Christa KLASS

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Constituencies

Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31

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PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31

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Committees

Role	Committee	Start	End
Vice-Chair of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2012/11/05	9999/12/31
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2012/01/19	9999/12/31
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2012/01/19	9999/12/31

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2012/01/19	2012/11/04
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2004/07/22	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2004/07/22	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities	2002/01/17	2004/07/19
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy	2002/01/17	2004/07/19
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2002/01/17	2004/07/19
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Member of	Committee on Regional Policy	1997/01/16	1999/07/19
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	1997/01/16	1999/07/19
Member of	Committee on Regional Policy	1994/07/21	1997/01/15
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	1994/07/21	1997/01/15
Member of	Committee on Regional Policy	1994/07/21	1997/01/15
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	1994/07/21	1997/01/15
Member of	Committee on Regional Policy	1997/01/16	1999/07/19
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	1997/01/16	1999/07/19
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities	2002/01/17	2004/07/19
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy	2002/01/17	2004/07/19
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2002/01/17	2004/07/19
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2004/07/22	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2004/07/22	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/31	2009/07/13

Delegations

Role	Delegation	Start	End
Vice-Chair of	Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly	2009/09/17	9999/12/31
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America	2009/09/16	9999/12/31

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Role	Delegation	Start	End
Member of	Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly	2009/09/16	2009/09/16
Vice-Chair of	Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/21	2009/07/13
Member of	Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly	2007/05/23	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly	2004/09/15	2009/07/13
Member of	Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/15	2004/09/20
Member of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	2002/02/07	2004/07/19
Member of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	1999/10/06	2002/01/14
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	1999/02/24	1999/07/19
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	1997/10/14	1999/02/23
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	1997/01/16	1997/10/13
Member of	Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway	1995/07/12	1997/01/15
Member of	Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway	1994/11/17	1995/07/11
Member of	Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway	1994/11/17	1995/07/11
Member of	Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway	1995/07/12	1997/01/15
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	1997/01/16	1997/10/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	1997/10/14	1999/02/23
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	1999/02/24	1999/07/19
Member of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	1999/10/06	2002/01/14
Member of	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China	2002/02/07	2004/07/19
Member of	Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/15	2004/09/20
Substitute of	Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly	2004/09/15	2009/07/13
Vice-Chair of	Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/21	2009/07/13
Member of	Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly	2007/05/23	2009/07/13

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Rapporteur

Shadow	2012/2066(INI)	Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters
Shadow	2012/0288(COD)	Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings
Responsible	2009/0076(COD)	Placing on the market and use of biocidal products
Responsible	2007/2117(INI)	The situation of women in rural areas of the EU
Responsible	2006/0132(COD)	Pesticides: framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides
Responsible	2003/0210(COD)	Protection of groundwater: prevention and control of pollution
Opinion	2002/2141(INI)	The role of the regional and local powers in the European construction
Opinion	2001/2102(DEC)	2000 discharge: EC general budget, section III Commission
Responsible	2001/0199(COD)	Health: indication of the ingredients in foodstuffs (amend. Directive 2000/13/EC)
Responsible	2001/0132(CNS)	Market in wine: common organisation of the market CMO (amend. Regulation (EC) No 1493/99)
Responsible	2000/0036(CNS)	Vine: marketing of material for the vegetative propagation (amend. Directive 68/193/EEC and repeal. Directive 74/649/EEC)
Opinion	1999/2182(COS)	Social protection: strategy for modernising
Responsible	1997/2261(COS)	Structural Funds. 8th annual Report 1996
Opinion	1997/0027(COD)	Foodstuffs, alcoholic beverages: labelling, presentation and advertising (amend. Direct. 79/112/EEC)
Responsible	1996/0008(CNS)	Sparkling wines produced in the Community (amend. regul. 2332/92/EEC)
Responsible	1996/0007(CNS)	Quality wines produced in specified regions (amend. regul. 823/87/EEC)
Opinion	1994/0130(COD)	Public health: Community action programme on health promotion, information, education and training 1996-2000

Born

1951/11/07 Osann

Qualified in 1975. Worker in family vineyard (since 1967).
Member of Bernkastel-Wittlich district council (since 1989); chair, rural women's association of Rhineland-Nassau (since 1989); chair, Women's Union, Trier district (since 2003); member, CDU Regional Executive, Rhineland-Palatinate (since 2008).
Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon; Rhineland-Palatinate Economics Medal; awarded the 'Golden Bee' of the German Rural Women's Association.

