Activities of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2009/0108(COD)
Plenary speeches (6)
Security of gas supply (debate)
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Amendments (6)
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) However, under the current measures regarding the security of gas supply that have been taken at Community level, Member States still enjoy a large margin of discretion as to the choice of measures. Where the security of supply of a Member State is threatened, there is a clear risk that measures developed unilaterally by that Member State may jeopardise the proper functioning of the internal gas market. Recent experience has demonstrated the reality of that risk. To allow the internal gas market to function even in the face of a shortage of supply, it is therefore necessary to provide for a more coordinated, solidarity-based response to supply crises, both concerning preventive action and the reaction to concrete disruptions of supply.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Sufficient and diversified gas infrastructure within ain the Member State and across the Communitys, particularly in regions that are isolated from sources of energy supply, is essential for tackling supply interruptions. Common minimum criteria on security of gas supply should ensure a level playing field for security of gas supply and should create significant incentives to build the necessary infrastructure and to improve the level of preparedness in case of crisis. Demand side measures such as fuel switching may have a valuable role to play in ensuring energy security where they can be applied quickly and reduce demand appreciably to react to a supply disruption.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Investments in new gas infrastructure shouldmust be strongly promoted. They should enhanc, particularly in regions that are isolated from sources of energy supply. Such investments would reduce dependency on a single supplier and better ensure the security of gas supply while ensuring the properand improved functioning of the internal market in natural gas. Where an infrastructure investment is of cross-border nature the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators established by Regulation (EC) No .../… of the European Parliament and of the Council ("ACER") and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas ("ENTSO-G") should be closely involved in order to take better account of the cross-border implications.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) This Regulation aims at empowering natural gas undertakings and Competent Authorities of the Member States to ensure that the internal gas market works effectively for as long as possible in the case of a supply disruption, prior to measures being taken by Competent Authorities to address the situation in which the market can no longer deliver the required gas supplies. Such exceptional measures should be fully compliant with Community rules and should be notified to the Commission and to the Gas Coordination Group.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Before adopting those Plans the Competent Authorities shall exchange information and consult each other and the Commission, with the involvement of the Gas Coordination Group, to ensure that their Plans and measures are mutually consistent at the appropriate regional level. These consultations shall cover, as a minimum, interconnections, cross-border supplies, storage across borders and the physical capacity to transport gas in both directions.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Competent Authority shall publish its Plans, including amended versions according to paragraph 6, and notify them to the Commission and to the Gas Coordination Group without delay.