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2133 Amendments of Paolo BORCHIA

Amendment 19 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
– given the available legislation, rules and technical and scientific papers on the use of geothermal energy for heating and cooling through heat pumps (also known as geoexchange, shallow geothermal or ground-source heat pumps or GSHP);
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the industry estimates that using geothermal technology and ground- source heat pumps for heating and cooling can supply more than 25 % of the heating and cooling consumed in Europe and over 10 % of its electrical power;
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. given the need to provide a shared and multilingual terminological glossary to the geothermal sector which makes explicit basic concepts concerning, for example, the use of deep, electric, high- enthalpy geothermal energy or of shallow, geoexchange, very low-enthalpy geothermal energy for heating and cooling via water-to-water heat pumps;
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, according to industry estimates, more than 10 % of the EU's electricity could be produced by fully renewable geothermal energy sources (geothermal electricity or high-enthalpy geothermal);
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 46 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas geothermal district heating has significant potential for the heating and cooling of urban centres located in areas with particular geological and hydrogeological characteristics, which could contribute to building local 'energy communities' and to collective self-sufficiency in renewable energy consumption;
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the development of technologies has broadened the area suitable for cost-efficient geothermal projects and their scope; stresses the potential of low-temperature, shallow geothermal resources that arcould potentially be available in all Member States;
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to explore methods of collecting different types of geological data from public and private entities with a view to organising, systematising and making ithem available to the public; notes via dedicated WebGIS platforms; while noting that this should be achieved in compliance with confidentiality requirements and data protection rules, and, where necessary, include incentives and compensation for data sharing by private entities;
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 157 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that for areas with insufficient subsurface data, governments can play a role in funding geothermal resource mapping and exploratory drilling; welcomes the fact that some Member States have already taken steps in this direction; calls for EU funding to support this data collection with a view to creating an EU-wide atlas of geothermal potentialenergy's potential for heating and cooling (geoexchange) and also energy production;
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the requirements of mining laws designed for large-scale mining projects are difficult to uphold in much smaller-scale geothermal projects; calls on the Member States to review and simplify existing mining laws, where necessary, or to develop dedicated permitting rules for geothermal; asks the Commission to provide guidelines to ensure the requisite level of coherence, potentially by setting thresholds based on each plant's rated input;
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that permits for geothermal installations producing electricity must be made extensible to cover the extraction of lithium or the production of hydrogen from existing capacity under the same lease;
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2023/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes at the same time that industry regulations concerning the setting up of geothermal heating and cooling systems (geoexchange, shallow geothermal or GSHP) require a simplified approach as regards the systems' generally shallow installation depth, the value of investments, all potential added value and their generally negligible environmental impact; it will, in particular, be necessary to establish specific closed-loop circuits (with geothermal probes) and open-loop systems (where water is pumped from an aquifer and is then discharged either there or into a surface water body);
2023/10/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU recognises the potential of start-ups and scale-ups to drive innovation, economic growth and job creation within the EU, address societal challenges, promote a sustainability and contribute to the objectives set out le pathway for Europe’s energy transition, as well as recognising the European Green Deal,ir potential in the digital Europe programme, the new European innovation agenda and the updated EU industrial strategy;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop comprehensive policies, regulations and strategies that are aligned withstrategies that support the European start- up and scale-up initiative, while avoiding overregulation, and foster a favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups, encompassing access to finance, regulatory simplification, talent retention and acquisition, and support for internationalisation;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the creation of the European Innovation Council Fund to support innovative start-ups, designed to ensure easy access, fast transfer and effective use of these means;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the European Investment Fund and national development banks to increase their investments in start- ups and scale-ups, particularly those operating in emerging and high-potential sectors and whose share capital is primarily owned by under 35s;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls onEncourages the Member States and the Commission, where applicable, to establish entrepreneur-friendly tax regimes, incentives and simplified administrative procedures to attract and retain talent, incentivise investment, also through tax breaks for private investors who decide to support start-ups and scale-ups, and encourage entrepreneurship;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends the establishment of regional start-up ecosystems that support local entrepreneurship, innovation hubs and incubators, and leverage each region’s strengths and resources; encourages these regional start-up ecosystems to provide opportunities for ideas and best practices to be exchanged;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the Commission to consideassess the need for further measures to open up government and public sector data sets, in compliance with current regulations and in line with the European data strategy, enabling real-time data insights that empower better decision- making and drive innovation for start-ups and scale-ups;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Commission to consideassess the need for additional measures to ensure that start-ups and scale-ups are able to access and use data for research and to apply AI technology to solve day-to-day challenges, and that they benefit from the widest possible range of public and private data setspublic and private data sets, in compliance with current regulations and in line with the European data strategy;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Implores the Commission to develop and adopt a ‘Start-up Test’, along the same lines as the SME Test that it adopted in 2021, in order to better assess the impact of legislation focusing on innovation, financing and competitiveness, and ensure that there is not overregulation discouraging the creation and development of start-ups in Europe;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 48 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas SMRs offer a lower initial capital investment, greater scalability and siting flexibility for locations unable to accommodate more traditional larger reactors, and now have the potential for enhanceda high level of inherent safety and security compared to earlier designs as well as the improved waste management offered by certain technologies;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that as electrification is a key element in all transition scenarios, nuclear energy, as a low-carbon source of energy with a strong domestic industry, will be a necessary part of the solution which can supplement and stabilise intermittent renewable sources;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 157 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises that a basic condition for SMRs to develop in the EU is to ensure that a conducive policy and regulatory framework which facilitates connection to the grid is in place;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that the implementation of appropriate contractual and financial mechanisms (such as long-term bilateral contracts, power purchase agreements, etc.) is needed to provide long-term predictability;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 188 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Harmonisation of licensing and usage regimes
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 194 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises that the business model of SMR producers will rely on the series effect of building a large number of similar SMRs in different countries; notes that design standardisation isof design and the licensing process are key to unlocking the competitive advantages of mass production;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 206 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that regulatory bodies should create, including by means of multilateral agreements and cooperation, the conditions to ease the licensing process of SMRs;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. 21a. (new): Stresses the overriding importance of guaranteeing, also taking into account mutual interactions, the three essential 'S's of using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes (safety, security and safeguards) and of investigating the specific and peculiar aspects of small modular reactors and their fuel cycles;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. 21b. (new): Invites European utilities to develop specific requirements for the use of small modular reactors and their electrical and non-electrical applications, also in cooperation with other international utilities.
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 226 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the fact that the Euratom research and training programme already funds research projects related to the safety and licensing of SMR technologies; emphasises, however, that more coordinated funding is needed, focused on the factors enabling the rapid development and use of technology in Europe;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the establishment of a new joint undertakcollaboration and participation between the European nuclear industry to be fostered and financed with a view to developing ofor SMRs and advanced modular reactor technology;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 251 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Recognises the importance of identifying the main challenges in adapting the value chain to the specific characteristics of SMRs compared with high-power reactors and the need for consultations both with vendors and a large number of supply chain suppliers, as well as with the utilities that will have to acquire and subsequently operate these reactors;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 268 #

2023/2109(INI)

29. Emphasises that R&D should not only focus on the needs of the first generation of SMR light water reactors, expecte, which are expected to be connected to the grid by the beginning of the 2030s, but should also further support fourth- generation types of reactors, the so-called ‘advanced modular reactors’ and their advanced fuels and fuel cycles;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 284 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10
Decommissioning and Waste mManagement
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 286 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Recognises the need to provide uniform rules regarding the responsibility of SMR owners or licensees for the handling and storage of radioactive waste, the supply of fuel, as well as for the recycling of spent nuclear fuel, which must be carried out with a view to reducing long-lived waste and minimising geological disposal;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 299 #

2023/2109(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the need for an annual report by the Commission assessing progress in the development of SMRs and in cross-border cooperation;
2023/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market,
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 21 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas our ports are the European Union’s gateways to the world and as such play a crucialn increasingly important role in our economy, wealth and jobs, both by facilitating trade and in the energy transitioy facilitating trade, being nodes of energy, clusters of transformative and industrial activities (such as shipbuilding and steelmaking), blue economy, and as facilitators of military mobility; on top of their logistical role at the crossroads of supply chains, ports are crucial partners in getting Europe’s economy and society through a realistic and concrete energy transition by enabling the production, supply and import of clean energies and technologies as well as by facilitating the supply chain for realising the Net-Zero Industry Plan;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas current economic developments suggest an ongoing worldwide trade regionalisation which might become structural in the future, creating new competitive challenges for European ports, which should therefore tighten intra-regional links and shorten connections to grant supplies and make import/export routes more resilient;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas European ports are often competing with third-countries ports where third-countries foreign investments are exacerbating a competitive advantage, already created by a lack of level playing field when it comes to the respect of sustainability standards, workers' rights and fiscal burdens;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas ports carry out a vital public service and should be valued as such; whereas ports have demonstrated again this vital and resilient role during recent and ongoing European and international crises, including the COVID pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine by ensuring the continuance of supply chains and setting up alternative routes, as well as in the energy crisis by safeguarding Europe’s energy security, including through establishing at short term alternative routes for the provision of LNG and increasing Europe’s gas storage;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas non-EU entities have strategically increased their stakes in European port operations, companies, terminals and port infrastructure;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the economic presence of entities, including vessels, from non-EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, such as ports9 ; _________________ 9 Dreigingsbeeld Statelijke Actoren 2 (in Dutch): https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/ronl- f76b037c88b27bbede038d38647642b4082 45240/pdf.
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that port concessions and/or lease contracts, whereby the port managing body is setting the multiple conditions (operational, social, environmental, etc.) under which a terminal should be operated, are an essential and important tool for the port managing bodies to safeguard the control of the port managing body and intervene in cases of breaches of contracts;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 81 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to present an EU strategic policy framework to reduce and limit influence and operational control by non-EU countries in the EU’s ports and in their processes and hinterland operations, especially avoiding any effective participation or control - both direct and indirect - in the management of a port authority as well as in every connected public entities, such as in- house companies;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 94 #

2023/2059(INI)

3. Calls on the Commission to continuously monitor and report to the relevant authorities in the Member States on the influence of non-EU countries in EU ports, EU terminal management and global container shipping and assess the potential links between the actions of a given non- EU country in these sectors;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 103 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that limiting foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competitive position of that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European strategy; approach covering foreign investments in all EU critical infrastructures, including critical port infrastructure;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 109 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises the importance of monitoring the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market, as to assess in due time its full impact; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the port sector's market and, if necessary, intervene ex officio as provided for under Article 9 of Reg. (EU) 2022/2560;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 157 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to addresspay particular attention to the use of trusted technology in maritime logistics and in the functioning of container terminals; expresses its concern about the increasing dependence on non-EU producers for (border) security equipment in ports, as well as ship-to-shore cranes which are able to collect data on the origin and destination of containers;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 167 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that while data-sharing in logistics contributes to the efficiency, agility and resilience of supply chains, the use of non-EU state-controlled platforms in ports may poses economic and strategic risks for the EU and, which should be prevented;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that EURecognises that ports as gateways to trade are sometimes being misused by criminal organisations for the trafficking of illicit products, in particular drugs, which can undermine the security of the port, supply chains and the people working there; since ports are key entry points for illicit drugs and, calls on the Commission to present measures for effective European cooperation among all relevant authorities and players to combat drug trafficking, extraction and criminal subversion;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. On a more general level, highlights the growing importance of critical infrastructure protection at sea and underwater (including energy pipelines, communication networks and offshore renewable energy facilities) for the safety and security of EU waters and operations;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 185 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the vital role ports play in the energy transition as energy hubs for the conversion, conditioning and storing of energy carriers, as well as its generation from low and zero emission sources, for the import of critical raw materials, as servicing stations for offshore energy facilities and as nodes in transport systems supporting the energy transition;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that European ports are pivotal in safeguarding Europe’s energy security and in reducing its external energy dependency; stresses that Europe’s ports have been and will be instrumental in repowering Europe in the short term as well as in reinforcing the efforts to achieve a pragmatic and concrete transition to a climate neutral society in the long term;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 217 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that an energy transition in ports will not be possible without a skilled workforce, easy and swift permitting procedures, adequate public and private funding, as well as EU legislation adequately recognising and facilitating the energy role of ports;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 233 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that strengthening the economic position of EU ports and improving their competitiveness in a global economy is crucial for limiting foreign influence and security risks, as well as for Europe’s supply-chain sovereignty;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 236 #

2023/2059(INI)

19a. Considers that pieces of European legislation that risk to undermine the competitiveness of EU ports and create carbon and business leakage toward ports outside the Union should be avoided or, if they already entered into force, amended; calls on the Commission to accelerate the revision of Directive 2003/87/EC1a of the European Parliament and of the Council, to bring those EU transhipment ports, which are subject to competition by non- EU ones, on a competitive par with them by subjecting ships which call at EU transhipment ports to the same requirements regarding the scope of GHG emissions covered by the directive as those that are in place for non-EU transhipment ports; _________________ 1a Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC.
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 246 #

2023/2059(INI)

20. Calls on the Commission to analyse and address the investment needs of European ports in order for them to be competitive in the future and to work towards a more stable investment climate including transparencythat is attractive to foreign investors and ensures legal certainty for potential investors as well as transparency on outcomes of and predictability in investment assessments;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 254 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that ports are not stand- alone assets as they have their place in a vast ecosystem of maritime logistics and, supply chains and industry driven by demand from European importers and exporters;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 272 #

2023/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance of maritime manufacturing, as well as shipbuilding and its supply-chain, in the EU as a foundation for maintaining a thriving maritime logistical sectorsector; in this regard, calls on the European Commission to urgently define an ambitious European Industrial Maritime Strategy for a globally competitive and resilient maritime technology industry;
2023/10/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2023/0265(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 2.3.
2.3 Motor vehicles 2.3.1 Two-axle motor vehicles other than buses: 18 tonnes 2.3.2 two-axle buses: 19,5 tonnes 2.3.3 Three-axle motor vehicles: 25 tonnes 2.3.4 Three-axle motor vehicles where the driving axle is fitted with 26 tonnes twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognised as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes. 2.3.5 Four-axle motor vehicles with two steering axles where the 32 tonnes driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognized as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes 2.3.6 Five-axle motor vehicles with two steering axles where the 40 tonnes driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognized as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes. In the case of alternatively fuelled vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles, the maximum authorised weights provided for in points 2.3.1, 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 of Sub-section 2.3 shall be increased by the additional weight of the alternative fuel technology with a maximum of 1 tonne. In the case of zero-emission vehicles, the maximum authorised weights provided for in Sub- section 2.3 shall be increased by 2 tonnes.
2023/11/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) There is a need to support critical technologies in the following fields: deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies (including the respective critical raw materials value chains), in particular projects, companies and sectors with a critical role for EU’s competitiveness and resilience and its value chains. By way of example, deep technologies and digital technologies should include microelectronics, high-performance computing, quantum technologies (i.e., computing, communication and sensing technologies), cloud computing, edge computing, and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity technologies, robotics, 5G and advanced connectivity (e.g. fiber-to- the-home/fiber-to-the-building technologies) and virtual realities, including actions related to deep and digital technologies for the development of defence and aerospace applications. Clean technologies should include, among others, renewable energy; electricity and heat storage; heat pumps; electricity grid; renewable fuels of non- biological origin; sustainable alternative fuels, including biofuels; electrolysers and fuel cells; carbon capture, utilisationinfrastructure and storage; energy efficiency; biolubricants; hydrogen and its related infrastructure; smart energy solutions; technologies vital to sustainability such as water purificationcutting-edge solutions implemented for leak detection and repair inspections carried out along renewable gases and water transport and distribution networks; technologies vital to sustainability such as water storage, smart use, purification, (decentralized) water recycling solutions and desalination; advanced materials such as nanomaterials, composites and future clean construction materials, and technologies for the sustainable extraction and processing of critical raw materials. Biotechnology should be considered to include technologies such as biomolecules and its applications, pharmaceuticals and medical technologies vital for health security, crop biotechnology, and industrial biotechnology, such as for waste disposal, and biomanufacturing. The Commission may issue guidance to further specify the scope of the technologies in these three fields considered to be critical in accordance with this Regulation, in order to promote a common interpretation of the projects, companies and sectors to be supported under the respective programmes in light of the common strategic objective. Moreover, technologies in any of these three fields which are subjects of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b) TFEU should be deemed to be critical, and individual projects within the scope of such an IPCEI should be eligible for funding, in accordance with the respective programme rules, to the extent that the identified funding gap and the eligible costs have not yet been completely covered.
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 107 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) There is a need to support critical technologies in the following fields: deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies (including the respective critical raw materials value chains), in particular projects, companies and sectors with a critical role for EU’s competitiveness and resilience and its value chains. By way of example, deep technologies and digital technologies should include microelectronics, high-performance computing, quantum technologies (i.e., computing, communication and sensing technologies), cloud computing, edge computing, and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity technologies, robotics, 5G and advanced connectivity and virtual realities, including actions related to deep and digital technologies for the development of defence and aerospace applications. Clean technologies should include, among others, renewable and low- carbon energy; electricity and heat storage; heat pumps; electricity grid; renewable fuels of non- biological origin; sustainable alternative fuels; electrolysers and fuel cells; carbon capture, utilisation and storage; energy efficiency; hydrogen and its related infrastructure; smart energy solutions; technologies vital to sustainability such as water purification and desalination; advanced materials such as nanomaterials, composites and future clean construction materials, and technologies for the sustainable extraction and processing of critical raw materials. Biotechnology should be considered to include technologies such as biomolecules and its applications, pharmaceuticals and medical technologies vital for health security, crop biotechnology, and industrial biotechnology, such as for waste disposal, and biomanufacturing. The Commission may issue guidance to further specify the scope of the technologies in these three fields considered to be critical in accordance with this Regulation, in order to promote a common interpretation of the projects, companies and sectors to be supported under the respective programmes in light of the common strategic objective. Moreover, technologies in any of these three fields which are subjects of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b) TFEU should be deemed to be critical, and individual projects within the scope of such an IPCEI should be eligible for funding, in accordance with the respective programme rules, to the extent that the identified funding gap and the eligible costs have not yet been completely covered.
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 131 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) To that end, it should be possible to rely on assessments made for the purposes of other Union programmes in accordance with Articles 126 and 127 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046,52 in order to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of Union funds and encourage investment in priority technologies. Provided they comply with the provisions of the RRF Regulation,53 Member States should consider including actions awarded the Sovereignty Seal when preparing their recovery and resilience plans and when proposing their Recovering and Resilience Plans and when deciding on investment projects to be financed from its share of the Modernisation Fund. The Sovereignty Seal should also be taken into account by the Commission in the context of the procedure provided for in Article 19 of the EIB Statute and of the policy check laid down in Article 23 of the InvestEU Regulation by ensuring a simplified approval procedure. In addition, the implementing partners should be required encouraged to examine projects having been awarded the Sovereignty Seal in case they fall within their geographic and activity scope in accordance with Article 26(5) of that Regulation and taking into account the mode of operation of the implementing partners. Authorities in charge of programmes falling under STEP should also be encouraged to consider support for strategic projects identified in accordance with the Net Zero Industry and the Critical Raw Materials Acts that are within the scope of Article 2 of the Regulation and for which rules on cumulative funding may apply. _________________ 52 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1). 53 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 137 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) A new publicly available website (the ‘Sovereignty Portal’) should be set up by the Commission in coordination with already existing InvestEU Portal for InvestEU eligible transactions to provide information on available support to companies and project promoters seeking funds for STEP investments. To that end, it should display in an accessible and user- friendly manner the funding opportunities for STEP investments available under the EU budget. This should include information about directly managed programmes, such as Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe programme, the EU4Health programme, and the Innovation Fund, and also other programmes such as InvestEU, the RRF, and cohesion policy funds. Moreover, the Sovereignty Portal should help increase the visibility for STEP investments towards investors, by listing the projects that have been awarded a Sovereignty Seal. The Portal should also list the national competent authorities responsible for acting as contact points for the implementation of the STEP at national level.
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 264 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When deciding on investment projects to finance from their respective shares of the Modernisation Fund in accordance with Article 10d of Directive 2003/87/EC, Member States shall consider as a priority projects for the various critical clean and low-carbon technologies which have received the Sovereignty Seal in accordance with paragraph 1. In addition, Member States may decide to grant national support to projects with a Sovereignty Seal contributing to the Platform objective referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(ii).
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 269 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Under Regulation (EU) 2021/523, the Sovereignty Seal shall be taken into account in the context of the procedure provided for in Article 19 of the European Investment Bank Statute and of the policy check as laid down in Article 23(3) of that Regulation by ensuring a simplified approval procedure. In addition, the implementing partners shallould be encouraged to examine projects having been awarded the Sovereignty Seal in case they fall within their geographic and activity scope as laid down in Article 26(5) of that Regulation and taking into account their mode of operation.
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 351 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/523
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. At least 75 % of the EU guarantee under the EU compartment as referred to in Article 4(1), first subparagraph, amounting to at least EUR 25 239 232 554, shall be granted to the EIB Group. Any additional allocation to the EIB Group above the 75% should come from the portion of the EU guarantee that will not be allocated before 31 December 2026 by the Implementing Partners other than the EIB Group following the next Calls for Expression of Interest. The EIB Group shall provide an aggregate financial contribution amounting to at least EUR 6 309 808 138. That contribution shall be provided in a manner and form that facilitates the implementation of the InvestEU Fund and the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 15(2).;
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 359 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) Article 13(7) is amended as follows: Contracts between the implementing partner and the final recipient or the financial intermediary or other entity referred to in point (a) of Article 16(1) under the EU guarantee referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 4(2) shall be signed at the latest by 31 August 2026. In other cases, contracts between the implementing partner and the final recipient or the financial intermediary or other entity referred to in point (a) of Article 16(1) shall be signed by 31 December 2028.
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 362 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
(6b) Article 20 is amended as follows: Only for intermediated financing and investment operations, in particular for SME support, additionality shall be verified by the Investment Committee at the level of the financial product during the negotiations of the guarantee agreement (or an amendment to it) with the implementing partners.
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 365 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
(ba) The seventh subparagraph is replaced by the following: With reference to eligible type of financing as set in Article 16(1)b of the InvestEU Regulation, for intermediated financing and investment operations, in particular for SME support, the Investment Committee shall verify additionality at the level of the financial product during the negotiations of the guarantee agreement or an amendment to it with the implementing partners.
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 369 #

2023/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EU) 2021/523
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. In addition to paragraph 4, implementing partners shall alsould also be encouraged to examine projects having been awarded the Sovereignty Seal under Article 4 of Regulation .../... [STEP Regulation] whenever those projects fall within their geographic and activity scope, taking into account their mode of operation.
2023/09/08
Committee: BUDGITRE
Amendment 126 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The net-zero transformation is already causing huge industrial, economic, and geopolitical shifts across the globe, which will become ever more pronounced as the world advances in its decarbonisation efforts. The road to net zero translates into strong opportunities for the expansion of Union’s net-zero industry, making use of the strength of the Single Market, byand enabling competition to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions at the lowest cost to society by taking a technology neutral approach. Such an approach includes promoting investment in technologies in the field of renewable energy technologies , electricity and heat storage technologies, heat pumps, grid technologies, renewable fuels of non- biological origin technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, sustainable fuels fired "recips" (reciprocating engines), and fuel cells, high efficiency cogeneration, efficient destrict heating, hydrogen-ready generators of heat and/or power, fusion, small modular reactors and related best-in- class fuels, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies, and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies and their supply chainscarbon capture and utilisation technologies, other technologies enabling the production and/or storage net zero emission energy carriers and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies and their supply chains, and advance process technologies required for the production of the enavling chemicals and materials needed for the aforementioned technologies, as well as the recycling thereof, allowing for the decarbonisation of our economic sectors, from energy supply to transport, buildings, and industry. A strong net zero industry within the European Union can help significantly in reaching the Union’s climate and energy targets effectively, as well as in supporting other Green Deal objectives, while creating jobs and growth.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) To meet the 2030 climate and energy targets, energy efficiency needs to be prioritised. Saving energy, across the whole energy value chain, in energy production, transmission, distribution and end use, is the cheapest, safest and cleanest way to meet those targets. ‘Energy efficiency first’ is an overall principle of EU energy policy and is important in both its practical applications in policy and investment decisions. Therefore, it is essential to expand the Union’s manufacturing capacity for energy efficient technologies, such as heat pumps, high efficiency cogeneration, including stationary fuel cells, efficient district heating and smart grid technologies, that help the EU reduce and control its energy consumption.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The manufacturing of net-zero technologies depends on complex and globally interlinked Supply chains, as the components and final products require high-performing chemicals and materials. To achieve deep emissions reductions, all industrial sectors require large investments. Futher assessment of supply chains is needed, with a view to resolving potential bottlenecks.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) To achieve the 2030 objectives a particular focus is needed on some of the net-zero technologies, also in view their significant contribution towards the path to net zero by 2050. These technologies include solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies, onshore and offshore renewable technologies, battery/storage technologies, heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, sustainable biogas/biomethane, carbon capture and storage technologies and grid technologies. These technologies play a key role in the Union’s open strategic autonomy, ensuring that citizens have access to clean, affordable, secure energy. Given their role, these technologies should benefit from even faster permitting procedures, obtain the status of the highest national significance possible under national law and benefit from additional support to crowd-in investments.deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Rec. 12 a (new): Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is a technology that will contribute to mitigating climate change. It consists of the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial installation, its transport to a storage site and its injection into a sitable underground geological formation for the purposes of permanent storage. In addition to CCS, negative emissions technologies such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), direct air capture (DACCS) and other carbon dioxide removals (CDR) methods will play a key role to achieve the EU´s net-zero goals.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 193 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) A key bottleneck for carbon capture investments that are today increasingly economically viable is the availability of operating CO2 storage sites in Europe, which underpin the incentives from Directive 2003/87/EC. To scale up the technology and expand its leading manufacturing capacities, the EU needs to develop a forward-looking supply of permanent geological CO2 storage sites permitted in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EU36 . By defining a Union target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030, in line with the expected capacities needed in 2030, the relevant sectors can coordinate their investments towards a European Net- Zero CO2 transport and storage value chain that industries can use to decarbonise their operations. This initial deployment will also support further CO2 storage in a 2050 perspective. According to the Commission’s estimates, the Union could need to capture up to 550 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2050 to meet the net zero objective37 , including for carbon removals. Such a first industrial-scale storage capacity will de-risk investments into the capturing of CO2 emissions as important tool to reach climate neutrality. When this regulation is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, the Union target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030 will be adjusted accordingly. To ensure the achievement of union´s target Member States shall take the necessary measures to facilitate and incentivize the deployment of carbon capture and storage projects. Such measures may include measures incentivizing emitters to capture emissions, funding support for investors for needed infrastructure to transport CO2 to the storage site and direct funding of CO2 storage projects. _________________ 36 Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (Text with EEA relevance), (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114). 37 In depth analysis in support of the Commission Communication (2018/773) A Clean Planet for all. A European long-term strategic vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) By defining CO2 storage sites that contribute to the Union’s 2030 target as net-zero strategic projects, the development of CO2 storage sites can be accelerated and facilitated, and the increasing industrial demand for storage sites can be channelled towards the most-cost-effective storage sites. An increasing volume of depleting gas and oil fields that could be converted in safe CO2 storage sites are at the end of their useful production lifetime. In addition, the oil and gas industry has affirmed its determination to embark on an energy transition and possesses the assets, skills and knowledge needed to explore and develop additional storage sites. To reach the Union’s target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030, the sector needs to pool its contributions to ensure that carbon capture and storage as a climate solution is available ahead of demanda value-chain approach shoul be fostered by actions taken both at EU and national level in order for licensees of oil and gas production in the EU to take the measures within their power to undertake the necessary investments in carbon capture and storage and inorder to develop a viable business model for the entire carbon dioxide value chain. In order to ensure a timely, Union- wide and cost- effective development of CO2 storage sites in line with the EU objective for injection capacity, licensees of oil and gas production in the EU should contribute to this target pro rata of their oil and gas manufacturing capacity, while providing flexibilities to cooperate and take into account other contributions of third parties.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 429 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) that by 2030, manufacturing capacity in the Union of the strategic net- zero technologies listed in the Annex approaches or reaches a benchmark of at least 40% of the Union’s annual deployment needs for the corresponding technologies necessary to achieve the Union’s 2030 climate and energy targets; the 40% target applies to each of the technologies listed in the Annex.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 437 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
aa) That by 2030, production capacity in the Union of biomethane approches or reaches a benchmark of at least 35bcm, in line with targets set by REPowerEU;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 449 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
ba) a technologically neutral approach.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 463 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article1a Art. 1 (new) The Commission shall review and, if necessary, update the list of net-zero technologies and strategic netzero technologies by [OP please insert: two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and every two years thereafter.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 474 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article2a Article 2 (a) new paragraph `blending operation´ means an action supported by the Union budget, including within a blending facility or platform as defined in point (6) of Article 2 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1046, that combines non-replayable forms of support of financial instruments from the Union budget with repayable forms of support from development or other public finance institutions as well as from commercial finance institutions and investors; for the purposes of this definition, Union programmes financed from sources other than the Union budget, such as revenues stemming from the EU Emission Trading System allowances, may be assimilated to Union programmes financed by the Union budget;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 475 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66 ; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; all sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers, sustainable fuels fired "recips" (reciprocating engines) and fuel cells; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal or zero waste from the fuel cycle, including fusion, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies. They refer to the final products, specific componentscarbon capture and utilisation technologies; other technologies enabling the production and/or storage of net zero emission energy carriers; energy-system related energy efficiency technologies; and advance process technologies required for the production of the enabling chemicals and materials needed for the aforementioned technologies, as well as the recycling thereof. They refer to the final products, specific components, the enabling chemicals and materials, parts, materials, except raw materials identified as critical and strategic raw materials under the Critical Raw Materials Act, and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 521 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘component’ means a small part of a net- zero technology that is manufactured and traded by a company starting from processed material, including materials and intermediate products;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 543 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘net-zero technology manufacturing and deployment project’ means a planned industrial facility or extension or repurposing of an existing facility manufacturing net-zero technologies; or value chains making use of the net-zero technologies, and manufacturing enabling chemicals and materials for these technologies.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 553 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) 'net-zero technology integration project' means a project building a new industrial facility or a project making changes to an existing industrial facility, that requires the retrofitting of existing production units or/and the integration of new process technologies to use, or increase the use of, net-zero technology final prodicts, which leads to a reduction or avaidance of greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial facility;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 605 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. By …[3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall designate one national competent authority or one authority per competent region which shall be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the permit-granting process for net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including for net-zero strategic projects, and to provide advice on reducing administrative burden in line with Article 5.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 618 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The national or regional competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the sole point of contact for the project promoter in the permit-granting process leading to a comprehensive decision for a given project and shall coordinate the submission of all relevant documents and information.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 622 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The responsibilities of the national or regional competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 or the tasks related to it may be delegated to, or carried out by, another authority, for any given project, provided that:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 635 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The national or regional competent authority shall take into consideration any valid studies conducted, and permits or authorisations issued, for a given project before the project entered the permit- granting process in accordance with this Article and shall not require duplicate studies and permits or authorisations, unless otherwise required under Union law.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 639 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The national or regional competent authority shall ensure that applicants have easy access to information on and simple procedures for the settlement of disputes concerning the permit-granting process and the issuance of permits to construct or expand projects, including, where applicable, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 672 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The permit-granting process for net-zero technology manufacturing projects shall not exceed any of the following time limits:9 months.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 703 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. For net-zero technology manufacturing projects for which a yearly manufacturing capacity is not measured in GW, the permit-granting process shall not exceed a time limit of 189 months.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 731 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The national competent authority shall ensure that the authorities concerned issue a reasoned conclusion as referred to in Article 1(2), point (g)(iv) of Directive 2011/92/EU on the environmental impact assessment within threewo months of receiving all necessary information gathered pursuant to Articles 5, 6 and 7 of that Directive and completing the consultations referred to in Articles 6 and 7 of that Directive.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 733 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The timeframes for consulting the public concerned on the environmental report referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 2011/92/EU shall not be longer than 45 days. In cases falling under the second sub-paragraph of Article 6(4), this period shall be extended to 960 days.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 747 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. When preparing plans, including zoning, spatial plans and land use plans, national, regional and local authorities shall, where appropriate, include in those plans provisions for the development of net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including net-zero strategic projects and all the necessary infrastructure. Priority shall be given to artificial and built surfaces, industrial sites, brownfield sites, and, where appropriate, greenfield sites not usable for agriculture and forestry.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 821 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall recognise as net-zero strategic projects CO2 capture projects, and CO2 infrastructure projects necessary for the transport of captured CO2 to CO2 storage sites, and CO2 storage projects that meet the following cumulative criteria:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 832 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the CO2 storage site is located in the territory of the Union, the UK and the EEA, its exclusive economic zones or on its continental shelf within the meaning of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 843 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the CO2 capture project and the CO2 infrastructure projects necessary to transport the capture CO2 to CO2 storage sites relevant for the rollout of the plans referred to in Article 18(4).
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 904 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article12a Art. 12(5) new Net-zero strategic projects shall be considered to contribute to the Union´s 2030 target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% relative to 1990 levels and the Union´s 2050 climate neutrality target, as defined by Regulation (EU) 2021/119, and therefore net-zero strategic projects that produce environmental effects during the construction phase of the project, but reduce emissions when the net- zerostrategic projects are in operation, shall be considered to have fulfilled all requirements in Article 6(4) and 16(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 4(7) of Directive 2000/60/EC and Article 9(1)(a) of Directive 2009/147/EC and competent authorities shall not include these temporary construction emissions in the permit granting decision.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 913 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The permit-granting process for net-zero strategic projects shall not exceed any of the following time limit9 months:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 930 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. National competent authorities shall ensure that the lack of reply of the relevant administrative bodies within the applicable time limits referred to in this Article results in the specific intermediary stepsrelevant permit granting application to be considered as approved, except where the specific project is subject to an environmental impact assessment pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC or Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 2008/98/EC, Directive 2009/147/EC, Directive 2010/75/EU, 2011/92/EU or Directive 2012/18/EU or a determination of whether such environmental impact assessment is necessary and the relevant assessments concerned have not yet been carried out, or where the principle of. In either such event, the administrative tacit approval does not exist in the national legal system. This provision shall not apply to final decisions on the outcome of the process, which are to be explicitperiod shall be extended by a maximum of two months. All decisions shall be made publicly available.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 976 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Net-Zero Europe Platform as established in Article 28 shall discuss financial needs and bottlenecks of net-zero strategic projecttechnologies, potential best practices, in particular to develop EU cross-border supply chains, notably based on regular exchanges with the relevant industrial alliances.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 984 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Net-Zero Europe Platform shall, at the request of the net-zero strategic project promoter, discuss and advise on how the financing of its project can be completed, taking into account the funding already secured and considering at least the following elements:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 994 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Union budget may provide funding to net-zero strategic projects in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, including financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations. Blending operations shall be carried out in accordance with Title X of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 (Financial Regulation) and Regulation (EU) 2021/523. A blending facility may be established.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 999 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Net-Zero Europe Platform shall propose the creation of an additional funding instrument at European Union level. This instrument shall provide an ambitious and accelerated financial support for large-scale net-zero technologies projects, both in terms of capital and operational expediture for the entire supply chains, to create a competitivo and attractive environment in the European Union and conditions of fair competition with third countries.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1035 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) make publicly available data on areas where all potential CO2 storage sites can be permitted on their territory, including saline acquifers.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1177 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The tender’s sustainability and resilience contribution shall be based ontake account of the following cumulindicative criteria which shall be objective, transparent and non- discriminatory:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1186 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) social and governance criteria, based industry best practices on supply chain transparency.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1215 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By 1 June 2024, the Commission shall publish guidelines to clarify how contracting authorities and contracting entities should apply criteria for sustainability and resilience contribution in public procurement procedures. In doing so, the Commission shall consult relevant stakeholders.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1220 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Contracting authorities and contracting entities shall give the tender’s sustainability and resilience contribution a weight between 15% and 30% of the award criteria, without prejudice of the application of Article 41 (3) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Article 67 (5) of Directive 2014/24/EU or Article 82 (5) of Directive 2014/25/EU for giving a higher weighting to the criteria referred to in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b). The cumulative weight of sustainability and resilience criteria referred to in paragraph 2 of this article shall not be above 30% of the award criteria.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1231 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The contracting authority or the contracting entity shall not be obliged to apply the considerations relating to the sustainability and resilience contribution of net-zero technologies where their application would oblige that authority or entity to acquire equipment having disproportionate costs, or technical characteristics different from those of existing equipment, resulting in incompatibility, technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. Cost differences above 120% may be presumed by contracting authorities and contracting entities to be disproportionate. No later that [2 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall evaluate whether this cost difference threshold needs to be modified to provide for stonger safeguards for contracting authorities and contracting entities. This provision shall be without prejudice of the possibility to exclude abnormally low tenders under Article 69 of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 84 of Directive 2014/25/EU, and without prejudice to other contract award criteria according to the EU legislation, including social aspects according to Articles 30 (3) and 36 (1), second intent of Directive 2014/23/EU, Articles 18 (2) and 67 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Articles 36 (2) and 82 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1256 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The sustainability and resilience contribution shall be given a weight between 15% and 30% of the award criteria, without prejudice of the possibility to give a higher weighting to the criteria in Article 19(2), points (a) and (b), where applicable under Union legislation, and of any limit for non-price criteria set under State aid rules. The cumulative weight of sustainability and resilience criteria referred to in paragraph 2 of this article shall not be above 30% of the award criteria.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1264 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law shall not be obliged to apply the considerations relating to the sustainability and resilience contribution of net-zero technologies where their application would oblige those entities to acquire equipment having disproportionate costs, or technical characteristics different from those of existing equipment, resulting in incompatibility, technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. Cost differences above 10% may be presumed by contracting authorities and contracting entities to be disproportionate. No later than [2 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall evaluate whether this cost difference threshold needs to be modified to provide for stronger safeguards for contracting authorities and contracting entities.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1276 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty and Article 4 of Directive 2018/200173 and in line with the Union’s international commitments, when deciding to set up schemes benefitting households or consumindustrial and private consumers and producers which incentivise the purchase, use, and operation of net-zero technology final products listed in the Annex, Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law, shall design them in such a way as to promote the purchase, use, and operation by beneficiaries of net-zero technology final products with a high sustainability and resilience contribution as referred in Article 19(2), by providing additional proportionate financial compensation, tax credits, or other forms of state aid. _________________ 73 Directive 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1290 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The additional financial compensation granted by authorities in accordance with paragraph 1, due to the application of the criteria referred to in Article 19(2) (b) (c) and (d) shall not exceed 5 % of the cost of the net-zero technology final product for the consumer.deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1297 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall publish on a single free access website all information relating to schemes pursuant to Article 21(1) for each relevant net-zero technology product, and the required upstream manufacturing supply chains, chemicals and materials.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1315 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall support, including through the provision of seed- funding, and building upon relevant existing initiatives such as the EU sectoral skills blueprints, the establishment of European Net Zero Industry Academies, which have as their objectives to:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1320 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) In full respect of national competences on vocational training as defined in article 166 TFUE, support member states in developing learning programmes, content and learning and training materials for training and education on developing, producing, installing, commissioning, operating, maintaining and recycling net- zero technologies, on raw materials, as well as to support the capacities of public authorities competent to issue permits and authorisations referred to in Chapter II and contracting authorities referred to in Chapter IV of this Regulation;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1321 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enable and promote the use of the learning programmes, content and materials by education and training providers in the Member States, and where applicable, associated countries to Eu research and innovation programmes, such as Horizon Europe and Digital Europe, among others by training trainers and develop mechanisms to ensure the quality of the training offered by education and training providers in the Member States based on the above learning programmes, content and materials;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1337 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Net-Zero Europe Platform referred to in Article 28 shall support the availability and deployment of skills in net-zero technologies, and in competent authorities and contracting authorities referred to in Chapter II and Chapter IV, through the following tasks - while avoiding parallel structures with national vocational systems:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1341 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) monitsupport the activity of the European Net-Zero Industry Academies and of education and training providers who offer the learning programmes developed by the Academies, foster synergies with other national and Union skills initiatives and projects, and provide oversight;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1361 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The modalities and the conditions for the establishment and operation of the net-zero regulatory sandboxes under this Regulation shall be adopted through implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 36. The modalities and conditions shall to the extent possible support flexibility for national competent authorities to establish and operate their Net-zero regulatory sandboxes, foster innovation and regulatory learning and shall particularly take into account the special circumstances and capacities of participating SMEs, including start-ups. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 3 shall include common main principles on the following issues:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1365 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) eligibility and selection for participation in the net-zero regulatory sandboxes;deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1367 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) procedure for the application, participation, monitoring, exiting from and termination of the net-zero regulatory sandboxes, including the sandbox plan and the exit report;deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1368 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the terms and conditions applicable to the participants.deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1399 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The Platform may advise and assist the Commission and Member States in relation to their actions to reach the objectives outlined in Chapter I of this Regulation, taking into account Member States’ national energy and climate plans submitted under Regulation (EU) 2018/199975 , and to address bottlenecks for the uptake of these technologies, in particular in energy-intensive industries where emissions are hard to abate. _________________ 75 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance.), (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1404 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission and Member States may coordinate within the Platform on the Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships and also with relevant third countries to help promote the adoption of net-zero technologies globally, to collaborate in the development of innovative technologies as defined under this act and to support the role of Union industrial capabilities in paving the way for the global clean energy transition, in line with the overall objectives of this Regulation stemming from Article 1 of this Regulation. The Platform may periodically discuss:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1423 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – point i
i) the potential contribution to security of supply, taking into account their manufacturing capacity of net-zero and innovative technologies;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1434 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall support the Commission in the implementation of the cooperation measures set out in the Net- Zero Industrial Partnership. Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships will have the objective of facilitating trade among participants, including by favouring necessary investments within the Union and in third countries, enhancing resilience and sustainability of the supportive value chains promoting industrial application of high-tech strategic options, and guaranteeing a level playing field.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1448 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall appoint a high-level representative to the Platform. Where relevant as regards the function and expertise, a Member State mayshall have more than one representative in relation to different tasks related to the work of the Platform. Each member of the Platform shall have an alternate.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1454 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. The Platform may establish standing or temporary sub-groups dealing with specific questions and tasks. The sub- group related to the assistance of the European Net Zero Industry Academies shall include the relevant social partners as well as practitioners from the affected industries.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1457 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. paragraph 6 a (new) The Platform shall at least establish the following standing sub-groups: (a) a subgroup to discuss and coordinate financing for net-zero strategic projects pursuant to Article15; representatives of national promotional banks and institutions, the European development financial institutions, the European Investment Bank Group, other international financial institutions including the European bank for Reconstruction and Development and, as appropriate, private financial institutions shall be invited as observers;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1468 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 8
8. Where appropriate, the Platform or the Commission may invite experts and other third parties to Platform andOn a regular basis, the Platform shall organise open sessions, including of the standing or temporary sub- group meetings or to provide writtes referred to in paragraph 6, with representatives of European econtributions. omic operators.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1470 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 9
9. The Platform shall take the necessary measures to ensure the safe handling and processing of confidential and commercially sensitive informaWhere appropriate, the Platform or the Commission may invite experts and other third parties from Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships countries to Platform and sub-group meetings or to provide written contributions.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1490 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) net-zero technology developments and market trends, including average manufacturing investment costs and production costs, and market prices for the respective net-zero technologies, and domestic and global demand uptake;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1517 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 a (new)
Article35a Article 35 a (new) Review and reporting by the Commission By ... [1 year after the date of application of this Regulation], and every 3 years thereafter, the Commission shall present a report on the resilience of supply chains of net zero technologies. (1) This report shall contain an assessment of: a) the Union's production capacity of chemicals, materials, and components for the production and assembly of net-zero technologies, and the competitiveness of the related sectors b) imports in the Union of materials, chemicals, and components for the production and assembly of net- zero technologies, and, in particular, stategic dependencies for such chemicals, materials, and components c) what further regulatory actions will secure achieving a manufacturing capacity in the Union of the stategic net-zero technologies to reach the objective referred to in Article 1(2), point a, of this Regulation and how export markets for such technologies can be developed d) the pathways to achieve net-zero emissions by the entire industry in the Union, and the bottlenecks that may exist (2). This report shall, if sppropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1529 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1
1. Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies 2. Onshore wind and offshore renewable technologies 2 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, XXXX/XXXX and by the Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport XXXX/XXXX. 3 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Regulation of the European Parliament 3. Storage technologies, including battery/storage and heat storage 4. Heat pumps, geothermal energy technologies, high efficiency cogeneration, waste heat recovery for power and/or heat production 5. Electrolysers, hydrogen engines, hydrogen turbines, hydrogen refuelling stations and fuel cells 6. Bioenergy technologies, including sustainable solid biomass, biogas, biomethande of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, XXXX/XXXX and by the Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport XXXX/XXXX. sustainable fuels and waste to energy technologies 7. Carbon Capture, Transport, Utilization and storage technologies and negative emissions technologies including, among others, BECCS (BioEnergy with 3. Battery/storage technologiesCarbon Capture and Storage) 48. Heat pumps and geothermal energy technologiesGrid technologies, efficient district heating and energy system integration 58a. Electrolysers and fuel cellsSustainable fuel fired ‘recips’ (reciprocating engines) 6. 8b. Sustainable biogas/biomethane technologies 7. Carbon Capture and storage (CCS) technologEnergy efficiency technologies for the construction and renovation of buildings 8c. Recycling technologies and related activities 8d. Grid technologies Railway products (rolling stock, infrastructure and signalling)
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Access to raw materials is essential for the Union economy and the functioning of the internal market. There is a set of non-energy, non-agricultural raw materials that, due to their high economic importance and their exposure to high supply risk, often caused by a high concentration of supply from a few third countries, are considered critical. Given the key role of many such critical raw materials in realising the green and digital transitions, and in light of their use for defence and space applications, demand will increase exponentially in the coming decades. At the same time, the risk of supply disruptions is increasing against the background of rising geopolitical tensions and resource competition. Furthermore, if not managed properly, increased demand for critical raw materials could lead to negative environmental, industrial and social impacts. Considering these trends, it is necessary to take measures to ensure access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials to safeguard the Union's economic resilience and open strategic autonomy.
2023/05/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) In order to support the implementation of tasks pertaining to the development of Strategic Projects and their financing, exploration programmes, monitoring capacities or strategic stocks and to advise the Commission appropriately, a European Critical Raw Materials Board should be established. The Board should be composed of Member States and of the Commission, while being able to ensure participation of other parties as observers. To develop the necessary expertise for the implementation of certain tasks, the Board should establish standing sub-groups on financing, exploration, monitoring and strategic stocks, that should act as a network by gathering the different relevant national authorities, economic operators, and, when necessary, consult industry, academia, civil society and other relevant stakeholders. TWhe Board’s advice and opinions should be non-binding and the absence of such an advice or opinion should not prevent the Commission from performing its tasks under this Regulatn performing its tasks under this Regulation, the Commission should take the utmost account of the Board’s advice and opinions.
2023/05/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 364 #

