Bernd LANGE
Constituencies
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Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
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Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
Groups
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S&D
Member
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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PSE
Member
Group of the Party of European Socialists
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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PSE
Member
Group of the Party of European Socialists
1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
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PSE
Member
Group of the Party of European Socialists
1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
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PSE
Member
Group of the Party of European Socialists
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on International Trade | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee | 2010/06/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Japan | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1999/10/06 | 2002/01/14 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1999/02/24 | 1999/07/19 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1997/10/14 | 1999/02/23 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1997/01/16 | 1997/10/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1995/07/12 | 1997/01/15 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1994/11/17 | 1995/07/11 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1994/11/17 | 1995/07/11 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1995/07/12 | 1997/01/15 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1997/01/16 | 1997/10/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1997/10/14 | 1999/02/23 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1999/02/24 | 1999/07/19 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1999/10/06 | 2002/01/14 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2013/0010(COD) | FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the EU: aligning the Regulation with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers) |
| Shadow | 2012/2320(INI) | First annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on the activities of Member States' export credit agencies |
| Shadow | 2012/2259(INI) | Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market |
| Opinion | 2012/2153(INI) | Negotiations on an enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement between the EU and Kazakhstan. Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS |
| Opinion | 2012/2098(INI) | Corporate Social Responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth |
| Opinion | 2012/2097(INI) | Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery |
| Opinion | 2011/2056(INI) | Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe |
| Shadow | 2011/0324(NLE) | EU/Russia Agreement: trade in parts and components of motor vehicles |
| Responsible | 2011/0262(COD) | EU/Colombia/Peru Trade Agreement: implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas |
| Shadow | 2011/0249(NLE) | EU/Colombia/Peru trade agreement |
| Shadow | 2011/0238(COD) | Member States/third countries intergovernmental agreements in the field of energy: information exchange mechanism |
| Responsible | 2010/2095(INI) | Industrial Policy for the globalised era |
| Shadow | 2010/0075(NLE) | EU/Korea Free Trade Agreement: conclusion |
| Shadow | 2010/0032(COD) | EU/Korea Free Trade Agreement: bilateral safeguard clause |
| Shadow | 2008/0251(NLE) | EC/Eastern and Southern Africa ESA States agreement: interim agreement establishing a framework for Economic Partnership Agreement EPA |
| Opinion | 2003/0252(COD) | Driving licences: issue, validity, renewal (repeal. Directive 91/439/EEC). Recast |
| Responsible | 2003/0205(COD) | Air pollution: compression-ignition or positive-ignition engines, natural or liquefied petroleum gas (repeal. Directives 88/77/EEC, 91/542/EEC, 96/1/EC, 1999/96/EC and 2001/27/EC). Recast |
| Opinion | 2002/2260(INI) | Taxes: taxation of passengers cars at national and Community levels |
| Responsible | 2002/0304(COD) | Air pollution: compression ignition engines by non-road mobile machinery (amend. Directive 97/68/EC) |
| Opinion | 2002/0259(COD) | Environment: sulphur content of marine fuels and heavy fueloils (amend. Directive 1999/32/EC) |
| Responsible | 2000/0336(COD) | Air pollution: emissions from small park ignition engines, non-road mobile machinery (amend. Directive 97/68/EC) |
| Responsible | 2000/0211(COD) | Air pollution: cold start emission limits for motor vehicles during warming-up (amend. Directive 70/220/EEC) |
| Opinion | 2000/0169(COD) | Public access to environmental information (repeal. Directive 90/313/EEC) |
| Responsible | 2000/0136(COD) | Air quality: emissions from two or three-wheeled motor vehicles, motorcycles (amend. Directive 97/24/EC) |
| Responsible | 1998/0183(CNS) | Research RTD, 5th EC framework-programme 1998-2002: Specific programme "human research potential, socio-economic knowledge base" |
| Responsible | 1997/0350(COD) | Air pollution: emissions of gaseous and particulate pollutants from diesel engines (amend. Direct. 88/77/EEC) |
| Opinion | 1997/0105(SYN) | Liquid fuels: reduction of sulphur dioxides SO2 (amend. Directive 93/12/EEC) and Protocol to UN Convention 1979 |
| Responsible | 1995/2252(COS) | Research and technological development activities of the European Union. 1995 annual report |
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1955/11/14 OldenburgAmendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/0064(COD) Alternative Investment Fund Managers
2010/02/15
ECON
12 amendments...
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Articles 19 to 30 shall apply to all AIF marketed in the Union, regardless of where they are established and whether they are domiciled in the Union.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 3 Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 4 Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 a (new) Article 5a Central Register 1. The ESMA shall keep a central public register containing the following data for each AIF and each AIFM: (a) a distinct identifier, (b) the names of each AIF and AIFM, (c) the competent supervisory authority for the AIFM. 2. For each AIF, the register shall contain: (a) the accountable AIFM, (b) the depository, (c) the valuator. 3. The register shall be published in electronic form and shall be publicly accessible through the Internet. The start of commercial operation of AIF shall be dependent on and admissible after registration.
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 a (new) Article 9a Remuneration policy 1. The remuneration policy of the AIFM shall be such that it does not encourage risk-taking disproportionate to the risk profile of the AIF it manages. 2. When establishing and applying the remuneration policies for those categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on their risk profile, AIFM shall comply with the principles laid down in Annex I of Directive 2010/.../EU [amending Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC as regards capital requirements for the trading book and for re-securitisations], and the supervisory review of remuneration policies. 3. In addition, the remuneration policy shall be so that the independence of the risk function, the compliance function, and the valuation function is maintained.
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. In the case of AIFM which engage in short selling when investing on behalf of one or more AIF,
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 - point a (a) the requirements that need to be met by the originator in order for an AIFM to be allowed to invest in securities or other financial instruments of this type issued after 1 January 2011 on behalf of one or more AIF, including requirements that ensure that the originator retains a net economic interest of not less than
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new) (ba) the transparency requirements that need to be met regarding repackaged loans.
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. AIFM shall ensure that, for each AIF that it manages, a valuator is appointed which is independent of the AIFM management function to establish the value of assets acquired by the AIF and the value of the shares and units of the AIF in conformity with EU-wide valuation guidelines established by the ESMA. To this end, AIFM shall ensure that a qualified valuator is appointed which is adequately equipped for the purpose of valuation and certified by the ESMA.
Amendment 779 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 4. The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 905 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 4 source: PE-438.497
2010/02/16
ECON
14 amendments...
Amendment 1034 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. A
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 4. The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 1053 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. AIF and AIFM shall ensure that
Amendment 1100 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point ja (new) (ja) the AIFM remuneration policy;
Amendment 1113 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2.
Amendment 1120 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) For AIF eligible for pension funds, AIFM shall publicly disclose the risks that are specific to this asset class. The Commission shall define additional disclosure requirements in this respect.
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 3. The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 1130 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. AIF
Amendment 1132 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 1145 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2.
Amendment 1149 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) a description of the investment strategy and objectives of the AIF, all the assets which the AIF can invest in and of the techniques it may employ and of all associated risks, any applicable investment restrictions, the circumstances in which the AIF may use leverage, the types and sources of leverage permitted and the associated risks and of any restrictions to the use of leverage;
Amendment 1151 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) the actual risk profile of the AIF and the risk management tools
Amendment 1161 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3.
Amendment 1164 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) an annual report
source: PE-439.133
2010/02/18
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 1467 #
Proposal for a directive Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Member States may allow the marketing of AIF to retail investors in their territory, provided that each investment is at least EUR 50.000.
Amendment 1472 #
Proposal for a directive Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Member States that permit the marketing of AIF to retail investors on their territory provided that each investment is at least EUR 50.000, shall, within one year of the date referred to in Article 54(1), inform the Commission and the ESMA of:
Amendment 1476 #
Proposal for a directive Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Member States shall also inform the Commission and the ESMA of any subsequent changes with regard to the first subparagraph.
Amendment 1661 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 53 a (new) Article 53a Relationship with other Union and with national provisions This Directive shall be without prejudice to the information, consultation and, if applicable, participation procedures provided for under national law, in particular pursuant to Directives 2009/38/EC, 2001/86/EC, 2002/14/EC and 2004/25/EC.
source: PE-439.135
2010/08/03
ECON
32 amendments...
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a directive Article 22 – paragraph 1 This section shall apply only to
Amendment 1196 #
Proposal for a directive Article 22 – subparagraph 2 AIF and AIFM shall assess on a quarterly basis whether the AIF employs high levels of leverage on a systematic basis and shall inform the competent authorities accordingly.
Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a directive Article 23 – introductory part Amendment 1211 #
Proposal for a directive Article 23 – point a (a) disclose to investors the maximum level of leverage which
Amendment 1215 #
Proposal for a directive Article 23 – point b (b) quarterly disclose to investors the total amount of leverage employed
Amendment 1222 #
Proposal for a directive Article 24 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 1.
Amendment 1224 #
Proposal for a directive Article 24 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2 That information shall include the identity of the five largest sources of borrowed cash or securities
Amendment 1229 #
Proposal for a directive Article 24 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1 2.
Amendment 1231 #
Proposal for a directive Article 24 – pargraph 2 - subparagraph 1 a (new) The Commission shall also adopt delegated acts in accordance with Articles 49a, 49b and 49c further specifying the methodology to calculate leverage. This methodology shall be in line with Article 22, relating combined leverage from all sources to the equity capital of the AIF.
Amendment 1245 #
Proposal for a directive Article 25 – paragraph 2 2. Home Member States shall ensure that all information received under Article 24, aggregated in respect of all AIF and AIFM that
Amendment 1255 #
Proposal for a directive Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 3. In order to ensure the stability and integrity of the financial system, the Commission
Amendment 1280 #
Proposal for a directive Article 25 – paragraph 4 4. In exceptional circumstances and when this is required in order to ensure the stability and integrity of the financial system, the competent authorities of the home Member State may impose additional limits to the level of leverage that AIFM and AIF can employ. Measures taken by the competent authorities of the home Member States shall have a temporary nature and should comply with the provisions adopted by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 3.
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a directive Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Commission shall adopt benchmarks for long-term financial solvency of target companies that are subject to leveraged buy-out operations by AIF. The benchmarks shall contain a combination of four indicators, which consist of: (a) debt service cover (the ratio of cash flow to total debt service); (b) total leverage “dynamic gearing 1” (the ratio of consolidated EBITDA to net cash interest); (c) dynamic gearing 2 (the ratio of net debt to free cash flow); (d) equity ratio (the ratio of equity to total capital). Target companies shall comply with all four indicators and shall conduct regular solvency tests. Dividend payouts shall be limited to one disbursement per year and shall not exceed earnings. In the event of negative solvency there shall be no dividend payout.
