69 Amendments of Šarūnas BIRUTIS
Amendment 34 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the setting up of a screening system for the monitoring of the progress and the implementation made by the Commission and Member States; it is necessary in this respect to draw up as soon as possible an agenda of the actions the Commission and the Member States are required to implement;
Amendment 67 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is strongly convinced that patents (including the Community patent) play an increasingly important role in innovation and economic performance, since they enable innovators to capture the returns from innovative investments and provide the necessary security for investment, equity and loans; considers therefore that it is necessary to set up the Community patent in such a way that it will give to SMEs a more efficient framework for the protection of IPR;
Amendment 74 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to promote innovative public procurement, since it leads to added value for the contracting authorities, citizens, and participating undertakings; in order to promote innovative public procurement, calls on the Commission and Member States to use as an example the strategy applied for green public procurement, and on Member States who are "front runners" in the field of innovation to promote innovative public procurement in order to implant the innovation culture throughout the EU;
Amendment 101 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their promotional and information efforts concerning the availability of EU funds and of state aid, and to make them both more accessible and comprehensible;
Amendment 122 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that public procurement covers around 16% of EU GDP; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen SME access to and participation in public procurement through inter alia making more use of e-procurement, harmonisation of required documents, consolidation of national online platforms;
Amendment 133 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to continuously enhance the framework requirements for the access of SMEs to foreign markets and to support the provision of information; encourages the setting up of European business support centres in China and India, in close cooperation with national business support centres already operating there; because poor SME participation in cross border activities can also be explained by the lack of language skills and multicultural competences, greater means of action are needed in order to achieve this challenge;
Amendment 163 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
24. Encourages Member States, without prejudice to what already exists (for instance: Enterprise Europe Network, Chambers of Commerce), to set up national dedicated information contact points and support agencies for SMEs, offering access to various sources of information, structured according to the entire life cycle of a business and very specific information on particular topics such as for instance public procurement;
Amendment 170 #
2008/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates that the financial rules governing Community programmes often still lead to unnecessary bureaucratic, long and costly procedures particularly for the SMEs; calls on the Commission to enhance the role and visibility of the respective SME designates in the different policy areas; furthermore, encourages all initiatives allowing the development of "SME spirit" in policy making within public authorities; considers therefore that the Commission should encourage Member States to follow its example through its “Enterprise Experience Program” which allows European Civil Servants to familiarise themselves with SMEs;
Amendment 72 #
2008/0231(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive aims at achieving, maintainingestablishing a nuclear safety regulatory framework in the European Union. It establishes principles on which the legislative and regulatory frameworks of the Member States in the field of nuclear safety shall be based in order to achieve, maintain and continuously improving e nuclear safety in the Community and to enhance the role of the national regulatory bodies.
Amendment 87 #
2008/0231(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
(3) “radioactive materialsubstance” means any material containing one or more radionuclides the activity or concentration thereof cannot be disregarded as far as radiation protection is concerned;
Amendment 128 #
2008/0231(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regulatory bodies of the Member States shall exchange best regulatory practice and develop a common understanding of internationally accepted nuclear safety requirements.
Amendment 138 #
2008/0231(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall respect: - the parts of the IAEA safety fundamentals (IAEA Safety Fundamentals: Fundamental sSafety pPrinciples, IAEA Safety Standard Series No. SF-1 (2006)). They shall observe th relevant to nuclear installation as listed in full in the Annex; and - observe the applicable obligations and requirements incorporated in the Convention on Nuclear sSafety (IAEA INFCIRC 449 of 5 July 1994).
Amendment 153 #
2008/0231(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Licence holders shallMember States shall ensure that licence holders are responsible for the design, construction, operateion and decommissioning of their nuclear installations in accordance with the provisions set out in Article 6(1) and (2).
