22 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2021/0423(COD)
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘verifier’ means a legal person different from the competent authorities appointed in accordance with Article 4 of this Regulation which carries out verification activities and which is accredited by a national accreditation body pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 or a natural person otherwise authorised, without prejudice to Article 5(2) of that Regulation, at the time a verification statement is issued;
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) ‘quantification’ means operations to determine the value of the quantity of methane emissions. Quantification can be based on direct measurements, engineering estimations, or models using ambient measurements and meteorological data, and should be based on advanced equipment and monitoring methods. Quantities of methane emissions are expressed in mass per time (e.g.kilograms per hour) or volume per time (e.g. standard cubic meters per hour);
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities shall carry out periodic inspections to check the compliance of operators or mine operators with the requirements set out in this Regulation. The first inspection shall be completed by … [18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. This is not necessary if a control mechanism has already been established with the competent authorities.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. VeThe competent authoriftiers shall assess the conformity of the emissions reports submitted to them by operators or mine operators in accordance with this Regulation. They shall assess the conformity of the reports with the requirements laid down this Regulation and review all data sources and methodologies used in order to assess their reliability, credibility and accuracy, in particular the following points:
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In carrying out the verification activities referred to in paragraph 1, vethe competent authoriftiers shall use free and publicly available European or international standards for methane emissions quantification as made applicable by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 5. Until such date where the applicability of those standards is determined by the Commission, vethe competent authoriftiers shall use existing European or international standards for quantification and verification of greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
By … [3642 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and by 301 Marchy every year thereafter, operators shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurements ofquantification of material source-level methane emissions for non de minimis sources operated assets referred to in paragraph 2, complemented by measureassessments of site- level methane emissions, if thereby allowing assessment and verification of the source- level estimates aggregated by sitese are material, confirmed by a representative sample of an alternative quantification method described by CEN standards for operated facilities with methane emissions exceeding [100 tonnes per year] according the reporting of the previous year. As long as no CEN standards provide adequate methodologies allowing such emission assessment methods, they can be performed on a voluntary basis. The competent authority shall authorize the assessment's scope and frequency, which should be based on prior experience with a risk-based methodology or a comparable approach.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By … [612 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall carry out a survey of all relevant components under their responsibility in accordance with the leak detection and repair programme referred in paragraph 1.
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Thereafter, leak detection and repair surveys shall be repeated every three months. in mid-stream sector will be for compressor station, underground storage LNG-Terminal every 6 months for a minimum leak size searched for of 400g/h and every 12 months of 20g/h. This latter case also applies to the regulating and metering station. For valve stations, leak detection and repair surveys in mid- stream sector will be every 24 months for a minimum leak size searched for of 20g/h. The leak detection and repair program for Distribution System Operators is designed using a performance-based methodology based on the leakage sensitivity of the material the pipelines are made of. Therefore, the surveys shall be repeated every 6 months in the case of grey cast iron, every 12 months in the case of asbestos, every 24 months in the case of ductile cast iron, every 36 months in the case of non protected steel and every 60 months in the case of polyethylene, PVC or protected steel (<= 16 bar). The inspection intervals described above represent the minimum for LDAR campaigns.The CEN standard will further specify and modify methodology for establishing inspection intervals, which can only result in shorter times between inspections than those listed above. Operators may use continuous monitoring systems instead of or in addition to leak detection and repair surveys if the competent authorities approve their use in the context of the leak detection and repair programme mentioned in paragraph 1 and in accordance with the elements outlined in Part 1 of Annex I.Through national/local pipeline integrity management regulations and guidelines, such as those defined in EN 1594, procedures are in place to prevent any leakage for protected steel > 16 bar. Incident related emissions such as third party damage are detected on occurence and repaired as soon as possible.
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. In carrying out the surveys, operators shall use devices that allow detection of loss of methane from components of 500 parts per million or morperiodic surveys or in using continuous monitoring, operators shall use detecting devices with the capability to detect the leak size corresponding to the relevant leaks searched for in the mid-stream table and [20g/h] for the downstream table. The type of equipment and methods to detect the associated leak size that must be collected shall be defined by the CEN standard. The competent authorities must validate the detecting devices included in the submitted LDAR program before the standard is available.
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The repair or replacement of the components referred to in the first subparagraph shall take place immediately after detection, or as soon as possible thereafter but no later than five days after detection, provided operatorbut no later than thirty days. Where the repair referred to in the first subparagraph is not successful or possible due to safety, administrative, or technical considerations, the operators shall establish a repair and monitoring schedule for leaks above [20 g/h] no later than [30] days after detection. The repair and monitoring schedule referred to in the second subparagraph shall be set so that the found leakages are repaired without unnecessary delays can demonstrate that safety or technical considerations do not allow immediate action and provided operators establish a repair and monitoring scheduled the environmental impact is minimized, while respecting the safety, administrative and technical considerations. The detailed procedures to do so will be described in the CEN standard or corresponding technical specification document referred in [new paragraph 1].
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Safety, administrative and technical considerations that do not allow immediate action, as referred to in the secondprevious subparagraphs, shall be limited to taking into account safety to personnel and, humans and objects in proximity, environmental impacts, concentration of methane loss, accessibility to component, availability of replacement of the component. Environmentalscheduled maintenance, significant deterioration of the gas supply, disproportionate impact considerations may include instances whereby repair could lead to a higher level of methane emissions than in the absence of the gas supply to end users, permitting processes requirement or required administrative authorization, accessibility to component, availability of parts necessary for the repair.
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Where implementing venting or flaring provisions leads to an abatement efficiency lower than the reference values set by ACER as per Article 34 of this Regulation, the operators must minimize the vented emissions by available efficient means and include the justification in the report according to Article 17.
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. As regards sSurface coal mines, mine operators shall use deposit-specific coal mine methane emission factors to quantify emissions resulting from mining operations. Mine operatcomply with the requirements of this chapter by applying deposit-specific, average national emission factors according to national reports shall establish those emission factors on a quarterly basis, in accordance with appropriate scientific standards and take into acprepared for the UNFCCC. These factors shall be based on maximum methane count methane emissions from surrounding strataent levels of the coal.
Amendment 931 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Methane concentration measurements shall be taken in accordance with appropriate scientific standards and at least on an hourly basis from all elements listed in part 1(vi) of Annex VII which were found to emit methane. If measurements do not show any emissions for three consecutive years, no further action shall be taken.
Amendment 946 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The reports shall cover the last available calendar year and include the elements set out in Part 3 of Annex VII. This is not necessary if a control mechanism has already been established with the competent authorities.
Amendment 947 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point v – point 2
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point v – point 2
2) unused vent pipes , if not part of safety infrastructure.
Amendment 1122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point v – point 4
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point v – point 4
Amendment 1124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point v – point 5
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point v – point 5