Activities of Catherine BEARDER
Plenary speeches (1)
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU (B9-0038/2019, B9-0039/2019)
Institutional motions (4)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 PDF (149 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 PDF (141 KB) DOC (47 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the violent crackdown on the recent protests in Iran PDF (147 KB) DOC (49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (147 KB) DOC (55 KB)
Written questions (5)
Impact of lobster fishing on right whales PDF (40 KB) DOC (19 KB)
No-deal Brexit PDF (36 KB) DOC (18 KB)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund assistance for redundant Thomas Cook employees PDF (46 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Efficiency of the use of drones by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency PDF (43 KB) DOC (18 KB)
EU must protect African elephants PDF (51 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Amendments (977)
Amendment 6 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas Cannabis products that are usthe term “medical cannabis” should be distinguished forom medicinal purposes are broadly referred to as “medical cannabis”;es derived from Cannabis which have undergone clinical trials and are regulatory approved,
Amendment 20 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital J
J. whereas a review of existing scientific literature on the subject of medical cannabis used in a medical setting provides conclusive or substantial evidence that cannabis and cannabinoids have therapeutic effects such as in the treatment of chronic pain in adults (e.g. in cancer diseases), as antiemetics in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting or for improving patient-reported multiple sclerosis spasticity symptoms;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas there is limited evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids are effective for increasing appetite and decreasing weight loss associated with HIV/AIDS, improving clinician-measured multiple sclerosis spasticity symptoms, improving symptoms of Tourette syndrome, improving symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for the Commission and national authorities to draw a clear distinction between medical cannabis based medicines approved by the EMA (or other national regulatory agencies), medical cannabis (not supported by clinical trials) and other applications of cannabis;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that research on medicalthe potential benefits of medicines derived from cannabis has been underfunded and should be properly addressed under the next Framework Programme 9;
Amendment 65 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to encourage increased knowledge among medical professionals regarding the use of such cannabis-based medicine and consider allowing doctors to freely use their professional judgement to prescribe cannabis anregulatory approved cannabis-based medicines to patients with relevant conditions, and allow pharmacists to lawfully honour those prescriptions; highlights the need for training and access to literature for medical staff - medical students, medical doctors and pharmacists;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 9
Amendment 74 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to work with Member States to ensure safe and controlled cannabis used for medicinal purposes can only be from cannabis derived products that have been through clinical trials, regulatory assessment and approval,
Amendment 79 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines how a comprehensive regulation of medical cines deriving from Cannabis would translate into additional resources for public authorities, would limit the black market for medical cannabis consumption, would help control points of sale, would limit the access of this substance to minors and would give a legal and safe access to patients for its medicinal use - with particular precautions for young people and pregnant women;, ensure quality and accurate labelling of medicines and ensure legal and safe patient access to regulatory approved medicines,
Amendment 1 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Article 13 TFEU, which stipulates that, in formulating and implementing Union policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to their welfare requirements;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Citation 3
Amendment 6 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Citation 5
Amendment 18 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas the illegal breeding of cats and dogs often happens in terrible conditions; whereas puppies and kittens are often separated from their mothers much too early and subjected to long journeys across the EU in cramped and filthy conditions with no food, water, or air-conditioning, and no breaks;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the identification and registration of cats and dogs is a crucial and necessary first step in the fight against illegal trade, and that registration and identification are key conditions for control, enforcement, and traceabilitare key conditions for ensuring control, enforcement and traceability of companion animals, and that they are essential elements for fighting illegal trade effectively;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the European Commission to come forward, via ause delegated actpowers under the Animal Health Law, with a proposal for detailed, compatible systems for the means and methods of identification and registration of cats and dogs in databas to establish requirements for identification and registration of cats and dogs, as mandated in Art. 118.2(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and to also include rules ion the Member States, which should be linked through an EU platformexchange of electronic data between databases in the Member States;
Amendment 50 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the European Commission to draw up a cross-sectorial EU Action Plan establishing measures to address the illegal trade in companion animals in the EU; considers that the Action Plan should clearly def encouragineg the responsibilities of all stakeholders and decision-makers, including the Member States, the European Commission, border, customs and veterinary authorities, veterinarians and civil society organisationscooperation of Member States and other stakeholders within the EU Animal Welfare Platform;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that the European Commission involve in the Action Plan its different Directorate-Generals working on animal welfare, public health, consumer protection, internal market, and trafficking issues and the EU Animal Welfare Platform Members;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that a uniform EU definition of large-scale commercial breeding facilities, known as puppy milland kitten farms, is necessary in order to tackle illegal trade;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to improve thebetter protection of EU consumers buying companion animals via online adverts as part of its Digital Agenda' rights against the risk posed by the online purchase of cats and dogs, particularly by exploring the opportunities offered by Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and the New Deal for Consumers package launched by the Commission in April 2018;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 8
Amendment 76 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the Directorate for Health and Food Audits and Analysis' inspection programmes (European Commission - DG Health and Food Safety) to include checks onaudit Member State’s compliance with Regulation (EU) No 576/2013;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 12
Amendment 79 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose consistent and enforceable breeding rules for companion animals to be put in place across the EUdevelop EU breeding guidelines and best practice which outline, and encourages the uptake of, breeding practices that ensures a high standard of welfare for cats and dogs and to disseminate these through information campaigns and training initiatives;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that Member Statesthe Commission, keeping in mind Art. 84 and 85 of the Animal Health Law, should be encouraged to set up a compulsory register of authorisedhe Member States to work towards harmonised requirements for the registration of establishments keeping companion animal s (breeders and sellers) ;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States, in case of non- compliance with Regulation (EU) no 576/2013, to adhere strictly to the procedures laid down therein and to ensure the rehoming of any seized companion animals after the appropriate veterinary checks have been carried out; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to adequately support animal rescue centres;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas artificial intelligence (AI) is to become a technological, economic, and social andrevolution, with obviously ethical revolutpercussions, not only in Europe but also all over the world;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas every year between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes of plastic waste produced on land enter the ocean;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Amendment 56 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Amendment 59 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas 90% of all seabirds swallow plastic particles;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas microplastics were found in 90 % of bottled water;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas every year between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the ocean;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas practically every type of plastic material and object can be found in the ocean from the Great Pacific garbage patch, containing at least 79.000 tons of plastic floating in an area of 1.6 million square kilometres, to the Earth's remotest areas such as the deep ocean floor and the Arctic;
Amendment 90 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas plastic makes up 85 per cent of beach litter;
Amendment 126 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that sufficient funding of research and innovation is key to understand the source, quantification and impact of macro-, micro- and nanoplastics on the marine ecosystems and to develop innovative solutions; and calls therefore for a budget of at least €120 billion for Horizon Europe in the Multiannual Financial Framework after 2020;
Amendment 148 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned that at the current rate of plastic consumption, there will be more plastic waste in the ocean than there will be fish in 2050; notes that once plastics enter the ocean they can release toxic chemicals which may be digested by fish and end up in the human food chain;1a _________________ 1a https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.or g/publications/the-new-plastics-economy- rethinking-the-future-of-plastics
Amendment 152 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that in many EU Member States, supermarkets and food and drink outlets have introduced charges on single- use plastics to encourage consumers to invest in reusable containers for carrying their food or drink product; calls on all Member States to consider the introduction of policies which encourage supermarkets and food and drink outlets, that have not done so already, to introduce charges on single-use plastics where appropriate;
Amendment 253 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the innovative potential of start-ups in the context of recycling and upcycling;
Amendment 273 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for an action plan to phase out single-use plastic items within all buildings of the European Institutions;
Amendment 400 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Believes that supermarkets play a crucial role in the reduction of single-use plastic in the EU; welcomes initiatives like plastic-free supermarket aisles which provide opportunities for supermarkets to test compostable biomaterials as alternatives to plastic packaging;
Amendment 408 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ban on micro-plastics which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and for which viable alternatives are available;
Amendment 420 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Takes note of the good practice of Operation Clean Sweep and the Port of Antwerp’s ‘zero pellet loss’ initiative; believes there is scope to replicate this initiative at EU and global level, as well as throughout the entire plastic supply chain to prevent pellet loss across the supply chain, to tackle the second largest direct source of microplastic pollution in the EU;
Amendment 430 #
2018/2035(INI)
Research and Innovation
Amendment 447 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Stresses that sufficient funding of research and innovation is key to understand the source, quantification and impact of macro-, micro- and nanoplastics on the marine ecosystems and to develop innovative solutions; and calls therefore for a budget of at least €120 billion for Horizon Europe in the Multiannual Financial Framework after 2020;
Amendment 457 #
2018/2035(INI)
34b. Calls on the Commission to establish in the context of the Framework Programme 9 a 'Mission Plastic Free Ocean' to reduce plastics entering the marine environment and collect plastics present in the ocean. Asks in this context to establish a European Ocean Agency dealing with the challenges of observation, coordination and implementation of European initiatives and the management of national and European funds to tackle marine litter and other marine and maritime challenges such as climate change and acidification;
Amendment 461 #
Amendment 462 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 d (new)
Paragraph 34 d (new)
34d. Calls on the Commission to step up efforts to increase ocean literacy in Europe to empower ocean engaged citizens and by doing so raise awareness about the environmental challenge of plastic pollution and other forms of marine litter;
Amendment 463 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 e (new)
Paragraph 34 e (new)
34e. Calls for an EU policy dialogue on marine litter and plastic pollution, bringing together representatives of civil society, the plastic industry, specific sectors such as the fishing, shipping and tourism, as well as scientists and politicians from the local to European level;
Amendment 464 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 f (new)
Paragraph 34 f (new)
34f. Emphasises the importance of projects such as fishing for litter campaigns and beach clean-ups;
Amendment 465 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 g (new)
Paragraph 34 g (new)
34g. Considering that abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear accounts for at least 10 per cent of marine litter, calls for a better implementation of the compulsory reporting of lost fishing gear and measures to facilitate the collection, recycling and upcycling of fishing gear;
Amendment 483 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Given that a great portion of plastic waste in the ocean originates from countries in Asia and Africa, the issues of plastic pollution and waste management capacities should be a priority in the context of the EU's external policy framework ranging from EU development policy, sustainable fisheries partnership agreements, to ocean partnerships in the framework of an international ocean governance;
Amendment 214 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Evidence-gathering, detecting and addressing environmental crimes and unlawful conduct against the protection of the environment remain a serious challenge and need to be reinforced as acknowledged in the Commission Communication "EU actions to improve environmental compliance and governance" of 18 January 201840 . Whilst whistleblower protection rules exist at present only in one sectorial instrument on environmental protection41 , the introduction of such protection appearis necessary to ensure effective enforcement of the Union environmental acquis, whose breaches can cause serious harm to the public interest and the environment with possible spill-over impacts across national borders. This is also relevant in cases where unsafe products can cause environmental harm. _________________ 40 COM(2018) 10 final. 41 Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 12 June 2013, on safety of offshore oil and gas operations (OJ L 178, p. 66).
Amendment 267 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part I – subpart E – point ix a (new)
Annex I – part I – subpart E – point ix a (new)
(ix a) ix a) Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 061, 3.3.1997, p. 1);
Amendment 268 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part I – subpart E – point ix b (new)
Annex I – part I – subpart E – point ix b (new)
(ix b) (ix b) Commission Regulation(EC) No 865/2006 of 4 May 2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 16619.6.2006, p. 1);
Amendment 269 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part I – subpart E – point ix c (new)
Annex I – part I – subpart E – point ix c (new)
(ix c) (ix c) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012 of 23 August 2012 laying down rules for the design of permits, certificates and other documents provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 (OJ L 242, 7.9.2012, p.13);
Amendment 2 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Report from the Commission entitled “Reporting under the EU Habitats and Birds Directives 2007-2012, The State of Nature in the EU”,
Amendment 3 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to EUROSTAT biodiversity statistics, November 2016,
Amendment 6 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the 2016 EUROSTAT biodiversity statistics show an overall decline of all 167 of the EU’s common bird species from 1990 - 20141a; _________________ 1a2016 EUROSTAT biodiversity statistics, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Biodiversity_statistic s
Amendment 7 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the 2015 State of Nature in the EU assessment states that the main pressures and threats to terrestrial ecosystems reported by Member States are agriculture and the modification of natural conditions, for marine ecosystems they are the use of living resources (fishing) and pollution;all of these activities are human-induced and have a profound and damaging impact on nature;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the four identified priority areas of the Action Plan and considers that theemphasises the necessity of active involvement of all relevant actors infor all the priority ameasureas is neededto effectively tackle the deficiencies encountered in the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that protecting our shared natural environment in Europe is essential for both our economies and well- being, that the Natura 2000 network is estimated to have an economic value of €200-300 billion annually and can generate income for local communities through tourism and recreation and that healthy ecosystems provide essential ecological services such as fresh water, carbon storage, pollinating insects, protection against floods, avalanches and coastal erosion1b; _________________ 1bEuropean Commission 2015, State of Nature in the EU 2007-2012 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/p df/state_of_nature_en.pdf
Amendment 64 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Welcomes the action aimed at integrating ecosystem services into decision-making;however, regrets the absence of a concrete No Net Loss of Biodiversity Initiative in the Action Plan;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to come forward with an Initiative on Pollinators without delay as called for in Parliament's resolution of 2 February 2016 on the mid-term review of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Regrets that the CAP has not been developed to protect the disappearing traditional agricultural practice of pastoralism which is an important historical tool for habitat management and nature conservation;calls for the Action Plan to support a development framework for pastoralism in the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Highlights the potential of public- private financing to develop ecosystem services, green infrastructure and other natural capital related areas and welcomes that the Natural Capital Financing Facility (NCFF) will continue to support biodiversity-related projects for the 2017-2019 implementation period;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the 2016 EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking,
Amendment 10 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the ties between the European Union (EU) and African countries are historic and, their destinies are intimately linked and many Europeans are of African origin and, in certain countries, have dual nationality; whereas the EU is Africa’s main partner in the fields of economic activity and trade, as well as development, humanitarian aid and security; whereas political, economic and social situations in Africa have evolved considerably in recent years;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the ties between the European Union (EU) and African countries are historic and their destinies are intimately linked; whereas the EU is Africa’s main partner in the fields of economic activity and trade, as well as development, humanitarian aid and security; whereas political, economic and social situations in Africa have evolved considerably in recent years;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas political, economic, environmental and social situations in Africa have evolved in many diverse directions in recent years;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas relations between the EU and the continent of Africa are based on various legal instruments and political strategies and whereas it is important to step up synergies and coherence between them in order to make the partnership more effective and sustainable;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a stable regulatory and institutional environment and a healthy economy are essential elements for ensuring competitiveness, investments, job creation, a higher standard of living and sustainable growth;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the paucity of employment opportunities, owing to the economic situation in some countries, could cause part of the population to migrate, sometimes illegally, particularly to the EU, and whereas development aid should therefore be increased to enable the population to find suitable employment in their country;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas those migration phenomena fuel intolerable human trafficking and could exacerbate populism in some European countries;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to make resilience, in other words the ability of a country to withstand, adapt and overcome difficulties such as violence, conflict and natural disasters, – in all its five dimensions – a major component of the new EU-Africa strategy;
Amendment 143 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that Africa has a rich and diverse natural environment with over 1,100 different species of mammals and over 2,600 species of birds; calls for the EU-Africa strategy to work in conjunction with the priorities of the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking;
Amendment 257 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Takes the view that it would be useful to consider technical support for the project managers in the ACP countries, designed to guarantee access and the efficient and effective use of EU Funds, the EDF in particular;
Amendment 173 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65 a. Recalls the 2013 Fox-Häfner report, which estimated the costs of the geographic dispersion of the Parliament to be between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million and equivalent to 10 % of the Parliament's budget; notes the finding that 78 % of all missions by Parliament statutory staff arise as a direct result of the Parliament's geographic dispersion; emphasises that the report also estimates the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion to be between 11,000 to 19,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; reiterates the negative public perception caused by this dispersion and calls therefore for a roadmap to a single seat and a reduction in the relevant budget lines;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action from the 4th World Conference, and the outcomes of the review conferences;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- Having regard to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of the review conferences;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
— having regard to the European Implementation Assessment of the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020, published in October 20167 by the European Parliamentary Research Service,
Amendment 24 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is enshrined in the EU Treatygender equality is a core value of the EU and is enshrined in the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and shall be promoted and integrated in all EU activities so as to deliver gender equality in practice;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the fifth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG5) is to achieve gender equality and to empower all women and girls worldwide and whereas SDG5 must be mainstreamed into the whole 2030 agenda to achieve progress across all Sustainable Development Goals and targets;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new Gender Action Plan II 2016-2020 came out of these recommendations with a focus on shifting EU institutional culture at headquarters and delegation levels to create a systemic change in how the EU approaches gender; and on transforming women's and girls' lives through four pivotal areas;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the release in August 2017 of the first annual implementation report for the year 2016, which demonstrates a clear momentum towards the implementation of the GAP IIincreased attention to gender analyses and resourcing, efforts to ensure gender mainstreaming in development funding and important progress made by a number of EU delegations and Member States; regrets however that its publication was significantly delayed;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that one year on since the adoption of the GAP II, it is still early days, but the general direction of travel is welcome and a number of positive trends have been noted; but also challenges in reporting and implementation of key priorities and gender-related SDG's, and monitoring progress on all objectives, as well as in terms of mainstreaming gender into sector policy dialogue;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the Commission services and EEAS as well as 81% of EU delegations and 22 member states submitted gender reports for 2016; while there might be justified circumstances for delegations not reporting, the European Parliament expects to seeurges the Member States who have so far not reported, to step up efforts and calls for continued progress year on year towards all reports by EU delegations and member states being submitted;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Positively notWelcomes the practical steps towards cultureal change: placing the overall responsibility for reporting on the GAP lying with the head of delegation, an increased number of high level staff involved in the implementation of the GAP II and the appointment of an increasing number of gender champions and gender focal points in EU delegations, although still only half of the EUDs have a gender focal point; calls for more management level time to be dedicated to gender issues and for the remaining delegations who haven't so far done so, to appoint their gender focal points. A; stresses that all gender focal points should be given sufficient time and capacity to carry out their tasks;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that it is unclear how targeted (G2) and mainstreamed actions (G1) complement each other;calls for further efforts to clarify gender mainstreaming and to increase targeted actions with more significant financial envelops;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Welcomes the evidence in the report for the need for stronger support for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as a pre-condition for gender equality and the necessity for appropriate tools to measure progress with regards to ensure universal access to SRHR as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences as per the Sustainable Development Goal 5.6;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and EEAS to take further steps to facilitate exchange of best practice in gender mainstreamingimproving gender equality between delegations and units such as establishing and promoting a network of gender focal points and sharing more positive examples of successful practice, and to ensure that the gender analyses effectively impact the programmes implemented by the EUDs;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls for increased funding of the Gender Resource Package to realise the ambitious goals of the GAP II;urges the Commission to use the mid term review of its international cooperation programmes to increase funding for streamlining gender into bilateral cooperation and through thematic programmes;welcomes in this regard the launch of the joint EU- UN global "Spotlight Initiative", in line with the objectives of the GAP, to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, early forced marriage, or human trafficking;stresses that recognising and enforcing SRHR are preconditions to end gender-based violence and calls for the Spotlight Initiative to be resourced with additional funds not already earmarked to gender equality;
Amendment 144 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the success of the GAP II will ultimately depend on long term and consistent engagement of high level political and senior leadership across all EU actors; welcomes in this regard the positive engagement from the Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development and encourages more commitment from other Commissioners; notes the special at mores ponsibility oflitical leadership rom the High Representative and managers is needed to increase resources and accountability and to coordinate and strengthen this engagement in the coming years;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the flexibility the GAP II gives delegations to choose priorities according to their country context; recommendstresses nonetheless that delegations should be encouraged to have shownmust report progress on at least one priority per thematic pillar, as required by GAP II, by the end of the GAP II to ensure a more even coverage of the different thematic areas;
Amendment 171 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of conducting systematic gender analysis, using sexgender -disaggregated data, in consultation with theand participation of local CSOs and women’s groups, human rights’ organisations and local and regional authorities for the selection and assessment of the choice of objectives, the means of implementation and available sources, and the efficacy and sustainability of the outcomes; welcomes that 42 country gender analyses have been completed and encourages rapid completion for all other countries; encourages the EU to explore possibilities for sharing and manag, managing and updating gender analysis in a more systematic manner to help improve coordination;
Amendment 177 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that women’s rights are human rights and encourages further work to be undertaken with regards to addressing social norms and gender stereotypes in societies through greater cooperation with civil society, grass roots organisations advocating women’s rights, creating new or developing existing networks, and involvement of the private sector, if possible; notes that girls and women are agents of change and that inclusion of boys and men is necessary to ensure real equality between women and men; stresses that social norms with regards to women’s and men’s roles place women in a situation of greater vulnerability, particularly in relation to their sexual and reproductive health, and leading to harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or child, early and forced marriages;
Amendment 187 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Strongly regrets that indicators related to family planning or reproductive health are neglected both in terms of funding and programmes, and is concerned that according to the report no EUDs in the Middle East and North Africa and the Europe and Central Asia regions choose any SRHR-related indicator, given the important needs regarding SRHR in these regions;calls on the EU delegations in these regions tore- evaluate whether this is linked to reporting issues or if there is a need to complement current programmes with targeted actions on SRHR, taking advantage of the mid term review of the programming;
Amendment 194 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Stresses the importance of increasing involvement, by regular dialogue and coordination, of Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders such as human rights, health, or environmental actors with EUD's, as such cooperation will contribute to improving the visibility and implementation of the GAPII, thereby increasing public accountability to progress on gender equality;
Amendment 195 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Is concerned that insufficient attention is being given to the protection of women’s rights defenders and women's rights organisations, considering that they are currently under huge pressure due to the shrinking civic space in many regions;is equally concerned that the thematic priority on political and civil rights, specifically the participation of women and girls in political and civil rights, has been given little priority in GAP II implementation;
Amendment 219 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Underlines that the dedicated chapter on SRHR should be maintained in the annual report to ensure that SRHR progress is appropriately and systematically documented by the methodological approach of the report;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that regions and cities play a key role in tackling climate change and can alone reduce 5% of global emissions to meet the Paris Agreement and in concert with other tiers of the government and the private sector, they can potentially reduce global emissions by 46%1a; __________________ 1a“Deadline 2020, how will cities get the job done.” http://www.c40.org/researches/deadline- 2020#page=42
Amendment 29 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a better integration of regions and cities within the UNFCCC process, so as to establish a permanent direct dialogue between the different levels, starting at local and regional; stresses that this is particularly important given the threatened US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which led many US states and cities to reiterate their commitment to reducing their GHG emissions;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned that the increase in extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, floods and droughts, are expected to affea direct consequence of human-caused climate change and will continue to negatively impact many parts of Europe more frequently, making people, nature and ecosystems more vulnerable as long as no adaptationwhich they inhabit more vulnerable unless concrete measures are taken;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the creation of a system of Locally Determined Contributions, to be implemented in direct connection and complementarity with the National Determined Contributions (NDCs) to provide solid, transparent contributions, starting from robust monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) processes, through initiatives such as the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that during COP22 in Marrakesh local and regional authorities developed the "Marrakesh Roadmap Action" which highlights the need for a more direct involvement of local authorities, which should be for formally considered as part of the official discussion on climate change, not just considered as non-state actors such as other NGO and private sectors;
Amendment 12 #
2017/0328(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that while expertise will be developed over time, the loss of the UK’s national competent authority, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), to the joint pool of expertise available under the EMA could be detrimental to the scientific approval of medicines for the EU market in the interim. In 2016, the MHRA led 20 per cent of scientific evaluations of new medicines for the EMA.1b _________________ 1bhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/regions-and- eu/nhs-european-office/brexit/brexit- health-alliance/access-to-medicines-and- medical-technologies
Amendment 17 #
2017/0328(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Regrets that the relocation of the EMA to Amsterdam has meant that the agency has had to temporarily de- prioritise certain activities, such as its work on paediatric medicines and public health issues. This includes its work on anti-microbial resistance and flu pandemics.1a _________________ 1a http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/do cument_library/Other/2017/10/WC500236 755.pdf
Amendment 17 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacneed for improving the reliability of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressingorder to address more adequately land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains, in order to ensure a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain by 2020, in line with the Amsterdam Palm Oil Declaration;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance and transparency;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to set the example for other countries by establishing accounting rules for greenhouse gas emissions from managed wetlands and for land-use changes of wetlands in European legislation;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas 30-50% of fires in Indonesia in 2015 occurred in coal-arbon rich peatlands, turning Indonesia for a period of two months into one of the greatest contributors to global warming on Earth;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in 2014, 45% of all palm oil imported into Europe was used as converted into biofuel for transport (an increase of 34% since 2010);
Amendment 62 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible and sustainable investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.
Amendment 65 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the loss of natural habitats indeforestation of rainforests is destroying the natural habitats of more than half of the fworm of rainforests isld's animal species and more than two thirds of its plant species and endangering their survival of a large number of, including some of the world's rarest species (e.g.such as the Sumatran rhinoceros, the Sumatran tiger and the Bornean orangutan);
Amendment 79 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of the collective responsibility of many actors, be they the EU andNotes the complexity of the palm oil industry and strongly recommends the principle of collective responsibility for all those involved in its supply chain including international organisations, Member States, source countries in which palm oil is cultivated and indigenous people, private businesses, or NGOs; all of these actors must play atheir part in resolving this problem issue of sustainability and environmental protection associated with its production;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occursatural forests are protected, that no plantations are established on peatlands, and that the rights of indigenous communities are respected;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MPOCC, and welcomes their development towards the sustainable cultivation of palm oil, but notes these schemes are confusing for end users and recommends ways to consolidate best practice;
Amendment 139 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to continue to initiate and support voluntary partnership agreements, such as FLEGT; notes that a similar approach could also be taken with regard to palm oil, and that it could lead to improved controls on the palm industry in countries of destination;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profitboth the public and private sectors, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oilenvironmental and political consequences of unsustainable palm oil production; calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on the product;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
- has not given rise to social problems or conflicts,
Amendment 206 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to increase import dutiesthe traceability onf palm oil that is directly linked to deforestation and that does notconsider increasing import duties to reflect the renvironmental costs associated with the environmental burdepalm oil production; notes that this instrument will require the involvement of certification schemes;
Amendment 232 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to support activities aimed at creating a synergy between the CAP and policies whose objective is to reduce deforestation (REDD+, Biodiversity Strategy); calls on the Commission to assess the potential consequences of reforming the CAP for countries outside the EU278, as this has the potential to lead to further massive deforestation;
Amendment 243 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes thatCalls on Member States have an opportunity to support steps aimed at establishing the sustainable cultivation of palm oil by ratifying the Amsterdam Declaration;
Amendment 260 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes that simply banning (or phasing out) the use of palm oil may lead them to be replaced with other tropical vegetable oils for biofuel production likely grown in the same ecologically sensitive regions as palm oil and which may have a much higher impact on biodiversity, land use and greenhouse gas emissions than palm oil itself; recommends finding and promoting more sustainable alternatives for biofuel use such as domestically cultivated European oils from rape and sunflower seeds;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to Council Decision 2008/801/EC of 25 September 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of thethe 2003 United Nations Convention against Corruption3, __________________ 3 OJ L 287, 29.10.2008, p. 1.
Amendment 2 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention),
Amendment 3 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
— having regard to the 2016 World Wildlife Crime Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) entitled,
Amendment 4 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to the Declaration signed at the 2014 London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade,
Amendment 5 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
— having regard to the 2016 Buckingham Palace Declaration on the prevention of wildlife trafficking in the transport sector,
Amendment 12 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the report of the 2014 EU Action to Fight Environmental Crime (EFFACE) research project,
Amendment 14 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
— having regard to the report of the Secretary General of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice of 4 March 2013 entitled 'Illicit trafficking in protected species of wild flora and fauna and illicit access to genetic resources',
Amendment 16 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
— having regard to the 2016 rapid response assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Interpol entitled 'The Rise of Environmental Crime',
Amendment 31 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas CITES is a major international agreement in force since 1975 with 181 parties (including all EU Member States and since July 2015 the EU itself) covering 35,000 animal and plant species;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Amendment 36 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the EU Agenda on Security for 2015-2020 identifies wildlife crime as a form of organised crime that must be tackled at EU level by considering further criminal sanctions throughout the EU by means of a review of the existing legislation on environmental crime;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas Operation COBRA III conducted in May 2015 was the biggest ever coordinated international law enforcement operation targeting the illegal trade in endangered species and resulted in 139 arrests and more than 247 seizures, which included elephant ivory, medicinal plants, rhino horns, pangolins, rosewood, tortoises and many other plant and animal specimens;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas the demand for illegal wildlife products in destination markets promotes corruption across the wildlife trafficking supply chain;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls foron the EU and each Member State to address wildlife crimeCommission, the Member States, the European External Action Service and the EU agencies Europol and Eurojust to recognise that wildlife crime is a serious and growing threat and to address it with the greatest political urgency; highlights the need for comprehensive and coordinated approaches across policy areas including trade, development, foreign affairs, and justice and home affairs;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on timely implementation of all elements of the Action Plan to reflect the urgent need to prevent further species decline; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament and the Council with yearly written implementation updates;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a targeted and coordinated series of awareness-raising campaigns by the EU, third countries, stakeholders and civil society with the aim of reducing the market demand for illegaldemand related to the illegal trade in wildlife products through real and long- term social and behavioural change;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU to support initiatives promoting the development of sustainable and alternative livelihoods for local communities close to the wildlife concerned andto contributinge to the recovery and conservation of wildlife populations, minimise human wildlife conflict and promote wildlife as a valuable community income;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU, as a matter of urgency, to address corruption and the shortcomings of international governance measures across the wildlife trafficking chain; calls for the EU and its Member States to engage with partner countries through the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and other fora to tackle the problem in source, transit and destination markets; calls on all Member States to fully comply with and effectively implement the provisions of UNCAC;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the need to provide assistance and guidance to source, guidance and training in a coordinated way with other agencies involved in this work to source, transit and destination countries concerning investigation, enforcement and judicial procedures at local, regional and national level; calls for the EU to enable training, specialised equipment and expertise to be provided where necessary;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes note of the Council Conclusions on the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking of 20 June 2016, recognising that wildlife crime is a serious and growing threat to biodiversity and the environment but also to global security, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development; strongly regrets the lack of clear commitments by the Member States; stresses the decisive role of the Member States in the full and coherent implementation of the Action Plan at a national level in delivering the objectives set out therein;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the Commission's call for a monitoring and evaluation mechanism to assess Member States progress on the implementation of the Action Plan by providing regular data and information updates on seizures of illegal wildlife products, arrests of wildlife traffickers and to share best practice;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to ensure that enforcement agencies, prosecution services and national judiciaries have the necessary financial and human resources and appropriate expertise to combat wildlife crime;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the need for improved inter-agency cooperation and for functioning and timely data sharing between national and EU-level implementation and enforcement agencies; calls for the creation of strategic enforcement networks at both EU and national level in order to facilitate and improve such cooperation;
Amendment 99 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Welcomes the efforts of the Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Environmental Law (IMPEL), the European Network of Prosecutors for the Environment (ENPE), the EU Forum of Judges for the Environment (EUFJE) and the network of police officers focusing on tackling environmental crime (EnviCrimeNet);
Amendment 100 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Notes the inclusion of illegal wildlife trade in the EU Agenda for Security 2015 -2020 which recognises that the illegal trade in wildlife threatens biodiversity in source regions, sustainable development and regional stability;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the need for inter- agency cooperation and cCalls on the Member States to provide Europol with continuous and relevant intelligence and data; urges Europol to consider wildlife crime in the next EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA); calls for the establishment of a specialised Wildlife Crime Unit within Europol, with transnational powers and responsibilities and sufficient financial and human resources, enabling centralised information and analysis and coordinated enforcement strategies and investigations;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to review Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law, in particular with regard to its effectiveness in combating wildlife crime within the time frame foreseen by the EU Agenda for Security; is deeply concerned that some Member States have not yet fully implemented Directive 2008/09/EC;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Member States to effectively implement and comply with the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) as a basis for international action and mutual legal assistance and as a key step towards a common approach to combating wildlife crime; deeply regrets, in this connection, the fact that eleven Member States have not yet implemented UNTOC;.
