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Constituencies
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Spain
Partido Popular
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Spain
Partido Popular
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Spain
Partido Popular
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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PPE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/09/16 - 9999/12/31
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 2009/09/15
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PPE-DE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2008/06/05 - 2009/07/13
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2008/06/04
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2008/06/04
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2008/06/05 - 2009/07/13
EP staff
- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2012/02/15 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Transport and Tourism | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Legal Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Constitutional Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community | 2012/02/15 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community | 2012/02/13 | 2012/02/14 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/09/16 | 2012/02/12 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2007/01/18 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2004/09/16 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2004/09/16 | 2007/01/17 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2004/09/16 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2004/09/16 | 2007/01/17 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2007/01/18 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
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Born
1945/01/27 Guadalajara- Practising lawyer and member of the bar association of Guadalajara.
- Started his political activity in the Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Christian Democrat Party). Member of the National Executive Committee of the UCD; National Organisation Secretary and Secretary-General for Youth for the UCD. Vice-President of the Castile-La Mancha Regional Parliament and UCD Chairman for the Province of Guadalajara.
- Secretary-General of the Christian Democrats until the party was disbanded and incorporated into the Partido Popular (PP). Member of the PP National Executive Committee. Member of the PP Guadalajara Province Executive Committee, Castile-La Mancha Regional Executive Committee and National Executive Committee.
- Member of the Executive Committee of the International European Movement.
- Member for Guadalajara at the first regional elections and deputy spokesman for the PP parliamentary group (1983). Member of the Regional Parliament of Castile-La Mancha and spokesman for the PP parliamentary group (1991).
- Member of the Congress of Deputies for seven parliamentary terms (in 1977 and 1979 with the UCD, and in 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000 and 2004 with the PP). Third Secretary of the Congress of Deputies (1st parliamentary term). Spokesman for the Commission on the Parliamentary Control of RTVE (5th parliamentary term). Spokesman for the PP parliamentary group in the Congress of Deputies (6th and 7th parliamentary terms).
- Member of the European Parliament in its 5th parliamentary term (since 2004). Member of the Executive Committee of the Group of the European People's Party (EPP-ED). Member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Legal Affairs.
- Active involvement in drafting the Spanish Constitution as a member of the Constitutional Committee, and the Statute of Autonomy for Castile-La Mancha as rapporteur.
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis (FAES).
- Order of Constitutional Merit (Spain). Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (Chile).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0147(COD) Road transport: charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of infrastructure (amend. Directive 1999/62/EC)
2011/03/22
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 51 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 c – paragraph 3 3. The external-cost charge related to traffic-based air pollution shall not apply to vehicles which comply with the most stringent EURO emission standards until f
Amendment 63 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 f – paragraph 5 5. The amount of the mark-up shall be deducted from the amount of the external-cost charge calculated in accordance with Article 7c, except for vehicles of EURO emission classes 0, I and II.
Amendment 66 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (c) (c) no infrastructure charge is more than 1
Amendment 67 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (d) (d) the peak periods during which the higher infrastructure charges are levied for the purpose of reducing congestion do not exceed
Amendment 83 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 4 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated by this Directive. The revenues generated from external-cost charges, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, sh
source: PE-460.939
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2009/0005(COD) Maritime transport: formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from Member State ports (repeal. Directive 2002/6/EC)
2010/01/03
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 a (new) (7a) Member States must make every effort to follow international trade practices when drawing up FAL forms, to ensure they are easy to understand.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 Ships falling within the scope of Directive 2002/59/EC and moving between ports situated in the European Community’s customs territory, but which do not come from, call in to or are headed towards a port situated outside that territory or a free zone subject to type I controls under customs legislation shall be exempt from the obligation to send the information referred to in the FAL forms, without prejudice to the applicable Community legislation and the possibility that Member States may request that the information in the FAL forms referred to in Points 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Annex I be sent.
source: PE-438.195
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2009/0064(COD) Alternative Investment Fund Managers
2010/01/03
JURI
33 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) UCITS or their management or investment companies authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/…/EC [the UCITS Directive] in so far as those management or investment companies do not manage AIF;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new) (ga) national central banks;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g b (new) (gb) national, regional and local governments and bodies or institutions which manage funds supporting social security and pension systems.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 3 Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 4 Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – subparagraph 2 Where the value of the portfolios of AIF managed by the AIFM exceeds EUR 250 million, the AIFM shall provide an additional amount of own funds; that additional amount of own funds shall be equal to 0.02 % of the amount by which the value of the portfolios of the AIFM exceeds EUR 250 million. However, the required total of the initial capital and the additional amount must not exceed EUR 10 million.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – subparagraph 4 – point b a (new) (ba) notwithstanding points (a) and (b) above, portfolios of AIF meeting the following criteria shall be excluded from the calculation of the value of the portfolios of the AIFM: AIF which (i) are not leveraged; (ii) have no redemption rights exercisable during a period of five years following the date of setting-up of each AIF; and (iii) according to their investment strategy and objectives, make investments and divestments solely on a non-frequent basis. Member States shall require that the initial capital of AIFM managing solely AIF which fulfil the conditions of the point (ba) is at least EUR 50 000.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. This Article shall not apply in respect of an AIF which is a private equity fund.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Provided the conditions set out below are met, an AIFM shall not be required to appoint a depositary in respect of an AIF which has no redemption rights exercisable during a period of five years from the date of setting-up of the AIF and which, in accordance with its investment strategy and objectives, makes investments and divestments on a non-frequent basis. The conditions referred to above are that: (a) the AIFM complies with the provisions of Articles 16 to 18 of Commission Directive 2006/73/EC of 10 August 2006 implementing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organisational requirements and operating conditions for investment firms and defined terms for the purposes of that Directive1 for the purposes of safeguarding the rights of AIF they manage and, where applicable, investors in financial instruments and funds belonging to them; and (b) the independent auditors of the AIF report to the competent authorities of the home Member State on an annual basis as to whether: (i) payments made by investors on subscription of shares or units have been correctly booked; (ii) the AIFM has maintained systems adequate to enable it to comply with the provisions referred to in Article 10 throughout the period since the last report and was in compliance with those provisions at the date of the report; (iii) the AIFM is able to demonstrate that the financial instruments which are reported to investors as held by or for the AIF are so held. _________________________________ 1 OJ L 241, 2.9.2006, p. 26.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a directive Article 27 Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a directive Article 29 Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a directive Article 30 Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a directive Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 An AIFM may only market shares or units of an AIF domiciled in a third country to professional investors domiciled in a Member State
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording 1. Member States
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the AIFM is subject to authorisation or registration in the third country in which it is established and the third country is the subject of a decision taken pursuant to paragraph 3(a) stating that its legislation regarding prudential regulation and on
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) the supervisory authority of the AIFM in the third country is a signatory to the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange Of Information, or a cooperation-agreement between the competent authorities of that Member State and the supervisor of the AIFM exists which ensures an efficient exchange of all information that
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) the third country has signed an agreement with the Member State in which it applies for authorisation which
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) reasonable general equivalence criteria for the equivalence and effective enforcement of third country legislation on prudential regulation and on
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) that the legislation on prudential regulation and ongoing supervision of AIFM in a third country is reasonably equivalent to this Directive with respect to AIFM and AIF of a given size, type or complexity and effectively enforced;
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. The Member State which grants such authorisation to an AIFM established in a third country shall be deemed to be the home Member State of the AIFM for the purposes of this Directive. The authorisation shall be valid for all Member States in relation to marketing the units or shares in AIF, and a third- country AIFM which has been authorised by a Member State under this Article shall have the same rights and be subject to the same obligations under Chapters IV, V, VI and Articles 16 and 17 of Chapter III of this Directive in relation to such marketing as an AIFM which is authorised under Chapter II of this Directive.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a directive Article 51 AIFM
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a directive Article 51 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. An AIFM may apply for authorisation under this Directive in order to market in the Community in accordance with this Directive AIF which were established before the deadline for the transposition of this Directive subject to the provision to the competent authorities of the information referred to in Articles 31 and 33 and to investors of the information referred to in Article 20.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive Article 51 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Articles 31 to 33 of this Directive shall not apply to the marketing of shares or units of AIF that are subject to a current offer to the public under a prospectus that has been drawn up and published in accordance with Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading1. ________________________________ 1 OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 64.
