17 Amendments of Michèle RIVASI related to 2015/2352(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that as the number ofDisapproves permits for new offshore facilities, is likely to rise in the future especiallyncluding in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, we should noton the basis of incompatibility wait for a severe accident to happen before we develop the proper legal frameworkh climate goals inscribed in the Paris Agreement as well as the inherent environmental risks; considers however that a proper legal framework should govern any offshore activities;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas indigenous sources of oil and gas contribute significantly to Europe's current energy needs and are crucial at present for our energy security and energy diversitythe reduction of oil and gas production is an important prerequisite for meeting global and European climate objectives;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas offshore hydrocarbons activities – particularly the growing interest in operating in challenging environments such as deep waters or High North – pose considerable risks for workers on rigs, coastal communities and biodiversity, considering that it is nearly impossible to clean the oil spill under ice;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is already an extensive body of international law and international conventions which govern the seas, including European waters, albeit there is no international regime for liability and compensation for damage arising from offshore oil drilling;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underscores the fact that the Member States already have the world's best-performing offshore safety regimes and thatEncourages Member States to start a progressive phase out of offshore hydrocarbon exploration and extraction ovperregulations in this area would seriously harm the competitiveness of their industriesorder to meet the long term objective of climate-neutrality before the end of the century;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underscores the fact that while the Member States have in place offshore safety regimes, this high-risk, high-profit offshore oil/gas industry remains largely under-regulated;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to ensure rapid, effective and adequate compensation for all victims of pollution in addition to comprehensive remedial action to clean up any environmental damage;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, as regards 'liability for offshore accidents and their consequences, the Offshore Safety Directive (OSD) channels it unequivocally to offshore licensees, i.e. the individual or joint holders of authorizations for oil/gas prospection, exploration, and/or production operations issued in accordance with Directive 94/22/EC1 . It also makes the licensees strictly liable for any environmental damage resulting from their operations'; _________________ 1OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes, however, that the liability regimes in most EU Member States are inadequate and, in particular, liability for pure economic loss is not recognized in the vast majority of EU Member States, preventing fishermen and coastal businesses from submitting claims for lost income;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Regrets that while the OSD applies to entire lifecycle of offshore installations, from design to decommissioning and permanent abandonment, the scope of the Commission report has excluded liabilities and financial security for decommissioning of installations, even though it is a complex operation with potential dangerous interference with other activities, such as fishing;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out, however, that, in many Member States, there is no assurance that all offshore operators would have adequate financial assets to meet claims for a large accident. There is a trend towards setting up smaller companies to operate offshore fields that – in case of a major accident – would likely go bankrupt, shifting financial consequences on taxpayers. To increase financial security in such instances, the establishment of a special EU fund based on fees paid by the offshore industry should be considered;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to considerme forward with a proposal to adding the offences under the OSD to the scope of the Environmental Crime Directive 2008/99/EC;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to add major oil accidents onto the Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law, recognising that criminal sanctions are a dissuasive and effective way to motivate safety management;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Concludes that there is no need to give consideration to further legislation until the Commission has published its report on implementation of the OSDare clear gaps in the existing legislation regulating offshore oil/gas activities and that there is sufficient ground to urge the Commission to propose amendments to the existing legislation, particularly in the fields of addressing pure economic loss and criminal liability issues.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the lack of uptake of financial security instruments to cover the damages caused by the most costly offshore accidents and calls for the Commission to come forward with legislative proposals to require mandatory financial security at least as regards environmental damage;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the need for more harmonised minimum rules on financial security instruments and coverage, and calls for the Commission to come forward with legislative proposal to this effect;