8 Amendments of Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF related to 2007/0195(COD)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The universal and public service requirements and the common minimum standards that follow from them need to be further strengthened to make sure that all consumers can benefit from competition and fairer prices. A key aspect in supplying customers is access to objective and transparent consumption data, and consumers must have access to their dataconsumption data, associated prices and service costs so that they can invite competitors to make an offer based on these data. Consumers also should have the right to be properly informed about their energy consumption. Regularly provided information and the prepayment should be adequate and reflect their actual consumption of electricity. Information provided at least on a quarterly basis to consumers on energy costs will create incentives for energy savings because it will give customers direct feedback on the effects of investment in energy efficiency and change of behaviour.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21 e (new)
Recital 21 e (new)
(21e) Member States should ensure the proper provision of individual meters (smart metering), as provided for in Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services1, in order to give consumers accurate information about energy consumption and to secure end- user efficiency. __________ 1 OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 64.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission mayshall adopt guidelinmeasures for the implementation of this Article within one year after the entry into force of this Directive. Thisose 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 27b(3).
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
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 provisions of Articles 8, 8a and 8b; or - with the provisions of Articles 8a, 8b and 8c. In the case of compliance with the provisions of Articles 8, 8a and 8b, Member States shall ensure that as from [date of transposition plus one year]:
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 1 – point (i)
Article 22 c – paragraph 1 – point (i)
(i) monitoring the level of effective market opening and competition at wholesale and retail levels, including on electricity exchanges, household prices, switching rates, disconnection ratadequate prepayment conditions reflecting actual consumption, connection and disconnection rates, maintenance charges and household complaints in an agreed format, as well as any distortion or restriction of competition in cooperation with competition authorities, including providing any relevant information, bringing any relevant cases to the attention of the relevant competition authorities;
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 1 – point (m)
Article 22 c – paragraph 1 – point (m)
(m) ensuring access to customer consumption data, the application of a harmonised format for consumption data and the access to including on prices and any related expenditure, the application of an easily understandable harmonised format for such data, adequate prepayment that reflects actual consumption and prompt access for all customers to such data under paragraph (h) of Annex A;
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 1 – point 14 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(14a) In Article 28, the following paragraph shall be inserted: "3a. By [date of transposition plus three years] the Commission shall review the provisions concerning the unbundling of transmission systems and their impact on the functioning of the internal market for electricity. It shall in particular examine to what extent the option of effective and efficient unbundling set out in Article 8c has proven to be successful in obtaining fair and effective competition in the internal market for electricity. The Commission shall present the results of that review in the context of the report referred to in paragraph 1. The report shall consider, in particular, the need for the Commission to propose amendments to this Directive, and whether Article 8 is to be made obligatory for all Member States in order to ensure that fair and effective competition in the internal market for electricity is obtained. The conclusion as to whether a modification is necessary or not shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of reasons. If necessary, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal."
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 15
Article 1 – point 15
Directive 2003/54/EC
Annex A – point (i)
Annex A – point (i)
(i) shall be properly informed every month of actual electricity consumption and costs, and shall have easy access to this information throughout the month. No additional costs can be charged to the consumer for this service.