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Constituencies
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Finland
Vihreä liitto
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Finland
Vihreä liitto
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Finland
Vihreä liitto
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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Verts/ALE
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Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with India | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2012/02/13 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2012/2295(INI) | Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe |
| Shadow | 2012/2104(INI) | Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures: building confidence through better knowledge and responsiveness |
| Shadow | 2012/0328(COD) | Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading: temporary derogation from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Directive |
| Shadow | 2012/0196(COD) | Protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein. Recast |
| Shadow | 2012/0120(NLE) | Biosafety: liability and redress. Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol to the Cartagena Protocol |
| Shadow | 2012/0049(COD) | Energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment: adapting the implementation of the Energy Star programme to a new EU/US agreement |
| Shadow | 2012/0048(NLE) | EU/US Agreement: coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment |
| Shadow | 2012/0007(COD) | Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations. Recast |
| Shadow | 2011/2068(INI) | Resource-efficient Europe |
| Shadow | 2011/0461(COD) | Union Civil Protection Mechanism 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2011/0409(COD) | Sound level of motor vehicles |
| Shadow | 2011/0231(COD) | Aromatised wine products: definition, description, presentation, labelling, and protection of geographical indications |
| Responsible | 2011/0190(COD) | Prevention of pollution from ships: sulphur content of marine fuels |
| Shadow | 2010/2084(INI) | European initiative on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias |
| Shadow | 2009/0169(COD) | Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS) |
| Shadow | 2008/0222(COD) | Energy-related products: indication of the consumption of energy (repeal. 'Energy Labelling Directive' 92/75/EEC). Recast |
| Responsible | 2008/0198(COD) | Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market |
| Responsible | 2008/0014(COD) | Air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions: effort of Member States to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 |
| Opinion | 2006/2299(INI) | Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas |
| Opinion | 2006/2228(INI) | Freight transport logistics in Europe, the key to sustainable mobility |
| Opinion | 2006/2227(INI) | Keep Europe moving: sustainable mobility for our continent |
| Opinion | 2005/0044(CNS) | Nuclear research: 7th framework programme Euratom for nuclear research and training activities, 2007-2011 |
| Opinion | 2005/0043(COD) | Research RTD, 7th EC framework programme 2007-2013: research, technological development and demonstration activities |
| Opinion | 2004/0020(CNS) | Environment: protection of deep-water coral reefs from trawling in Atlantic Ocean (amend. Regulation (EC) No 850/98) |
| Opinion | 2003/0257(COD) | Chemicals: classification, labelling, packaging, adaptation to the REACH Regulation (amend. Directive 67/548/EEC) |
| Opinion | 2003/0256(COD) | Chemicals: REACH system and European Agency (amend. Directive 1999/45/EC, repeal. Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Directive 76/769/EEC) |
| Responsible | 2002/0259(COD) | Environment: sulphur content of marine fuels and heavy fueloils (amend. Directive 1999/32/EC) |
Born
1951/06/03 Helsinki- MSc in Electrical Power Engineering Helsinki University of Technology, 1979. Licensiate of Technology in Electrical Power Engineering Tampere University of Technology, 1985.
- Research and Design Engineer at Oy Tampella Ab Tamrock (1979-81); Teacher at Tampere University of Technology (1981-85) Freelance writer (1985-1991).
- Member of Tampere City Council (1985-2000).
- Member of Parliament 1991-2004; Vice-Chair of the Committee on Environment (2003-2004); Chairperson of the Green Parliamentary group 1991-93, 1997 and 2003-2004.
- Chairperson of the Green League (1997-2001).
- Minister for Environment and Development cooperation from April 1999 to May 2002.
- Member of the European Parliament (2004 -); Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2004-2009).
- Chairperson, Peace Education Institute (1995-1997). Member of the Board of Directors, Worldwatch Institute (2003 -).
- Honours: Golden Peacock Global Award for Environmental Leadership, (2006); Hart World Refining Fuels Policy Award, (2005); International Award for Outstanding Contribution for Environment, Priyadarshni Academy, Mumbai, India, (2002).
- Publications: No More Shame for Magdalene, poems 1984 (in Finnish); Female Screw, novel 1986 (in Finnish); Woman's Perspective on Technology, report 1986 (in Finnish); The Serpent and the Tree of Knowledge, essay on women and technology 1987 (in Finnish); The Wall Which Does Not Exist, Exercises in Disobedience, pamphlet 1988 (in Finnish); Lilith and King Adam's New Clothes, tv-play 1990 (in Finnish); Physics for High School, textbook of physics, 8 volumes (1994-2001) (in Finnish), together with Jukka Hatakka, Heimo Saarikko and Jukka Valjakka; My Hair on a Hat Shelf; diary of an Environment Minister, 2002 (in Finnish), 2009 (in English).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0028(COD) Provision of food information to consumers (amend. Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006; repeal. Directives 90/496/EEC and 2000/13/EC)
2009/12/22
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) by suggesting that the flavour of the food comes from natural ingredients when it essentially comes from flavourings.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (cb) for foods containing fruits: (i) by exhibiting disproportionately large pictures of fruits which are not the dominant fruits in the food. The dominant fruit(s) must be the one(s) dominating the picture; (ii) by using a fruit's name in the name of the food, when this fruit is not present in amounts reasonably expected by the consumer.
source: PE-431.051
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2009/0169(COD) Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS)
2010/02/26
ENVI
6 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 24 (24) In order to efficiently implement BONUS-169, during the implementation phase, financial support should be granted to participants in BONUS-169 projects selected at the central level under the responsibility of the BONUS EEIG following calls for proposals. The grant and payment of such financial support to participants in BONUS-169 should be in accordance with common rules in line with the Seventh Framework Programme.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 - paragraph 4 4. The implementation phase shall last for a minimum of five years. During the implementation phase at least three calls for proposals shall be published with a view to funding projects which address the objectives of the BONUS-169. These calls shall be targeted at multi-partner and trans- national projects, and include research, technological development, training and dissemination activities. Projects shall be selected according to the principles of equal treatment, transparency, independent evaluation, co-financing, no-profit, financing not cumulated with other Community sources, as well as the principle of non-retroactivity. The grant and payment of financing to participants in BONUS-169 shall comply with common rules in line with the Seventh Framework Programme.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 - paragraph 3 - introductory part 3. The Comm
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 - paragraph 3 - point (a) (a)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I - section 1 - point g a (new) (ga) actively invite all third countries bordering the Baltic Sea or providing its drainage basin to join the initiative as a Participating State
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I - section 2.2.1 - subparagraph 1 The Strategic Research Agenda shall be developed and agreed upon in consultation among Participating States, a broad range of stakeholders and the Commission. It shall be the basis for a policy-driven programme. It shall broaden the research focus to embody, in addition to the marine ecosystem, a basin approach that addresses the key issues affecting the quality and productivity of the Baltic Sea Region ecosystems. It shall include an estimate of the economic cost of environmental damages and the loss of biodiversity in the region.
source: PE-439.291
2010/05/03
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 15 (15) At the end of the strategic phase, the Commission
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 24 (24) In order to efficiently implement BONUS-169, during the implementation phase, financial support should be granted to participants in BONUS-169 projects selected at the central level under the responsibility of the BONUS EEIG following calls for proposals. The grant and payment of such financial support to participants in BONUS-169 should be in accordance with common rules in line with the Seventh Framework Programme.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 4 4. The implementation phase shall last for a minimum of five years. During the implementation phase at least three calls for proposals shall be published with a view to funding projects which address the objectives of the BONUS-169. These calls shall be targeted at multi-partner and trans
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The Comm
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a (a)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – section 1 – point g a (new) (ga) urge all third countries bordering the Baltic Sea or providing its drainage basin to join the initiative as a Participating State.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – section 2.2.1 – paragraph 1 The Strategic Research Agenda shall be developed and agreed upon in consultation among Participating States, a broad range of stakeholders and the Commission. It shall be the basis for a policy-driven programme. It shall broaden the research focus to embody, in addition to the marine ecosystem, a basin approach that addresses the key issues affecting the quality and productivity of the Baltic Sea Region ecosystems, in particular eutrophication. It shall include an estimate of the economic cost of environmental damage and the loss of biodiversity in the region.
