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443 Amendments of Hannes SWOBODA

Amendment 197 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Considers Russia as an important strategic partner, but continelieves that the best basis for a closer partnership should be an ambitious and comprehensive new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement including political dialogues, to have concerns regarding Russia's commitment to the rule of law, pluralist democracy and human rightsrade and investments, energy cooperation, dialogue on human rights, justice, freedom and security areas; emphasises the need for building a genuine partnership between the EU and Russian societies, and in this context, welcomes the progress achieved in the implementation of the "Common steps towards visa-free travel" agreed between the EU and Russia; takes the view that the EU-Russia Partnership for Modernization should cover all aspects of modernization, including respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 212 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Calls on the HR/VP and the Council to work with Russia to overcome divergences in the assessment of the situation in Syria with the common goal of breaking the cycle of violence, avoiding a civil war and finding a lasting peaceful solution in Syria; welcomes the cooperation with Russia in E3+3 negotiations with Iran to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 213 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Believes that it is the sovereign right of countries in the region to choose, free from external interference, the security organisation/arrangements/framework which, in their view, brings greatest security to their citizCalls on the EU and Russia to work together to enhance stability, political cooperation and economic development in the shared neighbourhood, while respecting each country’s sovereign right to choose its security arrangements;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 278 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to explore opportunities for an institutional interlink between the ENP and the neighbourhood policies of key regional players, above all Turkey; recalls Ankara’s ambition to inspire and assist democratic transitions and socio- economic reforms in the Southern Neighbourhood; notes that participation of Turkish institutions and non- governmental organizations in ENP instruments would generate unique synergy effects, especially in areas such as institution-building and civil society development; believes that practical cooperation ought to be complemented by a structured dialogue between the EU and Turkey in order to coordinate their respective neighbourhood policies; recommends that a similar offer of cooperation in the ENP framework should, in principle, be extended to Russia and other relevant stakeholders;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 136 #

2011/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) to insist on a clear strategy of Ukraine to respect the principles of the rule of law and to develop democracy;
2011/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #

2011/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
(ob) to demand from Ukraine in this respect to refrain from any action which could be interpreted as political revenge towards the former government and a major political competitor;
2011/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 141 #

2011/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o c (new)
(oc) to insist that any trial respects the principles of fairness and of European law;
2011/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2011/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Russia under the presidency of Vladimir Putin is showing only selective interest in developing common policies and no real intention to develop a genuine and far-reaching strategic partnership for implementing international law and conflict prevention;
2012/09/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 30 #

2011/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas these changes, along with the new challenges and opportunities facing the EU-Russia relationship, have to be addressed on both the bilateral and the multilateral level; whereas, despite the present lack of enthusiasm on the Russian side, the basis for a genuine strategic partnership should be an ambitious and comprehensive new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement covering the most important areas of cooperation; whereas the need for building a genuine partnership between the EU and Russian societies should be emphasised;
2012/09/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2011/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the sentencing of the members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot to two years of jail for a protest performance against President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow Orthodox cathedral is disproportionate, raises serious concerns about the way the Russian judicial system treats citizens and intends to intimidate Russian civil society;
2012/09/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #

2011/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas there are politically motivated actions to deprive Gennady Gudkov, a member of the Duma from the opposition Just Russia party of his mandate, a move which can be interpreted as interference with the legitimate political activity and an attack on the rule of law in Russia;
2012/09/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 100 #

2011/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) strengthen the EU-Russia human rights dialogue, so that it becomes an effective tool for advancing human rights in Russia; call, in particular, on the Russian authorities to refrain from undue restrictions on peaceful assembly, ensure protection of human rights defenders, stop impunity for past abuses and for murder of activists, particularly in the North Caucasus, create a climate in which of civil society organisations can operate without fear of harassment or intimidation, and ensure full compliance with the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights; urge, in this respect, the Russian authorities to reject the new changes to the law on NGOs, which equate receiving any foreign funding with being an agent of foreign interests as these changes excessively restrict the activities of human rights advocacy groups and run contrary to the standards of the Council of Europe;
2012/09/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 115 #

2011/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) incorporate in the new EU Russia Association Agreement clauses and benchmarks on the protection and promotion of human rights, as enshrined in the Constitution of Russia and drawing to the fullest possible extent on the Council of Europe and OSCE frameworks to which Russia has committed itself;
2012/09/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 478 #

2011/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the readiness of European Infrastructures to withstand natural disasters and other catastrophic events, and calls on the Commission as a matter of urgency to make any appropriate proposals;
2011/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the poor records of Central Asian states demonstrate continuing shortcomings in governance and regional cooperation are important reasons for, which prevent them from fully realising their bleak political, social and, economic situation and for the limited achievements ofand development cooperationpotential,
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas concerns about security and stability in the region should include not only state security, but also the security of the populations through, inter alia, respect for human rights, environment and access to basic public services,
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 19 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Underlines the strong political and economic interest of the EU in strengthening its relations with Central Asian countries in all areas of cooperation, such as stability, security and sustainable development of the region, energy and transport links, common challenges and threats, including border management and combating drug trafficking, reinforcement of dialogue on human rights and rule of law, trade and economic relations;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the importance of the EU Special Representative’s continuous work in the field in ensuring a high level of political dialogue with the Central Asian states; recalls that his mandate also provides for engagement with local civil society and that this is necessary for increased EU visibility calls for political dialogue to be based on an assessment of compliance by Central Asian states with their commitments as OSCE members;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the difficulty encountered by the EU in engaging with independent civil society in the area of human rights and good governance in the context of the continued harassment of NGOs in the region; calls for EU delegations and embassies to support for genuinely independent NGOs so as to help them play an effective role in the development and consolidation of civil society;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Approves the holding of regular regional EU-Central Asia summits and calls for an EU-Central Asia parliamentary forum to be established as a means of assessing and contributing to the contents of the summit talks; underlines the importance of the regular bilateral parliamentary cooperation in the framework of the existing Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and interparliamentary meetings with the Central Asian countries; stresses the importance of the European Parliament’s more active engagement in the monitoring of the negotiations of partnership agreements with the Central Asian countries and the implementation of the existing ones;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that, although some positive developments have taken place in the region (abolition of the death penalty in Uzbekistan, some constitutional and judicial procedure reforms, etc.), the overall situation in the fields of human rights and the rule of law remains worrying;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 64 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a strengthening of the human rights dialogues in order to make them more effective and result-oriented, with a more active engagement of the European Parliament in monitoring them; urges the Council and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to issue benchmarks for the progress made by the states of the region in the field of human rights and the rule of law, and of the effectiveness of EU measures and assistance projects towards this aim;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 79 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10, subheading 2 a (new)
Economic integration and sustainable development
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Emphasises that democratic and economic progress is interconnected; calls in this regard to improve the environment for foreign investment and for private entrepreneurship, while respecting international social, labour and environmental standards;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 83 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Welcomes the involvement of women in political, economic, educational, social and cultural spheres of the Central Asian countries; calls on the governments of the region to promote legislation and enforce laws to fight domestic abuse, sexual exploitation, human trafficking and other forms of abuse and discrimination against women;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 109 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms its support for actions aimed at fostering regional cooperation as the onlya major way to address the many cross- border security, resource management, ethnic, environmental and development problems of the states concerned; believes that regional cooperation should take precedence over other trade and economic unions;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 117 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Takes note of the accession of Kazakhstan to the customs union with Russia and Belarus and hopes that the development of this entity will be conducted in an inclusive manner towards those Central Asian states that are not part of it;deleted
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 139 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Regrets to note the recent transition of prison facilities’ oversight from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Interior and calls upon the Government of Kazakhstan to intensify its efforts to prevent and remedy torture and inhuman, cruel and degrading treatment;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Commends Kyrgyzstan for its efforts to pursue democratic reforms and shift to a genuine multi-party system; hopes that further progress will be accomplished in the conduct of the upcoming presidential elections scheduled later this year; points out, nevertheless, that sustained efforts are needed to develop a fully functioning democracy, and calls in this regard on the HR/VPEU to assist the Kyrgyz authorities in the area of institution-building, consolidation of democratic practices and the fight against corruption and the infiltration of organised crime in Kyrgyz administration;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 150 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the decision of the Kyrgyz Government to establish a Special Commission to implement and monitor the recommendations of the International Independent Commission (IIC) for investigation into the June 2010 events in South Kyrgyzstan, and calls on the Kyrgyz authorities to adopt the measures necessary to defuse interethnic tension, reduce ethno-nationalism and stabilise the situation and to promote cultural dialogue and respect for minority rights and the fight against all forms of discrimination; inter alia by instituting genuine judicial and police reform as a prerequisite for the prevention of human rights violations such as torture and other forms of police abuse calls on the EU to design and implement EU assistance programmes together with the Kyrgyz authorities and NGOs aiming at conflict prevention, reconciliation and prevention of impunity;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 159 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Expresses concern over reports of torture in custody and the continuing lack of access of civil society monitors to places of detention; calls for ICRC and international monitors to be granted access to penitentiaries to increase transparency;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 169 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Takes note of the legislation adopted in the political, economic, social and educational field and expects words to be followed by deeds; urges, in this regard,urges the Council and the HR/VP to encourage the Turkmen authorities to implement fully the new legislation and to continue the process of engagement with international and regional organisations;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 177 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Deplores, however, the fact that none of the conditions set by the European Parliament in February 2008 in order to move ahead with the Interim Agreement have been fulfilled, in particular free and unfettered access for the International Committee of the Red Cross, the release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, the abolition of all government impediments to travel, and the possibility for NGOs to operate in the country; considers that these conditions must be met in order for Turkmenistan to comply with the international standards it has ratified.
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 184 #

2011/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes the concern by ILO, representatives of workers, employers and NGOs as to the ongoing use of state- sanctioned forced child labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry; calls for Uzbekistan’s authorities to engage with the ILO and grant the ILO unfettered access to monitor the cotton harvest;
2011/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 306 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) Member States should help CHP undertakings in particular to benefit from support measures.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 311 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure the achievement of the Union's target of 20% primary energy savings by 2020, with the option of taking into account Early actions by Member States, and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 422 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
27 a. Early Action savings are savings resulting from energy efficiency measures by the Member States, initiated no earlier than 1995 and effective until at least 2016.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 566 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall support public bodies in carrying out the comprehensive renovation provided for in Article 4.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 641 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that public bodies purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance at any rate until 2018, and with maximum energy efficiency performance thereafter, as referred to in Annex III.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 722 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Measures that target short-term savings, as defined in Annex V(1), shall not account for more than 1025% of the amount of energy savings required from each obligated party and shall only be eligible to count towards the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 if combined with measures to which longer- term savings are attributed.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 752 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
c) allow obligated parties to count savings obtained in a given year as if they had instead been obtained in any of the two previous or two following yearsover the whole period.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 841 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of energy audits which are affordable and carried out in an independent professional manner by qualified or accredited experts.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 875 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent professional and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 894 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Energy audits carried out in an independent professional manner resulting from energy management systems or implemented under voluntary agreements concluded between organisations of stakeholders and an appointed body and supervised by the Member State concerned or by the Commission, shall be considered as fulfilling the requirements of paragraph 2.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1259 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt authorisation or equivalent permitting criteria to ensure that industrial installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW generating waste heat that are built or substantially refurbished after [the entry into force of this Directive] capture and make use of their waste heat. The provisions of Article 10(8) shall not apply to installations which, on energy- efficiency grounds, use their own waste heat in the production process.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1392 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States may give priority to high-efficiency large units in urban areas.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1404 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may allow producers of electricity from high-efficiency cogeneration wishing to be connected to the grid to issue a call for tender for the connection work. The technical and safety standards set by network operators should be included when doing so.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1684 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In order to enable final customers to regulate their own energy consumption, billingnotification on the basis of actual consumption shall be performed with the following frequency:
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1698 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) At least every two months for the consumption of natural gas. Where gas is used for individual heating, billinginformation shall be provided on a monthly basis.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1707 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) With centralised heating and cooling, billinginformation shall be provided on a monthly basis during the heating/cooling season, where this is technically feasible and appropriate.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1721 #

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) At least every two months for hot water billing, where technically feasible and appropriate.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council not to limit the scope of the CFSP annual report to a mere description of CFSP activities; takes the view that the report should provide more than a catalogue of country-based events and developments, but it should also include strategic and organisational recommendations for the future on the basis of evaluations of actions in the framework of the CFSP;
2011/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets in this respect that in several cases, statements by individual or group representatives of member countries left the impression of disunity and made the work of the VP/HR particularly difficult. Asks therefore the member countries to refrain from such individual and uncoordinated actions and statements and to try to contribute to an effective and visible CFSP;
2011/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Asks on the other hand the VP/HR to make the positions of the EU clearly heard, to react quick and visible, and to give the CFSP a clear and specific profile;
2011/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 110 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that, in order to be consistent, EU foreign policy must give absolute priority to promoting democracy, given that a democratic society is the basis for upholding human rights; believes that the new institutional structure of the EU, with particular reference to the EEAS and its dedicated department, offers an opportunity to enhance the EU's coherence and effectiveness in this area; reiterates Parliament's strong determination, and recalls its longstanding efforts, to defend human rights and democracy, sustainable environments and fair societies in the world through bilateral relations with third countries and active participation in international forums, as well as support for international and local civil-society organisations;
2011/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 170 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing internal conflict in Albania and calls on government and opposition to refrain from the use of force and start a new dialogue to end the conflict and find a sustainable compromise; welcomes in this respect the initiative taken by the representative of the VP/HR in coordination with the Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy;
2011/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Declares its solidarity with the citizens in the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood fighting for democracy, freedom and social justice; asks for free and fair elections to stabilize the democratic development by giving the citizens the right to choose their representatives; reiterates its full support for these aims and their realization; asks to nominate a high-ranking special representative for that region, who could coordinate our support and help for these countries and their citizens in this critical period of transition; asks in addition to redesign the Union for the Mediterranean in order to contribute actively and efficiently towards democratic, sustainable and fair societies in the whole region and to promote the economic development by a coordinated aid programme;
2011/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 35 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that any future strategy should seek to fulfil the Lisbon Treaty objectives of a single energy market, security of supply, enhancement of renewable in the framework of sustainable energy production, energy efficiency and savings and the promotion of energy networks and lead to a reduced reliance on energy imports and an increase in domestic energy production;
2010/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks for the planning of steps towards a European Energy Community with strong cooperation concerning energy networks, European funding of new energy technologies and the establishment of joint gas purchasing enterprises. The European Energy Community should, without in the first phase amending the Lisbon treaty, overcome the still fragmented European energy policy and give the Union a strong international voice in its energy relations;
2010/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of establishing efficient intraday markets throughout Europe, in order to manage the growing volume of wind energy;
2010/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission to organise an annual summit with representatives of the energy related committees of the national parliaments and Members of the European Parliament on EU energy related policies, legislation and other related issues in order to assure a better mutual understanding; independent experts and representatives of the energy industry should be invited to these meetings;
2010/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 111 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises that the integration of renewable and decentralised energy sources –notably wind power- with existing energy systems, demands the upgrading and expansion of the European high voltage grid;
2010/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 121 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point a
(a) evaluate the problem of authorisation permits for energy infrastructure and remove red tape in order to shorten the protracted approval processes which impede the construction of cross-boarder transmission lines;
2010/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that some Member States need additional Union support for important infrastructure which the markets alone can not proviinvestment may be neede,d including the replacement of old power plants, electrical grids and supply networks case the market can not provide it;
2010/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Recognises the important role of pumped storage plants as an efficient, reliable environmentally friendly source of power for ancillary and balancing services;
2010/09/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to analyse the respective national renewables energy action plans presented by Member States; asks the Commission to take action if needed to help certain Member States to improve their plans; asks the Commission to use the cooperation mechanisms foreseen in the directive to help those Member States which need it; supports campaigns to enhance consumer awareness of energy savings in order to attain behavioural change;
2010/09/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Welcomes the return of Russia to the meetings of the Energy Charter Conference; calls on the Commission to work to extend the treaty to more countries and, in the forum of the Energy Charter Conference, to work towards a negotiated settlement leading to the full ratification of the Treatyacceptance of the principles of the energy charter and its protocols by Russia; stresses that energy should be central to the Post-PCA agreement with Russia and that agreement should serve as the basis for individual Member State's relations with Russia;
2010/09/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 305 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Considers the diversification of transport lines and resources as a necessary strategy for reaching security of gas supply;
2010/09/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls in this connection on the Commission and the involved Member States to further proceed with the implementation of the EU pipeline project Nabucco, which could significantly enhance the security of gas supply of the European Union; asks for the vacancy of the EU Nabucco co-ordinator post to be filled as soon as possible;
2010/09/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission to promote and support financially pilot projects in the EU for the exploitation of unconventional domestic energy sources, including shale gas; asks the commission to assist Member States to carry out geological surveys to determine the level of available resources in the Union and asks for it to be included in the long term strategy of the Union; Underlines in this connection the necessity to pay special respect to the environmental problems of extracting shale gas;
2010/09/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 416 #

2010/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Reminds the energy industry of its obligations under the 3rd energy package to introduce clear and understandable energy invoices; believes that the Commission's Citizens' Energy Forum templates for invoices should be used as a basis for transparent and in the medium term standardised energy invoices across the Union;
2010/09/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the payback period for investments in energy efficiency is short and investments create new jobs in rural as well as in urban areas which can to a large extent not be outsourced, in particular in the construction sector and within SMEs,
2010/10/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas about 70% of the European building stock is private and whereas there are financial difficulties of private property owners to face energy refurbishments of their buildings,
2010/10/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 206 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to promote both the refurbishment of existing building structures as well as energy efficiency of new buildings, and to focus stronger on refurbishment techniques, which are more economical while ensuring a high level of energy savings;
2010/10/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – introductory part
24. Welcomes the work by the taskforce on smart meters and asks the Commission to put forward a number of recommendations before the end ofmid 2011 to ensure that:
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 357 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. EU funds could play an important role in the development of national, regional and local energy efficiency funds, instruments, or mechanisms, which deliver financing possibilities;
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 421 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Title 6 a (new) (after paragraph 40)
6a. Research and awareness
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 422 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
40a. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to intensify and further promote research in the field of energy efficiency and energy savings measures, with the aim of introducing new energy efficient technologies, especially in the field of transport and the industrial sector;
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 423 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
40b. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to promote measures to raise the level of awareness for and the know-how of energy savings and energy efficiency issues among all relevant stakeholders;
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 424 #

2010/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
40c. Stresses the importance of an intensified information policy of the Commission and the Member States regarding energy efficiency and energy savings issues towards all relevant stakeholders and calls upon the Commission and the Member States to improve and further facilitate such access to information on energy efficiency and energy savings issues;
2010/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 4 #

2010/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the Black Sea Region (BSR)is of geostrategic importance, in particular for the energy security and the diversification of EU energy supply, given its proximity to the Caspian Sea, the Middle East and Central Asia and that after the accession of Romania and Bulgaria, the EU has become a major player in it;
2010/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2010/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises the importance of the BSEC and acknowledges the role of the Black Sea Synergy, but stresses – given the geopolitical importance of the Black Sea region and the lack of any notable successes so far from the Black Sea Synergy – the urgent need to develop a uniform EU strategy for the Black Sea region, since only by such a strategy can the objective of enhanced and sustainable cooperation with the Black Sea region be achieved;
2010/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2010/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the importancCalls therefore ofn the BSC, the BSEC, as well as the role played by the Black Sea Synergy, and calls on the CommissionCommission to make the Black Sea region a more urgent priority and to develop an EU Black Sea Strategy accompanied by an Action Plan with flagship projects in the following cooperation areas: sustainable economic development, improving the connectivity and communication, environmental protection, security, migration with the widest possible involvement of all relevant operators and regional partners, environmental protection, security, migration, support for and development of civil society, and cultural exchange and education by using all available financial instruments (CF, ERDF, NIF, NPI).
2010/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2010/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. COn the one hand considers the Black sea area of strategic importance for the EU energy security and diversification of the EU energy supply and to this end reiterates the pressing importance of a coherent strategy for the Black Sea area; on the other hand considers energy, transport and environment cooperation to be key to the harmonious and sustainable development of the region; welcomes the launch of the Environment Partnership, while eagerly expecting the launch of the two other partnerships on transport and energy; calls for their swift and efficient implementation; is of the opinion that the development of a common legal framework at regional level would be of great benefit in terms of more effective cooperation and synergies on these issues; believes that the establishment of, and support for, professional and institutional networks could enhance the capacity for cooperative and efficient decision-making;
2010/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 15 #