2023/0079(COD)

3. Where, based on the report referred to in Article 42, the Commission concludes that the Union is likely not to achieve the objectives set out in paragraph 2, it shall assess the feasibility and proportionality of proposing measures or exercising its powers at Union level in order to ensure the achievement of those objectives.deleted
2023/05/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 651 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The standing sub-group referred to in Article 35(6) shall 2 years after the entry into force of the entry into force of this Regulation, and every year thereafter, provide a report describing difficulties in the access to finance and recommendations to facilitate it for Critical Raw Materials Projects.
2023/05/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 702 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission, in collaboration with the national authorities participating in the standing sub-group referred to in Article 35(6), point (c), shall ensure that a stress test is performed for each strategic raw material’s supply chain: (a) at least every three years; (b) whenever one of the national authorities or the Board indicates a potential risk of a supply disruption; (c) whenever the strategic stocks of Article 21 are deemed unsafe pursuant to the benchmark mentioned in Article 22. To that end, the standing sub-group referred to in Article 35(6), point (c) shall coordinate and divide the implementation of stress tests for the different strategic raw materials by the different participating authorities.
2023/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 725 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States, after consultation with the social partners, including representative organisations of SMEs, in accordance with uniform criteria determined at European level by means of a delegated regulation in accordance with Article 36, shall identify key market operators along the critical raw materials value chain established in their territory and shall:
2023/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 848 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Governments or, organisations or industrial companies that have developed and oversee certification schemes related to the sustainability of critical raw materials ("scheme owners") may apply to have their schemes recognised by the Commission.
2023/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 944 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) a sub-group bringing together industry representatives from the sectors strategic sectors, with particular attention to representatives of SMEs from all Member States.
2023/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 957 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(2), Article 4(2), Article 5(2), Article 20 (2), Article 27(12), Article 28(2) and Article 30(1) and (5) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of eight years from [OP please insert: one month after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the six- year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
2023/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 960 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(2), Article 4(2), Article 5(2), Article 20 (2), Article 27(12), Article 28(2) and Article 30(1) and (5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
2023/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 964 #

2023/0079(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(2), Article 4(2), Article 5(2), Article 27(12), Article 20 (2), Article 28(2) and Article 30(1) and (5) 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 to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period may be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
2023/05/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) The accelerated deployment of renewables necessitates a growing availability of flexibility solutions to ensure their integration to the grid and to enable the electricity system and grid to adjust to the variability of electricity generation and consumption across different time horizons. Regulatory authoritiMember States should periodically assess the need for flexibility in the electricity system based on the input of transmission and distribution system operators. The assessment of the flexibility needs of the electricity system should take into account all existing and planned investments (including existing assets that are not yet connected to the grid) on sources of flexibility such as flexible electricity generation, interconnectors, demand side response, energy storage or the production of renewable fuels, in view of the need to decarbonise the energy system. On this basis, Member States should define a national objective for non-fossil flexibility such as demand side response and storage which should also be reflected in their integrated national energy and climate plans.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 305 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) To achievecontribute to the achievement of the national objective for non-fossil flexibility such as demand side response and storage investment needs, Member States can design or redesign capacity mechanisms in order to create a green and flexible capacity mechanism., Member States that apply a capacity mechanism in line with the existing rules should consider promoteing the participation of non-fossil flexibility such as demand side response and energy storage by introducing additional criteria or features in the designin accordance with their expected contribution to addressing adequacy concerns, and provided that the effectiveness of the capacity mechanism is not undermined.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 308 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) To support environmental protection objectives the CO2 emissions’ limit, set out in Article 22(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council, should be seen as an upper limit. Therefore, Member States could set technical performance standards and CO2 emissions’ limits that restrict participation in capacity mechanisms to flexible, fossil-free technologies in full alignment with the Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy27which encourage Member States to introduce green criteria in capacity mechanisms. _________________ 27 Communication from the Commission – Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (OJ C 80, 18.2.2022, p. 1).deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 314 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) In addition, if Member States do not apply a capacity mechanism or if the additional criteria or features in the design of their capacity mechanism are insufficientto achieve national objective for demand response and energy storage investment needs, Member States could apply flexibility support schemes consisting of payments for the available capacity of non-fossil flexibility such as demand side response and storage. The energy crisis has demonstrated the need for flexible back-up generation, a need which is more acute with an increasing share of renewables in the electricity mix or when the level of interconnections in a Member State is not sufficiently developed. Therefore, in order to fachieve national objective for demand response and storage investment needs they could apply flexibility support schemes consisting of payments for the available capacity of non- fossil flexibility such as demand side response and storageilitate the integration of an increasing share of renewable generation into the electricity system, capacity mechanisms and flexibility support schemes should be considered as a possible structural element of national markets where this is determined following an assessment of system needs.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 431 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Transmission system operators and NEMOs, or an entity designated by them, shall jointly organise the management of the integrated day-ahead and intraday markets in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/1222. Transmission system operators and NEMOs shall cooperate at Union level or, where more appropriate, at a regional level in order to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of Union electricity day-ahead and intraday trading. The obligation to cooperate shall be without prejudice to the application of Union competition law. In their functions relating to electricity trading, transmission system operators and NEMOs shall be subject to regulatory oversight by the regulatory authorities pursuant to Article 59 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 and ACER pursuant to Articles 4 and 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/942.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 439 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 7a
Article 7adeleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 443 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 7a
Peak shaving productdeleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 447 #

2023/0077(COD)

1. Without prejudice to Article 40(5) and 40(6) of the Electricity Directive, transmission system operators may procure peak shaving products in order to achieve a reduction of electricity demand during peak hours.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 458 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
2. Transmission system operators seeking to procure a peak shaving product shall submit a proposal setting out the dimensioning and conditions for the procurement of the peak shaving product to the regulatory authority of the Member State concerned. The proposal of the transmission system operator shall comply with the following requirements: (a) the dimensioning of the peak shaving product shall be based on an analysis of the need for an additional service to ensure security of supply. The analysis shall take into account a reliability standard or objective and transparent grid stability criteria approved by the regulatory authority. The dimensioning shall take into account the forecast of demand, the forecast of electricity generated from renewable energy sources and the forecast of other sources of flexibility in the system. The dimensioning of the peak shaving product shall be limited to ensure that the expected benefits of the product do not exceed the forecasted costs; (b) the procurement of a peak shaving product shall be based on objective, transparent, non-discriminatory criteria and be limited to demand response; (c) the procurement of the peak shaving product shall take place using a competitive bidding process, with selection based on the lowest cost of meeting pre- defined technical and environmental criteria; (d) contracts for a peak shaving product shall not be concluded more than two days before its activation and the contracting period shall be no longer than one day; (e) the activation of the peak shaving product shall not reduce cross-zonal capacity; (f) the activation of the peak shaving product shall take place after the closure of the day-ahead market and before the start of the balancing market; (g) the peak shaving product shall not imply starting generation located behind the metering point.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 463 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
(a) the dimensioning of the peak shaving product shall be based on an analysis of the need for an additional service to ensure security of supply. The analysis shall take into account a reliability standard or objective and transparent grid stability criteria approved by the regulatory authority. The dimensioning shall take into account the forecast of demand, the forecast of electricity generated from renewable energy sources and the forecast of other sources of flexibility in the system. The dimensioning of the peak shaving product shall be limited to ensure that the expected benefits of the product do not exceed the forecasted costs;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 467 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
(b) the procurement of a peak shaving product shall be based on objective, transparent, non-discriminatory criteria and be limited to demand response;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 472 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
(c) the procurement of the peak shaving product shall take place using a competitive bidding process, with selection based on the lowest cost of meeting pre- defined technical and environmental criteria;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 475 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
(d) contracts for a peak shaving product shall not be concluded more than two days before its activation and the contracting period shall be no longer than one day;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 478 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
(e) the activation of the peak shaving product shall not reduce cross-zonal capacity;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 479 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
(f) the activation of the peak shaving product shall take place after the closure of the day-ahead market and before the start of the balancing market;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 483 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
(g) the peak shaving product shall not imply starting generation located behind the metering point.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 487 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
3. The actual reduction of consumption resulting from the activation of a peak shaving product shall be measured against a baseline, reflecting the expected electricity consumption without the activation of the peak shaving product. Transmission system operators shall develop a baseline methodology in consultation with market participants and submit it to the regulatory authority.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 494 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/943
Article 1(4)
4. Regulatory authorities shall approve the proposal of the transmission system operators seeking to procure a peak shaving product and the baseline methodology submitted in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 or shall request the transmission system operators to amend the proposal where it does not meet the requirements set out in these paragraphs.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 528 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation 2019/943
Article 8
NEMOs shall allow market participants to trade energy as close to real time as possible and at least up to the intraday cross-zonal gate closure time. By 1 January 2028, the intraday cross-zonal gate closure time shall be at the earliest 30 minutes ahead of real time.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 891 #

2023/0077(COD)

Indicative nNational objectives for demand side response and energy storage
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 905 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19
Based on the report of the regulatory authoritylevant bodies identified by Member States, pursuant to Article 19c(1), each Member State shall define an indicativseparate quantifiable national objectives for demand side response and storage. This indicativenergy storage based on available capacity and develop a plan for delivering these objectives. These national objectives shall also be reflected in Member States’ integrated national energy and climate plans as regards the dimension ‘Internal Energy Market’ in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and in their integrated biennial progress reports in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 915 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 1(9)
1. Member States which apply a capacity mechanism in accordance with Article 21 shallmay consider the promotion of the participation of non-fossil flexibility such as demand side response and storage by introducand energy storage ing additional criteria or features in the designccordance with their expected contribution to addressing adequacy concerns, and provided that the effectiveness of the capacity mechanism is not undermined.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 931 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19
2. Where the measures introduced in accordance with paragraph 1 to promote the participation of non-fossil flexibility such as demand response and storage in capacity mechanisms are insufficient to achieve the flexibility needs identifiedTo achieve the flexibility needs identified in accordance with19d, Member States that apply a capacity mechanism in accordance with19d, Member States Article 21 may also apply flexibility support schemes consisting of payments for the available capacity of non- fossil flexibility such as demand side response and storage.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 933 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19
2. Where the measures introduced in accordance with paragraph 1 to promote the participation of non-fossil flexibility such as demand response and storage in capacity mechanisms are insufficient to achieve the flexibility needs identified in accordance with19d, Member States mayTo achieve the flexibility needs identified in accordance with19d, Member States which apply a capacity mechanism in accordance with article 21 of Regulation 2019/943 may also apply flexibility support schemes consisting of payments for the available capacity of non- fossil flexibility such as demand side response and energy storage.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 980 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19
(b) be limited to new investments in non-fossil flexibility such as demand side response and energy storage;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 981 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19
(ba) take into consideration locational criteria to ensure that investments in new capacity take place in optimal locations and that they do not create or worsen congestion in the grid;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 990 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19
(g) set out a minimum level of participation in the market in terms of activated energy, which takes into account the technical specificities of energy storage and demand response assets;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 995 #

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19
(i) where technically feasible, be open to cross-border participation.’;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1028 #

2023/0077(COD)

(b) , capacity-allocation and congestion- management rules pursuant to Article 6 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Articles 7 to 10, 13 to 17, 19 and 35 to 37 of this Regulation, including rules on day- ahead, intraday and forward capacity calculation methodologies and processes, grid models, bidding zone configuration, redispatching and countertrading, trading algorithms, single day-ahead and intraday coupling including the possibility of being operated by a single entity, the firmness of allocated cross- zonal capacity, congestion income distribution, the allocation of financial long-term transmission rights by the single allocation platform, cross-zonal transmission risk hedging, nomination procedures, and capacity allocation and congestion management cost recovery;;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2023/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Regulation 1227/2011
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. In order to fight against breaches of the provisions of this Regulation, to support and complement the enforcement activities of the national regulatory authorities, and to contribute to a uniform application of this Regulation throughout the Union, the Agency may carry outsupport national regulatory authorities' investigations by exercising the powers conferred onto it byactions identified by them and in accordance with Articles 13a and 13b.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 279 #

2023/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Regulation 1227/2011
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency may exercise its poweractions to ensure that the prohibitions set out in Article 3 and Article 5 and the obligations set out in Article 4 are applied where:
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 280 #

2023/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Regulation 1227/2011
Article 13
(a) acts are being or have been carried out on wholesale energy products for delivery in at least three Member States; ordeleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 285 #

2023/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Regulation 1227/2011
Article 13
(b) acts are being or have been carried on wholesale energy products for delivery in at least two Member States and at least one of the natural or legal persons who is carrying or carried out these acts is resident or established in a third country but registered pursuant to Article 9(1); ordeleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 291 #

2023/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Regulation 1227/2011
Article 13, paragraph 4, point c
(c) the competent national regulatory authority, without prejudice to the derogations referred to in Article 16(5), does not immediately take the necessary measures within a reasonable timeframe in order to comply with the request from the Agency referred to in Article 16(4)(b) in cases involving a cross-border dimension; or
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 295 #

2023/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Regulation 1227/2011
Article 13
(d) the relevant information as defined in Article 2(1) of this Regulation is likely to significantly affect the prices of wholesale energy products for delivery in at least three Member States. The competent national regulatory authority requests ACER to exercise its powers in acts that, even if not falling in points c), have a cross-border dimension.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 227 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) On the grounds of road safety, compulsory training, regulated at national level, is required in order to obtain a driving licence. Furthermore, it is necessary to lay down the minimum requirements for the issue of a driving licence. Standards for driving tests and licensing should be harmonised. To that end, the knowledge, skills and behaviour connected with driving power-driven vehicles should be specified, the driving test should be based on these concepts and the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving such vehicles should be specified.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 244 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The Commission should be empowered to identify third countries that ensure a comparable level of training when issuing certificates similar to the European Certificate of Competence (CPC), allowing the holders of those certificates to exchange them with a European CPC, on condition that they undertake an additional competence training.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) ‘alternatively fuelled vehicle’ shall mean a motor vehicle powered wholly or in part by an alternative fuel and which has been approved under the framework of Regulation EU 2018/858. ‘Alternative fuels’ shall mean fuels or power sources which serve, at least partly, as a substitute for fossil oil sources in the energy supply to transport and which have the potential to contribute to its decarbonisation and enhance the environmental performance of the transport sector, consisting of: (a) electricity consumed in all types of electric vehicles; (b) hydrogen; (c) natural gas, including biomethane, in gaseous form (Compressed Natural Gas — CNG) and liquefied form (Liquefied Natural Gas — LNG); (d) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG); (e) mechanical energy from on- board storage/on-board sources, including waste heat;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 330 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point viii – indent 1
– motor vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 1622 passengers in addition to the driver and with a maximum length not exceeding 8 meters.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 340 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) E-scooter: – A vehicle with one or more wheels equipped with a single seat and powered exclusively by electric motors that can provide the vehicle with a maximum design speed between 6 and 25 km/h. They can only be equipped with a seat or saddle if they have a self-balancing system. Vehicles without a self-balancing system and with a saddle, vehicles designed for competition, vehicles for people with reduced mobility, and vehicles with a working voltage greater than 100 VDC or 240 VAC, as well as those included within the scope of Regulation (EU) No. 168/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council, of January 15, 2013, are excluded from this definition.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 364 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 241 years for categories D and DE.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 378 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States may lower the minimum age for category C to 18 years and forand category D to 218 years with regard to:
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 406 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) The permit issued for any category will also be valid for e-scooter category permits, without the need to comply with the provisions of paragraph 1a of Article 10.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 411 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) two years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 2 of Council Directive 96/53/EC63 and special purpose vehicles provided that it is a motor caravan as defined in Annex I, Part A, point 5.1 to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer. __________________ 63 Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59).
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 425 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) two years after a driving licence, grated for category C1, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 2 (13) with a maximum authorized mass above 7 500 kg but not exceeding 8 250 kg without a trailer. Motor vehicles in this category may be combined with a trailer having maximum authorized mass which does not exceed 750 kg.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 431 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
(hb) two years after a driving licence, grated for category C1E, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 2 (13) with a maximum authorised mass above 7 500 kg but not exceeding 8 250 kg without a trailer. Motor vehicles in this category may be combined with a trailer or semi-trailer of maximum authorized mass of over 750 kg provided that the authorized mass of the combination does not exceed 12 750 kg.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 463 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
Member States shall reduce the periods of administrative validity set out in the first subparagraph as follows: (i) to five years or less for driving licences of holders residing on their territory having reached the age of 70, in order to; to two years or less for driving licences of holders residing on their territory having reached the age of 75; to one year or less for driving licences of holders residing on their territory having reached the age of 80. These provisions aims at applying an increased frequency of medical checks or other specific measures, including refresher courses. Thisese reduced periods of administrative validity shall only be applied upon renewal of the driving licence.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 478 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
When issuing or renewing driving licences in categories AM, A, A1, A2, B, B1 and BE, Member States mayshall require an examination applying the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving set out in Annex III instead of the self-assessment laid down in point 3 of that Annex. In that case, the medical examination shall cover all the medical incapacities mentioned in Annex III.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 495 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Commission may assess whether a third country has professional driver training and/or certification rules and examination procedures that are wholly or partially comparable to those of the Union, as well as a level of road safety, which would justify allowing the holder of a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), or equivalent issued by the third country to be exchanged for a new CPC, issued by a Member State. On the basis of the assessment, the Commission may adopt an implementing act allowing this exchange on condition that the holder of the CPC completes additional competence training up to 35 hours to be conducted in the most practicable language, with, if necessary, appropriate language support, in line with the provisions of the EU Driver Training Directive (EU) 2022/2561, to ensure high level of competence and road safety. Member States shall have six months to provide their opinion on the Commission assessment regarding a third country. The implementing act shall not apply until the Commission has received an opinion from all Member States or until six months from the entry into force of the implementing act concerned, whichever is the earlier.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 506 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories BC, CE and CD marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 517 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b), Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 15 years.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 530 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C, CE or D has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 537 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) In case a driver of a vehicle category C, CE and D, has undergone a dedicated 7-hour training course to learn the necessary professional and pedagogical skills, as part of their periodic CPC training. Member States may decide to increase the duration of the training to 14 hours.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 544 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States should inform the Commission about the road accidents occurred among those who went in possess of a driving licence after a training process involving accompanied driving, as defined by this Article. The report should be done at the beginning of every calendar year and the data should cover each type of driving licence available under the accompanied driving scheme. Every three years, the Commission should compare the road accidents occurred to drivers who obtained a licence thanks to the accompanied driving scheme with those occurred to drivers who obtained it differently, divided by each category concerned, and it should address a public report to the Parliament and the Member States.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 604 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2022/2561
Article 5 – paragraph 3 (a)
In Article 5, paragraph 3, point a, is replaced by the following: "3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive: (a) from the age of 21: (i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services where the route does not exceed 50 kilometres and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2). Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1); (ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 20, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). This may be reduced to the age of 18 where the driver drives such vehicles without passengers;lower the minimum age for categories D and DE for professional bus and coach drivers to 18 years on their territory, provided that drivers have undergone a full professional training and are holders of a Certificate for Professional Competence (CPC) according to the provisions of Article 6(1), of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;"
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 736 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 1
Applicants shall perform a self-assessment of theirundergo a general physical and mental fitness check for driving a power-driven vehicle, along with an appropriate examination for eyesight as described in point 6.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 738 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2
The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination if it becomes apparent, from the self- assessment of their physical and mental fitness, when the necessary formalities are being completed or during the tests which they have to undergo prior to obtaining a driving licence, that they are likely to have one or more of the medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex.deleted
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 745 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
The standards and procedures set by Member States for the issuance or any subsequent renewal of driving licences may be stricter than those set out in this Annex.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 752 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 1
All applicants for a driving licence and upon renewal shall undergo an appropriate investigation to ensure that they have adequate visual acuityby a qualified eye care professionals authorised by national law to ensure that they have adequate visual acuity measured by means of a validated visual acuity chart and field of vision for driving power- driven vehicles. Where there is reason to doubt that the applicant’s vision is adequate, he/she should be examined by a competent medical authority including any appropriately trained and qualified eye care professional authorised by national law. At this examination attention shall be paid, in particular, to the following: visual acuity, field of vision, twilight vision, glare and contrast sensitivity, diplopia and other visual functions that can compromise safe driving.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 754 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 2
For group 1 drivers, licensing may be considered in ‘exceptional individual cases’ where the visual field standard or visual acuity standard cannot be met but there are reasons to believe that the issuance of a driving licence for the applicant would not impair road safety; in such cases the driver shall undergo examination by a competent medical authority, including any appropriately trained and qualified eye care professional authorised by national law, to demonstrate that there is no other impairment of visual function, including glare, contrast sensitivity and twilight vision. The driver or applicant shall also be subject to a positive practical test conducted by a competent authority.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 756 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 3 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Applicants for a driving licence or for the renewal of such a licence shall have a binocular visual acuity, with corrective lenses if necessary, of at least 0,5 (decimal notation) when using both eyes together.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 757 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 3 – point 2
(2) Applicants for a driving licence, or for the renewal of such a licence, who have total functional loss of vision in one eye or who use only one eye (for instance in the case of diplopia) shall have a visual acuity of at least 0,5 (decimal notation), with corrective lenses if necessary. The competent medical authority shall certify that this condition of monocular vision has existed for a sufficiently long time to allow adaptation and that the field of vision in this eye meets the requirement laid down in point 6.(1).
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 759 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 – paragraph 1
Applicants for a driving licence or for the renewal of such a licence shall have a visual acuity, with corrective lenses if necessary, of at least 0,8 (decimal notation) in the better eye and at least 0,1 (decimal notation) in the worse eye. If corrective lenses are used to attain the values of 0,8 and 0,1(decimal notation) and 0,1 (decimal notation), the minimum acuity (0,8 and 0,1 [decimal notation]) shall be achieved either by correction by means of glasses with a power not exceeding plus eight dioptres, or with the aid of contact lenses. The correction must be well tolerated.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to contribute to the reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990 and in conformity with the energy efficiency first principle, it is necessary to strengthenassess the reduction requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 for heavy-duty vehicles. A clear pathway also needs to be set for further reductions beyond 2030 to contribute to achieving the climate neutrality objective by 2050.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to users and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen-powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for new heavy-duty vehicles for the period 2030 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that will deliver a strong signal to accelerateconsistent with the availability of enabling conditions, namely sufficiently dense network of alternative fuels infrastructure, with the aim of promoting the uptake of zero-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in zero-emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 – paragraph 5
Vocational vehicles, such as garbage trucks, tippers or concrete mixers, should continue to be exempted from the calculation of average specific CO2 emissions of manufacturers. On the other hand, zero-and-Low emission vocational vehicles could be used for the purpose of this Regulation and for the purpose of determining manufacturer’s compliance with its specific CO2 emissions targets.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) For the purposes of the newly introduced transfer of vehicles between manufacturers and of establishing an exemption for manufacturers producing only few vehicles, a definition of the term of ‘group of connected entities’ should be added to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242, in substance following the terminology used in Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council20 for light-duty vehicles. _________________ 20 Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13).deleted
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The zero- and low-emission factor should last be applied for the reporting period of the year 20239, because it is no longer considered necessary after that time as an incein order to contivnue to promote the market entrance of zero-emission vehicles in the HDV sector.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) This regulation aims to accelerate the transition towards carbon neutral mobility in a technologically neutral way. As a complement to the efforts towards an increasing availability of zero emission vehicles, a mechanism based on a carbon correction factor is introduced to duly account the contribution from the use of sustainable renewable transport fuels including biofuels, biomass fuels as well as RFNBOs when assessing the compliance with CO2 emissions reductions of newly registered heavy-duty vehicles.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation 2019/1242
article 2 – paragraph 1
(b) N1, which do not fall under Regulation (EU) 2019/631, N22 with a technically permissible maximum laden mass above 5 tons and N3;
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation 2019/1242
article 2 – paragraph 1
It shall also apply, for the purposes of this Regulation, to zero-and-low emission vocational vehicles. For the purposes of this Regulation, those vehicles shall be referred to as heavy-duty vehicles. Vehicles falling under points (a) and (b) shall be referred to as heavy-duty motor vehicles.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 3 – point 23 a (new)
(23a) “CO2 Neutral Fuel” means a biofuel, biogas, biomass fuel, Renewable liquid and gaseous transport Fuel of Non Biological Origin (RFNBO) or a Recycled Carbon Fuel (RCF), where the emissions of the fuel in use e(u) can be taken to be net zero, meaning that the CO2 equivalent of the carbon incorporated in the chemical composition of the fuel in use e(u) is of biogenic origin, or has been avoided being emitted as CO2 into the atmosphere or has avoided its existing fate.”
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 3 – paragraph 23 b (new)
(23b) ‘Carbon Correction Factor (CCF)’ means a factor which applies a correction to the CO2 tailpipe emissions of vehicles for compliance assessment, to reflect the share of CO 2 Neutral fuels, as defined in Article 3 (24) of this Regulation.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point j
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 3 – paragraph 2
(j) the following paragraph is added: ‘For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘a group of connected manufacturers’ means a manufacturer and its connected undertakings. ‘Connected undertaking’ means: (a) undertakings in which the manufacturer has, directly or indirectly: (i) the power to exercise more than half the voting rights; or (ii) the power to appoint more than half the members of the supervisory board, board of management or bodies legally representing the undertaking; or (iii) the right to manage the undertaking’s affairs; (b) undertakings which directly or indirectly have, over the manufacturer, the rights or powers referred to in point (a); (c) undertakings in which an undertaking referred to in point (b) has, directly or indirectly, the rights or powers referred to in point (a); (d) undertakings in which the manufacturer together with one or more of the undertakings referred to in point (a), (b) or (c), or in which two or more of the latter undertakings, jointly have the rights or powers referred to in point (a); (e) undertakings in which the rights or the powers referred to in point (a) are jointly held by the manufacturer or one or more of its connected undertakings referred to in points (a) to (d) and one or more third parties.;’deleted
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2030 to 2034 by 4530 %,
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2035 to 2039 by 650 %,
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2040 onwards by 970%.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 3b – paragraph 1
1. For vehicles referred to in point 4.2 of Annex I, manufacturers shall comply with the minimum shares of zero-emission vehicles in their fleet of new heavy-duty vehicles as laid down in point 4.3 of Annex I. For new urban buses the share of zero- emissions vehicles shall be 80% as from the reporting period of the year 2030 and 100% as from the reporting period of the year 2030.5;
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the data reported for the manufacturer’s new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the preceding reporting period; including zero-and-low emission vocational vehicles; and;
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 225 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) in Article 4, first paragraph, the following point (c) is inserted: ‘(c) the application of the Carbon Correction Factor (CCF) determined in accordance with point 7 of Annex I.’
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 236 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Starting from 1 July 2020 and for each subsequent reporting period until the reporting period of the year 2029, the Commission shall determine for each manufacturer the zero- and low-emission factor for the preceding reporting period.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 242 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The zero-emission and low- emission factor shall reduce the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 310 %. The contribution to that factor of the zero-emission vehicles of category N, other than those in vehicles sub-groups 4-UD, 4-RD, 4-LH, 5-RD, 5- LH, 9-RD, 9-LH, 10-RD, 10-LH, shall reduce the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 1,53 %.;
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 244 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for the transfer of vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles, the transferring and the receiving manufacturer must belong to a group of connected manufacturers;deleted
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 249 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d Regulation 2019/1242
Emission credits and emission debts acquired in the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2039 shall, where applicable, be carried over from one reporting period to the next reporting period. However, any remaining emission debts shall be cleared in the reporting periods of the year 2029, 2034 and 2039.;
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 255 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) where, in any of the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2028, 2030 to 2033, 2035 to 2038 the sum of the emission debts reduced by the sum of the emission credits exceeds the emission debt limit referred to in Article 7(1), third subparagraph;
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 256 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) where, in the reporting period of the years 2029, 2034, 2039 and 2040 the sum of the emission debts reduced by the sum of the emission credits is positive;deleted
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 275 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 15 – first paragraph
The Commission shall, in 20287, review the effectiveness and impact of this Regulation and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council with the result of the review.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 279 #

2023/0042(COD)

The report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amending this Regulation. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the state of the enabling conditions for the market adoption of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles in the Union. In this report, the Commission shall assess in particular, but not limited to, the following elements: (a) registrations of zero-emission heavy- duty vehicles in Member States, (b) the deployment of charging and refuelling infrastructure suitable for heavy-duty vehicles in Member States [REFERENCE TO XXX AFIR], (c) the implementation of road user charges differentiated by CO2 emissions in Member States [REFERENCE TO XXX Eurovignette] (d) the level of the average price of allowances under the new the emissions trading system covering road transport [REFERENCE TO XXX ETS2] (e) other measures that support the uptake of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles. Based on the results of the above assessment and on the evidence of lack of any of the above of conditions, the CO2 targets should be reviewed and excess CO2 emissions premiums according to Art. 8 of this Regulation be waived.
2023/07/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 a (new)
A. Whereas supporting a vibrant and dynamic textile sector is strategic for the value chains and the competitiveness of the European Industry;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 b (new)
b. Whereas the long tradition and experience of European textile companies has a priceless value for the European historical heritage and technological development;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 c (new)
C. Whereas the European SMEs are in the frontline of production, research and active development of business models and practices that are increasingly compatible with environmental ambitions;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1 , where environmental regulations are less strict or non-existentand labour standards are less strict or non-existent; the usually low prices of these goods often affects the competitiveness of the European productions, while their low quality can be harmful for the consumers; therefore, calls for better controls by customs and by national market surveillance authorities to avoid the import of counterfeit, unsafe and uncompliant textile products. Better market surveillance shall not hamper free trade and responsible business practices; _________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report’.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1, where environmental regulations are less strict or non-existent; calls on the Commission to step up customs controls in order to ensure that imported products comply with the regulations governing EU companies; _________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report'.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 21 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges the importance of recovering materials and, to this end, stresses the need for non-technical parameters to be included among the criteria for assessing end-product performance, so as to avoid unequal comparisons between products manufactured from recycled components and those manufactured from new materials;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. calls on the European Commission to stop unsustainable fast fashion practices and boost better consumption and production models which enhance the strategic value of the supply chain, promote sustainability, foster creativity based on quality;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Encourages the use of recycled materials, especially fiber-to-fiber, and support the conversion of textile waste from a costly disposal matter into new raw material generating value;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that ever-increasing regulation, which directly and indirectly affects the EU textiles industry, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, is seriously threatening the competitiveness of EU businesses; calls on the Commission and the Member States to only implement additional regulations if they facilitate sustainable business models, as many obligations drastically increase costs, especially for SME, the increase prices of commodities and energy, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, unfair trade behaviours of Extra-EU countries, is seriously threatening the competitiveness of EU businesses; calls for adequately weight extended producer responsibility obligations to safeguard subcontractors and intermediate processors;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for a revision of the criteria for awarding the Ecolabel to associate this label with products for which at least three economically significant processes have taken place in accordance with clear sustainability criteria defined at EU level; underlines the need of organising and implementing a better and harmonised surveillance of the internal market. Customs and other market surveillance authorities need to be empowered to prevent the import of counterfeit and/or unsafe textile products lacking the requirements expressly demanded of those who produce and operate within the EU, in order to safeguard the consumer and the environment;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Emphasises that any action that could increase red tape for producers should be avoided and calls for stronger support for SMEs in this sector;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the challenges to achieving a fully circular business model for textile companies, in particular owing to current technological and physical constraints on production and recycling, such as the use of chemicals, the lack of circular design, digitalisation gaps and the workforce’s up- and reskilling needs; stresses the need to introduce incentives for products that meet ecological standards, thus enabling producers to support environmentally sustainable production processes while maintaining competitive price levels and supporting the value chain by promoting the reshoring of delocalised production in the EU;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the need to support an open approach to circular economy, especially concerning open loop recycling, in order to avoid a “silos approach” and to favour research, innovation and cross- fertilization between different industrial sectors;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the need to specify parameters for recycled materials regarding the presence of chemicals;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines the importance of improving transparency and traceability in the textile industry to increase its ability to manage the value chains more effectively, identify and address labour and human rights violations and environmental impacts, combat counterfeits, while embracing more sustainable production and consumption patterns; at the same time, traceability shall not become a barrier to trade, an unacceptable cost or burden, especially for the SMEs;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Underlines that a circular economy for textiles and apparel is the one that creates better products and services for customers, contributes to a resilient industry, and benefits the environment. Recycling of textiles, a crucial part of the circular economy for textiles and apparel, has the potential to reduce GHG emissions and freeing precious land for other uses. To this end, the European Union should support companies, associations, and initiatives like the ReHubs which are implementing plans to increase recycling and reduce textile waste;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Reaffirms the importance of traceability and transparency as a tool also to support customers’ informed choices about textile products;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Recalls the need to support the EU textile value chain, which actively contributes to the EU competitiveness, while at the same time defending it from external unfair practices, which are also distortive of the internal market;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that a business- supportive environment that promotes research and innovation is key to maintaining the EU textiles industry’s leading position in innovation2 , especially in sustainable fibres such as bio-based fibres, in inventing and scaling up circular production and recycling technologies, and in harnessing the opportunities offered by digitalisation, e.g. with the Digital Product Passport or smart textiles, provided that such an initiative does not lead to more bureaucracy for producers, enabling micro and SMEs to better communicate their sustainability; _________________ 2 Ibid.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of supporting the reshoring of textile production in the European Union as a way to promote reindustrialization of the continent and, as well, as a way to shorten the usually very stretched supply chains involved in the production and distribution of textiles;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 111 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the importance of a traceability system that takes adequate account of the various processing stages so as to provide the market with a guarantee of uniform assessment throughout the production process;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Urges the Commission to encourage development of the market for products made from recovered textile material, also outside the clothing sector, so as to ensure more widespread recycling;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that several EU funding opportunities exist, such as via Cluster 2 of Horizon Europe or the European Innovation Council; calls for the creation of an EU research and innovation agenda aligned with the transition pathway for the textiles ecosystem; underlines the leading role the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) on Culture & Creativity3 and Manufacturing4 should play in this process; calls for the development at European level of 'Textile Hubs', i.e. innovative textile regeneration poles, made up of research centres and disposal plants, for the sorting and recovery of pre- and postconsumer waste, turning waste into value and creating new jobs in textile manufacturing districts. _________________ 3 https://eit.europa.eu/eit-community/eit- culture-creativity. 4 https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 125 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Invites the European Commission to publish, as soon as possible, a regulation containing harmonised European criteria for the End of Waste of textiles, to ensure an efficient and smoother marketing of products obtained from the recovery of textile waste, encouraging the use of recycled products and the dissemination of innovative research poles for textile regeneration.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 45 #

2022/2022(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the establishment of pilot services and calls on the Commission to identify as soon as possible resources for this purpose and a clear timeframe with appropriate milestones and objectives;
2022/06/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2022/2022(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of further promoting the realization of infrastructure projects, integrated to the motorways of the sea, including bridges connecting islands to the mainland, in order to close existing missing links;
2022/06/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 78 #

2022/2022(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take appropriate initiatives to further improve the attractiveness of investing in the ERTMS and to guarantee legal certainty for private investors;
2022/06/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 96 #

2022/2022(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to improve the use of EU Funds beyond ERDF and cohesion funds, including CEF, NGEU, RRF or ReactEU, to secure massive quality investments in sustainable and efficient transport infrastructure;
2022/06/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2022/2022(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the clarification and simplification of State aid rules on the public funding of interoperable rolling stock for cross-border services in the revised Railway Guidelines;
2022/06/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 125 #

2022/2022(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Takes note of the importance of the language issue for train drivers involved in cross-border journeys, and calls on the Commission to promote the development of digital language tools, as an affordable solution to help with language obstacles and to bridge the existing gaps;
2022/06/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 145 #

2022/2022(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the role of digitalisation and better coordination, in particular for cross-border rail traffic; in this regard, stresses the need to achieve better coordination in the way that capacity is managed across Member States’ networks, with a view to improve the utilisation of available capacity; therefore calls for greater harmonisation of procedures and criteria for capacity planning and allocation, as well as full interoperability of digital tools;
2022/06/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #

2022/2022(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the need of cooperation between railway undertakings and ticket vendors to implement sector standards for ticket distribution, establishing fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory conditions for the exchange of data;
2022/06/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 190 #

2022/2022(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the need for a comprehensive approach with clear implementation milestones to achieve easier access to multimodal connections, while adopting interoperable solutions;
2022/06/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the update of the industrial strategy; stresses that for the Green Deal to be a true growth strategy, reduce dependencies and maintain a level playing field for European industry during the transition, it needs to be accompanied by ambitious industrial policy; stresses also that this industrial policy must place SMEs at the centre of all measures and objectives;
2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the same update was neither carried out in 2021 nor planned for 2022 for the SME strategy; expresses its concern for European micro- enterprises, strongly affected by the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic and now by the increase in raw materials and energy costs caused by the current international crisis; stresses that there can be no real European growth without an industrial policy that takes account of the European manufacturing entrepreneurship, 99% composed of SMEs;
2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to present clear transition pathways for the industrial ecosystem as soon as possible, with the transparent involvement of stakeholders representing the entire supply chain, including by identifying the needs for a successful transition in terms of infrastructure, technologies and skills; calls on the Commission to ensure consistency and coordination across all initiatives, objectives, funding and regulatory instruments that will support industry through the transitions; calls for annual monitoring and reporting on the competitiveness and resilience of our industrial ecosystems and on the progress made on the transition pathways, so that instruments can be adapted swiftly when needed;
2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 125 #

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the EU is outperformed by other economic powers in research and development (R&D) expenditures as a percentage of GDP; reiterates the importance of an ambitious level of investment in R&D; regrets that the target of 3 % of GDP investments in R&D has still not been achieved in the vast majority of Member States; calls on the Commission to ensure that investment in R&D is geared towards the participation of micro enterprises;
2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement issuing guidance on public procurement; stresses that public procurement is an essential instrument for national and economic security and for supporting the uptake of and demand for clean products; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to review public procurement and competition rules where needed; calls for an increasing of SMEs share in public procurement contracts by safeguarding SME access and combating procurement criteria that set requirements or qualifications beyond the core elements of the service or goods purchased;
2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 187 #

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of including education, upskilling and reskilling in the transition pathways; emphasises that training is essential for improving the skills of SME staff in areas such as blockchain, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for vocational education and business- education partnerships within regional industrial clusters to boost skills and enhance the uptake of ready-for-market innovations by SMEs;
2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 201 #

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that SMEs and start-ups are playing a central role in the digitalisation of the EU and are a critical source of innovation; stresses the need to improve their access to financing; digital SMEs, in particular in traditional sectors where digitisation is not developed;
2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Plastic packaging is the most carbon-intensive material and, in terms of fossil fuel use, recycling of plastic waste is approximately five-times better than incineration with energy recovery35 is a resource efficient material and produces less CO2 and waste compared to other packaging material. Just as the European Strategy for Plastics36 states, CEAP commits to increase uptake of recycled plastics and contribute to the more sustainable use of plastics. The Union budget and the system of own resources contribute to reducing pollution from plastic packaging waste37 . As of 1 January 2021, the Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union introduced a national contribution that is proportional to the quantity of plastic packaging waste that is not recycled in each Member State. This own resource is part of incentives to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics, foster recycling and boost the circular economy. _________________ 35 Amadei A., Ardente F., Garcia- Gutierrez P., Klenert D., Nessi S., Tonini D., Tosches D., Saveyn H.(2022), Environmental and economic assessment of plastic waste recycling, Mechanical, physical and chemical recycling technologies, publication pending. 36 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy COM(2018)28 final. 37 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom COM (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1).
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and ensure the efficient implementation of the obligations, economic operatomanufacturers should ensure that the plastic part of each unit of packaging contains a certain minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste calculated as an average per type of packaging placed per manufacturer.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 138 #

2022/0396(COD)

