3 Amendments of Albert DESS related to 2011/0092(CNS)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Article 15(3) of Directive 2003/96/EC allows Member States to apply to agricultural, horticultural and piscicultural works as well as to forestry not only the provisions generally applicable to business uses but also a level of taxation down to zero. An examination of that option has revealed that as far as general energy consumption taxation is concerned its maintenance would be contrary to the Union's wider policy objectives unless it is linked to a counterpart ensuring advances in the field of energy efficiency in order to guarantee the economic viability of agricultural holdings, which already have to cope with the burden of stringent social, plant-health and environmental requirements for which the market does not provide adequate compensation. As regards CO2 -related taxation the treatment of the sectors concerned should be aligned to the rules applying to industrial sectorsexcluded, given that they capture substantial amounts of carbon through the production of biomass and that the biomass which is processed to produce first- and second-generation biofuels is an essential part of a sustainable energy mix.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Every fivthree years and for the first time by the end of 2015, the Commission should report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, examining in particular the minimum level of CO2-related taxation in the light of the evolution of the market price in the EU of the emission allowances, the impact of innovation and technological developments and the justification for the tax exemptions and reductions laid down in this Directive, including for fuel used for the purpose of air and maritime navigation. The list of sectors or sub-sectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage shall be the subject of regular review, in particular taking into account the availability of emerging evidence.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 21
Article 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Every fivthree years and for the first time by the end of 2015, the Commission shall submit to the Council and the European Parliament a report on the application of this Directive and, where appropriate, a proposal for its modification.