Amendment 1291 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) AIFM having concluded an agreement with one or more other AIFM which would allow the AIF managed by these AIFM to acquire
Amendment 1303 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1319 #
Proposal for a directive Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that when an AIF or AIFM is in a position to exercise
Amendment 1321 #
Proposal for a directive Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 This notification shall be made
Amendment 1343 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. In addition to Article 27, Member States shall ensure that where an AIF or AIFM acquires
Amendment 1348 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part With regard to issuers, the AIF or AIFM shall make available the following to the issuer concerned, its shareholders and representatives of employees:
Amendment 1356 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) the policy for preventing and managing conflicts of interests, in particular between the AIF or AIFM and the issuer;
Amendment 1361 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ca (new) (ca) the potential consequences for employees.
Amendment 1365 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part With regard to non-listed companies, the AIF or AIFM shall make available the following to the non-listed company concerned, its shareholders and representatives of employees:
Amendment 1367 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 - point d (d) the identity of the AIF or AIFM which either individually or in agreement with other AIFM have reached the
Amendment 1374 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point f (f) the policy for preventing and managing conflicts of interests, in particular between the AIF or AIFM and the non-listed company;
Amendment 1378 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point ga (new) (ga) the potential consequences for employees of matters related to company strategy and employment policy.
Amendment 1384 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Where an AIF or AIFM has reached the position of being able to exercise controlling rights, the target company shall inform the representatives of its employees or, where there are no such representatives, the employees themselves, comprehensively and in due time about the take-over, through the submission of all relevant documentation referred to in Article 9(5) of Directive 2004/25/EC as appropriate, if and to the extent to which the conduct of business is not jeopardized.
Amendment 1385 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 a (new) Article 28a Disclosure 1. Notification shall be given within 20 working days by the AIFM to the target company on: (a) the objectives pursued with the take- over; (b) the originating capital for the take- over. The notification shall be made public by the target company. 2. The target company shall without delay inform the representatives of employees or, where there are no such representatives, the employees themselves about the provisions in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1387 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28b (new) Article 28b Sanctions 1. Member States shall provide that any decision taken by the AIFM and/ or the target company seriously breaching the information and disclosure requirements referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 28a shall have no legal effect. The non-production of legal effects will continue until such time as the AIFM and/ or the target company has fulfilled its obligations or, if this is no longer possible, adequate redress has been established, in accordance with the arrangements and procedures to be determined by the Member States. 2. For the purposes of paragraph1, serious breaches shall include in particular: (a) the total absence of information of the employees' representatives prior to a decision being taken; and (b) the withholding of important information or the provision of false information rendering ineffective the exercise of the right to information.
Amendment 1395 #
Proposal for a directive Article 29 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that AIF
Amendment 1405 #
Proposal for a directive Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 - point d (d) statement on significant divestment of assets and the annual turnover of the assets.
Amendment 1417 #
Proposal for a directive Article 29 – paragraph 3 3.
source: PE-439.134
2010/12/02
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive Title on Alternative Investment Funds and Alternative Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2004/39/EC and 2009/…/EC
source: PE-439.111
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2009/2096(INI) A sustainable future for transport
2010/03/02
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph - 1 (new) -1. Stresses that the mobility sector is of crucial importance for Europe: firstly, efficient and sustainable transport boosts the performance of the economy and enables people to participate in social life, and secondly the mobility sector is a core sector of European industry, providing many jobs;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission, with a view to strengthening the sustainable, low- carbon mobility sector, to develop an integrated policy which joins up thinking on innovations such as Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), on research promotion, on competition law, on internal market rules (e.g. cabotage) and on logistics policy, and brings these policy areas together;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make significant efforts to rapidly implement the standardisation of innovation in the mobility sector, so as to speed up the arrival on the market of new technology, e.g. in the field of e- mobility;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission to give more active assistance for coping with structural change in the mobility sector, so that this core sector of European industry can remain viable and its jobs made secure. This may include converting motor manufacturers into mobility service providers, broadening the skills and qualifications of employees, anticipating developments in a product, sector or system, establishing a pan-European observatory for industrial change in the mobility sector, creating regional mentoring schemes and granting support from the Structural Funds, with a view to promoting the sustainable mobility of people and goods and minimising the disruption caused by structural change in the mobility sector;
source: PE-438.447
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2010/0032(COD) EU/Korea Free Trade Agreement: bilateral safeguard clause
2010/10/06
INTA
18 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union producers may also be caused by the non-fulfilment of specific obligations under Chapter 13 of the Agreement – particularly in respect of the social and environmental standards laid down therein – thus necessitating the imposition of safeguard measures.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) Whether there is serious injury or the threat of serious injury to producers or specific sectors of the economy in the Union also depends on whether the Agreement’s rules on non-tariff barriers to trade are observed. This consideration could necessitate the imposition of safeguard measures.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The tasks of following up and reviewing the Agreement and, if necessary, imposing safeguard measures should be carried out in the most transparent manner possible and with the involvement of civil society. To that end, the Domestic Advisory Group and the Civil Society Forum need to be included at every stage of the process.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 b (new) (6b) The Commission should submit a report once a year on the application and implementation of the Agreement and the application of the safeguard measures. Should it become apparent that the safeguard measures are insufficient, the Commission should submit a comprehensive proposal for more far- reaching safeguard measures, such as limits on quantities, quotas, import authorisation arrangements or other corrective measures.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) The Commission, the Member States and the Union producers should monitor and evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the import and export statistics for all product lines covered by the Agreement from the day that it comes into force, so that any serious injury or threat of serious injury to Union producers can be identified in good time.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 b (new) (13b) Because it will not be possible to limit customs duty drawback until five years after the Agreement comes into force, it may be necessary, on the basis of this regulation, to impose safeguard measures in response to a serious injury or threat of serious injury to Union producers that is caused by duty drawback or exemption from duty. Therefore, from the day of the Agreement’s entry into force, the Commission should monitor particularly closely the rate of inclusion in products imported from the Republic of Korea of components or materials from third countries, any changes in that rate and the impact of such changes on the market situation.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 c (new) (13c) In order to prevent serious injury or the threat of serious injury to producers or sectors of the economy in the Union, the Commission should closely monitor production capacities in those third countries in which components or materials which are included in products covered by the Agreement are manufactured, as well as the observance in those countries of ILO and UN standards in relation to social and working conditions and environmental standards.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) This regulation should extend only to goods produced in the European Union and in the Republic of Korea. It should not cover products, parts or components the production of which is contracted out to manufacturing zones such as Kaesong. Before the scope of the regulation can be extended to include products contracted out to external manufacturing zones, it should be amended in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure. In any extension of the regulation’s scope, it should be ensured that obligations under Chapter 13 of the Agreement are also met in external manufacturing zones.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - paragraph f (new) (f) “products” means goods produced in the European Union and the Republic of Korea. It does not include goods or components the production of which is contracted out to external manufacturing zones. Before the regulation’s scope can be extended to include products contracted out to external manufacturing zones, it must be amended in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. An investigation shall be initiated upon request by a Member State, the European Parliament, the Domestic Advisory Group or a representative of producer associations or sectors of the economy or on the Commission’s own initiative if it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient evidence to justify such initiation.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. In applying the first paragraph of this article, and for a period of five years after the Agreement’s entry into force, the Commission shall pay particular attention to finished products from the Republic of Korea being imported into the European Union at an increased rate where such an increase is attributable to increased use in the finished products of parts or components imported into the Republic of Korea from third countries which have not concluded a free trade agreement with the European Union and which are covered by the provisions for customs duty drawback or exemption from customs duty.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 - paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Evidence collected for the purpose of initiating proceedings in accordance with Article 14(2) of the Rules of Origin Protocol annexed to the Agreement (Drawback of, or exemption from, customs duties) may also be used for investigations with a view to the imposition of safeguard measures where the conditions stipulated in this article are met.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall ensure that all the data and statistics required for an investigation are available, comprehensible, transparent and checkable.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. In the investigation, the Commission shall evaluate, in particular, the observance by the Republic of Korea of the social and environmental standards laid down in Chapter 13 of the Agreement and any consequent effects on price building or unfair competitive advantages potentially leading to serious injury or the threat of serious injury to producers or specific sectors of the economy in the European Union.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. In the investigation, the Commission shall also evaluate observance of the Agreement’s rules on non-tariff barriers to trade and any serious injury to producers or individual sectors of the economy in the European Union that may result therefrom.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 1. Where bilateral safeguard measures are deemed unnecessary the investigation and proceeding shall be terminated on the basis of the procedure referred to in Article 11.2. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, if the European Parliament expresses an objection to the draft decision not to impose bilateral safeguard measures, on the grounds that this decision would negate the intention of the legislator, the Commission shall re-examine the draft decision. Taking the reasons for the objection into account and within the time-limits of the procedure underway, the Commission may submit a new draft decision to the committee or submit a proposal to the European parliament and the Council in accordance with the Treaty. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the committee of the action which it intends to take and of its reasons for doing so. 3. The Commission shall make public, with due regard to the protection of confidential information within the meaning of Article 9, a report with a summary of the material facts and considerations relevant to the determinations.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The Commission shall undertake, as soon as the necessary technical framework is in place, to set up a password-protected online portal, which it will manage and through which all relevant information not confidential within the meaning of this article will be disseminated. Member States, registered Union producers, the Domestic Advisory Group and the European Parliament must be granted access to this online platform on request. The information shall include statistics relevant for determining whether evidence shows that the requirements under Article 2(1) have been met, as well as any further information of significance in connection with an investigation.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Article 10a 1. The Commission shall make public an annual report on the application and implementation of the Agreement. The report shall include information about the activities of the various bodies responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Agreement and fulfilment of the obligations arising therefrom, including obligations concerning barriers to trade. 2. Special sections of the report shall deal with the fulfilment of obligations under Chapter 13 of the Agreement and with the activities of the Domestic Advisory Group and the Civil Society Forum. 3. The report shall also present a summary of the statistics and the evolution of trade with Korea. Specific mention shall be made of the results of the monitoring of duty drawback. 4. The European Parliament or the Council may, within one month, invite the Commission to an ad hoc meeting of the competent committee of Parliament or of the Council to present and explain any issues related to implementation of the FTA.
source: PE-442.964
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2010/0248(NLE) EU/Morocco Agreement: reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products (replacing Protocols 1, 2 and 3, their Annexes and amendments to the EC/Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Agreement)
2012/12/01
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 1.
source: PE-478.679
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2010/0271(COD) Two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles: approval and market surveillance
2011/08/30
IMCO
3 amendments...
