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Activities of Elisabetta GARDINI related to 2013/0442(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air (A8-0160/2015 - Andrzej Grzyb) IT
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0442(COD)

Amendments (18)

Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) This Directive should not apply to energy related products covered by implementing measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2009/125/EC or by Chapter II , III or IV of Directive 2010/75/EU. Certain other combustion plants should also be exempted from the scope of this Directive, on the basis of their technical characteristics or their use in particular activities.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) combustion plants in which the gaseous products of combustion which are used for the direct heating, drying, or any other treatment of objects or materials;
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f (new)
(f f) emergency reserve power plants which do not operate more than 500 operating hours per year;
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f h (new)
(f h) research activities, development activities or the testing of new products and processes;
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f l (new)
(f l) engines for use in nuclear power plants;
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ’zone’ means part of the territory of a Member State, as delimited by that Member State for the purposes of air quality assessment and management, as laid down in Directive 2008/50/EC.deleted
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. For medium combustion plants which are part of an installation covered by chapter II of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions, the requirements of this Article are deemed to be fulfilled through compliance with the provisions of that Directive.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authority may, in specific cases, set less strict emission limit values. Such a derogation may apply only where an assessment shows that the achievement of emission levels provided in Annex II would lead to disproportionately higher costs compared to the environmental benefits due to: (a) the geographical location or the local environmental conditions of the installation concerned; or (b) the technical characteristics of the installation concerned. The competent authority shall document in the information document provided in article 4(4) the reasons for the application of the first subparagraph including the result of the assessment and the justification for the conditions imposed. The competent authority shall ensure that no significant pollution is caused and that a high level of protection of the environment as a whole is achieved.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The emission limit values set out in Annex II shall not apply to medium combustion plants located in the Canary Islands, French Overseas Departments, the archipelagos of Madeira and Azores and to medium combustion plants being part of small and micro isolated systems as defined in Directive 2009/72/EC. Member States shall set emission limit values for those plants in order to reduce their emissions to air and the potential risks to human health and the environment.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States may exempt eExisting medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 1500 operating hours per year, as a rolling average over a period of five years, shall be exempted from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 200 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States may exempt nNew medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 1500 operating hours per year, as a rolling average over a period of five years, shall be exempted from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 2 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 100 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. In zones not complying with EU air quality limit values laid down in Directive 2008/50/EC, Member States shall apply, for individual medium combustion plants in those zones, emission limit values based on the benchmark values laid down in Annex III or on stricter values established by the Member States, unless it is demonstrated to the Commission that applying such emission limit values wouldtake the necessary measures to secure an equitable contribution from all polluting sources to achieve such targets without entailing disproportionate costs and thataking into account any other measures ensuring compliance with the air quality limit values have been included in the air quality plans required under Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member states shall organise consultations with all stakeholders before deciding on any additional measure which may be needed for those zones not complying with EU air quality limit values laid down in Directive 2008/50/EC. Member States shall take the necessary measures to secure an equitable contribution from all polluting sources.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall organise an exchange of information with Member States and stakeholders on the benchmark values for more stringent emission limit values referred to in paragraph 4.deleted
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When audits and inspections are already in place to check compliance with other environmental legislation (not limited to, but including Directive 2003/87/EC (ETS) and Directive 2012/27/EU (Energy Efficiency Directive)), Member States shall make use of the existing audits and inspections, as well as reporting tools, to check compliance with this Directive. In case of plants above 20 MW, when audits and inspections are already in place to check compliance with the ETS Directive, Member States shall make use of the existing ETS audits and inspections, as well as reporting tools, to check compliance with this Directive
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The second summary report of the Commission shall review the implementation of this Directive, with special regard to the need to establish the benchmark values laid down in Annex III as Union-wide emission limit values, and shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal where appropriate.deleted
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Emission limit values for existing medium combustion plants 1. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines PollutantRated Solid Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel Natural gas Gaseous fuels thermal Other solid input Solid biomass fuels other than oil Heavy fuel oil Natural gas other than fuels other fuels (MW) heavy fuel oil than natural gas Pollutant: SO2 1–5 200 (1a)(1b) 1100 350 oil 350 (1c) - 200 (1d) > 5 - 15 200 (1a)(1b) gas SO21100 350 200 350 (1c) - 35 (1d) (1f) > 15 - 50 200 (1a)(1b) 400 170 350 350 (1g) - 35 NOX(1d) (1f) Pollutant: NOX 1 – 50 650 650 650 200 650 20 650 200 (1h) 250 (1i) Pollutant: dust 1–5 50 (1e) 50 (1e) 50 2 50 - - > 5 - 15 50 50 40 40 - - > 15 - 50 50 40 40 40 - - (1a) Particulate The value does not apply in case of plants firing exclusively woody solid biomass (1b) 300 30 30 30 mg/Nm3 in case of plants firing straw. (1c) Until 1 January 2035, 1700 mg/Nm3. (1d) 400 mg/Nm³ in case of low calorific gases from coke oven and 200 mg/Nm³ from blast furnace (iron and steel industry). (1e) Until 1 January 2035, 200 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 10 MW. - - matter(1f) 170 mg/Nm3 in case of biogas. (1g) Until 1 January 2035, 850 mg/Nm3 (1h) 45350 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW (1i) 300 mg/Nm3 in case of low calorific gases from coke oven or blast furnace (iron and steel industry) and for combustion plants which were granted a permit before 27 November 2002 or the operators of which had submitted a complete application for a permit before that date, provided that the plant was put into operation no later than 27 November 2003 when permitted before November 2002.
2015/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 2
2. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for engines and gas turbines Pollutant Type of installation Liquid fuels Natural gas Gaseous fuels other than than natural gas SO2 SO2 Engines and gas turbines 120 60 - 15 NOX 15 (3a)(3b) turbines NOX Engines 190 (1) 19230 (2) 190 (2) Gas turbines (3) 200 200 150 200 200 (3c) Particulate matter Engines and gas turbines 10 - - matter (1) turbines (1) 1850 mg/Nm³ in the following cases: (i) (i) for diesel engines the construction of which commenced before 18 May 2006; (ii) (ii) for dual fuel engines in liquid mode. 700mg/Nm3 in case of engines that are applying primary measures to limit NOx emission (2) (2) 380 mg/Nm³ for dual fuel engines in gas mode. (3) (3) Emission limit values are only applicable above 70 % load. (3a) 60 mg/Nm3 in case of biogas. (3b) 130 mg/Nm³ in case of low calorific gases from coke oven and 65 mg/Nm³ in case of low calorific gases from blast furnace (iron and steel industry). (3c) 20 mg/Nm3 in case of plants with a total rated thermal input between 1 and 15 MW.
2015/03/17
Committee: ENVI