2011/0300(COD) Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | ITRE |
CORREIA DE CAMPOS António Fernando ( S&D)
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SAUDARGAS Algirdas ( PPE),
VĂLEAN Adina-Ioana ( ALDE),
JADOT Yannick ( Verts/ALE),
TOŠENOVSKÝ Evžen ( ECR),
TZAVELA Niki ( EFD)
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| Committee Opinion | ENVI |
POC Pavel ( S&D)
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Vladimir URUTCHEV ( PPE)
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| Committee Opinion | TRAN |
MARCINKIEWICZ Bogdan Kazimierz ( PPE)
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Michael CRAMER ( Verts/ALE),
Gesine MEISSNER ( ALDE)
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| Committee Opinion | ECON |
LAMBERTS Philippe ( Verts/ALE)
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| Committee Opinion | REGI |
OLEJNICZAK Wojciech Michał ( S&D)
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Michael THEURER ( ALDE)
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| Committee Opinion | IMCO |
KALNIETE Sandra ( PPE)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 172
Legal Basis:
TFEU 172Events
2016/08/22
EC - Follow-up document
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The Commission adopted a report on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009.
Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 (TEN-E Regulation) lays down guidelines for the timely development and interoperability of priority corridors and areas of trans-European energy infrastructure. It introduces the notion of a 'project of common interest ' ('PCI') which is an infrastructure project necessary to implement the abovementioned energy infrastructure priority corridors and thematic areas.
PCIs are set out in a Union list of PCIs which constitutes an annex to the TEN-E Regulation ('Union list'). The Union list is established by a delegated act adopted by the Commission pursuant to the TEN-E Regulation.
The TEN-E Regulation states that the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of four years, starting from 15 May 2013 .
With this report, the Commission complies with its obligation to prepare a report in respect to the exercise of the delegated powers nine months before the end of the four-year period at the latest.
Exercise of the delegation : since the adoption of the TEN-E Regulation, the Commission has exercised its competence twice by adopting delegated regulations establishing two consecutive Union lists of PCIs in 2013 and in 2015, respectively.
Only one delegated regulation adopted by the Commission is currently in force . It passed successfully the period for objection of the co-legislators: it concerns Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/89 amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union list of projects of common interest.
Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/89, which entered into force on 16 February 2016, amended Annex VII of the TEN-E Regulation by setting out the (second) Union list of PCIs .
Another delegated regulation adopted by the Commission which had passed successfully the period for objection of the co-legislators, and is no longer valid: this concerns Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1391/2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure as regards the Union list of projects of common interest.
The Commission, according to the TEN-E Regulation, is obliged to ensure that the Union list of PCIs is established every two years. Consequently, the Union list established by Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/89 will be replaced by a new (third) Union list of PCIs to be laid down by a Commission delegated regulation that will be adopted in 2017.
Conclusions : the Commission considered that it has exercised its delegated powers within the scope conferred to it by the TEN-E Regulation, with due respect to all the Regulation's provisions regarding transparency and public participation.
The Commission considered that the delegation of power conferred by the TEN-E Regulation should be extended in order to enable the Commission to adopt consecutive Union lists of PCIs, including the (third) one in 2017 needed to achieve the EU's energy and climate objectives. The extension of delegation of power of the TEN-E Regulation should not be opposed.
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2013/04/30
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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2013/04/25
Final act published in Official Journal
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PURPOSE: to develop and ensure the interoperability of trans-European energy networks (TEN-E).
LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009.
CONTENT: this Regulation lays down guidelines for the timely development and interoperability of priority corridors and areas of trans-European energy infrastructure .
The main aspects of the Regulation are as follows:
Union list of projects of common interest : the Regulation establishes twelve Regional Groups. Each group shall adopt a regional list of projects of common interest . The membership of each Group shall be based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage. Decision-making powers shall be restricted to Member States and the Commission.
On the basis of regional lists, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt by delegated acts the Union list of projects of common interest ("Union list"), which will take the form of an annex to the Regulation.
The first Union list shall be adopted by 30 September 2013. A new Union list should be established every two years.
Criteria for projects of common interest : projects of common interest should comply with common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. They shall meet the following general criteria: (i) the project is necessary for at least one of the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas; (ii) the potential overall benefits of the project, including in the longer term; (iii) involves at least two Member States by directly crossing the border of two or more Member States.
For electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria: (i) market integration by reducing energy infrastructure bottlenecks; (ii) sustainability , inter alia through the integration of renewable energy into the grid; (iii) security of supply .
Implementation and monitoring : project promoters shall draw up an implementation plan for projects of common interest, including a timetable for each of the following: (i) feasibility and design studies; (ii) approval by the national regulatory authority or by any other authority concerned; (iii) construction and commissioning; (iv) the permit granting schedule.
Where a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate, in agreement with the Member States concerned, a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice. The European coordinator shall promote the projects, for which he has been designated European coordinator and the cross-border dialogue between the project promoters and all concerned stakeholders.
Granting permits : this Regulation facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by streamlining, coordinating more closely, and accelerating permit granting processes and by enhancing public participation.
Projects of common interest should be given " priority status " at national level to ensure rapid administrative treatment. Projects of common interest should be considered by competent authorities as being in the public interest.
By 16 November 2013, each Member State shall designate one national competent authority which shall be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the permit granting process for projects of common interest.
The permit granting process shall consist of two procedures: (i) the pre-application procedure , covering the period between the start of the permit granting process and the acceptance of the submitted application file; (ii) the statutory permit granting procedure , covering the period from the date of acceptance of the submitted application file until the comprehensive decision is taken. The combined duration of the two procedures shall not exceed a period of three years and six months and may be extended by 9 months if necessary .
Transparency : by 16 May 2014, the Member State or competent authority shall publish a manual of procedures for the permit granting process applicable to projects of common interest.
The project promoter shall, within an indicative period of three months of the start of the permit granting process, draw up and submit a concept for public participation to the competent authority, following the process outlined in the manual. The Commission shall establish by six months after the date of adoption of the first Union list an infrastructure transparency platform easily accessible to the general public, including via the internet.
Energy system wide cost-benefit analysis : by 16 November 2013, the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO) for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish and submit to Member States, the Commission and the Agency their respective methodologies , including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost-benefit analysis at Union level for projects of common interest.
Investments with cross-border impacts : the efficiently incurred investment costs , which excludes maintenance costs, related to a project of common interest shall be borne by the relevant TSO or the project promoters of the transmission infrastructure of the Member States to which the project provides a net positive impact, and, to the extent not covered by congestion rents or other charges, be paid for by network users through tariffs for network access in that or those Member States.
The Regulation determines the conditions for eligibility of projects of common interest for Union financial assistance . The guidance for the award criteria of Union financial assistance shall take account of the relevant Regulation on a Connecting Europe Facility .
Reports and evaluation : no later than 2017, the Commission shall publish a report on the implementation of the projects of common interest and submit it to the European Parliament and the Council.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 15/05/2013. The Regulation shall apply from 01/06/2013.
DELEGATED ACTS: the Commission may adopt delegated acts to establish the list of projects of common interest. The power to adopt these acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of four years from 15 May 2013 . A delegated act shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act (this delay may be extended by two months). If the European Parliament or the Council object, the delegated act shall not enter into force.
2013/04/17
CSL - Draft final act
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2013/04/17
CSL - Final act signed
2013/04/17
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2013/03/21
EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
2013/03/21
CSL - Council Meeting
2013/03/12
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2013/03/12
EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
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The European Parliament adopted by 539 votes to 85, with 16 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC.
Parliament adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure. The amendments adopted in plenary are the results of a compromise negotiated between the European parliament and the Council. They modify the proposal as follows:
Priority corridors and areas of energy infrastructure: the Regulation establishes twelve Regional Groups for the purpose of proposing and reviewing projects of common interest, leading to the establishment of regional lists of projects of common interest . Decision-making powers in the Groups shall be restricted to Member States and the Commission.
On the basis of regional lists, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt by delegated acts the Union list of projects of common interest ("Union list") , which will take the form of an annex to the Regulation, ensuring: (i) only projects that meet the criteria are included; (ii) cross-regional consistency; (iii) any opinions of Member States are taken into account; and (iv) the total number of projects of common interest on the Union list is manageable.
The first Union list shall be adopted by 30 September 2013 . A new Union list should be established every two years . For electricity and gas, in order to be eligible for inclusion in the second and subsequent Union lists, projects should be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan.
Criteria: projects of common interest should comply with common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives of electricity and gas. In particular, projects should:
be necessary for at least one of the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas; the potential overall benefits of the project outweigh its costs, including in the longer term; involve at least two Member States by directly crossing the border of two or more Member States; cross the border of at least one Member State and an EEA country.
Electricity transmission and storage projects shall contribute significantly to certain specific criteria, such as: (i) market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of at least one Member State and reducing energy infrastructure bottlenecks; (ii) sustainability, through the integration of renewable energy into the grid; (iii) security of supply, inter alia through interoperability, appropriate connections and secure and reliable system operation.
Gas projects must also contribute by (i) the criterion of the security of supply, inter alia, through appropriate connections; (ii) the criterion of sustainability, inter alia through reducing emissions, supporting intermittent renewable generation and enhancing deployment of renewable gas.
When assessing projects, each Group shall furthermore give due consideration to ensuring equality of opportunity in regard to peripheral Member States as well as the contribution of each project to territorial cohesion .
‘Priority status’ of projects of common interest: for the purpose of ensuring efficient administrative processing of the application files related to projects of common interest, project promoters and all authorities concerned shall ensure that the most rapid treatment legally possible is given to these files. Where such status exists in national law, projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit granting processes.
Implementation and monitoring: project promoters shall draw up an implementation plan for projects of common interest, including a timetable. The amended text sets out a series of measures where the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed compared to the implementation plan other than for overriding reasons beyond the control of the project promoter.
Transport system operators (TSOs), distribution system operators and other operators shall co-operate with each other in order to facilitate the development of projects of common interest in their area.
European coordinators: where a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate, in agreement with the Member States concerned, a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice. The European coordinator shall: (i) promote the projects, for which he has been designated European coordinator and the cross-border dialogue between the project promoters and all concerned stakeholders; (ii) assist all parties as necessary, and, if appropriate, advise project promoters on the financing of the project.
Permit granting process (organisation and duration): six months after the entry into force of the Regulation, each Member State shall designate one national competent authority which shall be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the permit granting process for projects of common interest. The comprehensive decision shall be issued according to one of the following schemes:
integrated scheme: the comprehensive decision shall be issued by the competent authority and shall be the sole legally binding decision resulting from the statutory permit granting procedure; coordinated scheme: the comprehensive decision comprises multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by several authorities concerned, which shall be coordinated by the competent authority; collaborative scheme: the comprehensive decision shall be coordinated by the competent authority.
The permit granting process shall consist of two procedures: (i) the pre-application procedure shall take place within an indicative period of two years and shall include the preparation of any environmental reports to be prepared by the project promoters; (ii) the statutory permit granting procedure , covering the period from the date of acceptance of the submitted application file until the comprehensive decision is taken, shall not exceed one year and six months .
The combined duration of the two shall not exceed a period of three years and six months and may be extended by a maximum of nine months for both procedures combined.
Transparency: no later than 12 months after the entry into force of the Regulation, the Member State or competent authority shall publish a manual of procedures for the permit granting process applicable to projects of common interest. The project promoter shall, within an indicative period of three months of the start of the permit granting process, draw up and submit a concept for public participation to the competent authority, following the process outlined in the manual.
Energy system wide cost-benefit analysis: an amendment stipulates that n o later than six month after the entry into force of the Regulation, the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO) for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish and submit to the Agency, the Commission and Member States their respective methodologies, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost-benefit analysis at Union-wide level for projects of common interest. Those methodologies shall be applied for the preparation of each subsequent ten-year network development plan developed by the ENTSO for Electricity or the ENTSO for Gas.
Prior to submitting their respective methodologies, the ENTSOs shall conduct an extensive consultation process involving at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders , national regulatory authorities and other national authorities.
Enabling investments with cross-border impacts: the amended text of the Regulation states that the costs for the development, construction, operation and maintenance of projects of common interest should in general be fully borne by the users of the infrastructure . Projects of common interest should be eligible for cross-border cost allocation . When deciding on cross-border cost allocation, national regulatory authorities should ensure that its impact on national tariffs does not represent a disproportionate burden for consumers .
When an investment request takes into account benefits beyond the borders of the Member States concerned, the national regulatory authorities should consult the TSOs concerned on the project-specific cost-benefit analysis.
Incentives: by 31 March 2014 each national regulatory authority shall publish its methodology and the criteria used to evaluate investments in electricity and gas infrastructure projects and the higher risks incurred by them.
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2013/03/11
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2013/02/08
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the report by António Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS (S&D, PT) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC.
The committee recommends that the position of the European Parliament adopted in first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the commission proposal as follows:
Priority corridors and areas of energy infrastructure: the Regulation establishes twelve Regional Groups for the purpose of proposing and reviewing projects of common interest, leading to the establishment of regional lists of projects of common interest. Decision-making powers in the Groups shall be restricted to Member States and the Commission.
On the basis of regional lists, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt (and revise) delegated acts that establish the Union list of projects of common interest ("Union list"), which will take the form of an annex to the Regulation, aiming for a manageable total number of projects of common interest on the Union list. The first Union list shall be adopted by 31 July 2013.
Projects of common interest should comply with common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives of electricity and gas. Projects of common interest should fulfil certain criteria, such as:
be necessary for at least one of the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas; the potential overall benefits of the project outweigh its costs, including in the longer term; and involve at least two Member States by directly crossing the border of two or more Member States; or cross the border of at least one Member State and an EEA country.
Electricity transmission and storage shall contribute significantly to certain specific criteria, such as: (i) market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of at least one Member State and reducing energy infrastructure bottlenecks ; (ii) sustainability, through the integration of renewable energy into the grid; (iii) security of supply , inter alia through interoperability, appropriate connections and secure and reliable system operation.
Gas projects must also contribute to sustainability criteria, inter alia, through reducing emissions , supporting intermittent renewable generation and enhancing deployment of renewable gas.
Priority status for projects of common interest: where such a status exists at national level, projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in regional and spatial planning, permit granting, environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment procedures.
Implementation and monitoring : project promoters shall draw up an implementation plan for projects of common interest, including a timetable. The amended text sets out a series of measures where the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed compared to the implementation plan other than for overriding reasons beyond the control of the project promoter.
TSOs, distribution system operators and other operators shall co-operate with each other in order to facilitate the development of projects of common interest in their area.
Permit granting process (organisation and duration): six months after the entry into force of the Regulation, each Member State shall designate one national competent authority which shall be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the permit granting process for projects of common interest. The comprehensive decision shall be issued according to one of the following schemes:
· integrated scheme: the comprehensive decision shall be issued by the competent authority and shall be the sole legally binding decision resulting from the statutory permit granting procedure;
· coordinated scheme: the comprehensive decision comprises multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by several authorities concerned, which shall be coordinated by the competent authority;
· collaborative scheme: the comprehensive decision shall be coordinated by the competent authority.
The permit granting process shall consist of two procedures: (i) the pre-application procedure shall take place within an indicative period of two years and shall include the preparation of any environmental reports to be prepared by the project promoters; (ii) the statutory permit granting procedure, covering the period from the date of acceptance of the submitted application file until the comprehensive decision is taken, shall not exceed one year and six months.
The combined duration of the two shall not exceed a period of three years and six months and may be extended by a maximum of nine months for both procedures combined.
Energy system wide cost-benefit analysis : an amendment stipulates that the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO) for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish and submit to the Agency, the Commission and Member States their respective methodologies, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost-benefit analysis at Union-wide level for projects of common interest. Those methodologies shall be applied for the preparation of each subsequent ten-year network development plan developed by the ENTSO for Electricity or the ENTSO for Gas.
Prior to submitting their respective methodologies, the ENTSOs shall conduct an extensive consultation process involving at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders-, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities.
Enabling investments with cross-border impacts: the amended text states that the costs for the development, construction, operation and maintenance of projects of common interest should in general be fully borne by the users of the infrastructure. Projects of common interest should be eligible for cross-border cost allocation when an assessment of market demand or of the expected effects on the tariffs have indicated that costs cannot be expected to be recovered by the tariffs paid by the infrastructure users.
When deciding on cross-border cost allocation, national regulatory authorities should ensure that its impact on national tariffs does not represent a disproportionate burden for consumers.
When an investment request takes into account benefits beyond the borders of the Member States concerned, the national regulatory authorities should consult the TSOs concerned on the project-specific cost-benefit analysis.
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2012/12/18
EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
2012/08/07
BG_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
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2012/07/19
CofR - Committee of the Regions: opinion
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2012/06/11
EP - Committee opinion
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2012/06/04
EP - Committee opinion
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2012/05/31
EP - Committee opinion
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2012/05/31
EP - Committee opinion
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2012/05/22
IT_SENATE - Contribution
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2012/05/09
EP - Committee opinion
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2012/05/08
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2012/05/08
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2012/05/08
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2012/05/08
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2012/03/28
EP - Committee draft report
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2012/03/14
RO_CHAMBER - Contribution
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2012/03/07
CZ_SENATE - Contribution
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2012/02/22
ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
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2012/01/24
EP - MARCINKIEWICZ Bogdan Kazimierz (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
2012/01/24
EP - KALNIETE Sandra (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in IMCO
2012/01/08
PT_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
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2011/12/20
EP - POC Pavel (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2011/12/14
EP - CORREIA DE CAMPOS António Fernando (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ITRE
2011/11/29
EP - LAMBERTS Philippe (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in ECON
2011/11/24
CSL - Debate in Council
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The Council held a public exchange of views on a draft regulation on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure following the presentation of the proposal by the Commission.
Ministers were invited to focus their discussions in particular on the methodology proposed to identify projects of common interest and on the measures on the granting of permits, public participation and regulatory issues.
The Commission presented its proposal in October 2011, following the call from the European Council last February. The main challenges relating to the construction of energy infrastructure that this Commission proposal therefore aims to address are: the delays in construction due to lengthy permit procedures, the lack of focus on projects of common interest, and the need for a more attractive and efficient investment framework and for a mechanism that properly allocates costs and benefits across borders.
The presentation of the proposal by the Commission, a first exchange of views on the basis of the following questions:
Does the methodology proposed by the Commission to identify projects of common interest provide the necessary elements for a comprehensive but quick decision making process? Do the measures on permit granting, public participation and regulatory issues – taken together with the tools of the Third Internal Energy Market package - provide a legal and regulatory framework for infrastructure investments which is sufficiently conducive for the private sector to build urgently needed infrastructure of European interest?
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2011/11/24
CSL - Council Meeting
2011/11/23
EP - OLEJNICZAK Wojciech Michał (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in REGI
2011/11/15
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2011/10/19
EC - Legislative proposal
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PURPOSE: to develop and ensure the interoperability of trans-European energy networks (TEN-E).
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
BACKGROUND: t he TEN-E framework was developed and shaped in the 1990s through the successive TEN-E Guidelines and the corresponding financing Regulation. The report on the implementation of the TEN-E framework in the period 2007-2009 concluded that, while making a positive contribution to selected projects by giving them political visibility, the policy lacks focus, flexibility and a top-down approach to fill identified infrastructure gaps.
In order to achieve the key objectives of its energy policy in terms of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply, the Union as a matter of priority needs to modernise and expand its energy infrastructures and to interconnect networks across borders . Several challenges need to be addressed:
electricity networks must be upgraded and modernised to meet increasing electricity demand due to a major shift in the overall energy value chain and mix; grids must also be urgently extended and upgraded, including through electricity highways, to foster market integration and maintain the existing levels of system's security, but especially to transport and balance electricity generated from renewable sources, which is expected to more than double in the period 2007-2020; the need for more innovation and intelligence in the networks at both transmission and distribution level, in particular through information and communication technologies; in the medium term, depleting indigenous conventional natural gas resources call for additional, diversified imports; given the role of oil in the energy mix of the coming decades, maintaining uninterrupted crude-oil supplies to land-locked EU countries in Central-Eastern Europe, currently dependent on limited supply routes, is of strategic importance; carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies would reduce carbon dioxide emissions on a large scale while allowing the use of fossil fuels, which will remain an important source for electricity generation over the next decades.
The Commission, in its communication entitled “Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond ” called for a new EU energy infrastructure policy to coordinate and optimise network development on a continental scale. It confirmed in particular the necessity to overhaul the existing trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) policy and financing framework.
In the report that it presented to the June 2011 Energy Council, the Commission estimated total investment needs in energy infrastructures of European importance up to 2020 at about EUR 200 billion. Investment volumes for the period from 2011 up to 2020 will increase by 30% for gas and up to 100% for electricity compared to current levels.
The main identified obstacles, which will under business-as-usual assumptions prevent these investments from taking place or delay them far beyond the 2020 deadline, are problems related to permit granting (lengthy and ineffective permit granting procedures, along with public opposition), regulation (framework not geared towards delivering European infrastructure priorities) and financing (limited financing capacities of operators, lack of adapted funding instruments and sufficient support).
