2 Amendments of Martin HÄUSLING related to 2011/0092(CNS)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Article 15(3) of Directive 2003/96/EC allows Member States to apply to agricultural, horticultural and piscicultural works as well as to forestry not only the provisions generally applicable to business uses but also a level of taxation down to zero. An examination of that option has revealed that as far as general energy consumption taxation is concerned its maintenance would be contrary to the Union's wider policy objectives unless it is linked to a counterpart ensuring advances in the field of energy efficiency. As regards CO2 related taxation the treatment of the sectors concernedintensive industrial scaled farming should be aligned to the rules applying to industrial sectors. Nevertheless taking into account that appropriate measures in the first and second pillar of the CAP can reduce the production of CO2 significantly.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The Commission and Member States should give top priority to research into second generation agrofuels in order to improve their efficiency and actual cost, as well as substantially increasing research and development funding; potential land use change and habitat conversion should be taken into account.