(31) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the rules on calculating and verifying, per unit of post- consumer plastic waste in packaging, the share of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste present and establishing the format for technical documentation, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing provisions, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council55 . _________________ 55 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) In order to inform end-users about reusability, availability of systems for re- use and location of collection points as regards reusable packaging, such packaging should bear a QR code or other data carrier that provides such information. The QR code should also facilitate tracking and the calculation of trips and rotations. In addition, reusable sales packaging should be clearly identified at the point of sale.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
(70) Achieving re-use and refill targets can be challenging for smaller economic operators. Therefore, certain economic operators should be exempted from the obligation to meet the packaging re-use targets if they place less than a certain volume of packaging on the market, or fulfil the definition of micro-company under Commission Recommendation 2003/36160 , or have the sales area, including all storage and dispatch areas, under a certain surface limit. The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 2901 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to establish re-use and refill targets for other products, to lay down further exemptions for other economic operators or to exempt specific packaging formats covered by the reuse or refill targets in case of severe hygiene, food safety or environmental issues preventing the achievement of these targets. _________________ 60 Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (notified under document number C(2003) 1422) (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 200 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 137
(137) It is necessary to provide for sufficient time for economic operators to comply with their obligations under this Regulation, and for Member States to set up the administrative infrastructure necessary for its application. The application of this Regulation should therefore also be deferred to a date where those preparations can reasonably be finalised. Particular attention should be paid to facilitate compliance by micro and SMEs with their obligations and requirements under this Regulation, including through guidance and adequate support to be provided by the Commission and Member States to facilitate compliance by economic operators, with a focus on SMEmicro and SMEs and on those sectors which will be highly impacted by the new obligations.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 211 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) items that are necessary to contain, support or preserve the product throughout its lifetime without being an integral part of the product which is intended to be used, consumed or disposed of together with the product;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) components of, and ancillary elements to, an item referred to in point (a) that are integrated into the item;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(c) ancillary elements to an item referred to in point (a) that are hung directly on, or attached to, the product and that performs a packaging function without being an integral part of the product which is intended to be used, consumed or disposed of together with the product;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 214 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
(f) tea orcompostable coffee bags and system single-serve units or tea bags necessary to contain a tea or coffeecoffee or tea product and intended to be used and disposed of together with the product;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 230 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31
(31) ‘design for recycling’ means design of packaging, including individual components of packaging, in order to ensure its recyclability with state-of-the- artthe best available or latest innovative collection, sorting and recycling processes;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 237 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32
(32) ‘recycled at scale’ means collected, sorted and recycled through installed state- of-the-art infrastructure and processes, covering at least 75 % of the Union population at industrial scale, provided separate collection is in place, including packaging waste exported from the Union that meets the requirements of Article 47(5);
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 248 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 38
(38) ‘secondary raw materials’ means materials that have been obtained through recycling processes and can substitute primary raw materials in applications typical for that material;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. In case Member States choose to maintain or introduce national sustainability requirements or information requirements additional to those laid down in this Regulation, those requirements shall not conflict with those laid down in this Regulation and the Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market of packaging that complies with the requirements under this Regulation for reasons of non-compliance with those national requirements.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 273 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. In addition to the labelling requirements laid down in Article 11, Member States may provide for further labelling requirements, for the purpose of identifying the extended producer responsibility scheme or a deposit and return system other than those referred to in Article 44(1).deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 279 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Recyclability requirements established in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 6(5) shall not restrict the presence of substances in packaging or packaging components for reasons relating primarily to chemical safety. They shall address, as appropriate, substances of concern that negatively affect the re-use and recycling of materials in the packaging in which they are present taking into consideration legacy substances and foreseeing a 5-year waiver for them, and shall, as appropriate, identify the specific substances concerned and their associated criteria and limitations.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) it can be recycled so that the resulting secondary raw materials are of sufficient quality to substitute the primary raw materials of the packaging in applications typical for that material;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Point (a) shall apply from 1 January 2030 and points (b), (c), (d), (e) shall apply from 1 January 2035.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 461 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
From [OP: Please insert the date = 42 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging shall be marked with a label containing information on its material composition according to the Decision 97/129/CE. This obligation does not apply to transport packaging. However, it applies to e-commerce packaging.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 466 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Packaging subject to deposit and return systems referred to in Article 44(1) shall, in addition to the labelling referred to in the first subparagraph, be marked with a harmonised label established in the relevant implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 473 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. From [OP: Please insert the date = 48 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], packaging shall bear a label on packaging reusability and a QR code or other type of digital data carrier that provides further information on packaging reusability including the availability of a system for re-use and of collection points, and that facilitates the tracking of the packaging and the calculation of trips and rotations. In addition, reusable sales packaging shall be clearly identified and distinguished from single use packaging at the point of sale.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 479 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Labels referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 and the QR code or other type of digital data carrier referred to in paragraph 2 shall be placed, printed or engraved visibly, clearly legibly and indelibly on the packaging. Where this is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature and size of the packaging, they shall be affixed to the grouped packaging, or alternatively, it can be shown in the transport documents accompanying the goods, or on other external supports, even digital.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 488 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. Without prejudice to requirements concerning other harmonised EU labels, economic operators shall not provide or display labels, marks, symbols or inscriptions that are likely to mislead or confuse consumers or other end users with respect to the sustainability requirements for packaging, other packaging characteristics or packaging waste management options, for which harmonised labelling has been laid down in this Regulation. Labelling under this Article and Article 12 shall not impair recyclability.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 490 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Packaging included in an extended producer responsibility scheme or covered by a deposit and return system other than that referred to in Article 44(1) may be identified by means of a corresponding symbol throughout the territory in which that scheme or system applies. That symbol shall be clear and unambiguous and shall not mislead consumers or users as to the recyclability or reusability of the packaging. All labelling requirements under this article should not lead to disproportionate bureaucratic and economic burdens, especially for micro and SMEs.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 516 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Restrictions on use of certain packaging 1. Economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in point 3 of Annex V as of 1 January 2030. 3. Member States may exempt economic operators from point 3 of Annex V if they comply with the definition of micro- company in accordance with rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and where it is not technically feasible not to use packaging or to obtain access to infrastructure that is necessary for the functioning of a reuse system. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend Annex V in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress with the objective to reducing packaging waste. When adopting those delegated acts, the Commission shall consider the potential of the restrictions on the use of specific packaging formats to reduce the packaging waste generated while ensuring an overall positive environmental impact, and shall take into account the availability of alternative packaging solutions that meet requirements set out in legislation applicable to contact sensitive packaging, as well as their capability to prevent microbiological contamination of the packaged product.Article 22 deleted formats
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 551 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, economic operators making large household appliances listed in point 2 of Annex II to Directive 2012/19/EU available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State shall ensure that 940 % of those products are made available in reusable transport packaging within a system for re-use.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 558 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging cold or hot beverages filled into a container at the point of sale for take-away shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 20 % of those beverages are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 80 % of those beverages are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 560 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 20 % of those beverages are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 568 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 80 % of those beverages are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 572 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. A final distributor that is conducting its business activity in the HORECA sector and that is making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging take-away ready-prepared food, intended for immediate consumption without the need of any further preparation, and typically consumed from the receptacle, shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 40 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 580 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 587 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 40 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 593 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging alcoholic beverages in the form of beer, carbonated alcoholic beverages, fermented beverages other than wine, aromatised wine products and fruit wine, products based on spirit drinks, wine or other fermented beverages mixed with beverages, soda, cider or juice, shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 25 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 598 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 602 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 25 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 609 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging alcoholic beverages in the form of wine, with the exception of sparkling wine, shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 5 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 15 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 613 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 5 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 615 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 15 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 620 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
6. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging non-alcoholic beverages in the form of water, water with added sugar, water with other sweetening matter, flavoured water, soft drinks, soda lemonade, iced tea and similar beverages which are immediately ready to drink, pure juice, juice or must of fruits or vegetables and smoothies without milk and non-alcoholic beverages containing milk fat, shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 25 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 627 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 629 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 25 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 635 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Economic operators using transport packaging in the form of pallets, plastic crates, foldable plastic boxes, pails and drumscrates, boxes, for the conveyance or packaging of products in conditions other than provided for under paragraphs 12 and 13 shall ensure that:
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 637 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 30 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 644 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 90 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 645 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 649 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 50 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 657 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 660 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 30 % of such packaging used for transport is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 669 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Economic operators using grouped packaging in the form of boxes, excluding cardboard, used outside of sales packaging to group a certain number of products to create a stock-keeping or distribution unit shall ensure that:
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 672 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 678 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 25 % of such packaging they used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use.deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 688 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, trays, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, drums and canisters, of all sizes and materials, including flexible formats. Products following under the scope of infant formula and follow-on formula products, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes as defined in Article 1, point (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 609/2013 shall be exempted from the targets foreseen in paragraph 6 of this Article.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 725 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if, during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 1300 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 729 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Economic operators will be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in subparagraphs 1-13 provided that the packaging material used, as defined in Annex II: (a) achieves a minimum EU-wide recycling rate of 85% by 2030, as calculated in Article 47; (b) achieves a minimum 90% recycling rate at the EU level by 2040, as calculated in Article 47; (c) is recycled on a large scale, as calculated in Article 6(6).
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 819 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 5(5), Article 6(4), Article 6(6), Article 7(9), Article 7(10), Article 7(11), Article 8(5), Article 22(4), Article 26(16) and Article 57(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of ten years from date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than 3 months before the end of each period.
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 825 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 12
Beverage system capsules (e.g. coffee, cacao, milk) intended to be disposed empty after use;
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 835 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V
RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF PACKAGING FORMATS Packaging Illustrative Restricted use format example Plastic packaging used at retail level to Collation group goods sold in cans, tins, pots, tubs, films, shrink Single-use and packets designed as convenience wrap plastic packaging to enable or encourage end 1. grouped users to purchase more than one product. packaging This excludes grouped packaging necessary to facilitate handling in distribution. Single use Nets, bags, plastic trays, packaging, containers Single use packaging for less than 1.5 kg single use fresh fruit and vegetables, unless there is a composite 2. demonstrated need to avoid water loss or packaging or turgidity loss, microbiological hazards or other single physical shocks. use packaging for fresh fruit and vegetables Single use packaging for foods and Trays, beverages filled and consumed within the disposable Single use premises in the HORECA sector, which plates and plastic, single include all eating area inside and outside a cups, bags, use composite 3. place of business, covered with tables and foil, boxes packaging or stools, standing areas, and eating areas other single offered to the end users jointly by several use packaging economic operators or third party for the purpose of food and drinks consumption Single use Sachets, tubs, Single use packaging in the HORECA packaging for trays, boxes sector, containing individual portions or condiments, servings, used for condiments, preserves, preserves, 4. sauces, coffee creamer, sugar and sauces, coffee seasoning, except such packaging provided creamer, together with take-away ready-prepared sugar, and food intended for immediate consumption seasoning in without the need of any further HORECA sector preparation Shampoo bottles, hand Single use For cosmetics, hygiene and toiletry and body hotel products of less than 50 ml for liquid lotion bottles, 5. miniature products or less than 100 g for non-liquid sachets packaging products around miniature bar soap deleted
2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2711 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 a (new)
Indicative parameters that may be considered when developing design criteria for recycling under Article 6: 1. Additives 2. Labels 3. Closure systems and small parts 4. Adhesives 5. Printing inks 6. Colours 7. Material composition 8. Barriers / coatings 9. Ease of dismantling
2023/05/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2022/0365(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009.
2023/05/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 127 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Under certain conditions, all products with digital elements integrated in or connected to a larger electronic information system can serve as an attack vector for malicious actors. As a result, even hardware and software considered as less critical can facilitate the initial compromise of a device or network, enabling malicious actors to gain privileged access to a system or move laterally across systems. Manufacturers should therefore ensure that all connectable products with digital elements connected to external network or device are designed and developed in accordance with essential requirements laid down in this Regulation. This includes both products that can be connected to external networks or device physically via hardware interfaces and products that are connected logically, such as via network sockets, pipes, files, application programming interfaces or any other types of software interface. As cybersecurity threats can propagate through various products with digital elements before reaching a certain target, for example by chaining together multiple vulnerability exploits, manufacturers should also ensure the cybersecurity of those products that are only indirectly connected to other devices or networks.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This regulation should not apply to the internal networks of a product with digital elements if these networks have dedicated endpoints and are secured from external data connection.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) This regulation should not apply to spare parts intended solely to replace defective parts of products with digital elements, in order to restore their functionality.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order not to hamper innovation or research, free and open-source software developed or supplied outside the course of a commercial activity should not be covered by this Regulation. This is in particular the case for software, including its source code and modified versions, that is openly shared and freely accessible, usable, modifiable and redistributable. In the context of software, a commercial activity might be characterized not only by charging a price for a product, but also by charging a price for technical support services,solely occurs when a price is charged for the use of a product with the intention of making a profit or by providing a software platform through which the manufacturer monetises other services, or by the usemonetization of personal data for reasons other than exclusively for improving the security, compatibility or interoperability of the software.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Agricultural and forestry vehicles in scope of Regulations (EU) 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council fall also in the scope of this Regulation. In order to avoid regulatory overlaps, additional cybersecurity requirements in future amendments of Regulation (EU) 167/2013 should not be foreseen.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 155 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Critical products with digital elements should be subject to stricter conformity assessment procedures, while keeping a proportionate approach. For this purpose, critical products with digital elements should be divided into two classes, reflecting the level of cybersecurity risk linked to these categories of products. A potential cyber incident involving products in class II might lead to greater negative impacts than an incident involving products in class I, for instance due to the nature of their cybersecurity-related function or intended use in sensitive environments, and therefore should undergo a stricter conformity assessment procedure. Periodical checks should be carried out to ensure that the list of critical products with digital elements is updated.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Manufacturers of products with digital elements should put in place coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies that are coordinated in terms of frequency and timing to facilitate the reporting of vulnerabilities by individuals or entities. A coordinated vulnerability disclosure policy should specify a structured process through which vulnerabilities are reported to a manufacturer in a manner allowing the manufacturer to diagnose and remedy such vulnerabilities before detailed vulnerability information is disclosed to third parties or to the public. Given the fact that information about exploitable vulnerabilities in widely used products with digital elements can be sold at high prices on the black market, manufacturers of such products should be able to use programmes, as part of their coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies, to incentivise the reporting of vulnerabilities by ensuring that individuals or entities receive recognition and compensation for their efforts (so-called ‘bug bounty programmes’).
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
(62) In order to ensure that the regulatory framework can be adapted where necessary, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of updates to the list of critical products in Annex III and specifying the definitions of the these product categories. Such updates shall be carried out periodically by the Commission, ensuring timely changes to the list of critical products in Annex III. Power to adopt acts in accordance with that Article should be delegated to the Commission to identify products with digital elements covered by other Union rules which achieve the same level of protection as this Regulation, specifying whether a limitation or exclusion from the scope of this Regulation would be necessary as well as the scope of that limitation, if applicable. Power to adopt acts in accordance with that Article should also be delegated to the Commission in respect of the potential mandating of certification of certain highly critical products with digital elements based on criticality crieria set out in this Regulation, as well as for specifying the minimum content of the EU declaration of conformity and supplementing the elements to be included in the technical documentation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making33. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 33 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 206 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to products with digital elements whose intended or reasonably foreseeable use includes a direct or indirect logical or physical data connection to an external device or network. This Regulation does not apply to the electronic communications networks as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 in which products with digital elements are integrated.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. This Regulation does not apply to free and open-source software, including its source code and modified versions, except when such software is provided in exchange for a price or as a monetised product with the intention of making a profit rather than performing maintenance.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. 6 (new) This Regulation does not apply to the internal networks of a product with digital elements if these networks have dedicated endpoints and are secured from external data connection.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 219 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. 7 (new) This Regulation shall not apply to spare parts intended solely to replace defective parts of products with digital elements, in order to restore their functionality.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 230 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘physical connection’ means any connection between electronic information systems or components implemented using physical means, including through electrical or mechanical interfaces, wires or radio wav or wires;.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall not prevent the making available of unfinished software which does not comply with this Regulation provided that the software is only made available for a limited period required for testing purposes and that a visible sign clearly indicates that it does not comply with this Regulation and will not be available on the market for purposes other than testing.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 258 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to amend Annex III by including in the list of categories of critical products with digital elements a new category or withdrawing an existing one from that list. The Commission should carry out periodical checks to assess whether the list of critical products with digital elements needs to be integrated or updated. When assessing the need to amend the list in Annex III, the Commission shall take into account the level of cybersecurity risk related to the category of products with digital elements. In determining the level of cybersecurity risk, one or several of the following criteria shall be taken into account:
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of complying with the obligation laid down in paragraph 1, manufacturers shall undertake an assessment of the cybersecurity risks associated with a data connection to an external device or network of a product with digital elements and take the outcome of that assessment into account during the planning, design, development, production, delivery and maintenance phases of the product with digital elements with a view to minimising cybersecurity risks, preventing security incidents and minimising the impacts of such incidents, including in relation to the health and safety of users.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
When placing a product with digital elements on the market, and forthe manufacturer shall define the expected product lifetime or for a period of five years from the placing of the product on the market, whichever is shorter, manufacturers shall ensure that vulnerabilities of that product are handled effectively and in accordance with the essential requirements set out in Section 2 of Annex I. In doing so, the manufacturer shall ensure that expected product lifetime is in line with reasonable consumer expectations and that it promotes sustainability and the need to ensure long-lasting products with digital elements. Manufacturers shall ensure that vulnerabilities of that product are handled effectively and in accordance with the essential requirements set out in Section 2 of Annex I during at least the expected product lifetime or 10 years, whichever is shorter. Where applicable, the expected product lifetime shall be clearly stated on the product, its packaging or be included in contractual agreements.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 358 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
A natural or legal person, other than the manufacturer, the importer or the distributor, that carries out a substantial modification of the product with digital elements, with the intention of making a profit, shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Where harmonised standards referred to in Article 18 do not exist or where the Commission considers that the relevant harmonised standards are insufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Regulation or to comply with the standardisation request of the Commission, or where there are undue delays in the standardisation procedure or where the request for harmonised standards by the Commission has not been accepted by the European standardisation organisations, as a last resort the Commission is empowered, by means of implementing acts, to adopt common specifications in respect of the essential requirements set out in Annex I. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 51(2).
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 451 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. 4 (new) By way of derogation, for products with digital elements falling in scope of Regulation (Machinery Regulation proposal) or Regulation (EU) 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the application date referred to art. 57 is extended by (36 months).
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 452 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. By way of derogation for products with digital elements falling in scope of Regulation (Machinery Regulation proposal) or Regulation 2013/167, where the annual new sales in the EU of each type are fewer than (1000) units, the application date referred to art. 57 is extended by (60 months).
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 456 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [248 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. However Article 11 shall apply from [124 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 464 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) On the basis of the cybersecurity risk assessment referred to in Article 10(2) and where applicable, products with digital elements shall:
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 469 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) be placed on the market without any known exploitable vulnerabilities towards an external device or network.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 504 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part I – point 17
17. Firewalls, Security Gateways, intrusion detection and/or prevention systems not covered by class II;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 508 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part I – point 18
18. Routers, modems intended for the connection to the internet, and switches, and other network nodes that are necessary for the provision of the connectivity service, not covered by class II;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 516 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part I – point 23 a (new)
23a. Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting (AAA) platforms.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 533 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part II – point 4
4. Firewalls, Security Gateways, intrusion detection and/or prevention systems intended for industrial use;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 537 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part II – point 7
7. Routers, modems intended for the connection to the internet, and switches, and other network nodes that are necessary for the provision of the connectivity service, intended for industrial use;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 539 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part II – point 11
11. Smartcards, smartcard readers, biometric readers, and tokens;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2022/0099(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – point 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– in addition, where relevant, a quota corresponding to the reference value referred to in Annex VII, point 4(ii), multiplied by the maximum quantity for the year for which the quota is allocated divided by the maximum quantity for the year 20247.
2022/10/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 318 #

2022/0099(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – point 1 – paragraph 3
In case where after allocating the full amount of quotas as referred to in the second subparagraph, the maximum quantity is exceeded, all quotas allocated under Annex VII, point 4(i) will be reduced proportionally.
2022/10/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 189 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) With reference to the companies mentioned in point b of this Article, the Commission shall develop simplified reporting obligations and, within one year of the entry into force of this proposal, provide interpretative guidelines to help SMEs meet their obligations.
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) With reference to the companies mentioned in point b of this Article, the Commission shall develop simplified reporting obligations and, within one year of the entry into force of this proposal, provide interpretative guidelines to help SMEs meet their obligations.
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 253 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘established business relationship’ means a direct business relationship, whether direct or indirect, which is, or which is expected to be lasting, in view of its intensity or duration and which does not represent a negligible or merely ancillary part of the value chain;
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 340 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies take appropriate measures to prevent, or where prevention is not possible or not immediately possible, adequately mitigate potential adverse human rights impacts and adverse environmental impacts that have been, or should have been, identified pursuant to Article 6, in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article.
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 349 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) seek contractual assurances from a business partner with whom it has a direct business relationship that it will ensure compliance with the company’s code of conduct and, as necessary, a prevention action plan, including by seeking corresponding contractual assurances from its partners, to the extent that their activities are part of the company’s value chain (contractual cascading). When such contractual assurances are obtained, paragraph 4 shall apply.;
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. With regard to the potential negative impacts that could not be avoided by the measures referred to in paragraph 2, Article 8 shall apply.
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. As regards potential adverse impacts that could not be prevented or adequately mitigated by the measures in paragraph 2, the company may seek to conclude a contract with a partner with whom it has an indirect relationship, with a view to achieving compliance with the company’s code of conduct or a prevention action plan. When such a contract is concluded, paragraph 4 shall apply.deleted
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The contractual assurances or the contract shall be accompanied by the appropriate measures to verify compliance. For the purposes of verifying compliance, the company may refer to suitable industry initiatives or independent third-party verification. When contractual assurances are obtained from, or a contract is entered into, with an SME, the terms used shall be fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory. Where measures to verify compliance are carried out in relation to SMEs, the company shall bear the cost of the independent third-party verification.deleted
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 376 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. As regards potential adverse impacts within the meaning of paragraph 1 that could not be prevented or adequately mitigated by the measures in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, the company shall be required to refrain from entering into new or extending existing relations with the partner in connection with or in the value chain of which the impact has arisen and shall, where the law governing their relations so entitles them to, take the following actions: (a) relations with the partner in question, while pursuing prevention and minimisation efforts, if there is reasonable expectation that these efforts will succeed in the short-term; (b) terminate the business relationship with respect to the activities concerned if the potential adverse impact is severe. Member States shall provide for the availability of an option to terminate the business relationship in contracts governed by their laws.deleted temporarily suspend commercial
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 383 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, point (b), when companies referred to in Article 3, point (a)(iv), provide credit, loan or other financial services, they shall not be required to terminate the credit, loan or other financial service contract when this can be reasonably expected to cause substantial prejudice to the entity to whom that service is being provided.deleted
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 477 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15
1. companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (a), and Article 2(2), point (a), shall adopt a plan to ensure that the business model and strategy of the company are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to 1.5 °C in line with the Paris Agreement. This plan shall, in particular, identify, on the basis of information reasonably available to the company, the extent to which climate change is a risk for, or an impact of, the company’s operations. 2. in case climate change is or should have been identified as a principal risk for, or a principal impact of, the company’s operations, the company includes emission reduction objectives in its plan. 3. companies duly take into account the fulfilment of the obligations referArticle 15 deleted Combating climate change Member States shall ensure that Member States shall ensured to in paragraphs 1 and 2 when setting variable remuneration, if variable remuneration is linked to the contribution of a director to the company’s business strategy and long- term interests and sustainability.hat, Member States shall ensure that
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 501 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a The reasoned complaints referred to in this Article shall refer only to potential breaches of the due diligence obligations of companies set out in Articles 6 to 11.
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 505 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. In deciding whether to impose sanctions and, if so, in determining their nature and appropriate level, due account shall be taken of the legal framework applicable in the country where the adverse impact occurred, the company’s efforts to comply with any remedial action required of them by a supervisory authority, any investments made and any targeted support provided pursuant to Articles 7 and 8, cumulative effects of the different measures and sanctions already imposed on the company as well as collaboration with other entities to address adverse impacts in its valuesupply chains, as the case may be.
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 509 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. When pecuniary sanctions are imposed, they shall be based on the company’s turnover.deleted
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 512 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Member States shall promote due process in relation to decisions of the supervisory authorities, including as regards rights of appeal before the courts.
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 522 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that where a company has taken the actions referred to in Article 7(2), point (b) and Article 7(4), or Article 8(3), point (c), and Article 8(5), it shall not be liable for damages caused by an adverse impact arising as a result of the activities of an indirect partner with whom it has an established business relationship, unless it was unreasonable, in the circumstances of the case, to expect that the action actually taken, including as regards verifying compliance, would be adequate to prevent, mitigate, bring to an end or minimise the extent of the adverse impact. In the assessment of the existence and extent of liability under this paragraph, due account shall be taken of the company’s efforts, insofar as they relate directly to the damage in question, to comply with any remedial action required of them by a supervisory authority, any investments made and any targeted support provided pursuant to Articles 7 and 8, as well as any collaboration with other entities to address adverse impacts in its value chains.deleted
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 535 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that the liability provided for in provisions of national law transposing this Article is of overriding mandatory application in cases where the law applicable to claims to that effect is not the law of a Member State.deleted
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 540 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24
Member States shall ensure that companies applying for public support certify that no sanctions have been imposed on them for a failure to comply with the obligations of this Directive.Article 24 deleted Public support
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 541 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25
1. when fulfilling their duty to act in the best interest of the company, directors of companies referred to in Article 2(1) take into account the consequences of their decisions for sustainability matters, including, where applicable, human rights, climate change and environmental consequences, including in the short, medium and long term. 2. their laws, regulations and administrative provisions providing for a breach of directors’ duties apply also to the provisions of this Article.Article 25 deleted Directors’ duty of care Member States shall ensure that, Member States shall ensure that
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 548 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26
Setting up and overseeing due diligence 1. directors of companies referred to in Article 2(1) are responsible for putting in place and overseeing the due diligence actions referred to in Article 4 and in particular the due diligence policy referred to in Article 5, with due consideration for relevant input from stakeholders and civil society organisations. The directors shall report to the board of directors in that respect. 2. directors take sArticle 26 deleted Member States shall ensure that Member Stateps to adapt the corporate strategy to take into account the actual and potential adverse impacts identified pursuant to Article 6 and any measures taken pursuant to Articles 7 to 9.shall ensure that
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 554 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26a Termination of contract Member States shall grant companies the right to recourse to contract termination clauses governed by national law.
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 573 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part I – point 18
18. Violation of the prohibition of causing any measurable environmental degradation, such as harmful soil change, water or air pollution, harmful emissions or excessive water consumption or other impact on natural resources, that (a) preservation and production of food or (b) clean drinking water or (c) access sanitary facilities or destroys them or (d) normal use of property or land or the normal conduct of economic activity of a person or (e) deforestation, in accordance with Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 5 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;deleted impairs the natural bases for the denies a person access to safe and makes it difficult for a person to harms the health, safety, the affects ecological integrity, such as
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 574 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part I – point 21
21. Violation of a prohibition or right not covered by points 1 to 20 above but included in the human rights agreements listed in Section 2 of this Part, which directly impairs a legal interest protected in those agreements, provided that the company concerned could have reasonably established the risk of such impairment and any appropriate measures to be taken in order to comply with the obligations referred to in Article 4 of this Directive taking into account all relevant circumstances of their operations, such as the sector and operational context.deleted
2022/10/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Physical products that obtain, generate or collect, by means of their components, data concerning their performance, use or environment and that are able to communicate that data via a publicly available electronic communications service (often referred to as the Internet of Things) should be covered by this Regulation. Electronic communications services include land- based telephone networks, television cable networks, satellite-based networks and near-field communication networks. Such products may include vehicles, home equipment and consumer goods, medical and health devices or agricultural and industrial machinery. The data represent the digitalisation of user actions and events and should accordingly be accessible to the user, while information derived or inferred from this data, where lawfully held, should not be considered within scope of this Regulation. This means that this Regulation only applies to raw data and its relevant metadata. Such data are potentially valuable to the user and support innovation and the development of digital and other services protecting the environment, health and the circular economy, in particular though facilitating the maintenance and repair of the products in question.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In contrast, certain products that are primarily designed to display or play content, or to record and transmit content, amongst others for the use by an online service should not be covered by this Regulation. Such products include, for example, personal computers, servers, tablets and smart phones, cameras, webcams, sound recording systems and text scanners. They require human input to produce various forms of content, such as text documents, sound files, video files, games, digital maps. Overall, existing contracts governing data sharing should be exempted from this Regulation.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) It is necessary to lay down rules applying to connected products that, at the time of the sale, rental or leasing agreement incorporate or are interconnected with a service in such a way that the absence of the service would prevent the product from performing itsone of its main functions. Such related services can be part of the sale, rent or lease agreement, or such services are normally provided for products of the same type and the user could reasonably expect them to be provided given the nature of the product and taking into account any public statement made by or on behalf of the seller, renter, lessor or other persons in previous links of the chain of transactions, including the manufacturer. These related services may themselves generate data of value to the user independently of the data collection capabilities of the product with which they are interconnected. Neither the power supply nor the supply of the connectivity are to be interpreted as related services under this Regulation. This Regulation should also apply to a related service that is not supplied by the seller, renter or lessor itself, but is supplied, under the sales, rental or lease contract, by a third party. In the event of doubt as to whether the supply of service forms part of the sale, rent or lease contract, this Regulation should apply. For the sake of legal certainty, electronic communication services are not in scope.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Before concluding a contract for the purchase, rent, or lease of a product or the provision of a related service, clear and sufficient information should be provided by the data holder to the user on how the data generated may be accessed. This obligation provides transparency over the data generated and enhances the easy access for the user. This obligation to provide information does not affect the obligation for the controller to provide information to the data subject pursuant to Article 12, 13 and 14 of Regulation 2016/679.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 275 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) Rules on contractual terms should take into account the principle of contractual freedom as an essential concept in business-to-business relationships. Therefore, not all contractual terms should be subject to an unfairness test, but only to those terms that are unilaterally imposed on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. This concerns ‘take-it-or- leave-it’ situations where one party supplies a certain contractual term and the micro, small or medium-sized enterprise cannot influence the content of that term despite an attempt to negotiate it. A contractual term that is simply provided by one party and accepted by the micro, small or medium-sized enterprise or a term that is negotiated and subsequently agreed in an amended way between contracting parties should not be considered as unilaterally imposed. All contractual agreements shall be inline with Fair, Reasonable and Non- Discriminatory (FRAND) principles.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 399 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) ‘non-personal data’ means data other than personal data as defined in point (1) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
(1 d) "metadata" as defined in Data Governance Act European Commission proposal Article 2 means data collected on any activity of a natural or legal person for the purposes of the provision of a data sharing service, including the date , time and geolocation data, duration of activity, connections to other natural or legal persons established by the person who uses the service;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 408 #

2022/0047(COD)

(1 e) "diagnostic data" means data that is the product of diagnostics functions or algorithms which provide information on the correct functioning and performance of the product and potential malfunctions;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1 b) ‘raw data’ means data in the form and format in which they are generated or collected directly from a source and not processed in any way;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 410 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
(1 c) "falsified data" are data that have been edited, added, removed or whose results and / or data sets have been altered in order to make them artfully available to the media, States or communities of people to induce them to behave or act in an erroneous manner. In this context, also the partial exposure of data, deliberately carried out with the aim of providing a misleading picture of reality, is configured as falsified data.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 422 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘related service’ means a digital service, including software, which is incorporated in orbut excluding electronic communication services (ECS), which is at the time of the purchase, rental or leasing agreement, inter- connected with a product in such a way that its absence would prevent the product from performing one of its core functions;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘user’ means a natural or legal person that owns, rents or leases a product or receives a servicesrelated service from the data holder;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 442 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘data holder’ means a legal or natural person who de facto holds, controls and is able to grant access to the data, and who has the right or obligation, in accordance with this Regulation, applicable Union law or national legislation implementing Union law, or in the case of non-personal data and through control of the technical design of the product and related services, the ability, to make available certain data;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 457 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘public emergency’ means an exceptional situation negativesuch as major public health emergencies, emergencies resulting from major natural disasters, negatively and suddenly affecting the population of the Union, a Member State or a major part of it, with a risk of serious and lasting repercussions on living conditions or economic stability, or the substantial and immediate degradation of economic assets in the Union or the relevant Member State(s), and as determined according to the respective procedures in the Member States or of relevant international organisations;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 532 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) The user may grant or withdraw at any time consent for the data holder to the use of their data or to the third party nominated by the data holder (opt out).
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 554 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The manufacturer shall have the right to access easily and securely the data generated by the use of the products it sells, rents or leases to users that are legal persons.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 565 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where data cannot be directly accessed by the user from the product, the data holder shall make available to the user the raw data generated by its use of a product or related service without undue delay, free of charge and, where applicable, continuously and in real-time. This shall be done on the basis of a simple request through electronic means where technically feasible.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 576 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Trade secrets shall only be disclosed provided that all specific necessary measures are taken to preservehe data holder shall be under no obligation to share data theat confidentiality of trade secrets in particular with respect to third parties. The data holder and thstitute, or allow conclusions about trade user can agree measures to preserve the confidentiality of the shared data, in particular in relation tocrets of the data holder or third parties.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 612 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request by a user, or by a party acting on behalf of a user, the data holder shall make available the data generated by the use of a product or related service to a third party, that has a registered seat in the European Union, without undue delay, free of charge to the user, of the same quality as is available to the data holder and, where applicable and technically feasible, continuously and in real-time.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 658 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) make the data available it receives to another third party, in raw, aggregated or derived form, unless this is necessary to provide the service requested by the user; the third party should have a registered seat in the European Union.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 763 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request, a data holder shall make data available to a public sector body or to a Union institution, agency or body demonstrating an exceptional need and a public emergency to use the data requested.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 774 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) where the data requested is necessary to respond to a public emergency;, meaning a public health crisis, a major natural disaster or a man- made disaster.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 810 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specify what data are required;a. establish that it is acting as the single public sector body in charge of requesting data, authorized to this end by Union or Member State law as per Article 14(1) of this Regulation; b. specify what data are required; c. demonstrate the exceptional need for which the data are requested; d. explain the purpose of the request, the intended use of the data requested, and the duration of that use; e. specify the deadline by which the data are to be made available or within which the data holder may request the public sector body, Union institution, agency or body to modify or withdraw the request; f. submit a declaration on the lawful and secure handling of the data received; g. specify the names of the third parties it intends to share the obtained data with pursuant to paragraph 4.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 812 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) demonstrate the exceptional need for which the data are requesdeleted;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 815 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) explain the purpose of the request, the intended use of the data requested, and the duration of that use;deleted
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 819 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) state the legal basis for requesting the data;deleted
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 821 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) specify the deadline by which the data are to be made available or within which the data holder may request the public sector body, Union institution, agency or body to modify or withdraw the request.deleted
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 862 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where a public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body requests, transmits or makes data available under this paragraph, it shall notify the data holder from whom the data was received.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 868 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The data request cannot concern data already available within the public sector domain.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 871 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. A data holder receiving a request for access to data under this Chapter shall make the data available to the requesting public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body where possible without undue delay, taking into account provision of time for the necessary technical, organizational, and legal measures.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 910 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Disclosure of trade secrets or alleged trade secrets to a public sector body or to a Union institution, agency or body shall only be required to the extent that it is strictly necessary to achieve the purpose of the request. In such a case, the public sector body or the Union institution, agency or body shall take appropriate measures to preserve the confidentiality of those trade secrets. and issue a statement declaring: a. the purpose for which trade secrets would be used b. the way the trade secrets would contribute to the achievement of such purpose c. the detailed measures that would be taken to protect them.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 919 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Data made available to respond to a public emergency pursuant to Article 15, point (a), shall be provided free of charge.in exchange for compensation not exceeding the technical and organisational costs incurred related to making the data available to the public sector body including, where applicable, the costs of anonymisation and pseudonymization and of other necessary technical adaptations;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 926 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Where the data holder claims compensation for making data available in compliance with a request made pursuant to Article 15, points (b) or (c), such compensation shall not exceedmust ensure fair compensation on investments made and cover the technical and organisational costs incurred to comply with the request including, where necessary, the costs of anonymisation and pseudonymization of technical adaptation, plus a reasonable margin. Upon request of the public sector body or the Union institution, agency or body requesting the data, the data holder shall provide information on the basis for the calculation of the costs and the reasonable margin.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 940 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The data holder shall make available the data used for the production of European Statistics included in the European Statistical Programme in order to meet the timely information needs of European citizens. 3. Individuals or organisations receiving the data pursuant to paragraph 1 and 2 shall act on a not-for-profit basis or in the context of a public-interest mission recognised in Union or Member State law. They shall not include organisations upon which commercial undertakings have a decisive influence or which could result in preferential access to the results of the research.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 944 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. 4. Individuals or organisations receiving the data pursuant to paragraph 1 shall comply with the provisions of Article 17(3) and Article 19.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 956 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) terminating, after a maximum notice period of 30 calendar days, the contractual agreement of the service, unless the contracting parties explicitly agree on a different notice period on a contractual basis and provided that both parties are able to influence its content;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1002 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of data processing services shall take all reasonable technical, legal and organisational measures, including contractual arrangements, in order to prevent international transfer or governmental access to non-personal data held in the Union where such transfer or access would create a conflict with Union law or the national law of the relevant Member State; when such transfer or access poses a concrete risk to the fundamental rights of individuals, the national security or defence interests of Member States, the protection of commercially sensitive data, including trade secrets, intellectual property rights and contractual undertakings regarding confidentiality, without prejudice to paragraph 2 or 3.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1012 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. If the conditions in paragraph 2 or 3 are met, the provider of data processing services shall provide the minimum amount of data permissible in response to a request, based on a reasonablen interpretation thereof by the relevant competent body or authority.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1040 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, request one or more European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards that satisfy the essential requirements under paragraph 1 of this Article. When drafting the European standards, such organizations should, whenever possible, take into account the standards, good practices, norms, technical specifications and relevant opensource norms which already exist.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1142 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall develop and recommend non-binding model contractual terms on data access and use to assist parties in drafting and negotiating contracts with balanced contractual rights and obligations. Such contractual terms shall be in line with Fair, Reasonable and Non- Discriminatory (FRAND) principles.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1160 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [124 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Semiconductors are at the core of any digital device: from smartphones and cars, through critical applications and infrastructures in health, energy, communications and automation to most other industry sectors. While semiconductors are essential to the functioning of our modern economy and society, the Union has witnessed unprecedented disruptions in their supply. The current supply shortage in high range but also in mid-low range of chips, is a symptom of permanent and serious structural deficiencies in the Union’s semiconductor value and supply chain. The disruptions have exposed long-lasting vulnerabilities in this respect, notably a strong third-country dependency in manufacturing and design of chips.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) This framework pursues two objectives. The first objective is to ensure the conditions necessary for the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union and to ensure the adjustment of the industry to structural changes due to fast innovation cycles and the need for sustainability as well as to ensure supply of chips to core sectors for the Union's economy. The second objective, separate and complementary to the first one, is to improve the functioning of the internal market by laying down a uniform Union legal framework for increasing the Union’s resilience and security of supply in the field of semiconductor technologies.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) It is necessary to take measures to build capacity and strengthen the Union’s semiconductor sector in line with Article 173(3) of the Treaty. These measures do not entail the harmonisation of national laws and regulations. In this regard, the Union should reinforce the competitiveness and resilience of the semiconductor technological and industrial base, whilst strengthening the innovation and manufacturing capacityies of its semiconductor sector, reducing dependence on a limited number of third country companies and geographies, and strengthening its capacity to design and produce advanced components. The Chips for Europe Initiative (the ‘Initiative’) should support these aims by bridging the gap between Europe’s advanced research and innovation capabilities and their sustainable industrial exploitation in terms of manufacturing. It should promote capacity building to enable design, production and systems integration in next generation semiconductor technologies, enhance collaboration among key players across the Union, strengthening Europe's semiconductor supply and value chains, serving key industrial sectors and creating new markets.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The semiconductor sector is characterised by very high development and innovation costs and very high costs for building state of the art testing and experimentation facilities to support the industrial production. This has direct impact on the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union industry, as well as on the security and resilience of the supply. In light of the lessons learnt from recent shortages in the Union and worldwide and the rapid evolution of technology challenges and innovation cycles affecting the semiconductor value chain, it is necessary to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness, resilience and, innovation capacity and manufacturing by setting up the Initiative.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to achieve its general objective, and address both the supply and demand side challenges of the current semiconductor ecosystem, the Initiative should include five main components. First, to reinforce Europe’s design capacity, the Initiative should support actions to build a virtual platform that is available across the Union. The platform should connect the communities of design houses, SMEs and start-ups, intellectual property and tool suppliers, with research and technology organisations to provide virtual prototype solutions based on co- development of technology. Second, in order to strengthen the security and resilience of supply and reducing the Union’s dependency on third country production, the Initiative should support development and access to pilot lines. The pilot lines should provide for the industry a facility to test, experiment and validate semiconductor technologies and system design concepts at the higher technology readiness levels beyond level 3 but under level 8 while reducing environmental impacts as much as possible. Union investments along Member States investment and with the private sector in pilot lines is necessary to address the existing structural challenge and market failure where such facilities are not available in the Union hindering innovation potential and global competitiveness of the Union. Third, in order to enable investments in alternative technologies, such as quantum technologies, conducive to the development of the semiconductors sector, the Initiative should support actions including on design libraries for quantum chips, pilot lines for building quantum chips and testing and experimentation facilities for quantum components. Fourth, in order to promote the use of the semiconductor technologies, to provide access to design and pilot line facilities, and to address skills gaps across the Union, the Initiative should support establishment of the competence centres on semiconductors in each Member State. Access to publicly funded infrastructure, such as pilot and testing facilities, and to the competence network, should be open to a wide range of users and must be granted on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis and on market terms (or cost plus reasonable margin basis) for large undertakings, while SMEs and academic research centers can benefit from preferential access or reduced prices. Such access, including for international research and commercial partners, can lead to broader cross-fertilisation and gains in know-how and excellence, while contributing to cost recovery. Fifth, The Commission should set-up a dedicated semiconductor investment facility support (as part of the investment facilitation activities described collectively as the ‘Chips Fund’) proposing both equity and debt solutions, including a blending facility under the InvestEU Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and Council53 , in close cooperation with the European Investment Bank Group and together with other implementing partners such as national promotional banks and institutions. The ‘Chips Fund’ activities should support the development of a dynamic and resilient semiconductor ecosystem by providing opportunities for increased availability of funds to support the growth of start-ups and SMEs as well as investments across the value chain, including for other companies in the semiconductor value chains. In this context, the European Innovation Council will provide further dedicated support through grants and equity investments to high risk, market creating innovators. _________________ 53 Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing the InvestEU Programme and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 (OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 30).
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 235 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In light of the structural deficiencies of the semiconductor supply chain and the resulting risk of future shortages, this Regulation provides instruments for a coordinated approach to monitoring and effectively tackling possible market disruptions and related impact on the competitiveness of European industry.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 241 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Due to the complex, quickly evolving and interlinked semiconductor value chains with various actors, a coordinated approach to regular monitoring is necessary to increase the ability to mitigate risks that may negatively affect the supply of semiconductors. Member States should monitor the semiconductor value chain focusing on early warning indicators and the availability and integrity of the services and goods provided by key market actors and European industrial end-users, in such a way that it would not represent an excessive administrative burden for undertakings.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In order to facilitate effective monitoring, in-depth assessment of the risks associated with different stages of the semiconductor value chain is needed, including on the origins and sources of supplies beyond the Union. Such risks may be related to critical inputs (raw materials, intermediate product) and equipment for the industry, including digital products that may be vulnerable, possible impact of counterfeit semiconductors, manufacturing capacities and other risks that may disrupt, compromise or negatively affect the supply chain. Those risks could include supply chains with a single point of failure or which are otherwise highly concentrated. Other relevant factors could include the availability of substitutes or alternative sources for critical inputs and resilient and sustainable transport. The Commission should, assisted by the European Semiconductor Board and taking also into account information received from the main user categories, develop a Union level risk assessment.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 293 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) A number of sectors are critical for the proper functioning of the internal market and to preserve the competitiveness of European industries. Those critical sectors are the sectors listed in the Annex of the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities61 . For the purposes of this Regulation, defence, automotive and other activities that are relevant for public safety and security as well as economic wellness of Europe should be additionally considered as a critical sector. Certain measures should only be enacted fur the purpose of securing supply to critical sectors. The Commission may limit the emergency measures to certain of these sectors or to certain parts of them when the semiconductor crisis has disturbed or is threatening to disturb their operation. _________________ 61 COM(2020) 829. 16.12.2020.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 297 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) The purpose of requests for information from undertakings along the semiconductor supply chain established in the Union in the crisis stage is an in-depth assessment of the semiconductor crisis in order to identify potential mitigation or emergency measures at Union or national level and to support, in perspective, the independence from third country suppliers. Such information may include production capability, production capacity and current primary disruptions and bottlenecks. These aspects could include the typical and current actual stock of crisis-relevant products in its production facilities located in the Union and third country facilities which it operates or contracts or purchases supply from; the typical and current actual average lead time for the most common products produced; the expected production output for the following three months for each Union production facility; reasons that prevent the filling of production capacity; or other existing data necessary to assess the nature of the semiconductor crisis or potential mitigation or emergency measures at national or Union level. Any request should be proportionate, have regard for the legitimate aims of the undertaking and the cost and effort required to make the data available, as well as set out appropriate time limits for providing the requested information. Undertakings should be obliged to comply with the request and may be subject to penalties if they fail to comply or provide incorrect information. Any information acquired should be subject to confidentiality rules. Should an undertaking be subject to a request for information related to its semiconductor activities from a third country, it should inform the Commission so to enable an assessment whether an information request by the Commission is warranted.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 304 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) In order to ensure that critical sectors can continue to operate in a time of crisis and when necessary and proportionate for this purpose, Integrated Production Facilities and Open EU Foundries could be obliged by the Commission to accept and prioritise orders of crisis-relevant products. This obligation may also be extended to semiconductor manufacturing facilities which have accepted such possibility in the context of receiving public support to create or enlarge manufacturing capacity. The decision on a priority rated order should be taken in accordance with all applicable Union legal obligations, having regard to the circumstances of the case. The priority rating obligation should take precedence over any performance obligation under private or public law while it should have regard for the legitimate aims of the undertakings and the cost and effort required for any change in production sequence. Undertakings may be subject to penalties if they fail to comply with the obligation for priority rated orders.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 316 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) When the crisis stage is activated, two or more Member States could mandate the Commission to aggregate demand and act on their behalf for their public procurement in the public interest, in accordance with existing Union rules and procedures, leveraging its purchasing power. The mandate could authorise the Commission to enter into agreements concerning the purchase of crisis-relevant products (raw material, intermediate products) for certain critical sectors. The Commission should assess for each request the utility, necessity and proportionality in consultation with the Board. Where it intends to not follow the request, it should inform the concerned Member States and the Board and give its reasons. Furthermore, the participating Member States should be entitled to appoint representatives to provide guidance and advice during the procurement procedures and in the negotiation of the purchasing agreements. The deployment and use of purchased products should remain within the remit of the participating Member States.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘semiconductor supply chain’ means the system of activities, organisations, actors, technology, information, resources and services involved in the production of semiconductors, including raw materials, intermediate product, manufacturing equipment, design, fabrication, assembly, testing and packaging;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 345 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘semiconductor value chain’ means the set of activities in relation to a semiconductor product from its conception to its end use, including raw materials, intermediate product, manufacturing equipment, research, design, fabrication, testing, assembly and packaging to embedding and validation in end products;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘first-of-a-kind facility’ means: (i) an industrial facility capable of semiconductor manufacturing, including front-end or back-end, or both, that is not substantively already present or committed to be built within the Union, for instance with regard to the technology node, substrate material, such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride, and other product innovation that can offer better performance, process innovation or energy and environmental performance; or (ii) investments in the production of mature technology microchips, in the event of a structural lack of investments on the European market;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 374 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘critical sector’ means any sector referred to in the Annex of the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities, the defence sector, the mobility/automotive sector and other activities that are relevant for public safety and security;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 430 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2
(2) address the skills shortage and mismatch, nurturing, attracting and mobilising new talent and supporting the emergence of a suitably skilled workforce for strengthening the semiconductor sector, including viastudents orientation, reskilling and upskilling of workers.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 440 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) advanced technology and engineering capacities for quantum chips and multilevel chips;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 451 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the draft Statutes of the ECIC that shall include at least the provisions on: the procedure for setting-up, membership, budget, legal seat, applicable law and jurisdiction, ownership of the results, governance, including decision making procedure and specific role and if applicable voting rights of Member States and the Commission, winding-up, reporting and liability.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 473 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) developing and managing specific training actions on semiconductor technologies and on their applications to support the development of the talent pool in the Union.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 526 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) its establishment and operation have a clear positive impact on the Union’s semiconductor value chain with regard to ensuring the security of supply and increasing qualified workforce, taking into account in particular the strengthen of its production capacity to meet the rising demand the extent to which it offers front- end or back-end, or both, production capacity to undertakings not related to the facility, if there is sufficient demand;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 798 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. The rights of defence of the undertaking or representative organisations of undertakings concerned shall be fully respected in any proceedings. The undertaking or representative organisations of undertakings concerned shall be entitled to have access to the Commission's file under the terms of a negotiated disclosure, subject to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business secrets. The right of access to the file shall not extend to confidential information and internal documents of the Commission or the authorities of the Member States. In particular, the right of access shall not extend to correspondence between the Commission and the authorities of the Member States. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the Commission from disclosing and using information necessary to prove an infringement, respecting however undertakings business secrets.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Europe finds itself in a momentis going through a period of ecological, digital and social transition, which is being accelerated by the economic and social impact of COVID- 19 and geopolitical tensions linked to the war on Ukraine in a context of rincreasing populism and anti-European sentimentlitical apathy and a decreasing spirit of analysis;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 44 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has been respondingis trying to respond effectively to the challenges of environmental degradation, climate change and the increasing scarcity of natural resources with far-reaching and ambitious political endeavours such as the European Green Deal, which is driving theabout to start on its quest for renewal and innovation;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 52 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas culture is a strategic sector for the EU which helps to bolster its economy, to enable us to live better together among ourselves and with other peoples and to build democratic and free societies, and yet unfortunately has been one of the areas hardest hit by the measures put in place to address the pandemic;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 68 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas architecture, urban and territorial planning, design, the arts, sociology and engineering are complementary and instrumental for building an inclusive societycan work effectively to become complementary and possibly also important for building an inclusive society with a higher rate of widespread well-being;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 78 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas building a better futurefuture in the medium and long term that enables all citizens to live a life of greater well-being starts with quality basic education and continues with affordable and effective ongoing professional training; whereas access to quality education is a fundamental right for all citizens;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 94 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas cultural heritage is increasingly impacted by climate and social change, and environmental and cultural degradation;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 116 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the historic Bauhaus movement createdontributed to creating a paradigm shift in design, architecture and the arts which delivered radical innovationincorporated elements of radical innovation into the context of the moment and reflected truesignificant cultural and social changes in a progressiven artistic and educational context that aimed to achieve socio-economic progress;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 132 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative and emphasises that it must primarily focus on improving the quality of people’s lives by transformingrationalising, where added value can be achieved and where there are no factors preventing its implementation, the spaces, buildings, cities and territories in which they live;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 146 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the NEB as a creativeneed for the NEB to be a creative, efficient and interdisciplinary initiative which brings together architecture, design, the arts and science at the forefront of EU policies for the first time, making the European Green Deal a tangible, positive and inclusive experience for alln experience that is tangible, positive from all points of view and inclusive for citizens and businesses;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 159 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirmcalls that the NEB has the potential to rebetter shape the way policies are conceived and to define a range of scenarios for the environment of the future by meeting the need for spaces also adapted to new ways of life;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 169 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the NEB must be accessible, affordable and profitable, socially fair and inclusive and must make it possible to actively involve EU citizens and community-based organisations in a bottom-up way – from project design to roll-out and evaluation – while avoiding any elitist approachethus ensuring the active participation of local authorities and small territories while avoiding any elitist approaches and inefficiency across the entire process;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 184 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that this innovative cultural movement has the potentialambition to position Europe as among the global frontrunners in the area of architecture, design, culture, technology and energy efficiency by promoting ways of living better together with sustainable costs both in the purchase phase and over the life cycle of the dwelling, which can also be applied beyond the EU;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 210 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to raise awarenesstudy these opportunities more and more in order to improve their effective application, spread information and raise awareness among citizens and businesses about this initiative and to improve the coordination between all levels of governance, which should have equitable access to opportunities and funding;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 223 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to develop and implement specific initiatives aimed at providing technical assistance to small municipalities that do not have the necessary capacity or expertise to implement their own projects related to the new Bauhaus initiative;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 233 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Requests that the Commission clarify the general criteria for the selection and ongoing evaluation of the projects that will be on the list of NEB projects and for the allocation of funds, in particular:
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 244 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
- creating new jobs and business opportunities, which are both stable and of significant economic value;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 251 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 4
- securing accessibility, medium to long-term sustainability and affordability;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 261 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 6
- involving the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI), particularly small and medium-sized cultural enterprises, including cultural creators;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 265 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 7
- linking the NEB to the indicators of the 2030 Agenda and core European valuesvalues of our society;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 268 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
- the creation of net economic value within the local areas where the project is implemented:
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 281 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to make the principles of the NEB an integral part of allthe relevant future legislation that it considers will benefit from these principles;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 284 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls, in addition, for specific criteria to be developed for the relevant sectors, in particular construction and architecture, energy, mobility, design, tourism, education and skills, crafts, and the arts, and calls for these criteria to be reviewed regularly to ensure the continued effectiveness they are required to provide through their application in the sectors identified;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 301 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the lack of clarity on funding for the NEB from 2023 onwards; calls for the Horizon Europe Regulation to be amendeddiscussed again during the mid-term revision of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) in ordto determine whether to create an NEB mission funded with EUR 500 million; underlines thatand, where necessary, how it should be funded; asks the Commission to analyse whether the programme shouldmust also be supported by other relevant programmes in ordercase it is necessary to generate additional impact;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 306 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to table a proposal as soon as possible to make the NEB, within a scale of priorities redefined also by factors external to the planned project, to determine whether the NEB should be an EU programme by the next MFF; insists that, if it is necessary, this will require freshinancial resources with a dedicated and stable budget line; underlines that this new programme must not reduce funding for other programmes nor divert focus from their agreed political priorities and those that emerge along the way as a result of external factors;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 322 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop a clear, effective and efficient plan for attracting public and private investment; encourages the Member States to allocate what they consider to be adequate funding to the NEB through their recovery and resilience plans and the European structural and investment funds;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 330 #

