# Application of Directive 2004/35/EC on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage ('ELD')

European Parliament procedure 2016/2251(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ENVI / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 131 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2017-04-26 and 2017-06-23.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier reviews the application of Directive 2004/35/EC on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage. Amendments call for revising the directive, clarifying the definition of environmental damage, extending strict liability to non-Annex III activities and to harm to human health, addressing financial security for operators, the polluter-pays principle, permit and state-of-the-art defences, and divergent implementation across Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Jiří MAŠTÁLKA | Czechia | GUE/NGL | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23704.md |
| Jytte GUTELAND | Sweden | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124991.md |
| Laura FERRARA | Italy | NI | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124833.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Nikos ANDROULAKIS | Greece | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125110.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Marijana PETIR | Croatia | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124749.md |
| Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI | Finland | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28314.md |
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |

## Official source documents

- PE604.509: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-604509_EN.pdf
- PE606.200: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-606200_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2251-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2251-INI.json

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