2010/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
– having regard to the Vienna Group proposal for transferring Iranian uranium to Russia and France and to the bridging proposal sponsored by the governments of Turkey and Brazil in an attempt to delay the passage of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1929 (2010), IAEA's proposal for an agreement to provide nuclear fuel to the Tehran Research Reactor in exchange for Low Enriched Uranium from Iran's stocks and to the bridging proposal sponsored by the governments of Turkey and Brazil in an attempt to build confidence and facilitate negotiations between Iran and E3+3, as well as Iran and the Vienna Group,
2010/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2010/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas there has been a remarkable deepening of relations between Iran and Turkey, andwhich could have a positive influence on the prospects for a diplomatic solution to the problem on Iran's nuclear program; whereas Iran is using its state and non-state allies Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas, to destabilise the region,
2010/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 266 #

2010/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Expresses its concerns on the remarkable deepening of relations between Iran and EU accession candidate Turkey; asks the Council and the Commission to discuss the Turkish attitude towards Iran with their counterparts in Ankara; calls on the Turkish authorities to follow the European approach towards the Iranian nuclear threat; calls on the EU institutions to do their utmost to sever the lines between Teheran and Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas;deleted
2010/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 285 #

2010/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Hopes that the deepening of relations between Iran and EU accession candidate Turkey, will be used by Turkey to express Europe's concern about developments in Iran concerning human rights as well as the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; calls on the Turkish authorities to strengthenTurkey's influence on Iran and thus play a constructive role concerning the Middle East conflict;
2010/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 55 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) It is important to ensure that consumers can have confidence in the integrity of electricity and gas markets and that prices set on wholesale energy markets reflect a fair interplay between supply and demand and no undue profits can be drawn from market abuse.
2011/04/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 78 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Derivative trading and commodity trading are used together on wholesale energy markets. It is therefore important that the definitions of market abuse, which consists of insider trading and market manipulation, are compatible between derivatives and commodity markets. Therefore this Regulation should in principle apply to all transactions concluded.
2011/04/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Specification of the definitions of inside information and market manipulation is necessary to account for the specificities of wholesale energy markets, which are dynamic and subject to change. TOn the basis of clear definitions set out in this Regulation, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty in respect to such detailed rulethe detailed rules. Whenever the Commission is willing to adopt delegated acts, it is of particular importance, that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including the Agency, energy market operators, national regulatory authorities and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council and ensure that the European Parliament and the Council are closely involved in the preparatory phase, notably by being invited to take part at the expert meetings.
2011/04/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Energy trading firms covered by this Regulation which do not fall within the scope of Directive 2004/39/EC should be subject to EU-wide authorisation requirements. This Regulation should provide for a tailor-made authorisation scheme for energy traders, for scrutinising market participants' capacity to respect this Regulation while avoiding the application of the burdensome requirements for financial traders included in Directive 2004/39/EC. In order to provide for a tailor-made authorisation scheme for energy traders, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the requirements and scope for authorisation, the procedures for granting and refusing authorisation as well as the conditions for withdrawal.
2011/04/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Efficient market monitoring requires regular access to records of transactions. For this reason market participants who trade wholesale energy products should be required to provide this information to the Agency. If necessary for an efficient monitoring, the Agency may establish liaison points close to significant trading venues.
2011/04/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) National regulatory authorities should be responsible for ensuring that this Regulation is enforced in the Member States. To this end they should have the necessary investigatory powers to allow them to carry out this task efficientlyhe Commission should together with the Agency care for a coordinated and consistent way of applying the monitoring and investigating powers.
2011/04/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
This regulation shall apply to all participants in the markets concerned irrespective of whether they are from the Union or from third countries. It shall apply to all sales, purchases, production, supply, transportation and delivery of wholesale energy products.
2011/04/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 8 a (new)
8a. ‘Agency’ means the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators established by Regulation (EC) No 713/2009.
2011/04/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 211 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Market participants shall publicly and effectively in a timely manner disclose inside information in respect of business or facilities which the participant concerned owns or controls or for which the participant is responsible for operational matters, either in whole or in part. Such information shall include information relevant to the capacity of facilities for production, storage, consumption or transmission of electricity or natural gas.
2011/04/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 264 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
A ‘de minimis’ threshold shall be established to exempt from the reporting requirements operators which, by virtue of their size, are unlikely to influence the energy markets.
2011/05/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Agency shall be provided with the financial and human resources necessary for it to adequately fulfil the additional tasks assigned to it under this Regulation. If necessary, it may establish liaison points close to significant trading venues.
2011/05/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. They shall reflect the gravity of the infringements and shall considerably exceed the real or potential gains from illegal operations. In close cooperation with the Agency and the Commission, the Member States should agree on minimum standards for penalties and coordinate their sanction system. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by ... at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
2011/05/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 337 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Whenever the Commission is willing to adopt delegated acts, it is of particular importance, that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including the Agency, energy market operators, national regulatory authorities and ESMA. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, shall ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council and ensure that the European Parliament and the Council are closely involved in the preparatory phase, notably by being invited to take part at the expert meetings.
2011/05/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2010/0363(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Agency staffing and resources By 31 December 2011 at the latest, the Agency shall assess the staffing and resources needs arising from the assumption of its powers and duties in accordance with this Regulation and submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
2011/05/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(2) It ensures that Member States provide for appropriate national arrangements for athe highest level of safety based on the current state of science, in spent fuel and radioactive waste management to protect workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation.
2011/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) no unduethat only a minimum of burdens are imposed on future generations;
2011/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) It is not allowed to export radioactive waste outside the European Union.
2011/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) shall include a calculation of all the costs generated by spent fuel and radioactive waste management. The information must comprise the institutions bearing the costs.
2011/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The national competent regulatory authorities shall regularly exchange their experiences and coordinate their policies with a coordination role of the European Commission.
2011/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 256 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that appropriate quality assurance programmes are established and implemented on the basis of the current state of scientific knowledge concerning the safety of spent fuel and radioactive waste management are established and implemented.
2011/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall ensure that information on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste from all sites is made available to workers and the general public. This obligation includes ensuring that the competent regulatory authority informs the public in the fields of its competence. Information shall be made available to the public in accordance with national legislation and international obligations, provided that this does not jeopardise other interests recognised in national legislation or international obligations such as, inter alia, security.
2011/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 264 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Member States shall ensure that all decisions concerning sites for, and management of, spent fuel and radioactive waste close to neighbouring countries shall involve the public and the institutions of the countries concerned.
2011/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 288 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall submit a report to the Commission on the implementation of this Directive for the first time by ….., and every three years thereafter, taking advantage of the review and reporting cycles under the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management.
2011/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 290 #

2010/0306(NLE)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
(3) Member States shall periodically, and at least every 10five years, arrange for self- assessments of their national framework, competent regulatory authority, national programme and its implementation, and invite international peer review of their national framework, authority and/or programme with the aim of ensuring that high standards are achieved in the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. The outcomes of any peer review shall be reported to the Commission and the Member States.
2011/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2010/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The aim of a strong economic coordination must be the establishment of a stable economic and social union based on the principles of the community procedure.
2011/02/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 148 #

2010/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In this respect the European Commission and European Council should respect the role of the Social Partners, especially the right of collective bargaining, and may invite them to help promote appropriate actions to mitigate imbalances.
2011/02/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 340 #

2010/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the framework of the corrective action plan the Social Partners may be invited to take appropriate actions. In any case the right of collective bargaining must be respected.
2011/02/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 87 #

2009/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that any long-term solution to the Afghan crisis will involve the elimination of poverty,has to start from the interest of the Afghan citizens in their internal security, civil protection and end to opium production, and the integration of Afghanistan into the international communityconomic and social development and that this is the best way to fight the implantation of terrorist groups in Afghan Society and political structures;
2010/10/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 101 #

2009/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the EU and its Member States should support Afghanistan in the construction of its own state, with stronger democratic institutions capable of ensuring national sovereignty, security, state unity, territorial integrity, sustainable economic development and the prosperity of the people of Afghanistan, and respecting the historical, religious, spiritual and cultural traditions of all ethnic and religious communities in Afghan territory;
2010/10/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 236 #

2009/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Recognises that the only possible solution is a political one, and that this should include negotiations with those Taliban – which should take place against the backdrop of a ceasefire – lie at the heart of this process, with the aim of formo are ready to participate ing a government of national unity which can put an end to the civil war that has raged in the country for almost three decades;
2010/10/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 249 #

2009/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Firmly believes that the EU's three main prerequisites for the peace process and the involvement of Taliban groups must be an Afghan commitment to banishing Al Qaeda from the country, the elimination of poppy cultivation, and the will to establish respect for fundamental human rights;
2010/10/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that finding a peaceful solution to the unresolved post-Soviet conflicts is the key to achieving political stability and economic development in the South Caucasus, as well as in an extended regional context; underlines the fact that the EU has an important role to play in contributing to the culture of dialogue and understanding in the region and in ensuring the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000); advocates the use of cross-border programmes and dialogue among civil societies as tools for conflict transformation and confidence-building across the division lines; supports the initiative by the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Mr Peter Semneby, to open Information Offices in both regions; asks the Commission and Mr Semneby to extend the same kind of aid and information dissemination to Nagorno-Karabakh as in Abkhazia and Ossetia;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 67 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Fully supports the Minsk Group Co- chairs’ mediation, the Madrid Principles and the Moscow Declaration; condemns the idea of a military solution and calls on both sides to avoid militant rhetoric; furthermore calls on both sides to show more ambition in the peace talks and to abandon the tendency to prefer perpetuating the status quo created through military conquests in defiance of UN Security Council resolutionsby force; calls on the international community likewise to show courage and political will to overcome the remaining sticking points which hinder an agreement;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 83 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that interim status for Nagorno- Karabakh could imply interim legitimisation of the de facto authorities there; believes that inter alia in order to raise their credibility with a view to such a prospect, these authorities should rapidly abandon the positions that Nagorno- Karabakh includes all Armenian- occupied Azerbaijani lands and that displaced persons’ right of return cannot even be discussed at the present stage; calls on the Government of Armenia to exercise its influence in this respect and on the Council and Commission to join this call;deleted
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 95 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that security for all is an indispensable element of any settlement; recognises the importance of robust peace- keeping arrangements; asks all relevant authorities to refrain from any aggressive action and hate speech in order to prepare the population for a peaceful settlement;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 102 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the protocols on the establishment of diplomatic relations, border opening and cooperation; calls on both sides to seize this opportunity to mend their relations through ratification and implementation; doeasks nboth support the introduction of conditions for ratification not mentioned in the protocols, but notes that if implemented, they will have wide- ranging, potentially overall very positive consequences in the region and that they can therefore not be seen in isolation; calls on Armenia, as well as Azerbaijides to continue their efforts in this respect, because the agreement is an extremely important contribution towards the development of both countries an,d to intensify their efforts in the Minsk Co- chairs-led talksthe stability onf the principles for a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflictwhole region;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 240 #

2009/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Recalls that all the South Caucasus countries are also part of the Black Sea Synergy initiative, which by fostering regional cooperation in certain areas could enhance mutual confidence between the partners; asks Council and Commission and especially the VP/HR to develop ideas and strategies for stronger cooperation between all the Black Sea countries and for growing links with the European Union;
2010/03/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 130 #

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Is in favour of extending the mission for a further year, and calls for a strengthening of its observation capacity, including its technical outfit; views it as regrettable that mission personnel have not yet been able to visit the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia;
2010/01/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 151 #

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Welcomes the declarations and stated objectives of the new American administration and its commitment to take nuclear disarmament forward and calls for close EU-US cooperation in promoting nuclear non-proliferation;
2010/01/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its commitment to the transatlantic partnership as the cornerstone of the EU's external action; urges the Vice- President/High Representative to ensure that the EU acts as a coherent and active partner of the US in strengthening global security and stability, promoting peace and respect for human rights, and adopting a united approach to global challenges such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, climate change and energy security; calls on both partners, the EU and the US, to encourage China, India, Russia, Brazil and other emerging powers to share responsibility for the global order and for the settlement of conflicts; encourages the Vice-President/High Representative to work towards strengthening EU-US institutional mechanisms in line with Parliament's resolutions;
2010/01/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 117 #

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on both partners, the EU and the US, to encourage China, India, Russia, Brazil and other emerging powers to share responsibility for the global order and for the settlement of conflicts; insists that, while the EU and US should offer full support to the economic and social development of these countries on a basis of fair cooperation, these countries should also accept their global responsibilities especially for the fight against climate change and for sustainable development;
2010/01/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 151 #

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Black Sea Cooperation 30a. Urges the Vice-President/High Representative to develop new ideas for an effective Black Sea Cooperation Strategy, which should include a Stability Pact for that region and lead to a Union for the Black Sea;
2010/01/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 30 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Since gas supplies from third countries are central to the security of gas supply of the Community, the Commission should include an 'energy security clause' in trade, association, and partnership and cooperation agreements with producer and transit countries. This 'energy security clause' should stipulate measures to prevent supply crises or to help to overcome those supply crises which are not the responsibility of the parties concerned. The Commission shall coordinate the actions with regard to third countries, working with producer and transit countries on arrangements to handle crisis situations and to ensure a stable gas flow to the Community. The Commission should be entitled to deploy a task force to monitor gas flows in crisis situations within and, in consultation with the third countries involved, outside the Community and, where a crisis arises due to difficulties in a third country, to assume a mediation and facilitation role through the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
2009/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Long-term security of supply measures At the latest one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall present a report containing proposed regulatory measures that could be implemented in order to diversify, at Community level, the geographical sources of gas and the routes of supply into the EU. The report shall include, in particular, an assessment of the role of LNG installations. An overview of the gas storage capacities of the different Member States should also be given.
2009/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) It is important that gas supply is maintained, particularly as regards household customers, as well as other protected customers such as schools and hospitalsa limited amount of additional customers, especially customers delivering important public services, which can be defined by the Member States concerned, in cases in which the market cannot continue to supply them. It is essential that the measures to be taken during a crisis are defined in advance of any crisis.
2010/01/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Since gas supplies from third countries are central to the security of gas supply of the Community, the CommissionUnion, in the event of a Union Emergency the Commission, after consultation of the Gas Coordination Group, should coordinate the actions with regard to third countries, working with producer and transit countries on arrangements to handle crisis situations and to ensure a stable gas flow to the CommunityUnion. The Commission, after consultation of the Gas Coordination Group, should be entitled to deploy a task force to monitor gas flows in crisis situations within and, in consultation with the third countries involved, outside the CommunityUnion and, where a crisis arises due to difficulties in a third country, to assume a mediation and facilitation role.
2010/01/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
(1) "protected customers" means all household customers already connected to a gas distribution network, and, if. Member States concerned so, may decide, can als to include small and medium-sized enterprises, schools and hospitals provided that they are already connected to gas distribution network;a limited amount of additional customers especially customers delivering important public services; but in any case, these extensions must not interfere with the principles of European or regional solidarity towards countries with supply problems.
2010/01/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Long-term security of supply measures At the latest one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall present a report containing proposed regulatory measures that could be implemented in order to diversify, at Union level, the geographical sources of gas and the routes of supply into the EU. The report should include proposals to the different Member States concerning activities and measures in order to enhance security of gas supply. The report shall, in particular, include an assessment of the role of LNG installations. An overview of storage capacities for gas for and in different Member States shall be added. In addition, the report shall make proposals for stronger regional cooperation in setting up regional preventive action and emergency plans. Any regional cooperation for the purpose of the implementation of this Regulation shall be conducted by the Competent Authorities of the Member States, involving the natural gas undertakings, the regulatory authorities and the industrial consumers and in close cooperation with the Commission. This regional cooperation shall support and must not interfere with the general European solidarity obligations.
2010/01/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [31 March 2011; 12 months from entry into force] at the latest, the Competent Authority, after consultation of the natural gas undertakings, of the relevant organisations representing the interests of household and industrial customers and of the regulatory authority, where it is not the Competent Authority, shall establish:
2010/01/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Where the regulatory authority is not the Competent Authority, the regulatory authority shall be formally involved in the processes of establishing the Preventive Action Plan and the Emergency Plan. The Competent Authority shall take utmost account of the assessments made by the regulatory authority insofar as they refer to network-related regulatory issues in particular concerning the development of the impact assessment regarding the fulfilment of infrastructure standards according to Article 6 with regards to future approval of tariffs and the consistency with network development plans.
2010/01/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 March 20146; 3five years after entry into force] at the latest, the Competent Authority shall ensure that in the event of a disruption of the largest gas supply infrastructure, the remaining infrastructure (N-1) has the capacity to deliver the necessary volume of gas to satisfy total gas demand of the calculated area during a period of sixty days of exceptionally high gas demand during the coldest period statistically occurring every twenty years. Three years after entry into force, the most important investments should be in place and a report of these investments should be given by the Competent Authorities to the Commission.
2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) Where new cross border interconnections are needed or existing ones need to be extended, close cooperation of the Member States concerned, Competent Authorities and, where they are not the Competent Authorities, the regulatory authorities shall take place at an early stage.
2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The transmission system operators shall enable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions on allthose interconnections within twohree years from the entry into force of this Regulation, except in cases where at the request of a Competent Authority, the Commission decides that the addition of a bi-directional flow capacity would not enhance the security of supply of any Member State. Such decision may be reviewed if circumstances chang especially concerning pipelines, connecting production sources, LNG facilities, or interconnection points with distribution networks or where gas quality constraints render bi-directional flows impossible. The level of the bi- directional flow capacity shall be reached in a cost efficient way and at least take into account the capacity required to meet the supply standard set in Article 7. Within that two year period, the gas transmission system operator shall adapt the functioning of the transmission system as a whole so as to enable bi-directional gas flowsThe Competent Authorities and the Commission shall ensure that the assessment of the interconnections is regularly reviewed if circumstances change, in particular through the updating of the national and the Union Preventive Action Plan.
2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 276 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. National Regulatory Authorities shall take into account the costs of fulfilling the N-1 standard and the costs of enabling the permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions in their approval of tariffs in line with Article 41(8) of Directive […/…2009/73/EC]. In the case of costs incurred in more than one Member State, the national regulatory authorities of all Member States concerned shall jointly decide on cost allocation. Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No …/… shall apply before any investment decision is taken. The same applies if costs incurred in one Member State contribute to the enhancement of security of supply in one or more other Member States. Any such investment decision shall be subject to approval of its costs and their allocation by all of the national regulatory authorities concerned. The proportion to which each Member State benefits from the infrastructure investments with regard to security of supply shall be taken into consideration.
2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) taking into account all relevant national and regional circumstances, including the use of gas to supply electricity and district heating to protected customers;
2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 354 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) Early warning level (Early Warning): when there is concrete, serious and reliable information, possibly triggered by an Early Warning Mechanism, that an event may occur which will deteriorate the supply conditions. As long as the market solves the problem there should be no intervention of the competent Authority;
2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 359 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Emergency Plan shall also identify the necessary measures and actions to be taken in case of an Emergency to mitigate the impact of a gas supply disruption on the supply of electricity and district heat to protected customers.
2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 396 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, after the consulting the Gas Coordination Group, may declare a CommunityUnion Emergency at the request of one Competent Authority or when the CommunityUnion loses more than 10% of its daily gas import from third countries as calculated by ENTSO-G. It shall declare a CommunityUnion Emergency where more than one Competent Authority has declared Emergency following the verification in accordance with Article 9(6). It may declare a CommunityUnion Emergency for specifically affected geographical regions comprising more than one Member State.
2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 481 #