Amendment 118 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that action against wildlife crime requires consistent and dissuasive criminal penalties; urges the Member States to define wildlife trafficking as a serious crime in accordance with article 2(b) of the UNTOC;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on EU and Member State enforcement agencies to identify and monitor the patterns of other forms of serious and organised crime, such as human trafficking, to inform prevention activities and the investigation of irregularities in the supply chain in the case of tackling wildlife trafficking; for example suspicious shipments and financial transactions;
Amendment 134 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to promote the EU-TWIX system as a proven and well-functioning tool for Member States to share data and information and to ensure a long-term financial commitment to it;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Welcomes UNEP's expert review process which is seeking to create a universally recognised definition of environmental crime; in that regard, notes that the legal boundaries between different types of environmental crimes are sometimes unclear which can reduce opportunities for effective prosecution and punishment;
Amendment 146 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls foron the EU to continue to support the International Consortium on cCombating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), comprising CITES, Interpol, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), the World Bank and the World Customs Organisation; welcomes any strengthening of support including through the provision of financial resources and specialist expertise, in order to facilitate capacity-building by governments and the exchange of information and intelligence, and support enforcement and compliance by ICCWC members;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the EU to continue to support the International Consortium on cCombatting Wildlife Crime (ICCWC);
Amendment 152 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes international law enforcement operations like Operation COBRA III which result in significant seizures of illegal wildlife products, arrests of traffickers and provide increased public visibility of wildlife trafficking as a serious organised crime;
Amendment 155 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on Member States to reinforce the CITES budget so the organisation can expand its monitoring activity and species designation; in that regard, regrets that from the years 1992- 2015 six Member States still have outstanding payments to be made to CITES;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that CITES, the EU Timber Regulation and the EU IUU regulatory framework are tools for regulating international wildlife trade; is concerned, however, about regulatory gaps with regard to species and actors; calls, therefore, for the EU to review and asupplemendt the existing legislative framework with a view to prohibiting the making available and placing on the market, transport, acquisition and possession of wildlife that has been illegally harvested or traded in third countries; considers that such legislation would harmonise and simplify the existing EU framework and that the transnational impact of such legislation can play a key role in reducing global wildlife trafficking;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the 2016 Buckingham Palace Declaration in which signatories from airlines, shipping firms, port operators, customs agencies, intergovernmental organizations and conservation charities commit to raising standards across the transport sector with a focus on information sharing, staff training, technological improvements, and resource sharing across companies and organisations worldwide; calls on all parties to fully implement the commitments of the Declaration; encourages the Member States to promote voluntary commitments similar to the Buckingham Palace Declaration in other areas in particular the financial and e- commerce sectors;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers traceability in the supply chain to be essential for legal and sustainable trade, whether commercial or non- commercial; highlights the need for cooperation and coordination at the international level as well as between the public and private sectors; calls foron the EU to strengthen the existing control instruments andincluding the use of traceability mechanisms; considers that the transport sector should play a key role, especiallypivotal role, for example by implementing an early warning detection systems; notes the important role that the private sector and public-private partnerships can play in this regard;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to ensure the immediate confiscation of any seized specimens and the care and re- homing of seized or confiscated live specimens at recognised and certified animal welfare centreanimal welfare centres; in that regard, calls on the Commission to provide guidance for animal welfare centres to provide suitable and harmonised welfare standards;
Amendment 186 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to consider "positive list" species systems, whereby exotic species are assessed objectively and according to scientific criteria for their safety and suitability for trading and keeping as pets;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that the structural and organisational reforms aimed at achieving greater efficiency, environmental sustainability, and effectiveness should continue through the thorough examination of possible synergies and savings; recalls the substantial savings that could be made by having only one place of work instead of three (Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg); underlines that this process should be lead without endangering Parliament's legislative excellence, its budgetary powers and powers of scrutiny, or the quality of working conditions for Members, assistants, and staff;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
Amendment 184 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts irrespectively of the geographical origin of the biomass, it is appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive.
Amendment 202 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, and, increasingly, renewable electricity in transport can contribute to low carbon emissions, stimulating the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost- effective manner, and improving inter alia energy diversification in the transport sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports, which will strengthen the Union's energy independence. The incorporation obligation on fuels suppliers should encourage continuous development of advanced fuels, including biofuels, and it is important to ensure that the incorporation obligation also incentivises improvements in the greenhouse gas performance of the fuels supplied to meet it. The Commission should assess the greenhouse gas performance, technical innovation and sustainability of those fuels and make determined efforts to deal with a possible negative impact on biodiversity, air, soil and water quality.
Amendment 208 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
Amendment 226 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66 a (new)
Recital 66 a (new)
(66a) A circular economy requires that the value of products, materials and resources is maintained in the economy for as long as possible, and that the generation of waste is minimised, in order to achieve a high level of resource efficiency. It is essential that the promotion of energy from renewable sources is fully consistent with measures to achieve a circular economy in the EU. In this context, compliance with the requirements of Directive 2008/98/EC has to be ensured. For this reason biofuel, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste and residues should only be promoted where the waste hierarchy laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC is respected. When implementing support policies Member States should take account of the principle of cascading use of resources and the need to avoid distortions in the markets for by-products, residues and waste.
Amendment 229 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) In order to exploit the full potential of biomass to contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy through its uses for materials and energy, the Union and the Member States should promote greater sustainable mobilisation of existing timber and agricultural resources and the development of new forestry and agriculture production systems, only if it the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria, as laid down in Article 26 of this Directive, have been met.
Amendment 236 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) The production of agricultural raw material for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, and the incentives for their use provided for in this Directive, should not have the effectbe allowed to have, ofr encouraging thee, a destruimental effecti on of biodiverse landsity within or outside the Union. Such finite resources, recognised in various international instruments to be of value to all mankind, should be preserved. It is therefore necessary to provide comprehensive sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria ensuring that biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels qualify for the incentives only when it is guaranteed that the agricultural raw material does not originate in biodiverse areas or, in the case of areas designated for nature protection purposes or for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species, the relevant competent authority demonstrates that the production of the agricultural raw material does not interfere with such purposes. Forests should be considered as biodiverse according to the sustainibility criteria, where they are primary forests in accordance with the definition used by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in its Global Forest Resource Assessment, or where they are protected by national nature protection law. Areas where the collection of non-wood forest products occurs should be considered to be biodiverse forests, provided the human impact is small. Other types of forests as defined by the FAO, such as modified natural forests, semi- natural forests and plantations, should not be considered as primary forests. However, biodiversity, as well as the quality, health, viability and vitality of these forests should be guaranteed. Having regard, furthermore, to the highly biodiverse nature of certain grasslands, both temperate and tropical, including highly biodiverse savannahs, steppes, scrublands and prairies, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels made from agricultural raw materials originating in such lands should not qualify for the incentives provided for by this Directive. The Commission should establish appropriate and comprehensive criteria to define such highly biodiverse grassvalued lands in accordance with the best available scientific evidence and relevant international standards.
Amendment 248 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) To ensure that, despite the growing demand for forest biomass, harvesting is carried out in a sustainable manner in forests where regeneration is ensured, that special attention is given to areas explicitly designated for the protection of biodiversity, landscapes and specific natural elements, that biodiversity resources are preserved and that carbon stocks are tracked, woody raw material should come only from forests that are harvested in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management developed under international forest processes such as Forest Europe and are implemented through national laws or the best management practices at the forest holding level. Operators should take the appropriate steps in order to minimise the risk of using unsustainable forest biomass for the production of bioenergyensure that measures are taken to avoid and limit negative consequences of harvesting on the environment. To that end, operators should put in place a risk- based approach. In this context, it is apporopriate for the Commission to develop operational guidance on the verification of compliance with the risk based approach, following the consultation of the Energy Union Governance Committee, and the Standing Forestry Committee established by Council Decision 89/367/EEC24. __________________ 24 Council Decision 89/367/EEC of 29 May 1989 setting up a Standing Forestry Committee (OJ L 165, 15.6.1989, p. 14).
Amendment 260 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 76 a (new)
Recital 76 a (new)
(76a) Harvesting for energy purposes has increased and is expected to continue to grow, resulting in higher imports of raw materials from outside the Union as well as an increase of the production of these materials within the Union. Operators should ensure that the harvesting is done in accordance with the sustainability criteria.
Amendment 265 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) Biomass fuels should be converted into electricity and heat in an efficient way that leads to a substantial reduction of emissions throughout the entire biomass production chain in order to maximise energy security and greenhouse gas savings, as well as to limit emissions of air pollutants and minimise the pressure on limited biomass resources. Throughout the biomass production process, biodiversity as well as air, soil and water quality should be maintained or strengthened, while indirect change of land-use and its consequences are prevented or limited. For this reason, public support to installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW, if needed, should only be given to highly efficient combined power and heat installations as defined Article 2(34) of Directive 2012/27/EU. Existing support schemes for biomass- based electricity should however be allowed until their due end date for all biomass installations. In addition electricity produced from biomass in new installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW should only count towards renewable energy targets and obligations in the case of highly efficient combined power and heat installations. In accordance with State aid rules, Member States should however be allowed to grant public support for the production of renewables to installations, and count the electricity they produce towards renewable energy targets and obligations, in order to avoid an increased reliance on fossil fuels with higher climate and environmental impacts where, after exhausting all technical and economic possibilities to install highly efficient combined heat and power biomass installations, Member States would face a substantiated risk to security of supply of electricity.
Amendment 276 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 85
Recital 85
(85) It is necessary to lay down clear rules based on objective and non- discriminatory criteria, for the calculation of greenhouse gas emission savings from biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels and their fossil fuel comparators.
Amendment 277 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 95
Recital 95
(95) Global demand for agricultural commodities is growing. Part of that increased demand will be met through an increase in the amount of land devoted to agriculture. The restoration of land that has been severely degraded and therefore cannot be used, in its present state, for agricultural purposes is a way of increasing the amount of land available for cultivation. The sustainability scheme should promote the use of restored degraded land because the promotion of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels will contribute to the growth in demand for agricultural commodities, which may result in indirect land-use change emissions.
Amendment 448 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and maythey shall distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change and other unintended sustainability impacts.
Amendment 473 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add feedstocks, but not to remove them. Each delegated act shall be based on an thorough analysis of the latest scientific and technical progress, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC, in compliance with the Union sustainability criteria, supporting the conclusion that the feedstock in question does not create an additional demand for land and promoting the use of wastes and residues, while avoiding significant distortive effects on markets for (by- )products, wastes or residues, delivering substantial greenhouse gas emission savings compared to fossil fuels, and not creating risk of negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity.
Amendment 659 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Member States shall put in place a database enabling tracing of transport fuels that are eligible for counting towards the numerator set out in paragraph 1(b), and require the relevant economic operators to enter information on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the eligible fuels, including their life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, starting from the point of origin from the cultivation of raw materials, to their point of production tountil the fuel supplier that places the fuel on the market.
Amendment 677 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2025, unless the latest technological developments or scientific evidence require an earlier adjustment of the obligation laid down in paragraph 1, in the context of the biennial assessment of progress made pursuant to Regulation [Governance], the Commission shall assess whether the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 effectively stimulates innovation and promotes greenhouse gas savings in the transport sector, and whether the applicable greenhouse gas savings requirements for biofuels and biogas are appropriate. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a proposal to modify the obligation laid down in paragraph 1.
Amendment 684 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. EIrrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Union, energy from biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph only if they fulfil the sustainability criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 and the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraph 7:
Amendment 690 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 717 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
2. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest and agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high biodiversity value, namely land that had one of the following statuses in or after January 2008, whether or not the land continues to have that status:
Amendment 722 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) as forest or area with high conservation value by voluntary international and national certification schemes;
Amendment 727 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest and agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high carbon stock, namely land that had one of the following statuses in January 2008 and no longer has that status:
Amendment 732 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest and agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008.
Amendment 793 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
i) the forest biomass has been harvested according to a legal permit; in line with the Union's environmental and nature legislation;
Amendment 802 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point ii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point ii
ii) forest regeneration of harvested areas or areas that surround these areas and may indirectly be affected by the harvesting takes place;
Amendment 881 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States may set higher ambitions for greenhouse gas emission savings.
Amendment 893 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
8. Electricity from biomass fuels produced in installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 only if it is produced applying high efficient cogeneration technology as defined under Article 2(34) of Directive 2012/27/EU. For the purposes of points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, this provision shall only apply to installations starting operation after [31 years from date of adoption of this Directive]. For the purposes of point (c) of paragraph 1, this provision is without prejudice to public support provided under schemes approved by [31 years after date of adoption of this Directive].
Amendment 898 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 913 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 10
Article 26 – paragraph 10
10. For the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1, Member States may place additional sustainability requirements for biomass fuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. These requirements shall be duly substantiated, measurable and verifiable.
Amendment 921 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) provides information about the emissions of ambient air pollutants and impact on limit values as set in Directive 2008/50 on Ambient Air Quality.
Amendment 927 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The obligations laid down in this paragraph shall apply whether the biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels are produced within the Union or imported. When the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels are produced outside of the Union or imported, their geographic origin shall be made available.
Amendment 942 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
In order to ensure that compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria is verified in an efficient and harmonised manner and in particular to prevent fraud, the Commission may, after the consultation of experts, specify detailed implementing rules, including adequate standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing and require all voluntary schemes to apply those standards. When specifying these standards, the Commission shall pay special attention to the need to minimize administrative burden. This shall be done by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31 (3). Such acts shall set a time frame by which voluntary schemes need to implement the standards. The Commission may repeal decisions recognising voluntary schemes in the event that those schemes fail to implement such standards in the time frame provided for.
Amendment 949 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emission saving for the production pathway is laid down in part A or B of Annex V for biofuels and bioliquids and in part A of Annex VI for biomass fuels where the el value for those biofuels or bioliquids calculated in accordance with point 7 of part C of Annex V and, including indirect land-use change values as referred to in part B of Annex VIII, and where the e(I) value for those biomass fuels calculated in accordance with point 7 of part B of Annex VI is equal to or less than zero, by using that default value;
Amendment 954 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by using a value calculated as the sum of the factors of the formulas referred to in point 1 of part C of Annex V, where disaggregated default values in part D or E of Annex V may be used for some factors, and actual values, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V, for all other factors, with the exception of the e(iluc) value, for which the values referred to in Annex VIII shall be used; or
Amendment 958 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by using a value calculated as the sum of the factors of the formulas referred to in point 1 of part B of Annex VI, where disaggregated default values in part C of Annex VI may be used for some factors, and actual values, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part B of Annex VI, for all other factors, with the exception of the e(iluc) value, for which the values referred to in Annex VIII shall be used.
Amendment 965 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. The Commission shall keep Annex V and Annex VI under review, with a view, where justified, to adding or revising values for biofuel, bioliquid and biomass fuel production pathways based on the latest technological developments and scientific evidence. That review shall also consider the modification of the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V and in part B of Annex VI.
Amendment 969 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall monitor the origin of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels consumed in the Union and the impact of their production, including impact as a result of displacement, on land use in the Union and the main third countries of supply. Such monitoring shall be based on Member States’ integrated national energy and climate plans and corresponding progress reports required in Articles 3, 15 and 18 of Regulation [Governance], and those of relevant third countries, intergovernmental organisations, scientific studies, satellite based data and any other relevant pieces of information. The Commission shall also monitor the commodity price changes associated with the use of biomass for energy and any associated positive and negative effects on food security.
Amendment 970 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall maintain a dialogue and exchange information with third countries and biofuel, bioliquid and biomass fuel producers, consumer organisations and civil society concerning the general implementation of the measures in this Directive relating to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. It shall, within that framework, pay particular attention to the impact that biofuel and, bioliquid and biomass production may have on food prices.
Amendment 972 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
This proposal shall take into account the experience of the implementation of this Directive, including its sustainability and greenhouse gas saving criteria, and technological and scientific developments in energy from renewable sources.
Amendment 210 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In the digital environment in particular, the competent authorities should be able to stop infringements quickly and effectively, notably where the trader selling goods or services conceals its identity or relocates within the Union or to a third country to avoid enforcement. In cases where there is a risk of serious and irreparable harm to consumers, the competent authorities should to be able to adopt interim measures to prevent such harm or reduce it, including, where necessary, the suspension of a website, domain or a similar digital site, service or account. Furthermore, the competent authorities should have the power to take down or have a third party service provider take down a website, domain or a similar digital site, service or accoun, where there are no other means available to prevent or mitigate such harm or reduce it, including, where necessary, requiring hosting service providers to remove content or to suspend a website, service or account, or requiring a domain registry or registrar to put a fully qualified domain name on hold for a specific period of time. Furthermore, the competent authorities should have the power to order a hosting service provider to remove content or to close down a website, service or account or a part of it, or to order a registry or registrar to delete a fully qualified domain name and allow the competent authority concerned to register it,
Amendment 214 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
Amendment 240 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of the acts pursuant to Articles 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 43 and 46 of this Regulation, given that those acts are of general scope,
Amendment 243 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) This Regulation respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union67. Accordingly this Regulation should be interpreted and applied with respect to those rights and principles. When exercising the minimum powers set out in this Regulation, the competent authorities should strike an appropriate balance between the interests protected by fundamental rights such as a high level of consumer protection, the freedom to conduct business, freedom of expression and freedom of information., _________________ 67 OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1. OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.
Amendment 255 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) 'widespread infringement with a Union dimension' means a widespread infringement that harmed, harms or is likely to harm consumers' collective interests in at least two thirds of the Member States accounting together for at least three quarters of the population of the Union;
Amendment 419 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Where there is a reasonable suspicion that a widespread infringement is taking place, the competent authorities concerned and the Commission shall without delay inform each other and the single liaison offices concerned by sending alerts pursuant to Article 34. Following the exchange of information pursuant to paragraph 1 and where there is a reasonable suspicion that a widespread infringement with a Union dimension is taking place, the Commission shall launch a coordinated action by adopting its decision. The Commission shall notify its decision to launch a coordinated action to the liaison offices of the Member States concerned by that action. The Commission shall coordinate the action.
Amendment 442 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where there is a reasonable suspicion that a widespread infringement has harmed, is harmsing or is likely to harm consumers in at least three quarterwo thirds of the Member States accounting together for at least three quarters of the population of the Union ("widespread infringement with a Union dimension"), the Commission shall launch a common action. For that purpose the Commission may request the necessary information or documents from the competent authorities.
Amendment 449 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Once a competent authority is designated to take enforcement measures by the other competent authorities concerned, it shall be competent to act on behalf of the consumers of each Member State as if they were its own consumers. When designating a competent authority to take enforcement measures, the competent authorities shall take the location of the trader concerned into consideration.
Amendment 497 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Member States shall give all necessary assistance and provide all documentation and other technical support that Commission experts request to enable them to carry out tests, checks and inspections. The Member States ensure that Commission experts have access to all premises or parts of premises and to information, including computing systems and software, relevant to the execution of their duties.
Amendment 524 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Member States shall take appropriate follow-up action in the light of the recommendations included in the report resulting from the compliance verification, and shall upon request verify the functioning and organisation of the competent authorities and investigate important or recurring problems in the Member State.
Amendment 540 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This Forum shall be composed of members appointed by the Member States. Decisions in the Forum shall be taken by simple majority.
Amendment 568 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Forum shall establish a standing committee of ten independent auditors and a representative of the Commission carrying out regular audits of national type approval authorities and market surveillance authorities to verify compliance with the requirements of this Regulation and performance of their duties in an independent, efficient and effective manner. The audits shall be subject to independent scrutiny and carried out in a transparent manner. The audits shall include the following, as appropriate: (a) an assessment of the procedures and protocols; (b) an assessment of the designation of technical services; (c) on-site visits and interviews with staff of the national authorities and designated technical services (d) controls of laboratories, facilities, measurement instruments and sampling methods; (e) an assessment of the type approvals issued. (f) any other activity required to identify non-compliances. The auditors may contract a third party to assist with audits. Auditors, and contracted third parties, shall carry out their duties independently and impartially. They shall observe confidentiality where necessary in order to protect commercial secrets, subject to the obligation of information laid down in Article 9(3) at the fullest extent necessary in order to protect the interest of users and citizens in the European Union. The Member States shall give all necessary assistance and provide all documentation and support that auditors request to enable them to carry out their duties. The Member States ensure that the auditors have access to all premises or parts of premises and to information, including computing systems and software, relevant to the execution of their duties. The Forum shall make the available the results of the audits to the Member States and the Commission. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate follow-up action in the light of the information and recommendations included in the reports resulting from the audits.
Amendment 574 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 88 to lay down the composition, appointment process, detailed tasks, working methods and rules of procedure of the Forum and the standing committee of auditors.
Amendment 653 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The EU type-approval for the final stage of completion shall be granted only after the approval authority has verified that the type of vehicle approved at the final stage meets at the time of the approval all applicable technical requirements. Verification shall include: (a) a documentary check of all requirements covered by an EU type- approval for an incomplete type of vehicle granted in the course of a multi-stage procedure, even where granted for a different category of vehicle; (b) verification that performance of the systems that were granted type approval separately is still in conformity with those type approvals when incorporated into a whole vehicle; (c) any other check or verification required to prevent non-compliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 664 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the case of application for whole vehicle type-approval, the manufacturer shall provide detailed information, including engineering justification, on any auxiliary engine management strategy used outside of the conditions specified in relevant EU legislative acts and test procedures.
Amendment 938 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
The type-approval authority shall be peer- reviewed by two type-approval authorities of other Member States every two yearsaudited by the Forum´s standing committee of auditors every two years in accordance with provisions of Article 10.
Amendment 945 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The Member StateForum´s standing committee of auditors shall draw up the annual plan for the peer-reviewaudits, ensuring an appropriate rotation in respect of reviewing and reviewed type-approval authorities, and submit it to the Commission.
Amendment 951 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
The peer-reviewaudits shall include an on-site visit to aone or more technical services under the responsibility of the reviewed authority. The Commission may participate in the reviewaudit and decide on its participation on the basis of a risk assessment analysis.
Amendment 981 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1112 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(3a) in Article 5, the following subparagraph is added after paragraph 2 point c: “Manufacturers seeking EU type- approval for a vehicle using a Base Emissions Strategy (BES), Auxiliary Emission Strategy (AES) or defeat device, as defined in this Regulation or Regulation 2016/646/EU, shall provide the type-approval authority with all information, including technical justification, that may be reasonably required by the type approval authority to determine whether the BES or AES is a defeat device and whether a derogation to the prohibition on the use of defeat devices under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) 715/2007 is applicable. Manufacturers shall declare in writing to the type approval authority that all information regarding a BES, AES or defeat device is provided and that the type of vehicle is not equipped with a prohibited defeat device. The approval authority shall not grant EU type-approval until it has completed its assessment and has determined that the type of vehicle is not equipped with a prohibited defeat device. For the purpose of its assessment and verifying compliance or non-compliance with the requirements of this Article the type approval authority, the market surveillance authority or the Commission may carry out a supplementary surprise test, with parameters different than the tests set out in this Regulation. The parameters of the supplementary surprise test shall be defined each time solely by the type approval authority, the market surveillance authority or the Commission and remain strictly confidential and unknown by the manufacturer until the final publication of the test results.”
Amendment 8 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the economic and social empowerment of women and minority groups would reduce their vulnerability to becoming victims, and calls on the Commission to continue its targeted action on mainstreaming gender in all development operations and ensuring that gender equality and women's rights remains on the agenda during political dialogue;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 5.2 which calls for to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2340(INI)
4. Condemns the illicit business of human trafficking, in human traffickbeings (THB) including for removal of organs and any other exploitative business related to violating the right to bodily integrity and inflicting violence; stresses the significant health implications of THB for victims of all forms of exploitation, both physical and mental;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns the illicit trafficking of children for illegal adoption by European parents who pay high fees to secure desired babies, including the practice of purchasing babies born of surrogate mothers in third countriesbabies who have been taken from their families through force or coercion;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Condemns the practice of trafficking in human beings for forced surrogacy as a violation of the women’s rights and the rights of the child; notes that demand is driven by developed countries at the expense of vulnerable and poor people often in developing countries, and asks Member States to consider the implications of their own restrictive reproductive policies;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to tackle human trafficking, the majority of whose victims are women, who are exploited for sexual purposat all victims of trafficking in human beings must have access to appropriate health services; notes that the majority of identified victims in the EU are women and girls who are exploited for sexual purposes, and that this type of exploitation incurs particular harms that require a higher level of services;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the purchase of human organs, tissues and cells is illegal; notes that people trafficked for organ removal face particular challenges, and that victims are often unaware of the long-term and debilitating medical consequences of organ removal and lack of post-operative care as well as the psychological impact of the operation, in particular women illicitly trafficked in order to harvest their ova for commercial purposes; calls for better targeted awareness-raising initiatives to raise the profile of the harms associated with the sale of organs, particularly amongst the poorest and most vulnerable who may view the sale of an organ as a price worth paying for a better economic situation;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that although the majority of activities relating to THB for organ removal take place in third countries, the demand for organs is largely driven by developed countries; calls for the Commission and Member States to work together to create awareness-raising campaigns to inform patients and medical professionals of the medical and legal risks of buying an organ for transplant, as well as the ethical considerations;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that victims should receive full assistance, for not only the immediate and chronic health consequences, but also the effects on their long-term psychological well-being;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out the importance of the role of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, who are mostly the first contact points for victimsunique in their professional contact with victims whilst they are still in captivity; is concerned that at the moment this is a missed opportunity for intervention;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to encourage further efforts to engage the medical community in improving efforts to combat this form of trafficking through a policy that makes reporting mandatory and by strengthening clearer ethical principles and obligations. raising awareness of the issues surrounding trafficking and providing mandatory training in order to better inform medical professionals about how to identify victims and any reporting procedures in order to better assist victims; highlights that this training is particularly important for maternity, sexual health, mental and emergency response professionals;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring food safety, the achievement of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2020, the protection of human and animal health, and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and minimise biodiversity lossbiodiversity while safeguarding air, water and soil quality so to guarantee the productivity and sustainability of the agricultural sector in the future;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that with appropriate economic incentives, fairer income distribution in the supply chain and, more transparent market conditions including country of origin labelling, farmers would be better equipped to implement greening measures and/or organic farming, thereby contributing to the conservation of biodiversityand more guidance on the implementation of CAP would encourage farmers to adopt more greening measures and/or organic farming;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned that the mid-term review of the EU’s Biodiversity strategy for 2020 stressed that there has been no significant overall progress in the contribution of agriculture to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and as result calls on the Commission and Member States to take this into account during the mid-term review of the CAP and for Member States to promote innovative policies which encourage farmers to avoid damaging and depleting natural resources;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that innovation is a key factor in supporting the sustainability and growth of the agri-food sector, stimulating the creation of more and better jobs, and reversing the phenomena of land abandonment and an, of ageing rural population as well as biodiversity loss;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there are significant differences between the experiences of women who live in rural areas and the cities, and that it is difficult to generalise between them, with women in rural areas struggling more to access their rights under national laws;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that despite all five Central Asian countries ratifying the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the culture remains patriarchal and male-dominated, and significant inequalities between men and women still exist in Central Asiamany areas including access to higher education, parts of the labour market and access to legal protection and rights; is concerned that 29% of women in the region are victims of physical or sexual violence;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that women play a full and crucial role in agricultural production and farming across all Central Asian countries, with the average share of women employed in the agricultural sector standing at 58%3 but deplores the continuing practice of forced labour in agriculture, particularly in the cotton industry of Uzbekistan; __________________ 3 World Bank statistics 2012
Amendment 32 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that there is a gap between the law and reality; whilst some countries have a legal code guaranteeing equal rights with regards to the distribution of property, discrimination still persists in favour of male heirs; is concerned that the lack of legal registration of marriages in Tajikistan leaves women in an especially vulnerable position after a divorce, as OSCE research that 80% of women in divorce cases are denied property rights and child support because of this;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the marriage agency industry is relatively significant in Central Asia and asks that these countries consider regulating these agencies to best protect vulnerable women from exploitation;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that the 2015 Annual Report on Human Trafficking4 has placed Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on the ‘Watch List’, meaning that the number of victims of human trafficking is increasing; calls on the EU’s Anti-Trafficking Coordinator to support Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in combating human trafficking; __________________ 4, and asks that the Member States highlight this important issue in their dealings with these countries; __________________ 4 Compiled by the U.S State Department Compiled by the U.S State Department
Amendment 28 #
2015/2161(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes note of the Ombudsman´s calculations with regard to potential savings of EUR 195 000 should there be only one seat of the institution; takes into account that the seat of the Ombudsman is tied with the seat of the Parliament and therefore deems it necessary that the Ombudsman is included in any debate on centralisation of the Parliament´s seat; stresses that such centralization should be actively promoted;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
– having regard to the results of the 12th Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), particularly the mid-term review of progress in implementing the strategic biodiversity action plan 2011-2020 to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including the fourth edition of the Global Diversity Outlook, and measures to improve implementation,
Amendment 4 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the conclusions of the Environment Council meeting, 12 June 2014, in particular the commitment of the EU and Member States to increase resources to achieve the Hyderabad commitments, by doubling total biodiversity-related financial resources flows by 2015;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
Citation 27 a (new)
– having regard to the IMO International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments,
Amendment 17 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in addition to its overwhelming intrinsic value, biodiversity also contributes an enormous social and economic value and the socio-economic opportunity cost of missing the 2020 biodiversity targets is estimated to be €50 billion a year;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses its serious concern on the continuing loss of biodiversity; stresses the need for increased political urgency to reverse this trend, therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to address this crisis at the highest political level;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the general trend with regard to biodiversity loss continues to be a cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without substantial additional efforts; observes, at the same time, that targeted and appropriately financed efforts genuinely produce results and that there is therefore great potential for improvement;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers political will, implementation, enforcement and further integration of the protection of biodiversity into other policy areas to be essential;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and, private enterprises to protect economic development;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it vital to recognise that investing in biodiversity is essential from a socioeconomic point of view; welcomes methods to measure the economic value of biodiversity, such as The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) reports; considers that these instruments, despite possible shortcomings, can raise awareness, improve the use of available resources and result in better decision- making;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the EU and Member States failed to meet the Biodiversity Strategy for 2010. Given the lack of progress towards achieving the 2020 biodiversity targets calls on the Commission to provide the Parliament with two-yearly reports in which Council and Commission elaborate on the state of play, reasons for non-achievement and the strategy for future compliance;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of national, regional and local actors in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of, funding and support for biodiversity protection are also essential;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses its concern that there is still no detailed insight into the veritable funding and financing of nature conservation per Member State; considers this a significant gap in our knowledge; calls on the Commission and Member States to identify and compile the relevant, national budget lines, without delay;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to improve coherence across relevant sectoral policies to incorporate biodiversity goals while ensuring that the next Multiannual Financial Framework guarantees no net overall loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Calls on the Commission to set up a high level group on Natural Capital to achieve these goals by giving them a higher political prominence and priority;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the full implementation of the Nature Directives is essential for the strategy as a whole, and calls on all parties concerned to do their utmost to achieve this; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that enforcement of the directives is a political priority, and thus that speedy, effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties are applied when breaches are detected;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal applicationfull implementation and enforcement of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and civil society to encourage exchanges of best practices;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Member States to complete the designation of terrestrial and marine Natura 2000 sites and draw up management planrespective financial and management plans, encouraging the integration of complementary policies such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Water Framework directive. Stresses that across the EU the management of Natura 2000 sites required a minimum of €5.8 billion but they contribute annually €200-€300 billion worth of environment and socio- economic benefits;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to increase data collection and monitoring of habitats and species in particular where gaps are predominant in order to evaluate the progress in achieving these targets;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Urgently calls on Member States and Commission to increase the transparency in reporting of the funds allocated to nature conservation at national and EU level;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously; stresses that compliance with and enforcement of EU legislation must be improved; calls, in that context, for additional effortconcrete measures to halt illegal hunting of protected birds;
Amendment 149 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously, improving procedures for preventing and detecting breaches swiftly and ensuring that any derogations are closely monitored, strictly enforced and reported in conformity with EU law; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt all illegal hunting of protected birds immediately;
Amendment 163 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to publish without delay a specific proposal on the development of a trans-European network for green infrastructure (TEN-G) by 2017, earmarking structural funds for this purpose and taking into account the lack of financial incentives. Encourages joint development together with Member States of a strategy for European wildlife corridors for targeted species;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and increase the effectiveness of greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAPon the lack of progress towards halting biodiversity loss in the mid-term review of the CAP, including an evaluation of the impacts on biodiversity of Members States' flexibility in implementing the greening measures;
Amendment 204 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate wood pastures eligibility for funding under CAP and encourages Member States to prioritise where appropriate such agricultural practises as greening measures, recognising the important role that these farming practises have in preserving biodiversity and restoring ecosystems. Encourages the Commission and Member States to collect more comprehensive regional and national data in order to monitor and evaluate the effects that CAP is having on wood pastures across the EU and on the role that such farming practises have on the conservation of habitats and ecosystems.