Amendments

Amendments	Dossier
8	2007/0286(COD) Industrial emissions. Integrated pollution prevention and control (repeal. Directives 78/176/EEC, 82/883/EEC, 92/112/EEC, 1999/13/EC, 2000/76/EC and 2008/1/EC). Recast 2010/03/30 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 117 # Christa KLASS Council position Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c – point i (i) measurement methodology, frequency and evaluation procedure or equivalent methods; and Amendment 190 # Christa KLASS Council position Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) In cases where provisions regarding water and soil protection are already being implemented at national level, Member States shall not draft a baseline report. Amendment 203 # Christa KLASS Council position Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 The period between two site visits shall be based on a systematic appraisal of the environmental risks of the installations concerned and shall not exceed one year for installations posing the highest risks and t~~hre~~en years for installations posing the lowest risks. Amendment 275 # Christa KLASS Council position Artikel 73 - paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2012, review the need to: (a) control emissions from: (i) the combustion of fuels in installations with a total rated thermal input below 50 MW; (ii) the intensive rearing of cattle; and (iii) the spreading of manure; and (b) establish in Annex I: (i) differentiated capacity thresholds for the rearing of different poultry species; (ii) capacity thresholds for the simultaneous rearing of different types of animals within the same installation. It shall report the results of that review to the European Parliament and to the Council accompanied by a legislative proposal where appropriate.deleted source: PE-439.994 2010/03/31 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 314 # Christa KLASS Council position Annex V – Part 1 – section 5 – paragraph 1 Gas turbines (including combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT)) using light and middle distillates as liquid fuels shall be subject to an emission limit value for NOx of 9120 mg/Nm3 and for CO of 100 mg/Nm3, if these are operated using substitute fuel for less than 500 operating hours per year. Amendment 315 # Christa KLASS Council position Annex V – Part 1 – section 5 – paragraph 2 Gas turbines for emergency use or which only cover peak load in energy supply that operate less than 500 operating hours per year are not covered by the emission limit values set out in this point. The operator of such plants shall record the used operating hours. Amendment 327 # Christa KLASS Council position Annex V – Part 2 – section 5 – paragraph 1 Gas turbines (including combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT)) using light and middle distillates as liquid fuels shall be subject to an emission limit value for NOx of 5120 mg/Nm3 and for CO of 100 mg/Nm3, if these are operated using substitute fuel for less than 500 operating hours per year. Amendment 328 # Christa KLASS Council position Annex V – Part 2 – section 5 – paragraph 2 Gas turbines for emergency use or which only cover peak load in energy supply that operate less than 500 operating hours per year are not covered by the emission limit values set out in this point. The operator of such plants shall record the used operating hours. source: PE-440.003
3	2008/0028(COD) Provision of food information to consumers (amend. Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006; repeal. Directives 90/496/EEC and 2000/13/EC) 2009/12/22 ENVI 3 amendments... Amendment 269 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) aa) in that the description or pictorial representations on the packaging suggest a particular product or an ingredient although in reality the product which the packaging contains is an imitation food or contains a substitute for an ingredient normally used in a product. In such cases, the packaging must prominently bear the marking 'imitation' or 'produced with (designation of the substitute ingredient) instead of (designation of the ingredient replaced)'. Amendment 282 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. FIf food business operators responsible for retail or distribution activities which do not affect food information ~~shall act with due care to ensure,~~learn that a food does not comply within the limits of their respective activities, the presence of the applicable food information requirements, in particular by not supplying foods which they know or presume to be non compliant, on the basis of the information in their possession as professionalsprovisions of this Regulation, they shall respond immediately and to the appropriate extent. Amendment 382 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. The nutrition declaration shall include the following (hereinafter referred to as "mandatory nutrition declaration"): (a) energy value; and (b) the amounts of ~~fat, saturates~~protein, carbohydrates ~~with specific reference to sugars,~~ and ~~sal~~fat. source: PE-431.051
16	2008/0193(COD) Health and safety at work: workers who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding 2009/12/15 FEMM 16 amendments... Amendment 85 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The rules on maternity leave under this Directive are drawn up to take account of the fact that additional periods of maternity leave that are not required for health reasons would put women at a considerable disadvantage in the job market. Amendment 87 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 6 b (new) (6b) The rules on maternity leave under this Directive are drawn up to take account of the fact that Council Directive 96/34/EC of 3 June 1996 on the framework agreement on parental leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC1, based on an agreement between the social partners, already provides sufficient regulation at European level on compatibility of family and work. Exemplary rules in many Member States allow family life to be compatible with work through a combination of maternity leave, parental leave, family allowances or other models. _______________________ 1 OJ L 145, 19.6.1996, p. 4. Amendment 88 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 6 c (new) (6c) The rules on maternity leave under this Directive are drawn up to take account of the fact that women will be effectively encouraged to return to work not by longer periods of maternity leave, but by better childcare facilities, e.g. for children under three. Amendment 96 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 9 a (new) (9a) Pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding must be protected against the health risks of long and unusual working hours. In particular they should not be obliged to work overtime, at night or on Sundays and holidays. Amendment 97 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 9 b (new) (9b) The care of disabled children presents a particular challenge for working mothers, which should be recognised by society. The increased vulnerability of working mothers of disabled children means that they should be granted additional maternity leave; the Directive should lay down the minimum period of such leave. Amendment 106 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 19 a (new) (19a) Victims of discrimination must enjoy appropriate legal protection. The Member States should ensure, in accordance with their particular legal systems, that the rights of pregnant women are protected effectively. Amendment 117 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point -1 f (new) Directive 92/85/EEC Article 7 a (new) -1f. The following Article 7a is inserted: "Article 7a The Member States shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding are not obliged to work overtime or on Sundays or holidays, during pregnancy and for six months after the birth." Amendment 120 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 184 weeks allocated before and/or after confinement. Amendment 123 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. With respect to the last four weeks of the period referred to in paragraph 1, a scheme of family-related leave available at national level may be considered to be maternity leave for the purposes of this Directive, on condition that it provides an overall protection to workers, within the meaning of Article 2 of this Directive, that is equivalent to the level laid down in this Directive. In this case, the total period of leave granted must exceed the period of parental leave provided for in Directive 96/34/EC. The remuneration for the last four weeks of maternity leave shall be no lower than the allowance referred to in Article 11(3) or, alternatively, it may be the average of the remuneration for the 18 weeks of maternity leave, which shall be at least two thirds of the last monthly salary or of the average monthly salary as stipulated according to national law, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation. The Member States may lay down the periods over which the average monthly salaries are calculated. Amendment 125 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 ~~shall~~must include compulsory maternity leave of at least ~~six~~two weeks ~~after childbirth. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non-compulsory port~~, which according to national law and/or practice can be divided between the time before and/or after childbirth. The Member States may limit the periond of ~~the~~ maternity leave ~~is taken, before or after~~before childbirth. Amendment 140 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 5 5. Member States shall ensure that any period of sick leave due to illness or complications arising out of pregnancy occurring four weeks or more before confinement does not impact on the duration of maternity leave.deleted Amendment 142 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. This Directive does not apply to self- employed workers. Amendment 152 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 92/85/CEE Article 10 – point 2 2. If a worker within the meaning of Article 2 is dismissed during the period referred to in point 1 the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing. If the dismissal occurs within six months following the end of maternity leave as provided for in Article 8(1), the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing ~~at the request of the worker concerned~~. This shall not affect the substantial provisions on dismissal under national law. Amendment 157 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 3 Directive 92/85/CEE Article 11 – point 2 – point c (c) the right of workers within the meaning of Article 2 to return to their jobs or to equivalent posts on terms and conditions that are no less favourable to them and to benefit from any improvement in working conditions to which they would have been entitled during their absence; in exceptional situations of restructuring or radical reorganisation of the production process, the body representing workers’ interests must be given the opportunity to discuss the effects of these changes on the workers concerned with the employer. Amendment 158 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 3 – point c Directive 92/85/CEE Article 11 – point 3 3.(3) the allowance referred to in point 2(b) ~~shall be deemed adequate if it guarantees income equivalent to the last monthly salary or an average monthly salary, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation. Such a ceiling~~ may not be lower than the allowance received by workers within the meaning of Article 2 in the event of a break in activity on grounds connected with the worker's state of health~~. The Member States may lay down the period over which this average monthly salary is calculated~~, or not less than two thirds of the affected worker’s last monthly salary under national law; the national legislator may lay down ceilings and reference periods. Amendment 166 # Angelika NIEBLER, Christa KLASS, Thomas MANN Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 7 Directive 92/85/CEE Article 12 d The following Article 12d is inserted: "Article 12d Equality body Member States shall ensure that the body or bodies designated under Article 20 of Directive 2002/73/EC as recast by Directive 2006/54/EC for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of all persons without discrimination on grounds of sex shall be competent in addition for issues falling within the scope of this Directive, where these issues pertain primarily to equal treatment and not to the worker's health and safety."deleted source: PE-431.025
2	2008/0198(COD) Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market 2010/04/27 ENVI 2 amendments... Amendment 104 # Christa KLASS Council position Article 2 – point f a (new) (fa) "risk” means the risk of trading in illegally harvested timber or in timber products made from such timber that has / have entered the market as a result of a failure to observe national legislation and/or the incorrect application of trade control systems; Amendment 105 # Christa KLASS Council position Article 2 – point f b (new) (fb) "negligible” means that the relevant facts do not justify the assumption that the respective timber, or the timber in the respective timber product, was felled in contravention of the respective nationally applicable legal provisions and in contravention of all control systems pertaining to the trade with timber and that the timber may not therefore be marketed; source: PE-440.145
3	2008/0238(COD) Organ transplantation: standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation 2010/04/03 ENVI 3 amendments... Amendment 99 # Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Christa KLASS, Frédérique RIES, Peter LIESE Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point g (g) "organ" means both a differentiated and vital part of the human body, formed by different tissues, that maintains its structure, vascularisation, and capacity to develop physiological functions with an important level of autonomy; and parts of organs, if it is their function to be used for the same purpose as the entire organ in the human body, maintaining the requirements of structure and vascularisation; Amendment 161 # Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Christa KLASS, Peter LIESE Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Living donations shall be seen as complementary to post-mortem donations and only serve as a last resort where no suitable alternative, such as an organ from a deceased donor, is available. Living donations shall in principle be restricted to donations among close relatives and spouses due to the implicit danger of exploitation. Amendment 164 # Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Christa KLASS, Peter LIESE Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In order to comply with the principle of non-commercialisation of the human body, Member States shall ensure that possible compensation for living donors is strictly limited to ensuring healthcare insurance for donation-related long-term medical conditions and to making good the expenses relating to the donation, such as travel expenses, child minding costs, loss of earnings or costs of recovery, and prohibiting any financial incentives for a potential donor. source: PE-439.155
48	2009/0076(COD) Placing on the market and use of biocidal products 2010/03/18 ENVI 15 amendments... Amendment 121 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Recital 60 (60) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission15 . __________________________________ 15 OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.deleted Amendment 122 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Recital 61 (61) In particular, the Commission should be empowered to adopt measures to decide on the application to include the active substance in Annex I or to renew or review the inclusion, to specify the procedures related to the renewal and review of an inclusion of an active substance in Annex I, to extend the provisions on Community authorisations to other categories of biocidal products, to specify the criteria and procedures related to a cancellation of an authorisation or amendments of the terms and conditions of an authorisation, including a dispute settlement mechanism, to specify the overall applicable maximum quantities of active substances or biocidal products that may be released during experiments and the minimum data to be submitted, to establish a harmonised structure of fees and other rules concerning the payment of fees and charges to the competent authorities and the Agency, to adapt the Annexes to scientific and technical progress, to carry out the work programme and to specify the related rights and obligations of the competent authorities and the participants in the programme and to extend the duration of the work programme for a determined period. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing this Regulation with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.deleted Amendment 124 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Recital 62 (62) When, on imperative grounds of urgency, the normal time limits for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny cannot be complied with, the Commission should be able to apply the urgency procedure provided for in Article 5a(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC for the adoption of decisions to amend the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I or to remove it from that Annex on basis of Article 13.deleted Amendment 125 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Recital 62 a (new) 62a. According to Article 291 TFEU, rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control, by Member States, of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers are to be laid down in advance by a regulation adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure. Pending the adoption of that new regulation, and given the necessity to adopt as soon as possible this Regulation, control by Member States should be exercised in accordance with the provisions of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission, insofar as those provisions remain compatible with the amended Treaties. References to those provisions should nevertheless be replaced with references to the rules and principles set out in the new regulation as soon as that regulation enters into force. Amendment 152 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Active substances as such or in biocidal products may only be placed on the market in the Union for use in biocidal products if they have been included in Annex I in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. Amendment 153 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 4 - paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Unless otherwise provided in this Regulation, all manufacturers of an active substance shall submit to the Agency an application for inclusion in Annex I. Amendment 187 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 4. ~~The Commission shall adopt the measures designed to set the criteria~~In order to defin~~ing~~e what constitutes adequate justification to adapt the data required under paragraph 1 on the ground referred to in paragraph 2(a), the Commission shall adapt the criteria by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c. Amendment 189 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 ~~Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4).~~deleted Amendment 194 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 5. ~~On receipt of the opinion of the Agency, the Commission shall adopt a decision on the applicat~~In order to keep the list of authorised active substances updated, on receipt of the opinion of the Agency, the Commission shall adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c, a decision to include the active substance in Annex I. ~~That deci~~If the Commission, de~~signed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4)~~cides to include the substance in Annex I, the name of the applicants shall be given. Amendment 220 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 5. AIn order to keep the list of authorised active substances updated, at the end of the period referred to in paragraph 3 or on receipt of the opinion of the Agency, the Commission shall adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c, a decision concerning a renewal of the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I. ~~That dec~~If the Commission, de~~signed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4)~~cides to renew the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I, the name of the applicants shall be mentioned. Amendment 221 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. TIn order to keep the list of authorised active substances updated, the Commission may review the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I at any time where there are serious indications that the requirements referred to in Article 4 are no longer complied with. Where those indications are confirmed, the Commission shall adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c, a decision amending the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I or removing it from that Annex. Amendment 223 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 That decision, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may have recourse to the urgency procedure referred to in Article 72(5).deleted Amendment 224 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – title ~~Implementing measures~~Detailed procedures for renewal and review Amendment 225 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 TIn order to ensure the smooth functioning of the renewal and review procedures, the Commission may adopt further detailed measures ~~for the implementation of Articles 10 to 13 of this Regulation specifying the procedures related to the renewal and review of an inclus~~by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of ~~an active substance in Annex I~~Articles 71 b and 71 c. Amendment 226 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4).deleted source: PE-439.902 2010/03/19 ENVI 18 amendments... Amendment 341 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 2 2. Following the report of the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation referred to in Article 54(4) and in light of the experience gained with the Community authorisations, the Commission may add other categories of biocidal products in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4).deleted Amendment 360 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – title ~~Implementing measure~~Detailed procedures on cancellation and amendments Amendment 361 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 TIn order to ensure the smooth functioning of the cancellation and amendment procedures, the Commission shall adopt ~~implementing~~further detailed measures specifying the criteria and procedures related to a cancellation of an authorisation or amendments of the terms and conditions of an authorisation under Articles 39 to 41, including a dispute settlement mechanism by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c. Amendment 364 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 2 Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4).deleted Amendment 391 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 4. ~~The Commission shall adopt~~In order to encourage the research and development in active substances and biocidal products, the Commission shall adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c, measures to specify the overall applicable maximum quantities of active substances or biocidal products that may be released during experiments and the minimum data to be submitted in accordance with paragraph 2. Amendment 392 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 ~~Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4).~~deleted Amendment 415 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 50 – paragraph 2 2. Revocation of a letter of access prior to its expiry date shall ~~not affect the validity of~~invalidate the authorisation ~~issued~~drawn up on the basis of the letter of access in question with immediate effect, unless another letter of access for an equivalent active substance is submitted by the holder of the authorisation within four months. Amendment 444 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 60 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission may adopt detailed rules on the types of information to be entered in the Community Register for Biocidal Products and the procedures related to it, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 72(2)In order to ensure the proper functioning of the Community Register for Biocidal Products, The Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c, detailed rules on the types of information to be entered in the Register and the procedures related to it. Amendment 457 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 71 a (new) Article 71a Exercise of the delegation 1. The powers to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 6(4), 8(5), 12(5), 13(1), 14, 19(3), 21(5), 42, 46(4), 60(5), 70(1), 73 and 77(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years following the entry into force of this Directive. The Commission shall make a report in respect of the delegated powers at the latest 6 months before the end of the 5 year period. The delegation of powers shall be automatically extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament and the Council revokes it in accordance with Article 71b. 2. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council 3. The powers to adopt delegated acts are conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 71b and 71c. Amendment 458 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 71 b (new) Article 71b Revocation of the delegation 1. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 6(4), 8(5), 12(5), 13(1), 14, 19(3), 21(5), 42, 46(4), 60(5), 70(1), 73 and 77(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. 2.The institution which has commenced an internal procedure for deciding whether to revoke the delegation of powers shall endeavour to inform the other institution and the Commission within a reasonable time before the final decision is taken, indicating the delegated powers which could be subject to revocation and possible reasons for a revocation. 3. The decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the powers specified in that decision. It shall take effect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Amendment 459 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 71 c (new) Article 71c Objections to delegated acts 1. The European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act within a period of three months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council this period shall be extended by one month. 2. If, on expiry of that period, neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected to the delegated act it shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force at the date stated therein. 3. If the European Parliament or the Council objects to a delegated act, it shall not enter into force. The institution which objects shall state the reasons for objecting to the delegated act. Amendment 460 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 5 ~~5. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a (1), (2), (4) and (6), and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.~~deleted Amendment 461 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 1 ~~The Commission may adapt~~In order to take account of technical progress, the Commission may adapt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c, the Annexes to scientific and technical progress. Amendment 462 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 1 The Commission ~~may~~shall adapt the Annexes to scientific and technical progress. Amendment 463 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 2 ~~Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4).~~deleted Amendment 467 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 77 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. The Commission shall carry on with the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances commenced in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC and achieve it by 14 May 2014. The Commission may adopt implementing rules to carry out the work programme and to specify the related rights and obligations of the competent authorities and the participants in the programme. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4)In order to ensure the smooth transition, the Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c, implementing rules to carry out the work programme and to specify the related rights and obligations of the competent authorities and the participants in the programme; and, depending upon the progress of the work programme, a decision to extend the duration of the work programme for a determined period. Amendment 468 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 77 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Depending upon the progress of the work programme, the Commission may extend the duration of the work programme for a determined period. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4).deleted Amendment 469 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 77 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 ~~During~~In order to progress with the work programme, the Commission shall decide ~~pursuant to the procedure laid down in~~, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 7~~2(4)~~1 b and 71 c, that an active substance shall be included in Annex I of this Regulation and under which conditions, or, in cases where the requirements of Article 4 are not satisfied or where the requisite information and data have not been submitted within the prescribed period, that such active substance shall not be included in Annex I of this Regulation. The decision shall specify the date on which the inclusion in Annex I becomes effective. source: PE-439.891 2010/08/04 ENVI 5 amendments... Amendment 234 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Infestation with harmful organisms is to be avoided by suitable measures of deterrence to banish or repel these organisms. In addition, other precautionary steps have to be taken, e.g. proper warehousing of goods, compliance with hygiene standards and immediate disposal of waste. Only after these measures show no effect, further steps should be taken. Biocidal products that pose low risks for humans, animals and the environment should always be used prior to others. Biocidal products that are intended to harm, kill or destroy animals that are capable of experiencing pain and distress should only be applied as a last resort. Amendment 278 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 3. ~~The Commission shall adopt the measures designed to set the criteria~~In order to defin~~ing~~e what constitutes adequate justification to adapt the data required under Article 18 on the ground referred to in paragraph 1(a), the Commission shall adapt the criteria by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 71 b and 71 c. Amendment 279 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 ~~Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 72(4).~~deleted Amendment 307 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 ~~The Commission shall adopt implementing rules~~In order to specify~~ing~~ the procedures related to comparative assessments involving questions of Community interest~~. Those rules, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in~~, the Commission shall adapt the criteria by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 71 a and subject to the conditions of Articles 7~~2(4)~~1 b and 71 c. Amendment 563 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Product-type 9 Products used for the preservation of fibrous or polymerised materials, such as leather, rubber or paper or textile products and rubber by the control of microbiological deterioration. These include products which inhibit surface build-ups of microorganisms (e.g. pathogenic or odour-generating germs) and thus curb or prevent the creation of odours and/or have other uses. source: PE-439.904 2011/09/13 ENVI 6 amendments... Amendment 105 # Christa KLASS Council position Recital 21 (21) Processing aids are covered by existing Union legislation, in particular Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition and Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives. Wine processing products are covered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions1. Therefore, it is appropriate to exclude them from the scope of this Regulation. ___________ 1 OJ. L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 1. Amendment 116 # Christa KLASS Council position Article 2 – paragraph 5 – point b (b) processing aids and wine processing products that are used as biocidal products. Amendment 168 # Holger KRAHMER, Christa KLASS Council position Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (b a) The evaluation of the compliance of the biocidal product with the criteria set out in points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not take into account a substance contained in the biocidal product if it is present in a preparation at a concentration lower than any of the concentrations mentioned in points (a) to (f) of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006; Amendment 179 # Holger KRAHMER, Christa KLASS Council position Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) qualitative and quantitative composition in terms of the active substances and non- active substances, knowledge of which is essential for proper use of biocidal products; and in the case of a biocidal product family, the quantitative composition shall indicate a minimum and maximum percentage for each active and non-active substance, where the minimum percentage indicated for certain substances may be 0 %taking account of the concentration limits in Article 18(2b) and in so far as this information is required for proper use of the biocidal product; Amendment 180 # Christa KLASS Council position Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point g ~~(g) manufacturers of the active substances (names and addresses including location of manufacturing sites);~~deleted Amendment 217 # Esther de LANGE, Christa KLASS Council position Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new) (e a) implementation of other Union legislation, and in particular Directive 98/83/EC. source: PE-472.199 2011/09/14 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 237 # Christa KLASS Council position Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) biocidal products of product-types 61, 2, 3, 74, 95, ~~10, 12, 13 and 22~~6, 8, 13, 18, 19; and Amendment 288 # Christa KLASS Council position Article 65 – paragraph 3 – point c ~~(c) the name and address of the active substance manufacturer;~~deleted Amendment 338 # Holger KRAHMER, Christa KLASS Council position Annex III - Title 1 - point 2.3 - Column 1 2.3. ~~Complete~~Detailed quantitative ~~(g/kg, g/l or % w/w (v/v))~~and qualitative information on the composition of the biocidal product, i.e. declaration of all active substances and co-formulants (substance or mixture according to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006), which are intentionally added to the biocidal product (formulation) as well as detailed quantitative and qualitative informatione.g. active substance(s), impurities, adjutants, inert components, taking account onf the co~~mposition of the active substance(s) contained. For co- formulants, a safety data sheet in compliance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 has to be provided~~ncentrations referred to in Article 18(2)(ba) Or. Ien ~~addition, all relevant information on individual ingredients, their function and, in case of a reaction mixture, the final composition of the biocidal product shall be given.~~ (Reinstatement of amendment 296 from first reading.) Amendment 344 # Christa KLASS Council position Annex III – Title 2 – 8.7. – Column 1 8.7. Available toxicological data relating to: -– co-formulants (i.e. substance(s) of concern), or -– a mixture that a substance(s) of concern is a component of . If noinsufficient data isare available~~, then the appropria~~ for a coformulant(s) and cannot be inferred through read-across or other accepted non-testing approaches, targeted acute test(s) described in Annex II, shall be carried out for the ~~co-formulants (i.e.~~ substance(s) of concern) or a mixture that a substance(s) of concern is a component of. source: PE-472.203
