Hans-Peter Mayer

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Hans-Peter Mayer, MEP

Hans-Peter Mayer (born 05 May 1944, Riedlingen) is an MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany.


Affiliations

  • Member, Committee on Legal Affairs
  • Member, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
  • Substitute, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee
  • Substitute, Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya)

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

  • Lawyer

Paid Functions or Activities:

Record of Parliamentary Votes

  • Voted in favour of the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.[2]
  • Voted against the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.[3]
  • Voted in favour of the Commission White Paper on "Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy" (A5-0356/2001). The amendment helps avoid the necessary precautionary approach towards some chemical substances that are not proven to be completely safe.[4]
  • Voted in favour of the report on "Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T) is a network of so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. This amendment calls for a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission to improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.[5]
  • Voted against the regulation concerning "traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms" (A5-0229/2002). The amendment allows customers the right to choose GM free food.[6]
  • Voted against the report towards a "thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides" (A5-0061/2003). The amendment proposes to ban or severely restrict use of pesticides in areas around sources of drinking water and nature protected zones.[7]
  • Voted against the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.[8]
  • Voted against the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains.[9] Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
  • Voted against the amendment on Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). The report objects to extending the life of the nuclear power stations in Bulgaria.[10]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • Second state law examination (1975).
  • Dr. jur. utr. (1975).
  • PhD (1990).
  • Lawyer (since 1975).
  • Professor of Law and Administration (1980-1990).
  • Rector of the Catholic Vocational College of North Germany (1990-1991).
  • State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology, Saxony-Anhalt (1991-1994).
  • Municipal councillor in Bad Waldsee (1975-1980).
  • Chairman of Vechta district of Europa Union (1984-1991).
  • Land Chairman of the economic council of the CDU of Saxony-Anhalt and the Federal Commission on European policy (1995-1999).
  • Chairman of the Land specialist committee of the CDU of Oldenburg on development of the Weser-Ems region in Europe (since 1995).
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).

Contact

Address:
Parlement européen
Bât. Altiero Spinelli
15E154
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Phone:
+32 (0)2 28 47994
Email:
hans-peter.mayer@europarl.europa.eu
Website:
http://www.cdu-csu-ep.de
http://www.europa-mayer.de

Resources

Notes

  1. European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Hans-Peter Mayer, 10 December 2008, accessed 22 March 2009.
  2. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  3. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  4. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  5. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  6. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  7. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  8. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  9. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  10. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.