2021/2255(INI)

14. Calls on the Commission to set up an evidence-based monitoring and evaluation mechanism that is constantly updated, including at the request of citizens, which should continuously review all NEB activities and report regularly to Parliament and the Council; expects to receive the first monitoring report in 2022;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 344 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the NEB movement should promote moreesent more financially sustainable, socially inclusive and innovativeefficient ways of life based on new models of planning, constructing and inhabiting our built environment in order to suit emergingcurrent needs and help to ensure decentcomfortable housing for all;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 366 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to draw up innovative educationaltraining curricula for the development of spatial skills and to integrate green and digital skills within higher education and lifelong learning, which will also help to deliverround off the European Skills Agenda; calls for the EU to promoteesent the effectiveness and efficiency of such endeavours; calls on the Commission to makepresent mobility opportunities an integrs an additional part of the NEB;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 379 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Member States and the Commission to integrate all aspects of the knowledge triangle – innovation, research and education – by promoting partnerships between universities, scientific secondary schools, research organisations and industry, including the relevant small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), in close cooperation with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the Joint Research Centre;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 385 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that the NEB could support energy security and efficiency by encouraging investment and incentivising low-tech, low-energy solusolutions that reflect an efficient use of raw materials and efficient energy consumptions and could facilitatesupport the digital transition by improving connectivity to mitigate the digital divide; underlines the importance of effectively implementing in design practice the principles of the NEB in fighting energy poverty through innovativeeffective and efficient solutions for the building, construction, industrial and materials sectors;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 402 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to usinclude the NEB in programmes to better protecteserve Europe’s rich and historic cultural heritage from the impact of various external factors, such as climate change;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 423 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to effectively connect the NEB to the Renovation Wave, taking advantage of the innovativebest solutions that the project offers in the comprehensive renovation of our building stock, including with regard to energy efficiency;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 431 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to consider the NEB as an opportunity for the re-use, development and safeguarding of buildings, villages and historic centres;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 438 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the possible creation of an NEB label based on clear criteria applied in an inclusive and effective way in order to recognise projects and products for achieving key NEB goals and help them get access to funding; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU funding schemes create incentives to apply for the label; calls for market uptake of the label to be explorea careful exploration, including presentation of the figures to all stakeholders, of the scenarios to which uptake of the label in the different markets inside and outside the Union could lead;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 453 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that the NEB shcould embracealso draw on the potential of the CCSI, particularly small and medium-sized cultural enterprises, including cultural creators, as drivepossible contributors tof economic growth and innovative, high- quality services and products;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 470 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the future NEB lab to make innovative recommendationsissue effective and efficient guidance, to collaborate with other institutions, national and regional governments, with local bodies and stakeholders and to establish clear operating and reporting rules in line with the initiative and rules on possible responses if projects are not in line with the comprehensive sustainability principles laid down;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 483 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to create a publicly accessible database of NEB projects, that is regularly updated, with clear data demonstrating the impact of the initiatives on the regions, to make the results of the initiative more visible and to further develop the NEB based on best practices;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 490 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the communication efforts of the NEB to be enhanced in order to stimulate EU citizens’ knowledge of and interest provide opportunities to EU citizens and businesses concerning the initiative, in particular through participatory public and private-sector outreach activities and a platform providing information, best practices and educationaltraining content;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 2 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the competence of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism in the area of maritime programming and an integrated maritime policy;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
— having regard to the political agreement between Parliament and the Council of 11March 2021 on the Connecting Europe facility 2021-2027;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. wWhereas the EUEurope’s blue economy is a broad and fast-moving industry that has taken significant steps over the past decade to modernise and diversify itself, while providing 4.5 million direct jobs in sectors based in the marine environment and on landprovides 4.5million direct jobs. It encompasses all industries and sectors related to oceans, seas and coasts, whether they are based in the marine environment (e.g. shipping, seagoing passenger transport, fisheries, energy generation) or on land (e.g. ports, shipyards, coastal tourism, land-based aquaculture). It is a broad, fast-moving segment of our economy, which over the past decade has taken significant steps to modernise and diversify;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the preservation and restoration of marine ecosystems is essential for humankind as they are fundamental for global food security and human health, and as a source of economic activities including transport, trade, tourism, fisheries, renewable energy and health products, which should be based on the principle of sustainability;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 35 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
B b. Whereas EU shipyards could seize the opportunities arising from the fast- growing markets of innovative energy- efficient service vessels that should significantly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
B c. Whereas Ports are crucial to the connectivity and the economy of regions and countries. As Europe´s industrial landscape changes (for example with the expansion of offshore renewable energy), the role of ports will evolve too;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
B d. Whereas in coastal regions, developing green infrastructure will help preserve biodiversity, coastal ecosystems and landscapes, strengthening the sustainable development of tourism and of the coastal regions’ economy. These adaptation activities will become a new sector of the blue economy in its own right;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that the EU’s recovery efforts must be centred on sustainability, competitiveness and growth objectives;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Supports the principle of sustainable development as the main driver for economic growth in the EU, and particularly in the Atlantic and Mediterranean area through maritime transport, shipbuilding, biotechnology, sustainable tourism, offshore wind, fishing and aquaculture, wave and tidal energy;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU is maintaining technological leadership, retaining talent and producing clean energy while taking into account potential impacts on the marine environment;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 3 (new)
(3) Calls on the Commission and the industry to evaluate the benefit of establishing a European partnership for maritime transport to foster innovation within the sector, to contribute to decarbonisation, to create infrastructures for loading and supplying alternative fuels in ports and cargo terminals, and to develop waste management plans for Atlantic and Mediterranean ports;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to complete priority projects withincluded in the Ttrans-European Ttransport Nnetwork (TEN-T), in particular projects involving for the Atlantic, the and Mediterranean andSea, especially in cross- border areas, while promoting the full development of the TEN-T motorways of the sea and the connection of islands to the mainland; and in the context of the future TEN-T guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility (2021-2027), to promote and invest in the full development of the TEN-T motorways of the sea connecting islands to the mainland and a comprehensive multimodal transport system; it is essential to create seamless transport chains for passengers and cargo across all transport modes; believes that projects should pay particular attention to the special connectivity and accessibility needs of peripheral, islands and outermost regions of the Atlantic and Mediterranean; stresses the need to give priority, where geographically feasible, to the most sustainable modes of transport such as rail, maritime and inland waterways transport;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 95 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission to include sustainable maritime, island and coastal tourism in related actions and programmes, to support initiatives that encourage the diversification of coastal, maritime and marine tourism, help make tourist activities and employment less seasonal;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #

2021/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 2 (new)
(2) Underlines the importance of yachting and sailing for maritime tourism, the importance of beach and underwater tourism, water sports, the cruise industry and the role of local culture and gastronomy in the development of European coastal tourism;
2021/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 9 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for effective, efficient, sustainable and ambitious policies to reduce emissions and transport’s reliance on fossil fuels without delay; as soon as possible; is of the view that in order to achieve the objective of eliminating dependence on fossil fuels in the long term, a step-by-step programme of intermediate targets should be set, based on the principle of technology neutrality, and that new technologies should be assessed by means of an inclusive life- cycle assessment;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that when deciding on smart and sustainable mobility, due consideration should be given to the competitiveness of the European industrial sector involved in mobility and the protection of jobs and of the know- how developed by the various industries;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 19 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the challenges ahead are also an opportunity for themain motive for the challenges ahead is Union industrial leadership also in clean technologies such as batteries or, hydrogen, advanced fuels, natural gas for traction, as well as in the related industrial ecosystems; welcomes the new European partnerships under Horizon Europe related to mobilityplaces great emphasis on a goal that must never be secondary, namely that of providing all EU citizens with mobility solutions that are affordable for all, that are geared towards the inclusion of all social groups and that do not in any way increase the differences in opportunities between more affluent people and those having greater financial difficulties; welcomes the new European partnerships under Horizon Europe related to mobility, in order to achieve technological sovereignty and have constant control over innovation in this area;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is of the view that the adoption of new technological choices related to mobility should be an incentive for European businesses, and should not expose the EU to dangerous imports and technological dependence on third parties, thus limiting the EU's strategic autonomy;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a mobility system based on EU-wide digitalisation, data sharing and interoperable standards has the potential to make transport smarter and cleaner; believes it is essential to maintain the structural components of transport infrastructure before pushing ahead with the supercharged digitisalisation of that infrastructure; considers it necessary, first of all, to greatly speed up the development of a super-fast internet network (5G and 6G) that is widespread and stable throughout Europe in order to have a mobility system that is truly digital and secure;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2021/2046(INI)

4. Calls for a holistic approach based on technological neutrality to increase the share of renewable energy in the transport sector, where the further development and, deployment of electricand cost-efficiency of electric and fuel cell vehicles should play a keyn enabling role;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas intermodal nodes, ports, and logistic terminals connecting rail freight, road and waterways along the TEN-T corridors play a decisive strategic role to increase the modal shift to sustainable freight transport and will require targeted long-term EU and national funding and investments;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to implement the Clean Energy Packagemonitor the state of the art of the Clean Energy Package and implement it, where necessary, in order to facilitate the production and management of the increased renewable electricity neethat is important in ordedr to decarbonismake the transport sector more sustainable;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas investments in high- quality rail infrastructure play a crucial role to increase the sustainability of transport in the core network and as well in the regional, urban, insular and peripheral dimension, with a particular benefit for touristic activities and connectivity;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the hydrogen infrastructure in the rail transport network will play a strategic role to allow for the replacement of non-electrified lines with hydrogen train services;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 69 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for measures to unlock the potential of the energy efficiency first principle by boosting opportunities from digitalisation and electrifnew mobility solutions; calls for life-cycle assessment (LCA) of products to be taken into account in all sustainable mobility applications;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic affects all parts involved in the transport sector, it puts at risk the levels of employment, and it causes financial difficulties to the companies, while infrastructure managers need to bear several fixed costs to fulfil public service obligations, and consumer rights should be further protected and safeguarded;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 81 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas inequalities and disparities still exist in the EU road haulage market, thus resulting in a continuous gap between transport costs and rates, and among social security contributions across the EU;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 82 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas social dumping remains a major problem for the sector, and it affects the working conditions of drivers and it jeopardizes the competition among the operators established in different countries;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 86 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the possibilities for advanced biofuels and synthetic fuels and their associated infrastructure development in the EU, such as options for the greater uptake of sustainable alternative fuels, in particular in the aviation and maritimeall mobility sectors, as part of the review of RED II;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to give due consideration to the world of natural gas (LPG and methane) for mobility traction purposes as a ready, effective and economically viable energy source that is suitable for completing the transition to environmentally sustainable energy sources; wishes to encourage the development of even more efficient and sustainable solutions for producing and using natural gas for traction purposes; calls for the continuation and, where necessary, implementation, of forms of economic and fiscal support for sustainable natural gas fuels;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for increased efforts to achieve a EU-wide roll-out of charging infrastructure and the adoption of harmonised standards to ensure interoperability.; calls for the EU-wide development of a commercial distribution network for hydrogen for traction purposes that is widespread and safe and for the adoption of harmonised standards to ensure interoperability; considers it vital to support the improvement of the natural gas distribution network for traction purposes;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests - while waiting for technologies such as electricity and hydrogen to mature - that the adoption of already existing solutions and use of available industries be supported, since these nevertheless tend to lower emissions, especially in sectors having the most impact, such as maritime transport;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Is of the view that, in order to quantify the real impact of new smart and sustainable mobility solutions, certain choices cannot be prioritised without first having carried out a full life-cycle assessment of the technologies themselves, their impact and, above all, their emissions and how they are to be disposed of, where necessary.
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s sustainable and smart mobility strategy and supports its ambition to achieve a climate- neutral, digitalised, competitive and efficient transport sector; nevertheless believes that the strategy should further target the social needs of the workers and the economic sustainability of investments for the EU industry;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds that the modal shift goals to sustainable freight and passenger transport defined by the strategy may be achieved only with a modern well- functioning high quality cross-border network rail transport infrastructure; recommends that the Commission and the Member States adopt all possible measures to ensure the finalisation of key infrastructure projects in the TEN-T networks, including the cross-border sections, at the earliest foreseeable date;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Reminds the detrimental impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on businesses and operators in the transport and mobility related value chains, including tourism; therefore stresses the need to prioritise financial and regulatory measures to support the recovery of businesses and operators in the mobility and tourism sector with the aim to foster private investments in transport services;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 192 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to accelerate the uptake of zerolow- emission vehicles and zerolow-emission fuels; calls on the Commission to aim for higher numbers of zerolow-emission light- and heavy- duty vehicles by 2030 and to propose more stringent CO2 standards and air-pollutant emission standards, while taking into account the results of LCA based methodologies when evaluating the carbon footprint of each technology;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose binding targets for public charging points as well as for hydrogen refuelling stations; believes that Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure2 should be transformed into a regulation; _________________ 2the uptake of clean alternative fuels and energy sources throughout all transport modes, while keeping in mind the already significant investments allocated by stakeholders in refuelling stations, especially those providing LNG, as per the requirements of Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure; believes that public and private investments should be mobilized to ensure the availability of clean refuelling and recharging infrastructure where there is a demand from customers and/or business case and the technology is available; OJ L 307 28.10.2014, p. 1.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that zero-emission fuels, such as clean hydrogen and synthetic fuels, should be used in accordance with the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle, mainly for those transport modes where direct electrification is not possible or not yet market-ready; recalls the importance of blue hydrogen technologies, in particular considering that market-deployed hydrogen possibilities for the various modes of transport are still limited;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 295 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the announced proposals on sustainable fuels for aviation and maritime; underlines that any use of biofuels needs to meet the EU sustainability criteria, which take life- cycle greenhouse gas emissions into accpolicy aiming at the reduction of the emissions in the maritime sector should remain a technology neutral one as the sector's path towards decarbonisation is yet to be clearly set ount;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 371 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify specific actions to support investments in sustainable local transport and railways in densely populated areas and/or with high seasonal and touristic value, and in rural, insular and mountain regions;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 405 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to significantly increase their efforts to increase theboost investments in multimodal shmare of walking and cycling in urbant and connected passenger transport on a regional and rural areasban scale;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 490 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the vital role of last mile intermodal infrastructures, ports and terminal hubs to achieve the functioning of high quality sustainable networks for freight; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritize and to promote increased investments in the infrastructure for combined and intermodal freight transport, while reminding that the current financial instruments to support these investments are often inadequate and not sufficient;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 519 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to complete theat, in case of internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport, an appropriate earmarking of revenues shall be ensured for the improvement and the upgrade of the infrastructure, and to reduce the costs for the users and operators;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 525 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the inclusion of the maritime sector in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and the planned reduction of allowances allocated for free to the aviation sector;deleted
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 567 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on the phasing-out of most direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 2022 in the Union and in each Member State, while recognizing the transitional role of LNG and LNG infrastructure in particular in the maritime sector, and considers the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive as the best possibility to achieve a stable and predictable carbon price;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 692 #

2021/2046(INI)

27a. Reminds the importance of addressing the needs of the aviation sector, supporting all parts involved, and providing adequate financial support in order to avoid bankruptcies, to safeguard the level of employment and the work conditions, and to respect consumers rights; deplores the lack of investments in the aviation sector, and calls on the Commission and the Member States for boosting investments for the sector;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 729 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the shift towards sustainable and smart mobility can create new high-quality jobs; believes that possible negative consequences that this shift may have for workers should be mitigated via social funding and a specific strategy fordiscussed with all stakeholders involved in the concerned sectors in order to facilitate the re- and upskilling as well as the redeployment of workers, thereby ensuring a justsmooth transition;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 751 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a fair and full level playing field in social and market conditions, guaranteeing a fair competition among all the operators;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 760 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the diversification and quality of the transport workforce, and the attractiveness of the profession, while supporting lifelong learning and training schemes for entrepreneurs and professionals, in particular to attract women and young workers;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
— - having regard to the current widespread commodity shortages, affecting other materials previously not considered “critical1a”; _________________ 1a https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/busi ness/economy/commodity-shortages- inflation.html
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas critical raw materials (CRMs) are the originators of industrial value creation and therefore essentially affect downstream sectors; whereas it is of highstrategic importance that the EU takes back control of its flows, value, and supply chains, and supports, fosters and digitalises ecosystems since this is the new core capacity in international (industrial) competition;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the growing population and the transition towards digital, highly energy-efficient and climate-neutral economies lead in all scenarios to a significant higher demand for CRMs6 ; whereas the shortages in CRMs are leading to increasing industrial and security concerns; _________________ 6World Bank, Commission Foresight Study, OECD.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas it is evident that new and sustainable sourcing is required and that thee EU’s and its neighbourhood’s potential of sourcing at high sustainable standards by the EU and its neighbourhood should be fully and quickly exploited, together with recycling and researching for alternatives to CRMs;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas one of the great challenges concerning CRMs in Europe is recycling, and its development should be coupled with more sustainable techniques of sourcing and extraction;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that waste collection and product design are ‘low hanging fruit’an integrated approach along the value chain, from product design to material recovery is the appropriate strategiesy to increase CRM supply; notes that CRM substitution, while having its limits in product efficiency, is an inherent goal of industry and research because of high prices and dependency; CRM substitution should be supported by subsidies during the take-off of higher- cost products containing substituted materials;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Warns that Europe’s transition to climate neutrality should not replace reliance on fossil fuels with reliance on raw materials;deleted
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 76 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Warns that Europe’s transition to climate neutralitydecarbonized and circular continent should not replace reliance on fossil fuels with reliance on raw materials;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to carefully review the criticality assessment methodology before 2023, ahead of the publication of the next list of CRMs; calls to a comprehensive debate involving industries and other concerned stakeholders, also taking into consideration the development of the international situation related with the CRMs;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that recovery plans do not sufficiently tackle the challenges linked to CRM supply; calls therefore for investing more in recycling, also establishing a specific fund to support the development of more efficient and cost- effective recycling techniques;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on CRMs, covering all the topics to reduce criticality and dependence: mining, reuse, recycling, substitution, etc;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 122 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the creation of the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) and its current focus on the most critical CRMs, namely rare earth elements, and magnets, s well as materials for energy storage and conversionsince the market conditions are completely distorted and monopolised by China, and on quantitative domestic and non-Chinese sourcing targets to support long-term supply relationships for a huge range of small and large manufacturers in the EU; underlines its role as the world’s largest ‘certification process’ for environmentally assessed and feasible CRM projects;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need for closer partnerships between CRM actors and downstream users and the common awareness and commitment to sustainable and circular value chains;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Commission to diversify supply chains for both primary and secondary sources and support the secondary one with subsidies for a limited range of time;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that in the short time it is essential to develop and strengthen partnerships and agreements regarding CRM production in several countries outside the EU, especially in cooperation with other EU allies and likeminded international partners;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Asks the Commission to consider a priority to support a circular economy approach along the value chain, from design to material recovery, of the key technologies for the energy, digital and mobility transition such as wind plants, PV plants, batteries, electric mobility, smart grids, etc
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 157 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the proposal to map the potential supply of secondary CRMs from EU stocks and waste; encourages the Commission to make this mapping exercise a priority and carry it out earlier than envisaged; stresses the needs to encourage collaborative instruments for CRM market such as RM European platform and to extend it also to circulating product fluxes and their trends, in order to evaluate the potentially recyclable secondary materials;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that industrial CRM recycling processes still need massive investment in the collection, sorting, pre- processing and recovery infrastructure, in innovation, research, and scaling of technologies, and in skills, while providing job opportunities;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the need to implement dedicated measures that do incentive the use and market of secondary raw materials, in order to mitigate the global market instability;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to step up efforts to ensure theand Member States to enhance efforts for proper collection and recycling of end-of- life -products with CRMs instead of having them stockpiledstockpiling them in households or discarded by landfill disposaing them into landfill or incineration;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 182 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that while smart product design, the reuse of materials, recycled sources and substitution can significantly reduce primary demand, responsible and sustainable sourcing (including mining and extraction) is needed when supply cannot be met;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights that primary and secondary sourcing in the EU is subject to the highest environmental and social standards worldwide, provides thousands of highly qualified jobs and is an indispensable prerequisite of the green and digital transition; calls therefore on all actors to help build public acceptance for responsible CRM sourcing projects in the EU;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the importance of maintaining and further developing expertise and skills in mining and processing technologies in the EU; calls for the development of new and innovative technologies in the field of sustainable mining and extraction of CRM in the EU;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 232 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to systematically and strategically build new CRM partnerships, where possible, in cooperation with our allies, and make this endeavour a horizontal task of its external and internal policies and to present the results in 2021;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 237 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the EU’s commitment to responsible and sustainable sourcing; stresses the need to underpin this commitment with concrete technical support, institution building and political dialogue with partner countries; stresses the need of homogeneous policies related to ethical standard for CRM sourcing; stresses the need to mobilise more state and private actors to also subscribe to and implement sustainability standards;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU strategy to reduce methane emissions; supportconsiders a clear pathway and framework to address methane emissions in a more comprehensive fashionprogressive way across Europe, by fostering synergies between sectors to strengthen the business case for capturing methane emissions;
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the preparation of legislation for the energy sector with binding rules on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and leak detection and repair, and the consideration of rules on routine venting and flaring;
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that research, development and innovation and the implementation of fit-for-purpose technologies and practices to improve MRV and mitigate methane emissions are at the backbone of effective action; supports the mobilisation of funding from Horizon Europe, including for establishing an international methane emissions observatory;.
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a thorough assessment of the cost efficiency of the actions proposed in the energy sector, which should consider local conditions and the specific aspects of the variousmost involved and affected parts of the value chain and provide flexibility to the industry for their and graduality to the industry, especially for small and medium enterprises, for their progressive implementation;
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to consider a target on renewable and decarbonised gases for 2030, as this would facilitate the development of biomethane and ensure the deployment of the most cost-efficient solutions, in a progressive timeline, across the Member States.
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) As announced in the Green Deal, the Commission presented its Renovation Wave strategy on 14 October 202030. The strategy contains an action plan with concrete regulatory, financing and enabling measures, with the objective to at least double the annual energy renovation rate of buildings by 2030 and to foster deep renovations. The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is necessary as one of the vehicles to deliver on the Renovation Wave. It will also contribute to delivering on the New European Bauhaus initiative and the European mission on climate-neutral and smart cities. The revision of the legislation should also protect, support and revive the production chain involved in the building sector, particularly at this difficult time and during this crisis. _________________ 30 A Renovation Wave for Europe - greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives, COM/2020/662 final.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Measures to improve further the energy performance of buildings should take into account the particular characteristics of historical and artistic heritage, climatic conditions, including adaptation to climate change, local conditions as well as indoor climate environment and cost-effectiveness. Those measures should not affect other requirements concerning buildings such as accessibility , architectural barriers, fire safety and seismic safety and the intended use of the building.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 332 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Two-thirds of the energy used for heating and cooling of buildings still comes from fossil fuels. In order to decarbonise the building sector, it is of particular importance to phase out fossil fuel in heating and cooling. Therefore, Member States should indicate their national policies and measures to phase out fossil fuels in heating and cooling in their building renovation plans, and no financial incentives should be given for the installation of fossil fuel boilers under the next Multiannual Financial Framework as of 2027, with the exception of those selected for investment, before 2027, under the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund. A clear legal basis for the ban of heat generators based on their greenhouse gas emissions or the type of fuel used should support national phase- out policies and measurespplying a technological neutrality criterion and protecting operators in the sector.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) The enhanced climate and energy ambition of the Union requires a new vision for buildings: the zero-emission building, the very low energy demand of which is fully covered by energy from renewable sources where technically feasible. All new buildings should be zero- emission buildings, and all existing buildings should be transformed into zero- emission buildings by 2050.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) The necessary decarbonisation of the Union building stock requires energy renovation at a large scale: almost 75% of that building stock is inefficient according to current building standards, and 85-95% of the buildings that exist today will still be standing in 2050. However, the weighted annual energy renovation rate is persistently low at around 1%. At the current pace, the decarbonisation of the building sector would require centuries. Triggering and supporting building renovation, including a shift towards emission-free heating systems, is therefore a key goal of this Directive, and to achieve this, the views of companies involved in the sector and property owners shall be duly taken into account.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 364 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Minimum energy performance standards are the essential regulatory tool to trigger renovation of existing buildings on a large scale, as they tackle the key barriers to renovation such as split incentives and co-ownership structures, which cannot be overcome by economic incentives. The introduction of minimum energy performance standards should lead to a gradual phase-out of the worst- performing buildings and a continuous improvement of the national building stock, contributing to the long-term goal of a decarbonised building stock by 2050.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Minimum energy performance standards set at Union level should focus on the renovation of the buildings with the highest potential in terms of decarbonisation, energy poverty alleviation and extended social and economic benefits, in particular on the very worst-performing buildings, which need to be renovated as a priority.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 368 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) As regards the rest of the national building stock, Member States are free to decide whether they wish to introduce minimum energy performance standards, designed at national level and adapted to national conditions. When reviewing this Directive, the Commission should assess whether further binding minimum energy performance standards need to be introduced in order to achieve a decarbonised building stock by 2050.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 374 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) The introduction of minimum energy performance standards should be accompanied by an enabling framework including technical assistance and financial measures. Minimum energy performance standards set at national level do not amount to “Union standards” within the meaning of State aid rules, while Union-wide minimum energy performance standards might be considered constituting such “Union standards”. In line with revised State aid rules, Member States may grant State aid to building renovation to comply with the Union-wide energy performance standards, namely to achieve a certain energy performance class, until those Union-wide standards become mandatory. Once the standards are mandatory, Member States may continue to grant State aid for the renovation of buildings and building units falling under the Union-wide energy performance standards as long as the building renovation aims at a higher standard than the specified minimum energy performance class.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 377 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) The EU Taxonomy classifies environmentally sustainable economic activities across the economy, including for the building sector. Under the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, building renovation is considered a sustainable activity where it achieves at least 30% energy savings, complies with minimum energy performance requirements for major renovation of existing buildings, or consists of individual measures related to the energy performance of buildings, such as the installation, maintenance or repair of energy efficiency equipment or of instruments and devices for measuring, regulating and controlling the energy performance of buildings, where such individual measures comply with the criteria set out. Building renovation to comply with Union-wide minimum energy performance standards is typically in line with the EU Taxonomy criteria related to building renovation activities.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 378 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) The minimum energy performance standards in Article 9(1) must be aligned with the operability of the EU Taxonomy and the Technical Screening Criteria for construction and real estate enshrined in European Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2021/2139. When renovations fulfilling the EPBD requirements result in a 30% reduction in primary energy demand, the entire building and thus the entire loan for its acquisition and ownership should be considered EU Taxonomy compliant.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 379 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) The Union-wide minimum energy performance standards should be based on harmonised energy performance classes. By defining the lowest energy performance class G as the worst- performing 15% of each Member State’s national building stock, the harmonisation of energy performance classes ensures similar efforts by all Member States, while the definition of the best energy performance class A ensures the convergence of the harmonised energy performance class scale towards the common vision of zero-emission buildings.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 382 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) Minimum energy performance requirements for existing buildings and building elements were already contained in the predecessors of this Directive and should continue to apply. While the newly introduced minimum energy performance standards set a floor for the minimum energy performance of existing buildings and ensure that renovation of inefficient buildings takes place, minimum energy performance requirements for existing buildings and building elements ensure the necessary depth of renovation when a renovation takes place.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) In order to foster deep renovation, which is one of the goals of the Renovation Wave strategy, Member States should give enhanced financial and administrative support to deep renovation, by adopting reliable, stable, predictable legal instruments and applying the criterion of technological neutrality.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 413 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) Electric vehicles are expected to play a crucialmay also play a role in the decarbonisation and efficiency of the electricity system, namely through the provision of flexibility, balancing and storage services, especially through aggregation. This potential of electric vehicles to integrate with the electricity system and contribute to system efficiency and further absorption of renewable electricity should be fully exploited. Charging in relation to buildings is particularly important, since this is where electric vehicles park regularly and for long periods of time. Slow charging is economical and the installation of recharging points in private spaces can provide energy storage to the related building and integration of smart charging services and system integration services in general.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 415 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) Combined with an increased share of renewable electricity production, electric vehicles produce fewer greenElectric vehicles, like low- emission vehicles and thouse gas emissions. Electric vehiclesrunning on sustainable fuels, constitute an important component of a clean energy transition based on energy efficiency measures, alternative fuels, renewable energy and innovative solutions for the management of energy flexibility. Building codes can be effectively used to introduce targeted requirements to support the deployment of recharging infrastructure in car parks of residential and non-residential buildings. Member States should remove barriers such as split incentives and administrative complications which individual owners encounter when trying to install a recharging point on their parking space.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 420 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) Promoting green mobilitysustainable mobility, particularly if based on a technological neutrality criterion, is a key part of the European Green Deal and buildings can play an important role in providing the necessary infrastructure, not only for recharging of electric vehicles but also for bicycles. A shift to soft mobility such as cycling can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport, where climate conditions and the terrain allow. As set out in the 2030 Climate Target Plan, increasing the modal shares of clean and efficient private and public transport, such as cycling, will drastically lower pollution from transport and bring major benefits to individual citizens and communities. The lack of bike parking spaces is a major barrier to the uptake of cycling, both in residential and non- residential buildings. Building codes can effectively support the transition to cleaner mobility by establishing requirements for a minimum number of bicycle parking spaces.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 424 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
(41) The agendas of the Digital Single Market and the Energy Union should be aligned and should serve common goals. The digitalisation of the energy system is quickly changing the energy landscape, from the integration of renewables to smart grids and smart-ready buildings. In order to digitalise the building sector, the Union’s connectivity targets and ambitions for the deployment of high-capacity communication networks are important for smart homes and well-connected communities. Targeted incentives should be provided to promote smart-ready systems and digital solutions in the built environment, in accordance with the individual's right to privacy. This would offer new opportunities for energy savings, by providing consumers with more accurate information about their consumption patterns, and by enabling the system operator to manage the grid more effectively.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 426 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
(42) In order to facilitate a competitive and innovative market for smart building services that contributes to efficient energy use and integration of renewable energy in buildings and support investments in renovation, Member States should ensure direct access to building systems’ aggregated data by interested parties. To avoid excessive administrative costs for third parties, Member States shall facilitate the full interoperability of services and of the data exchange within the Union.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 438 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
(47) Financing alone will not deliver on the renovation needs, nor will it fully sustain the recovery of the building sector. Together with financing, setting up accessible and transparent advisory tools and assistance instruments such as one- stop-shops that provide integrated energy renovation services or facilitators, as well as implementing other measures and initiatives such as those referred to in the Commission’s Smart Finance for Smart Buildings Initiative, is indispensable to provide the right enabling framework and break barriers to renovation.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 457 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
(56) Installers and builders are critical for the successful implementation of this Directive. Therefore, an adequate number of installers and builders should, through training and other measures, have the appropriate level of competence for the installation and integration of the energy efficient and renewable energy technology required. These measures should typically be affordable for the majority of the population.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 464 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 59 a (new)
(59 a) The negative effects of the provisions of this Directive on housing, construction and business activities should be mitigated by ensuring that technical feasibility, cost-efficiency and proportionality are guiding principles of this Directive.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 465 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 59 b (new)
(59 b) The objective to promote energy efficiency and tackle energy poverty cannot go as far as to interfere with Member States competences in housing, property and rental law.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 474 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the application of minimum energy performance standards to existing buildings and existing building units;deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 477 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) renovation passports;deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 484 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) independent control systems for energy performance certificates , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and inspection reports.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 497 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘zero-emission building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, where the very low amount of energy still required is fully covered by energy from renewable sources generated on-sitepredominantly generated or stored on-site, within the neighbourhood, from a renewable energy community within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED] or, or renewable energy and waste heat from a district heating and cooling system, or distributed grid-based renewables, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 523 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘nearly zero-energy building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I , which cannot be lower than the 2023 cost-optimal level reported by Member States in accordance with Article 6(2) and where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required is covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including, where possible, energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 550 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) , and geothermal energy , ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, renewable fuels of non biological origins, biomethane sourced from the grid and biogas;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 554 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
18. ‘renovation passport’ means a document that provides a tailored roadmap for the renovation of a specific building in several steps that will significantly improve its energy performance;deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 561 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – introductory part
19. ‘deep renovation’ means a renovation which transforfocuses on the following essentials items: wall insulation, roof insulation, low floor insulation, airtightness, vapour permeability, treatment of thermal bridges, ventilation, and heating/cooling systems, and building or building unitautomation, which shall therefore ensure energy efficiency, healthy indoor environmental quality, a non-pathogenic environment, and the comfort of the occupants in summer and winter;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 589 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point a – point iv
iv) environmental and health externalities of energy use;deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 598 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36
36. 'mortgage portfolio standards’ means voluntary mechanisms incentivising mortgage lenders to increase the median energy performance of the portfolio of buildings covered by their mortgages and to encourageaccording to which mortgage lenders define the path of their mortgage portfolios towards 2030 and 2050 with a view to supporting potential clients toin makeing their propertyies more energy-performant along the Union’s decarbonisation ambition and relevant energy targets in the area of energy consumption in buildings, relying on the definition of sustainable economic activities in the EU Taxonomy;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 628 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point a
(a) it can only be distributed and used within that local and district level perimeter through a dedicatedthe distribution network;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 630 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point b
(b) it allows for the calculation of a specific primary energy factor valid only for the energy from renewable sources produced within that local or district level perimeter; andeleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 659 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall establish a national building renovation plan to ensure the renovation of the national stock of residential and non-residential buildings, both public and private, into a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050, with the objective to transformfacilitate the cost-effective transformation of the overall existing European buildings stock into zero- emission buildings.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 733 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide to adapnot set the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 to buildings officially protected asor buildings which are part of a designated environment or need to be preserved because of their special architectural or historical merit, in so far as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would unacceptably alter their character or appearance.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 738 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d – point i (new)
(i) buildings used for national security purposes:
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 757 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) as of 1 January 20327, new buildings occupied or owned by public authorities; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 769 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as of 1 January 20305, all new buildings;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 779 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) as of 1 January 20327, for all new buildings with a useful floor area larger than 2000 square meteres; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 781 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) as of 1 January 20305, for all new buildings.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 788 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 to supplement this Directive in order to adapt Annex III to technological progress and innovation, to set adapted maximum energy performance thresholds in Annex III to renovated buildings and to adapt the maximum energy performance thresholds for zero-emission buildings.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 822 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall encourage, in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, high-efficiency alternative systems, in so far as that is technically, functionally and economically feasible. Member States shall address , in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, the issues of healthy indoor climate conditions, adaptation to climate change, fire safety, risks related to intense seismic activity , the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos and accessibility for persons with disabilities .
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 842 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) after 1 January 20327, at least energy performance class F; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 845 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20305, at least energy performance class E;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 865 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) after 1 January 20327, at least energy performance class F; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 870 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20305, at least energy performance class E;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 892 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) after 1 January 20305, at least energy performance class F; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 894 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20338, at least energy performance class E;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 912 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In their roadmap referred to in Article 3(1)(b), Member States shallTo achieve higher energy performance classes by 2030, 2040 and 2050, in line with the pathway for transforming the national building stock into zero-emission buildings Member States shall, in their roadmap referred to in Article3(1)(b), establish specific timelines for the: (a) buildings referred to in this paragraph to achieve higher energy performance classes by 2040 and 2050, in line with the pathway for transforming the national building stock into zero-emission and building units owned by public bodies; (b) non-residential buildings and building units other than those owned by public bodies;and (c) residential buildings and buildings. units.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 917 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States may require an extension of the deadline set in this paragraph, if justified and requested to the European Commission and in accordance with the national building renovation plan referred to in Article3(1)(a), with regards to specific parts of their building stock, notably residential, owner-occupied or multi-apartmentbuildings.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 927 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In addition to the minimum energy performance standards established pursuant to paragraph 1, eEach Member State may establish minimum energy performance standards for the renovation of all other existing buildings, in particular for the worst performing stock.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 931 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) providing appropriate financial measures, in particular those targeting vulnerable, low and medium income households, people affected by energy poverty or living in social housing, in line with Article 22 of Directive (EU) .../…. [recast EED] and in order to address market barriers;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 947 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) setting the framework to ensure that there is a sufficient workforce with the appropriate level of skills to allow for the timely implementation of the requirements.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 958 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point a a (new)
(a a) buildings for which it would not be technically, functionally and economically feasible;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 965 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. When building renovations fulfilling the requirements of Article 9 paragraph 1 of this Directive result in a 30% reduction in primary energy demand, the entire building and thus the entire loan for its acquisition and ownership will be considered compliant with Sections 7 of Annex I and Annex II of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2021/2139.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 969 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10
1. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 supplementing this Directive by establishing a common European framework for renovation passports, based on the criteria set out in paragraph 2. 2. By 31 December 2024, Member States shall introduce a scheme of renovation passports based on the common framework established in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. The renovation passport shall comply with the following requirements: (a) it shall be issued by a qualified and certified expert, following an on-site visit; (b) it shall comprise a renovation roadmap indicating a sequence of renovation steps building upon each other, with the objective to transform the building into a zero-emission building by 2050 at the latest; (c) it shall indicate the expected benefits in terms of energy savings, savings on energy bills and operational greenhouse emission reductions as well as wider benefits related to health and comfort and the improved adaptive capacity of the building to climate change; and (d) it shall contain information about potential financial and technical support.Article 10 deleted Renovation passport
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 971 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – title
10 RVoluntary renovation passport
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 973 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 supplementing this Directive by establishing a common European framework for voluntary renovation passports, based on the criteria set out in paragraph 2.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 977 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2024, Member States shall introduce a scheme of renovation passports based on the common framework established in accordance with paragraph 1.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 984 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The voluntary renovation passport shall comply with the following requirements:
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1012 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may set requirements related to the greenhouse gas emissions of, or to the type of fuel used by heat generators provided that such requirements do not constitute an unjustifiable market barrier.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1027 #

2021/0426(COD)

4. Member States shall ensure that, when a technical building system is installed, the overall energy performance of the altered part, and where relevant, of the complete altered system, is assessed. The results shall be documented and passed on to the building owner, so that they remain available and can be used for the verification of compliance with the minimum requirements laid down pursuant to paragraph 1 and the issue of energy performance certificates.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1041 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With regard to new non-residential buildings and non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than fiveten parking spaces, Member States shall ensure:
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1043 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the installation of at least one recharging point;deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1052 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the installation of pre-cablducting for every parking space to enable the installation at a later stage of recharging points for electric vehicles; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1055 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) at least one bicycle parking space for every car parking space;deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1065 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the pre- cabling is dimensioned so as to enable the simultaneous use of the expected number of recharging points.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1073 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. With regard to all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, Member States shall ensure the installation of at least one recharging point for every ten parking spaces, and at least one bicycle parking space for every car parking space, by 1 January 2027. In case of buildings owned or occupied by public authorities, Member States shall ensure pre-cablducting for at least one in two parking spaces by 1 January 20338. Buildings of specific artistic, historical or monumental value, according to national laws, are exempted from this obligation.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1087 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. With regard to new residential buildings and residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than threfive parking spaces, Member States shall ensure:
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1102 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) at least two bicycle parking spaces for every dwelling.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1125 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Member States shall provide for measures in order to simplify the deployment of recharging points in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings and remove regulatory barriers, including permitting and approval procedures, without prejudice to the property and tenancy law of the Member States. Member States shall remove barriers to the installation of recharging points in residential buildings with parking spaces, in particular the need to obtain consent from the landlord or co-owners for a private recharging point for own use.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1129 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure the availability of technical assistance for building owners and tenants wishing to install recharging points, including guidance on their fire safety.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1148 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the building owners, tenants and managers can have direct access to their own building systems’ data. At their request, the access or data shall be made available to a third party. Member States shall facilitate the full interoperability of services and of data exchange within the Union in accordance with paragraph 6.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1158 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When laying down the rules regarding the management and exchange of data, Member States or, where a Member State has so provided, the designated competent authorities, shall specify the rules on the access to building systems data by eligible parties in accordance with this Article and the applicable Union legal framework. Particular attention to the right to privacy of individual inhabitants, owners, tenants or lessees of buildings shall be paid in the data collection and exchange procedures.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1168 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts detailing interoperability requirements and non- discriminatory and transparent procedures for access to the data with respect for the rights of individuals. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 30(2).
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1199 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure the establishment of technical assistance facilities, including through all-inclusive one-stop- shops, targeting all actors involved in building renovations, including home owners and administrative, financial and economic actors, including construction, small- and medium-sized enterprises. Member States shall ensure the functioning of at least one one-stop- shop per region across the EU. The European Commission shall work closely with the European Investment Bank, Member States, and regions to ensure the continuity of funding for one-stop-shops throughout the duration of the Renovation Wave.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1208 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall put in place measures and financing to promote education and training to ensure that there is a sufficient workforce with the appropriate level of skills corresponding to the needs in the building sector with due regard to the gender dimension. These measures, which are essential for this process to be implemented in practice, should be supported by a stable economic assistance programme for micro and SMEs, so that they can be active players in the upcoming scenario. Member States shall prioritise the allocation of part of the European Social Fund to the upskilling of blue-collar workers in energy efficiency for the construction sector. Member States shall establish registries of their construction value-chain professionals, detailing the availability of skills and skilled professionals on the market. These registries shall be updated annually, and their data shall be publicly accessible.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1226 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 10
10. From 1 January 2027 at the latest, Member States shall not provide any financial incentives for the installation of boilers powered by fossil fuels, with the exception ofthat are not certified to run on renewable and decarbonised energy and are powered by fossil fuels, with the exception of those using renewable fuels or its blends, or those selected for investment, before 2027, in accordance with Article 7(1)(h)(i) third hyphen of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and the Council45 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund and with Article 73 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and the Council46 on the CAP Strategic Plans. Boilers, to be installed in combination with renewable technologies (not ‘stand-alone’), shall always be eligible for incentives. _________________ 45 Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 60). 46 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1).
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1255 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 13
13. When providing financial incentives to owners of buildings or building units for the renovation of rented buildings or building units, Member States shall ensure that the financial incentives benefit both the owners and the tenants, in particular by providing rent support or by imposing caps on rent increases.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1275 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2025 at the latest, the energy performance certificate shall comply with the template in Annex V. It shall specify the energy performance class of the building, on a closed scale using only letters from A to G. The letter A shall correspond to zero-emission buildings as defined in Article 2, point (2) and the letter G shall correspond to the 15% worst-performing buildings in the national building stock at the timeMember States shall ensure a common visual identity for energy performance certificates ofn the introduction of the scale. Member Statesir territory. The Commission shall enissure that the remaining classes (B to F) have an even bandwidth distribution of energy performance indicators among the energy performance classes. Member States shall ensure adetailed guidelines on energy performance certificates, including a template with common visual identity for energy perfand common logo, in accormdance certificates on their territorywith Annex V, to improve their quality and ensure the credibility and comparability of data across the Union.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1309 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 10
10. The validity of the energy performance certificate shall not exceed five years. However for buildings with an energy performance class A, B or C established pursuant to paragraph 2, the validity of the energy performance certificate shall not exceed 10ten years.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1321 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) buildings or building units which are constructed , have undergone a major renovation, are sold or rented out to a new tenant or for which a rental contract is renewed ; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1330 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that, when buildings or building units are constructed, sold or rented out or when rental contracts are renewed , the energy performance certificate is shown to the prospective tenant or buyer and handed over to the buyer or tenant.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1345 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The database's anonymised building stock data shall be publicly accessible, in compliance with Union and national data protection rules. Member States shall ensure access to the full energy performance certificate for building owners, tenants and managers, and to financial institutions as regards the buildings in their investment portfolio. For buildings offered for rent or sale, Member States shall ensure access to the full energy performance certificate for prospective tenants or buyers.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1356 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to establish regular inspections or maintenance of heating , ventilation and air conditioning systems with an effective rated output of over 730 kW. The effective rating of the system shall be based on the sum of the rated output of the heating and air-conditioning generators.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1375 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Member States shallmay lay down requirements to ensure that from 1 January 2025, new residential buildings and residential buildings undergoing major renovations are equipped with:
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1393 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall ensure that trained and qualified building professionals carrying out integrated renovation works are available in sufficient numbers to meet the established targets and measurable progress indicators pursuant to Article 3(1) of this Directive. To achieve such sufficient numbers of professionals, Member States shall ensure that sufficient training programmes leading to qualification or certification covering integrated works, are made available. Member States shall put in place measures to promote participation in such programmes, in particular by micro, small and medium sized enterprises.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1401 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1
The Commission, assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 30, shall review this Directive by the end of 2027 at the latest, in the light of the experience gained and progress made during its application, and, if necessary, make proposals in order to achieve a reliable and lasting regulatory framework.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1409 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to inform the owners or tenants of buildings or building units and all relevant market actors of the different methods and practices that serve to enhance energy performance and fire safety. In particular, Member States shall take the necessary measures to provide tailor-made information to vulnerable households.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1529 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
In the calculation of the primary energy factors for the purpose of calculating the energy performance of buildings, Member States may take into account renewable energy sources supplied through the energy carrier and renewable energy sources that are generated and used on site, provided that it applies on a non- discriminatory basis
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1548 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table – (b) Roadmap for 2030, 2040, 2050 – column 3 – row 8 a (new)
Target for expected reduction in labour shortages: - job creation, based on a gap assessment between available and needed architects / engineers / skilled workers (e.g., electrical or photovoltaic installers) - percentage of women - average age
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1556 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III
ANNEX IIIdeleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1561 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
The total annual primary energy use of a new or renovated zero-emission building shall be fully covered to a very significant extent, on a net annual basis, by
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1562 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
- energy from renewable sources generated on-site or from distributed grid-based renewables and fulfilling the criteria of Article 7 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED],
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1563 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
- energy from renewable sources generated on-site or supplied via the grid and fulfilling the criteria of Article 7 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED],
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1564 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 5
Only where, due to the nature of the building or lack of access to renewable energy communities or eligible district heating and cooling systems, it is technically not feasible to fulfil the requirements under the first paragraph, the total annual primary energy use may also be covered by energy from the grid complying with criteria established at national level.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) As part of the Package "Clean Energy for all Europeans" proposed by the Commission on 30 November 2016, Regulation (EU) 2019/9436 and Directive (EU) 2019/9447 brought about a further step in the development of the internal market for electricity with citizens at its core and contributing to the Union’s objectives of transition to a clean energy system and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The internal market in natural gas and biomethane should be built on those same principles and, in particular, ensure an equal level of consumer protection and citizen energy communities do not apply to the hydrogen system. _________________ 6 Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 54). 7 Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU (OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 125).
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In line with the EU Hydrogen Strategy, renewable hydrogen is expected to be deployed on a large-scale from 2030 onwards for the purpose of decarbonising certain sectors, ranging from aviation and shipping to hard-to-decarbonise industrial sectors. All final customers connected to hydrogen systems will benefit from basic consumer rights applicable to final customers connected to the natural gas system such as the right to switch supplier and accurate billing information. In those instances where customers are connected to the hydrogen network, e.g. industrial customers, they will benefit from the same consumer protection rights applicable to natural gas and biomethane customers. However, consumer provisions designed to encourage household participation on the market such as price comparison tools, active customers and citizen energy communities do not apply to the hydrogen system.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Natural gas still plays a key role in energy supply, as household energy consumption from natural gas is still higher than from electricity. Although electrification is a key element of the green transition, in the future there will still be household natural gas consumption including increasing volumes of renewable gasconsumption of natural gas increasingly replaced by biomethane.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 96
(96) Member States should take concrete measures to assist the wider use of biogas and gas from biomassmethane, the producers of which should be granted non- discriminatory access to the gas system, provided that such access is compatible with the relevant technical rules and safety standards on an ongoing basis.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 306 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘natural gas’ means all gases that primarily consist of methane, including biogas and gas from biomass, in particular biomethane, or other types of gas, that can technically and safely be injected into, and transported through, the natural gas system according to the technical specifications of gas quality;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #

2021/0425(COD)

(1 a) ‘biomethane’ means a gaseous mixture mostly made of methane from biomass sources, including biogas as defined in Article 2(28) of Directive 2018/2001, and that meets the technical specifications of gas quality for a safe injection into and transport through the natural gas system. This also includes biomethane from landfill gas and from sewage treatment plant gas."
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1 b) ‘hydrogen’ means all gases that primarily consist of hydrogen and that can technically and safely be injected into and transported through the hydrogen system or the natural gas system in blending or. This includes ‘low-carbon hydrogen’ as defined in this Article, renewable gaseous fuels that are fuels of non-biological origins (‘RFNBOs’) as defined in Article 2(36) of Directive 2018/2001 as well as ‘hydrogen from biological source’ understood as hydrogen of renewable origin derived from biomass sources as defined in Article 2(28) of the Directive 2018/2001.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘renewable gas’ means biogas as defined in Article 2, point (28) of Directive 2018/2001, including biomethane, and renewable gaseous fuels part of fuels of non-biological origins (‘RFNBOs’) as defined in Article 2, point (36) of that Directive’hydrogen of renewable origin;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2021/0425(COD)

(3) ‘gases’ mean natural gas, biogas, biomethane, and hydrogen;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 352 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘natural gas undertaking’ means a natural or legal person carrying out production, transmission, distribution, supply, purchase or storage of natural gas, including LNG, and biomethane, including its liquefied form, and which is responsible for the commercial, technical or maintenance tasks related to those functions, but not including final customers;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘transmission’ means the transport of natural gas and biomethane through a network, which mainly contains high- pressure pipelines, other than an upstream pipeline network and other than the part of high-pressure pipelines primarily used in the context of local distribution of natural gas and biomethane, with a view to its delivery to customers, but not including supply;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 355 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘distribution’ means the transport of natural gas and biomethane through local or regional pipeline networks with a view to its delivery to customers, but not including supply;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
(35 a) ‘network reinforcement’ means pipelines, physical equipment, facility or digital solutions aiming to enable transmission system operators and/or distribution system operators to accommodate more domestic renewable gas production into the existing transmission and the distribution systems they operate;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 395 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 71 a (new)
(71 a) ‘regulated energy conversion’ means conversion of electrical energy into a form of energy which can be stored upon the payment of a regulated ‘conversion fee’ to the transmission system operator.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 400 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 71 b (new)
(71 b) ‘regulated energy conversionfacility’ means a facility where regulated energy conversion occurs and whereby access to the facility is granted on a third party access basis.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 402 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 71 c (new)
(71 c) ‘conversion fee’ means a regulated payment that a market user pays to the transmission system operator or to the hydrogen network operator to feed electricity into the facility and receive hydrogen in return. The transmission system operator or the hydrogen network operator owns the regulated energy conversion facility and provides an infrastructure service without engaging neither in trading nor supply of hydrogen. Access to the facilities take place on a third party access basis
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 406 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 71 d (new)
(71 d) ‘network related component’ means components that are integrated in the transmission system, distribution system or hydrogen network and that are used for the purpose of ensuring a secure and reliable operation of the transmission or distribution system or hydrogen system as well as for minimising whole system costs through sector coupling solutions, including Redispatching activities, as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2019/943, Article 13, where the regulatory authority has granted its approval;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 416 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that energy undertakings are subject to transparent, proportionate and non- discriminatory rules, fees and treatment, in particular with respect to connection to the network, access to wholesale markets, access to data, switching processes and billing regimes and, where applicable, licensing.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 551 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) entitled to sell self-produced renewable natural gases using the natural gas system,
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 575 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) subject to fair compensation as assessed by the regulatory authority, relevant distribution system operators cooperate with citizen energy communities to facilitate transfers of renewable natural gasesgases such as biomethane, within citizen energy communities;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 602 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (e), where renewable natural gases are shared, this shall be without prejudice to applicable network charges, tariffs and levies, in accordance with a transparent cost-benefit analysis of distributed energy resources developed by the competent national authority.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 642 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that grid access costs to distribution, transmission and hydrogen transport for renewable gas production do not create an economic barrier for renewable gas project developers. For this purpose, these costs shall be shared between project developers and the appropriate transmission or distribution system operators. The regulatory authority shall define the level of costs that these operators must cover and are allowed to cover. It shall set out rules to ensure that, in the case one grid connection is expected to be used for several renewable gas production facilities with different timeframe of commissioning, the costs of such grid connection is not borne only by the first renewable gas production facility connected to it.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 656 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that natural gas undertakings and eligible customers, wherever they are located, are able to obtain access to upstream pipeline networks, including facilities supplying technical services incidental to such access and network related components, in accordance with this Article, except for the parts of such networks and facilities which are used for local production operations at the site of a field where the gas is produced. The measures shall be notified to the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Article 88.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 661 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the implementation of a system of regulated third party access to hydrogen networks and network related components based on published tariffs and applied objectively and without discrimination between any hydrogen network users.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 702 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The transmission system operator and the hydrogen network operator shall address requests for connection to the transmission system or hydrogen network for renewable gas, including biomethane, with priority over requests of connection for natural gas and low-carbon
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 703 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. For the purpose of swift implementation of grid connection of renewable gas production, Member States shall ensure: (a) that the transmission system operator and the hydrogen network operator comply with time limits to assess the requests for injection of renewable gases, make an offer and implement the connection, with monitoring of the national regulatory authority in line with Article 72(t). (b) that permitting procedures for the implementation of the connection are not hampered by lack of administrative capacity and that do not create a hurdle to the achievement of the national renewable energy target.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 719 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The distribution system operator shall address requests for connection to the distribution system for renewable gas, including biomethane, with priority over requests of connection for natural gas and low-carbon gas as defined in Article 2 of this Directive.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 720 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1 b (new)
For the purpose of swift implementation of grid connection of renewable gas production, Member States shall ensure: (a) that the distribution system operator comply with time limits to assess the requests for injection of renewable gases, make an offer and implement the connection, with monitoring of the national regulatory authority in line with Article 72(t). (b) that permitting procedures for the implementation of the connection are not hampered by lack of administrative capacity and that do not create a hurdle to the achievement of the national renewable energy target.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 905 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53 a Local network connection and reinforcement planning 1. Transmission system operators and distribution systems operators shall establish local network connection and reinforcement plans for the purpose of ensuring firm capacity and continuous injection to renewable gas production as required in Articles 18 and 33 of the (reference to revised Gas Regulation) in a cost-efficient manner. A plan shall be established for each territorial unit that is covered by or close to a natural gas network and within which biomethane production potential has been assessed pursuant to Article 17bis of (reference to revised Gas Regulation). 2. The local network connection and reinforcement plans shall define the most relevant and cost-efficient network connections and network reinforcements to be performed by the system operators as the renewable gas projects develop, based on criteria set by the competent regulatory authority. 3. System operators shall draft the plans based on the existing pipeline of renewable gas production projects, the assessed potential of biomethane production referred to in Article 17bis of (reference to revised Gas Regulation), a regional gas demand forecast, and on the consultation of the relevant regional and local authorities. 4. The plans shall be submitted to the regulatory authority for approval. All plans shall be submitted within two years after the transposition of this Directive. Once approved, network connections requested by renewable gas producers and network reinforcements shall be in line with these plans. 5. Member States shall ensure that the regulatory authority swiftly delivers on the approval of local network connection and reinforcement plans. 6. The local plans are reviewed regularly as appropriate.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 906 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 53 b (new)
Article 53 b Investments in network reinforcements 1. When the capacity of a transmission or distribution system is expected to be insufficient to accommodate additional network connections or increasing volume of renewable gas production, the relevant system operators shall establish investment programmes to deliver in due time on the necessary network reinforcements in line with the local network connection and reinforcement plans as set out in Article 53bis. They shall submit the investment programmes to the regulatory authority for approval. 2. The investment programme shall be assessed by the regulatory authority against economic criteria set by the Member State in view of ensuring limited impact on network tariffs of the network reinforcements foreseen in the "network connection and reinforcement plans" defined in Article 53bis. 3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article, Member States shall allow system operators to include a financial contribution of the renewable gas producer and third-parties to cover the costs of the investment programme. 4. The transmission system operators shall include the approved network reinforcement for which they are responsible for execution in the ten-year network development plan referred to in Article 51.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 907 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may allow for derogations from paragraph 1, points (b) and (c) ,in the case of a regulated energy conversion, or provided that transmission system operators are not part of a vertically integrated undertaking.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 909 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 54 a (new)
Article 54 a [Ownership of network related components by transmission system operators and hydrogen network operators] Member States may allow transmission system operators and hydrogen network operators to own, develop, manage or operate network related component enabling blending into the natural gas network for decarbonization purposes
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 913 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that from [entry of transposition period+1year] hydrogen network operators are unbundled in accordance with the rules for natural gas transmission system operators set out in Article 56(1) to (3)Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter IX.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 918 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 3
3. Where on [entry into force] the hydrogen network belonged to a vertically integrated undertaking, a Member State may decide not to apply paragraph 1. In such case, the Member State concerned shall designate an independent hydrogen network operator unbundled in accordance with the rules on independent system operators for natural gas set out Article 55. Hydrogen network operators and transmission system operators for gas unbundled in accordance with Article 54(1) can act as independent hydrogen network operator, subject to the requirements pursuant to Article 63.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 933 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 62 – paragraph 4
4. Until 31 December 2030, Member State may designate an integrated hydrogen network operator unbundled in accordance with the rules on independent transmission operators for natural gas set out in Section 3 of Chapter IX. Such designation shall expire by 31 December 2030 at the latest, independently from the model applied for natural gas and electricity sectors.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 939 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 63
Horizontal unbundling of hydrogen Where a hydrogen network operator is part of an undertaking active in transmission or distribution of natural gas or electricity, it shall be independent at least in terms of its legal form.Article 63 deleted network operators
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 962 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) promoting connection and facilitating access to the network for new production capacity, in particular removing barriers that could prevent connection and access for new market entrants and of gas and hydrogen from renewable sources;,
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 993 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point t
(t) monitoring the time taken by natural gas transmission and distribution system operators or hydrogen network operators to make connections and repairs;assess network connection requests by renewable gas producers, including technical studies, and make connections and repairs for renewable gas producers and end-users
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1001 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point ee a (new)
(ee a) assessing and approving local network connection and reinforcement plans referred in Article 53bis as well as investment programmes for grid reinforcement referred to in Article 53ter;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1005 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) monitoring the removal of unjustified obstacles to and restrictions on the development of consumption of self- generated renewable natural gas and citizen energy communities.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) It is, generally, most efficient to finance infrastructure by revenues obtained from the users of that infrastructure and to avoid cross-subsidies. Moreover, such cross-subsidies would, in the case of regulated assets, be incompatible with the general principle of cost-reflective tariffs. In exceptional cases, such cross-subsidies could nonetheless bring societal benefits, in particular during earlier phases of network development where booked capacity is low compared to technical capacity and uncertainty as to when future capacity demand will materialise is significant. Cross-subsidies could therefore contribute to reasonable and predictable tariffs for early network users and de-risk investments for network operators. Cross- subsidies could thus contribute to an investment climate supportive to the Union’s, decarbonisation objectives. Cross- subsidies should not be financed by network users in other Member States, regardless as to whether directly or indirectly. It is thus appropriate to collect financing for cross-subsidies only from exit points to final customers within the same Member State. Moreover, as cross- subsidies are exceptional, it should be ensured that they are proportional, transparent, limited in time and set under regulatory supervision, subject to ACER’s opinion and to due notification to the European Commission.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) A common minimum set of third- party access services is necessary to provide a common minimum standard of access in practice throughout the Union , to ensure that third-party access services are sufficiently compatible and to allow the benefits accruing from a well-functioning internal market in natural gas and biomethane to be exploited.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) A sufficient level of cross-border gas interconnection capacity should be achieved and market integration fostered in order to complete the internal market in natural gas and biomethane.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 155 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Transmission system operators could be allowed to reserve storages for natural gas and biomethane exclusively for carrying out their functions and for the purpose of security of supply. The filling of these strategic stocks could be done by means of joint purchasing using the trading platform as mentioned in Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 312/2014 without prejudice to Union competition rules. Withdrawal of natural gas and biomethane should only be possible for the transmission system operators to carry out their functions or in case of a declared emergency situation, as mentioned in Article 11 (1) of that Regulation, in order not to interfere with the regular functioning of the market.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 159 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) In order to exploit the most economic locations for the production of renewable and low carbon gases, network users should benefit from discounts in capacity-based transmission tariffs. These should include a discount for injection from renewable and low carbon gases production facilities, a discount for tariffs at entry points from and exit points to storage facilities and a discount on the cross-border tariff and entry points from LNG facilities. In case of a change of the value of non-cross border discounts, the regulatory authority needs to balance out the interest between networks users and network operators taking into account stable financial frameworks specifically for existing investments, in particular for renewable production facilities. Where possible, indicators or conditions for changing the discount should be provided sufficiently before any decision to change the discount is taken. This discount should not affect the general tariff setting methodology, but should be provided ex- post on the relevant tariff. In order to benefit from the discount, network users should present the required information towards the transmission system operator on the basis of a certificate which would be linked to the union database.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) In order to increase efficiencies in the natural gas distribution networks in the Union and to ensure close cooperation with transmission system operators and the ENTSO for Gas, an entity of gas distribution system operators in the Union (‘EU gas DSO entity’) should be provided for which also includes natural gas distribution system operators. The tasks of the EU DSO entity should be well-defined and its working method should ensure efficiency, transparency and representativeness among Union distribution system operators. The EU gas DSO entity should closely cooperate with the ENTSO for Gas on the preparation and implementation of the network codes where applicable and should work on providing guidance on the integration inter alia of distributed generaas production and other areas, which relate to the management of the gas distribution networks.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) The blending of hydrogen into the natural gas system ismay be less efficient compared to using hydrogen in its pure form and diminishes the value of hydrogen. It although that will depend over time on the relative price competitiveness of hydrogen compared to natural gas. In case of high blending percentages, it may also affects the operation of gas infrastructure, end- user applications, and the interoperability of cross-border systems. The Member States’ decision on whether to apply blending hydrogen in their national natural gas systems should be preserved. At the same timTherefore, a harmonised approach on blending hydrogen into the natural gas system in the form of a Union- wide allowed cap at cross- border interconnection points between Union Member States, where transmission system operators have to accept natural gas with a blended hydrogen level below the cap, would limit the risk of market segmentation. Adjacent transmission systems should remain free to agree on higher hydrogen blending levels for cross- border interconnection points.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) A strong cross-border coordination and dispute settlement process between transmission system operators on gas quality, including on biomethane and hydrogen blends, is essential to facilitate efficient transport of natural gas and biomethane across natural gas systems within the Union and thereby to move towards greater internal market integration. Enhanced transparency requirements on gas quality parameters, including on gross calorific value, Wobbe Index and oxygen content, and hydrogen blends and their development over time combined with monitoring and reporting obligations should contribute to the well- functioning of an open and efficient internal market in natural gas and biomethane.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 32
(32) ‘virtual trading point’ means a non- physical commercial point within an entry- exit system where gases are exchanged between a seller and a buyer without the need to book transmission or distribution capacity;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 223 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a Mainstreaming biomethane and hydrogen in the gas system In order to support sustainable production of biomethane to safeguard the security of gas supply in the Union and decrease dependence on fossil natural gas imports, Member States shall ensure collectively that at least 35bcm of biomethane is produced and injected into natural gas system at TSO and DSO levels by 31 December 2030, in line with the REPowerEU objectives. Member States shall also ensure collectively that at least 20 million tonnes of hydrogen are produced or imported in the Union.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 225 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a EU target for GHG intensity reduction of the gas consumption 1. The domestic consumption of gaseous energy in the European Union shall have a greenhouse gas emissions intensity reduced by at least 20% in 2030 compared to the level of 2018. 2. For the purpose of this article, domestic consumption of gaseous energy shall cover: a. the use of natural gas, biomethane and hydrogen in liquid form; b. the use of natural gas, biomethane and hydrogen for industrial processes.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. AUntil at least 31 December 2030, a Member State may allow financial transfers between regulated services that are separate as meant in in the first paragraph, provided that:
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 246 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the dedicated charge is collected only from exit points to final customers which will utilise the regulated service receiving the financial transfer, and are located within the same Member States as the beneficiary of the financial transfer;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 251 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the dedicated charge and financial transfer or the methodologies underlying their calculation are approved prior to their entry into force by the regulatory authority referred to in Article 70 and its implementation shall start only at the beginning of a gas-year;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 257 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the approved dedicated charge and financial transfer and the methodologies, where methodologies are approved are published 6 months before their implementation.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) a financial transfer is approved for a limited period in time and can never be longer than one third of the depreciation period of the infrastructure concerned].deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) Feasibility studies related to the repurposing of the networks to hydrogen are not to be considered as financial transfers between regulated services.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 269 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the calculation of the size and maximum duration of the financial transfer and dedicated charge;deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 272 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the criteria to allocate contributions to the dedicated charge among final consumers connected the regulated asset base.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 276 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Notwithstanding paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 63 in order to supplement this Regulation, Directive 2003/87, Regulation 2021/1153 and Regulation (EU) 2022/869 as to provide additional financial resources from EU funds (including and not limited to CEF and Innovation Fund) necessary to support the repurposing of natural gas infrastructure in Member States that are hydrogen "transit/net exporter" Member States.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 306 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Connection rules and fees for renewable and low carbon gases injecting into the network should ensure proportioned connection costs facilitating their integration onto the network. In the interest of enabling greater penetration of renewable and low carbon gases, national regulatory authorities should be empowered to facilitate discounts on connection fees for renewable and low carbon gas producers. The application of any discounts should be applied in a non- discriminatory and transparent manner and without cross-subsidies impacting transportation tariffs and the connection rules applied should be published.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 314 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) capacity-based transmission tariffs at entry points from and exit points to storage facilities, unless a storage facility is connected to more than one transmission or distribution network and used to compete with an interconnection point. Such a discount shall be set at a level of 75% in the Member States where the renewable and low carbon gas was first injected into system.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 322 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5
[...]deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 325 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) Transmission system operators shall be required to provide the discount only for the shortest possible route in terms of border crossings between the location of where the specific proof of sustainability declaration, based on the sustainability certificate, was first recorded in the Union database and where it has been cancelled as considered consumed. Any potential auction premium shall not be covered by the discount.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 328 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Transmission system operators shall provide information on actual and expected volumes of renewable and low carbon gases and the effect of applying the tariff discount on their revenues towards the respective regulatory authority. Regulatory authorities shall monitor and assess the impact of the discount on tariff stability.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 329 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) Once the revenue of a transmission system operator from these specific tariffs is reduced by 10% as a result of applying the discount, the affected and all neighbouring transmission system operators are required to negotiate an inter transmission system operator compensation mechanism. The system operators concerned shall agree within 3 years. Where within that time period no agreement is reached, the involved regulatory authorities shall decide jointly on an appropriate inter transmission system operator compensation mechanism within 2 years. In absence of agreement among the regulatory authorities, Article 6 of ACER Regulation shall apply. Where the regulatory authorities have not been able to reach agreement within 2 years, or upon their joint request, ACER shall decide, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 6(10) of Regulation (EU) 2019/942.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 332 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) Further details required to implement the discount for renewable and low carbon gases, such as the calculation of the eligible capacity for which the discount applies and the required processes, shall be set in a network code established on the basis of Article 53 of this Regulation.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 335 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The costs of the transmission system operator shall be subject to an efficiency comparison between Union transmission system operators, be appropriately defined by ACER. ACER shall publish on [3 years after transposition] and every four years thereafter a study comparing the efficiency of Union transmission system operators’ costs. The relevant regulatory authorities and the transmission system operators shall provide ACER with all the data necessary for this comparison. The results of such comparison shall be taken into account by the relevant regulatory authorities, together with national circumstances, when periodically setting the allowed or target revenues of transmission system operators.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 339 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Assessment of long-term renewable gas potential as a basis for optimised transmission and distribution system development 1 (new). Member States shall be responsible for assessing the potential of biomethane production at a local level throughout their territory, as part of their National Biogas and Biomethane Strategies. This assessment shall be performed within two years after the entry into force of this Regulation. It may build on existing assessments. 2 (new). The scope of biomass considered in this assessment shall include biomass feedstock as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2018/2001 and that fulfils the Union sustainability criteria. 3 (new). Member States shall consult the competent regulatory authority, transmission and distribution system operators in the design phase of the assessment to define: 1. The territorial unit within which a production potential shall be assessed; 2. For the scope of the biomass assessed, the geographical proximity with the existing natural gas networks. 4 (new) During the assessment exercise, the improvement of an existing assessment and the subsequent updates, Member States shall consult regional and local authorities as well as transmission and distribution system operators. It may consult other relevant parties. 5 (new). The assessment may be updated regularly.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 341 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Facilitating biomethane connections and potential analysis 1. Member States shall establish regional maps, identifying the areas with the highest potential for sustainable biogas and biomethane production and that fulfils the Union sustainability criteria as defined in Directive2018/2001 due to the availability of raw materials (i.e. waste/residues) and existing operating biogas or biomethane plants.2. Distribution system operators and transmission system operators shall be obliged to map connection potentials based on existing and expected capacity to facilitate connection requests, taking into consideration the potential for an increase of sustainable biogas and biomethane production provided on the basis of paragraph 1.3. On this basis, National Regulatory Authorities should be identifying projects to pool multiple sources of biogas to a central upgrading biomethane plant for injection into the gas grid. A progress report on the production,transportation and uptake of biomethane should be issued by National Regulatory Authorities regularly starting in 2024, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Transmission system operators shall ensure firm capacity for the access of production facilities of renewable and low carbon gases connected to their grid. For this purpose, transmission system operators shall develop in cooperation with the distribution system operators procedures and arrangementsnetwork connection and reinforcements plans as set out in Article 53bis of (reference to the revised Gas Directive), as well as procedures and arrangements necessary to implement the necessary network reinforcements (as defined in Article 2, point 35bis of the reference to the revised Gas Directive), including investments, to ensure aiming to operate a reverse flow from distribution to transmission network.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 349 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Transmission system operators shall cooperate to avoid restrictions to cross-border flows due to gas quality differences on interconnection points between Union Member States. When cooperating, transmission system operators shall take into account characteristics of installations of final gas customers and these customers' rights.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 350 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. For hydrogen blended into the natural gas system, this Article should only apply to gas flows with a hydrogen content up to 5-10% by volume.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 352 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Member States shall ensure that diverging technical specifications, including gas quality parameters such as oxygen content and hydrogen blending in the natural gas system are not used to restrict cross-border gas flows.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Member States shall ensure that diverging technical specifications, including gas quality parameters such as oxygen content and hydrogen blending in the natural gas system are not used to restrict cross-border gas flows.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 354 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Where the concerned regulatory authorities recognise the restriction, they shall request the concerned transmission system operators to perform, within 12 months from the recognition, the following actions in sequence:
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 357 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) cooperate and develop technically feasible options, without changing the gas quality specifications, which may include flow commitments and gas treatment, in order to remove the recognised restriction and taking into account information provided by end-customers directly connected to the transmission system operator grid or distribution system operator that could be affected by that process;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The concerned regulatory authorities may, in duly justified cases related to safety or security concerns, in their joint coordinated decision described in paragraph 6 decide to grant exemptions to transmission system operators from the obligation to accept gas flows with a hydrogen content of up to 5% as set out in Article 20(1) to remove the recognised restriction. Duly justified cases may also include arrangements to optimise the use of hydrogen blending in the EU by allocating the available firm hydrogen blending capacity within the system and across borders.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 363 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. The regulatory authorities shall notify the Commission without delay of their decision to grant an exemption referred to in paragraph 7, together with all the relevant information with respect to the exemption. That information may be submitted to the Commission in an aggregated form, enabling the Commission to reach a well-founded decision.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 364 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Within a period of two months from the day following the receipt of a notification, the Commission may take a decision requiring the regulatory authorities to amend or withdraw the decision to grant an exemption. That two- month period may be extended by an additional period of two months where further information is sought by the Commission. That additional period shall begin on the day following the receipt of the complete information. The initial two- month period may also be extended with the consent of both the Commission and the regulatory authority. The regulatory authorities shall comply with the Commission decision to amend or withdraw the exemption decision and shall inform the Commission accordingly.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 372 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Transmission system operators shall accept gas flows with a hydrogen content of up to 5-10% by volume at interconnection points between Union Member States in the natural gas system from 1 October 2025, subject to the procedure described in Article 19 of this Regulation.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 374 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall define a clear pathway and timely define a course of actions to enable 5% minimum blending thresholds at Interconnection Points by 2025.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 383 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
All gas transmission system operators and hydrogen network operators shall cooperate at Union level through the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (the ENTSO for Gas), in order to promote the completion and functioning of the internal market in natural gas and hydrogen and cross-border trade and to ensure the optimal management, coordinated operation and sound technical evolution of the natural gas transmission network and of the hydrogen network.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 388 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The ENTSO for Gas shall elaborate network codes in the areas referred to in paragraph 6 of this Articleset out in Article 53 and 54 upon a request addressed to it by the Commission in accordance with Article 53(9) or Article 54 (9).
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 390 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The ENTSO for Gas may elaborate network codes in the areas set out in paragraph 6Article 53 and 54 with a view to achieving the objectives set out in Article 21 where those network codes do not relate to areas covered by a request addressed to it by the Commission. Those network codes shall be submitted to ACER for an opinion. That opinion shall be duly taken into account by the ENTSO for Gas.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 394 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a non-binding Union -wide ten-year network development plan ( Union -wide network development plan) for gas and hydrogen networks, including a European supply adequacy outlook, every two years;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 400 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) recommendations relating to the coordination of technical cooperation between Union and third-country transmission system operators and hydrogen network operators;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 401 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) recommendations relating to the coordination of technical cooperation between gas transmission and distribution system operators on one hand, and hydrogen network operators on the other hand in the Union;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 405 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) a gas quality monitoring report by 15 May 2024 and a gas and hydrogen quality monitoring report by 15 May 2026 at the latest and every two years afterwards, including developments of gas quality parameters, developments of the level and volume of hydrogen blended into the natural gas system, forecasts for the expected development of gas quality parameters and of the volume of hydrogen blended into the natural gas system, the impact of blending hydrogen on cross- border flows as well as information on cases related to differences in gas quality specifications or in specifications of blending levels and how such cases were settled.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 410 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) The gas and hydrogen quality monitoring report shall also cover the development for the areas listed in point (g) where as far as relevant for the distribution network, based on information provided by the entity of distribution system operators in the Union (‘EU DSO entity’).
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The European supply adequacy outlook referred to in paragraph 3, point (b), shall cover the overall adequacy of the gas and hydrogen systems to supply current and projected demands for gas and hydrogen for the next five-year period as well as for the period between five and 10 years from the date of that outlook. The European supply adequacy outlook shall build on national supply outlooks prepared by each individual gas transmission system operator. and hydrogen network operator.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 419 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. The network codes referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall cover the following areas, taking into account, if appropriate, regional special characteristics: (a) network security and reliability rules; (b) network connection rules; (c) third-party access rules; (d) data exchange and settlement rules; (e) interoperability rules; (f) operational procedures in an emergency; (g) capacity-allocation and congestion- management rules; (h) rules for trading related to technical and operational provision of network access services and system balancing; (i) transparency rules; (j) balancing rules including network- related rules on nominations procedure, rules for imbalance charges and rules for operational balancing between transmission system operators' systems; (k) rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures; (l) energy efficiency regarding gas networks; (m) cyber security regarding gas networks.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 437 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
The costs related to the activities of the ENTSO for Gas referred to in Articles 21 to 23 , 52, 53 and 534 of this Regulation, and in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council11 shall be borne by the gas transmission system operators and the hydrogen network operators and shall be taken into account in the calculation of tariffs. Regulatory authorities shall approve those costs only if they are reasonable and appropriate. _________________ 11 Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 439 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. TGas transmission system operators and hydrogen network operators shall establish regional cooperation within the ENTSO for Gas to contribute to the tasks referred to in Article 23 (1), (2) and (3).
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 463 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Distribution system operators shall ensure firm capacity and continuous injection for the access of the production facilities renewable and low carbon gases connected to their grid. To this extent, distribution system operators shall develop in cooperation among themselves and with the transmission system operators procedures and arrangnetwork connection and reinforcements plans as set out in Article 53bis of (reference to the revised Gas Directive), as well as procedures and arrangements necessary to implement the necessary network reinforcements, including investments, to ensure in reverse flow from distribution to transmission network. or network meshing between several zones within the distribution system area.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 466 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – title
Cooperation between distribution system operators and, gas transmission system operators and hydrogen network operators
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 468 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Distribution system operators shall cooperate with other distribution system operators and, gas transmission system operators and hydrogen network operators to coordinate maintenance, system development, new connections and the operation of the system to ensure system integrity and with a view to maximise capacity and minimise the use of fuel gas.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 474 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Distribution system operators operating a natural gas system shall cooperate at Union level through thea specific European entity for gas distribution system operators (‘EU DSO entity’) set up in accordance within permanent cooperation and coordination with the EU DSO entity set up through provisions corresponding to those established by Articles 52 to 57 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 , in order to promote the completion and functioning of the internal market for natural gas and to promote optimal management and a coordinated operation of distribution and transmission systems. . _________________ 12 Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 54).
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 478 #

2021/0424(COD)

Registered members may participate in the EU DSO entity directly or be represented by a national association designated by a Member State or by a Union-level association.; national associations designated by a Member State and Union- level associations shall be involved, from the early stages, in the establishment of the EU gas DSO entity with an initiative and decision-making power
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 485 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 a (new)
Article 36 a Establishment of the EU DSO entity for gas 1. The EU DSO entity for gas shall consist of, at least, a general assembly, a board of directors, a strategic advisor group, expert groups and a secretary-general. 2. By XX XXX 20XX, the distribution system operators shall submit to the Commission and to ACER, the draft statutes, in accordance with Article 37, including a code of conduct, a list of registered members, the draft rules of procedure, including the rules of procedures on the consultation with the ENTSO for Gas, the ENNOH and other stakeholders and the financing rules, of the EU DSO entity for gas to be established. The draft rules of procedure of the EU DSO entity for gas shall ensure balanced representation of all participating distribution system operators. 3. Within two months of receipt of the draft statutes, the list of members and the draft rules of procedure, ACER shall provide the Commission with its opinion, after consulting the organisations representing all stakeholders, in particular distribution system users. 4. Within three months of receipt of ACER's opinion, the Commission shall deliver an opinion on the draft statutes, the list of members and the draft rules of procedure, taking into account ACER's opinion as provided for in paragraph 3. 5. Within three months of receipt of the Commission's positive opinion, the distribution system operators shall establish the EU DSO entity for gas and shall adopt and publish its statutes and rules of procedure. 6. The documents referred to in paragraph 2 shall be submitted to the Commission and to ACER where there are changes thereto or upon the reasoned request of either of them. The Commission and ACER shall deliver an opinion in line with the process set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. 14.6.2019EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/103. 7. The costs related to the activities of the EU DSO entity shall be borne by the distribution system operators that are registered members and shall be taken into account in the calculation of tariffs. Regulatory authorities shall only approve costs that are reasonable and proportionate.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 499 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – title
Additional tasks of the EU DSO entity for gas
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 501 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. 1. The tasks of the EU DSO entity shall exercise the tasks listed in Article 55(1) points (a) to (e) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 and undertake the activities listed in Article 55(2) points (c) to (e) of that Regulation also as regards those distribution networks which are part of the natural gas systemfor gas shall be the following: (a) promoting operation and planning of distribution networks in coordination with the operation and planning of transmission networks; (b) facilitating the integration of renewable energy resources, distributed generation and other resources embedded in the distribution network; (c) facilitating and contributing to the development of gas quality and safety standards for the injection of hydrogen and biomethane into distribution networks; (d) facilitating demand side flexibility and response and distribution grid users' access to markets; (e) contributing to the digitalisation of distribution systems including deployment of smart metering systems. (f) supporting the development of data management, cyber security and data protection in cooperation with relevant authorities and regulated entities; (g) work on identifying best practices in the area of energy efficiency improvements in the distribution network; (h) adopt an annual work programme and an annual report; (i) operate in accordance with competition law and ensure neutrality.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 505 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In addition to the tasks listed in Article 55(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 tThe EU DSO entity for gas shall participate in the development of network codes which are relevant to the operation and planning of distribution grids and the coordinated operation of the transmission networks and distribution networks pursuant to this Regulation and contribute to mitigating fugitive methane emissions from the natural gas system. .
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 507 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
When participating in the development of new network codes pursuant to Article 53, the EU DSO entity shall comply with the consultation requirements as laid down in Article 56 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943for gas shall conduct an extensive consultation process, at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner, involving all relevant stakeholders .
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 521 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
4. The EU DSO entity for gas shall provide input to the ENTSO for Gas for its reporting on gas quality, with regard to the distribution networks where distribution system operators are responsible for gas quality management, as referred to in Article 23(3).
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 526 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
[...]deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 534 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
1. Until the ENNOH is established in line with Article 40, the Commission will set up a temporary platform involving ACER and all relevant market participants, including the ENTSO for Gas, the ENTSO for Electricity and the EU DSO entity and ensures its administrative support. This platform will promote work on scoping and developing issues relevant for the building up of the hydrogen network and markets. The platform will cease to exist once ENNOH is established. 2. Until the ENNOH is established, the ENTSO for Gas will be responsible for the development of Union-wide network development plans for gas and hydrogen networks. In carrying out this task ENTSO for Gas shall ensure the effective consultation and inclusion of all market participants, including hydrogen market participants.Article 41 deleted Transition to the ENNOH
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 543 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
[...]deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 556 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Ten-year network development plan for 1. The Union-wide ten-year network development plan referred to in Article 42 shall include the modelling of the integrated network, scenario development and an assessment of the resilience of the system. . The Union-wide ten-year network development plan shall in particular: (a) build on the national hydrogen network development reporting as set out in Article 52 of recast Gas Directive where available and Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) xxx [TEN-E Regulation]; (b) regarding cross-border interconnections, also build on the reasonable needs of different network users and integrate long-term commitments from investors referred to in Articles 55 and Chapter IX Section 3 of recast Gas Directive; (c) identify investment gaps, notably with respect to cross-border capacities. With regard to the second subparagraph, point (c), a review of barriers to the increase of cross-border capacity of the network arising from different approval procedures or practices may be annexed to the Union-wide network development plan. 2. ACER shall provide an opinion on the national hydrogen network development reports where relevant to assess their consistency with the Union-wide network development plan. If ACER identifies inconsistencies between a national hydrogen network development report and the Union-wide network development plan, it shall recommend amending the national hydrogen network development report or the Union-wide network development plan as appropriate. 3. When developing the Union-wide ten- year network development plan as referred to in Article 42, the ENNOH shall cooperate with the ENTSO for Electricity and with the ENTSO for Gas, in particular on the development of the energy system wide cost-benefit analysis and the interlinked energy market and network model including electricity, gas and hydrogen transport infrastructure as well as storage, LNG and hydrogen terminals and electrolysers referred to in Article 11 [TEN-E revision], the scenarios for the Ten-Year Network Development Plans referred to in Article 12 [TEN-E revision] and the infrastructure gaps identification referred to in Article 13 [TEN-E revision].Article 43 deleted hydrogen
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 570 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44
The costs related to the activities of the ENNOH for Hydrogen referred to in Articles 42 of this Regulation shall be borne by the hydrogen network operators and shall be taken into account in the calculation of tariffs. Regulatory authorities shall approve those costs only if they are reasonable and appropriate.4 deleted Costs
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 574 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45
1. While preparing the proposals pursuant to the tasks referred to in Article 42, the ENNOH shall conduct an extensive consultation process at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner, involving all relevant market participants, and in particular the organisations representing all stakeholders, in accordance with the rules of procedure referred to in Article 40 of this Regulation. The consultation process shall accommodate stakeholder comments before the final adoption of the proposal, aiming at identifying the views and proposals of all relevant parties during the decision-making process. The consultation shall also involve regulatory authorities and other national authorities, producers, network users including customers, technical bodies and stakeholder platforms. 2. All documents and minutes of meetings related to the consultation shall be made public. 3. Before adopting the proposals referred to in Article 42 the ENNOH shall indicate how the observations received during the consultation have been taken into consideration. It shall provide reasons where observations have not been taken into account.Article 45 deleted Consultation
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 576 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
1. ACER shall monitor the execution of the tasks of the ENNOH referred to in Article 42 and report its findings to the Commission. 2. ACER shall monitor the implementation by the ENNOH of network codes and guidelines adopted by the Commission as laid down in Articles 54, 55, and 56. Where the ENNOH has failed to implement such network codes or guidelines, ACER shall request the ENNOH to provide a duly reasoned explanation as to why it has failed to do so. ACER shall inform the Commission of that explanation and provide its opinion thereon. 3. The ENNOH shall submit the draft Union-wide network development plan, the draft annual work programme, including the information regarding the consultation process, and the other documents referred to in Article 42 to ACER for its opinion. . Where it considers that the draft annual work programme or the draft Union-wide network development plan submitted by the ENNOH does not contribute to non- discrimination, effective competition, the efficient functioning of the market or a sufficient level of cross-border interconnection, ACER shall provide a duly reasoned opinion as well as recommendations to the ENNOH and to the Commission within two months of the submission of the programme or the plan.Article 46 deleted Monitoring by ACER
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 581 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47
Regional cooperation of hydrogen 1. Hydrogen network operators shall establish regional cooperation within the ENNOH to contribute to the tasks referred to in Article 42. 2. Hydrogen network operators shall promote operational arrangements in order to ensure the optimum management of the network and shall ensure interoperability of the interconnected Union hydrogen system for facilitating commercial and operational cooperation between adjacent hydrogen network operators.Article 47 deleted network operators
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 583 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) apply to all interconnection points within the Union and entry points from and exit points to third countries.deleted
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 591 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 10
10. The ENTSO for Gas, or where provided for in the priority list referred to in paragraph 3 the EU DSO entity, in cooperation with the ENTSO for Gas, shall convene a drafting committee to support it in the network code development process. The drafting committee shall consist of representatives of ACER, the ENTSO for Gas, the ENNOH, where appropriate the EU DSO entity, and a limited number of the main affected stakeholders. The ENTSO for Gas or where provided for in the priority list pursuant to paragraph 3 the EU DSO entity, in cooperation with the ENTSO for Gas, shall develop proposals for network codes in the areas referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 where so requested by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 9.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 599 #