1	2009/2105(INI) Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow? 2009/11/12 ENVI 1 amendments... Amendment 9 # Christa KLASS, Esther de LANGE Draft opinion Suggestion 10 a (new) 10a. Considers that EU agricultural products meet a quality standard in themselves, since they are produced in accordance with EU legislative provisions concerning product quality, sustainable production and environmental and health criteria (cross compliance); in addition, the cultural landscapes of Europe are preserved through the cultivation of agricultural products; given these requirements, a 'grown (produced, made) in Europe' quality label should be a possibility; source: PE-430.985
7	2009/2108(INI) Report on the implementation of EU legislation aiming at the conservation of biodiversity 2010/09/06 ENVI 7 amendments... Amendment 27 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Finds that the EU has, in the Union’s agricultural policy, laid down regulations under gross compliance which conserve biodiversity, but regrets that they are often not implemented and monitored throughout the EU; Amendment 28 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Finds that much progress has been made in environmental legislation, such as the introduction of integrated pest management and the new EU pesticide legislation, which enables pest management targeting harmful organisms, thereby protecting beneficial organisms; Amendment 29 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Emphasises that land management and the conservation of biodiversity are not opposites and that integrated management creates habitats for biodiversity; Amendment 87 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Commission to monitor decisions taken as part of Natura 2000 on the basis of well-reasoned impact assessments; Amendment 104 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. ~~Welcomes the previous attempts to integrate~~Finds that environmental considerations ~~into~~are an integral part of the common agricultural policy (CAP), such as the introduction of agri- environment measures and good agriculture and environmental conditions, and calls on the Commission to use the reform of the CAP as an opportunity to further enhance this trend, for example through the introduction of compensation for eco-services or the provision of public goods, including sustainable farming in ecologically sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites; Amendment 176 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Calls on the Commission to pay greater attention to ensuring compliance with all European regulations and directives dealing in particular with maintaining biodiversity; Amendment 177 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 b (new) 37b. Calls on the Member States to fulfil their obligations in terms of guaranteeing soil quality and keep the soil in good condition; source: PE-442.978
2	2009/2152(INI) Report on the Commission White Paper: 'Adapting to climate change: towards a European framework for action' 2010/02/22 ENVI 2 amendments... Amendment 70 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Takes the view that ~~a directive on soil would be an essential tool for adaptation, in particular in response~~particular attention must be paid to the risk of soil degradation and desertification; therefore ~~urges~~calls on the Member States to move ~~forward~~ towards the ~~adoption of a directive on soil~~implementation of a sustainable soil protection policy; Amendment 96 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses the need to ensure that, as part of environmental impact assessment, all building permits and urban plans take into account different adaptation scenarios and the danger of urban sprawl; source: PE-439.124
2	2009/2155(INI) Simplification of the CAP 2010/02/26 AGRI 2 amendments... Amendment 30 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that the CAP should seek to harmonise regulation by removing duplication; stresses that new information technologies must be used to filter out and invoke the relevant articles from the overall package of common market organisations in order to ensure targeted implementation and advice; Amendment 69 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler, more transparent and more equitable~~; in this respect a single flat rate payment would be preferable~~, observes that the implementation of the CAP differs between individual Member States and calls on Member States to ensure similar conditions in all Member States; source: PE-439.113
8	2009/2202(INI) Evaluation and assessment of the animal welfare action plan 2006-2010 2010/02/15 AGRI 8 amendments... Amendment 19 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas our high animal welfare standards are part of the 'brand' of European agricultural producers, but only on condition that ~~the rules in force are genuinely complied with~~animal welfare standards are a component of cross-compliance which must be complied with, in the same way as the other rules in force, Amendment 50 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the vast majority of the measures contained in the current ~~– albeit still none too ambitious –~~ action plan have been implemented satisfactorily; Amendment 77 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiative in this field;deleted Amendment 185 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recommends in this context that the principle should be that all claims concerning a product's characteristics must be provable and that if this entails excessively detailed information, which cannot be accommodated on the label, producers or vendors should afford access to the information on the Internet;deleted Amendment 261 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 ~~16. Considers that a European centre for animal welfare and animal health should be established no later than 2012, whose work should be based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed above;~~deleted Amendment 344 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that the ~~European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commis~~Member States are required under the cross-compliance provisions to ~~monitor the Member States more effectively and comprehensively in this regard~~carry out checks; Amendment 411 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 ~~28. Calls on the Commission to step up its monitoring of the use of antibiotics in the European Union and, if need be, set up a common European database for this purpose;~~deleted Amendment 435 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls on the Member States in this context to make better use of the opportunities for support for investment in innovation and modernisation beneficial to animal welfare which is available from EU rural development funds;deleted source: PE-438.478
35	2009/2204(INI) Gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis 2010/03/26 FEMM 35 amendments... Amendment 1 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the world economy is facing the most severe recession since the Great Depression, with financial, economic and social consequences across the EU and beyond; whereas the economic and financial crisis in Europe is having a particularly harmful impact on women, which has so far not been given the attention it deserves by the Council, Commission and the Member States and the risk of a particularly harmful impact on women, Amendment 3 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas much attention has been focused on the male-dominated construction and car industries, in contrast to the equally negatively affected retailing, services and tourism sectors; whereas it is urgent to address the gender dimension of the impact of and solution to the economic and social crisisit is urgent to address the gender dimension in national and European recovery plans, Amendment 9 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas mainstream economists have pointed out that the credit crunch, which started the recession, was quite literally a man-made disaster; whereas responses at state and international level – none of which are gender-sensitive – have also been decided upon mainly by men; whereas it is important that women be fully included in the decision-making process in the political, economic and financial spheres,deleted Amendment 17 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital D ~~D. whereas gender studies have pointed out that women manage in a different way by avoiding risk and focusing more on a long-term perspective,~~deleted Amendment 21 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the economic slowdown is likely to affect the employment of women more than that of men; whereas there is a risk that the current recession will ~~delay advances, or even reverse progress, with~~have longer-term consequences for the social protection systems, ~~social inclusion and demography,~~ Amendment 25 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas gender equality measures ~~have~~must not been cancelled or delayed and possible future cuts in public budgets will have a negative effect on female employment and on ~~the promotion of equality; whereas the proper implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC mentioned above becomes increasingly importa~~professional advancement, Amendment 28 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the economic downturn should not ~~be used to slow down progress on reconciliation policies and to cut budgets allocated to care services and leave arrangements, affecting in particular women’s access to the labour market~~stand in the way of policies on reconciling private and working life, Amendment 32 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the Council conclusions of 30 November 200912 under the Swedish Presidency called on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen the gender dimension in the EU 2020 strategy; whereas the Commission’s EU 2020 consultation paper has failed to take this into account, as it lacks a single mention of gender mainstreaming; whereas it is, however, essential to integrate a gender perspective in a new financial and economic architecture and policy and to ensure that recovery plans and structural 1 Strengthening growth and employment - input to the post-2010 Lisbon Strategy, Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 30 November 2009. 2 Strengthening growth and employment - input to the post-2010 Lisbon Shat recovery plans and structural adjustment programmes undergo an impact assessment on equality of treat~~egy, Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 30 November 2009. adjustment programmes undergo a gender- impact assessment and integrate a gender perspective~~ment and opportunities between women and men, Amendment 34 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas in times of economic recession particularly, people who are already at risk of falling into poverty become even more vulnerable; whereas efforts and complete solutions to eradicate poverty as agreed upon by the Lisbon European Council as long ago as 2000 have become a matter of urgency; whereas special attention should be paid to protecting those groups facing multiple disadvantages, and to ensure their inclusion into sociespecial attention should be paid to implementing solutions to combat poverty, Amendment 37 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas ~~quality~~ full-time employment with quality jobs is the best safeguard against poverty and social exclusion~~; whereas it is crucial to design and implement policies, including access to affordable and accessible care services, that respond to the needs of women and men respectively~~, Amendment 44 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas studies have shown that violence against women intensifies when men experience displacement and dispossession as a result of the economic crisis; whereas economic stress often leads to more frequent, more violent and more dangerous abuse,deleted Amendment 50 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that equal~~ity between~~ treatment of women and men is one of the objectives of the EU and therefore aone of the key principles in any policy response to the economic and financial crisis and the transition towards a longer- term holistic version of the post-crisis era; ~~stresses that gender equality is a goal in itself and not just a tool to achieve economic growth;~~ Amendment 53 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises the Commission’s findings that the current crisis has raised concerns that the achievements in gender equality are at risk and that the effects of the recession ~~will put greater pressure on women; underlines the fact that the economic and financial crisis is gendered in its causes and in its consequences~~are liable to affect women in particular; Amendment 57 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Points out that women’s integration into the workplace in recent decades means not only a greater direct impact of the crisis on women themselves but also on households, where incomes will be significantly affected by female job losses; calls on the European Union institutions and the Member States to take into account the hidden cost of the crisis, including the different and often unacknowledged gendered consequences;deleted Amendment 63 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that macro-economic policies are predominantly associated with an increase in the gender segregation of labour, destabilisation of women’s employment through subcontracting, increases in the gender pay gap, reduction in women’s access to health and education due to the privatisation of State services, increased inequality in access to credit, land and property, and deepening of the feminisation of poverty;deleted Amendment 68 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Regrets that many women have already lost or are expected to lose their jobs, particularly those working in retailing, services and tourism as well as women in part-time and precarious jobs; ~~underlines the fact that, at the same time, a fall in the supply of micro-credit is expected to result in a decrease in earnings among self- employed women workers;~~ stresses that female unemployment can be expected to rise disproportionately asin the event of public sector budget cuts ~~are announced~~, since women are disproportionately employed in education, health and social services; Amendment 74 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes Eurostat’s gender- disaggregated statistics; believes, however, that more attention should be paid to part- time unemployment (an area often excluded from unemployment statistics); points out that long-time unemployment~~, lower wages and lower average working hours are~~ is likely to have profound consequences especially for women’s earnings, social security allowances and, in the longer run, their pensions; Amendment 78 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that migrant workers are likewise affected by the crisis, as are their families back home; refers to the fact that the scale of female migration is often under-reported and with it the impact on families dependent on their wages ~~for survival, as a result of which women may find themselves in an even more vulnerable position when they return home, rejected by their communities and families~~; Amendment 79 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the fact that interventions and solutions require a contextual understanding of the crisis and recognition that there is not a ‘one-size- fits-all’ response; stresses that, at the same time, the recession can be used as a unique opportunityHopes that the existing situation will be used to make economic and social policies more gender-aware and to move towards creating a more gender- equal society; Amendment 84 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Deplores the fact that policy responses to the crisis, including recovery packages, have ~~fail~~omitted to a~~cknowledge, analyse and rectify~~nalyse the gender impact of the crisis; criticises the fact that gender mainstreaming in the post-Lisbon strategy is basically non-existent; calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to in~~tegrat~~clude a gender chapter into the employment and macro-economic guidelines and the EU 2020 Strategy, and to introduce gender budgeting in all policies; Amendment 88 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Council, the Commission, the Member States and especially Parliament’s Special Committee on Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (CRIS) to ensure that recovery plans and structural adjustment programmes undergo a gender-impact assessment (ex- post assessment in cases where it has not been done ex-ante) and integrate a gender perspective including gender- disaggregated data and statistics;deleted Amendment 91 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the Council, the Commission and the Member States to ensure that regression and financial cuts do not affect the policies and the functioning of the structures aimed at achieving equality between women and men at all levels in the governmental and non-governmental sector; regrets that such financial cuts have already taken place in some countries;deleted Amendment 92 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Points out that the lack of care policies and infrastructure has led to an increase in female migrant domestic workers filling these gaps in private homes without access to social and work- related protection and benefits; calls on the Member States to urgently integrate migrant workers into social security and healthcare schemes;deleted Amendment 96 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to analyse and counteract the negative effects of tax cuts and reductions in public spending and social benefits, especially in the context of cuts in public spending at local level, in order to ensure that women are not left with a disproportionate burden of care (children, the elderly, and dependent persons) and when the closure of hospitals or shorter stays in hospitals transfer the care of patients to households with women, which potentially deepens inequalities between women and men;deleted Amendment 99 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Member States to continue to develop affordable, accessible and quality care services for children and other dependants, in line with the European targets; underlines the fact that the potential of the Structural Funds and of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development for the financing of quality services should be fully utilised; ~~urges the Commission to propose a directive on paternity, adoption and filial leave;~~ Amendment 105 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. ~~Points out that violence against women increases in times of economic upheaval; therefore u~~Urges the Member States to improve national laws and policies against all forms of gender-based violence ~~and welcomes the Spanish Presidency’s initiative to set up an Observatory on Violence against Women; likewise~~; welcomes the initiative by the Council regarding the overarching instrument on the protection of victims (European Protection Order); Amendment 110 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Asks the European institutions and the Member States to take ~~effective steps, notably through legislation,~~steps to encourage gender balance in corporate and political positions of responsibility; ~~therefore calls for binding targets to ensure the equal representation of women and men;~~ Amendment 120 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that women are under- represented in financial decision-making, in fact women are one of the groups currently excluded from financial decision-making that are adversely affected by financial risk; calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to improve women’s participation at all levels of decision-making, especially in the areas of budgeting and of governance arrangements for European financial systems, including the European Central Bank;deleted Amendment 123 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the Norwegian Government’s decision to increase the number of women on the boards of public limited companies to at least 40 %; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the Norwegian initiative as a positive example and move in the same direction;deleted Amendment 128 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Points out that investment in social infrastructure is an opportunity to ~~modernise Europe and promote equality and can be seen as a parallel strategy to investment in green technologies modernising the physical infrastructure; considers that~~promote gender equality, which should ~~therefore~~ be a policy priority ~~and an essential tool~~; Amendment 129 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 19. Considers that gender equality should therefore be a policy priority and an essential tool; Underlines the fact that ‘green jobs’ have the potential to become a key growth segment of the future European labour market, that today more than 20 million jobs in the European Union can be considered as ‘green’ and that recent evidence shows that jobs in the renewable energy sector alone have a potential to double to 2.8 million by 2020;deleted Amendment 131 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Points out that the ecological conversion of the economy and the transition to a low-carbon economy will create a huge demand for skilled workers; refers to the fact that female workers are strongly under-represented in the renewables sector and especiallyNotes that female workers are regrettably under-represented in science and technology-intensive jobs; asks the Council, the Commission and the Member States to make sure that female workers are not excluded from training projects and programmes on ~~ecological transformation, i.e. in the renewables sector, science~~scientific and technology- intensive jobs; Amendment 135 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to ~~ensur~~promote full implementation at national level of European Structural Funds to address the effects of recession through retraining and upskilling initiatives on the basis of Article 16 of the General Regulation14 and Article 6 of both Regulations on the European Social Fund2 and on the European Regional Development Fund3; 1 Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006), p. 25. 2 Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Social Fund (OJ L 210 , 31.07.2006, p. 12). 3 Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 1). 4 Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006), p. 25). 5 Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Social Fund (OJ L 210 , 31.07.2006, p. 12). 6 Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 1).5 and on the European Regional Development Fund6; Or. fr Amendment 137 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Invites the Council, the Commission and the Member States to set up a financial reserve within each Fund for equal opportunity activities, with additional support for across-the-board programmes and other special initiatives being funded separately under technical assistance; calls on the Member States to develop mechanisms for equality governance to include gender expertise within governmental departments and other agencies that implement measures under the Cohesion and Structural Funds and promote women’s organisations and networks;deleted Amendment 141 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. ~~Encourages the European Institute for Gender Equality to undertake an analysis of the gender impact of the economic crisis and c~~Calls on the ~~other~~ European institutions, such as the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, to address gender issues in their ongoing work; source: PE-439.983
1	2009/2237(INI) Fair revenues for farmers: a better functioning food supply chain in Europe 2010/10/05 ENVI 1 amendments... Amendment 12 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers it necessary to promote the closer integration of the various links of the chain in the context of interprofessional organisations and to draw up codes of good practice and voluntary standard contracts, with the possibility, in certain cases and especially for perishable goods, of Member States demanding that they become binding.that recognised producers’ associations under the CMO for fruit and vegetables should have their position in competition law strengthened and that pricing measures should be permitted where they prevent a collapse in prices and reduce quantities on offer which exceed sales potential; source: PE-441.268
5	2010/0073(COD) Environmental economic accounts 2010/10/15 ENVI 5 amendments... Amendment 22 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The introduction of additional reporting requirements must be made conditional upon an impact assessment. National competences will not be affected. Amendment 32 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall draw up a programme for pilot studies to be carried out by Member States on a voluntary basis in order to develop the reporting and data quality, establish long time series and develop methodology. This will ensure that no additional administrative or financial burdens are placed on respondents. Amendment 33 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The results of the pilot studies shall be evaluated and published by the Commission, taking into account the benefits of the availability of the data in relation to the cost of collection and the response burden. In carrying out the evaluation it shall ensure that no additional administrative or financial burdens are placed on respondents. On the basis of the conclusions of the pilot studies, the Commission shall adopt the necessary delegated acts in accordance with Article 9. Amendment 35 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) the data set out in the Annexes, including the confidential data, within the time limits specified therein. National competences shall not be affected. Amendment 38 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Article 7a Feasibility and effectiveness The Commission shall establish the feasibility and effectiveness of environmental economic accounts. source: PE-450.860
20	2010/0195(COD) Air quality: provisions for engines placed on the market under the flexibility scheme 2011/02/23 ENVI 20 amendments... Amendment 34 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Recital 5 (5) During the ~~transition from Stage III A to~~ Stage III B, the percentage of the number of engines used for application other than propulsion of railcars ~~and~~, locomotives and inland waterways vessels placed on the market under the flexibility scheme, should be ~~increased from 20% to~~ 50% of the equipment manufacturer's annual ~~sales~~quantity of equipment placed on the market with engines in that category. The ~~maximum~~optional alternative that a fixed number of engines that may be placed on the market under the flexibility scheme should be adapted accordingly. Amendment 38 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Recital 6 (6) The rules applicable to the flexibility scheme should be adapted to extend ~~the~~its application ~~of that scheme~~ to engines for use in propulsion of railcars and locomotives. Amendment 44 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Recital 7 (7) The measures provided in this Directive reflect a temporary difficulty faced by the manufacturing sector~~. They should therefore be restricted to the transition from Stage III A to Stage III B and expire by 31 December 2013 at the latest~~; as such, these shall be restricted to Stage III B. Amendment 50 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Article 1 – point -1 (new) Directive 97/68/CE Article 2 - last indent (-1) In Article 2, the last indent is replaced by the following: – flexibility scheme shall mean the exemption procedure whereby a Member State allows placing on the market of a limited quantity of engines according to Article 10. Amendment 52 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Article 1 – point -1 a (new) Directive 97/68/CE Article 2 - new indent (-1a) In Article 2 the following new indent is added: – engine category shall mean the engine classification combining the power range, the exhaust emission stage requirements and the engine classification according to Section I of Annex I. Amendment 55 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 97/68/CE Article 4 - paragraph 6 1. Article 4(6) is replaced by the following: ‘(6) Compression ignition engines for use other than in propulsion of inland waterway vessels may be placed on the market under a flexibility scheme in accordance with the procedure referred to in Annex XIII in addition to paragraphs 1 to 5.’deleted Amendment 69 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Article 1 – point 2 - point a Directive 97/68/CE Article 10 - paragraph 7 (7) Member States shall permit the placing on the market of engines, as defined in Section 1 of Annex I under A(i), A(ii), A(iv) and A(v), under the flexibility scheme in accordance with the provisions in Annex XIII. Spark ignited engines, as defined in Section 1 of Annex I under A(iii), and engines for propulsion of inland waterways vessels are excluded from this procedure. The flexibility scheme shall start when placing on the market of engines becomes compulsory for any given Stage and shall have the duration of any given stage, but not more than three years. The engines shall be type approved according to the Stage immediately preceding the one under consideration. Amendment 72 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Article 1 – point 2 – point b Directive 97/68/CE Article 10 – paragraph 8 (b) The following paragraph 8 is added: ‘(8) The flexibility scheme, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.2 of Annex XIII, shall apply only for the transition from Stage III A to Stage III B and expire on 31 December 2013.’deleted Amendment 80 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex - introductory part Directive 97/68/CE - ~~Section 1 of~~ Annex XIII is replaced by the following: Amendment 82 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/CE Annex XIII - section 1 - point 1.1. 1.1. ~~With the exception of the transition period between Stage III A and Stage III B, an OEM that wishes to make use of the flexibility scheme~~An OEM that wishes to make use of the flexibility scheme, with the exception of engines for propulsion of locomotives, shall request permission from any approval authority ~~to purchase from his engine suppli~~for the OEM’s engine manufacturers, t~~he quantities of engines described in sections 1.1.1. and 1.1.2., that do not comply with the current emission limit values, but are approved to the nearest previous stage of emission limits~~o place on the market engines intended for the OEM’s exclusive use. With the exception of Stage IIIB, the quantities of engines shall not exceed those described in sections 1.1.1. and 1.1.2. Amendment 84 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/EC Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.1.1. 1.1.1. The number of engines placed on the market under a flexibility scheme shall, in each engine category, not exceed 20 % of the OEM's annual ~~sales~~quantity of equipment placed on the market with engines in that engine category, (calculated as the average of the latest 5five years ~~sales on the EU market). Where an OEM has~~. In case an OEM placed on the marketed equipment ~~in the EU for a period of~~for less than 5five years, the average wishall be calculated based on the period for which the OEM has ~~market~~placed equipment ion the EUmarket. Amendment 86 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/EC Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.1.2 1.1.2. As an optional alternative to section 1.1.1. and with the exception of engines for ~~use in~~ propulsion of railcars ~~and locomotives~~, the OEM may seek permission for hithe OEM’s engine ~~suppli~~manufacturers to place on the market a fixed number of engines ~~unde~~for the ~~flexibility schem~~OEM’s exclusive use. The number of engines in each engine category shall not exceed the following values: Amendment 89 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/EC Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.2. 1.2 ~~During the transition period from Stage III A to Stage III B~~By way of derogation from point 1.1, during Stage III B, but no longer than three years after the beginning of that Stage, with the exception of engines for use in propulsion of railcars and locomotives, an OEM that wishes to make use of the flexibility scheme shall request permission from any approval authority ~~to purchase from his engine suppliers, t~~for the OEM’s engine manufacturers to place on the market engines intended for the OEM’s exclusive use. The quantities of engines shall not exceed those described in sections 1.2.1. and 1.2.2.~~, that do not comply with the current emission limit values, but are approved to the nearest previous stage of emission limits.~~ Amendment 92 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/EC Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.2.1. 1.2.1. The number of engines placed on the market under ~~such~~a flexibility scheme shall, in each engine category, not exceed 50 % of the OEM's annual ~~sales~~quantity of equipment placed on the market with engines in that engine category, (calculated as the average of the latest 5five years ~~sales on the EU market). Where an OEM has~~. In case an OEM placed on the marketed equipment ~~in the EU for a period of~~for less than 5five years, the average wishall be calculated based on the period for which the OEM has ~~market~~placed equipment ion the EUmarket. Amendment 96 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/EC Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.2.2. 1.2.2. As an optional alternative to section 1.2.1., the OEM may seek permission for hithe OEM’s engine ~~suppli~~manufacturers to place on the market a fixed number of engines ~~unde~~for the ~~flexibility schem~~OEM’s exclusive use. The number of engines in each engine category shall not exceed the following values: Amendment 99 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/EC Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.3. ~~1.3 As regards engines for use in propulsion of railcars, the flexibility scheme as defined in section 1.1.1. shall be applicable as from the transition period between Stage III A and Stage III B.~~deleted Amendment 102 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/EC Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4. 1.4 As regards engines for ~~use in~~ propulsion of locomotives, ~~during the transition period between Stage III A and Stage III B an~~the OEM may seek permission for hithe OEM’s engine ~~suppli~~manufacturers to place on the market a maximum of 12 engines for ~~use in propulsion of locomot~~the OEM’s exclusives u~~nder the flexibility schem~~se. Amendment 111 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/EC Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.5. - introductory part 1.5. The OEM shall include in ~~his~~the application to an approval authority the following information: Amendment 113 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/CE Annex XIII - section 2 2. ACTIONS BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER 2.1. An engine manufacturer may place on the market engines under a flexible scheme covered by the permission granted in accordance with Section 1 and 3 of this Annex. 2.2. The engine manufacturer shall mark those engines with the following text: ‘Engine placed on the market under the flexibility scheme’ in conformity with the requirements of Section 3 of Annex I. Amendment 114 # Elisabetta GARDINI, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Catherine SOULLIE, Sergio BERLATO, Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 97/68/CE Annex XIII - section 3 3.1. The approval authority shall evaluate the content of the flexibility scheme request and the enclosed documents. As a consequence they shall inform the OEM of their decision as to whether or not to grant the permission for the requested flexibility scheme. ACTIONS BY THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY source: PE-458.785