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b – introductory part
b) Natural gas undertakingThe Competent Authorities shall notify the Commission of the following details of the contracts concluded with suppliers from third countriesby the natural gas undertakings of their respective Member States with suppliers from third countries on an aggregated basis, but in a form which delivers the necessary information for the Commission to act:
2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 46 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) energy saving and energy efficiency
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
The different projects shall be prioritised according to the feasibility of their implementation and speed at which they can be achieved. Between the projects in these four fields there shall be a high degree of flexibility.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EEPR for 2009 and 2010 shall be EUR 3,500 million, allocated as follows: (a) gas and electricity interconnection projects: up to EUR 1,750 million; (b) offshore wind energy projects: up to EUR 500 million; (c) projects for carbon capture and storage: up to EUR 1,250 million. (ca) investment in energy saving and energy efficiency especially in the framework of local energy saving programmes, up to EUR 1,000 million. When deciding on the concrete financing under paragraphs (a) to (ca), careful attention shall be given to ensure that the overall financial envelope is not surpassed.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
An indicative list of projects corresponding to the priorities laid down in Article 5 is set out in the Annex, Part A and B.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The different projects shall be prioritised according the feasibility of implementation and the speed at which they can be realised.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The different projects shall be prioritised according to the likelihood of success in implementation and the speed at which they can be realised.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. EEPR assistance for offshore wind projects shall be awarded following a call for proposals limited to the actions that realise the projects listedthat implement projects such as those listed indicatively in the Annex, Part B.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Proposals shall be eligible for EEPR assistance only if they implement the projects such as those listed in the Annex, Part B, do not exceed the maximum amounts of EEPR assistance laid down there and fulfil the following conditions: B, Part B.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The different projects shall be prioritised according to the feasibility of their implementation and the speed at which they can be realised.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 92 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The different projects should be prioritised according to the feasibility of implementation and the speed at which they can be realised.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. EEPR assistance for carbon capture and storage projects shall be awarded to actions that realise the projects such as those included in the Annex, Part C.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Proposals shall be eligible for EEPR assistance only if they implement the projects such as those listed in the Annex, Part C and fulfil the following conditions:
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The different projects shall be prioritised according to the feasibility of implementation and the speed at which they can be realised.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter II – section 3 a (new)
SECTION 3a Article 22a 1. In financing projects concerning energy saving and energy efficiency there shall be close cooperation between different financial institutions, in particular the EIB and EIF. 2. In addition there shall be close cooperation between local authorities in realising the relevant projects and the different programmes such as Smart Cities, which shall be considered as projects to be financed. The projects include those focusing on local sustainable energy and climate funds, direct loans for EU cities and local banks for sustainable actions, local energy and climate agencies and awareness raising campaigns for smart energy buildings market.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. A part of the Community assistance for the projects such as those listed in the Annex may be implemented through a contribution to an appropriate instrument under the resources of the European Investment Bank. That contribution shall not exceed EUR 500 million.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2008/2324(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D
D. in particular, strongly encouraged by a number of statements on US nuclear policy made by the then President-elect Barack Obama, in which he underlined that the United States will seek a world in which there are no nuclear weapons,4 and will work with Russia to take US and Russian ballistic missiles off hair-trigger alert, and dramatically reduce the stockpiles of US nuclear weapons and material5, 1 Arms Control Today 2008 Presidential Q&A: President-elect Barack Obama, http://www.armscontrol.org/2008election. 2 Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: a New Beginning, Chicago, IL, 2 October 2007. ; warmly welcoming the intention of President Obama to finalise US ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear -Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT),
2009/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 29 #

2008/2324(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D b (new)
Db. underscoring the need for close coordination and cooperation between the European Union and its main strategic partners, including in particular the United States and Russia, with a view to reviving and strengthening the non- proliferation regime,
2009/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 40 #

2008/2324(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital H
H. recognemphasising that moving towards the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons will require bold political leadership and a number of progressive, consecutive steps, which would be facilitated within a framework agreement such as that proposed by the Model Nuclear Weapons Convention, incorporating, reinforcing, linking and building onstrengthening the NPT as the cornerstone of the global non- proliferation regime is of vital importance, and recognising that bold political leadership and a number of progressive, consecutive steps are urgently needed in order to reaffirm the validity of the NPT and to reinforce the agreements, treaties and agencies that make up the existing proliferation and disarmament regime, including inter alia the NPT, particular the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency,
2009/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #

2008/2324(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) review and update Council Common Position 2005/329/PESC of 25 April 2005 relating to the 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to be endorsed at the December 2009 European Council meeting, in preparation for a successful outcome at the 2010 NPT Review Conference;
2009/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2008/2324(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) endorsespouse the aim of eventual total nuclear disarmament as contained in the Model Nuclear Weapons Convention and the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol in its Common Position for the 2010 NTP Review Conference, so that the governments of all Member States cand promote their adoption in the course of negotiations;
2009/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #

2008/2324(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) deepen its dialogue with the new US administration and all, Russia and other nuclear- weapons powers, with a view to pursusignificantly strengthening the NPT as well as promoting a common agenda aimed at the creation of a nuclear- weapons-free world; in particular, support US and Russian steps to substantially reduce their nuclear weapons as agreed in START I and in SORT; press for ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty and renewal of the START agreement;
2009/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 69 #

2008/2324(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
(ed) develop, in cooperation with its partners, concrete proposals to bring the production, use and reprocessing of all nuclear fuel under multilateral control, building on the most promising initiatives for the multilateralisation of the nuclear fuel cycle, in particular the IAEA nuclear fuel bank; support moves to strengthen the mandate of the IAEA and ensure that its resources are adequate for the vital role which that institution plays in making nuclear activities secure;
2009/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the EU must use the CFSP to fight for the common interests of its citizens, including their right to live in peace and security in a clean environment and to have diversified access to vital resources such as energy;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the coming months provide a unique opportunity for the EU to work out a new transatlantic agenda with the incoming US administration, covering strategic issues of common concern, such as a new global order, the financial crisis, the establishment of a deep and comprehensive transatlantic market, climate change, energy security, the situation in the Middle East, Iran and Afghanistan, the fight against terrorism and organised crime, non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament, and the Millennium Development Goals;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers in fact that there is particular scope for the renewal of transatlantic cooperation on nuclear non- proliferation; welcomes the announcement by the President-elect of the USA that he will take the ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) forward, which would help restore trust in the non-proliferation regime; equally welcomes the Council’s decision to financially support an IAEA nuclear fuel bank and believes that such multilateral nuclear approaches could contribute positively to reviving the Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT); calls on the Council to contribute positively and proactively to the preparations for the next NPT review conference in 2010, in close cooperation with its international partners, in particular the United States and Russia, in order to avoid a repetition of the debacle that was the 2005 review conference;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 29 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the CFSP should continue to focus on the promotion of human rights, regional security, the fight against terrorism, non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and eventual general disarmament, climate change and energy security, since these issues directly relate to the concerns of European citizens;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that the consolidation of the post-status Kosovo is essential for the achievement of stability in the Western Balkans; calls for the rapid and full deployment of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) throughout that country, and urges the Council to maintain a continuous dialogue with the United nNations Mission in Kosovo so as to ensure a clear and swiftworking relationship and a smooth handover between the two missions;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 43 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is opposed to a premature disengagement on the part of the international community from Bosnia and Herzegovina; believes that no date, not even an indicative one, should be fixed for the closure of the office of the High Representative and the withdrawal of EUFOR Althea, since such closure and withdrawal can only take place once Bosnia and Herzegovina finally becomes a stable, well-functioning State;deleted
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that the recent crisis in the South Caucasus has clearly demonstrated the need for a strong EU presence in its eastern neighbourhood; therefore supports the idea of establishing an enhanced partnership with our eastern neighbours covering essentially three areas – a comprehensive and deep free trade area, visa liberalisation leading to visa-free travel and cooperation in all aspects of security, especially energy security; takes the view that this partnership should be matched by a doubling of EU financial assistance and by a strong political dimension of which EURONEST, the joint parliamentary assembly comprising Members of the European Parliament and of the parliaments of the neighbourhood, should be an integral part; is of the opinion that this Eastern Partnership should in due time be included in an enhanced Black Sea Cooperation of the EU (Union for the Black Sea), to include Turkey and Russia, which aims to create an area of peace, security, stability and respect for territorial integrity;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 56 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the opinion that the EU should closely monitor, and prepare contingency plans forcommit itself to contributing to the resolution of, other potential conflicts in this part of the EUuropean neighbourhood; emphasises in this respect that close cooperation with Turkey should be established;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the EU’s partnership with Russia must be based on a coherent strategy and a clear commitment by both sides to acting in full respect for international law; in line with the European Council Presidency conclusions of 1 September and 15-16 October 2008, underlines that Russia must comply with the commitments it entered into under the agreements of 12 August and 8 September 2008; is convinced, therefore, that there can be no normalisation of relations until Russia must allows international observers to monitor the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia and must fully compliesy with the terms of the 6-point plan;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that European security and the CFSP cannot be seen in isolation from the wider European security architecture, which includes NATO, the OSCE and international arrangements such as the ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missile) and CFE (Conventional Armed Forces in Europe) Treaties; considers that the revision of the ESS should take account of relevant developments in the wider security environment, and asks the Council to adopt an open-minded and constructive attitude towards possible talks between the EU, the United States, Russia and non-EU OSCE member states aimed at renewing transatlantic consensus on security, taking the Helsinki agreements as a basis; believes that a moratorium on the deployment of any new weapons systems in Europe would be helpful in this respect;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 69 #

2008/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Is satisfied with the progress achieved at the EUROMED Ministerial Summit in Marseilles in further defining the institutional framework of the Union for the Mediterranean; is of the opinion that peace and security concerns in the Mediterranean region cannot be pursued in isolation and that, in order to be successful, the fight against terrorism and illegal migration should be integrated into the Union’s broader range of development and cooperation policies; calls on the Commission and the Council to include a significant and appropriate role for Turkey in the Union for the Mediterranean;
2008/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2008/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's Second Strategic Energy Review communication, and in particular its proposals on external energy policy which are largely in line with Parliament's resolution of 26 September 2007 entitled "Towards a common European foreign policy on energy"; expresses disappointment about the lack of detailed proposals and underlines once more the need for further intensification of the EU efforts to develop a coherent and effective common European foreign policy on energy;
2008/12/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2008/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the establishment of a European foreign policy on energy will enable the EU to speak with one voice and will further strengthen its international position on energy matters; calls on the Commission, therefore, to identify and propose concrete mechanisms for the deepening and refinement of cooperation between the Member States and the EU for the establishment of a common position and message; asks the Commission to speed up its work and to present concrete proposals as soon as possible;
2008/12/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2008/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the important role of the enlargement process in developing the wide application of the Community acquis in the energy sector; in this respect, regards Turkey as an important partner for the EU's energy strategy;
2008/12/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 103 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its support for the Nabucco project to diversify sources of supply; is concerned, however, about the progrcalls, however, for an increase in efforts to gain access tof the project and the risks to sources of supply forrelevant sources, particularly beyond the gCas pipelinean Sea;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 167 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Council and Commission should contribute to ensuring, with the energy companies, the perpetuation and long- term planning of investments in the research and development of oil and gas sources;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 172 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU to cooperate with the countries of North Africa in view of their significant energy resource potential and substantial opportunities for development of Africa; in particular, the use of solar energy should be researched and encouraged;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need to include Turkey in the European arrangements for on-going dialogue with the Caspian/Caucasus region on account of the key role which it can play as a transit country; the energy chapter of the accession negotiations should, therefore, be opened immediately;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 287 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Considers it essential to guarantee to European citizens that, in the EU, nuclear energy is used safely and transparently, particularly as regards the management of nuclear waste; calls on the Commission and the Council to develop models and procedures jointly with the IAEA to prevent the peaceful use of nuclear energy leading to further proliferation of nuclear weapons;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2008/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that a stronger engagement in the Black Sea region is a condition for the EU to help to solve some of the outstanding conflicts and to enhance the cooperation between the countries of the region, providing also a basis for a regional common foreign and security policy together with Turkey; underscores that also Russia should be invited to support the solution of conflicts and promote peace, stability and respect for territorial integrity in the region, which is a neighbourhood to the EU and Russia at the same time; takes the view that with these principles of international law it should be possible to implement several projects of common interest;
2008/12/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2008/2212(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern energy nationalism among the key energy players and increasingly politicised energy relations between the oil exporting and importing countries, including a higher risk of tensions and conflicts; strongly supports the Commission's proposal that the EU should engage in close dialogue with key oil suppliers such as Norway, OPEC and Russia, with a view to reinforcing energy interdependence and energy security for the whole of the EU, with a particular focus on greater efficiency, equal market access, non-discrimination and transparency; commends the Commission on its work on intensifying energy dialogues, resulting in particular in a number of memoranda of understanding with the eastern neighbours and Central Asian countries, and looks forward to more progress with southern partners; strongly backs the Commission's intention to monitoris disappointed by the lack of active and transparent monitoring of the energy sector, especially the oil and gas sectors, as regards competition in the processing, production and sale of oil and petroleum products, sale and research activities; requests the Commission to present proposals embodying a more cohesive and comprehensive strategy in this regard and embracing a successful foreign energy policy;
2008/12/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2008/2212(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, according to various estimates, it will still be possible to extract sufficient oil to meet mounting demand in the coming decades, even though the costs of extraction will certainly rise;
2008/12/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #

2008/2212(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the uncertainty surrounding the question of when and to what extent a gap will develop between mounting demand and falling supply; is however convinced that all meassumres that this uncertainty will increasingly be reflected in growing oil price volatilitycould reduce demand for fossil energy sources - from energy saving to the development of sustainable energy production - should be vigorously pursued;
2008/12/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2008/2212(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the extraction of existing resources is increasingly being hampered by political factors, including political instability, insufficient legal protection, but also environmental measures and resource management; calls, therefore, on the Commission to step up the dialogue with producing countries at all levels and to seek pragmatic solutions to disputes in the interests of both parties;
2008/12/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #

2008/2212(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to do everything possible to persuade oil companies and producer countries to ensure more consistent investment in spite of fluctuating prices and profits;
2008/12/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2008/2212(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Member States, the Commission and oil companies to ensure adequate training for the specialists who are required for research into oil reserves and for oil production;
2008/12/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 21 #

2008/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, pending the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the current Treaties allow for the institutional adjustments necessary for further enlargements; stresses therefore that full membership of the EU for countries that satisfy the Copenhagen criteria must under no circumstances be unduly delayed or deniedthe Nice Treaty is no viable basis for further enlargements;
2009/03/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2008/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that all parties concerned must make serious efforts to find mutually acceptable solutions to outstanding bilateral disputes between EU Member States and countries of the Western Balkans; believes that the opening of accession negotiations and the opening and closing of negotiation chapters should be based exclusively on an objective evaluation by the Commission, and that EU Member States must not obstruct or block the accession process, and especially not veto the opening of accession negotiations or of individual chapters, over questions relating to bilateral disputes;
2009/03/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 19 #

2008/2199(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas in several instances during recent years the EU and the USA have had differences on the role and implementation of these values;
2009/01/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 28 #

2008/2199(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas it is in the interests of both partners, the EU and the US, to shape the international environment together and to confront in unison common threats and challenges in the new scenario of a global, complex and changing world, on the basis of international law and multilateral institutions, in particular the UN system, and to invite other partners to cooperate in this effort,
2009/01/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2008/2131(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Asks for a long-term financing concept including the use of revenue from auctioning within the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS);
2008/06/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 9 #

2008/2131(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to coordinate the efforts made by private industry, national governments, in particular of the countries concerned, to maximise the ecological benefits of the GCCA and organise a quick transfer of the positive results to all participants;
2008/06/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2008/2104(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital B
B. whereas Russia’s massivdisproportionate counter- attack, triggered by the Georgian troops entering South Ossetia, extended to the other Georgian territories with the massive use of armour and air power, as well as the unprovoked massive military action in Abkhazia, including attacks and occupation of Georgian seaports, followed by the recognition of the two breakaway enclaves, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, puts a question mark on the viability of the idea of building together with Russia a common space of security in EuropeRussia’s readiness to build together with the EU a common space of security in Europe; whereas the further development of Europe’s strategic partnership with Russia needs to include a significant dialogue on security, based on the commitments of both partners to their shared values, respect for international law and territorial integrity and commitment to and obligations under the Helsinki Charter,
2009/02/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 77 #

2008/2104(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital K
K. whereas, in terms of energy security, relations between the EU and Russia offer great potential for positive and constructive mutual interdependence, provided that the partnership is based on the principle of non-discrimination and fair treatment, and on equal market conditions, whereas a secure energy relationship between the EU and Russia equally rests on transparency of energy trade in transit countries, which is a common challenge for the EU, Russia and the countries concerned,
2009/02/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #

2008/2104(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital L
L. whereas the Brussels European Council of 15-16 June 2006 recommended that the negotiation of the European Energy Charter Transit Protocol be concluded, that ratification of the ECT by all signatories to the Charter be secured and that the Commission be invited, especially in view of the recent gas crisis, to set out elements for an agreement with Russia on energy within the framework of the successor to the PCA,
2009/02/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 47 #

2008/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls, in particular, for biofuels research to be intensified so as to ensure that the overall environmental impact of producing such fuels is unequivocally beneficial;
2008/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2008/0231(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5
Member States shall inform the public and the Commission about the procedures and the results of the surveillance activities on nuclear safety and shall inform the public immediately in the event of any incident. They shall also ensure that the regulatory bodies effectively inform the public in the fields of their competence. Access to information shall be ensured, in accordance with relevant national and international obligations.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #

2008/0231(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11
Member States shall submit a report to the Commission on the implementation of this Directive by [three years after the entry into force] at the latest, and every three years thereafter. On the basis of the first report, the Commission shall present a report to the Council on progress made with the implementation of this Directive, accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Recent years have seen a rise in the number of air-conditioning systems in European countries. This creates considerable problems at peak load times, increasing the cost of electricity and disrupting the energy balance in those countries. Priority should be given to strategies which enhance the thermal performance of buildings during the summer period. To this end there should be further development of passive cooling techniques, primarily those that improve indoor climatic conditions and the microclimate around buildings.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The methodology of calculation of energy performance of buildings shall use European standards.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 201 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
This methodology shall be adopimplemented at national or regional level.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 205 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The energy performance of buildings shall be expressed in a transparent manner and shall include an indicator for C02 emissions and for primary energy demand.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 249 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish by 31 December 2010Member States shall apply a comparative methodology for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings or parts thereof. The comparative methodology shall differentiate between new and existing buildings and between different categories of buildings in accordance with the general framework set out in Annex III a. Those measures designed to amend non- essenthodology for calculating cost- optimal elementvels of this Directive by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2)minimum energy performance requirements for buildings or parts thereof shall include relevant European standards.
2009/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 363 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to establish a system of certification of the energy performance of buildings. The energy performance certificate shall include the energy performance of a building and reference values such as(expressed as a minimum in terms of numeric indicators for CO2 emissions and primary energy demand as referred to in Annex I) and minimum energy performance requirements in order to make it possible for owners or tenants of the building or parts thereof to compare and assess its energy performance.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 385 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Certification for single-family houses may be based on the assessment of another representative building of similar design and size with a similar actual energy performance quality if the local climatic conditions are taken into account and if this correspondence can be guaranteed by the expert issuing the energy performance certificate.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 460 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – subparagraph 2
The methodology of calculation of energy performance of buildings should take into accountall use European standards.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 466 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point e
(e) built-in lighting installation (mainly in the non-residential sector);
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 482 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III a (new)
Annex IIIa Deriving cost-optimal minimum performance requirements To perform these calculations, Member States shall: - define reference buildings that are characterised by and representative of their functionality and geographic location, including indoor and outdoor climate conditions. The reference buildings shall cover residential and non- residential buildings, both new and existing; - define technical packages (for example,. insulation of the building's envelope or parts thereof, or more energy efficient technical building systems) of energy efficiency and energy supply measures to be assessed; - assess delivered energy, used primary energy and CO2-emissions of the reference buildings (including the defined technical packages applied); - assess the corresponding, energy related investment costs, energy costs and other running costs of the technical packages applied to the reference buildings. By calculating the life-cycle costs of a building on the basis of technical packages of measures applied to a reference building and setting them in relation to the energy performance and/or CO2 emissions, the cost-efficiency of different levels of minimum energy performance requirements shall be assessed.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2008/0187(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 16
(16) Providers of regulated roaming calls at the retail level should therefore be required to bill their customers on a per second basis for all calls subject to a Eurotariff, subject only to the possibility to apply a minimum initial charging period of no more than 30 seconds for calls made. If the retail operator makes use of this possibility, a termination charge can also be levied at wholesale level for no more than 30 seconds, but not for a greater number seconds than the retail operator charges for. This will enable operators to cover any reasonable set-up costs as well as provide flexibility to compete by offering shorter minimum charging periods. However, no minimum initial charging period is justified in the case of Eurotariff calls received, as the underlying wholesale cost is charged on a per second basis and any specific set- up costs are already covered by mobile termination rates.
2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2008/0187(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, the home provider may apply an initial minimum charging period not exceeding 30 seconds to calls made which are subject to a Eurotariff. If the retail operator makes use of this possibility, a termination charge can also be levied at wholesale level for no more than 30 seconds, but not for a greater number seconds than the retail operator charges for.
2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 19 #

