Activities of Barbara KAPPEL related to 2016/0378(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (recast) PDF (959 KB) DOC (149 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Due to the close interconnection of the Union electricity grid and the increasing need to cooperate with neighbouring countries to maintain grid stability and integrate large volumes of renewable energies, regional operational centres will play an important role for the coordination of transmission system operators. The Agency should guarantee regulatory oversight over the regional operational centres where necessary. Former the Agency should be informed about the regional decisions from the regional operational centres and the transmission system operators.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Since the stepwise harmonisation of the Union energy markets involves finding regional solutions regularly as an interim step, it is appropriate to reflect the regional dimension of the internal market and to provide for appropriate governance mechanisms. Regulators responsible for coordinated regional approvaldecisions should be able to prepare Board of Regulators decisions on issues of regional relevance in a regional subcommittee of the Board of Regulators, unless those issues are of general importance for the Union.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The Agency should exercise its decision-making powers in line with the principles of fair, transparent and reasonable decision-making. All procedural rules of the Agency should bfollow adequate procedural rules, who are laid down in its rules of procedures.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Through the cooperation of national regulators within the Agency it is evident that majority decisions are a key pre- requisite to achieve progress on matters concerning the internal energy market which have significant economic effects in various Member States. National regulators should therefore vote with simpletwo-thirds majority within the Board of Regulators. The Agency should be accountable for its decision making to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, where appropriate.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) submit a decision on non-binding framework guidelines to the Commission where it is requested to do so under Article 55(3) of [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2] or Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009. The Agency shall review the non-binding framework guideline and re-submit it to the Commission where requested to do so under Article ) 55(6) of [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2] or Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009.;
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) submit a decision on the revised network code to the Commission in accordance with Article 55(10) of [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2] or pursuant to Article 6(9) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009. The Agency shall prepare and submit a draft network code to the Commission where it is requested to do so under Article 55(11) of [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2] or Article 6(10) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 ;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In cases where the network codes and guidelines developed pursuant to Chapter VII of [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2] provide for the development of proposals for terms and conditions or methodologies for the implementation of those network codes and guidelines which require regulatory approval by all regulatory authorities or by all regulators of the concerned region, the proposed terms and conditions or methodologies shall be submitted for revision and approval to the Agency. Before approving the terms and conditions or methodologies, the Agency shall revise and change them where necessary in order to ensure that they are in line with the purpose of the network code or guideline and contribute to market integration, non-discrimination and the efficient functioning of the market. The procedure for the coordination of regional tasks in accordance with Article 7 shall applyective competition and the proper functioning of the market.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall adopt individual recommendations, opinions and decisions on technical issues where those decisions are provided for in [OP: recast Electricity Directive as proposed by COM(2016) 864/2], Directive 2009/73/EC, [OP: recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2] or, Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 or any network codes or guidelines adopted on the basis of these Directives and Regulations.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency may, in accordance with its work programme, at the request of the Commission or at its own initiative, make recommendations to assist regulatory authorities and market players in sharing good practices.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. For decisions pursuant to Article 5(2) last sentence of the present Regulation, on joint regional terms and conditions or methodologies to be developed under network codes and guidelines pursuant to Chapter VII of the [recast Electricity Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 861/2] which regularly concern a limited number of Member States and require a joint regulatory decision at regional level, for regional decisions pursuant to Article 6(8), for regional decisions, opinions and recommendations pursuant to Articles 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 the Agency may be assisted by a subset of the Board of Regulators, consisting only of the regulatory authorities of the concerned region, following the procedure in paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Article.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Board of Regulators shall, if appropriate, and notably taking into account the opinion of the Director, establish a regional subgroup consisting of the concerned members of the Board of Regulators to revise the proposal and make a recommendation to the Board of Regulators on the approval, including possible amendmentdraft the opinions, recommendations and decisions referred to in paragraph 1 and submit them to the Board of Regulators.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The regulatory authorities of the region shall jointly designate a single coordinating national regulatory authority responsible for the coordination of the regional subgroups of the national regulatory authorities. The function of the coordinating national regulatory authority shall rotate every two years. The coordinating national regulatory authority shall act as contact point for all concerned parties, including for the Agency. It may request information relevant for the implementation of regulatory functions at regional level from all concerned parties on its own initiative or at the request of another national regulatory authority or authorities of the region and shall provide the Agency with information concerning the regional activities of the national regulatory authorities of the region. Regulatory authorities acting in regional subgroups of the Board of Regulators shall makeget sufficient resources available to enable the group to carry out its functions.