IZVJEŠĆE o prijedlogu Uredbe Vijeća o osnivanju sustava Zajednice za registraciju prijevoznika radioaktivnih tvari
14.11.2013 - (COM(2012)0561 – C7‑0320/2012 – 2011/0225(NLE)) - *
Odbor za industriju, istraživanje i energetiku
Izvjestitelj: Béla Kovács
NACRT ZAKONODAVNE REZOLUCIJE EUROPSKOG PARLAMENTA
o prijedlogu Uredbe Vijeća o osnivanju sustava Zajednice za registraciju prijevoznika radioaktivnih tvari
(COM(2012)0561 – C7‑0320/2012 – 2011/0225(NLE))
(Savjetovanje)
Europski parlament,
– uzimajući u obzir prijedlog Komisije Vijeću (COM(2012)0561),
– uzimajući u obzir članke 31. i 32. Ugovora o osnivanju Europske zajednice za atomsku energiju, na temelju kojih se Vijeće savjetovalo s Parlamentom (C7‑0320/2012),
– uzimajući u obzir mišljenje Odbora za pravna pitanja o predloženoj pravnoj osnovi,
– uzimajući u obzir članke 55.i 37. Poslovnika,
– uzimajući u obzir izvješće Odbora za industriju, istraživanje i energetiku i mišljenje Odbora za okoliš, javno zdravlje i sigurnost hrane (A7‑0385/2013),
1. prihvaća prijedlog Komisije s izmjenama;
2. poziva Komisiju da shodno tomu izmijeni svoj prijedlog u skladu s člankom 293. stavkom 2. Ugovora o funkcioniranju Europske unije i člankom 106.a Ugovora o osnivanju Europske zajednice za atomsku energiju;
3. poziva Vijeće da ga obavijesti ako namjerava odstupiti od teksta koji je Parlament prihvatio;
4. traži od Vijeća da se savjetuje s Parlamentom ako namjerava bitno izmijeniti prijedlog Komisije;
5. nalaže svojem predsjedniku da stajalište Parlamenta proslijedi Vijeću i Komisiji.
Amandman 1 Prijedlog uredbe Naslov | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
Izmjena |
Prijedlog |
Prijedlog |
UREDBE VIJEĆA |
UREDBE EUROPSKOG PARLAMENTA I VIJEĆA |
o osnivanju sustava Zajednice za registraciju prijevoznika radioaktivnih tvari |
o osnivanju sustava Zajednice za registraciju prijevoznika radioaktivnih tvari |
Amandman 2 Prijedlog uredbe Uvodna izjava 1. | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
Izmjena |
uzimajući u obzir Ugovor o osnivanju Europske zajednice za atomsku energiju, a posebno njegov članak 31. stavak 2. i članak 32., |
uzimajući u obzir Ugovor o funkcioniranju Europske unije, a posebno njegov članak 91., |
Obrazloženje | |
Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P7_TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty. | |
Amandman 3 Prijedlog uredbe Uvodna izjava 2. | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
Izmjena |
uzimajući u obzir prijedlog Komisije, sastavljen nakon pribavljanja mišljenja skupine osoba koje je imenovao Znanstveni i tehnički odbor, |
uzimajući u obzir prijedlog Europske komisije, |
Obrazloženje | |
Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P7_TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty. | |
Amandman 4 Prijedlog uredbe Uvodna izjava 4. | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
Izmjena |
uzimajući u obzir mišljenje Europskog parlamenta, |
u skladu s redovnim zakonodavnim postupkom, |
Obrazloženje | |
Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P7_TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty. | |
Amandman 5 Prijedlog uredbe Uvodna izjava 4.a (nova) | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(4a) Treba osigurati učinkovitu i usklađenu provedbu ove Uredbe određivanjem zajedničkih kriterija koje države članice trebaju primjenjivati prilikom izdavanja potvrda o upisu prijevoznika u registar, izvedivu i obveznu razmjenu informacija s ostalim državama članicama za osiguravanje nadzora nad prijevoznicima, provjeru sukladnosti te učinkovito reagiranje na izvanredne situacije. |
Amandman 6 Prijedlog uredbe Uvodna izjava 7. | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(7) Kako bi se osigurali jedinstveni uvjeti za provedbu ove Uredbe, Komisiji treba dodijeliti provedbene ovlasti. Te ovlasti trebalo bi provoditi u skladu s Uredbom (EU) br. 182/2011 Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća od 16. veljače 2011. kojom se utvrđuju pravila i opća načela vezana uz mehanizme kojima države članice nadziru provedbu izvršnih ovlasti od strane Komisije. |
Briše se. |
Amandman 7 Prijedlog uredbe Uvodna izjava 7.a (nova) | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(7a) S obzirom na opći cilj da se smanji opterećenje industrije propisima, Komisija treba dodatno nadzirati financijski učinak ove Uredbe na mnoga mala poduzeća koja prevoze radioaktivne tvari unutar teritorija jedne države. |
Obrazloženje | |
This is important as the Commission has stated that the "specific effects on SMEs are very difficult to compute given the data available" and that the online stakeholder consultation period was conducted for a very short amount of time (10th December 2007 until 28 January 2008, Christmas holiday included). | |
Amandman 8 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 1. – stavak 1. | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(1) Ovom Uredbom uspostavlja se sustav Zajednice za registraciju prijevoznika radioaktivnih tvari koji državama članicama olakšava zadaću osiguravanja da se poštuju osnovne sigurnosne norme za zaštitu zdravlja radnika i stanovništva od opasnosti od ionizirajućeg zračenja utvrđene u Direktivi 96/29/Euratom. |
(1) Ovom Uredbom uspostavlja se sustav Zajednice za odobravanje i registraciju prijevoznika radioaktivnih tvari na temelju Direktive 2008/68/EZ i Direktive 96/29/Euratom. |
Amandman 9 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 1. – stavak 2. | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(2) Ova Uredba primjenjuje se na svakog prijevoznika koji prevozi radioaktivne tvari unutar Zajednice, iz trećih zemalja u Zajednicu i iz Zajednice u treće zemlje. Ne primjenjuje se na prijevoznike koji prevoze radioaktivne tvari zračnim i morskim putem. |
(2) Ova Uredba primjenjuje se na sve prijevoznike koji prevoze radioaktivne tvari cestovnim, željezničkim i unutarnjim plovnim putovima unutar Zajednice, iz trećih zemalja u Zajednicu i iz Zajednice u treće zemlje. |
Amandman 10 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 1. – stavak 2.a (novi) | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(2a) Ova Uredba primjenjuje se ne dovodeći u pitanje nacionalne odredbe o zaštiti od krađe, sabotaže ili drugih zlonamjernih djela pri prijevozu radioaktivnih tvari. |
Amandman 11 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 2. – točka a | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(a) „prijevoznik” je svaka osoba, organizacija ili javno poduzeće koje bilo kojim prijevoznim sredstvom vrši prijevoz radioaktivnih tvari u Zajednici. To uključuje prijevoznike u javnom prijevozu i prijevoznike za vlastite potrebe; |
(a) „prijevoznik” je svaka osoba, organizacija ili poduzeće koje bilo kojim prijevoznim sredstvom vrši prijevoz radioaktivnih tvari u Zajednici. To uključuje prijevoznike u javnom prijevozu i prijevoznike za vlastite potrebe; |
Amandman 12 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 2. – točka ba (nova) | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(ba) „zajednički kriteriji” znači niz sigurnosnih normi utemeljenih na oglednim propisima o prijevozu opasnih tvari (ADR, RID i ADN), Direktivi 96/29/Euratom i Direktivi 2008/68/EZ koje prijevoznici radioaktivnih tvari moraju poštovati kako bi dobili potvrdu o registraciji; |
Amandman 13 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 2. – točka c | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(c) „prijevoz” znači sve radnje vezane uz prijevoz od mjesta polaska do mjesta odredišta, uključujući utovar, skladištenje tijekom prijevoza i istovar radioaktivnih tvari; |
(c) „prijevoz” znači sve radnje vezane uz prijevoz koje prijevoznik obavlja od mjesta polaska do mjesta odredišta; |
Amandman 14 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 2. − točka d | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(d) „radioaktivne tvari” znači sve tvari koje sadrže radionuklide čija koncentracija aktivnosti i ukupna aktivnost pošiljke prelaze vrijednosti utvrđene stavcima 402. – 407. propisa Međunarodne agencije za atomsku energiju o sigurnom prijevozu radioaktivnih tvari, sigurnosni zahtjevi br. TS-R-1, Beč, 2009.; |
(d) „radioaktivne tvari” ima isto značenje kao u oglednim propisima o prijevozu opasnih tvari (ADR, RID i ADN) koje države članice primjenjuju u okviru Direktive 2008/68/EZ; |
Amandman 15 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 2. – točka e | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(e) „opasna roba s teškim posljedicama – radioaktivne tvari” znači radioaktivne tvari koje bi se mogle zloupotrijebiti u terorističkom napadu i zbog toga prouzročiti ozbiljne posljedice kao što su masovne žrtve ili masovno uništenje kao što je određeno u Dodatku A.9. „Sigurnost pri prijevozu radioaktivnih tvari” u Zbirci o nuklearnoj sigurnosti br. 9. Međunarodne agencije za atomsku energiju, Beč, 2008.; |
(e) „opasna roba s teškim posljedicama – radioaktivne tvari” znači radioaktivne tvari koje bi se mogle slučajno ispustiti ili zloupotrijebiti u terorističkom napadu i zbog toga prouzročiti ozbiljne posljedice, kao što su masovne žrtve ili masovno uništenje, kao što je određeno u Dodatku A.9. „Sigurnost pri prijevozu radioaktivnih tvari” u Zbirci o nuklearnoj sigurnosti br. 9. Međunarodne agencije za atomsku energiju, Beč, 2008.; |