source: PE-439.261
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2009/0170(COD) Civil aviation safety: investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents (repeal. Directive 94/56/EC)
2010/10/05
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Safety investigation of accidents and incidents should be carried out by or under the control of an independent safety investigation authority in order to avoid any conflict of interest and any possible external interference in the determination of the c
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – introductory phrase – point 4 CE (4) '
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 12 (12) 'safety investigation' means a process conducted for the purpose of accident and incident prevention which includes the gathering and analysis of information, the drawing of conclusions, including the determination of cause(s) and/or con
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. To ensure proper coordination of inquires into the c
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 1. The Member States shall ensure that a plan for the assistance of the victims of civil aviation accidents and their families is set up at national level. They shall also ensure that the individual identification of all victims is carried out using rigorous and foolproof methods and as rapidly as possible.
source: PE-441.211
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2009/2096(INI) A sustainable future for transport
2010/03/26
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Once effective instruments, such as digital tacographs, are available to control working time, it will be important to avoid any rigidity, taking approaches that promote flexibility and do not prevent drivers from reconciling their working and family life;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Finds that transport plays an essential role in completing the European Single Market and the freedom of movement of people and goods, and that regulated market opening should be achieved, primarily in rail transport; this complete market opening
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. In order to achieve efficient maritime transport that complements other modes, it is essential once again to focus on a clear liberalisation process so that it can be truly competitive;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. It is absolutely essential to increase the economic and financial resources available for the creation of a European infrastructure network, with emphasis on resources for cross-border sections, with a view to guaranteeing the accessibility of the territories. The mid-term revision of the financial perspective must take account of the evident inadequacy of the resources it has envisaged for this purpose;
source: PE-439.922
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2010/0063(COD) Statistics on tourism (repeal. Directive 95/57/EC)
2010/05/10
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point m a (new) (ma) ‘same-day visits’ shall mean visits by people travelling within the space of a single day for purposes of tourism and/or recreation.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II - Section 2 - point 17 a (new) 17a. Expenditure Annual of the individual tourist during the trip on catering
source: PE-449.025
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2010/0253(COD) Single European railway area. Recast
2012/04/05
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive Annex II – paragraph 2 – point e (e) maintenance facilities
source: PE-487.974
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2010/0303(COD) European Maritime Safety Agency: further development
2011/06/30
TRAN
17 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) Based on the findings of the external evaluation, the recommendations by the Administrative Board and the multi-annual strategy, some provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 should be clarified and updated. Furthermore, the Agency should receive a number of additional tasks reflecting the development of the maritime safety policy at EU and international level. Considerable screening and redeployment efforts are necessary to guarantee cost and budget efficiency.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Agency should act in the interest of the Union and following Commission guidelines, with a view to ensuring a high, uniform and effective level of maritime security and protection, and preventing and tackling marine pollution. This should include that the Agency may act outside the territory of the EU in its fields of competence.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The Agency should bring additional, cost-effective measures to support the response to marine pollution, including any pollution from gas and oil installations on the high seas, at the request of a Member State. In the event of marine pollution in a non-member State, the request should be made by the Commission.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) With a view to achieving the single market in the EU, short-distance maritime transport should be used as much as possible and the administrative burden on shipping should be reduced. The ‘Blue Belt’ operating system will help to reduce the reporting formalities required from commercial shipping on entering or leaving ports in Member States.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9a) In order to contribute to the establishment of a ‘Single European Sea’ and to help prevent and combat marine pollution, synergies should be created between national enforcement authorities, including national coastguard services.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation establishes a European Maritime Safety Agency (‘the Agency’). The Agency shall act in the interest of the Union and following Commission guidelines, with a view to ensuring a high, uniform and effective level of maritime security and protection, and preventing and tackling marine pollution.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The Agency shall provide the Member States and the Commission with the technical and scientific assistance needed and with a high level of expertise, in order to help them to apply the Union legislation properly in the field of maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of marine pollution
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 2 – paragraph – 2 point d d) in the development and implementation of EU policies related to the Agency's tasks
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) support the monitoring of the recognised organisations that carry out certification tasks on behalf of the Member States in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2009/15 without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Flag State, under the supervision of the Commission;
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 2 – paragraph 3 point b b (new) bb) assist the European Commission in completing the tasks described in Articles 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009, and advise on the application and implementation of Article 10 of said Regulation;
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new) ca) gather and analyse national data on the qualifications and employment of seafarers so as to share best practice in the training of seafarers across Europe;
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new) ba) regarding oil spills from offshore oil and gas installations, the Agency shall, at the request of Member States and after notifying the Commission thereof, use its CleanSeaNet service to monitor the extent and environmental impact of such spills;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - point 3a Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (3a) Article 11, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 shall be amended as follows: Board members shall be appointed on the basis of their degree of relevant experience and expertise in the field of maritime safety, security and response to marine pollution. They shall also have experience and expertise in general financial management, administration and personnel management.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. The Executive Director shall be appointed and dismissed by the Administrative Board. The appointment shall be made from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission for a period of five years on grounds of merit and documented administrative and managerial skills, as well as competence and experience relevant for maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of pollution
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 16 – paragraph 4 4. The Heads of Department shall be appointed on grounds of merit and documented administrative and managerial skills, as well as professional competence and experience relevant for maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of pollution
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 7 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Within one year of the entry into force of this Regulation the Commission shall submit a feasibility study on a national coastguard coordination system, making clear the costs and the benefits, to the European Parliament and the Council. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 7 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 22 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Within [three] years of the entry into force of this Regulation the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council setting out how EMSA has undertaken the additional responsibilities assigned by this Regulation and the case for further extending its objectives or tasks. In particular, this report shall include: (a) an analysis of the gains in effectiveness that have been realised through greater integration of the Agency and the Paris Memorandum of Understanding; (b) a study into the costs and benefits of EMSA undertaking inspections of offshore installations as an ‘independent third party oversight’; (c) information about the effectiveness and consistency of Member States’ enforcement of Directive 2005/35/EC and detailed statistical information about the penalties that have been applied. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
source: PE-467.345
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2010/2040(INI) Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) - Evaluation of progress made and new challenges
2010/07/15
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. Whereas a successful IMP should be based on excellence in marine research, technology and innovation and should lead to a one-stop-shop approach in decision- making
