27 Amendments of Nicola BEER related to 2021/0425(COD)
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes common rules for the transmission, distribution, supply and storage of gases within the meaning of Article 2, point (23) using the natural gas and hydrogen systems defined in point (34) and (5) of that Article . It lays down the rules relating to the organisation and functioning of thatese sectors, access to the market, the criteria and procedures applicable to the granting of authorisations for transmission, distribution, supply and storage of gases using the natural gas and hydrogen systems and the operation of systems.
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘natural gas system’ means a system of infrastructures, including pipelines, LNG terminals and storage, blending, storage and treatment facilities, which transports gases, that primarily consist of methane and include biogas and gas from biomass, in particular biomethane, or other types of gas that can technically and safely be injected into, and transported through the natural gas pipeline system.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 48
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 48
(48) ‘security’ means both security of supply of natural gases and technical safety;
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 70 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 70 – point c
(c) engages in production, distribution, supply, consumption, or storage of renewable or low-carbon gas in the natural gas or hydrogen system, or provides energy efficiency services or maintenance services to its members or shareholders;
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 71
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 71
(71) ‘active customer’ means a final natural gas customercustomer of gases, or a group of jointly acting final natural gas customercustomers of gases, who consumes or stores renewable or low- carbon gas, produced within its premises located within confined boundaries or, where permitted by a Member State, within other premises, or who sells self-produced renewable or low-carbon gas using the natural gas or hydrogen system, or participates in energy efficiency schemes, provided that those activities do not constitute its primary commercial or professional activity;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States may apply public interventions in the price setting for the supply of natural gases to energy poor or vulnerable household customers. Such public interventions shall be subject to the conditions set out in paragraphs 4 and 5.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. In circumstances where an authorisation (for example, a licence, permission, concession, consent or approval) is required for the construction or operation of natural gas facilities , hydrogenrenewable and low-carbon gas production facilities and hydrogen system infrastructure for gases , the Member States or any competent authority they designate shall grant authorisations to build and/or operate such facilities, infrastructure, pipelines and associated equipment on their territory, in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 11. Member States or any competent authority they designate may also grant authorisations on the same basis for the supply of gases and for wholesale customers.
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States have a system of authorisation, they shall lay down objective and non-discriminatory criteria which shall be met by an undertaking applying for an authorisation to supply gases or to construct and/or operate natural gas facilities , hydrogen, renewable and low-carbon gas production facilities or hydrogen system infrastructure for gases . The non- discriminatory criteria and procedures for the granting of authorisations shall be made public. Member States shall ensure that authorisation procedures for such facilities, infrastructure, pipelines and associated equipment take into account the importance of the project for the internal market for gases where appropriate.
Amendment 499 #
2 a. For renewable and low carbon gases, in the application of the mass balancing provisions referred in paragraph 2 of this article, there should be no physical tracking of the molecules inside single mass balance systems. The EU interconnected gas infrastructure shall be considered as a single mass balance system.
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. By 31 December 2024... [6 months of the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 83 to supplement this Directive by specifying the methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from low carbon fuels. The methodology shall ensure that credit for avoided emissions is not given for carbon dioxide the capture of which has already received an emission credit under other provisions of lawgreenhouse gas emission savings from the use of low carbon fuels shall be at least 70% compared to the fossil fuel comparator of 94g CO2eq/MJ set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 10
Article 10 – paragraph 10
10. Suppliers shall provide natural gases household customers with adequate information on alternative measures to disconnection sufficiently in advance of any planned disconnection. Such alternative measures may incluse information about sources of support to avoid disconnection, prepayment systems, energy audits, energy consultancy services, alternative payment plans, debt management advice or disconnection moratoria and shall not entail an extra cost to the customers facing disconnection.
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that at least natural gases household customers, and microenterprises, have access, free of charge, to at least one tool comparing the offers of suppliers, including bundled offers. Customers shall be informed of the availability of such tools in or together with their bills or by other means. The tools shall meet at least the following requirements:
Amendment 550 #
(b) entitled to sell self-produced renewable natural gases using the natural gas and hydrogen system,
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) are financially responsible for the imbalances they cause in the natural gas or the hydrogen system or shall delegate their balancing responsibility in accordance with Article 3 (e) of [recast Gas Regulation as proposed in COM(2021) xxx].
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall ensure that active customers that own facilities that produce or store renewable gas:
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) subject to fair compensation as assessed by the regulatory authority, relevant distribution system operators cooperate with citizen energy communities to facilitate transfers of renewable natural gases within citizen energy communities;
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) citizen energy communities are subject to non-discriminatory, fair, proportionate and transparent procedures and charges, including with respect to grid connection, registration and licensing, and to transparent, non-discriminatory and cost-reflective network charges, ensuring that they contribute in an adequate and balanced way to the overall cost sharing of the natural gas and hydrogen system.
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) are able to access all natural gas and hydrogen markets in a non- discriminatory manner;
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) are financially responsible for the imbalances they cause in the natural gas and hydrogen system or shall delegate their balancing responsibility in line with Article 3 (e) of [recast Gas Regulation as proposed in COM(2021) xxx];
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) are entitled to arrange within the citizen energy community the sharing of renewable gaor low-carbon gases that are produced by the production units owned by the community, subject to other requirements laid down in this Article and subject to the community members retaining their rights and obligations as final customers.
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. In order to promote competition in the natural gas and hydrogen retail market and to avoid excessive administrative costs for the eligible parties, Member States shall facilitate the full interoperability of energy services within the Union.
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – title
Article 30 – title
30 Direct lines for natural gases
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any such customer within their territory to be supplied through a direct line by natural gas undertakings.
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 52 – paragraph 6
Article 52 – paragraph 6
6. Member States may decide to apply the requirements pursuant to Article 51 to hydrogen network operators. As from 1 January 2031 an integrated network development plan for gas and hydrogen pursuant to the process set out in Article 51 shall be mandatory for hydrogen network operators.
Amendment 922 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 3
Article 62 – paragraph 3
3. Where on [entry into force] the hydrogen network belonged to a vertically integrated undertaking, aA Member State may decide not to apply paragraph 1. In such case, the Member State concerned shall designate an independent hydrogen network operator unbundled in accordance with the rules on independent system operators for natural gas set out Article 55. Hydrogen network operators and transmission system operators for gas unbundled in accordance with Article 54(1) can act as independent hydrogen network operator, subject to the requirements pursuant to Article 63.
Amendment 927 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 4
Article 62 – paragraph 4
4. Until 31 December 2030, Member State may designate an integrated hydrogen network operator unbundled in accordance with the rules on independent transmission operators for natural gas set out in Section 3 of Chapter IX. Such designation shall expire by 31 December 2030 at the latest.
Amendment 938 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 63
Article 63