energy markets can constitute a first step. Member States should therefore foster, at European, but also at regional level where possible, the integration of their national markets and the cooperation of network operators at European and regional level.
Amendment 145 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point (b a) (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point (b a) (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
(ba) the following point shall be added: "36a. 'affordable price' means a price defined by Member States at national level in consultation with national regulatory authorities, social partners and relevant stakeholders while taking account of the definition of energy poverty provided for in point 36b."
Amendment 168 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 f (new)
Article 1 – point 1 f (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 188 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 5a – paragraph 4
Article 5a – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may adopt guidelines for regional solidarity cooperation, while respecting national sovereignty over natural resources. This measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 30 (3).
Amendment 203 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 205 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The obligation set out in paragraph 1(a) is deemed to be fulfilled in a situation where several undertakings which own transmission systems have created a joint venture which acts as a transmission system operator in several Member States for the transmission systems concerned. No other undertaking may be part of the joint venture, unless it has been approved under Article 9a as an independent system operatorcomplies fully with this Article.
Amendment 239 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 c (new)
Article 1 – point 6 c (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(6c) In Article 8, the following paragraph shall be added: "4a. While carrying out their tasks, transmission system operators shall take into account the technical and market codes adopted by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas."
Amendment 242 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 251 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9a
Article 9a
Amendment 253 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
Article 9a – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
1. Transmission system owners, where an independent system operator has been appointed, and sStorage system operators which are part of vertically integrated undertakings shall be independent at least in terms of their legal form, organisation and decision making from other activities not relating to transmission and storage.
Amendment 255 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 2 - introductory part
Article 9a – paragraph 2 - introductory part
2. In order to ensure the independence of the transmission system owner and storage system operator referred to in paragraph 1, the following minimum criteria shall apply:
Amendment 257 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – point (a)
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – point (a)
(a) those persons responsible for the management of the transmission system owner and storage system operator may not participate in company structures of the integrated natural gas undertaking responsible, directly or indirectly, for the day-to-day operation of the production, distribution and supply of natural gas;
Amendment 259 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) appropriate measures must be taken to ensure that the professional interests of persons responsible for the management of the transmission system owner and storage system operator are taken into account in a manner that ensures that they are capable of acting independently;
Amendment 262 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – point (d)
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – point (d)
(d) the transmission system owner and storage system operator shall establish a compliance programme, which sets out measures taken to ensure that discriminatory conduct is excluded, and ensure that observance of it is adequately monitored. The programme shall set out the specific obligations of employees to meet this objective. An annual report, setting out the measures taken, shall be submitted by the person or body responsible for monitoring the compliance programme to the regulatory authority and shall be published.
Amendment 270 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 3
Article 9a – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may adopt guidelines to ensure full and effective compliance of the transmission system owner and of the storage operator with paragraph 2 of this Article. This measure designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 30(3).
Amendment 293 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 11 b (new)
Article 1 – point 11 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
(11b) The following Article shall be inserted: "Article 18a 1. For the organisation of access to LNG facilities, in case these facilities are operated by independent infrastructure operators that are ownership-unbundled in accordance with Article 7(1) and that provide open access, Member States may also decide to follow the procedure referred to in paragraph 2. This procedure shall be applied in accordance with objective, transparent and non- discriminatory criteria. 2. In the case of negotiated access, Member States shall take the necessary measures for natural gas undertakings and eligible customers either inside or outside the territory covered by the interconnected system to be able to negotiate access to LNG facilities. The parties shall be obliged to negotiate access to LNG facilities in good faith."
Amendment 295 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 11 c (new)
Article 1 – point 11 c (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
(11c) In Article 19, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "1. For the organisation of access to storage facilities and linepack when technically and/or economically necessary for providing efficient access to the system for the supply of customers, as well as for the organisation of access to ancillary services, Member States shall use the regulated access procedure as described in paragraph 4. In case such organisation is arranged through an independent infrastructure operator that is ownership- unbundled in accordance with Article 7(1) and that provides open access, Member States may choose either or both of the procedures referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4. These procedures shall operate in accordance with objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria."
