1 Amendments of Algirdas SAUDARGAS related to 2016/0379(COD)
Amendment 1547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 a (new)
Article 61 a (new)
Article 61 a Third Country participation 1.Third countries may only participate in the internal electricity market provided that they have concluded agreements with the Union whereby they have adopted and are applying at least: (a) the main rights and obligations set out in [Regulation on the internal market for electricity and the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to it]; (b) the main rights and obligations set out in the [Directive on the internal market for electricity]; (c) the rules on energy state aid control pursuant to Article 107 to 109 TFEU; (d) the rules on coordinated supervision of market integrity and transparency as set out in Regulation 1227/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency, including market implementing acts adopted pursuant to it; (e) requirements of Council directive 2009/71/EURATOM of 25 June 2009 establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations (including Council directive 2014/87/EURATOM of 8 July 2014 amending Directive 2009/71/Euratom);and Council directive 2011/70/EURATOM of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste; (f) environmental rules with relevance for the power sector; and (g) rules on administrative enforcement and judicial oversight over the internal market cooperation with the EU, conferring enforcement and judicial control of the rules of this Regulation and the delegated and implementing acts adopted under it either to the Commission and the European Court of Justice or to a specific non-domestic enforcement body and a neutral non-domestic Court or arbitration body which is independent from the respective third country. 2.Where no agreement between the Union and a third country has been concluded pursuant to paragraph 1 and where system operation is endangered, Member States may take necessary actions such as but not limited to the restriction of electricity flows from the respective third country.