59 Amendments of Gheorghe FALCĂ related to 2021/0425(COD)
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In line with the EU Hydrogen Strategy as well as EU REPowerEU Communication and Action Plan, renewable hydrogen is expected to be deployed on a large-scale from 2030 onwardsalready by 2030 for the purpose of increasing the flexibility of the electricity system, decarbonising certain sectors, ranging from aviation and shipping to hard-to-decarbonise industrial sectors as well as replacing Russian fossil fuels as swift as possible. All final customers connected to hydrogen systems will benefit from basic consumer rights applicable to final customers connected to the natural gas system such as the right to switch supplier and accurate billing information. In those instances where customers are connected to the hydrogen network, e.g. industrial customers, they will benefit from the same consumer protection rights applicable to natural gas customers. However, consumer provisions designed to encourage household participation on the market such as price comparison tools, active customers and citizen energy communities do not apply to the hydrogen system.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In line with the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the priority for the EU is to develop renewable hydrogen produced using mainly wind and solar energy. Renewable hydrogen is the mostand low carbon hydrogen are compatible option with the EU’s climate neutrality and zero pollution goal in the long term and the most coherent with an integrated energy system. However, renewable hydrogen production probably will not scale fast enough to meet the expected growth in demand for hydrogen in Europe. Therefore, low- carbon fuels (LCFs) such as low-carbon hydrogen (LCH) maywill play an important role in the energy transition, particularly in the short and medium term to rapidly reduce emissions of existing fuels, and support the uptake of renewable fuels such as renewable hydrogen. In order to support the transition, it is necessary to establish a threshold for greenhouse gas emission reductions for low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels. Such threshold should become more stringent for hydrogen produced in installations starting operations from 1 January 2031 to take into account technological developments and better stimulate the dynamic progress towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from hydrogen production. The EU Energy System Integration strategy highlighted the need to deploy an EU–wide certification system to also cover low- carbon fuels with the aim to enable Member States to compare them with other decarbonisation options and consider them in their energy mix as a viable solution. In order to ensure that LCF have the same decarbonisation impact as compared to other renewable alternatives it is important that they are certified by applying a similar methodological approach based on a life cycle assessment of their total greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) emissions. This would allow deploying a comprehensive EU-wide certification system, covering the whole Union energy mix. Taking into consideration that LCF and LCH are not renewable fuels, their terminology and certification could not be included in the proposal for the revision of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 . Therefore, their inclusion in this Directive fills in this gap. _________________ 8 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) In line with the EU Hydrogen Strategy and REPowerEU Communication and Action Plan, setting an indicative greenhouse gas intensity reduction target for gas consumed in the Union will provide a clear investor framework and pathway for the upscaling of renewable and low carbon gases across the Union. It will provide predictability to customers, in particular in hard-to- decarbonise sectors, to make the necessary investments to transform their operations. It will also enabling different technologies to contribute towards the Union indicative target and the overall Union decarbonisation commitments on a level playing field.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The switch from fossil gas to renewable alternatives will concretise if energy from renewable sources becomes an attractive, non-discriminatory choice for consumers based on truly transparent information where the transition costs are fairly distributed among different groups of consumers and market players. Where final customers are required to switch fuels, it should be accompanied by measures that reduce adverse effects on final customers, especially vulnerable customers and people affected by or at risk of energy poverty, as well as measures that mitigate and resolve inequalities resulting from the energy transition.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 97
Recital 97
(97) Producers of renewable and low- carbon gases are often connected to the distribution grid. To facilitate their uptake and market integration, it is essential that they obtain unhindered access to the wholesale market and the relevant virtual trading points. Participation in the wholesale market is determined by the way in which the entry-exit systems are defined. In several Member States, producers connected to the distribution grid are not part of the entry-exit system. Therefore, the access of renewable and low-carbon gases to the wholesale market should be facilitated by providing a definition of an entry-exit system and ultimately ensuring that production facilities connected to the distribution system arcan be part of it. In addition, Regulation [the recast Gas regulation as proposed in COM(2021)xxx] provides that distribution system operators and transmission system operates are to work together to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission network or alternative means to facilitate the market integration of renewable and low carbon gases.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 110