Amandman 16 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 2. – točka f | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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(f) „izuzeta pošiljka” znači svaka pošiljka čiji dopušteni radioaktivni sadržaj ne prelazi razine aktivnosti utvrđene u Tablici V. Odjeljku IV. propisa Međunarodne agencije za atomsku energiju o sigurnom prijevozu radioaktivnih tvari, sigurnosni zahtjevi br. TS-R-1, Beč, 2009. ili jednu desetinu tih ograničenja za poštanski prijevoz i koja je obilježena oznakama UN br. 2908, 2909, 2910 ili 2911; |
(f) „izuzeta pošiljka” znači svaka pošiljka koja sadrži radioaktivne tvari koje su sukladne zahtjevima za slanje pošiljki koje su razvrstane kao „izuzete pošiljke” kako je utvrđeno u oglednim propisima o prijevozu opasnih tvari (ADR, RID i ADN) koje države članice primjenjuju u okviru Direktive 2008/68/EZ; |
Amandman 17 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 3. – stavak 2. | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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2. Za pojedinačne radnje vezane uz prijevoz potrebna je kopija potvrde o registraciji prijevoznika ili dozvola ili potvrda o registraciji ishođena u skladu mjerodavnim nacionalnim postupkom kod prijevoza iz stavka 3. |
2. Za pojedinačne radnje vezane uz prijevoz potrebna je kopija potvrde o registraciji prijevoznika. |
Amandman 18 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 3. – stavak 3. | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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3. Vlasnik valjanih dozvola ili registracija izdanih u skladu s Direktivom 96/29/Euratom za postupanje s radioaktivnim tvarima ili za korištenje opreme koja sadrži radioaktivne tvari ili izvore može, na temelju Direktive, prenositi te tvari ili izvore bez registracije ako je prijevoz uključen u dozvole ili registracije za sve države članice kroz koje se prijevoz obavlja. |
Briše se. |
Amandman 19 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 3. – stavak 5.a (novi) | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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5a. Svaki prijevoz radioaktivnih tvari obavlja se u skladu s međunarodnim propisima i standardima o opasnim i onečišćujućim tvarima koje je utvrdio UNECE i odgovarajućim Europskim sporazumom o međunarodnom cestovnom prijevozu opasnih tvari (ADR), propisima o međunarodnom željezničkom prijevozu opasnih tvari (RID) i Europskom sporazumom o međunarodnom prijevozu opasnih tvari unutarnjim plovnim putovima (ADN), kako je utvrđeno Direktivom 2008/68/EZ. |
Amandman 20 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 4. – stavak 1. | |
Tekst koji je predložila Komisija |
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1. Komisija osniva i održava elektronički sustav za registraciju prijevoznika (ESCReg) za nadzor i kontrolu prijevoza radioaktivnih tvari. Komisija određuje koje će se informacije uključiti u taj sustav kao i tehničke specifikacije i zahtjeve za ESCReg. |
1. Komisija osniva, održava i osigurava elektronički sustav za registraciju prijevoznika (ESCReg) za nadzor i kontrolu registracije prijevoznika radioaktivnih tvari. Komisija određuje koje će se informacije uključiti u taj sustav kao i tehničke specifikacije i zahtjeve za ESCReg. Kako bi se izbjeglo pogrešno tumačenje, te specifikacije su potpune i nedvosmislene. |
Amandman 21 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 4. – stavak 1.a (novi) | |
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1a. ESCReg će biti siguran, robustan i u potpunosti operativan prije nego što ova Uredba stupi na snagu. Osim toga, uspostavit će se mehanizam za razmjenu informacija između nadležnih tijela i ESCRega kako bi se omogućio barem prekogranični prijevoz. |
Amandman 22 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 4. – stavak 2. | |
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2. ESCReg nadležnim tijelima država članica, registriranim prijevoznicima i podnositeljima zahtjeva omogućuje ograničen i siguran pristup, ovisno o odredbama o zaštiti osobnih podataka, kao što je utvrđeno Direktivom 95/46/EZ Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća. Nadležna tijela imaju pristup svim dostupnim podacima. |
2. ESCReg nadležnim tijelima država članica, registriranim prijevoznicima i podnositeljima zahtjeva omogućuje ograničen i siguran pristup, ovisno o odredbama o zaštiti osobnih podataka, kao što je utvrđeno Direktivom 95/46/EZ Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća. Nadležna tijela imaju pristup svim dostupnim podacima. ESCReg građanima omogućuje pristup popisu registriranih prijevoznika. |
Amandman 23 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 4. – stavak 3. | |
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3. Komisija nije odgovorna za sadržaj i točnost podataka podnesenih preko ESCReg-a. |
3. Nadležna tijela država članica odgovorna su za sadržaj podataka podnesenih preko ESCRega, a ti su podaci točni, pravodobni i transparentni. |
Amandman 24 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 5. – stavak 1. – podstavak 1. | |
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Prijevoznik preko ESCReg-a podnosi zahtjev za registraciju. |
Prijevoznik preko ESCRega podnosi zahtjev za registraciju nadležnom tijelu u skladu sa stavkom 3. |
Amandman 25 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 5. – stavak 1. – podstavak 2. | |
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Prijevoznik podnositelj zahtjeva podnosi ispunjen elektronički obrazac iz Priloga I. |
Prijevoznik podnositelj zahtjeva podnosi ispunjen elektronički obrazac iz Priloga I. Podnositelju zahtjeva stalno su na raspolaganju upute na internetu s kontaktnim podacima i informacijama o tome kako doći do kontakte točke ili nadležnog tijela. |
Amandman 26 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 5. – stavak 1. – podstavak 2.a (novi) | |
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Kako bi svi prijevoznici podnijeli zahtjev i dobili potvrdu o registraciji u skladu s ovom Uredbom, primjenjivat će se prijelazno razdoblje od godinu dana od datuma na koji ova Uredba stupi na snagu. Tijekom tog prijelaznog razdoblja primjenjuje se Direktiva 96/29/Euratom i Direktiva 2008/68/EZ. |
Amandman 27 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 5. – stavak 2. | |
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2. Nakon ispunjavanja i podnošenja obrasca zahtjeva podnositelj prima automatsku potvrdu o primitku, zajedno s brojem zahtjeva. |
2. Nakon ispunjavanja i podnošenja obrasca zahtjeva podnositelj prima automatsku potvrdu o primitku, zajedno s brojem zahtjeva. Jednaku potvrdu dobiva i nadležno tijelo koje je odgovorno za zahtjev. Komisija je nadležna za osiguravanje poštovanja stavka 3. ovog članka. Ako se zahtjev odbije, podnositelju zahtjeva šalje se poruka o pogrešci u kojoj su navedeni razlozi zbog kojih je zahtjev odbijen. |
Amandman 28 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 5. – stavak 4. | |
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4. U roku od osam tjedana nakon izdavanja potvrde o primitku nadležno tijelo izdaje potvrdu o registraciji prijevoznika ako smatra da su dostavljeni podaci potpuni i u skladu s ovom Uredbom, Direktivom 96/29/Euratom i Direktivom 2008/68/EZ. |
4. U roku od osam tjedana nakon izdavanja potvrde o primitku nadležno tijelo izdaje potvrdu o registraciji prijevoznika ako smatra da su dostavljeni podaci potpuni i u skladu s ovom Uredbom i da podnositelj ispunjava zahtjeve iz zajedničkih kriterija utvrđenih u članku 2. stavku 1. točki ba. |
Amandman 29 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 5. – stavak 5. – podstavak 2. | |
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Kopija potvrde o registraciji prijevoznika automatski se preko ESCReg-a šalje svim nadležnim tijelima država članica u kojima prijevoznik namjerava poslovati. |
Kopija potvrde o registraciji prijevoznika automatski se preko ESCRega šalje nadležnim tijelima svih država članica. |
Amandman 30 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 5. – stavak 6. – podstavak 1. | |
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Ako nadležno tijelo odbije izdati potvrdu o registraciji prijevoznika na temelju činjenice da zahtjev nije potpun ili da nije u skladu s primjenjivim zahtjevima, u roku od osam tjedana nakon izdavanja potvrde o primitku pismeno odgovara podnositelju zahtjeva. Prije tog odbijanja nadležno tijelo traži da podnositelj ispravi ili nadopuni zahtjev u roku od tri tjedna od primitka tog zahtjeva. Nadležno tijelo prilaže izjavu o razlozima odbijanja. |
Nadležno tijelo od podnositelja zahtjeva traži da u roku od tri tjedna od primitka tog zahtjeva po potrebi dostavi potrebne ispravke ili dodatne podatke. Ako nadležno tijelo odbije izdati potvrdu o registraciji prijevoznika na temelju činjenice da zahtjev nije potpun ili da nije u skladu s primjenjivim zahtjevima, u roku od osam tjedana nakon izdavanja potvrde o primitku pismeno odgovara podnositelju zahtjeva. Nadležno tijelo prilaže izjavu o razlozima odbijanja. |
Amandman 31 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 5. – stavak 6. – podstavak 2. | |
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Kopija odbijanja i izjava o razlozima automatski se preko ESCReg-a šalju svim nadležnim tijelima država članica u kojima prijevoznik namjerava poslovati. |
Kopija odbijanja i izjava o razlozima automatski se preko ESCRega šalju nadležnim tijelima svih država članica. |
Amandman 32 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 5. – stavak 9.a (novi) | |
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9a. Nadležno tijelo čuva sve povijesne podatke svih podnositelja zahtjeva kako bi osiguralo njihovu sljedivost, olakšalo bolji nadzor i spriječilo krivotvorenje. |