Amendment 206 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the greening of Pillar I of the CAP was designed to improve and ensure the conservation of biodiversity; underlines the potential of such measures; urges the Commission to evaluate the impact on biodiversity in light of the increased flexibility afforded by the greening measures;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Highlights the need to move from a means-based approach to a results-based approach;
Amendment 223 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make every effort to implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy correctly and promptly so aapplying ecosystem-based management of fisheries to achieve the goal of maximum sustainable yield ensuring that effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties are enshrined in national law while at the same time stepping up monitoring and enforcement actions;
Amendment 237 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on Member States to ratify and swiftly implement the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments;
Amendment 241 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Urges Member States to increase funding dedicated to data collection and research to assess and complete existing knowledge gaps on the marine ecosystems and fisheries resources making sure the data is made publically available in a transparent manner;
Amendment 243 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the EU and Member States to complete the network of Marine Protected Areas as required by Art. 21 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC, so that the EU is able to achieve Aichi target 11 of least 10% of coastal and marine areas by 2020;
Amendment 244 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on the Commission to draw conclusions from 2014 study on the state of play of regarding the application and implementation of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 on IUU and use these conclusions to work with Member States and third countries to improve the implementation of this regulation. Urges the Commission to play a leading role to secure an ambitious UN convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);
Amendment 248 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to draw up an accurate list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union, without delay; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, and of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever;
Amendment 250 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to draw up urgently an accurate list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, and of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever and urges Member States to mobilise financial resources for implementing the necessary measures effectively;
Amendment 265 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020 ensuring evaluations of environmentally harmful subsidies are completed by 2016 and reporting requirements are incorporated into relevant EU sectorial policy areas; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking inof wild animals and plantslife and an EU action Plan on deforestation and forest degradation while at the same time closing existing loopholes on the EU Timber Regulation;
Amendment 272 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the Commission's B4 Life Flagship project 2014-2020 and urges Member States to increase funding to match the level of ambition of the project in order for the EU to deliver on its Hyderabad commitment to doubling total biodiversity-related financial resource flows by 2015. Urges the Commission to step up efforts to further integrate biodiversity into EU development aid programmes post 2020 and to address without delay the global wildlife poaching crisis by adopting and funding an EU Action Plan on Wildlife Trafficking and a EU wildlife conservation strategies for Africa, Latin America and Asia;
Amendment 287 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that Natura 2000 is still a relatively young network, whose full potential is far from having been achieved; considers that the Nature Directives remain relevant and that best practices on implementation demonstrate their effectiveness; underlines that there is ample flexibility in the Nature Directives, including the option for adaptation according to technical and scientific progress; notes that smart implementation and international cooperation are essential for reaching the biodiversity targets;
Amendment 299 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation; opposes a possible revision of the Nature Directives because this would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possiblywith the risk that it would result in weaken thed legislationve protection and financing;
Amendment 319 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Regards the rapid biodiversity loss outside protected nature areas as a gap in the strategy; encourages the Commission to develop an appropriate framework for preventing the net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services by working with local authorities and civil society;
Amendment 336 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that, in order to use the available resources more efficiently and in a more targeted manner, it is essential that the Commission draw up specific criteria for the Natural Capital Financing Facility, which should guarantee that projects deliver positive and tangible results for biodiversity; LIFE projects should be linked with funding from other programmes streams such as the Structural funds so as to scale up and replicate successful projects through the EU and create a larger multiplier effect;
Amendment 343 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the importance of research and development, andto invest in research to strengthen knowledge base about biodiversity and the links between biodiversity preservation and benefits to human health and economic well-being, calls on the Commission and, Member States to focus in particular on the links between band regional authorities as well as the private sector to draw expertise and best practises from the global initiative Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity and health(TEEB);
Amendment 350 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a European initiative on pollinators, and to make proposals on the Soil Framework directive, on a directive on Access to Justice and on the revised EU legal framework on environmental inspections without further delay;
Amendment 366 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that the issues relating to biodiversity, climate change and scarcity of raw materials are inseparably linked; calls on the Commission and Member States to take this into account in the further discussions on a new international agreement on climate changeby ensuring that the EU Biodiversity strategy for 2020 is fully integrated in the EU's position in discussions on a new international agreement on climate change, especially when according to the EU-funded ROBIN project, biodiversity protection is part of the solution to climate change, mitigation and adaptation, particularly given that tropical forests offer a 25% mitigation potential of total greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas trafficking in human beings is transnational in nature; whereas a European approach, both in monitoring the phenomenon and in coordinating responses to it, is needed in order to effectively tackle this type of organised crime;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to the Europol Situation Report: Trafficking in human beings in the EU (February 2016)
Amendment 20 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) is a terrible violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights, and a violation of the victim's personal integrity and a serious, often organised crime that undermines the rule of law;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas new technologies and the internet can facilitate the recruitment of victims and the advertising and selling of services connected with trafficking in human beings on a global scale;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas THB is defined in article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or reception of persons, including the exchange or transfer of control over those persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation; whereas exploitation shall include, as a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour of services, including begging, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, or the exploitation of criminal activities, or the removal of organs;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas special attention must be given to vulnerable groups such as Roma, children and refugeLGBTI people, domestic workers, undocumented workers, asylum seekers, refugees and children, particularly in the light of the recent Europol report stating that a conservative estimate of around 10,000 unaccompanied child refugees have gone missing since arriving in Europe and registering with the authorities;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, prostitutionthe sex industry, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other types of forced labourindustries (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced marriage, forced prostitution, illegal adoptions and the trade in human organs;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Directive 2011/36/EU (the directive) should be commended for its human rights- and victim-centred approach, where victims of THB are entitled to certain rights and services under international law, regardless of their willingness or ability to take part in criminal proceedings (under article 11.3 of the Directive);
Amendment 46 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas THB can be the result of global economic and social inequalities and further exacerbated by societal inequality between women and men, and is driven by demand and profit;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to establish asmake it a criminal offence theo knowingly use of trafficked services and exploitation; in accordance with Article 2(3) the term exploitation covers, as a minimum, sexual exploitation or the exploitation of the prostitution of others, forced labour or services (including begging, slavery and exploitation of criminal activities) and the removal of organs;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas societal tolerance of gender inequality and violence against women and girls and the lack of public awareness of the issues surrounding THB perpetuate a permissive environment for THB;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the cumulative effect of different types of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity makes LGBTI people particularly vulnerable to trafficking in human beings; calls on the Member States to address the unique needs of LGBTI people; calls on the Commission to promote the exchange of best practices in this regard;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that forced marriage can be seen as a form of trafficking in human beings if it contains an element of exploitation of the victim, and calls on all Member States to include this dimension; stresses that exploitation may be sexual (marital rape, forced prostitution and pornography) or economic (domestic work and forced begging), and that the ultimate aim of trafficking can be forced marriage (selling a victim as a spouse or entering a marriage under duress); stresses that it is difficult for the authorities to detect such trafficking as it takes place in the private sphere; calls on the Member States to provide appropriate refuge services for these victims; calls on the Commission to strengthen the exchange of best practices in this regard;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Is concerned at the growing phenomenon of sexual grooming; points out that the victims are often in a state of emotional dependence, which hinders investigative work as they are less easily identified as victims of trafficking in human beings and often refuse to testify against the person grooming them; calls on the Commission to strengthen the exchange of best practices in this regard; calls on the Member States to provide a specific refuge for these victims and to ensure that law enforcement and judicial services recognise their status as victims, in particular if they are minors, so as to avoid stigmatising them for ‘deviant behaviour’;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas gender expectations and discrimination are harmful to everyone, with men less likely to admit that they have been the victims of exploitation;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that many victims of sexual exploitation are drugged for the purpose of keeping them in a state of physical and psychological dependence; calls, therefore, on the Member States to provide specialised support programmes for these victims and to recognise this as an aggravating circumstance in their criminal justice response to trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Recalls that Regulation 2015/2219/EU on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) provides for CEPOL to promote, in its training activities, common respect for, and understanding of, fundamental rights in law enforcement, such as the rights, support and protection of victims, including safeguarding the rights of victims of gender-based violence; stresses the importance of these provisions in the context of trafficking in human beings, given the vulnerability of the victims, and calls on CEPOL to take full account of this dimension in the development of all future training;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas children make up approximately 16 %10 of registered victims of THB andof which girls make up to 13 %11 , and whereas they are particularly vulnerable, with child victims facing severe and lasting physical, psychological and emotional harm; __________________ 10 11Idem, Eurostat report. Idem, Eurostat report. 11 Idem, Eurostat report. Idem, Eurostat report.
Amendment 76 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CNotes that Directive 2011/36/EU prohibits the criminalisation of victims of trafficking in human beings; calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals that create consistency in EU legislation, to ensure that victims of THB are entitled to proper support and assistance; calls on the Commission to strengthen the exchange of best practices on protection of victims;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Member States to critically assess their registration of refugees and the appropriate services and care structures as this group, particularly unaccompanied minors, are very vulnerable to exploitation by criminal gangs and subsequent trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas THB is often perceived as being carried out by only organised criminal groups, but in fact can also be carried out by the victim's family members, friends, relatives, romantic partners, and ordinary employers;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims, in particular by providing access to legal aid, legal assistance and psychological and medical support, including the right to an abortion for victims of sexual exploitation; notes that Directive 2012/29/EU lays down minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and that the implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU should be analysed in the light of the provisions of Directive 2012/29/EU;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the majority (70%) of suspected, prosecuted and convicted traffickers are male, although female perpetrators form a sizeable minority (29%) and can play a significant role in the process of THB1a , especially in the case of child trafficking; __________________ 1a 2015 Eurostat report
Amendment 84 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to assess the effectiveness of cooperation between the Member States and Europol in combating trafficking in human beings; stresses the importance of systematic exchange of data and of all Member States contributing to the European databases used for this purpose, including the Europol databases Focal Point Phoenix and Focal Point Twins; stresses the need for border guards and coast guards have access to Europol databases;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas THB as a concept is distinct from slavery and broader discussions of exploitation; whereas not all types of exploitation would qualify as THB;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to investigate further, in the light of Directive 2011/36/EU, the role of the internet, social networks and new technologies in trafficking in human beings, in particular with regard to sexual exploitation on pornographic sites and sites offering online sex shows;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on Europol and the Member States to strengthen their action against recruiters, whether via a proactive approach or on the basis of a victim’s testimony in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2011/36/EU; stresses that recruiters use a variety of channels, including social networks and internet sites (online recruitment agencies); calls on the Commission to expand the mandate of Europol’s EU IRU (EU Internet Referral Unit) in the fight against trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on the Commission to develop a privileged partnership with the major internet companies and to keep Parliament duly informed;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RegretStresses that the gender dimension is notmust be consistently monitored in the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation and urges the Commission to take it into account in its reporting; continue to monitor this in its assessment of Member States' compliance and implementation of the Directive;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for better implementation and monitoring of Article 8 of the directive, so as to ensure the non-prosecution and non- application of penalties to victims of THB, and emphasises that this includes the non- application of penalties for persons in forced prostitution and non-punishment for irregular entry or residence in countries of transit and destination;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that the majority (71%) of victims of THB identified within the EU are EU citizens1a ; stresses that this must be taken into account when developing identification systems in order to better identify all victims of THB; __________________ 1a Europol, Situation Report: Trafficking in human beings in the EU (February 2016)
Amendment 112 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that all counter-trafficking efforts must balance the focus on prosecution with a responsibility to protect victims; notes that support for victims plays an important role in prevention of THB, as victims who are well supported, are more able to recover from the trauma of their experience, assist in the prosecution of offenders and inform policy making, as well as avoid being re- trafficked;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the huge and increasing role of the internet in the recruitment of victims and the exchange of information between criminal networks; calls on the Member States to ensure that their respective anti- trafficking policies take account of this and that law enforcement efforts addressing cyber technologies have the gender expertise needed to tackle this in the best way, particularly relating to THB for the purposes of sexual exploitation, both in terms of recruitment of victims and the advertisement of sexual services that are the result of THB;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that the identification of victims remains one of the most difficult and incomplete aspects of implementation, but stresses that this does not diminish the responsibility of the Member States to protect these vulnerable people; highlights that by the coercive and deceptive nature of the crime, victims may be unable to recognise their own vulnerability;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the principal source of information for the registration of victims is the police, pointing to the need for targeted and specialist training for police officerlaw enforcement authorities, noting that according to regulation (EU) 2015/2219 CEPOL should promote common respect for and understanding of fundamental rights in law enforcement, including the rights, support and protection of victims; highlights that using prisons and detention centres as registration sources shows a failure of the system;
Amendment 139 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CStresses that under Article 18.3 of the Directive Member States have an obligation to train officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of THB; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together to create gender-sensitive training programmes for persons coming in contact with victims of THB in an official capacity, including police officers, border officers, judges, magistrates, lawyers, front-line medical staff and social workers; stresses that training should include the development of understanding on gender- based violence and exploitation, the detection of victims, the formal identification process and appropriate, gender-specific assistance for victims;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that while sexual exploitation of children is illegal in all Member States, this does not prevent trafficking of children for sexual exploitation; calls on the Commission to examine how the demand for sexual services drives THB including child trafficking, and how best to reduce demand;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to develop specific strategies for reducing demand for trafficking for sexual exploitation, such as exit programmes and schemes to empower and protect the rights of those in prostitution, while also noting that the regulation of prostitution is a competence of the Member States; calls on the Commission to further examine any links between demand for sexual services and THB;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that sham marriages can qualify as THB under certain circumstances if there is a forced or exploitative element, and women and girls are more likely to become victims; regrets the lack of harmonisation of EU legislation regarding sham marriage as there is often overlap with other forms of THB such as forced prostitution;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Stresses that proactive prevention strategies contribute to breaking the cycle of trafficking; calls on Member States to take more proactive preventative actions such as targeted workshops with vulnerable groups and education activities in schools;
Amendment 192 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that victims of THB require specialised services, including access to safe short and long-term accommodation, witness protection schemes, healthcare and counselling, translation and interpretation services, and (re)integrlegal redress, compensation, travel assistance, language and other education, vocational training, job placement, (re)integration, family mediation and resettlement assistance, and that these services should be further individualised case by case, with specific consideration given to the issue of gender;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that the gender dimension of THB shows an obligation for Member States to address it as a form of violence against women and girls; highlights that more attention must be paid to the exploitative dynamic and the long-term emotional and psychological harms that are associated with this; asks the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal on violence against women and girls that includes THB;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States to ensure gender-specific provision of services to victims of THB that is appropriate to their needs, recognising any needs that may be specific to the form of trafficking to which they have been subjected; highlights that whilst a majority of victims are women and girls, there should be specialised services for victims of all genders;
Amendment 211 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States to provide free legal assistance to all of those who either self-identify, or meet an adequate number of the criteria for identification, as victims of THB, to help them access their rights, compensations and/or legal redress;
Amendment 221 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Member States to assess the possibility of extending the minimum 30-day recovery and reflection period for women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, given the significant and sustained harms of this form of violence against women;
Amendment 230 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Notes that despite the clear definition of THB given in the Directive, a number of different definitions have been adopted in Member States’ national legislation; calls on the Commission to conduct research on this and to report on what these differences in definition mean practically for the application of the directive; stresses the importance of conceptual clarity in order to avoid conflation with other related but separate issues;
Amendment 232 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Notes that stakeholders generally confirm that the vast majority of victims of THB go undetected; recognises that the trafficking of certain vulnerable groups such as (homeless) youth, children, disabled and LGBTI people, has been somewhat overlooked; stresses the importance of improved data collection to enhance victim identification efforts with regard to these groups and developing best practice in dealing with the specific needs of these victims:
Amendment 239 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Asks that the Commission produce a study on the links between different types of trafficking and the routes between them, as victims are often exploited in different ways simultaneously or move from one type of trafficking to another;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas according to article 8 of the TFEU the EU has an obligation to take account of the principle of gender equality and therefore the gender dimension should be incorporated in all its activities, including when negotiating trade agreements;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas trade agreements should on no account weaken the progress made the EU, or its Member States, in gender equality;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the effective application of the International Labour Organisation’s core labour standards and its Decent Work Agenda in EU preferential trade agreements as ILO standards are particularly relevant to improving gender equality because of their principles of non-discrimination on the grounds of sex and equal pay for men and women;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it regrettable that trade agreements are often negotiated without specific reference to their impact on women’s and girls’ rights –such as the rights to health, education, food, workaccess to education and training, food, safe working conditions and water – and calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase coherence among different but interlinked policies, such as trade, development, employment, migration and gender equality;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the EU, when negotiating trade agreements, should be concerned to not only improve global social and environmental standards and a fairer and equitable global model of trade, but also promote gender equality;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2012(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that in order to create substantial savings the need for a road map to a single seat of the Parliament must be addressed;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas digitalisation has an enormous impact on the labour market by changing value chains and creating new job opportunities and more flexible working patterns; whereas women, in particular, fac, contributing to a better work-life balance; whereas there are possible negative consequences to increase digitalisation such as the erosion of workers’ rights and working time boundaries as well as boundaries of professional and non- professional responsibilities, increasing low-paid and less secure types of employment and contributing to the challenge of maintaining a work-life balance;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in the digitalised labour market, responsibility is increasingly shifted away from the company to the individual,ation changing the terms of social security membership of the self-employed and freelancers; whereas digitalisation often uncouples the place of work from the enterprise, challenging the principle of equal pay for equal work at the same workplace, which is of utmost importance for a truly equal society;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the entry of more women into the ICT sector would boost a market in which labour shortages are foreseen and in which an equal participation of women would lead to a gain of around EUR 9 billion for EU GDP each year; whereas the existing male-dominated workforce leads tocontributes to the decision of many women leaving the ICT sector within a few years of completing their university degree;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the impact of sexism and gender stereotyping is a burden for economic development and the competitiveness of the EU, further widening the already strong digitalignificant gender gap in the field of ICT, media and information society and related industries;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas education and training are key to empowering women in the digital age, and thus to a society with future viability; whereas 60 % of school students in the EU never use digital equipment in their classroom; whereas the already low share of ICT female graduates has dropped; whereas women are very underrepresented in STEM subjects, and around half female graduates do not go on to work in STEM roles; whereas, in initiatives such as the Code Week, ICT for Better Education, the Leaders Club and the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, which aim at further fostering e-education and e- skills, women remain largely underrepresented;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas ICT, like any technology, can be used and abused to threaten women, their rights and freedoms, and ultimately their empowerment, such as in the case of cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking, trafficking of human beings through the internet, hate speech, incitement to hatred, discrimination and violation of fundamental rights; whereas such new challenges and risks need to be identified and addressed appropriately by policymakers as well as by enterprises, companies and civil society organisations, while providing room for information exchange on the internet;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to exploit and better target the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market Strategy with a view to addressing the severe gender gap within the ICT sector, fostering education and training of women and girls in ICT and other STEM subjects, increasing the visibility of women in the digital arena, enhancing gender equality and participation of women through better access to funding and supporting civil society and women’s organisations in making an inclusive internet a reality;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make better use of the considerable potential that digitalisation has at all levels of political participation and the inclusion of women in decision- making processes; highlights the major opportunities that digitalisation and e- government initiatives holds with respect to access to information, transparency and greater government accountability;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and social partners to promote gender equality in ICT companies and other relevant industries, representative bodies and training institutions and to closely monitor and follow up the progress made;
Amendment 185 #
2015/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for identification of the challenges posed by the use of ICT and the internet to commit crimes, issue threats or perpetrate violence against women based on misogyny, homophobia or transphobia; urges policymakers to address these issues properly and ensure a framework is in place ensure that law enforcement agencies are able to deal with digital crimes effectively;
Amendment 72 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council13 for the recovery and recycling of packaging and packaging waste should be amended by increasing the preparing for re-use and recycling of packaging waste in order to betterto reflect the Union’s ambition to move towards a circular economy. __________________ 13 Directive 94/62/EC of European Parliament and Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10).
Amendment 88 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of waste. For those reasons, Member States should achieve a significant and sustained reduction in the use of non-recyclable packaging and of excess packaging items and phase out non-recyclable packaging when that packaging is not re-usable.
Amendment 92 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Increased re-use of packaging could bring a reduction of the overall costs along the supply chain and reduce the environmental impact of re-usable packaging waste. Therefore, it is necessary that Member States provide financial and fiscal incentives for producers which put reusable packaging, which at the end of its life can be effectively recycled, on the market.
Amendment 96 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 c (new)
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Fostering a sustainable bio- economy can contribute to decreasing Europe's dependence on imported raw materials. Improving market conditions for sustainable bio-based packaging from renewable sources and reviewing existing legislation hampering the use of those materials may offer the opportunity to substitute fossil sources for packaging with renewable ones when environmentally beneficial from a lifecycle perspective.
Amendment 102 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Through a progressive increase of the existing targets on preparing for re-use and recycling of packaging waste, it should be ensured that economically valuable waste materials are progressively and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. That way it should be ensured that valuable materials found in waste are returned into the European economy, thus making progress in the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative15 and the creation of a circular economy. __________________ 15 and, in the case of packaging material, without prejudice to food safety, consumer health and food contact materials legislation. __________________ 15 COM(2013) 442. COM(2013) 442.
Amendment 108 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order to help achieve the targets of this Directive and to boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communication platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 110 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives the economic operators and the Member States a clear direction for the necessary investments to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure and the circular economy by large, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in line with the waste hierarchy byand devise these strategies and investment plans so that they are geared primarily to promoting waste prevention, and re-use and recycling, followed by recycling, in line with the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 121 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure the reliability of the data gathered on preparation for re-use it is essential to establish common rules for reporting. Similarly, it is important to lay down more precisely the rules according to which Member States should report what is effectively recycled and can be counted towards the attainment of the recycling targets. To that effect, as a general ruleCalculation of the attainment of the targets should be based on one solid and harmonised method that prevents reporting of discarded waste as recycled waste. To that end, the reporting on the attainment of the recycling targets must be based on the input to the final recycling process. In order to limit administrative burdens, Member States should be allowed,add to the reliability of the data gathered and to better under strict conditions, to report recycling rates on the basisand the different waste streams, Member States should also gather data ofn the output of sorting facilities and ensure that waste streams are tracked. Losses in weight of materials or substances due to physical and/or chemical transformation processes inherent to the final recycling process should not be deducted from the weight of the waste reported as recycled.
Amendment 127 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report.
Amendment 129 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparorting on the reports on compliance withachievements of the targets set out in Directive 94/62/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recentall use the common methodology developed by the Commission andin cooperation with the national statistical offices of the Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 146 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 153 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Such other measures may consist of national programmes, incentives through extended producer responsibility schemes to minimise the environmental impact of packaging or similar actions adopted, if appropriate, in consultation with economic operators, and designed to bring together and take advantage of the many initiatives taken within Member States as regards prevention. They shall comply with the objectives of this Directive as defined in Article 1(1)se measures may also involve information aimed at the general public through educational or awareness raising activities, including digital solutions. They shall comply with the objectives of this Directive as defined in Article 1(1). Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy in order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive. Annex V provides examples of such instruments and measures.
Amendment 163 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
(2a) In Article 4, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The Commission shall, as appropriate, present proposals for measures to strengthen and complement the enforcement of the essential requirements and to ensure that new packaging is put on the market only if the producer has taken all necessary measures to minimise its environmental impact without compromising the essential functions of the packaging." The Commission shall in particular propose measures concerning non-recyclable packaging, packaging containing hazardous substances, disposable and excess packaging, as well as evaluating new packaging material, and assess their impact at Union level. "
Amendment 169 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(2a) In Article 4, the following paragraph 3a is inserted: '3a. Member States shall, where appropriate and environmentally beneficial from a lifecycle perspective, encourage the use of sustainable bio- based packaging from renewable sources.
Amendment 175 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 187 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(2b) In Article 5, the following paragraph 1a is inserted: (1a) In order to achieve the objectives of this Directive and the waste hierarchy, the Commission shall, no later than 31 December 2018, assess the possibilities for encouraging the re-use of packaging, and the appropriateness of specific measures for the re-use of packaging, especially in relation to the targets referred to in Article 6 (f) to (i). This assessment shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by proposals to be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 269 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 273 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6
Article 6
(d) paragraphs 5, 8, and 9 are deleted;
Amendment 277 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 285 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the weight of the packaging waste recycled shall be understood as the weight of the input waste entering the final recycling process, excluding the combined weight of contaminants in the input waste;
Amendment 300 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Waste materials entering the final recycling process shall uphold quality standards. The Commission shall promote the development of European Standards on the quality of materials entering the final recycling process.
Amendment 309 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall examine the possibilities of and, if appropriate, propose measures for streamlining the reporting of composite packaging with the obligations laid down in this Directive
Amendment 312 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 3
Article 6a – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the weight of the output of any sorting operation may be reported as the weight of the packaging waste recycled provided that: (a) final recycling process; (b) substances that are not subject to a final recycling process and that arTo monitor recycling collection efficiency in line with the provisions of paragraph 1, Member States shall report on the levels of contaminants to recycling rates. The Commission shall develop a guidance document for the reporting on contaminants in recycling. such output waste disposed or subject to energy recovery remains below 10% of the total weight to be reported as recycled. sent into a the weight of materials or
Amendment 321 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 4
Article 6a – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall name or establish an effective system of quality control and traceability of the packaging waste to ensure that condithe obligations laid down in paragraph 3(a) and (b) are met. The this Directive are met. The sharing of best practices shall be encouraged in developing measures and systems to trace packaging waste streams from sorting to final recycling process, which is of key importance in controlling quality of waste and measure the losses in waste streams and recycling processes. The system may consist of either electronic registries set up pursuant to Article 35(4) of Directive 2008/98/EC, technical specifications for the quality requirements of sorted waste or any equivalent measure to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the data gathered on recycled waste.
Amendment 329 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) examples of best practices that are used throughout the Union and that could provide guidance for progressing towards achieving the targets laid down in Article 6.