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 3 3. An individual approval shall apply to a particular vehicle, whether it is unique or not, and in particular to unique vehicles built by private individuals.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 7 7. This Article shall apply to vehicles which, at the time of the application for individual approval, have not previously been sold or of which the entry into service did not happen yet, involving identification and the issuing of a registration number, including temporary or short-term registration or professional registration, or have only been sold, registered or have been entering into service for less than six months or to unique vehicles built by private individuals.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 1. An approval authority may exempt the vehicle from compliance with requirements laid down in one or more of the acts listed in Annex II, provided that the approval authority imposes alternative requirements and has reasonable grounds for such exemption. An exemption of this kind may be granted in particular for unique vehicles built by private individuals, in order to keep costs to an acceptable level.
source: PE-467.203
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2010/0306(NLE) Management of spent fuel and radioactive waste: EU legal framework
2011/04/15
ITRE
14 amendments...
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 23 Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 24 (24)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 25 (25) The
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 27 (27) Radioactive waste, including spent fuel considered as waste, requires containment and isolation from humans and the living environment over the long term. Its specific nature (content of radionuclides) requires arrangements to protect human health and the environment against dangers arising from ionizing radiation, including disposal in appropriate facilities as the end point of its management. The storage of radioactive waste, including long-term storage, is an interim solution
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 29 (29) The typical disposal concept for short lived low and intermediate level waste is near surface disposal. Following 30 years of research,
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 29 a (new) (29a) In view of the research into the disposal of radioactive waste by transmutation or other means of reducing its radioactivity and half-life, longer-term reversible storage of radioactive waste in deep geological formations should also be considered;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) all stages of spent fuel management when the spent fuel results from the operation of civilian nuclear reactors or is managed within civilian activities, including spent fuel originating from military defence programmes which is transferred to exclusively civilian use and managed within civilian activities;
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) spent fuel and radioactive waste are safely managed, including in the long term
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 (3) Radioactive waste shall be disposed of, or placed in longer-term safe storage, in the Member State in which it was generated
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new) (3a) In no circumstances may radioactive waste be exported to non-EU countries.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) a system of licensing of spent fuel and radioactive waste management activities and facilities, including prohibition of the operation of a spent fuel or radioactive waste management facility without a licence and ensuring that all radioactive waste, by whomsoever it is produced, is managed on a non-discriminatory basis;
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new) (3a) Member States shall ensure that the competent regulatory authorities inform the public regularly and transparently about their activities and those of the licence holders, about the operation of storage and disposal facilities and about safety and security risks.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 Member States shall ensure that the national framework guarantees that rad
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new) (1a) The costs of disposal shall be transparently set out and published by the Member States and reassessed each year. The obligations imposed on radioactive waste producers shall be revised accordingly.
source: PE-462.870
2011/04/26
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 a (new) Article 12a Fresh mediation in public participation The Commission, together with Member States, shall develop and finance model projects pertaining to public participation and to stage-by-stage decision-making on the management of spent fuel and radioactive fuel, which is typically undertaken in connection with long-term projects with long approval procedures, in order to respond to changes of public perception over decades and facilitate changes.
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – point 2 (2) concepts, plans and technical solutions from generation to relatively long-term storage or disposal;
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – point 8 a (new) (8a) a binding and verifiable time-frame for the implementation of national programmes and compliance with requirements 1 to 8 above.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) (3a) The Commission shall monitor compliance with the time-frames submitted pursuant to Article 14(8a) for the implementation of the national programmes of the Member States.
source: PE-462.874
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2010/2051(INI) Future of European standardisation
2010/06/25
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for a reform of the mandating process and its timetable, so that standards can be issued promptly to render European innovations marketable, thus enhancing the innovativeness of European industry;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Draws attention to the European Parliament’s April 2010 resolution on electric cars (B7-0261/2010), which stresses the need for effective standardisation processes in various areas to accelerate the market introduction of electric cars in the interests of competitiveness and the environment;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Urges the Commission to submit without delay a proposal for a modern, integrated standardisation policy;
source: PE-443.134
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2010/2095(INI) Industrial Policy for the globalised era
2010/11/16
ITRE
20 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. Whereas industrial policy in Europe can only succeed if it is firmly rooted both in a new financial sector architecture that promotes investment and prevents speculation, and also in a macroeconomic policy that steers fiscal, economic and budgetary policies in the EU towards sustainable growth and employment,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas European industry’s global leadership is increasingly being challenged by the expanding industrial base in emerging countries, and the major competitors such as the USA, Japan and China are pursuing a strong and active industrial policy supported by broad investment in leading edge products and services, and for this reason it is extremely important to maintain and develop the competitiveness of European industry, to maintain its role as a driver of sustainable growth and employment in Europe,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets that Point 9 of the Commission Communication places less stress than in earlier Commission deliberations on specific targets, named indicators and review of objectives, and that these have now been subsumed into general observations on the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Supports the Commission’s initiative at Point 3 of its Communication consistently to analyse the industrial policy implications of future legislation and to assess the implementation of this legislation, and stresses that the social partners must be included and there must be the greatest possible transparency;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls for research expenditure for the upcoming programming period from 2013 (RDP 8) to be significantly increased (EU target
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the success of the Risk Sharing Financial Facility (RSFF) as an important way of providing research funding
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to use new funding possibilities to strengthen the innovation capacity of SMEs, creating revolving innovation funds from ERDF resources and disseminating them as good practice;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls on the Commission to draw up an inventory of the best practices of existing and planned funding mechanisms, fiscal measures and financial incentives to promote innovation and calls for an annual update and review of the measures’ effectiveness;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – introductory part 13. Is convinced that the clear increase in resourcing efficiency as regards raw and auxiliary materials and supplies is strengthening the global competitive position of European industry, and therefore calls on the Commission to
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 4 · developing an SME-friendly standard form of business sustainability report which will analyse the ‘environmental rucksack’ – resulting in economies and making firms more competitive in consequence – and group together and standardise existing reporting requirements and possibilities (e.g. EMAS), and which should be mandatory wherever possible;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – introductory part 14. Stresses that the availability of raw materials is of central importance to European industry’s development possibilities, and therefore calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive raw materials strategy in the first half of 201
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 1 - intensification of raw material recovery by means of
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new) - emphasises both the need for Europe- wide strengthening of work-based learning in order to link vocational training systems more closely to the labour market, and the importance of enhancing the appeal of vocational training throughout Europe with higher education permeability for vocational training graduates,
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses that the comparative reluctance to engage in self-employed business activity can be overcome by creating a more attractive environment for business starters, more integrated support schemes such as ENTRE:DI and specific programmes such as ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for a stronger, coordinated and technology-neutral EU policy on lead markets, such as the environmental industries (some 3.5 million employees, EUR 300 billion turnover, up to 50% of the global market)
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Stresses that there is still vast potential for the performance of European industry in the full implementation of the internal market and calls on the Commission and Member States to quickly dismantle the remaining obstacles and barriers in the internal market;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 – indent 1 • to press on with implementation of the Small Business Act,
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Takes the view that
Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to devise new mediation approaches to monitoring and building new infrastructure and to implement them so as increase the involvement of citizens, so that infrastructure which is necessary for the sustainable renewal of the industrial base (e.g. smart networks, wind farms, new railway lines) become possible quickly;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – indent 3 a (new) • the clusters and networks should be brought together under the ‘umbrella’ of European platforms, so that support for clusters and networks can be strengthened,
source: PE-452.697
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2010/2108(INI) Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020
2010/09/16
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses th
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to support solar, wind and bioenergy projects in non- member states; decentralised energy provision will increase security of energy supply; there should also be a connection to supra-regional energy networks; initiatives such as DESERTEC should be developed and formulated in such a way as to reflect the interests of the EU and non-member states;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to create a high degree of market transparency in the international energy trade; abuse and manipulation of the market must be prevented by international rules.
source: PE-448.653
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2010/2152(INI) New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy
2011/03/25
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges that future multilateral and bilateral trade agreements must be part of an integrated strategy for the sustainable renewal and strengthening of the industrial fabric, and the jobs it provides, in the European Union;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that the principles expressed in the reports adopted by the European Parliament by a large majority on human rights and social and environmental standards, on corporate social responsibility in international trade agreements and on trade and climate change, by Tokia Saifi, Harlem Desir and Yannick Jadot respectively, should be
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 18 Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Calls on the Commission to pursue a
source: PE-462.569
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2010/2156(INI) Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
2010/10/12
INTA
8 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the great potential of CCI in international trade and assumes that its significance is being underestimated owing to the difficulty of gathering data;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Strongly believes that
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the protection of intellectual property rights in international trade agreements is an issue central to securing the European cultural and creative industries and maintain incentives for companies, artists and creators to innovate;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the TRIPS Agreement should be extended to cover other areas of the CCI sector;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Points out that copyright is intended principally to protect actual authors and originators, and that the protection of copyright should not undermine civil rights;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 source: PE-454.540
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2011/0000(INI)
2012/01/02
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Commends the setting up of an information exchange mechanism on energy agreements between Member States and third countries to raise the transparency of energy imports into the EU. Many agreements in the energy field have investment components. This is the reason that the EU Commission ensures that there is a coherence between energy agreements and investment agreements. In particular, the rights and recommendations of the European Parliament will be taken into account in future investment policy. The EU Commission plays an active, promoting role when coordinating intergovernmental agreements, so as to ensure that all established entitlements can be realised. Before signing an agreement, the Member States shall submit the said negotiated intergovernmental agreements for approval by the EU Commission, which shall ensure that such agreements are compatible with Union law and, in particular, with the trade and investment rules and the internal energy market, as well as the long-term energy and climate policy targets of the Union;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Asks the Commission to foster R&D and innovation in renewable energies and technologies
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission, as part of the strategic alignment of energy policy, in particular to negotiate cooperation and market access with its trading partners for products and services in the area of renewable energies and energy efficiencies. Trade agreements should also help support the development of power supplies with the lowest possible greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the EU Commission to ensure that all activities involving cooperation in energy policy should be consistent with the common EU policy concept, as described in Roadmap 2050.
