Activities of Konrad SZYMAŃSKI related to 2012/0202(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (debate)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 (new)
1. Rejects the Commission proposal;
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market and prevent excessive price fluctuations, the Commission is able in exceptional circumstances to adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, where appropriate, adapmay, in exceptional circumstances, propose to adjust the timetable for eachthe period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the marketreferred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. The Commission shall propose no more than one such adjustment and only after stakeholder consultation. In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance with this paragraph any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned is strictly prohibited.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraphs 1 a and 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraphs 1 a and 1 b (new)
1a. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraphs are inserted: "Any adaptation should be accompanied by the impact assessment on the Member States level of the above mentioned adaptation on the Member States auctioning revenues. Where the adaptation referred to in the first subparagraph leads to a decrease in any Member State in the auctioning revenues in 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, the Commission shall propose compensatory measures minimizing the negative impact on Member States' revenues."
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 subparagraph 1 c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 subparagraph 1 c (new)
1b. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation should apply only to Member States with full auctioning for the power sector and in no way affect the volume of allowances to be auctioned of the Member States opting to use transitional free allocation for the modernisation of the electricity generation in accordance with Article 10c."
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)
1c. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, shall not apply to Member States set out in Annex IIb."
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 e (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 e (new)
1d. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, shall not apply to Member States set out in Annex IIa."
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 f (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 f (new)
1e. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance with this paragraph any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned require unanimity among all Member States."
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Paragraph 1 of Article 29a is replaced by the following: "1. If, for more than six consecutive months, the allowance price is less or more than three times the average price of allowances during the two preceding years on the European carbon market, the Commission shall immediately convene a meeting of the Committee established by Article 9 of Decision No 280/2004/EC."
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 b (new)
Article 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1b Point (a) of Article 29a(2) is replaced by the following: "(a) a measure which allows Member States to delay or bring forward the auctioning of a part of the quantity to be auctioned;"
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 c (new)
Article 1 c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1c In Article 29a(2), the following point is added: "(ba) a measure which allows Member States to abandon the auctioning of a part of the quantity to be auctioned."