source: PE-439.384
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2009/2107(INI) A new impetus for the Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture
2010/04/02
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Draws the Commission's attention to the fact that many forms of aquaculture have a negative impact, such as destruction of habitats, use of chemicals for combating disease, depletion and salinisation of drinking water and agricultural land, nutrient contamination, especially in lakes and in closed and semi-closed sea areas such as the Baltic Sea, and disturbance of biodiversity through the escaping of farmed fish, and calls on the Commission to introduce legislation to eliminate these negative effects;
source: PE-438.411
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2009/2134(INI) Proposal for a modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976
2011/10/11
AFCO
4 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. Parliament has previously resolved to study the possibility of electing some MEPs on pan-European lists,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital W Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
source: PE-475.840
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2009/2214(INI) Sustainable EU policy for the High North
2010/11/16
AFET
16 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) – having regard to the International Labour Organisation Convention number 169 adopted on 27 June 1989,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new) – having regard to the Nordic Sami Convention of November 2005,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 c (new) – having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 61/295 by the General Assembly adopted on 13 September 2007,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 d (new) – having regard to the Council resolutions 6/12 of 28 September 2007, 6/36 of 14 December 2007, 9/7 of 24 September 2008 and 12/13 of 1 October 2009, 15/7 of 5 October 2010,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Recognises the disproportionately large Arctic warming impact caused by local emissions of soot ('black carbon') as compared to emissions originating elsewhere, largely due to its effect on highly reflective surfaces such as snow or ice;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recognises that the effects of the melting ice are not only reducing biodiversity, displacing indigenous population and thereby threatening the indigenous way of life but also creating opportunities for economic development in the Arctic region; acknowledges the wish of the inhabitants of the Arctic to continue to pursue sustainable economic development while at the same time protecting traditional sources of the indigenous peoples' livelihood and the very sensitive nature of the Arctic ecosystems, taking into account their experience in using and developing the renewable resources of the region in a sustainable way;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes the special position and recognises the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic and points in particular to the legal and political situation of the indigenous peoples in the Arctic States; calls for greater involvement in policy-making for the indigenous peoples; stresses the need to adopt special measures to safeguard the culture and language and the land rights of indigenous peoples in the way defined in ILO Convention number 169;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Urges the EU to promote actively the culture and language rights of Fenno- Ugric people living in Northern Russia;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Given the vulnerability of the Arctic environment, [and the recent evidence of limits to security of oil drilling operations shown by Horizon disaster], as well as the inconsistency with global climate protection of further fossil fuel expansion, calls for a moratorium for any exploration or expansion of extractive industries in the region so as to allow its potential to be fully developed within a sustainable environmental framework;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Urges member states to ratify all the key agreements regarding the rights of the indigenous peoples, such as ILO number 169;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 c (new) 25c. Requests the EU and its Member States to propose under the ongoing IMO work on a mandatory Polar Code for shipping that soot emissions and heavy fuel oil be regulated specifically; in the event that such negotiations do not bear fruits, requests the Commission to put forward proposals on rules for vessels calling in EU ports subsequent to, or prior to, journeys through Arctic waters, with a view to impose a strict regime limiting soot emissions and the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 d (new) 25d. Welcomes the ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil on vessels operating in the Antarctic Area, approved by the 59th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) that will take effect from 1 August 2011; believes that a similar ban would be appropriate in Arctic waters to reduce risks to the environment in case of accidents;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 e (new) 25e. Welcomes the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and that of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 f (new) 25f. Welcomes the successful completion by the Expert Mechanism of its progress report on the study on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decision making;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 g (new) 25g. Encourages the Arctic member states to engage in negotiations leading to a new ratified Nordic Sami Convention;
source: PE-452.805
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2009/2230(INI) European Union strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the role of macro-regions in the future cohesion policy
2010/03/16
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises the need for the EU and
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that nutrient loads from agriculture account to a great extent for the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea; insists therefore that as part of the Action Plan the Commission and Member States introduce measures that go beyond the rules currently contained in the Common Agricultural Policy in order significantly to reduce nutrient loads;
source: PE-439.901
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2010/0051(COD) Commission's exercise of implementing powers: rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States
2010/10/05
ENVI
20 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) The European Parliament and the Council should be
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) Decision 1999/468/EC should be repealed
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 This Regulation lays down the rules and general principles governing the mechanisms which shall apply in cases where a legally binding Union act (hereafter ‘basic act’) identifies the need for uniform conditions of implementation and requires that the adoption of
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The examination procedure
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. If no opinion is delivered, the Commission
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 By derogation from paragraphs 3 and 4, the Commission may adopt draft measures which are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or where no opinion is delivered and a majority as laid down in Article 238(1) TFEU objects to the measure, where their non adoption within an imperative deadline would create a
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 In such a case the Commission shall immediately inform the committee of its reasons for adopting the measures and may submit them to a second deliberation of the committee. If the measures adopted are not in accordance with the second opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, but a majority as laid down in Article 238(1) TFEU objects to the measure, or if the measures have not been submitted to a second deliberation within a month after their adoption, the Commission shall repeal the measures forthwith. If the measures are in accordance with the second opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, and there is no majority as laid down in Article 238(1) TFEU against the measure, those measures shall remain in force.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) the results of voting, including the position of each Member State,
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The European Parliament and the Council shall
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Representatives of the European Parliament shall have access to committee meetings as observers.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 Decision 1999/468/EC shall be repealed
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Article 10a Adaptation of existing acts The Commission shall, within one year after entry into force of this Regulation, examine the Union legislation in force and submit the necessary legislative proposals for its alignment with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty and in particular with Articles 290 and 291 TFEU.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 source: PE-441.271
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2010/2016(INI) Guaranteeing independent impact assessments
2010/09/14
ENVI
11 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to c
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1a (new) 1a. Stresses that impact assessments can only be an aid for making political decisions and that in no case should they replace political decisions within the democratic decision-making process;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1b (new) 1b. Furthermore stresses that impact assessments should not cause delays in legislative procedures, nor should they be instrumentalised to serve as procedural obstacles in an attempt to block unwanted legislation;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1c (new) 1c. Insists that the legislator's freedom to propose amendments should not be impaired by requiring impact assessments;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to establish a
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that stakeholders should be
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. C
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an analysis of e
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the importance of and need for the Parliament's own Committees, in accordance with the Inter-Institutional Common Approach to Impact Assessment, to undertake reviews of the IAs a
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8d (new) 8d. Calls on the chair of the IAB to appear before and address the committees concerned, respectively, and upon their request, on an annual basis following the publication of the IAB annual report;
source: PE-448.834
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2010/2021(INI) Power of legislative delegation
2010/02/24
ENVI
7 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas acts adopted under Article 290 and 291 of the TFEU may have important social, environmental, economic and health implications
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that sufficient time for a possible objection should be provided for in the basic act to enable Parliament to coordinate its internal positions and to take a sound decision, without unduly delaying the entry into force of uncontroversial delegated acts;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Therefore considers a minimum period for objection of two months, with a possibility of its being extended by a further two months on request by Parliament or the Council, to be the most appropriate solution, inasmuch as this allows for a relatively short period until entry into force for the large majority of uncontroversial delegated acts while granting Parliament or the Council sufficient time in which to exercise their rights of control in the case of controversial acts;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that Parliament, by delegating certain powers to the Commission under Article 290, in no way abdicates its responsibility for any decisions taken pursuant thereto; considers therefore, in light of the potentially far-reaching nature of delegated acts, that Parliament should make available increased resources in all relevant entities so as to be able to discharge its responsibility for delegated acts;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Considers that Parliament, because of its continuing responsibility for decisions taken under Article 290, should ensure, in cooperation with the Commission, that Members of Parliament and their staff can easily access a digital information system that provides all relevant documents and up-to-date information on the process; considers that Parliament should furthermore ensure that the public has access to the documents and to information on the process as soon as the delegated acts are notified to Parliament, possibly through a system comparable to the Legislative Observatory;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Considers, in light of the individual nature of each delegated act, that it would be most appropriate for the rapporteur who worked on the basic act, if still a Member of Parliament, to assume special responsibility for effectively controlling the adoption of the delegated acts relating thereto;
source: PE-439.269
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2010/2106(INI) Commission Green Paper "On forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change"
2010/10/14
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that European forestry initiatives should be aimed at both mitigating and ‘adapting’
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the need to respect the
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for vigilance and close monitoring of forest resources to ensure that bioenergy strategies and any increases in harvesting levels for biomass do not lead to a depletion of the forest carbon storage capacity and counteract climate change objectives;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for further action on research, education and information regarding the risks of climate change for forests and the forestry sector, as well as for long-term planning by the
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the need for enhanced coordination and information efforts within the EU and between the EU and the Member States, and takes the view that this could be achieved in part if the Commission were to bring all of its forestry-related activities together within one single unit
source: PE-448.964
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2010/2178(DEC) 2009 discharge: European Food Safety Authority EFSA
2011/02/16
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the need for the European Food Safety Authority
source: PE-458.667
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2010/12/20
ENVI
6 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises the need to strengthen integration of EU environmental legislation and objectives into sectoral policies (including the CAP, the cohesion policy and the CFP); suggests therefore mainstreaming EU finances to ensure compliance with EU environmental legislation and the active contribution of spending through the EU budget to its environmental policy objectives; underlines the importance of future research and innovation programmes in delivering the EU's objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for any structural and cohesion policy instruments for the new financing period to be geared to achieve cost- efficient greenhouse gas reductions in line with a higher emissions reduction target for 2020 in accordance with the 2°C objective; reiterates that a 40% ghg emission reduction target would be in accordance with scientific recommendations and considers that the EU must move to at least a 30% domestic greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned about the financial and policy implications of environmentally harmful subsidies; considers that European funding should not have negative impacts on the environment, climate change, ecosystems and biodiversity within and outside the EU; calls, therefore, for the elimination of any harmful subsidies from the EU budget in line with commitments made on behalf of the EU in Nagoya CBD COP10 and for the whole budget to be climate and biodiversity proofed;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for the different programmes to earmark funds for sectors, such as biodiversity protection, energy saving, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and public transport;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Recalls that in 2004 the Commission estimated the annual total cost of managing the Natura 2000 network at EUR 6.1 billion and that Parliament voted in the second reading of the LIFE+ regulation in favour of EUR 1 billion dedicated EU funding per year;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Remains of the opinion that, in order to achieve EU and global biodiversity objectives, co-financing for the management of N2000 needs to be guaranteed from a dedicated source in the new EU budgetary framework; points out that, according to the TEEB report (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity), the return on biodiversity conservation investment is up to a hundred times more;
source: PE-454.678
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2011/0092(CNS) Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework
2011/11/11
ENVI
11 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Each of those components should be calculated on the basis of objective criteria, allowing for equal treatment of different energy sources. For the purposes of CO2- related taxation on non-biomass based fuels, reference should be made to CO2- emissions caused by the use of each energy product concerned, using the reference CO2 emission factors set out in Commission Decision 2007/589/EC of 18 July 2007 establishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) CO2-related taxation should be adapted to the operation of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to complement it effectively. That taxation should apply to all uses, including those for purposes other than heating, of energy products causing CO2 emissions in installations within the meaning of that Directive, provided that the installation concerned is not subject to the emission trading scheme under that Directive. However, since the cumulative application of both instruments would not allow emission reductions beyond those attained, overall, through the emission trading scheme alone, but would merely increase the total cost of these reductions, CO2 related taxation should not apply to consumption in installations subject to the Union scheme where allowances have not been allocated for free.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 18 a (new) (18 a) This directive is intended to facilitate the over-arching goals with the Union’s energy and climate policies. The introduction of the aviation sector into the Union emissions trading scheme via Directive 2008/101/EC reflects the ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from this sector. In the event that no international agreement including international maritime emissions in its reduction targets has been reached by 31 December 2011, the Commission is committed to propose measures to also include such emissions within the Union greenhouse gas reduction commitment. To allow Member States to tax energy products used in aviation and maritime activities in the same manner as other energy products for transport is essential for creating a level playing field, for the energy independence of the Union and as an incentive for improved energy.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 19 (19)
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Directive 2003/96/EC Article 1 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2 CO2-related taxation on non-biomass based fuels shall be calculated in EUR/t of CO2 emissions, on the basis of the reference CO2 emission factors set out in point 11 of Annex I to Commission Decision 2007/589/EC of 18 July 2007 establishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(*). The CO2 emission factors specified in this Decision for biomass or products made of biomass shall
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Directive 2003/96/EC Article 2 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 4 Hydrocarbons other than those listed in paragraph 1 and intended for use, offered for sale or used for heating purposes shall be taxed at the rates for the equivalent energy product, in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3).