Amendment 370 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
(14a) Annex IVa is added to Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Amendment 390 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex – paragraph 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
Amendment 184 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 for preparing for re- use and recycling of waste should be amended to make them better reflect the Union's ambition to move to a circular economy. __________________ 14 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 188 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Municipal waste constitutes approximately between 7 and 10% of the total waste generated in the Union; however, this waste stream is amongst the most complex ones to manage, and the way it is managed generally gives a good indication of the quality of the overall waste management system in a country. The challenges of municipal waste management result from its highly complex and mixed composition, direct proximity of the generated waste to citizens, and a very high public visibility. As a result, its management involves a need for a highly complex waste management system including an efficient collection scheme, an effective sorting system, tracing of waste streams, a need to actively engage citizens and businesses, a need for infrastructure adjusted to the specific waste composition, and an elaborate financing system. Countries which have developed efficient municipal waste management systems generally perform better in overall waste management. However, proper management of municipal waste alone is not enough to boost the transition to a circular economy where waste is considered a resource; a lifecycle approach to products and waste is necessary to ignite this boost.
Amendment 225 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Extended producer responsibility provisions in this Directive aim to support the design and production of goods which take fully into account and facilitate the efficient use of resources during the whole life cycle of the product including the repair, re-use, disassembly and recycling. Extended producer responsibility is an individual obligation on producers who should be accountable for the end-of-life management of products that they place on the market. Producers should be able, however, to shift their individual responsibility to a collective one by establishing and steering producer responsibility organisations and by entering into agreements with these.
Amendment 237 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extended producer responsibility schemes form an essential part of efficient waste management, but their effectiveness and performance differ significantly between Member States. Thus, it is necessary to set minimum operating requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes. Those requirements should reduce costs and boost performance, by measures such as facilitating better implementation of separate collection and sorting, ensuring better quality recycling, help secure cost- efficient access to secondary raw materials as well as ensure a level-playing field, including for small and medium sized enterprises, and avoid obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market. They should also contribute to the incorporation of end-of-life costs into product prices and provide incentives for producers to take better into account recyclthe principle of the waste hierarchy, including recyclability, reusability and reusparability when designing their product, based on a harmonised EU- approach, when designing their products. The implementation of the minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes should be without disproportionate burden to public bodies, other economic entities and consumers. The requirements should apply to both new and existing extended producer responsibility schemes. A transitional period is however necessary for existing extended producer responsibility schemes to adapt their structures and procedures to the new requirements.
Amendment 257 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should take measures to promote prevention of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving food wasteper capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels by 2030. These measures should aim to prevent food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, inand at restaurants and food services as well as in householdil and consumer levels. Having regard to the environmental and economic benefits of preventing food waste, Member States should establish specific food waste prevention measures and should measure progress in food waste reduction. To facilitate exchange of good practice across the EU both between Member States and between food business operators, uniform methodologies for such measurement should be established. Reporting on food waste levels should take place on a biennial basis.
Amendment 270 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Industrial, certain parts of commercial waste and extractive waste are extremely diversified in terms of composition and volume, and very different depending on the economic structure of a Member State, the structure of the industry or commerce sector that generates the waste and the industrial or commercial density in a given geographical area. Henceowever, for most industrial and extractive waste, an industry-oriented approach using Best Available Techniques reference documents and similar instruments to address the specific issues related to the management of a given type of waste is a suitable solution16 . However,not a long term effective solution to reach the objectives of a circular economy. As industrial waste and commercial packaging waste should continue to bwaste are covered by the requirements of Directive 94/62/EC and Directive 2008/98/EC, including their respective improvementsthese types of waste should also be covered by recycling obligations similar to those which apply to municipal waste. For this reason, the Commission should propose by 31 December 2018 definitions and recycling targets for commercial wastes and industrial wastes to be met by 2025 and 2030. __________________ 16 Industrial activities are covered by Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference documents (BREFs) drawn up under the Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17) that include information on the prevention of resource use and waste generation, re-use, recycling and recovery. The on-going revision of the BREFs and the adoption by the Commission of BAT Conclusions will strengthen the impact of these BREFs on industrial practices leading to further resource efficiency gains and increased waste recycling and recovery.
Amendment 274 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to help achieve the targets of this Directive and to boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communications platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 306 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure the reliability of the data gathered on preparation for re-use it is essential to establish common rules for reporting. Similarly, it is important to lay down more precise rules on how Member States should report what is effectively recycled and can be counted towards the attainment of the recycling targets. To that effect, as a general ruleCalculation of recycled municipal waste should be based on one solid harmonised method which will prevent Member States from reporting discarded waste as recycled waste. To that end, the reporting on the attainment of the recycling targets must be based on the input to the final recycling process. In order to limit administrative burdens, Member States should be allowed,add to the reliability of the data gathered and to better under strict conditions, to report recycling rates on the basisand the different waste streams, Member States should also gather data ofn the output of sorting facilities and ensure that waste streams are tracked. Losses in weight of materials or substances due to physical and/or chemical transformation processes inherent to the final recycling process should not be deducted from the weight of the waste reported as recycled.
Amendment 322 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Compliance with the obligation to set up separate collection systems for paper, metal, plastic and glass is essential in order to increase preparing for re-use and recycling rates in Member States. In addition bio-Bio- waste should be collected separately to contribute to an increase in preparing for re-use and recycling rates and the prevention of contamination of dry recyclable materials. In addition, research into possible collection and recycling systems for also other streams and new materials should be encouraged and intensified.
Amendment 334 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) To avoid contamination of municipal waste with hazardous substances which could lower recycling quality and hamper the take-up of secondary raw materials, Member States should set up separate collection or reception systems for hazardous waste from households.
Amendment 335 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives economic operators and Member States a clear direction for the investments needed to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure and the circular economy by large, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds byand devise their national strategies and investment plans so that they are geared primarily to promoting waste prevention, and re-use and, followed by recycling, in line with the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 340 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Certain raw materials are of a high importance to the economy of the Union and their supply is associated with a high risk. In order to ensure security of supply of those raw materials and in line with the Raw Materials Initiative and the objectives and targets of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials, Member States should take measures to achieve the best possiblpromote the re-use management of wasted recycling of products containing significant amounts of thosecritical raw materials and to ensure that they are managed efficiently, taking economic and technological feasibility and environmental benefits into account. The Commission has established a list of critical raw materials for the EU18. This list is subject to regular review by the Commission. __________________ 18 COM(2014) 297. COM(2014) 297.
Amendment 353 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based on reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Therefore, when reporting on the achievement of the targets set out in waste legislation, Member States shall use the most recentcommon methodology developed by the Commission andin cooperation with the national statistical offices of the Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 397 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – point b
Article 3 – point 1a – point b
(b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources that is comparablesimilar to household waste in nature, and composition and comparable in quantity.
Amendment 414 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2 a (new)
The definition of municipal waste in this Directive is neutral with the regard to the public or private status of the operator managing waste.
Amendment 421 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
(aa) The following point is inserted: "1b. "commercial waste" means mixed wastes and separately collected wastes from commercial activities and/or premises. Commercial waste does not include municipal waste, construction and demolition waste and waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge;";
Amendment 422 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
(ab) The following point is inserted: "1c. "industrial waste" means mixed wastes and separately collected wastes from industrial activities and/or premises. Industrial waste does not include municipal waste, construction and demolition waste and waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge;"
Amendment 431 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
4. "bio-waste" means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, comparable waste from food processing plants and other waste with similar biodegradability properties that is comparable in nature, composition and quantity;
Amendment 466 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 17a
Article 3 – point 17a
17a. "final recycling process" means the recycling process which begins when no further mechanical sorting operation is needed and waste materialssorting operation in the recycling process chain is needed in order for waste materials and the waste considered to have ceased to be waste in accordance with Article 6 to enter a production process and be effectively reprocessed into products, materials or substances and when waste materials and the waste considered to have ceased to be waste enter a production process andin which they are effectively reprocessed into products, materials or substances;
Amendment 529 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy in order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive. Annex IVa provides examples of such instruments and measures.
Amendment 538 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
(3a) In article 4, the following paragraph 3a is inserted: ‘3a. Member States shall encourage the exchange of information and sharing of best practices with regard to the instruments and incentives used in accordance paragraph 3 in order to boost the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 4.’
Amendment 611 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(-a) in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "1. In order to strengthen the re-use and the prevention, recycling and other recovery of waste, Member States mayshall take legislative or non-legislative measures to ensure that any natural or legal person who professionally develops, manufactures, processes, treats, sells or imports products (producer of the product) has extended producer responsibility."
Amendment 618 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Such measures mayshall also include the establishment of extended producer responsibility schemes defining specific operational and financial obligations for producers of products in which the producer's responsibility is extended to the post-consumer state of a product's life cycle for at least packaging as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Directive 94/62/EC, electrical and electronic equipment as defined in point (a) of Article 3(1) of Directive 2012/19/EU, and batteries and accumulators as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Directive 2006/66/EC.
Amendment 642 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such measures may encourage, inter alia, the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, that are technically durable and easily repairable and that are, after having become waste, suitable for and been preparationed for re- use andor recyclinged, suitable to be placed on the market in order to facilitate proper implementation of the waste hierarchy. The measures shouldall take into account the impact of products throughout their life cycle and the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 647 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. Member States shall encourage the exchange of information and sharing of best practices in order to boost the achievement of the objectives laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2.";
Amendment 655 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall organise an regular exchange of information between Member States, local authorities and the actors involved in producer responsibility schemes on the practical implementation of the requirements defined in Article 8a and on best practices to ensure adequate governance and cross- border cooperation of extended producer responsibility schemes. This includes, inter alia, exchange of information on the organisational features and the monitoring of producer responsibility organisations, the selection of waste management operators and the prevention of littering. The Commission shall publish the results of the exchange of information and promote and facilitate an exchange of best practices between Member States, for example through a dedicated platform on extended producer responsibility.
Amendment 808 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 819 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 6
Article 8a – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall name or establish a platform tor by other means ensure a regular dialogue between the stakeholders involved in the implementation of extended producer responsibility, including producers and distributors, private or public waste operators, local authorities and, where applicable, repair and re-use networks and recognised preparation for re-use operators.'
Amendment 836 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. Member States shall take measures to prevent waste generation. These, including measures shallto:
Amendment 847 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- encourage the use of products that are resource efficient, durable, reparable, re-usable and recyclable;
Amendment 860 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- encourage the uptake of secondary raw materials and measures to the creation of markets for secondary raw materials;
Amendment 906 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
- identify the products that are the main sources of littering in the natural, including the marine environment, and take measures to reduce littering from these sources;
Amendment 954 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of their land- based marine litter prevention measures by measuring the levels of land-based marine litter on the basis of a common methodology. By 31 December 2017, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38a to establish the methodology, including minimum quality requirements, for the uniform measurement of land-based marine litter.
Amendment 961 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
(9a) The following Article is inserted: “Article 9a Reuse 1. Member States shall support the setting up of systems promoting re-use activities, including in particular for electrical and electronic equipment, textiles and furniture, and for packaging as defined in Article 5 of Directive 94/62/EC. 2. Member States shall take measures to promote the re-use of products, in particular by encouraging the establishment and support of recognised re-use networks and deposit-refund schemes. To that end, Member States shall use economic instruments, green public procurement criteria or other equivalent measures.”
Amendment 984 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall take measures to promote high quality recycling and, to this end, shall set up separate collection of waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriateand sorting systems of waste and to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors and to attain the targets set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 1010 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
(ba) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph 4a is inserted: "Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures in order to incentivise the uptake of secondary raw materials."
Amendment 1014 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 1062 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1070 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The notificationrequest shall be accompanied by a report presenting the reasons for failure to achieve the targets as well as an implementation plan presenting the measures neededto be taken to ensure compliance with the targets before the new deadline. The plan shall be drafted on the basis of an evaluation of the existing waste management plans and shall also include a detailed timetable for the implementation of the proposed measures and an assessment of their expected impacts. The Commission shall assess the request based on the accompanying report and implementation plan and base its decision on criteria including, but not limited to, at least the following: - measures undertaken to meet the relevant targets by the date for the request, in particular in the development of the waste management infrastructure; - efficient and effective use of the European Structural, Cohesion and Investment Funds and national strategies and investment plans geared in line with the waste hierarchy; - quality of statistics and forecasts of waste management capacities; - setting of waste prevention programmes as referred to in Article 29 of this Directive.
Amendment 1073 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States referred to in paragraph 3, which prepare for re-use and recycle at least 60% of their municipal waste by 2030, may obtain an additional five years for the attainment of the target referred to in point (d) of paragraph 2. In order to request such an extension, the Member State shall submit its request to the Commission in accordance with paragraph 3.
Amendment 1078 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 2(d) and the progress towards achieving it with a view to increasing it, and considering the setting of targets for other waste streamsbest practices and the measures used by Member States to reach this target. To this end, a report of the Commission, accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 1081 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By December 2018, the Commission shall examine the possibility of setting up preparing for re-use and recycling targets, as well as other measures to boost the transition to a circular economy, which apply to commercial waste, non-hazardous industrial waste and other waste streams. To that end, the Commission shall draw up a report to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied by a legislative proposal, if appropriate.
Amendment 1097 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the weight of the municipal waste recycled shall be understood as the weight of the input waste entering the final recycling process; , excluding the combined weight of contaminants in the input waste;
Amendment 1108 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11a – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Waste materials entering the final recycling process shall uphold quality standards. The Commission shall promote the development of European Standards on the quality of materials entering the final recycling process.
Amendment 1118 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 3
Article 11a – paragraph 3
Amendment 1134 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. To monitor recycling collection efficiency in line with the provisions of paragraph 1, Member States shall report on the levels of contaminants in recycling. The Commission shall develop a guidance document for the reporting on contaminants in recycling.
Amendment 1136 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 4
Article 11a – paragraph 4
Amendment 1142 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 1168 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 11b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) examples of best practices referred to in Article 11(4) that are used throughout the Union and that could provide guidance for progressing towards achieving the targets laid down in points (c) and (d) of Article 11(2) and in point (c) of Article 11(3).
Amendment 1169 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11b – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11b – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where necessary, the reports referred to in paragraph 1 may address the implementation of other requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 1184 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(12a) In Article 20, the following subparagraph is inserted: 'Member States shall set up separate collection streams or reception systems for hazardous waste from households and ensure that hazardous waste is treated correctly and that it does not contaminate other municipal waste streams.';
Amendment 1209 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure the separate collection of bio-waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to ensure the relevant quality standards for compost and to attain the targets set out in Article 11(2)(a), (c) and (d) and 11(3)(c). By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States may exclude sparsely populated areas or other areas where it is demonstrated that separate collection does not deliver the best overall environmental outcome taking into account life-cycle thinking and the overall impacts of the generation and management of bio-waste. Member States shall notify the Commission of the intention to make use of this derogation. The Commission shall review and assess whether the derogation is justified, taking into account the objectives of this Directive. Where the Commission has raised no objections within nine months, the derogation shall be considered to be accepted. Where the Commission objects it shall adopt a decision and inform the Member State of this.
Amendment 1261 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall name or set up an electronic registry or coordinated registries to record the data on hazardous waste referred to in paragraph 1 covering the entire geographical territory of the Member State concerned. Member States may establish such registries for other waste streams, in particular those waste streams for which targets are set in Union legislation. Member States shall use the data on waste reported by industrial operators in the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register set up under Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*).
Amendment 1265 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
1. Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 11(2)(a) to (d) and Article 11(3) for each calendar year to the Commission. They shall report this data electronically within 182 months of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected. The data shall be reported in the format established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 6. The first reporting shall cover the data for the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.
Amendment 1271 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall assess the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 1282 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Commission may, in consultation with Member States, develop guidelines for the interpretation of the definitions of waste, prevention, re-use, preparing for re-use, recovery and disposal.
Amendment 1285 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to ensure adequate governance, enforcement, cross-border cooperation and the exchange of best practices, the Commission shall organise a regular exchange of information between Member States on the practical implementation of the requirements laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 1297 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
(24a) Annex IVa is inserted in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Amendment 1304 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex -I (new)
Annex -I (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
Amendment 41 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Council Directive 1999/31/EC14 setting landfill restrictions should be amended to make them better reflect the Union's ambition to move to a circular economy and make progress in the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative15 by reducing landfilling of waste destined for landfills for non-hazardous waste. __________________ 14 Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.07.1999, p. 1). 15 COM(2008) 699 and COM(2014) 297.
Amendment 46 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Clear environmental, economic and social benefits would be derived from further restricting landfilling, starting with waste streams that are subject to separate collection (e.g. plastics, metals, glass, paper, bio-waste). Technical, environmental or economical feasibility of recycling or other recovery of residual waste resulting from separately collected waste should be taken into account in the implementation of these landfill restrictions. Long-term investments in infrastructure, research and innovation should play a crucial role in reducing the amount of residual waste resulting from separately collected waste, the recycling or other recovery of which is not technically, environmentally or economically feasible at the moment.
Amendment 55 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Many Member States have not yet completely developed the necessary waste management infrastructure. The setting of landfill reduction targets will furtherrequire investments to facilitate separate collection, sorting and recycling of waste and avoid locking potentially recyclable materials at the bottom of the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 60 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A progressive reduction of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reduction should as laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC. This progressive reduction of landfilling will require major change in waste management in Many Member States. With improved statistics on waste collection and treatment and improved traceability of waste streams it should be possible to avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union's long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such obligation should not lead to the creation of overcapacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction target defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 65 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to help achieve the objectives of this Directive, and to boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communication platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 77 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based on reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparing the reports on compliance with the targets set out in Directive 19991/31/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recentall use the common methodology developed by the Commission andin cooperation with the national statistical offices of the Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 119 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Malta, Romania and Slovakia may obtain fiveMember States which landfilled more than 65% of their municipal waste in 2013 may request an additional five years for the attainment of the target referred to in paragraph 5. The Member State shall notifysubmit a request to the Commission of its intention to make use of this provision at the latest 24 months before the deadline laid down in paragraph 5. In the event of an extension, the Member State shall take the necessary measures to reduce by 2030 the amount of municipal waste landfilled to 20% of the total amount of municipal waste generated.
Amendment 131 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 5 with a view to reducing it and introducing. By 31 December 2018 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the possibility to introduce a target and restrictions to the landfilling of non- hazardous waste other than municipal waste. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 142 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 5 a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) examples of best practices that are used throughout the Union and that could provide guidance for progressing towards achieving the target laid down in Article 5.
Amendment 154 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
(5a) After Article 14, the following Article is inserted: “Article 14a Instruments to promote a shift to a circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex IIIa provides examples of such instruments and measures.”
Amendment 161 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Annex IIIa (new)
Annex IIIa (new)
(10a) After Annex III, the following Annex is inserted: 'Annex IIIa Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy. 1. Economic instruments: 1.1 progressive increase of landfill taxes and/or fees for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); 1.2 introduction or increase of incineration taxes and/or fees or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste; 1.3 progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems incentivising municipal waste producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; 1.4 measures to improve the cost efficiency of existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes; 1.5 extension of the scope of the producer responsibility schemes to new waste streams; 1.6 economic incentives for local authorities to promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes; 1.7 measures to support the development of the re-use sector; 1.8 measures to suppress subsidies not consistent with the waste hierarchy. 2. Further measures: 2.1 public procurement; 2.2 technical and fiscal measures to support the development of markets for re-used products and recycled (including composted) materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials; 2.3 measures to increase public awareness of proper waste management and litter reduction, including ad hoc campaigns to ensure waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate collection schemes; 2.4 measures to ensure an appropriate coordination, including by digital means, between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the involvement of other key stakeholders; 2.5 use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in order to finance the development of waste management infrastructure needed to meet the relevant targets; 2.6 creation of communication platforms to foster exchange of best practices between industries and Member States; 2.7 any relevant alternative or additional measures aiming at meeting the same purpose.'
Amendment 2 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas equality is a founding value of the EU and a necessary condition for achieving the Europe 2020 employment and poverty reduction targets, which can only be attained if Member States icomplement new policies to promotey with national gender equality legislation in place and properly implement the EU gender equality directives;
Amendment 5 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas austerity measures and unbalanced structural reforms oriented towards depursued as a regsulation and the lowering of social and environmental standards have caused severe social hardship and a backlash againstt of the crisis together with the situation of several EU economies has had an impact on levels of inequality, contributing to a growth of social hardship and a reprioritisation of political and social aims that has been at the expense of improving gender equality;
Amendment 27 #
2015/0000(INI)
2. Welcomes those country-specific recommendations (CSR) intended to advance gender equality, but considers it regrettable that the CSR on the whole have no gender dimension, specifically as regards labour market reforms; calls on the Commission to ensure that the CSR in the European Semester on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency and addressing the gender pay gap are implemented by the Member States and for specific equality policy guidance to be included in the annual growth survey;
Amendment 35 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its call on the Commission to facilitate the monitoring of the employment and poverty reduction headline targets by requesting that the Member States use gender-segregated data and to define additional gender-specific indicators; calls for social indicators, including on gender inequalities, to be incorporated into the scoreboard of macroeconomic imbalances;
Amendment 44 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it regrettable that the Investment Plan for Europe is not ambitious enough in terms of job creation and investing in real needs such as childcare, care of dependent persons, including the elderly, care infrastructure and servicealls on the Commission to support the Member States in the increasing use of structural funds for investment in public care structures and services for children, the elderly and other dependents.
Amendment 23 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas in a labour market, which is traditionally gender-segregated, the difficulty of balancing work and family life, the undervaluation of women's skills and work are some of the complex causes of the persistent gender pay and pension gap;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas gender discrimination affects the labour market participation of women and particularly of older women, single parents, women with a disability, migrant women and women from ethnic and cultural minorities;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to present a concrete and ambitious strategy for gender equality post 2015;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is alarmed at the under-representation of women in decision-making processes, companies and the political spherescompany board, in politics and science;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the decisions made by students at school can impact on choices throughout their life, and therefore contributes to wider gender-based segregation in the job market;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas unskilled and poorly paid work is commonly attributed to women and they continue to be responsible for most of the care within the familyof family and other dependents, which limits access to paid full-time employment, and that gender equality cannot be reduced to providing women with the standard of success defined by men, but involves the recognition of all the work done by women and the education of boys and men in the tasks from which they are traditionally excluded;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, even though women have moreon average women have a higher level of secondary and university education, their professional activity is mainlyoften related to tasks aimed at reproducing and extending traditional social and economic structures and there is a need to increase the presence of women both in vocational education and in the growing and essential sectors of Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Technology;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement and improve measures to apply gender equality at all levels of the education system, and to fully integrate improving awareness of gender issues in teacher training, and the creation of mechanisms, throughout the education system, to facilitate the promotion, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of gender equality in educational institutions;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on educational policy makers to ensure that gender equality goes beyond the level of political intentions and becomes a reality by substantially changing the efforts and resources invested in it, noting the primary importance of education in effecting cultural change;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to organize awareness raising campaigns targeting girls about going to university in order to encourage them to pursue career options which have been traditionally male- dominated, and to boost the self- confidence of the new generation of women;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to promote equal gender representation in terms of leadership, especially among school managers, heads and wheadre there is under-representation as in STEM subjects, as this will provide role models for girls;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges that all EU countries, and the EU itself as an institution, sign the Istanbul Convention and work together for gender equality in countries outside the EU, on a trans-European basis; stresses that the Istanbul Convention calls for signatories to include teaching material on issues such as non-stereotyped gender roles, mutual respect, non-violent conflict resolution in interpersonal relationships, gender-based violence and the right to personal integrity, adapted to evolving the capacity of learners, in formal curricula and at all levels of education;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for all EU countries to invest consistently in the production of information and motivawareness-raising and educational campaigns for girls and boys to choose non- stereotyped professions, as well as reflecting on the influence of gender identities and perceptions on girls' life plans, promoting discussion of educational and career choices in the classroom; calls on member states to improve the provision of career guidance for girls and boys as a way of encouraging non-traditional roles;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the promotion of a gender perspective in education on sexuality and the emotions,comprehensive sex and relationship education, and in sport and leisure activities, where stereotypes and expectations based on gender can affect the self-image, health, acquisition of skills, intellectual development, social integration and identity construction of girls;
Amendment 140 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that sensitive, age- appropriate, and scientifically accurate sex and relationship education is an essential tool in the empowerment of girls and boys, helping them to make well- informed choices and contributing to wider public health priorities such as the reduction in unplanned pregnancies, reduced maternal and infant mortality, prevention and earlier treatment of sexually transmitted infections and reduced gap in health inequality;
Amendment 150 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages girls and boys to try new roles, activities and educational areas, encouraging equal participation of girls and boys in collective decision-making and school management as well as in all extracurricular activities, and calls on those involved to ensure that funding for these effective activities is protected;
Amendment 153 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the development of equal access and use of Information and Communication Technologies for girls and boys from pre-school education upwards, paying special attention to children and young people from rural areas, to improve digital literacy, andto disseminate effective methodologies and to improve teacher training in order to increase and improve the presence of women in the areas of Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Technology;
Amendment 161 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 (new)
Paragraph 14 (new)
14a. Calls for the implementation of sexual and relationship education in curricular programmes aimed at empowering girls through awareness and control over their own bodies, while calling for all other curricular subjects to maintain coherence with these principles;
Amendment 172 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the need to include, both in the initial and ongoing training of teachers, strategies to reflect on their own identity, beliefs, values, prejudices, expectations, attitudes and gender representations, as well as on their teaching practices, in order to remove any obstacles to realising girlstudents' full potential, irrespective of gender;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the UN on 28 July 2010 recognises the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas access to safe drinking water and sanitation is inextricably linked to the right to life and human dignity and to the need for an adequate standard of living;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe declared ‘that Access to water must be recognised as a fundamental human right because it is essential to life on earth and is a resource that must be shared by humankind’;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the EU Water Framework Directive recognises that ‘water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather, a heritage which must be protected, defended and treated as such’;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Union and the Member States shall comply with the commitments and take account of the objectives they have approved in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas access to water is essential for life, health, food, well-being and development and water can therefore not be considered simply as a commodity;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt a policy implementing the human right to water and sanitation as recognised by the United Nations, and promoting the provision of water and sanitation as essential public services for all;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reaffirms that access to drinking water in a sufficient quantity and of a sufficient quality is a basic human right and considers that national governments have a duty to carry out this obligation; reasonable access to water means at least 20 litres per person per day from a clean source within a radius of 1 km;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Insists on the need for local public authorities to be given support in their efforts towards establishing an innovative, participatory, democratic system of public water management that is efficient, transparent and regulated and that respects the objectives of sustainable development;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Emphasises that distribution of water should be essentially looked upon as a public service and hence organised as such to guarantee affordable access for all;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission and Member States not to consider water supply and management of water resources as subject to internal market rules;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States to support the promotion of education and awareness raising campaigns for citizens in order to preserve and save water resources and to ensure greater civic participation;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Member States to support public water companies in the EU which lack the necessary capital to access available EU funding and long-term loans at a preferential interest rate, especially for the purpose of extending water and sanitation services to the poor and to invest in building, maintaining and renewing the water infrastructure, in order to guarantee affordable and accessible high quality water services;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises that, as stated in the WFD, water is not a commodity but a public good that is vital to human life and dignity, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to permanently exclude water and sanitation from internal market rules, given that the provision of water services is a natural monopoly;
Amendment 151 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses the importance of national regulatory authorities in ensuring fair and open competition between service providers, in facilitating faster implementation of innovative solutions and technical progress, in promoting efficiency and quality of water services, and in ensuring the protection of consumers’ interests; calls on the Commission to support initiatives for regulatory cooperation in the EU in order to accelerate benchmarking, mutual learning and exchange of best regulatory practices;
Amendment 155 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the success of public-public and public-private partnerships in exchanging best practice in water provision, calls on the Commission, therefore, to promote this form of non- profit cooperation among water operators, and welcomes the Commission’s recognition for the first time, in the communication, of the importance of public-public partnerships;
Amendment 189 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages water companies to reinvest all economic revenues generated from the water management cycle into maintaining and improving water services and protecting water resources; recalls the principle of cost recovery of water services, including environmental and resource costs in accordance with the polluter pays and the user pays principles;
Amendment 216 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that EU development policies should fully integrate universal access to water and sanitation via the promotion of public-public partnerships based on not- for-profit principles and solidarity between water operators and workers in different countries;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that the creation of green jobs in the EU is linked in part to thedepends on the full implementation of environmental legislation;, as well as on improving environmental integration and policy coherence across different sectoral polices in the EU.
Amendment 14 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the opportunities that the 2030 Climate and Energy package provides in job creation and the role future environmental legislation will play in achieving the EU's long term environmental goals and in creating jobs and green growth;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the fact thatUrges Member States and private sector to use instruments such as the Ecolabel, EMAS and green public procurement (GPP) to contribute to the creation of green jobs;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to submit a tax harmonisation proposalUrges Member States to make a shift towards environmental taxation which would shift the tax burden from labour to consumpand promote job creation, and at the same time take account of the environmental impact of goods and services; calls on the Commission to support and promote such policies and to make necessary proposals as appropriate
Amendment 82 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the CommissionEU and Member States to set mandatory energy-saving and efficiency targets and to reintroduce white certificates;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on Member States to finance low- interest revolving funds to promote renewable energies and, energy saving and efficiency, waste and water management, air quality, restoring and preserving biodiversity;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on Member States to implement building modernisation plans for buildings focusing on improving energy efficiency and building sustainability criteria as highlighted in Commission's Communication 'Resource efficiency opportunities in the building sector';
Amendment 114 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Calls on Member States to effectively use EU funds available, to promote job creation and skills development in order to facilitate the transition into a greener economy. Notes the wide range of EU funds and financial instruments available to Member States in this task, such as European structural and Investment Fund, the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, LIFE programme among others.
Amendment 116 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 h (new)
Paragraph 11 h (new)
11h. Call on the Commission's EU Investment Plan which is set to unlock public and private investments in the real economy of at least € 315 billion over the next three years, to prioritise the financing green investments and creation of green sustainable jobs.
Amendment 14 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Having regard to the National Emission Ceiling Directive 2001/81/EC, as part of the implementation of the Thematic Strategy on Air pollution, and taking into account the legislation for specific source categories, like Euro 5/6, EURO VI, which aim at reducing air pollution which causes 400, 000 premature deaths in Europe.
Amendment 166 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the secret character of negotiatEuropean Commissions has they have been conducted in the past has led to deficiencies in terms ofmade significant efforts to increase access to information by launching a transparency initiative, which has increased democratic control of the negotiation process;
Amendment 303 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for no lowering of the existing EU air quality limits that protect public health and should standards be found to be non-aligned to be levelled at the highest level of protection, including effective real world driving limits for both diesel and petrol vehicles.
