Activities of Vladimir URUTCHEV related to 2011/0300(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC
Amendments (16)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based oncomply with common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. FProjects for electricity and gas, proposed projects should be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan. This plan should notably take account of the conclusions of the 4 February European Council with regard to the need to integrate peripheral energy markets.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In view of complying with article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, rRegional groups should be established for the purpose of proposestablishing projects of common interest that will be approved by Member States. In order to ensure broad consensus, these regional groups should ensure close cooperation between Member States, national regulatory authorities, project promoters and relevant stakeholders. The cooperation should rely as much as possible on existing regional cooperation structures of national regulatory authorities and transmission system operators and other structures established by the Member States and the Commission.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Union-wide list of projects of common interest should be limited to projects which contribute the most to the implementation of the strategic energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas. This requires the decision on the list to be taken by the Commission, while respecting the right of the Member States to approve projects of common interest related to their territory. According to analysis carried out in the accompanying impact assessment, the number of such projects is estimated at some 100 in the field of electricity and 50 in the field of gas.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) The adoption of the Union-wide list should be delegated to the Commission, while respecting the right of the Member states to approve projects of common interest related to their territory. The Commission should ensure a timely transmission of the decision acts and relevant documents to the EP and the Council.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish aadopts delegated acts concerning the establishment and reviewing of the Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years on the basis of the Regional lists adopted and reviewed by the Groups following the provisions set out in this Article. The first list shall be adopted by 31 July 2013 at the latest.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish atwelve Regional Groups (‘Groups’) as defined in section 1 of Annex III based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as set out in Annex I.The composition of each group should be based on the rules defined in section 1 of Annex III. Each Group will carry out its workload based on previously agreed terms of reference or rules of procedure, having regard to any guidance provided by the Commission on this subject.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Each Group shall draw up its proposedadopt its regional list of projects of common interest, drawn up in accordingance to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and according to their fulfilment of the criteria set out in . Each individual proposal for a project shall require the approval of the Member State(s), to the territory of which the project relates.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, the Agency shall submit, within two months from the date of receipt of the proposed lists of projects of common interest set out in the first subparagraph of paragraph 4, an opinion to the Commission on the proposed lists of projects of common interest, in particular taking into account the consistent application of the criteria set out in across the Groups, and the results of the analysis carried out by the ENTSOs for Electricity and Gas in accordance with point 2.6 of Annex III. The Commission shall finalise the list of projects of common interest, providing detailed analysis for its decision on each project.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. Following the Commission decision for adoption referred to in paragraph 1inclusion into the Union- wide list, projects of common interest shall become an integral part of the relevant regional investment plans pursuant Article 12 of Regulations (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 and of the relevant national ten-year network development plans pursuant Article 22 of Directives 72/2009/EC and 73/2009/EC and other national infrastructure plans concerned, as appropriate. The projects shall be conferred the highest possible priority within each of these plans.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the project displays economic, social and environmental viabilityeffects of the project are altogether positive; and
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the Commission may issue an opinion to the Member State(s) concerned regarding launching a call for proposals open to any project promoter to build the project according to an agreed timeline.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission, in agreement with the Member States concerned, may designate a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) coordinated scheme: Tthe comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Ccompetent Aauthority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall, in consultation with the other authorities concerned, establish, on a case-by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions mustcan be issued. The competent authority may take an individual decision on behalf of another national, as well as the resulting total permitting time limit. The competent authority shall monitor the compliance of the time limits by the authorityies concerned, i. If the decision by thate authority is notnvolved is expected not to be delivered within the time limit and, that authority shall inform the competent authority forthwith and include a justification for the delay. The competent authority may take an individual decision on behalf of another national authority concerned, if the delay cannot be adequately justified. The competent authority may overrule an individual decision of another national authority, if it considers that the decision is not sufficiently substantiated with regard to the underlying evidence presented by the authority concerned. The competent authority shall ensure that the relevant requirements under international and Union legislation are respected and must duly justify its decision.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level for the preparation of each ten year network development plan developed by the ENTSOs for Electricity or Gas pursuant Art. 8 of Regulation 714/2009 and Regulation 715/2009, including projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V. The methodology shall employ criteria, relevant to the cost benefit analysis, consistent with the criteria from Article 4(2) and Annex IV.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – point 3
Annex III – part 2 – point 3
(3) ProposedFor all of projects of common interest included in the Union-wide list after 1 August 2013, electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in point 1(a) to (d) of Annex II shall be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan for electricity, developed by the ENTSO for Electricity pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 714/2009.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – point 4
Annex III – part 2 – point 4
(4) For all Union-wide lists of projects of common interest adoptedincluded in the Union-wide list after 1 August 2013, proposed gas transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II shall be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan for gas, developed by the ENTSO for Gas pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 715/2009.