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point (a) (ii) Directive 2003/96/EC Article 14 – paragraph 1 - point (a) (ii)
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point (a) (iii) Directive 2003/96/EC Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point (d) (d) as regards CO2-related taxation, energy products used for activities subject to, and not excluded from, the Union scheme within the meaning of Directive 2003/87/EC, where allowances have not been allocated for free;
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – introductory part Directive 2003/96/EC Article 14a Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 Directive 2003/96/EC Article 29 - subparagraph 3 source: PE-475.879
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2011/0190(COD) Prevention of pollution from ships: sulphur content of marine fuels
2011/12/16
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 a (new) (7a) In order to facilitate the transition to new engine technologies with the potential for significant further emission reductions in the maritime sector, the Commission should prepare without delay a comprehensive liquefied natural gas deployment strategy to enable and encourage the uptake of gas powered engines in ships.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 7 Directive 1999/32/EC Article 4 c – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Member State support for the installation of on-board exhaust gas cleaning systems that are ordered before 31.12.2013 shall be considered compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107 of the TFEU.
source: PE-478.489
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2011/0197(COD) Harmonisation of recreational crafts and personal watercrafts
2012/03/27
ENVI
9 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 39 (39) In order to take into account the progress of technical knowledge and new scientific evidence, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to amend Section 2 of Part B and Section 1 of Part C of Annex I, with the exception of direct or indirect modifications to exhaust or noise emission values with the effect of reducing the level of protection of the environment, and to the Froude and P/D ratio values, and Annexes V, VII and IX. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point xiii (xiii) amphibious craft able to operate both on water and dry land;
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 The provisions of this Directive shall not prevent Member States from adopting provisions concerning navigation on
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) (1a) Member States may restrict the use of personal watercraft to certain areas and hours of day in order to safeguard other competing public interests.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 1 – where the harmonised standards relating to points 3.2 and 3.3 of Part A of Annex I are complied with:
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a directive Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) point 2 of Part B and point 1 of Part C of Annex I, excluding direct or indirect modifications to exhaust or noise emission values with the effect of reducing the level of protection of the environment, and to the Froude and P/D ratio values;
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a directive Annex I – part A – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 1 Watercraft shall be designed to minimise the risks of falling overboard and
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a directive Annex I – part A – point 5 – point 5.8 – paragraph 2 Watercraft fitted with toilets shall have holding tanks or water treatment systems connected to each toilet.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive Annex I – part C – point 1 – point 1.1 – table Rated Engine Power Maximum Sound Pressure (single engine) Level = LpASmax In kW In dB PN ≤ 10 6
source: PE-486.091
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2011/0231(COD) Aromatised wine products: definition, description, presentation, labelling, and protection of geographical indications
2012/09/03
ENVI
10 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Organic aromatised wine products may be produced in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products,1in particular Articles 6, 19 and 38 thereof. __________________ 1 OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 Where the provenance of aromatised wine products is indicated, both
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 Sales denominations and additional particulars provided for in this Regulation shall, where expressed in words, appear at least in one or more of the official languages
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) Products covered by this Regulation shall comply with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers1. The Commission shall, if necessary, submit a legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 with a view to bringing products covered by this Regulation into the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 . ______________ 1 OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 In case of protected geographical indication using a non-Latin alphabet, the name may also appear in one or more official languages
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘geographical indication’ means an indication referring to a region, a specific place or a country, used to describe an aromatised wine product where a given quality, reputation or other characteristics of that product is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. The use of a geographical indication implies that the grapes used for the production of the aromatised wine product originate in the region, place or country to which the indication makes reference.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 On the basis of the information available to the Commission upon the completion of the objection procedure referred to in article 16, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, either decide to confer protection on the geographical indication which meets the conditions laid down in this Chapter and is compatible with Union law, or to reject the application where those conditions are not satisfied. The Commission shall publish its decision on a dedicated page of the Commission’s website.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 2. Where the proposed amendment involves one or more amendments to the single document referred to in Article 11(1)(d), Articles 14 to 17 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the amendment application.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b source: PE-485.842
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2011/0276(COD) Structural instruments: common provisions for ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF; general provisions applicable to ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund
2012/05/31
ENVI
28 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) The objectives of the CSF Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Article 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle. The Member States should provide information on the support for climate change objectives in line with the ambition to devote at least
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) economic and social partners representing the general interest of industries or branches, employers and employees; and
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States shall include those institutions, organisations and groups in the Partnership that have a legitimate interest to seek to influence, or are affected by the implementation of the programmes.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners referred to in Article 5 shall be involved by Member States in all stages of the preparation of Partnership Contracts and progress reports, and in all stages of the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. The partners shall participate in the monitoring committees for programmes.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 to provide for a European code of conduct that lays down objectives and criteria to
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 The objectives of the CSF Funds shall be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment, as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle. This will be implemented through the integration of environmental acquis and the protection of biodiversity, through minimising future external costs to the environment or public health, and through the application of the precautionary principle in supporting measures under the Funds.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, biodiversity and ecosystem protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem-based disaster resilience and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of Partnership Contracts and programmes. Member States shall provide information on the support for climate change and biodiversity objectives using the methodology adopted by the Commission. The Commission shall adopt this methodology by means of an implementing act. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 4 (4) supporting the shift towards
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (5) promoting ecosystem-based climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management;
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6 (6) protecting the environment, biodiversity and ecosystems, and promoting resource efficiency;
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. The Partnership Contract shall be drawn up by Member States in close cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 5. The Partnership Contract shall be prepared in dialogue with the Commission.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. The Partnership Contract shall be drawn up by Member States in cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 5, with a priority to address any non- implementation of EU acquis and taking into account cost-effective potential for greenhouse gas reductions outside the sectors covered by the ETS directive. The Partnership Contract shall be prepared in dialogue with the Commission.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) an analysis of disparities and development needs with reference to the thematic objectives and key actions defined in the Common Strategic Framework
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv (iv) the indicative allocation of support by the Union by thematic objective at national level for each of the CSF Funds, as well as the total indicative amount of support foreseen for climate change
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) the arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the CSF Funds for the sustainable territorial development of urban, rural, coastal and fisheries areas and areas with particular territorial features, in particular the implementation arrangements for Articles 28, 29 and 99 accompanied, where appropriate, by a list of the cities to participate in the urban development platform referred to in Article 8 of the ERDF Regulation;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (i) a consolidated table of measurable qualitative and quantitative milestones and targets established in programmes for the performance framework referred to in Article 19(1), together with the methodology and mechanism to ensure consistency across programmes and CSF Funds;
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i (i) an assessment of whether there is a need to reinforce the administrative capacity of the authorities
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Each priority shall set out measurable qualitative and quantitative indicators to assess progress of programme implementation towards achievement of objectives as the basis for monitoring, evaluation and review of performance. These shall include:
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) indicators relating to the impact of the operations on the environment and climate change;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 4 4. Each programme, except those which cover exclusively technical assistance, shall include measurable qualitative and quantitative targets and milestones, programme-specific indicators and a description of the actions to take in order to comply with into account the principles set out in Articles 7 and 8.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Each programme shall set out the actions taken to involve the partners referred to in Article 5 in all stages of the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the programme, in accordance with the European code of conduct referred to in Article 5, including a list of the partners involved, and how they have been selected and procedures for making available to the public the views they have expressed regarding the content and implementation of the programme.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Each programme, plan and project shall make available to the public the environmental impact assessments in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment Directives, or as provided for under the Birds, Habitats, Water Framework Directive, Nitrates Directive and shall seek to effectively protect biodiversity and avoid or, when not possible, mitigate or compensate for any negative impacts on the environment, such as to landscape fragmentation, soil sealing, air and water pollution as well as noise.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 5 5. Each programme, except those where technical assistance is undertaken under a specific programme, shall set out the indicative amount of support to be used for climate change
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Each programme, plan and project shall include a climate impact assessment. The Commission shall define a common methodology for these assessments according to the procedure indicated in Article 143.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 4. The ex ante evaluation shall incorporate
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Each Member State shall ensure that an adequate level of technical assistance in its operational programmes is allocated to civil society partners referred to in Article 5, in order to facilitate the involvement and participation of these partners in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and operations.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point i (i) a description of specific actions to take into account environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, biodiversity protection, ecosystem-based climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster resilience and risk prevention and management, in the selection of operations;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 91 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f (f) an analysis of the environmental impact, taking into account biodiversity protection, resource efficiency, climate change adaptation and mitigation needs, and disaster resilience;
source: PE-489.530
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/05/22
ENVI
10 amendments...