source: PE-480.781
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2011/0092(CNS) Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework
2011/01/12
ECON
11 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) CO2-related taxation should be adapted to the operation of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to complement it effectively. That taxation should apply to all uses, including those for purposes other than heating, of energy products causing CO2 emissions in installations within the meaning of that Directive, provided that the installation concerned is not subject to the emission trading scheme under that Directive. However, since the cumulative application of both instruments would not allow emission reductions beyond those attained, overall, through the emission trading scheme alone, but would merely increase the total cost of these reductions, CO2 related taxation
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) It should be ensured that the minimum levels of taxation preserve their intended effects. Since CO2-related taxation complements the operation of Directive 2003/87/EC, the trend in the real market price of the emission allowances
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 a (new) (11a) Given the complex nature of the requirements which the two components of the new system, energy taxation and CO2-related taxation, are supposed to meet, clear rules, which, in the interests of all consumers, are transparent and readily understandable, must be laid down at all levels in order to guarantee that the system can be properly administered.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 12 a (new) (12a) Implementing the new tax structure will involve increasing the rate of taxation of diesel to bring it into line with that for petrol. This may call into question both the decision taken by the European automobile industry to focus on clean, energy-efficient conventional combustion engines and the achievement of the EU's CO2 emissions reduction targets, since the CO2 limit values set can only be achieved if a sufficient number of vehicles on the road are diesel-powered. Appropriate flexible measures must be taken in order to ensure that the competitiveness of the automobile sector and the success of the CO2 emissions reduction strategy in that sector are not endangered. Sales taxes, registration taxes and annual road use taxes must be harmonised and, as a matter of principle, set solely on the basis of a vehicle's CO2 emissions.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) There is a need to limit the potential cost impact of
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 28 (28) Every five years and for the first time by the end of 2015, the Commission should report to the Council and the European Parliament on the application of this Directive, examining in particular the minimum level of CO2-related taxation in the light of the evolution of the market price in the EU of the emission allowances, the impact of innovation and technological developments and the justification for the tax exemptions and reductions laid down in this Directive, including for fuel used for the purpose of air and maritime navigation. The report should also examine the impact on the setting of industrial policy priorities in the European car industry, in relation to clean, energy-efficient conventional internal combustion engines and the EU's CO2 reduction targets in the car sector. The list of sectors or sub- sectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage shall be the subject of regular review, in particular taking into account the availability of emerging evidence and examining national implementing conditions to ascertain that they are clear, unambiguous and transparent for all consumers. The Commission should also submit, by 1 January 2016, a further proposal on the harmonisation and conversion of car purchase taxes, car registration taxes and yearly car ownership taxes so that they are based solely on the car's CO2 emissions.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 2 – point b Directive 2003/96/EC Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Member State shall ensure that the direct and indirect use of energy products in installations as defined in Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 or the direct and indirect use of energy products in installations taxed through national CO2 reduction measures are not subject to double taxation or double regulation.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 Directive 2003/96/EC Article 14a – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 21 Directive 2003/96/EC Article 29 – paragraph 1 Every five years and for the first time by the end of 2015, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Directive and, where appropriate, a proposal for its modification.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 21 Directive 2003/96/EC Article 29 – paragraph 2 The report by the Commission shall, inter alia, examine the minimum level of CO2- related taxation, the impact of innovation and technological developments, in particular as regards energy efficiency, the use of electricity in transport and the justification for the exemptions and reductions, including for fuel used for the purpose of air and maritime navigation, laid down in this Directive. The report shall also examine the impact on the setting of industrial policy priorities in the European car industry, in relation to clean, energy-efficient conventional internal combustion engines and the EU's CO2 reduction targets in the car sector. The report shall take into account the proper functioning of the internal market, the real value of the minimum levels of taxation and the wider objectives of the Treaty.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 21 Directive 2003/96/EC Article 29 – paragraph 3 In any event, the list of sectors or sub- sectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage for the purposes of Article 14a of this Directive shall be the subject of regular review, in particular taking into account the availability of emerging evidence. The report by the Commission shall also examine national implementing conditions to ascertain that they are clear, unambiguous and transparent for all consumers. The Commission should also submit, by 1 January 2016, a further proposal on the harmonisation and conversion of car purchase taxes, car registration taxes and yearly car ownership taxes so that they are based solely on the car's CO2 emissions.
source: PE-475.931
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2011/0150(COD) European standardisation
2012/01/16
INTA
11 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Each European and national standardisation body shall
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the prompt publication of draft standards in such a way that parties established in other Member States have the opportunity to submit comments;
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. European standardisation bodies shall en
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. European standardisation bodies shall en
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) Article 5a Best-practice models European standardisation bodies shall support, foster and disseminate best- practice models for the involvement of stakeholders in national standardisation bodies.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The work programme for the development of European standards referred to in paragraph 1 shall outline how the standardisation work is to be incorporated into the joint EU 2020 strategy and how coherence between the two will be maintained.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. The work programme for the development of European standards referred to in paragraph 1 shall outline who is to make what efforts to develop international cooperation and thus internationalise European standardisation work.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. The work programme for the development of European standards referred to in paragraph 1 shall be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council for their opinions.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission may request one or several European standardisation bodies to draft a European standard or European standardisation, deliverable within a set deadline, which is ambitious and to which are annexed clear lists of requirements, interim objectives and details of public funding. They shall be market-driven, take into account the public interest and based on consensus.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall inform the relevant European standardisation body, within
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall decide on the financing arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, on the amounts of the grants and, where necessary, on the maximum percentage of financing by type of activity. The Commission shall ensure that the EU funding is only supplementary in nature and is made contingent on compliance with specific requirements, so that funding for European standardisation continues to be provided mainly by the private sector.
source: PE-478.665
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2011/0172(COD) Energy efficiency
2011/11/16
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2014, 3 % of the total heated and/or cooled floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3 % rate shall be calculated on the total heated and/or cooled floor area of buildings with a total
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The requirements laid down in Article 4(1) shall not apply to publicly-owned undertakings which are in competition with private market participants. They shall likewise not apply to publicly-owned housing construction firms.
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. When the targets referred to in Article 4(1) are set, past achievements in the area of energy efficiency must be recognised as beneficial and taken into account. All existing strategies and efforts to improve the energy performance of buildings implemented or made since 1 January 2005 must therefore be taken into account.
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Member States shall support public bodies in their efforts to meet the requirements laid down in paragraph 1. That support shall encompass all financial measures required to prevent the renovation measures from creating social hardship, in particular as a result of rent increases for social housing.
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Member States may allow their public bodies to count towards their annual renovation rate the excess of renovated building floor area in a given year as if it has instead been renovated in any of the
source: PE-475.929
2011/11/17
ITRE
12 amendments...
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Member States, acting via public bodies, shall purchase the most energy- efficient equipment, particularly in the IT field. National efficiency quality standards and/or labels may be used as criteria in their decision.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. The past performance of each obligated party in the field of energy efficiency improvement since 1 January 2005 shall be recognised as a positive factor and be taken into account.
Amendment 706 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The bodies covered by emissions trading shall be exempted from the requirements set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. The Member States shall ensure that the requirements of Article 6(1) are complied with by means of separate efficiency improvement plans and corresponding measures in the building, transport and industrial sectors.
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 9 Amendment 820 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 10 Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of energy audits which are affordable and carried out in a
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall ensure by 30 June 2014 that aspects of other auditing or sustainability reporting systems may be incorporated into the obligatory energy audit if they meet its criteria.
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 In addition to the obligations resulting from Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC with regard to billing, Member States shall ensure, not later than 1 January 2015, that billing is accurate and based on actual consumption, for all the sectors covered by the present Directive, including energy distributors, distribution system operators and retail energy sales companies, in accordance with the minimum frequency set out in Annex VI(2.1). Appropriate information shall be made available with the bill to provide final customers with a comprehensive account of current energy costs, in accordance with Annex VI(2.2). A bill must moreover at all events indicate the monthly average of the anticipated annual consumption.
Amendment 1057 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be developed and updated in close cooperation with local authorities. They shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
source: PE-475.932
2011/11/18
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 1289 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point b a (new) ba) the economic and/or geographic potential is not such that connection would be viable.
Amendment 1416 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Existing certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes for providers of energy services, energy audits and energy efficiency improvement measures that meet the requirements on achieving a high level of technical competence, objectivity and reliability must be recognised as such.
Amendment 1456 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) ba) following a thorough review of progress in the field of energy efficiency, the EU Commission will propose legislation in 2014 obliging the Member States to develop national measures to increase energy efficiency in the private housing stock.
source: PE-475.983
2011/11/22
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 1488 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1590 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – point c a (new) ca) where national energy efficiency standards and/or energy efficiency labelling systems identify information and communication technology equipment as being more efficient than described in Annex III, Section 1, points a and b of this Directive, this equipment must be purchased by public bodies.
Amendment 1600 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – point f f) take account of their energy efficiency class as a mandatory criterion when purchas
Amendment 1621 #
Proposal for a directive Annex V – section 1 – point d a (new) da) distribution and installation of household appliances belonging to the highest energy efficiency class which have reached 15% market penetration but which have less than 30% market penetration.
Amendment 1633 #
Proposal for a directive Annex V – section 3 – point 3.1 – point d a (new) da) DOMESTIC CLOTHES DRYERS From 1 December 2013 Class A deemed savings (kWh/year): tbd Class A + deemed savings (kWh/year): tbd Class A ++ deemed savings (kWh/year): tbd Class A +++ deemed savings (kWh/year): tbd
Amendment 1689 #
Proposal for a directive Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) On a monthly basis for electricity consumption. With the consent of the final customer, this frequency may be changed and agreement reached to perform quarterly, half-yearly or annual billing. In such cases the final customer must be informed each month of the expected annual consumption expressed as a monthly average.
Amendment 1695 #
Proposal for a directive Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) At least every two months for the consumption of natural gas. Where gas is used for individual heating, billing shall be provided on a monthly basis. With the consent of the final customer, this frequency may be changed and agreement reached to perform quarterly, half-yearly or annual billing. In such cases the final customer must be informed each month of the expected annual consumption expressed as a monthly average.
source: PE-475.997
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2011/0238(COD) Member States/third countries intergovernmental agreements in the field of energy: information exchange mechanism
2012/01/19
ITRE
10 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 a (new) (13a) Given the existence of an internal market for energy and a common energy strategy in the EU, intergovernmental agreements impact on the common policy. For that reason it must be ensured that intergovernmental agreements are in keeping with the common policy concept.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 a (new) (14a) Many energy agreements relate in part to investment. The Energy Charter, for example, includes investment rules. For that reason, consistency must be ensured between energy agreements and investment agreements. In particular, account must be taken in this respect of the European Parliament’s rights and recommendations in relation to future investment policy.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 b (new) (14b) The Commission should take on an active and encouraging role in the coordination of intergovernmental agreements in order to ensure that all the targets set can be achieved.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Decision establishes a mechanism for the exchange of information between Member States and the Commission with regard to intergovernmental agreements, in order to strive for consistent external actions in the field of energy, ensure coherence with Union law, and achieve the level of security of supply envisaged by the Union's long-term energy and climate objectives, including those described in the 2050 roadmaps.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 a (new) Article 5a Coherence between energy and investment agreements The European Commission has to ensure that energy agreements containing investment provisions are consistent with Union law on bilateral investment agreements and Union investment policy, including the resulting rights of scrutiny and opinion of the European Parliament. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding those specific energy provisions which are relevant for the purpose of this Decision.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The Commission shall facilitate and encourage the coordination among Member States with the view to:
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) aa) consistency between energy and investment agreements. The Commission shall ensure that energy agreements which contain provisions on investment are in accordance with the legislation on bilateral investment agreements. It shall also safeguard the European Parliament’s right of participation in relation to future energy agreements which contain provisions on investment. In particular, account shall be taken of the European Parliament’s recommendations on future investment policy;
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) integrate the agreements into and make them part of the common European energy policy as described in the Roadmap 2050.