Amendment 304 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Urges the Commission to work with their U.S. counterparts on compatible traceability provisions to ensure that processed and unprocessed foods containing products of animal origin can be effectively traced throughout the entire food chain.
Amendment 402 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) to ensure an adequate carve-out of sensitive services such as public services and public utilities (including water, health, social security systems and education) allowing national and local authorities enough room for manoeuvre to legislate in the public interest; awelcomes the joint declaration reflecting negotiators’ clear commitment to exclude these sectors from the negotiations would be very helpful in this regardstance that public services are excluded from TTIP;
Amendment 538 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv b (new)
(xivb) to seek to ensure that developing countries indirectly benefit from TTIP and to remain committed to advancing the multilateral trade agenda;
Amendment 725 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xi
(xi) to ensure that TTIP includeswelcome the commitment of both sides and the inclusion of a specific chapter on SME’s andin TTIP that aims at creating new opportunities in the US for European SMEs, for instance by eliminating double certification requirements, by establishing a web-based information system about the different regulations, by introducing ‘fast-track’ procedures at the border or by eliminating specific tariff peaks that continue to exist; it should establish mechanisms for both sides to work together to facilitate SMEs’ participation in transatlantic trade, for instance through a common SME ’one-stop shop’;
Amendment 772 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved without the inclusion of an ISDS mechanism; such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’recognising that both state-to-state dispute settlement and the use of national courts present significant difficulties and that there are also legitimate concerns regarding the investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clauses ands the US’ devely have been adopted legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement systemin the past in more than 1300 bilateral investment agreements by European Member States; to continue, therefore, to explore all avenues to improve and reform ISDS in such a way that concerns regarding the right to regulate , transparency, appeals procedures and othe use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to address investment dispur procedural aspects of tribunals and the relationship between national courts and ISDS are addressed; to move ahead, alongside the TTIP negotiations, with finding a broader solution to the concerns about ISDS clauses which are contained in other European investment agreements, including treaties between EU member states;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in particular Article 6, Women with disabilities,
Amendment 2 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (Women on Board Directive,
Amendment 3 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 25 November 2013 entitled "Towards the elimination of female genital mutilation" (COM(2013) 833),
Amendment 4 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions of 5-6 June 2014 entitled "Preventing and combating all forms of violence against women and girls, including female genital mutilation",
Amendment 9 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 February 2014 on the elimination of female genital mutilation,
Amendment 50 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the female employment rate is 63%, whereas the gender pay gap stands at 16.4%, whereas 73% of the members serving in national parliaments are men, and whereas women make up 17.8% of the membership of large company boards and every week spend three times as long as men on household chores; whereas 73% of the members serving in national parliaments are men, and only 37% of Members of the new European Parliament and 9 out of 28 new Commissioners are women
Amendment 64 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the failure to promote policies making for work-life balance in general and the lack of childcare facilities and facilities for the elderly and people requiring special care in particular pose a major obstacle to women’s economic independence and their rise to positions of responsibility;
Amendment 114 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream gender and women’s rights into their policy-making and budget procedures, with positive action measures, especially in connection with stimulus packages, by carrying out gender impact analyses in every case;
Amendment 121 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that poverty among women, and older women and, single mothers and disabled women in particular, needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency; calls on the Member States, therefore, to implement more effective inclusion strategies and make more efficient use of social policy resources, not least the European Social Fund and the Structural Funds;
Amendment 123 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that poverty among women, and older women and single mothers in particular, needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency; calls on the Member States, therefore, to implement more effective inclusion strategies and make more efficient use of social policy resources, not least the European Social Fund and the Structural Funds;, and calls on the Member States to set specific employment targets in the framework of their National Reform Programmes to ensure that women have equal access with men to enter and stay in the labour-market.
Amendment 135 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the imperative need to reduce gender pay and pension gaps; these targets must address the persistent concentration of women in part-time, low pay and precarious work and ensure sufficient quality care facilities for children and other dependents; urges the Member States to give full effect to the rights related to Directive 2006/54/EC, including the principle of equal pay and pay transparency, and to revise their national laws on equal treatment with a view to their simplification and modernisation; calls on the Commission to keep the transposition of gender equality directives under regular review;
Amendment 144 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement proactive policiolicies to provide incentives for training for women in scientific careers, as well as proactive measures to promote good jobs for women in order to meet the Europe 2020 targets by combating stereotypes and vertical and horizontal occupational segregation, encouraging the transition from part- to full-time working, and focusing on the NEET1 category in particular; __________________ 1 Not in education, employment, or training.
Amendment 178 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to establish affordable, flexible, high-quality and easily accessible services for the care of people who are unable to cope with everyday tasks by themselves as they do not have the functional autonomy they need to strike a balance between their personal, family and working lives;
Amendment 190 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that women's underrepresentation in political decision- making is a question of fundamental rights and democracy, welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas introduced in some member states and calls on the Council to state its position on the directive on gender balance among non-executive director of listed companies so as to enable the legislative process as soon as possible.
Amendment 195 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to take the necessary steps to encourage the Member States to make it possible for women and men to participate on an equal footing in the various spheres of decision-making;
Amendment 202 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Renews its call on the Commission to submit a proposal under Article 84 TFEU for an act establishing measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of preventing violence against women and girls;, and to develop a comprehensive and effective policy framework on gender-based violence, focussing on prevention, the prosecution of perpetrators, the protection of victims and appropriate and adequate service provision.
Amendment 204 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point a (new)
Paragraph 11 – point a (new)
(a) Calls on the Commission to ensure an effective and adequately resourced implementation of its Communication on the elimination of female genital mutilation
Amendment 214 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Asks the Council and the Commission to take steps to make sure that social media use language in a non- sexist way, ensure that women participate actively and are represented in a balanced way, and ensure that there are diverse images of both sexes, going beyond general concepts of beauty and sexist stereotypes of roles carried out in different areas of life, in particular where content aimed at children and young people is concerned;
Amendment 217 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Asks the Council and the Commission to foster action among the Member States to harmonise legislation on gender violence and promote the setting-up of a public equality institute in each Member State as a key instrument for the collection of data;
Amendment 220 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the European Institute for Gender Equality and Eurostat to keep collecting comparable data, in particular harmonised data on violence, in order to provide Member States and supporting the Member States, in order to ensure that they and the Commission withhave the tools needed for effective policy-making as regards the need for gender violence to be brought out of the private sphere;
Amendment 224 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Commission to strongly condemn media campaigns or other communications depicting victims of sexual violence as responsible for these acts, as such assumptions go against all basic principles of gender-equality.
Amendment 5 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the consequences of gender- based violence are profoundly damnd in particular violence againg forst women, their families and communities and girls violates a woman's right to physical integrity and can have serious permanent consequences on the victim's health;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas domestic violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human Rights violations of our time;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women and girls with disabilities are at greater risk of violence, abuse and negligent treatment, especially in institutionalised settings, which often leads to ignorance of the issue;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on all Council of Europe member states, accordingly, to sign and ratify the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women; calls on the EU as such to take steps to accede to the Convention in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action on violence against women;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe is more dependent on imported resources than any other region in the world and its codecoupling economic growth from resource consumpetitiveness can be increased only by getting more added value out of resources in the economyon will make the EU better equipped to deal with high raw material prices and fluctuation in those prices and lead to a low carbon, more prosperous, EU;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the Parliament has repeatedly called on the Commission to set indicators and legally binding targets for resource efficiency;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas it is necessary to develop markets for secondary raw materials in order to achieve resource efficiency objectives and a circular economy;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas an ambitious European circular economy package creates business opportunities, secures access to primary materials, prolongs their productive use (through re-use, re- manufacturing, or as spare parts or recycling), guarantees high quality recycling processes once they reach their end of life, as well as treats all by- products and waste as valuable resource streams for further use;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that legal certainty and long- term predictability are neededkey to unlocking the potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments for the circular economy in order to channel investments towards a sustainable economy;
Amendment 150 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to develop and introduce by 2019 a lead indicator and a numberdashboard of sub-indicators on resource efficiency, including the land, water, material and carbon footprint, and ecosystem services; these binding indicators should measure resource consumption, including imports and exports, at EU, Member State and industry level and take account of the whole lifecycle of products and services;
Amendment 167 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to set a binding target to increase resource efficiency at EU level by 340 % by 2030 and individual targets for each Member State;
Amendment 211 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to propose a review of the Ecodesign Directive by the end of 2016, incorporating the following important changes: broadening the scope to cover all main product lines, including non-energy related product groups (such as furniture, construction materials and textiles); gradually including all relevant resource-efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design; introducing a mandatory product passport based on these requirements; implementing self- monitoring and third-party auditing to ensure that products comply with these standards; and defining horizontal requirements on, inter alia, reusability, repairability and recyclability;
Amendment 394 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Developing markets for secondary raw materials
Amendment 395 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that a long-term and predictable policy framework will help to stimulate the level of investments and action needed to fully develop markets for greener technologies and promote sustainable business solutions. Resource efficiency indicators and targets underpinned by robust data collection would provide the necessary guidance for public and private decision-makers in transforming the economy;
Amendment 396 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Urges the Commission and Member States to start phasing out all environmentally harmful subsidies without delay, as agreed in the 7th Environment Action Programme, and calls on Member States to report on progress through the National Reform Programmes; furthermore underlines the need to increase the use of market-based instruments, such as Member States' taxation policies, pricing and charging, and expanding markets for environmental goods and services, with due regard to any adverse social impacts, using an action- based approach, supported and monitored by the Commission, inter alia, via the European Semester;
Amendment 397 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to remove the obstacles to a functioning European market in recycling and reuse, moving to a "Schengen for waste", and to stimulate such a market by fostering the demand for and availability of recycled materials and by-products, through measures which should include the swift further development of stringent end-of-waste criteria and economic incentives, such as reduced VAT rates for secondary materials in areas where there is a market failure, or the promotion of innovative collection and sorting technologies;
Amendment 435 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to establish a permanent resource-efficiency platform to encourage and facilitate the application of the latest research findings, the exchange of best practices and the emergence of new industrial synthesis and industrial ecosystemsJoint Task Forces for the three key areas of food and drink, housing, and mobility in order to develop, as soon as possible, European Resource Efficiency Action Plans with clear resource reduction actions and to encourage and facilitate the application of the latest research findings, the exchange of best practices and the emergence of new industrial synthesis and industrial ecosystems; these Task Forces should consist of experts from the Commission, Member States, industry, civil society and other key stakeholders, having the role of encouraging partnerships between actors across the value chain and complementing the work of the EU Resource Efficiency Platform;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the countries worst hit by the current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa were countries with particularly under resourced, under staffed and vulnerable health systems.
Amendment 66 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas the impact of the Ebola crisis exceeds its mortality rates affecting the prosperity of their whole economies. In 2015 alone according to the World Bank, the impact on GDP of the three most affected countries will be 2 billion dollars, as a direct consequence of the crisis.
Amendment 68 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. Whereas the impact of the death rates in affected countries are further worsened by struggling health systems which are unable to provide basic services like immunisation, childcare and maternal health services.
Amendment 78 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Requires the Member States and the Commission to coordinate and strengthen medical research and the production of efficient medicines and vaccines against Ebola, and to advance the necessary clinical trials for existing candidate treatments; with other public and private stakeholders including WHO, against Ebola and other emerging diseases that are otherwise neglected by the commercial sector.
Amendment 82 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the European Commission's mobilisation of €24.4 million in 2014 and €114 million in 2015 from Horizon 2020 to fund research projects that combat Ebola through the development of vaccines, rapid diagnostics tests, and clinical trials to test existing and new Ebola compound treatments.
Amendment 84 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Salutes that in January 2015 the first trial of a potential drug to treat Ebola started at a Medecins Sans Frontieres centre in Liberia. Vaccines trials, which would normally take decades, are now being fast-tracked in Ebola-affected countries on a timescale of weeks and months.
Amendment 101 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises the suspicion that the first human to contract Ebola became infected directly or indirectly through contact with a wild animal carrying the virus, most likely an infected bat. Urges Members States to follow FAO’s recommendations of enforcing strict legal restrictions on the trade, hunting and capture of bush meat, which poses a threat to human health and biodiversity.
Amendment 139 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the conclusions of the 10- 11 December 2014 ‘High level meeting on building resilient systems for health in Ebola-affected countries’, in which the governments of the affected countries reiterated their commitment to lead the work on building resilient health systems through national plans that will be used as the basis on which all international actors and partners can define roles and responsibilities.
Amendment 140 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the importance of the EU avoiding a ‘one size fits all approach’ when providing crisis assistance in developing countries, in particular paying attention to sub-national health systems by increasing the qualified health workforce, improving capacities for surveillance and increasing the predictability of supplies and coordinated supply chains.
Amendment 160 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Requires all actors involved in the response to take a much more flexible approach and allocate resources according to the most pressing needs at any given time and place, taking into account the long term objective to eradicate Ebola and prevent future outbreaks.
Amendment 164 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Requests the Commission, once this outbreak is under control, to come forward with a report drawing on the lessons from the West African Ebola outbreak, highlighting potential areas of improvement in future EU’s response to similar health crises.
Amendment 165 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Urges all actors involved in the crisis to consider the opportunities that new technologies have to offer in delivering improved speed of response
Amendment 1 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Gender Equality Index Report of the European Institute for Gender Equality;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas economic independence is a prerequisite for European citizens, both women and men, to exercise control and make genuine choices in their lives;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the practical application of provisions on equal pay in the Member States was acknowledged as one of the most problematic areas; whereas, according to the latest figures, the gender pay gap still expersists, standing at 16.4 %, andan average of 16.4 % across the EU, but with significant differences between member states; whereas despite existing EU legislation and soft-law recommendations, progress in this area is extremely low;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas relativelimited progress has been made as regards women’s employment rates, but despite the existing framework at EU and national level, the level of occupational and sectoral segregation of women and men into different types of jobs remains relatively high, a situation which also has an impact on the gender pay gap over the course of a lifetime; whereas vertical segregation, whereby women feature predominantly in lower-paid occupations or are in lower-level positions in the hierarchy, also contributes to the gender pay gap;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas motherhood and care for the elderly, disabled persons and other dependents represent additional work that is for the most part carried out by women; whereas this work is neitherrarely paid nor adequately valued by society, even though it contributes to social welfare and can be measured by economic indicators such as GDP; whereas this results in the widening of the income gaps that exist between women and men and detrimentally impacts women's career paths through the ‘costs’ of the years spent out of the labour market or of reduced hours due to part-time arrangements; whereas the impact of these elements on lifetime earnings varies across the Member States depending on the level of support given to parents, including childcare provision, by either legislative measures or collective agreements;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas equality bodies are present in all member states but their work and impact varies greatly depending on their level of independence and their competences and resources; whereas equality bodies should be adequately supported and strengthened in the performance of their tasks aswith regards to the promotion, monitoring and support of equal treatment in an independent and effective manner;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates the need for clear definitions of different concepts at EU level, of terms such as gender pay gap, gender pension gap, remuneration, direct and indirect pay discrimination, work treated as ‘equal’ and work of the same value; points out that due to the various types of work contracts that exist, both statutory and contractual, the current calculation of the gender pay gap can lead to a distorted understanding of the problem of equal pay; calls on the Commission to analyse these possible distortions and propose adequate solutions, including the introduction of mandatory pay audits for companies listed on stock exchanges in the EU Member States, except for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), and the possibility of sanctions in cases of non-compliance;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to map the application of the existing job evaluation and classification systems which vary considerably; calls on the Commission to introduce guidelines for gender neutral job evaluation and classification systems, including specific measures, such as the proportional representation of women and men on evaluation committees, the development of gender neutral job descriptions and of weighting grids, and the definition of clear criteria for assessing the value of work;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that a clear and harmonised job classification system and greater wage transparency will improve access to justice; notes that several Member States have already taken specific wage transparency measures; underlines the disparity that exists between these measures and takes note of the 2014 Commission recommendations on wage transparency, although regrets its non-binding nature and lack of formal sanctions; calls on the Commission to evaluate the real impact of these recommendations;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that occupational pensions schemes are to be considered as pay and that the principle of equal treatment applies to these schemes and recognises that women's access to occupational pension schemes is more restricted, due to shorter working hours, shorter length of service and horizontal and vertical gender segregation in the labour market, the gender pay gap and contribution based schemes rarely take care related breaks and involuntary part-time work into account; calls on the Commission to examine the impact of the shift from statutory state pensions towards occupational and private schemes on the gender pension gap; calls on the Commission to monitor closely and report on the implementation of this principle as the transposition has proved to be unclear in some Member States and the distinction between statutory and occupational schemes still poses problems in certain cases;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to safeguard their maternity entitlements, to take measures to prevent the unfair dismissal of employees during pregnancy and when returning to work after maternity leave; calls on the Council to finally adopt a common position on the revision of the directive on the implementation of measures to promote improvements in the health and safety at work of pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth and women who are breastfeeding; the so-called Maternity Leave Directive, and the Women on Boards directive
Amendment 80 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, by creating effective monitoring systems, to take actions to improve the collection of data on harassment and discrimination cases on the grounds of sex, including as regards discrimination related to pregnancy and maternity and other forms of leave; calls on the Commission to include an assessment of the implementation of Article 26 (regarding sexual harassment) in its evaluation report on the implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC;
Amendment 90 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that access to justice in this field is limited due to several causes, such as the length or costs of the procedures, the challenges faced by equality bodies in some member states, the lack of wage transparency, the absence of free legal aid orand the fear of victim stigmatisation in the workplace; underlines the fact that the application of the burden of proof rule also poses problems in several Member States; calls on the Member States to support equality bodies, trade unions, community organisations and NGOs in taking an active role in providing assistance to victims of discrimination;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates that equality bodies should have the powercompetences and adequate resources and personnel to monitor and report effectively and independently on the legislation which promotes equality between women and men; stresses that the independence of equality bodies needs to be protected in all member states;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up significantly awareness raising measures as regards the rights of the victims of discrimination on the grounds of sex; underlines the need for cooperation by all stakeholders, including equality bodies, social partners and NGOs, to address stereotypes about the work of women and men and how they impact on the value of work and low pay;
Amendment 137 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to introduce in the new directive sanctions at EU level that would exclude companies found guilty of infringing the equality principlemandatory pay audits for companies listed on stock exchanges in the EU Member States, except for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) to highlight the gender pay gap, and introduce sanctions at EU level that would exclude companies failing to meet their responsibilities with regards to gender equality from the public procurement of goods and services financed from the EU budget;
Amendment 143 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to introduce common standards and checks to ensure the independence and effectiveness of national equality bodies;
Amendment 160 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study that would compare the situation of mothers and women without children; points out that the aim of such a study should beworking mothers, mothers who choose to stay at home, and women without children to shed more light on the position of theseeach of these groups of women on the labour market, specifically targetlooking at levels of employment and pay, the pay and pension gaps, and career development and pensions;
Amendment 166 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that the country-specific recommendations, which come under the framework of the European Semester, should include targets to reduce the gender pay and pension gaps;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2154(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the added value of holding the JPA sessions in the EU Member States holding the EU Council Presidency by rotation, and believes that this rotation should be maintained in the future, as has been the case from 2003 to 2013; expresses concern at the unfortunate circumstances that led the Irish and Greek presidencies to decide not to host the JPA sessions; regrets in particular the decision by the Irish Presidency not to host the 25th Session, thereby setting a dangerous precedent; commends, however, the government of Denmark for agreeing to host the highly successful 23rd Session in Horsens, where cultural and educational links were made between the citizens of Horsens and ACP delegates; deplores the lack of interest shown by some EU Member States having held, or expected to hold in the future, the EU Council Presidency by rotation, in hosting the JPA sessions; calls on any EU Member State holding the EU Council Presidency by rotation to involve itself more deeply in the preparation, organisation and hosting of the JPA session;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the challenges posed by climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energy targets, a sustainable energy mix, energy security and the development of innovative energy technologies can only be met with a unified strategy on energy security issu and energy security can only be met with a unified strategy which addresses both issues, and which combines measures to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy - including through EU targets - leading to a sustainable European energy mix and the development of innovative energy technologies;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that increased energy security is inseparable from the need to move to a low-carbon economy; strongly calls, therefore, for a comprehensive strategy that builds on existing policy instruments, with the long-term objective of decarbonising the EU economy by 2050 in line with the Commission's Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that action will only follow if measures are put forward together with the Member States; calls on the Commission to propose concrete steps and action plans, including legislation, for both the short and the long term; underlines the importance of both research and innovation into low- carbon technologies and of local pilot projects in Member States, which contribute to energy security by improving the resilience of local systems;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Maintains that energy saving and energy efficiency are the fast and cost-effective routes to addressing issues such as energy security, external dependence, high prices and environmental concerns; underlines the potential for both, in particular in specific sectors such as buildings and transport; highlights the fact that according to the International Energy Agency, energy efficiency is the world’s ‘first fuel’ by virtue of its lowest cost, availability and sustainability; emphasises the need for EU and national policies to promote investments in energy efficiency as these will bring significant long-term gains for European security of supply;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that a clear 2030 goalbinding 2030 targets for climate and energy as agreed by the European Council, together with an ambitious action plan, and an effective governance structure will also serve energy security;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that a long-term perspective is vital for creating a stable framework for the necessary investments in European energy infrastructures, and that it is therefore important that a legislative framework for climate and energy for the period 2020-2030 is put in place without delay; therefore calls on the Commission to bring forward all the necessary proposals as soon as possible, based on the normal legislative procedure; expects that these proposals will be based on a review of the effectiveness of existing policies and will be geared towards a broad deployment of sustainable indigenous European low- carbon energy sources;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to step up the development and deployment of low- carbon technologies and to strengthen the role of renewable energy sources in order to save on fuel imports; welcomes the Commission’s view of renewable energy as a , as expressed in the Energy Roadmap 2050 and endorsed by Parliament, that energy efficiency, renewable energies and energy infrastructure are the ‘no-regrets’ option ands; stresses the importance of developing smarter energy grids and new energy storage solutions;
Amendment 123 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CReiterates its calls on the Commission and the Member States to abolish all direct and indirect subsidies for fossil fuels and to make full use of funds for financing renewables, based on binding renewable targetsustainable renewable energy sources which are not yet cost-competitive with conventional energy sources, based inter alia on binding renewable targets as set out in the 2020 and 2030 frameworks;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the importance of promoting investments in the transition to a decarbonised energy system by 2050; in this regard, points out the energy security challenges faced by the transport sector and calls for effective measures for a comprehensive, sustainable and technology-neutral approach for the promotion of emissions reduction and energy efficiency in transport, including through electric transportation and renewable energy sources, for the period beyond 2020;
Amendment 146 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses that further information is needed about the energy security benefits of both conventional and advanced transport fuels, particularly insofar as fossil fuels are directly or indirectly used for their production;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)
Citation 30 a (new)
- having regard to the comparative analysis of EU LGBT survey data "Being Trans in the European Union of the Fundamental Right Agency published in December 2014 1 a, __________________ 1a http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/b eing-trans-eu-comparative-analysis-eu- lgbt-survey-data
Amendment 63 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the face of poverty in Europe is female, and it idisproportionately female, and this includes particularly single mothers, young and old women, women with disabilities, migrant women and trans women who are affected by poverty and social exclusion, a situation aggravated by the economic crisis and specific austerity measures because it is particularly public sector jobs and services in the care sector that are being eliminated;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas one in six couples worldwide experience some form of infertility problem and whereas Commission should put forward a new Comparative Analysis of Medically Assisted Reproduction in the EU as the 2008 study (SANCO/2008/C6/051), which then showed significant inequality of access to fertility treatment, is outdated;
Amendment 105 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas institutional mechanisms form a necessary basis for the achievement of gender equality; whereas also gender equality, as a must be treated as an important, cross-cutting task should serve as a basispect of all policy areas in the EU and its Member States, together with the concepts of gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and gender impact assessment;
Amendment 114 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to draw up and adopt a new strategy for gender equality between women and men in Europe aimed at eliminating discrimination against all women and men (in their diversity (cluding, but not limited to, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, nationality and age);
Amendment 153 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the European Commission to take into account and to gather the gender-specific data in all policy areas collected by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 156 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to draft the strategy in the form of a practical action plan, ensuring that it takes into account in particular the following specific suggestions in the areas of violence against women, work and time, women in power and decision-making, financial resources, health, knowledge, education and the media, the wider world and institutional mechanisms and gender mainstreaming; emphasises the need to introduce, where applicable and in the full respect of the EU competences, legislative inputs in order to strengthen the legal framework for gender equality;
Amendment 162 #
Amendment 165 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the appeal to the Commission it made in its resolution of 25 February 2014, with recommendations to combat violence against women, to submit a legal act providing both a consistent system for collecting statistical data as well as a uniform approach by Member States to the prevention and suppression of violence against women and girls and all other form of gender-based violence;
Amendment 188 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to enshrine ‘zero tolerance’ campaigns in the strategy and to push forward the debate in the Member States about the origins of violence and abuse and the reasons why women resort to prostitution and emphasises the importance of including men more specificallythe whole society and in particular men in the fight against violence against women;
Amendment 200 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a new strategy to combat human trafficking after the current strategy expires in 2016, with particular focus on new methods of trafficking that are developing as other more established methods are being closed down; stresses the importance of implementing and transposing Directive 2011/36/EU adequately to protect victims of trafficking;
Amendment 204 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Call on the Commission to assist Member States ensuring that victims of stalking can benefit from the protection afforded by existing measures such as the European Protection Order, Regulation on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters, and the EU Victims' Directive when moving from one EU Member State to another, and to consider further measures to improve the protection of victims of stalking, considering that figures show that 18 % of women in the EU have experienced stalking since the age of 15, and one in five victims of stalking said that the abusive behaviour had continued for two years or longer 1 b . __________________ 1bViolence against women: an EU-wide survey. Main results report by FRA, pp.83-84 and 92-93.
Amendment 208 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in drawing up their action programmes for gender equality and to pay special attention to new forms of violence against women, such as cyber-harassment and, cyber-stalking and cyber bulling, and to carry out continual evaluations; stresses in this connection also the importance of close cooperation with civil society in order to recognise problem areas at an earlier stage and to address them more effectively; 1 a ; __________________ 1aBased on the FRA survey, 5 % of women in the EU have experienced one or more forms of cyber stalking since the age of 15, and 2 % have experienced it in the 12 months preceding the survey. http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/v iolence-against-women-eu-wide-survey- main-results-report, page 87
Amendment 294 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the importance that policies aimed for equality between women and men in employment should acknowledge the potential vulnerabilities of women in top professions, in particular the Commission should promote policies against harassment in the work place 1 a; __________________ 1a Sexual harassment is more commonly experienced by women with a university degree and by women in the highest occupational groups: 75 % of women in the top management category and 74 % of those in the professional occupational category have experienced sexual harassment in their lifetime, compared with 44 % of women in the occupational category ‘skilled manual worker’ or 41 % of women who state that they have never done paid work. http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/v iolence-against-women-eu-wide-survey- main-results-report, page 96
Amendment 298 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of support programmes for women entrepreneurs and for women in science and academia and urges the EU to support these programmes in a more tangible manner. Potential women entrepreneurs, scientist and academics should be made aware of support programmes and funding opportunities;
Amendment 319 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that pensions are an important determinant of their beneficiaries' economic independence. Focusing on gaps in pensions should be the natural sequel to an action tackling the gender pay gaps. Those gaps would reflect the cumulated disadvantages of a career spent in a gender-biased labour market.
Amendment 325 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stress the fact that when establishing and running a business one of the main challenges faced by female entrepreneurs is the access to finance;
Amendment 400 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to contribute to combatting the bulling in educational setting; emphasises the need to encourage peer learning among EU Member States and promote existing best practices tackling bulling and in particular homophobic and transphobic bulling;
Amendment 427 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses the importance of a gender- sensitive asylum and migration policy and, the development of appropriate guidelines and the coordination of best practice examples; emphasises in this connection the indispensability of an individual right to stay, especially for as this creates an imbalance of power, with particular reference to migrant women in cases of domestic violence;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees in principle with the aim of cutting red tape and removing unnecessary regulatory burdens; expresses, however, its concern about potential deregulation, in particular in the fields of the environment, food safety and health, under the guise of ‘cutting red tape’; urges the Commission to take the benefits environmental legislation has on citizens, the economy and the environment fully into account when assessing the administrative burdens of regulations;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the consistently strong support expressed by European citizens for EU action on the environment; stresses that the work of regulatory simplification (REFIT) in particular in the context of the Commission work programme, must not be taken as a pretext for lowering the level of ambition on issues of vital importance to the protection of the environment;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates that the Commission has previously acknowledged that environmental standards and progressive regulation do not constitute a hindrance for the economy, but rather an advantage for economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the EU's environment policy has stimulated innovation and investment in environmental goods and services, generating jobs and export opportunities;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that the Commission is undertaking a Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives; underlines that these Directives are the cornerstone of Europe's efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity and restore degraded ecosystems and that their regulatory framework is both flexible and modern and is a framework within which business can adapt and operate successfully;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Opposes in this context the opening of the operational provisions of the Birds and Habitats Directives;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls the findings of the High Level Group on Administrative Burdens' report "Cutting Red Tape in Europe" which does not list environmental legislation among the most burdensome; urges the Commission to keep these findings in mind when considering to withdraw or withhold further environmental proposals; stresses in this regard that the same report found that environmental regulation only contributes 1% to the total amount of unnecessary administrative burden;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 79 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, the loss of biodiversity, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;
Amendment 90 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, the loss of biodiversity, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable growth, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women in the new sustainable development framework;
Amendment 130 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Ending poverty in all its forms, promotion of sustainable development and reducing all forms of inequality, including gender inequality, everywhere within and among countries are the key priorities which are the key factors and goals for EU to focus on. Stresses that poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework;
Amendment 137 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the fundamental link between poverty eradication and sustainable development; stresses that eradicating poverty requires the sustainable use, management and protection of natural resources and halting the loss of biodiversity;
Amendment 165 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for the promotion of ecologically sustainable development in all countries, both developed and developing, by sustainable use of renewable natural resources and by protecting the environment;
Amendment 172 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls for promotion of sustainable agriculture and rural development;
Amendment 189 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises the importance of this human rights-based approach as a way of protecting and assisting the most vulnerable, including people with disabilities;
Amendment 220 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that climate change mitigation and adaption needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities;as a cross- cutting issue that affects the most vulnerable and marginalised in developing countries the most.