BACKGROUND: after a first impact assessment, undertaken in 2010, the 2011 assessment, on the basis of the first, deals in greater detail with the policy options in the following areas:
Permit granting and public consultation: The analysis compares three options: i) establishment of a regime of common interest; ii) definition of rules on the organisation and duration of the permit granting process, notably a "full one-stop shop" and a time limit; and iii) a combination of the two previous options. The overall impact of the last policy option is considered to be the most positive of all. Regulatory issues : the analysis compares three options: i) cross-border cost allocation; ii) investment incentives; and iii) a combination of the two previous options. The analysis shows that both an ex ante cross-border cost allocation mechanism and incentives commensurate with the risks incurred by the operator are necessary to ensure implementation of projects of common interest facing challenges with regard to their viability. Financing: four financing options were also examined: i) use of risk sharing instruments (including project bonds and guarantees); ii) use of risk capital instruments (including equity participations); iii) use of grant support for project studies and construction; and iv) a combination of grants, risk sharing and risk capital instruments. The overall impact of the last policy option was considered the most positive
LEGAL BASIS: Article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
CONTENT: the proposal aims at replacing the existing TEN-E Guidelines and will lead to the repeal of Decision 1364/2006/EC as of 1 January 2014. It seeks to lay down rules for the timely development and interoperability of trans-European energy networks in order to achieve the energy policy objectives of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to i) ensure the functioning of the internal energy market, ii) to ensure security of supply in the Union, iii) to promote energy efficiency and the development of new and renewable forms of energy, and iv) to promote the interconnection of energy networks.
To this effect, this initiative identifies, for the period up to 2020 and beyond, a limited number of trans-European priority corridors and areas covering electricity and gas networks, as well as oil and carbon dioxide transport infrastructure, for which European Union action is most warranted. It then aims at implementing these priorities by:
streamlining permit granting procedures to significantly reduce their duration for projects of common interest and increase public participation and acceptance for the implementation of such projects; facilitating the regulatory treatment of projects of common interest in electricity and gas by allocating costs depending on the benefits provided and ensuring allowed returns are in line with risks incurred; ensuring implementation of projects of common interest (PCIs) by providing necessary market-based and direct EU financial support.
The main aspects of the proposal are as follows:
Priority to 12 strategic trans-European energy infrastructure corridors and areas:
the proposal establishes a selection process based on regional expert groups and an advisory role for the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) in electricity and gas, the final decision, to be updated every two years; the regional expert groups and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) are entrusted with the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of PCIs. The Commission may nominate European coordinators for PCIs facing difficulties.
A regime of common interest for PCIs ,:
this would give particular responsibilities to one national competent authority within each Member State to coordinate and oversee the permit granting process for PCIs, set minimum standards for transparency and public participation and fix the maximum allowed duration of the permit granting process; this clarifies that PCIs can be implemented under certain conditions for reasons of "overriding public interest", as defined in Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC; Member States are free to design their specific internal procedures in line with their national legal systems.
Methodology and a process for the elaboration of a harmonised energy system-wide cost-benefit analysis :
on the basis of this methodology, it gives responsibility to national regulatory authorities and ACER to allocate costs across-border for PCIs in these sectors according to the benefits in the Member States directly or indirectly concerned by these PCIs; national regulatory authorities are also requested to grant appropriate incentives through tariffs for the implementation of PCIs facing higher risks for justified reasons.
Eligibility of projects : the Regulation determines the conditions for eligibility of PCIs to Union financial assistance under the Connecting Europe Facility , for both studies (accessible to all PCIs except those in the oil sector) and works (accessible to all PCIs in the smart grids and carbon dioxide sector, and to PCIs in electricity and gas fulfilling certain conditions, notably having obtained a cross-border cost allocation decision).
BUDGETARY IMPACT: all budgetary implications of this proposal are dealt with under the legislative financial statement of the Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Connecting Europe Facility. This mechanism, announced by the Commission in its Communication of 29 June 2011 "A Budget for Europe 2020" on the next multi-annual financial framework (2014-2020) , is designed to finance the completion of priority energy, transport and digital infrastructures with a single fund of EUR 40 billion, of which EUR 9.1 billion would be dedicated to energy .
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2011/10/19
EC - Document attached to the procedure
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2011/10/19
EC - Document attached to the procedure
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2011/10/19
EC - Legislative proposal published
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PURPOSE: to develop and ensure the interoperability of trans-European energy networks (TEN-E).
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
BACKGROUND: t he TEN-E framework was developed and shaped in the 1990s through the successive TEN-E Guidelines and the corresponding financing Regulation. The report on the implementation of the TEN-E framework in the period 2007-2009 concluded that, while making a positive contribution to selected projects by giving them political visibility, the policy lacks focus, flexibility and a top-down approach to fill identified infrastructure gaps.
In order to achieve the key objectives of its energy policy in terms of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply, the Union as a matter of priority needs to modernise and expand its energy infrastructures and to interconnect networks across borders . Several challenges need to be addressed:
electricity networks must be upgraded and modernised to meet increasing electricity demand due to a major shift in the overall energy value chain and mix; grids must also be urgently extended and upgraded, including through electricity highways, to foster market integration and maintain the existing levels of system's security, but especially to transport and balance electricity generated from renewable sources, which is expected to more than double in the period 2007-2020; the need for more innovation and intelligence in the networks at both transmission and distribution level, in particular through information and communication technologies; in the medium term, depleting indigenous conventional natural gas resources call for additional, diversified imports; given the role of oil in the energy mix of the coming decades, maintaining uninterrupted crude-oil supplies to land-locked EU countries in Central-Eastern Europe, currently dependent on limited supply routes, is of strategic importance; carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies would reduce carbon dioxide emissions on a large scale while allowing the use of fossil fuels, which will remain an important source for electricity generation over the next decades.
The Commission, in its communication entitled “Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond ” called for a new EU energy infrastructure policy to coordinate and optimise network development on a continental scale. It confirmed in particular the necessity to overhaul the existing trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) policy and financing framework.
In the report that it presented to the June 2011 Energy Council, the Commission estimated total investment needs in energy infrastructures of European importance up to 2020 at about EUR 200 billion. Investment volumes for the period from 2011 up to 2020 will increase by 30% for gas and up to 100% for electricity compared to current levels.
The main identified obstacles, which will under business-as-usual assumptions prevent these investments from taking place or delay them far beyond the 2020 deadline, are problems related to permit granting (lengthy and ineffective permit granting procedures, along with public opposition), regulation (framework not geared towards delivering European infrastructure priorities) and financing (limited financing capacities of operators, lack of adapted funding instruments and sufficient support).
BACKGROUND: after a first impact assessment, undertaken in 2010, the 2011 assessment, on the basis of the first, deals in greater detail with the policy options in the following areas:
Permit granting and public consultation: The analysis compares three options: i) establishment of a regime of common interest; ii) definition of rules on the organisation and duration of the permit granting process, notably a "full one-stop shop" and a time limit; and iii) a combination of the two previous options. The overall impact of the last policy option is considered to be the most positive of all. Regulatory issues : the analysis compares three options: i) cross-border cost allocation; ii) investment incentives; and iii) a combination of the two previous options. The analysis shows that both an ex ante cross-border cost allocation mechanism and incentives commensurate with the risks incurred by the operator are necessary to ensure implementation of projects of common interest facing challenges with regard to their viability. Financing: four financing options were also examined: i) use of risk sharing instruments (including project bonds and guarantees); ii) use of risk capital instruments (including equity participations); iii) use of grant support for project studies and construction; and iv) a combination of grants, risk sharing and risk capital instruments. The overall impact of the last policy option was considered the most positive
LEGAL BASIS: Article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
CONTENT: the proposal aims at replacing the existing TEN-E Guidelines and will lead to the repeal of Decision 1364/2006/EC as of 1 January 2014. It seeks to lay down rules for the timely development and interoperability of trans-European energy networks in order to achieve the energy policy objectives of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to i) ensure the functioning of the internal energy market, ii) to ensure security of supply in the Union, iii) to promote energy efficiency and the development of new and renewable forms of energy, and iv) to promote the interconnection of energy networks.
To this effect, this initiative identifies, for the period up to 2020 and beyond, a limited number of trans-European priority corridors and areas covering electricity and gas networks, as well as oil and carbon dioxide transport infrastructure, for which European Union action is most warranted. It then aims at implementing these priorities by:
streamlining permit granting procedures to significantly reduce their duration for projects of common interest and increase public participation and acceptance for the implementation of such projects; facilitating the regulatory treatment of projects of common interest in electricity and gas by allocating costs depending on the benefits provided and ensuring allowed returns are in line with risks incurred; ensuring implementation of projects of common interest (PCIs) by providing necessary market-based and direct EU financial support.
The main aspects of the proposal are as follows:
Priority to 12 strategic trans-European energy infrastructure corridors and areas:
the proposal establishes a selection process based on regional expert groups and an advisory role for the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) in electricity and gas, the final decision, to be updated every two years; the regional expert groups and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) are entrusted with the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of PCIs. The Commission may nominate European coordinators for PCIs facing difficulties.
A regime of common interest for PCIs ,:
this would give particular responsibilities to one national competent authority within each Member State to coordinate and oversee the permit granting process for PCIs, set minimum standards for transparency and public participation and fix the maximum allowed duration of the permit granting process; this clarifies that PCIs can be implemented under certain conditions for reasons of "overriding public interest", as defined in Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC; Member States are free to design their specific internal procedures in line with their national legal systems.
Methodology and a process for the elaboration of a harmonised energy system-wide cost-benefit analysis :
on the basis of this methodology, it gives responsibility to national regulatory authorities and ACER to allocate costs across-border for PCIs in these sectors according to the benefits in the Member States directly or indirectly concerned by these PCIs; national regulatory authorities are also requested to grant appropriate incentives through tariffs for the implementation of PCIs facing higher risks for justified reasons.
Eligibility of projects : the Regulation determines the conditions for eligibility of PCIs to Union financial assistance under the Connecting Europe Facility , for both studies (accessible to all PCIs except those in the oil sector) and works (accessible to all PCIs in the smart grids and carbon dioxide sector, and to PCIs in electricity and gas fulfilling certain conditions, notably having obtained a cross-border cost allocation decision).
BUDGETARY IMPACT: all budgetary implications of this proposal are dealt with under the legislative financial statement of the Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Connecting Europe Facility. This mechanism, announced by the Commission in its Communication of 29 June 2011 "A Budget for Europe 2020" on the next multi-annual financial framework (2014-2020) , is designed to finance the completion of priority energy, transport and digital infrastructures with a single fund of EUR 40 billion, of which EUR 9.1 billion would be dedicated to energy .
Documents
Documents
- Follow-up document: COM(2016)0509
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)306
- Final act published in Official Journal: Regulation 2013/347
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 115 25.04.2013, p. 0039
- Draft final act: 00075/2012/LEX
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T7-0061/2013
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A7-0036/2013
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR0020/2012
- Committee opinion: PE483.695
- Committee opinion: PE483.779
- Committee opinion: PE486.214
- Committee opinion: PE487.677
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
- Committee opinion: PE480.523
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE487.726
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE487.998
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE487.999
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE488.000
- Committee draft report: PE480.775
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0491/2012
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
- Debate in Council: 3127
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: COM(2011)0658
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2011)1233
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2011)1234
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2011)0658
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex COM(2011)0658
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2011)1233 EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SEC(2011)1234
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0491/2012
- Committee draft report: PE480.775
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE487.726
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE487.998
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE487.999
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE488.000
- Committee opinion: PE480.523
- Committee opinion: PE486.214
- Committee opinion: PE487.677
- Committee opinion: PE483.779
- Committee opinion: PE483.695
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR0020/2012
- Draft final act: 00075/2012/LEX
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)306
- Follow-up document: COM(2016)0509 EUR-Lex
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
- Contribution: COM(2011)0658
Activities
- António Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS
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- Teresa RIERA MADURELL
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- Josefa ANDRÉS BAREA
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- Roberta ANGELILLI
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- Elena BĂSESCU
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- Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI
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- Daniel COHN-BENDIT
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- Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA
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- Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ
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- Wojciech Michał OLEJNICZAK
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- Franz OBERMAYR
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- Mario PIRILLO
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- Pavel POC
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- Gianni PITTELLA
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- Paul RÜBIG
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- Algirdas SAUDARGAS
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- László SURJÁN
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- Claude TURMES
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ENVI
137 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6 a) Whereas the best infrastructure, environmentally, socially and economically, is infrastructure whose building can be avoided; therefore energy efficiency is of vital importance, and full account should be taken of the likely effects of the Energy Efficiency Directive (procedure still ongoing) in reducing the need for future infrastructure.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 a (new) Article 11 a Monitoring of the priority status of the projects of common interest and the permit granting process 1. The Competent Authority and the concerned national authorities shall report at the meetings of the Group on the progress of permitting procedures concerning projects of common interest. 2. The European Commission shall establish, organize and publicize an Award which shall be given to a restricted number of competent authorities and their staff in recognition of exemplary performance in conducting the permit granting procedures, with regard to stakeholder involvement, to the use of innovative practices and overall effectiveness. National and cross-border mechanisms put in place by Member States for the exchange of best practice and capacity building in the area of energy infrastructure permitting are also eligible for this Award. 3. The Member States shall report to the Commission and the Regional Groups, within 10 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, about the measures put in place pursuant to Article 8(3) and (4), Article 9(1), (2b) (3)and (4), and Article 10(1). The Commission shall monitor progress made and notify Member States, within 2 months, of the need for corrective measures, where necessary. 4. Failure by Member States to put in place the prescribed measures, within 3 months of the Commission notification referred to in paragraph 3new), or failure by the competent authority and the concerned authorities in accordance with Article 9 (1) and (2b) to comply, within 2 months, with the reporting obligations set out in Article 11(6) and in Article 11a new (1) and (3), will make the Member States liable to sanctions by the Commission in accordance with paragraph (5). 5. In accordance with paragraph (4) the Commission may withold Union financial assistance, as determined in Article 15, from projects taking place within the territory of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level for the preparation of each ten year network development plan developed by the ENTSOs for Electricity or Gas pursuant Art. 8 of Regulation 714/2009 and Regulation 715/2009, including projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 6 6. The methodology shall be updated and improved
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 7 7. A copy of all decisions issued according to paragraph 6, together with all the relevant information with respect to
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the project specific cost-benefit analysis pursuant to paragraph 4(a) of provides
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Projects effectively contributing to energy efficiency and integration of distributed renewable energy production shall receive at least two thirds of the financial support available for projects for energy infrastructure.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – point -a (new) (-a) Information about the current list of priority projects, overview over the stages of the decision making process as well as dates and agendas for the meetings of the regional groups, along with sub- sequent publication of minutes and any decisions taken.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – point a (a) general, regularly updated information, including necessary geographic information, for each project of common interest;
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Despite its legal existence as defined in Directives 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (21) and 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas (22), the internal market in energy remains fragmented due to insufficient interconnections between national energy networks. Union-wide integrated networks and deployment of smart grid infrastructure allowing for increased energy efficiency and integration of distributed renewable energy sources however are vital for ensuring a competitive and well functioning integrated market for promoting resource efficient growth, employment and sustainable development.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – introductory part (3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Electricity’): interconnections and internal lines in North-South and East-West directions to complete the internal market and integrate generation from renewable energy sources; Interconnection of isolated Island Electrical Systems to the mainland in order to bring the benefits of the integrated electricity market, increase the renewable energy sources (RES) penetration and make possible transferring of RES energy to the mainland.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 11 Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 11 (11) Electricity highways: first electricity highways by 2020, in view of building an electricity highways system across the Union, especially connecting regions which have high renewable energy production capacity and storage potential;;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 12 Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – introductory part (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 For gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Gas.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 For oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 For oil
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The Union's energy infrastructure should be upgraded in order to prevent and increase its resilience to natural or man- made disasters, adverse effects of climate change and threats to its security by a decentralised architecture tending to energy self-sufficiency of local territories, notably concerning European critical infrastructures as set out in Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection23 .
Amendment 120 #
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
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.
Amendment 122 #
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, consumers, and
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
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 3 (3)
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 4 (4) For all
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 5 Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point b (b) for electricity storage, the project provides storage capacity allowing a net annual electricity generation of at least 250MW capacity and 250 Gigawatt- hours/year;
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 – point c a (new) Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 – point d (d) Sustainability shall be measured by assessing the environmental impact of the infrastructure and as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions, to support the back-up of renewable electricity generation or power-
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10)
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 5 – point c a (new) (c a) sustainability shall be assessed on the basis of environmental performance and efficiency of transmission and environmental impact of infrastructure.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – introductory part (1) The methodology shall be based on a common input data set representing the Union's electricity and gas systems in the years n+5, n+10, n+15, n+20, n+30 and n+
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – point a (a) In electricity: scenarios for demand (both in the Member States and in neighbouring third countries), generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation (including capacity equipped for capturing carbon dioxide), storage and transmission projects for which a final investment decision has been taken and that are due to be commissioned by the end of year n+5;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – point a (a) In electricity: scenarios for demand, generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation (including capacity equipped for capturing carbon dioxide), storage potential and storage and transmission projects for which a final investment decision has been taken and that are due to be commissioned by the end of year n+5;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – point b (b) In gas: scenarios for demand, imports, fuel prices (including coal, gas and oil), prices of carbon dioxide
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 2 (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formally consulting Member States and the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders including academia and environmental organisations, and shall be made available to the public. The Commission and the Agency shall ensure access to the required commercial data from third parties when applicable.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 5 (5) The cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the following costs: capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure over the technical
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 5 (5) The cost-benefit analysis, based on costs over the technical lifecyle of the project, shall at least take into account the following costs: capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 6 – point c (c) Future costs for new generation and transmission investment over the technical
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 6 – point e a (new) (e a) net loss or gain of ecosystem services.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The investment needs up to 2020 in electricity and gas transmission infrastructures of European relevance have been estimated at about EUR 200 billion. The significant increase in investment volumes compared to past trends and the urgency to implement the energy infrastructure priorities requires a new approach in the way energy infrastructures, and notably those of cross-border nature, are regulated and financed. This approach nonetheless takes account of fiscal consolidation mechanisms taking place across the EU, prioritises those projects of common interest providing genuine European added value, and recognises where Member State authorities and the market are better placed to intervene.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 7 – point b (b) System resilience, including security of supply, disaster and climate resilience, and system security, notably for European critical infrastructures as defined in Directive 2008/114/EC;
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 12 (12) Transmission and distribution system operators shall exchange the information necessary for the elaboration of the methodology, including the relevant network and market modelling. Any transmission or distribution system operator collecting information on behalf of other transmission or distribution system operators shall give back to the participating transmission and distribution system operators the results of the collection of data. For the common electricity and gas market and network model set out in paragraph 8 of, the input data set referred to in point 1 shall cover the years n+10, n+20, n+30 and n
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 2 – point a (a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project,
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 2 – point b (b) Competent authorities shall ensure that public consultation procedures for projects of common interest are as concentrated
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based on common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. For electricity and gas, proposed projects should be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan. This plan should notably take account of the conclusions of the 4 February European Council with regard to the need to integrate peripheral energy markets and establish the roll out of smart grid infrastructure.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The identification of projects of common interest should
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15 a) Third parties that wish to invest in this area should not be excluded from applying for and receiving funding for projects of common interest. Furthermore, partnerships between third parties and governmental bodies, involving projects of common interest should also be encouraged;
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The Union-wide list of projects of common interest should be limited to projects which contribute the most to the implementation of the strategic energy infrastructure priority corridors and the smart grids deployment priority thematic area
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The Union-wide list of projects of common interest should be limited to projects which contribute the most to the implementation of the strategic energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17 a) The adoption of the Union-wide list should be delegated to the Commission, while respecting the right of the Member states to approve projects of common interest related to their territory. The Commission should ensure a timely transmission of the decision acts and relevant documents to the EP and the Council.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Projects of common interest should be given
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Projects of common interest should be given
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 wh
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) Despite the existence of established standards for the participation of the public in environmental decision-making procedures, additional measures are needed to ensure
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) Despite the existence of established standards for the participation of the public in environmental decision-making procedures, additional measures are needed to ensure highest possible standards of transparency and appropriate public participation for all relevant issues in the permit granting process for projects of common interest.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by accelerating permit granting and
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by accelerating permit granting and
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. ‘energy infrastructure’ means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, transportation of oil
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. ‘energy infrastructure’ means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, transportation of oil
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years. The first list shall be adopted by 31 July 2013 at the latest. The Commission shall also take into account the specific characteristics of small island member states to ensure that no EU Member State remains isolated from the European gas and electricity networks after 2015 or see its energy security jeopardised by lack of the appropriate connections, in terms of timely development of projects. The Union-wide list shall also include such projects.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission sh
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest, classifying them in order of importance. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years. The first list shall be adopted by 31 July 2013 at the latest.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 For oil
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, the Agency shall submit, within two months from the date of receipt of the proposed lists of projects of common interest set out in the first subparagraph of paragraph 4, an opinion to the Commission on the proposed lists of projects of common interest, in particular taking into account the consistent application of the criteria set out in across the Groups, and the results of the analysis carried out by the ENTSOs for Electricity and Gas in accordance with point 2.6 of Annex III.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. The Commission shall present to the Regional Groups and make publicly available a detailed justification of the results of the Community list of projects of common interest.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 7 7. Following the
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (new) (a) the project is in line with the EU's energy and climate goals
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States, either by directly crossing the border of one or more Member States
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) the project should integrate and be consistent with the EU Treaty´s objectives and specifically with Articles 170 TFEU and Article 171 TFEU;
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) concerning electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to sustainable development and at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) concerning electricity transmission and
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1 – market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of regions in the European Union; competition and system flexibility;
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 –
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 – security of supply, inter alia through interoperability and secure system operation;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 – security of supply, inter alia through interoperability, and secure
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new) - high renewable energy production capacity and storage potential
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part (b) concerning gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to sustainable development and at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part (b) concerning gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 – market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of regions in the European Union; interoperability and system flexibility;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 – competition, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying routes and counterpart
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part (c) concerning electricity smart grid projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability significantly to the following specific functions:
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – introductory part (d) concerning oil transport projects falling under the categories set out in point 3 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part (e) concerning carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories set out in point 4 of Annex II, the project shall
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of energy savings and efficiency, increasing the share of renewable generation, market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply,
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. By the 31 March of each year following the year of selection as project of common interest pursuant to Article 4, project promoters shall submit an annual report, for each project falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, to the Commission and the Agency or, for projects falling under the categories set out in points 3 and 4 of Annex II, to the respective Group. This report shall detail:
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b (b) the Commission may issue an opinion to the Member State(s) concerned regarding launching a call for proposals open to any project promoter to build the project according to an agreed timeline.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Projects, which are withdrawn from the Union-wide list, lose all rights and obligations arising from this Regulation for projects of common interest.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice, in agreement with the Member States concerned.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% [19], increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20% [20] and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. When a project of common interest
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. The European coordinator shall be chosen on the basis of his or her experience with regard to the specific tasks assigned to him or her for the concerned project(s), in agreement with the Member States concerned.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit granting procedures, including spatial planning and environmental assessment, where and in the manner such treatment is provided for in national legislation applicable to the corresponding type of energy infrastructure.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The adoption of the Union-wide list of projects of common interest shall establish
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall, within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, issue guidance to support Member States in defining and implementing adequate measures and to ensure the coherent application of environmental assessment procedures required under EU legislation for projects of common interest, and shall monitor its application.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 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
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 79 #
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 endeavour to 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.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. Within six months of the entry into force of this Regulation, each Member State shall designate one national competent authority which shall be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the permit granting process for projects of common interest
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) integrated scheme: the comprehensive decision issued by the competent authority is the sole legally binding decision resulting from the statutory permit granting procedure. Where other authorities are concerned by the project, these
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) coordinated scheme: The comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall establish, on a case-by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions must be issued. The competent authority may take an individual decision on behalf of another national authority concerned, if the decision by that authority is not delivered within the time limit and if the delay cannot be adequately justified. The competent authority may overrule an individual decision of another national
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) coordinated scheme:
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (b a) collaborative scheme: the comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall, in consultation with the other authorities concerned establish, on a case-by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions can be issued, as well as the resulting total permitting time limit. The competent authority shall monitor the compliance of the time limits by the authorities concerned. If the decision by the authority involved is expected not to be delivered within the time limit, that authority shall inform the competent authority forthwith and include a justification for the delay.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall endeavour to ensure that appeals challenging the substantive or procedural legality of a comprehensive decision are handled in the swiftest and most efficient way possible.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall en
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 6 6. For projects likely to have significant adverse cross-border impacts in one or more neighbouring Member States, where Article 7 of Directive 2001/42/EC, Article 7 of Directive 85/337/EEC
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 6 6. For projects likely to have significant adverse cross-border environmental impacts in one or more neighbouring Member States, where Article 7 of Directive 85/337/EEC and the Espoo Convention are applicable, the relevant information shall be made available to the competent authority of the neighbouring Member State(s). The competent authority of the neighbouring Member State(s) shall indicate whether it wishes to participate in the relevant public consultation procedures.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20%20 and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050 and in the same time frame to prepare it for connecting regions which have high renewable energy production capacity and electricity storage potential.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Project promoters shall, in addition, publish relevant information by other appropriate information means,
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Member States shall establish mechanisms for compensation of municipalities affected by the projects of common interest as well as by other national projects in the field of energy infrastructure.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The duration of the permit granting process sh
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The
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
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
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 6 Amendment 99 #
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 1 – point a (a) In electricity: scenarios for demand (both in the Member States and in neighbouring third countries), generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation (including capacity equipped for capturing carbon dioxide), storage and transmission projects for which a final investment decision has been taken and that are due to be commissioned by the end of year n+5;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 1 – point a (a) In electricity: scenarios for demand, generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation (including capacity equipped for capturing carbon dioxide), storage potential and storage and transmission projects for which a final investment decision has been taken and that are due to be commissioned by the end of year n+5;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 5 (5) The cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the following costs: capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure over the technical lifecycle of the project and decommissioning and waste management costs, where relevant. The methodology shall give guidance on discount rates to be used for the calculations, especially on the internalising of environmental externalities in these discount rates pursuant to the Directive on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20%20 and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050, and within the same time-frame to prepare it for connecting regions which have high renewable energy production capacity and electricity storage potential.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The investment needs up to 2020 in electricity and gas transmission infrastructures of European relevance have been estimated at about EUR 200 billion. The significant increase in investment volumes compared to past trends, as a result of the faster and more comprehensive development of renewable energy sources and the efforts to achieve the Union objectives of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 %, improving energy efficiency by 20 % and increasing the share of energy consumption accounted for by renewable energy sources by 20 %, all by 2020, and the
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) As part of a trans-European energy infrastructure system, energy storage facilities and liquid natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) plants will play an important role in guaranteeing supply through the distribution of stored energy. Accordingly, the rapid development of energy storage plants is an important component of a functioning network infrastructure. Competition in respect of the construction and operation of hydro-pumped electricity storage projects or energy storage plants should not be hampered by the charging of network tariffs which treat these plants as final consumers.
