8 Amendments of Pierre JONCKHEER related to 2007/0196(COD)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
(1b) Article 3, paragraph 2 is amended as follows: "2. Having full regard to the relevant provisions of the Treaty, in particular Article 86 thereof, Member States may impose on undertakings operating in the gas sector, in the general economic interest, public service obligations which may relate to security, including security of supply, regularity, quality and price of supplies, and environmental protection, including energy efficiency, Community targets for the use of renewable energy and climate protection. Such obligations shall be clearly defined, transparent, non discriminatory, verifiable and shall guarantee equality of access for EU gas companies to national consumers. In relation to security of supply, energy efficiency/demand-side management and for the fulfilment of environmental goals, as referred to in this paragraph, Member States may introduce the implementation of long term planning, taking into account the possibility of third parties seeking access to the system."
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(2a) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 1: "1a. For security of supply reasons reciprocity shall exist between access to upstream market activities in third countries and downstream activities in the EU through adequate measures."
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (b)
(b) cooperating on cross-border issues with the regulatory authority or authorities of those Member States including to ensure that TSOs jointly and severally build sufficient interconnection capacity between their transmission infrastructure to satisfy an efficient overall market assessment and gas security of supply criteria without discriminating between suppliers in different Member States;
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (g)
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (g)
(g) monitoring network security and reliability, and reviewingsetting or approving standards and requirements for quality of service and supply and reviewing performances for quality of service and supply, network security and reliability rules;
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – point (b)
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – point (b)
(b) to carry out in cooperation with the national competition authority investigations of the functioning of gas markets, and to decide, in the absence of violations of competition rules, of any appropriate measures necessary and proportionate to promote effective competition and ensure the proper functioning of the market, including for example gas release programs;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (a)
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (a)
(a) connection and access to national networks, including transmission and distribution tariffs, and terms, conditions and and their methodologies, or, alternatively, the methodologies, and the monitoring thereof, for setting or approving the transmission and distribution tariffs, and terms, conditions and tariffs for access to LNG facilities including their methodologies, or alternatively, the methodologies and their monitoring for setting or approving the tariffs for access to LNG facilities. These tariffs shall allow the necessary investments in the networks and LNG facilities to be carried out in a manner allowing these investments to ensure the viability of the networks and LNG facilities;. This may cover special regulatory treatment for new investments.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 12
Article 24c – paragraph 12
12. Decisions taken by regulatory authorities shall be motivatedjustified, proportionate and necessary, with due account being taken of the views of market participants and existing contractual obligations, as well as the expected costs and benefits of the decision.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24f – paragraph 3
Article 24f – paragraph 3
3. The regulatory authority may decide to make availableshall report on the outcome of its investigations or its request to market participants for elements of this information providedwhilst ensuring that commercially sensitive information on individual market players or individual transactions is not released. This paragraph shall not apply to information about financial instruments which fall within the scope of Directive 2004/39/EC.