21 Amendments of Philippe JUVIN related to 2011/0461(COD)
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In view of theThere has been a significant increase in the numbers and severity of natural and man-made disasters in recent years and in a situation where f. Future disasters are likely to be more extreme and more complex with far reaching and longer-term consequences, resulting, in particular, from climate change and potential interaction between several natural and technological hazards, an integrated approach to disaster management is increasingly important. There is, therefore, an urgent need to leave behind the system of ad hoc coordination and move towards an efficient European disaster management mechanism based on an integrated approach. The Union shouldmust support, coordinate and supplement actions of Member States in the field of civil protection with a view to improving the effectiveness of systems for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The protection to be ensured under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism should cover primarily people, but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage, against all natural and man-made disasters, including acts ofearthquakes and tsunamis, fires and forest fires, floods and landslides, terrorismt acts and technological, radiological and environmentindustrial and radiological accidents, marine pollution and acute health emergencies (pandemics), occurring inside or outside the Union. Civil protection and other emergency assistance may be required in all of these disasters to complement the response capabilities of the affected country.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Under Article 222 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Union and its Member States are bound to act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a Member State is the object of a terrorist attack or victim of a natural or man-made disaster.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Mechanism should include a general, integrated policy framework for Union disaster risk prevention actions aimed at achieving a high level of protection and resilience against, and response to, disasters by preventing or reducing their effects and by fostering a culture of prevention. Risk management plans are essential to ensure an integrated approach to disaster management, linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions. Therefore, the Mechanism should include a general framework for their communication and implementation.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) By contributing to the further development of detection and early warning systems, the Union should assist Member States in minimising the lead time to respond to disasters and to alert Union citizens. These systems should take into account and build upon existing and future information and telecommunications sources and systems.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Mechanism should include a general policy framework aimed at continuously improving the level of preparedness of civil protection systems, personnel and citizens within the Union. This includes training programmes and an emergency management training network, at Union and Member State level, on disaster prevention, preparedness, and response as called for in the Council Conclusions of 14 November 2008 on European disaster management training arrangements. This network could be developed and supervised by a European training institute for civil protection and humanitarian action.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The European Civil Protection Mechanism should, moreover, be based on the principle of specialising Member States in the management of one or more risks.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Mechanism should make it possible to mobilise and facilitate coordination of assistance interventions. The reinforced cooperation should be based on a Union structure consisting of an emergency response centre, a European emergency response capacity in the form of a voluntary pool of pre-committed capacities from the Member States, trained emergency management experts, a common emergency communication and information system managed by the Commission and contact points in the Member States. It should provide a framework for collecting validated emergency information, for disseminating that information to the Member States and for sharing lessons learnt from interventions.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The EU’s outermost regions and overseas countries and territories are important assets in the Union’s response to disasters. These territories, countries and regions give the EU a presence in terms of territory and population throughout the entire world, and should be support bases to facilitate the pre- positioning of logistics and resources.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With respect to disaster response assistance interventions outside the Union, the Mechanism should facilitate and support actions undertaken by the Member States and the Union as a whole in order to promote consistency in international civil protection work. The United Nations, where present, has an overall coordinating role for relief operations in third countries. Assistance provided under the Mechanism should be coordinated with the United Nations and other relevant international actors, particularly humanitarian NGOs, with a view to maximiseing the use of available resources and avoid any unnecessary duplication of effort. Enhanced coordination of civil protection assistance through the Mechanism is a prerequisite to supporting the overall coordination effort and ensuring a comprehensive Union contribution to the overall relief effort. In major disasters where assistance is provided under both the Mechanism and Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid, the Commission shall ensure the effectiveness, coherence and complementarities of the overall Union response, as well as due consideration for and involvement of humanitarian NGOs, respecting the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The availability of adequate means of transport needs to be improved to support the development of a rapid response capability at the Union level. The Union should support and supplement the efforts of Member States by facilitating the pooling of transport resources of Member States and contributing, where necessary, to the financing of additional means of transport subject to certain criteria. In the event of a disaster outside the territory of the EU, the question of the availability of means of transport should take account of existing systems (UN, NATO and Member States).
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The protection to be ensured by the Mechanism shall cover primarily people, but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage, against all natural and man-made disasters, including acts ofearthquakes and tsunamis, fires and forest fires, floods and landslides, terrorismt acts, technological, radiological or environmentindustrial and radiological accidents, marine pollution and acute health emergencies(pandemics), occurring inside or outside the Union.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Decision shall take into account the assets and special needs of isolated, outermost and other regions or islands of the Union as well as the overseas countries and territories that are associated with it in the case of a disaster.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
2. Progress towards the achievement of the specific objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall be assessed through common indicators that cover inter alia:
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point 1
Article 4 – point 1
1. "disaster" means any situatioudden, brutal event of natural or man-made origin, which has or may have an adverse impact on people, the environment or property;
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point 2
Article 4 – point 2
2. "major disaster" means any situation,udden, brutal event of natural or man-made origin, and which has or may have an adverse impact or disastrous consequences on people, the environment or property and which may result in a call for assistance under the Mechanism;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) assist Member States in prepositioning emergency response assets and capacities in logistical hubs inside the Union, as well as in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, which are essential support bases around the world;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point g
Article 7 – point g
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Third countries’ and overseas countries’ and territories’ participation and international organisations
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point - a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point - a (new)
(- a) The overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;