Amandman 33 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 6. – stavak 1. | |
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1. Prijevoznik je nadležan za osiguravanje stalne točnosti podataka iz obrasca za registraciju prijevoznika u Zajednici koji je podnesen ESCRegu. |
1. Prijevoznik je nadležan za osiguravanje stalne točnosti podataka iz obrasca za registraciju prijevoznika u Zajednici koji je podnesen ESCRegu. Podnositelj zahtjeva stoga ima dopuštenje za ažuriranje vlastitih podataka na jednostavan način s ograničenim administrativnim opterećenjem. |
Amandman 34 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 6. – stavak 1.a (novi) | |
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1a. Nadležno tijelo koje je izdalo potvrdu odgovorno je za praćenje, preko inspekcija, stalne usklađenosti registriranog prijevoznika sa zahtjevima iz ove Uredbe za vrijeme valjanosti potvrde. |
Amandman 35 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 6. – stavak 2.a (novi) | |
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2a. Kako bi se osigurao jednak odnos prema svim podnositeljima zahtjeva, nadležno tijelo osigurava identičnost i konzistentnost kriterija za davanje potvrde o upisu u registar s definicijama Međunarodne agencije za atomsku energiju te usklađenost registracijskog postupka. |
Amandman 36 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 7. – stavak 1. | |
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1. Ako prijevoznik ne poštuje zahtjeve iz ove Uredbe, nadležno tijelo države članice u kojoj je otkriveno nepoštovanje primjenjuje mjere osiguranja provedbe unutar pravnog okvira te države članice, poput pisanih obavijesti, mjera osposobljavanja i obrazovanja, privremenog oduzimanja, ukidanja ili izmjene registracije ili kaznenog progona, ovisno o sigurnosnom značenju nepoštovanja i evidenciji o prijevoznikovu poštovanju zahtjeva. |
1. Ako prijevoznik ne poštuje zahtjeve iz ove Uredbe, nadležno tijelo države članice u kojoj je otkriveno nepoštovanje primjenjuje mjere osiguranja provedbe unutar pravnog okvira te države članice, poput pisanih obavijesti, mjera osposobljavanja i obrazovanja ili kaznenog progona, ovisno o sigurnosnom značenju nepoštovanja i evidenciji o prijevoznikovu poštovanju zahtjeva. |
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O mjerama osiguranja provedbe odmah se obavještava država članica koja je izdala potvrdu. U roku od najviše četiri tjedna obaviještena država članica izmjenjuje, obnavlja ili ukida registraciju. O odluci se preko ESCRega obavještavaju nadležna tijela svih država članica. |
Amandman 37 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 7. – stavak 1.a (novi) | |
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1a. Ovisno o sigurnosnom značenju nepoštovanja i evidenciji o prijevoznikovu poštovanju zahtjeva, država članica u kojoj je otkriveno nepoštovanje može privremeno obustaviti prijevoznikovu registraciju. |
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O privremenoj obustavi odmah se obavještava država članica koja je izdala potvrdu. U roku od najviše četiri tjedna obaviještena država članica izmjenjuje, obnavlja ili ukida registraciju. O odluci se preko ESCRega obavještavaju nadležna tijela svih država članica. |
Amandman 38 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 7. – stavak 2. | |
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2. Nadležno tijelo države članice u kojoj je otkriveno nepoštovanje prijevozniku i nadležnim tijelima država članica u koje je prijevoznik namjeravao prevesti radioaktivne tvari dostavlja informacije o primijenjenoj mjeri osiguranja provedbe i izjavu o razlozima primjene te mjere. Ako prijevoznik ne poštuje mjeru osiguranja provedbe koja je primijenjena u skladu sa stavkom 1., nadležno tijelo države članice u kojoj sjedište prijevoznika ima poslovni nastan ili, ako prijevoznik ima poslovni nastan u trećoj zemlji, nadležno tijelo države članice u kojoj je prijevoznik namjeravao ući na teritorij Zajednice, ukida registraciju. |
2. Nadležno tijelo države članice u kojoj je otkriveno nepoštovanje prijevozniku, nadležnim tijelima svih država članica i Komisiji dostavlja informacije o primijenjenoj mjeri osiguranja provedbe i izjavu o razlozima primjene te mjere. |
Amandman 39 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 7. – stavak 3. | |
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3. Nadležno tijelo prijevozniku i drugim predmetnim nadležnim tijelima dostavlja informaciju o ukidanju zajedno s izjavom o razlozima. |
Briše se. |
Amandman 40 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 7. – stavak 3.a (novi) | |
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3a. O svim slučajevima nepoštovanja obavještava se Komisija i ESCReg. |
Amandman 41 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 8. – stavak 1. – podstavak 1. | |
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Države članice određuju nadležno tijelo i nacionalnu kontaktnu točku za prijevoz radioaktivnih tvari. |
Države članice određuju nadležno tijelo i nacionalnu kontaktnu točku za registraciju prijevoznika radioaktivnih tvari. Ti se podaci objavljuju na registracijskoj stranici podnositelja zahtjeva. |
Amandman 42 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 8. – stavak 1. – podstavak 3. | |
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Komisija te informacije i njihove moguće promjene preko ESCRega dostavlja svim nadležnim tijelima u Zajednici. |
Komisija te informacije i njihove moguće promjene preko ESCRega dostavlja svim nadležnim tijelima u Zajednici i omogućuje građanima da im pristupe preko interneta. |
Obrazloženje | |
The information on which is the competent authority and the national contact point can be of interest to the public and should therefore be publicly available. | |
Amandman 43 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 8. – stavak 2. | |
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2. Prijevoznici preko kontaktnih točaka lako mogu pristupiti informacijama o nacionalnim propisima o zaštiti od zračenja koji se primjenjuju na prijevoz radioaktivnih tvari. |
2. Informacijama o nacionalnim propisima o zaštiti od zračenja koji se primjenjuju na prijevoz radioaktivnih tvari lako se može pristupiti preko kontaktnih točaka. |
Obrazloženje | |
The information on which rules apply can be of interest to the public and should therefore be publicly available. | |
Amandman 44 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 8. – stavak 3. – podstavak 3. | |
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Kontaktne točke i nadležna tijela odgovaraju, što je brže moguće, na sve zahtjeve za informacijama, a ako je zahtjev nepravilan ili neutemeljen, o tome obavještavaju podnositelja zahtjeva bez odgode. |
Kontaktne točke i nadležna tijela odgovaraju, što je brže moguće, na sve zahtjeve za informacijama, a ako je zahtjev nepravilan ili neutemeljen, o tome obavještavaju podnositelja zahtjeva u roku od dva tjedna. |
Amandman 45 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 10. – naslov | |
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Provedba |
Izvršavanje delegiranja |
Amandman 46 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 10. – stavak 2.a (novi) | |
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Komisija donosi delegirane akte o utvrđivanju zajedničkih kriterija iz članka 2. stavka 1. točke ba. |
Amandman 47 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 10.b (novi) | |
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Članka 10.b |
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Revizija |
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Komisija revidira ovu Uredbu dvije godine nakon njezina stupanja na snagu kako bi ocijenila njezinu učinkovitost i po potrebi predložila dodatne mjere za osiguranje sigurnog prijevoza radioaktivnih tvari unutar Zajednice i iz trećih zemalja. |
Amandman 48 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 11. | |
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Članak 11. |
Briše se. |
Savjetodavni odbor |
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Komisiji u radu pomaže odbor. Taj odbor je odbor u smislu Uredbe (EU) br. 182/2011 Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća od 16. veljače 2011. o utvrđivanju pravila i općih načela u vezi s mehanizmima nadzora država članica nad izvršavanjem provedbenih ovlasti Komisije. |
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Kod upućivanja na ovaj stavak primjenjuje se članak 4. Uredbe (EU) br. 182/2011. |
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Odbor savjetuje Komisiju u pomaže joj u provedbi zadataka predviđenih ovom Uredbom. |
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Odbor sačinjavaju stručnjaci koje imenuju države članice i stručnjaci koje imenuje Komisija, a predsjeda mu predstavnik Komisije. |
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Amandman 49 Prijedlog uredbe Članak 12. – stavak 1.a (novi) | |
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Prilikom primjene ove Uredbe uzima se u obzir dostupnost potvrđenog i operativnog registracijskog sustava. |
Amandman 50 Prijedlog uredbe Prilog 1. – stavak 1. – tablica – dio B – točke 1. do 4. | |
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1. Ime, funkcija, puna adresa, telefonski broj i e-adresa nadležnog predstavnika prijevoznikova poduzeća (osoba koja je ovlaštena za zastupanje prijevoznikova poduzeća): |