3	2010/0254(COD) Fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption 2011/04/26 ENVI 3 amendments... Amendment 47 # Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Thomas ULMER, Christa KLASS, Renate SOMMER Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 2001/112/EC Annex I – part I – point 1 – point a – paragraph 2 Flavour, pulp, and cells ~~obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit~~from the juice which are separated during processing may be restored to the juice. Amendment 51 # Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Thomas ULMER, Christa KLASS, Renate SOMMER Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 2001/112/EC Annex I – part I – point 1 – point a – paragraph 2 The product obtained by re~~constituting~~storing to the concentrated fruit juice ~~defined in Part I.2 with potable water that meets the criteria of Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the~~water extracted from that juice during concentration, and restoring the flavour, and, if appropriate, pulp and cells lost from the juice. The water added must display appropriate characteristics, particularly from the chemical, microbiological and organoleptic viewpoints, in such a way as to guarantee the essential qualityies of ~~water intended for human consumption. ____________ OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32~~the juice. Amendment 54 # Anja WEISGERBER, Thomas ULMER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS, Renate SOMMER Proposal for a directive - amending act Annex Directive 2001/112/EC Annex I – part I – point 1 – point b – paragraph 5 Flavour and, if appropriate, pulp and cells shall be obtained by suitable physical means from the fruit juice in question or from fruit juices from the same species of fruit ~~may be~~and restored to the fruit juice. source: PE-464.677
1	2010/0298(COD) Detergents: use of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds 2011/05/19 ENVI 1 amendments... Amendment 31 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 Article 16 By 31 December 2014, the Commission shall evaluate, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the use of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in household automatic dishwasher detergents and, if justified, present a legislative proposal with a view to their ~~gradual~~ phase-out or restriction to specific applications. This report shall evaluate the impact of chemicals used in phosphate-free formulations, water and energy consumption in the consumer use phase (wash cycle), hygiene-related aspects, the economic costs to consumers and the costs of reformulation and the impact on SMEs. source: PE-464.931
37	2010/0354(COD) Agricultural products: marketing standards 2011/05/13 AGRI 37 amendments... Amendment 13 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 a Without prejudice to any other provisions applicable to products listed in ~~Annex I~~paragraph 1a and to agricultural ethyl alcohol as referred to in Part I of Annex II, as well as the provisions adopted in the veterinary and food sectors to ensure that products comply with hygiene and health standards and to protect animal and human health, this Section lays down the rules concerning the ~~general marketing standard and marketing standards by sector and/or product for products listed in Annex I and agricultural ethyl alcohol a~~marketing standards for the sectors referred to in Ppar~~t I of Annex II~~agraph 1a." Amendment 14 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 a - paragraph 1 a and 1 b (new) 1a. Marketing standards may be laid down for the following sectors or products: (a) fruit and vegetables; (b) bananas; (c) eggs and poultrymeat; (d) milk and milk products; (e) wine; (f) hops; (g) olive oil and table olives; (h) beef and veal; (i) spreadable fats; (j) live plants. 1b. The products for which marketing standards by sectors or products have been laid down may be marketed in the Union only in accordance with such standard. Amendment 15 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 b Conformity with the general marketing 1. For the purposes of this Regulation a product complies with the "general marketing standard" if it is of sound, fair and marketable quality. 2. Where no marketing standards as referred to in Articles 112e, 112f and 112h and in Council Directives 2000/36/EC, 2001/112/EC, 2001/113/EC, 2001/114/EC, 2001/110/EC*, 2001/111/EC**, were established, products listed in Annex I to this Regulation which are ready for retail sale as human food as referred to in Article 3(7) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council***** may only be marketed if they conform to the general marketing standard. 3. A product shall be considered as conforming to the general marketing standard where the product intended to be marketed is in conformity with an applicable standard, as appropriate, adopted by any of the international organisations listed in Annex XIIb.b deleted standard Amendment 18 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 c Delegated powers concerning general marketing standard In order to address changes in the market situation, taking into account the specificity of each sector, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt, modify and derogate from requirements related to the general marketing standard referred to in Article 112b(1), and rules concerning the conformity referred to in paragraph 3 of that Article .Article 112c deleted Amendment 22 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 d ~~Marketing standards by sectors or The products for which marketing standards by sectors or products have been laid down may be marketed in the Union only in accordance with such standard.~~Article 112d deleted products Amendment 24 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 1 1. In order to take account of the expectations of consumers and to contribute to the improvement of the economic conditions for the production and marketing of agricultural products as well as to their quality, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts under Article 196a, adopt marketing standards byfor the sector s and/or products referred to in Article 112a(1a)(a), (b), (c) and (g), at all stages of the marketing~~, as well as derogations and exemptions from the application of such standards~~ in order to adapt to the constantly changing market conditions, to the evolving consumer demands, as well as in order to take account of developments in relevant international standards and avoid creating obstacles to product innovation. Amendment 30 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2, point a (a) ~~the definition, designation and/or sales descriptions other than those set out in this Regulation and lists~~as regards the fruit and vegetables sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of char~~casses and parts thereof to which Annex XIIa applie~~vesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; Amendment 32 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point b (b) as regards the banana sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; Amendment 33 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point c (c) ~~the plant variety or animal race or the commercial typ~~as regards the eggs and poultrymeat sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (iv) the conservation method and temperature; (v) as regards the poultrymeat sector, the water content as a percentage; Amendment 34 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point d (d) ~~the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory market~~as regards the egg sector: (i) the frequency of collection, delivery, preservation and handling; (ii) the type of farming stand~~ards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific term~~ production method and related administrative rules, and operating circuit; (iii) restrictions as regards the use of certain substances and/or practices; (iv) storage, transport; (v) time limits; Amendment 36 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point e (e) ~~criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics~~as regards the olive oil and table olive sector: (i) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (ii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (iii) specific substances used in production, or components or constituents, including their quantitative content, purity and identification; Amendment 37 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point f ~~(f) specific substances used in production, or components or constituents, including their quantitative content, purity and identification;~~deleted Amendment 38 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point g ~~(g) the type of farming and production method including oenological practices and related administrative rules, and operating circuit;~~deleted Amendment 41 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point h ~~(h) coupage of must and wine including definitions thereof, blending and restrictions thereof;~~deleted Amendment 43 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2- point i ~~(i) the conservation method and temperature;~~deleted Amendment 46 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point j ~~(j) the place of farming and/or origin;~~deleted Amendment 51 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point k ~~(k) the frequency of collection, delivery, preservation and handling;~~deleted Amendment 52 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point l ~~(l) the identification or registration of the producer and/or the industrial facilities in which the product has been prepared or processed;~~deleted Amendment 53 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point m ~~(m) the percentage of water content;~~deleted Amendment 54 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point n ~~(n) restrictions as regards the use of certain substances and/or practices;~~deleted Amendment 55 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point o ~~(o) specific use;~~deleted Amendment 56 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point p ~~(p) commercial documents, accompanying documents and registers to be kept;~~deleted Amendment 57 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point q ~~(q) storage, transport;~~deleted Amendment 58 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point r ~~(r) the certification procedure;~~deleted Amendment 59 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point s (s) the conditions governing the disposal, the holding, circulation and use of products not in conformity to the marketing standards by sectors or products as referred to in paragraph 1 and/or to the definitions, designations and sales descriptions referred to in Article 112f, as well as the disposal of by- products;deleted Amendment 60 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point t ~~(t) time limits;~~deleted Amendment 61 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point u (u) notifications by the Member States, notifications from different establishments to the competent authorities of the Member States and rules for obtaining statistical information on the markets in different products.deleted Amendment 62 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point c (c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information~~, including the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level~~; Amendment 74 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 f - paragraph 3 3. In order to adapt to evolving consumer demands, and in order to take technical progress into account and avoid creating obstacles to product innovation, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt any necessary modification, derogation or exemption to the definitions and sales descriptions provided for in Annex XIIa.deleted Amendment 77 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112g In order to take into account the specificity of each sector, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt a tolerance for each standard beyond which the entire batch of products will be considered as not respecting the standard.Article 112g deleted Tolerance Amendment 82 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 g a (new) Article 112 ga Country of origin In accordance with Annex […], the indication of the country of origin shall apply to the following sectors and/or products: (a) fruit and vegetables; (b) virgin olive oil. Amendment 85 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 h - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2 Where there are no methods and rules recommended and published by the OIV, corresponding methods and rules shall be adopted by the Co~~mmission as referred to in point(g) of Article 112e(2)~~uncil and European Parliament on a proposal from the Commission as referred to in the procedure under Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Amendment 86 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 h - paragraph 2 Only oenological practices authorised in accordance with Annex XIIc and provided for in ~~point (g) of Article 112e(2) and in~~ Article 112k(2) and (3) shall be used in the production and conservation in the Union of products of the wine sector. Amendment 88 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 h - paragraph 3 3. When making proposals on authorising oenological practices for wine as referred to in p~~oint(g) of Article 112e(2)~~aragraph 1, the Commission shall: Amendment 91 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 k - paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Member States may adopt or maintain national marketing standards for sectors or products, provided that these measures are consistent with EU law. Amendment 92 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 112 l Marketing standards related to import and In order to take account of the specificities in trade between the Union and certain third countries and of the special character of some agricultural products, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, define the conditions under which imported products are considered as providing an equivalent level of compliance with the Union requirements concerning marketing standards and which allow for measures derogating from Article 112d and determine the rules relating to the application of the marketing standards to products exported from the Union.Article 112l deleted export Amendment 114 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Werner LANGEN, Anja WEISGERBER, Peter JAHR, Markus FERBER Proposal for a regulation - amending act Annex I Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Annex XII c - Part I - section C - paragraph 7 7. Acidification and enrichment~~, except by way of derogation to be adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 112e(1),~~ and acidification and de-acidification of one and the same product shall be mutually exclusive processes. source: PE-464.789
1	2010/0385(COD) Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2011/06/28 AGRI 1 amendments... Amendment 32 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - paragraph 1, point l ~~(l) wine, Part XII of Annex I;~~deleted source: PE-467.307
2	2010/2088(INI) GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world 2011/03/23 ENVI 2 amendments... Amendment 10 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls for the introduction of additional reporting requirements to be made conditional on an impact assessment; Amendment 11 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Calls for existing data to be used, to avoid any additional costs or additional bureaucracy; source: PE-462.526
11	2010/2106(INI) Commission Green Paper "On forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change" 2011/02/15 ENVI 11 amendments... Amendment 48 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas energy generation from ~~solid~~ biomass ~~and biowaste~~ is projected to be 58% of EU renewables by 2020, ~~leading to an intensification of forestry practices and~~and whereas the proportion of forestry biomass is likely to fall by comparison with agricultural biomass and biowaste, although increases in the ratio of felling to increment to over 100% can nevertheless not be ruled out, Amendment 53 # Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas forest protection and protection of its functions should be mainstreamed in all EU policies affecting forests, Amendment 79 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the EU FAP has four goals: improving long-term competitiveness, protecting the environment, contributing to quality of life and fostering coordination and whereas significant progress has been made ~~mainly~~ in achieving ~~the first~~all the goals, Amendment 89 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas genetic selection should ~~not favour performance traits at the expense of adaptive ones~~be geared to improving the adaptability of the forest ecosystem, Amendment 108 # Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Is convinced that ecological, economic and social sustainability is the prerequisite for the continuation of the ~~economic and social~~ functions of EU forests for society, the economy and our environment; Amendment 123 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify efforts to achieve the ~~environment and quality of life goals~~goals of the FAP in line with the recommendations of the mid-term evaluation on the implementation of the FAP, ~~the~~since this implementation ~~of which~~ is currently lagging behind; Amendment 152 # Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. ~~Advoca~~Notes that ~~active SFM should be made mandatory in the EU in the~~the implementation of SFM by third count~~ext of five-year National Forest Programmes incorporating regional priorities and measurable targets and evaluation criteria~~ries is also very important, and therefore advocates a legally binding agreement at world level in the context of the UN Forum on Forests; Amendment 182 # Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the ~~Commission to present a legislative proposal for a framework for the climate adaptation of EU forests~~Member States, on the basis of the outcome of a debate on forest policy, to propose appropriate measures and instruments to intensify and improve SFM, taking particular account of the need for the climate adaptation of EU forests and the contribution this can make to climate mitigation; Amendment 205 # Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Urges the Commission ~~to present a legislative proposal~~, in cooperation with the Member States, to present a suitable strategy for Forest Fire Prevention ~~incorporating~~under which, for instance, funding for the European Forest Fires Information System (EFFIS), infrastructure, training and prevention planning can be proposed; Amendment 242 # Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 ~~17. Maintains that producer groups and public bodies should be made eligible for forestry measures in the second pillar of the CAP;~~deleted Amendment 275 # Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission to develop legally binding sustainability criteria for woody biomass and ILUC factors for all forms of biomass; states that there should first be an assessment of experience with certification of liquid biomass and, with regard to timber, existing certification systems (e.g. TEFC and FSC) should be built on; source: PE-458.605
4	2010/2111(INI) EU protein deficit: what solution for a long standing problem? 2010/08/12 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 8 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls the severe consequences of past BSE diseases, which led to a threat to public health and wide-scale export bans on the EU's internal market, hampered Member States' external trade activities and caused serious damage to the EU's livestock sector; stresses the importance of upholding the ban on using animal protein sources, introduced in the EU legislation in 1996 for ruminants and extended in 2001 to non-ruminants, on the use of animal protein in animal feed until definite scientific evidence suggests that the transmission of diseases can be excluded;deleted Amendment 11 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament a report on the current use of slaughter waste, swill and meat and bone meal in the Member States and propose options for their use as protein sources; Amendment 12 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Supports the Commission in its intention of reviewing the ban on feeding animal protein to non-ruminants subject to compliance with the ban on cannibalism (COM(2010)384 final); advocates the introduction of a tolerance threshold for processed animal proteins, expressly advocates full application of the precautionary principle with regard to the possible use of animal protein for animal feed; Amendment 30 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasizes that the treatment of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal shall meet the existing strict provisions on the protection of human health and environment, also methane emissions stemming from the process shall be reduced; considers that under the current regulatory framework animal-waste is best utilised in biogas production and calls on the Commission and Member States to favour the use of animal-waste for that purpose. source: PE-454.536
2	2010/2112(INI) Recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security 2010/09/11 ENVI 2 amendments... Amendment 16 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that food products must be affordable for consumers and that producers must receive appropriate prices for their products, condemns the agreements entered into by large-scale retailers and calls for measures to be taken to end such practices and ensure transparency in the way in which final consumer prices for food products are formed; Amendment 52 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to provide objective information and education for consumers regarding seasonal and regional foods; considers that this would support farming and preserve well-tended landscapes in the local area, as well as avoiding long supply routes and unnecessary carbon dioxide emissions and guaranteeing fresh and high-quality food for consumers; source: PE-452.663
5	2010/2234(INI) European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy 2011/01/18 FEMM 5 amendments... Amendment 6 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that a high standard of vocational training is founded on a sound gender-neutral general education and urges Member States to ensure that teaching materials do not contain gender- specific career models so as to ensure that the interests of boys and girls in all career possibilities is awakened from the outset. Amendment 7 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Urges the Member States to conclude basic education with a 'career aptitude' assessment. Amendment 11 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the dual system (practical and scholastic education) is proving successful in certain Member States thanks to the cooperation and interaction of undertakings in the provision of career-related training. Amendment 18 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on Member States, with a view to reconciling family life and careers and assisting women in rural areas, to offer further training in computer technology so as to give female employees the opportunity of working from home also. Amendment 19 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses the major importance of acquiring and improving multilingual proficiency as a means of enhancing self- confidence, adaptability and intercultural skills. source: PE-456.775
4	2011/0156(COD) Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes 2012/01/26 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 83 # Esther de LANGE, Christa KLASS, Julie GIRLING Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Maximum levels for pesticide residues set out in relevant Community legislation, in particular as taken up in Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin, should apply without prejudice to specific provisions set out in this Regulation and its delegated acts. Amendment 86 # Esther de LANGE, Christa KLASS, Julie GIRLING Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 b (new) (17b) However, given the vulnerable nature of infants and young children, severe limitations on pesticide residues are required in infant and follow-on formulae and food for infants and young children. Specific maximum residue limits for these products are set in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC and Commission Directive 2006/125/EC. Amendment 213 # Esther de LANGE, Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the specific requirements on the ~~use of pesticides in agricultural products intended for the production of such food and on~~lowest possible maximum pesticides residues in such food; Amendment 233 # Esther de LANGE, Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The use of pesticides in agricultural products intended for the production of food referred to in Article 1(1)shall be limited as far as possible, while respecting the provisions referred to in Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 2006/141/EC. source: PE-480.592
5	2011/0172(COD) Energy efficiency 2011/07/11 ENVI 1 amendments... Amendment 20 # Christa KLASS, Peter LIESE Proposal for a directive Recital 1 a (new) (1 a) In this context, a specific emphasis should be placed on local European producers and SMEs fulfilling high quality standards for their products and services. To this end, the European Union should effectively control related imports from third countries to guarantee that such products and services fulfill the same high quality standards as local producers and service providers in the European Union. source: PE-475.843 2011/11/29 FEMM 4 amendments... Amendment 13 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Recital 30 a (new) (30a) Today’s children are tomorrow’s workers, engineers, architects, entrepreneurs and energy users. The decisions they take will influence the way in which society produces and uses energy in the future. Energy education is therefore important so that future generations can be instructed in how to contribute to efficient energy consumption through their lifestyle and personal behaviour. Amendment 15 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The participatory processes to improve energy efficiency shall be designed to enable everyone to take part in the energy change. Women in particular need to be integrated into these processes, since they are the main private decision makers and users of efficient energy in private households, and through their daily family interaction they lay the foundations for conscious and sustainable energy use by family members. Amendment 18 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Member States are called on to incorporate women's skills in the area of 'sustainable housekeeping'. They are in a position to provide education and advice on the spot. Education would include, for example, planned shopping to avoid purchasing inappropriate quantities, the conscious use of food to avoid food waste, paying attention to energy efficiency classes when purchasing new household appliances, appropriate heating and ventilation and the energy-conscious use of household appliances. Amendment 22 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new) Member States are called upon to take appropriate measures to promote energy education in families, schools and society, with particular stress on how each individual can contribute to more efficient, sustainable energy use through their personal behaviour. source: PE-476.135
6	2011/0229(COD) Food safety: electronic identification of bovine animals and beef labelling 2012/02/17 ENVI 6 amendments... Amendment 57 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a ~~in Article 3, in the first paragraph, point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) means of identification to identify animals individually;"~~deleted Amendment 71 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 6 ~~(6) Article 6 is replaced by the following~~deleted Amendment 72 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 6 ~~Where a Member State does not exchange electronic data with other Member States in the framework of the electronic exchange system referred to in Article 5:~~deleted Amendment 73 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 6 ~~(a) the competent authority shall, for each animal that is intended for intra-Union trade, issue a passport based on the information contained in the computerised database set up in that Member State;~~deleted Amendment 74 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 6 ~~(b) each animal for which a passport is issued, shall be accompanied by it whenever the animal is moved from one Member State to another;~~deleted Amendment 75 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 6 (c) upon arrival of the animal at the holding of destination, the passport accompanying the animal shall be surrendered to the competent authority of the Member State where the holding of destination is locadeleted." source: PE-480.879
5	2011/0231(COD) Aromatised wine products: definition, description, presentation, labelling, and protection of geographical indications 2012/09/03 ENVI 5 amendments... Amendment 17 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER, Herbert DORFMANN Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d (d) if no alcohol has been added, which has a minimum actual alcoholic strength by volume of 4,5 % vol. and a maximum actual alcoholic strength by volume of less than 14,5 % vol.; if alcohol has been added, which has a minimum actual alcoholic strength by volume of 7,5 % vol. and a maximum actual alcoholic strength by volume of less than 14,5 % vol. Amendment 18 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER, Herbert DORFMANN Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) (1a) The oenological practices and restrictions under Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)1 shall apply to wine products used for the production of aromatised wine products. The Commission shall, if necessary, present a legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 accordingly. ___________________ 1 OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Amendment 21 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. If aromatised wine-based drinks or aromatised wine-product cocktails are placed on the market in a presentation form or under an invented or brand name that suggests to the consumer that they are spirits-based mixed drinks, then the sales denomination and alcohol content must be placed in the same field of vision, as defined in Article 2(2)(k) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers 1, in the same font size and same colour as the invented or brand name. __________________ 1 OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18. Amendment 36 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER, Herbert DORFMANN Proposal for a regulation Article 9 In order to take into account the specificities of the sector and to address the emergence of new products on the market, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, update: (a) the definitions, the requirements and the restrictions laid down in Annex I, (b) the sales denominations and descriptions laid down in Annex II.Article 9 deleted Delegated powers Amendment 40 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 10 For the purposes of this Chapter, "geographical indication" means an indication referring to a region, a specific place or a country, used to describe an aromatised wine product where the wine products come from the Union and where a given quality, reputation or other characteristics of that wine product is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. source: PE-485.842
5	2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020 2012/07/23 AGRI 1 amendments... Amendment 1500 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 29 a (new) Article 29 a The possibility of regional-level payments for agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment referred to in Articles 20 and 29 may lead to regional agreements being signed between regional authorities and groups of farmers which, however, must comply with the 30 % ceiling stipulated in Article 33. Such regional agreements will lead to comprehensive incentive measures implemented jointly for areas which, depending on local characteristics and on the basis of joint, measurable targets, will help improve the situation of water resources, the development of biodiversity and soil. source: PE-494.483 2012/07/24 AGRI 4 amendments... Amendment 1658 # Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Christa KLASS, Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Farmers with permanent grassland whose land requires structural conversion may carry out such conversion with a view to a) reseeding or b) seeding on another site on the farm. Amendment 1707 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 73 % of their eligible hectares ~~as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland,~~ is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas ~~as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii)~~. Following the conclusion of a regional agreement in accordance with Article 29 between the local authorities and a group of farmers, this 3% may relate to the total area of the land covered by the agreement. This minimum may then relate to the areas of several farms taken together, at regional level. Amendment 1776 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The following shall be deemed to be ecological focus areas: former agricultural features such as grassland strips or water protection areas, including adjacent agricultural features, set-aside land, compensatory land, nature reserves and public areas designated as being of environmental importance. Amendment 1795 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in thatose paragraphs. source: PE-494.487