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) a payment for farmers observing agricultural practises beneficial for biodiversity, for good management of soil fertility and water, for the climate and for the environment, and which go substantially beyond cross-compliance rules;
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (ka) "High Nature Value farming" means farming systems that host farming activities and farmland that, because of their characteristics, can be expected to support high levels of biodiversity or species and habitats of conservation concern. These systems are characterised by low intensity farming and high proportions of natural or semi-natural vegetation. It may also be characterised by a high diversity of land cover.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) where the rules on cross-compliance provided for in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR] are not met;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1a (new) 1a. Where the arable land of the farmer covers less than 10 hectares and is not entirely used for pasture or grass production (sown or natural) or, entirely left fallow, or cultivated with permanent crops, or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation of the arable land shall consist of crop diversification of at least three crops, including leguminous plants with a minimum of 5% of the eligible hectares.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1. Farmers shall ensure that at least
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use a minimum of 30 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II in 2014, and shall increase the amount to 50 % by 2020.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 43 – paragraph 3 3. To ensure an efficient management of the crop-specific payment for cotton, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton. These rules shall include the requirement for an environmental impact assessment.
source: PE-489.554
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/05/22
ENVI
28 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (2) the sustainable management of natural resources,
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (b) strengthening the links between sustainable practices in agriculture and forestry and research and innovation;
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a (a) better integrating primary producers and consumers into the food chain through quality schemes, promotion in local markets and short supply circuits, producer groups, producer-consumer groups and inter-branch organisations;
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part (4) restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependent on agriculture and forestry
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a (a) restoring
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c (c) improving soil structure, its resilience to erosion and extreme weather events, fertility and management.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part (5) promoting
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a (a) increasing saving of and efficiency in water use by agriculture;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b (b) increasing energy saving and efficiency in energy use in agriculture and food processing;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c (c) facilitating the local supply and use of renewable sources of energy, of by- products, wastes, residues and other non food raw material for purposes of the bio- economy;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 2 The analysis shall be structured around the Union priorities for rural development. Specific needs concerning the environment, biodiversity and wild species, water and soil management, climate change mitigation and adaptation and innovation shall be assessed across Union priorities for rural development, in view of identifying relevant responses in these two areas at the level of each priority;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) promote the training of advisors with the specific goal to promote advanced sustainable farming systems, such as organic farming.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d (d) the sustainable development of the economical activity and environmental performance of the small farms as defined by the Member States and at least of the farms participating in the Small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012; or
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – indent 2 a (new) - short and local food supply chains, or
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) concern environmentally friendly infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, energy saving and supply and, water management; or
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be conditional on the submission of a business plan including an impact assessment for improved environmental performance. Implementation of the business plan has to start within six months from the date of the decision granting the aid.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. Agri-environment-climate payments shall be granted to farmers, groups of farmers or groups of farmers and other land-managers who
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 9 9. Support
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Support under this measure shall be granted, per hectare of UAA, to farmers or groups of farmers who undertake, on a voluntary basis to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. Inclusion of this measure in rural development programmes shall be compulsory.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 3 3. Commitments under this measure shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. Member States shall establish a mechanism to incentivise farmers in taking part in the follow-up measure after 2020 in order to encourage the uptake of this measure also after 2015. Where support is granted for the maintenance of organic farming, Member States may provide in their rural development programmes for annual extension after the termination of the initial period.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 1. Animal welfare payments under this measure shall be granted to farmers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more animal welfare commitments which go beyond the existing legal provisions. Inclusion of this measure in rural development programmes shall be compulsory.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Those commitments shall be undertaken
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 4 4. As regards animal diseases, financial compensation
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the construction, acquisition, including leasing, or improvement of immovable property, giving priority to energy saving and climate friendly equipment;
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the purchase or lease purchase of new machinery and equipment including computing software up to the market value of the asset, giving priority to energy saving and climate friendly equipment;
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 53 – paragraph 1 1. A EIP network shall be put in place to support the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability referred to in Article 61, in accordance with Article 51(1). It shall enable the networking of operational groups, advisory services, non- governmental organisations and researchers.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) promote a resource efficient and energy saving, productive, low emission, climate friendly and resilient agricultural sector, working in harmony with the essential natural resources on which farming depends;
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) focus on improv
source: PE-489.555
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2011/0288(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 57 (57) The cross compliance system implies certain administrative constraints for both beneficiaries and national administrations since record keeping must be ensured, checks must be carried out and penalties have to be applied where necessary. Those penalties should be proportionate, effective and dissuasive. Such penalties should be without prejudice to other penalties laid down under other provisions of Union or national law. For the sake of consistency, it is appropriate to merge the relevant Union provisions into one single legal instrument.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) The agri- environment- climate measures as laid down in article 29 of regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [RD]
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the environmental performance and the sustainable development of the economical activity of the small farms as defined by the Member States and at least of the farms participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP].
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) the environmental performance and the sustainable development of economic activity of organic farming as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 93 – paragraph 3 Directive 2000/60/EC of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy will be considered as being part of Annex II
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 93 – paragraph 4 Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides will be considered as being part of Annex II
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Water" — SMR 1 a (new) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Water" — SMR 1 a (new) — last column Article 9, Article 11(3)(e), Article 11(3)(g), Article 11(3)(h), Article 11(3)(i), Article 11(3)(j)
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 2— last column Article 3(1), Article 3(2)(b), Article 4 (1), (2) and (4), Article 5(a), (b), (d)
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 3— last column Article 6 (1) and (2), Article 6 (3), (4), Article 13(1)(a)
source: PE-492.777
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2011/0300(COD) Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines
2012/08/05
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union’s energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% , increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20% and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050. All these targets make a future interconnected European electricity grid and long-distance electricity highways a priority in energy infrastructure.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the project displays economic, social and environmental viability including a significant contribution to the Union's greenhouse gas emission reduction and renewable energy targets for 2020 and 2050; and
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability, climate and renewable energy targets and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 794 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – introductory part (1) The methodology shall be based on a common input data set representing the Union’s electricity and gas systems in the years n+5, n+10, n+15, n+20, n+30 and n+
source: PE-487.726
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2011/0398(COD) Noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports: rules and procedures
2012/10/07
ENVI
6 amendments...
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) While noise assessments should take place on a regular basis, such assessments should only lead to additional noise abatement measures if the current combination of noise mitigating measures
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (2) ‘Balanced Approach’ means the method under which the range of available measures, namely reduction of aircraft noise at source, land-use planning and management, noise abatement operational procedures and operating restrictions, is considered in a consistent way with the view to addressing the noise problem in the most cost-effective way on an airport by airport basis to safeguard the health of the citizens living in the nearby areas.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d (d)
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. Measures or a combination of measures taken in accordance with this Regulation for a given airport shall not be more restrictive than necessary to meet the terms of the WHO night noise guidelines for Europe and to achieve the environmental noise abatement objectives set for that airport. Operating restrictions shall be non- discriminatory, in particular on grounds of nationality, identity or activity of aircraft operators.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a a (new) (a a) organisations whose objective is protecting the environment
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 4 4. Data shall be stored in a central database and made available to competent authorities, aircraft operators, air navigation service providers
source: PE-492.695
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2011/0409(COD) Sound level of motor vehicles
2012/06/13
ENVI
7 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The Commission should introduce noise limit values for two- or three- wheel vehicles through a new legal instrument applicable to registration, sale and entry into service by 2018.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 The sound level measured in accordance with the provisions of Annex II shall be reduced by 4 db compared to the existing sound level limits within 4 years of the entry into force of this Regulation and shall not exceed the limits set out in Annex III.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The sound level of vehicles measured in accordance with the provisions of Annex II shall be further reduced by 2 dB in each category, applicable for registration, sale and entry into service by 2020. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10 to this effect, taking into account any changes to the test method and vehicle categories in a manner which maintains the reduction in sound level in relation to the limit values in this Regulation.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 Within three years following the
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The vehicle manufacturer shall not intentionally alter, adjust, or introduce any mechanical, electrical, thermal, or other device or procedure solely for the purpose of fulfilling the noise emission requirements under this Regulation which is not operational during typical on-road operation under conditions applicable to ASEP (typically referred to as 'cycle beating').