Amendment 36 #
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.
Amendment 37 #
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.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Projects of common interest should be given "priority status" at national level to ensure rapid administrative treatment. Regional or national projects may also be given priority status if this serves to guarantee the integration of renewable energy sources and safeguard competition. This also includes projects involving third countries (e.g. Switzerland). 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 for under Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC are met.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The establishment of a single competent authority at national level
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) Despite the existence of established standards for the participation of the public in environmental decision-making procedures, additional measures are needed to ensure highest possible standards of transparency and public participation for all relevant issues in the permit granting process for projects of common interest. Not only should material compensation be granted to private individuals, communities and local authorities, in particular those affected by the implementation of projects, but the public should be also informed about the preventive measures taken and the results of the socio-economic and environmental impact assessments should be released.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) The European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) has demonstrated the added value of leveraging private funding through significant Union financial aid to allow implementation of projects of European significance. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recognised that some energy infrastructure projects may require limited public finance to leverage private funding. In the light of the economic and financial crisis and budgetary constraints, targeted support, through grants and financial instruments, should be developed under the next multi- annual financial framework, which will attract new investors into the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas, while keeping the budgetary contribution of the Union to a minimum. The relevant measures should draw on the experience gained during the pilot phase following the introduction of project bonds to finance infrastructure projects.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity, gas and carbon dioxide should be eligible to receive Union financial assistance for studies and, under certain conditions, for works under the proposed Regulation for a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Regulation), either in
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 a (new) (30α) In the current climate of economic crisis, the wide credit rating disparity between Member States and investors could lead to imbalances and major obstacles to project funding. The contribution of EU funding to overcoming these imbalances is of central importance in ensuring that the realisation of infrastructural projects helping to achieve the objectives of this regulation is not compromised – particularly in view of the fact that the lion’s share of the necessary funding for energy infrastructures over the coming decade will be provided by the private sector.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 a (new) (32a) When the Council and the Commission assess whether sufficient progress has been made towards meeting the medium-term budgetary objective and in so doing examine the growth curve of government expenditure, the expenditure aggregate should exclude interest expenditure, expenditure on Union programmes fully matched by Union funds revenue and non-discretionary changes in unemployment benefit expenditure as laid down in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies1. ____________________ 1 OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 1
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission, in consultation with the Member States, shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years. The first list shall be adopted by 31 July 2013 at the latest.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the project
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) the project integrates and is consistent with the objectives of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and specifically with Articles 170 and 171;
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1 – market integration, inter alia through alleviating the effects of the isolation of regions in the Union; competition and system flexibility;
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 – security of supply, inter alia through interoperability and secure system operation;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new) – high renewable energy production capacity and storage potential;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 – market integration, inter alia through alleviating the effects of the isolation of regions in the Union; interoperability and system flexibility;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – security of supply, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying routes and counterpart
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 – competition, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying routes and counterpart
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Where appropriate, the coefficients used to weigh criteria when drawing up the list of projects of common interest, ranking them and assessing their eligibility for Union financial support in the form of grants for works, shall be specified by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 18a and subject to the conditions of Article 18b.The relevant criteria and their associated coefficients need not be identical for all specific energy infrastructure categories.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, system flexibility and robustness, the cost-effective value- added benefit of the project in terms of jobs and future economic growth and competitiveness, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects as well as its potential for enhancing innovation. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Projects involving at least one Member State experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability and/or that have requested or are in receipt of financial assistance under Regulation (EU) No …/2012 shall be awarded top priority status when projects of common interest are ranked.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The Agency and the Groups shall monitor the progress achieved in implementing the projects of common interest. The Groups may request additional information provided in accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5,
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) a breakdown of costs incurred to date and current forecasts of future costs estimated to be incurred by the project, accompanied by an analysis and description of how such costs compare to those estimated in the initial implementation plan;
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new) (bb) the contribution of structural funds and other Union funds to the project, including investments or guarantees from the European Investment Bank;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) The costs incurred exceed by 30% the costs estimated in the implementation plan for the same period, unless such cost over-run can be duly justified by reasons outside the reasonable control of the project managers.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) The costs incurred exceed by 30 % the costs estimated in the implementation plan for the same period, provided that this over-run is not justified by reasonably unexpected changes in market conditions in the annual report referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice, in agreement with the Member States concerned.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. The European coordinator shall be chosen on the basis of his or her experience with regard to the specific tasks assigned to him or her for the concerned project(s), in agreement with the Member States concerned.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 4. With the objective of meeting the time limits set out in Article 11 and reducing the administrative burden for the completion of projects of common interest, Member States shall, within nine months from the entry into force of this Regulation, take binding measures to streamline the environmental
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall, within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, issue guidance to support Member States in defining adequate binding measures and to ensure the coherent application of environmental assessment procedures required under EU legislation for projects of common interest.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas, after consultation with the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion (ESPON), shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost-
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The investment costs related to a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a)
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 In deciding to allocate costs across borders, the economic
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Where a project promoter incurs higher risks for the development, construction, operation or maintenance of a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Where a project promoter incurs higher risks for the development, construction, operation or maintenance of a project of
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a (a)
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b (b)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c (c)
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new) (ca) guidelines based on best practices in the evaluation of risks related to the capital invested for the project; or
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility]. The choice of financial instruments shall be determined by the nature of the projects. Not every form of financing shall necessarily be applicable to every project.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Projects of common interest falling within the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No …/... of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, if the project is not commercially viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the project specific cost-benefit analysis pursuant to paragraph 4(a) of provides evidence concerning the existence of significant positive externalities, such as environmental and social benefits, security of supply, solidarity or innovation; and
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in paragraph 3 of shall be taken into account when assessing the project's commercial viability; or the project promoter can clearly demonstrate that there are disproportionately high financing costs or inability to access market financing due to exceptional financial and economic difficulties facing the Member State or Member States where the whole or part of the project of common interest is to be implemented; and
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 a (new) Article 15a Energy infrastructures as part of macro- economic adjustment programmes 1. The technical assistance provided by the Commission to Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability and/or that have requested or are in receipt of financial assistance under Regulation (EU) No …/2012 shall include a consultation of their national competent authorities and the project promoters concerned in order to: a) speed up the implementation of projects of common interest set out in the list specified in Article 3 in accordance with the urgency criteria set out in Article 4(4); b) explore all available means to ease financing conditions for the various stakeholders involved. 2. In order to apply point (a) of paragraph 1, the time periods laid down in Articles 10(3), 11, 13(5) and 13(6) maybe shortened. 3. The public participation of the relevant stakeholders may not be weakened by a tighter time-frame.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter V a (new) Chapter Va – Fast-track procedure in Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 a (new) Article 18a Delegation of power The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18b in order to establish the coefficients referred to in Article 4(3a) used to weigh criteria when drawing up the list of projects of common interest, ranking them, assessing their eligibility for Union financial support in the form of grants for works.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 b (new) Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1 (3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Electricity’): interconnections and internal
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1 (3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Electricity’): interconnections and internal lines in North-South and East-West directions to complete the internal market, to end the isolation of Island Electrical Systems and integrate generation from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2 – introductory part (2) North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Gas’): regional gas connections
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 4 – point 11 – paragraph 1 (11) Electricity highways: first electricity highways by 2020, in view of building an electricity highways system across the Union, especially connecting regions which have high renewable energy production capacity and storage potential;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 1 – point b (b) for electricity storage, the project provides storage capacity allowing a net annual electricity generation of at least 250MW capacity and 250 Gigawatt- hours/year;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 1 – point b (b) for electricity storage, the project provides storage capacity allowing a net annual electricity generation of at least 500 Gigawatt-hours or [x]% of the annual electricity generation of the Member State, whichever is lower;
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 1 – point c (c) for gas transmission, the project concerns investment in reverse flow capacities or changes the capability to transmit gas across the border(s) of the concerned Member State by at least 10% compared to the cross-border transmission situation prior to the commissioning of the project;
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 1 – point d (d) for gas storage or liquefied/compressed natural gas, the project aims at supplying directly or has the ability to supply indirectly at least two Member States or at fulfilling the infrastructure standard (N-1 rule) at regional level in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU) No 994/2010;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 3 – point b (b) Competition shall be measured on the basis of diversification, including the facilitation of access to indigenous sources of supply, taking
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 3 – point b (b) Competition shall be measured on the basis of diversification, including the facilitation of access to indigenous sources of supply, taking successively into account diversification of sources, routes and counterpart
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Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10)
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Communication from the Commission "The EU Energy Policy: Engaging with Partners beyond Our Borders" underlined the need for the Union to include the promotion of energy infrastructure development in its external relations with a view to supporting the socio-economic development beyond the Union borders.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) To ensure voltage and frequency stability, particular attention should be focused on the stability of the European electricity network under the changing conditions caused by the growing incoming supplies of volatile renewable energy. Further research efforts are needed in order to enable smart grids, storage capacities, and intelligent energy mix concepts to compensate for supply fluctuations in electricity generated from renewable sources.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The Union market design and the development of common Union infrastructure schemes should be harmonised in order to ensure the management of internal Union interconnections and interconnections with third countries.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The creation of a Union-oriented linkage of its offshore potential is highly important. The integration of the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Black Sea offshore potentials is vital to the development of the Union's internal energy market.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) To reflect the growing demand for electricity up to 2020, which will be double that for gas, the Union funding for electricity projects should be earmarked to ensure that sufficient funds are available, in line with the Union's long-term energy policy, in particular for those in the area of transport electrification.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Projects of common interest should be implemented as quickly as possible and should be closely monitored and evaluated, while keeping the administrative burden for projects promoters to a minimum.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) Cooperation through horizontal projects in the energy and transport area should be promoted in order to develop synergies with high Union added value.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 a (new) (20a) The construction of energy infrastructure networks should not, under any circumstances, damage Europe’s (artistic, cultural, touristic, or environmental) heritage, as referred to in the European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2011 on ‘Europe, the world’s No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe’1, in which the Commission and the Member States are urged to ‘take all appropriate measures to safeguard Europe’s heritage and assets for future generations’. _____________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0407.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) When planning the various trans- European networks, the preferred option should be integration of transport, communication, and energy networks in order to save as much space as possible and, wherever possible, reuse existing and/or disused routes so as to reduce the socio-economic, environmental, and financial impact to a minimum.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 a (new) (24a) Given the cross-border nature of projects, longer time-frames should be laid down for public consultation in all the Member States involved, taking into account not least the need to have all the relevant information in the languages of the Member States concerned and the variety of procedures followed in individual Member States, the object being to ensure the full participation of all stakeholders involved (citizens affected, local and regional authorities, etc.).
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 a (new) (25a) Energy infrastructure, especially where transport networks are concerned, should be planned and laid down in such a way as to ensure that there would be no columns of vehicles transporting oil within or close to residential areas, in order to rule out all possibility of endangering residents’ safety.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) The European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) has demonstrated the added value of leveraging private funding through significant Union financial aid to allow implementation of projects of European significance. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recognised that some energy infrastructure projects may require limited public finance to leverage private funding. In the light of the economic and financial crisis and budgetary constraints, targeted support, through grants
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity, gas and carbon dioxide, or to develop and set up energy infrastructure to decarbonise transport, should be eligible to receive Union financial assistance for studies and, under certain conditions, for works under the proposed Regulation for a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Regulation), either in the form of grants or in the form of innovative financial instruments. This will ensure that tailor-made support can be provided to those projects of common interest which are not viable under the existing regulatory framework and market conditions. Such financial assistance should ensure the necessary synergies with funding from instruments under other Union policies. In particular, the Connecting Europe Facility will finance energy infrastructure of European relevance, while Structural
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by accelerating permit granting and
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 1 1. ‘energy infrastructure’ means any physical equipment designed to allow
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 For oil
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 6. For oil
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 6 a (new) - accommodation of significant higher volumes of low carbon electricity applications such as electric vehicles through advanced technical and market intervention;
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of energy saving and efficiency, a higher proportion of energy generation from renewable sources, market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply,
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, should the national authorities or local or regional government bodies be unable to reach agreement in due time, the Commission may designate
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission shall not confer powers on the European coordinator, or, where applicable, renew the coordinator’s appointment, without the consent of the Member States affected by the coordinator’s activity.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. The European coordinator shall be chosen on the basis of his or her experience with regard to the specific tasks assigned to him or her for the concerned project(s). Before being appointed, the European coordinator or candidates for this post shall appear before the relevant committee of the European Parliament.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 With the objective of meeting the time limits set out in Article 11 and reducing the administrative burden for the completion of projects of common interest, Member States shall, within
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall en
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least one public consultation shall be carried out by the project promoter, or, where this is laid down by national legislation, by the competent authority,
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 5 5. For projects crossing the border of two or more Member States, the public consultations pursuant to paragraph 4 in each of the Member States concerned shall take place within
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V and be consistent with the rules and indicators set out in Annex IV. The ENTSOs shall conduct an extensive consultation process involving at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders, including producers, distribution system operators, suppliers, consumer and environmental organisations and, if deemed appropriate, stakeholders directly, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in point
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Projects contributing to energy efficiency and the integration of decentralised renewable energy generation shall receive at least two thirds of the financial support available for energy infrastructure projects.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – introductory part The Commission shall establish an infrastructure transparency platform in the internet in the EU official languages easily accessible to the general public. This platform shall contain the following information:
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – point c a (new) (ca) information about the updated list of projects of common interest;
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – point c b (new) (cb) an overview of the stages of decision- making processes from the Ten Year Network Development Plan to the identification of projects of common interest, including links to the national manuals of procedures as well as the Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP);
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – point c c (new) (cc) information about the work of regional groups, including links to the work of the regional groups.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 11 Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 12 Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point -10 (new) (-10) Transport decarbonisation energy infrastructure network: development and establishment of infrastructure networks for the supply of emission-reducing energy in the transport sector (hydrogen, electric vehicles, battery exchange), both in urban nodes and along transport corridors. Member States concerned: all;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e a (new) (ea) infrastructure associated with supplying electricity for electric or hybrid vehicles;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e b (new) (eb) port facilities to supply docked vessels with electricity generated on shore instead of electricity generated on board using their own engines;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 4 Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States (including regions or autonomous communities involved in the project), national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 2 For gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 3 For oil
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 3 For oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories
Amendment 60 #
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, consumers, and, for the tasks set out in paragraph 2 of Article 5, organisations for environmental protection. The Group
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new) (3a) Each group shall publish the agendas and minutes of its meetings on the internet.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 5 Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 4 – point f a (new) (fa) Accommodation of significantly higher volumes of low carbon electricity applications such as electric vehicles, through advanced technical and market intervention.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – point a (a) In electricity: scenarios for demand, generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies) and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 3 – point d a (new) (da) the possibilities for lodging a complaint with, or appealing to, the competent authorities.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The challenge of autonomy and energy supply in the outermost regions should be taken into account, given their geomorphological conditions and geographical location, particularly when identifying projects of common interest, since these regions are privileged locations for the development of renewable energies, a key condition for achieving European energy and climate targets.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Evaluation of the current TEN-E framework has clearly shown that this policy, while making a positive contribution to selected projects by giving them political visibility, lacks vision, focus, and flexibility to fill identified infrastructure gaps; highlights in this context the importance of identifying potential future gaps in energy demand and supply.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The Union's internal pipeline network requires further integration between its Western and Eastern and South-Eastern parts in order to ensure security of supply throughout the Union.
source: PE-487.692
2012/05/07
IMCO
21 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%19, while at the same time ensuring site protection, the competitiveness of European undertakings and ongoing employment protection, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20% and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050. ____________________
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Despite its legal existence as defined in Directives 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas, the internal market in energy remains fragmented due to insufficient interconnections between national energy networks. Union-wide integrated networks, with effectively separated supply and production activities from network operations however are vital for ensuring a competitive and well
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The communication from the Commission "The EU Energy Policy: Engaging with Partners beyond Our Borders" underlined the need for the Union to include the promotion of energy infrastructure development in its external relations with a view to supporting the socio-economic development beyond the Union borders.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Given the urgency to develop energy infrastructures, the simplification of permit granting procedures must be accompanied by a clear deadline for the decision to be taken by the respective competent authorities regarding the construction of the project. This time limit should
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) In an increasingly integrated internal energy market, clear and transparent rules for cost allocation across borders are necessary in order to accelerate investment in cross-border infrastructure for the benefit of European businesses, not least for SMEs for whom high energy prices may become a serious obstacle, and for the benefit of European consumers. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recalled the importance to promote a regulatory framework attractive to investment in networks, with tariffs set at levels consistent with financing needs and the appropriate cost allocation for cross- border investments, while enhancing competition and competitiveness, notably of European industry and of SMEs, and taking account of the impact on consumers.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the project displays economic, social and environmental viability and will not contribute to adverse effects on energy affordability for end consumers or to distortion of fair competition between market actors; and
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 – interoperability
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 – security of supply, for example through interoperability and secure and reliable system operation;
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 5 – market functioning and customer services, especially relating to households;
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 5 – market functioning and customer services, especially related to households and to SMEs;
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number and situation of users affected by the project, especially households, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Project promoters shall, in addition, publish relevant information by other appropriate information means, to which the public has open and easy access.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) concerning the electricity and gas sectors, the evolution of the interconnection level between Member States, the corresponding evolution of energy prices for consumers and European businesses, especially SMEs, as well as the number of network system failure events, their causes and related economic cost;
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 1 – point 3 – introductory part (3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe ("NSI East
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 6 – point a (a) Competition in terms of market power of different operators and the convergence of prices, especially those affecting households, between different Member States;
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 7 – point a (a) Competition in terms of market power of different operators and the convergence of prices, especially those affecting households, between different Member States;
source: PE-488.056
2012/05/08
ITRE
731 amendments...