Recital 110
(110) When developing the network development plan, it is important that infrastructure operators take the energy efficiency first and system efficiency principles16 into account, in particular, the expected consumption used for the joint scenario development. _________________ 16 Commission Recommendation of 28.9/2021 on Energy Efficiency First: from principles to practice. Guidelines and examples for its implementation in decision-making in the energy sector and beyond, COM (2021) 7014 final
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The rules for natural gas, including LNG, established by this Directive shall also apply in a non- discriminatory way to biogas, biomethane and gas from biomass or other types of gas, insofar as such gases can technically and safely be injected into, and transported through, the natural gas system. The rules for natural gas established by this Directive also apply to hydrogen insofar as it is injected into the natural gas system.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
(24 a) ‘hydrogen supply undertaking’ means any natural or legal person who carries out the function of hydrogen supply;
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 53
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 53
(53) ‘entry-exit system’ means the aggregation of all transmission and distribution systems or all hydrogen networks to which one specific balancing regime applies;
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 54
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 54
(54) ‘balancing zone’ means an entry- exit system to which a specific balancing regime is appliescable and which may include distribution systems or part of them;
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 56
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 56
(56) ‘entry point’ means a point subject to booking procedures by network users or producers providing access to an entry-exit system., enabling gas flows in the entry- exit system;
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57
(57) ‘exit point’ means a point subject to booking procedures by network users or final customers providing access to an entry-exit system, enabling gas flows out of the entry exit system .;
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that energy undertakings are subject to transparent, proportionate and non- discriminatory rules, fees and treatment, in particular with respect to connection to the network, access to wholesale markets, access to data, switching processes and billing regimes and, where applicable, licensing.
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a EU indicative greenhouse gas intensity reduction target of the 2030 gas supply 1. In order to promote the production of renewable and low carbon gaseous energy the European Commission shall define by 31 December 2023 by means of a Delegated Act, an indicative EU level target for the reduction of the greenhouse gas intensity of gas consumed in the EU by 2030 compared to 2018 level. The Delegated Act should also specify the methodology for calculating the achievement of the target. 2. When setting the indicative target, the Commission shall take into account the combined ambition of the Renewable Energy Directive and REPowerEU as well as requirements of security of supplies and quality requirements for cross-border transmission of natural gas. 3. Member States shall collectively aim at ensuring that the EU indicative greenhouse gas intensity reduction target is met and define by August 2024 their individual national contribution towards the achievement of the target in their National Energy and Climate Plan. 4. When setting their individual national contribution towards the EU level, Member States may do so, by mean of measures such as volumes, energy content or greenhouse gas emissions and shall establish differentiated sectorial approaches. They shall also take into account necessary quality requirements.
Amendment 428 #
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 gas to energy poor or vulnerable household customers or protected customers as defined in Regulation(EU) 2017/1938. Such public interventions shall be subject to the conditions set out in paragraphs 4 and 5. In the event of unprecedented price increase, interventions that comply with the criteria set out in paragraphs 4 and 5 could be expanded to other limited number of customer groups in order to avoid significant impact on the society.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that authorisations under national law for the construction and operation of natural gas pipelines and other network assets used for the transport of natural gas shall apply also to pipelines and network assets for the transport ofatural gas infrastructure assets, including network assets, shall apply also to pipelines and other infrastructure assets, including network assets, for hydrogen.
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 8
Article 7 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall ensure that existing contractual land-use rights for the construction and operation of natural gas pipelines and other assets, including network assets, shall be understood as encompassing alsapplied to pipelines and other assets, including network assets, for the transport of hydrogen.