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 5. In the application for type-approval, the manufacturer shall provide a statement, supported by measurements where appropriate, established in accordance with the model set out in Appendix 1 of Annex VIII, that the vehicle type to be approved complies with the requirements of Article 8
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. Approval authorities shall continue to grant extension of approvals to those vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units under the terms of Directive 70/157/EEC up to three years after the date of publication of this Regulation.
source: PE-491.112
2012/12/06
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 3.2.2. 3.2.2. Tyre rolling sound emissions are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 on the general safety of motor vehicles. The tyres to be used for the test shall
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III source: PE-491.113
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2011/0438(COD) Public procurement
2012/06/13
ITRE
16 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 (2) Public procurement plays a key role in the Europe 2020 strategy as one of the market-based instruments to be used to achieve a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth while ensuring the most efficient use of public funds. For that purpose, the current public procurement rules adopted pursuant to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts have to be revised and modernised in order to
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) Under Article 11 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Union policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development. This Directive clarifies how the contracting authorities may contribute to the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development,
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Contracting authorities have broad discretion to choose the technical specifications that define the supplies, services, or works they seek to procure. Further, they have broad discretion to use both technical specifications and award criteria to achieve a contracting authority's objectives, including specifications and criteria designed to achieve more sustainable public procurement. Technical specifications and award criteria, including those relating to sustainability objectives, must be linked to the subject matter of the procurement contract. Provided that the link to the subject matter rule is satisfied, this Directive is not intended to further constrain the types of concerns that a contracting authority can address through technical specifications or award criteria.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 17 (17) Research and innovation, including eco-innovation and social innovation, are among the main drivers of future growth and have been put at the centre of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Public authorities should make the best strategic use of public procurement to spur R&D and innovation. Buying the R&D and deployment of innovative goods and services plays a key role in improving
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 37 (37)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 38 (38)
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 39 (39) It is of utmost importance to fully exploit the potential of public procurement to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy for sustainable growth. In view of the important differences between individual sectors and markets, it would however not be appropriate to set general mandatory requirements for environmental, social and innovation procurement. The Union legislature has already set mandatory procurement requirements for obtaining specific goals in the sectors of road transport vehicles (Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles) and office equipment (Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 January 2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment). In addition, the definition of common methodologies for life cycle costing
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) the
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) the lowest life-cycle cost.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive Article 66 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) quality, including technical merit, aesthetic and functional characteristics, accessibility, energy efficiency performance, design for all users, environmental characteristics and innovative character;
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) impact of the contract on sustainable development, including in any stage of the life-cycle. such impact need not to be monetised provided that the criteria used comply with paragraph 4.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive Article 66 – paragraph 3 3. Member States may provide that the award of certain types of contracts shall be based on the
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive Article 66 – paragraph 4 4. Award criteria shall not confer an unrestricted freedom of choice on the contracting authority.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive Article 76 a (new) Article 76a Green Public Procurement 1. In order to encourage the most energy- efficient office equipment products, the Commission and other Community institutions, as well as other public authorities at national level, should, without prejudice to Community and national law and economic criteria, use energy-efficient requirements not less demanding than the Energy Star Common Specifications, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008, when purchasing office equipment products 2. Contracting authorities which conclude procurement contracts covered by this Directive, should only procure products which are classified in the highest performance levels under specific implementing measures of the Energy Labelling Directive (Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010). 3. In case contracting authorities choose products of lower performance level than set out in point a) and b) of this article, this decision shall be separately justified with regard to the full lifecycle cost of the contract. 4. When public bodies purchase products, systems, services and buildings, Member States shall ensure that they purchase products, systems, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, based on a whole lifecycle analysis as referred to Article 67. Without prejudice to Article 5 of the Energy Efficiency Directive, when purchasing or renting a collection or group of products, systems, services or buildings, the aggregate energy efficiency should take priority over the energy efficiency of an individual purchase, taking into account technical suitability and intended use.
source: PE-491.205
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2011/0461(COD) Union Civil Protection Mechanism 2014-2020
2012/10/18
ENVI
9 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 (7) Prevention is of key importance for protection against disasters and requires further action as called for in the Council Conclusions of 30 November 2009 and in the European Parliament Resolution of 21 September 2010 on the Commission's Communication a ‘Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters‘, including due consideration of the likely impacts of climate change and the need for appropriate adaptation action.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. The Union Civil Protection Mechanism (hereinafter referred to as
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 5 5. The Mechanism shall not affect Member States’ responsibility to protect people, the environment and property on their territory against disasters and endowing their emergency management systems with sufficient capabilities to enable them to cope adequately with disasters of a magnitude and nature that can reasonably be expected and prepared for, taking into account also the likely impacts of climate change and the need for appropriate adaptation action.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. This Decision shall apply to general cooperation between the Union and the Member States in the field of civil protection and to preventive and preparedness measures for emergencies and all kinds of disasters inside the Union and in countries referred to in Article 28.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – point c (c) establish and regularly update an overview of natural and man-made risks the Union may face taking
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The risk management plans shall take into account the national risk assessments and other relevant risk assessment and shall be coherent with other relevant plans in force in that Member State, including national plans on climate change adaptation.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a decision Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall produce reference scenarios for disasters inside and outside the Union, taking into account the risk management plans referred to in Article 6, as well as the likely impacts of climate change;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a decision Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new) Of the overall financial envelope referred to in the first sub-paragraph, at least 20 % shall be allocated to general actions under Article 20.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a decision Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part The following general actions to enhance prevention, preparedness and effective response shall be eligible for financial assistance:
source: PE-496.667
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2011/2012(INI) Analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions and assessing the risk of carbon leakage
2011/03/31
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas a reduction target of 40% for 2020 for the EU compared to 1990 would be more in line with science and maintaining climate change to 2°C;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the Commission to come forward with proposals to move to a domestic 30% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 as soon as possible, and at the latest by the end of 2011;
source: PE-462.566
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2011/2051(INI) CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future
2011/03/22
ENVI
16 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for the post-2013 CAP to pursue food security objectives which encourage new forms of sustainable agricultural production which save energy, reduce the use of chemicals and
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that the CAP encompasses farmers and the public in general - who are both taxpayers and consumers - as
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for CAP funding to be based on a model which includes payments
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a reinforcement of the concept of funding for both pillars subject to the fulfilment of a number of environmental and biodiversity criteria, so that high- quality food
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that, in the face of climate change and increased extinctions, ecosystems need to be healthy, biologically diverse and resilient in order to continue providing functions essential for our well-being, including buffering extreme weather events, water and nutrient cycling and carbon sinking; Stresses that in order to mitigate local and regional extinction events, a matrix of sustainable, nature friendly land use is needed across the whole landscape, facilitating adaptation of species' ranges and migration, through support for farmers to protect Natura 2000 sites and effective agri-environmental schemes; and therefore supports an agro-ecosystem approach and measures compulsory at farm level aimed to increase ecological infrastructure, and an emphasis on preserving and rehabilitating high nature value farmland or woodlands, agricultural wetlands and permanently unploughed pastures in order to sequester carbon, optimise water regulation and increase biodiversity;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that meeting the environmental challenges and providing full legitimacy for public support to farmers requires a comprehensive approach to the rewarding of public goods; calls for a coherent system of environmental incentives including: - a solid cross compliance baseline, based on the polluter pays principle; - a farm level mandatory greening component within pillar 1 which consists of a simple package of meaningful good agronomic practices such as crop rotation, farm level green infrastructures (resource care areas), soil cover and nutrient balance; - specific pillar 1 top ups for farmers in Natura 2000 sites, for maintenance of organic farming and extensively managed pasture and meadows; - a well targeted and well resourced Pillar 2, which should include effective, voluntary, multi-annual schemes to support farmers going beyond basic good practices and contributing to the achievement of EU objectives on climate change, biodiversity and water;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Considers that a simple and specific support scheme for small farms should replace the current regime in order to enhance their competitiveness and to acknowledge their contribution to the vitality of rural areas, and to environmental protection;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Believes that the current very intensive methods of animal production often have negative impacts on animal health and welfare which may also negatively impact public health and food safety; consequently calls for the CAP to promote livestock farming methods which respect the environment, as well as animal health and welfare;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Asserts that the insertion of cross compliance into the CAP in past reforms is a useful tool to achieve sustainability, and that CAP payments cannot be justified without it, due to the demands of society for healthy food, farming and environment; but calls upon the Commission to ensure ecological effectiveness of cross compliance, so that it becomes a baseline for