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 172 and 194 thereof,
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 4 a (new) Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 5 July 2011 on energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond (2011/2034(INI)),
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 26 March 2010, the European Council agreed to the Commission’s proposal to launch a new strategy ‘Europe 2020’. One of the priorities of the Europe
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The target for all Member States to have a level of interconnection equivalent to at least to 10% of their installed production capacity agreed by the Barcelona European Council 15-16 March in 2002 has not been achieved.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) According to Article 171 TFEU, one aim of the Trans-European Networks is to achieve the objectives of Article 170 TFEU. In this respect, account should be taken of Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 which lays down guidelines for trans-European energy networks . These Guidelines (TEN-E) have as objectives to
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 lays down guidelines for trans-European energy networks . These Guidelines (TEN-E) have as objectives to support the completion of the Union internal energy market while encouraging the rational production, transportation, distribution and use of energy resources, to reduce the isolation of less-favoured and island regions, to secure and diversify the Union’s energy supplies, sources and routes also through co-
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20% and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union’s energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20% and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050 in line with the European Council’s target of an 80-95% reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union’s energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union’s energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% , increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20% and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050. All these targets make a future interconnected European electricity grid and long-distance electricity highways a priority in energy infrastructure.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) In order to attain the targets for reducing GHG emissions and for renewable energy towards 2020 and 2050, and also to build up a sustainable, competitive, safe, uninterrupted and affordable energy system, energy efficiency is crucial. Reductions in energy consumption of 20% towards 2020 and 40% towards 2050 should be laid down as binding targets.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) Energy efficiency is a key instrument for attaining a sustainable energy future and reducing future need to invest in infrastructure.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Despite its legal existence as defined in Directives 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas , the internal market in energy remains fragmented due to the insufficient interconnections between national energy networks
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Despite its legal existence as defined in Directives 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Despite its legal existence as defined in Directives 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas, the internal market in energy remains fragmented due to insufficient interconnections between national energy networks. Union-wide integrated networks, with effectively separated supply and production activities from network operations however are vital for ensuring a competitive and well functioning integrated market for promoting growth, employment and sustainable development.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) Only by full integrated internal infrastructure energetic system between Eastern and Western parts of the EU are we able to guarantee security of supplies within all Member States.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The Union's internal pipeline network requires further integration between its western and its eastern and south-eastern parts in order to ensure security of supply throughout the Union.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The importance of smart grids in achieving the Union’s energy policy objectives has been acknowledged in Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Smart grids: from innovation to deployment’ . The Commission should present a specific proposal for the development of Smart grids, in order to fully seize the benefits of existing synergies between Energy and Telecommunications infrastructures.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9a) Energy storage facilities and reception, storage and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) have an increasingly important role to play in the creation of a European energy infrastructure. The rapid expansion of such energy infrastructure facilities is thus desirable and an important component of a holistic approach and a functioning network infrastructure. There are, however, funding limitations for such categories of projects that compete with each other. Competition in the construction and operation of pumped storage power plants should not be hampered by the charging of network tariffs which treat these plants as final consumers. Disincentives arising from such tariffs should be eliminated.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Communication from the Commission ‘The EU Energy Policy: Engaging with Partners beyond Our Borders’ underlined the need for the Union to include the promotion of energy infrastructure development in its external relations with a view to supporting the socio-economic development beyond the Union borders. The Union should facilitate infrastructure projects linking the Union’s energy networks with third country networks, in particular in neighbouring countries and in countries, with which the Union has established specific energy cooperation
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The investment needs up to 2020 in electricity and gas transmission infrastructures of European relevance have been estimated at about EUR 200 billion. The significant increase in investment volumes compared to past trends, as a result of the faster and more comprehensive development of renewable energy sources and the efforts to achieve the Union objectives of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 %, improving energy efficiency by 20 % and increasing the share of energy consumption accounted for by renewable energy sources by 20 %, all by 2020, and the urgency to implement the energy infrastructure priorities requires a new approach in the way energy infrastructures, and notably those of cross-border nature, are regulated and financed.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The investment needs up to 2020 in electricity and gas transmission infrastructures of European relevance have been estimated at about EUR 200 billion. The significant increase in investment volumes compared to past trends and the urgency to implement the energy infrastructure priorities, especially in times of financial constraints, requires a new approach in the way energy infrastructures, and notably those of cross-border nature, are regulated and financed.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) In its report to the June 2011 Energy Council (SEC(2011)755), the Commission has estimated total investment needs in energy infrastructures of European importance up to 2020 at about EUR 200 billion divided into about EUR 140 billion for high voltage electricity transmission systems, both onshore and offshore, storage, and smart grid applications at transmission and distribution level and about EUR 70 billion for high pressure gas transmission pipelines. This difference in investment needs should be properly reflected with an earmarking to electricity of at least two thirds of the amount available for electricity infrastructure in the budget of the Connecting Europe Facility.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) Of the investment needs which the Commission, in June 2011, estimated at €200 bn, approximately €140 bn is intended for investment in electricity, and approximately €70 bn for investment in gas. The allocation of the funding to eligible projects should be proportionate to these investment needs. With this in mind, at least two thirds of the financial support should be reserved for electricity projects.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) The increasing technological complexity of the new energy mix, owing to a significant additional contribution from variable renewable sources within a short period of time, has increased the risk of lack of coordination, and even of power cuts and curtailment of renewable energy, in multi-dependent networks. Learning from the experience of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the US, close coordination of electricity and gas systems, both at regional and at Union level, to collect information on real-time cross-border exchanges, could become an important tool for national regulators, transmission system operators, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators and the Commission, generating necessary information for the planning and effective operation of infrastructure networks/grids. The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators should submit proposals to the Commission for the design and implementation of appropriate real-time operational coordination of European energy infrastructure, on which the Commission should consult with all relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) The increasing technological complexity of the new energy mix, owing to a significant additional contribution from renewable sources within a short period of time, has increased the risk of lack of coordination, and even of power cuts, in multi-dependent networks. Close coordination of electricity and gas systems, both at regional and at Union level, to collect information on real-time cross-border exchanges, could become an important tool for national regulators, transmission system operators, the Agency and the Commission, generating necessary information for the planning and effective operation of infrastructure networks/grids. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and for Gas (ENTSO-G) should submit proposals to the Commission for the design and implementation of appropriate real-time operational coordination of European energy infrastructure taking into account different regional operational requirements.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) In order to comply with the solidarity principle driving the energy policy of the Union as referred to in Article 194 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the balanced development of all the European regions should be taken into account for the prioritization and implementation of projects in the fields of electricity, gas and oil transmission infrastructures and for carbon dioxide transport and storage facilities.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 b (new) (13b) Acknowledges the important role of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators to ensure a trans-European perspective on the infrastructure developments to be promoted with this legislation. The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators should be allocated sufficient resources to fulfil this important task.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The Commission has identified, following close consultations with all
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) Energy storage facilities and LNG and CNG plants will play an important role in a trans-European energy infrastructure in guaranteeing the supply and distribution of stored energy. The rapid expansion of such energy storage facilities is thus an important component of a functioning network infrastructure. Competition in the construction and operation of pumped storage power plants or energy storage facilities should not be hampered by the charging of network tariffs which treat these plants as final consumers.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) Notwithstanding the Union’s efforts to speed up the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage, a separate allocation of grants to carbon capture and storage transport and storage infrastructure within this regulation is not justified, given that no carbon capture and storage technology on a commercial scale will be built before 2020.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based on common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based on common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based on common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based on common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. For electricity and gas, proposed projects should be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan. This plan should notably take account of the conclusions of the 4 February European Council with regard to the need to integrate peripheral energy markets and promote investment in renewable energy sources and safe and sustainable low carbon technologies.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based on common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the climate and energy policy objectives. For electricity and gas, proposed projects should be part of the latest available ten- year network development plan. This plan should notably take account of the conclusions of
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) In view of complying with Article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, regional groups should be established for the purpose of proposing projects of common interest that will be approved by Member States. In order to ensure broad consensus, these regional groups should ensure close cooperation between Member States, national regulatory authorities, project promoters and relevant stakeholders. The cooperation should
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) In view of complying with Article 172
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) In view of complying with Article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, regional groups should be established for the purpose of proposing projects of common interest that will be approved by Member States. In order to ensure broad consensus, these regional groups should ensure close cooperation between Member States, national regulatory authorities, project promoters and relevant stakeholders. The cooperation should build as much as possible rely as much as possible on existing regional cooperation structures of national regulatory authorities and transmission system operators and other structures established by the Member States and the
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The Union-wide list of projects of common interest should be limited to projects which contribute the most to the implementation of the strategic energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas. This requires the decision on the list to be taken by the Commission, while respecting the principles of transparency and objectivity during the project selection process. The right of the Member States to approve projects of common interest related to their territory is safeguarded in accordance with the Treaty. In the event of Member States refusing projects of common interests in their territory, such refusal should be duly justified. However, the ultimate decision should remain in the hands of the Member States within their Regional Groups. According to analysis carried out in the accompanying impact assessment, the number of
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The Union-wide list of projects of common interest should be limited to projects which contribute the most to the implementation of the strategic energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas and has a significant impact on the implementation of the Union climate and energy objectives. This requires the decision on the list to be taken by the Commission, while respecting the right of the Member States to approve projects of common interest related to their territory. According to analysis carried out in the accompanying impact assessment, the number of such projects is estimated at some 100 in the field of electricity and 50 in the field of gas.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The Union-wide list of projects of common interest should be limited to projects which contribute the most to the implementation of the strategic energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas. This requires the decision on the list to be taken by the Commission considering the results of the cost-benefit analyses, while respecting the right of the Member States to approve projects of common interest related to their territory. According to analysis carried out
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Any project fulfilling the eligibility criteria as to qualify as project of common interest that has not been included in the ten year network development plans should also be taken into consideration by the Regional Groups in the identification process, at all times.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Projects of common interest should be implemented as quickly as possible and should be closely monitored and evaluated, while keeping the administrative burden for projects promoters to a minimum. The Commission should nominate European coordinators for projects which pass the 3- year deadline or are facing particular difficulties.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Projects of common interest should be implemented as quickly as possible and should be closely monitored and evaluated, while keeping the administrative burden for projects promoters to a minimum. The Commission should nominate European coordinators in agreement with the Member States concerned for projects facing particular difficulties.
Amendment 160 #
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
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Projects of common interest should be given "priority status" at national level to ensure rapid administrative treatment. Regional or national projects may also be given priority status if this serves to guarantee the integration of renewable energy sources and safeguard competition. This also includes projects involving third countries (e.g. Switzerland). 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
Amendment 162 #
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 for under Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC are met. Moreover, Member States are encouraged to apply the provisions of the administrative treatment for projects of common interest and to projects of national interest.
Amendment 163 #
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 a
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The establishment of a single competent authority at national level integrating
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The establishment of a single competent authority at national level integrating
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) In addition, Member States are encouraged to apply the provisions of the permit granting process for projects of common interest also to projects of national interest.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Given the urgency to develop energy infrastructures, the simplification of permit granting procedures must be accompanied by a clear deadline for the decision to be taken by the respective competent authorities regarding the construction of the project. This time limit should stimulate a more efficient definition and handling of procedures, and should under no circumstances compromise on the high standards for the protection of the environment and public participation. On the contrary, this should promote timely and coherent identification and assessment of environmental issues, an open approach to available technical options and early public involvement.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 a (new) (24a) Given the risk that many infrastructure projects will not meet the planned commissioning date on time due to lengthy approval processes, the project promoter shall consider a technology neutral approach from the outset of the authorisation procedure, namely by considering all technology options as listed under Annex II (1a) or a combination thereof.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) This Regulation, in particular the provisions on permit granting, public participation and implementation of projects of common interest, should apply without prejudice to the precautionary principle, international and Union legislation, including provisions to protect the environment and human health, and provisions adopted under the Common Fisheries and Maritime Policy.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) The assessment of the costs and benefits of an infrastructure project on the basis of a harmonised methodology for long-term energy system-wide analysis in line with the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC, other relevant Union legislation and the EU 2050 objectives as envisaged in the Roadmaps of the Commission, in the framework of the ten- year network development plans prepared by the European Networks of Transmission System Operators according to Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks , and reviewed by the Agency on the Cooperation of Energy Regulators according to Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) The assessment of the costs and benefits of an infrastructure project on the basis of a harmonised methodology for energy system-wide analysis,
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) In an increasingly integrated internal
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) Considering that this Regulation aims at building up a highly competitive single market for energy, the projects of common interest must help achieve the objectives of the Union common energy policy and, as a matter of priority, complete the internal energy market and guarantee security of supply, paying due consideration to avoiding market distortion.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) For natural gas transmission projects having a cross-border impact, Member States should consider designating an appropriate entity to take long-term commitments in the form of capacity booking in another Member State for the purpose of cross-border cost allocation to the beneficiaries of the project. Such capacity should be offered to the market.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 a (new) (28a) Effective functioning of the market is essential so that enough investors are attracted and the majority of the investment costs can be financed by the market. In some cases, however, market mechanisms alone will not be sufficient to achieve the intended results. This is particularly the case for the financing of key projects which in the short term are not attractive to the market but whose development is nonetheless necessary in order to attain the intended energy infrastructure targets. It is therefore crucial that the public sector should provide the requisite financial support for such projects by establishing a mix of financing instruments geared to innovation.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) The European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) has demonstrated the
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) The European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) has demonstrated the added value of leveraging private funding through significant Union financial aid to allow implementation of projects of European significance. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recognised that some energy infrastructure projects may require limited public finance to leverage private funding. In the light of the economic and financial crisis and budgetary constraints, targeted support, through grants and financial instruments together with a stable and predictable regulatory framework, should be developed under the next multi-
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) The European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) has demonstrated the added value of leveraging private funding through significant Union financial aid to allow implementation of projects of European significance. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recognised that some energy infrastructure projects may require limited public finance to leverage private funding. In the light of the economic and financial crisis and budgetary constraints, targeted support, through grants and financial instruments together with a stable and predictable regulatory framework, should be developed under the next multi-
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) The European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) has demonstrated the added value of leveraging private funding through significant Union financial aid to allow implementation of projects of European significance. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recognised that some energy infrastructure projects may require limited public finance to leverage private funding. In the light of the economic and financial crisis and budgetary constraints, targeted support, through grants and financial instruments, should be developed under the next multi- annual financial framework, which will attract new investors into the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity, gas, oil and carbon dioxide should be eligible to receive Union financial assistance for studies and, under certain conditions, for works under the proposed Regulation for a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Regulation), either in the form of grants or in the form of innovative financial instruments. This will
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32)
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The guidelines as established by this Regulation and, in particular, the projects of common interest therein identified, shall obey one or more of the following energy policy objectives: (a) Competitiveness by promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of energy networks across borders; (b) Enhancing Union security of energy supply and its system resilience and security of system operations; (c) A sustainable development and protection of the environment.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) lays down rules to identify projects of common interest necessary to implement these priority corridors and areas and falling under the energy infrastructure categories in electricity, gas
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) provides rules for
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. ‘energy infrastructure’ means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, transportation of oil, or
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. ‘energy infrastructure’ means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, or reception, storage and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG), transportation of oil or carbon dioxide, or storage of electricity or gas, which is located within the Union or linking the Union and one or more third countries;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. ‘energy infrastructure’ means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. ‘energy infrastructure’ means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, transportation of oil or carbon dioxide, Liquefied Natural Gas terminals, or storage of electricity or gas, which is located within the Union or linking the Union and one or more third countries;
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. ‘energy infrastructure’ means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, transportation of
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. 'energy infrastructure' means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, transportation of oil
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 2. ‘comprehensive decision’ means the decision
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new) 4a. ´bottleneck´ means lack of capacity of interconnection due either to absence of infrastructure or to limited physical flow or faltering system management;
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a (a) transmission system operator, except for hydro-pumped electricity storage projects, or distribution system operator or other operator or investor developing a project of common interest; or
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a (a) transmission system operator or distribution system operator or other
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b (b) if there are several transmission system operators, distribution system operators, other
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new) 5a. ‘Regional Group’ means a group set up according to the priority corridors as defined in Annex I, which include potentially eligible project promoters as well as the Commission, the Agency and both the ENTSOs, and having the tasks of collaborating in the process of selecting projects of common interest, and in monitoring their implementation. On a case-by-case basis, the group may invite representatives of other organizations representing producers, consumers or system operators.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5a (new) 5a. ‘Regional Group’ means a group set up according to the priority corridors as defined in Annex I, which includes representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators, potentially eligible project promoters as well as the Commission, the Agency and both the ENTSOs, and having the tasks of collaborating in the process of selecting projects of common interest, and in monitoring their implementation; on a case-by-case basis, the group may invite representatives of other organizations representing producers, consumers or system operators.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new) (ba) Operators or investors other than transmission system operators and distribution system operators will develop projects of common interest under the provisions of this Regulation provided they fulfil with the unbundling requirements set out in Article 9 of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new) 5a. ‘Regional Group’ means a group set up according to the priority corridors as defined in Annex I, which may include representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators, potentially eligible project promoters, and organisations representing the infrastructure operators concerned, as well as the Commission, the Agency and both the ENTSOs, and having the tasks of collaborating in the process of selecting projects of common interest, and in monitoring their implementation.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new) 5a. ‘Smart grid’ means an electricity network that can cost efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to ensure economically efficient, sustainable power system with low losses and high levels of quality and security of supply and safety.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new) 5a. ‘Regional Group’ means a group set up according to the provisions of section 1 of Annex III based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as defined in Annex I.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new) 5b. ‘Microgenerators’ means a variety of small-scale electrical and heat generation technologies that can be installed and used in individual households.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish a Regional Group (‘Group’) as defined in section 1 of Annex III based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as set out in Annex I. The Commission shall, taking into account the complexity of managing interconnections within an intricate geographical structure, consider, when appropriate, subdividing Regional Groups (Sub-regional Groups).
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish a Regional Group (‘Group’)
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish a Regional Group (‘Group’) as defined in section 1 of Annex III based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as set out in Annex I, two months after adoption of this regulation at the latest. The Commission shall chair the Group.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish a Regional Group (‘Group’) as defined in section 1 of Annex III based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as set out in Annex I. Each Group will carry out its workload based on previously agreed terms of reference.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish a Regional Group (‘Group’) as defined in section 1 of Annex III based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as set out in Annex I. The Commission shall chair the Group.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish a Regional Group (‘Group’) as defined in section 1 of Annex III based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as set out in Annex I. The Commission shall chair the Group.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish a Regional Group (‘Group’) as defined in section 1 of Annex III based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as set out in Annex I. The Commission shall chair the Groups.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. If, before the entry into force of this regulation, existing groups or other bodies have been working on selecting projects of significant importance for the Union energy systems, Groups referred to in paragraph 2 shall take due account of the work already carried out in these groups or bodies. Whenever existing groups or other bodies have previously agreed on projects or lists of projects of significant importance for the Union, the information on these projects or lists shall be transferred to the Groups referred to in paragraph 2 and will form the basis of the project of common interest selection process. The provisions of Article 2.a. shall be without prejudice to the rights of any project promoter to submit an application for selection as project of common interest to the members of the respective Group.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Project promoters shall submit an application for selection of their project as a project of common interest to the relevant Group in accordance with paragraph (2)(1) of Annex III within three months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall submit the first Union-wide list of projects of common interest to the Regional Groups. The Regional Groups shall approve and adopt the list by 31 July 2013 at the latest.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and according to their fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 4.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and according to their fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 4. Each individual proposal for a project shall require the approval only of the Member State(s)
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and according to their fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 4. Each individual proposal for a project shall require the approval of the Member State(s), to the territory of which the project relates. In case a specific proposal for a cross-border project fulfils the relevant criteria as set out in the Regulation, but is supported by only one of the involved Member States, the decision shall be deferred to the Commission, which should act in consultation of the Agency.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and according to their fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 4. Each individual proposal for a project shall require the approval of the Member
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and according to their fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 4. Each individual proposal for a project shall require the provisional approval of the Member State(s), to the territory of which the project relates before its inclusion in the final proposed list submitted under paragraph 4.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, indicating according to the contribution of each project to the implement
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. When an individual proposal for a project does not receive the provisional approval of one of the Member States, the Member State in question shall give a written explanation of its objection to the Group. After allowing the project promoters to address the subject of the objection, the Group may adopt, by unanimity minus one, the inclusion of the project into the proposed list with a note of the objection.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, each Group shall, at the latest six months before the adoption date of the Union-wide list referred to in paragraph 1, submit its proposed list of projects of common interest to the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (‘Agency’). This list shall include the opinion of the Group on the proposed list of projects of common interest, in particular taking into account the consistent application of the criteria set out in Article 4 across the Groups, and the results of the analysis carried out by the ENTSOs for Electricity and Gas in accordance with point 2.6 of Annex III.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, each Group shall, at the latest six months before the adoption date of the Union-wide list referred to in paragraph 1, submit its
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, each Group shall, at the latest six months before the adoption date of the Union-wide list referred to in paragraph 1, submit its
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, each Group shall, at the latest six months before the adoption date of the Union-wide list referred to in paragraph 1, submit its
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 For oil
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 For oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories set out in points 3 and 4 of Annex II, each Group shall, at the latest six months before the adoption date of the Union-wide list referred to in paragraph 1, submit its
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 For oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories set out in points 3 and 4 of Annex II, each Group shall, at the latest six months before the adoption date of the Union-wide list referred to in paragraph 1, submit its
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 For oil
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. When a Regional Group draws up its proposed list of projects of common interest, each individual proposal for a project shall require the approval of the Member State(s), to the territory of witch the project relates. Refusal by a Member State of the selection of a project of common interest by a Regional Group must be accompanied by: (a) a substantiated justification for the decision (b) a detailed and proportionate plan of alternative measures required for the achievement of the objectives of the refused project, provided that it respects the same level of economic efficiency and allocates the same benefits to other Member States without increasing their respective costs; The Commission shall evaluate the Member States’ justification and plan of alternative measures required for the achievement of the objectives in order to ascertain whether a solution can be found so that the project can be included in the Union list of projects of common interest.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, the Agency shall submit, within t
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, the Agency shall submit, within t
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, the Agency shall submit, within t
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, the Agency shall submit, within
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, the Agency shall submit, within two months from the date of receipt of the proposed lists of projects of common interest set out in the first subparagraph of paragraph 4, an opinion to the Commission on the proposed lists of projects of common interest, in particular taking into account the consistent application of the criteria set out in Article 4 across the Groups
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, the Agency shall submit, within t
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new) The Commission shall compile the regional lists of projects of common interest submitted by the Groups into the Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The Commission may remove individual projects from the list only when the respective project promoter requested this or in case the inclusion of the project in the regional list was based on incorrect information which was a determining factor for the decision. The decision of the Commission shall be duly reasoned and delivered to the respective project promoter and the respective Member State(s).
