Activities of Claude TURMES related to 2009/0108(COD)
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Security of gas supply (debate)
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REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of gas supply and repealing Directive 2004/67/EC PDF (810 KB) DOC (1 MB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) Contracts concerning gas supplies from third countries may not contain provisions violating EU internal market rules, notably restrictions to re-export or clauses having the same effect as a so- called "destination clause".
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
(1) "protected customers" means all household customers already connected to a gas distribution network, and, if the Member State concerned so decides, can also include small and medium-sized enterprises, schools and hospitals provided that they are already connected to a gas distribution network;
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) “Competent Authority” means the national regulatory authority or national governmental authority designated by the Member St. This is without prejudice to general policy guidelines issued by the government not relatesd to bthe responsible for security of gas supply. This is without prejudice togulatory powers and duties under Article 41 of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas1 and the choice of Member States to allocate certain tasks in this Regulation to other authorentities than the Competent Authority. These tasks shall be performed under the supervision of the Competent Authority and shall be specified in the plans referred to in Article 4. _______________________ 1 OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 94.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall designate aThe Competent Authority shall be responsible for the implementation of the security of gas supply measures provided in this Regulation. The measures shall include the biennial risk assessment, the establishment of the Preventive Action Plans, the establishment of the Emergency Plan, and the continuous monitoring of security of gas supply at national level. Competent Authorities shall cooperate with each other to prevent a supply disruption and to limit damages in case it occurs.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The responsibilities defined in paragraph 2 shall be without prejudice to the Member States’ responsibility to declare the emergency level according to Article 9(2)(3) or in the case of an emergency to enact the emergency measures as provided for in the Emergency Plan established according to Article 9.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The measures to ensure the security of supply shall be clearly defined, transparent, proportionate, non-discriminatory, verifiable, and shall not unduly distort competition and the effective functioning of the internal market. The Commission together with the Competent Authority shall ensure that no clauses having the effect of a destination clause exist in contracts for natural gas concluded between Member States or their natural gas undertakings and third countries. This is without prejudice to the competences of competition authorities. Such measures shall further be without prejudice to existing EU market mechanisms concerning GHG emissions, in case of industrial sectors falling under such mechanisms.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may also decide to establish joint Plans at regional level, instead of or in addition to separate national Plans, by means of a binding agreement between the Competent Authorities. Such joint plans shall be subject to the same provisions and have the same legal force as a national plan.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Preventive Action Plan, in particular the actions to meet the infrastructure standard as laid down in Article 6, shall be based on and consistent with the ten year network development plan to be elaborated by the ENTSO-G and shall be binding on system operators.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 March 20143; 32 years after entry into force] at the latest, the Competent Authority shall take the necessary steps in relation to Article 5 to ensure that in the event of a disruption of the largest gas supply infrastructure, the remaining infrastructure (N-1) has the capacity to deliver the necessary volume of gas to satisfy total gas demand of the calculated area during a period of sixty days of exceptionally high gas demand during the coldest period statistically occurring every twenty years.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. TWithout prejudice to paragraph 5a, within two years from the entry into force of this Regulation, the transmission system operators shall enable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions on all interconnections within two years from the entry into force of this Regulation, except in cases where at the request of a Competent Authority, the Commission decides that the addition of a bi- directional flow capacity would not enhance the security of supply of any Member State. Such decision may be reviewed if circumstances chang, other than for pipelines connecting production sources, LNG facilities, or interconnection points with distribution networks or where gas quality constraints render bi-directional flows impossible. The level of the bi- directional flow capacity shall be reached in a cost efficient way and at least take into account the capacity required to meet the supply standard set in Article 7. Within that two year period, the gas transmission system operator shall adapt the functioning of the transmission system as a whole so as to enable bi- directional gas flows.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. A Competent Authority may request the Commission to issue a decision to exempt a specific interconnection from the obligation of bi-directional flow under paragraph 5. The Commission shall grant the exemption, if enabling bi-directional flow capacity would not significantly enhance the security of supply of any of the Member States concerned, or if the investment costs significantly outweigh the prospective benefits to security of supply in any of those Member States. The Commission shall take utmost account of the results of the risk assessment carried out by the Competent Authority according to Article 8(1). Such decisions may be reviewed, if circumstances change.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) taking into account all relevant national and regional circumstances, including the secure supply of electricity and district heating to protected customers;
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission mayshall declare a CommunityUnion Emergency at twhe request of more than one Competent Authority or when the Communityhas declared Emergency following the verification in accordance with Article 9(6) or where the Union loses more than 120% of its daily gas import from third countries as calculated by ENTSO-G. It shall declare a CommunityUnion Emergency where more than one Competent Authority has declared Emergency following the verification in accordance with Article 9(6). It mayfor specifically affected geographical regions comprising more than one Member State where one Competent Authority from the concerned region has declared a Communityn Emergency for specificallywhere the affected geographical regions comprising more than one Member State loses more than 10% of its daily gas import from third countries as calculated by ENTSO- G.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b – introductory part
b) Natural gas undertakingThe Competent Authorities shall notify the Commission of the following details of the contracts concluded by the natural gas undertakings of their respective Member States with suppliers from third countries:
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b – subparagraph 1 a (new) (after the indents)
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b – subparagraph 1 a (new) (after the indents)
In order to enable the Competent Authority to meet its obligations under this paragraph, the natural gas undertakings shall provide the data referred to in the first subparagraph to the Competent Authority for aggregation.
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In addition to the monitoring and reporting obligations provided for in Article 5 of the Gas Directive the Competent Authority shall publish and forward to the Commission a report by 31 July each year containing the following data in non-aggregated form:
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
Monitoring by the European Commission The Commission shall carry out continuous monitoring and reporting of security of gas supply measures, including monitoring of contracts for gas supply concluded between Member States and third countries, in order to ensure that these are conform to the rules of the EU internal market, security of supply and competition law. By […] the Commission, having assessed the notified Plans and after consulting the Gas Coordination Group, shall draw conclusions as to possible means to enhance security of supply at CommunityUnion level and shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of this Regulation. The report shall include, where appropriate, recommendations for improvement of this Regulation.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – list 2 "Demand side" – bullet 2
Annex II – list 2 "Demand side" – bullet 2
• Fuel switch possibility – alternative back- up fuels in industrial and power generation plants without prejudice to existing EU legislation concerning GHG emissions
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – list 1 "Supply side" – bullet 2
Annex III – list 1 "Supply side" – bullet 2
• Forced fuel switch without prejudice to existing EU legislation concerning GHG emissions