Amendment 155 #
2008/0231(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 177 #
2008/0231(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Annex (new)
Annex (new)
Amendment 33 #
2008/0220(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) With the same objectives in mind, the preparation and submission of statistical summaries should also be extended to stocks other than emergency stocks and dedicated stocks, with those summaries to be submitted on a weekmonthly basis.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0220(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that emergency stocks and dedicated stocks, within the meaning of Article 9, which are held within their national territory are physically accessible and available at all times. They shall establish arrangements for the identification, accounting and control of those stocks so as to allow them to be verified at any time. Those arrangements shall be established with the prior agreement of the Commission. For emergency stocks and dedicated stocks that form part of or are commingled with, stocks held by economic operators, separate accounts must be kept.
Amendment 58 #
2008/0220(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall send the Commission a weekmonthly statistical summary of the levels of commercial stocks held within their national territory. When doing so, they shall ensure that sensitive data are protected and shall abstain from mentioning the names of the owners of the stocks concerned.
Amendment 60 #
2008/0220(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Using aggregate levels, the Commission shall publish a weekmonthly statistical summary of the commercial stocks in the Community on the basis of the summaries submitted by the Member States.
Amendment 73 #
2008/0220(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23
Article 23
Within three years of the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall review its implementation, looking in particular at whether it would be appropriate to require all Member States to hold a compulsory minimum level of dedicated stocks.
Amendment 75 #
2008/0220(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 11
Annex III – paragraph 11
When calculating their stocks, Member States must reduce the quantities of stocks calculated as set out above by 105%. That reduction applies to all quantities included in a given calculation.
Amendment 25 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Another important objective of the new system to be established by this Directive is to encourage and in certain cases to ensure that dangerous substances and materials used in toys are replaced by less dangerous substances or technologies where suitable economically and technically viable alternatives are available.
Amendment 26 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) AThis Directive is based on the principle that all economic operators intervening in the supply and distribution chain should manufacture, import or place toys on the market with such responsibility and care as may be required to ensure that, under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, children's health and safety and the environment are not adversely affected. Economic operators should take the appropriate measures to ensure that they make available on the market only toys which are in conformity with the applicable legislation. This Directive provides a clear and proportionate distribution of obligations which correspond to the respective role of each operator in the supply and distribution process.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure a high level of protection of children against recently discovered risks, ind the environment against risks, dangerous substances, in particular carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) and allergenic substances and elements, should, in accordance with the precautionary principle, be subject to careful attention. It is also necessary to adopt new essential safety requirements. In particular, it is necessary to complete and update provisions on chemical substances in toys. These provisions should specify that toys should comply with the general chemicals legislation, in particular Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC16. These provisions should, however, also be adapted to the particular needs of children, who are a vulnerable group of consumers. Therefore, new restrictions on substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) according to Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances17 and fragrances in toys should be provided for on account of the special risks that these substances may entail for human health. The specific limit values laid down in Directive 88/378/EEC for certain substances should be updated to take into account of the development of scientific knowledge.
Amendment 32 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) It is necessary to apply a general harmonised transition period of two years after the entry into force of this Directive for compliance with its provisions, and a specific transition period of three years after publication of the revised harmonised toy safety standard in relation to chemical properties, to allow toy manufacturers and economic operators sufficient time to adapt to the new technical requirements on chemicals, and to ensure consistent application of this Directive throughout the European Union.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. Manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that a toy which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with the applicable Community legislation shall take the necessary corrective measures to bring that toy into conformity or withdraw it from the market and recall it from end users, if appropriate. They shall immediately inform the national authorities of the Member States where they made the toy available to this effect, giving details, in particular, of the non- compliance and of the corrective measures taken. Manufacturers shall immediately suspend the placing on the market of these toys until they comply with the applicable Community legislation.
Amendment 72 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex II – part III – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Manufacturers may continue placing toys on the market containing the substances classified as CMR according to Directive 67/548/EEC for which a request has been submitted, until a decision has been adopted.