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The Commission shall compile the regional lists of projects of common interest submitted by the Groups into the Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The Commission may remove individual projects from the list only when the respective project promoter requested this or in case the inclusion of the project in the regional list was based on incorrect information which was a determining factor for the decision. The decision of the Commission shall be duly reasoned and delivered to the respective project promoter and the respective Member State(s).
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 6. For oil
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 6. For oil
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 6. For oil
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Within two months of receipt of the recommendation for a list of projects of common interest by the Agency, the Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest ensuring that adequate attention is given to peripheral and small Member States and to the objective of ending energy isolation within the Union by 2015. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years, in line with the Union’s ten year network development plans, and following the procedure set out in paragraphs 3 to 6a of this Article.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. On the basis of the regional lists adopted by the Groups, The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years. The first list shall be adopted by 31 July 2013 at the latest.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 7 7. Following the Commission decision for adoption referred to in paragraph 1, projects of common interest shall become an integral part of the relevant Union-wide ten-year network development plan developed by the ENTSOs for Electricity and Gas pursuant Article 8 of Regulations (EC) 714/2009 and (EC) 715/2009, of the relevant regional investment plans pursuant Article 12 of Regulations (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC)
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 7 7. Following the Commission decision for adoption referred to in paragraph 1, projects of common interest shall become an integral part of the relevant regional investment plans pursuant Article 12 of Regulations (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 and of the relevant national ten-year network development plans pursuant Article 22 of Directives 72/2009/EC and 73/2009/EC and other national infrastructure plans concerned, as appropriate.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 7 7. Following the Commission decision for adoption referred to in paragraph 1, projects of common interest shall become an integral part of the relevant regional investment plans pursuant Article 12 of Regulations (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 and of the relevant national ten-year network development plans pursuant Article 22 of Directives 72/2009/EC and 73/2009/EC and other national infrastructure plans concerned, as appropriate.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 7 7. Following the Commission decision
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point – a (new) (-a) the project is in line with the Union's energy and climate goals as affirmed inter alia by European Council conclusions;
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the project
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) the project has European added- value and based on a cost-benefit analysis the benefits outweigh the costs;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) the project is in line with the Union's energy and climate goals as affirmed inter alia by European Council conclusions;
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the project displays economic, social and environmental viability including a significant contribution to the Union's greenhouse gas emission reduction and renewable energy targets for 2020 and 2050; and
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the p
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the project
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the project displays economic, social and environmental viability
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the p
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the p
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the project displays long term economic, social and environmental viability; and
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) the project shall contribute to the 2020 and 2050 targets on climate and energy; and
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) the potential benefits of the projects assessed outweigh its costs;
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States,
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States without favouring any particular Member State, either by directly crossing the border of one or more Member States or by being located on the territory of one Member State and having a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV;
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States, either by directly crossing the border of one or more Member States or by being located on the territory of one Member State and having a significant cross-border impact both on Member States and/or third countries as set out in point 1 of Annex IV;
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States, either by directly crossing the border of one or more Member States or by being located on the territory of one Member State and having a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV and;
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) the project involves one Member State and one third country having a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV;
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) the potential benefits of the project assessed according to the respective specific criteria in paragraph 2 outweigh its cost;
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The project is making a valuable contribution to the Energy 2020 Strategy, the 2020 energy and climate targets and the long term goal of creating a European competitive low carbon economy in 2050.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The project is in line with Union's energy and climate goals as affirmed inter alia by European Council conclusions.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) concerning electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to the majority of at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) concerning electricity transmission, distribution and storage projects falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1 Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1 – market integration, competition and system flexibility;
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1 – market integration, competition
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 – sustainability
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 – security of supply, among others, through interoperability, and secure and reliable system operation;
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 – interoperability, system stability and secure system operation;
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new) - ensuring solidarity between Member States in response to a temporary or permanent energy shortage in one of them;
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new) - connection of new generation units to the grid, including renewable energy, allowing power evacuation;
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new) - elimination of bottlenecks;
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part (b) concerning gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to the security of supply reducing single supply source or route dependency and to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part (b) concerning gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 – market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of at least one Member State; interoperability and system flexibility;
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 – market integration, interoperability and system flexibility, with an emphasis on interconnection of the isolated Member States;
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 – market integration, interoperability
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – security of supply, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes, reducing single supply source or route dependency;
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – security of supply, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes; and reducing single supply source or route dependency;
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – security of supply, inter alia through reverse flows and diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes;
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – security of supply, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes, reverse flows;
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – security of supply
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 – competition
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 – competition, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes, reverse flows;
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 – sustainability; inter alia through reducing emissions, supporting intermittent renewable generation and enhancing deployment of renewable gas;
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 – sustainability, by drawing, for example, on alternative sources of gas, such as biogas;
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 a (new) - ensuring solidarity between Member States in response to a temporary or permanent energy shortage in one of them;
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 a (new) - elimination of bottlenecks;
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part (c) concerning electricity smart grid projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to the majority of the following specific functions:
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part (c) concerning electricity or gas smart grid projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, the project shall
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2 Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2 a (new) - full system operational procedures assigning the different responsibilities to transmission and distribution networks operators in the scenario of large renewable distributed generation;
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 6 a (new) - integration of distributed generation of renewables, including connection and integration of microgenerators;
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 6 – involvement of users and communities in the management of their energy usage;
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 6 a (new) - accommodation of significant higher volumes of low carbon electricity applications such as electric vehicles through advanced technical and market intervention;
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 6 b (new) - ensuring solidarity between Member States in response to a temporary or permanent energy shortage in one of them;
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (c a) integration of distributed generation from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – introductory part Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 1 – security of supply
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 2 – efficient and sustainable use of resources
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 3 a (new) - ensuring solidarity between Member States in response to a temporary or permanent energy shortage in one of them;
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part (e) concerning carbon dioxide transport or storage projects falling under the categories set out in point 4 of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to the following three specific criteria:
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – indent 2 Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – indent 3 Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States indirectly affected by each project, and/or its direct complementarity with regard to
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, interoperability with the existing infrastructures, local area-based system stability, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. Further consideration should be given to the opportunity of smaller projects development as opposed to large scale project as the first could have a higher added value and be more swiftly implemented thus completing the network at a faster pace. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, balanced development of energy networks of the Union, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, provided that no member state is discriminated against by virtue of any geographical or economic consideration, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project,
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, the cost-benefit analysis will constitute the main driver for prioritisation. However, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project based on a clear justification in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, interoperability with the existing infrastructure, local area-based system stability, sustainability
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition,
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability, climate and renewable energy targets and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration, interconnection of isolated Member States and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Projects which have received funding pursuant to Regulation 663/2009/EC should be directly eligible for consideration as project of common interest pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. Project promoters shall
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. Project promoters shall implement projects of common interest according to an implementation plan including a timetable for feasibility and design studies, regulatory approval, construction and commissioning, and the permit granting schedule referred to in Article 11(3).
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. Project promoters shall implement projects of common interest
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The Agency and the Groups shall monitor the progress achieved in implementing the projects of common interest. To that end, national regulatory authorities and project promoters shall report back to each Regional Group meeting on progress achieved. The Groups may request additional information
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The Agency and the Groups shall monitor the progress achieved in implementing the projects of common interest. To that end project promoters shall report back to each Regional Group meeting on progress achieved. The Groups may request additional information
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The Agency and the Groups shall monitor the progress achieved in implementing the projects of common interest. To that end, national regulatory authorities and project promoters shall report back to each Regional Group meeting on progress achieved. The Groups may request additional information provided in accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, verify the provided information on site and convene meetings with the relevant parties. The Groups may also request the Agency to take measures to facilitate the implementation of projects of common interest.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The Agency and the Groups shall monitor the progress achieved in implementing the projects of common interest. The Groups may request additional information provided in accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, verify the provided information on site and convene meetings with the relevant parties. The Groups may also request the Agency to take measures to facilitate the implementation of projects of common interest. These measures should be taken in close cooperation with relevant national regulatory authorities and transmission system operators.
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. By the 31 March of each year following the year of selection as project of common interest pursuant to Article 4, project promoters shall submit an annual report, for each project falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, to the Agency or, for projects falling under the categories set out in points 3 and 4 of Annex II, to the respective Group. The report shall be also submitted to the concerned competent authorities referred to in article 9. This report shall detail:
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. By the 31 March of each year following the year of selection as project of common interest pursuant to Article 4, project promoters shall submit an annual report, for each project falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, to the Agency or, for projects falling under the
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) The Agency or respective Group may request the report be produced or reviewed by an external independent expert before submission.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new) (aa) the actual capital expenditure compared to the planned investment costs;
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) where relevant, delays compared to the implementation plan and other difficulties
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) a revised plan aiming to overcome the delays.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) where relevant, the updated implementation plan.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. Within three months of the receipt of the annual reports, the Agency shall submit to the Groups a consolidated report for the
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. Within three months of the receipt of the annual reports, the Agency shall submit to the Groups a consolidated report for the projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, evaluating the aggregated capital expenditure, the progress achieved and proposing, where appropriate, measures to overcome the delays and difficulties encountered. The evaluation shall also include, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(8) and (9) of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009, the consistent implementation of the Union- wide network development plans with
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. Within three months of the receipt of the annual reports, the Agency shall submit to the Groups, the Commission and the European Parliament a consolidated report for the projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, evaluating the progress achieved and proposing, where appropriate, measures to overcome the delays and difficulties encountered. The evaluation shall also include, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(8) and (9) of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009, the consistent implementation of the Union- wide network development plans with regard to the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 5. Each year, the concerned competent authorities referred to in shall, at the
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the construction and commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed by more than two years compared to the implementation plan
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed by more than two years compared to the implementation plan
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed by more than two years
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed by more than two years compared to the implementation plan
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed by more than two years compared to the implementation plan
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed by more than t
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a (a)
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a (a)
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a (a) The project promoter of that project shall
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a (a) The project promoter of that project shall
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a (a)
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b, c and d (new) (b)
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b (b) If the
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b (b) If the
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b (b) If the
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new) (ba) if the measures of national regulatory authorities according to the previous sentence are not sufficient to ensure that the investment is carried out, or are not applicable, the project promoter of that project shall accept financing or construction by one or several third parties 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 realize 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.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new) (ba) if a third party is not chosen according to (b), the national regulatory authority or the Member State shall, within two months, designate a third party to finance or construct the project which the project promoter shall accept.
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new) (ba) if the delay compared to the implementation plan exceeds two years, the Commission may launch a call for proposals open to any project promoter to build the project according to an agreed timeline.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new) (ba) the project promoter of that project shall present to the Group a revised plan aiming to implement the project in due time.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b b (new) (bb) when (c) is applied, the system operator, in whose area the investment is located, shall provide the implementing operator(s) or investor(s) or third party 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.
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b (b)
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b b (new) (bb) insofar as measures referred to in Article 22(7) (a), (b) or (c) of Directives 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC are applicable according to respective national laws, national regulatory authorities shall ensure that the investment is carried out.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b b (new) (bb) for the application of the provisions in this article, the involvement of other operators can only be done on contractual basis.
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b c (new) (bc) for the application of the provisions in this article, the involvement of other operators can only be done on contractual basis.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new) (6a) If the commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed by more than two years compared to the implementation plan for reasons outside the developer’s control, the parties may renegotiate the project timetable, subject to approval by the Commission.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part A project of common interest may be removed from the Union-wide list of projects of common interest according to the procedure set in the second sentence of
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) The costs incurred exceed by 30 % the costs estimated in the implementation plan for the same period provided that this is not justified by reasonably unexpected changes in market conditions in the annual report referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) when the project is not carried out within the proposed and permitted timescale;
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Projects, which are withdrawn from the Union-wide list, lose all rights and obligations arising from this Regulation for projects of common interest. This article shall be without prejudice to any Union financing paid to the project prior to the withdrawal decision and to benefiting from streamlined permitting process already applied according to the provisions of Chapter III.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Projects, which are withdrawn from the Union-wide list, lose all rights and obligations arising from this Regulation for projects of common interest. This article shall be without prejudice to any Union financing paid to the project prior to the withdrawal decision and to benefiting from streamlined permitting process already applied according to the provisions of Chapter III.
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Projects, which are withdrawn from the Union-wide list, lose all rights and obligations arising from this Regulation for projects of common interest. This article shall be without prejudice to any Union financing paid to the project prior to the withdrawal decision unless the decision was based on wilful deception under point (c).
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Projects, which are withdrawn from the Union-wide list, lose all rights and obligations arising from this Regulation for projects of common interest. This article shall be without prejudice to any Union financing paid to the project prior to the withdrawal decision, which may, if necessary, be subject to review.
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate, in consultation with the Member States concerned, a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice.
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission, in agreement with the Member States concerned, may designate a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice.
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate, in agreement with the Member States concerned, a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate a European coordinator in agreement with the Member States concerned for a period of up to one year renewable twice.
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) advise project promoters on the financial package for the project;
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) propose suppression of the list of projects of common interest;
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. The European coordinator shall be chosen on the basis of his or her experience with regard to the specific tasks assigned to him or her for the concerned project(s). Before being appointed, the European coordinator or candidates for this post shall appear before the relevant committee of the European Parliament.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The power given to the coordinator in order to take measures for facilitating the project(s) implementation shall be defined between the concerned member States and the Commission.
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Article 7 a Selection of route corridors for projects of common interest (1) The approximate course of the route corridors for projects of common interest shall be narrowed down, before the opening of the permit procedure, in separate proceedings, weighing up the variants and ensuring public participation via a public authority or other body. At least the three most potentially suitable variants shall be examined and considered. (2) The Member States shall ensure that such proceedings are opened and concluded without delay. The Member States shall report regularly to the relevant group on the progress of the proceedings. (3) This provision shall not apply to projects for which the course of the route corridor has already been determined in detail in accordance with national law by a public authority or other body.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit granting procedures
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. For the purpose of accelerating permit granting procedures and enhancing public participation, the provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to all projects of common interest
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit granting procedures
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The adoption of the Union-wide list of projects of common interest shall establish the
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The adoption of the Union-wide list of projects of common interest shall establish the public interest and necessity of these projects on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis within the Member States concerned and shall be acknowledged as such by all parties concerned.
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. For the purpose of ensuring efficient administrative processing of the files related to projects of common interest, project promoters and all authorities concerned shall ensure that the
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. For the purpose of ensuring efficient administrative processing of the files related to projects of common interest,
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 With the objective of meeting the time limits set out
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 With the objective of meeting the time limits set out in and reducing the administrative burden for the completion of projects of common interest, Member States shall, within nine months from the entry into force of this Regulation, take measures to streamline the environmental assessment procedures, notably by sufficient allocation of resources and competencies. These measures shall be without prejudice to obligations resulting from Union legislation.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 With the objective of meeting the time
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall, within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, issue guidance to support Member States in defining and implementing adequate measures and to ensure the coherent application of environmental assessment procedures required under
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall, within three
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 447 #
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 aim to ensure that the decision with regard to
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The competent authority shall
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The competent authority shall issue, without prejudice to relevant requirements under Union and international legislation, the comprehensive decision within the time limit referred to in Article 11(1) according to
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) coordinated scheme: The comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall establish, on a case- by-case basis, a reasonable time
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) coordinated scheme: The comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall establish, on a case- by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions must be issued. The competent authority may take an individual decision on behalf of another national authority concerned, if the decision by that authority is not delivered within the time limit and if the
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) coordinated scheme: The comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall establish, on a case-by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions must be issued. The competent authority may take an individual decision on behalf of another national authority concerned, if the decision by that authority is not delivered within the time limit and if the delay cannot be adequately justified. The competent authority may overrule an individual decision of another national authority, if it considers that the decision is not sufficiently substantiated with regard to the underlying evidence presented by the
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) coordinated scheme: The comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall establish, on a case-by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions must be issued. The competent authority may take an individual decision on behalf of another national authority concerned, if the decision by that authority is not delivered within the time limit and if the delay cannot be adequately justified. The competent authority may overrule an individual decision of another national authority, if
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. collaborative scheme: the comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall, in consultation with the other authorities concerned establish, on a case-by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions can be issued, as well as the resulting total permitting time limit. The competent authority shall monitor the compliance of the time limits by the authorities concerned. If the decision by the authority involved is expected not to be delivered within the time limit, that authority shall inform the competent authority forthwith and include a justification for the delay.
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall endeavour to ensure
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Member State shall choose and apply only such scheme referred to in paragraph 2 that ensures more preferable treatment of the projects of common interest than the treatment valid in the Member State before the applicability of this Regulation.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. To increase transparency for all stakeholders concerned, the competent
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. To increase transparency for all stakeholders concerned, the competent authority shall, within nine months of the entry into force of this Regulation, publish a manual of procedures for the permit granting process applicable to projects of common interest in full conformity with the national legislation of the Member States concerned. The manual shall be updated as necessary and made available to the public. The manual shall at least include the information specified in point 1 of Annex VI.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 3 3. The project promoter shall, within three months of the start of the permit granting process pursuant to paragraph 1(a) of Article 11, elaborate and submit a concept for public participation to the competent authority. The competent authority shall request modifications or approve the concept for public participation within one month. The concept shall at least include the information specified in point 3 of Annex VI. The project promoter shall inform any significant changes of an approved concept to competent authority which may request modifications.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least one public consultation shall be carried out by the project promoter, or, where this is laid down by national legislation, by the competent authority,
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least one public consultation shall be carried out by the project promoter, or, where this is laid down by national legislation, by the competent authority, before submission of the application file to the competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least one public consultation shall be carried out by the project promoter, or, where this is laid down by national legislation, by the competent authority, before submission of the application file to the competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1(a) of . The public consultation shall inform stakeholders referred to in point 2(a) of Annex VI about the project at an early stage and identify the most suitable location or trajectory and the relevant issues to be addressed in the application file. The public consultation shall be technology neutral from the outset, i.e. consider all technology options as listed under Annex II (1a) or a combination thereof. The minimum modalities of this public consultation are specified in point 4 of Annex VI. A report summarising the results of activities related to the participation of the public prior to the submission of the application file shall be prepared by the project promoter and submitted together with the application file to the competent authority, which shall take due account of these results when taking the comprehensive decision.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least one public consultation shall be carried out by the project promoter, or, where this is laid down by national legislation, by the competent authority, before submission of the application file to the competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1(a) of. The public consultation shall inform stakeholders referred to in point 2(a) of Annex VI about the project at an early stage and identify the most suitable location or trajectory and the relevant issues to be addressed in the application file. The minimum modalities of this public consultation are specified in point 4 of Annex VI.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least one public consultation shall be carried out by the project promoter, or, where this is laid down by national legislation, by the competent authority, before submission of the application file to the competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1(a) of Article 11. The public consultation shall inform stakeholders referred to in point 2(a) of Annex VI about the project at an early stage and identify the
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least one public consultation shall be carried out by the project promoter, or, where this is laid down by national legislation, by the competent authority, before submission of the application file for the building permit to the competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1(a) of . The public consultation shall inform stakeholders referred to in point 2(a) of Annex VI about the project at an early stage and identify the most suitable location or trajectory and the relevant issues to be addressed in the application file. The minimum modalities of this public consultation are specified in point 4 of Annex VI. A report summarising the results of activities related to the participation of the public prior to the submission of the application file shall be prepared by the project promoter and submitted together with the application file to the competent authority, which shall take due account of these results when taking the comprehensive decision.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 6 6. For projects likely to have significant adverse cross-border impacts in one or more neighbouring Member States, where Article 7 of Directive 85/337/EEC and the Espoo Convention are applicable, the
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 The project promoter, or, where national legislation so provides, the competent authority, shall establish
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 The project promoter
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Project promoters shall, in addition, publish relevant information by other appropriate information means, to which the public has open access. This shall include, subject to the legislation of the effected Member State, publication in the largest, in terms of distribution, newspapers in the regions and towns on the project's possible routes, as published according to point 4 (a) of Annex VI.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The duration of the permit granting process shall consist of two phases
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The duration of the permit granting process shall consist of two phases
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The duration of the permit granting process shall consist of two phases
Amendment 478 #
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 a period of t
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) the
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part 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
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (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.