39	2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020 2012/07/19 AGRI 1 amendments... Amendment 464 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Christa KLASS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Manfred WEBER, Martin KASTLER Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) The aid scheme for hop producer organisations is only used in one Member State. In order to create flexibility and to harmonise the approach in this sector with the other sectors, the aid scheme should be discontinued, with the possibility to support the producer organisations under rural development measures.deleted source: PE-492.801 2012/07/20 AGRI 1 amendments... Amendment 991 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Christa KLASS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Martin KASTLER, Manfred WEBER Proposal for a regulation Article 29 a (new) Article 29a Aid in the hops sector 1. The Community shall finance a payment to producer organisations in the hops sector recognised under Article 106 to fund measures to achieve the aims referred to in that Article. 2. The annual Community financing for the payment to producer organisations shall be EUR 2 277 000 for Germany. 3. The Commission shall adopt implementing provisions for this Section. source: PE-494.488 2012/07/23 AGRI 35 amendments... Amendment 1098 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 39 a (new) Article 39a Content of support programmes Support programmes shall consist of the following elements: (a) a detailed description of the measures proposed as well as their quantified objectives; (b) the results of consultations held; (c) an appraisal showing the expected technical, economic, environmental and social impact; (d) a schedule for implementing the measures; (e) a general financing table showing the resources to be deployed and the envisaged indicative allocation of the resources between the measures in accordance with ceilings provided for in Annex X; (f) the criteria and quantitative indicators to be used for monitoring and evaluation as well as the steps taken to ensure that the support programmes are implemented appropriately and effectively; and (g) the designation of competent authorities and bodies responsible for implementing the support programme. Amendment 1103 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – point c a (new) (ca) support programme for wine growing on steep-slope sites pursuant to Article 44a; Amendment 1133 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 44 a (new) Article 44a Support programme for wine growing on steep-slope sites The measures taken as part of the support programme for wine growing on steep- slope sites shall be designed to safeguard wine growing on labour-intensive slope, steep-slope and terrace sites in the long term by improving its competitiveness. The support may take the form of a flat- rate per-hectare payment to be set by the Member State concerned or a modulated payment determined by the steepness of the site. Amendment 1239 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 58 – paragraph 1 1. Marketing standards may apply to the following sectors or products: (a) olive oil and table olives in respect of the products referred to in point (a) of Part VII of Annex I; (b) fruit and vegetables; (c) processed fruit and vegetables; (d) bananas; (e) live plants; (f) spreadable fats; (g) milk and milk products intended for human consumption; (h) poultrymeat. The wine sector shall be excluded. The products for which marketing standards by sectors or products have been laid down may be marketed in the Union only in accordance with such standards. Amendment 1243 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1 may ~~cover:~~relate where appropriate to the requirements for: (a) as regards the fruit and vegetables sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (iv) the conservation method and temperature; (v) as regards the poultrymeat sector, the water content as a percentage; (d) as regards the egg sector: (i) the frequency of collection, delivery, preservation and handling; (ii) the type of farming and production method and related administrative rules, and operating circuit; (iii) restrictions as regards the use of certain substances and/or practices; (iv) storage, transport; (v) time limits. (e) as regards the olive oil and table olives sector:b) as regards the banana sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (iii) specific substances used in production, or components or constituents, including their quantitative content, purity and identification. 3. The marketing standards by sectors or products adopted pursuant to paragraph 1c) as regards the eggs and poultrymeat sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and shall be established without prejudice to Title IV of Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)733] on agricultural product quality schemes, and shall take into account: (a) the specificities of the product concerned; (b) the need to ensure the conditions for a smooth placing of the products on the market; (c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information; (d) the standard recommendations adopted by international bodies. Amendment 1270 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c (c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information~~, including the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level~~; Amendment 1271 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point d ~~(d) the methods used for determining physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics of the products;~~deleted Amendment 1290 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Christa KLASS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Manfred WEBER, Martin KASTLER Proposal for a regulation Article 59 a (new) Article 59a Certification for hops 1. Products of the hops sector, harvested or prepared within the Community, shall be subject to a certification procedure. 2. Certificates may be issued only for products having the minimum quality characteristics appropriate to a specific stage of marketing. In the case of hop powder, hop powder with higher lupulin content, extract of hops and mixed hop products, the certificate may only be issued if the alpha acid content of these products is not lower than that of the hops from which they have been prepared. 3. The certificates shall indicate at least: (a) the place(s) of production of the hops; (b) the year(s) of harvesting; (c) the variety or varieties. 4. Products of the hops sector may be marketed or exported only if a certificate as referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 has been issued. In the case of imported products of the hops sector, the attestation provided for in Article 128a(2) shall be deemed to be equivalent to the certificate. 5. Measures derogating from paragraph 4 may be adopted by the Commission: (a) in order to satisfy the trade requirements of certain third countries; or (b) for products intended for special uses. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall: (a) not prejudice the normal marketing of products for which the certificate has been issued; (b) be accompanied by guarantees intended to avoid any confusion with those products. Amendment 1295 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 60 – paragraph 3 3. Taking into account the need to adapt to evolving consumer demands, and technical progress and to avoid creating obstacles to product innovation, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on modifications, derogations or exemptions to the definitions and sales descriptions provided for in Annex VI.deleted Amendment 1307 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 The ~~Commission shall, where necessary, adopt methods referred to in point (d) of Article 59(3) for products listed in Part II of Annex VI by means of implementing acts~~methods of analysis for determining the composition of the products of the wine sector and the rules whereby it may be established whether these products have undergone processes contrary to authorised oenological practices shall be adopted pursuant to Article 43(2) of the Treaty. Those methods and rules shall be based on ~~any~~the relevant ~~methods~~ recommend~~ed and published by~~ations of the OIV, unless they would be ineffective or inappropriate in view of the ~~legitimate~~ objective pursued~~. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2)~~ by the Union. Amendment 1315 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 67 – paragraph 2 2. Save as otherwise provided for in agreements concluded pursuant to Article 218 of the Treaty, products referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be produced in accordance with oenological practices ~~recommended and published by the OIV or~~ authorised by the Union pursuant to this Regulation. Amendment 1346 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) It shall consist at least of: (a) the name to be protected; (b) a description of the wine(s); (i) for wines with a designation of origin, its principal analytical and organoleptic characteristics; (ii) for wines with a geographical indication, its principal analytical characteristics as well as an evaluation or indication of its organoleptic characteristics; (c) where applicable, the specific oenological practices used to make the wine(s) as well as the relevant restrictions on making the wine(s); (d) the demarcation of the geographical area concerned; (e) the maximum yields per hectare; (f) an indication of the wine grape variety or varieties the wine(s) is/are obtained from; (g) the details bearing out the link referred to in Article 70(1)(a) or, as the case may be, in Article 70(1)(a)(i); (h) applicable requirements laid down in Union or national legislation or, where provided for by Member States, by an organisation which manages the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication, having regard to the fact that such requirements shall be objective and non-discriminatory and compatible with Union law; (i) the name and address of the authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the provisions of the product specification and their specific tasks. Amendment 1353 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The application for protection shall be filed with the Member State in whose territory the designation of origin or geographical indication originates. The Member State shall examine the application for protection in order to verify whether it meets the conditions set out in this Subsection. The Member State shall, by means of a national procedure, ensure the adequate publication of the application and provide for a period of at least two months from the date of publication within which any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and resident or established on its territory may object to the proposed protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement with the Member State. Amendment 1356 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) (a) publish the single document and the product specification at least on the Internet; and (b) forward to the Commission an application for protection containing the following information: (i) the name and address of the applicant; (ii) the single document referred to in Article 71(1)(d); (iii) a declaration by the Member State that it considers that the application lodged by the applicant meets the conditions required; and (iv) the publication reference, in keeping with point (a). The information referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be forwarded in one of the official languages of the Union or accompanied by a certified translation into one of those languages. Amendment 1359 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Member States shall have the laws, regulations or administrative provisions in place that are necessary to comply with Article 118f of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and this Article as from 1 August 2009. Amendment 1360 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Where a Member State has no national legislation concerning the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications, it may, on a transitional basis only, grant protection to the name in accordance with the terms of this Subsection at national level with effect from the day the application is lodged with the Commission. Such transitional national protection shall cease on the date on which a decision on registration or refusal under this Subsection is taken. Amendment 1365 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 82 – paragraph 1 An applicant satisfying the conditions ~~laid down pursuant to point (b)~~ of Article ~~86(4)~~72 may apply for approval of an amendment to the product specification of a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication, in particular to take account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge or to redefine the geographical area ~~concerned~~referred to in point (d) of the second subparagraph of Article 71(2). Applications shall describe and give reasons for the amendments requested. Amendment 1368 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new) Where the proposed amendment involves one or more amendments to the single document referred to in Article 71(1)(d), Articles 73 to 76 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the amendment application. However, if the proposed amendment is only minor, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide whether to approve the application without following the procedure laid down in Article 74(2) and Article 75 and, in the event of approval, shall publish the elements referred to in Article 74(3). That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2). Amendment 1370 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 82 – paragraph 1 b (new) Where the proposed amendment does not involve any change to the single document, the following rules shall apply: (a) where the geographical area is in a given Member State, that Member State shall express its position on the amendment and, if it is in favour, shall publish the amended product specification and inform the Commission of the amendments approved and the reasons for them; (b) where the geographical area is in a third country, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide whether to approve the proposed amendment. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2). Amendment 1372 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 84 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. By way of derogation from Article 82(1), a Member State or third country or its competent authority may apply for approval for the amendment of the product specification for existing protected wine names in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. Amendment 1381 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) ~~the elements of the product specif~~in which cases a single producer may apply for the protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication; Amendment 1383 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point c (c) the conditions to be followed in respect of an application for the protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication, ~~preliminary national procedures,~~ scrutiny by the Commission, objection procedure, and procedures for amendment, cancellation and conversion of protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications; Amendment 1385 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER, Astrid LULLING Proposal for a regulation Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point d (d) the ~~condition~~specific measures related to the national procedures applicable to trans- border applications; Amendment 1388 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point g (g) the conditions ~~related to~~under which an amendment is to ~~product specifications.~~be considered as minor within the meaning of Article 82(2); Amendment 1395 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) Competent authorities of Member States or third countries or representative professional organisations established in third countries may submit to the Commission an application for protection of traditional terms within the meaning of Article 89. Amendment 1396 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Traditional terms shall be protected only in the language and for the categories of grape vine products claimed in the application, against: (a) any misuse even if the protected term is accompanied by an expression such as 'style', 'type', 'method', 'as produced in', 'imitation', 'flavour', 'like' or similar; (b) any other false or misleading indication as to the nature, characteristics or essential qualities of the product, on the inner or outer packaging, advertising material or documents relating to it; (c) any other practice liable to mislead the consumer, in particular to give the impression that the wine qualifies for the protected traditional term. Amendment 1397 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Where a traditional term is protected under this Regulation, the registration of a trademark, the use of which would contravene Article 89c, shall be assessed in accordance with Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) or Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 ( 2 ). Trademarks registered in breach of the first subparagraph shall be declared invalid upon request in accordance with the applicable procedures as specified by Directive 2008/95/EC or Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. A trademark, which corresponds to one of the situations referred to in Article 89c of this Regulation, and which has been applied for, registered or established by use, if that possibility is provided for by the legislation concerned, in the territory of the Community before 4 May 2002 or before the date of submission of the application for protection of the traditional term to the Commission, may continue to be used and renewed notwithstanding the protection of the traditional term. In such cases the use of the traditional term shall be permitted alongside the relevant trademark. A name shall not be protected as a traditional term, where in the light of a trademark's reputation and renown, such protection is liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity, nature, characteristic or quality of the wine. Amendment 1398 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. A term, for which an application is lodged and which is wholly or partially homonymous with that of a traditional term already protected under this Chapter shall be protected with due regard to local and traditional usage and the risk of confusion. A homonymous term which misleads consumers as to the nature, quality or the true origin of the products shall not be registered even if the term is accurate. The use of a protected homonymous term shall be subject to there being a sufficient distinction in practice between the homonym protected subsequently and the traditional term already protected, having regard to the need to treat the producers concerned in an equitable manner and not to mislead the consumer. Amendment 1399 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Within two months from the date of publication of the application by the Commission any Member State or third country, or any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest may object to the proposed recognition by lodging a request of objection. Amendment 1400 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. An applicant may apply for an approval of a modification of a traditional term, the language indicated, the wine or wines concerned or of the summary of the definition or conditions of use of the traditional term concerned. Amendment 1401 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. The Commission may on a duly substantiated request by a Member State, a third country or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, by means of an implementing act, decide to cancel the protection of a traditional term if it no longer meets the definition laid down in Article 89. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2). Amendment 1407 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point a ~~(a) the applicants that may apply for the protection of a traditional term;~~deleted Amendment 1408 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point c ~~(c) the grounds for objecting to a proposed recognition of a traditional term;~~deleted Amendment 1409 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point d ~~(d) the scope of the protection, the relationship with trade marks, protected traditional terms, protected designations of origin or geographical indications, homonyms, or certain wine grape names;~~deleted Amendment 1410 # Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point e ~~(e) the grounds for cancellation of a traditional term;~~deleted source: PE-494.486 2012/07/25 AGRI 2 amendments... Amendment 1660 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) market products not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, provided that the proportion of products sold which are not covered by Annex I does not exceed 49 % of the total volume marketed, without this leading to the forfeiture of official status as a producer organisation in the recognised agricultural sector. Amendment 1916 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Christa KLASS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Manfred WEBER, Martin KASTLER Proposal for a regulation Article 129 a (new) Article 129a Imports of hops 1. Products of the hops sector may be imported from third countries only if their quality standards are at least equivalent to those applicable to similar products harvested in the Community or made from such products. 2. Products shall be regarded as meeting the quality standards referred to in paragraph 1 if they are accompanied by an attestation issued by the authorities of the country of origin and recognised as equivalent to the certificate referred to in Article 59a. In the case of hop powder, hop powder with higher lupulin content, extract of hops and mixed hop products, the attestation shall be recognised as being equivalent to the certificate only if the alpha acid content of these products is not lower than that of the hops from which they have been prepared. The equivalence of the attestations shall be verified in accordance with detailed rules adopted by the Commission. source: PE-492.804
3	2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020 2012/07/20 AGRI 1 amendments... Amendment 144 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) Forestry is an integral part of rural development and support for sustainable and climate friendly land use should encompass forest area development and sustainable management of forests. The rigorous implementation of sustainable forest management (SFM), the exploitation of unused forestry resources and sources of timber and increased timber use can make decisive contributions to the achievement of the EU’s climate objectives and the wide- ranging objectives of the EU2020 Strategy. During the 2007-2013 programming period a variety of measures covered different types of support for forestry investments and management. In the interest of simplification but also of allowing beneficiaries to design and realise integrated projects with increased added value, a single measure should cover all types of support for forestry investments and management. The information shall refer to: This measure should cover the extension and improvement of forest resources through afforestation of land and creation of agro-forestry systems combining extensive agriculture with forestry systems, restoration of forests damaged by fire or other natural disasters and relevant prevention measures, investments in new forestry technologies and in the processing and marketing of forest products aimed at improving the economic and environmental performance of forest holders and non remunerative investments which improve ecosystem and climate resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems. Support should avoid distorting competition and be market neutral. As a result limitations should be imposed relating to the size and legal status of beneficiaries. Preventive actions against fires should be in areas classified by Member States as medium or high fire risk. All preventive actions should be part of a forest protection plan. The occurrence of a natural disaster in the case of action for the restoration of damaged forest potential should be subject to the formal recognition by a scientific public organisation. The forestry measure should be adopted in the light of undertakings given by the Union and the Member States at international level, and be based on Member States’ national or sub-national forest plans or equivalent instruments which should take into account the commitments made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. It should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forestry Strategy. In order to ensure that afforestation of agricultural land is in line with the aims of environmental policy the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the definition of certain minimum environmental requirements. source: PE-489.640 2012/07/24 AGRI 1 amendments... Amendment 501 # Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Christa KLASS, Peter JAHR, Milan ZVER, Albert DESS Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new) (d a) women in rural areas source: PE-492.797 2012/07/25 AGRI 1 amendments... Amendment 1371 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 2. Support shall be granted to farmers and to private forest owners ~~and~~, associations of forest owners and communal forest owners respectively. In duly justified cases it may also be granted to other land managers. source: PE-494.479
6	2011/0394(COD) Programme for the competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs, COSME 2014-2020 2012/08/31 FEMM 6 amendments... Amendment 15 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The Commission adopted the Communication ‘Europe 2020 - A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ in March 2010 (hereinafter ‘the Europe 2020 Strategy’). The Communication was endorsed by the European Council of June 2010. The Europe 2020 Strategy responds to the economic crisis and is intended to prepare Europe for the next decade. It sets five ambitious objectives on climate and energy, employment, innovation, education and social inclusion to be reached by 2020 and identifies key drivers for growth, which aim at making Europe more dynamic and competitive. It also emphasises the importance of reinforcing the growth of the European economy while delivering high levels of employment for women and men equally, a low carbon, resource and energy-efficient economy and social cohesion. Amendment 21 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) Female entrepreneurship and female SMEs provide a key source for increasing the degree of female employment and thereby capitalising to a greater extent on women’s level of education. Female entrepreneurship also brings energy and innovation to the business world, and the Union’s potential in that regard is still far from being fully tapped. Women are particularly highly motivated in self-employment because running their own businesses enables them to set their own working hours and thus to reconcile work and family life better. Increasing the number of female entrepreneurs has a number of positive effects and contributes immediately to the general state of the economy. In a climate of economic instability it is easy to neglect support measures for female entrepreneurs. Amendment 32 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) Both female and male entrepreneurs should be offered opportunities for personal development and for further training in IT and languages, with the aim inter alia of promoting skills for the international market. Amendment 52 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) measures to improve the design, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting the competitiveness and sustainability of enterprises, including disaster resilience, and to secure the development of appropriate infrastructures in both urban and rural areas, world class clusters and business networks, framework conditions and development of sustainable products, services and processes; Amendment 53 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Particular attention shall be paid to young entrepreneurs, as well as new and potential entrepreneurs ~~and~~, both female ~~entrepreneurs, as well as specific target groups~~and male, and to specific target groups such as young men and women. Amendment 55 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission may support Member States' measures to build-up entrepreneurial education, skills and attitudes, in particular among potential and new ~~entrepreneur~~female and male entrepreneurs. Particular support should be directed at women in rural areas. source: PE-494.701
18	2011/0398(COD) Noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports: rules and procedures 2012/10/07 ENVI 18 amendments... Amendment 59 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) ~~Noise assessments should build on existing information available and ensure that such~~In accordance with Directive 2002/49/EC, noise assessments should be based on objective and measurable criteria common to all the Member States. This information ismust be reliable ~~and accessible to competent authorities and stakeholders. Competent authorities should put in place the necessary monitoring and enforcement tools~~, obtained in a transparent manner, comparable and accessible to all stakeholders. Assessments should include monitoring of the latest technological developments and exchanges of the latest findings concerning the procedures to be employed. Competent authorities should put in place the necessary monitoring and enforcement tools. Noise assessments should be carried out or supervised by outside agencies independent of the airport operator. Amendment 61 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) It is recognised that Member States have decided on noise-related operating restrictions in accordance with national legislation based on nationally acknowledged noise methods, which may not (yet) be fully consistent with the method as described in the authoritative European Civil Aviation Conference Report Doc 29 on 'Standard Method of Computing Noise Contours around Civil Airports' nor use the internationally recognised aircraft noise performance information. However, the efficiency and effectiveness of an operating restriction, together with the efficiency and effectiveness of the relevant action plan of which the restriction is a part, should be assessed in accordance with methods ~~prescrib~~based ion ECAC Doc 29 and the ICAO Balanced Approach. ~~Accordingly, Member States should adapt their assessments of operating restrictions in national legislation towards full compliance with ECAC Doc 29~~This assessment is currently being carried out in the context of the revision of Directive 2002/49/EC. Amendment 64 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) to enable selection of the most ~~cost-~~ effective noise mitigation measures, taking account of both the health and the economic aspects, in accordance with the Balanced Approach so as to achieve the sustainable development of the airport and air traffic management network capacity from a gate- to-gate perspective. Amendment 70 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (3) ‘Balanced Approach’ means the method under which the range of available measures, namely reduction of aircraft noise at source, land-use planning and management, noise abatement operational procedures and operating restrictions, is considered in a consistent way with the view to addressing the noise problem ~~in the most cost-effective way on an airport by airport basi~~on an airport by airport basis in a way which takes account of both the health and the economic aspects. Amendment 74 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new) (7a) ‘Interest groups’ means natural or legal persons who are affected by or would benefit from the introduction or non-introduction of noise reduction measures, including operating restrictions, or who have a legitimate interest in the introduction of such measure; Amendment 78 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) identify measures available to reduce the noise impact, including the more effective use of existing time slots through the introduction of larger aircraft, a reduction in the number of uneconomic feeder flights which take up time slots and a greater focus on point-to-point routes in order to reduce the number of feeder flights operated with small aircraft; Amendment 80 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) evaluate the likely ~~cost-~~effectiveness of the available measures in the light of the environmental objective set; Amendment 92 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d (d) ~~not as a first resort~~following careful prior consideration of the measures outlined in letters (a) to (c), operating restrictions. Amendment 94 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. Measures or a combination of measures taken in accordance with this Regulation for a given airport shall not be more restrictive than necessary to achieve the health-related and environmental noise abatement objectives set for that airport. Operating restrictions shall be non- discriminatory, in particular on grounds of nationality, identity or activity of aircraft operators. Amendment 98 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The competent authorities shall use the method, indicators and information described in ~~Annex I~~Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise1 for the assessment of the current and future noise situation. __________________ OJ L 189, 18.7.2002, p. 12. Amendment 100 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. When the assessment of the noise situation reveals that new measures are necessary to achieve or maintain the level of noise abatement objectives, the competent authorities shall take due account of the contribution of each type of measure under the Balanced Approach~~, in accordance with Annex I~~. Amendment 102 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. The competent authorities shall ensure that, at the appropriate level, a forum for technical cooperation is established between the airport operator, aircraft operator and air navigation service provider, for actions which these operators are responsible for, and taking due account of the interdependency between measures to mitigate noise and to reduce emissions. The members of this forum for technical cooperation shall regularly consult ~~local residents or their representative~~interest groups, and provide technical information and advice on noise mitigating measures to the competent authorities. No decision shall be taken to implement a measure until interest groups have been consulted. Amendment 104 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 5. The competent authorities shall assess the cost-effectiveness of the new measures~~, as referred to in paragraph 3 in accordance with Annex II~~ in the context of the noise action plans provided for in Directive 2002/49/EC. A minor technical amendment to an existing measure without substantive implications on capacity or operations is not considered as a new operating restriction. Amendment 113 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) aircraft used in humanitarian operations Amendment 115 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. At the request of a Member State or interest group or on its own initiative, and without prejudice to a pending appeal procedure, the Commission may scrutinise the decision on an operating restriction, prior to its implementation. Where the Commission finds that the decision does not respect the requirements set out in this Regulation, or is otherwise contrary to Union law, it may suspend the decision, unless the competent authority has imposed the operating restrictions on the basis of the outcome of a mediation procedure or another type of extrajudicial dispute resolution procedure. Amendment 119 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) amendments to the method and technical report set out in A~~nnex I~~rticle 6(2). Amendment 120 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Annex I ~~[...]~~deleted Amendment 122 # Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Proposal for a regulation Annex II ~~[...]~~deleted source: PE-492.695
3	2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020 2012/06/25 ENVI 3 amendments... Amendment 250 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part III – point 1.1 – paragraph 4 In the Union, CVD annually accounts for more than 2 million deaths and costs the economy more than EUR 192 billion while cancer accounts for a quarter of all deaths and is the number one cause of death in people aged 45-64. Over 27 million people in the Union suffer from diabetes and the total cost of brain disorders (including, but not limited to those affecting mental health) has been estimated at EUR 800 billion. Environmental, life-style and socio-economic factors are relevant in several of these conditions with up to one third of the global disease burden estimated to be related to these. However, for other conditions- in particular neurodegenerative diseases - effective prevention strategies will first require a considerable boost in research into their causes and the development of better early diagnosis and treatment options. Amendment 285 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part III – point 1.3 – paragraph 3 An increasing disease and disability burden in the context of an aging population places further demands on health and care sectors. If effective health and care is to be maintained for all ages, efforts are required to improve decision making in prevention and treatment provision, to identify and support the dissemination of best practice in the health and care sectors, and to support integrated care and the wide uptake of technological, organisational and social innovations empowering in particular older persons, persons with chronic diseases as well as disabled persons to remain active and independent. Doing so will contribute to increasing, and lengthening the duration of their physical, social, and mental well- being. Amendment 289 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part III – point 1.3 – paragraph 4 All of these activities shall be undertaken in such a way as to provide support throughout the research and innovation cycle, strengthening the competitiveness of the European based industries and development of new market opportunities. To this end, a broad basis of research is of utmost importance for a high level of competitivity and future innovation in the European Union; source: PE-492.608