1. Ime, funkcija, puna adresa, broj mobitela i fiksnog telefona te e-adresa nadležnog predstavnika prijevoznikova poduzeća (osoba koja je ovlaštena za zastupanje prijevoznikova poduzeća): |
2. Ime, funkcija, puna adresa, telefonski broj i e-adresa osobe zadužene za kontakt s tijelima u području tehničkih/administrativnih pitanja (osoba koja je zadužena za osiguravanje poštovanja propisa u vezi s aktivnostima koje obavlja prijevoznikovo poduzeće): |
2. Ime, funkcija, puna adresa, broj mobitela i fiksnog telefona te e-adresa osobe zadužene za kontakt s tijelima u području tehničkih/administrativnih pitanja (osoba koja je zadužena za osiguravanje poštovanja propisa u vezi s aktivnostima koje obavlja prijevoznikovo poduzeće): |
3. Ime, funkcija i puna adresa savjetnika za sigurnost (samo za unutarnje vrste prijevoza i ako se ne radi o osobi iz točaka 1. ili 2.): |
3. Ime, funkcija, puna adresa, broj mobitela i fiksnog telefona te e-adresa savjetnika za sigurnost (samo za unutarnje vrste prijevoza i ako se ne radi o osobi iz točaka 1. ili 2.) |
4. Ime, funkcija i puna adresa osobe nadležne za provedbu Programa o zaštiti od radijacije, ako se ne radi o osobi iz točaka 1., 2. ili 3.: |
4. Ime, funkcija, puna adresa, broj mobitela i fiksnog telefona te e-adresa osobe nadležne za provedbu Programa o zaštiti od radijacije, ako se ne radi o osobi iz točaka 1., 2. ili 3.:
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
On 3 February 2012, the Council decided to consult the European Parliament under Article 7 of the Euratom Treaty, on the Proposal for a Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials COM(2012)561 - 2011/0225(NLE)
Legal basis
The provisions of this Regulation relate to the basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public. Consequently, the legal basis is Chapter 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and, in particular, Articles 31 and 32 thereof.
Summary
This Proposal for a Regulation aims at replacing national reporting and authorization procedures relating to carriers of radioactive materials by a unique registration system. The implementation of the Regulation should enable procedures to be simplified and administrative burden to be reduced, whilst maintaining a high level of radiation protection.
Justification
At European level, carriers of radioactive materials are covered by transport legislation under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and legislation of the radiation-specific aspects including the health protection of workers and the general public under the Euratom-Treaty. The legislation has been simplified by Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods by combining all inland transport modes. Member States, according to Euratom Article 33, shall lay down appropriate provisions to ensure compliance with the basic standards. Member States have implemented these procedures in differing systems, thereby adding to the complexity of transport operations as such. Replacing these national reporting and authorization procedures by a unique registration system for the practice of transport will therefore contribute to simplify the procedure, reduce administrative burden, do away with barriers to entry, while the high radiation protection levels reached will be maintained.
Summary of the proposed improvements
The rapporteur welcomes the proposal of the European Commission facilitating transports in the EU and to ensure a better monitoring of these transports. He proposes several improvements to the text:
In order to have an equal treatment of all carriers, member states through their national competent authority should ensure that the criteria and data models for delivering the registration certificate are the same and the registration process is harmonized. Online guidelines should be available to avoid unjustified rejection. Dynamic help explaining all requested fields should be implemented as well as electronic signature.
The registration system should be secured, robust and fully operational before this regulation enters in force. In addition an information exchange mechanism between the Member States national authorities and the registration system should be setup this will at least facilitate cross border transport.
The ontology should be the same and consistent with existing directives, Euratom definitions and standards especially the ones proposed by IAEA. When transporting radioactive materials some additional activities are necessary loading, storage, unloading), it is necessary to define clearly which activities are in the scope of this regulation.
Compliance of the registration system is necessary with the basic safety standards directive 96/29/Euratom supplemented by five other specific Directives dealing with medical exposures, public Information, outside workers, shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel and control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources. These Directives aim to prevent exposure to ionizing radiation arising from inadequate operations and to harmonize controls in the EU Member States.
When a carrier is applying for registration, its historical data should be made available to the national authority delivering the certificate to ensure a better monitoring and prevent any falsification.
It is questionable why this directive has a limited scope as transport radioactive materials by air or sea are not covered. For carriers by air and sea systems already exist. Therefore there is no need to develop a new registration system. The Commission has to explore the possibilities of expanding the most suitable existing system instead. The rapporteur is of the opinion that this will be the most cost efficient solution, which can be implemented fastest. Although it should be confirmed, it's likely that the air carriers have the most elaborated and robust system.
Although this new system has the objectives to simplify the registration procedure, to introduce transparency and to eliminate barriers for a competitive transport business, the highest level of safety has to be always the priority.
An assessment report on the impact of this regulation should be made by the Commission 2 years after its implementation.
And finally, the Rapporteur considers that a carrier should be authorised to update easily its own data with a limited administrative burden.
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS ON THE LEGAL BASIS
Mrs Amalia Sartori
Chair
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
BRUSSELS
Subject: Opinion on the legal basis of the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials (COM(2012)0561- C7‑0320/2012 – 2011/0225(NLE))
Dear Chair,
By letter of 11 June 2013, you asked the Committee on Legal Affairs, pursuant to Rule 37 of the Rules of Procedure, to give its opinion on the appropriateness of changing the legal basis of the above proposal for a Council Regulation by replacing Articles 31 and 32 of the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (hereinafter "the Euratom Treaty") by Article 91 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter "TFEU"), or by adding this provision to the legal basis proposed by the Commission.
I - Background
The proposed Council Regulation establishes a Community system for the registration of carriers of radioactive materials, which facilitates the Member States' task of ensuring that the basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiations laid down in Directive 96/29 Euratom are complied with.
The proposed Regulation replaces[1] the reporting and authorisation systems in the Member States laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Directive 96/29 Euratom by a single registration. Moreover, the proposed Regulation adopts a graded approach by exempting carriers who transport exclusively "excepted packages" from the need to register. On the other hand, the proposed Regulation leaves it up to the Member States to add additional registration requirements for carriers of fissile and highly radioactive materials.
Under Articles 31 and 32 of the Euratom Treaty, Parliament is merely consulted, whereas under Article 91 TFEU, Parliament is co-legislator together with the Council in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.
10 amendments purporting to change the legal basis to Article 91 TFEU, or to add it to the proposed legal basis, have been tabled in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Moreover, the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety proposes to change the legal basis to Article 91 TFEU.
The amendments tabled by Members, and the ENVI committee opinion, on changing the legal basis of the proposal have been justified as follows:
“Since the proposal concerns transport matters, it is appropriate to base it on Article 91 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (Transport). The Parliament should thus exercise codecision powers.”
“Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more so as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P_7TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty.”
II - Relevant Treaty Articles
The following Articles of the Euratom Treaty were presented as the legal basis in the Commission's proposal:
Article 31
The basic standards shall be worked out by the Commission after it has obtained the opinion of a group of persons appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee from among scientific experts, and in particular public health experts, in the Member States. The Commission shall obtain the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on these basic standards.