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The obligations laid down in paragraph 2 shall apply regardless of whether low carbon fuels are produced within the Union or are imported. Information about the geographic origin and feedstock type of low carbon fuels or low carbon hydrogen per fuel supplier shall be made available to consumers on the websites of operators, suppliers or the relevant competent authorities and shall be updated on an annual basis. Information on the level of the GHG emissions reduction achieved by the low-carbon hydrogen may be made available to consumers on the websites of operators, suppliers or the relevant competent authorities and may be updated on an annual basis.
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. By 31 December 2024month after the 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 law and that it is designed in a technology neutral manner, taking into consideration also a positive impact of carbon capture technologies.
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Fuel switch 1. Where governments or local heating and cooling plans laid out in Article 52a require final customers to switch from individual fossil fuel heating installations to alternative individual heat sources or district heating, Member States shall ensure that final customers are fully informed by the initiating organisation of any fuel switches, and shall ensure that the initiating organisation provides that information sufficiently in advance of any planned switch. 2. The initiating organisation shall provide final customers with a roadmap for the transfer from individual fossil fuel heating installations to alternative individual heat sources or district heating, including the procedure and the relevant timeline. 3. Member States shall ensure that final customers receive information on options to prepare or adapt their homes and on any support available to manage the costs associated with the planned fuel switch or a district heating connection. 4. Discrimination and cross-subsidisation between different categories of customers and between energy carriers shall be avoided when carrying out a fuel switch or a district heating connection. 5. Member States shall ensure that measures are put in place to mitigate and resolve any inequities resulting from policies to decarbonise the energy system. 6. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that fuel switches or a district heating connections implemented pursuant to this Article have no adverse effect on final customers, vulnerable customers, people affected by or at risk of energy poverty and people living in social housing. Where applicable, Member States shall make the best possible use of funding, including public funding and funding facilities established at Union level, with the aim of removing adverse effects and ensuring a just and inclusive energy transition.
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Where final natural gas customers do not have smart meters, Member States shall ensure that, insofar as it is technically possible, financially reasonable and proportionate to the potential energy savings, final customers are provided with individual conventional meters that accurately measure their actual consumption.
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that grid access costs to distribution, transmission and hydrogen transport for renewable gas production do not create an economic barrier for renewable gas project developers. For this purpose, these costs shall be shared between project developers and the appropriate transmission or distribution system operators. The regulatory authority shall define the level of costs that these operators must cover and are allowed to cover. It shall set out rules to ensure that, in the case one grid connection is expected to be used for several renewable gas production facilities with different timeframe of commissioning, the costs of such grid connection is not borne only by the first renewable gas production facility connected to it.
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the implementation of a system of third party access to the transmission and distribution system, and LNG facilities based on published tariffs, applicable to all customers, including supply undertakings, and applied objectively and without discrimination between system users. Member States shall ensure that those tariffs, or the methodologies underlying their calculation, are approved prior to their entry into force in accordance with Article 72 by a regulatory authority referred to in Article 70 and that those tariffs — and the methodologies, where only methodologies are approved — are published prior to their entry into force. Tariff discounts can be granted only if so provided so by Union or Member States' legislation.
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure the implementation of a system of negotiated or regulated third party access to hydrogen storage, and line pack when technically and/or economically necessary for providing efficient access to the system for the supply of customers, as well as for the organisation of access to ancillary services, based on published tariffs and applied objectively and without discrimination between any hydrogen system users. Member States shall ensure if there is not a contractual basis that those tariffs, or the methodologies underlying their calculation, are approved prior to their entry into force in accordance with Article 72 by the regulatory authority.