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1 For the purpose of establishing the start of the permit granting process, the project promoter(s) shall notify the project to the competent authority of the Member State(s) concerned in written form, and shall include a reasonably detailed outline of the project. No later than two weeks following the receipt of the notification, the competent authority shall accept or
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1 For the purpose of establishing the start of the permit granting process, the project promoter(s) shall notify the project to the competent authority of the Member State(s) concerned in written form, and shall include a reasonably detailed outline of the project. No later than two weeks following the receipt of the notification, the competent authority shall accept or
Amendment 485 #
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; in justified cases the competent authority may extend this time-limit to a period not exceeding 2 years. Member States may set an earlier date for the time- limit if considered appropriate.
Amendment 486 #
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; in justified cases the competent authority may extend this time-limit to a period not exceeding 2 years. Member States may set an earlier date for the time- limit if considered appropriate.
Amendment 487 #
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
Amendment 488 #
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
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Within one month of the start of the permit granting process, pursuant 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
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Within one month of the start of the permit granting process, pursuant 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
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 This detailed schedule shall take into account the provisions of Article 11(2), the concept for public participation pursuant to Article 10(3) and the best applicable authorization process as regards the specificity of the project. For projects crossing the border between two or more Member States, the competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall align their timetables and elaborate a joint schedule.
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. The project promoter shall ensure the completeness and adequate quality of the application file and seek the competent authority's opinion on this as early as possible
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. The project promoter shall ensure the completeness and adequate quality of the application file and seek the competent authority's opinion on this as early as possible during the pre-application procedure. The project promoter shall fully cooperate with the competent authority to meet deadlines and comply with the detailed schedule as defined in paragraph 3.
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The competent authorities concerned shall report at the meetings of the Group on the progress of the permit granting procedures concerning projects of common interest.
Amendment 497 #
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 additional 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.
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 a (new) Article 11 a Network development planning and projects of common interest (1) When drawing up national and regional development plans for transmission networks that could be significantly affected by projects of common interest, and when drawing up EU network development plans for transmission networks, the Member States, the distribution system operators and ENTSO-E shall ensure that the following minimum criteria are complied with: - As a basis for the network development plans, at least three different plausible scenarios for the future development of supply and demand shall be worked out and approved by the regulatory authority. - The scenarios shall be geared in particular to compliance with the Member State’s targets for increasing the share of renewable energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and boosting energy efficiency. - The scenarios and the data that underlie them shall be published on submission to the regulatory authority in accordance with paragraph 2. - The regulatory authority shall conduct at least one public consultation before approval is granted. (2) Provided that the interest in the publication of the grounds underlying the network development plans is not, exceptionally, outweighed by private interests in the protection of personal or commercial data, all data from the transmission system operators which is needed for the independent monitoring of the need for development projects shall be made available to the public. The same requirement shall apply to ENTSO-E in respect of the grounds for the ten-year network development plan in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 714/2009.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V. The draft methodology shall be made public and subject to consultation in accordance with standard Union procedures
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V in particular the consultation of relevant stakeholders, including other infrastructure operators and the respective organizations representing them.
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level taking into account wider socio-economic as well as environmental benefits of energy infrastructure on a regional scale for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V.
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Within three months of the day of
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Within three months of the day of receipt of the methodology, the Agency, after formally consulting
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Within three months of the day of receipt of the methodology, the Agency, after formally consulting
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 3. Within three months of the receipt of the opinion of the Agency, the Commission shall deliver an opinion on the methodology, which it shall forward to the European Parliament and the EU Council for approval, together with the two methodologies.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 4. Within three months of the day of
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 5. Within two weeks of the approval by the Commission, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish their respective methodolog
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 5. Within two weeks of the approval by the Commission, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish their respective methodolog
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 5. Within two weeks of the approval by the Commission, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish the methodology on their websites. They shall transmit the corresponding input data sets as defined in point 1 of Annex V and other relevant network, load flow and market data in a sufficiently accurate form according to national legislations and relevant confidentiality agreements to the Commission and the Agency, upon request. For verification purposes, the Commission or the Agency may request the underlying calculation of the data set to be sent by the ENTSOs for Electricity and Gas. The data shall be valid at the date of the request. The Commission and the Agency
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 6 6. The methodolog
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 7 7. The methodology shall be applied to the cost-benefit analysis under the selection procedure of projects of common interests pursuant to Article 3, under the cross- border allocation of corresponding costs of projects of common interests pursuant to Article 13 and under all subsequent ten- year network development plans for electricity or gas developed by the ENTSOs for Electricity or Gas pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 714/2009 and Regulation (EC) 715/2009.
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 7 7. The methodology shall be applied to the cost-benefit analysis under all subsequent ten-year network development plans for electricity or gas developed by the ENTSOs for Electricity or Gas pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 714/2009 and Regulation (EC) 715/2009, and the main results of the cost-benefit analysis in relevant scenarios must be included in the consultation process and final reporting of the ten-year network development plans.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 7 7. The methodolog
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 8 8. By 31 December 2016, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 8 8. By 31 December 2016, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall jointly submit to the
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 8 8. By 31 December 2016, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall jointly submit to the Commission and the Agency co
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 8 8. By 31 December 2016, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall jointly submit to the Commission and the Agency common electricity and gas market and network model including both electricity and gas transmission, LNG terminals and storage, covering the priority corridors and areas designated in Annex I and elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V. After approval of this model by the Commission according to the procedure set out in paragraphs 2 to 4, it shall be included in the methodology.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 8 8. By 31 December 2016, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall jointly submit to the Commission and the Agency common electricity and gas market and network model including both electricity and gas transmission, LNG terminals and
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 8 8. By 31 December 2016, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall jointly submit to the Commission and the Agency common electricity and gas market and network model including both electricity and gas transmission LNG terminals and storage, covering the priority corridors and areas designated in Annex I and elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V. After approval of this model by the Commission according to the procedure set out in paragraphs 2 to 4, it shall be included in the methodology.
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The investment costs related to a project of common interest falling under the
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The investment costs related to a project of common interest falling under the
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The investment costs related to a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II shall be borne by the transmission system operator(s) of the Member State(s) to which the project provides a net positive impact, and be paid for where possible, given the economic and social situation, by network users through tariffs for network access.
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The investment costs related to a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a)
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the investment costs which can be recovered through tariffs for access to the network, charged to network users in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) 715/2009.
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new) The provisions of this article shall not apply to the investment costs which can be recovered through tariffs for access to the network, charged to network users in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) 715/2009.
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. A benchmarking of investment costs of TSOs will be developed in order to find references and best practises that could guarantee that costs will be incurred in an efficient way. When there are significant unjustified differences regarding costs, a tender could be launched by the Commission to ensure the infrastructure is built in the most efficient costs.
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Significant increases in investment costs shall be notified by the national regulatory authorities and the Agency to the Commission. If no sufficient justification is provided by the project promoter, the Commission may launch a call for proposals open to any project promoter to build the project.
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. National regulatory authorities shall, in cooperation with the Agency, establish a set of adequate indicators to compare unit investment costs between project promoters across Member States.
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part The promoter(s) of a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a)
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new) After the adoption of the first ten-year network development plans based on the methodology pursuant to article 12(7), point (a) shall be mean an updated version of the ENTSO cost-benefit analysis results based on any developments since its publication. The promoter(s) may also include their remarks to the ENTSO cost-benefit analysis results or additional data not covered by the ENTSO analysis.
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5 a (new) The project promoter or the appointed accredited independent party completing the detailed cost-benefit analysis shall submit all data used to calculate the cost- benefit analysis to the Agency, which shall review, evaluate and confirm that the submitted cost-benefit analyses are concluded in objective and neutral way, on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant to Article 12.
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Within six months of the date on which the last request was received by the last of the national regulatory authorities concerned, the national regulatory authorities shall, after the approval by the Agency of the cost-benefit analysis concluded by the project promoter or the appointed accredited independent party and after consultation of the project promoter(s) concerned, take a joint decision on the allocation of investment costs to be borne by each system operator for that project, as well as their inclusion in network tariffs. The national regulatory authorities may decide to allocate only part of the costs or to allocate costs among a package of several projects of common interest.
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 In deciding to allocate costs across borders, the results of the cost-benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant to Article 12 (e.g. the economic, social and environmental costs and benefits of the project(s) in the Member States concerned) and the possible need for financial support shall be taken into account.
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 In deciding to allocate costs across borders, the economic
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part The cost allocation decision shall be notified, without delay, by the national regulatory authorities to the Agency, together with all the relevant information with respect to the decision. In particular, the information shall contain detailed reasons on the basis of which costs were allocated among Member States, such as the following:
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4 The cost allocation decision shall be published.
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4 The cost allocation decision shall be published. Articles 19, 20 and 22 of Regulation (EC) No. 713/2009 are applicable.
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4 The cost allocation decision shall be published.
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 7 7. A copy of all cost allocation decisions, together with all the relevant information with respect to each decision, shall be notified, without delay, by the Agency to the Commission. That information may be submitted in aggregate form. The Commission shall preserve the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information.
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 a (new) Article 13 a Of the funding allocated to energy infrastructure projects, at least two thirds should be assigned to electricity infrastructure projects.
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Where a project promoter incurs higher risks for the development, construction, operation or maintenance of a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, except for hydro-pumped electricity storage projects, gas storage facilities and LNG plants, compared to the risks normally incurred by a comparable infrastructure project, and where such risks are not covered under an exemption pursuant to Article 36 of Directive 2009/73/EC or Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, national regulatory authorities shall ensure that appropriate incentives are granted to that project when applying Article 37(8) of Directive 2009/72/EC, Article 41(8) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Article 14 of
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Where a project promoter incurs higher risks for the development, construction, operation or maintenance of a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, except for hydro-pumped electricity storage projects, gas storage facilities and LNG plants, compared to the risks normally incurred by a comparable infrastructure project, and where such risks are not covered under an exemption pursuant to Article 36 of Directive 2009/73/EC or Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, national regulatory authorities shall ensure that appropriate incentives are granted to that project when applying Article 37(8) of Directive 2009/72/EC, Article 41(8) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, and Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009. Where hydro-pumped electricity storage plants are treated as final consumers in respect of the payment of network charges, the Member States shall in future exempt such plants from the levying of such charges.
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Where a project promoter incurs higher risks for the development, construction, operation or maintenance of a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, except for hydro-pumped electricity storage projects, compared to the risks normally incurred by a comparable infrastructure project, and where such risks are not covered under an exemption pursuant to Article 36 of Directive 2009/73/EC or Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, national regulatory authorities shall ensure that appropriate incentives are granted to that project when applying Article 37(8) of Directive 2009/72/EC, Article 41(8) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, and Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009. This paragraph is without prejudice to the incentives schemes already provided under the national legislation.
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Where a project promoter incurs higher risks for the development, construction, operation or maintenance of a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, except for hydro-pumped electricity storage projects, compared to the risks normally incurred by a comparable infrastructure project, and where such risks are not covered under an exemption pursuant to Article 36 of Directive 2009/73/EC or Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, and taking into account anticipated future costs for energy consumers, national regulatory authorities shall ensure that appropriate incentives are granted to that project when applying Article 37(8) of Directive 2009/72/EC, Article 41(8) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, and Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009.
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Where a project promoter incurs higher risks for the development, construction, operation or maintenance of a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The decision of the national regulatory authorities for granting such incentives shall consider the results of the cost-benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant to Article 12 and in particular the regional or Union-wide positive e
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The decision of the national regulatory authorities for granting such incentives shall consider the results of the cost-benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant to Article 12 and in particular the regional or Union-wide positive externalities generated by the project. The national regulatory authorities shall further analyse the specific risks incurred by the project promoter(s), the risk mitigation measures taken and the justification of this risk profile in view of the net positive impact provided by the project, when compared to a lower-risk alternative. Eligible risks shall notably include risks related to new transmission and distribution technologies, both onshore and offshore, risks related to under-recovery of costs and development risks.
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The decision of the national regulatory authorities for granting such incentives shall consider the overall results of the cost
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The decision of the national regulatory authorities for granting such incentives shall consider the results of the cost-benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant to and in particular the regional or Union-wide positive externalities generated by the project. The national regulatory authorities shall further analyse the specific risks incurred by the project promoter(s), the risk mitigation
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The incentive granted by the decision shall take account of the specific nature of the risk incurred and cover inter alia:
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The incentive granted by the decision shall take account of the specific nature of the risk incurred and cover, among others:
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) regarding a common methodology to evaluate the incurred higher risks of investments in electricity and gas
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) regarding a common methodology to evaluate the incurred higher risks of investments in electricity and gas transmission projects and in smart-grid projects.
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point b (b)
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 5 5. By 31 July 2013, each national regulatory authority, which made a decision on providing additional incentives, shall publish its methodology and the criteria used to evaluate investments in electricity and gas transmission projects and the higher risks incurred by them.
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 5 5. By 31 July 2013, each national regulatory authority shall publish its methodology and the criteria used to evaluate investments in electricity and gas transmission projects and smart network projects and the higher risks incurred by them.
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 5 5. By 31 July 2013, each national
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission may issue guidelines regarding
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Article 14 a Operational coordination 1. In order to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of the Union's energy infrastructure, including projects of common interest, the Agency shall submit to the Commission, within 6 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, their proposal for the design and implementation of appropriate real-time operational coordination. 2. The proposals shall include: a) complete functional specifications, clearly indicating the information to be collected and shared among all interconnected transmission system operators within each interconnected area; b) governance models, including ownership; c) implementation schedules; 3. Within 6 months of the date of receipt of the proposal, the Commission shall consult with all relevant stakeholders and publish a reasoned opinion on the proposal. 4. Within 3 months of the date of the receipt of the Agency's opinion, the Commission shall instruct the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas to start the implementation of the appropriate operational coordination. 5. The operational information referred to in Article 2a shall be made available in real-time to all interconnected system operators and to the Agency. Each system operator shall designate a contact point in charge of answering inquiries concerning such information from the Agency or from other system operators. 6. After an implementation period of 2 years the coordination mechanism shall be subject to an evaluation by the Agency.
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Article 14 a Operational coordination 1. In order to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of the Union's energy infrastructure, including projects of common interest, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and to the Commission, within 6 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, their respective proposals for the design and implementation of appropriate real-time operational coordination, taking into account different regional operational requirements. 2. The proposals shall include: a) complete functional specifications, clearly indicating the information to be collected and shared among all interconnected transmission system operators within each interconnected area; b) implementation schedules; 3. Within 3 months of the date of receipt of the proposals, the Agency shall publish a reasoned opinion on the proposals. 4. Within 3 months of the date of the receipt of the Agency's opinion, the Commission shall instruct the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas to start the implementation of the appropriate operational coordination. 5. The operational information referred to in Article 2a shall be made available in real-time to all interconnected system operators and to the Agency. Each system operator shall designate a contact point in charge of answering inquiries concerning such information from the Agency or from other system operators.
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter V – Article -15 (new) Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – title Eligibility of projects and conditionality for Union financial assistance
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and works and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if they are carried out in the parts of gas infrastructure sectors where the provisions on unbundling of Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas are implemented, including in those Member States where derogations are applied in this regard. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility].
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 and 3 of Annex II
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a)
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II,
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d), 2 and
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d), 2 and
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the project specific cost-benefit analysis pursuant to paragraph 4(a) of provides evidence concerning the existence of significant positive externalities, such as environmental and social benefits, security of supply, solidarity or innovation; and
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in paragraph 3 of shall be taken into account when assessing the project's
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in paragraph 3 of shall be taken into account when assessing the project's commercial viability;
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in paragraph 3 of shall be taken into account when assessing the project's commercial viability;
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 14 shall be taken into account when assessing the project's commercial viability; if several commercially non-viable projects are in competition, all the costs and benefits of each project should be compared and the one which offers the best cost-benefit ratio should be chosen; and
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in paragraph 3 of shall be taken into account when assessing the project's commercial viability; when giving financial support to a project of common interest, it shall be checked that there is no harmful consequences to other commercially viable projects; and
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) the project has received
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) there is no distortion of competition between projects contributing to the fulfilment of the same Union priority corridors.
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) the project does not lead to market distortion by disadvantaging other commercially viable projects.
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(e) and 4 of Annex II shall be also eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for works in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if the concerned project promoters can clearly demonstrate the significant positive externalities generated by the projects and their lack of commercial viability. The financial support already granted to a project of common interest may not be retrospectively recalled should the project lose its project of common interest status. This is without prejudice to any decision by the Court of Auditors.
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in point
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(e)
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(e)
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Projects contributing to energy efficiency and the integration of decentralised renewable energy generation shall receive at least two thirds of the financial support available for energy infrastructure projects.
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines the need to avoid any distortion of competition in particular between projects contributing to the fulfilment of the same Union priority corridor.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Electricity infrastructure projects shall receive at least two thirds of the financial support available for projects for energy infrastructure.
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 a (new) Article 15 a Earmarking of funding for electricity infrastructure 1. Financial support for energy infrastructure shall be earmarked. Projects for electricity infrastructure shall receive at least two thirds of the total financial support available for projects for energy infrastructure.
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) the actual costs and the Union-wide impact of projects of common interest;
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d - third indent (new) – the identification of best and innovative practices with regard to stakeholder involvement and mitigation of environmental impact during permit granting processes and project implementation;
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part The Commission shall establish on the internet, in the official languages of the EU, an infrastructure transparency platform easily accessible to the general public. This platform shall contain the following information:
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) general, regularly updated information, including geographic information and cost, for each
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) regularly updated information on the work of the Groups established pursuant to Article 3(2) including the documents and analyses presented for consideration in the Groups while excluding any commercial secrets contained therein;
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the main results of the ex-ante cost- benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant for the projects of common interest concerned, except for any commercially sensitive information.
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) regularly updated information on the work of the Groups established pursuant to Article 3(2) including the agenda and the minutes of the meetings while excluding any commercially secret information;
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) information about the current list of project of common interest, overview over the stages of the decision making process, as well as agendas for the meetings of the regional groups, along with subsequently publication of minutes and executed decisions.
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) the ex-post impact assessment which describes the Union-wide impacts of the projects of common interest materialised.
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 a (new) Article 18 a Regulation EC No 713/2009 is hereby amended as follows: Art. 22 (a)shall be replaced by the following: Fees shall be due to the Agency for requesting an exemption decision pursuant to Article 9 (1) and any other services provided by the Agency pursuant to [Regulation on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC].
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 (1) Northern Seas offshore grid (
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 (2) North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Electricity’): interconnections between Member States of the region
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 (2) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Western and South Western Europe (‘NSI West Electricity’): interconnections between Member States of the region and with Mediterranean third countries, notably to integrate electricity from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 (2) North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Electricity’): interconnections between Member States of the region and with
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 (2) North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Electricity’): interconnections between Member States of the region and with
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 (2) North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe (“NSI West Electricity”): interconnections between Member States of the region and with
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 Member States concerned: Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland,
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 Member States concerned: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom;
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 Member States concerned: Belgium,
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – point a (new) (a) South-West Sub-corridor (Portugal, Spain and France): increase in interconnection capacity to foster market integration and make full use of renewable energy sources including those being potentially imported from Africa, and
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – point b (new) (b) Central-West Sub-corridor (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Ireland, Great Britain)
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1 (3) North-South electricity interconnections in
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1 (3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Electricity’): interconnections and internal lines in North-South and East-West
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1 (3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1 (3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Electricity’): interconnections and internal lines in North-South and East-West directions to complete the internal market and/or integrate generation from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 2 Member States concerned: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 3 a (new) (3a) North-South electricity interconnections in South Eastern Europe ("NSI South East Electricity"): interconnection and internal lines in North-South directions, connections with countries outside the Union to complete the internal market and integrate generation from renewable energy sources Member States concerned: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia;
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 3 a (new) (3a) Interconnection of isolated Island Electrical Systems to the mainland in order to bring the benefits of the integrated electricity market, increase the renewable energy sources penetration and make a possible transferring of energy from renewable sources to the mainland.