sustainability;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Wishes to highlight the special role played by organic farming, which, according to studies, makes a significant contribution to climate protection relative to conventional farming methods, and calls for organic farming to occupy a central place in the CAP in 2020;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 d (new) 10d. Is concerned about the ecological situation of European water bodies which drain agricultural areas, where it is evident that basic sustainability criteria are not met- for example, the Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world; notes that agriculture is the biggest source of nutrient inputs causing eutrophication in the Baltic Sea;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 e (new) 10e. Is convinced that the CAP reform must ensure a more effective regulation of the nutrient loads into water bodies and allow the rehabilitation of marine and coastal ecosystems. Considers therefore, that decreased water pollution from agricultural sources should be added as one of the key objectives of the CAP, thereby maintaining healthy rivers, lakes, seas, and groundwater across Europe;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 f (new) 10f. Considers that the CAP should go through a general environmental assessment, through which the key issues which need to be changed in order to protect water bodies could be determined, including the role of excess phosphorous triggering eutrophication and increased susceptibility to eutrophication in aquatic ecosystems, such as the Baltic;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 g (new) 10g. Advocates the effective implementation of the Water Framework Directive "action plans", in order to reach local, territorial and regional approaches to effective water management and watershed protection; considers it useful to integrate the WFD into cross compliance, and notes that this is consistent with the territorial approach to rural development advocated in the commission communication;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 h (new) 10h. Notes that the Commission should consider helping to mainstream best practices in preventing agricultural pollution (such as HELCOM recommendations);
source: PE-460.983
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2011/2068(INI) Resource-efficient Europe
2012/03/13
ENVI
24 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls for
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to stimulate the secondary materials and reuse market and to foster the demand for reuse and recycled materials
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Urges the Commission to examine the effects of a tax on resources and virgin raw materials, and in particular on any side effects, such as non sustainable substitution, tax evasion or a shift of economic activities to third countries and to present proposals for EU instruments to this effect in line with the resource efficiency priority; the taxation of resources must serve the purpose to promote reuse and recycling instead of the extraction of virgin materials and would help shift the tax burden from labour to resources;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Commission to
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission and Member States to
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to extend the scope of the eco-design directive to non- energy related products and to come forward with additional eco-design requirements on the performance of products, including recyclability and recycled content, durability, reparability and reusability
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Emphasises that resource efficiency is a cross-cutting issue; calls on the Commission to integrate this agenda into other policies, especially the overarching governance economic policies, such as Europe 2020.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines the fact that decoupling economic growth from resource consumption is essential to improve Europe's competitiveness and reduce its resource dependency;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission, by the end of 2012, to propose a new Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) policy framework, establishing a process to identify those priority products or services that contribute the most to key global consumption areas water, land, materials and carbon to be coherent with the consumption indicators as laid down in the Resource Efficiency Roadmap accompanied by legislative proposals addressing priority products and services with the relevant tools, including mechanisms that can improve supply chain resource efficiency, and the possibility to set minimum requirements or best performance benchmarks through implementing measures;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, Member States and businesses to base their economic strategies on radically improved resource efficiency and resource productivity, leading to an absolute decoupling of economic growth from resource
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the urgency
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop incentives that encourage companies and public bodies to measure, benchmark and continuously improve their
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls for stronger requirements on Green Public Procurement (GPP) for products with significant environmental impacts and products and services that contribute the most to consumption of key global resources water, land, materials and carbon, as laid down in the Resource Efficiency Roadmap, and urges the Commission to assess where GPP could be linked to EU
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Urges Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU waste acquis
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission to ensure policies drive cascading use of natural raw materials and favouring highest value added and resource efficient products over energy generation, taking into account in particular ghg mitigation potential;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Stresses that to be meaningful a lifecycle approach must be based on accounting which is as accurate as possible; in this context insists that in the implementation of Fuel Quality Directive suppliers apply a separate default value for tar sands;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges Member States to shift towards environmental taxation in public revenues
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission and Member States to
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Believes that consumer awareness plays a crucial role in improving resource-efficiency in food consumption and supports initiatives at local, national and EU levels to promote more sustainable food consumption patterns such as dedicated vegetarian meal days
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Reiterates the importance of a set of coherent, measurable and clear sectoral targets,
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Urges the Commission to adopt
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Supports the proposal by the Commission to establish a
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to screen EU policies, and assess inter alia the National Renewable Action Plans and Common Agricultural Policy, regarding their impact on resource efficiency;
source: PE-485.854
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2011/2095(INI) Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050
2011/12/12
ENVI
19 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European Parliament and the European Council have declared their ambition to secure 80-95% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; points out that a linear trajectory between 2009 and 2050 would result in a 2020 target in the range of 34-38% as compared to 1990;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the Roadmap demonstrates that the current 20% climate target, of which more than half could be achieved through non-domestic offsets, is not on a cost effective pathway towards a 80% reduction in 2050 compared to 1990; whereas 80% is on the low end of the 80- 95% range the IPCC assessed necessary for industrialised countries and the European Council agreed as the EU target for 2050;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas a reduction target of 40% for 2020 for the EU compared to 1990 would be more in line with science and maintaining climate change to 2°C;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) Cd. whereas the International Energy Agency has calculated that four-fifths of the total energy-related CO2 emissions permitted to 2035 in the 450 Scenario are already locked-in by existing capital stock;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C i (new) Ci. whereas it is necessary to assess and act against risks that in the absence of sufficient global effort, domestic action leads to a shift in market share towards less efficient installations elsewhere, thereby resulting in increased emissions globally, i.e. carbon leakage;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of developing a low carbon economy; therefore endorses the Commission
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for the Commission to come forward, as soon as possible and before the end of 2011, with proposals to achieve a 25% internal greenhouse gas reduction by 2020 consistent with a cost effective pathway to the 2050 objective as outlined in the 2050 Roadmap, and to move to a 30% overall target for 2020;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Invites the Commission to bring forward within the next
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that achieving the climate goals will lead to significant co-benefits in terms of reduced energy costs and dependency of fossil fuel imports as well as health care savings due to reduced air pollution, outweighing the initial costs of achieving the ghg reductions;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 g (new) 3g. Stresses that delaying global and European climate action would result in higher costs not only for achieving the 2050 target, due to stranded investment in high-carbon capital stock and slower technological learning, but also in losing an innovative leading role for the EU in research, job creation and guidance for a greener sustainable economy; points out furthermore that delayed action for 2020 will result in reduced abatement potential for 2030 and beyond;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 h (new) 3h. Reiterates that cumulative emissions are decisive for the climate system; notes that even with a pathway of 30% reductions in 2020, 55% in 2030, 75% in 2040 and 90% in 2050 the EU would still be responsible for approximately double its per capita share of the global 2°C compatible carbon budget, and that delaying emissions reductions increases the cumulative share significantly;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 k (new) 3k. Points out that while the climate targets pledged by most countries are not sufficient to meet the 2°C objective, EU is by no means acting alone or most ambitious in its targets;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Insists on the need to avoid the risk of massive carbon lock-in; calls on the Commission to propose legislation before the end of 2013 that will give a clear long- term signal to investors by requiring that, from 2015, new sources of electricity generation that emit more than 100g CO2/kWh shall not have a permit to operate for more than ten years unless intended solely as peaking plant with operating time limited to 10% of the total in any one year, and to apply the same limit to all existing power stations from 2025;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) 15d. Calls for the Commission to be particularly vigilant for any leakage of energy production outside the EU ETS, paying attention to Member States with interconnections to countries outside the EU;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Endorses the requirement of the Commission Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport by 60 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels in the EU; furthermore calls on the Commission to come forward with interim emissions reduction targets for the sector in order to ensure that sufficient action is taken at an early stage;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Insists that the Commission put forward proposals to include international maritime emissions in the Community reduction commitment with a view to entering into force by 2013 in the absence of an international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions from shipping as agreed between Council and Parliament in the Climate and Energy Package;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 d (new) 19d. Notes that, due to the low carbon price, the auction of ETS allowances will not mobilise resources for climate investments as expected unless the cap is adjusted for the third trading period; recalls that at least 50% of auctioning revenues must be reinvested in climate action both in the EU and in developing countries and urges the Commission to actively monitor the spending of such revenues by Member States and report on this on an annual basis to the Parliament; calls for the Member States to make effective use of the auction revenues to promote R&D and innovation with a view to achieving long-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to bring forward before the end of 2012 ambitious proposals to reduce the emission of methane, black carbon and F-gases;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Recalls that wood could replace very carbon intensive materials inter alia in the construction sector, and calls for a clear hierarchy of use of sustainably harvested wood to be established to ensure consistency with climate as well as resource efficiency objectives; considers that sustainable bioenergy can be sourced from waste, some residues and industrial byproducts, provided sufficient safeguards are set against loss of soil carbon and biodiversity as well as indirect emissions due to displacement of other uses of the same material;
source: PE-478.402
2011/12/19
ENVI
6 amendments...