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 10
10. The ENNOHTSO for gas shall convene a drafting committee to support it in the network code development process. The drafting committee shall consist of representatives of ACER, the ENTSO for Gas, the ENTSO for Electricity and where appropriate the EU DSO entity, and a limited number of the main affected stakeholders. The European Network of Network Operators for HydrogenNTSO for gas shall develop proposals for network codes in the areas referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 184 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
(9 b) ‘site’ means the geographical location of the facility;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 188 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9 a) ’component’ means any single technical equipment or device of an asset at a site/facility;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 194 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 c (new)
(9 c) ‘facility’ means one or more installations on the same site that are operated by the same natural or legal person;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 207 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘emission factor’ means a coefficient that quantifies the average emissions or removals of a gas per unit activity, which is often based on a sample of measurement data, averaged to develop a representative rate of emission for a given activity level under a given set of operating conditions;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 212 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘specific emission factor’ means an emission factor derived from direct measurementsfor a type of emission source based on direct measurements, sampling or detailed quantification methods specific to the type of emission source;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 218 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) ‘quantification’ means operations to determine the value of the quantity of methane emissions. Quantification can be based on direct measurements, engineering estimations, or models using ambient measurements and meteorological data, and should be based on advanced equipment and monitoring methods. Quantities of methane emissions are expressed in mass per time (e.g. kilograms per hour) or volume per time (e.g. standard cubic meters per hour);
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 228 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘leak detection and repair survey’ means a survey to identify sources ofprogramme’ means activities of an operator of assets to detect unplanned methane emissions, including, leaks and unintentional venting, and to repair and/or replace leaking components;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41
(41) ‘importer’ means a natural or legal person established in the Union who, in the course of a commercial activity, places fossil energy or renewable methane from a third country on the Union market. by means of a declaration for release for free circulation within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No. 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code, or the person on whose behalf this declaration is made;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 262 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41 a (new)
(41 a) ‘representative’ means any person appointed by another person to carry out the acts and formalities required under this Regulation. A representative shall be established within the customs territory of the Union.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 355 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In carrying out the verification activities referred to in paragraph 1, verifiers shall use free and publicly available European or international standards for methane emissions quantification as made applicable by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 5this Regulation. Until such date where the applicability of those standards is determined by the Commission, verifiers shall use existing European or international standards for quantification and verification of greenhouse gas emissionsindustry best practices and guidelines for methane emissions quantification.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 390 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. By … [128 months from the date of 1. entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing the quantification of source- level methane emissions estimated using generic but source-specific emission factors fat least generic emission factors for all sources not considered as de minimis of operated assets. Operators may choose to submit at that stage a report all sourcesccording to the requirements in paragraph 2.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 402 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. By … [24 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall also submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurements of source-level methane emissions for operated assets. Reporting at such level may involve the use of source- level measurement and sampling as the basis for establishing specific emission factors used for emissions estimationsources not considered as de minimis for operated assets. When emission factors are used, the quantification shall involve specific emission factors.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
By … [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and by 301 Marchy every year thereafter, operators shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurementsquantification of source-level methane emissions for non-de-minimis sources operated assets referred to in paragraph 2, complemented by measurements of site- level methane emissions,nfirmed by a representative sample of an alternative/different quantification method described by CEN standards for operated facilities with methane emissions exceeding [100 tonnes per year] according the reby allowing assessment and verification of the source- level estimates aggregated by site. porting of the previous year. As long as no CEN standards provide adequate methodologies allowing such emission assessment methods, they can be performed on a voluntary basis. The assessment scope and frequency shall be based on experience using a risk-based approach or similar and shall be approved by the competent authority.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 433 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. By … [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], undertakings established in the Union shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurements of source-level methane emissions for non-operated assets. Reporting at such level may involve the use of source-level measurement and sampling as the basis for establishing specific emission factors used for emissions estimation.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 447 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
By … [48 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and by 30 March every year thereafter, undertakings established in the Union shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurements of source-level methane emissions for non- operated assets as set out in paragraph 4, complemented by measurements of site- level methane emissions, thereby allowing assessment and verification of the source- level estimates aggregated by site.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 454 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Before submission to the competent authorities, undertakings shall ensure that the reports set out in this paragraph are assessed by a verifier and include a verification statement issued in accordance with Articles 8 and 9.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 460 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) data per detailed, individual, emission source type;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 463 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) detailed information on the quantification methodologies employed to measure methane emissions;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 466 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) share of ownership and metshanre emissions fromof non-operated assets multiplied by the share of ownership(percentage of ownership) in non- operated assets;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 469 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) a list of the entities with operational control of the non-operated assets.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 472 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down a reporting template for the reports under paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 taking into account the national inventory reports already in place. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 32(2). [Until the adoption of the relevant implementing acts, operators shall use the technical guidance documents and reporting templates of the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0, for upstream and for mid and downstream operations, as applicable.]
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 481 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. For site-level measurements referred to in paragraphs 3 and 5, appropriate quantification technologies shall be used which can provide such measurements.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 514 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Operators shall take all measures available to themappropriate and reasonable mitigation measures to prevent and minimise methane emissions in their operations.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 521 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By … [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall submit a leak detection and repair programme to the competent authorities which shall detail the contents of the surveysactivity to be carried out in accordance with the requirements in this Article and the CEN standard referred in [new] paragraph 1 or the corresponding Technical Specification document.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 533 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The competent authorities may require the operator to amend the programme taking into account the requirements of this Regulation and the CEN standard or the corresponding CEN Technical specification document.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 535 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall issue a mandate to the European standardisation body concerned to establish technical specifications, European standards or harmonised European standards on leak detection and repair instruments and methodologies. Harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in conformity with the requirements referred to in this Article.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 545 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By … [612 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall carry outinitiate a survey of all relevant components under their responsibility in accordance with the leak detection and repair programme referred in paragraph 1.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 546 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Thereafter, leak detection and repair surveys shall be repeated every three months. will be conducted on the basis of sectoral differentiation, with frequencies and minimum detection thresholds different for the upstream, midstream and downstream gas sector. In midstream sector: a) compressor stations, underground storage LNG-terminals will be surveyed every 6 months, searching for a minimum leak size of 400g/h and every 12 months for a minimum leak size of 20 g/h. b) regulating and metering stations will be surveyed every 12 months searching for a minimum leak size of 20 g/h. c) valve stations will be surveyed every 24 months searching for a minimum leak size of 20g/h. LDAR campaigns at the distribution level will follow a performance-based approach setting inspection intervals consistent with the sensitivity to leakage of the material that constitute the network: a) grey cast iron networks will be surveyed every 6 months; b) asbestos networks will be surveyed every 12 months; c) ductile cast iron networks will be surveyed every 24 months; d) non protected steel networks will be surveyed every 36 months; e) polyethylene, PVC or protected steel (<=16 bar) networks will be surveyed every 60 months. These inspection frequencies represent the minimum for LDAR campaigns.The CEN will further specify and adopt the methodologies for inspection intervals, eventually reducing the periods between inspections. Operators may use continuous monitoring systems instead of or in addition to LDAR investigations if the competent authorities approve their use in the context of the LDAR programme mentioned in paragraph 1 and in accordance with the elements outlined in Part 1 of Annex I. Through national/local pipeline integrity management regulations and guidelines, such as those defined in EN 1594, procedures are in place to prevent any leakage for protected steel > 16 bar. Incident related emissions such as third party damage are detected on occurrence and repaired as soon as possible.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 563 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. In carrying out the surveys, operators shall use devices that allow detection of loss of methane from components of 500 parts per million or moreperiodic surveys or in using continuous monitoring, operators shall use dectecting devices with the capability to detect the leak size corresponding to the relevant leaks searched for in the mid-stream table and [20g/h] for the downstream table. The CEN standard should define the type of device and methodology to detect the related leak size that has to be captured as mentioned in the tables above. Before the standard is available, the competent authorities shall validate the detection devices within the submitted LDAR program.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 587 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Operators shall repair or replace all components found to be emitting 500 parts per million or more of methane.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 595 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The repair or replacement of the components referred to in the first subparagraph shall take place immediately after detection, or as soon as possible thereafter but no later than five days after detection, provided operators can demonstrate that safety or technical considerations do not allow immediate action and provided operators establish a repair and monitoring schedule. for a first attempt but no later than thirty days. Where the repair referred to in the first subparagraph is not successful or possible due to safety, administrative, or technical considerations, the operators shall establish a repair and monitoring schedule for leaks above [20 g/h] no later than [30] days after detection. The repair and monitoring schedule referred to in the second subparagraph shall be set so that the found leakages are repaired without unnecessary delays and the environmental impact is minimized, while respecting the safety, administrative and technical considerations. The detailed procedures to do so will be described in the CEN standard or corresponding technical specification document referred in [new paragraph 1].
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 607 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Safety, administrative and technical considerations that do not allow immediate action, as referred to in the second and third subparagraph, shall be limited to taking into account: (a) safety to personnel and humans in proximity, environmental impacts, concentration of methane loss,humans and objects in proximity; (b) scheduled maintenance; (c) significant deterioration of the gas supply; (d) disproportionate impact on the gas supply to end users; (e) permitting processes requirement or required administrative authorization; (f) accessibility to component,; (g) availability of replacement of the componentparts necessary for the repair. Environmental impact considerations may include instances whereby repair could lead to a higher level of methanegreenhouse gas emissions than in the absence of the repair.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 621 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Where a system shutdown is required before the repair or replacement can be undertaken, operators shall minimise the leak within one day of detection and shall repair the leak by the end of the next scheduled system shutdown or within a year, whichever is soonerIn any case, the operator can justify to competent authorities not to repair a leak if the associated abatement costs are disproportionate. Proportionality criteria will be established by the relevant European competent authorities.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 639 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Notwithstanding paragraph 2, operators shall surveycheck for leakage components that were found to be emitting 500 parts per million or more of methane during any of the previous surveys as soon as possible after the repair carried outrepaired or replaced pursuant to paragraph 45, andimmediately if possible but no later than 15 days thereafter to ensure that the repair was successfule months.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 645 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Notwithstanding paragraph 2, operators shall survey components that were found to be emitting below 500 parts per million of methane, no later than three months after the emissions were detected, to check whether the size of loss of methane has changed.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 654 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Where a higher risk to safety or a higher risk of methane losses is identified, the competent authorities may recommend that surveys of the relevant components take place more frequently.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 660 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to the reporting obligations pursuant to paragraph 78, operators shall record all identified leaks, irrespective of their size, and shall continually survey them to ensure that they are repaired in accordance with paragraph 4.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 665 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Within one month after each survey, oOperators shall submit an annual report with the results of the survey and a repair and monitoring schedule to the competent authorities of the Member State where the relevant assets are located. The report shall include at least the elements set out in Part 2 of Annex I.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 677 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Venting and flaring shall only be allowed in the following situations:
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 687 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) in case of an emergency, incidents or malfunction or where impacting safety or security of supply; and
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 696 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. c) if vents are smaller than 50 kg of methane per event;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 699 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. environmental impact of mitigation measures is higher than the benefit.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 703 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Venting and flaring under point (b) of paragraph 2 shall include the following specific situations where venting or flaring, as applicable, cannot be completely eliminated:
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 715 #

2021/0423(COD)