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Asks the Commission, therefore, to come up with an overarching, cross- sectoral strategy for sustainable growth in coastal regions and maritime sectors by 2013, based on a broad investigation of potentials and policy options and on broad stakeholder consultation; considers that one element of this strategy should be a new, integrated approach to strengthening Europe’s world leadership in maritime engineering across sectors such as shipbuilding, off-shore energy development and technologies; another aspect must be to find solutions at an international level to eradicate practices of unfair competence within the shipbuilding industry;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to learn the lessons of the oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, to
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Asks the Commission to ensure that the
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Asks the Commission to
source: PE-445.744
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2010/2137(INI) Report on competition policy 2009
2010/07/10
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to create and monitor fair competition within and between the transport modes in
source: PE-449.026
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2010/2154(INI) Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners
2011/03/22
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Proposes, more specifically, that the Commission
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Stresses the
source: PE-460.986
2011/03/25
LIBE
12 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 27 #
Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that the decision to install security scanners at airports falls within the sphere of competence of the Member States, and in this context they must meet the minimum common standards and requirements set by the European Union, without prejudice to the right of the Member States to apply more stringent measures;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Proposes that, once common rules on the use of security scanners have been laid down, the Commission should revise them where necessary to adapt the provisions on the protection of health and fundamental rights to technological progress;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Member States to periodically monitor the long-term effects of exposure to security scanners, taking new scientific developments into account, and to check that the equipment has been correctly installed and is properly used and operated;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for every
Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that any proposal to allow the
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Recognises the right of passengers to complain about any irregularity arising from security checks carried out both using security scanners and using other alternative means, where passengers do not wish to submit to a security scan;
Amendment 85 #
Paragraph 10 Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Reiterates and upholds its standpoint that the ban on carrying liquids should come to an end in 2011 and 2013 if the technological effectiveness of the tools provided for the purpose of preserving security is confirmed; invites Member States and airports to take all necessary action to ensure that adequate technology is available in good time so that the scheduled end of the ban on carrying liquids does not have the effect of undermining security;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Takes the view that checks on cargo and mail, based on a risk analysis, should be proportional to the threats posed by transporting them and that adequate security should be provided, particularly where cargo and mail are carried in passenger planes; takes the view that the level of security for cargo still varies from one Member State to another and, in line with the objective of one-stop security, the Member States should ensure that the existing measures relating to European cargo and mail are correctly applied;
source: PE-460.651
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2010/2206(INI) Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe
2011/03/31
TRAN
23 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the tourism sector accounts for 10 % of GDP and 12 % of total employment, is largely made up of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, is the main resource for some EU regions, such as the islands, and plays a key role in the
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, under the Lisbon Treaty (Article 195), tourism has become a specific competence of the EU, allowing the latter to support and complement actions within the Member States to promote the competitiveness of EU businesses in that sector, while excluding any harmonisation of the legal and regulatory provisions of the Member States,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, on the basis of this new competence
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Agrees with the Commission’s proposal that a ‘European label’ be developed in conjunction with the Member States and with national tourism agencies, under which, while respecting territorial diversity, the concept of Europe as a whole should be promoted worldwide as a tourist destination; emphasises that EU tourist promotion initiatives should complement and be coordinated with those of the Member States and regional and local authorities, and avoid favouring any European destinations over others;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the need for an active competition policy monitoring any trend towards concentration of the sector or abuse of a dominant position;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers it advisable, while respecting the EU’s rights and duty to control entry across its own borders, for the European institutions
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Asks the Member States, in view of various emergency situations that place tourists abroad in danger, to consider whether it would be appropriate to codify a uniform procedure for issuing notices advising against travel, creating a single European code for the seriousness of the situations concerned
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the need to foster innovation and technological development in SMEs so that they may more effectively market their products and promote destinations; urges the Commission to create an ‘ICT and Tourism’ platform, launching a specific pilot project by the end of 2011 to boost the participation of micro-enterprises and SMEs in the digital supply chain, following on from the experience of other sectors such as textiles, transport and logistics and the automobile industry; calls for initiatives designed to promote e- commerce in the industry and eliminate remaining barriers to the development thereof within the internal market;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls for the entrepreneurial spirit to be promoted and supported in the industry, giving special attention to women and young people, and for access to funding, especially to microloans, to be facilitated for SMEs and self-employed workers;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to assess, in close collaboration with the Member States and operators in the sector,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that the EU tourism policy should not lead to an unnecessary proliferation of labels; considers that the added value of proposals to create new labels should be justified by sound impact assessments and take best practices in the Member States into account, and that the sector and social partners should be involved in the drafting process;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that the number of labels should be restricted, to prevent possible confusion amongst consumers and excessive burdens on enterprises and to make them more easily recognisable; calls therefore on the Commission
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Asks the Commission to promote a specific initiative to harmonise gradually the accommodation classification systems through the identification of common minimum criteria, bearing in mind the positive results of earlier experiments by industry associations and working in close collaboration with standardisation bodies and representatives of the sector;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, to exploit and promote vocational and university training schemes already existing in the tourism sector and to network and further encourage them, maintaining close contact with the world of research and business, and emphasises the need to promote lifelong learning;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Emphasises the close link between tourism and transport and asks the Commission and the Member States to make every effort to modernise the infrastructure, encourage co-modality and to adopt suitable measures to manage tourism flows, in particular seasonal peaks and emergencies of different kinds; calls for progress in the development of Trans- European Transport Networks, especially the ‘motorways of the sea’;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Urges the Commission to promote the use of more sustainable means of transport and to pay particular attention to connections with islands, rural areas and mountainous areas and, more generally, with less accessible destinations, and to the development of their transport infrastructure;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32a. Calls for the effects of climate change to be taken into account in the EU’s new tourism policy framework; highlights the particular vulnerability of coastal regions, islands and mountain regions to the environmental effects of tourism and climate change, and stresses the need to adopt measures to prevent and counteract these;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that adequate funds need to be invested in a coastal, island and marine tourism strategy in order to protect the European coastline from erosion, safeguard its environmental and animal heritage and improve water quality, all with the aim of developing a sustainable and good quality beach and underwater tourism; in this respect, welcomes the Commission initiative to develop a strategy for sustainable coastal and marine tourism, and calls for the development of similar specific strategies for the islands, mountain regions and other vulnerable areas;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Reasserts the importance of beach tourism as a feature of some European coastal regions and calls on the
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support, under an integrated maritime policy, the development of port infrastructure, an essential factor in maritime tourism, in cruise ship tourism which, despite the recent crisis, is a growth sector and in sports tourism;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Encourages the Commission to foster a progressive reduction in the seasonal nature of tourism
