3 Amendments of Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU related to 2011/0309(COD)
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) There is a need to clarify that holders of authorisations for offshore activities pursuant to Directive 94/22/EC are also potential liable 'operators' within the meaning of Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage, and may not be entitled to delegate their responsibilities in this regard to third parties contracted by them.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) As no existing financial security instruments, including risk pooling arrangements, can accommodate all possible consequences of extreme accidents, the Commission should proceed with further analysis and studies of the appropriate measures to ensure adequately robust liability regime for damages related to offshore oil and gas operations, more stringent requirements on financial capacity including availability of appropriate financial security instruments or other arrangements.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In particular, when assessing the technical and financial capacity of the entities that apply for authorisation for offshore oil and gas activities, due account shall be taken of theall risks, hazards and any other relevant information related to the area concerned and the particular stage of exploration and production operations, the capacity of operators to apply best practices in the field and also of the applicants' financial capacities, including any financial security and capacity to cover liabilities potentially deriving from offshore oil and gas activities in question, in particular liability for environmental damages.