2008/0083(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1
Directive 68/151/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
This paragraph is without prejudice to the freedom of Member States to pass on to companies publication-related costs, including those connected with the setting up and operation of the central electronic platform.
2008/09/22
Committee: JURI
Amendment 135 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In the meantime a more comprehensive evaluation of the sustainability of biofuel production has shown that a 10% target may be too high to be achieved by 2020. Therefore on the basis of knowledge and experience 7% would seem to be more appropriate.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In the light of the positions taken by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament and the recent serious discussions on this issue, it is appropriate to establish mandatory targets for an overall 20% share of renewable energy and a 107% share of renewable energy in transport in the European Union's consumption in 2020.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) By contrast, it is appropriate for the 107% target for renewable energy in transport to be set at the same level for each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. Because transport fuels are traded easily, Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources will easily be able to obtain renewable transport fuels from elsewhere. While it would technically be possible for the Community to meet its biofuel target solely from domestic production, it is both likely and desirable that the target will in fact be met through a combination of domestic production and imports. To this end, the Commission should monitor the supply of the Community market for biofuels, and should, as appropriate, propose relevant measures to achieve a balanced approach between domestic production and imports, taking into account the development of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations as well as environmental, cost, energy security and other considerations.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 300 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
(48) In order to permit the achievement of a 107% share of biofuels, it is necessary to ensure the placing on the market of higher blends of biodiesel in diesel than those envisaged by standard EN590/2004.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 310 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
(52) When designing their support systems, Member States may encourage the use of biofuels which give additional benefits – including the benefits of diversification offered by biofuels made from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material, algae, as well as non irrigated plants grown in arid areas to fight desertification – by taking due account of the different costs of producing energy from traditional biofuels on the one hand and of these biofuels which give additional benefits on the other hand. Member States may encourage investment in the development of renewable energy technologies that need time to become competitive.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
(57) Since the general objectives of achieving a 20% share of renewable energies in the Community’s overall energy consumption and a 107% share of biofuels in each Member State’s transport petrol and diesel consumption by 2020 cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point b
(b) “biomass” means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal waste, of non fossil origin;
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 375 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) “transfer certificate” means a specially labelled electronic document serving as proof of the generation of a specified amount of energy from renewable sources and the attainment of Member States’ targets;
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 408 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 107% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 427 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In addition, the national action plans shall indicate the contributions to the use of energy from renewable resources by the different sectors of the economy. In particular, the contributions of the different modes of transportation shall be clearly documented.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 429 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
The national action plans shall have a special emphasis on efforts in research and development concerning energy from renewable sources and energy saving.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 438 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall notify their national action plans to the Commission by 31 March 2010 at the latest║. The national action plans and an evaluation thereof by the Commission shall be sent to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 479 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c
(c) the electricity ishas been issued with a guarantee of origin and a transfer certificate that forms part of a system of guarantee of origin equivalent to that laid down by this Directive and the transfer certificates have been transferred to and cancelled on the register of certificates of the Member State to whose target the electricity is to be allocated.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 494 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
To that end, Member States shall ensure that a guarantee of origin is issued in response to a request from a producerand a transfer certificate are issued in respect of the share of renewable energy from these installations. A guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. No more than one guarantee of originFor installations producing electricity from renewable sources which is not fed into a distribution or transmission network, a guarantee of origin and a transfer certificate shall be issued only in respect of eachonse to a request from the producer. For installations with a capacity of less than 5 MWth of energy producheating or cooling from renewable sources, the Member States shall decide whether guarantees of origin or transfer certificates are to be issued.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 499 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Guarantees of origin and transfer certificates shall be issued, transferred and cancelled electronically. They shall be accurate, reliable and fraud- resistant. A guarantee of origin and the transfer certificate shall specify, at least: (a) the energy source from which the energy was produced and the starting and ending dates of its production (b) whether the guarantee of origin relates to (i) electricity; or (ii) heating and/or cooling (c) the identity, location, type and capacity of the installation where the energy was produced, and the date of the installation’s becoming operational (d) the date and country of issue and a unique identification number (e) the amount and type of any investment aid that has been given for the installationir intended use: (i) in the case of transfer certificates, as an assessment of the fulfilment by the Member State of the requirements of this directive regarding the national targets; (ii) in the case of guarantees of origin, as evidence of renewable energy by energy producers, suppliers or consumers.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 503 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where an installation which became operational after 1 January 2005 has received investment aid necessary for the technical operation of the installation, a note to this effect shall appear on all the installation’s guarantees of origin and transfer certificates.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 505 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Guarantees of origin and transfer certificates may be separately traded and may be cancelled simultaneously or at different times. Rules to this effect shall be enacted by the Member States.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 507 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall recognise guarantees of origin and transfer certificates issued by other Member States in accordance with this Directive. Any refusal by a Member State to recognise a guarantee of origin or transfer certificate shall be based on objective, transparent and non- discriminatory criteria. In the event of refusal to recognise a guarantee of origin or transfer certificate, the Commission may adopt a Decision requiring the Member State in question to recognise it.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 510 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that all guarantees of origin and transfer certificates to be issued in respect of renewable energy generated in a given calendar year are issued, at the latest, three months after the end of that year.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 524 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall designate a single competent body to undertake the following tasks: (a) establish and maintain a national register of guarantees of origin, (b) issue guarantees of origin, (c) record any transfer of guarantees of originguarantee register, (aa) record all installations in respect of whose production guarantees of origin and transfer certificates have been issued in accordance with this directive, (b) issue guarantees of origin and transfer certificates, (ba) record, for every installation referred to in point (aa), the type and amount of all investment aids necessary for the technical operation of the installation which were granted after the entry into force of this directive, (c) record any transfer of guarantees, (d) cancel guarantees of origin, (e) publish an annual report on the quantities of guarantees of origin and transfer certificates issued, transferred to or from each of the other competent bodies and cancelled.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 527 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. To prevent duplication of the issue of guarantees, they may only be issued in the guarantee register of the country in which the installation is located. In the case of installations located on the territory of more than one Member State, the Member States in question must ensure that there is no duplication of the issue of guarantees.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 528 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Each operator shall have an account in the guarantee register. Operators with installations in more than one Member State shall have an account in each of the relevant national registers. Each register shall also contain an account in the name of the Member State in question. Energy suppliers and consumers may apply to open an account. Every operator of an installation producing renewable energy shall have the right to inspect the guarantees issued in respect of his installation in the guarantee register. This will enable operators to prove that the energy produced in their installations derives from renewable sources.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 529 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 c and d (new)
1c. Immediately after the issuing of a guarantee, the relevant guarantees of origin shall be credited to the account in the national guarantee register of the operator in whose installations the energy was produced. 1d. Immediately after the issuing of a guarantee, the relevant transfer certificates shall be credited to the account of the Member State in question in the national guarantee register.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 533 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The national register of guarantees of origin shall record the guarantees of origin or transfer certificates held by each person. A guarantee of origin or transfer certificate shall only be held in one register at one time.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 534 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall appoint a central administrator linking the individual guarantee registers via interfaces. Guarantees shall be transferred via this central administrator (a) between Member States, (b) between persons in different Member States, and (c) between a Member State and persons in another Member State. The central administrator shall draw up an annual report on transfers between the individual guarantee registers.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 535 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. With a view to the implementation of this directive the Commission shall issue a regulation on a standardised and secure system for the registration of guarantees in the form of standardised electronic data banks with common data items to track the issuing, possession, transfer and cancellation of guarantees of origin and transfer certificates, to guarantee public access and appropriate confidentiality and to ensure that no transfers take place which are incompatible with the requirements of this directive. The regulation shall be issued in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 21(3).
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 536 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Persons or Member States may transfer and submit for cancellation guarantees of origin or transfer certificates in their possession in accordance with the provisions of this directive.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 559 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where an operator has submitted one or more guarantees of origin to a competent body in accordance with paragraphs 1(a) or (b), the operator shall: (a) request guarantees of origin, in accordance with Article 6(1), for all future production of renewable energy sources from the same installation; (b) submit these guarantees of origin for cancellation to the same competent body.deleted
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 561 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where a transfer accounting certificate is cancelled, the energy to which it refers shall be included in the assessment of the attainment of the requirements of this Directive concerning national targets, pursuant to Article 10, paragraph b.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 565 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Guarantees of origin shall nomust be submitted to a competent body for cancellation morenot later than 1two years after their date of issue.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 569 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a guarantee of origin is cancelled in the case of electricity, the proof of the share of renewable energy in the overall energy mix shall thereby be deemed to have been provided in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 6(a) of Directive 2003/54/EC.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 570 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. A guarantee of origin can only be cancelled once. A cancelled guarantee of origin may no longer be transferred.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 578 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States whose share of energy from renewable sources equalled or exceeded the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I in the immediately preceding two-year period may request the competent bodies designated in accordance with Article 7 to transfer the guarantees of origin submitted for cancellation under Article 8(1) to another Member State. Such guarantees of origiransfer accounting certificates to the guarantee register to another Member State. Such transfer accounting certification shall immediately be cancelled by the competent body in the receiving Member State.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 589 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may provide for a system of prior authorisation for the transfer of guarantees of origin to or from persons in other Member States if, in the absence of such a system, the transfer of guarantees of origin to or from the Member State concerned is likely to impair their ability to ensure a secure and balanced energy supply or is likely to undermine the achievement of the environmental objectives underlying their support scheme. Member States may provide for a system of prior authorisation for the transfer of guarantees of origin to persons in other Member States if in the absence of such a system, the transfer of guarantees of origin is likely to impair their ability to comply with Article 3(1) or to ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources equals or exceeds the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I. The system of prior authorisation shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discriminationalso transfer transfer accounting certifications to persons, providing they are issued in respect of energy produced from installations which became operational after 1 January 2005. The assignation of these transfer accounting certificates to persons shall occur through a transparent and discrimination-free procurement procedure.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 592 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to the provisions adopted pursuant toBy way of derogation from the provisions of Article 7, paragraph 24, guarantees of origin may be transferred between persons in different Member States provided they have been issued in relation to energy produced from renewable sources by installations that became operational after the date of entry into force of this Directive. Such transfer may accompany the transfer of the energy to which the guaranMember States may before the entry into operation of an installation producing energy from renewable sources, agree with other Member States or the future operators of this installation that the transfer accounting certificates of this installation shall be transferred immediately after the issue of the guarantee to the Member Statee ofr origin relates, or may be separate from any such transferperator. Such agreements may be limited in time.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 608 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall notify the Commission of any system of prior authorisation they intend to have in force pursuant to paragraph 2, and any subsequent changes thereto. The Commission shall publish that information.deleted
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 611 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. By 31 December 2014 at the latest, depending on data availability, the Commission shall assess the implementation of the provisions of this Directive for the transfer of guarantees of origintransfer certificates between Member States and the costs and benefits of this. It shall, if appropriate, submit proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 618 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10
When a competent body cancels a guarantee of origin that it did not itself issue, an equivalent quantity of energy from renewable sources shall, fFor the purposes of measuring compliance with the requirements of this Directive concerning national targets: (a) be deducted from, in the year of generation: (a) the quantity of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account, in relation to the year of production of the energy specified in the guarantee of origin, in measuring compliance by the Member State of the competent body that issued the guarantee of origin; and (b) be added to the quantity of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account, in relation to the year of production of the energy specified in the guarantee of origin, in measuring compliance by the Member State of the competent body that cancelled the guarantee of originon which the competent body under Article 7 has issued a transfer certificate shall be deducted from the quantity of energy from renewable sources and (b) the quantity of energy from renewable sources for which the competent body under Article 7 has cancelled a transfer certificate shall be added to the quantity of energy from renewable sources.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 649 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Any financial support for construction, reconstruction and refurbishment of infrastructure, public and industrial buildings or housing should be linked to the promotion of energy saving and/or the use of energy from renewable sources.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 849 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Biofuels and other bioliquids shall be taken into account for the purpose referred to in Para 1 only if the country in which they were cultivated has ratified and effectively implemented all of the following environmental treaties: 1. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 2. Convention of Biological Diversity 3. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 4. Kyoto Protocol to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change Effective implementation of those treaties shall be ascertained having regard to countries implementation record in accordance with the treaties implementation provisions and, in particular, any recommendations by bodies set up under those treaties to monitor compliance.
2008/07/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 855 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. If a country has not ratified the treaties listed in paragraph 5 a (a) but the national authorities or the economic operator provides the Commission with reliable information giving evidence that, in that country, the standards of environment protection are equivalent to those contained in those treaties, the Commission may decide, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21 (2), that biofuels and other bioliquids produced in that country can be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1.
2008/07/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 856 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. The Commission shall report every two years to the European Parliament and the council on the impact on social sustainability in the Community and in third countries of increased demand for biofuel, and on the impact of EU biofuel policy on the availability of foodstuffs in exporting countries, the ability of people in developing countries to afford the foodstuffs, and wider development issues. The first report shall be submitted in 2012. The report shall address the respect of land use rights. The report shall state, for each country that is a significant source of raw material for biofuel consumed in the EU, whether the country has ratified each of the following Conventions of the International Labour Organisation: i) Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment (No 138) ii) Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (no 182) iii) Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour (No 105) iv) Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (No 29) v) Convention concerning Equal Remuneration of Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value (No 100) vi) Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (No 111) vii) Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise (No 87) viii) Convention concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organise and to Bargain Collectively (No 98) The Commission shall report on the implementation of these Conventions according to its information.
2008/07/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 961 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of demonstrating compliance with national renewable energy obligations placed on operators, the contribution made by biofuels produced from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material, algae, as well as non irrigated plants grown in arid areas to fight desertification shall be considered to be twice that made by other biofuels.
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 977 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) how, where applicable, Member States have structured their support schemes to take into account renewable energy applications that give additional benefits in relation to other, comparable applications, but may also have higher costs, including biofuels made from wastes, residues, non- food cellulosic material, and ligno- cellulosic material; algae, as well as non irrigated plants grown in arid areas to fight desertification;
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 985 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the development and share of biofuels made from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material, algae, as well as non irrigated plants grown in arid areas to fight desertification;
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition with the Community. TWithout prejudice to sector specific criteria these rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, generally applicable alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storagethe potential including the technical potential to reduce emissions. Any such rules should not give incentives to indecrease emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading periospecific emissions. Allocations based on benchmarks must be fixed so as to enable the market to function properly . They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should also apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned. , with the exception of electricity produced from waste gases from industrial production processes. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned. In defining the principles for setting benchmarks in individual sectors, the Commission should consult with the social partners of the sectors concerned.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
(19) The Community will continue to take the lead in the negotiation of an ambitious international agreement that will achieve the objective of limiting global temperature increase to 2°C and is encouraged by the progress made in Bali towards this objective. In the event that other developed countries and other major emitters of greenhouse gases do not participate in this international agreement, this could lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry would not be subject to comparable carbon constraints (“carbon leakage”), and at the same time could put certain energy- intensive sectors and sub-sectors in the Community which are subject to international competition at an economic disadvantage. This could undermine the environmental integrity and benefit of actions by the Community. To address the risk of carbon leakage, the Community will allocate allowances free of charge up to 100% to sectors or sub-sectors meeting the relevant criteria, depending on the risk of carbon leakage. Based on the potential for a significant loss of market share to installations outside the Community not taking comparable action to reduce emissions, a list of energy intensive industry sectors exposed to the risk of carbon leakage should be attached as an Annex to this Directive. The Community will continue to allocate allowances free of charge to sectors or sub-sectors meeting the relevant criteria which determine carbon leakage risk. The definition of these sectors and sub-sectors and the measures required will be subject to re-assessment to ensure that action is taken where necessary and to avoid overcompensation. For those specific sectors or sub-sectors where it can be duly substantiated that the risk of carbon leakage cannot be prevented otherwise, where electricity constitutes a high proportion of production costs and is produced efficiently, the action taken may take into account the electricity consumption in the production process, without changing the total quantity of allowances.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should therefore review the situation by June 2011 at the latest, consult with all relevant social partners, and, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations, submit a report accompanied by any appropriate proposals. In this context, the Commission should identify whichIn order to ensure the efficiency of the European emission allowance trading system and prevent European restrictions from prompting industry to move to countries with less stringent environmental restrictions - preventing a decrease in global emissions - energy- intensive industry sectors orand sub-sectors are likely to be subject to carbon leakage not later than 30 June 2010. It should base its analysis on the assessment of the inability to pass on the cost of requsubject to international competition need to introduce an efficient system enabling Community installations to be placed on the same footing as thired allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share tocountry installations, inter alia by subjecting importers to requirements comparable to those set by European Union installations outsidethrough the Ccommunity not taking comparable action to reduce emissions. Energy-intensive industries which are determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage could receive a higher amountpulsory surrender of allowances. This mechanism is intended for use only vis-à-vis countries which, following an international agreement, in the case of developed countries, have failed to give undertakings comparable to those assumed by the European Union in terms of fgree allocation or an effective carbon equalisation system could be introduced with a view to putting installations from the Community which are at significant risk of carbon leakage and those from third countries onhouse gas emission reduction or, in the case of emerging countries, have failed to introduce new and appropriate actions which are measurable, reportable and verifiable in a ccomparable footing. Such a system coulrdance with the road mapply requirements to importers that would be no less favourable than those applicable to installations within the EU, for example by requiring the surrender of allowances. Any action taken would need to be in conformity with the principles of the UNFCCC, in particular adopted at the Bali Conference. The Commission should identify sectors likely to be subject to carbon leakage on the basis of highly specific criteria so as to ensure that the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, taking into account the particular situation of Least Developed Countries. It would also need to be in conformity with the international obligations of the Community including the WTO agreementsk of carbon leakage is properly estimated and to avoid any over- compensation. The border adjustment mechanism should be consistent with the Community’s international obligations, particularly as regards the WTO.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should therefore review the situation by June 2011 at the latest, consult with all relevant social partners, and, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations, submit a report accompanied by any appropriate proposals. In this context, the Commission should identify which energy intensive industry sectors or sub-sectors are likely to be subject to carbon leakage not later than 30 June 2010. It should base its analysis on the assessment of the inability to pass on the cost of required allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share to installations outside the Community not taking comparable action to reduce emissions. Energy-intensive industries which are determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage could receive a higher amount of free allocation or an effective carbon equalisation system could be introduced with a view to putting installations from the Community which are at significant risk of carbon leakage and those from third countries on a comparable footing. Such a system could apply requirements to importers that would be no less favourable than those applicable to installations within the EU, for example by requiring the surrender of allowances. Any action taken would need to be in conformity with the principles of the UNFCCC, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, taking into account the particular situation of Least Developed Countries. ItThe issue of securing raw materials supplies in the European Union should also be taken into account. Action taken would also need to be in conformity with the international obligations of the Community including the WTO agreement.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point u a (new)
(ua) ‘Sectors exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage’ means sectors identified in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 10a(9) and listed in Annex 1a.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 200 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by 30 June 20110, adopt Community wide and fully- harmonised implementing measures for allocating the allowances referred to in paragraphs 2 to 6 and 8 in a harmonised manner.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)]. The Commission shall consult the social partners of the sectors concerned, in defining the principles for setting benchmarks in those sectors.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 215 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account Through the use of benchmarks. Without prejudice to sector specific criteria, account shall be taken of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, generally applicable alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, andthe potential including the technical potential to reduce emissions. The measures shall not give incentives to indecrease specific emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production, with the exception of electricity produced from waste gases from industrial production processes. Where a waste gas from a production process is used as a fuel, allowances shall be allocated to the operator of the installation generating the waste gas with the same allocation principles as applied for that installation.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 266 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production by new entrants, with the exception of electricity produced from waste gases from industrial production processes. Where a waste gas from a production process is used as a fuel, allowances shall be allocated to the operator of the installation generating the waste gas with the same allocation principles as applied for this installation.
2008/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8
8. ISubject to Article 10b, in 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, installations in sectors which are exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage shall be allocated up to 100 percent allowances free of charge up to 100 percent of the quantity determined in accordance with paragraphs 21 to 63 and without changing the total quantity of allowances according to Article 9. This includes installations which can not be allocated to specific sectors.
2008/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 304 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
9. At the latest by 30 June 2010 and every 3 years thereafter the Commission shall determine the sectors referred to in paragraph 8. All social partners concerned shall be consulted.
2008/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 305 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
9. At the latest by 30 June 2010 and every 3 years thereafter09 the Commission shall determine the sectors referred to in paragraph 8 and the percentage of free allowances received by the installations in those sectors.
2008/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
In the determination referred to in the first subparagraph the Commission shall also take into account the need for raw materials security in the Community.
2008/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 314 #

