Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2013/0442(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air (A8-0160/2015 - Andrzej Grzyb) IT
Amendments (47)
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Decision XXX/XXXX of the European Parliament and of the Council14 (the Action Programme) recognises that emissions of pollutants to air have been reduced significantly over the past decades, but at the same time air pollution levels are still problematic in many parts of Europe, and citizens of the Union continue to be exposed to air polluting substances, potentially compromising their health and wellbeing. According to the Action Programme, ecosystems continue to suffer from excess nitrogen and sulphur deposition associated with emissions from transport, unsustainable agricultural practices and power generation. In many areas of the Union, air quality levels are still above the limits that the Union itself has set, and are still failing to meet the targets set by the World Health Organisation. __________________ 14 Decision XXX/XXXX of the European Parliament and of the Council of … … … on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 "Living well, within the limits of our planet" (OJ L… ,… … … , p…).
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The Commission should put forward legal proposals aimed at reducing the negative impact that transport, road traffic and residential heating have on air quality, given that these three factors together constitute a significant source of air pollution.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure the control of emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter into the air, each medium combustion plant should operate only if it is at least permitted or registered by the competent authority, based on notification by the operator.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) The provisions of this Directive should also apply to combinations formed by two or more combustion plants having a total rated thermal input of equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than 50 MW. The provisions of this Directive should also apply to combinations formed by medium combustion plants having a total rated thermal input of equal to or greater than 50 MW when such combinations are not already covered by Chapter III of Directive 2010/75/EU.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) The Commission should assess, within a reasonable period of time, the need to modify the emission limit values given in Annex II on the basis of more advanced technologies. The Commission should also assess the need to propose specific emission limit values for other pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, on the basis of the monitoring referred to in Article 6. To that end, Member States should take the necessary measures to ensure that such monitoring is carried out.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. A combination formed of two or more medium combustion plants is considered to be a single medium combustion plant for the purposes of this Directive, and their rated thermal inputs are aggregated in order to give the total rated input of the plant if the waste gases of those medium combustion plants are discharged or could, owing to the technical characteristics of the plants themselves, be discharged through a common stack.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. When the total rated thermal input of the combinations referred to in the preceding paragraph is equal to or greater than 50 MW, this Directive shall not apply if they are already covered by Chapter III of Directive 2010/75/EU.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘existing combustion plant’ means a combustion plant put into operation before [1 year after the date of transposition] or for which a permit was granted before [date of transposition] in accordance with national legislation, provided that the plant is put into operation no later than [1 year after the date of transposition];
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7 a) ‘permit’ means written authorisation for a combustion plant to operate;
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Permit or Registration
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that medium combustion plants are operated only if they are permitted or registered by the competent authority.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall ensure that existing medium combustion plants having a rated thermal input of 5 MW or less are permitted or registered by [5 years after the date of transposition].
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Member States shall ensure that existing medium combustion plants having a rated thermal input of greater than 5 MW are permitted or registered by [3 years after the date of transposition].
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. TMember States shall specify the procedure for permitting or registration, which shall include at least a notificn obligation tofor the operator to inform the competent authority by the operator of the operation or the intention to operate a medium combustion plant and to provide at least the information listed in Annex I.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. For each medium combustion plant, the register held by the competent authoritiesThe competent authorities shall hold a register of medium combustion plants that shall at least include the information listed in Annex I, as well as any information obtained through the verification of monitoring results or other compliance checks referred to in Articles 7 and 8. and any information obtained following changes made to the medium combustion plants within the meaning of Article 9.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States may exempt existing medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 500 operating hours per year, calculated as a moving average over a three-year period, from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 200 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States may exempt new medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 500 operating hours per year, calculated as a moving average over a three-year period, from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 2 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 100 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
If compliance cannot be restored, the competent authority shall suspend the operation of the plant and withdraw its permit or registration.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where the non-compliance results in a significant drop in the local air quality that could jeopardise human health, the operation of the plant shall be suspended until compliance is restored.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Verification of monitoring results and obligations of the operator
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the permit or the proof of registration by the competent authority;
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) where applicable, the record of operating hours referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 5(2), and in the second subparagraph of Article 5(23);
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) a record of the instances of non- compliance and the measures taken pursuant to Article 7(4).
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(e b) the documents referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The operator shall notifyinform the competent authority of any planned change to the medium combustion plant which would affect the applicable emission limit values. Such notificinformation shall be provided at least one month before the change takes place.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Upon notification fromreceipt of the information sent by the operator in accordance with paragraph 1, the competent authority shall register any such change within one monthupdate the permit or the registration, as appropriate, within three months and shall inform the operator thereof.
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In the event of a substantial change, as defined in subparagraph 19 a of Article 3(1), being made to an existing medium combustion plant, the competent authority shall update its permit or registration to that of a new combustion plant and shall inform the operator thereof.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council24, the competent authority shall make available to the public, including via the Internet, the register of medium combustion plants referred to in Article 4(6). __________________ 24 Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26).
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, by [2 years after the date of transposition]31 December 2024, report to the Commission a summary of the data listed in Annex I, with an estimate of the total annual emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from these plants, grouped by fuel type and capacity class.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The summary referred to in the preceding paragraph shall also include an estimate of the total annual emissions of carbon monoxide from these plants, grouped by fuel type and capacity class.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall send to the Commission a second and third report containing the update of the data referred to in paragraphs 1 and 1 a by respectively 1 October 2026 and 1 October 2031.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 13 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [the date of entry into force]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period and shall send it to the European Parliament and to the Council. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than four months before the end of each period.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Review 1. The Commission, by [7 years after the date of transposition], shall assess the need to review this Directive on the basis of more advanced technologies and of the data collected from the monitoring referred to in Article 6. 2. The Commission, in particular, shall assess whether medium combustion plants need to be regulated in terms of their carbon monoxide emissions. 3. The Commission shall send the results of this review to the European Parliament and to the Council, together with proposed legislation if necessary.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 8
Annex I – point 8
8. In case the third subparagraph of Article 5(2) or the second subparagraph of Article 5(23) isare used, a declaration signed by the operator to operate the plant not more than 3500 hours per year;
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 1
Annex IV – point 1
1. Periodic measurements of SO2, NOx and particulate matter shall be required at least every threewo years for medium combustion plants the rated thermal input of which is greater than 1 MW and less than 205 MW, and at least annually for medium combustion plants the rated thermal input of which is equal to or greater than 205 MW but less than 50 MW.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 2
Annex IV – point 2
2. Measurements are only required for pollutants for which an emission limit value is laid down in Annex II for the plant concernedmber States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that measurements are carried out also for carbon monoxide (CO).
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 3
Annex IV – point 3
3. The first measurements referred to in point 1 shall be carried out within three months following the registration of the plant.
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 5 a (new)
Annex IV – point 5 a (new)
5a. As an alternative to the periodic measurements referred to in point 1, Member States may require continuous measurements. In the case of continuous measurements, the automated measuring systems shall be subject to control by means of parallel measurements with the reference methods at least once per year and the operator shall inform the competent authority about the results of those controls.