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. For the purpose of swift implementation of grid connection of renewable gas production, including biomethane production, Member States shall ensure that: (a) the transmission system operator and the hydrogen network operator comply with time limits to assess the requests for injection of renewable gases, make an offer and implement the connection, with monitoring of the national regulatory authority in line with Article 72(t); (b) permitting procedures for the implementation of the connection are not hampered by lack of administrative capacity and that do not create a hurdle to the achievement of the national renewable energy target.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
For the purpose of swift implementation of grid connection of renewable gas production, including biomethane production, Member States shall ensure that: a) the distribution system operator comply with time limits to assess the requests for injection of renewable gases, make an offer and implement the connection, with monitoring of the national regulatory authority in line with Article 72(t); b) permitting procedures for the implementation of the connection are not hampered by lack of administrative capacity and that do not create a hurdle to the achievement of the national renewable energy target.
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. Such intergovernmental agreement may contain, as appropriate, rules specifying the implementation of the requirements of third-party access, tariff regulation and on the unbundling of the operator of the hydrogen interconnector, as well as rules on the certification of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, including rules ensuring the collection of required data and the application of the criteria for accounting hydrogen produced from electricity as renewable hydrogen or for accounting low-carbon hydrogen.
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 1
Article 51 – paragraph 1
1. At least every two years , all transmission system operators and all hydrogen transmission network operators shall submit to the relevant regulatory authority a ten- year network development plan based on existing and forecast supply and demand after having consulted all relevant stakeholders. There shall be at least one single network development plan for gas and hydrogen per Member State. Infrastructure operators, including LNG terminal operators, storage operators, distribution system operators as well as hydrogen, district heating infrastructure and electricity operators shall be required to provide and exchange all relevant information to the transmission system operators required for developing the single plan. That network development plan shall contain efficient measures in order to guarantee the adequacy of the natural gas system and the hydrogen networks as well as the security of supply , in particular the compliance with the infrastructure standards under Regulation (EU) 2017/1938. The ten-year network development plan shall be published and accessible on a website .
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) contain the main infrastructure that needs to be built or upgraded over the next ten years, including infrastructure developed by distribution system operators to enable reverse flows to the transmission network;
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) include information on infrastructure that can or will be decommissioned; andrepurposed for the transport of hydrogen;
Amendment 809 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) be based on a joint scenario framework developed between the relevant infrastructure operators, including relevant distribution system operators, of at least gas, hydrogen and electricity;
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 3
Article 51 – paragraph 3
3. When elaborating the ten-year network development plan, the transmission system operators and the hydrogen transmission network operators shall fully take into account the potential for alternatives to system expansion, for instancein particular, repurposing of infrastructure as well as the use of demand response, as well asnd expected consumption following the application of the energy efficiency first principle, trade with other countries and the Union-wide network development plan. The transmission system operators and the hydrogen transmission network operators shall assess how to address, where possible, a need across electricity and gases systems including information on the optimal location and size of energy storage and power to gas assets . The transmission system operator shall also make reasonable assumptions about the evolution of the production, supply, consumption and exchanges with other countries.
Amendment 834 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 51 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The regulatory authority shall examine whether the ten-year network development plan covers all investment needs identified during the consultation process, and whether it is consistent with the most recent Union wide simulation of disruption scenarios carried out by the ENTSO for GasG&H under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1938, with the regional and national risk assessments and the non-binding Union -wide ten-year network development plan ( Union -wide network development plan) referred to in Article 30(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 . If any doubt arises as to the consistency with the Union -wide network development plan, the regulatory authority shall consult ACER . The regulatory authority may require the transmission system operator or the hydrogen transmission network operator to amend its ten-year network development plan.
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. In circumstances where the independenttransmission system operator or independthe hydrogent transmission network operator , other than for overriding reasons beyond its control, does not execute an investment, which, under the ten-year network development plan, was to be executed in the following three years, Member States shall ensure that the regulatory authority is required to take at least one of the following measures to ensure that the investment in question is made if such investment is still relevant on the basis of the most recent ten-year network development plan:
Amendment 841 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) to require the transmission system operator or the hydrogen transmission network operator to execute the investments in question;
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) to oblige the transmission system operator or the hydrogen transmission network operator to accept a capital increase to finance the necessary investments and allow independent investors to participate in the capital.
