11 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2014/0176(COD)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) An internal market for high- resolution satellite data and products and services based on them should be attractive and readily accessible, particularly for SMEs and start-ups, and Member States should therefore introduce preferential procedures for such undertakings.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The screening of high resolution satellite data at its first entry on the market in a dedicated screening procedure should guarantee the promotion of the use of high resolution satellite data and the strengthening of Earth observation markets in the Union while preventing prejudice to the interests of the Union or of one or more Member States. The criteria for the screening procedure should take into account all relevant factors of the dissemination of high resolution satellite data in order to ensure that the Member States can set up the most appropriate conditions by the specification of those criteria and by combining the resulting standards within the most suitable procedure. The criteria should describe the metadata of the envisaged dissemination, which ensures, that the screening can be done without assessing the high resolution satellite data itself and therefore can be done prior to the generation and the dissemination of the data. In particular through its transparency, its affordability and its capacity to deliver for clear results allowing a fast and automatic implementation, thereby making it an efficient filtering system, the screening procedure should foster the commercial use of the high resolution satellite data and the businesses involved. Both the costs of procedures and the administrative burden that they entail should be kept as low as possible, and the costs of an application should on no account exceed the actual costs of administration.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) To enable two or more Member States to apply a common screening and authorisation procedure, the power to adopt legislative acts establishing a common screening and authorisation procedure should be delegated to the Commission pursuant to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
(6) Member States shall determine the appropriate private or public entity responsible to carry out the screening procedure. This entity shall notify the result of the screening procedure to the requesting party without undue delay.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
(3) The competent national authority may refuse the request for an authorisation of the dissemination of high resolution satellite data, or restrict the dissemination, if it considers that the dissemination could undermine any of the following:
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 10
Article 8 – paragraph 10
(10) Member States may impose charges for the requests referred to in paragraph 2 as long as these are reasonable and proportionate todo not exceed the costs of the authorisation procedure for the competent national authority.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)
(10a) Member States shall develop procedures whose administrative burden and costs are as low as possible to attain the purpose of this Directive and facilitate access to the earth observation data market particularly for SMEs and start- ups.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Joint procedures (1) To implement the provisions of Articles 7 and 8, two or more Member States may apply a joint procedure. (2) The Commission shall be assigned the power to adopt delegated acts as referred to in Article 11b in order to establish a joint procedure pursuant to paragraph 1. (3) The application of a joint procedure as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the provisions referred to in Article 8(3).
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Joint competent authority (1) For the purpose of carrying out the tasks described in Articles 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11, two or more Member States may appoint a joint competent authority. The joint competent authority shall be located in one of the participating Member States and shall constitute the competent authority as referred to in Article 10 of this Directive. (2) The participating Member States shall share the costs of the joint competent authority. (3) The performance of the tasks described in this Directive by a joint competent authority shall not affect the right of Member States to refuse or restrict dissemination pursuant to Article 8(3). (4) The participating Member States shall inform the Commission of the establishment of a joint competent authority.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 b (new)
Article 11 b (new)