After consulting the European Parliament the Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission, which shall forward to it the opinions obtained from these Committees, establish the basic standards; the Council shall act by a qualified majority.
Article 32
At the request of the Commission or of a Member State, the basic standards may be revised or supplemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 31.
The Commission shall examine any request made by a Member State.
Basic standards referred to in Article 31 are defined in Article 30 of the Euratom Treaty, which reads as follows:
Article 30
Basic standards shall be laid down within the Community for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiations.
The expression ‘basic standards’ means:
(a) maximum permissible doses compatible with adequate safety;
(b) maximum permissible levels of exposure and contamination;
(c) the fundamental principles governing the health surveillance of workers.
Article 91 TFEU, which has been suggested to supplement or replace the proposed legal basis, has the following wording:
Article 91
1. For the purpose of implementing Article 90, and taking into account the distinctive features of transport, the European Parliament and the Council shall, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and after consulting the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, lay down:
(a) common rules applicable to international transport to or from the territory of a Member State or passing across the territory of one or more Member States;
(b) the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate transport services within a Member State;
(c) measures to improve transport safety;
(d) any other appropriate provisions.
2. When the measures referred to in paragraph 1 are adopted, account shall be taken of cases where their application might seriously affect the standard of living and level of employment in certain regions, and the operation of transport facilities.
Article 90 TFEU reads as follows:
Article 90
The objectives of the Treaties shall, in matters governed by this Title, be pursued within the framework of a common transport policy.
III - Case-law on legal basis
Certain principles emerge from the case-law of the Court as regards the choice of legal basis. First, in view of the consequences of the legal basis in terms of substantive competence and procedure, the choice of the correct legal basis is of constitutional importance[2]. Secondly, under Article 13(2) TFEU, each institution is to act within the limits of the powers conferred upon it by the Treaty[3]. Thirdly, according to the case-law of the Court of Justice, the “choice of legal basis for a Community measure must rest on objective factors amenable to judicial review, including in particular the aim and the content of the measure”[4]. Fourthly, it has to be established whether the proposal either pursues a twofold purpose or has a twofold component, and one of those is identifiable as the main or predominant purpose or component, whereas the other is merely incidental or simultaneously pursues a number of objectives or has several components that are indissociably linked, without one being secondary and indirect in relation to the other. In the first case the act must be based on a single legal basis, namely that required by the main or predominant purpose or component, and in the second case the act will have to be founded on the various corresponding legal bases.[5] The choice of an incorrect legal basis may therefore justify the annulment of the act in question.
IV. Aim and content of the proposed regulation
The Commission explains its choice of legal basis as follows:
The provisions of this Regulation relate to the basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public. Consequently, the legal basis is Chapter 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and, in particular, Articles 31 and 32 thereof[6].
As regards the aim pursued, Article 1(1) of the proposed Regulation indicates that it is intended to establish a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials, which facilitate “the Member States’ task of ensuring that the basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiations laid down in Directive 96/29/Euratom are complied with.”. The proposed Regulation shall, therefore, apply "to any carrier transporting radioactive materials within the community, from third countries into the Community and from the Community into third countries. It shall not apply to carriers transporting radioactive materials by air and sea." (Article 1(2) of the proposed Regulation).
As regards its content, the proposed regulation requires carriers of radioactive materials to have a valid registration obtained from the Electronic System for Carriers registration (ESCReg), which shall be established for the supervision and control of the transport of radioactive material. The referred registration shall then allow the carrier to conduct transport throughout the whole Union (Article 4 of the proposed Regulation).
It should be noted that Article 3(3) of the proposed Regulation indicates that a holder of a valid licence or registration issued in accordance with Directive 96/29/Euratom, provided that transportation is included, may conduct the transport of radioactive material without registration under the ESCReg established by the proposal in analysis.
By thus introducing a distinction between the scopes of the two measures, the proposed Regulation indicates that it has as its main purpose the implementation of a registration system intended to specifically cover the transport of radioactive materials with a cross-border nature (Article 1(2) of the proposed Regulation). The registration certificate, the licence or the registration for individual transport operations will therefore continue to be obtained in accordance with the national procedure introduced by Directive 96/29/Euratom (Article 3(2) of the proposed Regulation).
It appears from the proposed regulation's wording that given the nature of radioactive materials, its transport is subject, on one hand, to rules governing the transport of dangerous goods[7] under TFEU law (having now Article 91 TFEU as it legal basis), and, on the other hand, to radiation protection measures[8] under Euratom law.
V - Determination of the appropriate legal basis
Article 91 TFEU provides a legal basis for action in order to achieve the objectives referred to in Article 90 TFEU, inter alia common rules applicable to international transport to or from the territory of a Member State or passing across the territory of one or more Member States, the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate transport services within a Member State, and measures to improve transport safety.
While the proposal pursues a twofold purpose or has a twofold component, transport and radioactive safety, it follows from the analysis of the aim and content of the proposal that the registration system for transport must be considered as the main or predominant purpose, whereas the goods transported are merely incidental to that purpose. According to the settled case-law of the Court referred to above, the act in question must therefore be based on a single legal basis, namely that required by the main or predominant purpose or component, which is this case is Article 91 TFEU.
It should furthermore be noted that recourse to this legal basis would imply switching from the consultation procedure to the ordinary legislative procedure, with the full participation of the Parliament.
VI - Conclusion and recommendation
In light of the foregoing analysis, Article 91 TFEU alone constitutes the proper legal basis for the proposal.
At its meeting of 9 July 2013 the Committee on Legal Affairs accordingly decided, unanimously[9], to recommend the following: Article 91 TFEU is the proper legal basis for the adoption of a legislative act with the aim and content of the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials. Such a legislative act must therefore be adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative proposal.
Yours sincerely,
Klaus-Heiner Lehne
- [1] COM(2012)0561, Explanatory memorandum, p. 2.
- [2] Opinion 2/00 Carthagna Protocol [2001] E.C.R. I-9713, para. 5; Case-370/07 Commission v Council [2009] E.C.R. I-8917, paras 46-49; Opinion 1/08, General Agreement on Trade in Services [2009] E.C.R. I-11129, para. 110.
- [3] Case C-403/05 Parliament v Commission [2007] E.C.R. I-9045, para. 49, and the case-law cited therein.
- [4] Case C-411/06 Commission v Parliament and Council [2009] E.C.R. I-7585, para. 45, and the case-law cited therein.
- [5] See the Case C-411/06, cited above, paras 46-47.
- [6] COM(2012)0561, Explanatory memorandum, p. 3.
- [7] Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods for road, rail and inland waterway transport, OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13; and Directive 2008/54/EC of The European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 amending Council Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission, OJ L 162, 21.06.2008, p. 11.
- [8] Council Directive 96/29/Euratom, OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p.1; and Council Directive 1493/93 of 8 June 1993on shipments of radioactive substances between Member States, OJ L 148, 10.06.1993, p.1; Council Directive 2006/117/EURATOM of 20 November 2006 on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel, OJ L 337, 5.12.2006, p. 21; Council Directive 89/618/Euratom of 27 November 1989 on informing the general public about health protection measures to be applied and steps to be taken in the event of a radiological emergency, OJ L 357, 7.12.1989, p. 31; COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2003/122/EURATOM of 22 December 2003 on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources, OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 57.
- [9] The following were present for the final vote: Raffaele Baldassarre (Vice-Chair), Luigi Berlinguer, Sebastian Valentin Bodu (Vice-Chair), Piotr Borys, Françoise Castex (Vice-Chair), Christian Engström, Giuseppe Gargani, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Sajjad Karim, Klaus-Heiner Lehne (Chair), Jörg Leichtfried, Eva Lichtenberger, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Jiří Maštálka, Bernhard Rapkay, Rebecca Taylor, Alexandra Thein, Axel Voss (Rapporteur), Cecilia Wikström, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Anna Záborská
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY (4.6.2013)
for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials
(COM(2012)0561 – C7‑0320/2012 – 2011/0225(NLE))
Rapporteur: Romana Jordan
SHORT JUSTIFICATION
This Proposal for a Regulation establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials addresses basic concerns of the protection of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation and the transport of radioactive materials by land in the Community. The Commission proposes the establishment of a single registration system for carriers of radioactive materials valid throughout the whole Euratom Community.