Amendment 103 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Another important objective of the new system to be established by this Directive is to encourage and in certain cases to ensure that dangerous substances and materials used in toys are replaced by less dangerous substances or technologies where suitable economically and technically viable alternatives are available.
Amendment 107 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) AThis Directive is based on the principle that all economic operators intervening in the supply and distribution chain should manufacture, import or place toys on the market with such responsibility and care as may be required to ensure that, under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, children's health and safety and the environment are not adversely affected. Economic operators should take the appropriate measures to ensure that they make available on the market only toys which are in conformity with the applicable legislation. This Directive provides a clear and proportionate distribution of obligations which correspond to the respective role of each operator in the supply and distribution process.
Amendment 119 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) It is necessary to apply a general harmonized transition period of two years after the entry into force of this Directive for compliance with its provisions, and a specific transition period of three years after publication of the revised harmonized toy safety standard in relation to chemical properties, to provide toy manufacturers and economic operators with sufficient time to adapt to the new technical requirements on chemicals, and to ensure consistent application of this Directive throughout the EU.
Amendment 156 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. Manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that a toy which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with the applicable Community legislation shall take the necessary corrective measures to bring that toy into conformity or withdraw it from the market and recall it from end users, if appropriate. They shall immediately inform the national authorities of the Member States where they made the toy available to this effect, giving details, in particular, of the non- compliance and of the corrective measures taken. Manufacturers shall immediately suspend the placing on the market of the toy until such time as it complies with the applicable Community legislation.
Amendment 779 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21 a (new)
Article 1 - point 21 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
(21a) The following Article 28a is inserted: "Article 28a Derogation From 1 January 2013, in addition to Article 10a, as a result of early decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in accordance with Protocol 4 of the Accession Treaty, Lithuania shall be allocated an additional amount of annual non-transferable emission allowances for the fossil fuel power plants. This amount shall be calculated on the basis of the difference between the greenhouse gas emissions emitted by Lithuanian power sector through the generation of electricity after the closure of the Ignalina nuclear power plant and the average amount of greenhouse gas emissions emitted in the electric energy production sector in the period 2005- 2009. The Commission shall review this derogation in 2018, taking into account the situation in Lithuania's electric energy sector."
Amendment 163 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that where contracts are concluded between subscribers and undertakings providing electronic communications services and/or networks, subscribers are clearly informed in advance of the conclusion of a contract and regularly thereafterin case of any change of any limitations explicitly imposed by the provider on their ability to access or distribute lawful content or run any lawful applications and services of their choice.
Amendment 168 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 6
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that where contracts are concluded between subscribers and undertakings providing electronic communications services and/or networks, subscribers are clearly informed, in advance of the conclusion of the contract and regularly thereafter, of their general obligations to respect copyright and related rights. Without prejudice to Directive 2000/31/EC on electronic commerce, this includes the obligation to inform subscribers of the most common acts of infringements and their legal consequences.
Amendment 177 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
7. Subscribers shall have a right to withdraw from their contracts without penalty upon notice of modifications in the contractual conditions proposed by operators. Subscribers shall be given adequate notice by the undertakings providing electronic communications networks and/or services, not shorter than one month, ahead of any such modifications and shall be informed at the same time of their right to withdraw, without penalty, from such contracts, if they do not accept the new conditions.
Amendment 180 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities are able to oblige undertakings providing electronic communications networks and/or services publish transparent, comparable, adequate and up-to-date information as set out in Annex II, on applicable prices and tariffs, and on standard terms and conditions, in respect of access to and use of their services identified in Articles 4, 5, 6, and 7 is available to end-users and consumers, in accordance with the provisions of Annex IIprovided to consumers. National regulatory authorities may specify additional requirements regarding the form in which such information shall be published to ensure transparency and accessibility for the benefit of consumers.