2008/0013(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b
Measures to support certain energy intensive industries in the event of carbon Not later than June 2011, the Commission shall, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations and the extent to which these lead to global greenhouse gas emission reductions, and after consulting with all relevant social partners, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing the situation with regard to energy-intensive sectors or sub-sectors that have been determined to be exposed to significant risks of carbon leakage. This shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals, which may include: – adjusting the proportion of allowances received free of charge by those sectors or sub-sectors under Article 10a; – inclusion in the Community scheme of importers of products produced by the sectors or sub-sectors determined in accordance with Article 10a. Any binding sectoral agreements which lead to global emissions reductions of the magnitude required to effectively address climate change, and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements shall also be taken into account when considering what measures are appropriate. Requirement for importers to surrender allowances leakage 1. As from 1 January 2013, importers of products determined in accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 below and for which a methodology has been established in accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 shall be, respectively, required to surrender allowances or authorised to receive free allowances in accordance with the procedures laid down in paragraph 3. 2. The products giving rise to the provisions of paragraph 1 are those which present a risk of carbon leakage and which come from countries which, in the case of developed countries, have not undertaken commitments comparable to those of the European Union in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and, in the case of emerging countries, have not put in place appropriate new actions which can be measured, communicated and verified. In the light of the outcome of the international negotiations, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 23(2), shall establish, by 30 June 2010, a list of the countries of origin affected by these provisions. Also in the context of the procedure provided for in Article 23(2), the Commission shall establish a list of sectors and products giving rise to those provisions by assessing the risk of emissions leakage based on the sectors referred to in Article 10a(8) and the following criteria: (a) the impact of the emissions trading scheme, in terms of marginal cost (including through an opportunity cost) in the case of a free allocation or average cost in the case of an auction, on production costs; (b) the extent to which it is possible for individual installations in the sector concerned to reduce emission levels, for instance by using the most efficient technologies; (c) market structure, relevant geographic and product market and exposure of the sectors to international competition; (d) the effect of climate change and energy policies implemented, or expected to be implemented, outside the EU in the sectors concerned; (e) predictable changes in global and regional demand for each sector; (f) the cost of transport of goods for the sector; (g) the cost of investing in the construction of a new production unit for the sector in question. The provisions laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply to imports of goods produced in countries or regions linked to the EU emissions trading scheme under the provisions of Article 25 of this Directive. 3. The quantity of allowances which importers shall be required to surrender shall be equivalent to the difference between: - on the one hand, the average greenhouse gas emission per tonne produced resulting from the Community- wide production of the goods concerned, multiplied by the tonnage of imported goods. In this second calculation, the average emission may be replaced by a more favourable emission factor if the importer is able to provide proof, on the basis of an audit carried out by a verifying entity accredited by the European Union, that the production process at the origin of his products produces lower emissions than the European average; and, on the other hand, the average quantity of free allowances for the production of those products Community- wide. The difference between the first and second aggregate shall determine, if positive, the quantity of allowances which the importers are required to surrender, or, if negative, the quantity which they may receive free of charge. To determine the average quantity of greenhouse gas resulting from the Community-wide production of various goods or categories of goods, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 23(2), shall take into account the reported emissions, verified in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 14. 4. To facilitate the establishment of the method for calculating the surrender of allowances on import in accordance with paragraph 3, the Commission may require operators to report on the manufacture of the products concerned, and require independent verification of that reporting in accordance with the guidelines adopted pursuant to Articles 14 and 15. Those requirements may include reporting on the levels of emissions covered by the EU emissions trading scheme which are associated with the manufacture of each product or category of products. 5. A regulation adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 23(2) shall lay down the conditions for surrender or free allocation of allowances for importers. That regulation shall also set out the conditions under which importers to whom this article applies shall declare the necessary surrender of allowances with regard to the quantity of goods imported. 6. The total quantity of allowances which the Member States may auction in accordance with Article 10 shall be increased by the quantity of allowances surrendered by importers to meet the requirement referred to in paragraph 1, and reduced by the quantity of allowances received by importers pursuant to that same paragraph. These variations shall be divided up among the Member States in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 10(2). 7. The additional auction revenue generated by the requirement for importers to surrender allowances shall be divided up among the Member States in accordance with the procedures provided for in paragraph 6. The Member States shall pay 50% of that additional revenue into the global adaptation fund. 8. To meet their surrender requirement under paragraph 1, importers may use allowances, ERUs and CERs up to the percentage used by operators during the preceding year, or allowances from the emissions trading scheme of a third country which is recognised as corresponding to a level of constraint equivalent to that of the Community scheme. 9. Not later than June 2010, the Commission shall, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations and the extent to which these lead to global greenhouse gas emission reductions, and after consulting with all relevant social partners, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing the situation with regard to energy-intensive sectors or sub-sectors that have been determined to be exposed to significant risks of carbon leakage. This shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals for, in particular, adjusting the proportion of allowances received free of charge by those sectors or sub-sectors under Article 10a. The report shall also describe the progress of the implementing measures for setting up a border adjustment mechanism as provided for in paragraphs 1 to 8. Any binding sectoral agreements which lead to global emissions reductions of the magnitude required to effectively address climate change, and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements shall also be taken into account when considering what measures are appropriate.
2008/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 6 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the internal dimension of the Enlargement Strategy directly affects the Union's ability to pursue its policy objectives and to achieve an ever closer Union, as laid down in the Treaties,
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its firm commitment to the countries with which it has started membership negotiations and to the countries which have been given clear membership prospects, with the understanding that full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and compatibility withis imperative and that the Union's integration capacity must be fulfilled before these countries can join the Unionly taken into account;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 126 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that this ability not only has institutional and financial implications but also involves sufficientthe need to ensure a high level of political, social and economic cohesion within the Union;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Therefore takes the view that every enlargement must be followed by adequate consolidation and political concentration, that is to say, by a serious reassessment of the Union's policies and means in order to ensure consensus around such policies and to focus on objectives which respond to the expectations of our citizens and which guarantee the viability of the Union as a political project;deleted
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 218 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes in this respect the launch, within the framework of the EU, of the Union for the Mediterranean as a positive step in our relations with the southern neighbours; believes that this new development strengthens the argument in favour of specific contractual multilateral relations with our eastern neighbours, which, compared to their southern partners, have clear European ambitions and perspectives; recalls that, as a first step, these relations shcould translate themselves into the establishment of a Free Trade Area, to be followed by closer relations along the lines of a European Economic Area Plus (EEA +), of a European Commonwealth or of specific regional cooperation frameworks, for example in the Black Sea area;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 223 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Reiterates the importance of devising a more sophisticated and comprehensive EU strategy for the Black Sea region, that goes beyond the current synergy initiative; is of the opinion that the challenges for regional cooperation around the Black Sea merit a parallel initiative for the establishment of a Union for the Black Sea, which should include the EU, Turkey and all Black Sea littoral states as equal partners, while seeking the full involvement of Russia; believes that such a multilateral framework would not only offer the countries involved the possibility of strengthening their relations with the EU and benefiting from cooperation across a wide variety of policy fields, but would also allow the European Union to play a more active role in finding peaceful solutions to the region's conflicts, thus contributing positively to security in the region;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 224 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes at the same time that countries which enjoy clear membership prospects but still have considerable ground to cover before they can attain the political, economic and social conditions necessary to achieve candidate status, could usefully benefit from an incremental approach in their EU integration process and that this approach could involve, besides increased assistance and cooperation measures, voluntary participation in arrangements similar to the above bilateral or multilateral framework as an intermediate step towards full membership;deleted
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 240 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes in this context the Commission Communication on the Western Balkans of 5 March 2008 (COM(2008)0127), which outlines a range of measures for supporting the countries in the region in their efforts towards EU integration and for deepening our relations with them, whether in the areas of trade, energy, education and/or research, as a significant step towards fulfilling the European Union's 2003 Thessaloniki commitments; believes that such measures should include also the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia and calls on all Member States to overcome their reservations in this respect;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Is pleased to record considerable progress achieved since the last Progress Report, published by the Commission in November 2007; welcomes in particular the adoption of the Law on the Public Prosecutors and the Law on the Council of Prosecutors as well as the Law on the Committee for Inter-Community Relations and the decision on the final appointment to the Judicial Council;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. AWelcomes the continued efforts in the implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement and applauds the fact that the government and parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia isare increasingly emphasising recognition of the multi- ethnic character of their state and that this has led to legislation making it possible for that diversity to work, such as the amendments adopted on 8 February 2007 to the Law on Public Holidays which lays down the various ethnic and religious holiday days, and the agreement reached on the choice of 45 draft laws which can be adopted by Badinter majority only;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the renewed political momentum on the European integration of the Republic of Macedonia results from a strong commitment expressed by all political forces; welcomes the regular and intensive dialogue pursued between the leaders of the four major political parties (VMRO- DPMNE, SDSM, DPA and DUI), which has resulted in the adoption of a number of laws, as well as measures relevant for further EU integration;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Commends the commitment of the leaders of the major political parties represented in the Parliament to continue to work towards achieving progress on the remaining issues on which there are differences, such as the use of languages and the social package for the victims of the 2001 conflict;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Welcomes the progress made in respect of economic reforms; however, urges the government to address the issue of high unemployment;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the 2005 Law on the Use of Community Flags allows communities’ national symbols be placed on and near local government officesa minority community which is in a majority within a municipality to use its flag; notes that disquiet arose following the Constitutional Court judgment of 24 October 2007 on the use of national community symbols by local authorities, which gave the impression that, contrary to the Ohrid Framework Agreement, use of the flag depicting thestate flag of Albanian eagle would no longer be allowed, and welcomes the government’s interpretation that the Constitutional Court judgment on national symbols does not mean that flags at local government offices, including Albanian symbols, must be removed; calls on all parties to discuss this issue in the spirit of the Ohrid Framework Agreement and international standards;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the Institutional Platform and the principles adopted by the government for the negotiation process for accession of the Republic of Macedonia into the European Union; observes that the Platform – chaired by the opposition leader – sets the institutional priorities of the country in the preparatory stage of the negotiation process, by precisely allocating the necessary institutional set-up, human resources and budgetary funding;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the draft Law on Revision of the Electoral Code, which was given a reading on 27 September 2007 and would provide for the parliament to be enlarged by 13 seats in the interests of both representation of small ethnic minorities and representation of nationals living abroad, could help bring about a relative weakening of representation for the Albanian speaking community, and regards the fact that the reading has been suspended as a contribution towards domestic stability; trusts that there will be further consultations in order to achieve a consensus;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 54 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the fact that marked progress has been achieved in the fight against organised crime and corruption in 2007, as well as significant progress in the fight against trafficking in persons and narcotics;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 66 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the call by Amnesty IntNotes that, on 7 November 2007, a large police operation took place around the village of Brodec, north of Tetovo, with the aim of apprehending a number of alleged criminals, including those who had escaped from the Dubrava prison in Kosovo in July 2007; notes that six members of the so-called "Brodec gang" were killed during the opernational to set up an inquiry into the events on 7 November 2007, north of Tetovo, during which at least six possible intruders from Kosovo di, that a further 13 individuals from the village were detained by the Ministry of Interior and that light and heavy weaponry was found in Brodec that included heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles; acknowledges that, according to the EU Monitoring Mission and the OSCE, the operation was carried out in a professional and effective manner resulting in no police or civilian casualties and that the composition of the police forces involved was ethnically mixed;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 72 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the fact that the government has publicly stated that it will rebuild the mosque and other infrastructure damaged in the police operation in Brodec; expresses concern about some reports that detainees may have been subjected to maltreatment on being arrested; calls on the Ombudsman to fully investigate the situation;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 96 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in the years since independence, close economic relations have developed between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece, that Greece is now the largest investor and trading partner and that Greece can provide significant support for coping successfully with the process of accession to the European Union; Welcomes the increased bilateral cooperation, as well as people-to people contacts between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece, regrets, however that since the adoption of its Resolution of 12 July 2007 no progress has been made in the bilateral talks held under the auspices of the United Nations and assisted by Special Envoy Matthew Nimitz to find mutually acceptable solution to the differences that has arisen over the name of the country; calls on both sides to increase efforts to overcome the issue, that in no circumstances should become an obstacle to the membership of the Republic of Macedonia in the international organizations, as provided in the Interim Accord of 1995;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 99 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that, at world level, most other states have in fact recognised this state under the constitutional name of 'Republika Makedonija', but that the European Union and the United Nations take as their starting point the 1993 interim agreement with Greece, which, for international use, lays down the temporary designation 'former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia', and calls on both parties to reach a final agreement as soon as possible with the help of ongoing mediation by the United Nations, under the direction of Mr Matthew Nimetz, and expresses the hope that this name issue will play no role in any decision on relations with NATO;deleted
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 114 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that the Hellenic Republic (Greece), unlike in the first few years after its northern neighbour became independent in 1991 is now prepared, as a result of negotiations on a final settlement, to accept a composite name for the state which contains the term 'Macedonia', provided that a distinction is made between it and the part of North Greece which is also called Macedonia;deleted
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 133 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses the wish that, prior to resolving the name dispute as quickly as possible, both sides do their utmost to help ensure that that dispute no longer causes dissatisfaction, as it does now, in connection with admitting persons, goods or lorries on the basis of documents which do not bear the desired name of the country;deleted
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 144 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on all authorities and organisations within the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to stop using symbols which its neighbour Greece regards as closely associated with the history of the area in the north of Greece which is also designated Macedonia, in particular the name Alexander the Great or that of his father, Philip II, for inter alia the national airport at Petrovec, and erecting statues in the towns of Skopje, Prilep and Bitola;deleted
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 156 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a (new). Welcomes the active participation of the country in the establishment of the Regional Cooperation Council and its constructive position on the Kosovo status process; expresses serious concern over the delay on the technical demarcation of the border with Kosovo; welcomes the good cooperation with Kosovo in trade, customs and police matters maintaining at same time good neighbourly relations with Serbia;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 158 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b (new). Commends the country for its cooperation in the field of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), notably its participation in the EU mission ALTHEA and its willingness to contribute to the development of the ESDP capabilities and future EU-led civilian and military crisis management missions; pays tribute to the soldiers of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia who participated in ALTHEA mission and who lost their lives in a tragic crash of a helicopter outside Skopje in January 2008; expresses deepest condolences to their families;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 162 #

2007/2268(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c (new). Welcomes the entry into force of the visa facilitation and readmission agreement with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; supports the intention of the European Commission to launch a dialogue on visa liberalisation with the objective of establishing a road map with an ultimate aim of a visa free regime; commends the introduction of passports with biometric security features, the establishment of the National visa information system and the Visa Center, the implementation of the Integrated Border Management system;
2008/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 3 #

2007/2267(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas membership of the European Union involves a commitment to overcoming nationalistic divisions and achieving reconciliation between peoples, all of which entails a voluntary delegation of powers in certain key policy areas, whereas Croatia has undertaken substantial and successful efforts in this regard, efforts which have borne visible results,
2008/02/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2007/2267(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Congratulates the Croatian authorities on their continued efforts towards an impartial prosecution of domestic war crimes, and urges them to exercise continuous vigilance in order to avert the risk of ethnically biased rulings and to ensure that all measures are in place to protect the integrity of the judicial process; calls in this context for urgent additional measures for the protection of witnesses, including the adoption of strengthened legal provisions;
2008/02/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 53 #

2007/2267(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the need to ensure adequate implementation of the Constitutional Law for National Minorities (CLNM), particularly with regard to bilingual teaching in schools and bilingualism in public administration and the planned employment guarantees concerning the adequate representation of minorities within the judiciary and public administration; commends Croatia for the exemplary measures taken in order to facilitate the integration of minorities into social and political mainstream system; refers in particular to the representation and role within the Sabor and to the appointment as Deputy Prime Minister of a representative of the Serb community;
2008/02/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 56 #

2007/2267(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that the Croatia educational system, whilst preserving and enhancing the cultural and social tradition of each national community, should strongly promote greater integration and cohesion within Croatia society;
2008/02/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 75 #

2007/2267(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the fact that the Croatian government has decided to introduce unilaterally the Ecological and Fishing Protection Zone (ZERP) in the Adriatic, thus reneging on the agreement reached in 2004 with the Italian and Slovenian authorities; reminds Croatia that, unless a commonly agreed solution is found, this could have serious repercussions on the pace of the accession negotiations; urges at the same time the Italian and Slovenian authorities to engage constructively in overcoming the current stalemate and reaching a compromise which, whilst safeguarding the ecological balance in the Adriatic, a common concern for all parties, takes the interests of all parties into account;
2008/02/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 104 #

2007/2267(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls in this context on the Commission to step up its efforts and increase the resources allocated for preparing, processing and finalising negotiating material so that the EU can respond rapidly and efficiently to progress made by Croatia in meeting the relevant opening and closing benchmarks;
2008/02/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly believes that European Union can make an impact and conduct a genuine, effective and credible CFSP only if it speakclearly defines with one voice, has the appropriate instruments at its disposals common objectives, provides itself with the appropriate instruments, in such a way as to ensure consistency between objectives and means, speaks with one voice and enjoys the strong democratic legitimacy afforded by the European Parliament's scrutiny; at the same time, considers that the key objectives of the CFSP can only be attained if the European Parliament itself speaks with a common voice and, in this respect, encourages a clearer delimitation of competences between its specialised bodies dealing with the CFSP, from a thematic and geographic perspective;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to commit themselves to consulting their EU partners and the High Representative before adopting strategic decisions in the area of foreign policy, particularly in multilateral organisations, which mayin order that their positions with respect to strategic decisions are at least coherent, convergent and compatible and do not affect the coherence and cohesion of the EU's external action and mayor undermine the EU's credibility as a global player vis-à-vis third countries;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. While recognising progress in the structure of the report, especially the inclusion of more forward-looking planning alongside the description of activities carried out in the previous year, invites the Council, where appropriate, to take into account for the next annual report the resolutions and/or recommendations adopted by Parliament;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 18 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that considerable progress has been achieved in relations between the Council and Parliament, especially through the establishment of new and more flexible channels of communication an; considers, however that Parliament has to adopt a firmer position towards the issues discussed, which should be systematically dealt with in the Council; points out that progress has also been achieved through the increased contacts between the institutions, including regular exchanges of views with the High Representative and more frequent appearances by EU Special Representatives as well as other senior officials before Parliament, however, considers that there is room for further progress, particularly with regard to the timing of such appearances, which should also reflect the agenda of Parliament and its competent bodies;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Proposes that priority be given in 2008 to a limited number of subjects which better relate to the concerns of European citizens and to their expectations as regards the role to be played by the Union in international affairs; takes the view that those subjects are: security through cooperation and development, including energy security, climate change, migration management, human rights and civil libertiesthe development of stability in the neighbouring regions, challenges stemming from economic and social cleavages with a potential negative impact on global security and stability, including the management of global terrorism and global organised crime, and also migration management, and that they complement the priorities and objectives pursued by the Community's external action; in this context, welcomes the report by the Commission and the High Representative to the Council on climate change and international security;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Is of the view that the importance of the foreign policy dimension of energy security, including the Union's dependence on energy and other strategic supplies from unstable or undemocratic countries and regions, will continue to increase in 2008; recommends wide-ranging diversification of energy sources and energy transport routes and increased energy efficiency as well as solidarity in energy policy among EU Member States; deplores the use of energy by third parties as a political instrument and the uncoordinated signing of bilateral energy agreements by Member States, which undermine the interests of the EU as a whole and of other Member States; reiterates its call for the creation of the post of High Official for Foreign Energy Policy under the authority of the future double- hatted High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission, with responsibility for coordinating the Union's activities in this field; regrets in this connection the lack of any response from the Council and the Commission to Parliament's above- mentioned resolution of 26 September 2007;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates that strengthening global governance, international institutions and the value of international law remains a vital interest for the Union's external action; underlines in this regard the crucial role to be played by the United Nations in support of effective multilateralism, and stresses that the Union must stand united while urging its partners to pursue the development and consolidation of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, as a common basis for a prosperous and secure world; reaffirms its commitment to the UN Millennium Goals, in particular the global fight against poverty;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 61 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Asks those permanent members of the UN Security Council that are EU Member States to cooperate more closely with EU Member States that are not permanent members;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 64 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Insists on the need for the effective implementation of human rights clauses and of non-proliferation and counter- terrorism provisions and the inclusion of an energy security clause in agreements with third countries, in order to ensure the coherence and effectiveness of the EU's external policies;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 66 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Is of the view that the Union's enlargement process remains a key issue for 2008 and that it should be based on the Union's capacity to integrate new Member States (taking account of the impact of enlargement on its institutions, its financial resources and its capacity to pursue its political objectives);deleted
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that stability in the Western Balkans should be the top priority for the EU in 2008, in line with the Council's view as set out in its Annual Report for 2006; therefore attaches the utmost importance to the redoubling of efforts to bring the Western Balkans closer to the EU, including the introduction of a visa-free regime, the stepping-up of regional cooperation in areas such as trade, transport, energy, and the participation of Western Balkans countries in Community programmes; believes that these step stronger emphasis on economic and social issues which this involves would facilitate and underpin those countries' preparations for EU accession, in line with the Thessaloniki Agenda;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the view that, given the current situation in Serbia following Kosovo's declaration of independence, dialogue with Belgrade should be based on concrete assistance and cooperation measures, and that particular emphasis should be placed on strengthening ties with all democratic parties and civil society in areas of common interest; considers that the EU should develop adequate policies and initiate appropriate processes in order to integrate Kosovo in the international legal order and to avoid the self-imposed isolation of Serbia in relation to the European legal order;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 94 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Believes in this context that the Union should focus its attention on developing economic cooperation, political stability and democracy in the three key regional cooperation areas, namely the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 96 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recommends that new multilateral structures for dialogue and cooperation with our southern and eastern neighbours should be created, and that an EU- Mediterranean Union and an EU-Black Sea Union could give our neighbours a chance of being involved as partners in a wide range of important policies such as economic and social development, security, migration, energy, the environment, etc; is convinced that, besides improving coordination of EU policies with those of our neighbours, this would also enhance regional cooperation between our neighbours; believes that Turkey as a candidate country should play an important role in both communities, and that Russia should be invited to cooperate with the EU within the EU-Black Sea Union; underlines that this initiative does not affect any present or future enlargement process;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 123 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Recommends that political and economic relations with China and ASEAN be deepened in 2008, on condition that substantial progress be made in the field of democracy and human rights, maintaining a constructive dialogue with the authorities in this connection, a fortiori in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics; asks China to develop a forward-looking comprehensive approach to the reconstruction of the country, with enhanced respect for its different peoples and its cultural traditions; recognises ASEAN’s growing role as a force for regional stability and prosperity; believes that the EU and ASEAN have great potential for increased cooperation based in part on ASEAN's progress with regard to regional integration and in the fields of democracy and human rights;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 152 #