20	2011/0429(COD) Water policy: priority substances 2012/08/11 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 226 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Recital 3 a (new) (3a) Pursuant to Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in preparing its policy on the environment, the Union should take account of available scientific and technical data, environmental conditions in the various regions of the Union, the potential benefits and costs of action or lack of action as well as the economic and social development of the Union as a whole and the balanced development of its regions. Scientific, environmental and socio-economic factors, including human health considerations, should be taken into account in developing a cost-effective and proportionate policy on the chemical pollution of surface waters, including in the review of the list of priority substances in accordance with Article 16(4) of Directive 2000/60/EC. With that aim in view, the polluter-pays principle underpinning the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) must be consistently applied. Amendment 227 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Recital 3 b (new) (3b) In keeping with the polluter-pays principle, if at all possible measures should be taken to reduce discharges at the immediate source, rather than dealing with them only after they have entered surface water. Amendment 239 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 4 Directive 2008/105/EC Article 8 The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council the outcome of the regular review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC provided for in Article 16(4) of that Directive. It shall accompany the report, if appropriate, with relevant proposals, in particular proposals to identify new priority substances or priority hazardous substances or to identify certain priority substances as priority hazardous substances and to set corresponding EQS for surface water, sediment or biota, as appropriate.' In the context of the identification of new substances and whenever relevant proposals are made, care shall be taken to ensure consistency with any existing authorisation and assessments in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and of Directives 98/8/EC, 2001/82/EC and 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Amendment 240 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 5 Directive 2008/105/EC Article 8 a – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) Ubiquitous, persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances should not be taken into account when assessing the chemical status of groundwater if the natural background concentration of one of these substances in the body of surface water to be assessed exceeds the environmental quality standard. source: PE-500.412 2012/11/13 ENVI 16 amendments... Amendment 36 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) The Commission has conducted a review of the list of priority substances according to Article 16(4) of Directive 2000/60/EC and to Article 8 of Directive 2008/105/EC and come to the conclusion that it is appropriate to amend the list of priority substances by identifying new substances for priority action at Union level, setting EQS for them, or removing existing substances from the list and updating according to scientific progress the EQS for some existing substances, and setting biota EQS for some existing and new priority substances. Amendment 40 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Numerous Union acts have been adopted since the adoption of Directive 2000/60/EC, which constitute emission control measures in accordance with Article 16 of that Directive for individual priority substances. Moreover, many environmental protection measures fall under the scope of other existing Union legislation. Therefore, priority should be given to implementing and revising existing instruments rather than establishing new controls. The inclusion of a substance in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC ~~is without prejudice~~must not run counter to the application of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC or permits issued on the basis thereof. Amendment 42 # Anja WEISGERBER, Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Numerous Union acts have been adopted since the adoption of Directive 2000/60/EC, which constitute emission control measures in accordance with Article 16 of that Directive for individual priority substances. Moreover, many environmental protection measures fall under the scope of other existing Union legislation. Therefore, priority should be given to implementing and revising existing instruments rather than establishing new controls. In order to adopt a coherent and coordinated legal instrument concerning priority hazardous substances, it is necessary to establish which measures pertain to what stage in the life cycle of a substance and to demonstrate that, taken collectively, the measures bring about a demonstrable improvement in the environment. The inclusion of a substance in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC is without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC. Amendment 58 # Anja WEISGERBER, Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Recital 12 (12) Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBTs) and other ~~substances that behave like PBT~~priority hazardous substances may be found for decades in the aquatic environment at levels posing a significant risk, ~~even if~~although extensive measures to reduce or eliminate emissions have already been taken, particularly at European level. Some are also capable of long-range transport and are largely ubiquitous in the environment. Several such substances are among the existing and proposed priority hazardous substances ~~and, because of their long-term ubiquity, some of them need special consideration as regards their impact on the presentation~~. Only in rare cases can these substances be reduced effectively by means of measures at local or regional level. For these substances, international efforts are needed in order to reduce them on a global scale. These substances need special consideration with reference to their long-term impact on the environment, their observation, their influence ofn chemical status under Directive 2000/60/EC and as regards monitoring requirements. Amendment 92 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 4 Directive 2008/105/EC Article 8 The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council the outcome of the regular review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC provided for in Article 16(4) of that Directive. It shall accompany the report, if appropriate, with relevant proposals, in particular proposals to identify new priority substances or priority hazardous substances or to identify certain priority substances as priority hazardous substances and to set corresponding EQS for surface water, sediment or biota, as appropriate. Regular reviews should allow for the possibility, on the basis of scientific data, to adjust quality standards applicable to listed substances or to remove them from the list. If the review shows that a substance listed as a priority substance in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC does not present a significant risk to the aquatic environment pursuant to Article 16(2), the Commission should propose that the substance be deleted from Annex X. Amendment 102 # Anja WEISGERBER, Christa KLASS, Thomas ULMER Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 5 Directive 2008/105/EC Article 8 a – paragraph 1 – point a (a) prepare additional maps in the distance-to-target presentation which present the chemical status information separately from that for the rest of the substances in the river basin management plans produced in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2000/60/EC, without prejudice to the requirements of Section 1.4.3 of Annex V to that Directive regarding the presentation of the overall chemical status, and/or Amendment 114 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 6 Directive 2008/105/EC Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The watch list shall contain no more than 25 substances ~~or groups of substances~~ at any given time and shall indicate the monitoring matrix for each substance. The substances shall be selected from among those for which the available information indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to or via the aquatic environment and for which high- quality monitoring data and data concerning ecotoxicological effects are required for the risk assessment. In selecting the substances for the watch list the Commission shall take into account all available scientific information ~~including research projects~~, Member States' characterisation and monitoring programmes under Articles 5 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and information on production volumes, use patterns, concentrations in the environment and effects, including that gathered in accordance with Directives 98/8/EC, 2001/82/EC and 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Amendment 130 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 6 Directive 2008/105/EC Article 8 b – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall draw up the first watch list as referred to in paragraph 1 by […] and shall define a scientifically based, technical and transparent procedure for including substances in it or removing them. A given substance may only be included in the watch list for a limited period on the basis of scientifically grounded data. Amendment 170 # Christa KLASS, Anja WEISGERBER, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a directive Annex I – table – row 36 Directive 2000/60/EC Annex X – table – row 36 (36) 124495-18-7 not applicable Quinoxyfen X Amendment 173 # Christa KLASS, Thomas ULMER, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a directive Annex I – table – row 46 Directive 2000/60/EC Annex X – table – row 46 ~~(46) 57-63-6 200-342-2 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol~~ deleted Amendment 180 # Christa KLASS, Thomas ULMER, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a directive Annex I – table – row 47 Directive 2000/60/EC Annex X– table – row 47 ~~(47) 50-28-2 200-023-82 17-beta-estradiol~~ deleted Amendment 187 # Christa KLASS, Thomas ULMER, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a directive Annex I – table – row 48 Directive 2000/60/EC Annex X – table – row 48 ~~(48) 15307-79-6 239-346-4 Diclofenac~~ deleted Amendment 207 # Christa KLASS, Thomas ULMER, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a directive Annex II – table – row 46 Directive 2008/105/EC Annex I – table – row 46 ~~(46) 17- 57-63-6 3,5 10-5 7 10-6 not not alpha- applicable applicable ethinyles tradiol~~ deleted Amendment 212 # Christa KLASS, Thomas ULMER, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a directive Annex II – table – row 47 Directive 2008/105/EC Annex I – table – row 47 ~~(47) 17-beta- 50-28-2 4 10-4 8 10-5 not not estradiol applicable applicable~~ deleted Amendment 217 # Christa KLASS, Thomas ULMER, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a directive Annex II – table – row 48 Directive 2008/105/EC Annex I – table – row 48 ~~(48) Diclofenac 15307-79-6 0,1 0,01 not not applicable applicable~~ deleted Amendment 223 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a directive Annex II a (new) Directive 2008/105/EC Annex II (new) ANNEX IIa ‘ANNEX II SUBSTANCES TO BE INCLUDED INTER ALIA IN THE FIRST WATCH LIST DRAWN UP BY THE COMMISSION CAS number1 EU number2 Name of substance 1066-51-9 not applicable Amino-methyl phosphonic acid (AMPA) 298-46-4 206-062-7 Carbamazepine 57-12-5 not applicable Free cyanide 1071-83-6 213-997-4 Glyphosate 15687-27-1 239-784-6 Ibuprofen 3380-34-5 222-182-2 Triclosan 9029-97-4 231-175-3 Zinc and its compounds 57-63-6 200-342-2 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol 50-28-2 200-023-8 17-beta-estradiol 15307-79-6 239-346-4 Diclofenac __________________________ 1 CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service. EU number: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances (EINECS) or European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS). source: PE-496.330
4	2011/2024(INI) Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC 2011/09/14 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 39 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Member States to improve and update professional training for nurses and midwives throughout Europe and to develop common basic requirements for training courses; Amendment 45 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the ~~Commission~~Member States to consider the extension of partial recognition to the health care professions very carefully, in order to avoid situations that might be difficult to handle in terms of public health protection; Amendment 46 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on professional training providers to coordinate and harmonise training arrangements throughout Europe; notes that access to employment in training should not be curbed for purposes of ensuring the provision of medical care; Amendment 47 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Takes the view that specific, targeted retesting in fields where there is a training shortfall should be sufficient to enable people to be deemed generally qualified in another Member State; source: PE-472.220
14	2011/2051(INI) CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future 2011/03/22 AGRI 14 amendments... Amendment 2 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for the post-2013 CAP to pursue food objectives which ~~encourage new forms of~~are designed to encourage sustainable agricultural production ~~which~~, save energy, ~~reduce the use of chemicals~~promote efficient input use and exploit the potential of ecosystems more effectively; points out that it must be capable of responding to environmental challenges, such as climate change, depletion of resources, water pollution and soil erosion, etc.; Amendment 11 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that previous CAP reforms (the 1992 McSharry reform, the ‘Agenda 2000’ reform, the 2003 reform and the 2008 health check) were all aimed at ensuring that European farmers meet the highest standards in the world as far as environmental protection and animal welfare and traceability of foodstuffs are concerned; stresses in this connection that farmers are not compensated by the market for the costs entailed in meeting these standards; (This paragraph should be the new number 1 and therefore be put on the top.) Amendment 18 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that the CAP ~~encompasses~~plays a crucial role both for farmers and the public in general - who are both taxpayers and consumers - as the latter benefit from safe, reasonably priced food, a healthy environment, good health and prospects of jobs; Amendment 23 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for CAP funding to be based on a model which ~~includes payments linked to natural handicaps and green-point payments or payments for vulnerable regions~~rewards compliance with standards that are among the highest in the world and the provision of public goods which are not rewarded by the market; points out, in this connection, that natural handicaps must continue to be compensated for in future; Amendment 32 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a reinforcement of the concept of funding for both pillars subject to the fulfilment of a number of ~~environmental and~~criteria relating to the environment, resource efficiency and helping protect biodiversity ~~criteria~~, so that high- quality food can continue to be produced using sustainable practices; points out that sufficient ~~funding is~~budget appropriations are the only guarantee of the success of targeted new, environmentally-friendly practices and existing agri-environmental measures; Amendment 37 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that the ‘greening’ of EU agricultural policy is, in reality, nothing new to farmers, as each successive reform has been geared towards strengthening this aspect of the CAP; Amendment 38 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses the services which European farmers provide to European society, in particular maintaining a varied cultivated landscape and making an important contribution to the protection and stewardship of natural resources and to climate protection; Amendment 47 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that ~~mandatory greening that respects ecosys~~additional greening must be based on a win-win approach that brings benefits both for the environment and for farmers and society in terms ~~will not only benefit the environment, but als~~of resource efficiency and increased productivity and not least respects ecosystems; also stresses that it is necessary to place the emphasis on research, innovation and new technology in order to ensure a sustainable future for EU farming; Amendment 65 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 7 ~~7. Believes that under the revised CAP consideration should be given to new ‘carbon credit’ instruments, because agriculture offers enormous potential for combating climate change;~~deleted Amendment 72 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. ~~Deplores the fact that the EU’s biodiversity targets have yet to be met and expects the CAP to be a catalyst for efforts to achieve those goals~~Stresses that the EU must continue to make significant efforts in the area of biodiversity; points out, in this connection, that a cooperative nature conservation approach is an effective measure to this end; Amendment 79 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Points out that a majority of Europeans oppose the use of GMOs in agriculture and food; asks the Commission, therefore, to study the possibility of denying funding to agricultural undertakings involved with GMOs;deleted Amendment 82 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Points out that a majority of Europeans currently oppose the use of GMOs in agriculture and food; ~~asks the Commission, therefore, to study the possibility of denying funding to agricultural undertakings involved with GMOs~~stresses that a uniform EU-wide approach must be found; Amendment 91 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Encourages more EU-funded and -coordinated projects in which farmers and researchers can work together to find innovative ways of ~~cultivating land in an environmentally sustainable manne~~ensuring a competitive and, at the same time, sustainable agricultural sector; Amendment 1032 # Astrid LULLING, Herbert DORFMANN, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Calls on the Commission to ~~investigate whether the current arrangement whereby the wine market organisation ban on plant~~consider maintaining planting rights in the wine sector beyond 2015 and to take account of this ing its ~~to expire should be maintained, in view of anticipated market trends~~assessment report on the reform of the wine CMO to be submitted in 2012; source: PE-460.936
8	2011/2066(INI) 2020 perspective for women in Turkey 2011/10/20 FEMM 8 amendments... Amendment 22 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of effective coordination in ensuring gender mainstreaming; and therefore welcomes the efforts ofmade by the Turkish Government thus far to enhance cooperation on gender mainstreaming between state authorities; calls, however, for further strategies to guarantee full equality; Amendment 36 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. CTakes the view that any violence against women is unacceptable; calls on the Turkish Government to adopt a zero- tolerance policy towards violence against women; Amendment 65 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Turkish Government to criminalise forced marriage, and to draw women’s and men’s attention, by means of information campaigns, to the right to freely choose their partner; Amendment 73 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the fact that participation of girls in primary education has been increasing and that the gender gap in primary education is almost closed, while calling for further measures to ensure that all children attend school; considers it regrettable, however, that the gender gap still exists in secondary education and urges the Turkish Government to take all necessary actions to diminish this gap; Amendment 75 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls for the subject of gender equality and tolerance to become a regular part of school curricula for boys and girls; Amendment 80 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Notes that the right to education is a human right under Article 26 of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 1948; Amendment 92 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes that despite the fact that, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute figures, female participation in the labour force has been moving recently from 24 % towards 30 %, this percentage is still ~~very~~too low, and calls on the Turkish Government to make further efforts to increase women’s participation in the labour market; Amendment 122 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Suggests the initiation of a national project which brings together female and male role models and young ~~girls~~women and men in a debate on the future of Turkey so that women and men of all age groups and political beliefs can work together on a strategy to transform the patriarchal structure of the society; source: PE-474.015
29	2011/2068(INI) Resource-efficient Europe 2012/03/13 ENVI 29 amendments... Amendment 2 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Citation 5 – having regard to the Environment Council conclusions on the Commission’s Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe adopted on 19 December 2011 (18786/11) ~~and the~~, the Competitiveness Council conclusions of 29 September 2011 on a competitive European economy, and the Environment Council conclusions of 20 December 2010 on sustainable materials management and sustainable production and consumption: key contribution to a resource-efficient Europe, Amendment 3 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Making raw materials available for Europe’s future well-being – Proposal for a European innovation partnership on raw materials’ (COM(2012)0082), Amendment 13 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas intense resource use and dramatically increased global consumption are pushing up prices of raw materials, with real commodity prices having increased by 147% since the turn of the century; whereas the EU is likely to face severe challenges in securing access to, and the uninterrupted supply of, key resources; whereas efficient use of raw materials in industry and at political level is recognised to be crucial to meeting these challenges; Amendment 18 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas switching the economy onto a resource-efficient path which respects planetary boundaries ~~will~~can bring increased competitiveness and new sources of growth and jobs through cost savings from improved efficiency, the commercialisation of innovations and better management of resources over their whole life cycle; Amendment 19 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas recycling amounts to more than the collection of recyclable waste and whereas it is therefore essential for every step along the value chain to be encompassed within future measures; Amendment 21 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas a future holistic resource policy should no longer merely distinguish between ‘renewable’ and ‘non-renewable’ resources, but should also extend to ‘sustainable’ materials; Amendment 29 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls for the creation of Joint Task Forces for the three key areas of food, housing and mobility: these should consist of experts from the Commission, Member States, industry and civil society and develop European Resource Efficiency Action Plans with ~~clear~~indicative benchmarks ~~within one year~~as quickly as possible; Amendment 37 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Member States to transpose the existing legislation on waste as a matter of urgency in order to establish the necessary conditions for a functioning market; Amendment 47 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ~~stimulate the~~remove the obstacles to a functioning secondary raw materials market and to foster the demand for recycled materials by developing further end-of- waste criteria and economic incentives~~, such as reduced VAT rates for secondary materials, by 2013~~; calls also therefore for the creation of a ‘Schengen area’ for waste in order to move waste for recycling more freely between the Member States; Amendment 59 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Commission to boost research and technological innovation to speed up the transition to a green economy; underlines that the ‘Innovation Union’ is one of the engines for a resource-efficient Europe; calls on the Commission to set up an online ‘best practice’ data bank in the resource efficiency field, which should be accessible without difficulty to citizens and businesses as a whole and help to disseminate potential solutions and new ideas and translate them into reality; Amendment 66 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission and Member States to act as quickly as possible – publishing the grounds for their decision- making – to develop and use clear, robust, and measurable indicators for economic activity that take account of climate change, biodiversity and resource efficiency ~~by the end of 2012~~, as well as of the globalised economy and possible business cycle fluctuations; Amendment 84 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, before taking any steps to extend the scope of the eco- design directive to non- energy-related products ~~and~~, to c~~ome forward with additional eco-design requirements on the performance of products, including recycled content, durability and reusability,~~ arry out a thorough implementation review of the directive as it stands, focusing o~~rder to improve~~n the impact on their environment~~al impact and promote recycling~~, the economy, and the operating efficiency of the markets; Amendment 91 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Endorses the Flagship Initiative on a Resource Efficient Europe and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe and its 2050 vision, including its milestones; calls on the Commission to bring forward swiftly all legislative and other initiatives necessary to achieve the milestones and to ensure that all EU policies are coherently aligned to them; Amendment 105 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the urgency of taking action now to support innovation and investment in new techniques and business models and to create the incentives that will bring long- term benefits for the economy; emphasises the key role of the private sector in delivering green economic growth, but notes that small and medium-sized enterprises are, from that point of view, in a special position; Amendment 134 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Urges Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU waste acquis, including minimum targets, through their national waste prevention and management strategies and to identify those cases in which feedback might pose problems, with a view to remedying them as quickly as possible; Amendment 142 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take more effective action to combat illegal shipments of waste to non-EU countries and, in particular, to strengthen the appropriate monitoring systems; suggests that a ‘European external waste policy’ be established with a view to spreading the best European waste treatment standards beyond the confines of the EU; Amendment 158 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Points out that existing landfills could serve as raw material depots (urban mining), but that there is little in the way of research findings on that subject; Amendment 176 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the transparency of publicly financed research, remove the bureaucratic obstacles to participation in research programmes aimed at enhancing resource efficiency, and involve SMEs to more useful effect in innovation research; Amendment 178 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, together with the business community and civil society, to devise strategies to foster continuing acceptance of technology and innovation; Amendment 180 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges Member States to shift towards environmental taxation in public revenues accounting for an EU average of more than 10% by 2020, in line with the best performing Member States; emphasises that this will allow for cuts in other taxes such as on labour, increase competitiveness and create a level playing field;deleted Amendment 182 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges Member States to shift towards environmental taxation ~~in public revenues accounting for an EU average of more than 10% by 2020, in line with the best performing Member States; emphasises that this will allow for cuts~~; emphasises that cuts must at the same time be made in other taxes such as on labour, so as to increase competitiveness and create a level playing field; Amendment 195 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission and Member States, as quickly as possible, to draw up a clear definition, based on objective criteria, of ‘environmentally harmful subsidies’ and to present concrete plans for phasing out all environmentally harmful subsidies before 2020; Amendment 204 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give more active support in future to scientific research to assess the economic value of ecosystems or ecosystem services and, in~~tegrate these values~~ addition, to consider how far such values could be integrated into reporting and accounting systems ~~by 2015~~; Amendment 208 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ~~assess the economic value of ecosystems and integrate these values into reporting and accoun~~take the value of ecosystems into account in socio-economic and economic reporting systems ~~by 2015~~; Amendment 219 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission to start pilot projects for several resources, e.g. phosphorous, to reach ~~100%~~a reuse rate in 2020 that is high as is reasonable, taking into account the outlay of expenditure; emphasises that these pilot projects should receive direct funding from structural funds; Amendment 234 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture~~, dietary changes to reduce animal protein intake and diminishing importe~~ and its significance for nature and the environment; calls for a reduction in sealed areas and land use; Amendment 240 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Points out that more than 20% of food is disposed of as refuse and calls for specific measures to curb waste; points out that it is not only food which is wasted, but also the resources used for food processing and packaging; Amendment 261 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Underlines that specific resource efficiency indicators are crucial in all areas of policy and calls on the Commission to integrate resource efficiency indicators into all its impact assessments; also considers that a ‘fitness check’ along the lines set out in Commission communication COM(2010)0614 should be a mandatory part of every impact assessment; Amendment 264 # Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers that the 7th EAP should be aimed at achieving the vision ~~and milestones~~ of the Roadmap towards a resource-efficient Europe; source: PE-485.854
4	2011/2108(INI) Honeybee health and the challenges for the beekeeping sector 2011/08/31 AGRI 4 amendments... Amendment 124 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Herbert DORFMANN, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Invites the Commission to improve ~~risk assessment~~the methodology for ~~pesticides, which should focus on both the individual insect and the entire colony~~assessing the risk posed to bee colonies by plant protection products, and to ensure ~~fre~~appropriate access to the findings of the ecotoxicological studies included in the authorisation dossiers; Amendment 132 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS, Herbert DORFMANN, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Emphasises that the European Union has only recently, with the committed involvement of the European Parliament, adopted new, stricter rules on the authorisation of plant protection products and their sustainable use, in order to ensure that they are safe for human beings and the environment; notes that these rules include additional, strict criteria relating to bee safety; calls on the Commission to keep Parliament informed about the successful implementation of the new rules; Amendment 137 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Member States to transpose and fully implement, as soon as possible, Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides and, in particular, to promote ~~low-~~pest management with the lowest possible pesticide- input and integrated pest management and, in~~tegrated pest management~~ addition, the training and further training of farmers in the bee-friendly use of plant protection products and cooperation between farmers and beekeepers; Amendment 144 # Astrid LULLING, Christa KLASS, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to consider chronic, larval and sub-lethal toxicity, and substance-pathogen and substance- substance synergies in the risk assessment of pesticides; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to specific pesticides, such as those of the family of the neonicotinoide family (Clothianidin, Thiacloprid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam), phenyl-pyrazoles (Fipronil) and pyrethroids, or active lant protection products and to carry out further research into substance- pathogen and substance-substances s~~uch as Chlorpyrifos or Dimethoat, as these active substances in pesticides have a prove~~ynergies; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to specific plant protection products whose use may have an adverse effect on bee and colony health; application methods ~~such as seed coating~~ should also be considered; source: PE-469.980
9	2011/2114(INI) Farm input supply chain: structure and implications 2011/10/18 AGRI 9 amendments... Amendment 57 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Herbert DORFMANN Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas improved sewage systems on farms and in rural areas, as well as composting of slurry have an important potential as nutrient and energy sources, subject to thorough investigation of their possible usage, adequate treatment of potentially harmful substances and strict controlsfermentation of slurry is desirable in terms of plant cultivation and the environment; Amendment 76 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Herbert DORFMANN Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas integrating certain energy crops into crop rotation systems and extensive livestock production could also significantly help to reduce input costs, NO2 losses to the atmosphere and nutrient leaching;deleted Amendment 80 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Herbert DORFMANN Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas farm saved seeds can offer significant economic and environmental benefits, including cost reductions for farmers and less commodity dependence, thereby responding to specific agronomic conditions in farms; whereas improved infrastructure in this field can significantly reduce animal feed and seed production costs in the long term;deleted Amendment 100 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses in particular the need for a European Food Prices Monitoring Tool which would deliver better transparency on input price development and allow farmgate prices to be linked to production costs;deleted Amendment 148 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the Commission and the Member States to make sure that public support measures for biomass and agro-fuels – including biogas – do not contribute to ~~unsustainable~~ competition for resources between food and energy production, which must be organised sustainably, and do not provoke further increases in input costs and land rent; Amendment 169 # Albert DESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity (within a range of specified crops, including legumes in particular) in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP, given the positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers’ finances (with significantly reduced use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant protection products and pesticides which will reduce input costs for farmers); Amendment 178 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage – subject to thorough investigation of their possible usage, adequate treatment of potentially harmful substances and strict controls – the recycling of nutrients ~~from waste streams, especially liquid manure, organic waste and local sewage systems, which can help reduce input costs for fertilisers and which recapture nitrogen and phosphate~~(especially phosphate and nitrogen) from waste streams and, in particular, recycling waste as part of a cascade process after using it to produce thermal energy; Amendment 205 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Herbert DORFMANN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls in particular on the Commission to propose, in the ~~withdrawal of restrict~~context of the forthcoming revisions o~~n the use of farm saved seed as laid down in Article 14(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights, in the context of the forthcoming revision of this regulation;~~f Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights, that the obligations laid down in Article 14(1) and (2) thereof, which are an indispensable means of funding progress in the field of agricultural production, are also practicable, as it is only on this basis that the predominance of small- and medium-scale farming in the European agricultural sector can be maintained, Amendment 210 # Albert DESS, Peter JAHR, Christa KLASS, Astrid LULLING, Herbert DORFMANN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls, in the light of the upcoming Rio+20 global conference, for a new EU initiative on the conservation, sustainable use and quality marketing of agro- biodiversity, in order to ~~reduce seed purchase costs and~~ increase added value from farming; source: PE-473.999