Amendment 231 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy as crucial instruments for fighting climate- change and eradicating poverty, whilst acknowledging the important role that universal access to safe, clean affordable and reliable energy can play in development.
Amendment 269 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of ecosystems, sustainable management of forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss;
Amendment 270 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Points to the need to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development;
Amendment 273 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 5 a (new)
Heading II – Subheading 5 a (new)
Sustainable use, management and protection of natural resources
Amendment 276 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Points to the importance of the sustainable use of natural resources, including the sustainable management of oceans, seas and forests;
Amendment 277 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Underlines that biodiversity is essential to the existence of human life and the well-being of societies, both directly and indirectly through the ecosystem services it provides; therefore calls for urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity and stresses the need for better integration of biodiversity protection in key policy areas such as fisheries and agriculture;
Amendment 278 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Points out that current patterns of consumption and production are not sustainable; therefore highlights the need to increase resource productivity and sustainable procurement;
Amendment 291 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the huge importance of continuing to work on improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene as a cross-cutting issue that affects the attainment of other goals in the post-2015 agenda, including health, education and gender equality.
Amendment 308 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the fact that empowerment of women was recognised as a priority in the post-2015 framework;, highlighting the clear link between the empowerment of women and the achievement of the other goals, and calls upon the UN to include the empowerment of women and the protection of the human rights of women and girls as a stand-alone goal as suggested by the OWG
Amendment 4 #
2014/2119(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Institute has a fundamental role due especially to the fact that real and effective equality between women and men should be promoted and granted in all spheres of public and private life;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2078(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Court of Auditors Report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU Budget would be about 114 million euro a year if the European Parliament centralised its activities;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2078(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 c (new)
Paragraph 33 c (new)
33c. Stresses that the Parliament and the Council, in order to create long term savings in the Union budget, must address the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by the Parliament in several previous resolutions;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the Union under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and that gender issues are cross-sectorialshould be integrated in all policy areas; calls, therefore, for a comprehensive implementation of gender budgeting, which includes the assessment by the Court of Auditors of the general budget of the Union from a gender perspective;
Amendment 72 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The risk of non-compliance with the organic production rules is considered higher in agricultural holdings which include units not managed under organic production rules. Therefore, after an appropriate conversion period, all agricultural holdings in the Union which aim to become organic should be entirely managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production. Mixed farms should be allowed if a clear separation between the organic and conventionally managed units can be made and contamination can be avoided. Organic agricultural holdings should undergo the same conversion period in all Member States, irrespective of whether they have previously adhered to agri-environmental measures supported by Union funds. However, no conversion period is necessary in the case of fallow land. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation and adaptation to technical developments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing rules supplementing the general conversion rules or supplementing and amending the specific conversion rules.
Amendment 110 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Organic production is based on the general principle of restriction of the use of external inputs. Farmers and the supply chain are required to take measures to prevent the risk of contamination by non- authorised products or substances. Despite such measures, there may be instances where farmers are prevented from marketing their agricultural products as organic due to the unintentional presence of non-authorised products or substances. It is therefore appropriate to provide for the possibility whereby Member States may, in accordance with Article 42 of the Treaty, be authorised by the Commission to grant national payments to compensate for the losses incurred in such instances. Member States may also use the instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy to cover totally or partially such losses.
Amendment 184 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the entire agricultural holding or aquaculture operation shall be managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production; however, to encourage the conversion to organic production a holding is allowed to be split into clearly separated units that can be managed either organically or in a conventional manner. In the case of multiple modes of production, a reliable record of the separation has to be kept by the operator;
Amendment 189 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) a mixed agricultural holding composed of conventional farming and organic farming activities shall identify separate activity areas in a site map, which in turn shall be audited by the competent national authority. The organic activities of the mixed agricultural holdings shall be managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production;
Amendment 334 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 1
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 1
1.7.1. All persons involved in keeping animals shall possess the necessary basic knowledge and skills as regards the health and the welfare needs of the animals.
Amendment 335 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 2
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 2
1.7.2. Husbandry practices, including stocking densities and housing conditions shall ensure that the developmental, physiological and ethological needs of animals are met. Minimising stress of the animals should be a guiding principle in husbandry.
Amendment 349 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 9
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 9
1.7.9. Mutilation of animals shall be prohibited, with the exception of dehorning when it is performed for veterinary, animal welfare reasons, or to ensure the safety of workers.
Amendment 411 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 6 – point 1
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 6 – point 1
4.1.6.1. All persons involved in keeping aquaculture animals shall possess the necessary basic knowledge and skills as regards the health and the welfare needs of the animals
Amendment 14 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Natural mineral resources in conflict- affected or high risk areas − although holding great potential for development when managed sustainably – can be a cause of dispute where their revenues are fuelling the outbreak or continuation of violent conflict, undermining national endeavours towards development, good governance and the rule of law. In these areas, breaking the nexus between conflict and illegal exploitation of minerals is critical to peace and stability.
Amendment 30 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the context of this Regulation, supply chain due diligence is an on-going, proactive and reactive process through which business operators monitor and administer their purchases and sales with a view to ensuring that they do not contribute to conflict and adverse impacts thereof, both directly in the mining sector and indirectly in the wider communities.
Amendment 30 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Natural mineral resources in conflict- affected or high risk areas − although holding great potential for development – can be a cause of dispute where their revenues are fuelling the outbreak or continuation of violent conflict, undermining national endeavours towards development, good governance and the rule of law. Women and children are disproportionately affected by these conflicts, and are the victims of systematic physical and sexual violence, recognised as an international war crime and used as a weapon of war by armed groups. In these areas, breaking the nexus between conflict and illegal exploitation of minerals is critical to peace and stability and human rights.
Amendment 41 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Smelters and refiners are an important point in global mineral supply chains as they are typically the last stage in which due diligence can effectively be assuredcan more easily carry out due diligence by collecting, disclosing and verifying information on the mineral’s origin and chain of custody. After this stage of transformation it is often considered unfeasible to trace back the origins of minerals. A Union list of responsible smelters and refiners could therefore provide transparency and certainty to downstream companies as regards supply chain due diligence practices.
Amendment 42 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The issue concerns resource-rich regions where the challenge posed by the desire to minimise the financing of armed groups and security forces has been taken up by governments and international organisations together with business operators and civil society organisations, including women's organisations that are at the forefront of drawing attention to the exploitative conditions imposed by these groups as well as to rape and violence used to control local populations.
Amendment 60 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Union citizens and civil society actors have raised awareness with respect to companies operating under the Union's jurisdiction for not being held accountable for their potential connection to the illicit extraction and trade of minerals from conflict regions. The consequence is that such minerals, potentially present in consumer products, link consumers to conflicts outside the Union. As such, consumers are indirectly linked to conflicts that have severe impacts on human rights, notably the rights of women as armed groups often use mass rape as a deliberate strategy to intimidate and control local populations in order to protect their interests. To this end, citizens have requested, notably through petitions, that legislation be proposed to the European Parliament and the Council holding companies accountable under the Guidelines as established by the UN and OECD.
Amendment 131 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self- certification in order to curtail opportunities for armed groups and security forces12 to trade in tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold and to curtail financing of war activities that dramatically affect local communities, notably women and children. It is designed to provide transparency and certainty as regards the supply practices of importers, smelters and refiners sourcing from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. __________________ 12 'Armed groups and security forces' as defined in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.
Amendment 186 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'conflict-affected and high-risk areas' means areas in a state of armed conflict, fragile post-conflict as well as areas witnessing weak or non-existent governance and security, such as failed states, and widespread and systematic violations of international law, including human rights abuses and breaches of women's and children's rights;
Amendment 187 #
Amendment 188 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 189 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. WThere reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time-limit for delivery of the opinion, the chair of the committee so decides or a simple majority of committee members so request power to adopt delegated acts referred to in the relevant Articles shall be conferred to the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date that this Regulation enters into force.
Amendment 190 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 191 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The delegation of powers referred to in the relevant Articles may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 192 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 193 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. A delegated act adopted pursuant to the relevant Articles shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 194 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a Amending Annex I and Annex II 1. The Commission shall regularly review developments with regard to the contribution of global trade in natural resources to conflict and human rights abuses and violations in conflict-affected and high-risk areas, the development of international responsible sourcing standards and the experience gained in the implementation of this Regulation. In the course of the review, the Commission shall take into account, in particular, the information obtained by the Commission under and for the purposes of Article 15 and information provided by international or civil society organisations and affected third parties. 2. The Commission shall regularly review the scope of Annex I and II, in the light of the information obtained pursuant to paragraph 1 so as to achieve effectively the purpose of this Regulation, as stated in Article 1. Annex I shall be reviewed with a view to expanding the list of covered resources. Annex II shall be reviewed with a view to identifying additional choke points of transformation and traceability in covered resources supply chains with a view to strengthening supply chain due diligence with regard to all Annex I resources. Such a review shall take place not less than every 6 months. 3. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in order to expand the list of covered resources as stated in paragraph 2. 4. Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 5. The notification of a delegated act adopted under this Article to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 5. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in this Article. In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 248 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) 'Member State competent authorities' means the designated one or more authorities with auditing competences and knowledge as regards raw materials and industrial processes and human rights, including the importance of defending the lives of women and children in conflict- affected and high-risks areas.
Amendment 287 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adopt and clearly communicate to suppliers and the public its supply chain policy for the minerals and metals potentially originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas, as well as key measures undertaken to avoid financing of illicit activities that may lead to violations of human rights and the exploitation of, and violence against, women and children,
Amendment 367 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) include in the audit scope all of the responsible importer's activities, processes and systems used to implement supply chain due diligence regarding minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation, including the responsible importer's management system, risk management, health and safety of the mining operation including the safety of miners, and disclosure of information,
Amendment 76 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 4(2)(b), the competent authority may refuse to recognise a breed society that complies with the requirements set out in Part 1 of Annex I where the breeding programme of that breed society would: - compromise the preservation or the genetic diversity of purebred breeding animals entered, or registered and eligible for entry, in the breeding book established for that breed by a breed society that has already been recognised in that Member State, or; - compromise the objectives of the EU Biodiversity strategy to 2020.
Amendment 127 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 1 – point c
Annex I – part 2 – point 1 – point c
(c) the system for recording pedigrees of purebred breeding animals, including the percentage of the animals’ pedigree purity entered or registered and eligible for entry into breeding books or of hybrid breeding pigs registered in breed registers;
Amendment 132 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – chapter I – point 1 – point b
Annex II – part 1 – chapter I – point 1 – point b
(b) it has its pedigree, accompanied by the percentage of the animals’ pedigree purity, established in accordance with the rules set out in the breeding book in accordance with the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(1) or Article 9;
Amendment 137 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2 – chapter I – point 1 – point k – introductory part
Annex V – part 2 – chapter I – point 1 – point k – introductory part
(k) the pedigree as illustrated below, also accompanied by the percentage of the animals’ pedigree purity:
Amendment 27 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21027 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8 indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission Trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. To ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, the market stability reserve should be established as of phase 4 starting in 2021 as of January 2017. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 20217, allowances corresponding to 120% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 400 million. __________________ 7 COM(2012)652 final. 8 Insert reference.
Amendment 36 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The allowances that were backloaded from 2014-2016 in accordance with Decision No 1359/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2014, should be directly placed into the market stability reserve, in order to provide stability and a clear signal with regard to the auctioned amounts of allowances.
Amendment 92 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 January 20217.
Amendment 100 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The backloaded allowances shall be directly placed into the market stability reserve.
Amendment 103 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Allowances remaining in the new entrants' reserve at the end of the period, and allowances not allocated due to closures or under the derogation for the modernisation of the electricity sector shall be considered "unallocated allowances". All such unallocated allowances shall be directly placed in the market stability reserve.
Amendment 123 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 20217, a number of allowances equal to 120% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless this number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 100 million.
Amendment 165 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
2. “1. From 2021 onwards, Member States shall auction all allowances that are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Article 10a and 10c and are not placed in the market stability reserve established by Decision [OPEU please insert number of this Decision when known] of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).”
Amendment 211 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20262, the Commission shall on the basis of an analysis of the orderly functioning of the European carbon market review the market stability reserve and submit a proposal, where appropriate, to the European Parliament and to the Council. The review shall pay particular attention to the percentage figure for the determination of the number of allowances to be placed into the reserve according to Article 1(3) and the numerical value of the threshold for the total number of allowances in circulation set by Article 1(4). A periodic review of the settings of the market stability reserve, two years before the start of every new phase, is necessary in order to ensure the settings remain appropriate whilst preserving certainty for the market.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
Amendment 65 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to reduce emissions from maritime transport, full and timely implementation of limits set within the International Maritime Organisation as well as strict enforcement of the EU Sulphur Directive must be ensured. Further action to control shipping emissions is also needed. The EU and Member States should consider defining new Emission Control Areas and should continue to work within the IMO to further reduce the emissions.
Amendment 71 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should comply with the emission reduction commitments set out in this Directive for 2020, 2025 and 2030. So as to ensure demonstrable progress towards the 2030 commitments, Member States should meet intermediate emission levels in 2025, set on the basis of a linear trajectory between their emission levels for 2020 and those defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030, unless this would entail disproportionate costs. Where the 2025 emissions cannot be so limited, Member States should explain the reasons in their reports under this Directive.
Amendment 85 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to promote cost-effective achievement of the national emission reduction commitments and of the intermediate emission levels, Member States should be entitled to account for emission reductions from international maritime traffic if emissions from that sector are lower than the levels of emissions that would result from compliance with Union law standards, including the sulphur limits for fuels set in Directive 1999/32/EC of the Council.21 Member States should also, Member States have the possibility to jointly meet their commitments and intermediate emission levels regarding methane (CH4) and of making use of Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for so doing.22 For the purpose of checking compliance with their national emission ceilings, emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels, Member States could adjust their national emission inventories in view of improved scientific understanding and methodologies regarding emissions. The Commission could object to the use of any of thesethis flexibilitiesy by a Member State, should the conditions set out in this Directive not be met. __________________ 21 Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13). 22 Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
Amendment 95 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should adopt and implement a national air pollution control programme with a view to meeting their emission reduction requirements and intermediate emission levels, and to contributing effectively to the achievement of the Union air quality objectives. To this effect, Member States should take account of the need to reduce emissions in zones and agglomerations affected by excessive air pollutant concentrations and/or in those that contribute significantly to air pollution in other zones and agglomerations, including in neighbouring countries. National air pollution control programmes should, to that end, contribute to the successful implementation of air quality plans enacted under Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.23 __________________ 23 Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air in Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 135 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Amendment 150 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), particulate matter (PM2,5) and, methane (CH4) and mercury (Hg) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020, 2025 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 167 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 180 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 191 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 208 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States may jointly implement their methane emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels referred to in Annex II, provided that they meet the following conditions:
Amendment 211 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 221 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Members States that intend to apply paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall inform the Commission by 30 September of the year preceding the reporting year concerned. That information shall include the pollutants and sectors concerned and, where available, the magnitude of the impacts upon national emission inventories.
Amendment 224 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall review and assess whether the use of any of the flexibilities for a particular year fulfils the relevant requirements and criteria.
Amendment 228 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Where the Commission has raised no objections within nine months from the date of receipt of the relevant report referred to in Article 7, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, the Member State concerned shall consider the use of the flexibility applied to be accepted and valid for that year. Where the Commission considers the use of a flexibility not to be in accordance with the applicable requirements and criteria, it shall adopt a Decision and inform the Member State that it cannot be accepted.
Amendment 229 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mashall provide guidance to Member States on the implementation of this flexibility. It may additionally adopt implementing acts specifying the detailed rules for the use of the flexibilities as referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3,y in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14.
Amendment 242 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) take account of the need to reduce air pollutant emissions for the purpose of reaching compliance with air quality objectives in their territories and, where appropriate in neighbouring Member States;
Amendment 252 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Assess the extent to which different national geographic regions have distinct needs and difficulties in tackling air pollution.
Amendment 265 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. An adequate new test cycle for Euro 6 type approval, reflecting real driving emissions, shall apply no later than 2017. For this purpose, the Commission shall adopt such requirements without delay. The new type approval method will ensure that pollutants such as NOx and PM are limited under new stricter conformity factors necessary to represent the real world driving conditions.
Amendment 281 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States decide to make use of any of the flexibilitiesy set out in Article 5.
Amendment 287 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall facilitate the elaboration and implementation of the programmes, where appropriate, through an exchange of good practice. The Commission shall also provide guidance for emission reduction measures not included in Part 1 of Annex III, such as domestic heating and road transport, which Member States, may include in the national air pollution control programme.
Amendment 296 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shouldall prepare and annually update national emission inventories for the pollutants set out in table B of Annex I, in accordance with the requirements set out therein.
Amendment 304 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 307 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 321 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where a national air pollution control programme is updated under Article 6(4), the Member State concerned shall informprovide the updated programme to the Commission thereof within two months.
Amendment 327 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency and the Member States shall regularly review the national emission inventory data and national air pollution control programmes. This review shall involve the following:
Amendment 330 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) Checks to verify that national air pollution control programmes comply with obligations under Article 6 of this directive.
Amendment 332 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, every five years at least30 months from the implementation of this directive, report to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress on implementing this Directive, including. In doing so it shall provide an assessment of i: (a) Its contribution to the achievement of the objectives of this Directive. and Members States’ efforts to achieving the objectives of this Directive (b) The progress of air pollutants’ emissions up to 2025 and 2030. (c) The progress of achieving the long terms objectives of air quality aims established in the 7th Environment Action Programme. (d) The exceeding of critical loads and levels as well as World Health Organisation air pollution guide values. (e) Member States uptake of EU funding available, which has been used to target air pollution reduction.
Amendment 338 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 344 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 mayshall include an evaluation of the health, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts of this Directive.
Amendment 351 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Progress by Member States in achieving the country’s specific 2025 and 2030 binding air pollution targets for each pollutant.
Amendment 354 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Funding for Air Quality Measures In order to facilitate compliance with the air pollution reduction targets set out in this directive and in directive 2008/50/EC, to national, regional and local entities, the Commission shall: (a) ensure that EU funds such as Horizon 2020, European Structural and Investments Funds and LIFE, among others, include projects aimed at reducing air pollution. (b) ensure the possibility for entities to combined different sources of funding. (c) ensure that funding procedures are simple, transparent and accessible to different levels of government. (d) evaluate the possibility of creating a one-stop shop, where entities can easily find the availability of funds and the procedures related to access projects which address air pollution concerns.
Amendment 357 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 b (new)
Article 11 b (new)
Article 11 b Review No later than 2026, the Commission shall report on the effectiveness of this Directive to the European Parliament and to the Council, taking into account the experience acquired in the application of this Directive in the Member States. Such report shall be accompanied by proposals for extending the scope of this Directive beyond 2030. With a view to safeguarding progress towards achieving the recommended WHO air quality levels and the long term vision as set out in the 7th Environment Action Programme, in particular, the Commission shall consider necessary changes to the national emission reduction commitment in annex II and whether additional pollution or sectorial measures, such as for the maritime transport are required. The Commission should review of this Directive in conjunction with a review of the limits set out in the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (EU/2015XXX), Directive 2008/50/EC as well as the Union’s climate and energy targets.
Amendment 382 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table a
Annex II – table a
Amendment 396 #
2013/0443(COD)
Member NH3 reduction compared with PM2,5 reduction compared CH4 reduction State compared with 2005 withwith CH4 reduction compared State 2005 compared with 2005 For For any For For any For any any yea with 2005 For any For For any year yearFor any For any For any For any For any year any year from year year year from year from year from from year 2030 from from 2030 2025 to 2030 2020 to from 2020 to 2025 to to 2029 2024 2025 to 20294 2029 2029 Belgium 2% 16% 16% 17% 20% 48% 4750% 25% 26% Bulgaria 3% 11% 10% 20% 64% 64 70% 50% 53% Czech Republic 7% 35% 35% 36% 17% 51% 51 59% 30% 31% Denmark 24% 24% 37% 37%8% 33% 61% 64 67% 23% 24% Germany 5% 46% 39% 47% 26% 42% 43 46% 35% 39% Estonia 1% 10% 8 10% 15% 51% 52 74% 18% 23% Greece 7% 28% 26% 28% 35% 71% 723% 36% 40% Spain 3% 3% 29% 30% 15% 63% 61 64% 27% 34% France 4% 31% 29% 32% 27% 46% 4852% 24% 25% Croatia 1% 27% 24% 29% 18% 67% 6671% 28% 31% Ireland 1% 11% 7 14% 18% 35% 3544% 7% 7% Italy 5% 7% Italy 5% 29% 26%9% 10% 44% 45 56% 38% 40% Cyprus 10% 21% 218% 46% 73% 724% 28% 18% Latvia 1% 3% 14% 16% 56% 4563% 34% 37% Lithuania 10% 4% 10% 20% 57% 5465% 36% 42% Luxemburg 1% 1% 245% 125% 15% 48% 50% 25% 27% Hungary 10% 38% 348% 13% 63% 636% 51% 55% Malta 4% 25% 248% 25% 80% 801% 26% 32% Netherlands 13% 24% 256% 37% 40% 3842% 33% 33% Austria 1% 20% 19% 20% 56% 559% 21% 20% Poland 1% 28% 269% 16% 37% 4053% 29% 34% Portugal 7% 7% 16 22% 1520% 15% 70% 71% 297% 29% Romania 13% 13% 245% 2825% 28% 654% 69% 25% 26% Slovenia 1% 1% 24% 5% 26% 25% 70% 76% 77% 25% 28% Slovakia 15% 15% 3741% 41% 36% 6463% 66% 36% 41% Finland 20% 20% 20% 17% 17% 30% 3941% 48% 15% 15% Sweden 15% 15% 178% 1918% 19% 305% 44% 20% 18% United Kingdom 8% 8% 22% 21% 2% 30% 4748% 50% 34% 41% EU 28 6% 6% 2729% 22% 30% 22% 51% 58% 30% 33%
Amendment 406 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b a (new)
Annex II – table b a (new)
Table (ba) Mercury reduction compared to 2005* For any year from 2025 to 2029 For any year from 2030 *Figures shall be based on the methodology of the EP's Impact Assessment Scenario of 75% gap closure including the Climate and Energy 2030 package.
Amendment 413 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – title
Annex III – section 1 – title
Measures which may beto be considered for includedsion in the National Air Pollution Control Programme.
Amendment 490 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point b
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point b
(b) the policy options considered to meet the emission reduction commitments for 2020, 2025 and 2030 onwards and the intermediate emission levels determined for 2025 and to contribute to further improve the air quality, and their analysis, including the method of analysis; the individual or combined impacts of the polices and measures on emission reductions, air quality and the environment; and the associated uncertainties;
Amendment 505 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b
(b) any significReporting on any relevant changes in the policy context, assessments, the programme or the implementation time table, including a description of any adjustment measures required as a consequence, so to ensure compliance with the legally binding national emission targets in this directive.
Amendment 206 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 20252 emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input above 5 MW shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II.
Amendment 215 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
From 1 January 203025 emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input of 5 MW or less shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II.
Amendment 243 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
From [1 year6 months after the date of transposition] emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from a new medium combustion plant shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 2 of Annex II.
Amendment 286 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of any derogation granted under the first subparagraph without undue delay.
Amendment 291 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall inform the Commission immediately of any derogation granted under the first subparagraph without undue delay.
Amendment 187 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules for the placing of novel foods on the market within the Union in order to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market while providing a high level of protection of human health, the environment and consumer interests.
Amendment 281 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available, pose a safety risk to human health and where applicable to the environment;
Amendment 283 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) its useintended use, presentation and labelling does not mislead the consumer, especially when there is a significant change in the nutritional value of a food intended to replace another food;
Amendment 284 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 317 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The procedure for authorising the placing on the market within the Union of a novel food and updating of the Union list provided for in Article 8 shall start either on the Commission's initiative or following an application to the Commission by an applicant. The Commission shall make the application available to the Member States without delay.
Amendment 318 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the name and description of the novel food and an explanation of the intended use;
Amendment 319 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the name and address of the applicant;
Amendment 320 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) the description of the methods used to produce the novel food;
Amendment 323 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) scientific evidence demonstrating that the novel food does not pose a safety risk to human health and where applicable to the environment;
Amendment 329 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall request EFSA to render its opinion if the update is liable to have an effect on human health.
Amendment 345 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) whether the composition of the novel food and the conditions of its use do not pose a safety risk to human health in the Union and where applicable to the environment .
Amendment 375 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the name and a description of the traditional food and an explanation of the intended use;
Amendment 377 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the name and address of the applicant;
Amendment 378 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) its country/countries of origin;
Amendment 403 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) whether the composition of the food and the conditions of its use, do not pose a safety risk to human health in the Union and where applicable to the environment.
Amendment 776 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – point 3 a (new)
Article 37 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 6a
Article 6a
(3a) Article 37 point 4 (new) the following article is inserted: Article 6a Abolition of retail roaming charges With effect from 1 July 2015, roaming providers shall not levy any surcharge in comparison to the charges for mobile communications services at domestic level on roaming customers for any regulated roaming call made or received, for any regulated roaming SMS message sent, for any roaming MMS message sent or for any regulated data roaming services used- or any general charge to enable the terminal equipment or service to be used abroad.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) There may be cases where alien species not yet recognised as invasive alien species of Union concern appear at the Union borders or are detected in the Union territory. Member States should therefore be granted the possibility to adopt on the basis of available scientific evidence certain emergency measures. Such emergency measures would allow immediate reaction against species which may pose risks related to their introduction, establishment and spread in those countries, while Member States assess the effective risks posed by them, in line with the applicable provisions of the Agreements of the World Trade Organisation, in particular with a view to having those species recognised as invasive alien species of Union concern. There is a need to couple national emergency measures with the possibility of adopting emergency measures at Union level in order to comply with the provisions of the agreements of the World Trade Organisation. Furthermore, Union level emergency measures would equip the Union with a mechanism to act swiftly in case of presence or imminent danger of entry of a new invasive alien species in accordance with the precautionary principle. In case emergency measures require eradication, control or containment, the welfare of targeted and non-targeted animals should be taken into account. The competent authorities should take the necessary measures to avoid pain, distress and suffering of animals during the process, based insofar as possible on best practices in the field.
Amendment 134 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 12
Article 3 – point 12
(12) ‘eradication’ means the complete and permanent removal of a population of invasive alien species by lethal or non- lethal physical, chemical or biological means;
Amendment 135 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 14
Article 3 – point 14
(14) ‘management’ means any lethal or non-lethal physical, chemical or biological action aimed at the eradication, population control or containment of a population of an invasive alien species, while also avoiding impact on non-targeted species and their habitats;
Amendment 137 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 16
Article 3 – point 16
(16) ‘population control’ means lethal or non-lethal physical, chemical or biological actions applied to a population of invasive alien species, while also avoiding impact on non-targeted species and their habitats, with the aim of keeping the number of individuals as low as possible, so that, while not being able to eradicate the species, its invasive capacity and adverse impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services, or on human health and the economy, are minimised.
Amendment 144 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Invasive alien species of Union concern shall only be included on the list referred to in paragraph 1 if they meet all of the following criteria prioritising action against species which could cause significant damage to biodiversity or ecosystem services:
Amendment 257 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The border control authorities shall keep record of the invasive alien species of Member State concern for which they have received information as defined in Article 10(2) and which are found during their controls.
Amendment 266 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. When applying eradication measures, Member States shall ensure that the methods used are effective in achieving the complete and permanent removal of the population of the invasive alien species concerned, with due regard to human health and the environment, and ensuring that targeted and non-targeted animals are spared any avoidable pain, distress or suffering.
Amendment 275 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The management measures shall consist of lethal and non-lethal physical, chemical or biological actions aimed at the eradication, population control or containment of a population of an invasive alien species. Where appropriatenecessary, management measures shall include actions applied to the receiving ecosystem aimed at increasing its resilience to current and future invasions.
Amendment 283 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. Where there is a significant risk that an invasive alien species of Union concern will spread to a neighbouring Member State, the Member States in which the species is widely spread shall immediately notify the neighbouring Member States and the Commission. Where appropriate, the Member States concerned shall establish jointly agreed management measures. In the cases where third countries may also be affected by the spread, the Member State affected shall consider the need to inform the concerned third countries.
Amendment 391 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Having regard to the existing different models for the organisation of port services, in the cases referred to in Article 9, where the internal operator carries out an activity directly exposed to effective competition, the remaining provisions of this Article shall not apply;
Amendment 489 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. IOnly in the cases provided for in Article 6 (1) (b),a) or in cases when the national legislation of a Member State already so permits, the managing body of the port or the competent authority may decide to provide a port service under public service obligations itself or to impose such obligations directly onhrough a legally distinct entity over which it exercises a control similar to that exercised over its own departments. In such a case, the port service provider shall be considered as an internal operator for the purpose of this Regulation.
Amendment 305 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of paragraph 1, professional operators shall keep information allowing them to identify the persons to whom they have supplied plant reproductive material and the material concerned, unless that material has been supplied in retaito consumers who are not professional.
Amendment 599 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the market in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;
Amendment 1003 #
Amendment 38 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Commission's aim of enhancing synergies between trade and development policies; recommends that it award priority, in these policies, to measures aimed at creating jobs, improving the trade and investment climate, resistance to economic shocks, fiscal governance and diversification of trade and investment flows, and promoting sustainable development specifically by supporting small operators;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- Build access to capacity building, especially around diversification of products, enhancement of the added value of a product and help to comply with standards and technical requirements, both for the local, regional and international market
Amendment 58 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- put in place a system of positive incentives in the Sustainable Development Chapters of trade agreements, to encourage the import of agricultural products to the EU that comply with specified environmental, social and human rights standards, in particular by ensuring fair revenues for producers and living wages for agricultural workers as called for by the UN special rappporteur on the right to food;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 5
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 5
– support for the introduction and marketing of social and environment- friendly goods and services, including eco- tourism that secure added value for producers, including those responding to sustainability (e.g. Fair Trade);
Amendment 76 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- sustainable and equitable working and trading relations are based on dialogue, transparency and respect;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- for the private sector to function as a driving force in development and in order to realise this potential, the process needs to serve local communities and generate via the principle of inclusive fair supply chains, empowerment for all actors involved, from the producer/worker to the consumers;
Amendment 86 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 b (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 b (new)
- based on decent work, meaning respect for international rights, the extension of social protection systems and creation of free and productive employment is at its heart and goes hand in hand with education and training;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Supports the package to promote trade for small operators in developing countries announced in the Commission communication; Calls on the Commission to make progress on developing this package and calls on all donors to allocate sufficient funds to implement this package specifically to support the participation of small business in trade schemes that secure added value for producers, including those responding to sustainability (e.g. Fair Trade); requests regular updates on its implementation.