source: PE-480.533
2012/06/01
INTA
6 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 a (new) (13a) Given the existence of an internal market for energy and a common energy strategy, intergovernmental agreements impact on the common policy. For that reason it must be ensured that intergovernmental agreements are in keeping with the common policy concept.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 a (new) (14a) Many energy agreements relate in part to investment. The Energy Charter, for example, includes investment rules. For that reason, consistency must be ensured between energy agreements and investment agreements. In particular, account must be taken in this respect of the European Parliament’s rights and recommendations in relation to future investment policy.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 b (new) (14b) The Commission should take on an active and encouraging role in the coordination of intergovernmental agreements in order to ensure that all the stipulated requirements are capable of implementation.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 1 - introductory part 1. The Commission shall facilitate and encourage the coordination among Member States with the view to:
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) ca) integrate the agreements into and make them part of the common European energy policy as described in the Roadmap 2050.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6a (new) Consistency between energy and investment agreements The Commission shall ensure that energy agreements which contain provisions on investment are in accordance with the legislation on bilateral investment agreements. It shall also safeguard the European Parliament’s right of participation in future in relation to energy agreements which include provisions on investment. In particular, account shall be taken of the European Parliament’s recommendations on future investment policy.
source: PE-478.662
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2011/0300(COD) Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines
2012/08/05
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States indirectly affected by each project, and/or its direct complementarity with regard to other proposed projects.
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The decision of the national regulatory authorities for granting such incentives shall consider the results of the cost-benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant to Article 12 and in particular the regional or Union-wide positive e
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point b (b)
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point a (a) high-voltage overhead transmission lines, if they have been designed for a voltage of 220 kV or more,
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e (e) any smart-grid related equipment or installation
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e (e) for smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at
source: PE-487.998
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2011/0399(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: rules for participation and dissemination
2012/02/07
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 a (new) Article 16a If the research is performed in a field relevant to public health, the grant agreement shall include provisions to promote access to the research results for both citizens and non-citizens of the Union by means of socially responsible technology transfer strategies.
source: PE-492.762
2012/03/07
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 3 3. A single reimbursement rate per activity within one project of the eligible costs shall be applied
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. The Horizon 2020 grant shall be limited to a maximum of 70 % of the total eligible costs for the following acti
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 5 – point a (a) acti
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a participant may alternatively also claim indirect eligible costs using the usual cost accounting practices (full costs calculation).
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 a (new) Article 41 a Where research is conducted in an area of relevance to public health, the licensing of public research results shall be conditional on the ensuing medicines, diagnostics and procedures being globally accessible.
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 a (new) Article 47 a In the case of actions in an area of relevance to public health, the grant agreement shall lay down provisions on the accessibility of research results for everyone through socially responsible technology transfer strategies.
source: PE-492.763
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2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/02/07
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 913 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new) The compatibility of grants as a funding instrument for mobile researchers must be guaranteed in the interests of mobility within Europe. Tax-related issues must be resolved and social protection guaranteed for European scientists.
Amendment 1229 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5 a (new) The compatibility of grants as a funding instrument for mobile researchers must be guaranteed in the interests of mobility within Europe. Tax-related issues must be resolved and social protection guaranteed for European scientists.
source: PE-492.761
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2011/0402(CNS) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: specific programme implementing Horizon 2020
2012/05/07
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.15 a (new) 1.15a. Impact of arts education on well- being, health and social behaviour A major present-day challenge is to instil more enjoyment of life in Union citizens, particularly children, through artistic activities such as music, art, literature, etc., and to enhance their health, well- being and social behaviour.
source: PE-492.814
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2011/0414(CNS) Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2014-2020
2012/06/09
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Chernobyl accident in 1986 highlighted the global importance of nuclear safety. The Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011 confirmed the need to continue the efforts to improve nuclear safety to the highest standards for as long as nuclear power stations remain in operation. To create the conditions of safety necessary to eliminate hazards to the life and health of the public, the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Community’) should be able to support nuclear safety in third countries.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3 a) As long as nuclear power stations still exist and – contrary to expectations – new ones are being constructed, negotiations should aim to ensure that European safety standards are upheld.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 b (new) (3 b) As long as nuclear power stations still exist and – contrary to expectations – new ones are being constructed, negotiations should aim to ensure that support from independent supervisory authorities is made a main priority.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) By acting within common policies and strategies with its Member States, the European Union alone has the critical mass to respond to global challenges and is also best placed to coordinate the cooperation with third countries. In this regard, the European Parliament should be regularly informed and consulted on the plans of the Member States and third countries in the area of nuclear safety.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6 a) There is a need to ensure that stress tests are carried out in all Member States and third countries which may be involved and that nuclear power stations are taken off line where necessary.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 The European Union shall finance measures to support the promotion of a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection and the application of efficient and effective safeguards of nuclear material in third countries, in line with the provisions of this Regulation. This will ensure that nuclear material is used only for the civilian purposes for which it is intended.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. The European Parliament shall be regularly informed and consulted on the plans of the Member States and third countries in the area of nuclear safety.
source: PE-491.225
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2011/0460(NLE) Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project (2014-2018)
2013/03/01
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 a (new) (6a) Accordingly it is clear that the ITER project will not be funded from the EU general budget as set out in the multiannual financial framework (MFF). Its funding must be guaranteed separately and must in particular not be taken from the Category 1a research budget (Horizon 2020).
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 The Programme shall be funded by contributions of the Member States, based on a call rate applied to each Member State's Gross National Income (GNI) as defined for the purposes of calculating GNI own resource contribution to the General Budget of the European Union. Those contributions shall be considered as external assigned revenue for the Programme in accordance with [Article XX of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council [New Financial Regulation]. The programme shall not be financed from the general budget of the EU as set out in the MFF.
source: PE-506.175
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2011/2056(INI) Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe
2011/05/30
INTA
5 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for financial support to also be provided for the extraction of raw materials within the context of fair trade agreements and strategic trade partnerships, through direct subsidies or loans granted within the framework of the European budget or through EIB funding; stresses that this money may only be granted under clear, transparent, verifiable conditions, which must clearly lead to the development and improvement of local living conditions; emphasises that compliance with basic employment and environmental standards is a vital precondition for granting European funding;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to draw up rules on the social responsibility of European undertakings involved in the mining of raw materials in source countries; calls, for the moment, for a commitment to comply with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and ISO 26000 to be pushed through as quickly as possible;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure there is transparency on commodity markets and to act against commodities speculation; notes that this includes appropriate initiatives within the context of the G8 and G20 negotiations;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. believes that countries’ resource sovereignty must be respected and asks the commission in this context to balance its opposition to export taxes in developing countries by employing a differentiated approach taking account of the various national contexts so that development goals and industrialisation of development countries not are put at risk; underlines that free and fair trade is of central importance to the development of the global RM sector and wealth creation in all societies;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. calls on the Commission to follow the spirit of the US Dodd-Frank bill concerning trade in conflict minerals and urges the commission to present a legislative proposal;
source: PE-466.972
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2011/2068(INI) Resource-efficient Europe
2012/08/03
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regards the efficient use of resources as a key element of the European Union's external relations and believes that t
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Emphasises that technologies and procedures for increasing resource efficiency are important factors in improving development opportunities in many third countries, and urges that these mechanisms should receive special attention in international cooperation;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls for the development of an SME- friendly standard for the use of resources based on ISO 26000 and concepts such as Global compact. This standard, which analyses environmental aspects and leads to resource and cost savings, making businesses more competitive, should be just as binding as the annual financial reports from limited liability companies and businesses listed on the stock market. This standard must also encompass business activities in third countries; in particular, the Commission should present a corresponding proposal for the revision of the Directive on Annual Accounts 2003/51/EC and the Directive on Transparency 2004/109/EC;
source: PE-483.864
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2011/2181(INI) Corporate governance framework for European companies
2011/11/25
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Believes that employees should be involved in company boards in the manner required to provide a longer-term perspective;
source: PE-476.102
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2012/0011(COD) Personal data protection: processing and free movement of data (General Data Protection Regulation)
2012/12/20
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new) (ea) in the course of an activity which can be attributed to the professional or a commercial activity of a data subject.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 (9) ‘personal data breach’ means a
source: PE-502.053
2012/12/21
ITRE
12 amendments...
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) The processing of the name, address, occupation, branch, contact details including the telephone number and the address of electronic mail shall always be lawful. This shall not apply, however, if such data is purposefully collected, stored and - if applicable together with other data - evaluated and such data then can provide a comprehensive personality and movement profile of the data subject, or if such data describes or portrays the data subject in a defamatory manor.
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The controller shall bear the burden of proof for the data subject's consent to the processing of their personal data for the specified purposes within the meaning of point (a) of Article 1(1). The declaration of consent does not require a special form.
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 4. Consent of an employee shall not provide a legal basis for the processing
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The controller shall have transparent
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. The controller shall provide any information and any communication relating to the processing of personal data
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. Where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, the controller shall inform the data subject as far as possible, in addition to the information referred to in paragraph 1, from which source the personal data originate.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 2. Where the controller referred to in paragraph 1 has made the personal data public, it shall take all reasonable steps
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 2 2. The controller shall implement mechanisms for ensuring that, by default, only those personal data are processed which are necessary for each specific purpose of the processing and are especially not collected or retained beyond the minimum necessary for those purposes, both in terms of the amount of the data and the time of their storage. In particular, those mechanisms shall ensure that by default personal data are not made accessible to an indefinite number of individuals. The provisions in sentence 1 and 2 shall not apply with regard to the processing of data the purpose of which is the fulfilment of statutory obligations and/or which is in the public interest, insofar as such obligation or task is aimed at the best possible completeness of a data base. This in particular applies to telecommunications subscriber directories.
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 76 – paragraph 1 1. Any body, organisation or association referred to in Article 73(2) shall have the right to exercise the rights referred to in Articles 74
Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation shall not
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 2 2. Article 1(2) of Directive 2002/58/EC shall be deleted. The remainder of Directive 2002/58/EC shall remain unaffected.
source: PE-502.055
2013/03/04
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new) (ea) in the course of an activity which can be attributed to the professional or a commercial activity of a data subject;
Amendment 1114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. The controller shall provide any information and any communication relating to the processing of personal data
source: PE-506.146
2013/03/06
LIBE
1 amendments...