5	2011/2175(INI) How to avoid food wastage: strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU 2011/10/21 ENVI 5 amendments... Amendment 11 # Christa KLASS, Renate SOMMER Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Is convinced that the prevention of food losses has to be the very first priority ~~of an EU bio-waste policy, from both an ethical and an environmental point of view~~, as food is a valuable and scarce resource and millions of people are suffering from hunger; Amendment 15 # Christa KLASS, Renate SOMMER Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that the EU’s bio waste policy should be thought through and adapted from both an ethical and an environmental point of view; Amendment 49 # Christa KLASS, Renate SOMMER Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Is aware that young people need well- considered instruction in domestic matters to teach them about food preparation and preservation and dealing with leftovers, thereby ensuring that more of the food is used and less discarded; Amendment 65 # Renate SOMMER, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that a lack of understanding of what is meant by the minimum durability and use-by dates is one of the main reasons for food discards; is aware that, for reasons of legal certainty, food producers are especially cautious when determining minimum durability dates; Amendment 72 # Renate SOMMER, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Points in this connection to Article 9 and Annex X of the new regulation on the provision of food information to consumers requiring labelling of the minimum durability and sell-by dates and instructions on special conditions of storage and use on packaging; calls on the Member States and the food industry to conduct information campaigns which will enable consumers to understand the labelling and correctly interpret the minimum durability dates in particular; source: PE-474.043
14	2011/2194(INI) Review of the 6th Environment Action Programme and the setting of priorities for the 7th Environment Action Programme 2012/01/27 ENVI 14 amendments... Amendment 22 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the 7th EAP should be an overarching framework that makes it possible to deal with both persistent and emerging environmental challengeschallenges with due regard to existing and planned measures; Amendment 56 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Invites the Commission to already use – and improve – existing resource efficiency ~~indicators where available and set targets without any delay, and to develop as soon as possible new indicators and targets where needed, as requested in the Roadmap~~; Amendment 62 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Takes the view that the ~~7th EAP should include objectives on how to specifically deal with urban environmental issues~~subsidiarity principle should be applied to a greater extent in the 7th EAP concerning urban environmental issues and that European targets should allow urban areas and other regions sufficient leeway to take measures that reflect the conditions in the respective area; Amendment 69 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that the 7th EAP should provide for full attainment of the goals for sustainable and ecological consumption and production set in the Roadmap, ~~strengthening them where needed, in particular as regards Green Public Procure~~and that this should be dealt with in the context of general social developments; Amendment 78 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Takes the view that the 7th EAP should provide for full implementation of waste legislation and, by paying particular attention to the 5-stage waste hierarchy, should set very ambitious targets, including a net decrease ofin waste generation and ~~‘zero landfill’, without driving waste incineration~~a strict ban on the dumping of segregated waste in landfills; Amendment 87 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 ~~17. Urges the Commission to include in the 7th EAP proposal ambitious targets on land use;~~n.a. Amendment 114 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – indent 3 – provide for the development of specific measures ~~relat~~to examinge t~~o emerging health threats~~he effects of new developments on human and animal health, such as nanomaterials or the combination effects of chemicals Amendment 131 # Christa KLASS, Horst SCHNELLHARDT Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers it essential to strengthen the European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL) and urges the Commission to report on possible ways of doing so~~, including the establishment of a Community environmental inspection force and capacity-building, and asks the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive on environmental inspectionso~~; Amendment 143 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Takes the view that ~~integrating~~ environmental considerations ~~into other relevant~~are gaining increasing importance in other sectoral policies ~~– in particular agriculture, fisheries, cohesion policy, transport, industry, energy, trade, employment and research – should be a key priority of the 7th EAP~~and, accordingly, it would be desirable to integrate environmental considerations into other sectoral policies; Amendment 148 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Invites the Commission to ~~develop indicator~~investigate whether indicators can be developed without additional expenditures in order to be able to measure improvement of integration; Amendment 149 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Urges the Commission to include in its 7th EAP proposal ~~an aggregated list of all~~measures to establish coherence between the existing environment-related targets for the different policy areas, notably climate change, biodiversity, transport, energy, agriculture, fisheries and cohesion policy, and examine them in conjunction with each other, so as to allow for an appropriate comparison and to ensure that objectives are coherent; Amendment 153 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that the 7th EAP should ~~include a strict and detailed plan for the phasing-out of all environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020, in order to respect the Nagoya commitment~~take into account the Nagoya commitments, particularly when granting subsidies; Amendment 165 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Takes the view that the 7th EAP should aim at supporting the development of alternative models to measure growth and welfare ~~‘beyond~~that supplement the GDP’; Amendment 166 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30a. Research, science and innovation source: PE-480.650
1	2011/2244(INI) Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 2012/09/01 FEMM 1 amendments... Amendment 107 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member States to take targeted actions in order to provide a better and fairer financial status for social employment. Jobs in education and care must be placed on an equal financial footing with other jobs. There must be no financial disadvantages arising from the fact that men and women choose social occupations; source: PE-478.674
17	2011/2297(INI) Implementation of EU water legislation, ahead of a necessary overall approach to European water challenges 2012/04/05 ENVI 17 amendments... Amendment 1 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, Amendment 2 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) - having regard to Directive No 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides, Amendment 4 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER Motion for a resolution Citation 7 c (new) - having regard to Regulation (EC) No …/…/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing on the market and use of biocidal products, Amendment 18 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas Europe is abstracting only around 13% of its total available freshwater, but water resources are very unevenly distributed across European regions; Amendment 29 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that, while the major focus should be on the implementation of current legislation, in the water spec~~ific gaps exist that need to be filled by new legislation~~tor, the importance of business cooperation and partnerships between the various operators and other stakeholders for sustainable water resource management on a voluntary basis should be recognised; Amendment 37 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to take determined action to bring Member States’ infringements of EU law in the field of water to an end; calls at the same time for further assistance, for example through comprehensive guidelines and effective instruments, to be developed and made available to foster capacity-building, ensure a level playing field and assist the Member States in achieving better compliance at future stages of implementation of EU water policy, in order to deliver on water policy commitments; Amendment 41 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises the nexus between energy production, energy efficiency and water security; points out that additional efforts need to be made at European level to ensure that the growing demand for energy does not jeopardise water security; stresses that water use should be taken into account when assessing the sustainability of traditional a~~s well as low-carbon~~nd renewable energy sources, including ~~in particular biofuels~~bioenergy, drawing particular attention to the risks associated with non- conventional natural gas extraction (such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking); Amendment 48 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the efficiency and sustainability of water use by the agriculture sector can be improved by the introduction of innovative technologies and practices; in this context emphasises that cooperation between land managers and other stakeholders is a good way to attain positive results in water protection; further emphasises that, in view of the challenges of climate change and food security, sufficient water resources should be mobilised for agriculture; Amendment 52 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises that the rate of groundwater recharge under agricultural and forested land is very high and that farmers and foresters have particular responsibilities with regard to maintaining the purity of high quality groundwater; in this context points out that, thanks to major efforts by farmers in recent years, significant improvements have been achieved in water quality; Amendment 59 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines that an environmentally- and economically-sound water sanitation and wastewater management policy should tackle pollution at the source before passing all pollutants to a costly end-of- pipe treatment; encourages the use of wastewater and by-products of end-of-pipe treatment as a new resource on the basis of stringent quality requirements; Amendment 61 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls for EU water legislation to be updated — as appropriate — to properly take into account technological advances for the reuse and recycling of water, to allow a cost- and energy-efficient reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation, as well as the reuse of greywater in households; calls for measures for proper monitoring of the chemical and biological quality of reclaimed water; Amendment 68 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that water is at the core of most ecosystem services and stresses the importance of proper water management in reaching biodiversity targets; encourages reforestation and wetland restoration measures in the management of water resources — where appropriate; calls for better alignment of the objectives of the WFD with Natura 2000; Amendment 79 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Notes that the causes and consequences of soil deterioration are mostly local and regional in nature and that the principle of subsidiarity should therefore be applied; calls on all Member States to meet their obligations with regard to the assurance of soil quality and to maintain soil health, while also urging Member States where no soil protection provisions exist to step up to their responsibilities; Amendment 83 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recognises that the EU policy framework has allowed the collection of less fragmented data on water as well as better monitoring; notes, however, the lack of reliable data on water quantity, for instance on abstraction and leakage; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the European Environment Agency, to develop ~~a new set of reliable~~ indicators for water accounts; underlines that the knowledge base should integrate the concept of ‘environmental flows’ and take into account the ecosystem services supported by water; Amendment 86 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and other relevant stakeholders to support the European Innovation Partnership on Water as an effective instrument to concentrate efforts on world- leading research and innovation and remove the barriers that prevent the quick transfer to the market and establishment of knowledge, best available techniques and technological breakthroughs ~~to the market~~; Amendment 89 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the need for better consistency and better integration of water-related objectives into the legislation at the EU, national and regional levels; calls for a ~~full~~n evaluation of the effects on water resources to be taken into account in the design of various joint EU policies (such as the common agricultural policy ~~and~~or cohesion policy frameworks), in order to achieve a thematic concentration of available financing on water issues and to mainstream the issue of water into all policy areas; Amendment 99 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the application of the ‘polluter pays’ and ‘user pays’ principles, as set down in the Water Framework Directive, by means of transparent pricing schemes that aim at full cost recovery; underlines, however, that social issues should be taken into account when setting water tariffs for personal and commercial use; stresses that water pricing should reflect the environmental impact of wastewater treatment and calls on the Commission to ensure appropriate financing of wastewater treatment plants; source: PE-487.993
12	2011/2307(INI) Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 2012/01/02 ENVI 3 amendments... Amendment 30 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes and supports the EU biodiversity strategy to 2020, including its targets and actions; considers, nevertheless, that ~~some actions~~the effectiveness of the actions taken to date should be ~~strengthe~~examined; Amendment 97 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes the requirement under the CBD to restore 15 % of degraded ecosystems by 2020; considers, however, that this is a minimum and that the EU should have its own, more ambitious target and long-term vision; calls~~, therefore,~~ on the EU to set higher targets for the restoration ~~of 30 %~~ of degraded ecosystems ~~as its target for~~by 2020, and urges the Commission to define clearly what is meant by ‘degraded ecosystems’ and to set a baseline against which progress can be measured; Amendment 126 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.Recalling that over half of Europe’s territory is managed by farmers and that funding for the common agricultural policy (CAP) represents the largest single part of the EU budget, stresses that the CAP is an absolutely crucial tool for biodiversity; calls, therefore, for ~~a strong reorientation of the CAP towards the delivery of public good~~compliance with and control of European regulations and directives on the part of the Member States in the context of the Cross Compliance provisions; source: PE-480.669 2012/02/14 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 142 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for ~~the greening of Pillar I~~a sustained approach in the CAP in order to make income support for farmers legitimate by ensuring the conservation of biodiversity in the wider farmed landscape, improving connectivity and adapting to the effects of climate change; welcomes the Commission’s CAP reform proposal that provides for a ‘greening’ of the CAP through the allocation of 30 % of Pillar I payments to a package of worthwhile, basic good practices applied at farm level, which should include crop rotation and diversification, permanent pasture and a minimum ‘ecological focus area’; takes the view, however, that the minimum ‘ecological focus area’ should be 10 % of farmland, and not the 7 % proposed by the Commission and to secure the sustained production of healthy foods and habitats; Amendment 173 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for a strengthening of Pillar II and for drastic improvements to the environmental focus of that pillar in all Member States and the effectiveness of its agro-environmental measures, including through minimum mandatory spending on environmental measures; Amendment 189 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Requests the Commission and Member States to take advantage of the phenomenon of land abandonment in various parts of Europe to ~~rewild large parts of the landscape as major wilderness areas, providing~~support the targeted maintenance of biodiversity in Europe in order to create new socio- economic opportunities for rural development ~~whilst preserving Europe’s biodiversity~~; Amendment 275 # Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. With a view to ensuring adequate financing of the Natura 2000 network, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that a~~t least €5.8 billion per year~~dequate funding is provided through EU and Member State ~~funding~~as part of budgetary discussions; calls, further, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that adequate funding is made available through various EU funds (for example through the CAP funds, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the cohesion funds and the LIFE+ fund); source: PE-480.679 2012/08/02 AGRI 5 amendments... Amendment 13 # Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the new EU biodiversity strategy and notes the Commission recommendations for CAP reform, including clearly formulated measures under both the first and second pillars seeking to conserve and improve biodiversity; stresses in this connection the particular role played by farming, which has already made a great contribution to preserving the diversity of species and biotopes and will also make a crucial contribution to the success of the European biodiversity strategy; Amendment 19 # Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is convinced that the so-called 'greening' of the CAP should be implemented efficiently and unbureaucratically, without leading to discrimination against existing agri- environmental measures; calls, with regard to the necessary reduction in the administrative burden, for, inter alia, all CAP payments to continue to be underpinned by robust cross-compliance rules after 2014, which should be both transparent and as easy as possible to implement and monitor; Amendment 26 # Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Herbert DORFMANN, Hans-Peter MAYER, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that only functioning, sustainable, broad-based and productive agriculture is in a position to provide the additional services demanded by society in the form of public assets; is therefore in favour of an approach that balances and integrates the introduction of additional environmental protection measures and the key role of the CAP in safeguarding efficient production; Amendment 27 # Peter JAHR, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS, Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Britta REIMERS, Hans-Peter MAYER, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Recalls the key role played by the CAP in guaranteeing a secure supply of high- quality and affordable food for consumers; points out in this connection that the Commission proposal for the mandatory across-the-board designation of 7% of farmland as environmental focus areas is considered to be inappropriate and impracticable, particularly where these areas would no longer be available to produce food in productive regions; Amendment 38 # Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Esther de LANGE, Christa KLASS, Albert DESS, Britta REIMERS Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that the diversity of species and biotopes now seen as meriting protection can be attributed to the way in which land has been used for farming and forestry in Europe in the past, which should therefore be continued as part of a sustainable land-use strategy; points out in this connection that differing conditions such as climate, soil and the availability of water are found mainly at a local and regional level, and that regional conditions should therefore be taken into account and correspondingly differentiated possibilities for use should be found; source: PE-480.860
31	2012/0042(COD) Greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF): accounting rules and action plans 2012/07/20 ENVI 31 amendments... Amendment 74 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 2 (2) Article 9 of Decision No 406/2009/EC requires the Commission to assess modalities to include greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use, land use change and forestry into the Union's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment, whilst ensuring the permanence and environmental integrity of the contribution of the sector, and providing for accurate monitoring and accounting of the relevant emissions and removals. This Decision should, therefore, as a first step, set out accounting rules applicable to greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the LULUCF sector. To ensure the preservation and enhancement of carbon stocks in the interim, it should also provide for Member States to adopt LULUCF Action Plans setting out measures to limit or reduce emissions, and to maintain or increase removals, from the LULUCF sector. Amendment 81 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 3 (3) The 17th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, meeting in Durban in December 2011, adopted Decision 2- /CMP.7 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (‘'Decision 2-/CMP.7’)') and Decision 16/CMP.1. That decision set out rules for accounting for the LULUCF sector as of a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol. This Decision should be ~~in line~~consistent with that decision to ensure an appropriate level of coherence between the Union's internal rules and methodologies agreed within the UNFCCC to avoid any duplication of national reporting. This Decision should also reflect the particularities of the Union LULUCF sector. Amendment 84 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 3 a (new) (3a) In addition to the opportunities directly linked to forestry and agriculture, there are potential mitigation benefits in the related industries (e.g. pulp and paper, wood processing) and renewable energy sectors if agricultural land and forests are managed for the production of timber and energy. Whilst carbon is stored in trees and in other plants and soils, it can also be stored for several decades in products (e.g. construction wood). Industry and consumer oriented policies can make an important contribution to increasing the long term use and recycling of wood and/or the production of pulp, paper and wood products, thereby replacing more emission-intensive equivalents (e.g. concrete, steel, plastics made from fossil fuels). In fact, the bio-based industry can make use of crops grown for material substitution (e.g. hemp and grass for insulation instead of glass fibre, straw for furniture production, car door panels made from flax or sisal plants, bio- plastics) or for energy (e.g. using biomass instead of fossil fuels). Studies show that for each tonne of carbon in wood products substituted for non-wood products an average greenhouse gas emission reduction of approximately two tonnes of carbon can be expected. Amendment 89 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 4 (4) The ~~LULUCF accounting rul~~accounts for the LULUCF activities should reflect efforts made in the agriculture and forestry sectors to enhance the contribution of changes made to the use of land resources to the reduction of emissions. This Decision should provide for account~~ing rul~~s for the LULUCF activities applicable on a mandatory basis to the forestry activities of afforestation, reforestation, deforestation and forest management~~, and~~. It should also provide for accounts applicable on a voluntary basis to the agricultural activities of grazing land management and cropland management~~. It should also provide for accounting rules applicable on a voluntary basis~~, to revegetation ~~and~~, wetland drainage and rewetting activities. Amendment 97 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) To ensure the environmental integrity of the LULUCF account~~ing rule~~s applicable to the Union LULUCF sector, these rules should be based on the accounting principles laid down in Decision -2/CMP.7, and Decision 16/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. Amendment 103 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 6 (6) The LULUCF account~~ing rule~~s should accurately represent human-induced changes in emissions and removals. In that regard, this Decision should provide for the use of specific methodologies in respect of different LULUCF activities. Emissions and removals related to afforestation, reforestation and deforestation are the direct result of human intervention and should therefore be accounted for in their entirety. However, given that not all emissions and removals from forest management are anthropogenic, the relevant accounting rules should provide for the use of reference levels to exclude the effects of natural and country-specific characteristics. Reference levels constitute estimates of the annual net emissions or removals resulting from forest management within the territory of a Member State for the years included in an accounting period, and should be set transparently in accordance with Decision - /CMP.7. They should be updated to reflect improvements to methodologies or data available in the Member States. The accounting rules should provide for an upper limit applicable to net greenhouse gas emissions and removals for forest management that may be entered into accounts, given underlying uncertainties in the projections on which the reference levels are based. Amendment 105 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The accounting rules should appropriately reflect the positive contribution of greenhouse gas storage in wood and wood-based products and should contribute to greater use of forests as a resource, within a framework of sustainable forest management, and to increased use of wood products. Amendment 106 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 7 (7) The accounting rules for forest management should ensure that Member States accurately reflect in accounts the time emissions of greenhouse gasses from harvested wood take place, to provide incentives for the use of harvested wood products with long life cycles. The first- order decay function applicable to emissions resulting from harvested wood products should therefore correspond to equation 12.1 of the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (‘'IPCC’') Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, and the relevant default half-life values should be based on Table 3a.1.3 of the 2003 IPCC Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry. Amendment 109 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 8 (8) Since inter-annual fluctuations in greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from agricultural activities are ~~much~~ smaller than those related to forestry activities, Member States ~~should~~that account for greenhouse gas emissions and removals from cropland and grazing land management activities should do so relative to its base year in accordance with their reviewed initial report on base year emission data as submitted to the UNFCCC pursuant to Decision 13/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (‘'Decision 13/CMP.1’'). Amendment 112 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) Reporting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change, including information on the LULUCF sector, fall within the scope of Regulation (EU) No ~~…/…~~.../... [Commission proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting Union greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change (COM/2011/0789 final — 2011/0372 (COD)], and ~~are not the~~should be considered by Member States when monitoring and refporeting, although they do not fall within the scope of this Decision. Amendment 115 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 12 (12) Member State LULUCF Action Plans should set out measures to limit or reduce emissions and to maintain or increase removals from the LULUCF sector. Each LULUCF Action Plan should contain certain information as specified in this Decision. Moreover, to promote best practice, an indicative list of measures that may also be included in those plans should be set out in Annex to this Decision. The Commission should periodically evaluate the content and implementation of Member States‘ LULUCF Action Plans and, where appropriate, provide recommendations to enhance Member State action.deleted Amendment 126 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Recital 13 (13) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to update the definitions laid down in Article 2 in the light of changes to definitions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol or other multilateral agreement ~~relevant to climate change concluded by the Union, to amend Annex I to add accounting periods and ensure consistency between those accounting periods and~~s arising in the arelevant periods applicable to Union emission reduction commitments in other sectors, to amend Annex II with updated reference levels in accordance with the proposed reference levels submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 6 subject to corrections made in accordance with this Decisa of climate change concluded by the Union, to revise the information specified in Annex III in accordance with scientific progress and to revise the conditions relating to the accounting rules for natural disturbances laid down in Article 9(2) ~~in the light of scientific progress or to reflect revision~~to reflect minor changes to acts adopted by the UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council. Amendment 134 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 1 This Decision sets out accounting rules applicable to emissions and removals resulting from land use, land use change and forestry activities. ~~It also provides for Member State LULUCF Action Plans to limit or reduce emissions and to maintain or increase removals, and for the evaluation of those plans by the Commission.~~ Amendment 144 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q (q) ‘'forest’' is ~~an area of land of at least 0.5 hectare,~~land with tree crown cover (or an equivalent stocking level) of ~~at least~~more than 10 per cent ~~of the area, covered with trees with the potential~~and area of more than 0.5 hectare. The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of ~~at least~~ 5 metres at maturity at in situ. A forest may consist eitheir ~~place of growth, including groups of growing young natural trees, or a plantation that has yet to rea~~of closed forest formations where trees of various storeys and undergrowth cover a high proportion of the ground, or of open forest formations with a continuous vegetation cover in which a tree crown cover ~~or equivalent stocking level of at least 10 per cent of the area or tree height of at least 5 metres, including any area that~~exceeds 10 percent. Young natural stands and all plantations established for forestry purposes which have yet to reach a crown density of 10 percent or tree height of 5 m are included, as are areas normally formsing part of the forest area ~~but on which there~~which are temporarily ~~no trees~~unstocked as a result of human intervention~~, such as harvesting, or as a result of natural causes, but which area can be expected to revert to for~~ or natural causes but which are expected to revert to forest. 'Forest' includes: forest nurseries and seed orchards that constitute an integral part of the forest; forest roads, cleared tracts, firebreaks and other small open areas within the forest; forest in national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas such as those of special environmental, scientific, historical, cultural or spiritual interest; windbreaks and shelterbelts of trees with an area of more than 0.5 hectare and a width of more than 20 metres, rubberwood plantations and cork oak stands. 'Forest' excludes land predominantly used for agricultural practicest; Amendment 154 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to amend the definitions in paragraph 1 of this Article ~~for the purpose of updating~~to ensure consistency between those definitions ~~in the light of~~and any changes to relevant definitions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol within the framework of the UNFCCC, or other multilateral agreement relevant to climate change concluded by the Union. Amendment 168 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e ~~(e) cropland management;~~deleted Amendment 177 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f ~~(f) grazing land management.~~deleted Amendment 185 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States may also draw up and maintain accounts that accurately reflect emissions and removals resulting from cropland management, grazing land management, revegetation, and wetland drainage and rewetting. Amendment 193 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 4 – title ~~General accounting rul~~Accounts of LULUCF activities Amendment 198 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. ~~The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to amend Annex I~~Any amendment to the obligation to draw up and maintain LULUCF accounts set out in this Article, including changes to ~~add~~the accounting periods a~~nd to ensure consistency between those accounting periods and the relevant periods applicable to Union emission reduction commitments in other sectors~~s set out in Annex I, shall be adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure. Amendment 222 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 9 ~~9. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 12 to update the reference levels in Annex II as necessary.~~ Amendment 234 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) pulp and paper; Amendment 235 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) wood for energy production. Amendment 241 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 7 – paragraph 4 4. Where Member States reflect in their accounts emissions resulting from harvested wood products that were harvested for energy purposes, they shall ~~do so also on the basis of the instantaneous oxidation method~~take into account in their calculations the replacement of fossil fuels with adequate national half-life values. Amendment 247 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 8 – title ~~Accounting rule~~Maintaining accounts for cropland management, grazing land management, revegetation, and wetland drainage and rewetting Amendment 248 # Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. ~~In accounts relating to cropland management and grazing land management, Member States shall~~Where a Member State elects to draw up and maintain accounts for categories referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1), it shall, without prejudice to any future decision on accounting rules at international level, reflect emissions and removals resulting from such activities, calculated as emissions and removals in each accounting period specified in Annex I, minus the value obtained by multiplying the number of years in that accounting period by a Member State's emissions and removals resulting from such activities in its base year, as submitted to the UNFCCC in that Member State's reviewed initial report on base year emission data pursuant to the Annex of Decision 13/CMP.1. Amendment 260 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 9 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to revise the conditions referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 ~~in the light of scientific progress or to reflect revision~~to reflect minor changes to acts adopted by UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies. Amendment 262 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 10 Article deleted Amendment 313 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Article 11 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall review the accounting rules in this Decision at the latest within a year of the end of the first accounting period specified in Annex I in the light of international negotiations and the UNFCCC. Amendment 323 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Annex III – "Default half-life values (HL)" – line 1 2 years for paper and energy-producing wood Amendment 325 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Holger KRAHMER, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a decision Annex IV Annex deleted source: PE-492.911
