31 Amendments of Michèle RIVASI related to 2010/0098(CNS)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Communityon the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 3168(4) and Article 169(3) thereof,
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In accordance with Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a high level of human health protection should be ensured in the definition and implementation of all EU policies and activities.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The need arises to set up a system allowing the European Atomic Energy CommunityUnion, following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency which is likely to lead or has led to a significant radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs, to fix maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination in order to protect the populaguarantee a high level of public health protection.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Commission should, if the circumstances so require, immediately adopt a RegulationIn the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency, the Commission must immediately rendering applicable pre- established maximum permitted levels and communicate them to the public.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) On the basis of current data available in the field of radiation protection, derived reference levels have been established and these levels mayust be used as a basis for the fixing of maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination to be applied immediately following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency which is likely to lead or has led to significant radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Such maximum permitted levelsThe derived reference levels and the maximum permitted levels should be regularly revised to take due account of the latest scientific advances and advice as presently available on an international scale whilst, reflecting the need for reassuring the public and avoproviding them with a high level of protection, and avoid divergences in international regulatory practice.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) HoweverIn the event of a nuclear accident or any other radiological emergency, it is necessary to take due account of the particular circumstances and conditions applying to each accident, and, therefore, to establish a procedure allowing the rapid adaptationlowering of these pre-established levels to maximum permitted levels appropriate to the circumstances of any particular nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency which is likely to lead or has led to significant radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and feedingstuffsmaximum permitted levels and if necessary the introduction of maximum permitted levels for other radionuclides (notably tritium) involved in the accident, with a view to ensuring the highest possible level of public protection.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to facilitate the adaptation of maximum permitted levels, procedures should be provided for allowing the regular consultation of experts including. A group of experts should be established by the Commission on the basis of scientific and ethical criteria. The Commission should make public the Ggroup of Experts referred to in Article 31 of the Treaty’s composition and its members’ declarations of interests. In adapting the maximum permitted levels, the Commission should also consult experts from international bodies working in the field of radiation protection.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The adoption of the maximum permitted levels under this Regulation should be based on the protection requirements for the most critical and vulnerable population groups, in particular children and people in isolated geographic areas or those practising subsistence farming. The maximum permitted levels should be the same for the entire population and should be based on the lowest levels.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) It is appropriate for the Council to reserve the right to exercise directly the power to adopt a Regulation to timely endorsDecision to endorse or scale down the measures proposed by the Commission in the first month after a nuclear accident or a radiological emergency. The relevant proposal for the adaptation or confirmation of the provisions laid down in the Regulation adopted by the Commission, in particular the establishment of maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination and the list of radionuclides, should be based on Article 31s 168 and 169 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in view of the health protection of the population. This is without prejudice to the possibility that iIn the long term, after the accident or the radiological emergency, other legal instruments vels applied should conform to the maximum exposure levels permitted in accor danother legal basis may be used for the purpose of controlling foodstuffs or feedingstuffs being placed on the market. ce with Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation1. __________________ 1 OJ L 314, 4.12.1996, p. 20.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency which requires the maximum permitted levels to be applied, the public should be informed of the levels in force, both by the Commission and by each Member State. Furthermore, the public should also be provided with information about foodstuffs and feedingstuffs liable to accumulate stronger concentrations of radioactivity.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Compliance with the maximum permitted levels shouldmust be the subject of appropriate checks, and sanctions should be introduced for the export or sale of foodstuffs exceeding the maximum permitted contamination levels,
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. In the event of the Commission receiving — in particular according to either the European Atomic Energy Community arrangements for the early exchange of information in case of a radiological emergency or under the 1 IAEA Convention of 26 September 1986 on early notification of a nuclear accident — official information on accidents or on any other case of radiological emergency, substantiating that the maximum permitted levels for foodstuffs laid down in Annex I or the maximum permitted levels for feedingstuffs laid down in Annex III are likely to be reached or have been reached, it shall immediately adopt, if the circumstances so require, a Regulat a Decision rendering applicable those maximum permitted levels.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. After consultation with experts, which shall include the group of experts referred to in Article 31 of the TreatyNo later than one month after the nuclear accident or radiological emergency, and after consulting the group of experts established by the Commission, hereinafter “group of experts”, the Commission shall submit to the Council a proposal for a Regulation to adapt orto confirm the existing provisions of the Regulation referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation withr revise the levels and revise the list of radionuclides, depending one month of its adop the specific situation.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. When submitting the proposal for a RegulatDecision referred to in paragraph 1 , the Commission shall take into account the basic standards laid down in accordance with Articles 30 and 31 of the Treaty, including the principle that all exposures shall be kept as low as reasonably achievable, taking the aspect of the protection of the health of the general public and economic and social factors, particularly of the most vulnerable sectors of the population, into account.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Council shall, acting by a qualifiedsimple majority, take a decision on the proposal for a RegulatDecision referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 within the time limit set out in Article 2(2)one month. The Council shall inform the European Parliament of its decision.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The period of validity of any Regulatthe Decision within the meaning of Article 3 shall be limited and, in the long term, shall enable the health protection levels laid down in Directive 96/29/Euratom to be guaranteed. This period may be revised at the request of a Member Statethe Council or the European Parliament or on the initiative of the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. In order to ensure that the maximum permitted levels laid down in Annexes I and III take account of any new scientific data becoming available, the Commission shall, from time to time, seek the opinion of experts, which shall include the group of exper be required to consult on a regular basis the group of experts, as well as experts from third countries and international organisations working in this field. The group of experts shall be set up by the Commission on the basis of scientific and ethical criteria. The Commission shall make public the group’s composition and its members’ declarations of interests.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. At the request of a Member Statethe Council, the European Parliament or the Commission, the maximum permitted levels laid down in Annexes I and III may be revised or supplemented, upon the submission of a proposal from the Commission to the Council in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 31 of the Treatyor the revision of this Regulation from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall provide the Commission with all information concerning the application of this Regulation, in particular concerning cases of non-compliance with the maximum permitted levels. The Commission shall communicate such information to the other Member States. The Commission shall impose sanctions in the event of the sale or export of foodstuffs or feedingstuffs exceeding the maximum permitted contamination levels.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a Each Member State and the Commission shall inform the public of the levels in force and provide information about foodstuffs liable to accumulate higher concentrations of radioactivity.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
MAXIMUM PERMITTED LEVELS FOR FOODSTUFFS (Bq/kg) Foodstuffs18 Infant Dairy Other Liquid food19 produce20 foodstuffs foodstuffs22 except minor foodstuffs21 and liquid foodstuffs18 Isotopes of strontium, 75 125 750 125 notably Sr- 90notably Sr- 90 Isotopes of iodine, 150 500 2 000 500 notably I-131 Alpha- emitting isotopes of plutonium and 1 20 80 20 transplutoniu m elements, notably Pu- 239, Am-241 All other nuclides of 400 half-life greater than 400 1 000 1 250 1 000 10 days, notably Cs- 134, Cs- 13723
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
This annex is deleted.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
MAXIMUM PERMITTED LEVELS OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION (CAESIUM-134, AND CAESIUM-137CAESIUM-137, IODINE 131 AND STRONTIUM 90) OF FEEDINGSTUFFS Animal Bq/kg24, 25 Pigs 1 250 Poultry, lambs, calvesIsotopes Isotopes Cs-134 of of iodine, and Cs- strontiu notably 137 m, I-131 notably Sr-90 Animal 2 500 Bq/kg 24 25 Pigs Other 1 25 1 25 5 000 1 250 Poultry, lambs, calves, beef 2 50 2 50 2 500