Activities of Esther DE LANGE related to 2018/0135(CNS)
Opinions (1)
Opinion on System of own resources of the European Union
Amendments (4)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Commission should evaluate the introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as a new Own Resource for the Union budget, in full compatibility with WTO rules. This Own Resource should contribute to reducing the risk of carbon leakage and ensuring a level playing field in international trade.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Union considers as a priority to achieve its emission reduction target of at least 40% between 1990 and 2030 as committed under the Paris Climate Agreement. The European Union Emissions Trading System is one of the main instruments put in place to implement this objective and generates revenue through the auctioning of emission allowances. Considering the harmonised nature of the European Union Emissions Trading System as well as the funding provided by the Union to foster mitigation and adaptation efforts in the Member States, it is appropriate to introduce a new Own Resource for the EU budget in this context. This Own Resource should be based on the additional revenue from the allowances to be auctioned by Member States, including transitional free allocation to the power sector. In order to take account of the specific provisions for certain Member States provided for in Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20, allowances redistributed for the purposes of solidarity, growth and interconnections as well as allowances dedicated to the Innovation Fund and the Modernisation Fund should not be counted for determining the Own Resource contribution. This Own Resource should be gradually introduced in order to avoid putting pressure on national budgets dedicated to climate and energy policy (as 50% of revenues are earmarked for this purpose in the ETS Directive (Directive 2003/87/EC)) and should contribute towards Union projects that are in line with the Union’s climate and energy objectives. The Own Resource based on the European Emissions Trading System should also be defined in a way that includes the potential additional revenue resulting from future widening of the scope of the ETS directive. _________________ 20Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32). Or. en (NOTE: the text comes from COM(2018)0325)
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In line with the Union strategy on plastics, the Union budget can contribute to reduce pollution from plastic packaging waste and achieve the packaging waste recycling targets. An Own Resource which is based on a national contribution proportional to the quantity of plastic packaging waste that is not recycled in each Member State will provide an incentive to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics, foster recycling and boost the circular economy. At the same time, Member States will be free to take the most suitable measures to achieve those goals, in line with the principle of subsidiarity. , while its steering effect should not counteract the priority of preventing waste generation in line with the waste hierarchy. The Commission should establish a streamlined calculation method, as well as effective registration and control mechanisms. At the same time, Member States will be free to take the most suitable measures to achieve those goals, in line with the principle of subsidiarity. Given that this contribution is meant to be an own resource building on the polluter pays principle, this contribution should not be subject to any correction mechanism. Or. en (NOTE: the text comes from COM(2018)0325)
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the application of a uniform call rate to the amount representing the revenue generated by the allowances to be auctioned referred to in Article 10(2)(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC and the market value of transitional free allowances for the modernisation of the energy sector as determined in Article 10c (3) of that Directive; the actual call rate shall not exceed 30 %. be calculated as the share above the average of a previous reporting period to be determined. Or. en (NOTE: the text comes from COM(2018)0325)