European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants (10674/1/2000 - C5-0563/2000 - 1999/0067(COD))
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: atmospheric pollutant, environmental protection, pollution, pollution control measures, public health

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COUNCIL
COMMON POSITION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 21
ANNEX VIII
Rates of desulphurisation
(pursuant to Article 5(2))

A. Rates of desulphurisation for new and existing plants pursuant
to Article 4(1) and 4(3), respectively.

Deleted

90%

60%

40%

50

100

300

500

MWth

B. Rates of desulphurisation for new plants pursuant
cle 4(2):

to Arti-

Deleted

50 to 100 MWth

100 to 300 MWth

> 300 MWth

92 %

92 %

92 %

NB: Installations which achieve 300 mg/Nm3 SO2 are exempt from application of the

relevant rate of desulphurisation.

(cid:9) Sulphur dioxide: 20 %

(cid:9) Nitrogen oxides: 20 %

(cid:9) Dust: 30 %

Amendment 22
ANNEX IX(A)(6), indents

(cid:9) Sulphur dioxide: 5 %

(cid:9) Nitrogen oxides: 5 %

(cid:9) Dust: 10 %

5. National emission ceilings for pollutants ***II

A5-0067/2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollu-
tants (10674/1/2000 ’ C5-0563/2000 ’ 1999/0067(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:9) having regard to the Council common position (10674/1/2000 (cid:9) C5-0563/2000) (1),

(cid:9) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1999) 125) (3),

(1) OJ C 375, 28.12.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 377, 29.12.2000, p. 159.
(3) OJ C 56 E, 29.2.2000, p. 34.

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(cid:9) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:9) having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:9) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,

Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0067/2001),

1.

Amends the common position as follows;

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

COUNCIL
COMMON POSITION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 11

(11) A set of national ceilings for each Member State for
emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic
compounds and ammonia is a cost-effective way of broadly
meeting the interim environmental objectives. Such emission
ceilings will allow the Community and the Member States flexi-
bility in determining how to comply with them.

(11) A set of national ceilings for each Member State for
emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic
compounds and ammonia is a cost-effective way of meeting
the interim environmental objectives. Such emission ceilings
will allow the Community and the Member States flexibility in
determining how to comply with them.

Amendment 2

Recital 15

(15) The Commission should for this purpose prepare a
report to the European Parliament and the Council and, if it
considers it necessary, propose appropriate amendments to
this Directive taking account of any relevant Community legis-
lation inter alia setting emission limits and product standards
for relevant sources of emissions.

(15)
The Commission should for this purpose prepare a
report to the European Parliament and the Council and, if it
considers it necessary, propose appropriate amendments to
this Directive taking account of any relevant Community legis-
lation inter alia setting emission limits and product standards
for relevant sources of emissions and international regu-
lations concerning ship and aircraft emissions.

Amendment 3

Recital 15a (new)

(15a) Sea transport is a significant contributor to emis-
sions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides and also to
concentrations and depositions of air pollutants in the
Community. Such emissions should therefore be reduced.
Article 7(3) of Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April
1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of cer-
tain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (1)
requires that the Commission shall, if appropriate, before
the end of 2000, propose measures to reduce emissions
from the combustion of marine fuels.

(1) OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13.

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COMMON POSITION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 4

Article 1

The aim of this Directive is to limit emissions of acidifying and
to
eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors
improve the protection in the Community of the environment
and human health against risks of adverse effects from acidifi-
cation, soil eutrophication and tropospheric ozone and to
move towards the long-term objectives of not exceeding critical
levels and loads and of effective protection of all people against
recognised health risks from air pollution.

in order

in order

The aim of this Directive is to limit emissions of acidifying and
to
eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors
improve the protection in the Community of the environment
and human health against risks of adverse effects from acidifi-
cation, soil eutrophication and tropospheric ozone and to
move towards the long-term objectives set for 2015 whereby,
in principle, the critical loads must not be exceeded in any
part of the Community with the final target of not exceed-
ing critical levels and loads in the year 2020 and of effective
protection of all people against recognised health risks from air
pollution.