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43a. Emphasises that tourism should continue to play an important role in cohesion policy within the framework of the 2014-2020 financial perspective; calls for the Structural Fund rules to include among their priorities the rehabilitation of tourist areas in decline in order to guarantee their competitiveness and sustainability;
source: PE-458.571
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2011/04/27
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 967 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Proposes, therefore, the following structure for the next MFF: 1. Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020) 1a. Knowledge for growth and employment Including research and innovation, education and lifelong learning, internal market and social policies. 1b. Sustainable development Including agriculture, fisheries, environment, climate change, energy, and transport and tourism policies. 1c. Cohesion for growth and employment Including cohesion policy (economic, social and territorial). 2. Citizenship Including culture, youth, communication and freedom, security and justice policies. 3. Global Europe Including external action, neighbourhood and development policies. 4. Financial Governance Including a link to the European Stability Mechanism. 5. Administration
source: PE-462.732
2011/05/04
SURE
2 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the importance of transport infrastructure for the internal market, owing to its impact in terms of improving the mobility of citizens, goods and services, its impact in boosting economic activity and job creation and its contribution to economic, social and territorial cohesion, needs to be adequately reflected in the future MFF,
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) Trans-European infrastructure networks 7c. Stresses that trans-European infrastructure networks are vital in order to guarantee the proper functioning of the internal market, and that the development of transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructure networks is crucial for economic, social and territorial cohesion, and hence for Europe’s competitiveness; points out that infrastructure projects create added value and help to achieve other objectives in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy; stresses, further, that more effort is needed to guarantee cross-border links, eliminate bottlenecks and boost interoperability and intermodality in transport infrastructure; calls, therefore, for adequate budgetary resources to be allocated to trans-European networks in the future MFF;
source: PE-462.723
2011/08/04
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 628 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 b (new) Tourism 62b. Recalls that tourism is a new EU competence under the Lisbon Treaty, which should, therefore, also be reflected in the next MFF; stresses the important contribution of tourism to the European economy and believes that the European strategy for tourism should aim at raising the competitiveness of the sector and be supported with adequate funding for the next period;
source: PE-462.730
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2010/2235(INI) European road safety 2011-2020
2011/03/17
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to review legislation on driving and rest times in order to allow long-distance lorry drivers to spend their weekly rest periods at their homes, always providing that this can be achieved without compromising the European Union’s road safety objectives; believes that restrictions on the movement of freight transport need to be harmonised across the European Union;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Reiterates the importance of maintaining infrastructure in a good condition and considers this to be one of the most effective ways of improving road security; urges Member States to take corrective measures on those sections of the road network where there are a high number of accidents;
source: PE-460.852
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2010/2311(INI) EU Counter-Terrorism Policy: main achievements and future challenges
2011/02/05
LIBE
38 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas jihadist, separatist and anarchist terrorism is a common and real threat throughout the European Union,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital - A a (new) -A a. whereas all terrorism is one and the same thing and its objective is none other than to destroy the foundations of our free and democratic society; whereas its actions may be publicised and disseminated among our citizens and achieve its purpose of undermining their belief in rights protection systems, in which criminals are seen as victims and the Member States’ ability to respond to terrorist acts is restricted,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A b (new) -A b. whereas any negotiation with terrorists that does not have as its sole aim the unconditional and final abandonment of weapons ends up reinforcing terrorists logistically, tactically and operationally, and denigrates the dignity of their victims and families,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A c (new) -A c. whereas international cooperation is essential to deprive terrorism of its financial, logistical and operational bases,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas terrorism is not a recent phenomenon; whereas counter-terrorism has
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the aim of the European Union’s counter-terrorism polic
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the European Union’s counter-terrorism strategy should address not only the consequences of terrorism but also its causes,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas defending the victims of terrorism and their rights should be part of the Union’s priority policies; whereas the Institutions must promote public recognition of the victims and help raise European citizens’ awareness of their importance,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas counter-terrorism measures
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas the fight against radicalisation, grooming to commit acts of terrorism, use of the Internet for propaganda and communication purposes and fund-raising for terrorist activities is an essential element in the prevention and suppression of terrorism,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Strongly welcomes the Commission Communication;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Deplores
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers that counter-terrorism policies
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that a
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point c Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point d d
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point e e.
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – point a Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – point b Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – point c c. provide an overview of the classification of documents
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – point d d
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – point f Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – point g Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission and the Council to
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the European Data Protection Supervisor and the Fundamental Rights Agency to report
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to
source: PE-464.701
2011/03/28
JURI
4 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers also that the best possible balance must invariably be achieved between, on the one hand, the obligation incumbent on public authorities, at EU level and in Member States, to protect their citizens from injury and guarantee their security and, secondly, the need to safeguard their individual rights;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls in addition, as far as counter- terrorism measures are concerned, for the proportionality principle to be taken into account and the fundamental rights of citizens to be observed, bearing in mind that all such measures have to be in accordance with the law and the rule of law;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls, by virtue of the subsidiarity principle, for the national parliaments to play an active role regarding the area of freedom, security, and justice, especially for the purposes of evaluation and implementation of Union policies, as provided for in Article 70 of the TFEU; considers that they should also be involved in the political monitoring of Europol and the evaluation of Eurojust activities, in accordance with Article 12(c) of the TEU;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls for more accurate assessment to be brought to bear on the counter- terrorism measures already taken, extending also to fundamental rights and budgetary aspects;
source: PE-462.596
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2011/0023(COD) Fight against terrorism and serious crime: use of passenger name record (PNR) data
2011/09/15
TRAN
19 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) Air carriers already collect and process PNR data from their passengers for their own commercial purposes. This Directive should not impose any obligation on air carriers to collect or retain any additional data from passengers or to impose any obligation on passengers to provide any data in addition to that already being provided to air carriers. When carriers do not store PNR data electronically in the normal course of business, they should not be obliged to introduce any processes to collect such data.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) The contents of any lists of
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) There are two possible methods of data transfer currently available: the ‘pull’ method, under which the competent authorities of the Member State requiring the data can reach into (access) the air carrier’s reservation system and extract (‘pull’) a copy of the required data, and the ‘push’ method, under which air carriers transfer (‘push’) the
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 17 (17) The Member States should take all necessary measures to enable air carriers to fulfil their obligations under this Directive. Dissuasive, effective and proportionate penalties, including financial ones, should be provided for by Member States against those air carriers failing to meet their obligations regarding the transfer of PNR data.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘international flight’ means any scheduled or non-scheduled flight by an air carrier planned to land on the territory of a Member State originating in a third country or to depart from the territory of a Member State with a final destination in a third country, including