Amendment 182 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 201 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13 – point b
Article 1 – point 13 – point b
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. In order to prevent degradation of service and slowing of traffic over networks, the Commission may, having consulted the Authority, adopt technical implementing measures concerning minimum quality of service requirements to be set by the national regulatory authority on undertakings providing public communications networkMember States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities are able to set minimum quality of service requirements on undertakings providing public communications networks. The Commission may adopt technical implementing measures with a view to harmonising these minimum quality of service requirements. 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 37(2). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may use the urgency procedure referred to in Article 37(3).
Amendment 227 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure thatmpower national regulatory authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure that:
Amendment 236 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure that end users have effective access to numbers and services in the Community, the Commission may, having consulted the Authority, adopt technical implementing measures. 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 37(2). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may use the urgency procedure referred to in Article 37(3).
Amendment 242 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 18
Article 1 – point 18
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. Porting of numbers and their subsequent activation shall be executed within the shortest possible delay, no later than one working day from the initial request by the subscriber without prejudice to any measures necessary to guarantee that consumers are protected throughout the switching process.
Amendment 243 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 18
Article 1 – point 18
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 30 – paragraph 5
Article 30 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may, having consulted the Authority and taking into account technology and market conditions, amend Annex I in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
Amendment 261 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 20 – point b
Article 1 – point 20 – point b
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. Without prejudice to the application of Directive 1999/5/EC and in particular of disability requirements pursuant to its Article 3(3)(f), and in order to improve accessibility to electronic communications services and equipment by disabled end- users, the Commission may, having consulted the Authority, take the appropriate technical implementing measures to address the issues raised in the report referred to in paragraph 3, following a public consultation. 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 37(2). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may use the urgency procedure referred to in Article 37(3).
Amendment 266 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 21
Article 1 – point 21
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 268 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 21
Article 1 – point 21
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that their legislation encourages trustworthy out-of- court procedures, with specific regard to audiovisual and electronic communications interaction.
Amendment 20 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) It is necessary to strengthen the powers of the Member States vis-à-vis holders of rights of way to ensure the entry or roll out of new network in an environmentally responsible way and independently of any obligation on an operator with significant market power to grant access to its electronic communications network. National regulatory authorities should be able to impose, on a case-by-case basis, the sharing of ducts, masts, and antennas, the entry into buildings and a better coordination of civil works, where there is a lack of infrastructure competition. Improving facility sharing can significantly improve competition and lower the overall financial and environmental cost of deploying electronic communications infrastructure for undertakings.
Amendment 51 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 − paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 − paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Restrictions that require an electronic communication service to be provided in a specific band shall be justified in order to ensure the fulfilment of a general interest objective in conformity with Community law, such as safety of life, the promotion of social, regional or territorial cohesion, the avoidance of inefficient use of radio frequencies, or, as defined in national legislation in conformity with Community law, the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism or the provision of radio and television broadcasting services.
Amendment 52 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 − paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 − paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
A restriction which prohibits the provision of any other electronic communication service in a specific band may only be provided for where justified by the need to protect safety of life services or to ensure the fulfilment of a general interest as defined in national legislation in conformity with Community law, such as the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism.
Amendment 54 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 − paragraph 5
Article 9 − paragraph 5
5. Member States shall regularly review the necessity of the restrictions referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4. It lies within the competence of the Member States to define the scope and nature of any exception.
Amendment 91 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I – point 3 – point g
Annex I – point 3 – point g
Directive 2002/20/EC
Annex I – Part A – point 19
Annex I – Part A – point 19
Amendment 359 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Restrictions that require an electronic communications service to be provided in a specific band shall be justified in order to ensure the fulfilment of a general interest objective in conformity with Community law, such as safety of life, the promotion of social, regional or territorial cohesion, the avoidance of inefficient use of radio frequencies, or, as defined in national legislation in conformity with Community law, the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism or the provision of radio and television broadcasting services.
Amendment 367 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
A restriction which prohibits the provision of any other electronic communications service in a specific band may only be provided for where justified by the need to protect safety of life services or to ensure the fulfilment of a general interest objective as defined in national legislation in conformity with Community law, such as the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism.