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – point a (a) recalibrating the ETS before the commencement of the third phase by setting aside 1.4 billion allowances so as to restore scarcity, thus allowing the original objective of providing incentives for investments in low carbon technologies and energy efficiency measures to be met, and thereafter proposing a legislative act to enable such allowances to be eliminated;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Concurs with the Commission analysis that border adjustment measures or including imports in the ETS would need to be combined with full auctioning to the sectors concerned, and calls on the Commission to produce an analysis of sectors for which free allocation of allowances fails to prevent carbon leakage, and recommends that the Commission bring forward proposals for border adjustment measures requiring importers of products in these sectors to purchase allowances equivalent to those which would have been required if the product had been manufactured in the EU;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to encourage sustainable biomass production and use by introducing binding sustainability criteria that take account of the carbon debt of different biomass feedstocks; insists that meeting the EU
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recognises the importance of applying CCS technology
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 f (new) source: PE-478.425
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2011/2194(INI) Review of the 6th Environment Action Programme and the setting of priorities for the 7th Environment Action Programme
2012/11/01
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Urges the European Commission, when reviewing the EIA Directive and Directive 2001/42/EC, to
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Requests that the financing of Natura 2000 be provided for in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that it is necessary to
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the LIFE+ Programme should be managed by the European Commission, with the emphasis on international projects of innovation and excellence: promoting SMEs and R&D institutions and prioritising the maintenance of biodiversity with a systematic and integral approach
source: PE-478.700
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2011/2197(INI) Women and climate change
2011/12/20
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that avoiding dangerous climate change and limiting the increase in average temperatures to 2C, or 1,5C if possible, compared to pre- industrial levels is necessary and absolutely critical to avoid dramatic negative consequences for women and other vulnerable populations;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recognises that population growth has an impact on greenhouse gas emissions and highlights the need to adequately respond to any unmet contraceptive needs of women and men in all societies;
source: PE-478.614
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2011/2235(DEC) 2010 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
2011/12/21
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Considers that, after the initial build- up phase with a focus on procedures, the Agency needs to ensure that its budget and staff are allocated in a way that allows it to deliver fully on substance, in particular regarding evaluation, restrictions and authorisation;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Monitors the developments in the context of IT contracts due to the significant costs thereof and the delays seen over the build-up phase;
source: PE-478.635
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2012/0007(COD) Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations. Recast
2012/07/13
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 5 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 10(4), Article 12(4) and Article 19 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by
source: PE-492.930
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2012/0049(COD) Energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment: adapting the implementation of the Energy Star programme to a new EU/US agreement
2012/07/16
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Energy Star programme shall contribute to fulfilling the Member States' and the Union's energy efficiency targets as referred to in Articles 1 and 3 of Directive ..../2012/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on energy efficiency and repealing Directive 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC]1. It shall be coordinated, as appropriate, with other European Union labelling or quality certification arrangements as well as with schemes such as, in particular, the European Union Ecolabel award scheme, established by Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products, established by Directive 2010/30/EC and measures implementing Directive 2009/125/EC. This coordination shall include the exchange of evidence and, if appropriate, the setting of common levels of specifications and requirements across the different schemes. __________________ 1 OJ L
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. For the duration of the Agreement c
source: PE-492.926
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2012/0305(COD) Fluorinated greenhouse gases
2013/04/05
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – row 3 a (new) 3a. Fire protection systems and fire 1 January 2017 extinguishers that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases
source: PE-508.082
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2012/0328(COD) Système d'échange de quotas d'émission de gaz à effet de serre: dérogation temporaire à la directive sur le système communautaire d'échange de quotas d'émission (SCEQE)
2013/01/28
ENVI
4 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The Union commitment to greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2020 includes CO2 emissions from international flights and it is therefore clear that aviation must make a contribution to the Union's climate goals. If the climate change impact of the aviation sector continues to grow at the current rate, it would significantly undermine reductions made by other sectors. In should also be noted that the aviation sector benefits from a number of subsidies; it is not subject to value added tax, unlike other consumer services across the Union, there is no fuel tax on aviation activities and the sector benefits from very generous State Aid rules as set out in the Communication of the Commission of 9 December 2005 entitled "Community guidelines on financing of airports and start-up aid to airlines departing from regional airports".
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 2 a (new) (2a) In order to build confidence at international level towards the Union's greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme, any revenues from applying the Union scheme to the aviation sector should be used for mitigating the environmental impact of such emissions and contribute to international climate finance in accordance with UNFCCC. As part of an agreement on an effective, route-based global market-based measure (MBM) with significant potential to reduce climate impact of aviation, the Union should also commit to assign any revenues created by such measure to the Green Climate Fund under UNFCCC to reflect the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 a (new) Article 3a Article 3d(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC shall be replaced by the following: 'Member States shall use revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances to international efforts to tackle climate change, in particular, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to adapt to the impacts of climate change in developing countries, as well as to fund research and development for mitigation and adaptation, including in particular in the fields of aeronautics and air transport. The proceeds of auctioning should also be used to fund contributions to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund and measures to avoid deforestation. Member States shall regularly inform the Commission of actions taken pursuant to this paragraph.'
source: PE-504.161
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2012/2104(INI) Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures: building confidence through better knowledge and responsiveness
2012/12/18
ENVI
65 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Heading 1 on improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures: building confidence through better knowledge and responsiveness - Better implementation of EU environmental legislation -
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 General
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas much of EU law takes the form of directives, setting out general rules and objectives, while leaving the choice of means, how to reach those objectives up to Member States and regional and local entities;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas key responsibility for ensuring effective implementation and enforcement of EU legislation lies with national authorities and very often at regional and local levels;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas inefficient implementation not only harms the environment and human health but also gives uncertainty for industry and places obstacles to the Single Market as well as more bureaucracy and thus higher costs;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas studies have concluded that full implementation of EU legislation in the waste sector alone would generate 400,000 jobs and save 72 billion Euros per year 1 __________________ 1 BIOS report, COM/2012/095 final
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A e (new) Ae. whereas the unsatisfactory level of implementation of environmental law is reflected in the high number of infringements and complaints in this area;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A f (new) Af. whereas the lack of precise information and knowledge on the state of implementation and quantitative data for several environmental sectors act is a hindrance to the proper implementation of the environmental acquis;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A g (new) Ag. whereas according to the Commission, the cost of non- implementation of EU environmental legislation is currently €50bn per year in health costs and direct costs to the environment, not including the negative impacts on the state of the environment in the EU; whereas, from 2020 onwards, this figure will rise to €90bn per year 1; __________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate - General Environment, "The costs of not implementing the environmental acquis" Final report, ENV.G.1/FRA/2006/0073, September 2011
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A i (new) Ai. whereas there are significant differences in implementation both between and within Member States which lead to a negative impact on the environment, thus making a more systematic and holistic approach necessary in order to bridge this "implementation gap";
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas full compliance with EU environmental law is a Treaty obligation and a criterion for the use of EU funds in Member States; whereas Member States should therefore implement environmental legislation in a timely, cost-efficient manner, in order to improve the state of the environment in the EU;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Implementation
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures: building confidence through better knowledge and responsiveness’ (COM(2012)0095)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. is of the opinion that the administrative burden is not always a result of excessive implementation or lack of implementation, notes that administrative costs are unavoidable but these should be kept as low as possible because of their negative impacts on citizens and industry;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. notes that much of the unnecessary administrative costs linked to environmental legislation is due to inadequate or inefficient public and private administrative practices in various Member States and their regional or local authorities;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. emphasises that only the timely and correct implementation (transposition) of EU law by the Member States and regional and local authorities will ensure that the desired results of the EU policy in question are attained;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. emphasises that assuring a level- playing field and a common market as well as a harmonised approach are at the centre of EU legislation;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. is of the opinion that an efficient implementation can bring about benefits for industry, e.g. by reducing administrative burdens, providing investment security and in then creating more jobs;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. deplores that citizens become aware of EU legislation only after it enters into force; is of the opinion that an earlier means of information exchange between legislators and citizens is needed to bring about a higher level of acceptance and understanding for what is the objective of EU legislation is;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Clarifies that the Commission as guardian of the Treaties should act sooner in order to allow a better and more timely implementation; asks the Commission to examine what needs to be done to ensure the correct transposition, implementation and enforcement of environmental legislation;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Notes that the current fragmented state of implementation in the Member States undermines the level-playing field for the industry and increases the uncertainty about the exact requirements and it therefore discourages investments in those environmental areas which can generate jobs;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 i (new) 1i. Emphasises that the European institutions' responsibility with regard to EU legislation does not end with the adoption of legislation by Parliament and Council and that the European Parliament is willing to assist Member States, in order to allow a more efficient implementation;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 S
