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13 Amendments of Kriton ARSENIS related to 2011/0300(COD)

Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Projects of common interest should be given ‘priority status’ at national level to ensure rapid administrative treatment. Projects of common interest shall be considered by competent authorities as being in public interest. Authorisation should be given to projects which have an adverse impact on the environment, for reasons of overriding public interest, when all the conditions provided foren all the conditions provided for under European environmental legislation and especially under Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC are met.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. If the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed by more than two years compared to the implementation plan without sufficient justification: (a) The project promoter of that project shall accept investments by one or several other operators or investors to implement the project. The system operator, in whose area the investment is located, shall provide the implementing operator(s) or investor(s) with all information needed to realise the investment, shall connect new assets to the transmission network and shall generally make its best efforts to facilitate the implementation of the investment and the secure, reliable and efficient operation and maintenance of the project of common interest. (b) the Commission may launch a call for proposals open to any project promoter to build the project according to an agreed timeline.deleted
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
With regard to the environmental impacts addressed in Article 6(4) of Directive 92/43/EC and Article 4(7) of Directive 2000/60/EC, projects of common interest shall be considered as being of public interest, and may be considered as being of ‘overriding public interest’, provided thatfulfil all the conditions foreseen in these Directives are fulfilled.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Should the opinion of the Commission be required in accordance with Directive 92/43/EC, the Commission and the competent authority pursuant to Article 9, shall ensure that the decision with regard to the ‘overriding public interest’ of a project is taken within the time limit pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 11.deleted
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The duration of the permit granting process shall consist of two phases and shall not exceed athe submitted application file shall be taken into account by the competent authority in period of three yearsrity:
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – sub-paragraph 1
(a) the pre-application procedure, covering the period between the start of the permit granting process and the acceptance of the submitted application file by the competent authority, shall not exceed two years.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) The statutory permit granting procedure, covering the period from the acceptance of the submitted application file until the competent authority takes a comprehensive decision, shall not exceed one year. Member States may set an earlier date for the time-limit if considered appropriate.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Within one month of the start of the permit granting process, pPursuant to paragraph 1(a), the competent authority shall identify, in close cooperation with the other authorities concerned, the scope of material and level of detail of information to be submitted by the project promoter, as part of the application file, to apply for the comprehensive decision. The checklist referred to in point 1(e) of Annex VI shall serve as a basis for this identification. At least one meeting between the competent authority and the project promoter, and, if considered appropriate by the competent authority, other authorities and stakeholders concerned shall take place to this aim. A detailed application outline, which shall include the results of this meeting, shall be transmitted to the project promoter and be made available to the public no later than one month after the meeting.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Within three months of the start of the permit granting process pursuant to paragraph 1(a), tThe competent authority shall elaborate, in close cooperation with the project promoter and other authorities concerned and taking into account the results of the activities carried out under paragraph 2, a detailed schedule for the permit granting process, identifying at minimum the following:
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. In the event of an expiry of the time- limit for the comprehensive decision, the competent authority shall present to the competent Group the measures taken or to be taken to conclude the permit granting process with the least possible delay. The Group may request the competent authority to report regularly on progress achieved in this regard.deleted
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. The time limits in the above provisions shall be without prejudice to obligations arising from international and Union legislation.deleted
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point 3
(3) Each Group shall invite, as appropriate in view of implementing the relevant priority designated in Annex I, representatives of national administrations, of regulatory authorities, project promoters, organisations for environmental protection and transmission system operators from EU candidate countries and potential candidates, the member countries of the European Economic Area and the European Free Trade Association, representatives from the Energy Community institutions and bodies, countries covered by the European Neighbourhood policy and countries, with which the Union has established specific energy cooperation.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point 4
(4) Each Group shall consult the organisations representing relevant stakeholders, including producers, distribution system operators, suppliers, and consumers, and, for the tasks set out in paragraph 2 of, organisations for environmental protection. The Group may organise hearings or consultations, where relevant for the accomplishments of it tasks.
2012/03/28
Committee: ENVI