(a) during normal operations of certain components including but not limited to pneumatic controllers, sampling for measurement devices and dry gas seals, provided that the equipment meets all the specified equipment standards and it is properly maintained and regularly inspected to minimise methane losses;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 720 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) during loading out liquids from a storage tank or other low-pressure vessel to a transport vehicle in compliance with applicable standards and storage tank breathers;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 727 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) during repair and, maintenance, test procedures including blowing down, purging and depressurizing equipment to perform repair and maintenance;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 731 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) (i) where methane does not meet the gathering pipeline specifications, provided the operator analyses methane samples twice per week to determine whether the specifications have been achieved and routes the methane into a gathering pipeline as soon as the pipeline specifications are metn a mixture is vented that is off specifications, as a result of the gas processing;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 734 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) during (re)commissioning of pipelines, facility equipment or facilitiegas storage wells, only for as long as necessary to purge introduced impurities from the pipeline or equipment;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 740 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (m) vents from isolation valves used for segmentation of pipelines or compressor station isolation and emergency shutdown system;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 746 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. vents for elimination of blockage by gas hydrates in storage facilities.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 763 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Where venting is allowed pursuant to paragraphs 2 (b) and 3, operators shall vent only in the following cases: (a) where flaring is not technically feasible or; (b) where risks endangering safety of operations or personnel.; (c) when flaring is not allowed by other legal obligations; In such a situation, as part of the reporting obligations set out in Article 16, operators shall demonstrate to the competent authorities the necessity to opt for venting instead of flaring.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 771 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Flaring shall only be allowed where either re-injection or utilisation on- site or dispatch of the methane are not technically feasible or risks endangering safety of operations or personnel or security of supply. In specific case of routine flaring in production sites, it shall only be allowed where either re-injection, utilisation on-site or dispatch of the methane to a market are not feasible for reasons other than economic considerations. In such a situations, as part of the reporting obligations set out in Article 16.2, operators shall demonstrate to the competent authorities the necessity to opt for flaring instead of either re-injection, utilisation on-site or dispatch of the methane to a market.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 777 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Where implementing venting or flaring provisions leads to an abatement efficiency lower than the reference values set by ACER as per Article34 of this Regulation, the operators must minimize the vented emissions by available efficient means and include the justification in the report according to Article 17.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 787 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Where implementing venting or flaring provisions requires an approval of relevant authorities, permitting, procuring, sufficient availability of appropriate equipment on the market and installing new equipment, operators shall proceed at the fastest possible schedule. The competent authorities may request the details of the schedule and request modifications. For venting and flaring events that happen during the implementation period the competent authorities shall waive the penalties arising from Article 30.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 791 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Where a site is built, replaced in whole or in part or refurbished, the new or renovated equipment or components should be installed to avoid/minimise venting and flaring according to relevant technology European Standards.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 802 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) of more than [5,000 kg] of methane caused by an incident, emergency or a malfunction;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 805 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) lasting a total of 8 hours or more within a 24 hour period from a single event.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 811 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The notification referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made without any unnecessary delay after the event and at the latest within 48 hours from the start of the event. The requirements applicable for this notification will be in accordance to national or local legislation regarding notification of incidents, emergencies or othe moment the operator became aware of itr unusual occurrences, when already existing.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 815 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Operators shall submit to the competent authorities quarterly reports of allinformation on venting and flaring events referred to in paragraph 1 and in Article 15 in accordance with the elements set out in Annex II, as part of each report referred to in Article 12.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 901 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Venting and flaring with a destruction and removal efficiency below 98% of methane from drainage stations shall be prohibited from [1 January 2025], except in the case of an emergency, risks to safety, a malfunction or where unavoidable and strictly necessary for maintenance. In such cases, drainage station operators shall vent only if flaring is not technically feasible or risks endangering safety of operations or personnel. In such a situation, as part of the reporting obligations set out in Article 23, drainage station operators shall demonstrate to the competent authorities the necessity to opt for venting instead of flaring.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 907 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Venting of methane through a mine ventilation shafts in coal mines emitting of more than 0.58 tonnes of methane/kilotonne of coal mined, other than coking coal mines, shall be prohibited from 1 January 2027.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 915 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. By … [tThree years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation]when coking coal is not classified as a critical raw material, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 31 to supplement this Regulation by setting out restrictions on venting methane from ventilation shafts for coking coal mines.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1137 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) where exporters or producers can be clearly identified, the name and address of exporter and, if different from exporter, name and address of producer;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1141 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point ii
(ii) country and regions corresponding to the Union nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) level 1 where the energy was produced and, only for imports by pipelines, countries and corresponding to the Union nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) level 1 through which the energy was transported until it was placed on the Union market;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1143 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point iii
(iii) as regards oil and fossil gas, and if the importer has access to this information, whether the exporter is undertaking measurement and reporting of its methane emissions, either independently or as part of commitments to report national GHG inventories in line with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requirements, and whether it is in compliance with UNFCCC reporting requirements or in compliance with Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 standards. This must be accompanied by a copy of the latest report on methane emissions, including, where available, including the information referred to in Article 12(6), where provided in such report. The method of quantification (such as UNFCCC tiers or OGMP levels) employed in the reporting must should be specified for each type of emissions;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1146 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point iv
(iv) as regards oil and gas, and if the importer has access to this information, whether the exporter applies regulatory or voluntary measures to control its methane emissions, including measures such as leak detection and repair surveys or measures to control and restrict venting and flaring of methane. This must be accompanied by a description of such measures, including, where available, relevant reports from leak detection and repair surveys and from venting and flaring events with respect to the last available calendar year;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 250 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to achieve a high-quality and efficient transport infrastructure across all modes, the development of the trans- European transport network should take into account the security and safety of passengers and freight movements, the contribution to climate change and the impact of climate change and of potential natural hazards and human-made disasters on infrastructure and accessibility for all transport users, especially in regions that are particularly affected by the negative impacts of climate change. Particular consideration should be given to enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure, especially with regards to geopolitical developments and disruptions of supply chains. The development of the TEN-T network should moreover take into account the EU-Ukraine solidarity lanes and the need to diversify energy supplies and to speed up the development of the alternative and renewable energy sector, including LNG, nuclear energy and energy supply chains.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 255 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) As signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the European Union and all Member States are legally obliged to ensure that persons with disabilities have access, on an equal basis with others, to transport and the built environment (Article 9). Acknowledging that millions of persons with disabilities experience barriers to use transport, the European Commission has included the revision of the TEN-T Guidelines in its list of actions under aim 2. “Accessibility – an enabler of rights, autonomy and equality” of the Union Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030. With its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, the EU has also committed to “making mobility fair and just for all” (Flagship 9), including by improving accessibility for passengers with disabilities, noting that transport proposals under this Strategy must also be compliant with the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 267 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Given the evolution of the Union infrastructure needs and the decarbonisation goals, the Conclusions of the 2020 July European Council, according to which Union expenditure should be consistent with Paris Agreement objectives and the "do no significant harm" principle, within the meaning of Article 17 of the Taxonomy Regulation17 , projects of common interest should be assessed in order to ensure that TEN-T policy is coherent with transport, environmental and climate policy objectives of the Union. Member States and other project promoters should carry out environmental assessments of plans and projects which should include the “do no significant harm” assessment based on the latest available guidance and best practice. In cases that the implementation of a project of common interest entails a significant harm to an environmental or climate objective, reasonable alternatives should be considered. Projects which have been assessed and selected for co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility should be considered as EU Taxonomy conform. __________________ 17 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The comprehensive network should be sufficiently equipped with alternative fuels infrastructure in order to ensure that it effectively supports the transition to low- carbon and zero- emission mobility, in line with the milestones set in the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 299 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Exemptions from the infrastructure requirements applicable to the core, extended core and comprehensive network should be possible only in duly justified cases and subject to certain conditions. This should include cases where investment cannot be justified, or where there are specific geographic or significant physical constraints, for example in outermost regions and other remote, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions or in sparsely populated areas, without creating prejudice to the interoperability across the network, or for isolated or partially isolated networks.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 325 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) Whenever projects of common interest meet European added value by increasing sustainability, cohesion, efficiency or users’ needs, The Commission should assist the Member States in providing financial support to ensure infrastructure optimization, maintenance, consolidation and upgrading.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 345 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) To achieve transformation of the transport sector into a truly multimodal system of sustainable and smart mobility services, the Union should build a high quality transport network with rail services meeting minimum line speed. Competitive passenger rail has a high potential for the decarbonisation of transport. There is the need to develop a coherent and interoperable European high speed rail network linking its capitals and major cities. Complementing existing high speed lines with passenger lines at a minimum line speed of 160 km/h should in return lead to network effects, a more coherent network and an increased number of passengers travelling by rail. The completion of a high-performance network will also facilitatencourage the development and introduction of new or differentand improved models of capacity allocation, for example interval- service timetables and short-term ad hoc allocation, enabled by the Timetable Redesign (TTR) initiative.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 354 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) A more sustainable, resilient and reliable rail freight network across Europe should be established to contribute to the competitiveness of multimodal and combined transport. The infrastructure for combined railway transport and of terminals should be upgraded to ensure that intermodal transport is primarily done by rail, inland waterways or short-sea shipping and that any initial and/or final legs carried out by road are as short as possible.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 357 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) Given the fact that the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in Europe is accelerating, and, both on board and track side equipment, in Europe is in need of acceleration, whilst recognizing that several Member States have already adopted plans to deploy ERTMS on their entire national rail networks by 2040, there is a need to take account of this paradigm shiftslow progress to date and set a more ambitious ERTMS deployment deadlinestrategy for the comprehensive network covering trackside and on board deployment.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 365 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) ERTMS should be deployed in a continuous and synchronised manner not only on the core network, extended core network and comprehensive network, including in the urban nodes, but also on access routes to multimodal terminals. This will enable operations with ERTMS only and boost the business case of railway undertakings.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 369 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) The extended and enhanced infrastructure requirements for transport, and rail in particular, require proportionate and sufficient investments, also beyond the multiannual financing framework of 2021-2027. Further generations of Connecting Europe Facility shall address these needs.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 373 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 b (new)
(42b) Taking into account the considerable costs for the completion of the TEN-T, other sources of co-funding should be available, including Recovery and Resilience Facility, Cohesion Fund, European Regional Development Fund, Horizon Europe and European Structural, Investment Funds as well as Emissions Trading System (ETS). National Funds are key in ensuring the timely completion of TEN-T. Each Funding Programme should clearly prioritise its financing objectives.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 374 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 c (new)
(42c) Whereas the Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy sets ambitious targets in terms of high speed network [doubling high-speed rail traffic volume by 2030 and tripling it by 2050], the TEN-T Regulation should focus among others on ensuring the rail high- speed connectivity between capitals and major cities of Europe.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 381 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) While the European Coordinator for ERTMS in close collaboration with national entities should facilitate and promote ERTMS governance ensuring the timely and harmonised deployment, including governing funding, National Implementation Plans (NIP) planning, resourcing, market uptake, migration and transition of systems, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) should ensure coherence and consistency in ERTMS deployment and funding taking into account the advice of the European Union Agency for Railways that remains the system authority for ERTMS development.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 386 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 b (new)
(44b) ERTMS deployment , trackside and on board, should be fully funded in order to incentivise ambitious ERTMS deployment strategies in the Member States and reach in a reasonable time the system benefits that ERTMS can bring.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 387 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 c (new)
(44c) Passengers should have a seamless user experience when searching, selecting and buying their railway services. In order to achieve seamless ticketing, sector-based solutions should be supported and considered as the starting point when improving multimodal ticketing, CER Ticketing Roadmap as an example.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 399 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) Being the entry and exit points for the land infrastructure of the trans- European transport network, maritime ports play an important role as cross-border multimodal nodes which serve not only as transport hubs, but also as gateways for trade, industrial clusters and energy hubs, for example with regard to the deployment of off-shore wind installations. Given the strategic role of ports for resilient supply chains, for the diversification of energy supply and for energy security, its importance for the respective Member State, in terms of cohesion, geopolitical position, energy transition and added- value to the region, should be considered in addition to traffic volumes for the inclusion in the TEN-T network;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 407 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)
(46a) Maritime ports play a key role in the import, export, storage, distribution and production of energy. Synergies between TEN-T and TEN-E should be maximised to ensure the coherence and comprehensiveness of the networks. The importance of maritime ports for energy security, energy supply and distribution should be considered when assessing their role for the TEN-T network;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 456 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 a (new)
(59a) The TEN-T Core Network should remain the backbone for the deployment of LNG infrastructure, and progressively for liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG), as it covers the main traffic flows and allows cross border connectivity throughout the Union. Member States should make sure that public refuelling facilities are set up, at least along the existing TEN-T Core Network, within adequate distances taking into account the minimum range of (bio- )LNG heavy-duty motor vehicles and vessels, while developing national networks for the supply of (bio-)LNG to those vehicles and vessels.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 460 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 b (new)
(59b) In the heavy-duty road transport sector, multiple solutions will be needed to cover different market needs and transport scenarios. While electrification is one of the future applications to abate emissions in the long term, more developed renewable alternatives must be used to cover long-haulage transport needs. LNG technology is mature and the fleet running on bio-LNG is expected to significantly grow in the near future. Additionally, bio-LNG can be easily transported, stored, and directly injected into the LNG refuelling infrastructure present throughout the TEN-T network with little to no modification.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 463 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 c (new)
(59c) As there is currently no economically viable zero-emission powertrain technology available, a variety of fuels and propulsion systems will be needed for the decarbonisation of the maritime industry. With an always growing LNG fleet in operation, LNG, and progressively bio-LNG, is likely to play a continued role in maritime transport, where LNG offers immediate local emissions improvements and GHG reductions, enabling the shipping industry to start immediately its transition to carbon neutrality.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 470 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
(62) Taking stock of the experience with regard to the crisis management during the Covid-19 pandemic25 and in order to avoid traffic disruptions and contingencies in future, Member States should take into account the security and resilience of the transport infrastructure to climate change, natural hazards, human-made disasters and other disruptions affecting the functioning of the Union transport system, when planning infrastructure. To that aim, other criteria beyond traffic volumes should be considered and the European Transport Corridors should also include important diversionary lines which can be used in case of congestion or other problems on the principal routes. In addition, due to their multimodal nature, one mode can substitute the other in case of emergencies. __________________ 25 Communication on the implementation of the Green Lanes under the Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services; C(2020)1897 final (OJ C 96 I, 24.3.2020, p. 1) and Communication of 28 October 2020 from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council on “upgrading the transport Green Lanes to keep the economy going during the COVID-19 pandemic resurgence”; COM(2020)685 final.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 474 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62 a (new)
(62a) In light of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and the subsequent world’s energy system disruption, Member States should take into account EU energy security and independence, and other possible disruptions affecting the functioning of the Union and of its transport system, when planning infrastructure. To that aim, Member States should promote and preserve the EU strategic autonomy in the energy sector by implementing policies that support the power sources produced and technologies developed in the EU, all activities creating jobs in the internal market.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 490 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67 a (new)
(67a) In the context of this structured dialogue, and in the absence of viable logistical and modal alternatives, the Commission should take measures to deter Member States from engaging in unilateral cross border restrictions along the Corridors, to avoid hindering cross- border transit of persons, services or goods.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 496 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 a (new)
(70a) Rail passenger services should become a more attractive option for longer-distance journeys and rail high speed services have proven in many European countries their attractiveness. While being easier to use and 15 times more energy efficient, high-speed rail services are superior in terms of duration, convenience and comfort of traveling, up to distances of 1200 km versus other modes of transport. The European distances are particularly suitable to this mode of transport and most EU Capitals, major cities and metropolitan areas could be interconnected thanks to high speed. However, the current European network is fragmented and mainly made up of “national high-speed islands” and there is an urgent need to develop a EU High- Speed Network with a larger number of connections between all EU Capitals, major cities and metropolitan areas. This is vital to reach the objective of the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy which aims to double High Speed rail traffic by 2030 and triple by 2050. The advantages of high-speed rail versus other transport modes are as follows: 1. transport capacity : high-capacity transport capable of covering long distances, 2. energy consumption : extremely low energy consumption per passenger, 3. emissions : extremely low emission footprint in case of electric traction, 4. Permanent noise pollution : significantly better parameters than road and aviation transport, 5. infrastructure spatial requirements :significantly lower space demand (per transported volume) than road transport,6. travel comfort : being able to provide a very high standard, 7. travel time: up to 1200 km, High Speed Rail can successfully compete with air transport,8. Safety: high-speed rail is one of the safest modes to travel.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 500 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
(71) Taking into account the Union Action Plan on Military Mobility of March 201827 the Commission should assess the need to adapt the trans-European transport network to reflect the military use of the infrastructure. Based on the gap analysis between the trans-European transport network and the military requirements28 additional roads and railways and maritime infrastructure should be included in the trans-European network to enhance the synergies between civilian and military transport networks. __________________ 27 Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the Action Plan on Military Mobility (JOIN(2018)05 final). 28 Joint Staff Working Document on the updated Gap Analysis between the military requirements and the trans-European transport network requirements, 17 July 2020, (SWD(2020) 144 final).
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 533 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This Regulation identifies projects of common interest and specifies the requirements to be complied with for the development and implementation of the infrastructure of the trans-European transport network.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 534 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. This Regulation provides for measures for the implementation of the trans-European transport network. The implementation of projects of common interest depends on their degree of maturity, the compliance with Union and national legal procedures, and the availability of financial resources, without prejudging the financial commitment of a Member State or of the Union.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 537 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘upgrade’ means activities that have to be taken in order for the infrastructure to meet the customers’ needs;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 554 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) 'urban node' means an urban area where elements of the transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport network, such as ports including passenger terminals, airports, railway stations, bus terminals, logistic platforms and facilities, train turnaround terminals and freight terminals, located in and around the urban area, are connected with other elements of that infrastructure and with the infrastructure for regional and local traffic;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 569 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) 'multimodal freight terminalhub' means a structure equipped for transhipment between at least two transport modes, that allows for the performance of 'multimodal transport’ defined in Article 3, point (n) of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, or between two different rail systems, and for temporary storage of freight, such as terminals in inland or maritime ports, along inland waterways, in airports as well as rail road terminals, including multimodal logistics platforms as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/1153;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 591 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point w
(w) 'European Rail Traffic Management System' (ERTMS) means the system defined in the Annex, point 2.2, to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/91938 ;. In addition, whenever ERTMS is mentioned in the context of implementation deadlines, then ERTMS refers to the two existing ERTMS parts ETCS and GSM-R/GPRS/FRMCS. __________________ 38 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919 of 27 May 2016 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘control-command and signalling’ subsystems of the rail system in the European Union (OJ L 158, 15.6.2016, p. 1).
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 598 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point x
(x) 'radio-based ERTMS’ means ERTMS of level 2 or level 3 that uses radio to pass movement authe radio based train control system ETCS application level 2 or level 3 that can be used with/without a class B system and with orities to the without lineside signals and uses radio (GSM-R/GPRS/FRMCS) to pass all safety and non-safety related data exchange between track & train pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/91939;. __________________ 39 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919 of 27 May 2016 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘control-command and signalling’ subsystems of the rail system in the European Union (OJ L 158, 15.62016, p.1).
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 600 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
(xa) Rail passenger transport is the type of rail transport whose principal purpose of the service is to carry passengers between stations, and if it is international, between stations located in different Member States and/or third countries; the train may be joined and/or split, and the different sections may have different origins and destinations. For rail passenger transport to be international, all or part of the coaches have to cross at least one border;.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 601 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point x b (new)
(xb) Rail freight transport is the type of rail transport whose principal purpose of the service is to transport cargo. International rail freight transport crosses at least one border of a Member State; this train may be joined and/or split and the different sections may have different origins and destinations, provided that the whole train or part of the train crosses at least one border;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 605 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point z
(z) ‘maritime port’ means an area of land and water made up of such infrastructure and equipment so as to permit, principally, the reception of waterbornesea- going vessels, their loading and unloading, the storage of goods, the receipt and delivery of those goods and the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers, crew and other persons and any other infrastructure necessary for transport operators within the port area;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 608 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point z a (new)
(za) ‘managing body of the port’ means any public or private body which, under national law or instruments, has the objective of carrying out, or is empowered to carry out, at a local level, whether in conjunction with other activities or not, the administration and management, building, management and maintenance of the port infrastructure and one or more of the following tasks in the port concerned: the coordination of port traffic, the management of port traffic, the coordination of the activities of the operators present in the port concerned, and the control of the activities of the operators present in the port concerned;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 609 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point z b (new)
(zb) ‘port infrastructure’ means infrastructure and facilities for the provision of transport related port services, for example berths used for the mooring of ships, quay walls, jetties and floating pontoon ramps in tidal areas, internal basins, backfills and land reclamation, alternative fuel infrastructure and infrastructure for the collection of ship-generated waste and cargo residues;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 610 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point z c (new)
(zc) ‘port superstructure’ means surface arrangements (such as for storage), fixed equipment (such as warehouses and terminal buildings) as well as mobile equipment (such as cranes) located in a port for the provision of transport related port services;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 619 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a k
(ak) 'socio-economic cost-benefit analysis' means a quantified ex-ante evaluation, based on a recognised methodology, of the value of a project, taking into account all the relevant social, economic, climate-related and environmental benefits and costs as well as potential disruptions caused by the project. The analysis of climate-related and environmental costs and benefits shall be based on the environmental impact assessment carried out pursuant to Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council46 ; __________________ 46 Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2002, p. 1).
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 632 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) enabling greater use of more sustainable modes of transport, including by but not limited to further developing a long-distance rail passenger network at high speed and a fully interoperable rail freight network, a reliable inland waterway, lakes, and short-sea shipping for passengers and freight network across the Union;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 673 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vii a (new)
(viia) greater coordination on infrastructure works between Member States.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 684 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi
(vi) offering alternative transport solutions and capacity, including on other modes, in case of network disturbances.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 694 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the deployment of alternative fuels recharging and refuelling infrastructure; easily accessible to users and, with regard to recharging infrastructure, capable of providing smart charging and V2G service. Transmission and distribution system operators shall have an active role in the recharge infrastructure planning, among others in terms of power and technologies to be installed, pools location and connectivity requirements;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 696 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the development of new infrastructure for the deployment of green vectors following the new scientific findings on the decarbonisation potential of alternative fuels, taking into account their life cycle analysis.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 698 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the taking into account of possible synergies with other networks, including active modes, and in particular the trans- European energy or telecommunication networks and the whole electric grid . Transmission and distribution system operators shall ensure consistency between the recharge infrastructure planning and the respective grid planning;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 709 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the adequate consideration of the resilience of the transport network and its infrastructure with regard to a changing climate as well as natural hazards and human-made disasters, as well as intentional disruptions with a view to addressing those challenges. Particular consideration should be given to critical infrastructure, in order to ensure supply in times of disruptions;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 718 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The comprehensive network shall consist of all existing and planned transport infrastructures of the trans-European transport network as well as measures promoting the efficient and socially and environmentally sustainable use of such infrastructure, outlined in Article 5, paragraph 1.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 734 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States will take all necessary actions so that projects continue to benefit from the upgrading of the existing infrastructure so as to ensure sufficient capacity and sustainable utilization to meet customers’ needs. Any decision of a Member State aiming at discontinuing investment or at downsizing an existing infrastructure, shall be based on a thorough and extensive socio- economic cost-benefit analysis, justifying that there is no more market demand for that infrastructure.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 736 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may requirecommend to Member States by means of an implementing act to establish a single entity for the construction and management of cross-border infrastructure projects of common interest. The relevant European Coordinator shall have the status of observer in the management or supervisory board or in both of that single entity.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 754 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) Facilitate railway transport with third countries, such as Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership, Candidate countries, EEA countries, Switzerland and other third countries.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 761 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) (e) take into account the physical limitations and topographical particularities of Member States' transport infrastructures, as identified in the technical specifications for interoperability (TSIs).
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 780 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) deploying the necessary infrastructure which ensures a seamless circulation of low-carbon and zero- emission vehicles;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 782 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) promoting the efficient and sustainable use of the infrastructure and, where necessary, increasing capacity; as well as ensuring that following the integration of ETCs and RFCs, sufficient capacity for rail passenger and freight is reserved on the corridors.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 785 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) keeping existing infrastructure operational and improving or maintainoptimizing, maintaining, consolidating and upgrading its quality in terms of safety, security, efficiency of the transport system and transport operations, climate and disaster resilience, environmental performance, and the continuity of traffic flows;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 793 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) Constructing new infrastructure, notably to increase capacity for more sustainable modes of transport in accordance with this Article, paragraph 1 (a).
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 811 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the development of a high performance rail passenger network, fully interoperable and at high speed, connecting urban nodes across the Union and especially at a high speed all capitals and major cities, with the exception of networks that are isolated from the rest of the Union rail system;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 826 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a Connecting all Union Capitals By ... [date six months after the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall complete a study on connecting all Union Capitals, chosen major cities and metropolitan areas with a railway high speed line network. The study shall be developed in cooperation with the Member States which will consult with stakeholders, and especially railway infrastructure managers. The study shall identify the financial instruments to finance the construction of the network. The conclusions of the study shall become the basis for the Member States to develop a European high speed network.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 828 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) railway lines, both high speed and conventional, including:
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 830 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi a (new)
(via) railway ferry lines;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 864 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) provides a standard of at least P400 on a list of predefined international rail freight routes of the TEN-T network suitable to upgrade, established by the Member States upon consultation with the European Commission, the rail freight corridors and all rail operators in accordance with item 1.1.1.1.3.5 of Table 1 in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/77757 , without any additional requirement for special permission to operate services.; __________________ 57 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/777 of 16 May 2019 on the common specifications for the register of railway infrastructure and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/880/EU (OJ L 139I, 27.5.2019, p. 312).
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 876 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) at the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, other exemptions may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of the requirements referred to in paragraph 2. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis that takes national transport infrastructure planning and especially a European corridor perspective into consideration, as well as and an assessment of the impact on interoperability. An exemption shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council58 , be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) where applicable. __________________ 58 Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44).
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 889 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c – paragraph 1
allows for a prevailing minimum operational line speed of 160 km/h for passenger trains on the passenger lines of the extended core network;, provided that there is a market need, and that the increase is not reducing the overall rail freight and rail passenger capacity. Special lines’ features as a result of topographical, relief or town- planning constraints, on which the speed must be adapted, should be taken into account.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 896 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c – paragraph 2
When constructing or upgrading a passenger line of the extended core network or sections thereof, Member States shall perform a study to analyse the feasibility and economic relevance of higher speeds, including its impact on existing and planned freight traffic capacity, and build or upgrade the line to such higher speed where its feasibility and economic relevance are demonstrated and does not impact negatively on rail freight traffic.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 920 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. To comply with enhanced and new infrastructure requirements, notably with Article 15, paragraph 2 (e), Article 16, paragraph 2 (c), 4 (a) and 4(b), EU funding shall be sufficient to ensure their timely implementation.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 936 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ERTMS is equipped, whilst a synchronised and harmonised ERTMS deployment of tracksides and onboards is ensured;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 944 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) class B systems are decommissioned, unless technically required by the infrastructure managers in exceptional and justified cases while guaranteeing interoperability through ERTMS deployment in line with the timeline.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 961 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that on the railway infrastructure of the core network, the extended core network and the comprehensive network, including connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), as of 31 December 2025, in case of construction of a new line or upgrade of the signalling train protection part of a CCS subsystem being in service, when the upgrading changes the functions or the performance of the subsystem, radio-based ERTMS is being deployed.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 970 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. At the request of a Member State, only in duly justified cases, exemptions may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis and an assessment of the impact on interoperability, on track capacity as well as the railway sector’s implementation capacity and the Railway Supply Industry Readiness Level. An exemption shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 , be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) where applicable. The exemptions granted by the Commission shall take duly consider the deployment progress along the whole Network and shall not endanger the deployment with the deadlines set. The exemptions shall duly consider the necessary operational maintenance. The exemptions shall also reflect the availability of national and European fundings. __________________ 59 Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44).
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 981 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States should timely inform the concerned parts about ERTMS deployment before the ETCS trackside deployment and before the decommissioning of class B systems. A shorter period is allowed if this is agreed between the IMs and the concerned actors and duly notified to the Member State through the ERTMS National Implementation Plan aiming at ensuring the synchronised and harmonised trackside/on-board ERTMS national deployment.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 987 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. The European Commission shall ensure regulatory alignment of this Regulation and the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI CCS and TSI INF) implying the alignment of provisions as well as the effective implementation.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1000 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that, by 31 December 2030, the quality of services provided by infrastructure managers to, railway undertakings, and terminal operators technical and operational requirements for infrastructure use and procedures related to border controls shall do not prevent the operational performance of rail freight services along the rail freight lines of the European Transport Corridors from meeting the following target values:
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1012 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission, in close cooperation with all the rail stakeholders, shall ensure that a digital capacity management system, which enables passenger and freight operators to book a cross-border train path, will be developed by31.12.2025. Member States shall fully deploy the system on the European Transport Corridors, core and extended core networks by 31.12.2027.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1016 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) mitigating the impact of noise and vibration caused by rail transport, in particular through measures for rolling stock and for infrastructure, including noise protection barriers provided that there is a cost-benefit analysis; noise should be treated at a system level ;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1023 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) upgrading relevant parts of the port rail networks to enable seamless rail freight operations;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1028 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) As a long term perspective, subject to socio-economic costs and benefits analysis, developing of infrastructure for train length above 740 m and up to 1500 m and 25.0 t axle load when constructing and modernising railway lines relevant for freight traffic; and should be also backed by possibilities of European funding.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1030 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) developing and deploying innovative technologies for railways, building in particular on the work of the Shift2Rail and Europe’s Rail Joint Undertakings, notably automatic train operation, advanced traffic management, and digital connectivity for passengers and freight based on ERTMS and digital automatic couplings as well as 5G connectivity; the development of Digital Capacity Management in both hardware and software applications should be supported.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1043 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) developing innovative alternative fuels technologies for railways, such as hydrogen, with the condition of an economically viable business case for sections that are exempted from the electrification requirement.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1049 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Gradual introduction of innovative technologies including FRMCS infrastructure at least on the Core and Extended Core Networks.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1119 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point k a (new)
(ka) pipelines inside the port area used for the transport of energy sources and other liquid or gaseous products;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1133 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) it is a critical node for the supply of energy in the EU and is instrumental to reach the ambitions of REPowerEU; it is facilitating the operations and maintenance of installations generating more than 1000 MW alternative and/or renewable energy or enabling a substantial share (at least 10%) of the national alternative and/or renewable energy production;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1138 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point d b (new)
(db) it is of geopolitical strategic importance and part of national strategic plans in terms of emergency supply chains, military mobility or energy security.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1148 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) alternative fuels infrastructure is deployed by the managing bodies of the port in maritime ports of the comprehensive network in full compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) […] [on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure];
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1149 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) maritime ports of the comprehensive network are equipped by the managing bodies of the port with the necessary infrastructure to improve the environmental performance of ships in ports, among others reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships in accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council61 ; __________________ 61 Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, amending Directive 2010/65/EU and repealing Directive 2000/59/EC (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 116).
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1152 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Maritime ports of the comprehensive network continue to benefit from the maintenance and upgrading of the existing infrastructure so as to ensure sufficient capacity and sustainable utilisation to meet customers’ needs.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1156 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the managing bodies of the port connect the maritime ports of the comprehensive network will be connected with the rail and road infrastructure and, where possible, inland waterways, except where specific geographic or significant physical constraints prevent such connection;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1157 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) any maritime port of the comprehensive network that serves freight traffic offers at least one multimodal freight terminal which is open to all operators and users in a non- discriminatory way and which applies transparent and non-discriminatory charges;deleted
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1169 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) construction, maintenance or upgrading basic port infrastructure, such as internal basins, alternative fuels infrastructure, quay walls, berths, jetties, docks, dykes, backfills and land reclamation;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1178 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) promoting zero and low emission vessels serving and operating short-sea shipping links, and developing measures to improve the environmental performance of maritime transport for port call orand supply chain optimisation in accordance with the applicable requirements under Union law or relevant international agreements.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1182 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) promoting ferry transport as a sustainable mode of passenger transport, including in urban nodes, where applicable;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1274 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter III – Section 6 – title
6 Infrastructure for multimodal freight terminals hubs
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1277 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – title
Identification of the multimodal freight terminalhubs
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1279 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The multimodal freight terminals hubs of the trans-European transport network are - among others - composed of terminals that are:
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1282 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that there is sufficient multimodal freight terminalhub capacity serving the trans- European transport network, meeting current and future traffic flows, in particular flows serving urban nodes, industrial centres, ports and logistics hubs.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1283 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Within two years after the entry into force of this Regulation, Member States shall conduct a market and prospective analysis on multimodal freight terminalhubs on their territory. This analysis shall at least:
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1285 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) identify the existing multimodal freight terminalhubs of the trans-European transport network on their territory, and assess the need for new multimodal freight terminalhubs or additional transhipment capacity in existing terminals;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1286 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) analyse how to ensure adequate distribution of multimodal freight terminalhubs with adequate transhipment capacity in order to meet the needs identified in point (b). This shall take into account the terminalhubs located in border areas of neighbouring Member States.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1293 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall consult shippers, port managing bodies, transport and logistics operators which operate on their territory. They shall take into account the results of the consultation in their analysis.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1296 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the analysis under paragraph 3, Member States shall elaborate an action plan for the development of a multimodal freight terminalhub network. The results of the analysis and the action plan shall be submitted to the Commission no later than six months after finalising the analysis, together with a list of rail road terminals which the Member State proposes to add in Annexes I and II.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1297 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. A rail road terminalhub shall be part of the trans-European transport network and listed in Annexes I and II where at least one of the following conditions is met:
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1298 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) it is the main rail road terminalhub designated by the Member State for a NUTS 2 region, where there is no rail road terminal complying with point (a) in that NUTS 2 region,
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1299 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Multimodal freight terminalhubs shall comprise, in particular:
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1300 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) equipment such as cranes, conveyors or other transhipment devices to move freight between different transport modes or different systems and for the positioning and storage of freight;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1301 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure in a fair and non-discriminatory manner that multimodal freight terminalhubs referred to in Article 35(1):
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1304 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) after assessment and identification of the specific suitability for new technical features, identified and available terminals are equipped with at least one recharging station as defined in Article 2, point (43), of Regulation (EU) […] [on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure] dedicated to serve heavy- duty vehicles, by 31 December 2030;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1306 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) efficient terminal operations such as photogates, terminal operation system, driver digital check-in/check-out, cameras or other sensors on transhipment equipment as well as railside camera systems;deleted
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1307 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) the provision of information flows within a terminal and between the transport modes along the logistic chain and the terminal operator.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1309 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure in a fair and non-discriminatory manner that multimodal freight terminalhubs referred to in Article 35(1) and which are connected to the rail network, by 31 December 2030, are able to handle all types of intermodal loading units if they are classified as intermodal terminals and if they carry out vertical transhipment.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1329 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) adoption and publication of a sustainable urban mobility plan (SUMP), in line with Annex V that and includes notably measures to integrate the different modes of transport, to promote efficient zero-emission mobility including sustainable and zero-emission urban logistics with the definition, among others, of minimum targets for charging infrastructure development involving electricity transmission and distribution system operators, to reduce air and noise pollution and that takes long- distance trans-European transport flows into consideration;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1355 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 31 December 2040: the development of at least one multimodal freight terminalhub allowing for sufficient transhipment capacity within or in the vicinity of the urban node. However, if a hub has sufficient capacity then it shall be possible for it to serve more than one urban node.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1370 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. ICT systems for transport shall be such as to enable capacity and traffic management and the exchange of information, where economically and technically feasible, within and between transport modes for multimodal transport operations and value-added transport- related services, improvements in resilience, safety, security, congestion and operational and environmental performance, and simplified administrative procedures. ICT systems for transport shall also facilitate seamless connection between infrastructure and mobile assets.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1379 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support and promote the decarbonisation of transport through transition to zero- and low-emission vehicles, vessels and aircraft and other innovative and sustainable transport and network technologies such as hyperloop;. The implementation of new transport technologies by Member States shall be facilitated in a coordinated and harmonised way with neighbouring Member State(s) where applicable, with a transport corridor perspective.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1444 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Transport infrastructure, including services connected to it, shall allow seamless mobility and accessibility for all users, in particular people in situations of vulnerability including persons with disabilities or reduced mobility as well as, older persons, persons living in outermost regions and other remote, rural, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions as well as sparselynd sparsely populated areas, as well as other peopulated areasle experiencing accessibility, connectivity, economic or other barriers to transport.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1446 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall carry out, without delaying the timetable of any project, ex- ante assessments of the accessibility of infrastructure and of the services connected to it.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1447 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The design, construction, maintenance, and upgrade of transport infrastructure, including services connected to it, shall comply with Annex I and Annex III of Directive (EU) 2019/882, and accessibility requirements laid down in other relevant Union law.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1448 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Without prejudice to the Connecting Europe Facility, InvestEU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, Cohesion Policy, European Regional Development Fund, Horizon Europe and other financing instruments established under Union law or by the European Investment Bank, as well as relevant provisions of this Regulation, Member States shall ensure that public investments for the development, maintenance and upgrading of TEN-T infrastructure, including connected services, are not used to create further access barriers for passengers or otherwise contradict the requirements set out in paragraph 1 and paragraph 3 of this Article.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1454 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) supporting improvement of the accessibility of the network for all passengers;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1458 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a coordinated development of infrastructure, in particular in cross-border sections, notably in view of developing a fully interoperable rail freight system as well as an accessible for all users long- distance rail passenger network at high speed across the Union;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1472 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
(ea) The ERTMS Coordinator shall conduct a feasibility study starting at the latest with entry into force of this regulation that in parallel to the roll out of ERTMS/ETCS transparently outlines the implementation paths to the deadlines set for 2030, 2040 and 2050. This study shall not only look into feasibility in terms of technology, but also in terms of resources and financial support/subsidies, and the Rail Supply Industry Readiness Level, in order to prevent a negative business case for affected actors, especially Railway Undertakings.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1480 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) cooperate closely with the rail freight governance to identify and prioritise investment needs for rail freight on the rail freight lines of the European Transport Corridors with the aim to develop a single integrated governance structure for the ETCs; ;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1485 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) identify and prioritise investment needs for the rail passenger lines of the European Transport Corridors, including for improving accessibility for all passengers;;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1491 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) monitor administrative, operational and interoperability aspects of passenger traffic on the rail passenger lines of the European Transport Corridors, including monitoring the accessibility and performance of rail passenger services.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1499 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The "Corridor Forum" shall be formally established and chaired by the European Coordinator. The organization of the "Corridor Forum" shall reflect its new role and tasks. Participation shall be mandatory for all relevant experts. The Member States concerned shall agree on the membership of the Corridor Forum for their part of the European Transport Corridor and ensure representation of the rail freight governance.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1511 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) improving accessibility of the TEN-T network for all users, including persons with disabilities.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1517 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When relevant, the European Coordinator shall cooperate and coordinate with the rail freight governance on the activities of the working groups to avoid any duplication of work. Representatives of the rail freight governance shall be invited to relevant forum of ETCs. Similarly, ETC Coordinators shall be invited to attend relevant Executive meetings of the rail freight governance.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1520 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When relevant, the European Coordinator shall cooperate and coordinate with the rail freight governance on the activities of the working groups to avoid any duplication of work and with the aim to develop a single integrated governance structure for the ETCs.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1533 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 6
6. The European Coordinator may consult regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, including port managing bodies, transport operators, in particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users, accessibility experts, and representatives of civil society in relation to the work plan and its implementation. In addition, the European Coordinator responsible for ERTMS shall closely cooperate with the European Union Agency for Railways and Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking and the European Coordinator for the European Maritime Space with the European Maritime Safety Agency.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1536 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. To set up a future strong and centralised EU Level ERTMS governance including governing funding, National Implementation Plans (NIP) planning, resourcing, market uptake, migration and transition, the European Coordinator for ERTMS, including national IMs and RUs representatives, should facilitate and promote such governance ensuring the timely and harmonised deployment.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1542 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) shall ensure coherence and consistency in ERTMS deployment and funding.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1554 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) identification of the barriers to seamless and accessible mobility for all users of the TEN-T network;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1558 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) a description of possible solutions to address the investment needs and bottlenecks, in particular for the passenger and freight lines and nodes of the corridor;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1562 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) a plan with intermediate targets for the removal of physical, technical, digital, operational and administrative barriers, including barriers to seamless and accessible mobility for all users, between and within transport modes and for the enhancement of efficient multimodal transport with particular attention to cross- border sections and national missing links.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1568 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – title
Implementing acts and surveillance
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1571 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission should take measures to deter Member States from engaging in unilateral cross border restrictions along the Corridors. If any unilateral cross-border restriction were enacted by a Member State, the Commission should intervene to avoid any mobility disruption of goods and/or people.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1572 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. A Member State may decide to enact a restriction to the traffic along a corridor only upon agreement of all Member States which are part of that corridor and which neighbour the Member States in the territory of which the section of the corridor where the restriction is to be applied falls.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1575 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission on a regular, comprehensive and transparent basis about the progress made in implementing projects of common interest and the investments made for that purpose. This information shall include the yearly transmission of data throughat will feed into the interactive geographical and technical information system for the trans- European transport network (TENtec). It shall include technical and financial data concerning projects of common interest, including data related to accessibility onf the trans-European transport network as well as data on the completion of the trans-European transport networkTEN-T infrastructure and passenger services .
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1582 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) exclude maritime ports and airports from the comprehensive network, if it is demonstrated that the average of their traffic volume over the last six years is below 85% of the relevant threshold. In order to guarantee a high degree of network stability, the port’s or airport’s development plan, traffic prognosis or geopolitical importance or role for the energy supply should be considered prior to the exclusion from the network, in addition to current traffic volumes;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1598 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The adaptations referred to in points (a) to (c) of the first subparagraph shall be based on the latest available statistics published by Eurostat or, if those statistics are not available, by the national statistics offices of the Member States. The adaptations referred to in point (d) of the first subparagraph shall be based on the action plan referred to in Article 35(4). The adaptations referred to in point (e) of the first subparagraph shall be based on the information provided by the Member States concerned in accordance with Article 55(1). Identification of additional railway lines to increase the resilience of the network and with the overarching goal to support logistic chains in the event of disturbances shall be in line with National Investment Plans:
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1599 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notwithstanding to the maps set out in Annex I and without prejudice to the provisions in Article 46, Member States may identify additional railway lines, further referred to as diversionary rail routes, with the purpose of increasing the resilience of the network in case of major disruptions or unforeseen capacity constraints to become part of the European Transport Corridors according to Article 50;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1600 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2 (new)
(2) The identification of a diversionary rail route shall be based on experience with major disruptions in the past, on the impact of these disruptions on the reliability of logistics chains and on traffic forecasts for the European Transport Corridor to which it will contribute;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1601 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 3 (new)
(3) The concerned Member State(s) may notify the need for a diversionary rail route to be included in European Transport Corridor to the responsible European Coordinator according to Article 51 (1).
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1615 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
1. In the event of significant delay in starting or completing work on the core network, extended core network and on the comprehensive network compared to the initial timeline set in implementing acts in accordance with Article 54 or defined in national transport and investment plans or other relevant project documentation, the Commission may ask the Member State or Member States concerned to provide the reasons for the delay. Such reasons shall be provided by the Member State or Member States within three months of the request with the possibility to grant an extension. On the basis of the reply given, the Commission shall consult the Member State or Member States concerned in order to resolve the problem that has caused the delay.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1617 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, after considering the reasons provided by the Member State or Member States concerned pursuant to the first subparagraph, adopt a decision addressed to the Member State or Member States concerned, finding that the significant delay in starting or completing the work on the core network, extended core network or on the comprehensive network is attributable to the Member State or Member States without an objective justification. The Commission shall give the Member State or Member States concerned 6 months to eliminate the significant delay with the possibility to grant an extension.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1624 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) No 913/2010
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The management board shall consult the advisory groups referred to in Articles 8(7) and 8(8) on infrastructure development and investment needs. The consultation shall be based on an adequate, up-to-date documentation of the infrastructure planning at corridor and national level. New or updated investments proposals by the advisory groups shall be supported by proper technical and whenever necessary (major infrastructure investments e.g. new lines) market analyses. The executive board shall ensure adequate coordination between these consultation activities and the coordination mechanisms at national level as defined in Article 7e of Directive 2012/34/EU.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1626 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) No 913/2010
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The cooperation and the consultation between all parties (EBs, MBs, Coordinator, advisory groups) shall address in particular:
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1627 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) No 913/2010
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) need for targeted investments to upgrade infrastructure according to the TEN-T requirements and to remove local bottlenecks, such as connecting loops, improvements to nodes and last-mile infrastructure or technical equipment enhancing operational performance.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1829 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1
1. Goals and objectives: A Sustainable 1. Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) shall have as central goal improving accessibility of the functional urban area, including accessibility for all transport users, and providing high- quality, safe, accessible and sustainable low-emission mobility to, through and within the functional urban area. It shall notably support zero-emission mobility and the implementation of an urban transport system which contributes to a better overall performance of the trans- European transport network, in particular through the development of infrastructure for the seamless circulation of zero- emission vehicles as well as of accessible multimodal passenger hubs to facilitate first and last mile connections and of multimodal freight terminals serving urban nodes.
2023/01/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1832 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 2
2. Long-term vision and short-term implementation plan: A SUMP shall include a – or be linked to an existing – long term strategy for the future development of transport infrastructure and multi-modal services. It shall also include a delivery plan for the short-term implementation of the strategy. It shall be embedded into an integrated approach for sustainable and accessible development of the urban area and linked to relevant land- use and spatial planning.
2023/01/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1836 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 3
3. Integration of the different modes of transport: A SUMP shall promote multimodal accessible transport through the integration of the different modes and measures aimed at facilitating seamless and sustainable mobility. It shall include actions to increase the modal share of the more sustainable forms of transport such as public transport, active mobility, and, as appropriate, inland waterway and maritime transport. It shall also include actions to promote zero-emission mobility, in particular with regard to the greening of the urban fleet, to reduce congestion and, to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities, older persons, and persons with reduced mobility, as well as to improve road safety in particular of vulnerable road users.
2023/01/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1844 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 5
5. Participatory approach: The development and implementation of a SUMP shall be based on an integrated approach with a high level of cooperation, coordination and consultation between the different levels of government and relevant authorities. Citizens, accessibility experts, as well as representatives of civil society and economic actors shall also be involved.
2023/01/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1847 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 6
6. Monitoring and performance indicators: A SUMP shall include objectives, targets and indicators underpinning the current and future performance of the urban transport system, at minimum, on greenhouse gas emissions, congestion, accidents and injuries, modal share and access to mobility services, as well as data on air and noise pollution in cities. The implementation of a SUMP shall be monitored using performance indicators. Member States and the relevant authorities shall implement mechanisms to ensure that a SUMP is in line with the provisions of this Annex and of high quality. Member States shall ensure that organisations representing transport users, including organisations of persons with disabilities, as well as accessibility experts, are able to meaningfully engage in the monitoring and evaluation of the SUMPs.
2023/01/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1850 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 18/23 and part 19/23
Add the following to the core network: - Bolzano and Rovereto rail freight bypasses (conventional).
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1851 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 18/23 and part 19/23
Add the following to the extended core network: - La Spezia - Parma rail freight line, rail passengers’ line (conventional) - Civitavecchia - Pescara/Ortona rail freight line, rail passengers’ line (conventional)
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1852 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1
1. Goals and objectives: A Sustainable 1. Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) shall have as central goal improving accessibility of the functional urban area, including accessibility for all transport users, and providing high- quality, safe, accessible and sustainable low-emission mobility to, through and within the functional urban area. It shall notably support zero-emission mobility and the implementation of an urban transport system which contributes to a better overall performance of the trans- European transport network, in particular through the development of infrastructure for the seamless circulation of zero- emission vehicles as well as of accessible multimodal passenger hubs to facilitate first and last mile connections and of multimodal freight terminals serving urban nodes.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1852 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 18/23 and part 19/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Caltanissetta - Marsala/Agrigento/Licata/Gela/Pozzallo rail freight line, rail passengers’ line (conventional)
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1853 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 19/23
Add the following to the core network: - Roma - Teramo motorway. - Genova – Pisa – Firenze passengers rail line (high speed)
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1854 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 19/23
Add the following to the extended core network: - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce passengers rail line (conventional) - Bologna - Foggia passengers rail line (high speed) - Pisa – Roma passengers rail line (conventional) - Rosignano Marittimo - Civitavecchia motorway.
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1855 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 2
2. Long-term vision and short-term implementation plan: A SUMP shall include a – or be linked to an existing – long term strategy for the future development of transport infrastructure and multi-modal services. It shall also include a delivery plan for the short-term implementation of the strategy. It shall be embedded into an integrated approach for sustainable and accessible development of the urban area and linked to relevant land- use and spatial planning.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1855 #
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1856 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section IT
Node name: Catania Airport: Comprehensivre
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1857 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section IT
Node name: Licata Port: Comprehensive
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1858 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section IT
Node name: Ortona Port: Comprehensive
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1859 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 3
3. Integration of the different modes of transport: A SUMP shall promote multimodal accessible transport through the integration of the different modes and measures aimed at facilitating seamless and sustainable mobility. It shall include actions to increase the modal share of the more sustainable forms of transport such as public transport, active mobility, and, as appropriate, inland waterway and maritime transport. It shall also include actions to promote zero-emission mobility, in particular with regard to the greening of the urban fleet, to reduce congestion and, to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities, older persons, and persons with reduced mobility, as well as to improve road safety in particular of vulnerable road users.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1859 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section IT
Node name: Pescara Port: Comprehensive
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1860 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section IT
Node name:Lecce Urban node: X
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1861 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - part 6/14 - part 7/14
Add the followingto the Scandinavian- Mediterranean Corridor: - Villa San Giovanni - Messina motorway, passengers’s rail line, freight rail line (bridge - fixed link).
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1862 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 - - part 5/12
Add the followingto the Scandinavian- Mediterranean Corridor: - Chiasso - Como sanGiovanni passengers rail line (conventional) - Chiasso - Bivio Rosales fright rail line (conventional)
2022/12/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1867 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 5
5. Participatory approach: The development and implementation of a SUMP shall be based on an integrated approach with a high level of cooperation, coordination and consultation between the different levels of government and relevant authorities. Citizens, accessibility experts, as well as representatives of civil society and economic actors shall also be involved.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1870 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 6
6. Monitoring and performance indicators: A SUMP shall include objectives, targets and indicators underpinning the current and future performance of the urban transport system, at minimum, on greenhouse gas emissions, congestion, accidents and injuries, modal share and access to mobility services, as well as data on air and noise pollution in cities. The implementation of a SUMP shall be monitored using performance indicators. Member States and the relevant authorities shall implement mechanisms to ensure that a SUMP is in line with the provisions of this Annex and of high quality. Member States shall ensure that organisations representing transport users, including organisations of persons with disabilities, as well as accessibility experts, are able to meaningfully engage in the monitoring and evaluation of the SUMPs.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 95 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
(4) The Commission’s Communication on the European Green Deal35 emphasised that Europe should leverage the potential of the digital transformation, which is considered a key enabler for reaching the Green Deal objectives. The Union should promote and invest in the necessary digital transformation as digital technologies are a critical enabler for attaining the sustainability goals of the Green Deal in many different sectors, always bearing in mind the effects, especially employment, of which this digital transformation will be the cause. Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud and edge computing and the internet of things can accelerate and maximise the impact of policies to deal with climate change and protect the environment, despite the repercussions on employment policies not yet estimated by the European institutions. Digitalisation also presents new opportunities for distance monitoring of air and water pollution, or for monitoring and optimising how energy and natural resources are used. Europe needs a digital sector that puts sustainability at its heart, ensuring that digital infrastructures and technologies become verifiably more sustainable and energy- and resource efficient, and contribute to a sustainable circular and climate-neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Deal. . _________________ 35 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “The European Green deal”, 11.12.2019, COM/2019/640 final.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) The measures envisaged in the Digital Compass Communication should be implemented, to intensify actions defined in the strategy for Shaping Europe’s digital future, and building on existing Union instruments (such as Cohesion programmes, the Technical Support Instrument, Regulation (EU) 2021/694 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 and Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council38 ) and on the funds allocated for digital transition of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 making use, where appropriate, of synergies between the Union and national funds. By this Decision, a Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade” should therefore be established in order to achieve, accelerate and shape a successful digital transformation of the Union’s economy and society. _________________ 36 Regulation (EU) 2021/694 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing the Digital Europe Programme and repealing Decision (EU) 2015/2240 (OJ L 166, 11.5.2021, p. 1). 37 Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013 (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 1). 38 Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing the InvestEU Programme and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 ( OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 30). 39 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society. Digitally empowered and capable citizens will be able to take advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Decade. Moreover, digital training and education, through education and vocational training and retraining, should support a workforce in which people can acquire specialised digital skills to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with convergence between women and men. In addition, an essential enabler for taking advantage of the benefits of digitisation, for further technological developments and for Europe’s digital leadership is a sustainable digital infrastructure for connectivity, microelectronics and the ability to process vast data. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe including in rural and remote areas40 is needed. Societal needs for upload and download bandwidth are constantly growing increasing the investment gap needed to meet these requirements. By 2030, networks with gigabit speeds should become available at accessible conditions for all those who need or wish such capacity. Moreover, microprocessors which are already today at the start of most of the key, strategic value chains are expected to be in even higher demand in the future, in particular the most innovative ones. Climate neutral highly secure edge node guaranteeing access to data services with low latency wherever businesses are located and quantum capacity are also expected to be critical enablers. _________________ 40 Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas. COM(2021) 345 final.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
(9) Democratic life and public services will also crucially depend on digital technologies and therefore they should be fully accessible for everyone, including vulnerable people or people in vulnerable areas, as a best–in- class digital environment providing for easy-to-use, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should, together with Member States, develop projected trajectories for the Union to reach the digital targets as laid down in this Decision. These projected trajectories should then be translated by Member States into national trajectories, where possible. The different potential of Member States to contribute to the digital targets should be taken into account and reflected in national trajectories. These trajectories should help assess progress over time at Union and national level respectively and should take into account any negative effects produced along the process of achieving the digital goals.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 157 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 22
(22) Since spectrum is essential to achieve the digital targets, and in particular a secure, performant and sustainable digital infrastructure, Member States should also report on their adopted and future policies and measures regarding the availability and possibility to use radio spectrum for existing users and prospective investors and operators. Without prejudice to the possibility for the Commission to propose new strategic spectrum policy orientations or mechanisms under Article 4 (4) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 appropriate guidance could be provided by the Commission in that regard in order to meet the general objectives and digital targets laid down in this Decision. _________________ 43 Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (OJ L 321, 17.12.2018, p. 36).
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 30
(30) Multi-Country Projects involving several Member States should allow for large-scale intervention in key areas necessary for the achievement of the digital targets, notably by pooling resources from the Union, Member States, and where appropriate private sources. They should be implemented in a coordinated manner, in close cooperation between the Commission and Member States. For that reason, the Commission should play a central role in accelerating the deployment of Multi-Country Projects through the identification of Multi- Country projects ready for implementation among the projects categories indicatively included in Annex, in advising Member States on the choice of implementation mechanism, on the choice of the sources of funding and their combination, on other strategic matters related to the implementation of those projects, and on the selection of a European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC) as an implementation mechanism, where appropriate.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 182 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 34
(34) The Commission should be able to establish, upon Member States’ application, and where it considers it appropriate, in particular in the situations where there is no alternative suitable implementation mechanism, a European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (‘EDIC’) to implement that Multi-Country Project. This creation should take place without further burdening the budgets of the Member States.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) foster the retraining of Union citizens who will be affected by the digital transformation, guaranteeing them the opportunity to acquire and maintain new skills and competences in the digital sector;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure digital sovereignty notably by a secure and accessible digital infrastructure capable to process vast volumes of data that enables other technological developments, supporting the competitiveness of the Union's industry, in particular of SMEs;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure that digital infrastructures and technologies become more sustainable and energy- and resource efficient, and contribute to a sustainable circular and climate-neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Deal;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) facilitate fair and convergent conditions for investments in digital transformation throughout the Union, including by strengthening the synergies between the use of Union and national funds, and developing predictable regulatory approaches;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) at least 80% of those aged 16-74 have at least basic digital skills, including people who have started a retraining process;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 280 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) coverage of all European households are covered by a Gigabit network, with all populated areas covered by 5Gby an ultrafast gigabit network, by encouraging the deployment of combinations of hybrid and/or complementary technologies that are necessary to achieve global coverage, and in particular in rural and remote areas;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 289 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) at least 10 000 climate neutral highly secure “edge nodes” are deployed in the Union, distributed in a way that guarantees reliable access to data services with low latency (few milliseconds) wherever businesses are located;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 302 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) more than 90% of Union Small and Medium Enterprises (‘SME’) reach at least a basic level of digital intensity, with particular attention to SMEs present in rural areas, often disadvantaged by the distance from urban areas;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) 100% online accessible provision of key public services for Union citizens and businesses that fully respect requisites in terms of security and confidentiality;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) 100% of Union citizens have access to their medical records (electronic health records (EHR)) complying with confidentiality and data management requirements;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) at least 80% of Union citizens use a secure digital identification (ID) solution.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 383 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall closely and continuously cooperate with private and public stakeholders, including social partners, to collect information and develop recommended policies, measures and actions for the purposes of the implementation of this Decision.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 386 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(2) The Member States shall cooperate and consult with private and public stakeholders, including social partners, in line with the national legislation, when adopting their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and their adjustments.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 398 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) fostering the digital skills of Union citizens and workers through retraining in order to prepare them for the demands of the digital world of work;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 406 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5 a) Multi-country projects shall respect the principles of technology neutrality and sustainability in the allocation of funds and shall encourage the deployment of hybrid and/or complementary technology combinations to achieve the digital goals.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Publicly accessible recharging or refuelling points include, for example, privately owned recharging or refuelling points accessible to the public that are located on public or private properties, such as public parkings or parkings of supermarkets. A recharging or refuelling point located on a private property that is accessible to the general public should be considered as publicly accessible also in cases where access is restricted to a certain general group of users, for example to clients. Recharging or refuelling points for car-sharing schemes should only be considered accessible to the public if they explicitly allow access for third party users. Recharging or refuelling points located on private properties, access to which is restricted to a limited, determinate circle of persons, such as parking lots in office buildings to which only employees or authorised persons have access, or hotel garages only open to hotel guests, should not be considered as publicly accessible recharging or refuelling points.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 219 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The possibility to develop advanced digital services, including contract-based payment solutions, and to ensure transparent user information by digital means depends on the deployment of digitally connected, cybersecure and smart recharging points that support the creation of a digitally connected resilient and interoperable infrastructure51 . Those smart recharging points should comprise a set of physical attributes and technical specifications (hardware and software) that are necessary to safely send and receive data in real time, enabling the flow of information between market actors that are dependent on these data for fully developing the recharging experience, including charging point operators, mobility service providers, e- roaming platforms, distribution systems operators and, ultimately, end consumers. _________________ 51 In line with the principles laid down in the European Interoperability Framework – Implementation Strategy, COM/2017/0134 final.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 369 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) In light of the increasing diversity in the type of fuels for motorised vehicles coupled with on-going growth in the road mobility of citizens across the Union, it is necessary to provide vehicle users with clear and easy-to-understand information on the fuels available at refuelling stations and on the compatibility of their vehicle with different fuels or recharging points on the Union market. Member States should be able to decide to implement such information measures also in respect of vehicles placed on the market before 18 November 2016.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 373 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) Simple and easy-to-compare information on the prices of different fuels could play an important role in enabling vehicle users to better evaluate the relative cost of individual fuels available on the market. Therefore, a unit price comparison of certain alternative fuels and conventional fuels, expressed as ‘fuel price per 100km’, should be displayed for information purposes at all relevant fuel stations.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) Alternative fuels infrastructure is a fast developing area. The lack of common technical specification constitutes a barrier for the creation of a single market of alternative fuels infrastructure. Therefore, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to norm technical specifications for areas where common technical specifications are outstanding but necessary. In particular, this should include the communication between the electric vehicle and the recharging point, the communication between the recharging point and the recharging software management system (back-end); the communication related to the electric vehicle roaming service and the communication with the electricity grid, while ensuring the highest level of cybersecurity protection and protection of final customers´ personal data. It is also necessary to define the suitable governance framework and roles of the different actors involved in the vehicle-to- grid communication ecosystem. Moreover, emerging technological developments, such as electric road systems (‘ERS’) have to be accounted for. As concerns data provision, it is necessary to provide for additional data types and technical specifications related to the format, the frequency and the quality in which these data should be made available and accessible.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 407 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – indent 2
– hydrogen and hydrogen derived fuels,
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 409 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – indent 3
– ammonia,deleted
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 421 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 1
– biomass fuels and biofuels as defined in Article 2, points (27) and (33) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001,bio- hydrogen, bio-ammonia, bio-methanol, bio-methane, bio-LNG;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 452 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38
(38) ‘publicly accessible’ alternative fuels infrastructure, means an alternative fuels infrastructure which is located at a site or premise that is open to the general public without prior registration or membership, irrespective of whether the alternative fuels infrastructure is located on public or on private property, whether limitations or conditions apply in terms of access to the site or premise and irrespective of the applicable use conditions of the alternative fuels infrastructure;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 465 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 44
(44) ‘recharging pool’ means one or more recharging stations operated by the same charging point operator at a specific location;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 495 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– publicly accessible recharging stations for light-duty vehicles are deployed commensurate to the uptake of light-duty electric vehicles including passenger cars and light commercial vehicles;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 498 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- at least one recharging station at recharging pool in urban areas and along TEN-T core and TEN-T comprehensive network is dedicated to light commercial vehicles with a trailer, taking into account their special demands relating to the amount of cargo space used by such vehicles;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 653 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) operators of recharging points shall, at publicly accessible recharging stations with a power output below 50 kW, deployed from the date referred to in Article 24, accept electronic payments through terminals and devices used for payment services, including at least one of the following:
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 661 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) devices using an internet connection with which for instance a Quick Response code can be specifically generated and used for the payment transaction;deleted
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 670 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) operators of recharging points shall, at publicly accessible recharging stations with a power output equal to or more than 50 kW, deployed from the date referred to in Article 24, accept electronic payments through terminals and devices used for payment services, including at least one of the following: (i) payment card readers; (ii) devices with a contactless functionality that is at least able to read payment cards.deleted
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 699 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Operators of recharging points shall make easily and clearly display the ad hoc price and all its components at all publicly accessible recharging stations operated by them so that these are known to end users before they initiate a recharging session. At least the following price components, if applicable at the recharging station,, on a digital or remote display such as a mobile phone or in the vehicle itself, so that these are known to end users before they initiate a recharging session. The price per kWh shall be clearly displayed:.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 703 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 1
– price per session,deleted
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 709 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 2
– price per minudelete,d
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 715 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 3
– price per kWh.deleted
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 724 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. From the date referred to in Article 24, operators of recharging points shall ensure that all new publicly accessible normal power recharging points operated by them recharging points they establish are digitally-connected recharging points. For existing standared capable of smart rechargingharging points, a transitional period for conversion is established until 2027.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 756 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall ensure that by 31 December 2030, at least one publicly accessiblthe hydrogen refuelling stationinfrastructure is deployed in each urban node with capacity proportionate to the fleet of vehicles using alternative fuels. An analysis on the best location shall be carried out for such refuelling stations that shall in particular consider the deployment of such stations in multimodal hubs where also other transport modes could be supplied.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 794 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure untilby 1 January 202530 that an appropriate number of publicly accessible refuelling points for LNG, proportionate to the size of the LNG fleet, are put in place, at least along the TEN-T core network, in order to allow LNG heavy-duty motor vehicles to circulate throughout the Union, where there is demand, unless the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 818 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure - and provide the necessary support - that a minimum shore-side electricity supply for seagoing container and passenger ships is provided in maritime ports. To that end, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 1 January 2030:
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 822 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) TEN-T core and TEN-T comprehensive maritime ports whose average annual number of port calls over the last three years by seagoing container ships above 5000 gross tonnes, in the previous three years, is above 50 have sufficient shore-side power output to meet at least 90% of that demand, while considering actual as well as future market needs and ensuring return on investment when private operators are asked to provide OPS;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 833 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) TEN-T core and TEN-T comprehensive maritime ports whose average annual number of port calls over the last three years by seagoing ro-ro passenger ships and high-speed passenger craft above 5000 gross tonnes, in the previous three years, is above 40 have sufficient shore-side power output to satisfy at least 90% of that demand, while considering actual and future market needs and ensuring return on investment when private operators are asked to provide OPS;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 840 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) TEN-T core and TEN-T comprehensive maritime ports whose average annual number of port calls over the last three years by passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships and high- speed passenger craft above 5000 gross tonnes, in the previous three years, is above 25 have sufficient shore-side power output to meet at least 90% of that demand., while considering actual and future market needs and ensuring return on investment when private operators are asked to provide OPS;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 905 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that an appropriate number of refuelling points for LNG, proportionate to the size and consumption of the LNG-fuelled vessels, are put in place at TEN-T core maritime ports referred to in paragraph 2, to enable seagoing ships to circulate throughout the TEN-T core network by 31 JanuaryDecember 2025. Member States shall cooperate with neighbouring Member States where necessary to ensure adequate coverage of the TEN-T core network.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 911 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall designate in their national policy frameworks TEN-T core maritime ports that shall provide access to the refuelling points for LNG referred to in paragraph 1, also taking into consideration actual and expected future market needs and developments, while ensuring return on investment when private operators are asked to provide LNG refuelling points.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 950 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 1 January 2024, each Member State shall prepare and send to the Commission a draft national policy framework including a detailed funding plan for the development of the market as regards alternative fuels in the transport sector and the deployment of the relevant infrastructure.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 967 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) measures to promote alternative fuels infrastructure in urban nodes, in particular with respect to publicly accessible recharging points;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 978 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point k
(k) measures to remove possible obstacles with regards to planning, permitting and procuring of alternative fuels infrastructure as well as ensure the following:;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 979 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point k – point i (new)
i) the density of publicly accessible alternative fuels infrastructure nationally available takes into account the population density and the number of registrations of vehicles, powered by alternative fuels as referred to in Article 2 (3), in the local area based on NUTS 3 level in accordance with the latest NUTS classification;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 980 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point k – point ii (new)