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where the regulatory authority has made use of its powers under point (b) the first subparagraph, it may oblige the transmission system operator or the hydrogen transmission network operator to agree to one or more of the following:
Amendment 851 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The transmission system operator or the hydrogen transmission network operator shall provide the investors with all information needed to realise the investment, shall connect new assets to the transmission network and shall generally make its best efforts to facilitate the implementation of the investment project.
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. HydrogeUntil no later than 1 January 2031, hydrogen transmission network operators shall submit to the regulatory authority, at regular intervals as determined by that authority, an overview of the hydrogen network infrastructure they aim to develop. That overview shall in particular:
Amendment 871 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) include informationon the location of industrial customers and hydrogen production units;
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) be in line with the integrated national energy and climate plan and its updates, and with the integrated national energy and climate reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and support the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 and be consistent with the Union-wide ten-year network development plan for gas and hydrogen as set out in Article 23[recast Gas Regulation as proposed in COM(2021) xxx].
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 52 – paragraph 5
Article 52 – paragraph 5
5. Hydrogen network operators shall publish on a regular basiat least every two years a joint report on the development of the hydrogen system based on the overview submitted to the regulatory authority. They shall take the examination of the regulatory authority under paragraph 4 into account. The regulatory authority may issue an opinion on the report, assess its consistency with the Union-wide ten-year-development plan, and recommend amendments.
Amendment 882 #
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 transmission network operators and transmission system operators. If Member States opt for a system of regulated third party access to hydrogen networks in accordance with Article 31, the requirements pursuant to Article 51 shall apply immediately.
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 – paragraph 5
Article 53 – paragraph 5
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 – paragraph 6
Article 53 – paragraph 6
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 – paragraph 7
Article 53 – paragraph 7
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 – paragraph 8
Article 53 – paragraph 8
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 – paragraph 9
Article 53 – paragraph 9
Amendment 949 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Adoption of the final decision on the certification of a transmission system operator for the transmission line between a Member State and a third country located in territorial sea of that Member State shall take place no later than 2 years from the date on which certification was requested by a transmission system owner or a transmission system operator or from the date of the opening of the procedure on the basis of paragraphs 1 and 2. The deadline for the final decision remains binding, also in spite of any formal defects in the request. Where two or more requests in respect to the same transmission line or its sections were submitted, the deadline set out in the first subparagraph runs from the day of submitting the first request.
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 951 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a Where the obligation referred in paragraph 11 was not fulfilled, the regulatory authority of the Member State where territorial sea transmission line or its section is located, obliges the owner to decommission the infrastructure within six months from the decommissioning deadline referred to in paragraph 11. In the event of failure to meet this deadline, the regulatory authority of the relevant Member State shall, in cooperation with the competent national authorities, decommission the gas transmission line or its section.
Amendment 952 #
11 b Where the transmission line concerned is located in the territorial sea of more than one Member State, the obligations in paragraph 11 and 12 are performed in the territory of the Member State where the first connection point of such transmission line with a Member State’s network is located. The necessary decisions and actions in this regard shall be taken by the regulatory authority of the Member State where the first connection point with the Member State’s network is located.
Amendment 961 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) promoting connection and facilitating access to the network for new production capacity, in particular removing barriers that could prevent connection and access for new market entrants and of gas and hydrogen from renewable sources;
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 74 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 74 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regulatory authorities shall cooperate with transmission system operators and with ENTSOG for the purpose of sharing information in case of suspect breach of a legal obligation by network users in accordance with Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) 312/2014.
Amendment 1024 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 89 – paragraph 1
Article 89 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The provisions of this Directive as amended shall apply to certification procedures initiated and not completed before the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 1031 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 5 – paragraph 4
Annex I – point 5 – paragraph 4
The disclosure of the share of renewable and low-carbon gas purchased by the final customers shall be done by using guarantees of origin.