Transport of radioactive materials is subject to basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public arising from ionising radiation established in the Council Directive 96/27/Euratom of 13 May 1996 as well as requirements under Directive 2008/68/EC on inland transport of dangerous goods of 24 September 2008. However, as transport is one of the practices with very frequent cross-border nature, it is important to consider the regulation of transport of radioactive materials by land also at the Community level. Therefore, the Commission proposal establishes a Community system of registration, thereby transferring some implementation rights to the European Commission. It replaces national reporting and authorisation procedures for carriers of radioactive materials with a single registration system for conducting transport and contributes to simplifying the procedure, reducing the administrative burden and does away with barriers to entry for new entrants at the market. At the same time, the proposal for a Regulation maintains the high radiation protection levels for workers and general public.
Your Rapporteur believes that the Commission proposal importantly simplifies procedures for registration of carriers of radioactive materials by establishing a Community system for registration. I welcome the principle of automatic mutual recognition of certificates, but believe that such system can only be valid if common criteria for delivery of the certificates are defined. Failing to define them would seriously impede a harmonised implementation of common rules throughout the Community and cast doubt on the effectiveness of such legislation among Member States as well as citizens. Therefore I suggest that common safety criteria are set, by which a competent authority verifies whether a carrier applying for registration is fit to meet safety requirements regarding that result from Directives 96/29/Euratom and 2008/68/EC, based on those defined in Directives 96/29/Euratom and 2008/68/EC.
Secondly, the Commission proposal defines steps to be taken in case of non-compliance of a carrier with the requirements of this Regulation. Your Rapporteur takes a stricter line than the Commission proposal and suggests that if a carrier does not comply with the requirements of this Regulation, the competent authority of the Member State where the non-compliance was discovered shall immediately suspend transport of radioactive materials by the carrier concerned and apply enforcement measures within the legal framework of that Member State, depending on the safety significance of the non-compliance and the record of compliance of the carrier. Other Member States and the Commission shall be informed about all cases of non-compliance. Once the carrier has undertaken all measures necessary, it can resume its activities in the Community.
Thirdly, the Opinion suggests that in case of non-compliance of a carrier to the provisions of this Regulation the competent authority of the Member State in question shall communicate this non-compliance to not only the carrier and to the authorities of the other Member States where the carrier was planning to transport but also to all Member States. The Rapporteur believes that a system, established at the Community level, requires transparent communication between all members of the Community.
Furthermore, the Rapporteur is concerned that the Commission proposal lacks a definition of a procedure in case that an administrative mistake occurs during the procedure of issuing a certificate. The issuing of certificates is done by relevant competent authorities and a possibility of an error cannot be neglected. The Rapporteur therefore calls on the Members to further discuss the possibilities of such procedure.
Lastly, the Rapporteur believes that an exact date for the implementing acts establishing the Electronic System for Carrier Registration (ESCReg) is to be determined by the Regulation in order to ensure a timely implementation of the legislation. In addition, the Opinion suggests that the European Commission shall report to the Parliament on the functioning and performance of the ESCReg system 3 years after this Regulation has entered into force and afterwards every 5 years. The report shall include the assessment of the accessibility, functionality, stability, security and user friendliness and of the implementation of the compliance assurance requirements laid down in Article 7.
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following amendments in its report:
Amendment 1 Proposal for a regulation Title 1 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Proposal for a |
Proposal for a |
COUNCIL REGULATION |
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL |
establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials |
establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials |
Amendment 2 Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 31 and Article 32 thereof, |
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 thereof, |
Justification | |
Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P7_TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty. | |
Amendment 3 Proposal for a regulation Citation 2 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, drawn up after obtaining the opinion of a group of persons appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee, |
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, |
Justification | |
Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P7_TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty. | |
Amendment 4 Proposal for a regulation Citation 4 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, |
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, |
Justification | |
Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P7_TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty. | |
Amendment 5 Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
(1) Article 33 of the Treaty requires Member States to lay down the appropriate provisions to ensure compliance with the basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation. |
(1) Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods lays down rules on the inland transport of dangerous goods, including radioactive materials, for road, rail and inland waterway transport; |
Justification | |
Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P7_TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty. | |
Amendment 6 Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
(2) The basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation are established by Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996. That Directive applies to all practices which involve a risk of ionising radiation emanating from an artificial or a natural radiation source, including transport. |
(2) Transports of radioactive materials should, as transports of all other dangerous goods, be conducted in compliance with the international rules on dangerous and polluting goods, as well as the corresponding Agreement on the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID), and the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN), as defined in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods; |
Justification | |
Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P7_TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty. | |
Amendment 7 Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
(4) Transport being the only practice of a frequent cross-border nature, carriers of radioactive materials may be required to comply with requirements related to reporting and authorisation systems in several Member States. This Regulation replaces those reporting and authorisation systems in the Member States with a single registration system valid across the European Atomic Energy Community (hereinafter the ‘Community’). |
(4) Transport being the only practice of a frequent cross-border nature, carriers of radioactive materials may be required to comply with requirements related to reporting and authorisation systems in several Member States. This Regulation replaces those reporting and authorisation systems in the Member States with a single registration system. |
Amendment 8 Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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(4a) There is a need to ensure efficient and harmonised implementation of this Regulation by defining common criteria, which Members States shall apply in issuing certificates of carrier registrations, feasible and mandatory exchange of information with other Member States for ensuring control of carriers, verifying compliance, as well as reacting efficiently to emergency situations. |
Amendment 9 Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
(7) In order to ensure uniform conditions for implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for the control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. |
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Amendment 10 Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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(7 a) Recognising the broad aim of reducing the regulatory burden on industry, the economic impact of the present regulation on the many small businesses that transport radioactive material within a single state's territory should be further monitored by the Commission. |
Justification | |
This is important as the Commission has stated that the "specific effects on SMEs are very difficult to compute given the data available" and that the online stakeholder consultation period was conducted for a very short amount of time (10th December 2007 until 28 January 2008, Christmas holiday included). | |
Amendment 11 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
(1) This Regulation establishes a Community system for the registration of carriers of radioactive materials which facilitates the Member States' task of ensuring that the basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiations laid down in Directive 96/29/Euratom are complied with. |
(1) This Regulation establishes a Community system for the registration of carriers of radioactive materials which facilitates the Member States' task of ensuring that the provisions of Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods are complied with. |
Justification | |
Provisions concerning transports of radioactive goods are currently laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods, based on the Treaty. It is therefore appropriate to choose the same legal base for this Regulation. It is not appropriate, as the Commission proposal foresees, to take away codecision powers from the European Parliament; even more as the proposal concerns important environmental and health issues. Generally, in consistency with European Parliament’s adoption of the BELET-Report (P7_TA(2011)0055) on 15/02/2011, and on the RIVASI-Report Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (P7_TA(2013)0068) on 12/03/2013, radioprotection rules should be dealt with under the Treaty. | |
Amendment 12 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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(1a) This Regulation shall ensure and maintain adequate safety standards in order to protect the public and the environment during transports of radioactive materials. |
Amendment 13 Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
(e) ‘high consequence dangerous goods - radioactive material’ means radioactive material which have the potential for misuse in a terrorist incident and which may, as a result, produce serious consequences such as mass casualties or mass destruction as defined in Appendix A.9. of the IAEA Nuclear Security Series No.9 ‘Security in the Transport of Radioactive Material’, Vienna, 2008; |
(e) ‘high consequence dangerous goods - radioactive material’ means radioactive material which have the potential for accidental release or misuse in a terrorist incident and which may, as a result, produce serious consequences such as mass casualties or mass destruction as defined in Appendix A.9. of the IAEA Nuclear Security Series No.9 ‘Security in the Transport of Radioactive Material’, Vienna, 2008; |
Amendment 14 Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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5a. Each Member State shall retain the right to regulate or prohibit the transport of radioactive materials within its territory, on grounds other than safety, such as grounds of national security or environmental protection. |
Justification | |
The provisions applicable today and laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods shall not be weakened. | |
Amendment 15 Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 b (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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5b. Any transport of radioactive materials shall be conducted in accordance with the international rules and standards set by UNECE on dangerous and polluting goods, as well as the corresponding Agreement on the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID), and the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN), as defined in Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods. |
Amendment 16 Proposal for a regulation Article 3 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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Article 3a |
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Common safety standards |
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The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 10, establish a common set of safety standards which carriers of radioactive materials have to comply with. These standards shall include, inter alia, requirements regarding radiological emergencies and information and training measures. |
Amendment 17 Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
1. Electronic System for Carrier Registration (ESCReg) shall be established and maintained by the Commission for the supervision and control of the transport of radioactive material. The Commission shall define the information to be included in the system, technical specifications and requirements for the ESCReg. |
1. By means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 10, the Commission shall establish and maintain the Electronic System for Carrier Registration (ESCReg) for the supervision and control of the transport of radioactive material and define the information to be included in the system, technical specifications and requirements for the ESCReg. |
Amendment 18 Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) and paragraph 2 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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1a. The ESCReg shall allow carriers to apply for registration through a central web-interface. When establishing the ESCReg, the Commission shall ensure in advance the functionality of and access to the web-based registration system for carriers. |
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2a. The work for the establishment of the ESCReg by the Commission shall start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. |
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A period of two years after this Regulation has entered into force shall apply for the Commission to demonstrate to the Council that the ESCReg has been established and is fully operational. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament as and when the ESCReg has been established and is fully operational. |
Amendment 19 Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
3. The Commission shall not be responsible for the content and the accuracy of information submitted through the ESCReg. |
3. The Commission shall not be responsible for the content of information submitted through the ESCReg and this information must be accurate, timely and transparent. |
Amendment 20 Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
4. Within eight weeks of issuing the acknowledgement of receipt the competent authority shall issue a certificate of carrier registration if it considers the submitted information to be complete and in compliance with this Regulation, Directive 96/29/Euratom and Directive 2008/68/EC. |
4. Within four weeks of issuing the acknowledgement of receipt, that can be delayed if extra time is deemed appropriate to uphold public safety, the competent authority shall issue a certificate of carrier registration if it considers the submitted information to be complete and in compliance with this Regulation, Directive 96/29/Euratom and Directive 2008/68/EC. |
Amendment 21 Proposal for a regulation Article 5 - paragraph 4 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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4a. For the verification of the applicant's compliance with this Regulation, the competent authority shall make use of the common safety criteria listed in Annex I (a) new. On the basis of feasibility and to further improve the uniform implementation of this Regulation and the radiation protection, this Annex shall be regularly reviewed, in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 10. |
Justification | |
In order to ensure effective and uniform implementation of safety requirements on carriers of radioactive materials, competent authorities should verify that a carrier applying for registration is indeed able to meet requirements, in terms of training, personnel, resources etc., in particular in case of transport accidents. | |
Amendment 22 Proposal for a regulation Article 5 - paragraph 5 - subparagraph 2 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
A copy of the certificate of carrier registration shall be provided automatically through the ESCReg to all the competent authorities of the Member States where the carrier intends to operate. |
A copy of the certificate of carrier registration shall be provided automatically through the ESCReg to all the competent authorities of the Member States. |
Amendment 23 Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
If the competent authority refuses to issue a certificate of carrier registration on the grounds that the application is not complete or not in compliance with the applicable requirements, it shall respond in writing to the applicant within eight weeks after issuing the acknowledgement of receipt. Prior to such refusal, the competent authority shall require that the applicant corrects or supplements the application within three weeks from the receipt of this request. The competent authority shall provide a statement of the reasons for refusal. |
If the competent authority refuses to issue a certificate of carrier registration on the grounds that the application is not complete or not in compliance with the applicable requirements, it shall respond in writing to the applicant within four weeks after issuing the acknowledgement of receipt. Prior to such refusal, the competent authority shall require that the applicant corrects or supplements the application within three weeks from the receipt of this request. The competent authority shall provide a statement of the reasons for refusal. |
Amendment 24 Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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In instances where a carrier needs an urgent permit, and this urgency can be justified on the grounds of reducing risks to medical patients, such as the delivery of radioactive materials used in hospitals for diagnosis and treatment, or for radioactive clean up following a accident or terrorist incident, then an official approval can be issued and approved as soon as possible pending the severity of the incident. |
Amendment 25 Proposal for a regulation Article 5 - paragraph 6 - subparagraph 2 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
A copy of the refusal and statement of the reasons shall be provided automatically through the ESCReg to all the competent authorities of the Member States where the carrier intends to operate. |
A copy of the refusal and statement of the reasons shall be provided automatically through the ESCReg to all the competent authorities of the Member States. |
Amendment 26 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph -1 (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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-1. The authorities responsible for radiation protection shall conduct unannounced inspections of every holder of a registration certificate at least once a year. They shall also carry out periodic checks on convoys after arrival at their final destination in order to prevent contaminated vehicles, goods wagons or ships from being used again before they have been decontaminated. |
Amendment 27 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
1. If a carrier does not comply with the requirements of this Regulation the competent authority of the Member State where the non-compliance was discovered shall apply enforcement measures within the legal framework of that Member State, such as written notices, training and education measures, suspension, revocation or modification of the registration or prosecution, depending on the safety significance of the non-compliance and the record of compliance of the carrier. |
1. If a carrier does not comply with the requirements of this Regulation the competent authority of the Member State where the non-compliance was discovered shall apply enforcement measures within the legal framework of that Member State, first through immediate suspension of transport of radioactive materials by the carrier concerned, and then if deemed appropriate via written notices, training and education measures, suspension, revocation or modification of the registration or prosecution, depending on the safety significance of the non-compliance and the record of compliance of the carrier. |
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The competent authority of the Member State where the carrier is registered shall review the registration of the carrier concerned. |
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Other Member States and the Commission shall be informed about all cases of non-compliance. |
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Cases of non-compliance shall be reported to the ESCReg and made publically available on the internet. |
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In order to prevent fraud, dissuasive sanctions for non-compliance shall be established. |
Amendment 28 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 - paragraph 1 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
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1a. If there is evidence that a competent authority issued a certificate for carriage of radioactive materials even if the application was not complete or insufficient, further measures shall then be defined by the Commission. |
Amendment 29 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 - paragraph 2 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
2. The competent authority of the Member State where the non-compliance was discovered shall communicate to the carrier and to the competent authorities of the Member States, where the carrier was planning to transport radioactive materials information on enforcement action applied and a statement of reasons for application of that action. If the carrier does not comply with the enforcement action applied pursuant to paragraph 1, the competent authority of the Member State of establishment of the head office of the carrier or, if the carrier is established in a third country, the competent authority of the Member State, where the carrier intended to first enter the territory of the Community shall revoke the registration. |
2. The competent authority of the Member State where the non-compliance was discovered shall communicate to the carrier and to the competent authorities of all Member States, and the Commission information on enforcement action applied and a statement of reasons for application of that action. If the carrier does not comply with the enforcement action applied pursuant to paragraph 1, the competent authority of the Member State of establishment of the head office of the carrier or, if the carrier is established in a third country, the competent authority of the Member State, where the carrier intended to first enter the territory of the Community shall revoke the registration. |
Amendment 30 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 - paragraph 3 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
3. The competent authority shall communicate to the carrier and to the other competent authorities concerned the revocation together with a statement of reasons. |
3. The competent authority shall communicate to the carrier and to all other competent authorities and the Commission the revocation together with a statement of reasons. |
Amendment 31 Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
The Commission shall communicate this information and any changes thereto to all competent authorities in the Community through the ESCReg. |
The Commission shall communicate this information and any changes thereto to all competent authorities in the Community through the ESCReg and make it available to the public on the internet. |
Justification | |
The information on which is the competent authority and the national contact point can be of interest to the public and should therefore be publicly available. | |
Amendment 32 Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
2. The information on the national rules on radiation protection applicable to the transport of radioactive materials shall be easily accessible to carriers through the contact points. |
2. The information on the national rules on radiation protection applicable to the transport of radioactive materials shall be easily accessible through the contact points. |
Justification | |
The information on which rules apply can be of interest to the public and should therefore be publicly available. | |
Amendment 33 Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Upon carriers' request the contact point and the competent authority of the respective Member State shall provide complete information on the requirements for the transport of radioactive materials on the territory of that Member State. |
Upon request of carriers or other interested parties, the contact point and the competent authority of the respective Member State shall provide complete information on the requirements for the transport of radioactive materials on the territory of that Member State. |
Amendment 34 Proposal for a regulation Article 9 - subparagraph 1 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Competent authorities of Member States shall cooperate with a view to harmonising their requirements for issuing a registration and to ensuring the harmonised application and enforcement of this Regulation. |
Competent authorities of Member States shall cooperate on the basis of common safety criteria, defined in Annex Ia, with a view to harmonising their requirements for issuing a registration and to ensuring the harmonised application and enforcement of this Regulation. The competent authorities shall be required to inform their counterparts in the other Member States of any breach of the provisions of this Regulation without delay. |
Justification | |
In order to ensure effective and uniform implementation of safety requirements on carriers of radioactive materials, competent authorities should verify that a carrier applying for registration is indeed able to meet requirements, in terms of training, personnel, resources etc., in particular in case of transport accidents. | |
Amendment 35 Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – title | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Implementation |
Exercise of the delegation |
Amendment 36 Proposal for a regulation Article 10 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing the Electronic System for Carrier Registration (ESCReg) described in Article 4. |
1. The power to adopt the delegated acts referred to in this Directive is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. |
These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 11. |
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from (...). |
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3. The Commission shall report to the Parliament on the functioning and performance of the ESCReg system 3 years after this Regulation has entered into force and afterwards every 5 years. The report shall include the assessment of the accessibility, functionality, stability, security and user friendliness and of the implementation of the compliance assurance requirements laid down in Article 7. |
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4. The delegation of power referred to in Article 4 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force. |
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5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. |
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6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 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 from the date 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 two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.' |
Justification | |
European Parliament should be kept regularly informed about the use of the ESCReg. The first report shall be made 1 year after the end of the 2-year transitional period, thus 3 years after Regulation enters into force. | |
Amendment 37 Proposal for a regulation Article 11 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Article 11 |
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Advisory Committee |
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The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and the general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. |
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Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. |
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The committee shall advise and assist the Commission in the performance of its tasks provided for in this Regulation. |
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The committee shall be composed of experts nominated by the Member States and of experts nominated by the Commission and shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission. |
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Amendment 38 Proposal for a regulation Article 12 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Article 12 |
Article 12 |
Entry into force |
Entry into force and application |
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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2. Articles 5, 6, 7 shall apply from [2 years after the entry into force]. |
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Carriers can and should exclusively register through the ESCReg in line with this Regulation once the registration system is fully operational. | |
Amendment 39 Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – table – part B – points 1 - 4 | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
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1. Name, position, full address, telephone number and e-mail-address of the responsible representative of the carrier’s organisation (person empowered to commit the carrier’s organisation): |
1. Name, position, full address, mobile and land line telephone number and e-mail-address of the responsible representative of the carrier's organisation (person empowered to commit the carrier's organisation): |
2. Name, position, full address, telephone number and e-mail-address of the contact person for the authorities on technical/administrative issues (who has the responsibility for compliance with the regulations for the activities deployed by the carrier company): |
2. Name, position, full address, mobile and land line telephone number and e-mail-address of the contact person for the authorities on technical/administrative issues (who has the responsibility for compliance with the regulations for the activities deployed by the carrier company): |
3. Name, position and full address of the safety adviser (only for inland transport modes and if different from 1 or 2): |
3. Name, position, full address, mobile and land line telephone number and e-mail-address of the safety adviser (only for inland transport modes and if different from 1 or 2): |
4. Name, position and full address of the person responsible for the implementation of the Radiation Protection Programme if different from 1 or 2 or 3: |
4. Name, position, full address, mobile and land line telephone number and e-mail-address of the Radiation Protection Programme if different from 1 or 2 or 3: |
Amendment 40 Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – paragraph 4 – point 7 – paragraph - 1 (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
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If the carrier needs to add any additional details or clarifications relating to their application please mention them below: |
Amendment 41 Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – paragraph 4 – point 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
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I, the carrier, hereby certify that I comply with the Common Safety Standards set by the Commission in accordance with Article 3a of this Regulation. |
Amendment 42 Proposal for a regulation Annex I a (new) | |
Text proposed by the Commission |
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ANNEX Ia. |
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COMMON SAFETY CRITERIA |
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1. Information, guidance and training: |
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a. General training (certification under ADR and radiation protection under Directive 96/26/Euratom) |
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b. Function specific training |
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c. Safety training (emergency response under Directive 96/29/Euratom) |
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The carrier will provide the exposed workers the relevant training in the field of radiation protection (Directive 2000/18/EC) and of emergency situations. |
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The carrier is required to keep records of the training provided to its personnel. |
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The competent authority is required to provide information and guidance on the safe transport of radioactive materials. Specifically, the competent authority shall provide the public and users with adequate information concerning the authority’s safety and regulatory approach, administrative procedures and decision making. |
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2. Radiological emergencies: |
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1. The language used in the preparation of documents on emergencies shall be appropriate to ensure correct and unambiguous understanding by users: consignors, carriers, suppliers and/or manufacturers of packages, regulatory bodies. |
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2. The carrier shall demonstrate adequate resources and support to respond to transport accidents. The carrier will need to act as a coordinator to inform or to get advice from the competent authority involved on the response to an emergency. The carrier is required to designate a contact person in case of an accidental situation. |
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3. The objective of the emergency response is to minimize the risk associated with transport incidents by providing a fast and adequate response. An adequate response is one in which potential or actual damage to persons, property and the environment is mitigated to a minimum to the extent possible. Such a response includes at least: the dosimetry of individuals, as recommended by a radiation protection expert; the provision of adequate medical and radiological care for any injured or contaminated person; the proper disposition of radioactive material and clean-up of any radioactive material dispersed as a result of the accident; and the remediation of the accident site to bring it as far as possible to its initial normal condition and function. In some cases some actions may require an extended time; in these cases the initial response must at least ensure adequate medical care for any injured persons and the mitigation of any damage to property or harm to the environment. |
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4. The competent authority shall ensure a regular review of all measures for emergency response, including measures to be taken by the competent authority, the organisation involved in the transport of radioactive material and all other relevant players. |
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5. Every carrier must ensure that information is made available to the public about health protection measures, including: |
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a. Basics on radioactivity and its effects on human health and the environment; |
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b. Possible cases of radiological emergency and their possible consequences to the general public and the environment; |
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c. Appropriate information on actions to be taken by the public in case of radiological emergency; |
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d. The appropriate local authority responsible for implementing the emergency measures. |
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The above information to the public must be updated at regular intervals. |
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3. Safety adviser |
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a. The carrier shall appoint a safety adviser. |
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b. The safety adviser shall have knowledge and experience in the field of radiation protection. |
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4. Dose assessment, individual monitoring, monitoring of workplaces shall be in accordance with the requirements of Directive 96/29/Euratom. |
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5. Radiation protection program (graded approach) which will include at least the following: |
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a. Scope of programme; |
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b. Safety culture; |
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c. Practical measures to ensure radioprotection objectives; |
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d. Roles and responsibilities in the organization; |
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e. Dose assessment; |
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f. Doses limits, constraints and optimization; |
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g. Surface contamination tests; |
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h. Segregation and other protective measures; |
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i. Emergency response arrangements; |
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j. Training; |
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k. Management systems for the safe transport of radioactive material. |
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6. Quality and compliance audit according to guidelines established by the Commission. |
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7. Additional requirements: |
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a. A person involved in the carriage of dangerous goods must take all reasonable steps to ensure the physical protection of the goods and that unauthorised access to those goods is prevented. |
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For carriage by road, rail or inland waters, the goods are unloaded from the vehicle, wagon or vessel as soon as is reasonably practicable, after arrival at the place of delivery. |
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In order to ensure effective and uniform implementation of safety requirements on carriers of radioactive materials, competent authorities should verify that a carrier applying for registration is indeed able to meet requirements, in terms of training, personnel, resources etc., in particular in case of transport accidents. |
RESULT OF FINAL VOTE IN COMMITTEE
Date adopted |
30.5.2013 |
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Result of final vote |
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35 3 0 |
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Members present for the final vote |
Martina Anderson, Sophie Auconie, Paolo Bartolozzi, Lajos Bokros, Yves Cochet, Esther de Lange, Bas Eickhout, Edite Estrela, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Elisabetta Gardini, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Matthias Groote, Satu Hassi, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Dan Jørgensen, Christa Klaß, Peter Liese, Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Linda McAvan, Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Miroslav Ouzký, Vladko Todorov Panayotov, Gilles Pargneaux, Andrés Perelló Rodríguez, Pavel Poc, Frédérique Ries, Anna Rosbach, Oreste Rossi, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, Horst Schnellhardt, Richard Seeber, Glenis Willmott, Sabine Wils |
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Substitute(s) present for the final vote |
Mark Demesmaeker, Rebecca Harms, Romana Jordan, Renate Sommer, Bart Staes |
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REZULTAT KONAČNOG GLASOVANJA U ODBORU
Datum usvajanja |
18.9.2013 |
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Rezultat konačnog glasovanja |
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36 8 2 |
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Zastupnici nazočni na konačnom glasovanju |
Zigmantas Balčytis, Ivo Belet, Bendt Bendtsen, Fabrizio Bertot, Jan Březina, Giles Chichester, Jürgen Creutzmann, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Christian Ehler, Adam Gierek, Norbert Glante, András Gyürk, Romana Jordan, Krišjānis Kariņš, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Philippe Lamberts, Marisa Matias, Angelika Niebler, Aldo Patriciello, Herbert Reul, Michèle Rivasi, Paul Rübig, Francisco Sosa Wagner, Konrad Szymański, Patrizia Toia, Catherine Trautmann, Ioannis A. Tsoukalas, Claude Turmes, Vladimir Urutchev, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Alejo Vidal-Quadras |
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Zamjenici nazočni na konačnom glasovanju |
Maria Badia i Cutchet, Antonio Cancian, Yves Cochet, António Fernando Correia de Campos, Ioan Enciu, Elisabetta Gardini, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Seán Kelly, Bernd Lange, Corinne Lepage, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mario Pirillo |
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Zamjenici nazočni na konačnom glasovanju prema čl. 187. st. 2. |
María Irigoyen Pérez, Cecilia Wikström, Sabine Wils |
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