Activities of Miloslav RANSDORF related to 2009/0108(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of gas supply and repealing Directive 2004/67/EC PDF (810 KB) DOC (1 MB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [31 March 2011; 12 months from entry into force] at the latest, on the basis of the risk and impact assessment carried out according to Article 8, 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:
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The joint Plan at regional level established according to paragraph 3 or 4 may be developed by the Competent Authorities concerned after consultation of regional interests within the Gas Coordination Group.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 March 20147; 36 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 remainingtransmission entry point, the available infrastructure (N- 1) has the capacity to deliver the necessary volume of gas to satisfy total gas demand of the protected customers in the calculated area during a period of sixty days of exceptionally high gas demand during the coldest period statistically occurring every twenty years.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The transmission system operators shall enable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions on all interconnectionsIf necessary according to the risk and impact assessment carried out according to Article 8 taking into account technical feasibility and an economic evaluation of all costs and benefits to the market, the transmission system operators shall 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 thatnable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions on those interconnections where the addition of a bi-directional flow capacity would not enhance the security of supply of any Member State. Such decision. The assessment may be reviewed if circumstances change. 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 shallWithin that three year period, the gas transmission system operator shall, where necessary according to the risk and impact assessment carried out according to Article 8 taking into account technical feasibility and all costs and benefits, adapt the functioning of the transmission system as a whole so as to enable bi-directional gas flows.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Competent Authority shall take the measurerequire supply undertakings to ensure the gas supply to the protected customers of the Member State in the case of:
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Competent Authority shall take the measurerequire supply undertakings to ensure the gas supply to the protected customers for the period of sixty days also in the event of an Emergency as defined in Article 9(2). The supply undertakings in cooperation with the Competent Authority shall endeavour to maintain the supply for the protected customers as long as necessarypossible.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By [30 September 2010; 6 months after entry into force] each Competent Authority shall fully assess the risks affecting the security of gas supply in its Member State and the impacts of the proposed measures by carrying out a risk and impact assessment by: a) using the standards specified in Articles 6 and 7; b) taking into account all relevant national and regional circumstances and impacts; c) running various scenarios of exceptionally high demand and supply disruption, such as failure of main transmission infrastructures, storages, LNG terminals, and disruption of supplies from third country suppliers; d) identifying the interaction and correlation of risks with other Member States, da) taking into account technical feasibility and an economic evaluation of all the costs and benefits of the measures proposed.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Emergency PlanMember States shall ensure that cross- border access to the storage facilities is maintained also in case of emergency. The Emergency PlanMember States shall not introduce any measure unduly restricting the flow of gas across the borders.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, after consulting the Gas Coordination Group, may declare a CommunityUnion Emergency at the request of oneat least two Competent Authorityies in the affected region or when the CommunityUnion loses more than 10 % of its daily gas import from third countries as calculated by ENTSO-G. Iompared to planned import volumes as estimated by ENTSO-G. After consulting the Gas Coordination Group, it shall declare a CommunityUnion Emergency where more than onetwo Competent Authorityies hasve 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.