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Is of the opinion that environmental legislation can be implemented more effectively through dissemination of best practices between the Member States, regional and local authorities responsible for implementing EU legislation, as well as through greater cooperation with the European Institutions;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Deplores the lack of data on compliance and enforcement work undertaken at national, regional and local level and thus asks the Commission, with the help of its networks and bodies, such as the European Environment Agency, to improve this situation;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Notes the importance of strengthening and monitoring the relevant indicators for the implementation of environmental legislation and encourages the setting up of a user-friendly website, where the most recent indicator measurements would be available and informal comparison among the Member States would be possible;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Is of the opinion that the Commission itself should be at the centre of efforts to ensure a better implementation and deplores that currently, these efforts are increasingly referred to other bodies which often do not have the Commissions competences, personnel or financial resources;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Urges the Commission and Member States to help improving the knowledge and capacity of the people involved in implementing environmental legislation, at national, regional and local levels, to ensure a better delivery of benefits from this legislation; is furthermore of the opinion that opening a dialogue with relevant stakeholders would improve implementation as well;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 f (new) 4f. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of setting up partnership implementation agreements between the Commission and individual Member States or between Member States in order to promote better implementation as well as to identify and resolve implementation problems;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 g (new) 4g. Calls on the Commission to examine whether greater local authority participation throughout the process of defining environmental policy would be useful in improving implementation of legislation across the board, including the possibility of setting up teams to transpose environmental law at regional and local level;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 h (new) 4h. Recommends the setting up of a systematic and easily accessible online information tool on implementation; calls on all actors, but especially on industry and citizens, to provide the implementing bodies with feedback on problems arising from implementation; values the availability of reliable, comparable and easily accessible information about the state of the environment as key in order to effectively tracking the state of implementation;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 i (new) 4i. Urges the Commission to re-consider demands for the introduction of a best- practise database, allowing best practice in implementation to be disseminated across Member States, regional and local authorities; and calls on the Commission to explore ways in which information and communication technology can be deployed to provide as much useful online information as possible on how EU environmental law should be implemented;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – indent 1 Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – indent 2 Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – indent 3 Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls that there are many benefits to be gained from proper implementation of EU environmental legislation: a level playing field for economic actors in the Single market, as well as a stimulus for innovation are created, and first mover advantages for European businesses are just three;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Underlines that a high level of environmental protection is one of the fundamental objectives of the European Union which would deliver direct benefits to citizens, such as better living conditions through improved air quality, less noise and less health problems;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Emphasises that the EU has set itself an ambitious agenda to move towards a resilient, resource efficient and low- carbon economy by 2050 and that commitment on all levels is needed to reach this goal; recalls that a common effort is vital in ensuring that the European economy grows in a way that respects resource constraints and planetary boundaries;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers the monitoring of implementation activities of great importance and therefore underlines the value of the European Environment Agencies' work in that field - in line with its statutory remit;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Underlines the European Environment Agency's important role in providing a solid knowledge base underpinning policy and implementation and recognises the work done by the EEA in this field; urges the EEA to further develop its capacities to assist the Commission and Member States in assuring the quality of monitoring and the comparability of the environmental information collected in different parts of the EU; further encourages the EEA to also focus on capacity building and dissemination of best practice in the Member States; expects the European Environmental Agency's new Strategy to address the issue of implementation in more detail;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. supports the Commission in its plan to ask Member States, with support from the Commission, to develop structured implementation and information frameworks (SIIFs) for all key EU environment laws, to clarify the main provisions of a directive as well as to identify the types of information needed to demonstrate how EU law is being implemented;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Urges the Commission to create, in co- operation with national authorities, with the involvement of the European Environment Agency as appropriate, a complaint-unit where citizens can communicate problems related to the implementation of environmental legislation;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 e (new) 7e. Underlines the crucial importance of effective inspections and urges Member States to step up their inspection capacities in line with best practices; calls for common minimum criteria for inspections in order to ensure fair implementation in all parts of the EU;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 f (new) 7f. Urges all actors to streamline inspection and surveillance activities with a view to using available resources with greater efficiency; in this regard stresses also the value of a more systematic use of peer-review inspections, as pointed out by the Commission; emphasises the need to complement the existing inspections with enhanced cooperation and peer-reviews among inspection authorities; encourages the IMPEL network to take action in this direction; also calls on the Commission to promote knowledge and capacity-building by supporting networks of judges and prosecutors, and in close cooperation with the Committee of the Regions to reduce the environmental and economic costs of non-compliance and ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 g (new) 7g. Urges the Commission, to set up an Environmental Law Inspection Unit, whose role will be to oversee and help towards the implementation of the environmental legislation; asks that this Unit will use new technologies and cooperates with local agencies in order to keep the inspection costs at low levels; is of the view that this unit should operate on a cost-basis and that the revenues should be directed to the EU Budget and should be reserved for services related to better implementation;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 h (new) 7h. Encourages Member States to draw up and publish correlation tables to describe the transposition of EU directives into national law in order to improve transparency and openness of the legislative process and make it easier for both the Commission and national parliaments to oversee the proper implementation of EU legislation;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 i (new) 7i. Underlines that judges and prosecutors play a key role in the enforcement of environmental legislation and that it is therefore of vital importance that they receive proper training and information on these policies;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Emphasises the important role of the citizens in the implementation process and urges Member States and European Commission to involve them in a structured way in this process; in this regard also notes the importance of citizens´ access to justice;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to explicitly define a specific timeframe in which court cases relating to the implementation of environmental law shall be resolved, in order not to use the implementation of the environmental law and the court cases delays as an excuse to avoid compliance and hinder investments; and calls on the Commission to assess how many investments have been held back because of delays legal proceedings relating to irregularities on the implementation of environmental legislation;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Underscores the fundamental importance of actively informing citizens and NGOs about EU environmental policies at an early stage in order to involve them in drawing up and realizing such policies; urges therefore - also with a view to the findings of the high-level group of independent stakeholders on administrative burdens - that a greater effort in this respect shall be made so that public trust and confidence in EU environment law is enhanced, bearing in mind that a better environment for a better life cannot be created unilaterally from within the Institutions without the support of society itself;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Calls on the Member States to further advance the full and proper implementation of EU environmental legislation and adopted policies and strategies in the framework of the 7th EAP, and to ensure adequate capacity and finances for their full implementation, even in times of austerity, as the non- implementation or incomplete implementation of EU environmental legislation is not only unlawful, but also far more costly to society in the long run;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Highlights the need to ensure that legislation is fit for purpose and reflects the latest scientific research; thus calls on the EU and Member States to regularly assess if European environmental law fulfils these requirements and, where necessary, adjust it accordingly;
source: PE-502.042
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2012/2196(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
2012/12/20
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. T
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the Authority, in particular its Executive Director, to explain, in due time before the plenary vote on its discharge for 2011, which specific measures it has taken or will take to address the problems detected by the Court of Auditors in its Special Report No 15/2012 regarding conflict of interest situations in EFSA; emphasises that discharge to the Authority may only be granted if these explanations are satisfactory;
source: PE-502.122
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2012/2203(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
2012/12/20
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reiterates that the European Court of Auditors (Court of Auditors) considers the transactions underlying the annual accounts of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2011 as legal and regular in all material respects; underlines again that the discharge procedure shall focus on the preceding year; is aware that any progress made since then should be duly noted and taken into account; thinks it is noteworthy in this context that the special report No 15/2012 on ‘Management of conflict of interest in selected EU Agencies’ by the Court of Auditors
source: PE-502.120
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2012/2295(INI) Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe
2013/03/27
ENVI
20 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the world population
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the scarcity of natural reserves worldwide, the increasing pressure on renewable raw materials and the global effects of climate change require us to use resources efficiently and within equitable limits;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas, in most cases land and marine resources are already being used too intensively in terms of agricultural, fisheries or forestry activities;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas an innovative and efficient approach with the appropriate safeguards will ensure not only greater sustainability but also support for rural development, a potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, greater sustainability of the production cycle in addition to the spread of industrial innovation along the entire value chain;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the transition to a sustainable economy will strengthen the competitiveness of European industry, increase sustainable economic
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Shares the view that the transition to a bioeconomy should be based not only on the production of resources with a low environmental impact, but also on a sustainable use of those resources from an environmental, economic and social point of view, maintaining use of biotic resources within the boundaries of ecosystem renewal;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Highlights the need to ensure policies, including subsidies, in the bioeconomy area are designed to ensure a cascade of use of bioresources as well as reuse and recycling; in this context, is concerned that subsidies for use of biomaterials for energy are already undermining resource efficiency objectives;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls for careful assessment of indirect land use impacts outside the EU of a shift to bio-economy and bio-based products as well as import dependency in general; remains committed to defend the rights of local communities in developing countries that are adversely affected by the increasing global demand for biological resources, especially vulnerable sectors such as the land-less, women and indigenous people;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. In particular highlights the need for research into the assessment of sustainability boundaries of biotic resources, taking into account ecosystem functions and natural food chains as well as human food demand;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Recalls the importance of the application of the precautionary principal in the use of biotechnologies, especially in the areas of genetically manipulated organisms and synthetic biology;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the EUR 4.5 billion budget proposed by the Commission in its Framework Programme for Research
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is of the view that biorefineries based on local sustainable biomaterial that does not displace food or other more valuable uses, are a key tool for implementing virtuous processes of conversion of disused plants and for revitalising crisis-stricken areas through innovative processes and investment towards a circular economy, and hopes that this role will continue to be encouraged;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to make provision for financial support instruments for
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Approves the use of the public-private partnership (PPP) formula
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Hopes that all available financial instruments will be deployed to enable research findings to have a tangible impact on the market;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that it is vital to involve and inform consumers on the choice of bio-based products and services; hopes, in this regard that such products will become standardised based on sufficient sustainability criteria in the EU, considering that this would be a tool for promoting a profitable European market in these products;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Sees great potential in innovative microbiological production methods of protein foodstuffs for human consumption that would make it possible to free up biotic resources now used in meat production for other uses;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that the synergy between local producers of agricultural raw materials and biorefineries could help strengthen the competitiveness and increase the profitability of rural regions; hopes, to that end, that an approach can be taken that takes into account the different segments of the so-called
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to promote measures to
source: PE-508.065
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2012/2323(INI) Follow-up on the delegation of legislative powers and the control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers
2013/05/06
ENVI
4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recalls that it is 'clear from the provisions of Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty that delegated acts and implementing acts are answering different needs and therefore cannot be substituted by one for another' (Handbook on Delegated Acts/Implementing Acts, DG IPOL, February 2012, page 4);
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Strongly criticises the Council for systematically trying not only to avoid delegated acts at all costs in new legislation, but even to roll back on the pre-Lisbon alignment by unduly trying to turn measures subject to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny into implementing acts in post-Lisbon alignment acts; calls on the Council to respect the provisions of the Treaty as regards the clearly distinct nature of delegated acts compared to implementing acts;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Considers that choosing not to delegate certain non-essential elements but to keep any changes thereto in the ordinary legislative procedure may be an appropriate solution in some cases that respects the prerogatives of both Council and Parliament, but would not be appropriate in other cases where it would be disproportionate to the nature of the non-essential element to be amended and would thus de facto act as a break on what may well be important adaptations;
source: PE-510.673
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