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1 (4) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in electricity (‘BEMIP Electricity’): interconnections between Member States in the Baltic region and reinforcing internal
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 1 (5) North-South gas interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Gas’):
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 1 (5) North-South gas interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Gas’): interconnection capacities for North-South gas flows in Western Europe to
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 1 (5) North-South gas interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Gas’):
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 2 Member States concerned: Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland,
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 2 – point a (new) (a) South corridor (Portugal, Spain and France): increase in interconnection capacity, make full use of possible alternative external supplies, including from Africa, and optimise the existing infrastructure, notably existing liquefied natural gas(LNG) plants and storage facilities;
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 2 – point 6 (new) (b) North-West corridor (Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg and Norway(observer));
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 6 – paragraph 1 (6) North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Gas’):
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 6 – paragraph 1 (6) North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Gas’): regional gas connections and infrastructure between the Baltic Sea region, the Adriatic and Aegean Seas and the Black Sea, including liquefied and compressed gas (LNG and CNG) terminals and storage, notably to enhance diversification and security of gas supply;
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 6 – paragraph 1 (6) North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Gas’): regional gas infrastructures and connections between the Baltic Sea region, the Adriatic and Aegean Seas and the Black Sea, notably to enhance diversification and security of gas supply;
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 6 – paragraph 1 (6) North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Gas’): regional gas connections infrastructure between the Baltic Sea region, the Adriatic and Aegean Seas and the Black Sea, notably to enhance diversification and security of gas supply;
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 6 – paragraph 1 (6) North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Gas’): regional gas
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 7 – paragraph 1 (7) Southern Gas Corridor (‘SGC’):
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 7 – paragraph 1 (7) Southern Gas Corridor (‘SGC’):
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 7 – paragraph 1 (7) Southern Gas Corridor (‘SGC’):
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 7 – paragraph 1 (7) Southern Gas Corridor (‘SGC’): transmission of gas from the Caspian Basin, Central Asia, the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean Basin to the Union to enhance diversification and security of gas supply and routes.
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 8 – paragraph 1 (8) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in gas (
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 8 – paragraph 1 (8) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in gas (‘BEMIP Gas’): infrastructure to end the isolation of the three Baltic States and Finland and their single supplier dependency and to increase diversification
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 3 – point 9 – paragraph 1 (9) Oil supply connections in Central
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 3 – point 9 – paragraph 1 (9) Oil supply
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 3 – point 9 – paragraph 2 Member States concerned: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania.
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 10 – paragraph 1 (10) Smart grids deployment: adoption of smart grid technologies across the Union to efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all users connected to the electricity and gas network, in particular the generation of large amounts of electricity and gas from renewable or distributed energy sources and demand response by consumers;
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 10 – paragraph 1 (10) Smart grids deployment: adoption of smart grid technologies across the Union to efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all users connected to the electricity and gas network, in particular the generation of large amounts of electricity and gas from renewable or distributed energy sources and demand response by consumers;
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 10 – paragraph 1 (10) Smart grids deployment: adoption of smart grid technologies across the Union to efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all users connected to the electricity network, in particular the generation of
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 11 – paragraph 1 Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 11 – paragraph 1 (11) Electricity highways: first electricity highways by 2020, in view of building an electricity highways system across the Union that is capable of: - accommodating ever-increasing wind surplus generation in and around the Northern and Baltic Seas and increasing renewable generation in the East and South of Europe; - connecting these new generation hubs with major storage capacities in Nordic countries and the Alps and with the major consumption centres in Central Europe, and - coping with an increasingly flexible and decentralised electricity demand and supply;
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 12 – paragraph 1 Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 12 – paragraph 1 Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 – point 12 – paragraph 1 Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point a (a) high-voltage overhead transmission lines, if they have been designed for a voltage of 220 kV or more,
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point a (a) high-voltage overhead transmission lines, if they have been designed for a voltage of 220 kV or more, and underground and submarine transmission cables, if they have been designed for a voltage of 150 kV or more; including the medium and low voltage lines of 10kV and more connected to the aforementioned lines.
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point a (a) high-voltage overhead transmission lines, if they have been designed for a voltage of 220 kV or more, and underground and submarine transmission cables, if they have been designed for a voltage of 150 kV or more, including medium- or low-voltage lines designed for a voltage of 10 kV or more which are connected to these high-voltage overhead transmission lines or these transmission cables;
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point c (c) electricity storage facilities used for storing electricity on a permanent or temporary basis in above-ground or underground infrastructure or geological sites
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point c (c) electricity storage facilities used for storing electricity on a permanent or temporary basis in above-ground or underground infrastructure or geological sites
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e (e) any smart grid related equipment or installation,
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e (e) any smart-grid related equipment or installation
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e (e) any equipment or installation, both at transmission and
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e (e) any equipment or installation, both at transmission and medium and low voltage distribution level, aiming at two-way digital communication, real-time or close to real-time, interactive and intelligent monitoring and management of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and consumption within an electricity network in view of developing a network efficiently integrating the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustainable electricity system with low losses and high quality and security of supply and safety;
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e (e) any equipment or installation, both at transmission and medium and low voltage distribution level, aiming at two-way digital communication, real-time or close to real-time, interactive and intelligent monitoring and management of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and consumption within an electricity network in view of developing a network efficiently integrating the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustainable electricity system with low losses and high quality and security of supply and safety;
Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e (e) any equipment or installation, both at transmission and medium and low voltage distribution level, aiming at two-way
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e a (new) (ea) infrastructure associated with supplying electricity for electric or hybrid vehicles;
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e b (new) (eb) port facilities to supply docked vessels with electricity generated on shore instead of electricity generated on board using their own engines;
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 2 – point c (c) reception, storage, transport and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG);
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 2 – point d a (new) (da) any equipment or installation, both at transmission and medium-voltage distribution level, aiming at two-way digital communication, real-time or close to real-time, interactive and intelligent monitoring and management of gas generation, transmission, distribution and consumption within a network in view of developing a network efficiently integrating the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustainable gas system with low losses and high quality and security of supply and safety;
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 3 Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 3 – point a (a) pipelines used to transport crude oil to refineries;
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 4 Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 4 Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 4 Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 4 Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 4 – point b (b) facilities for liquefaction and
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, who have submitted a project potentially eligible for selection, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity. Other relevant stakeholders, including organisations representing concerned producers and consumers and environmental organisations, shall receive an observer status and be able to attend the meetings of the regional groups in order to achieve a broader social acceptance of the project of common interest process and the subsequent implementation of the projects of common interest.
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and the relevant project promoters and stakeholders at regional level, including generators, distribution system operators concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity, .
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity.
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission and distribution system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of
Amendment 706 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 For gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 For gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and the relevant project promoters and stakeholders at regional level, including generators, distribution system operators concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Gas, .
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 For gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities,
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 For gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Gas.
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 Amendment 711 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 For oil
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 For oil
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 For oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories referred to in Annex II(3) and (4), each Group shall be composed of the representatives of the Member States, project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1 and the Commission and the relevant stakeholders at regional level, in particular generators.
Amendment 714 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 For oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories referred to in Annex II(3) and (4), each Group shall be composed of the representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1 and the Commission.
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 a (new) Project promoters and the Agency, while enjoying the rights as members of a Group, shall not hold voting rights and may only attend the final adoption of a proposed list for submission according to Article 3(4) as observers.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 a (new) (1a) Sub-regional groups in accordance with the sub-categories of corridors defined under point 5 of Annex I shall be established. Each sub-regional group shall be subject to the already existing Regional Initiatives in electricity and gas.
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 2 (2) Each Group shall organise its workload in line with regional cooperation efforts pursuant Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC, Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC, Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and other existing regional cooperation structures such as the current electricity and gas Regional Initiatives.
Amendment 718 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 2 (2) Each Group shall organise its workload in line with regional cooperation efforts pursuant Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC, Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC, Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and other existing regional cooperation structures such as the current electricity and gas Regional Initiatives.
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 3 (3) Each Group
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 4 Amendment 721 #
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, consumers
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 4 a (new) (4a) In the process of deciding upon the list of projects of common interest, each Regional Group shall seek to reach consensus only among the Member States that are directly involved in the projects.
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 4 a (new) (4a) Each Group shall publish the agendas and minutes of its meetings on the infrastructure transparency platform referred to in Article 17 of this Regulation.
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 4 b (new) (4b) Member States that are not involved in project under discussion shall not be entitled to block its inclusion on the list of projects of common interest.
Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 4 c (new) (4c)Each Group shall publish its internal rules and an updated list of members and shall make them easily accessible at any time. Each Group shall also publish regularly updated information on the progress of its work as well as its final conclusions and decisions and make them easily accessible.
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 4 a (new) (4a).Each Group shall publish its internal rules and an up-dated list of members and make them easily accessible at any time. Each group shall also publish regularly updated information on the progress of its work as well as its final conclusions and decisions and make them easily accessible.
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1– point 4 a (new) (4a) Each Group shall publish its internal rules and an up-dated list of members and make them easily accessible at any time. Each Group shall also publish regularly updated information on the progress of its work as well as its final conclusions and decisions and make them easily accessible.
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 1 (1)
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 1 (1) Each project promoter shall submit an application for selection as project of common interest to the members of the respective Group, including an assessment of its project(s) with regard to the contribution to implementing the
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 1 (1) Each project promoter shall submit an application for selection as project of common interest to the members of the respective Group, including an assessment of its project(s) with regard to the
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 1 (1) Each project promoter shall submit an application for selection as project of common interest to the members of the respective Group, including an assessment of its project(s) with regard to the contribution to implementing the priorities set out in Annex I, the fulfilment of the relevant criteria defined in Article
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 1 a (new) (1a) Each potential project promoter may submit to the respective Regional Group an assessment of its project with regards to the contribution to implementing the priorities set out in Annex I, and the fulfilment of the relevant criteria defined in Article 4, Annex II and Annex III. The respective Regional Group must deliver a reasoned opinion on the qualification of the projects as project of common interest within a period of 6 months.
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 1 a (new) (1a) Proposed electricity transmission projects failing under the categories set out in point 1(a) to (b) of Annex II must be allowed for deeper scrutiny and consideration by the respective Groups if proposed by relevant stakeholders, and if the as a minimum fulfil the criteria listed in Article 4 point 1, Article 4 point 2(a), and Annex II point 1.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 1 a (new) (1 a) For projects falling under the categories 1 and 2 of Annex II, national regulatory authorities, shall ensure the consistent application of the assessment criteria and the cost-benefit analysis, proposing corrections where necessary
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 2 (2)
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 3 Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 3 (3) Proposed electricity transmission
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 3 (3) Proposed electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in point 1(a) to (d) of Annex II shall be
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 3 (3) Proposed electricity transmission
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 3 (3) Proposed electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in point 1(a) to (d) of Annex II shall either be part of the latest available ten- year network development plan for electricity, developed by the ENTSO for Electricity pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 714/2009 or fulfil the criteria listed in Article 4 point 1, Article 4 point 2(a), and Annex II point 1.
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 3 (3) Proposed electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in point 1(a)
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 4 Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 4 (4)
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 4 (4)
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 4 (4) For all Union-wide lists of projects of common interest adopted after 1
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 4 (4) For all Union-wide lists of projects of common interest adopted after 1 August 2013, proposed gas transmission, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and storage projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II shall be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan for gas, developed by the ENTSO for Gas pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 715/2009.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 5 Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 5 Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 5 Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 5 Amendment 751 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 5 Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 5 (5) Proposed carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the category set out in point 4 of Annex II shall be presented as part of a plan, developed by more than two Member States, for the development of cross-border carbon dioxide transport and storage infrastructure, to be presented by the Member States concerned or entities designated by those Member States to the Commission. The adoption of the final regional list in the Group and the High Level Steering Group (HLSG) should be based on consensus. For this purpose, no unfavourable opinion to the inclusion of each project listed shall have been expressed by any Member State of the Regional Group, for which the project should have significant impacts, in particular on the operation of its energy infrastructures, on its internal market or on its security of supply. If so, the opinion shall be motivated, based in particular on the opinion of the Agency, or the assessment of the Commission for oil and carbon dioxide transport projects.
Amendment 753 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 5 (5) Proposed carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the category set out in point 4 of Annex II shall be presented as part of a plan
Amendment 754 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 6 (6) When evaluating proposed electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II, each Group shall, without prejudice to the provisions of point 4, take account
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point a (a) for electricity transmission, the project
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point a (a) for electricity transmission, the project changes the grid transfer capacity at the border of that Member State with one or several other Member States or at any other relevant cross-section of the same transmission corridor by at least 500
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point b (b) for electricity storage, the project
Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point b (b) for electricity storage, the project provides storage capacity
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point d (d) for gas storage or liquefied/compressed natural gas, the project aims at
Amendment 760 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point d (d) for gas storage or liquefied/compressed natural gas, the project aims at
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point d (d) for gas storage or liquefied/compressed natural gas, the project aims at
Amendment 762 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point d (d) for gas storage or liquefied/compressed natural gas, the project aims at supplying directly or indirectly at least two Member
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e (e) for electricity smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high-
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e (e) for smart grids, the project is designed for
Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e (e) for smart grids, the project
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e (e) for smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e (e) for smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high-
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e (e) for smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high- voltage and medium-voltage
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e (e) for smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high- voltage and medium-voltage
Amendment 770 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e a (new) (ea) it must help to ensure energy solidarity between Member States in response to a temporary or permanent energy shortage in one of them;
Amendment 771 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1 – calculating, for cross-border projects, the impact on the grid transfer capability in both power flow directions, measured in terms of amount of power (in megawatt)
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) Interoperability and secure system operation shall be measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available ten- year network development plan in electricity, notably by assessing the impact of the project on the loss of load expectation for the area of analysis as defined in point 10 of Annex V in terms of generation and transmission adequacy for a set of characteristic load periods, taking into account expected changes in climate-
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) Interoperability and secure system operation shall be measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available ten- year network development plan in electricity, notably by assessing the impact of the project on the loss of load expectation for the area of analysis as defined in point 10 of Annex V in terms of generation and transmission adequacy for a set of characteristic load periods, taking into account expected changes in
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) it must help to ensure energy solidarity between Member States in response to a temporary or permanent energy shortage in one of them;
Amendment 775 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) The measurement of these criteria shall be based only on scenarios that fully consider the targets of the Directive 2009/28/EC, other relevant Union legislation and the long term policy objectives of the 2050 Roadmaps. Deviation from this shall require a written consent by both the Agency and the Commission and such consent is to be published.
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 a (new) (2a) Level of sustainability: This criterion shall be measured by assessing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the environmental impact of electricity grid infrastructure.
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 a (new) (2a) encourage the suppression of existing energy islands
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 – point b (b) Competition shall be measured on the basis of diversification
Amendment 779 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 – point b (b) Competition shall be measured on the basis of diversification, including the facilitation of access to indigenous sources of supply,
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 – point b (b) Competition shall be measured on the basis of diversification at Union level, including the facilitation of access to indigenous sources of supply, taking successively into account diversification of sources, counterparts and routes and the impact of new capacity on the HHI index calculated at capacity level for the area of analysis as defined in point 10 of Annex V.
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 – point d (d) Sustainability shall be measured as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 – point d (d) Sustainability shall be measured as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 – point d (d) Sustainability shall be measured by assessing the environmental impact of the gas infrastructure and as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions, to support the back-up of renewable electricity generation or power-
Amendment 784 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 – point d (d) Sustainability shall be measured as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions, to support the back-up of renewable electricity generation or power- to-gas and biogas transportation, taking into account expected changes in
Amendment 785 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 – point d a (new) (da) it must help to ensure energy solidarity between Member States in response to a temporary or permanent energy shortage in one of them;.
Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 4 – point a (a) Level of sustainability: This criterion shall be measured by assessing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and conformity to the 2020 targets and 2050 low carbon roadmap, and the environmental impact of electricity grid infrastructure;
Amendment 787 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 4 – point a (a) Level of sustainability: This criterion shall be measured by assessing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and conformity to the 2020 targets and 2050 low carbon roadmap, and the environmental impact of electricity grid infrastructure;
Amendment 788 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 4 – point f a (new) (fa) accommodation of significantly higher volumes of low carbon electricity applications such as electric vehicles through advanced technical and market intervention.
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 4 – point f b (new) (fb) it must help to ensure energy solidarity between Member States in response to a temporary or permanent energy shortage in one of them;.
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 4 a (new) Amendment 791 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 5 a (new) (5a) Level of sustainability: This criterion shall be measured by assessing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the environmental impact of oil transport infrastructure.
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – introductory part (1) The methodology shall be based on a common input data set representing the Union’s electricity and gas systems in the years n+5, n+10, n+15, n+20, n+30 and n+
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – introductory part (1) The methodology shall be based on a common input data set representing the Union’s electricity and gas systems in the years n+5, n+10, n+15, n+20, n+30 and n+
Amendment 794 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – introductory part (1) The methodology shall be based on a common input data set representing the Union’s electricity and gas systems in the
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – point a (a) In electricity: scenarios for demand, generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices and calorific values (including biomass, coal,
Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – point a (a) In electricity: scenarios for demand, generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation
Amendment 797 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 1 – point b (b) In gas: scenarios for demand, imports, fuel prices
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 2 (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis and the European Council’s target of an 80-95% reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formally consulting Member States and the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders. The Commission and the Agency shall ensure access to the required commercial data from third parties when applicable.
Amendment 799 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 2 (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis and shall reflect EU’s energy and climate goals as affirmed inter alia by European Council conclusions. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formally consulting Member States and the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders. The Commission and the Agency shall ensure access to the required commercial data from third parties when applicable.
Amendment 800 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 2 (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formal
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 2 (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formal
Amendment 802 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 2 (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be made public and elaborated after formally consulting Member States and
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 2 (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formally
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 2 (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formally consulting Member States and
Amendment 805 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 5 (5) The cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the following costs:
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 5 (5) The cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the following costs: capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure over the technical lifecycle of the project and decommissioning and waste management costs, where relevant. The methodology shall give guidance on discount rates to be used for the calculations. The cost-benefit analysis shall take into account the situation of small and energy isolated Member States with limited number of network users where the market will be unable to self-finance the projects of common interest.
Amendment 807 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 5 (5) The cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the following costs: capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure over the technical lifecycle of the project and decommissioning and waste management costs, as well as other environmental externalities where relevant. The methodology shall give guidance on discount rates to be used for the calculations.
Amendment 808 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 5 (5) The cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the following costs: capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure over the technical lifecycle of the project, personal costs and decommissioning and waste management costs, where relevant. The methodology shall give guidance on discount rates to be
Amendment 809 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 5 a (new) (5a) The cost-benefit analysis must also consider the benefits obtained by an accelerated project realisation due to a technology-neutral permitting procedure considering the use of all technology options as listed under Annex II (1a) or a combination thereof, even if these may entail higher investment costs at the outset.
Amendment 810 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 6 – introductory part (6) For electricity transmission and storage, the cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the impacts on the indicators defined in Annex III. In line with the methods applied for the elaboration of the
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 6 – introductory part (6) For electricity transmission and storage, the cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the impacts on the indicators defined in Annex I
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 6 – point e a (new) (ea) Congestion in the electricity network.
Amendment 813 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 6 – point e a (new) (ea) Congestion in the electricity network.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 7 – introductory part (7) For gas, the cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account
Amendment 815 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 7 – point c (c) Probability and quantity of energy not being supplied and increase in security and quality of supply and sources of supply;
Amendment 816 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 7 – point c (c) Probability and quantity of energy not being supplied and increase in security and quality of supply at Union level;
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 7 – point d (d) Contribution to the integration of different gas market areas and the lifting of isolation of less-favoured and island regions,
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 7 – point e a (new) (ea) Contribution to a more balanced supply of the different entry points into the European gas network maximising the already existing import facilities.
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 9 (9) The detailed method used to take into account the indicators referred to in points 6 to 8 shall be elaborated after formally consulting the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders especially all gas infrastructure operators.
Amendment 820 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 9 (9) The detailed method used to take into account the indicators
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 11 (11) The methodology shall define the analysis to be carried out, based on the relevant input data set, by
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 11 (11) The methodology shall define the analysis to be carried out, based on the relevant input data set, by calculating the results of the objective function with and without each project. The analysis shall identify the Member States on which the project has net positive impacts (beneficiaries) and those Member States on which the project has a net negative impact (cost bearers). Each cost-benefit analysis shall include sensitivity analyses concerning the input data set, the commissioning date of different projects in the same area of analysis and other relevant parameters, as well as risk assessment.
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 12 (12) Transmission, underground storage, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and distribution system operators shall exchange the information necessary for the elaboration of the methodology, including the relevant network and market modelling. Any transmission or distribution system operator collecting information on behalf of other transmission or distribution system operators shall give back to the participating transmission and distribution
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 12 (12) Transmission
Amendment 825 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 12 (12) Transmission, underground storage, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and distribution system operators shall exchange the information necessary for the elaboration of the methodology, including the relevant network and market modelling. Any transmission or distribution system operator collecting information on behalf of other transmission or distribution system operators shall give back to the participating transmission and distribution system operators the results of the collection of data. For the common electricity and gas market and network model set out in paragraph 8 of Article 12, the input data set referred to in point 1 shall cover the years n+10, n+20 and n+30 and the model shall allow for a full assessment of economic, social and environmental impacts, notably including external costs such as those related to greenhouse gas and conventional air pollutant emissions or security of supply.
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 12 (12) Transmission, storage, liquefied and compressed natural gas (LNG/CNG) terminal and distribution system operators shall exchange the information necessary for the elaboration of the methodology, including the relevant network and market modelling. Any transmission or distribution system operator collecting information on behalf of other transmission or distribution system operators shall give back to the participating transmission and distribution system operators the results of the collection of data. For the common electricity and gas market and network model set out in paragraph 8 of Article 12, the input data set referred to in point 1 shall cover the years n+10, n+20 and n+30 and the model shall allow for a full assessment of economic, social and environmental impacts, notably including external costs such as those related to greenhouse gas and conventional air pollutant emissions or security of supply.