Amendment 370 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall regularly review the necessity of the restrictions referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4. It lies within the competence of the Member States to define the scope and nature of any exception.
Amendment 43 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Markets in many Member States are dominated by large players. National regulatory authorities should be given the power to identify market dominance by a gas undertaking and put forward a medium term plan to limit the share at any relevant market to 40% in line with the Commission's criteria for assessing significant market power. The relevant market should be defined by the Commission and should take into account any changes to the geographic scope of the market.
Amendment 147 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point (b a) (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point (b a) (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
(ba) the following point shall be added: "36a. 'fair competition in an open market' means working towards a position where no company may hold more than 40% of the relevant market."
Amendment 166 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 f (new)
Article 1 – point 1 f (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 527 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 15 b (new)
Article 1 – point 15 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(15b) In Article 28, the following paragraph shall be inserted: "1a. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, being an isolated region that is not directly connected to the interconnected system of any other Member State and having the only one main external supplier with exclusive monopoly rights granted by contracts or commitments concluded before the 1st May 2004, and currently having no physical possibility to be supplied by any other supplier, may derogate from the provisions of Articles 7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d and 9. A supply undertaking having a market share of more than 75% in this region shall be considered to be a main supplier. This derogation shall automatically expire on the date when the above-mentioned contracts or commitments concluded before the 1st May 2004 with main suppliers expire, but not later than 10 years from the adoption of Directive .../.../EC [amending Directive 2003/55/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas]. Any such derogation shall be notified to the Commission."
Amendment 150 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Increased regional cooperation should be the first step in the development of a fully integrated European electricity grid, ultimately incorporating the electricity islands currently present in the Union.
Amendment 228 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
(a) each undertaking which owns a transmission system acts as a transmission system operator or has an associated transmission system operator;
Amendment 247 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The obligation set out in paragraph 1(a) is deemed to be fulfilled in a situation where several undertakings which own transmission systems have created a joint venture which acts as a transmission system operator in several Member States for the transmission systems concerned. No other undertaking may be part of the joint venture, unless it has been approved under Article 10 as an independentWith respect to their obligation to achieve regional cooperation as laid down in Article 5, Member States shall endeavour to designate a transmission system operator to cover several national territories in accordance with Article 2h(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003. Member States shall take proper measures to ensure that this transmission system operator complies with this Article and Article 10a. Member States shall make use of economic incentives to promote the creation of regional system operators.
Amendment 274 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 9 – point (c)
Article 9 – point (c)
Amendment 275 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 b (new)
Article 1 – point 6 b (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 9 – point (d)
Article 9 – point (d)
Amendment 276 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 c (new)
Article 1 – point 6 c (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 9 – point (f)
Article 9 – point (f)
Amendment 355 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b)
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b)
(b) its management is appointed for a non renewable fixed term of at least five years, andrenewable once; if the management consists of several persons, they may be appointed at different times, if appropriate; management may only be relieved from office during its term if it no longer fulfills the conditions set out in this Article or it has been guilty of serious misconduct.
Amendment 356 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b
(b) its management is appointed for a non renewable fixed term of at least five years, andhowever, such a term shall in any event exceed the term of office of members of the relevant national parliament; the management may only be relieved from office during its term if it no longer fulfills the conditions set out in this Article or it has been guilty of serious misconduct.
Amendment 357 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b a) (new)
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b a) (new)
"(ba) budgetary needs of the regulatory authority are covered by the direct levy charged to the regulated operators."
Amendment 406 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (j)
Article 22c – 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 Agency's guidelines if the time period has been prolonged without due cause;
Amendment 428 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (o a) (new)
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (o a) (new)
(oa) setting or approving standards for quality of service, monitoring implementation and imposing sanctions for non-compliance.
Amendment 463 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 3 – point (f a) (new)
Article 22c – paragraph 3 – point (f a) (new)
(fa) to impose temporarily price caps for the dominant market players.