Amendment 310 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1 - introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 - introductory part
1. Major new gas infrastructures, i.ee.g. interconnectors between Member States, LNG and storage facilities, may, upon request, be exempted, for a limitdefined period of time, from the provisions of Articles 7, 18, 19, 20, and 24c(4), (5) and (6) under the following conditions:
Amendment 327 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
In deciding to grant an exemption consideration shall be given, on a case by case basis, to the need to impose conditions regarding the duration of the exemption and non-discriminatory access to the infrastructure. When deciding on those conditions account shall, in particular, be taken of the duration of contracts, additional capacity to be built or the modification of existing capacity, the time horizon of the project and national circumstances.
Amendment 330 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 345 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 354 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
"5a. Conditions of an exemption approval granted under this Article shall not be changed retrospectively without the agreement of all parties concerned."
Amendment 359 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
(13a) In Article 24(1), point (b) shall be replaced by the following: "(b) any such eligible customer within their territory to be supplied through a direct line by natural gas undertakings or customers."
Amendment 432 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall ensure that regulatory authorities are granted the powers enabling them to carry out the duties within a defined framework referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 in an efficient and expeditious manner. For this purpose, tThe regulatory authority shall have at least the following powersthe right, within a defined framework compatible with national regulation:
Amendment 441 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – point (b)
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – point (b)
(b) to carry out in cooperatione with the national competition authority on investigations intof the functioning of gas markets, and to decide, in the absence of violations of competition rulesbased on such investigations and within their legal national mandate, ofn any appropriate measures necessary and proportionate to promote effective competition and ensure the proper functioning of the market, including gas release programsensure compliance with the obligations under this Directive or any decisions of the regulatory authority or of the Agency;
Amendment 491 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 13
Article 24c – paragraph 13
13. Member States shall ensure that suitable mechanisms exist at national level under which a party affected by a decision of the national regulatory authority has a right of appeal to a body independent of the parties involved. It must be assured that appeal can be made to both the content of the decision and the procedure followed.
Amendment 182 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 j (new)
Article 1 – point 1 j (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 186 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 k (new)
Article 1 – point 1 k (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 211 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 5a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 216 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 e (new)
Article 1 – point 3 e (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 217 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 f (new)
Article 1 – point 3 f (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point (g)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point (g)
Amendment 372 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22b – point (d)
Article 22b – point (d)
(d) ensuring the development of secure, reliable and efficient systems, promoting energy efficiency, system adequacy, and research and innovation to meet demand and the development of innovative renewable and low carbon technologies, in both short and long termguaranteed access to the network for renewable energy;
Amendment 417 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (k a) (new)
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (k a) (new)
(ka) ensuring guaranteed access to the network for renewable energy;
Amendment 10 #
2007/0037B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Experience has shown that in certain food businesses, food hygiene can be ensured by the correct implementation of the food hygiene requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 without having recourse to the HACCP system. The businesses concerned are in particular small businesses predominantly selling their products directly to the final consumer, such as bakeries, butchers, grocery shops, market stalls, restaurants, and bars, which are micro-enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The same goes for theatres and cinemas, provided that the competent authority considers that no serious risks are involved.
Amendment 15 #
2007/0037B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph - 2 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph - 2 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point (b b) (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point (b b) (new)
(-2) The following point (bb) shall be inserted in Article 1(2): "(bb) free or at-cost-price distribution of food and beverages in churches or other not-for-profit public institutions;".
Amendment 16 #
2007/0037B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Without prejudice to the other requirements of this Regulation, paragraph 1 shall not apply to: (1) businesses which are micro-enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 and the activities of which consist predominantly in the direct sale of food to the final consumer and (2) small-scale catering services provided at events where the supply of food and beverages is merely an ancillary service, provided that the competent authority considers, on the basis of a company or sector-related risk assessment, either that there are no hazards needing to be prevented, eliminated or reduced to acceptable levels, or that any hazards identified are sufficiently controlled through the implementation of the general and specific food hygiene requirements laid down in Article 4, and/or in national regulations. The exemption by the authority shall be granted for a limited period only, not exceeding 24 months.
Amendment 272 #
2006/0136(COD)
Article 40 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may refuse to recognise a plant protection product if a prima facie case can be made that the use of the plant protection product in their territory will have a different impact on the environment than in the reference Member State or if refusal to authorise it accords with the established environmental policy of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 311 #
2006/0136(COD)
Annex II - point 3.6.5.