Amendment 1728 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 2 2. The controller shall implement mechanisms for ensuring that, by default, only those personal data are processed which are necessary for each specific purpose of the processing and are especially not collected or retained beyond the minimum necessary for those purposes, both in terms of the amount of the data and the time of their storage. In particular, those mechanisms shall ensure that by default personal data are not made accessible to an indefinite number of individuals. This sentence 1 shall not apply with regard to the processing of data the purpose of which is the fulfilment of statutory obligations and/or which is in the public interest, insofar as such obligation or task is aimed at the best possible completeness of a data base. This in particular applies to telecommunications subscriber directories.
source: PE-506.164
2013/03/08
LIBE
1 amendments...
Amendment 3125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation shall not
source: PE-506.173
2013/09/01
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 76 – paragraph 1 1. Any body, organisation or association referred to in Article 73(2) shall have the right to exercise the rights referred to in Articles 74
Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation shall not
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 89 – paragraph 2 2. Article 1(2) of Directive 2002/58/EC shall be deleted. The remainder of Directive 2002/58/EC shall remain unaffected.
source: PE-502.174
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2012/0184(COD) Periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers. 'Roadworthiness package'
2013/03/22
ITRE
16 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Vehicles of historic interest are supposed to conserve heritage of the époque they have been built
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 2 – It is maintained or restored by use of replacement parts which reproduce the historic components of the vehicle or which are contemporaneous;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 3 Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 – It
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 a (new) - Changes are contemporaneous if, legally and technically, they were possible no later than 10 years after the vehicle was manufactured,
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 (9) ‘roadworthiness test’ means a verification that the parts and components of a vehicle are in correct working order. It tests whether these comply with its safety and environmental characteristics in force at the time of approval, first registration or entry into service, as well as at the time of retrofitting; it does not include a comprehensive inspection of the type approval of replacement parts;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Vehicle manufacturers shall provide the testing centres or, when relevant, the competent authority,
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. For each area referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities of the Member State or the testing centre shall carry out a roadworthiness test covering at least the items
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Roadworthiness certificates shall be mutually recognised by all Member States for the purpose of re-registration of a vehicle transferred from one Member State to another, provided the certificate meets the requirements of the re-registering Member State regarding the frequency of testing. This is based on tests in all Member States requiring the same standards.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Roadworthiness tests shall be carried out by inspectors fulfilling the minimum competence and training requirements laid down in Annex VI. Member States applying more stringent requirements shall be allowed to maintain these.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1a (new) 1a. Member States shall promote adequate training for inspectors in line with the qualification requirements.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 4. When carrying out a roadworthiness test, the inspector shall be free of any conflict of interests, in particular as regards economic, personal or family links with the holder of the registration certificate of the vehicle subject to testing. This requires relevant certification standards, using the applicable ISO Standard, for example.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall examine the feasibility, costs and benefits of the establishment of an electronic vehicle information platform with a view to exchange information on data related to roadworthiness testing between the competent authorities of Member States responsible for testing, registration and vehicle approval, the testing centres and the vehicle manufacturers. The aim of this shall be to provide all stakeholders with non-discriminatory access to vehicle information.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new) - to make changes, within a period of two years, to the Annexes in respect of the requirements: - to register a deficiency if tyres are found during a test to be in breach of the relevant European requirements; - to introduce ambitious reference values for EURO VI vehicles currently being placed on the market for the testing of exhaust emissions of NOx and particles under 8.2 Engine Emissions.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament about the implementation of the Regulation and its impact on the internal market and industrial production in the Union.
source: PE-507.985
2013/03/28
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Vehicles of historic interest are supposed to conserve heritage of the époque
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 2 – It is maintained or restored by use of replacement parts which reproduce the historic components of the vehicle or which are contemporaneous;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 3 –
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 – It
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 a (new) – Contemporaneous: Changes are contemporaneous if, legally and technically, they were possible no later than 10 years after the vehicle was manufactured;
source: PE-507.994
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2012/0190(COD) Reducing CO2 emissions from new passenger cars: modalities for reaching the 2020 target
2013/04/02
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 2. The maximum number of new passenger cars to be taken into account in the application of the multipliers set out in paragraph 1 for the period 2020 to 2023 shall not exceed a cumulative total of
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new) (9a) the following paragraph is inserted at the end of Article 12: ‘The Commission must, by 31.12.2013, propose a revision of the implementing provisions for the procedure for the approval of eco-innovations to make it easier to apply to use innovative technologies. After this revision, the Commission should issue a manual on how to apply correctly.’
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 10 – point c Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 13 – paragraph 5 By 31 December 2014, the Commission shall
source: PE-504.233
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2012/0191(COD) Reducing CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles: modalities for reaching the 2020 target
2013/01/31
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 a (new) Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 Article 5 Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 a (new) Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new) (3a) The following paragraph is added to Article 12: ‘4a. The Commission shall, by 31.12.2013, submit revised implementing provisions for eco-innovation approval so as to facilitate application procedures for the deployment of innovative technologies and subsequently issue a manual setting out the correct application procedures.’
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 – point a Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 Article 13 – paragraph 1 source: PE-504.232
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2012/0288(COD) Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings
2013/05/08
INTA
6 amendments...
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point -aa (new) Directive 2009/28/EC Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new) (-aa) In Article 18 the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 3: 3a. The Commission shall ensure that commitments and measures to monitor compliance with sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids, and in particular for imported biofuels and bioliquids, are honoured and properly implemented. With that aim in view, the Commission shall: - in future conclude only trade agreements between the Community and third countries which incorporate binding provisions on sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids consistent with the provisions of this Directive; - in particular monitor the provision of State aid/subsidies for biofuels and bioliquids in third countries and, if necessary, instigate proceedings if the aid or subsidies are provided in an unfair manner; - guarantee the reciprocity of the import and export arrangements and customs procedures for biofuels and bioliquids.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point - ae (new) Directive 2009/28/EG Article 18 – paragraph 4– subparagraph 1 (-ae) The first subparagraph of Article 18(4) is replaced by the following: (4) The Community shall conclude with third countries only bilateral or multilateral agreements which incorporate provisions on sustainability criteria consistent with the provisions of this Directive. If the Community has concluded agreements which incorporate provisions dealing with the aspects covered by the sustainability criteria listed in Article 17(2) to (5), the Commission may decide that these agreements can serve as proof that biofuels and bioliquids produced from raw materials grown in the countries concerned meet the sustainability criteria in question. When such agreements are concluded, particular attention shall be paid to the measures taken to protect land which, in critical situations, performs critical ecosystem-protection functions (such as the protection of water catchment areas and protection against erosion), to protect the soil, water and air, on indirect land use changes, on the rehabilitation of degraded areas and to prevent excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce, and to the aspects referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 17(7).
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Directive 2009/28/EC Annex IX– Part B– point a Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 5 a (new) Directive 2009/28/EC Article 18 – Paragraph 3 a (new) (5 a) In Article 18 the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 3a: ‘3a. The Commission shall ensure that commitments and measures to monitor compliance with sustainability criteria for biofuels and liquid biofuels, and in particular for imported biofuels and liquid biofuels, are honoured and properly implemented. With that aim in view, the Commission shall: - in future conclude only trade agreements between the Community and third countries which incorporate binding provisions on sustainability criteria for biofuels and liquid biofuels consistent with the provisions of this Directive; - in particular monitor the provision of State aid/subsidies for biofuels and liquid biofuels in third countries and, if necessary, instigate proceedings if the aid or subsidies are provided in an unfair manner; - guarantee the reciprocity of the import and export arrangements and customs procedures for biofuels and liquid biofuels.
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 5 b (new) Directive 2009/28/EC Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (5 b.) The first subparagraph of Article 18(4) is amended as follows: (4) The Community shall conclude with third countries only bilateral or multilateral agreements which incorporate provisions on sustainability criteria consistent with the provisions of this Directive. If the Community has concluded agreements which incorporate provisions dealing with the aspects covered by the sustainability criteria listed in Article 17(2) to (5), the Commission may decide that these agreements can serve as proof that biofuels and liquid biofuels produced from raw materials grown in the countries concerned meet the sustainability criteria in question. When such agreements are concluded, particular attention shall be paid to the measures taken to protect land which, in critical situations, performs critical ecosystem-protection functions (such as the protection of water catchment areas and protection against erosion), to protect the soil, water and air, on indirect land use changes, on the rehabilitation of degraded areas and to prevent excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce, and to the aspects referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 17(7).
