7 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2018/2035(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the World Shipping Council estimated in 2014 that the number of containers lost at sea by the shipping industry to be approximately 550 on average per year (not counting catastrophic losses); whereas the environmental and ecological impact of accidental losses of materials can be significant;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas studies have shown that up to 70% of floating macroplastic debris in the open ocean is fishing-related;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas studies have shown that the presence of microplastics in the marine environment can be significant, with evidence showing that they can be ingested by marine animals and enter the food chain as a result, with potential health impacts;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas the UN Environment Assembly of the UN Environment Programme recognised in its resolution from the 23-27 May 2016 session that the presence of plastic litter and microplastics in the marine environment is a rapidly increasing serious issue of global concern that needs an urgent global response taking into account a product life-cycle approach; whereas the same resolution encouraged product manufacturers and others to eliminate or reduce the use of primary microplastic particles in products;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Resolution of the UN Environment Assembly of the UN Environment Programme of 4-6 December 2017 on marine litter and microplastics and particularly highlights its recognition of the importance of the long-term elimination of discharge of litter and microplastics to the oceans and of avoiding detriment to marine ecosystems and the human activities dependent on them from marine litter and microplastics.
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers micro-plastics to be an unnecessary source of pollution and therefore calls on the Commission, as a key element in the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy, to bring forward a legislative proposal with the purpose of prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or import for sale of any cosmetic product in the European Union that contains micro-plastics;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Highlights that improving waste collection and management systems is the most urgent solution to reduce marine plastic pollution in the short-term; calls therefore on the Commission and on Member States to ensure that obligations as set out in Directive 2008/98/EC on separate collection of waste are fully and strictly implemented;