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 12 (12) Transmission and distribution system operators shall exchange the information necessary for the elaboration of the methodology, including the relevant network and market modelling. Any transmission or distribution system operator collecting information on behalf of other transmission or distribution system
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 12 (12) Transmission and distribution system operators shall exchange the information necessary for the elaboration of the methodology, including the relevant network and market modelling. Any transmission or distribution system operator collecting information on behalf of other transmission or distribution system operators shall give back to the participating transmission and distribution system operators the results of the collection of data. For the common electricity and gas market and network model set out in paragraph 8 of Article 12,
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 12 a (new) (12a) To establish the proposed methodology, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall extensively consult the users group representing all relevant stakeholder associations. The users group shall meet at least twice before the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas submit the methodology to the Agency and the Commission, as set out in article 12 (2). Each association shall have the right to nominate two members to the users group. The proceeding and results of the meetings shall be made public to guarantee full transparency.
Amendment 830 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 1 – point a a (new) (aa) An overview about the decision- making process including national grid development plans, ten year network development plan, identification as project of common interest in the regional groups and links to the websites of these processes;
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 1 a (new) (1a) The manual should be straightforward and not add to the existing legislation in the field.
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 2 – introductory part (2) To increase public participation in the permit granting process and ensure continuous information and dialogue with the public before, the following
Amendment 833 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 2 – point a (a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations or groups, shall be extensively informed and consulted at an early stage, when alternatives proposed by the public can still be taken into account and in an open and transparent manner. Where relevant, the competent authority shall actively support the activities undertaken by the project promoter.
Amendment 834 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 2 – point a (a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant national, regional and local authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 2 – point a (a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant authorities, including the local authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations or groups, shall be extensively informed and consulted at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner. Where relevant, the competent authority shall actively support the activities undertaken by the project promoter.
Amendment 836 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 2 – point a (a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations or groups, shall be extensively informed and consulted at an
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 2 – point b (b) Competent authorities shall ensure that public consultation procedures for projects of common interest are concentrated where possible. Each public consultation shall cover all subject matters relevant to the particular stage of the procedure
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 2 – point c (c) Comments and objections shall be admissible from the beginning of the public consultation until the expiry of the deadline only. To allow substantial input by the public and relevant stakeholders, the consultation should have a sufficient duration. Information regarding the starting date and deadline of the consultation should be published significantly prior to the start of the consultation.
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 3 – point b (b) the measures envisaged, including proposed general locations and dates of dedicated meetings;
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 4 – introductory part (4) In the context of the public consultations to be carried out before submission of the application file, the relevant parties shall at least:
Amendment 841 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 4 – point a (a) publish an information leaflet of no more than 15 pages, giving, in a clear and concise manner, an overview of the purpose and preliminary timetable of the project, at least three alternative routes considered, expected impacts, including of cross-border nature, and possible mitigation measures, which shall be published significantly prior to the consultation to allow an early information of the public;
Amendment 842 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 4 – point b (b) inform all stakeholders affected about the project through the website referred to in (7) and other appropriate information means, assuring that all interested stakeholders are informed at a point in time, which allows for their substantial participation;
Amendment 843 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 4 a (new) (4a) The dedicated meetings referred to in point 4(c) shall take place in a location and at a time allowing the greatest number of stakeholders to take part. The competent authority may require project promoters to facilitate the attendance by stakeholders who would otherwise be unable to attend for financial or other reasons.
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 5 – introductory part (5) The project website shall make
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – point 5 – point b (b) the project and public consultation planning, clearly indicating dates and locations for public consultations and hearings, and the subject matters relevant for those hearings;
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) coordinated scheme: The comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall establish, on a case-by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions must be issued. The competent authority may take an individual decision on behalf of another national authority concerned, if the decision by that authority is not delivered within the time limit and if the delay cannot be adequately justified. The competent authority may overrule an individual decision of another national authority, if
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall endeavour to ensure that appeals challenging the substantive or procedural legality of a comprehensive decision are handled in the most efficient way possible and are given priority in the administrative or judicial systems.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 3 3. The project promoter shall, within three months of the start of the permit granting process pursuant to paragraph 1(a) of Article 11, elaborate and submit a concept for public participation to the competent authority. The competent authority shall request modifications or approve the concept for public participation within one month. The concept shall at least include the
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. At least
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 6 6. For projects likely to have significant adverse cross-border impacts in one or more neighbouring Member States, where Article 7 of Directive 2001/42/EC, Article 7 of Directive 85/337/EEC
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Project promoters shall, in addition, publish relevant information by other appropriate information means, to which the public has open access. This shall include, subject to the legislation of the Member State concerned, publication in the largest, in terms of distribution, newspapers in the regions and towns on the project's possible routes, according to point 4 (a) of Annex VI.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Within one month of the start of the permit granting process, pursuant 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
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Within one month of the start of the permit granting process, pursuant to paragraph 1(a), the competent authority shall identify, in close cooperation with the other authorities concerned, the scope of
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) the national and regional authorities, stakeholders, and the public likely to be concerned;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) the authorities, stakeholders, and the public
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) the relevant regional authorities, stakeholders, and the public likely to be concerned;
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) the individual stages of the procedure
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. The project promoter shall ensure the completeness and adequate quality of the application file and seek the competent authority's opinion on this as early as possible during the pre-application
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 5. Within one month of the receipt of the application file, the competent authorit
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The investment costs related to a project of
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) an impact assessment of the investment in the individual regions covered by the project, specifying how the infrastructures will help to increase their competitiveness.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new) After the adoption of the first ten-year network development plans based on the methodology pursuant to Article 12(7), point (a) shall include an updated version of the ENTSO cost-benefit analysis results based on any developments since its publication. The promoter(s) may also include their remarks to the ENTSO cost- benefit analysis results or additional data not covered by the ENTSO analysis.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The incentive granted by the decision shall take account of the specific nature of the risk incurred and cover, among others:
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point d Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 5 5. By 31 July 2013, each national regulatory authority, which made a decision on providing additional incentives, shall publish its methodology and the criteria used to evaluate investments in electricity and gas transmission projects and the higher risks incurred by them.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d), 2 and
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the project specific cost-benefit analysis pursuant to paragraph 4(a) of provides evidence concerning the existence of significant positive externalities, such as environmental and social benefits, security of supply, solidarity or innovation;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(e) and 4 of Annex II shall be also eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants, loans or loan guarantees for works in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if the concerned project promoters can clearly demonstrate the significant positive externalities generated by the projects and their lack of commercial viability.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Projects effectively contributing to energy efficiency and integration of distributed renewable energy production shall receive at least two thirds of the financial support available for projects for energy infrastructure.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) the way in which the regional authorities are involved in the implementation of projects, with particular emphasis on their active participation in the stages at which investments are made in the regions concerned.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph -1 (new) (-1) Information about the current list of priority projects, overview over the stages of the decision making process as well as dates and agendas for the meetings of the regional groups, along with sub-sequent publication of minutes and any decisions taken shall be made public.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) general, regularly updated information, including geographic information (including GIS print-outs), maps and social and economic information on the areas concerned (especially relating to the population), for each project of common interest;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) the funds allocated and disbursed by the Union for each project of common interest;
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (cb) the way in which the regional authorities are involved in the implementation of projects, with particular emphasis on their active participation in the stages at which investments are made in the regions concerned;
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new) (cc) developments regarding the investments already made and possible obstacles to projects of common interest which may prevent their normal implementation within the time limits agreed with the competent authorities.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – introductory part (2) North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe (“NSI West Electricity”): interconnections between Member States of the region and with Mediterranean third countries or projects implemented by the outermost regions, notably to integrate electricity from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 1 – point 3 – introductory part (3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 1 – point 4 a (new) (4a) Interconnection in the outermost regions ('POSEI ORs - ELECTRICITY'): improved regional sustainability and energy efficiency, notably to integrate electricity from renewable energy sources. Member States concerned: all those with outermost regions.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 2 – point 8 a (new) (8a) Outermost Region Gas Corridor ('POSEI ORs - GAS'): infrastructure to facilitate the transmission of gas in the outermost regions, to enhance the diversification of gas supply. Member States concerned: all those with outermost regions.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 4 – point 11 – introductory part Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 3 – point 1 – introductory part (1) Oil supply
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 a (new) 4a. OPTIMISATION OF ISLAND ENERGY SYSTEMS
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point c a (new) (ca) Reversible pump storage systems linked to the exploitation of geothermal energy, notably in isolated island systems.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – introductory part (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, regional and local authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 1 – point 1 – introductory part (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States (including any regions and autonomous communities involved in the project), national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 1 – point 1 – introductory part (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II,
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 For gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States (including any regions and autonomous communities involved in the project), national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Gas.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 For gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, local and regional authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Gas.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 For oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories referred to in Annex II(3) and (4), each Group shall be composed of the representatives of the Member States (including any regions and autonomous communities involved in the project), project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1 and the Commission.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 For oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories referred to in Annex II(3) and (4), each Group shall be composed of the representatives of the Member States, local and regional authorities, project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1 and the Commission.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 1 – point 1 a (new) (1a) Project promoters and the Agency, while enjoying the other rights as members of a Group, shall not hold voting rights and may only attend the final adoption of a proposed list for submission according to Article 3(4) as observers.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – 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.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 1 – point 4 (4) Each Group shall consult the organisations representing relevant stakeholders, including producers, distribution system operators, suppliers, consumers, and
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 1 – point 4 (4) Each Group shall consult the organisations representing relevant stakeholders, including producers, distribution system operators, suppliers, consumers, and, for the tasks set out in paragraph 2 of Article 3, organisations for environmental protection. The Group may organise hearings or consultations, where relevant for the accomplishments of it tasks.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 2 – point 1 (1) Each project promoter shall submit an application for selection as project of common interest to the members of the respective Group, including an assessment of its project(s) with regard to the
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 3 – part 2 – point 3 Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point a (a) for electricity transmission, the project changes the grid transfer capacity at the border of that Member State with one or several other Member States or in an outermost region, or at any other relevant cross-section of the same transmission corridor by at least 500 Megawatt compared to the situation without commissioning of the project;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point c (c) for gas transmission, the project concerns investment in reverse flow capacities or changes the capability to transmit gas across the border(s) of the concerned Member State by at least 10% compared to the situation prior to the commissioning of the project, or investment made in an outermost region;
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point d (d) for gas storage or liquefied/compressed natural gas, the project aims at supplying
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 – point e (e) for smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high- voltage and medium-voltage level designed for a voltage of 10kV or more. It involves transmission and distribution system operators from at least two Member States or an outermost region, which cover at least 100,000 users that generate or consume electricity or do both in a consumption area of at least 300 Gigawatthours/year, of which at least 20% originate from non dispatchable resources.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 2 – point c (c) Interoperability and secure system operation shall be measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available ten- year network development plan in
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 2 – point c a (new) (ca) sustainability shall be measured by assessing environmental impact of electricity grid infrastructure;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 3 – point d (d) Sustainability shall be measured as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions, to support the back-up of renewable electricity generation or power- to-gas and biogas transportation, taking into account expected changes in
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 3 – point d (d) Sustainability shall be measured by assessing the environmental impact of the infrastructure and as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions, to support the back-up of renewable electricity generation or power-
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 4 – point 5 – point c a (new) (ca) sustainability shall be assessed on the basis of environmental performance and efficiency of transmission and environmental impact of infrastructure.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 1 – introductory part (1) The methodology shall be based on a common input data set representing the Union's electricity and gas systems in the years n+5, n+10, n+15, n+20, n+30 and n+
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 2 (2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formally consulting Member States and the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders including academia and environmental organisations, and shall be made available to the public. The Commission and the Agency shall ensure access to the required commercial data from third parties when applicable.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 5 (5) The cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the following costs: capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure over the technical lifecycle of the project and decommissioning and waste management costs,
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 6 – introductory part (6) For electricity transmission and storage, the cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the impacts on the indicators defined in Annex I
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 6 – point c (c) Future costs for new generation and transmission investment over the technical lifecycle of the project, with future cost assumptions based on Union targets and trajectory of decarbonisation of its energy system being successfully implemented;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 6 – point e a (new) (ea) net loss or gain of ecosystem services.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 5 – point 12 (12) Transmission and distribution system operators shall exchange the information necessary for the elaboration of the methodology, including the relevant network and market modelling. Any transmission or distribution system operator collecting information on behalf of other transmission or distribution system operators shall give back to the
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 6 – point 2 – point a (a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant national, regional and local authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations or groups, shall be extensively informed and consulted at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner. Where relevant, the competent authority shall actively support the activities undertaken by the project promoter.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 6 – point 2 – point a (a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations or groups, shall be extensively informed and consulted at an early stage – no later than the start of the licensing procedure – and in an open and transparent manner. Where relevant, the competent authority shall actively support the activities undertaken by the project promoter.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 6 – point 2 – point a (a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant local, regional and national authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations or groups, shall be extensively informed and consulted at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner. Where relevant, the competent authority shall actively support the activities undertaken by the project promoter.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 6 – point 3 – point b (b) the measures envisaged, including proposed general locations and dates of dedicated meetings;
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 6 – point 4 a (new) (4a) The dedicated meetings referred in point 4 point (c) of this annex shall take place in a location and at a time allowing the greatest number of stakeholders to take part. The competent authority may require project promoters to facilitate the attendance by stakeholders who would otherwise be unable to attend for financial or other reasons
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Within its energy infrastructure priorities the Commission should allow for the special case of island energy systems.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Evaluation of the current TEN-E framework has clearly shown that this policy, while making a positive contribution to selected projects by giving them political visibility, lacks vision, focus, and flexibility to fill identified infrastructure gaps and the European Union is far from ready to meet future challenges in this field.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The present economic climate underscores the need to adopt an integrated approach to energy matters, taking into account their economic, environmental, and social aspects. It is essential to pay heed to the beneficial and adverse side effects when carrying out the work required to ensure, in the medium and long term, that all European citizens will have access to safe, sustainable, and affordable energy.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20% and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing energy infrastructure, finalizing works in progress and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20% and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Despite its legal existence as defined in Directives 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas, the internal market in energy remains fragmented due to
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The Union's energy infrastructure should be upgraded in order to prevent and increase its resilience to natural or man- made disasters, adverse effects of climate change and threats to its security by a decentralised architecture tending to energy self-sufficiency of local territories, notably concerning European critical infrastructures as set out in Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) The fact that the outermost regions depend greatly on imported fossil fuels imposes high additional costs on their growth and economic development. These regions have a role to play as natural laboratories for renewables and electricity and natural gas transmission, and this should be boosted by pursuing projects of common interest aimed at diversifying the regional energy base and enhancing sustainability and energy efficiency, thus helping to meet the targets laid down in the Europe 2020 strategy.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) This Regulation lays down rules for the timely development and interoperability of trans-European energy networks in order to achieve the Treaty's energy policy objectives to ensure the functioning of the internal energy market and security of supply in the Union, to reduce dependence on imports, to promote energy efficiency and energy saving and the development of new and renewable forms of energy, and to promote the interconnection of energy networks. By pursuing these objectives, this proposal contributes to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and brings benefits to the entire Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 а (new) (13а) With a view to achieving the energy policy objectives, the Regulation should encourage arrangements for consultation with the regional bodies involved in the process at the relevant stage of the permit issuing procedure.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based on common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. For electricity and gas, proposed projects should be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan. This plan should notably take account of the conclusions of the 4 February European Council with regard to the need to integrate peripheral energy markets and establish the roll out of smart grid infrastructure.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The Union-wide list of projects of common interest should be limited to projects which contribute the most to the implementation of the strategic energy infrastructure priority corridors and the smart grids deployment priority thematic area
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Projects of common interest should be implemented as quickly as possible and should be closely monitored and evaluated, while keeping the administrative burden for projects promoters, particularly with regard to small and medium-sized enterprises, to a minimum. The Commission should nominate European coordinators for projects facing particular difficulties.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Projects of common interest should be implemented as quickly as possible and should be closely monitored and evaluated, while keeping the administrative burden for projects promoters to a minimum. The Commission should nominate European coordinators
Amendment 41 #
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 for under Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC are met. There is a need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance and in the interest of cost-effectiveness, where infrastructure could be minimised through energy efficiency policies, where existing national and cross-border infrastructure can be upgraded or modernised and where new infrastructure is needed and can be built alongside existing energy or transport infrastructure.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The establishment of a single competent authority at national level
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The establishment of a single competent authority at national level integrating or coordinating all permit granting procedures ("one-stop shop")
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) When the various trans-European networks are being planned, preference should be given to integrating transport, communication and energy networks in order to ensure that as little land as possible is taken up, whilst ensuring, where possible, that existing and/or disused routes are reused, in order to reduce to a minimum any social, economic, environmental and financial impact and the burden on the land.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) Despite the existence of established standards for the participation of the public in environmental decision-making procedures, additional measures are needed to ensure
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22a) Energy infrastructure, especially where backed up by and/or supplemented by transport networks, should be planned and finalised in such a way as to ensure that no columns of vehicles or trains transport oil through or near residential areas, in order to avoid endangering residents’ safety.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by accelerating permit granting and
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 4. 'project of common interest' means a project
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish a Regional Group (
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. If before the entry into force of this regulation, already existing groups or other bodies, have been working on selecting projects of significant importance for the EU energy systems, Groups referred to in paragraph 2 shall take due account of the work already carried out in these groups or bodies. Whenever already existing groups or other bodies have previously agreed on projects or lists of projects of significant importance for the EU, the information on these projects or lists shall be transferred to the Groups referred to in paragraph 2 and will form the basis of the PCI selection process. The provisions of Article 2(5)(a) shall be without prejudice to the rights of any project promoter to submit to the members of the respective Group an application for selection as project of common interest .
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and according to their fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 4. Each individual proposal for a project shall require the provisional approval of the Member State(s), to the territory of which the project relates before its inclusion in the final proposed list submitted under paragraph 4.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. When an individual proposal for a project does not receive the provisional approval of one of the Member States, the Member State in question shall give a written explanation of its objection to the Group. After allowing the project promoters to address the subject of the objection, the Group may adopt, by unanimity minus one, the inclusion of the project into the proposed list with a note of the objection.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, the Agency shall submit, within
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 7 7. Following the Commission decision
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the p
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves one outermost region or at least two Member States, either by directly crossing the border of one or more Member States or by being located on the territory of one Member State and having a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States, with the exception of isolated island energy systems, either by directly crossing the border of one or more Member States or by being located on the territory of one Member State and having a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States, either by directly crossing the border of one or more Member States or by being located on the territory of one Member State and having a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV, with the exception of projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II;
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) concerning electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to sustainable development and at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 – sustainability
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 – security of supply, among others, through interoperability, and secure and reliable system operation;
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new) - connection of new generation units to the grid, including renewable energy, allowing power evacuation;
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part (b) concerning gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to sustainable development and at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – security of supply
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 – competition
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 1 – security of supply
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. When ranking projects contributing to
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The Agency and the Groups shall monitor the progress achieved in implementing the projects of common interest. The Groups may request additional information provided in accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, verify the provided information on site and convene meetings with the relevant parties. The Groups may also request the Agency to take measures to facilitate the implementation of projects of common interest. These measures should be taken in close cooperation with relevant national regulatory authorities and transmission system operators.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. By the 31 March of each year following the year of selection as project of common interest pursuant to Article 4, project promoters shall submit an annual report, for each project falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, to the Agency or, for projects falling under the categories set out in points 3 and 4 of Annex II, to the respective Group. The report shall be also submitted to the concerned competent authorities referred to in article 9. This report shall detail:
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The Agency or respective Group may request that the report be produced or reviewed by an external independent expert before submission.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. Within three months of the receipt of the annual reports, the Agency shall submit to the Groups a consolidated report for the projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, evaluating the progress achieved and proposing, where appropriate, measures to overcome the delays and difficulties encountered. These measures may include sanctions for any unnecessary delays caused by project promoters. The evaluation shall also include, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(8) and (9) of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009, the consistent implementation of the Union-
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. If the construction and commissioning of a project of common interest is delayed
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a (a)
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b (b) If the
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new) Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b b (new) Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b c (new) Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part A project of common interest may be removed from the Union-wide list of projects of common interest according to the procedure set in the second sentence of
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 Projects, which are withdrawn from the Union-wide list, lose all rights and obligations arising from this Regulation for projects of common interest. This article shall be without prejudice to any Union financing paid to the project prior to the withdrawal decision unless the decision was based on wilful deception under point (c).
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 a (new) Only in the event that energy infrastructure projects in transit through peripheral and/or island regions, also for the purpose of supplying the latter regions, should lose their status as projects of common interest, infrastructure links between these regions and the European network shall nevertheless be guaranteed.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate, in agreement with the Member States concerned, a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) promote the project(s), for which he or she has been designated European coordinator and the cross-border dialogue between the project promoters and all concerned stakeholders, which specifically include regional and local authorities;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) promote the project(s), for which he or she has been designated European coordinator and the cross-border dialogue between the project promoters, the regional and local authorities, the autonomous communities and all concerned stakeholders;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) advise project promoters on the financial package for the project;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit granting procedures, implying a need to remove all bureaucratic obstacles to their rapid implementation, where and in the manner such treatment is provided for in national legislation applicable to the corresponding type of energy infrastructure.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The adoption of the Union-wide list of projects of common interest shall establish the public interest and necessity of these projects within the Member States concerned and shall be acknowledged as such by all parties concerned, which specifically include regional and local authorities and citizens affected by the measures.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The adoption of the Union-wide list of projects of common interest shall establish
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall, within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, issue guidance to support Member States in defining and implementing adequate measures and to ensure the coherent application of environmental assessment procedures required under EU legislation for projects of common interest, and shall monitor its application.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 98 #
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 endeavour to ensure that the decision with regard to the
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) integrated scheme: the comprehensive decision issued by the competent authority is the sole legally binding decision resulting from the statutory permit granting procedure. Where other authorities are concerned by the project, these
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