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive Annex II – point 3 2009/28/EG Annex IX (new) – Part B – point a source: PE-510.651
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2012/2005(INI) Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation
2013/05/08
ITRE
18 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the potential of renewables has not yet been fully exploited and whereas under the Energy Roadmap 2050 they are to have the major share in energy provision by that year, and specific milestone objectives need to be set in the interim to ensure that the prospects for renewable energy in the EU are credible;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas the growing share of renewables in the European energy mix makes it necessary to develop the existing grid and IT infrastructure and to step up funding for research and development;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas a European Energy Community must be based on a strong common energy market, the coordination of energy purchasing outside of the EU and common European funding of renew
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges that, t
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the European added value of better
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that a long-term, reliable legal framework, as part of EU energy policy, is essential for secure, good-value and stable energy provision and also for investment security and for the Union’s ability to compete and innovate;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Emphasises that the use of renewables fosters diversification of energy supply in the EU internal market, enhances Europe’s competitiveness and supply security and contributes to the development of new industries and export markets;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that end energy-consumers – individuals and industry alike – are at the very core of the user-friendly internal energy market; notes that, as such, they must be duly protected, and able to exercise their rights fully, while encouraged to play a more active role in stimulating market competition, moving from passive service recipients to active informed consumers and prosumers; highlights too the importance of keeping consumers better informed by making information about energy easily accessible and ensuring transparency, and notes the need for better funding for these purposes;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that smart technologies must not be restricted to automatic meter- reading only but must be completed with dynamic, online grid management incorporating such services as grid support services, voluntary demand-side response and local or home brokers; points out that data-protection concerns also need to be borne in mind in this regard;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that vulnerable consumers must be protected and that, to that end, effective mechanisms must be put in place, while distortions of the energy market are avoided; points out that exchanges of good practice among EU Member States can be useful in this regard;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Highlights the fact that the increased production and storage of renewable energy has helped to reduce wholesale prices; calls for the benefit of this to be passed on to consumers;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that the internal energy market falls short of satisfying the needs and expectations of consumers, as they continue to face high prices, a limited choice of suppliers and tariffs, an overall low quality of services and difficulties in switching supplier; stresses, therefore, the need to build a more user-friendly market; highlights the fact that, according to Commission estimates, EU consumers could save up to EUR 13 billion per year if they switched to the cheapest electricity tariff available;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Believes that the lack of full implementation of internal energy market legislation remains the main obstacle
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that grid infrastructure, grid management and market rules are tailored to the needs of fossil fuel-fired and nuclear power stations, with the result that newer technologies such as renewables are placed at a competitive disadvantage;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Points out that public support for the development of grid infrastructure is an important prerequisite and that it depends upon the early, coordinated and transparent involvement of all stakeholders;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes that a stable policy-based regulatory framework – for producers, regulators, network operators, energy suppliers, demand-related service providers and, most importantly, end consumers and prosumers – is essential for a well- functioning internal market and for attracting long-term investment in infrastructure development; underlines that development of network codes and rules should lead to harmonisation of procedures and interoperability; notes that, in addition to implementing such a framework, it will be necessary to ensure that it is functional and effective;
source: PE-510.685
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2012/2016(BUD) 2013 budget: mandate for trilogue
2012/07/05
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Regrets the decision of the Commission to disregard the wish of the Parliament as expressed in the budget exercise 2011 to promote Fair Trade by extending the budget line under Article 20 02 01 under the sub-heading "Actions aiming to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to participate in the world trading system" and asks for the re- introduction of actions specifically designated to promote Fair Trade in the Budget 2013, with an appropriate budget allocation;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes that schemes of fair and ethical trade and those involving corporate social responsibility and accountability, such as the "Fair Trade" scheme, also strengthen the position of small producers towards big companies in the global market; therefore calls on the EU to further develop existing schemes as a positive signal for the support of Fair Trade;
source: PE-488.005
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2012/2092(BUD) 2013 general budget: all sections
2012/06/08
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for adequate funding to be made available in order to ensure that EU representations have staff with responsibility for trade so that they can actively promote external trade;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) source: PE-494.637
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2012/2094(INI) Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy
2012/07/23
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to promote software and hardware solutions for secure, independent online trading and Internet solutions for active democratic participation by all citizens, and to anchor these in the EU’s foreign trade relations;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the personal IP address is a component of personal data and is thus specifically protected by the right of informational self-determination; considers that this should also be anchored in trade agreements;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to finally submit a proposal for a directive on the enforcement of copyright in the digital domain that is tailored to present requirements, so that agreements can be reached with our trading partners on the basis of a modern European law;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission not to transfer enforcement and copyright claims to economic operators in future trade agreements, and also to ensure that actions that interfere with internet freedom law may only be carried out under the rule of law with judicial authority;
source: PE-494.563
2012/09/27
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission not to transfer enforcement and copyright claims to economic operators in future trade agreements, and also to ensure that actions that interfere with internet freedom law may only be carried out under the rule of law with judicial authority;
source: PE-496.512
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2012/2097(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery
2012/11/20
INTA
9 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the Commission, in devising concrete proposals for the application of CSR principles, to base itself on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including the OECD complaints procedure;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for all European companies operating in third countries with more than 1000 employees to be required by 1 January 2014 to apply the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR clause in all bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as defined and acknowledged at the international level; suggests that this clause contain measures for the implementation of these principles and that National Contact Points be set up as fora for questions concerning the OECD Guidelines;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to promote corporate social responsibility in multilateral forums by supporting an enhanced cooperation between the WTO and other multilateral forums dealing with CSR, such as the ILO and the OECD;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Commission to improve its sustainability impact assessment model, in order to properly reflect the economic, social, human rights and environmental implications, including climate change mitigation goals, of trade negotiations; calls on the Commission to follow up on the trade agreements with the EU's partner countries, by carrying out, prior to and after the signing of a trade agreement, sustainability impact assessment studies, taking into account in particular vulnerable sectors;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Underlines that, following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Parliament is to be fully informed on how the findings of Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of agreements are incorporated into negotiations prior to their conclusion, and which chapters of those agreements have been changed to avoid any negative impacts identified in the SIA;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a system of legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements, to ensure
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that the current reform of the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EG) and of the Accounting Directive (2003/51/EG) does not address the issue of corporate social responsibility sufficiently; calls on the Commission to ensure that companies falling under these directives are obliged to report regularly on their CSR activities, particularly in non-EU states
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for future CSR measures to include the whole value chain, from raw materials extraction via trade to recycling.
source: PE-500.487
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2012/2098(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth
2012/11/26
INTA
9 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the Commission, in devising concrete proposals for the application of CSR principles, to base itself on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including the OECD complaints procedure;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for all European companies operating in third countries with more than 1000 employees to be required by 1 January 2014 to apply the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR clause in all bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as defined and acknowledged at the international level; suggests that this clause contain measures for the implementation of these principles and that National Contact Points be set up as fora for questions concerning the OECD Guidelines;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to promote corporate social responsibility in multilateral forums by supporting an enhanced cooperation between the WTO and other multilateral forums dealing with CSR, such as the ILO and the OECD;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Commission to improve its sustainability impact assessment model, in order to properly reflect the economic, social, human rights and environmental implications, including climate change mitigation goals, of trade negotiations; calls on the Commission to follow up on the trade agreements with the EU's partner countries, by carrying out, prior to and after the signing of a trade agreement, sustainability impact assessment studies, taking into account in particular vulnerable sectors;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Underlines that, following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Parliament is to be fully informed on how the findings of Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of agreements are incorporated into negotiations prior to their conclusion, and which chapters of those agreements have been changed to avoid any negative impacts identified in the SIA;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a system of legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements, to ensure
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that the current reform of the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EG) and of the Accounting Directive (2003/51/EG) does not address the issue of corporate social responsibility sufficiently; calls on the Commission to ensure that companies falling under these directives are obliged to report regularly on their CSR activities, particularly in non-EU states
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for future CSR measures to include the whole value chain, from raw materials extraction via trade to recycling.
source: PE-500.554
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2012/2103(INI) Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
2012/01/10
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Emphasises, building on the contents of the Energy Roadmap 2050, that early policy clarification on a post-2020 approach is very important; calls on the Commission – taking into account the results of the renewable energy strategy impact assessment and experience with the climate and energy package – to assess the social, environmental and economic advantages of a post-2020 target for renewables and to conduct a thorough study of interaction between the various relevant policy instruments on the basis of continued pursuit of the Europe 2020 strategy and the EU climate protection targets for 2050;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 c (new) (after subheading 'The role of specific energy sources') 18c. Emphasises that nuclear energy is a component of the energy mix that is on the way out, and that, for as long as nuclear power stations continue to exist, the highest European safety standards shall be applied, stress tests shall be carried out in all Member States and nuclear reactors shall be withdrawn from the network accordingly;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Believes that unconventional gas has a role to play in the future EU energy mix, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the developments surrounding unconventional gas into account when formulating future energy outlook scenarios; before supplies of unconventional gas begin to be tapped, however, a comprehensive risk and impact assessment shall be carried out in order to examine thoroughly the impact on the environment and to clarify all outstanding issues in this regard;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) (after subheading 'Global challenges in the field of energy') 23b. Stresses that future Union foreign policy in the energy field must be shaped collectively in order to prevent any action that would conflict with EU rules on the single market in energy, and to strengthen the negotiating position of individual Member States vis-à-vis third countries;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Recognises that the ETS is the principal – though not the only – instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies; notes that further improvement of the ETS is necessary or else it will be replaced by alternative measures; notes that any changes to the ETS would require a careful assessment of the impact on electricity prices and on the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the development of innovative technological solutions by European industries;
Amendment 519 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Emphasises that a stable long-term framework for the promotion of renewable energy sources is crucial to the reduction of investors’ capital costs; supports the simplification of investor access to financing for renewable energy projects, and proposes that the EIB should contribute more to the financing of renewables, that national green investment banks should be set up, that consideration should be given to innovative financial instruments as a means of financing renewables, and that access to institutions, such as pension funds, with long-term obligations, should be enhanced and simplified;
source: PE-496.406
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2012/2153(INI) Negotiations on an enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement between the EU and Kazakhstan. Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
2012/07/09
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a (new). insists on the introduction of an effective dispute settlement regime to ensure that the agreement reached will be respected;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a (new). reminds that the EU is strongly depending on the import of mined phosphate rock in order to sustain its agriculture and technical production; points out that Kazakhstan supplies many states with white phosphor and that the Commissions has initiated an anti- dumping procedure against imports of white phosphor from Kazakhstan in December 2011; calls on the Commission to ensure in the negotiations that dumping methods in the phosphor production and export are effectively excluded, as European producers are damaged by allegedly dumped imports and as it becomes impossible to retrieve and recycle phosphor from secondary phosphor streams;
source: PE-494.819
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2012/2225(INI) Trade and investment-driven growth for developing countries
2013/01/31
INTA
8 amendments...
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 1 a (new) - put in place a system of positive incentives in the Sustainable Development Chapters of trade agreements, to encourage the import of agricultural products to the EU that comply with specified environmental, social and human rights standards, in particular by ensuring fair revenues for producers and living wages for agricultural workers as called for by the UN special rappporteur on the right to food;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 5 – support for the introduction and marketing of social and environment- friendly goods and services, including eco- tourism that secure added value for producers, including those responding to sustainability (e.g. Fair Trade);
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 1 a (new) - sustainable and equitable working and trading relations are based on dialogue, transparency and respect;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 a (new) - for the private sector to function as a driving force in development and in order to realise this potential, the process needs to serve local communities and generate via the principle of inclusive fair supply chains, empowerment for all actors involved, from the producer/worker to the consumers;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4 b (new) - based on decent work, meaning respect for international rights, the extension of social protection systems and creation of free and productive employment is at its heart and goes hand in hand with education and training;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Supports the package to promote trade for small operators in developing countries announced in the Commission communication; Calls on the Commission to make progress on developing this package and calls on all donors to allocate sufficient funds to implement this package specifically to support the participation of small business in trade schemes that secure added value for producers, including those responding to sustainability (e.g. Fair Trade); requests regular updates on its implementation.