2007/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Invites the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to organise meetings with chairpersons of the relevant Committee and Subcommittees and inter- parliamentary delegations on emerging crises or international security events, building on the current practice of informal joint meetings between members of the PSC and the chairpersons of Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs and of its Security and Defence and Human Rights Subcommittees;
2008/04/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2007/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reaffirms the precedence of ODIHR election observation missions in the OSCE area, where the EU does not as a rule deploy election observation missions; commends the ODIHR for the quality of its work and its adherence to high standards of transparency and independence; expresses its concern about statements and actions of some OSCE participating States that call into question the ODIHR’s mandate and undermine the effectiveness of its missions; calls on OSCE participating States and on the European Council to uphold the ODIHR’s position as the principal election-monitoring body in the OSCE area;
2008/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2007/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph – 1a (new)
-1 a. Underlines the importance of a thorough and objective environmental impact assessment of Nord Stream, particularly given the fragility of the Baltic seabed; is of the opinion that full account should be taken of all relevant environmental and safety aspects in the preparation, construction and operational phases of any gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea; emphasises that a final judgment of the environmental effects of Nord Stream can only be made after the completion of the impact assessment, and welcomes the Commission’s commitment to monitor closely all developments concerning the environmental impact assessment within the framework of the Espoo Convention;
2008/04/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2007/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that Nord Stream is an infrastructure project with a wide political and strategic dimension for both the EU and Russia; underlines that it is primarily driven by Russian commercial and political interests, aimed at delivering gas straight from Russia to Western Europe, bypassing the transit states; underlines that this project increases Russia's energy leverage over the EU and its neighbours and decreasestakes due note of the concerns expressed by the Baltic littoral states regarding the construction and maintenance of the pipeline; underlines that the ability of small littoral states to act as security providers in the Baltic Sea region; considers that since the project goes against the priorities of several EU Member States, itannot be seen in isolation from the EU's ability to act as a unified entity and speak with one voice on energy issues and recalls its resolution of 26 September 2007 on a common European foreign policy on energy1; undermlines the EU's ability to act as a unified entity and speak with one voat the project has been labelled a project of European interest in the latest guidelines on Trans-European Energy Networks (TENE-E), adopted in September 2006, and that it should be planned in the spirit of the common European foreign policey on energy issues; 1; Or. en Texts adopted, P6_TA(2007)0413.
2008/04/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2007/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates the importance of the EU's energy partnership with Russia and draws attention once again to the fact that this strategic partnership can only be based on the principle of non-discrimination and fair treatment and on equal market access conditions;
2008/04/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2007/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers that aspects of energy solidarity within the European Union should be taken into account by all Member States in their decisions on energy infrastructure projects; underscores that European energy solidarity critically depends on both transparent and mutually enforceable agreements with producer countries and the existence of a functioning internal energy market, as well as an interconnecting energy infrastructure;
2008/04/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2007/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Council and the Commission to address environmental issues and energy security concerns within the framework of the EU’s energy dialogue with Russia; recalls its opinion that the principles and substance of the Energy Charter Treaty and the Transit Protocol thereto must be included in cooperation agreements with third countries, including the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Russia;
2008/04/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2007/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Therefore asks the Commission and the Member States to put forward the following demands and to call for: - a thorough assessment of: - to assess the various transparency, economic and, budget-related, regulatory and legal aspects of the Nord Stream and its affiliated companies; - a thorough legal assessment aimed at determining whether a broader set of legal framework is applicable; - a thorough assessment of the need for the project and consideration of all alternatives, including the Amber and Yamal II pipelines; - a truly independentproject; - to undertake a study of Nord Stream’s contribution to Europe’s energy needs, including a consideration of all alternatives; - to ensure that the concerns of all littoral states are duly taken into account in the environmental impact assessment,; - to be commissioned with the approval of all littoral States; - Rreiterate its call for the ratification of, and commitment to the full implementation of the provisions of, the Espoo Convention and the Energy Charter Treaty, including its Transit Protocol, as an act of good faith and to encourage the Russian Federation's confidence in the project; - opportunities for equal participation by all the littoral Statesby Russia;
2008/04/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2007/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests, further, that the permission for the construction and maintenance of the pipeline should be managedUnderlines the importance of open and transparent communication on all relevant environmental, security and safety aspects by anthe Executive Board nominated by all the littoral states with the participation, where appropriate, of the Commissionof Nord Stream with all littoral states at all times;
2008/04/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 55 #

2007/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the lack of institutional structures capable of responding adequately to the environmental and geopolitical security issues associated with this projecte development of external energy infrastructure, and once again calls on the Council to consider the proposal for the creation of the office of High Official for Foreign Energy Policy, who, wearing a "double hat", would act under the authority of the newly created strengthened High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, a Vice-President of the Commission;
2008/04/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2007/2038(DEC)

Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing its President discharge for implementation of the European Parliament budget for the financial year 2006;
2008/03/10
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2007/2038(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Heading before paragraph -1 (new)
Reasons for postponement
2008/03/10
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2007/2038(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Urges its President to set up a working group which should immediately prepare, together with the competent Commission services, an assistants' statute to be proposed to the Council for adoption under the French presidency so that it can be applied as from the same day as the new Members' Statute;
2008/03/10
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2007/2038(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1a (new)
-1a. Urges its President to use Parliament's leverage on the Council to have the assistants' statute adopted at the earliest possible moment;
2008/03/10
Committee: CONT
Amendment 217 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 2 – point s
(s) "harmful interference" means interference which endangers the functioning of an electronic communications service, such as the functioning of a radionavigation service or of other safety services or which otherwise seriously degrades, obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a radion electronic communications service operating in accordance with the applicable Community or national regulations.
2008/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 726 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. Member States shall not make the use of radio frequencies subject to the granting of individual rights of use but. They shall include the conditions for usage of such radio frequencies in theunder general authorisation, unless it is justified to grant individual rights in order to: in bands specified for this purpose.
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 727 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) avoid a serious risk of harmful interference; ordeleted
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 737 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) fulfil other objectives of general interest.deleted
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 744 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Member States shall harmonise frequency bands on the basis of common general principles. They shall apply harmonised licensing rules in respect of those frequency bands. National regulatory authorities shall be responsible for that licensing and the specification thereof.
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 746 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Where it is necessary to grant individual rights of use for radio frequencies and numbers, Member States shall grant suchindividual rights, upon request, to any undertaking providing or using networks or services under the general authorisation, subject to the provisions of Articles 6, 6a, 7 and 11(1)(c) of this Directive and any other rules ensuring the efficient use of those resources in accordance with Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive).
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 748 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to specific criteria defined in advance by Member States to grant rights of use of radio frequencies to providers of radio or television broadcast content services with a view to pursuing general interest objectives in conformity with Community law, such rights of use shall be granted through objective, transparent, non-discriminatory and proportionate procedures, and, in the case of radio frequencies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive). The procedures shall also be open, except in cases where the granting of individual rights of use for radio frequencies to the providers of radio or television broadcast content services can be shown to be essential to meet a particular obligation defined in advance by the Member State which is necessary to achieve a general interest objective in conformity with Community law.
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 757 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Any individual right to use radio frequencies that is granted for ten years or more and that may not be transferred or leased between undertakings as a allowed by Article 9b of the Framework Directive shall, every five years and for the first time five years after its issuance, be subject to a review in the light of the criteria in paragraph 1. If the criteria to grant individual rights of use are no longer applicable, the individual right of use shall be changed into a general authorisation for the use of radio frequencies, subject to prior notice of not more than five years from the conclusion of the reviewa reasonable period that is at least as long as the period for which the individual right of use was granted, or shall be made freely transferable or leaseable between undertakings.
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 770 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. TIn the case of a general authorisation, the general authorisation for the provision of electronic communications networks or services and the rights of use for radio frequencies and rights of use for numbers may be subject only to the management of harmful interferences and the conditions listed in Annex I. Such conditions shall be non-discriminatory, proportionate and transparent and, in the case of rights of use for radio frequencies, shall be in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive).
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 801 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 5
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the justification for the request, taking into account the specific situation in the Member State, and may grant a partial exemption or temporary derogation or both provided this does no unduly defer the implementation of the implementing measures referred to in paragraph 1 or create undue differences in the competitive or regulatory situations between Member States.deleted
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 802 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 5
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 3
3. In implementing the provisions of this Article, the Commission may be assisted by the European Electronic Communications Market Authority (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’). The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion of the Authority, if any, submitted in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation [ ].deleted
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 805 #

2007/0247(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 5
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 6b
Common selection procedure for issuing 1. The technical implementing measure referred to in paragraph 6a(1)(f) may provide for the Authority to make proposals for the selection of undertaking(s) to which individual rights of use for radio frequencies or numbers are to be granted, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation [...]. In such cases, the measure shall specify the period within which the Authority shall complete the selection, the procedure, rules and conditions applicable to the selection, and details of any charges and fees to be imposed on the holders of rights for use of radio frequencies and/or numbers, in order to ensure the optimal use of spectrum or numbering resources. The selection procedure shall be open, transparent, non-discriminatory and objective. 2. Taking the utmost account of the opinion of the Authority, the Commission shall adopt a measure selecting the undertaking(s) to which individual rights of use for radio frequencies or numbers shall be issued. The measure shall specify the time within which such rights of use shall be issued by the national regulatory authorities. In so doing, the Commission shall act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14a(2).Article 6 b deleted rights
2008/06/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2007/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
(3) However, at present, the right to sell gas in any Member State on equal terms, without discrimination or disadvantage cannot be guaranteed to anyll companyies in the Communityall Member States. In particular, non- discriminatory network access and an equally effective level of regulatory supervision in each Member State do not yet exist.
2008/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #

2007/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 9
(9) To enhance competition through liquid wholesale gas markets, it is vital that gas can be traded independently of its location in the system. The only way to do this is to give network users the freedom to book entry and exit capacitHowever, entry-exit systems should not be made compulsory sindependently, therebce they do not always properly creating gasflect the transport through zones instead of along contractual paths. The pation costs and may therefeorence for entry-exit systems to facilitate the development of competition was already expressed by most stake not be appropriate in all cases as a considerable difference between transit and consumer countries exists. Therefore Member States shoulders at the 6th Madrid Forum have the choice to establish entry-exit systems.
2008/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2007/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point –a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(–a) in paragraph 1, point 1 shall be replaced by the following: 1. ’transmission’ means the transportation of natural gas through a transit pipeline or through a pipeline network, which mainly contains high pressure pipelines, excluding transportation through an upstream pipeline or pipeline network and also excluding pipelines or pipeline networks connecting storage to local distribution and generally excluding transportation through pipelines primarily used in the context of local distribution of natural gas. [...]”
2008/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2007/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – fourth subparagraph
TMember States may decide that tariffs for network users shall be set separately and independently per entry point into or exit point out of the transmission system. N, and network charges shallbe not be calculated on the basis of contract paths.”
2008/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #

2007/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 6 a – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where a LNG or storage system operator considers that it is not entitled for confidentiality reasons to make public all the data required, it shall seek the authorisation of the competent authorities to limit publication with respect to the point or points in question. The competent authorities shall grant or refuse the authorisation on a case by case basis, taking into account in particular the need to respect legitimate commercial confidentiality and the objective of creating a competitive internal gas market. If the authorisation is granted, available storage and/or LNG facility capacity shall be published without indicating the numerical data that would contravene confidentiality.
2008/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point d
(d) take individual decisions in specific cases referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Consultation of Market Participants and Consumers In the performance of its duties, the Agency shall consult extensively and at an early stage with all relevant market participants and consumers in an open and transparent manner, in particular with regard to its tasks vis-à-vis TSOs.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The Agency shall approve the documents prepared by the European Networks of Transmission System Operators provided for in Article 2c 1 (a) – (f) of Regulation (EC) 1228/2003 and in Article 2c 1 (a) – (f) of Regulation (EC) 1775/2005.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency shall provide a duly justified opinion to the Commission, in accordance with Article 2e(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 and Article 2e(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 where it considers that a draft technical or market code does not ensure non- discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market, that a technical or market code or has not been adopted within a reasonable period of time, or that the transmission system operators fail to implement a technical or market code.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Administrative Board shall, after having consultedreceiving the assent of the Board of Regulators, appoint the Director in accordance with Article 13(2).
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 178 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. The Administrative Board shall, after having consulted the Board of Regulators, exercise disciplinary authority over the Director.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The European Parliament and the Council may call upon the Chairperson of the Board of Regulators to submit a report on the performance of his/her duties.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Board of Regulators shall provide an opinionits assent to the Director before the adoption of the opinions, recommendations and decisions referred to in Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8. In addition, the Board of Regulators, within its field of competence, shall provide guidance to the Director in the execution of the Director's tasks.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Board of Regulators shall deliver an opinion on the candidate to be appointedassent to the appointment of a candidate as Director in accordance with Article 10(1) and Article 13(2). The Board shall reach this decision on the basis of a majority of three quarters of its members.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 231 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall be managed by its Director, who shall act independently in the exercise of his function accordance with decisions adopted by the Board of Regulators. Without prejudice to the respective powers of the Commission, the Administrative Board and the Board of Regulators, the Director shall not seek or accept any instruction from any government or from any body.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Administrative Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission and after having consulted and given utmost consideration to the opinion of the Board of Regulators, taking into account the evaluation report and only in those cases where it can be justified by the duties and requirements of the Agency, may extend the term of office of the Director once for not more than three years.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2007/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. The Director may be removed from office only upon a decision by the Administrative Board, after consultingwith the prior assent of the Board of Regulators. The Administrative Board shall reach this decision on the basis of a majority of three quarters of its members.
2008/04/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 6
(6) The rules on legal and functional unbundling currently in place have not yet led to effective unbundling of the transmission system operators in each Member State, partly due to lack of implementation of existing European legislation. At its meeting in Brussels on 8 and 9 March 2007, the European Council invited the Commission to develop legislative proposals for the effective separation of supply and production activities from network operations.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
(7) Only the removal of the inherent incentive for vertically integrated companies to discriminate against competitors as regards network access and investment can ensure effective unbundling. Ownership unbundling, which implies the network owner being appointed as the network operator and being independent from any supply and production interests, is clearly the mostonsidered by the Commission as an effective and stable way to solve the inherent conflict of interest and to ensure security of supply. For this reason, tThe European Parliament in its Rresolution on Pprospects for the internal gas and electricity market adopted on 10 July 2007 referred to ownership unbundling at transmission level as the mostan effective tool to promote investments in infrastructures in a non-discriminatory way, fair access to the grid for new entrants and transparency in the market. Member States should therefore be required to ensure that the same persSince the Community has no competence to order expropriations or persons are not entitled to exercise control, including through minority blocking rights on decisions of strategic importance such as investments, over a production or supply undertaking and, at the same time, hold any interest in or exercise any right over a transmission system operator or transmission system. Converselyf undertakings and means of production and is bound by the fundamental right of property, Member States should, however, also be entitled to apply less intrusive and onerous mechanisms in order to resolve conflicts of interest and to ensure investment. Moreover, control over a transmission system operator should preclude the possibility of holding any interest in or exercising any right over a supply undertakingly such alternatives can ensure the equal treatment of public and private undertakings, one of the underlying principles of Community law.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Any system to be implemented should be effective in removing any conflict of interests between generators and transmission system operators, in order to create incentives for the necessary investments and guarantee the access of newcomers under a transparent and efficient regulatory regime.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
(10) The setting up of system operators independent from supply and production interests should enable vertically integrated companies to maintain their ownership of network assets whilst ensuring an effective separation of interests, provided that the independent system operator performs all the functions of a network operator, or efficient and effective unbundling is implemented, and detailed regulation and extensive regulatory control mechanisms are put in place.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In complying with the regulations on effective and efficient legal unbundling, and provided that the network undertaking performs all the functions of the network operator and detailed regulation and extensive regulatory control mechanisms are put in place, vertically integrated undertakings may maintain their ownership of network assets whilst at the same time ensuring an effective separation of interests.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
(11) Where the undertaking owning a transmission system is part of a vertically integrated undertaking, Member States should therefore be given a choice between three options: ownership unbundling and, as a derogation, setting up system operators which are independent from supply and production interests. The full effectiveness of the independent system operator solution needs to be assured by way of specific additional rules. To preserve fully the interests of the shareholders of vertically integrated companies, Member States should have the choice of implementing ownership unbundling either by direct divestiture or by splitting the shares of the integrated company into shares of the network company and shares of the remaining supply and production business, provided that the requirements resulting from ownership unbundling are complied with, the establishment of an independent system operator or effective and efficient unbundling.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
(11) Where the undertaking owning a transmission system is part of a vertically integrated undertaking, Member States should therefore be given a choice between ownership unbundling and, as a derogation, setting up system operators which are independent from supply and generation interests, and effective and efficient legal unbundling of transmission system operators. The full effectiveness of the independent system operator solution needs to be assured by way of specific additional rules. To preserve fully the interests of the shareholders of vertically integrated companies, Member States should have the choice of implementing ownership unbundling either by direct divestiture or by splitting the shares of the integrated company into shares of the network company and shares of the remaining supply and generation business, provided that the requirements resulting from ownership unbundling are complied with.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
(12) The implementation of effective unbundling should respect the principle of non-discrimination between the public and private sectors. To this effect, the same person should not be able to exercise any influence, solely or jointly, over the composition, voting or decision of the bodies of both transmission system operators and supply undertakings. Provided that the Member State in question can demonstrate that this requirement is respected, two distinct public bodies could control on the one hand generation and supply activities and on the other transmission activities.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13
(13) Full sSeparation of network and supply activities should apply throughout the Community, so that any network operator in the Community or its affiliated companies should be prevented from having any supply or production activities in any Member State. This should apply equally to EU and non-EU companies. To ensure that network and supply activities throughout the Community are kept separate, regulatory authorities should be empowered to refuse certification to transmission system operators that do not comply with the unbundling rules. To ensure a consistent application across the Community and the respect of the international obligations of the Community, the Commission should have the right to review the decisions on certification taken by the regulatory authorities.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 80 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13
(13) Full sSeparation of network and supply activities should apply throughout the Community, so that any network operator in the Community or its affiliated companies should be prevented from having any supply or production activities in any Member State. This should apply equally to EU and non-EU companies. To ensure that network and supply activities throughout the Community are kept separate, regulatory authorities should be empowered to refuse certification to transmission system operators that do not comply with the unbundling rules. To ensure a consistent application across the Community and the respect of the international obligations of the Community, the Commission should have the right to review the decisions on certification taken by the regulatory authorities.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) Any harmonisation of the powers of national regulatory authorities should include incentives that can be offered and sanctions that can be levelled against energy companies. The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators ("Agency") should be given the appropriate powers to take the lead in ensuring there is parity in the incentives and sanctions across all Member States, and provide guidelines on such measures.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
(18) Energy regulators need to be able to take decisions on all relevant regulatory issues if the internal market is to function correctly, and to be fully independent from any other interests of public or private interestcompanies.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Energy regulatory authorities and financial market regulators need to cooperate in order to enable each other to have an overview over the markets concerned, and should have the power to obtain relevant information from energy companies through appropriate and sufficient powers for investigation and for dispute settlement, and to impose effective sanctions.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
(20) Investments in major new infrastructures should be strongly promoted while ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market in natural gas. In order to enhance the positive effect of exempted infrastructure projects on competition and security of supply, market interest during the project planning phase should be tested and congestion management rules should be implemented. Where an infrastructure is located in the territory of more than one Member State, the Commission, after consulting the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, should handle the exemption request in order to take better account of its cross-border implications and to facilitate its administrative handling. Moreover, given the exceptional risk profile of constructing these exempt major infrastructure projects it should be possible to temporarily grant partial derogations to supply and production undertakings in respect of the unbundling rules for the projects concerned. This should in particular apply, for security of supply reasons, to new pipelines within the Community transporting gas from third countries into the Community.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) It is important to ensure the development of a consumer-oriented, secure, reliable and efficient grid system, promoting system adequacy whilst ensuring energy efficiency and integration of large and small scale renewables and distributed generation in both transmission and distribution grids.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 111 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Consumers should be at the centre of this Directive. Existing rights for consumers need to be strengthened and guaranteed, and should include greater transparency and representation. Consumer protection must ensure that all customers benefit from a competitive market. Consumer rights should be enforced by national regulatory authorities through creating incentives and imposing sanctions on companies which do not comply with consumer protection and competition rules.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Energy poverty is a growing problem in the Community. Member States should develop national action plans to tackle energy poverty and to ensure the necessary energy consumption for vulnerable customers. An integrated approach is needed and measures should include policies, tariff policies and energy efficiency improvements for housing. At the very least, this Directive should allow national positive discrimination policies, in terms of pricing models, for vulnerable customers.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 121 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The development of a truly European grid should be the goal of this Directive and to this end regulatory issues on cross-border interconnections and regional markets should be the responsibility of the Agency.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Member States should consider with the social partners concerned the implications of the amendments to the Directive 2003/55/EC, in particular the different models to ensure independent transmission system operators, in terms of the employment, working conditions and information, consultation and participation rights of workers, with a view to mitigating the negative consequences.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 132 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point (–a) (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 3
(–a) point 3 shall be replaced by the following: "3. "transmission" means the transport of natural gas through a network which mainly contains high pressure pipelines other than an upstream pipeline network and other than the part of high pressure pipelines primarily used in the context of local distribution of natural gas, with a view to its delivery to customers, but not including supply;"
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point (–a d) (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 17
(–ad) point 17 shall be replaced by the following: "17) "interconnector" means a long-distance gas pipeline which crosses or spans a border between Member States for the main purpose of connecting the national transmission systems of these Member States;"
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point (b a) (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
(ba) the following point shall be added: "36a. 'project of European interest' means a gas infrastructure project which results in new gas resources becoming available to the Community and in greater diversification of gas supplies in more than one Member State."
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(Replacing Article 3 paragraph 3 of Directive 2003/55/EC by a nearly complete new(1b) In Article 3, paragraph 3shall be replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall take appropriate measures to address energy poverty in National Action Plans in order to ensure that the number of people in energy poverty decreases in real terms, and shall communicate such measures to the Commission. Member States may take an integrated approach to ensure that universal service obligations and public service obligations are met. Such measures may include special tariffs for vulnerable consumers and individual households and shall include energy efficiency improvements and targeted social support for low income consumer groups. The Commission shall provide indicators to monitor the impact of such measures on energy poverty. Such measures shall not impede the opening of the market set out in Article 23." Or. en paragraph)
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 161 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 c (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(1c) In Article 3, the following paragraph shall be inserted: "3a. Member States shall ensure that all customers have the right to be supplied by a supplier, provided that the latter consents, irrespective of the Member State in which the latter is approved as a supplier. In this connection, Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that undertakings which are approved as suppliers in their country of origin can supply their citizens without having to fulfil any further preconditions."
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 192 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 5b
Member States and their national regulatory authorities shall cooperate among themselves for the purpose of integrating their national markets at least at the regional level. In particular, Member States shall promote the cooperation of network operators at a regional level, and fos with the aim of creating a competitive internal market, and shall facilitater the charmonsistencyation of their legal and regulatory framework. The geographical area covered by regional cooperations shall be in line with the definition of geographical areas by the Commission in accordance with Article 2h(3) of Regulation (EC) No1775/2005.
2008/04/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 200 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7 – paragraph –1 (new)
"–1. In order to ensure the independence of transmission system operators, Member States shall ensure that, as from [date of transposition plus one year], vertically integrated undertakings must comply with the provisions of Article 7(1)(a) to (d) and Article 9 or with the provisions of Article 9b."
2008/04/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 229 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 13 a (new)
"13a. The procedures set out in this Article with particular reference to limitations set out in paragraph 2, shall not apply to upstream pipelines solely aimed at directly connecting networks of countries of origin of gas supplies to a landing point within the territory of the Community, and to their upgrades."
2008/04/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 236 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(6b) In Article 8, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following: "3. Member States may, through their national regulatory authorities, require transmission system operators to comply with minimum standards for the maintenance and development of the transmission system, including interconnection capacity. National regulatory authorities should be given broader powers for the purpose of ensuring consumers protection within the Union."
2008/04/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 273 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9 b (new)
(8a) The following Article shall be inserted: "Article 9b Effective and efficient legal unbundling of transmission systems I. Assets, equipment, staff and identity 1. Transmission system operators shall be equipped with all human, physical and financial resources of the vertically integrated undertaking necessary for the regular business of gas transmission, in particular: (i) transmission system operators shall own assets that are necessary for the regular business of gas transmission ; (ii) transmission system operators shall employ the staff necessary for the regular business of gas transmission ; (iii) appropriate financial resources for future investment projects shall be made available in the annual finance plan. The activities deemed necessary for the regular business of gas transmission mentioned in this paragraph shall include at least: – representation of the transmission system operator and contacts with third parties and the national regulatory authorities, – granting and managing third party access to the network, especially the access for new market operators and producers of biogas, – collection of the access charges, congestion rents and payments under the inter transmission system operator compensation mechanism in compliance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005, – operation, maintenance and development of the transmission system, – investment planning ensuring the long- term ability of the system to meet reasonable demand and guaranteeing security of supply, – legal services, – accountancy and IT services. 2. The sharing of the staff and rendering of services, from and to any branch of the vertically integrated undertaking performing functions of generation or supply, shall be prohibited. 3. The transmission system operator shall not engage in any business or activity outside transmission which could be in conflict with its tasks, including the holding of shares or interests in any undertaking or part of the vertically integrated company or in any other electricity and gas company. Exceptions require the prior consent of the national regulatory authority and shall be restricted to shares and interests in other network businesses. 4. The transmission system operator shall have its own legal identity, significantly different from the vertically integrated undertaking with separate branding, communication and premises. 5. The transmission system operator shall not share any commercially advantageous and sensitive information with any undertaking of the vertically integrated undertaking unless it does so with all market participants in a non- discriminatory way. The transmission system operator shall, in cooperation with the national regulatory authority, define this information. 6. Transmission system operator's accounts shall be audited by another auditor than the one auditing the vertically integrated undertaking and all its affiliated companies. II. Independence of the transmission system operator's management, chief executive officer / executive board 7. Decisions on the appointment and on any early termination of the employment of the chief executive officer /members of the executive board of the transmission system operator and on conclusion or early termination of respective employment agreements with these persons shall be notified to the national regulatory authority. These decisions and agreements may become binding only if, within a period of 3 weeks after the notification, the national regulatory authority has not used its right of veto. A veto may be used if an appointment and conclusion of the respective agreement poses serious doubts as to the professional independence of the nominated chief executive officer / member of the executive board; in the case of early terminations of employment and of respective agreements with these persons, the right of veto may be used if serious doubts exist regarding the basis and justification of such early termination. 8. Rights of appeal to the national regulatory authority or to a court shall be guaranteed to the members of the management of the transmission system operator regarding early terminations of their employment. 9. The national regulatory authority shall decide on such appeal within six months. This time period may be exceed only in exceptional and duly justified cases. 10. After the termination of employment in the transmission system operator, chief executive officers / members of the executive board shall not participate in any branch of the vertically integrated undertaking performing functions of generation or supply for a period of not less than 3 years. 11. The chief executive officer / members of the executive board shall not hold any interest in or receive any compensation from any undertaking of the vertically integrated company other than the transmission system operator. Remuneration of the chief executive officer / members of the executive board shall in no part depend on activities of the vertically integrated undertaking other than those of the transmission system operator. 12. The chief executive officer or the members of the executive board of the transmission system operator may not be responsible, directly or indirectly, for the day-to-day operation of any other branch of the vertically integrated undertaking. 13. Without prejudice to the provisions above, the transmission system operator shall have all effective decision-making rights, independent from the integrated gas undertaking, with respect to assets necessary to operate, maintain or develop the network. This should not prevent the existence of appropriate coordination mechanisms to ensure that the parent company is able to set global limits on the levels of indebtedness of its subsidiary. It shall not permit the parent company to give instructions regarding day-to-day operations, nor with respect to individual decisions concerning the construction or upgrading of transmission lines, that do not exceed the terms of the approved financial plan, or any equivalent instrument. III. Supervisory board / Board of directors 14. The Chairman of the supervisory board/board of directors of the transmission system operator and all of its members shall not participate in any branch of the vertically integrated undertaking. They shall also not be members of the supervisory board/board of directors of any undertaking of the vertically integrated company. 15. The supervisory boards / boards of directors of transmission system operators shall also include independent members, appointed for at least 5 years. Appointment of the members of the supervisory board / board of directors shall be notified to the national regulatory authority and become binding under the conditions referred to in paragraph 7. 16. For the purpose of paragraph 15, a member of the supervisory board / board of directors of a transmission system operator shall be deemed independent if he/she does not participate in any business with, or has no other relationship with, the vertically integrated undertaking, its controlling shareholders or the management of either, which would create a conflict of interest, in particular: (a) has not been an employee of any branch of the vertically integrated undertaking performing functions of generation and supply in five years prior to the appointment as a member of the supervisory board / board of directors; (b) does not hold any interest in, and does not receive any compensation from, the vertically integrated undertaking or any of its affiliates except the transmission system operator; (c) does not have any relevant business relationship with any branch of the vertically integrated company performing functions of energy supply during his/her appointment as a member of the supervisory board / board of directors; (d) is not a member of the executive board of a company in which the vertically integrated undertaking appoints members of the supervisory board /board of directors. IV. Compliance officer 17. Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators establish and implement a compliance programme which sets out measures to be taken to ensure that discriminatory conduct is excluded. This programme shall set out the specific obligations of employees of the transmission system operator to meet this objective. The programme shall be subject to approval of the regulatory authority. Compliance of the program by the transmission system operators shall be independently monitored by the compliance officer. The national regulatory authority shall have the power to impose sanctions in case of inappropriate implementation of the compliance program by the transmission system operator. 18. The chief executive officer/ executive board of the transmission system operator shall appoint a person or a body in a function of a compliance officer who shall be responsible for: (i) monitoring the implementation of the compliance programme; (ii) elaborating a detailed annual report, setting out the measures to be taken in order to implement the compliance programme and submitting it to the national regulatory authority; definition of measures for the implementation of the compliance program and presentation of the report to the national regulatory authority; (iii) issuing recommendations regarding the compliance programme and its implementation. 19. The independence of the compliance officer shall be guaranteed in particular by terms of the employment contract. 20. The compliance officer shall have the opportunity to regularly address the supervisory board/board of directors of the transmission system operator and of the vertically integrated undertaking and the regulatory authorities. 21. The compliance officer shall attend all meetings of the supervisory board / board of directors of the transmission system operator that address the following areas: (i) conditions for access and connection to the system, including the collection of access charges, congestion rents, and payments under the inter transmission system operator compensation mechanism in compliance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005; (ii) projects undertaken in order to operate, maintain and develop the transmission grid system, including interconnection and connection investments; (iii) balancing rules, including reserve power rules; (iv) energy purchases in order to cover energy losses. 22. During these meetings, the compliance officer shall prevent information about generators or suppliers activities which may be commercially advantageous from being disclosed in a discriminatory manner to the supervisory board/board of directors. 23. The compliance officer shall have access to all relevant books, records and offices of the transmission system operator and to all the necessary information for the fulfilment of the assigned tasks. 24. The compliance officer shall be nominated and removed by the chief executive officer / executive board only after the prior approval by the national regulatory authority. 25. Following revocation of the mandate of the compliance officer, the compliance officer should be barred from having business relations with the vertical integrated undertaking for a period of not less than five years. V. Grid development and powers to make investment decisions 26. Transmission system operators shall draw up a 10-year network development plan at least every two years. They shall take efficient measures in order to guarantee system adequacy and security of supply. 27. The 10-year network development plan shall, in particular: a) indicate to market participants the main transmission infrastructures that ought to be built over the next ten years, b) contain all the investments already decided and identify new investments for which an implementation decision has to be taken in the next three years. 28. In order to elaborate this 10-year network development plan, each transmission system operator shall make reasonable hypothesis about the evolution of generation, consumption and exchanges with other countries, and shall take into account regional and European- wide existing network investment plans. Transmission system operator shall submit in due time the draft of this plan to the national regulatory authority. 29. The national regulatory authority shall consult the draft plan with all relevant network users in an open and transparent manner and may publish the result of such consultation, in particular possible needs for investments. 30. The national regulatory authority shall examine whether the draft 10-year network development plan covers all investment needs identified in the consultation. The national regulatory authority may oblige the transmission system operator to amend his plan. 31. If the transmission system operator rejects to implement a specific investment listed in the 10-year network development plan in the next three years, Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory authority has the power to take one of the following measures: (a) to request, by all legal means, the transmission system operator to execute its investment obligations by using its financial capacities, or, (b) to invite independent investors to tender for the necessary investment in the transmission system and may, at the same time, oblige the transmission system operator: – to agree to financing by any third party, – to agree to building by any third party or to build the respective new assets, – to operate the respective new asset and –to accept a capital increase to finance the necessary investments and allow independent investors to participate in the capital increase. The relevant financial arrangements shall be subject to the approval of the national regulatory authority. In both cases, tariff regulation shall allow for revenues that cover the costs of such investments. 32. The national regulatory authority shall monitor and evaluate the implementation of the investment plan. VI. Decision making powers regarding the access of third parties to the transmission grid 33. Transmission system operators shall be required to establish and publish transparent and efficient procedures for non-discriminatory access of third parties to the network. Those procedures shall be subject to the approval of national regulatory authorities. 34. Transmission system operators shall not be entitled to refuse third parties access to the network on the grounds of possible future limitations to available network capacities, e.g. congestion in distant parts of the transmission network. The transmission system operator shall supply the necessary information. 35. Transmission system operators shall not be entitled to refuse a new access to the network on the sole ground that it would lead to additional costs linked with necessary capacity increase of grid elements in the close-up range to the connection point. VII. Regional cooperation 36. Member States which decide to cooperate on a regional level, shall place precise obligations on transmission system operators within a clearly defined time frame and progressively leading to the creation of a common regional dispatching centre responsible for security issues within six years of entry into force of Directive .../.../EC [amending Directive 2003/55/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas]. 37. If the cooperation between several Member States at a regional level encounters difficulties, following the joint request of these Member States the Commission may designate a regional coordinator. 38. The regional coordinator shall promote at a regional level the cooperation of regulatory authorities and any other competent public authorities, network operators, power exchanges, grid users and market parties. In particular, the regional coordinator shall: (a) promote new efficient investments in interconnections. To this end, the regional coordinator shall assist transmission system operators in preparation of their regional interconnection plan and shall contribute to the coordination of their investments decisions and, where appropriate, of their open season procedure, (b) promote the efficient and safe use of the networks. To this end, the regional coordinator shall contribute to the coordination between transmission system operators, national regulatory authorities and other competent national public authorities while elaborating common allocation and common safeguard mechanisms, (c) submit an annual report to the Commission and Member States concerned on the progress achieved in the region and on any difficulty or obstacle that may hinder such progress. VIII. Sanctions 39. In order to carry out the tasks assigned to it by this Article, the national regulatory authority: (i) shall be empowered to request any information from the transmission system operator and to directly contact all staff of the transmission system operator; if doubts remain, the national regulatory authority shall have the same power towards the vertically integrated undertaking and its subsidiaries; (ii) may conduct all necessary inspections of the transmission system operator and, if doubts remain, of the vertically integrated undertaking and its subsidiaries; Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty1 shall apply. 40. In order to carry out its tasks assigned to it by this Article, the national regulatory authority shall have the power to impose effective, appropriate and dissuasive sanctions to the transmission system operator and/or to the vertically integrated undertaking not complying with their obligations under this Article or any decisions of the national regulatory authority. This power shall include the right to: (i) impose effective, appropriate and dissuasive fines related to the turnover of the network company; (ii) issue orders to remedy a discriminatory behaviour; (iii) withdraw, partly or in full, the licence of the transmission system operator in case it repeatedly breaches the unbundling provisions set out in this Article." 1 OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1.
2008/04/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 298 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 11 c (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 1
(11c) In Article 19, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "1. For the organisation of access to storage facilities and linepack 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, Member States may choose either or both of the procedures referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4. These procedures shall operate in accordance with objective, transparent and non- discriminatory criteria. National regulatory authorities shall observe compliance with these criteria."