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘Passenger Name Record’ or ‘PNR data’ means a record of each passenger’s travel requirements, which is collected and stored electronically by air carriers for their own commercial purposes, and which contains information necessary to enable reservations to be processed and controlled by the booking and participating air carriers for each journey booked by or on behalf of any person, whether it is contained in reservation systems, Departure Control Systems (DCS) or equivalent systems providing the same functionalities;
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘push method’ means the method whereby air carriers transfer the
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) ‘pull method’ means the method whereby the competent authorities of the Member State requiring the data can access the air carrier’s reservation system and extract a copy of the PNR data;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that air carriers transfer
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) for the first time 24 to 48 hours before the scheduled time for flight departure;
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) for the second time immediately after flight closure, that is once the passengers have boarded the aircraft in preparation for departure and it is no longer possible for further passengers to board.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. Member States
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 Member States shall ensure, in conformity with their national law, that dissuasive, effective and proportionate penalties, including financial penalties, are provided for against air carriers which
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Each Member State shall provide that the provisions adopted under national law in implementation of Articles 21 and 22 of the Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA regarding confidentiality of processing and data security shall also apply to all processing of personal data pursuant to this Directive Air carriers that obtain passenger contact details from travel agencies shall not be permitted to use them for commercial purposes.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. Any processing of PNR data by Passenger Information Units revealing a person’s race or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical belief, political opinion, trade union membership, health or sexual life shall be prohibited. In the event that PNR data revealing such information are received by the Passenger Information Unit they shall be deleted immediately.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. All processing of PNR data
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 5 5. Member States shall ensure that
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive Annex 1 – point 12 (12) General remarks (including all available information on unaccompanied minors under 18 years
source: PE-472.208
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2011/0092(CNS) Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework
2011/10/21
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Directive 2003/96/CE Article 7 “Article 7 “Article 7 1. As from 1 January 2013, from 1 January 2015 and from 1 January 2018, the minimum levels of taxation applicable to motor fuels shall be fixed as set out in Annex I, Table A.
source: PE-474.081
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2011/0094(CNS) Enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection: implementation; translation arrangements
2011/10/26
JURI
18 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) In the case of a dispute concerning a European patent with unitary effect, it is a legitimate requirement that the patent proprietor should provide a full translation of the patent into an official language of the participating Member State in which either the alleged infringement took place or in which the alleged infringer is domiciled. For reasons of legal certainty, the translation must be a faithful reflection of the original wording of the patent. The patent proprietor should also be required to provide, at the request of a court competent in the territory of the participating Member States for disputes concerning the European patent with unitary effect, a full translation of the patent into the language of proceedings of that court. Such translations should not be carried out by automated means and should be provided at the expense of the patent proprietor. In the case of a dispute concerning a claim for damages the court hearing the dispute should take into consideration that, before having been provided with a translation in his own language, the alleged infringer
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to facilitate access to European patents with unitary effect, in particular for small and medium-size enterprises, applicants who do not have a language in common with one of the official languages of the European Patent Office should be able to file their patent applications and any other procedural documents at the European Patent Office in any other official language of the Union. As a complementary measure,
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9a) In the interests of persons who use a language for filing which is not one of the official languages of the European Patent Office, and taking into consideration European Union practice following the ruling of the Court of Justice in Case C-361/01 P1, the European Patent Office should implement a system in which the language for filing should be used for all correspondence relating to the application unless the applicant expressly indicates that he wishes the European Patent Office to use one of its official languages. ________________________________ 1 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 9 September 2003 in Case C-361/01 P Kik v OHIM [2003] ECR I-8283.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In order to promote the availability of patent information and the dissemination of technological knowledge, machine translations of patent applications and specifications into all official languages of the Union should be available as soon as possible. Machine translations are being developed by the European Patent Office and are a very important tool seeking to improve access to patent information and to disseminate widely the technological knowledge. The timely availability of high quality machine translations of European patent applications and specifications into all official languages of the Union would benefit all the users of the European patent system.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) During a transitional period
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. In the case of a dispute relating to a European patent with unitary effect, the patent proprietor shall provide at the request and the choice of an alleged infringer, a full translation of the patent into an official language of the participating Member State in which either the alleged infringement took place or in which the alleged infringer is domiciled. The translation must be a faithful reflection of the original wording of the patent.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. In the case of a dispute concerning a claim for damages, the court hearing the dispute shall take into consideration that the alleged infringer
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The participating Member States, shall, within the meaning of Article 143 of the EPC, give the European Patent Office the task of administering a compensation scheme for the reimbursement of all translation costs up to a ceiling, from the fees referred to in Article 13 of Regulation xx/xx [substantive provisions], for applicants filing patent applications or any other procedural documents at the European Patent Office in one of the official languages of the Union that is not an official language of the European Patent Office.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. The compensation scheme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be funded through the fees referred to in Article 13 of Regulation xx/xx [substantive provisions] and shall be available only for small and medium-sized enterprises, natural persons and non-profit organisations having their residence or principal place of business within a Member State of the Union.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. The compensation scheme referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure full of the translation costs up to a ceiling set in such a way as to reflect the average market price for translations and to avoid abuse. Those costs shall not be reimbursed where the European Patent Office rules that a translation into an official language is not necessary.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. In the interests of persons who use a language for filing which is not one of the official languages of the European Patent Office, and taking into consideration European Union practice following the ruling of the Court of Justice in Case C-361/01 P1, the European Patent Office shall implement a system in which the language for filing is used for all correspondence relating to the application unless the applicant expressly indicates that he wishes the European Patent Office to use one of its official languages. ________________________________ 1 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 9 September 2003 in Case C-361/01 P Kik v OHIM [2003] ECR I-8283.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. During a transitional period of not more than four years starting on the date of application of this Regulation in accordance with Article 7(2) of this Regulation, a request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 12 of Regulation xx/xx [substantive provisions] shall be submitted together with the following:
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) where the language of the proceedings is French or German, a full translation with legal effects of the specification of the European patent into English; or
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) where the language of the proceedings is English, a full translation with legal effects of the specification of the European patent into any official language of the participating Member States that is an official language of the Union.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. In accordance with Article 12 of Regulation xx/xx [substantive provisions], the participating Member States, shall give, within the meaning of Article 143 of the EPC, the European Patent Office the task of publishing the translations referred to in paragraph 1 as soon as possible after the date on which a request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 12 of Regulation xx/xx [substantive provisions] is filed.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 4 4.
source: PE-475.788
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2011/0136(COD) Orphan works: permitted uses
2011/10/28
JURI
4 amendments...
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 a (new) (4a) This Directive is without prejudice to Directive 2001/29/EC and deals solely with certain permitted uses of orphan works. It does not introduce new exceptions or limitations to copyright and related rights.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. If the cinematographic or audiovisual work subject to a bona fide diligent search is a co-production, the bona fide diligent search shall be carried out in each of the Member States involved in the co- production.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. However,
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 A
source: PE-475.839
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2011/0196(COD) Road transport: tachograph system
2012/03/29
TRAN
3 amendments...
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (j) (j) ‘daily work period’ means the period
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 1 Regulation (EC) 561/2006 Article 13 source: PE-485.915
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/04/10
TRAN
7 amendments...
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) These specific objectives should be achieved by establishing interconnections and interoperability between national transport networks in a resource-efficient way. Railway interoperability could be promoted by innovative solutions that improve the compatibility among the different systems, such as on-board equipment and multi-gauge tracks.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 a (new) (31 a) When carrying out the review of the implementation of the core network in 2023, the Commission shall evaluate, in consultation with the Member States, the inclusion of other parts in the network, especially the priority projects included in the Decision 661/2010/EU, on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (n a) 'interoperability' means the ability of a transport mode to allow the safe and uninterrupted movement of its vehicles in order to meet its required levels of performance. This ability depends on all the technical, operational and regulatory conditions under which the respective transport mode operates. It may include innovative solutions that improve the compatibility among the different systems, such as on-board equipment and multigauge tracks;
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) railway lines are equipped with ERTMS, except in duly justified cases, where allowed by the relevant TSI;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point c (c) railway infrastructure complies with the following requirements of the technical specification for Interoperability (TSI) adopted pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2008/57/EC for new and upgraded lines, except in duly justified cases, where allowed by the relevant TSI or under the procedure provided for in Article 9 of Directive 2008/57/EC
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) migrating to 1 435 mm nominal track gauge;
source: PE-494.841
2012/08/10
TRAN
8 amendments...
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 2. The high quality roads referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 are those which play an important role in long-distance freight and passenger traffic, integrate the main urban and economic centres, interconnect with other transport modes and link mountainous, remote, landlocked and peripheral NUTS 2 regions to central regions of the Union. These roads shall be adequately maintained to allow safe and secure traffic.
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (d a) The maritime port is of strategic importance for its hinterland;
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new) (ii a) the airport is of strategic importance for the region served.
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a .– full deployment of ERTMS;
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new) - major airports with more than 1% passenger air traffic within the EU.
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – maritime ports, including those that are strategically important for raw materials and foodstuffs;
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new) – at least one airport for each NUTS 1 region;
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 57 – paragraph 1 By 31 December 2023 at the latest, the Commission shall carry out a review of the implementation of the core network, evaluating compliance with the provisions laid down in this Regulation and the progress in implementation. Along with the review, the Commission shall also bring forward a proposal to include the priority projects listed in Decision No 661/2010 on the TEN-T guidelines, studies on which are still ongoing or have been finalised.
source: PE-494.842
2012/08/11
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 991 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 (new) to add the following airports to the core network: - Alicante - Gran Canaria - Málaga - Tenerife Sur - Santiago de Compostela
source: PE-500.436
2012/11/10
TRAN
16 amendments...
Amendment 874 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the port of Vigo to the core network
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the port of Santander to the core network
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife to the core network
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the following sea ports to the comprehensive network: – Marín y Ría de Pontevedra – Vilagarcía de Arousa – Gandía – Alcudía – Guía de Isora – Salinetas – Arinaga
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the following multimodal platforms to the comprehensive network: – Pontevedra – Zalia – Torrelavega – Júndiz – Monzón – El Vallés – El Prat – El Gorguel – Ciudad Real – Albacete – San Roque – Mérida – Ponferrada/El Bierzo – Castellón – Alicante – Benavente – Zamora – Miranda de Ebro – Burgos – Palencia – Área Central – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Arévalo – Ávila – Segovia
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the following rail freight transport sections to the core network: – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Granada – Motril – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – León – Gijón / Avilés – Palencia – Santander – Madrid – Cáceres – Mérida – Mérida – Badajoz – Portuguese border – Mora – Ciudad Real – Mérida
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the following rail passenger and freight transport section to the core network: – Zaragoza – Huesca – Central Pyrenees Crossing (‘Travesía Central’)
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the following rail freight transport sections to the comprehensive network: – Almorchón – Córdoba – Ávila – Salamanca – Santander – Oviedo – El Ferrol – León – Zamora – Salamanca – Plasencia – Lleida – Manresa – Barcelona – Los Rosales – Zafra – Madrid – Burgos – Torralba – Soria – Castejón
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following airports to the comprehensive network: – Murcia/Corvera – Lleida – Huesca/Pirineos – Logroño – Albacete – Córdoba
Amendment 889 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the airport of Castellón to the comprehensive network
Amendment 890 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following multimodal platforms to the core network: – Alcázar de San Juan – León – Antequera – Murcia – Valladolid – Vigo – Zaragoza
Amendment 891 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following rail passenger transport sections to the core network: – Madrid – Toledo – Madrid – Alcázar – Albacete – Murcia – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Avilés – Oviedo – Bilbao – Santander – Oviedo – El Ferrol – A Coruña – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – Mora – Alcázar – Linares – Moreda/Jaén/Córdoba – Ourense – Vigo (via Cercedo) – Ourense – Monforte – Lugo – A Coruña – Palencia – Santander – Segovia – Ávila – Sevilla – Cádiz – Sevilla – Huelva – Portuguese border – Valencia – Alicante (along the coast) – Motilla – Albacete – La Encina – Santiago – Vigo – Portuguese border – Granada – Motril – Antequera – Málaga – Madrid – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Monforte – Torralba – Soria – Castejón – Plasencia – León – Gijón
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following rail passenger transport sections to the comprehensive network: – Almendricos – Águilas – Barcelona – Massanet – Barcelona – Puigcerdá – Játiva – Alcoy – Lleida – Manresa – Barcelona – Los Rosales – Zafra – Madrid – Burgos – Villalba – Segovia
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following high-quality road sections to the comprehensive network: – Valladolid – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Ourense – Santiago – Ourense – Guntín – Ponferrada – Ourense – Monforte – Chantada – Astorga – León – Burgos – Burgos – Logroño – Pamplona – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Valladolid – Segovia – Valladolid – Ávila – Maqueda – Toledo – Ocaña – Tarancón – Cuenca – Teruel – Alfajarín – Fraga -Catalayud – Daroca – Alcolea del Pinar – Monreal del Campo – Badajoz – Zafra – Córdoba – Baena – Granada – Huelva – Jabugo – Zafra – Estepa – Lucena – Baena – Jaén – Úbeda – Blanca – Avarán – La Font de la Figuera – Alicante – Alcoy – Játiva – Elche – Cartagena – Vera – Figueras – Puigcerdá – Ávila – Villacastín – San Rafael – Segovia
Amendment 957 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – Section 1a add Cagliari (IT), Heraklion (EL), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ES) and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)
Amendment 968 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – Section 2 add Cagliari (IT), Heraklion (EL) Santander (ES), Vigo (ES) and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
source: PE-496.673
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2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility
2012/10/10
TRAN, ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) On 28 March 2011, the Commission adopted the White Paper ''A Roadmap to a Single Transport Area ― Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system''. The White Paper aims at reduc
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) On 28 March 2011, the Commission adopted the White Paper "A Roadmap to a Single Transport Area ― Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system". The White Paper aims at reducting by at least 60% the greenhouse gas emissions (
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26.1, Parliament and the Council may, on a proposal from the Commission
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) studies for projects of common interest which are part of Decision 661/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network;
source: PE-496.337
2012/10/17
TRAN, ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - Point a Innovative Management & Services Single European Sky - SESAR Innovative Management & Services Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS and
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I – point 3 – introductory part Algeciras – Madrid – Zaragoza – Tarragona Sevilla – Valencia – Tarragona Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Lyon – Torino – Milano – Venezia – Ljubljana – Budapest – UA border
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I – point b – row 10 Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I – point b – rows 28 a-c (new) Palencia – Other Core Rail Studies and Santander Network works Castejón – Other Core Rail Studies and Logroño – Network works Miranda Almería – Other Core Rail Studies and Málaga – Network works Algeciras (along the coast)
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - Point b - rows 29 a-c (new) "Iron Rhine" Cross-border Rail studies ongoing (Rheidt- Antwerpen), cross border section New High- Cross-border Rail studies ongoing capacity rail: Central Trans- Pyrenees crossing Railway Axis of Cross-border Rail studies ongoing the Ionian/Adriatic Intermodal Corridor
source: PE-497.891
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2011/0391(COD) Allocation of slots at EU airports: common rules. Recast
2012/09/17
TRAN
10 amendments...
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) To allow air carriers to adapt to imperative situations of urgency, such as a marked decline in traffic or an economic crisis that severely affects the activity of air carriers, affecting a larger part of the scheduling period, the Commission should be allowed to adopt urgent measures to ensure the consistency of measures to be taken at coordinated airports. These measures will allow air carriers to retain priority
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 13)
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The format and scope of the information referred to in this article is determined in an agreed worldwide industry standard. The information provided shall be used for the purpose of this Regulation only.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point vii a (new) (viia) any issues concerning the tasks and organization of the coordinator and the efficiency, costs and effectiveness of the coordinator.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) that air carrier can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the coordinator that the series of slots in question has been operated, as cleared by the coordinator, by that air carrier for at least 8
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Slots allocated to an air carrier
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part If the 8
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Member States shall
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Without prejudice to Article 10(5), if the 8
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Without prejudice to Article 10(5), if after an allotted time corresponding to
source: PE-496.307
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2011/0397(COD) Groundhandling services at Union airports
2012/10/10
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 However, Member States shall not limit this number to fewer than two suppliers for each category of groundhandling services or, for airports whose annual traffic has been not less than
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 This entity shall be
source: PE-496.364
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2011/2037(INI) Audit policy: lessons from the crisis
2011/03/28
JURI
10 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Commission that a wide- ranging, in-depth impact assessment is needed, looking at the various political options and focusing on practical issues in line with the principles of ‘better lawmaking’ and including an analysis of interest groups in order to clarify the segmentation of the impact assessment study for the various groups such as SMEs, systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) and other listed and non-listed companies; takes the view that an assessment should be made of the impact on the users of audit reports, such as investors and SIFI regulators; calls on the Commission to analyse the added value generated by both the proposed regulation and the progressive harmonisation of auditing standards and practices in the European single market;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Takes the view that the independence of statutory auditors vis-à-vis the management of the companies they are auditing is essential and must be preserved at all times; takes the view that the role of the audit committee is fundamental in guaranteeing this independence and that it should be strengthened; considers that the requirements placed on the audit committee should include responsibility for proposing the appointment of the statutory auditor for approval by shareholders at the annual general meeting, as well as the notification to shareholders of the measures adopted to review the qualification of the audit firm, the reasons which led to its being recommended and the action taken to guarantee its independence, including any restrictions imposed on the provision of services other than auditing and guarantees as regards the rotation of the main audit partners;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Appeals to the Commission to ensure that company practices help to preserve the protections provided, including protection linked to the mandatory rotation of the main audit partners, even where those partners change firms, transparency vis-à-vis shareholders throughout the process and in relation to the reasons for which the proposed auditors were recommended, as well as the clear attribution of responsibility to the audit committee as regards the process and as regards the final decision vis-à-vis shareholders;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Considers it essential to preserve the independence of the auditor; takes the view that external auditors should be banned from providing services to the audited company that could give rise to non-compliance with the applicable requirements as regards independence or with other ethical requirements; recognises that, in order to boost growth in the European economy, it is necessary to ensure that all undertakings, regardless of their size and including SMEs, can contract independent auditors and audit firms that have a wide range of skills;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission to review the functions of the audit committee so that the shareholders' final decision on the appointment of auditors is based on a proposal from the audit committee; takes the view that this proposal should include a description of the procedure followed, the criteria used and the reasons underlying the audit committee's recommendation;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22b. Considers it important for the Commission and regulatory bodies in each Member State to recognise the quality and experience of all audit firms and recommend to public interest entities that they actively consider different audit firms other than the Big Four which have a suitable level of knowledge and experience, and that they include them in their public tendering processes;
source: PE-462.588
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2011/2096(INI) Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
2011/09/21
ITRE
15 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the transport sector
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas differences among regions in Europe (peripheral situation, infrastructure, landscape, population density, socio-economic situation) pose very different problems and need flexibility regarding solutions,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 2 bis (new) - that the proposals on the internalisation of the external costs (air and noise pollution) ensure that the funds are allocated to the same modes of transport that have generated them, with a view to promoting research and new technologies, and not just a transfer of traffic volumes from one mode of transport to another;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the completion of the European internal transport market should be aimed for, without neglecting economic, employment and social aspects, and calls on the Commission to ensure that proposals on liberalising the airport,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that efficient co-modality in passenger and goods transport – measured in terms of economic efficiency, environmental protection, social and employment conditions and safety and security aspects, and geared to existing and planned infrastructure in individual countries and regions – should be the guiding idea for future transport policy, and that these parameters should be used to determine modal distribution in countries and regions rather than retaining the proposed 300 km threshold for goods transport by road;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that efficient co-modality in passenger and goods transport – measured in terms of economic efficiency, territorial cohesion, environmental protection, social and employment conditions and safety aspects, and geared to existing and planned infrastructure in individual countries and regions – should be the guiding idea for future transport policy, and that these
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 bis (new) 4 bis. Recalls that the objective of the TENs, as stipulated in Article 170 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, is to promote the interconnection and interoperability of national networks as well as access to such networks, paying special attention to the need to link island, landlocked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the Union;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 4 a (new) - the core network should be developed on the basis of the TEN-T priority projects and should include intermodal infrastructure, intermodal platforms and equipment and ICT solutions;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Highlights that
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Highlights that the same s
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – indent 1 – another review of the rules on driving and rest times for passenger and goods transport, and the implementation thereof, by 2014, considers that drivers of long- distance goods vehicles should be able to take weekly breaks at home, without compromising road safety objectives; believes that it is also necessary to harmonise the restrictions on goods transport journeys throughout the European Union;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 5 bis (new) - in relation to TEN funds, attention to be paid to the need to increase the multimodal connections between sea ports and rail and road transport;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 2 a (new) - the conclusion of mutual recognition agreements on customs and security programmes between the EU and third countries, with priority for EU-US agreements;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 3 bis (new) - the Member States and the parties involved to work actively to develop an air safety system that incorporates better technology and speeds up and facilitates security checks for passengers;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 3 ter (new) - air safety to be based on a previous risk analysis, particularly in relation to freight and post, and for it to be proportional to the risks involved in their transport;
source: PE-472.267
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2011/2150(INI) Functioning and application of established rights of people travelling by air
2012/01/16
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that passengers should have the right to be informed about the ‘Passenger Name Record’ (PNR data) kept on them by the air carrier; stresses that passengers should not be denied boarding on the basis of their PNR data, except if they are suspected of terrorist and other serious crimes;
source: PE-480.549
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2011/2176(INI) Jurisdictional system for patent disputes
2011/10/27
JURI
13 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges that the establishment of a coherent patent litigation system in the Member States taking part in the enhanced cooperation should be accomplished by an international agreement (‘the Agreement’) between these Member States (‘Contracting Member States’) creating a Unified Patent Court (‘the Court’); nevertheless expresses doubt, in the light of various texts, such as Opinion 1/09 of the European Court of Justice, as to whether that international agreement is compatible with the TFEU;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 – point ii (ii) the Agreement should come into force when a
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 – point iii (iii) the Court should be a Court common to the Contracting Member States and subject to the same obligations as any national court with regard to compliance with Union law; thus, for example,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 – point iv (iv) the Court should act in line with the body of Union law and respect its primacy
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point i (i) acknowledges that the composition of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance should be multinational
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point ii (ii) believes that the Court should be composed of both legally qualified and technically qualified judges; the judges should ensure the highest standards of competence and proven capacity in the field of patent litigation and antitrust law; this qualification should be proven inter alia by relevant work experience and professional training; legally qualified judges should
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – point ii (ii) the proceedings before the Court, consisting of a written, interim and oral procedure, sh
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – point iii (iii) the language of proceedings before any local or regional division should be the official language of the Contracting Member State hosting the division or the official language designated by the Contracting Member States sharing a regional division; the parties should be free to chose the language in which the patent was granted as the language of proceedings subject to the approval of the competent division; the language of proceedings before the central division should be the language in which the patent concerned was granted; the language of proceedings before the Court of Appeal should be the language of proceedings before the Court of First Instance; at the duly justified request of one of the parties in the main proceedings, and after hearing the other parties, the court may decide that the language of proceedings shall be English; within a reasonable period of time, the language of the proceedings should always be English; . es
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – point i (i) the Court should have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of European patents with unitary effect and European patents designating one or more Contracting Member States; this will necessitate the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 44/20011;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – point ii (ii) the plaintiff should bring the action
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – point iii (iii) in case of a counterclaim for revocation, the local or regional division should have the discretion to proceed with the infringement proceeding
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – point vi (vi) the relationship between the Agreement and Regulation (EC) No 44/20011 should be clarified in the Agreement
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is of the opinion that the Court should base its decisions on Union law in all the applicable fields, the Agreement, the European Patent Convention (EPC) and national law having been adopted in accordance with the EPC, provisions of international agreements applicable to patents and binding on all the Contracting Member States and national law of the Contracting Member States in the light of Union law to be implemented
source: PE-475.785
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2012/0022(APP) Statute for a European Foundation (FE)
2013/04/16
JURI
14 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 2 a (new) Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 5 a (new) Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 5 b (new) Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 6 Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 11 a (new) Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 13 a (new) Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 14 a (new) Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv– modification 14 b (new) Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 20 a (new) Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 20 b (new) Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 20 c (new) Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 21 a (new) Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point iv – modification 21 b (new) Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point (iv) – modification 21 c (new) source: PE-508.073
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2012/0184(COD) Periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers. 'Roadworthiness package'
2013/03/28
TRAN
11 amendments...
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) Agricultural vehicles with a maximum design speed exceeding 40 km/h are more and more used to replace trucks in local transport activities. Their risk potential is comparable to that of trucks and therefore this vehicle category should be treated in the same way as trucks regarding roadworthiness testing. Given the special characteristics of these vehicles, it should be for the Member States to decide, depending on the way in which they are normally used, whether regular tests should be carried out on them.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) With regard to the authorisation of testing centres, Member States should bear in mind the fact that Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market excludes from its scope services in the field of transport.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Odometer fraud is considered to affect between 5% and 12% of used car
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 – trailers and semi-trailers with a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 3 500 kg – vehicle categor
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 8 Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Th
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new) – wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed exceeding 40 km/h – vehicle category T5.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) ‘inspector’ means a person authorised by a Member State or its competent authority to carry out roadworthiness tests in a testing centre or on behalf of a competent authority
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 5. The testing centre shall inform the person presenting the vehicle to the test of the
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States shall comply with the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 if they require test centres to be authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 source: PE-507.994
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2012/2031(INI) Protection of animals during transport
2012/05/06
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
source: PE-486.028
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2012/2092(BUD) 2013 general budget: all sections
2012/07/26
TRAN
4 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that EU agencies' budget allocations are far from consisting in administrative expenditure alone, but instead contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 goals and EU objectives in general, while aiming at making savings at national level, as decided by the legislative authority; recalls th
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recognises that the budget and staffing of the Union's agencies should be carefully considered against the scope and dimension of the tasks and responsibilities assigned to them, and that all agencies cannot be placed under the same budget envelope. The Union's agencies are not homogeneous and the risks they face and the potential liability attached to the execution of their tasks can differ widely;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Underlines that, taking into account the new tasks and responsibilities assigned to it by the legislator, to be implemented as of 2012 and 2013, the EASA should be regarded as an agency "with new tasks" and not "at cruising speed" as classified by the Commission;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Underlines the fact that the current budget and staffing proposals of the Commission for 2013 would result in a Union budget for the EASA, including assigned revenues, at the same level as in 2012 and a cut of all 12 new posts requested by the EASA, mainly for the implementation of the new tasks, plus a reduction of two existing posts; points out that nine of the 12 new posts are assigned to directly ensure the safety of air traffic and aerodromes within the Union.
source: PE-494.569
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