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Urges calls on the European Commission to implement the guidance prepared by the UN rapporteur on the right to food which calls on the use of Human Rights Impact assessments: 'Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments of Trade and Investment Agreements' when concluding trade and investment agreements, to ensure these are consistent with obligations under international human rights instruments;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Urges the EU, other aid donors, partner country authorities and local and international private actors in developing countries to explore possible areas of cooperation for sustainable development in order to maximise the development output of business activities and to include civil society organisations at all levels of discussions;
source: PE-504.162
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2012/2259(INI) Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
2012/12/20
ITRE
44 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the share in Europe’s energy mix accounted for by renewable energy sources (RES) is growing in the short, medium and long term, and whereas, in accordance with the Energy Roadmap 2050, in 2050 RES will account for the largest single share of energy supplies;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Europe-wide energy- supply potential of RES has not yet been exhausted;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the growing share of the European energy mix accounted for by RES makes the expansion of the existing grid and IT infrastructure essential;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas greater support for research and development is a prerequisite for technological progress in the area of RES;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, under the terms of the EU Treaties, the choice of an energy mix falls within the competence of the Member States, although improved cooperation and communication are nevertheless essential;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas more intensive development in the area of RES at European level will generate a high degree of added value in that it will both help the EU to achieve its climate and energy objectives and to improve its energy supply security and consolidate the EU’s leading role in this area and boost competitiveness and employment in the European Union;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the current legal framework for the development of RES will expire in 2020, and whereas the dropping of binding national targets could deprive the RES sector of the support it needs to grow;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas binding targets for the use of RES to supply energy to final consumers have enhanced sustainable economic growth and consolidated the European Union’s technological leading role on the world market;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas a clear, long-term policy framework for RES is a prerequisite if we are to safeguard secure, cheap and stable supplies of energy and the European Union’s competitiveness and ability to innovate;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the fact that in 2050 RES are set to account for the largest single share of the European Union's energy supply and are regarded as a ‘no-regret option’; adds that specific targets must be set for the period to 2050 in order to ensure that RES have a credible future in the EU;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that roughly half a million jobs have been created in the RES sector and that the more intensive development of RES over the period to 2030 could create a further 3 million jobs;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Emphasises that the use of RES fosters the diversification of energy supply, enhances Europe's competitiveness and supply security and contributes to the development of new industries and export markets;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Notes that the more intensive development of RES in the EU Member States is likely to lead to increased use of biomass, which will in turn necessitate the framing of detailed sustainability criteria for gaseous and solid biomass which take account, for example, of water protection, indirect land use and biodiversity considerations;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasises that public acceptance is a key prerequisite for the further development of RES, so that it is essential that EU citizens should be given a major say at an early stage on matters concerning grid and plant construction;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) (after subheading "Renewable energy on the European internal energy market") 5a. Notes that grid infrastructure, grid management and market rules are tailored to the needs of fossil fuel-fired and nuclear power stations, with the result that newer technologies such as RES are placed at a competitive disadvantage;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014; welcomes the Commission’s intention to
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission’s view that competition needs to extend to renewables, in the long term and when they become economically viable, as well as other energy sources because it is the best stimulus to advances in innovation and price reductions;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes with concern that the cooperation mechanisms introduced by Directive 2009/28/EC have, to date, scarcely been used; points to the Commission’s findings indicating that better use of the existing scope for cooperation would bring considerable benefits; welcomes the Commission’s declared intention to draw up guidelines on cooperation within the EU which set out how the cooperation mechanisms should work in practice, outline the challenges involved and ways of tackling them and ensure that EU requirements are transposed into Member State law; calls on the Member States to make better use of the scope for cooperation and to develop communication between one another;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Emphasises that setting at an early stage an ambitious binding target for the share of final energy consumption to be accounted for by RES, applicable throughout the EU post-2020, would prompt the Member States to become more involved in the cooperation mechanisms;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that,
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the optimum use of such locations is contingent on the development of
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the need for electricity storage solutions, both to facilitate the
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission, to bring forward without delay proposals, in line with the third internal energy market package, for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers’ side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent and coordinated planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved from the early stages;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable, as it is only through fair competition that the EU can be assured in the long term of a reasonable level of prices for renewable energy technologies; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free global markets; underscores the need to do more to dismantle barriers to trade; calls on the Commission not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Stresses that the objective of greater cooperation on energy policy, both within the EU and with neighbouring countries, can only be achieved by developing the necessary energy infrastructure;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Stresses that, when concluding energy contracts with third countries, the Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, must ensure that they incorporate European policy objectives in terms of the development of renewable energies;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Asks the Commission to submit an industrial strategy for renewable energies which covers the whole range of research and development activities, including funding, to ensure the European Union’s leading position in the field of renewable energies is maintained;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of promotion mechanism; points out that this support has lead to healthy growth but that some of the promotion systems
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that, although increased generation and input of RES have helped to bring down wholesale prices, state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Renewables Directive — Directive 2009/28/EC — and the third internal energy market package are fully transposed into national law by the Member States so as to ensure that the necessary legal framework is in place to enable them to make further progress in the field of RES;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Emphasises, on the basis of the impact assessment accompanying the Commission Communication and experience in connection with the climate and energy package, that an EU-wide mandatory target for the proportion of total energy consumption to be generated by RES should continue to be imposed after 2020 in order to ensure clarity and provide certainty for investors sufficiently far in advance and thereby encourage the further development of RES; insists that the EU-wide mandatory target for the proportion of total energy consumption to be generated by RES should be increased to at least 40-45% by 2030 and, furthermore, that this target must be met by mandatory RES development targets in the Member States;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission’s declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible but is convinced that these good-practice guidelines
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Emphasises that compliance with the guidelines will be a first step towards ensuring greater convergence between European support arrangements for RES with a view to ensuring a technically optimal, safe and affordable energy supply and enhancing the EU’s competitiveness and capacity to innovate;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to bring forward,
source: PE-500.604
2013/01/29
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Maintains, in the light of the impact assessment accompanying the latest communication and of the experience of the climate and energy package, that an EU-wide binding target for the proportion of final energy consumption to be accounted for by renewables again needs to be set after 2020 in order to provide clarity and security for investors in sufficient time and in that way enable renewables to be developed further; believes that the EU-wide binding target for the renewable component of final energy consumption should not be less than 40% to 45% and that it must be met through binding expansion targets in the Member States;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to submit an industrial strategy for renewables, covering everything from research and development to financing, in order to secure the EU’s technological leadership in the renewable energy field;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Maintains that the goal of closer energy cooperation, both within the EU and with neighbouring countries, has to go hand in hand with the necessary energy infrastructure development;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Maintains that the Member States, working with the Commission, must use energy and trade agreements with non- member countries to consolidate European policy goals for renewable energy development;
source: PE-504.165
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2013/2005(INI) Making the internal energy market work
2013/05/08
ITRE
14 amendments...
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes with concern indications that certain national action is again being taken to influence energy markets, especially as regards efforts to secure the supply of electricity, with Member States implementing national capacity- remuneration mechanisms without fully exploring the potential of cross-border solutions or engaging in EU-level coordination, thus interfering with and distorting market design; points out, too, the growing need for a stable policy framework to make energy capacity economically secure, and for an appropriate energy supply structure; calls for energy market design to be geared to the Union’s long-term energy and climate policy targets and to enable the integration of renewable energy technologies while allowing the internal energy market to develop to the full;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recognises that, without prejudice
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recognises th
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Emphasises that the only means of ensuring that energy technologies will be sensibly priced in the long term is through fair competition within the Union; calls on the Commission to propose a strategy for the renewable energy sector that covers the full industrial policy spectrum from research and development through to financing;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to monitor closely the effective implementation of EU energy legislation, in particular the provisions that create essential consumer rights, as well as those that concern system operators, national regulating authorities and competition rules, and those that aim to reduce the phenomenon of loop flows, the latter constituting a significant though manageable challenge to the internal energy market as it weakens the security of the energy system; notes that loop flows are caused by lack of provision for storage and by insufficient grid capacity; urges the Commission to use the most appropriate means at its disposal to address any continued non-compliance with relevant EU legislation;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Commission and the Member States to coordinate infrastructure projects in a better way, thereby ensuring full EU- wide system connectivity and cost- effectiveness; recognises that this requires an integrated approach with the involvement of small distribution system operators; encourages, to that end, the Commission and the Member States to ensure rapid assessment, selection and implementation of projects of common European interest, especially with regard to electricity and gas trans-border interconnectors, liquefied natural gas and storage infrastructure, which are vital for a well-integrated and well-functioning energy market;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Strongly supports the Commission’s efforts to introduce harmonised network codes and rules according
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Emphasises that the pursuit of closer energy policy cooperation must also be reflected in external energy policy and calls, therefore, for energy agreements with third countries to be concluded at EU level and for EU energy policy objectives to be firmly established;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Looks forward to the Commission’s guidelines to help set ambitious policy objectives with regard to vulnerable consumers, and will assist the Member States in better defining this category of consumers; calls on the Commission to review, in parallel, existing mechanisms and instruments for protecting such consumers, with a view to propose measures aimed at a more coherent and comprehensive approach at EU-level; highlights too the important role of comprehensive advisory services for consumers in this category, and of exchanges of good practice;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Emphasises that the Energy Roadmap 2050 provides for the major share of energy provision in 2050 to be from renewables, and that experience with the climate and energy package has pointed up the need to have a binding target for 2030 for the renewable energy share in final energy consumption; calls for the binding EU-wide target for 2030 for the renewable share in final energy consumption to be set at 40-50% at least, and for Member States to be required to achieve that level through a series of binding development objectives;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls on the Member States, the Commission and the relevant stakeholders to convert the necessary supporting schemes into transparent
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Calls on the Member States to implement the Commission’s planned guidelines on renewable energy best practices in order to promote convergence of the support systems for renewables in Europe, to achieve a secure and affordable supply of energy based on the best possible technologies and to strengthen competitiveness and capacity for innovation in the EU single market for energy; notes that Member States should be allowed to have special funding arrangements enabling them to develop and use local and regional resources; it should not be possible, however, to amend or set aside existing national funding arrangements retrospectively;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Calls on the Commission to pursue discussions about an appropriate post- 2020 European funding model for renewables so as to counter fragmentation of the EU single market for energy and to ensure fair competition; notes already, however, that feed-in systems have in the past proved to be very flexible and promising and have fostered a wide range of technological advances;
source: PE-510.735
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2013/2017(BUD) 2014 budget: mandate for trilogue
2013/04/29
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that increased resources should be provided to ensure the Commission's capacity to negotiate, check and translate its trade agreements as fast as possible; stresses that, in the framework of trade negotiations, the staff of the Commission has to be increased in order to conduct negotiations at eye level, especially in the case of strong negotiation counterparts; notes that this raise is all the more vital that the EU's bilateral agenda has been expanded recently to further key bilateral trade negotiations (e.g. US and Japan) whose ambition and potential for EU growth deserve the allocation of more resources to the Commission; stresses, in this regard, the need to have more officials dealing with trade in the EU delegations in third countries, in particular in those countries with whom we are negotiating key bilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Warns that the EU's objectives of enhancing trade inclusiveness and international economic cooperation and stability must be reflected in the budgetary allocations for the Aid for Trade, the Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Macro-Financial Assistance; opposes therefore decreasing the allocation of the European Globalization Fund
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Believes that more resources should be provided to ensure the legitimacy and transparency of EU trade policy-making towards civil society and the general public; supports, in this regard, the creation of a platform involving business representatives, academics, NGOs and trade unions to follow ongoing trade negotiations:
source: PE-510.611
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