# Prevention of pollution from ships: sulphur content of marine fuels

European Parliament procedure 2011/0190(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 286 committee amendments tabled by 49 Members between 2011-11-30 and 2011-12-16.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative proposal on preventing pollution from ships through the sulphur content of marine fuels. Amendments tighten sulphur limits in Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) and for passenger ships, referencing Annex VI to MARPOL and the IMO, and address shore-side electricity, particulate matter, acidification, liquefied natural gas, ports and coastal areas, and derogations for islands and outermost territories of Spain, France, Greece and Portugal.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine WILS | Germany | GUE/NGL | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96741.md |
| Dominique VLASTO | France | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5737.md |
| Agnès LE BRUN | France | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/105849.md |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |
| Gaston FRANCO | France | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96908.md |
| Keith TAYLOR | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102931.md |
| Elisabetta GARDINI | Italy | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58758.md |
| Pilar AYUSO | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4319.md |
| Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4326.md |
| Christofer FJELLNER | Sweden | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28126.md |
| Kyriakos MAVRONIKOLAS | Cyprus | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96906.md |
| Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS | Greece | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97018.md |
| Salvatore TATARELLA | Italy | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1945.md |
| Jacqueline FOSTER | United Kingdom | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4553.md |
| Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS | Greece | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97011.md |

## Official source documents

- PE476.142: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-476.142+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE478.489: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.489+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0190-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0190-COD.json

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