6	2012/0074(NLE) Protection of public health: radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption 2012/12/18 ENVI 6 amendments... Amendment 63 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) The monitoring frequency can be adapted through a risk –based approach. In that case Member States shall communicate the grounds for its decision, and the relevant results of monitoring programmes to the Commission. Amendment 68 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. Where a failure to comply with the parametric values laid down in accordance with Article 5 occurs, the Member State shall assess whether the failure poses a risk to human health. In the event that there is such a risk, the Member State shall take remedial action ~~to restore the quality of the water~~, based on the subsidiarity principle, to restore the quality of the water. When taking remedial actions for radon, the following flexibility to the Member States shall be considered: (a) Between concentrations of more than 100 to less than 1000 Bq/l, Member States should set a reference level for radon to be used for consideration whether remedial action is needed to protect human health; (b) For concentrations in excess of 1000 Bq/l for radon, remedial action is deemed to be justified on radiological protection grounds; (c) Above reference concentration of 0.1 Bq/l for polonium-210 and 0.2 Bq/l for lead-210, a consideration should be given to whether remedial action is needed to protect human health. Amendment 76 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Annex I 1. Parametric values for ~~radon and~~ tritium and parametric values for Total Indicative Dose, for other ~~other~~ radioactive substances, in water intended for human consumption Radioactivity Parameter Parametric value Unit Notes ~~Radon 100 Bq/l~~ Tritium 100 Bq/l Total indicative dose 0,10 mSv/year (Note 1) Amendment 77 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Annex I – paragraph 2 (new) 2. Member States may set a parametric value for radon which is judged inappropriate to be exceeded and below which optimization of protection should be ensured, without compromising water supply on a national or regional scale. The parametric level set by a member state may be higher than 100 Bq/l but lower than 1000 Bq/l. Amendment 86 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Annex III – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 If the gross alpha and the gross beta activity are less than 0.15 Bq/l and 1.0 Bq/l respectively, the Member State may assume that the TID is less than the parametric indicator value of 0.1 mSv/year and no radiological investigation is needed unless it is known from other sources of information that specific radionuclides are present in the water supply and are liable to cause a TID in excess of 0.1 mSv/year. Amendment 87 # Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Annex III – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 If the gross alpha activity exceeds 0.15 Bq/l or the gross beta activity exceeds 1.0 Bq/l, analysis for specific radionuclides shall be required. The radionuclides to be measured shall be defined by Member States taking into account all relevant information about likely sources of radioactivity. Since elevated levels of tritium may indicate the presence of other artificial radionuclides, tritium, gross alpha activity and gross beta activity should be measured in the same sample. source: PE-500.579
27	2012/0337(COD) General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020: 'Living well, within the limits of our planet' 2013/03/06 AGRI 19 amendments... Amendment 21 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 19 19. Protecting, conserving and enhancing the EU’s natural capital therefore also requires tackling problems at source through, inter alia, better integration of natural capital objectives into other policies, ensuring that policies are coherent and deliver co-benefits. The greening elements set out in the Commission’s reform proposals, notably for EU agriculture, fisheries and cohesion policy, backed by the proposals for greening the EU budget under the Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 (MFF) are designed to support these objectives. For instance, aquatic ecosystems in rural areas should benefit from the linking of farm payments to compliance with ~~relevant requirements of the WFD as set out in the Commission's proposals for the reform~~objective and measurable criteria of the ~~CAP~~WFD. Greening of the CAP will also promote the environmentally beneficial agricultural practices of crop diversification, the protection of permanent grassland, and the establishment and maintenance of ecologically valuable farmland and forest areas. An essential element in this sustainable agriculture is farming in a spirit of responsibility for future generations which at the same time makes sparing use of resources and is productive. Amendment 25 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Farming in the Union has for decades contributed to the conservation of habitats and to diverse cultural landscapes. In recent decades, European agriculture and forestry have achieved considerable improvements in the case of all elements of the environment and all agriculturally relevant immissions of substances, in some cases by organising production efficiently. Amendment 26 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 22 22. The degradation, fragmentation and unsustainable use of land in the EU is jeopardising the provision of several key ecosystem services, threatening biodiversity and increasing Europe’s vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters. It is also driving soil degradation. More than 25% of the EU's territory is affected by soil erosion by water, which compromises soil functions and affects the quality of freshwater. Soil contamination and sealing are also persistent problems. More than half a million sites across the EU are thought to be contaminated and until they are identified and assessed, they continue to pose potentially serious environmental and health risks. Every year more than 1 000 km² of land are taken for housing, industry, transport or recreational purposes. These long-term changes are difficult or costly to reverse, and nearly always involve trade-offs between various social, economic and environmental needs. Member States' planning decisions relating to land use should be made more sustainable. In order to tackle the serious problem of soil sealing, Member States should be required to take steps to reduce the area of land used and to preserve agricultural land areas for the production of food, feed and renewable raw materials. Amendment 27 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 23 23. To reduce the most significant man- made pressures on land, soil and other ecosystems in Europe, action will be taken at national level to ensure that decisions relating to land use at all relevant levels give proper consideration to environmental as well as social and economic impacts. The Rio+20 Summit outcome called for a 'land degradation neutral world'. ~~The EU and Member States should reflect on how best to make such a commitment operational within their respective competencies as well as to address soil quality issues~~Such a commitment could best be honoured within the Member States. In view of the subsidiarity principle, soil quality issues can best be addressed within a binding legal frameworks at the level of the Member States. Targets will also be set for sustainable land use and soil. Amendment 30 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 24 24. Although nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the EU environment have decreased considerably over the past 20 years, ~~excessive~~substantial nutrient releases continue to affect air and water quality and to have a negative impact on ecosystems, causing significant problems for human health. In particular, ammonia release from ~~inefficient~~ natural processes (fertiliser management and ~~inadequate~~ waste water treatment ~~urgently~~) needs to be tackled to achieve further significant reductions in nutrient releases. Further efforts to manage the nutrient cycle in a more cost-effective and resource- efficient way, and to improve efficiency in use of fertilisers are also required. This calls for improving the implementation of EU environmental legislation to address these challenges, ~~tighten~~adjusting standards where necessary and addressing the nutrient cycle as part of a more holistic approach which interlinks and integrates existing EU policies that play a role in tackling excessive nutrient releases and eutrophication. Amendment 34 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 – point e (e) Land is managed sustainably in the EU, soil is adequately protected in Member States and the remediation of contaminated sites by the Member States is well underway. Amendment 37 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) Pollination is maintained at a high level, measures are taken to support and foster bee health and – where necessary – measures are taken to ensure that the use of plant protection products which have been shown by a scientific risk assessment to have an adverse impact on bee populations is accompanied by the implementation of risk reduction measures. Amendment 38 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 26 – subparagraph 2 – point e (e) Increasing efforts at national level to reduce soil erosion and increase soil organic matter, to remediate contaminated sites and to enhance the integration of land use aspects into coordinated decision- making involving all relevant levels of government, supported by the adoption of targets on soil and on land as a resource, and land planning objectives; increasing efforts at national level to reduce the area of land used and to preserve agricultural land areas for the production of food, feed and renewable raw materials. Amendment 45 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 30 30. Fully implementing the EU Climate and Energy Package is essential to reach the milestones identified for 2020 and for building a competitive, low-carbon economy by 2050. Whereas the EU is currently on track to reduce domestic GHG emissions 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, meeting the 20% energy efficiency target will require far more rapid efficiency improvements. This is also important in the light of still-growing demand for ~~energy and the on-going debate on conflicts between land use for food and for bio-~~ energy. The new Energy Efficiency Directive is expected to make a significant contribution in this regard. Amendment 47 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 32 32. Industry's uptake of the best available techniques under the Industrial Emissions Directive will deliver improved resource use patterns and reduced emissions for over 50 000 major industrial installations in the EU, thus making a significant contribution to stimulating the development of innovative techniques, greening the economy and reducing costs for industry in the longer term. At the same time the creation of short supply chains and local markets for agricultural products can significantly reduce CO2 emissions from the transport of food. Short supply routes provide more fresh and healthy food. Amendment 50 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 35 35. To set a framework for action to improve resource efficiency aspects beyond GHG emissions and energy, targets for reducing the overall environmental impact of consumption will be set, in particular in the food, housing and mobility sectors. Taken together, these are responsible for almost 80% of the environmental impacts of consumption. The Rio+20 outcome recognised the need to significantly reduce post-harvest and other food losses and waste throughout the food supply chain. This may be achieved by improving the value attached to food and by means of regional marketing and improving logistics, transport, stocking and packaging. All parties throughout the food chain, particularly traders and consumers, have a role to play. This also includes targeted consumer education and information. Amendment 54 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 41 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) Giving impetus to the public and private research and innovation efforts required for rolling out innovative technologies, systems and business models which will speed up and lower the cost of transition to a low-carbon, resource- efficient economy and which will help to substantially reduce food waste throughout the food chain. Amendment 58 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 62 62. In addition to helping Member States improve compliance, the Commission will continue to do its part to ensure that legislation is proportionate, fit for purpose and reflects the latest science. As a general rule, legal obligations which are sufficiently clear and precise will be enshrined in Regulations, which have direct and measurable effects and lead to fewer inconsistencies in implementation. The Commission will step up its use of communication, scoreboards and other means of publicly tracking Member States' progress in implementing specific pieces of legislation and of ensuring that the public are informed about positive trends in environmental protection. Amendment 59 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 63 – subparagraph 2 – point e a (new) (ea) Cooperative strategies are developed among the various protagonists in environmental protection and nature conservation and more ample communication concerning tried and tested practices is developed. Amendment 60 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 63 – subparagraph 2 – point e b (new) (eb) Regular assessments of existing law are performed, to ensure that environmental legislation measures are proportionate, feasible and well targeted. Amendment 62 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 71 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) Communication and dissemination of positive developments and trends in environmental protection take place. Amendment 69 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 85 85. This programme includes a number of priority objectives designed to further enhance integration. In its proposals for the CAP, CFP, Trans-European Networks (TENs) and Cohesion policy reforms, the Commission has included measures to further support environmental integration and sustainability. For this programme to succeed, these policies should even further contribute towards meeting environment- related targets and objectives. Similarly, efforts primarily intended to achieve environmental improvements should be designed to deliver co-benefits for other policies wherever possible. For instance, efforts to restore ecosystems can be targeted to benefit habitats and species and to sequester carbon dioxide, while improving the delivery of ecosystem services vital for many economic sectors, such as pollination or water purification for agriculture, and creating green jobs. Amendment 70 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 86 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) further integrating environmental and climate- related conditionalities and incentives in policy initiatives, including reviews and reforms of existing policy, as well as new initiatives, at EU and Member State level; Amendment 73 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 89 a (new) 89a. The Union's food security policy should be based on sustainable agriculture and fair trade. Climate change is bringing pressure to bear on natural resources, particularly as sufficient quantities of food need to be provided for a growing world population with altered patterns of consumption. Imports of protein from third countries where the standard of environmental protection is inadequate could be reduced by promoting the cultivation of protein crops in the Union. In addition, the Union has an obligation to demand, bilaterally and multilaterally, adequate regulatory environmental protection measures in the regions concerned, from which such risks emanate. source: PE-506.012 2013/03/27 ENVI 8 amendments... Amendment 162 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Esther de LANGE Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 19 19. Protecting, conserving and enhancing the EU’s natural capital therefore also requires tackling problems at source through, inter alia, better integration of natural capital objectives into other policies, ensuring that policies are coherent and deliver co-benefits. The greening elements set out in the Commission’s reform proposals, notably for EU agriculture, fisheries and cohesion policy, backed by the proposals for greening the EU budget under the Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 (MFF) are designed to support these objectives. For instance, aquatic ecosystems in rural areas should benefit from the linking of farm payments to compliance with ~~relevant requirements of the WFD as set out in the Commission's proposals for the reform of the CAP~~objective and measurable criteria laid down in the WFD. Greening of the CAP will also promote the environmentally beneficial agricultural practices of crop diversification, the protection of permanent grassland, and the establishment and maintenance of ecologically valuable farmland and forest areas. A key component of sustainable agriculture is resource-efficient and productive land use consistent with the interests of future generations. Amendment 173 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Esther de LANGE Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 22 22. The degradation, fragmentation and unsustainable use of land in the EU is jeopardising the provision of several key ecosystem services, threatening biodiversity and increasing Europe’s vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters. It is also driving soil degradation. More than 25% of the EU's territory is affected by soil erosion by water, which compromises soil functions and affects the quality of freshwater. Soil contamination and sealing are also persistent problems. More than half a million sites across the EU are thought to be contaminated and until they are identified and assessed, they continue to pose potentially serious environmental and health risks. Every year more than 1 000 km² of land are taken for housing, industry, transport or recreational purposes. These long-term changes are difficult or costly to reverse, and nearly always involve trade-offs between various social, economic and environmental needs. Member States' planning decisions relating to land use should be made more sustainable. With a view to addressing the serious problem of the sealing of the soil, the EU Member States should be required to take steps to reduce the area of land which has been built on and to safeguard agricultural land used to produce food, feedingstuffs and renewable raw materials. Amendment 175 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 23 23. To reduce the most significant man- made pressures on land, soil and other ecosystems in Europe, action will be taken at national level to ensure that decisions relating to land use at all relevant levels give proper consideration to environmental as well as social and economic impacts. The Rio+20 Summit outcome called for a 'land degradation neutral world'. ~~The EU and Member States should reflect on how best to make such a commitment operational~~Such a commitment could best be met at national level. In keeping within the~~ir respective competencies as well as to address soil quality issues~~ subsidiarity principle, soil quality issues can best be addressed within a binding legal framework42s at national level. Targets will also be set for sustainable land use and soil. Amendment 195 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 1 – point e (e) Land is managed sustainably in the EU, soil in the Member States is adequately protected and the remediation of contaminated sites by the Member States is well underway. Amendment 209 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point e (e) Increasing efforts at national level to reduce soil erosion and increase soil organic matter, to remediate contaminated sites and to enhance the integration of land use aspects into coordinated decision- making involving all relevant levels of government, supported by the adoption of targets on soil and on land as a resource, and land planning objectives. Increasing efforts at national level to reduce land use and maintain agricultural land for the production of feed and food and renewable raw materials. Amendment 234 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 30 30. Fully implementing the EU Climate and Energy Package is essential to reach the milestones identified for 2020 and for building a competitive, low-carbon economy by 2050. Whereas the EU is currently on track to reduce domestic GHG emissions 20 % below 1990 levels by 2020, meeting the 20 % energy efficiency target will require far more rapid efficiency improvements. This is also important in the light of still-growing demand for ~~energy and the on-going debate on conflicts between land use for food and for bio-~~ energy. The new Energy Efficiency Directive is expected to make a significant contribution in this regard. Amendment 301 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point c (c) Giving impetus to the public and private research and innovation efforts required for rolling out innovative technologies, systems and business models which will speed up and lower the cost of transition to a low-carbon, resource- efficient economy and contribute to a substantial reduction in food waste throughout the food chain. Amendment 451 # Christa KLASS, Britta REIMERS, Esther de LANGE Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 89 a (new) 89a. The Union's food security policy should be based on sustainable agriculture and fair trade. Supplying an adequate amount of food to a growing world population with changing consumption patterns puts pressure on natural resources as a result of climate change. Protein imports from third countries with an inadequate level of environmental protection could be reduced by encouraging the planting of protein crops in the EU. In addition, the EU is committed to requiring that there be appropriate, regulatory bilateral and multilateral environmental protection measures. source: PE-508.007
1	2012/0366(COD) Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale. Approximation of Member States legislation 2013/05/13 IMCO 1 amendments... Amendment 312 # Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Werner LANGEN, Christa KLASS Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a ~~cuboid~~rectangular shape. A unit packet of roll- your- own tobacco shall have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular pocket with a flap that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 gcylinder or box. source: PE-510.679
4	2012/2043(INI) EU Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015 2012/03/05 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 5 # Britta REIMERS, Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that Article 13 of the Treaty is of general application and as such is equally as important as the environment or consumer protection; stresses that, consequently, the EU’s strategy on animal welfare must include initiatives and actions to promote the welfare of all animals in all policy areas, in particular environment, climate change, competition and trade policy; Amendment 14 # Britta REIMERS, Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the inclusion of a European Animal Welfare Framework Law in the Strategy; reiterates that such a Framework Law should be based on up-to-date validated science and should cover all animals, whether domesticated or stray, as well as invasive alien species, and fish; further welcomes acknowledgement of the need for the general public to be more effectively informed about animal welfare; Amendment 33 # Britta REIMERS, Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER Draft opinion Indent 1 – revision of Regulation 1/2005; and a genuine move towards simplifying the applicable statutory provisions and reducing administrative costs, leading to greater flexibility for economic operators; Amendment 60 # Britta REIMERS, Christa KLASS, Holger KRAHMER Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the Commission to undertake a careful examination of the impact on animal health, human health and the environment of current unsustainable methods of livestock production, and to ensure that the planned synergies with the CAP included in the Strategy result in greater support for sustainable production systems with improved animal welfare, thus helping prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance; recommends drawing on practical experience; source: PE-488.001
17	2012/2066(INI) Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters 2012/11/27 ENVI 17 amendments... Amendment 5 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) – having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, Amendment 6 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) – having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, Amendment 7 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the OECD conceptual framework for testing and assessment of endocrine disruptors. Amendment 8 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) - having regard to the draft guidance document on standardised test guidelines for evaluating chemicals for endocrine disruptions (2011). Amendment 9 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) - having regard to the draft detailed review paper: state of the sciences on novel in vitro and in vivo screening and testing methods and endpoints for evaluating endocrine disruptors. Amendment 19 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas there are many possible causes for a growing frequency of hormone- related disorders in humans; whereas there is now significant scientific evidence that this is partly due to the impact of ~~chemical~~substances with endocrine-disrupting properties; Amendment 21 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital D – introductory part D. whereas, in the case of ~~chemical~~substances with endocrine-disrupting properties, the difficulties of proving a causal link are exacerbated by a number of factors, such as that: Amendment 28 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital D – indent 5 a (new) – lifestyle and personal habits, as reflected in, for example, stress, exercise, and diet, also affect the endocrine system; Amendment 52 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that ~~the feared effect~~once reliable indications of endocrine -disrupt~~ors are so serious that~~ing effects have been produced, then, even in the absence of precise knowledge, including exact knowledge of causal links, ~~should not prevent us from taking~~ measures to protect humans and animals should be taken; Amendment 61 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to submit as soon as possible proposals for overarching criteria together with testing and information requirements for chemicals on the commercial market, and for EU legislation to make clear what is regarded as a substance with endocrine- disrupting properties; ~~advocates considering the introduction of ‘~~maintains that the introduction of regulatory classes for endocrine -disrupt~~or’ as a regulatory hazard class~~ing substances should be considered; Amendment 67 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that it is important for the criteria for endocrine-disrupting ~~chemical~~substances to be based on a comprehensive ~~hazard~~risk assessment; Amendment 72 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the criteria for defining endocrine disruptors should be based on criteria for defining ‘adverse effect’ and ‘endocrine mode of action’, the WHO definition being an appropriate basis for that purpose; considers that both these criteria must be weighed up in parallel in order to carry out a comprehensive assessment; considers that proven effects should be assumed to be harmful as long as there isare no scientific data to indicate the opposite; stresses that any possible combination effects should be taken into consideration; Amendment 79 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the criteria determining what constitutes an endocrine disruptor should be scientifically based ~~and that the precautionary principle should be applied~~, taking into account in particular the potency of substances, in order to identify those substances which produce strong damaging effects at low concentrations; considers that a socio-economic assessment should then be carried out in accordance with the relevant legislation; Amendment 97 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that it should be possible for decision-making bodies to deal with substances having ~~similar chemical structur~~the same modes of action and properties on a group basis if the manufacturer or importer cannot demonstrate that the chemical is safe in spite of ~~its structural similarity, with a view~~the similarity in terms of its mode of action, or if no risk assessment can be produced to show that the chemical is safe to use, the object being to provid~~ing~~e the public as quickly as possible with protection from exposure to endocrine disruptors and to restrict~~ing~~ the number of experiments on animals; Amendment 124 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Takes the view that endocrine disruptors identified in accordance with Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 should be regarded as Substances of Very High Concern within the meaning of the Reach Regulation; considers~~, therefore, that endocrine disruptors should be~~ that the approach used to deal with endocrine disruptors, taking risk assessment into account, should therefore seek to make these substances subject to an authorisation requirement or restriction with a view to substitution; Amendment 133 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that endocrine disruptors should be regarded as substances for which it is ~~not~~ possible to set a limit value at which effects may occur ~~(‘non-threshold’ substances) and that~~, but that the values in question can in some cases be very low and any exposure to such substances above the limit value may entail a risk; Amendment 145 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to include all relevant stakeholders in cooperation seeking to adopt the necessary legislative changes to improve protection of human health from hormone-disrupting ~~chemical~~substances; source: PE-500.605
4	2012/2129(INI) Prevention of age-related diseases of women 2012/09/20 FEMM 4 amendments... Amendment 20 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas women earn less than men (the average gender pay gap in the EU is 17.5%); whereas lower earnings mean correspondingly lower pensions; Amendment 53 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas equal access to health services must be guaranteed and the quality of health care needs to be improved, with more attention being paid to the particular situation of women in rural areas, many of whom live alone; Amendment 64 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Recital W ~~W. whereas women make greater use of medicines and herbal remedies, with the consequent risks of interaction;~~deleted Amendment 77 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that elderly women who live alone, are not mobile and have no relatives living nearby need sufficient access to health care and home help to enable them to enjoy equal rights and live independent lives; source: PE-496.309
4	2012/2234(INI) Agenda for adequate, safe and sustainable pensions 2013/01/28 FEMM 4 amendments... Amendment 18 # Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph D a (new) Da. whereas the OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 116 "Cooking, Caring and Volunteering: Unpaid Work Around the World" (Veerle Miranda) sheds light on the importance of unpaid work which is not yet recognized in the national pension schemes; Amendment 71 # Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the EU Commission project "Beyond GDP - Measuring progress, true wealth and the well-being of Nations" and invites the competent authorities to focus on its impact to national pension scheme's; Amendment 74 # Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the competent EU and national authorities to create a family- friendly tax and social security system that takes into account the substantial additional costs of raising a family, as compared to childless couples, and calls to eliminate the invisible discrimination of mothers who work without pay to raise and educate the children who will support the pensions of people who have not raised children; Amendment 75 # Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Invites the Commission to adopt a lifecycle oriented approach taking into account the whole career as a lifelong course including possible interruptions and changes in a formal career scheme, to reflect the social and economic benefit of unpaid care work and modern work patterns; source: PE-504.155
4	2012/2258(INI) European innovation partnership on active and healthy ageing 2012/11/26 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 17 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the ageing society is attributable to demographic change (declining birth rates); Amendment 19 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Stresses that participation on equal terms is a fundamental right of older members of society also; Amendment 26 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Notes that age is not to be equated with illness and handicap; Amendment 34 # Christa KLASS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes medical progress which is now helping to increase life expectation; source: PE-500.616
3	2013/2017(BUD) 2014 budget: mandate for trilogue 2013/04/30 FEMM 3 amendments... Amendment 8 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. ~~Expresses its concern that the guaranteed, appropriate funding of the above mentioned actions will be seriously at risk if the multiannual financial framework is not adopted promptly;~~Calls for agreement to be reached without delay between the European Council and the European Parliament on the multiannual financial framework, so as to ensure guaranteed and appropriate funding of the above-mentioned actions. Amendment 10 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the DAPHNE III programme, which played a fundamental role in combating violence against women in the European Union, will come to an end on 31 December 2013; ~~regret~~notes that ~~the programme will be discontinued after this date~~violence against women is still present and that action is urgently needed to counteract it; urges the Commission in this regard to ~~continue~~ earmark~~ing~~ sufficient funds within the Rights and Citizenship programme for efficient actions aimed at eliminating violence against women in the period starting in 2014; Amendment 18 # Christa KLASS Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – indent 1 measures aimed at facilitating access of women to qualified jobs in the new technologies sector, including information and communication technology; source: PE-510.610

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