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point (e a) (new)
‘(ea) The project is of European interest and crosses at least one national border within the EU .’
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
The Commission's approval of an exemption decision shall lose its effect after twofive years from its adoption if construction of the infrastructure has not yet started, and after five years if the infrastructure has not become operational and after five years if the infrastructure has not become operationalunless the investor can prove that such delay is caused by third parties beyond its control. When exercising its powers under this Article, the Commission shall undertake prior consultations with the Agency.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 358 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 6 a (new)
"6a.When exercising its powers under this Article, the Commission shall undertake prior consultations with the Agency."
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 363 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24a – paragraph 3 – point (b)
(b) its management is appointed for a non- renewable fixed term of at least five years, renewable once, or for a non-renewable term of up to ten years, and may only be relieved from office during its term if it no longer fulfils the conditions set out in this Article or it has been guilty of serious misconduct.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24a – paragraph 3 a (new)
"3a. The Commission shall adopt minimum standards on transparency and accountability of national regulatory authorities through the adoption of guidelines to ensure full and effective compliance of national regulatory authorities with paragraphs 1 and 2. These measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 30(3)."
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 389 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (f)
(f) reviewing investment plans of the transmission system operators, and providing in its annual report an assessment of the investment plan of the transmission system operators as regards its consistency with the European wide 10- year network development plan mentioned in Article 2c of Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005; the investment plans of transmission system operators shall ensure that the skills and number of the staff are sufficient to meet the service obligations; failure to honour the investment plan shall result in proportionate sanctions imposed on the transmission system operator in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Agency;
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 391 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (g)
(g) monitoring network security and reliability, and reviewingsetting or approving standards and requirements for quality of service and supply and reviewing performances for quality of service and supply network security and reliability rules;
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 400 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (i a) (new)
"(ia) monitoring the occurrence of restrictive contractual practices, including exclusivity provisions, which may prevent or restrain the choice of non-household customers from contracting simultaneously with more than one supplier; where appropriate, the national regulatory authorities shall inform the national competition authorities of such practices;"
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 405 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (j)
(j) monitoring the time taken by transmission and distribution undertakings to make connections and repairs; and imposing sanctions in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Agency if these time periods are exceeded without due cause.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 413 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (l)
(l) without prejudice to the competence of other national regulatory authorities, ensuring high standards of public service for natural gas, the protection of vulnerable customers, and that consumer protection measures set out in Annex A are effective and enforced;
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 419 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (o a) (new)
"(oa) ensuring that wholesale fluctuations in prices are transparent;"
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 448 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – point (c)
(c) to requestobtain any information from natural gas undertakings relevant for the fulfilment of its tasks, including justifications for refusal to grant third party access, and any information on measures necessary to reinforce the network; and to cooperate with financial market regulators where necessary;
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 458 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (a)
(a) connection and access to national networks, including transmission and distribution tariffs, and terms, conditions and tariffs for access to LNG facilities and methodologies for their calculation, or alternatively, the methodologies and their monitoring for setting or approving the transmission and distribution tariffs. These tariffs shall allow the necessary investments in the networks and LNG facilities to be carried out in a manner allowing these investments to ensure the viability of the networks and LNG facilities;
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 461 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (a)
(a) connection and access to national networks, including transmission and distribution tariffs, and terms, conditions and tariffs for access to LNG facilities. These tariffs shall allow the necessary investments in the networks and LNG facilities to be carried out in a manner allowing these investments to ensure the viability of the networks and LNG facilities. These tariffs may also provide for special regulatory treatment for new infrastructures.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 467 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 5
5. In fixing or approving the tarifferms and conditions of the tariffs and the balancing services, the regulatory authorities shall ensure that network operators are granted adequate incentive, over both the short and long term, to increase efficiencies, foster market integration and support the related research activities.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 477 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 6
6. Regulatory authorities shall have the authority to require transmission, storage, LNG and distribution system operators, if necessary, to modify the terms and conditions, including tariffs referred to in this Article, to ensure that they are proportionate and applied in a non- discriminatory manner.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 540 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (h)
(h) have at their disposal their consumption data, and shall be able to, by explicit agreement and free of charge, give any undertaking with a supply licenseauthorised supply undertaking access to its metering data. The party responsible for data management is obliged to give these data to the undertaking. Member States shall define a format for the data and a procedure for suppliers and consumers to have access to the data. No additional costs can be charged to the consumer for this service.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 550 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j a) (new)
"(ja) The European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers, as proposed by the Commission, shall serve as a basis for the guidelines on consumers protection proposed by the Agency to the Commission."
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 554 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j b) (new)
"(jb) A statutory independent body representing consumers in the field of energy shall be established in every Member State. This body shall represent consumers in formal consultations with the relevant bodies relating to the internal energy market. This body shall ensure that end customers are appropriately protected according to the provisions set out in this Directive and shall also be responsible for providing, in particular, independent advice and reliable information to the consumers."
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 556 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council annually on the formal and practical implementation of this Directive in each Member State.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 558 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Six years after the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall, on the basis of public consultations, in the light of discussions with the competent authorities and after having received an opinion by the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, report to the European Parliament and the Council on the desirability of maintaining or amending this Directive. The several versions of restructuring gas companies laid down in Articles 7a to 7d and Articles 9 and 9b of Directive 2003/55/EC shall be verified, in particular, in terms of the effectiveness of their impact on network access and the necessary investments.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 6
(6) The rules on legal and functional unbundling currently in place have not yet led to effective unbundling of the transmission system operators in each Member State, partly due to lack of implementation of existing European legislation. At its meeting in Brussels on 8 and 9 March 2007, the European Council invited the Commission to develop legislative proposals for the effective separation of supply and generaproduction activities from network operations.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
(7) Only the removal of the inherent incentive for vertically integrated companies to discriminate against competitors as regards network access and investment can ensure effective unbundling. Ownership unbundling, which implies the network owner being appointed as the network operator and being independent from any supply and production interests, is clearly the mostonsidered by the Commission as an effective and stable way to solve the inherent conflict of interest and to ensure security of supply. For this reason, tThe European Parliament in its Resolution on Prospects for the internal gas and electricity market adopted on 10 July 2007 referred to ownership unbundling at transmission level as the most effective tool to promote investments in infrastructures in a non-discriminatory way, fair access to the grid for new entrants and transparency in the market., Member States should therefore be required to ensure that the same person or persons are not entitled to exercise control, including through minority blocking rights on decisions of strategic importance such as investments, over a production or supply undertaking and, at the same time, hold any interest in or exercise any right over a transmission system operator or transmission system. Conversely, control over a transmission system operator should preclude the possibility of holding any interest in or exercising any right over a supply undertaking, however, also be entitled to apply less intrusive and mechanisms to resolve conflicts of interest and to ensure investment under special conditions.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Any system to be implemented should be effective in removing any conflict of interests between generators and transmission system operators, in order to enforce for the necessary investments and guarantee the access of newcomers under a transparent and efficient regulatory regime.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
(10) The setting up of system operators independent from supply and generation interests should enable vertically integrated companies to maintain their ownership of network assets whilst ensuring an effective separation of interests, provided that the independent system operator performs all the functions of a network operator or efficient and effective unbundling is implemented respectively and detailed regulation and extensive regulatory control mechanisms are put in place.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Complying with the regulations on an effective and efficient legal unbundling and provided that the network undertaking performs all the functions of the network operator and a detailed regulation and extensive regulatory control mechanism are put in place, vertical integrated undertakings may remain the owner of their network assets and ensure an effective separation of interests at the same time.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
(11) Where the undertaking owning a transmission system is part of a vertically integrated undertaking, Member States should therefore be given a choice between three options: ownership unbundling and, as a derogation, setting up system operators which are independent from supply and generation interests, the establishment of an independent system operator or effective and efficient unbundling. The full effectiveness of the independent system operator solution and the effective and efficient unbundling needs to be assured by way of specific additional rules. To preserve fully the interests of the shareholders of vertically integrated companies, Member States should have the choice of implementing ownership unbundling either by direct divestiture or by splitting the shares of the integrated company into shares of the network company and shares of the remaining supply and generation business, provided that the requirements resulting from ownership unbundling are complied with.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 122 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
(11) Where the undertaking owning a transmission system is part of a vertically integrated undertaking, Member States should therefore be given a choice between ownership unbundling and, as a derogation, setting up system operators which are independent from supply and generation interests and effective and efficient legal unbundling of transmission system operators. The full effectiveness of the independent system operator solution needs to be assured by way of specific additional rules. To preserve fully the interests of the shareholders of vertically integrated companies, Member States should have the choice of implementing ownership unbundling either by direct divestiture or by splitting the shares of the integrated company into shares of the network company and shares of the remaining supply and generation business, provided that the requirements resulting from ownership unbundling are complied with.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
(12) The implementation of effective unbundling should respect the principle of non-discrimination between the public and private sectors. To this effect, the same person should not be able to exercise any influence, solely or jointly, over the composition, voting or decision of the bodies of both transmission system operators and supply undertakings. Provided that the Member State in question can demonstrate that this requirement is respected, two distinct public bodies could control on the one hand generation and supply activities and on the other transmission activities.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13
(13) Full sSeparation of network and supply activities should apply throughout the Community, so that any network operator in the Community or its affiliated companies should be prevented from having any supply or production activities in any Member State. This should apply equally to EU and non-EU companies. To ensure that network and supply activities throughout the Community are kept separate, regulatory authorities should be empowered to refuse certification to transmission system operators that do not comply with the unbundling rules. To ensure a consistent application across the Community and the respect of the international obligations of the Community, the Commission should have the right to review the decisions on certification taken by the regulatory authorities.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17
(17) Energy regulators need to be able to take decisions on all relevant regulatory issues if the internal market is to function correctly, and to be fully independent from any other public or private interestsbody or company.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Energy poverty is a growing problem in the European Union. Member States should, therefore, develop national action plans to tackle energy poverty and ensure the necessary energy supply for vulnerable customers. In doing so, an integrated approach is needed and measures should include social policies, tariff policies and energy efficiency improvements for housing. At the very least, this Directive should allow national positive discrimination policies, in terms of pricing models, for vulnerable customers.
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 f (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(1f) In Article 3, the following paragraph shall be inserted: "5a. Member States shall take appropriate measures to address energy poverty in national action plans in order to ensure that the number of people in energy poverty decreases in real terms and shall communicate such measures to the Commission. Member States may take an integrated approach to ensure that universal service obligations and public service obligations are met. Such measures may include special tariffs for vulnerable consumers and individual households and shall include energy efficiency improvements and targeted social support for low income consumer groups. The Commission shall provide indicators to monitor the impact of such measures on energy poverty. Such measures shall not impede the opening of the market set out in Article 21."
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 5a – paragraph 1 a (new)
(3a) In Article 5a, the following paragraph shall be added: "1a. The Agency shall cooperate with national regulatory authorities and transmission system operators in accordance with Chapter IV of this Directive to ensure the convergence of regulatory frameworks between the regions with the aim of creating a competitive European market. Where the Agency considers that binding rules on such cooperation are required, it shall make appropriate recommendations. In regional markets the Agency shall become the accountable regulatory authority." Or. en (Adding new paragraph 1a to Article 5a of Directive 2003/54/EC)
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 226 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to ensure the independence of transmission system operators, Member States shall ensure that as from [date of transposition plus one year] vertically integrated undertakings have to comply either with the following points (a) to (d) or with Article 10 or with the provisions of Article 10b:
2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 272 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 9 – point (a)
(a) ensuring the long-term ability of the system to meet reasonable demands for the transmission of electricity, operating, maintaining and developing under economic conditions secure, reliable and efficient transmission systems with due regard to the environment, and promoteion of energy efficiency and research and innovation notably with respect to ensuring penetration of renewables and dissemination of low carbon technology; working towards the development of smart grids with special use of information technologies within 10 years to be set against an incremental time table in consultation with the national regulatory authorities and the Agency; when developing the grids, the transmission system operator shall be responsible for planning, (including authorisation procedure) construction and commissioning of the new infrastructure.
2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 303 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 10 b (new)
(8a) The following Article shall be inserted: "Article 10b Effective and efficient legal unbundling of transmission systems I. Assets, equipment, staff and identity 1. Transmission system operators shall be equipped with all human, physical and financial resources of the vertically integrated undertaking necessary for the regular business of electricity transmission, in particular: (i) transmission system operator shall own assets that are necessary for the regular business of electricity transmission; (ii) transmission system operator shall employ personnel necessary for the regular business of electricity transmission; (iii) appropriate financial resources for future investment projects shall be available in the annual financial plan. The activities deemed necessary for the regular business of electricity transmission mentioned in previous subparagraph shall at least include: - representation of the transmission system operator and contacts with third parties and national regulatory authorities, - granting and managing third party access to the grid, especially the access for new market operators and producers of renewable energies, - collection of the access charges, congestion rents and payments under the inter transmission system operator compensation mechanism in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003, - operation, maintenance and development of the transmission system, - investment planning ensuring the long- term ability of the system to meet reasonable demand and guaranteeing security of supply, - legal services, - accountancy and IT services. 2. Leasing of personnel and rendering of services, from and to any branch of the vertically integrated undertaking performing functions of generation or supply, shall be prohibited. 3. The transmission system operator shall not engage in any business or activity outside transmission which could be in conflict with its tasks, including the holding of shares or interests in any undertaking or part of the vertically integrated company or in any other electricity and gas company. Exceptions require the prior consent of the national regulatory authority and shall be restricted to shares and interests in other network businesses. 4. The transmission system operator shall have its own legal identity, significantly different from the vertically integrated undertaking with separate branding, communication and premises. 5. The transmission system operator shall not share any commercially advantageous and sensitive information with any undertaking of the vertically integrated undertaking unless it does so with all market participants in a non- discriminatory way. The transmission system operator shall in cooperation with the national regulatory authority define this information. 6. Transmission system operators´ accounts shall be audited by another auditor than the one auditing the vertically integrated undertaking and all its affiliated companies. II. Independence of the transmission system operator management, chief executive officer / executive board 7. Decisions on the appointment and on any early termination of the employment of the chief executive officer / members of the executive board of the transmission system operator and the conclusion or early termination of the respective employment agreements with these persons shall be notified to the national regulatory authority. These decisions and agreements may become binding only if, within a period of 3 weeks after notification, the national regulatory authority has not used its right of veto. A veto may be issued in cases of appointment and conclusion of respective agreements if serious doubts arise as to the professional independence of the nominated chief executive officer / member of the executive board; in the case of early termination of employment and of respective agreements of the chief executive officer / member of the executive board, the veto may be used if serious doubts exist regarding the basis and justification of such termination. 8. Right of appeal to the national regulatory authority or to a court shall be guaranteed to the chief executive officer / member of the executive board of the transmission system operator in the case of early terminations of their employment. 9. The national regulatory authority shall decide on the appeal within six months. Exceptions shall be justified. 10. After termination of employment in the transmission system operator, former chief executive officers / members of the executive board shall not participate in any branch of the vertically integrated undertaking performing functions of generation or supply for a period of not less than 3 years. 11. The chief executive officer / members of the executive board shall not hold any interest in or receive any compensation from any undertaking of the vertically integrated company other than the transmission system operator. His/their remuneration shall in no part depend on activities of the vertically integrated undertaking other than those of the transmission system operator. 12. The chief executive officer or the members of the executive board of the transmission system operator may not bear responsibility, directly or indirectly, for the day-to-day operation of any other branch of the vertically integrated undertaking. 13. Without prejudice to the provisions above, the transmission system operator shall have all effective decision-making rights, independent from the integrated electricity undertaking, with respect to assets necessary to operate, maintain or develop the network. This should not prevent the existence of appropriate coordination mechanisms to ensure that the parent company is able to set global limits on the levels of indebtedness of its subsidiary. It shall not permit the parent company to give instructions regarding day-to-day operations, nor with respect to individual decisions concerning the construction or upgrading of transmission lines, that do not exceed the terms of the approved financial plan, or any equivalent instrument. III. Supervisory board / Board of directors 14. The chairman of the supervisory board/board of directors of the transmission system operator and all of its members shall not participate in any branch of the vertically integrated undertaking. They shall also not be members of the supervisory board/board of directors of any undertaking of the vertically integrated company. 15. The supervisory boards / boards of directors of transmission system operators shall include also independent members, appointed for a term of at least 5 years. Their appointment shall be notified to the regulatory authority and become binding under the conditions described in paragraph 6. 16. For the purpose of paragraph 15, a member of the supervisory board / board of directors of a transmission system operator shall be deemed independent if he is free of any business, or other relationship with the vertically integrated undertaking, its controlling shareholders or the management of either, that creates a conflict of interest, in particular: (a) has not been an employee of any branch of the vertically integrated undertaking performing functions of generation and supply in five years prior to their appointment as supervisory board / board of directors member; (b) does not hold any interest in and does not receive any compensation from the vertically integrated undertaking or any of its affiliates except the transmission system operator; (c) does not hold any relevant business relationship with any branch of the vertically integrated company performing functions of energy supply during his/her appointment as supervisory board / board of directors member; (d) is not a member of the executive board of a company in which the vertically integrated undertaking appoints members of the supervisory board /board of directors. IV. Compliance officer 17. Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators establish and implement a compliance programme which sets out measures to be taken to ensure that discriminatory conduct is excluded. The programme shall also set out the specific obligations of employees of the transmission system operator to meet this objective. It shall be subject to approval of the national regulatory authority. Compliance of the program shall be independently monitored by the compliance officer. The national regulatory authority shall have the power to impose sanctions in case of inappropriate implementation of the compliance program by the transmission system operator. 18. The chief executive officer/ executive board of the transmission system operator shall appoint a person or a body in a function of a compliance officer who shall be responsible for: (i) monitoring the implementation of the compliance programme; (ii) elaborating an detailed annual report, setting out the measures taken in order to implement the compliance programme and submitting it to the national regulatory authority; definition of measures for the implementation of the compliance program and presentation of the report to the regulatory authority; (iii) issuing recommendations on the compliance programme and its implementation. 19. The independence of the compliance officer shall be guaranteed in particular by the terms of his/her employment contract. 20. The compliance officer shall have the opportunity to regularly address the supervisory board/board of directors of the transmission system operator and of the vertically integrated undertaking and the national regulatory authorities. 21. The compliance officer shall participate at all meetings of the supervisory board / board of directors of the transmission system operator that address the following issues: (i) conditions for access and connection to the grid, including the collection of access charges, congestion rents, and payments under the inter transmission system operator compensation mechanism in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003; (ii) projects undertaken in order to operate, maintain and develop the transmission grid system, including interconnection and connection investments; (iii) balancing rules, including reserve power rules; (iv) energy purchases in order to cover energy losses. 22. During these meetings, the compliance officer shall prevent information about generation or supply activities which may be commercially advantageous from being disclosed in a discriminatory manner to the supervisory board/board of directors. 23. The compliance officer shall have access to all relevant books, records and offices of the transmission system operator and to all the necessary information for the fulfilment of his/her tasks. 24. The compliance officer shall be nominated and removed by the chief executive officer / executive board only after prior approval by the national regulatory authority. 25. Following revocation of his/her mandate, the compliance officer should be barred from having business relations with the vertical integrated undertaking for a period of not less than five years. V. Grid development and powers to make investment decisions 26. Transmission system operators shall elaborate a 10-year network development plan at least every two years. They shall provide efficient measures in order to guarantee system adequacy and security of supply. 27. The 10-year network development plan shall in particular: (a) indicate to market participants the main transmission infrastructures that ought to be built over the next ten years, (b) contain all the investments already decided and identify new investments for which an implementation decision has to be taken in the next three years. 28. In order to draw up this 10-year network development plan, each transmission system operator shall make reasonable hypothesis about the evolution of generation, consumption and exchanges with other countries, and take into account regional and European-wide existing network investment plans. Transmission system operator shall submit in due time the draft of this plan to the national regulatory authority. 29. The national regulatory authority shall consult all relevant network users on the basis of a draft for the 10-year network development plan in an open and transparent manner and may publish the result of the consultation process, in particular possible needs for investments. 30. The regulatory authority shall examine whether the draft 10-year network development plan covers all investment needs identified in the consultation. This authority may oblige the transmission system operator to amend its draft. 31. If the transmission system operator rejects to implement a specific investment listed in the 10-year network development plan to be executed in the next three years, Members States shall ensure that the national regulatory authority has the competence to take one of the following measures: (a) request by all legal means the transmission system operator to execute its investment obligations using its financial capacities, or (b) invite independent investors to participate in a tender for a necessary investment in a transmission system and at the same time may oblige the transmission system operator: - to agree to financing by any third party, - to agree to building by any third party or to build the respective new assets, - to operate the respective new asset and - to oblige transmission system operator to accept a capital increase to finance the necessary investments and allow independent investors to participate in the capital. The relevant financial arrangements shall be subject to the approval of the national regulatory authority. In both cases, tariff regulation shall allow for revenues that cover the costs of such investments. 32. The national regulatory authority shall monitor and evaluate the implementation of the investment plan. VI. Decision-making powers regarding the connection of new power plants to the transmission grid 33. Transmission system operators shall be obliged to establish and publish transparent and efficient procedures for non-discriminatory connection of new power plants to the grid. Those procedures shall be subject to the approval of national regulatory authorities. 34. Transmission system operators shall not be entitled to refuse the connection of a new power plant on the grounds of possible future limitations to available network capacities, e.g. congestion in distant parts of the transmission grid. The transmission system operators shall be obliged to supply necessary information. 35. Transmission system operators shall not be entitled to refuse a new connection point on the sole ground that it will lead to additional costs linked with necessary capacity increase of grid elements in the close-up range to the connection point. VII. Regional cooperation 36. Member States choosing this path must place precise obligations on transmission system operators within a clearly defined time frame and progressively leading to the creation of a common regional dispatching centre responsible for security issues within six years after the entry into force of this Directive. 37. In case of a cooperation between several Member States at a regional level and following the joint request of these Member States, the Commission may designate a regional coordinator. 38. The regional coordinator shall promote, at a regional level, the cooperation of regulatory authorities and any other competent public authorities, network operators, power exchanges, grid users and market parties. In particular, the regional coordinator shall: (a) promote new efficient investments in interconnections. To this end, the regional coordinator shall assist transmission system operators by elaborating their regional interconnection plan and shall contribute to the coordination of their investments decisions and, where appropriate, of their open season procedure; (b) promote the efficient and safe use of the networks. To this end, the regional coordinator shall contribute to the coordination between transmission system operators, national regulatory authorities and other competent national public authorities with the elaboration of common allocation and common safeguard mechanisms; (c) annually submit a report to the Commission and Member States concerned on the progress achieved in the region and on any difficulty or obstacle that may hinder the progress. VIII. Sanctions 39. In order to carry out the duties assigned to it by this Article, the national regulatory authority: (i) shall have the right to request any information from the transmission system operator and to directly contact all staff of the transmission system operators; if doubts remain, the same rights shall apply for the vertically integrated undertaking and its subsidiaries; (ii) may conduct all necessary inspections of the transmission system operators and, if doubts remain, of the vertically integrated undertaking and its subsidiaries; the rules of Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty shall apply. 40. In order to carry out its duties assigned to it by this Article, the national regulatory authority shall have the power to impose effective, appropriate and dissuasive sanctions to the transmission system operator and/or the vertically integrated undertaking not complying with its obligations under this Article or any decisions of the national regulatory authority. This power shall include the right to: (i) impose effective, appropriate and dissuasive fines related to the turnover of the network company; (ii) issue orders to remedy a discriminatory behaviour; (iii) withdraw, at least partly, the licence of the transmission system operator in case of repeated breach of the unbundling provisions set out in this Article."
2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 324 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 9 g (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(9g) In Article 14, the following paragraph shall be inserted: "4a. Member States shall also ensure the installation of smart meters and grids with an extensive use of consumer oriented information technologies within ten years after the entry into force of Directive .../.../EC [ amending Directive 2003/54/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity] provided that such installation shall be the responsibility of the electricity distribution companies. National regulatory authorities shall set out a rolling programme to ensure compliance by the set date."
2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22b – point (d)
(d) ensuring the development of a consumer oriented secure, reliable and efficient grid systems, promoting energy efficiency, system adequacy, and researchsystem adequacy whilst ensuring energy efficiency and innovtegration to meet demand and the development of innovativof large and small scale renewables and low carbon technologies, in both short and long termdistributed generation in both transmission and distribution grids;
2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 510 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22d - paragraph 2 a (new)
"2a. Regulatory authorities shall enter into agreements with each other to foster regulatory cooperation."
2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 555 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 15
Directive 2003/54/EC
Annex A – point (h)
(h) have at their disposal their consumption data, and shall be able to, by explicit agreement and free of charge, give any undertaking with a supply licenseauthorised supply undertaking access to its metering data. The party responsible for data management is obliged to give these data to the undertaking. Member States shall define a format for the data and a procedure for suppliers and consumers to have access to the data. No additional costs can be charged to the consumer for this service.
2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 574 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council annually on the formal and practical implementation of this Directive in each Member State."
2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 575 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. On the basis of public consultations and of discussions with the competent authorities and after having received an opinion by the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, and six years following the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the desirability of maintaining or amending this Directive. The several versions of restructuring electricity companies laid down in Articles 8a to 8d, 10 and 10b of Directive 2003/54/EC shall be verified in particular in terms of the effectiveness of their impact on network access and the necessary investments.
2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE