# Green Paper on better ship dismantling

European Parliament procedure 2007/2279(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee ENVI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 88 committee amendments tabled by 12 Members between 2008-03-04 and 2008-03-10.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on the Green Paper on better ship dismantling. The amendments address the dismantling of seagoing ships, including single-hull oil tankers, on shores in Southern Asia under degrading and environmentally damaging conditions, the classification of end-of-life ships as hazardous waste under the Basel Convention and the Waste Shipments Regulation, the draft IMO convention on ship recycling, child labour, and calls for binding minimum standards and stricter enforcement and inspections.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Caroline LUCAS | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4524.md |
| Marios MATSAKIS | Cyprus | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23881.md |
| Evangelia TZAMPAZI | Greece | PSE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28581.md |
| Eija-Riitta KORHOLA | Finland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4260.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| Pilar AYUSO | Spain | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4319.md |
| Anni PODIMATA | Greece | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39317.md |
| Linda McAVAN | United Kingdom | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2327.md |
| Matthias GROOTE | Germany | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34728.md |
| Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV | Bulgaria | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38602.md |
| Zdzisław Kazimierz CHMIELEWSKI | Poland | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28274.md |

## Official source documents

- PE402.828: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.828+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE402.904: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.904+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-2279-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-2279-INI.json

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