Amendment 132 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Urges calls on the European Commission to implement the guidance prepared by the UN rapporteur on the right to food which calls on the use of Human Rights Impact assessments: 'Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments of Trade and Investment Agreements' when concluding trade and investment agreements, to ensure these are consistent with obligations under international human rights instruments;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers ownership of aid programmes by the beneficiary countries as a crucial factor in their success; hopes to see national, regional and local governmental institutions, as well as civil society, systematically involved in preparing and monitoring national aid programmes;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages developing countries to incorporate the goal of economic development into all their national policies, strategies and initiatives; asks the Commission to work on building up governments' capacity to incorporate issues linked to sustainable economic development into their national trade strategies and programmes;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges countries in receipt of trade development aid to mobilise their own domestic resources, including human capital, alongside this; hopes that in cases where thes. Where countries derive their income from the exploitation of natural resources, calls on the Commission will target its action ato supporting the transparent and sustainable exploitation of saidmanagement of these resources;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the European Union's trade and investment development aid tools, in particular the revised Generalised Scheme of Preferences and the eEconomic pPartnership aAgreements, are effective; stresses nonetheless that trade aid cannot be reduced to these instruments alone and urges the Commission to increase the share of its total aid budget that is allocated to technical assistance;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the European Union's trade and investment development aid tools, in particular the revised Generalised Scheme of Preferences and the eEconomic pPartnership aAgreements, are effective; stresses nonetheless that trade aid cannot be reduced to these instruments alone and urges the Commission to increase the share of its total aid budget that is allocated to technical assistance and to ensure that EU tariffs do not inhibit the development of processing and manufacturing industries in developing countries but rather incentivises developing countries to move past the mere exportation of raw materials;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges all donors to coordinate their actions more and to adjust them in line with current fundCalls for better coordination between donor countries together with better targeting of funds in light of current budgetary restraints; recalls that the BRICS countries are now both aid beneficiaries and donors; and calls on them to cooperate with the European Union so their experiences can be shared and their actions optimised, andwithin the donor community, calls on them to accept more responsibilities vis-à-vis the less developed countries and within the donor community;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission and all donors to seek out innovative types of development funding and partnerships and to promote them; supports the establishment of south- south and three-way partnerships; recommends making more widespread use of interregional funding schemes such as the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund and encouraging recipient countries to establish fair, transparent and comprehensive national tax systems to ensure a sustainable source of financial resources.
Amendment 3 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, but notes that its implementation has led to increased costs that transport companies have to bear, mainly due to the new requirements as regards vehicle facilities; Regrets that better use has not been made of emerging technologies which would assist in this area and reduce costs in the long run;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that there continues to be a significant admConsiders that reducing the volume of transport by transporting carcasses inistrative burden in the use of satellite navigation devices, ead of live animals would have a positive impact on the environment, reducing the absence of Community hransport costs and pollution, improving the carmbonisation of the technical specifications for their use footprint of the transport sector, and encouraging the development of local production and consumption;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe recommends that animals should be reared as close as possible to the premises on which they are born and slaughtered as close as possible to the point of production; believes that this principle would not lead to a decrease of activity in the transport sector as the reduction in the transport of live animals would be compensated by an increase in the transport of carcasses;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to consider harmonising monitoring tools to enable data collection to be standardised, while reducing administrative tasks and the unnecessary use of multiple instruments on board; expresses concern at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals on both land and sea and calls for the monitoring of those practices to be stepped up;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ConsiderEmphasises that European legislation onmust take account of both animal welfare in transport must not lead to distortions in the free trade in goods or entail disproportionate economic costs, while the particular situation of peripheral and outermost regions must also be taken into account;and economic costs, and stresses a need to strike a balance between these two competing priorities without causing any undue harm or stress to animals; underlines that if full compliance across the union is achieved this should not lead to any distortions in the free trade of goods nor unfairly disadvantage the EU's outermost regions, and calls on the Commission to monitor the situation to ensure that this remains the case
Amendment 28 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Agrees with the Commission's approach based on the introduction of measures to improve compliance with this legislation in the Member States, including the publication of general guidelines to ensure proper interpretation of the regulation and the drawing-up of codes of good practice, but emphasises that guidelines and codes of good practice alone will not ensure compliance and therefore stresses the need for frequent and thorough inspections to be routinely carried out at both land and sea borders;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the reports submitted yearly by the Member States are essential for understanding the impact of the legislation and taking appropriate corrective action; calls on the Commission to adopt measures on controls and a more harmonised reporting structure by 1 January 2013;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to improve inspections, in order to ensure proper compliance with the regulation, and to impose sanctions commensurate with the infringements committed., also calls on each Member States' border authorities to collaborate and share information regarding the cross border transportation of animals;
Amendment 13 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/777/EC and 2003/30/EC requires Member States to ensure that the share of energy from renewable energy sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10% of their final energy consumption. The blending of biofuels is one of the methods available for Member States to meet this target, and is expected to be the main contributor. but should not become the main contributor due to the adverse effects of indirect land use change (ILUC) in Europe and third countries, in particular developing countries. Electricity from renewable energy sources as well as energy savings and an increase in energy efficiency in the transport sector should substantially increase their contribution towards the 10% target.
Amendment 17 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel or bioliquid production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringconverting non-agricultural land into production elsewhere, or by a combination of both. However, intensification of production can have adverse impacts on biodiversity, water quality and availability and can contribute to soil erosion. The latter case represents indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of high carbon stock land it can leads to significant greenhouse gas emissions as well as to a loss of biodiversity. Moreover, where intensification is increased by fossil fuel based substances, the objective of reducing the European Union's reliance on fossil fuels may be undermined. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore include provisions to address indirect land use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land.
Amendment 25 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels as well as electricity from renewable energy, energy savings and an increase in energy efficiency are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, potentially provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to only encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Fthat will not contribute to indirect land use change or any other adverse effects to the environment. On the basis of a thorough impact assessment on the positive and negative impacts of advanced biofuels on indirect land use change, further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards the 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimatedrisks in relation to indirect land use change impacts and, high overall greenhouse gas savings shouldand without any risk to directly or indirectly endangering the right to food will be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
Amendment 31 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To prepare for the transition towards advanced and sustainable biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, tthose Directives. The share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil crops that can be counted towards the targets ofr receive public funding pursuant to Directive 2009/28/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011. Biofuels and Bioliquids imported from third countries are counted towards this target. For the same reason and in order to avoid unequal treatment of biofuels and bioliquids from raw materials with similar impacts, it is appropriate to apply the same treatment to advanced biofuels.
Amendment 39 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The estimated indirect land-use change emissions caused by biofuel and bioliquid production in Europe as well as production in third countries for the European market should be included in the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks, should be assigned a zero emissions factor. .
Amendment 40 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) Voluntary schemes recognised by the European Commission are the main instruments that are used by economic operators to show compliance with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 7b of Directive 98/70/EC and Article 17 of Directive 2009/28/EC. However, there is a lack of criteria that those schemes need to comply with in order to obtain recognition. Clearer rules should therefore be laid down. Only schemes that provide effective mechanisms for guaranteeing the independence and reliability of audits and the involvement of local and indigenous communities should be considered as compliant with this Directive. Those schemes should further include clear and stringent rules on the exclusion of consignments of biofuels and bioliquids from the scheme in case of non-compliance with its provisions. In order to monitor and enforce the effective operation of the schemes, the Commission should be able to access and disclose all relevant documents that give rise to concerns about malpractices.
Amendment 44 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Commission should review the methodology for estimating land-use change emission factors included in Annexes VIII and V to Directives 2009/28/EC and 98/70/EC respectively in the light of adaptation to technical and scientific progress. To this end, and if warranted by the latest available scientific evidence, the Commission should consider the possibility ofsubmit legislative proposals to the European Parliament and the Council to revisinge the proposed crop group indirect land-use change factors, as well as introducing factors at further levels of disaggregation and including additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market.
Amendment 54 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) In Article 7b the following paragraph 5 b is added: "5b. Biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land the tenure of which is contested or violates the rights of third parties, notably local communities, regarding the tenure and use of land. Free, prior and informed consent of relevant third parties shall be obtained prior to starting the production or harvesting of raw material. Relevant third parties or representatives recognised by those parties shall be involved in giving free prior and informed consent."
Amendment 59 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 4 – first subparagraph
Article 7 c – paragraph 4 – first subparagraph
Amendment 79 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point bb (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point bb (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 87 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point - ad (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point - ad (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – first subparagraph
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – first subparagraph
(-ad) In Article 18 paragraph 4, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "4. The EU shall endeavour to conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries containing mandatory commitments on provisions on sustainability criteria that correspond to those of this Directive. The EU should also endeavour to conclude agreements with third countries containing commitments on the ratification and enforcement of ILO Conventions and MEAs as referred to in Article 17(7). Where the EU has concluded agreements containing mandatory commitments on provisions relating to matters covered by the sustainability criteria set out in Article 17(2) to (7), the Commission may decide that those agreements demonstrate that biofuels and bioliquids produced from raw materials cultivated in those countries comply with the sustainability criteria in question. When those agreements are concluded, due consideration shall be given to measures taken for the conservation of areas that provide, in critical situations, basic ecosystem services (such as watershed protection and erosion control), for soil, water and air protection, indirect land- use changes, the restoration of degraded land, the avoidance of excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce and to the issues referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 17(7)."
Amendment 105 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Coherence between Directive 98/70/EC, Directive 2009/28/EC and legislation in other areas of Union policy should be improved in order to exploit synergies and improve legal certainty. Definitions of waste and residues for the purposes of Directive 98/70/EC and Directive 2009/28/EC should be harmonised with those established by Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. The waste and residues streams listed in Directive 98/70/EC and Directive 2009/28/EC should be better identified by means of the waste codes in the European catalogue of waste established by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC1b in order to facilitate the application of those Directives by competent authorities in the Member States. Promotion of biofuels and bioliquids in accordance with Directive 98/70/EC and Directive 2009/28/EC should be consistent with the objectives and purpose of Directive 2008/98/EC. In order to achieve the Union's goal to move towards a recycling society, the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC should be fully implemented. With a view to facilitate this, the use of waste and residues for the production of biofuels and bioliquids should become part of the waste management plans and waste prevention programmes established by Member States in accordance with Chapter V of Directive 2008/98/EC. The application of Directive 98/70/EC and Directive 2009/28/EC should not jeopardise the full implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC. _______________ 1a Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 1b Commission Decision of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (notified under document number C(2000) 1147) (OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3).
Amendment 195 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7c – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 7c – paragraph 9 a (new)
(da) the following paragraph is added: "9a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning detailed rules governing independent verification and certification of compliance with the waste hierarchy established in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Those delegated acts shall be adopted by 30 June 2016."
Amendment 201 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7d – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from land- based raw material unless third parties' legal rights regarding use and tenure of the land are respected, inter alia by obtaining the free prior and informed consent of the third parties, with the involvement of their representative institutions.
Amendment 403 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point d
Annex IX – part A – point d
(d) Biomassdegradable fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food or feed chain, including material from retail and wholesale and the agro-food and fish and aquaculture industry, and excluding feedstocks listed in part B of this Annex, but not waste subject to separate collection under Article 11(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC, and provided that the waste hierarchy and the principle of cascading use are respected.
Amendment 26 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Recital J
J. whereas, despite these efforts, Colombia has beenis still the country with the highest murder rate of trade unionists worldwide and whereas more than 90% of these crimes still remain unpunished; whereas nearly 4 million people are internally displaced;
Amendment 38 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly supports the inclusion of a chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development ion the TA, and the creation of domestic mechanisms and the dialogue with civil societies, which will involve all citizens interested, be it individually or in a collective organised manner;
Amendment 46 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. In order to fully accomplish the high standards in HRs advanced by the TA and to which both the Andean governments and the European Union are committed, suggests to to, urges the parties involved to swiftly establish a dedicated Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) on HRs and Democratic Principles, which should accompany and monitor the implementation of this or other TAs, and work as an effective internal consultation body to the domestic offices that participate in the Committee on Trade of the TA, using as model for its functioning the legal framework envisaged in the TA for the participation of the civil society in the Subcommittee on Trade and Sustainable Development; calls upon the parties of the TA to guarantee these DAGs the same level of binding involvement ofor civil society as in the Free Trade Agreement with South Korea, including a formaliszed and institutionaliszed complaint mechanism; furthermore calls upon the parties to ensure the full independence of the DAGs, also as regards their own choice of members of the DAG;
Amendment 57 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the parties to provide sufficient technical and financial capacities in order to guarantee the full compliance with the sustainability standards under the TA and to provide for the full review, monitoring and assessment of the implementation of the chapter for trade and sustainable development at the latest, three years after the coming into effect of the FTA;
Amendment 61 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the robust environmental laws which have been introduced to the statute book by the Colombian authorities but underlines the need for full and proper enforcement of these laws; highlights potential environmental problems which could be accentuated by the immediate introduction of the FTA as identified in the European Commission's own Sustainable Impact Assessment including increased deforestation and industrial, agricultural and mining pollution, giving rise to potential negative effects for safe water supplies and the protection of biodiversity;
Amendment 66 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Requests from the European Commission and from bothe Andean Countries to ensure the establishment of a transparent and binding Action Plan on Labour RightsHuman, Environmental and Labour Rights; furthermore, the Action Plan should be aimed essentially at preventing all types of violence against employees, especially trade unionists and at protecting the environment and safeguarding human rights; suggests it to take into account the Action Plan related to Labour Rights between Colombia and the US and comprising the following: • the• enacting of new legislation and policy measures which guarantee freedom of association and the right to bargain collectively, without loopholes, in particular for workers in the informal sector, and especially through eliminating the use of cooperatives, collective pacts or other measures that have the purpose or effect of denying workers their trade union rights or the benefits of a direct employment relationship; • strict labour inspections which lead to penalties in the case of discrimination, non-justified dismissals, intimidation and threats against workers; • clear and verifiable steps to strengthen • To assess progress in implementing• measures to guarantee the effective enforcement of legislation protecting the environment and biodiversity, particularly from the negative effects of deforestation and the extraction of raw materials; • clear and verifiable steps to strengthen social dialogue on the regional and social dialogue on the regional and local level as well as on the side of local level as well as on the side of enterprises; enterprises; • To assess progress in implementing this Action Plan, the parties should this Action Plan, the parties should produce an annual report, to be produce a yearly report, to be presented presented and assessed by the and assessed by the European European Parliament. Parliament.
Amendment 67 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that some of the targets of this Action Plan should come into effect before the entry into force of the FTA;
Amendment 68 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Amendment 2 #
2011/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that artisanal coastal fishing, shellfishing and extensivecarefully regulated and well managed aquaculture are the forms of fishing that are most sustainable from a social, economic and environmental perspective, and are a determining factor for the socioeconomic development of coastal communities. These forms of fishing have a considerable cultural impact and are territorially very diverse, being carried out on the mainland, on islands within small coastal communities and in more remote fishing areas. They are affected by negative factors such as lack of effective water treatment, spills, oil slicks, excessive growth of seaboard construction, and the effect of large projects on coastsman made and natural disasters, over fishing and competition from large scale fishing operations, oil slicks, excessive growth of seaboard construction, and are at risk of local employment changes and the effect of large projects on coasts such as aggregate dredging and offshore wind- farm development;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the scarcity of statistics onecessity to increase the research in social, economic and territorial cohesion, and points to the need for statistics and indicators at European level that would provide socioeconomic, scientific and environmental data that recognises and highlights the variety of geographical, cultural and regional differences;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Given the precarious situation and decline of some coastal communities that depend on fishing, as well as the lack of alternatives for economic diversification, use must be made of the existing instruments, funds and mechanisms in order to ensure cohesion in terms of employment and ecological sustainability, specifically acknowledgingrecognises thisat in the new CFP and MFF frameworks, with greater co- management and involvement of the artisanal fishing sector in decision-making, and promoting local strategies in the coastal areas that depend on fishing; looks to regional and local governments to support development, research and training projects with appropriate ESF and ERDF funding;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls therefore on the Commission to ensure thatconsider, in addition to the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund earmarks, a specific percentage of regional funding support for artisanal fishing, shellfishing and extensivsustainable aquaculture, and that a specific programmes to support sustainable small-scale fishing, geared to coastmarketing and promotion of this food source in the local communities that depend on fishing, is established, givinggiven priority access to these resources to those who fish and shellfish in the most environmentally and socially sustainable manner.
Amendment 17 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the connectivity offered by aviation to EU regions, citizens and businesses is unique and cannot be replacedsignificant; whereas Europe's airports provide a network of 150 000 city pairs, while currently Europe's high-speed trains provide a network of only about 100 city pairs;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas an expansion of Europe's high-speed rail network can be economically and environmentally more viable than creating new regional airports;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas airport retail sales have decreased by 40% due to the introduction of restrictive policies for hand-luggage by some airlines; whereas the impact of the ‘one bag’ rule has been to bring about a decline in ground-based retail sales of almost 70% for some regional airports; whereas 32% of retail profit in airports goes towards subsidising airlines via landing charges;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. acknowledges that Europe is experiencreaching a capacity crunchin the air and on the ground at major airports;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to take a balanced approach in future revisions of aviation guidelines in order to provide for a socially and, economically and sustainably viable development of regional air services;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission and Member States to invest more in Research and Development and pilot projects together with the industry, particularly concerning alternative fuels;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that short-haul flights are the most damaging and CO2-emitting modes of transport; believes that alternatives to drive down CO2 emissions such as high- speed rail links should be encouraged for regions to develop;
Amendment 96 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the need for better integration between modes of transport, as well as the fact that traffic share must be determined by the market; urges the Commission to come forward with a communication encouraging industry to develop multi- modal through ticketing between the rail and air sector; points to the fact that schemes of this kind are already in operation, such as the ‘rail and fly’ tickets being offered by certain carriers in Germany, stresses that rail and coach routes represent a more sustainable alternative to short-haul flights;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets that the Commission has not paid attention to the request from Parliament and the Council in Article 10(4) of Decision 884/2004/EC for regional airports to be connected to the network, especially in view of the need for air transport services to Europe's regions to be ensured alongside the development of high-speed rail services, as air transport can in certain circumstances reach further and serve thinner markets more efficiently in terms of time, cost and environmental impac and cost;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. believes that it is necessary to correlaterecognises that climate change, biodiversity loss and overconsumption of natural resources are challenges which affect every EU citizen in urban and rural areas and that action is needed at every level of government to mitigate these effects; believes that it is necessary to ensure synergies between cohesion policy, and environmental, health and spatial planning policies, and to improve cooperation between local governments, regions and at a cross-border level in order to achieve a balance in development between urban and peri-urban areas, woodforested and rural areas; considers that it would be useful to implement measures that help to avoid a change in the intended purpose of land use, particularly with a view to the production of eco-fuels;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. believes that it is particularly important to improve cooperation between national, local and, regional authorities and local community groups and to encourage public-private partnerships for better application of the body of EU law on waste management; stresses the need for close collaboration with universities and researchersindustry for the rapid design of innovative technologies that makeincreases waste recycling possibleand resource efficiency, and improve planning to reduce the effects of the extraction of minerals and aggregates;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. recommends that an equitable balance is found between the need to combat climate change and the Seventh Environment Action Programme, so the European Union can achieve itsthe EU 2020 targets and in order to avoid additional cavoid the financial impact resulting from climate change and biodiversity losts; also emphasises the need to launch information, awareness and other campaigns to allow best practices to be exchanged at all levels;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. considers it necessary to improve cooperation between local governments, regions and also at a cross-border level, particularly in cooperation with third countries, ton the matter of preventing major pollution incidents, and other natural and man made disasters in order to avoid long-term effects; urges the Commission to plan the drafting of legislative acts onlegislation for a sustainable chemical industry;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. recognises that the integration of environmental policies must be guaranteed in all sectoral policies, an important role incumbent on local and regional authoritdesigned to mitigate biodiversity loss and climate change must be guaranteed in all sectoral policies; stresses the importance of the correlation between specific features at local and regional levelauthorities and the strategies required to implement these policies;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of Cohesion Policy in achieving the EU 2020 objectives and therefore welcomes the focus of the Commission proposal for a Cohesion policy after 2013 on moving towards a low carbon economy;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. to raise objections with Ukraine to Law no.8231 which introduces local content requirements of 50% for renewable power plants and solar power by 2014, and is contrary to the competition chapter foreseen in the DCFTA and the objectives of economic integration and regulatory convergence with the EU's internal market; for the Commission to raise this issue in the DCFTA negotiations in order to ensure that European providers are not discriminated against and can compete on a level playing field in the Ukrainian renewable energy market;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the area of clean and renewable energy technology is increasingly the subject of non trade barriers such as local content requirements, public procurement discriminations, favouritism toward national state owned enterprises, restriction on movement of non-national personnel, local sourcing and ownership requirements etc. in countries like China, India, Ukraine, Brazil and Nigeria;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that removing or reducing NTBs and other regulatory obstacles should be the key regulatory priority of the new EU trade policy under the Europe 2020 Strategy, especially for sectors like clean technology which are key to the overall success of this strategy;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to build on the example set in the EU-Korea FTA and to seek in all future FTAs, to secure the elimination of all tariffs and non-tariff barriers affecting the export of EU clean technologies; furthermore. considers that the removal of 'green' barriers should be a major aim of the Commission’s forthcoming proposal on third country access to public procurement;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the support and preservation of an fair, open and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system and environmental protection cawhich protects local communities and permits development can be compatible with a trading system which seeks to ensure and promote environmental protection, and affirms that the two can even be mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that opening up global markets to environmental goods and services creates increased export opportunities, encourages the diffusion of technologies, stimulates innovation and leads to lower prices, higher quality and greater consumer choice; but must also be pursued in a manner which encourages sustainable consumption;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reasserts that all current bilateral European agreements need to include an ambitious chapter on sustainability, as in the case of the recent Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea; that agreement contains a chapter on trade and sustainable development which extends the definition of sustainability beyond the scope of previous agreements and provides for the setting up of a special committee to monitor the implementation of commitments in the environmental field; further underlines that the aspects of a trade deal which deal with sustainability should be considered as being of equal importance as those which pertain to the commercial aspects of the agreement, and should therefore be subject to the same enforcement procedures as the commercial chapters;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Further to this, calls on the European Commission to ensure that in future bilateral trade deals negotiated by the EU, the chapters which deal with sustainability and the environment are not banished to the periphery of the agreement as they have been in the past, but are placed on an equal footing with the commercial aspects of the deal;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges the Commission to investigate the introduction of a 'say what you pay' obligation for publicly traded companies operating within Europe, similar to that introduced by the Dodd-Frank anti- corruption legislation in the USA. Such a measure, which would compel companies to disclose exactly how much they pay foreign governments to acquire drilling and mining rights, would ensure that the benefits of the international trade in natural resources would be spread between the developed and developing world, and that the exploitation of natural resources, which often leaves poor countries worse off due to corruption and instability, would be done in a transparent and development-friendly manner.
Amendment 44 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to further develop raw materials traceability systems, from import through to recycling or disposal, and to introduce a binding certification scheme for raw materials and trading chains (Certified Trading Chains), so that trade can be guaranteed to be fair;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that substantial quantities of recyclable waste and waste that contains raw materials are still being illegally exported from the EU; calls on the Commission to take all possible steps to put a stop to illegal exports and to incorporate EU-equivalent recycling standards into international agreements; calls on the Member States to significantly reinforce export control regimes, and the Commission close the current loopholes in the Waste Shipment Regulation.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The common set of rules and procedures should be consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), which entered into forced for the Union on 22 January 2010 pursuant to Council decision 2010/48 of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities1, and the European Disability Strategy2. ______________ 1 OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35. 2 COM(2010)0636.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Appropriate screening on the implementation of the UNCRPD, including accessibility, non discrimination and support of disabled people's organizations, shall be undertaken at project level. The involvement of interested stakeholders shall be ensured.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Support measures shall ensure that accessibility criteria for disabled people are observed.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Global grants can ensure small size projects for vulnerable groups.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
(ea) Ensure participation of civil society, including organizations of people with disabilities as stated in Article 4.3 of UNCRPD. Capacity building shall be promoted to ensure full participation.
Amendment 82 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. Tenderers, applicants and candidates who have been awarded contracts shall respect applicable environmental legislation including multilateral environmental agreements as well as, internationally agreed core labour standards and the principles of non discrimination and accessibility for people with disabilities.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Reporting on the Human rights actions and specifically in civil society and implementation of the UNCRPD.
Amendment 92 #
2011/0412(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The actions should be consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) that entered into forced for the EU on 22nd January 2010, the Council decision (2010/48), the EU ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly Resolution on the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Developing Countries, and with and the European Disability Strategy.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0412(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) enhancing the respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international and regional human rights instruments, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and strengthening their protection, promotion and monitoring, mainly through support to relevant civil society organisations, human rights defenders and victims of repression and abuse;
Amendment 108 #
2011/0412(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) promoting freedom of association and assembly, unhindered movement of persons, freedom of opinion and expression, including artistic and cultural expression, free press and independent pluralistic media, both traditional and ICT based, internet freedom and measures to combat administrative obstacles as well as physical barriers hindering accessibility to the exercise of these freedoms, including the fight against censorship;
Amendment 120 #
2011/0412(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi a (new)
(via) promoting the equal participation of people with disabilities in social, economic and political life, and supporting equality of opportunity non discrimination, and the participation and political representation;
Amendment 125 #
2011/0412(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the abolition of the death penalty, prevention of torture, ill-treatment and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, including forced institutionalization of disabled people, and rehabilitation of victims of torture;
Amendment 136 #
2011/0412(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
(viii) the rights of persons with disabilities, as proclaimed in the Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol;
Amendment 144 #
2011/0412(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) fostering cooperation by civil society with international and regional intergovernmental organisations, and supporting civil society activities, including capacity building of NGOs representing vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities and women, aimed at promoting and monitoring the implementation of international and regional instruments concerning human rights, justice, the rule of law and democracy;
Amendment 72 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union seeks to promote, develop and consolidate the values of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, principles of equality and non discrimination, participation of civil society and nongovernmental organizations and the rule of law on which it is founded through dialogue and cooperation with third countries.
Amendment 133 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Gender equality and, anti- discrimination and accessibility for disabled people should be a cross-cutting objective in all actions undertaken under this Regulation.
Amendment 168 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) achieving progressive integration into the Union internal market and enhanced sector and cross-sectoral co-operation including through legislative approximation and regulatory convergence towards Union and other relevant international standards, related institution building and investments, notably in interconnectionconventions and standards, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, related institution building and investments, notably in interconnections and full accessibility for people with reduced mobility and disabilities;
Amendment 218 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Union support provided under this Regulation to each partner country shall be differentiated in form and amounts according to the partner country's commitment to reforms and its progress in implementing these reforms. Such differentiation shall reflect the level of ambition of the country's partnership with the Union, its progress in building deep and sustainable democracy, its progress in implementing agreed reform objectives, the country's needs and capacities, its progress in participation of civil society and non governmental organisations and the potential impact of Union support.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Union support under this Regulation shall, in principle, be established in partnership with the beneficiaries. The partnership shall involve as appropriate, national, regional and local authorities, other stakeholders, civil society, non governmental organizations (including vulnerable groups such as disabled people) social partners and other non-state actors in preparing, implementing and monitoring Union support.
Amendment 257 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – indent 3 a (new)
- not compliance with international legally binding instruments concluded by the Union such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Amendment 112 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The actions should be consistent with United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) that entered into forced for the Union on 22nd January 2011, Council Decision No 2010/48 and the European Disability Strategy. The IPA should reflect the Union's commitment and ambitions of the external relations chapter of the Union's Disability Strategy, where it promotes the rights of people with disabilities in the Union's enlargement programmes.
Amendment 118 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii). promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, enhanced respect for minority rights, promotion of gender equality, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, non- discrimination and freedom of the press, and promotion of good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 138 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
(v) development of physical capital, the improvement of connections with Union and regional networks, including accessible environment to increase physical mobility of people with reduced mobility.
Amendment 161 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, including the principles of non discrimination, accessibility for persons with reduced mobility, de-institutionalization and participation of representative NGOs, shall be ensured under all policy areas. The building of the capacities of vulnerable groups enabling them to participate in and access the instrument shall also be ensured.
Amendment 157 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) reducminimisation and, where possible, elimination of the impact of fisheries on the marine environment;
Amendment 159 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) the achievement of good environmental status as defined in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Amendment 168 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. A maximum total amount of EUR 4 535170 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to the sustainable development of fisheries, aquaculture and fisheries areas under Chapters I, II and III of Title V.
Amendment 169 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. A minimum total amount of EUR 477600 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to control and enforcement measures referred to in Article 78.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. A minimum total amount of EUR 358600 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to measures on data collection referred to in Article 79.
Amendment 178 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) where applicable, consistency of the measures under Union priorities for EMFF referred to in Article 38(1d) of this Regulation with the Natura 2000 prioritised action frameworks referred to in Article 8(4) of the [Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora] and to the achievement of Good Environmental Status by 2020 as defined under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
Amendment 195 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. In order to stimulate innovation in fisheries, the EMFF may support projects provided they contribute to the achievement of Article 2 and 3 A of the [CFP Regulation] aiming at developing or introducing new or substantially improved products compared to the state of art, new or improved processes, new or improved management and organisation systems.