3.6.5. An active substance, safener or synergist shall only be approved if, on the basis of the assessment of Community or internationally agreed test guidelines or other available data and information, including a review of the scientific literature, reviewed by the Authority, it is not considered to have endocrine disrupting properties that may cause adverse effect in humans such that it is not or has not to be classified, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 67/548/EEC, as toxic for reproduction category 3, unless the exposure of humans to that active substance, safener or synergist in a plant protection product, under realistic proposed conditions of use, is negligible, i.e. the product is used in closed systems or in other conditions excluding contact with humans and where residues of the active substance, safener or synergist concerned on food and feed do not exceed the default value set in accordance with point (b) of Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
Amendment 316 #
2006/0136(COD)
Annex II - point 3.6.5. a (new)
3.6.5a. An active substance, safener or synergist shall only be approved, if, on the basis of evaluation of other available data and information, including an overview of the scientific literature, it is not considered to give rise to a risk of neurotoxic or immunotoxic developmental disorders in humans, taking into account exposure during embryonic/foetal life and/or childhood or combined effects, unless the exposure of humans to that active substance, safener or synergist in a plant protection product, under realistic proposed conditions of use, is negligible, i.e. the product is used in closed systems, in horticultural greenhouses or in conditions excluding contact with humans and where residues of the active substance, safener or synergist concerned in food and feed do not exceed the default value set in accordance with point (b) of Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and if the emissions into surface waters, soil and outside air are kept to a minimum. On the basis of risk analyses, a Member State may however permit the use of these substances.
Amendment 144 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Prevention of waste Member States shall, in accordance with Articles 1 and 11, and taking account of Article 7 of this directive and of Directive 2005/32/EC, take all necessary measures to stabilise their overall waste production by 2012 as compared to their overall annual waste production in 2009. As a necessary preliminary to the measures set out in Article 26, following the consultation of all stakeholders the Commission shall, if appropriate, submit to the European Parliament and the Council proposals for measures required in support of the Member States’ prevention activities, to cover: (a) by 2009, a list of indicators that will enable Member States to monitor, assess and report on the progress of their waste prevention programmes and measures; (b) by 2010, the formulation of a product eco-design policy addressing both the generation of waste and the presence of hazardous substances in waste, with a view to promoting technologies focusing on durable, re-usable and recyclable products; (c) by 2010, the setting of further qualitative and quantitative waste reduction objectives for 2020, based on best available practice; (d) by 2010, the formulation of an action plan for further support measures at European level seeking in particular to change current consumption patterns.
Amendment 150 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Re-use and recycling 1. Member States, taking account of Article 7 of this directive and of Directive 2005/32/EC, shall take measures to promote the re-use of products, notably through the establishment and support of accredited re-use and repair networks and by establishing, where necessary, the relevant process and product standards. Member States may take other measures to promote re-use, such as the use of economic instruments, procurement criteria, quantitative objectives or prohibitions on the placing on the market of certain products. 2. In order to comply with the objectives of this Directive, and to move towards a European recycling society, with a high level of resource efficiency, Member States, taking account of Article 7 of this directive and of Directive 2005/32/EC, shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the following targets are attained: (a) by 2020, the preparing for re-use and recycling of household wastes shall be increased to a minimum of 50% by weight; (b) by 2020, the preparing for re-use and recycling of construction and demolition waste shall be increased to a minimum of 70% by weight. For those countries with less than 5% recycling in either category or no official figures, according to Eurostat data of 2000-2005, an additional period of 5 years may be granted to reach the targets. By 31 December 2015 at the latest, the European Parliament and the Council shall re-examine the targets referred to in points (a) and (b) and consider setting targets for industrial waste on the basis of a report of the Commission, accompanied by a proposal if appropriate. In its report the Commission shall take into account the trends in waste treatment and the relevant environmental impacts of setting the targets. In order to harmonise the characteristics and presentation of the data produced and to make the data compatible, Member States shall report them under the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics1. If necessary, the Commission shall, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 36(2) of this Directive, establish detailed rules for verifying Member States’ compliance with the targets set out in this paragraph. 1 OJ L 332, 9.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 159 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Removing obstacles 1. Member States shall, having regard to the protection of health and the environment, take the necessary measures to remove obstacles to prevention, re-use and recycling in the existing legislation and in authorisation procedures 2. When obstacles originate in European legislation, the Member States shall bring this to the attention of the Commission without delay. The Commission, having regard to the protection of health and the environment, shall, in its interpretation of existing legislation, create as much room as possible for prevention, re-use and recycling, and shall, where appropriate, propose adjustments.