Amendment 5

Article 2(a) and (b)

(a)

emissions from international maritime traffic;

Deleted

(b) aircraft emissions beyond the landing and take-off cycle;

Amendment 6

Article 5, introduction

The national emission ceilings in Annex I shall have as their
purpose to meet broadly the following interim environmental
objectives, for the Community as a whole, by 2010:

The national emission ceilings in Annex I shall have as their
purpose to meet the following interim environmental objec-
tives, for the Community as a whole, by 2010:

Amendment 7

Article 9(1), introduction

In 2004 and 2008 the Commission shall report to the
1.
European Parliament and the Council on progress on the
implementation of the national emission ceilings laid down in
Annex I and on the extent to which the interim environmental
objectives set out in Article 5 are likely to be met by 2010. The
reports shall include an economic assessment, including cost-
effectiveness, benefits, an assessment of marginal costs and
benefits and the socio-economic impact of the implementation
of the national emission ceilings on particular Member States
and sectors. They shall also include a review of the limitations of the
scope of this Directive as defined in Article 2 and an evaluation of the
extent to which further emission reductions might be necessary in
order to meet the interim environmental objectives set out in Article 5.
They shall take into account the reports made by Member
States pursuant to Article 8(1) and (2), as well as, inter alia:

In 2004 and 2008 the Commission shall report to the
1.
European Parliament and the Council on progress on the
implementation of the national emission ceilings laid down in
Annex I and on the extent to which the interim environmental
objectives set out in Article 5 are likely to be met by 2010. The
reports shall include an economic assessment, including cost-
effectiveness, benefits, an assessment of marginal costs and
benefits and the socio-economic impact of the implementation
of the national emission ceilings on particular Member States
and sectors. They shall take into account the reports made by
Member States pursuant to Article 8(1) and (2), as well as, inter
alia:

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 8
Article 9(3a) (new)

3a. Without prejudice to paragraph 1 the Commission
shall, before the end of 2001, put forward specific pro-
posals for EU-wide economic instruments, targeted to
attain by the year 2010 in the most cost-effective way
the emission ceilings laid down in Annex I and interim
environmental objectives set out in Article 5. Any taxes
or charges proposed shall be minimum requirements leav-
ing the Member States the full freedom to set higher taxes
or charges, if they so wish.

Amendment 10
ANNEX I

National emission ceilings
for SO2, NOX, VOC and NH3,
to be attained by 2010 (1)

National emission ceilings
for SO2, NOx, VOC and NH3,
to be attained by 2010 (1)

Country

SO2
Kilotonnes

NOX
Kilotonnes

VOC
Kilotonnes

NH3
Kilotonnes

Country

SO2
Kilotonnes

NOX
Kilotonnes

VOC
Kilotonnes

NH3
Kilotonnes

Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

UK

EC15

39

99

55

110

375

520

523

42

475

4

50

160

746

67

585

3 850

103

176

127

170

810

1 051

344

65

990

11

260

250

847

148

159

139

85

130

1 050

995

261

55

1 159

9

185

180

662

241

1 167

6 519

1 200

6 510

66

74

69

31

780

550

73

116

419

7

128

90

353

57

297

3 110

Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

UK

EC15

39

76

55

110

218

463

523

28

475

3

50

141

746

67

497

3 491

91

127

127

152

679

1051

264

59

869

8

238

144

781

148

1 167

5 905

129

102

85

110

932

924

173

55

962

6

156

102

662

219

964

66

74

69

31

780

550

73

116

419

7

128

90

353

57

297

5 581

3 110

(1)

These national emission ceilings are designed with the aim of broadly meet-
ing the interim environmental objectives set out in Article 5. Meeting those
objectives is expected to result in a reduction of soil eutrophication to such
an extent that the Community area with depositions of nutrient nitrogen in
excess of the critical loads will be reduced by about 30 % compared with the
situation in 1990.

(1)

These national emission ceilings are designed with the aim of meeting the
interim environmental objectives set out in Article 5. Meeting those objec-
tives is expected to result in a reduction of soil eutrophication to such an
extent that the Community area with depositions of nutrient nitrogen in
excess of the critical loads will be reduced by about 30 % compared with
the situation in 1990.