Amendment 244 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Amendment 27 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of payments made to governments, all large undertakings and public interest entities which are active in the extractive industry or logging of primary forests27 should disclose in a separate report on an annual basis material payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate. Sshould disclose as part of the annual report of financial statements a report on material payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate, as well as additional financial information regarding their activities in third countries. Where such undertakings are active in countries rich inthe extraction of natural resources, in particular minerals, oil, natural gas as well as primary forests. The, report should include types of payments comparable to those disclosed by an undertaking participating ining shall also specify the specific project or projects to which those payments have been attributed. The report should build upon the disclosure requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The initiative is also complementary to the EU FLEGT Action Plan (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade)28 and the Timber Regulation29 which require traders of timber products to exercise due diligence in order to prevent illegal wood from entering into the EU market.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The reports should serve to facilitate governments of resource-rich countries in implementing the EITI Principles and Criteria30 and accountto be accountable to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakings active in the extractive industry or loggers of primary forests operating within their jurisdiction. The report should incorporate disclosures on a country and project basis, where a project is considered as the lowest level of operational reporting unit at which the undertaking prepares regular internal management reports, such as a concession, geographical basbasis and in the case of undertakings active in the extractive industries or the logging of primary forests, the report should also specify the specific project or projects to which those payments have been attributed, a project being considered equivalent to the contract, licence, lease, concession or other legal agreement which gives rise to a company's tax and revenue liabilities in, etc and where payments have been attributed to such projects. In the light of the overall objective of promoting good governance in these countries, the materiality of payments to be reported should be assessed in relation to the recipient government. Various criteria on materiality could be envisaged such asach country where it operates. Where any payment liabilities are incurred on a different basis, reporting shall be on that basis. In the light of the overall objective of promoting good governance in these countries, payments shall be considered material if any one payments of an absolute amount, or a percentage threshold (such as payments in excess of a percentage of a country's GDP) and these can be defined through a delegated actr set of payments of the same type amounts to more than EUR 25 000. The reporting regime should be subject to a review and a report by the Commission within five years of the entry into force of the Directive. The review should consider the effectiveness of the regime and take into account international developments including issues of competitiveness and energy security. The review should also take into account the experience of preparers and users of the payments information and consider whether it would be appropriate to include additional payment information such as effective tax rates and recipient details, such as bank account information.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) In order to take account of future changes to the laws of the Member States and in the legislation of the Union concerning company types, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty in respect of updating the lists of undertakings contained in Annexes I and II. The use of delegated acts is also necessary to adapt the undertaking size criteria, as with the passage of time inflation will erode their real value. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. In order to ensure a relevant and appropriate level of disclosure of payments to governments by the extractive industry and loggers of primary forests and to ensure uniform application of this Directive, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty in respect of the specification of the concept of materiality of payments.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘"Undertaking active in the extractive industry’" means an undertaking with any activity involving the exploration, discovery, transportation, export, development, and extraction of minerals, oil and natural gas deposits, as referred to in Section B-Divisions 05 to 08 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 .
Amendment 33 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. ‘"Project’" is equivalent to a specific operational reporting unit at the contract, licence, lease, concession or other lowest level within the undertaking at which regular internal management reports are prepared to monitor itsegal agreement which gives rise to a company's tax and revenue liabilities in each country where it operates. Where any payment liabilities are incurred on a different buasiness, reporting shall be on that basis.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall require large undertakings and all public interest entities active in the extractive industry or the logging of primary forest, including joint-venture undertakings, and all public interest entities to prepare and make public a report on payments, including payments in kind, made to governments on an annual basis as part of the annual report of financial statements. In this report, the undertaking shall also publish additional financial information regarding their activities in third countries.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The report shall specify the following when material to the recipient government:
Amendment 39 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) additional financial information regarding activities in third countries on a country-by-country basis as defined in paragraph 3b;
Amendment 40 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In the case of large undertakings and all public interest entities active in the extractive industry or the logging of primary forests, the report shall, where those payments have been attributed to a specific project, also specify the amount per type of payment, including payments in kind, made for each such project within a financial year, and the total amount of payments for each such project.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) payments to State security forces for security services;
Amendment 42 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) taxes on lands and buildings;
Amendment 43 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
(fc) import and export levies and taxes;
Amendment 44 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f d (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f d (new)
(fd) consumption-based taxes;
Amendment 45 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f e (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f e (new)
(fe) payments for having broken the law, such as environmental and remediation liabilities;
Amendment 46 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f f (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f f (new)
(ff) withholding taxes;
Amendment 47 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) other direct benefits to the government concerned.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Payments shall be disclosed if any one payment or set of payments of the same type amount to more than EUR 25 000.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The report shall also specify the following additional financial information on a country-by-country basis: (a) net turnover; (b) quantities produced; (c) profit or loss before taxation; (d) total number of people employed and their aggregate remuneration.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Amendment 51 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 5
Article 38 – paragraph 5
Amendment 52 #
2011/0308(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State shall require any large undertaking or any public interest entity active in the extractive industry or the logging of primary forests and governed by its national law to draw up a consolidated report on payments to governments in accordance with Articles 37 and 38 if that parent undertaking is under the obligation to prepare consolidated financial statements as laid down in Article 23(1) to 23(6) of this Directive.
Amendment 192 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State shouldall organise a partnership with the representatives ofby concluding a partnership agreement with the competent regional, and local, urban authorities and otheir public authorities,designated representatives. Member States should also cooperate, in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework, with economic and social partners, other public authorities and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership Contracts and programmes in a consistent manner.
Amendment 198 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The European Union and its Member States are party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, while the remaining Member States are in the process of ratifying it. It is important in the implementation of the relevant projects that the obligations stemming from this Convention with regard inter alia to education, employment, and accessibility are considered by all projects supported by the CSF Funds.
Amendment 203 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The objectives of the CSF Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Article 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle. The Member States should provide quantitative information on the support for climate change objectives in line with the ambition to devote at least 20% of the Union budget to this end, and the assessed impacts of this support on emissions, using a methodology adopted by the Commission by implementing act.
Amendment 427 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners shall be involved by Member States in the preparation of Partnership Contracts and progress reports and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. The partners shall participate in the monitoring committees for programmes.The partners shall be ensured equal access to the funding provided for these purposes.
Amendment 455 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparationogramming and implementation of programme, as well as monitoring and evaluation of the Funds.
Amendment 458 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
In particular, accessibility for disabled persons shall be one of the criteria observed in defining operations co- financed by the Funds and taken into account during the programming and implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation of the Funds.
Amendment 459 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Provisions stemming from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall be considered during the programming and implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation of the Funds.
Amendment 464 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 8 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 8 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall, based on existing environmental legislation, ensure that environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, biodiversity and ecosystem protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and ecosystem-based disaster resilience and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of Partnership Contracts and programmes. Member States shall provide information on the support for climate change and biodiversity objectives using the methodology adopted by the Commission. The Commission shall adopt this methodology by means of an implementing act. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 483 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management, while ensuring biodiversity protection;
Amendment 501 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and fighting against discrimination;
Amendment 511 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) enhancing institutional and partners' capacity and an efficient public administration.
Amendment 513 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration and providing strategic orientation for territorial development under the Europe2020 Strategy at all governance levels through the Territorial Agenda of the European Union.
Amendment 579 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) a summary analysis of the ex ante evaluations of the programmes justifying the selection of the thematic objectives and the indicative allocations of the CSF Funds. Such thematic objectives can be different in each operational programme;
Amendment 583 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) the indicative allocation of support by the Union by thematic objective at national level for each of the CSF Funds, as well as the total indicative amount of support foreseen for climate change and biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 617 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an integrated approach to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, where appropriateand persons with disabilities, including the indicative financial allocation for the relevant CSF Funds;
Amendment 803 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 2 – article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) community-led, by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local socio-economic interests, where at the decision-making level neither the public sector nor any single interest group shall, in principle, represent more than 49 % of the voting rights, with exemptions being allowed in the Operational Programmes for existing institutionalised local development structures with different voting arrangements;
Amendment 808 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 28 a (new)
Part 2 – article 28 a (new)
Article 28a These local development provisions shall be a precondition to the establishment of urban and Integrated Territorial Investments as outlined in articles 93, 93 of this regulation and article 7 Regulation (EU) No (...)/2012;
Amendment 817 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point g
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the financial plan of the strategy, including the planned allocation of each of the CSF Funds, and specifically the use of Integrated Territorial Investments, sustainable urban development and Joint Action Plans.
Amendment 977 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) progress towards achievement of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in particular in respect of the milestones set out for each programme in the performance framework and the support used for climate change objectives and biodiversity objectives including Natura 2000 as requested by national Prioritized Action Frameworks;
Amendment 1024 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point m
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point m
(m) the adequacy of planned measures to promote sustainable development including quantified net impacts on climate change.
Amendment 1030 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 4
4. The ex-ante evaluation shall incorporate, where appropriate, the requirements for Strategic Environmental Assessment set out in implementation of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment34 , including the biodiversity and climate change impact assessments of the programmes.
Amendment 1389 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the contribution to the integrated approach set out in the Partnership Contract to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, and persons with disabilities, and the indicative financial allocation;
Amendment 1432 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 89 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 89 – paragraph 2
Operational programmes with support from the Cohesion Fund shall be drawn up at national level. Operational programmes focusing on vulnerable groups, such as youth, women, migrants, long-term unemployed, the elderly, people with disabilities and ethnic minorities, must be eligible to operate across the territory irrespective of the geographical limitations of reference.
Amendment 1464 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 93 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 93 – paragraph 1
1. A joint action plan is an operation defined and managed in relation to the outputs and results which it will achieve. It comprises a group of projects, not consisting in the provision of infrastructure, carried out under the responsibility of the beneficiary, including local and regional authorities, as part of an operational programme or programmes. The outputs and results of a joint action plan shall be agreed between the Member State and the Commission and shall contribute to specific objectives of the operational programmes and form the basis of support from the Funds. Results shall refer to direct effects of the joint action plan. The beneficiary shall be a public law body. Joint action plans shall not be considered as major projects.
Amendment 1467 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 93 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 93 – paragraph 2
2. The public support allocated to a joint action plan shall be a minimum of EUR 105 000 000 or 210 % of the public support of the operational programme or programmes, whichever is lower.
Amendment 1539 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 3 – point i
Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) progress in the implementation of measures to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities and persons with disabilities including, where appropriate, the financial resources used;
Amendment 91 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) productive investment in enterprises, in particular in SMEs, contributing to the investment priorities set out in Article 5.1 and 5.4, and, where it involves cooperation between large enterprises and SMEs, 5.2;
Amendment 97 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) at least 202% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ;
Amendment 100 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) in transition regions: (i) at least 60% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to two or more of the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2013 [CPR]; and (ii) at least 22% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2013 [CPR];
Amendment 108 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 5 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) supporting the shift towards a low- carbon economy and increasing resource efficiency in all sectors:
Amendment 109 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in enterprises, primarily in SMEs;
Amendment 233 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in installations falling under Directive 2003/87/EC, with the only exclusion of distribution network of high efficiency cogeneration and district heating and cooling;
Amendment 263 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) at least 80% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3, 4 and 46 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ; and
Amendment 270 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) at least 240% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […...]/2012 [CPR] ;, where investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy shall represent at least 15% of the total ERDF resources at national level.
Amendment 291 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) at least 560% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set in out in point 1, 3, 4 and 46 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] .
Amendment 296 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) at least 620% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR], where investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy shall represent at least 10% of the total ERDF resources at national level.
Amendment 447 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in SMEs as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC;
Amendment 478 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
(e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areaall types of territories, in particular urban areas, including land based measures delivering both on mitigation and adaptation objectives;
Amendment 492 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) supporting the distribution network of high efficiency cogeneration and district heating and cooling;
Amendment 544 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) promoting research, innovation and adoption of environmental-friendly technologies, excluding Carbon Capture and Storage;
Amendment 682 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF shall support, within operational programmes, sustainable urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate and social challenges affecting urban and functional local areas.
Amendment 694 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall establish in its Partnership Contract a list of cities and functional areas, as defined in the national context through the negotiation of the Partnership Contract with local and regional partners, where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented and an indicative annual allocation for these actions at national level.
Amendment 709 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
At least 5% of the ERDF resources allocated at national level shall be allocated to integrated actions for sustainable urban development and shall be delegated to cities for management through Integrated Territorial Investments referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 31 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The general arrangement should be granted to all those developing countries which share a common developing need and are in a similar stage of economic development. Countries which are classified by the World Bank as high- income or upper-middle income countries have per capita incomeand have a Human Development Index (HDI) which is very high or high, have per capita income levels, and economic development levels allowing them to attain higher levels of diversification without the scheme’s tariff preferences and include economies which have successfully completed their transition from centralised to market economies. Those countries do not share the same development, trade and financial needs as the remaining developing countries; they are at a different stage of economic development, i.e. they are not similarly-situated as the more vulnerable developing countries; and, so as to prevent unjustified discrimination, they need to be treated differently. Furthermore, the use of tariff preferences provided under the scheme by high-income or upper- middle income countries increases the competitive pressure on exports from poorer, more vulnerable countries and therefore could impose unjustifiable burden on those more vulnerable developing countries. The general arrangement takes account of the fact that the development, financial and trade needs are subject to change and assures that the arrangement remains open if the situation of a country changes. For the sake of consistency, the tariff preferences granted under the general arrangement should not be extended to developing countries which are benefiting from a preferential market access arrangement with the European Union, which provides at least the same level of tariff preferences as the scheme for substantially all trade. To provide a beneficiary country and economic operators with time for an orderly adaptation, the general arrangement should continue to be granted for two years as from the date of application of a preferential market access arrangement and this date should be specified in the list of beneficiary countries of the general arrangement.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income or an upper-middle income country and it has been classified as having a very high or high level of human development under the Human Development Index during three consecutive years immediately preceding the update of the list of beneficiary countries;
Amendment 124 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) with respect to animal protection, serious infringement of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing, and/or Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations
Amendment 173 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Table
Annex V – Table
Amendment 5 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that Roma continue to be victims of persistent discrimination in many Member States and that this situation is exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis resulting in loss of employment; stresses that the inclusion of the Roma population is both the responsibility of all the Member States and the EU institutions; calls on those Member States which the EU Fundamental Rights Agency has identified as having severe inclusion problems to fully exploit the EU resources available under the Structural Funds,; and in particular the ERDF and ESF to promote Roma inclusion at national, regional and local level; welcomes in this regard the European Commission initiative to streamline, assess and benchmark the use of the funds for Roma inclusion and identify existing flaws;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the meansith their rich heritage and culture, should be given the means to fully integrate into the work place and contribute to economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy through good quality education, decent housing and, job opportunities to fully integrate the work place and contribute to economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy, access to political participation, the welfare system and community development activities; calls on the Member States, therefore, to increase their efforts now, by reinforcing their effective strategies for addressing the specific circumstances (and obstacles to social integration such as deep poverty, lack of education, poor health conditions) of marginalised communities, in order to ensure their social and economic integration, limited access to basic services and lack of civil registration documents of these marginalised communities, in order to ensure their social and economic integration; emphasises that a successful policy is a mixture of approaches taking social, economic and cultural factors into account;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines, in this context, the need to continue EU programmes, such as the ‘Progress programme’ to combat discrimination and JASMINE to invest in capacity building, and calls for such programmes to be continued and further developed beyond 2013;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the opportunity created through the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 20101 , providing up to 3% of the ERDF allocation to specific programmes or 2% of the overall allocated budget for the rehabilitation of housing for the benefit of marginalised communities; calls on the Member States, furthermore, to make quick and full use of this new possibilopportunity within the framework of the Structural Funds, in order to strengthen the prospects of effective social inclusion;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CDeplores the fact that sustainable development and social and human rights appear to be increasingly dealt with as an afterthought by the Commission when negotiating Free Trade Agreements and Trade Association Agreements, and emphasises the European Parliament's desire to have these aspects of trade agreements taken seriously and not denigrated to secondary status in the lists of the EU's negotiating priorities; further to this, calls on the Commission to systematically include a chapter on sustainable development containing a CSR clause in the free trade and investment agreements it negotiates with third countries, and specifically covering compliance with and implementation of, the ILO's eight core conventions and four priority conventions together with a basic list of environmental agreements, and requires that this chapter be subject to the same enforcement mechanisms and infringement procedures as the rest of the agreement;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the implementation of these basic standards by partner countries should be subject to continuous monitoring, andor companies operating in partner countries, should be subject to continuous monitoring by an independent body which will not be subject to influence or pressure from either the signatories to the agreement or from business interests, and furthermore, requests that effective and transparent procedures should be in place to penalise non-enforcement or infringements both in the territory of the partner country and in the Member States;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Also calls on the Commission to set down clearly, ahead of the finalisation of any agreement, the evidence which will be required in order to establish a breach of these standards by either a company or partner state, and the bodies deemed to have the authority to call for an investigation into such a breach;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges the Commission's efforts in promoting CSR among European companies, and welcomes it as a useful and voluntary method of encouraging and promoting best practice by European companies in their operations abroad; underlines the high risk that European companies operating under the looser regulatory regimes in many trading partner countries may not respect the basic social and environmental rights required of them in Europe; calls, therefore, on the Commission to come forward with a new, non-voluntary, proposal for regulating the activities of EU based companies in their operations abroad, which ensures that EU companies respect basic human and environmental rights in all their activities both within and outside the EU; this proposal should be separate to all CSR proposals, but should establish a basic minimum standard, above which companies who choose to undertake CSR obligations are free, and encouraged, to surpass, but which all companies must adhere to;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the same time thatwhile trade policy should not be overburdened with issues not directly related to international trade, which could be better addressed in other contexts; encourages other political disciplines to take into consideration more often how other policy areas could on the one hand negatively affect, and on the other hand positively contribute to,it cannot be dealt with in vacuum and underlines the need to find a balance between the Union’s commercial objectives and other aspects of its external policy, such as environmental strategy and humanitarian goals, calls on the Commission to give high priority to EU’s trade interests vis-à-vis its trading partners when negotiating trade agreements and to achieve a better intra-and inter- institutional coordination when dealing with trade policyissues;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that the WTO system should be reformed to reflect the challenges presented by climate change, sustainable development and food security, and therefore urges the Commission to promote a more transparent and effective system in developed countries for the transfer of technology to Least Developed Countries (LDCs), with particular emphasis on green technology;
Amendment 98 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates that the strengthening of transatlantic economic relations must proceed; regrets that little progress has been achieved in the world’s biggest trade relationship, in particular in respect of standards and technical barriers to trade; welcomes the re launching of the TEC and encourages the parties to the TEC to strive for an integrated transatlantic marketplace in the very near future; but considers that, to be successful, this dialogue needs to be further intensified at all levels and that high-level meetings should occur on a more regular basis with the participation of the European Parliament;
Amendment 136 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Demands that the Commission force our trading partners to grantpursue better market access tofor our service providers from industrialised countries or major emerging economies, bearing in mind that the EU internal market is already quite open to foreign service providers; notes, however, that some public services have to remain excluded on the basis of national or regional cultural diversities;
Amendment 167 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Recalls that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises represent 99 % of all enterprises in the EU and have great potential to create new jobs and innovation; therefore, considers that internal and external policies should better address their specific needs to enhance their competitiveness; a special focus has to be laid upon the improvement of the EU cohesion funds in terms of accessibility and transparency in order to boost the competitiveness of SMEs.
Amendment 170 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that outside Europe, Parliament supports the Commission in its goal to promote - inter alia - sustainable development, international labour standards and decent work, for example by negotiating EPAs, which combine European and ACP interests, by fostering development and by promoting regional integration, creating opportunities for trade and investment and, improving economic governance, and reminding all stakeholders that other regions of the globe have shown how trade can contribute to welfare; asks the Commission for an integrated approach on trade, foreign, development, social and environmental policies, including pushing for reforms in the WTO to take account of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs);
Amendment 180 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Notes that the EPA negotiations should combine European and ACPs interests, but encourages the Commission to show more flexibility which will hopefully lead to more fruitful and fair negotiations, which all parties can agree to in the near future;
Amendment 181 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Stresses the need for more transparency and democratic accountability on how the investigation processes are initiated and conducted; therefore asks to be fully informed and adequately involved by the Commission at all the various stages of GSP and GSP+ procedures, including with regard to the lists of beneficiary countries;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that energy saving measures are anot only the most cost- efficient way to increase the supply security and to reduce CO2 emissions, but can also create one million jobs by 2020 and considerably reduce fuel poverty; is concerned about the low outflow of ERDF funds for the energy efficiency measures in a number of Member States; urges the Member States to make energy efficiency a priority in their operational programmes and calls on the Commission and national authorities to elaborate ways to facilitate the use of structural funds for energy efficiency measures, such as by ensuring better flows of information to the regional and local level or establishing one-stop- shops;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. SEmphasises the key role of regional and local authorities in achieving the energy savings' goals and therefore supports a multi-level, and decentralised approach to energy policy and energy efficiency, including the Covenant of Mayors and the Smart Cities Initiative; underlines the importance of the bottom-up EU energy policy approach for cities and regions that aims to promote clean, and energy- efficient investments; stresses that aligning the future Cohesion Policy with the Europe 2020 Sstrategy wouldcan provide for a key delivery mechanism that wouldill bring about smart, and sustainable growth in the Member States and regions.
Amendment 17 #
2010/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises that so far Energy Efficiency policies have not addressed the social acceptance factor sufficiently in the reduction of energy consumption; emphasises that not only behaviour of users is crucial for the success of energy efficiency measures but also consumer's trust should be enhanced; calls for the future energy efficiency action plan to provide additional supporting measures to increase social acceptance; stresses the vital role the regional and local levels can play in reaching the consensus.
Amendment 3 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Empowered by the reference to territorial cohesion in the TFEU, and with the aim of improving accessibility, considers it essential to continue to make the mobility of passengers and goods an integral part of internal market policy through the promotion of short sea shipping and maritime cabotage between territories and, at the same time, ensure better links between peripheral maritime regions and islands and mainland and economic centres; in the same context, points out that it is of crucial importance to deal with the difficulties facing island areas, in the EU with regard to the transport of persons by guaranteeparticular small island communities, ing the same cost per kilometre for the transport of goods and people, regardless of their locatiEU with regard to the transport of persons;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the need to enhance regional maritime cooperation within an integrated framework in order to strengthen maritime sectors, create sustainable economic growth and jobs in maritime regions, deal with the negative effects of insularity and encourage the exchange and transfer of best practices. Simultaneously, stresses the importance of further and ongoing research into the affects of climate change in order to protect the marine ecosystems in these regions. Calls for a comprehensive and understandable system of environmental protection of the coastal areas and seas to assist regional planning;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the fact that every island has itsmaritime regions, including coastal regions, islands and outermost regions have their own specific characteristics which require specific solutions, stresses the need to encourage tailored local development strategies driven by an bottom-up consultation process, and discourage the ‘one size fits all’ approach; considers, therefore, that integrated maritime governance is essential in order to avoid any overlapping of competences between different levels of government and to enhance cooperation and dialogue with local and regional authorities, coastal communities, and other maritime stakeholders;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Given the safety, security and defence risks to which coastal regions in particular are exposed, points out the importance of maritime safety measures, which require joint efforts encompassing maritime policy and measures and cooperation in other policy areas at EU level.; draws attention to the need to work closely between maritime regions as well as between Services to deal with these problems;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises that an increase in the development of maritime energy production will cause pressure on the leisure, tourist, fishing and freight industries and calls for cooperation between regions to protect these interests.
Amendment 34 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Maintains that the Integrated Maritime Policy should have its own funding, taking into account the actual specific characteristics of the various regions involved.
Amendment 27 #
2010/0323(NLE)
(viii) Initiate an investigation into the temporary withdrawal of the GSP preferences in respect of cotton and to continue the process until an ILO observer mission has taken place; and underlines that in doing so the Commission is merely enforcing the existing EU GSP rules, and stresses the importance of demonstrating consistency in the application of these rules;
Amendment 13 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Humanitarian aid is of course the primary instrument in this kind of situation and the Union has been at the forefront in this field since the beginning of the emergency pledging in excess of EUR 415 million in emergency aid to Pakistan.
Amendment 17 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It will be important to use all available means to support Pakistan's recovery from this emergency and progress towards future, including the proposed exceptional trade measures to boost Pakistan's exports in order to contribute to its future economic development.
Amendment 19 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The severity of this natural disaster demands an immediate and substantial response, which would take into account the geostrategic importance of Pakistan’s partnership with the Union, mainly through Pakistan's key role in the fight against terrorism, while contributing to the overall development, security and stability of the region.
Amendment 22 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In particular, the European Council underlined its firm commitment to grant exclusively to Pakistan increased market access to the Union through the exceptional, immediate and time limited reduction of duties on key imports from Pakistan. On receipt of this mandate, the Commission proposed a package identifying 75 tariff lines specific to Pakistan's core export sectors in those areas worst hit by the floods, asserting that an increase in Pakistani exports to the EU of no less than EUR 100 million a year would provide real, substantial and worthwhile assistance to the region.
Amendment 25 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
Amendment 28 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) The textiles sector is of key importance to the Pakistani economy, accounting for 8.5% of GDP and employing 38% of the labour force about half of whom are women.
Amendment 31 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is therefore appropriate to extend exceptional autonomous trade preferences to Pakistan by suspending for a limited period of time all tariffs for certain products of export interest to Pakistan. The provision of these trade preferences would not cause any meaningful adverse effects on the domestic market of the Union and would not affect negatively least developed Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Amendment 57 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an immediate and sustainable impact on the economic recovery of Pakistan in the aftermath of the floods it is recommended to limit the duration of the trade preferences unfor an initial 31 December 2013two years from the entry into force of this Regulation, with the possibility of a one-year extension, should the need for exceptional assistance remain.
Amendment 74 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) Pakistan’s abstention from maintaining, introducing or increasing duties or charges having equivalent effect on the export or sale for export of any materials primarily used in the production of any of the products covered by this Regulation destined for the territory of the Union.
Amendment 79 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 5 for the purpose of amending the Annexes in order to introduce amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature codes and to the TARIC subdivisionshall present by 31 October 2011 a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the evolution of imports between 1 January and 30 June 2011 of products covered by this Regulation. 2. Where the Commission concludes, in its report, that the volume of imports of one of the products included in Annex I originating from Pakistan exceeds the volume of such imports in the corresponding period of 2010 by twenty percentage points, the Commission may adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 9, to subject the imports of that product to tariff rate quotas for imports of that product in the year 2012 by amending Annex II. 3. The tariff rate quota provided for under paragraph 2 shall take the form of a duty free quota limited to the level of imports of that product in 2010 increased by 20%. By way of derogation from Article 1(1), upon the entry into force of the delegated act, imports in excess of that tariff rate quota shall be subject to most-favoured nation or other applicable duties.
Amendment 103 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. No later than 24 months after the entry into the force, the Commission shall present a detailed impact assessment of the direct effects of these trade concessions for Pakistan on Union industry, mainly on the textile and ethanol sectors as well on the economy of Pakistan, and in particular, the areas most affected by the floods.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 2013for two years from the date of entry into force with the possibility of a one-year extension.
Amendment 21 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that full compliance with the ETI requirements could be better ensured by means of stronger regulations, better guidance, a warning mechanism and sanctions in cases of non-compliance as a last resort;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it would be normal if European multinationals which transfer their production to low-wage countries where less stringent environmental standards apply were to be held accountable, including before European courts, for any environmental and social damage or other negative externalities felt by local communities caused by their subsidiaries and their supply chains in those countries,
Amendment 39 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Chapter 13 of the free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea and Article 270(3) of the free trade agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru already contain a reference, although only a limited one, to CSR to CSR this fails to encapsulate the importance of CSR to the European goal of protecting the environment and social and human rights,
Amendment 50 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, further, that globalisation has been accompanied by fiercer competition among countries to attract foreign investors and fiercer competition between undertakings, which has sometimes led togovernments to tolerate serious abuses of human and labour rights and damage to the environment to attract trade and investment;
Amendment 76 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 point c
Paragraph 12 point c
c. the establishment of '‘contact points'’ similar to those set up under the auspices of the OECD which would foster the provision of information about CSR and transparency anin cooperation with civil society. These would receive complaints and testimony concerning breaches of the principles underpinning CSR, in cooperation with civil society; to protect both the consumer and other companies in the supply chain;
Amendment 91 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 point g a (new)
Paragraph 12 point g a (new)
ga. a requirement for companies to commit to free, open and informed prior consultation with local and independent stakeholders before a project that impacts upon a local community commences;
Amendment 101 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 16 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) A distinction should be made between two types of volunteering. The first type is defined by the United Nations and the International Labour Organization as paid work, often below the going rate, for a not-for-profit organisation. The second type is unpaid work with a right to have expenses reimbursed. The European Year of Volunteering should offer an opportunity to encourage the Member States to clarify their law in relation to both types of volunteering in order to facilitate the practice of voluntary activity.
Amendment 17 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Despite this, the potential of volunteering is still not fully realised. A European Year of Volunteering will provide the opportunity to demonstrate in a European context that volunteering increases civic participation. It can help to foster among citizens a sense of belonging and commitment of citizens to their society at all levels – local, regional, national and European – and to combat discrimination, making it possible for foreign residents in every Member State, including those whose status does not permit them to engage in paid labour, to do paid work for not-for-profit organisations or to do unpaid work. This in turn will facilitate interaction between European citizens and foreign residents living in their community in a formal and constructive setting, helping to prevent the spread of xenophobia.
Amendment 18 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Empower volunteer organisations and improve the quality of volunteering - To facilitate volunteering and to encourage networking, mobility, cooperation and synergies between volunteer organisations and other sectors in an EU context. The duty of care that volunteer organisations owe to their volunteers should be set down in law and should incorporate adequate protection through insurance, health and safety protection and training for volunteers working in those organisations.
Amendment 19 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Reward and recognise volunteering activities - To encourageoversee the introduction of appropriate incentives for individuals, companies and volunteer-development organisations and gain. For individuals, this includes the validation of experience and the recognition of equivalence for the purposes of training and job seeking through the introduction of a system of pan-European certification of skills and competences gained through volunteering. This will establish a more systematic recognition ofor volunteering at EU level and in the Member States by policy makers, civil society organisations and employers for skills and competences developed through volunteering. Member States should acknowledge the financial contribution that volunteering makes to society by exempting volunteer organisations from VAT on goods purchased in pursuit of their objectives.
Amendment 23 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Celebrate and promote diversity among the citizens of the European Union who engage in voluntary activities - To challenge commonly held stereotypes of 'volunteers' in order to raise awareness of the diversity of the participants engaged in voluntary activities across Europe and encourage citizens from all backgrounds, of all races, of all skills and abilities, and of all ages to become involved in voluntary activities in their community, and to promote volunteering as an activity open to all.
Amendment 27 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The budget for implementing this Decision for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 is EUR 6 013 500 000.
Amendment 30 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph A – subparagraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex – paragraph A – subparagraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
• a pan-European advertising campaign challenging traditional stereotypes of 'volunteers' and calling upon international comparisons to highlight the variety of work carried out by volunteers across the European Union;