ii) the minimum fleet-based vehicle to charger ratio of 10:1.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 989 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point m
(m) a deployment plan for alternative fuels infrastructure in maritime ports, in particular for electricity and hydrogen, for port services as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/352 of the European Parliament and of the Council66 , while considering actual as well as future market needs and ensuring return on investment when private operators are asked to provide refuelling and recharging infrastructure; _________________ 66 Regulation (EU) 2017/352 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2017 establishing a framework for the provision of port services and common rules on the financial transparency of ports (OJ L 57, 3.3.2017, p. 1).
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 993 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
(n) a deployment plan for alternative fuels infrastructure in maritime ports other than for LNG and shore-side electricity supply for use by sea going vessels, in particular for hydrogen, ammonia and electricity;, while considering actual as well as future market needs and ensuring return on investment when private operators are asked to provide refuelling and recharging infrastructure.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1001 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o
(o) a deployment plan for alternative fuels in inland waterway transport, in particular for both hydrogen and electricity;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1006 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point p
(p) a deployment plan including targets, key milestones and financing needed, for hydrogen or battery electric trainalternative fuels on network segments that will not be electrified.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1026 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that national policy frameworks take into account, as appropriate, the interests of regional and local authorities, in particular when recharging and refuelling infrastructure for public transport is concerned, as well as those of the stakeholders concerned, in particular transport and energy infrastructure providers.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1088 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Relevant, consistent and clear information shall be made available as regards motor vehicles which can be regularly fuelled with individual fuels placed on the market, or recharged by recharging points. That information shall be made available in motor vehicle manuals, at refuelling and recharging points, on motor vehicles and in motor vehicle dealerships in their territory. This requirement shall apply to all motor vehicles, and their motor vehicle manuals, placed on the market after 18 November20 March 20216.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1090 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) on corresponding pumps and their nozzles at all new and refurbished refuelling points, as from the date on which fuels are placed on the market; or
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1091 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in the immediate proximity of all fuel tanks' filling caps of motor vehicles recommended for and compatible with that fuel and in motor vehicle manuals, when such motor vehicles are placed on the market after 18 November20 March 20216.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1092 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. When fuel prices are displayed at a fuel station, a comparison between the relevant unit prices shall be displayed where appropriate, and in particular for electricity and hydrogen, for information purposes following the common methodology for alternative fuels unit price comparison referred to in point 9.3 of Annex II.deleted
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1105 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv a) Accessibility for heavy-duty vehicles, including height, length and width restrictions of the recharging and refuelling points,
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1115 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
(iii) ad hoc price and any possible additional charges.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1118 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii a (new)
(iii a) accepted payment methods
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1127 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure the accessibility of data on an open and non- discriminatory basis to all stakeholders through their National Access Point in application of Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and the Council67 . Where data has been made available at no cost by charging point operators, it shall be made available to end users at no cost by member states. _________________ 67 Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport (OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 1).
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1133 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Where these additional specifications create a significant burden on recharging point operators in terms of business impact or efforts related to data collection and provision, the data shall be made available at a reasonable and non- discriminatory cost.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 116 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) There is a growing recognition of the need for alignment of bioenergy policies with the cascading principle of biomass use11, with a view to ensuring fair access to the biomass raw material market for the development of innovative, high value-added bio-based solutions and a sustainable circular bioeconomy. When developing support schemes for bioenergy, Member States should therefore take into consideration the available sustainable supply of biomass for energy and non- energy uses and the maintenance of the national forest carbon sinks and ecosystems as well as the principles of the circular economy and the biomass cascading use, and the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12 . For this, they should grant no support to the production of energy from saw logs, veener logs, stumps and roots and avoid promoting the use of quality roundwood for energy except in well-defined circumstances. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. Where no other use for woody biomass is economically viable or environmentally appropriate, energy recovery helps to reduce energy generation from non- renewable sources. Member States’ support schemes for bioenergy should therefore be directed to such feedstocks for which little market competition exists with the material sectors, and whose sourcing is considered positive for both climate and biodiversity, in order to avoid negative incentives for unsustainable bioenergy pathways, as identified in the JRC report ‘The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU’13. On the other hand, in defining the further implications of the cascading principle, it is necessary to recognise the national specificities which guide Member States in the design of their support schemes. Waste prevention, reuse and recycling of waste should be the priority option. Member States should avoid creating support schemes which would be counter to targets on treatment of waste and which would lead to the inefficient use of recyclable waste. Moreover, in order to ensure a more efficient use of bioenergy, from 2026 on Member States should not givemay grant support anymore to electricity-only plants , unless the installations are in regions with a specific use status as regards their transition away from fossil fuels or if the installations use carbon capture and storageprovided that specific sustainability and energy efficiency criteria are applied (at least 50% cogeneration, fuel from sustainable forest management at territorial level, installations with electrical capacity no higher than10 MW equipped with appropriate filtering systems). __________________ 11 The cascading principle aims to achieve resource efficiency of biomass use through prioritising biomass material use to energy use wherever possible, increasing thus the amount of biomass available within the system. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 13 https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reposit ory/handle/JRC122719
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share of energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low-temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industries. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuelsrenewable fuels of non-biological origin for consumption in hard-to- decarbonise transport sectors such as heavy duty transport including aviation and, maritime transport. A framework for electrification and electricity generation as well as industries that need high temperature heat. A framework for achieving climate neutrality needs to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility and storage, and help integrate large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demand. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market-compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricitnergy systems fit for a high level of renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, fully integrated into the electricitnergy system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications. for the full integration of non- programmable RES into the electricity system and for the decarbonisation process of the generation fleet by ensuring the availability of market instruments which provide long term price signals for investment decisions, including investments in system adequacy, stability and flexibility through competitive, transparent and non-discriminatory bidding process, which provide for a remuneration of the awarded recipients based on market prices. The framework shall also tackle non-financial barriers such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications. In view of the above, and given that the target of 40% of energy from renewable sources to be achieved by 2030 is a very challenging and ambitious one, no effort should be spared to ensure that all renewable sources and all the technologies that use them to produce energy can be fully exploited and developed, including biomass in the heating and cooling sector and biofuels in the transport sector, provided that the limits and criteria laid down are met provided that the limits and criteria laid down in this Directive are respected.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share of energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low-temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industries. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuels for consumption in hard-to-decarbonise transport sectors such as aviation and maritime transport. A framework for electrification needs to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility, and help integrate large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demand. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market-compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricity systems fit for a high level of renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, fully integrated into the electricity system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications. In the light of the above, and considering that the target of 40% of energy from renewable sources by 2030 is very challenging and ambitious, no effort should be spared to ensure that all renewable sources and all the technologies that use them to produce energy can be fully exploited and developed, including biomass in the heating and cooling sector and biofuels in the transport sector, provided that the limits and criteria set out in this Directive are met.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 47 a (new)
(47a) Guarantees of origin which are currently in place for renewable electricity should be extended to cover renewable gas and low-carbon energy sources. Further extending the guarantees of origin system to energy from non- renewable sources, other than low-carbon energy sources, should be an option for Member States. This would provide a consistent means of proving to final consumers the origin of renewable gas such as biomethane and would facilitate greater cross-border trade in such gas. It would also enable the creation of guarantees of origin for other renewable and low-carbon gas such as hydrogen.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 139 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy introduces an ambitious objective of 300 GW of offshore wind and 40 GW of ocean energy across all the Union’s sea basins by 2050. To ensure this step change, Member States will need to work together across borders at sea-basin level. Member States should therefore jointly define the amount of offshore renewable generation to be deployed within each sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040. These objectives should be reflected in the updated national energy and climate plans that will be submitted in 2023 and 2024 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In defining the amount, Member States should take into account the offshore renewable energy potential of each sea basin, the technical and economic feasibility of the transmission grid infrastructure, environmental protection, climate adaptation and other uses of the sea, as well as the Union’s decarbonisation targets. In addition, Member States should increasingly consider the possibility of combining offshore renewable energy generation withneed for an integrated planning in terms of RES and networks and the possibility of developing transmission lines interconnecting several Member States, in the form of hybrid projects or, at a later stage, a more meshed grid. This would allow electricity to flow in different directions, thus maximising socio- economic welfare, optimising infrastructure expenditure and enabling a more sustainable usage of the sea. The targets for each basin must be established in strong coordination with the electricity TSOs.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Overly complex and excessively long administrative procedures constitute a major barrier for the deployment of renewable energy. Further streamlining of administrative and permitting procedures is needed to ease the administrative burden for both renewable energy projects and the related grid infrastructure projects. Member States shall define a minimum set of clear and general rules at EU level to ease and accelerate the national transposition processes, facilitate a homogeneous application throughout the EU of permitting procedures and ease the ex-post monitoring of the measures adopted by Member States from the Commission. These rules shall foresee an integrated or coordinated process for renewable energy plants and the transmission grid infrastructures which are essential for their integration in the energy system and simplified permitting procedures for projects which respect clearly defined criteria. On the basis of the measures to improve administrative procedures for renewable energy installations that Member States are to report on by 15 March 2023 in their first integrated national energy and climate progress reports pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , the Commission should further assess whether the provisions included in this Directive to streamline these procedures have resulted in smooth and proportionate procedures. If that assessment reveals significant scope for improvement, the Commission should take appropriate measures to ensure Member States have streamlined and efficient administrative procedures in place. __________________ 15 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
(aa) point (12) is replaced by the following: (12)‘guarantee of origin’ means an electronic document which has the sole function of providing evidence to a final customer that a given share or quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources; and/or low-carbon sources; Or. en (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 147 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 47 a (new)
(ba) the following point is inserted: 47a. "low-carbon fuels" means low- carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels the energy content of which is derived from low-carbon hydrogen, which meet the greenhouse gas emission reduction threshold of 70%.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 150 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Buildings have a large untapped potential to contribute effectively to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. The decarbonisation of heating and cooling in this sector through an increased share in production and use of renewable energy will be needed to meet the ambition set in the Climate Target Plan to achieve the Union objective of climate neutrality. However, progress on the use of renewables for heating and cooling has been stagnant in the last decade, largely relying on increased use of biomass. Without the establishment of targets to increase the production and use of renewable energy in buildings, there will be no ability to track progress and identify bottlenecks in the uptake of renewables. Furthermore, the creation of targets will provide a long-term signal to investors, including for the period immediately after 2030. This will complement obligations related to energy efficiency and the energy performance of buildings. Therefore, indicative targets for the use of renewable energy in buildings should be set to guide and incentivise Member States’ efforts to exploit the potential of using and producing renewable energy in buildings through the most efficient technologies, encourage the development of and integration of technologies which produce renewable energy while providing certainty for investors and local level engagement. In defining this path, it is necessary to start from the analysis of the national real estate stock and its plant characteristics, in order to effectively define the roadmap towards the technological switch required by the integration of renewable energy. Any mandatory requirement must be reviewed against the background that emissions trading for buildings already guarantees the achievement of savings targets. ETS deliberately causes higher energy costs and leads to market-driven energy saving investments or switching to renewables. Double burdens for consumers through ETS and European regulatory law must be avoided.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Buildings have a large untapped potential to contribute effectively to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. The decarbonisation of heating and cooling in this sector through an increased share in production and use of renewable energy will be needed to meet the ambition set in the Climate Target Plan to achieve the Union objective of climate neutrality. However, progress on the use of renewables for heating and cooling has been stagnant in the last decade, largely relying on increased use of biomass. Without the establishment of targets to increase the production and use of renewable energy in buildings, there will be no ability to track progress and identify bottlenecks in the uptake of renewables. Furthermore, the creation of targets will provide a long-term signal to investors, including for the period immediately after 2030. This will complement obligations related to energy efficiency and the energy performance of buildings. Therefore, indicative targets for the use of renewable energy in buildings should be set to guide and incentivise Member States’ efforts to exploit the potential of using and producing renewable energy in buildings, encourage the development of and integration of technologies which produce renewable energy while providing certainty for investors and local level engagement.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 161 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Insufficient numbers of skilled workers, in particular installers and designers of renewable heating and cooling systems, slow down the replacement of fossil fuel heating systems by renewable energy based systems and is a major barrier to integrating renewables in buildings, industry and agriculture. Member States should cooperate with social partners and renewable energy communities to anticipate the skills that will be needed. A sufficient number of high-quality training programmes and certification possibilities ensuring proper installation and reliable operation of a wide range of renewable heating and cooling systems should be made available and designed in a way to attract participation in such training programmes and certification systems. Member States should consider what actions should be taken to attract groups currently under-represented in the occupational areaIn defining the training courses, the training courses and qualifications already acquired by the operators ion question. The list of trained and certified installers should be made public to ensure consumer trust and easy access to tailored designer and installer skills guaranteeing proper installation and operation of renewable heating and coolingthe basis of the previous legislation must be preserved. Member States should consider what actions should be taken to attract groups currently under-represented in the occupational areas in question.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) (15b) Similarly, the potential of grid-balancing power plants and cogeneration plants, participating in grind-balancing in support of intermittent renewable electricity and thus allowing the expansion of such renewable electricity, has to be fully utilised.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) Member States shall grant no support for: the production of renewable energy produced from the incineration of waste if the separate collection obligations laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC have not been complied with.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) the use of saw logs, veneer logs, stumps and roots to produce energy.deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 182 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) the production of renewable energy produced from the incineration of waste if the separate collection obligations laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC have not been complied with.deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 183 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) practices which are not in line with the delegated act referred to in the third subparagraph.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 189 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Renewable fuels of non-biological origin can be used for energy purposes, but also for non-energy purposes as feedstock or raw material in industries such as steel or chemicals. Moreover, low-carbon fuels, including low-carbon hydrogen, may contribute to the swift emission reduction of existing fuels and to the facilitation of the energy transition in the short and medium term, while allowing for the uptake of renewable fuels. The use of renewable fuels of non-biological origin and low-carbon fuels for both purposes exploits their full potential to replace fossil fuels used as feedstock and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industry and should therefore be included in a target for the use of renewable fuels of non- biological origin and low-carbon fuels. National measures to support the uptake of renewable fuels of non-biological origin and low-carbon fuels in industry should not result in net pollution increases due to an increased demand for electricity generation that is satisfied by the most polluting fossil fuels, such as coal, diesel, lignite, oil peat and oil shale.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) From 31 December 202630, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph, Member States shall grant no support to the production of electricity from forest biomass in electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions:
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 197 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
No later than one year after [the entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 35 on how to apply the cascading principle for biomass, in particular on how to minimise the use of quality roundwood for energy production, with a focus on support schemes and with due regard to nationalguidelines laying out best practices for the biomass specificitiestor.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Interventions aimed at increasing the use of renewable fuels and renewable electricity in transport sector shall exclude the application of other possible regulatory carbon pricing instruments (e.g. ETS) in the sector.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point -a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 19 – paragraph 1
(-a) , paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. For the purposes of demonstrating to final customers the share or quantity of energy from renewable sources and/or the share or quantity of energy from low- carbon sources in an energy supplier's energy mix and in the energy supplied to consumers under contracts marketed with reference to the consumption of energy from renewable sources and/or from low- carbon sources, Member States shall ensure that the origin of energy from renewable sources can be guaranteed as such within the meaning of this Directive, in accordance with objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria. Or. en (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 225 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a – point i
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
To that end, Member States shall ensure that a guarantee of origin is issued in response to a request from a producer of energy from renewable sources and from a producer of energy from low carbon sources. Member States may arrange for guarantees of origin to be issued for energy from other non- renewable sources. Issuance of guarantees of origin may be made subject to a minimum capacity limit. A guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. No more than one guarantee of origin shall be issued in respect of each unit of energy produced.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 19 – paragraph 7 – point g (new)
(aa) The following article 19, paragraph 7, point g is inserted: "(g) information on the greenhouse gas footprint of the produced energy covering life cycle greenhouse gas emissions";
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 234 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) Since renewable fuels of non- biological origin are to be counted as renewable energy regardless of the sector in which they are consumed, the rules to determine their renewable nature when produced from electricity, which were applicable only to those fuels when consumed in the transport sector, should be extended to all renewable fuels of non- biological origin, regardless of the sector where they are consumed.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 239 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) To ensure higher environmental effectiveness of the Union sustainability and greenhouse emissions saving criteria for solid biomass fuels in installations producing heating, electricity and cooling, the minimum threshold for the applicability of such criteria should be lowered from the current 20 MW to 5 MW.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 strengthened the bioenergy sustainability and greenhouse gas savings framework by setting criteria for all end-use sectors. It set out specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass, requiring the sustainability of harvesting operations and the accounting of land-use change emissions. To achieve an enhanced protection of especially biodiverse and carbon-rich habitats, such as primary forests, highly biodiverse forests, grasslands and peat lands, in the Member States where specific measures have not already been taken, exclusions and limitations to source forest biomass from those areas should be introduced, in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass. In addition, the greenhouse gas emission saving criteria should also apply to existing biomass- based installations to ensure that bioenergy production in all such installations leads to greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to energy produced from fossil fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 255 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 strengthened the bioenergy sustainability and greenhouse gas savings framework by setting criteria for all end-use sectors. It set out specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass, requiring the sustainability of harvesting operations and the accounting of land-use change emissions. To achieve an enhanced protection of especially biodiverse and carbon-rich habitats, such as primary forests, highly biodiverse forests, grasslands and peat lands, exclusions and limitations to source forest biomass from those areas should be introduced, in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass. In addition, the greenhouse gas emission saving criteria should also apply to existing biomass-based installations to ensure that bioenergy production in all such installations leads to greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to energy produced from fossil fuelwhen harvesting biomass from countries that do not meet the harvesting criteria at national or subnational level or without management systems in place at the forest sourcing area in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 256 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) In order to reduce the administrative burden for producers of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels and for Member States, where voluntary or national schemes have been recognised by the Commission through an implementing act as giving evidence or providing accurate data regarding the compliance with sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria as well as other requirements set in this Directive, Member States should accept the results of the certification issued by such schemes within the scope of the Commission’s recognition. In order to reduce the burden on small installations, Member States should establish a simplified verification mechanism starting 1. January 2027 for installations of between 510 and 120MW.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 256 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,2 % in 2022, 0,5 % in 2025 and 2,2 % in 2030, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is at least 2,6 % in 2030.deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 267 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
When setting the obligation on fuel suppliers, Member States may exempt fuel suppliers supplying electricity or renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin from the requirement to comply with the minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX with respect to those fuels.deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 268 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 47 a (new)
(4a) The development of energy communities is emerging as a model for developing the economy on a local basis in favour of the sustainable development of the energy transition. In this context, the reference to the action of small and medium-sized companies refers, in particular, to the safeguarding of the intervention of local companies and the economic spin-offs for the same that engage, in principle, local resources. (63-ter) Without prejudice to the previous point, in order to be effective, the development of energy communities needs to be able to make use of all the natural resources present the area; this should not prevent the participation in the energy community of consumption centres distributed at the local level, even though they belong to large companies such as commercial, tertiary or, for example, private healthcare entities that, being mainly open to the local public, can play a positive role in the spread of the local sustainable economy.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 282 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(36) ‘renewable fuels of non-biological origin’ means liquid and gaseous fuels the energy content of which is derived from renewable sources other than biomass;;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 290 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) the following points are added: (1b) 'energy from low-carbon sources' means energy from non-renewable sources including low-carbon gases, which contribute to the climate mitigation and adaption. (1c) 'energy from low-carbon gases' means energy from non-renewable gases with a greenhouse gas footprint of less than 36.4 gCO2eq/MJ calculated by the moment of placing the energy on the market / or value provided in the delegated act supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate mitigation or climate change adaptation.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 291 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) the following points are added:Recital (19) is amended as follows: 'guarantee of origin' means an electronic document which has the function of providing evidence to a final customer that a given share or quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources and/or low-carbon sources;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 292 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) for renewable electricity, by multiplying the amount of renewable electricity that is supplied to all transport modes by the fossil fuel comparator ECF(et) set out in in Annex V;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 293 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(1a) ‘quality roundwood’ means roundwood felled or otherwise harvested and removed, whose characteristics, such as species, dimensions, rectitude, and node density, make it suitable for industrial use, as defined and duly justified by Member States according to the relevant forest conditions. This does not include pre-commercial thinning operations or trees extracted from forests affected by fires, pests, diseases or damage due to abiotic factors ;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 295 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
(iv) the share of biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX in the energy content of fuels and electricity supplied to the transport sector shall, except in Cyprus and Malta, be limited to 1,7 %;deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 309 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2018/2001
Article 2
(14oa) 16) "renewable energy community" means a legal entity: a)… b) the shareholders of members of which are natural persons, SMEs or other enterprises locally distributed with public access or local authorities, including municipalities; c)...
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 311 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(14ob) 17) "renewables power purchase agreement" means a contract under which a natural or legal person agrees to purchase renewable energy directly from a producer;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(22a) ‘renewable fuels’ means biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of biological and non-biological origin;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(22aa) (ca) point (27) is replaced by the following: "(27) 'renewable fuels of biological origin' means gaseous, liquid and solid fuels produced from biomass;"
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(22ab) 27-bis) "renewable gases" mean biogas and renewable fuels of non- biological origin which have been injected into the gas network within Europe;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 330 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(44a) ‘plantation forest’ means a planted forest that is intensively managed and meets, at planting and stand maturity, all the following criteria: one or two species, even age class, and regular spacing. It includes short rotation plantations for wood, fibre and energy, and excludes forests planted for protection or ecosystem restoration, as well as forests established through planting or seeding which at stand maturity resemble or will resemble naturally regenerating forests;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 333 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(44b) ‘planted forest’ means forest predominantly composed of trees established through planting and/or deliberate seeding provided that the planted or seeded trees are expected to constitute more than fifty percent of the growing stock at maturity; it includes coppice from trees that were originally planted or seeded;;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 350 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a – title
Greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for renewable fuels of non-biological origin, low-carbon and recycled carbon fuels
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 355 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Energy from low carbon fuels may be counted towards the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), only if the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of those fuels are at least 70% compared to the relevant fossil fuel comparator.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 361 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) point (1) is amended as follows: (1) 'energy from renewable sources' or 'renewable energy' means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and geothermal energy, waste heat, ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogas;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1b) 36 b [new] "Renewable Hydrogen": is hydrogen produced through the electrolysis of water (in an electrolyser, powered by electricity), and with the electricity produced from renewables and waste heat. The full life- cycle greenhouse gas emissions of the production of renewable hydrogen are close to zero. Renewable hydrogen may also be produced through the reforming of biogas (instead of natural gas) or biochemical conversion of biomass, if in compliance with sustainability requirements.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
(1c) A new definition is added: "co-located energy storage project" means a project encompassing an energy storage facility and a facility producing renewable energy connected behind the same grid access point.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 372 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
(1d) 2 new definitions are added: a) 'low-carbon fuels' means low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels the energy content of which is derived from low-carbon hydrogen, which meet the greenhouse gas emission reduction threshold of 70%. b) 'low-carbon hydrogen' means hydrogen the energy content of which is derived from non-renewable sources, which meets a greenhouse gas emission reduction threshold of 70%;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 378 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources and from recycled carbon fuels in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 40%.; In order to safeguard the Union's industrial competitiveness, each Member State may introduce measures to support the development of innovative renewable energy technologies.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimises undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity. To that end , they shall take into account the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principlguidance referred to in the third subparagraph.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(a) Member States shall grant no support for: the production of renewable energy produced from the incineration of waste if the separate collection obligations laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC have not been complied with.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 417 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(i) the use of saw logs, veneer logs, stumps and roots to produce energy.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 421 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(ii) the production of renewable energy produced from the incineration of waste if the separate collection obligations laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC have not been complied with.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 427 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(iii) practices which are not in line with the delegated act referred to in the third subparagraph.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(b) From 31 December 2026, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph, Member States shallmay only grant no support to the production of electricity from forest biomass in electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions:on the condition that the following three requirements are met: (i) cogeneration is guaranteed and that this provides for the energy enhancement of at least 50% of the thermal energy generated by the process; (ii) the woody biomass used in installations comes from forests managed sustainably at territorial level; (iii) the plants have an electrical power not exceeding 10 MWe and are equipped with suitable filter systems for fine dust;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 435 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(b) From 31 December 202630, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph and to the provision set out in Article 6, Member States shall grant no new support scheme to the production of electricity from forest biomass in electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions:
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 444 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(i) it is produced in a region identified in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11);deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 446 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(i) it(ba) the conditions set out in (b) above may be waived if at least one of the following conditions is met: (i) the electricity is produced in a region identified in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11);
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 451 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(ii) it is produced applying Biomass CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 452 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(ii) (ii) the electricity is produced applying Biomass CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 453 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(iia) (i) it is produced by plants that are already in operation at the date of entry into force of this Directive, for which modifications in the direction of cogeneration are not possible due to the absence of the infrastructure or demand conditions that make them economically viable or because they are located in areas of complex industrial crisis or in accordance with Cohesion policies. In any case, the plants must comply with the net energy efficiency levels associated with the best available techniques (BAT- AEELs) as defined in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 ( 1 ).
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 462 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(ba) (ii) it is produced in a region identified in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11); (iii) it is produced in a facility that has undertaken an assessment to prove its readiness for the application of Biomass CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph; (iv) it is produced in a facility which is part of a supports scheme that is designed to remove the risk of security of supply or ensure grid stability and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11) (v) it is produced in an area where there is no commercial demand for heat.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 474 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
No later than one year after [the entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 35 on how to apply the cascading principle for biomass, in particular on how to minimise the use of quality roundwood for energy production, with a focus on support schemes and with due regard to nationalguidelines laying out best practices for the biomass specificitiestor.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 481 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
By 2026 the Commission shall present a report on the impact of the Member States’ support schemes for biomass, including on biodiversity and possible market distortions, and will assess the possibility for further limitations regarding support schemes to forest biomass.;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 494 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
4a. Member States shall establish a framework, which may include support schemes and facilitating the uptake of renewable and co-located projects power purchase agreements, enabling the deployment of renewable electricitnergy to a level that is consistent with the Member State’s national contribution referred to in paragraph 2 and at a pace that is consistent with the indicative trajectories referred to in Article 4(a)(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In particular, that framework shall tackle remaining barriers to a high level of renewable energy supply, including those related to permitting procedures, to a high level of renewable electricity supplyand ensure long term price signals for investment decisions, including investments in system adequacy, stability and flexibility through competitive, transparent and non- discriminatory bidding process, which provide for a remuneration of the awarded recipients based on market prices. When designing that framework, Member States shall take into account the additional renewable electricitnergy required to meet demand in the transport, industry, building and heating and cooling sectors and for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin.; National measures to support the uptake of renewable fuels of non-biological origin should not result in net pollution increases due to an increased demand for energy generation that is satisfied by the most polluting fossil fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 515 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) Article 3a (new) Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable gases in the Union expressed as a percentage share of natural gas consumed is at least [11]% by 2030.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 518 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
(2b) Article 4 is amended as follows: in paragraph 4, a) the first subparagraph is amended as follows: Member States shall ensure that support for electricity from renewable sources, including from co-located energy storage projects, is granted in an open, transparent, competitive, non- discriminatory and cost-effective manner. b) the third subparagraph is replaced by the following: Member States shall establish mechanisms to ensure the efficient system integration of the renewable electricity plants. In particular, support schemes shall be designed so as to integrate locational price signals which incentive the geographical development of RES plants, including offshore RES, compatibly with the electricity grid potentialities. paragraph 7 is amended as follows: In order to increase the generation of energy from renewable sources in the outermost regions and small islands, Member States may adapt financial support schemes for renewable, co-located and standalone storage projects located in those regions in order to take into account the production costs associated with their specific conditions of isolation and external dependence.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 544 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 9
7a. Member States bordering a sea basin shall cooperate to jointly define the amount of offshore renewable energy they plan to produce in that sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040. They shall take into account the specificities and development in each region including the technical and economic feasibility of transmission grid infrastructure, the offshore renewable potential of the sea basin and the importance of ensuring the associated integrated grid planning. Member States shall notify that amount in the updated integrated national energy and climate plans submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 550 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point -a (new)
(-a) Paragraph 1, second subparagraph is amended as follows: Member States shall, in particular, take the appropriate steps to ensure that: (a) administrative procedures are streamlined, and expedited at the appropriate administrative level and predictable timeframes are established for the procedures referred to in the first subparagraph; (b) rules concerning authorisation, certification and licensing are objective, transparent and proportionate, do not discriminate between applicants and take fully into account the particularities of individual renewable energy technologies; (c) administrative charges paid by consumers, planners, architects, builders and equipment and system installers and suppliers are transparent and cost- related; (d) simplified and less burdensome authorisation procedures, including a simple-notification procedure, are established for decentralised devices, and for producing and storing energy from renewable sources, provided that the same simplified authorisation procedures are applied also to the associated transmission and distribution network developments in case the latter do not increase the occupied area. (e) the authorisation procedures for power plants, including offshore renewable plants, and for the network assets necessary for their connection and integration are integrated or coordinated where different procedures for power plants and network assets are foreseen according to national law.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 558 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15
8. Member States shall assess the regulatory and administrative barriers to long-term renewables and co-located projects power purchase agreements, and shall remove unjustified barriers to, and promote the uptake of, such agreements, including by exploring how to reduce the financial risks associated with them, in particular by using credit guarantees. Member States shall ensure that those agreements are not subject to disproportionate or discriminatory procedures or charges, and that any associated guarantees of origin can be transferred to the buyer of the renewable energy under the renewable or co-located project power purchase agreement. Moreover, long-term renewable and co- located projects power purchase agreements of over 10 years should be encouraged.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 567 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15
Member States shall describe their policies and measures promoting the uptake of renewables and co-located projects power purchase agreements in their integrated national energy and climate plans referred to in Articles 3 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and progress reports submitted pursuant to Article 17 of that Regulation. They shall also provide, in those reports, an indication of the volume of renewable power generation supported by renewables and co-located projects power purchase agreements.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 621 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15a
2. Member States shall introduce measures in their building regulations and codes and, where applicable, in their support schemes, to increase the share of electricity and heating and cooling from renewable sources in the building stock, including national measures relating to substantial increases in renewables self- consumption, renewable energy communities and local energy storage, in combination with energy efficiency improvements relating to cogeneration and passive, nearly zero- energy and zero- energy buildings.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 624 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15a
To achieve the indicative share of renewables set out in paragraph 1, Member States shall, in their building regulations and codes and, where applicable, in their support schemes or by other means with equivalent effect, require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in buildings, in line with the provisions of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States shall allow those minimum levels to be fulfilled, among others, through efficient district heating and cooling and through the use of Guarantees of Origin in line with Article 19 of this Directive.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 633 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15a
4. In order to achieve the indicative share of renewable energy set out in paragraph 1, Member States shall promote the use of renewable heating and cooling systems and equipment. To that end, Member States shall use all appropriate measures, tools and incentives, including, among others, energy labels developed under Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , energy performance certificates pursuant to Directive 2010/31/EU, or other appropriate certificates or standards developed at national or Union level, and shall ensure the provision of adequate information and advice on renewable, highly energy efficient alternatives as well as on financial instruments and incentives available to promote an increased replacement rate of old heating systems incompatible with the use of renewable fuels, increased incentives on the use of renewable energy in heating and cooling systems and equipment and an increased switch to solutions based on renewable energy.; __________________ 26 Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1).
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 643 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) Article 16, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: Member States shall set up or designate one or more contact points. Those contact points shall, upon request by the applicant, guide through and facilitate the entire administrative permit application and granting process. The applicant shall not be required to contact more that one contact point for the entire process. The permit-granting process shall cover the relevant administrative permits to build, repower and operate plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, including co-located energy storage projects, energy storage of a new renewable energy facility, and assets necessary for their connection to the grid. The permit-granting process shall comprise all procedures from the acknowledgment of the receipt of the application to the transmission of the outcome of the procedure referred to in paragraph 2.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 647 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
(6b) Article 16, paragraph 4 is amended as follows: 4. Without prejudice to paragraph 7, the permit-granting process referred to in paragraph 1 for power plants and assets necessary for their connection and integration in the grid shall not exceed two years, including all relevant procedures of competent authorities. Where duly justified on the grounds of extraordinary circumstances, that two- year period may be extended by up to one year.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 648 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 c (new)
(6c) Article 16, paragraph 6 is amended as follows: 6. Member States shall facilitate the repowering of existing renewable energy plants by ensuring a simplified and swift permit-granting process. The length of that process shall not exceed one year. Where duly justified on the grounds of extraordinary circumstances, such as on grounds of overriding safety reasons where the repowering projects impacts substantially on the grid or the original capacity, size or performance of the installation, that one-year period may be extended by up to one year. In the event the repowering project determines an increase in the capacity of the installation and the need for further network developments without increasing the occupied area, the repowering project and the grid development projects associated to the repowering are authorized through the same simplified procedure pursuant to the first subparagraph,
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 649 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new)
(6d) Article 16, paragraph 6bis is added: 6bis. Member States shall appoint a competent body or authority which differs from the authority empowered to issue authorisation decisions with substitution powers on the latter. Those powers shall be exercised where the terms referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6 for deciding on the authorisation for power plants and the assets necessary for their connection and integration in the grid are infringed. The substituting competent body or authority shall decide on the procedure within halved timings as referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 660 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 18
To achieve such sufficient numbers of installers and designers, Member States shall ensure that, as far as compatible with national qualification and certification schemes, sufficient training programmes leading to qualification or certification covering renewable heating and cooling technologies, and their latest innovative solutions, are made available. Member States shall ensure the same level of qualification within their territory by adopting all the necessary measures and tools, such as exchange information systems. Member States shall put in place measures to promote participation in such programmes, in particular by small and medium-sized enterprises and the self- employed. Member States may put in place voluntary agreements with the relevant technology providers and vendors to train sufficient numbers of installers, which may be based on estimates of sales, in the latest innovative solutions and technologies available on the market.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 663 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 18
4. Member States shall make information on the certification schemes referred to in paragraph 3 available to the public. Member States shall ensure that the list of installers who are qualified or certified in accordance with paragraph 3 is regularly updated and made available to the public.;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 674 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Article 19 is amended as follows: Article 19 Guarantees of origin for energy from renewable sources and/or from low carbon sources 1. For the purposes of demonstrating to final customer the share or quantity of energy from renewable sources and/or the share or quantity of energy from low- carbon sources in an energy supplier's energy mix and in the energy supplied to consumers under contracts marketed with reference to the consumption of energy from renewable sources and/or from low- carbon sources can be guaranteed as such within the meaning of this Directive, in accordance with objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria. 2. To that end, Member States shall ensure that a guarantee of origin is issued in response to a request from a producer of energy from renewable sources and from a producer of energy from low- carbon sources. Member States may arrange for guarantees of origin to be issued for energy from other non- renewable sources. Issuance of guarantees of origin may be made subject to a minimum capacity limit. A guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. No more than one guarantee of origin shall be issued in respect of each unit of energy produced. […] The guarantee of origin shall have no function in terms of Member State's compliance with Article 3. Transfers of guarantees of origin, separately or together with the physical transfer of energy, shall have no effect on the decision of Member States to use statistical transfers, joint projects or joint support schemes for compliance with Article 3 or on the calculation of the gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in accordance with Article 7. For the avoidance of doubt, this subparagraph does not prevent the use of guarantees of origin for the purpose of measuring and demonstrating compliance with greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy obligations set out in this Directive.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 675 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Article 19 is amended as follows:Recital (59) is amended as follows: Guarantees of origin which are currently in place for renewable electricity should be extended to cover renewable gas and low-carbon energy sources. Further extending the guarantees of origin system to energy from non-renewable sources, other than low-carbon energy sources, should be an option for Member States. This would provide a consistent means of proving to final customers the origin of renewable gas such as biomethane and would facilitate greater cross-border trade in such gas. It would also enable the creation of guarantees of origin for other renewable and low-carbon gas such as hydrogen.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 694 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
(aa) Article 19, paragraph 7 is amended as follows: 7. A guarantee of origin shall specify at least: (a) the energy source from which the energy was produced and the start and end dates of production; (b) whether it relates to: (i) electricity; (ii) gas, including hydrogen; or (iii) heating or cooling; … (g) information on the greenhouse gas footprint of the produced energy covering life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, (h) information on compliance with criteria laid down in Articles 29 and 29a of this Directive. […]
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 698 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a b (new)
(ab) Article 19, paragraph 11 is amended as follows: 11. Member States shall not recognise guarantees of origins issued by a third country except where the compatible guarantees of origin systems was established in that third country, and only where there is import or export of energy between Union and that third country. The guarantees of origin systems established in third countries shall be considered compatible, in particular where the European Commission has recognised its compatibility with the requirements and standards applicable in the Union
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 701 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a c (new)
(ac) Article 19, paragraph 12 is amended as follows: 12. A Member State may, in accordance with Union law, introduce objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria for the use of guarantees of origin in accordance with the obligations laid down in Article 3(9) of Directive 2009/72/EC and other similar provision contained in the Directive 2009/73/EC or other provisions of the Union law.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 706 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
(ba) Article 19, paragraph 9 is amended as follows: 9. Member States shall recognise guarantees of origin issued by other Member States in accordance with this Directive exclusively as evidence of the elements referred to in paragraph 1 and points (a) to (h) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 7. A Member State may refuse to recognise a guarantee of origin only where it has well-founded doubts about its accuracy, reliability or veracity. The Member State shall notify the Commission of such a refusal and its justification.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 721 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) New paragraph 4 in article 20: Similarly, Member States shall, where relevant, take the necessary actions to integrate intermittent renewable electricity in the grid while ensuring grid stability and security of supply. Such actions can relate to the development of solutions such as storage facilities and grid- balancing power plants and cogeneration plants, participating in grid-balancing in support of intermittent renewable electricity.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 724 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory to make available information on the share of renewable electricity and the greenhouse gas emissions content of the electricity supplied in each bidding zone, as accurately as possible and as close to real time as possible but in time intervals of no more than one hour, with forecasting where available. This information shall be made available digitally in a manner that ensures it can be used by electricity market participants, aggregators, consumers and end-users, and that it can be read by electronic communication devices such as smart metering systems, electric vehicle recharging points, heating and cooling systems and building energy management systems.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 735 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
1. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory to make available information on the share of renewable electricity and the greenhouse gas emissions content of the electricity suppliabsorbed in each bidding zone, as accurately as possible and as close to real time as possible but in time intervals of no more than one hour, with forecasting where available. This information shall be made available digitally in a manner that ensures it can be used by electricity market participants, aggregators, consumers and end-users, and that it can be read by electronic communication devices such as smart metering systems, electric vehicle recharging points, heating and cooling systems and building energy management systems.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 758 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a
4. Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory framework does not discriminate against participation in the electricity markets, including congestion management and the provision of flexibility and balancing services, of small or mobile systems such as domestic batteries and electric vehicles, bothpower-to- gas units, either directly andor through aggregation. where a minimum power threshold is appropriate for services provided by smaller units;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 765 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) Article 22(4) is amended as follows, adding a subparagraph fa: (fa) agricultural and forestry holdings, individually or in aggregate form (cooperatives, consortia, etc.), set up and/or participate in energy communities;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 783 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22a
Member States shall ensure that the contribution of renewable fuels of non- biological origin used for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be 50 % of the hydrogen used for final energy and non- energy purposes in industry by 2030. For the calculation of that percentage, the following rules shall apply: (a) denominatdeleted For the calculation of the For, the energy content of hydrogen for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be taken into account, excluding hydrogen used as intermediate products for the production of conventional transport fuels. (b) numerator, the energy content of the renewable fuels of non-biological origin consumed in the industry sector for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be taken into account, excluding renewable fuels of non-biological origin used as intermediate products for the production of conventional transport fuels. (c) numerator and the denominator, the values regarding the energy content of fuels set out in Annex III shall be used.calculation of the For the calculation of the
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 817 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 23–point a
1. In order to promote the use of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall, strive to increase the share of renewable energy in that sector by at least 1.1 percentage points as an annual average calculated for the periods 2021 to 2025 and 2026 to 2030, starting from the share of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector in 2020, expressed in terms of national share of gross final energy consumption and calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Article 7. In the definition of the increase of the share of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, Member States shall take into account the type and technological level of plants, as well as their date of installation, in order to verify the actual possibility of integration of renewable energy and to foresee different timing of implementation.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 989 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25
For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a) and the share referred to in point (b), Member States shall take into account renewable fuels of non-biological origin also when they are used as intermediate products for the production of conventionaltransport fuels. For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a), Member States mayshall take into account recycled carbon fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 994 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25
When setting the obligation on fuel suppliers, Member States may exempt fuel suppliers supplying electricity or renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin from the requirement to comply with the minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX with respect to those fuels. When setting the obligation referred to in points (a) and (b) to the first subparagraph to ensure the achievement of the targets set out therein, Member States may do so, inter alia, by means of measures targeting volumes, energy content or greenhouse gas emissions, provided that it is demonstrated that the greenhouse gas intensity reduction and minimum shares referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph are achieved.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1015 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25
2. Member States shall establish a mechanism allowing fuel suppliers in their territory to exchange credits for supplying renewable energy to the transport sector. Economic operators that supply renewable electricity to electricnergy to vehicles through public recharging and refuelling stations shall receive credits, irrespectively of whether the economic operators are subject to the obligation set by the Member State on fuel suppliers, and may sell those credits to fuel suppliers, which shall be allowed to use the credits to fulfil the obligation set out in paragraph 1, first subparagraph.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1055 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
Calculation rules in the transport sector and with regard to renewable fuels of non- biological origin regardless of their end use;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1066 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
(iii) for renewable electricity, by multiplying the amount of renewable electricity that is supplied to all transport modes by the fossil fuel comparator ECF(et) set out in in Annex V;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1091 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
(c) the shares of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX and of renewable fuels of non-biological origin supplied in the aviation and maritime modes shall be considered to be 1,24 times their energy content.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1113 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii – introductory part
(iii) in the fifth subparagraph, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:including its points a) and b), is deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1117 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
However, electricity that has been taken from the grid, reinjected from an energy storage facility or obtained from direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity may be fully counted as fully renewable electricity where it is used for the production of renewable fuels of non-biologicalprovided that it is produced exclusively from renewable sources and the renewable properties have been demonstrated through cancellation of guarantees of origin, providedensuring that the installation:;renewable properties of that electricity are claimed only once and only in one end- use sector.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1122 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
Article 27, paragraph 3, subparagraph 5, point a) is deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1123 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6
(iiia) the sixth subparagraph is replaced by the following: Electricity that has been taken from the grid may be counted as fully renewable provided that it is produced exclusively from renewable sources and the renewable properties have been demonstrated through the cancellation of guarantees of origin, ensuring that the renewable properties of that electricity are claimed only once and only in one end- use sector. This can be achieved by either following any of the following: (a) to demonstrate the renewable properties, producers of renewable fuels of non-biological origin should be required to conclude one or more renewable power purchase agreements generating electricity for an amount that is at least equivalent to the amount of electricity that is claimed as fully renewable. The balance between the renewable electricity purchased through one or several power purchase agreements and the amount of electricity taken from the grid to produce renewable fuels of non-biological origin shall be achieved on a quarterly basis. A power purchase agreement can be signed with an existing installation producing renewable electricity provided that the installation does not receive support in form of operating aid or investment aid at the date the contract enters into force, or such support has ended. (b) a granular guarantee of origin pursuant to Article 19(2) may be used in order to demonstrate the renewable properties of the electricity used for the production of renewable fuels of non- biological origin and to ensure that the renewable properties of that electricity are claimed only once and only in one end- use sector.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1128 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Article 27 the seventh and last subparagraph is deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1129 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii b (new)
(iii b) Recital (90) is amended as follows: Renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin are important to increase the share of renewable energy in sectors that are expected to rely on liquid fuels in the long term. To ensure that renewable fuels of non-biological origin contribute to greenhouse gas reduction, the electricity used for the fuel production should be of renewable origin.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1148 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) Article 29, paragraph 1, sub- paragraph 3 is amended as follows: Electricity, heating and cooling produced from municipal solid waste and own biomass residues from biomass processing shall not be subject to the greenhouse gas emissions saving criterial laid down in paragraph 10.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1149 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
— (a) in the case of solid biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling not already operating at the time of entry into force of the present directive with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 520 MW,
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1159 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
— (b) in the case of gaseous biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 2 MW,deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1170 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
This paragraph, with the exception of the first subparagraph, point (c), also applies to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass originating from a country or subnational entity or forest sourcing area which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6a or 6b.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1177 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
The first subparagraph, with the exception of points (b) and (c), and the second subparagraph also apply to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass originating from a country or subnational entity or forest sourcing area which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6a or 6b.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1180 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
5. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural or forest biomass from a country or subnational entity or forest sourcing area which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6a or 6b, taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil and compliance on national, subnational, or forest sourcing area level, in line with the criteria to minimise the risk of using forest biomass derived from unsustainable production referred to in paragraph 6, can be reported by competent authorities.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1186 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoids harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises large clear-cuts and ensures locally appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and on biodiversity features and habitats:;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1191 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoids harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises large clear-cuts and ensures locally appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and on biodiversity features and habitats:;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1201 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a
1. Energy from renewable fuels of non-biological origin shall be counted towards Member States’ shares of renewable energy and the targets referred to in Articles 3(1), 15a(1), 22a(1), 23(1), 24(4) and 25(1) only if the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of those fuels are at least 70 % compared to the relevant fossil fuel comparator.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1204 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a
2. Energy from recycled carbon fuels mayshall be counted towards the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), and towards Member States' shares of renewable energy and recycled carbon fuels to in Article 3(1), only if the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of those fuels are at least 70% compared to the relevant fossil fuel comparator.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1213 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a – introductory part
(a) in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: is amended as follows: (a) allows consignments of raw material or fuels with differing sustainability anda greenhouse gas emissions saving characteristics to be mixed for instance in a container, processing or logistical facility, transmission and distribution infrastructure or site, including European interconnected system for gas consisting of transmission networks, distribution networks, LNG facilities and/or storage facilities and considered as a single logistical facility for this purpose where only physical entry to and exit from the system based on the respective transactions shall be tracked;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1215 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30. paragraph 1a
1a. Where renewable fuels and, recycled carbon fuels and biogas are to be counted towards the targets referred to in Articles 3(1), 15a(1), 22a(1), 23(1), 24(4) and 25(1), Member States shall require economic operators to show that the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2) for renewable fuels and, recycled- carbon fuels and biogas have been fulfilled. For that purpose, they shallmay require economic operators to use a book and claim system through the means of Guarantees of Origin combined with a mass balance system which:;.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1217 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30. paragraph 1b
1b. The mass balance system for biogas purified to natural gas quality and injected in the European network for gas shall ensure tracking from the point of raw material procurement and production until the point of injection in the gas pipeline system as well as the network of bottles, containers and tankers for distribution in off-grid areas.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1220 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b – introductory part
(b) inArticle 30 paragraph 3, the first and second subparagraphs are replaced by the following: is amended as follows: 3. Member States shall take measure to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information regarding the compliance with the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), and that economic operators make available to the relevant Member States shall enable the recording of such information on the guarantees of origin issued according to Article 19 of this Directive after it has been verified by relevant voluntary or national schemes setting standards for the production of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1224 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Member States shall take measures to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information regarding the compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), and that economic operators make available to the relevant Member State, upon request, the data used to develop that information. Member State shall not require economic operators supplying energy through the European interconnected system for gas to provide further evidence of compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), where the compliance verification was carried out at the site of the energy production and documented on the guarantees of origin.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1229 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30
6. Member States may set up national schemes where compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), in accordance with the methodology developed under Article 29a(3), is verified throughout the entire chain of custody involving competent national authorities, except for the European interconnected system for gas, where compliance with sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria is verified by the moment of the physical entry of gases into this system. Those schemes may also be used to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information included by economic operators in the Union database, to demonstrate compliance with Article 27(3) and for the certification of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels with low indirect land-use change-risk.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1230 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
For installations producing electricity heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input between 510 and 120 MW, starting 1. January 2027, Member States shall establish simplified national verification schemes to ensure the fulfillment of the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria set out in paragraphs (2) to (7) and (10) of Article 29.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1240 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) in Article 31, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 are deleted:
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1244 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
1. The Commission shall ensure that a Union database is set up to enable the tracing of liquid and gaseous renewable fuels, low-carbon fuels and recycled carbon fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1249 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31a (new article)
2. Member States shall require the relevant economic operators to enter in a timely manner accurate information into that database on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the fuels subject to those transactions, including their life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, starting from their point of production to the moment it is consumed in the Union. Information on whether support has been provided for the production of a specific consignment of fuel, and if so, on the type of support scheme, shall also be included in the databaseFor the gaseous fuels injected into the European interconnected system for gas within the meaning of Directive 209/73/EC: a) only the physical entry to and physical exit from the system based on respective transactions shall be registered; b) sustainability information, recorder in the guarantee of origin according to Article 19(7)(h), shall be registered independently of the individual physical flows and the underlying transactions.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1251 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Where appropriate to improve traceability of data along the entire supply chain, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to further extend the scope of the information to be included in the Union database to cover relevant data from the point of production or collection of the raw material used for the fuel production. For gaseous fuels injected into the European gas network, the EU gas system should be considered as a single logistical facility and for the avoidance of doubt there should be no physical tracing of molecules within the network. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, for gaseous biomass fuels and gaseous renewable fuels of non-biological origin injected into the gas system, economic operators should enter information on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the fuels up to the injection point, where the mass balancing traceability system will be replaced by a book-and-claim system as referred in the (Article 30(1a)). The information on the cancellation of certificates at final points of consumption should be registered in the Union Database and shall be considered the final consignment for the volumes injected.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1252 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31a (new)
4. IfWhen guarantees of origin have been issued for the production of a consignment of renewable gases, Member States shall ensure that thosesuch guarantees of origin are cancelled before the consignment of renewable gases can be registered in the databregistered in the database as a proof of sustainability for related consignment and cancelled after the consignment is withdrawn from the European interconnected system for gase.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1255 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
5. Member States shall ensure that the accuracy and completeness of the information included by economic operators in the database is verified, for instance by using voluntary or national schemes or system of guarantees of origin.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1257 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 35
The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(3), second subparagraph, Article 29a(3), Article 26(2), fourth subparagraph, Article 26(2) fifth subparagraph, Article 27(1), second subparagraph, Article 27(3), fourth subparagraph, Article 28(5), Article 28(6), second subparagraph, Article 31(5), second subparagraph, and Article 31a(2), second subparagraph, shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [the entry into force of this amending Directive]. In accordance with Article 27(1) the Commission shall adopt a delegated act amending Annex III in accordance with scientific and technical progress within the first year after [the entry into force]. In accordance with Article 31(5), the Commission shall adopt a delegated act amending Annexes V and VI by adding or revising default values for production pathways within the first year after [the entry into force]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1278 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex III
ENERGY CONTENT OF FUELS Annex III is amended adding these fuels: Fuel - Energy content by weight - Energy content by volume FUELS FROM BIOMASS AND/OR BIOMASS PROCESSING OPERATIONS [Bio-propane] Bio-butane - 45 - 27 RENEWABLE FUELS THAT CAN BE PRODUCED FROM VARIOUS RENEWABLE SOURCES, INCLUDING BIOMASS Propane from renewable sources - 46 - 24 Butane from renewable sources - 45 -27
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1287 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V
18. For the purposes of the calculations referred to in point 17, the emissions to be divided shall be eec + el + esca + those fractions of ep, etd, eccs and eccr that take place up to and including the process step at which a co-product is produced. If any allocation to co-products has taken place at an earlier process step in the life-cycle, the fraction of those emissions assigned in the last such process step to the intermediate fuel product shall be used for those purposes instead of the total of those emissions. In the case of biogas and biomethane, all co-products that do not fall under the scope of point 7 shall be taken into account for the purposes of that calculation. No emissions shall be allocated to wastes and residues. Co- products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purposes of the calculation. Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D. In the case of biomass fuels produced in refineries, other than the combination of processing plants with boilers or cogeneration units providing heat and/or electricity to the processing plant, the unit of analysis for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 17 shall be the refinery;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1296 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D of Annex V.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1297 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c a (new)
c a) (d) footnote (3) is replaced by the following (3) Close storage means that the digestate resulting from the digestion process is stored in a gas-tight tank and that the additional biogas released during storage is considered to be recovered for production of additional electricity or biomethane. In the case of biowaste, close storage means that the digestate resulting from the digestion process is directly composted. No greenhouse gas emissions are included in that process.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1308 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8 a) A new Annex IX Part C should be created: Part C. Biomass fuel feedstocks for use in stationary installations outside the transport sector, including the following ponts: 1. Biomass fraction of residues and waste in the primary food processing industry: a) beet pulp (only self-use internal to sector) b) oilseed hulls (only self-use internal to sector) c) potato pulp (only self-use internal to sector) d) sticks from oilseed preparation and leaves from beet washing or oilseed preparation e) cereal husks and fruit shells f) cocoa husks and shells g) biomass fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food and feed chain h) the fibrous fraction of sugar beet after extraction of the diffusion juice, leaves and tails and other liquors obtained after sugar extraction 2. Biomass fraction of sludge from waste water treatment in the primary food processing industry;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The European Green Deal with its ambitious objectives has brought to the increase of cost for European producers, thus it is necessary to have an instrument to ensure a level playing field with third countries, which do not have the same ambitious climate policies as the EU has.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Tackling carbon leakage requires a global action. The European Union must not only lead by example, but also cooperate with its partners to establish a global carbon price or create a climate club with “like-minded partners” as a long-term solution. Thus, the European Union should reinforce its climate diplomacy and open discussion with third countries, which are interested in adopting similar measure to CBAM, in order to harmonise their instruments.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition, while at the same time ensuring a level playing field in order to preserve the competitiveness of EU industries.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissions.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to streplace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk ofn carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated freeprotection in view of higher EU climate ambition by 2030 and thereafter replace progressively these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Unionbon leakage in a different way.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) First, under the import provisions, the CBAM seeks to ensure equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are progressively phased out as of 2030 and only provided that the CBAM has proved to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports and exports. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 132 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
(11 b) Second, under the export provisions, the CBAM seeks to limit the risk of replacement of European low- carbon exports with carbon intense products on third-country markets which would undermine the objective of reducing global emissions. It is necessary to continue addressing the risks of carbon leakage associated with European exports to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU, by introducing allowance adjustments for exports as of the start of the progressive phasing out of free allowances. Those allowance adjustments for exports are established as a component of the EU ETS and are introduced as part of the CBAM to prevent carbon leakage associated with European exports. To this end, the allowance adjustments for export would remain in force independently from the reduction commitments of free allowances under the EU ETS until other countries take equivalent and effective steps to impose carbon costs on competing production. .
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
(11 c) Given the unique characteristics of price formation on the EU electricity market, that are not existing in third countries, the mechanism in Article 10a(6) shall remain outside the scope of CBAM until the CBAM can accurately mirror the indirect costs that are actually passed on in electricity prices in Europe.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 157 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) This Regulation should apply to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union from third countries, except where their production has already been subject to the EU ETS, whereby it applies to third countries or territories, or to a carbon pricing system fully linked with the EU ETS. Exceptions will be granted only to those goods imported into the customs territory of the Union which are subject to carbon cost burden equivalent to that incurred under the EU ETS.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) This Regulation should also apply to goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to exclude from the CBAM third countries or territories fully integrated into, or linked, to the EU ETS and where the carbon cost burden is equivalent to that under the EU ETS, in the event of future agreements, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the list of countries in Annex II. Conversely, those third countries or territories should be excluded from the list in Annex II and be subject to CBAM whereby they do not effectively charge the ETS price on goods exported to the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The GHG emissions to be regulated by the CBAM should correspond to those GHG emissions covered by Annex I to the EU ETS in Directive 2003/87/EC, namely carbon dioxide (‘CO2’) as well as, where relevant, nitrous oxide (‘N2O’) and perfluorocarbons (‘PFCs’). The CBAM should initially apply to direct emissions of those GHG from the production of goods up to the time of import into the customs territory of the Union, and after the end of a transition period and upon further assessment, as well to indirect emissions, mirroring the scope of the EU ETS. Including indirect emissions and pricing them in the CBAM should be done only once the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions has been reduced to a minimum, as the European electricity grid decarbonises.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) However, while the EU ETS sets an absolute cap on the GHG emissions from the activities under its scope and allows tradability of allowances (so called ‘cap and trade system’), the CBAM should not establish quantitative limits to import or export, so as to ensure that trade flows are not restricted. Moreover, while the EU ETS applies to installations based in the Union, the CBAM should be applied to certain goods imported into or exported from the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to preserve its effectiveness as a carbon leakage measure, the CBAM needs to reflect closely the EU ETS price. While on the EU ETS market the price of allowances is determined through auctions, the price of CBAM certificates for imports should reasonably reflect the price of such auctions through averages calculated on a weekly basis. Such weekly average prices reflect closely the price fluctuations of the EU ETS and allow a reasonable margin for importers to take advantage of the price changes of the EU ETS while at the same ensuring that the system remains manageable for the administrative authorities.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 182 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Under the EU ETS, the total number of allowances issued (the ‘cap’) determines the supply of emission allowances and provides certainty about the maximum emissions of GHG. The carbon price is determined by the balance of this supply against the demand of the market. Scarcity is necessary for there to be a price incentive. As it is not possible to impose a cap on the number of CBAM import certificates available to importers, if importers had the possibility to carry forward and trade CBAM import certificates, this could result in situations where the price for CBAM import certificates would no longer reflect the evolution of the price in the EU ETS. That would weaken the incentive for decarbonisation between domestic and imported goods, favouring carbon leakage and impairing the overarching climate objective of the CBAM. It could also result in different prices for operators of different countries. Therefore, the limits to the possibilities to trade CBAM import certificates and to carry them forward is justified by the need to avoid undermining the effectiveness and climate objective of the CBAM and to ensure even handed treatment to operators from different countries. However, in order to preserve the possibility for importers to optimise their costs, this Regulation should foresee a system where authorities can re-purchase a certain amount of excess certificates from the importers. Such amount is set at a level which allows a reasonable margin for importers to leverage their costs over the period of validity of the import certificates whilst preserving the overall price transmission effect, ensuring that the environmental objective of the measure is preserved.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Given that the CBAM, under the import provisions, applies to imports of goods into the customs territory of the Union rather than to installations, certain adaptations and simplifications would also need to apply in the CBAM regime. One of those simplifications should consist in a declarative system where importers should report the total verified GHG emissions embedded in goods imported in a given calendar year. A different timing compared to the compliance cycle of the EU ETS should also be applied to avoid any potential bottleneck resulting from obligations for accredited verifiers under this Regulation and the EU ETS.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 184 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23 a) Under the export provisions of the CBAM, given that the installations concerned can be easily identified, the CBAM would apply to EU installations. The adjustment allowances provided for exported products will calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the CBAM regime when those goods are exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) While the EU ETS applies to certain production processes and activities, the CBAM should target the corresponding imports or exports of goods. That requires clearly identifying imported or exported goods by way of their classification in the Combined nomenclature41 (‘CN’) and linking them to embedded GHG emissions. __________________ 41Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The goods under this Regulation should be selected after a careful analysis of their relevance in terms of cumulated GHG emissions and risk of carbon leakage in the corresponding EU ETS sectors while limiting complexity and administrative burden. In particular, the actual selection should take into account basic materials and basic products covered by the EU ETS with the objective of ensuring that imports of energy intensive products into the Union are on equal footing with EU products in terms of EU ETS carbon pricing, and to mitigate risks of carbon leakage. Other relevant criteria to narrow the selection should be: firstly, relevance of sectors in terms of emissions, namely whether the sector is one of the largest aggregate emitters of GHG emissions; secondly, sector’s exposure to significant risk of carbon leakage, as defined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC; thirdly, the need to balance broad coverage in terms of GHG emissions while limiting complexity and administrative effort. fourthly, the impact of Covid-19 on global supply chain disruption and the increasing of prices in raw materials and other strategic sectors.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Similar technical constraints apply to refinery products, for which it is not possible to unambiguously assign GHG emissions to individual output products. At the same time, the relevant benchmark in the EU ETS does not directly relate to specific products, such as gasoline, diesel or kerosene, but to all refinery output. Due to these constraints, refinery products should be eligible to be included in the scope only if an unambiguous, verifiable and effective methodology is developed in close cooperation with the refining industry.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) However, aluminium products should be included in the CBAM as they are highly exposed to carbon leakage. Moreover, in several industrial applications they are in direct competition with steel products because of characteristics closely resembling those of steel products. Inclusion of aluminium is also relevant as the scope of the CBAM may be extended to cover also indirect emissions in the future. However, including indirect emissions and pricing them in the CBAM could be considered only once the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions has been reduced to a minimum. If after the initial transitional period, the data collected by the Commission shows that the CBAM cannot effectively protect against carbon leakage and incentivise the reduction of global emissions, further phase-in of CBAM and phase-out of free allocation of emission allowances should be paused until an effective solution can be found.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) In case European industries producing goods subject to the CBAM face serious difficulties as a result of its implementation, an in-depth assessment developed in close cooperation with the industrial sectors should be made as promptly as possible to examine whether a CBAM is effective and practicable.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 219 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36 a) Before widening the scope of the CBAM to new sectors, including downstream products using goods covered by the CBAM, a prior assessment should be made by the European Commission in consultation with the industrial sectors in order to check its practicability and effectiveness.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 b (new)
(36 b) Circumvention practices must be prohibited, where a change in the pattern of trade between third countries and the Union or between third countries, or between individual companies or within the same undertaking in relation with products included in the scope of this regulation, whether slightly modified or not, stems from a practice, process or work that have insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation. Those practices should include all types of circumvention practices, including resource shuffling, cost absorption, manipulation of emissions data, wrongful labelling of goods and slight modifications of the product so as to import a product under a different customs code thereby avoiding the present Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 230 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) CBAM certificates for imports differ from EU ETS allowances for which daily auctioning is an essential feature. The need to set a clear price for CBAM import certificates makes a daily publication excessively burdensome and confusing for operators, as daily prices risk becoming obsolete upon publication. Thus, the publication of CBAM prices on a weekly basis would accurately reflect the pricing trend of EU ETS allowances and pursue the same climate objective. The calculation of the price of CBAM import certificates should therefore be set on the basis of a longer timeframe (on a weekly basis) than in the timeframe established by the EU ETS (on a daily basis). The Commission should be tasked to calculate and publish that average price.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 232 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) In order to give the authorised declarants flexibility in complying with their CBAM obligations and allow them to benefit from fluctuations in the price of EU ETS allowances, the CBAM import certificates should be valid for a period of two years from the date of purchase. The authorised declarant should be allowed to re-sell to the national authority a portion of the certificates bought in excess. The authorised declarant should build up during the year the amount of certificates required at the time of surrendering, with thresholds set at the end of each quarter.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 251 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) A transitional period should apply during the period 2023 until 2025. AUnder the import provisions, a CBAM without financial adjustment should apply, with the objective to facilitate a smooth roll out of the mechanism hence reducing the risk of disruptive impacts on trade. Declarants should have to report on a quarterly basis the actual embedded emissions in goods imported during the transitional period, detailing direct and indirect emissions as well as any carbon price paid abroad.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50 a (new)
(50 a) Under the export provisions of the CBAM, the allowance adjustments for exports would be implemented as of the start of the phasing out of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge. A transitional period of two years before the implementation of allowance adjustments for exports is needed to ensure a swift implementation of the mechanism. Particular attention should be paid to the arrangements for the calculation of corresponding allowance adjustments, the operation of registries, the application of the monitoring and reporting guidelines and verification.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 266 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050 and possibilities to improve carbon leakage measures to ensure a level playing field between the EU and third countries. . The Commission shouldall, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, including downstream products using goods covered by the CBAM, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 . With regard to indirect emissions, the evaluation shall take into account the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions and that EU producers are exposed to carbon costs passed on in electricity prices due to the functioning of the EU energy market (indirect carbon costs). __________________ 47 Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 295 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
(59) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert and industry level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201651 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 51Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 304 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into or exportation from the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 307 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The CBAM complements the system established for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union by Directive 2003/87/EC by applying an equivalent set of rules to imports into or export from the customs territory of the Union of goods referred to in Article 2.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 311 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The mechanism willshould, if effective, progressively become an alternative to the mechanisms established under Directive 2003/87/EC to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, notably the allocation of allowances free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of that Directive, without prejudice to the maintenance of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge until 2030 and only provided that the CBAM has proven to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports into or exports from the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 325 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Regulation also applies to goods listed in Annex I when those goods are produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the Customs territory of the European Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 2a, this Regulation does not apply to goods originating in or exported to countries and territories listed in Annex II, Section A.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 329 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed in the country where the goods are originating in are equivalent to those imposed under the EU ETS.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 331 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts in order to determine the conditions for applying the CBAM to goods referred to in paragraph 2 and 2a. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29(2).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 365 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) ‘exportation’ means the release for export of goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS as provided in Article 269 of regulation (EU) N° 952/2013;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘declarant’ means a person lodging a customs declaration, either for release for free circulation in its own name or for export, or the person in whose name such a declaration is lodged in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 373 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘surrender’ means offsetting of CBAM certificates against the declared embedded emissions in imported or exported goods;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 376 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)
(28 a) ‘indirect emissions costs’ mean EUA costs passed on in electricity prices. These are not an indication of the physical indirect emissions in the production.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 377 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Importation and exportation of goods
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 378 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Goods shall only be imported into or exported from the customs territory of the Union by a declarant that is authorised by the competent authority in accordance with Article 17 (‘authorised declarant’).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 380 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Application for an import authorisation
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 389 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Notification and registration of exports Any declarant wishing to obtain adjustments to their emission allowances corresponding to the embedded emissions of the goods produced in the EU and exported outside the territory of the customs union shall be registered as a declarant according to Article 4 and shall notify the competent authorities of its intention at the time of lodging the predeparture declaration. On release of the goods, the customs office of export will transmit the necessary particulars of the export movement to the competent authority which shall issue a certificate establishing the allowance adjustments to be granted to calibrate the regulatory obligation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 390 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
CBAM import declaration
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 402 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning detailed rules regarding the elements of the calculation methods set out in Annex III, including determining system boundaries of production processes, emission factors, installation-specific values of actual emissions and default values and their respective application to individual goods as well as laying down methods to ensure the reliability of data on the basis of which the default values shall be determined, including the level of detail and the verification of the data. Where necessary, those acts shall provide that the default values can be adapted to particular areas, regions or countries to take into account specific objective factors such as geography, natural resources, market conditions, prevailing energy sources, or industrial processes. The implementing acts shall build upon existing legislation for the verification of emissions and activity data for installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC, in particular Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/2067.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The authorised declarant shall ensure that the total embedded emissions declared in the CBAM declaration submitted pursuant to Article 6 are verified by a verifier accredited pursuant to Article 18, based on the verification principles set out in Annex V. The competent authority is authorised to verify the accuracy of the information in the CBAM declaration.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning the principles of verification referred to in paragraph 1 as regards the possibility to waive the obligation for the verifier to visit the installation where relevant goods are produced and the obligation to set thresholds for deciding whether misstatements or non-conformities are material and concerning the supporting documentation needed for the verification report. Provisions laid down in such implementing acts shall be equivalent to the provisions set in Regulation 2018/2067.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 429 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The records referred to in paragraph 5, point (c), shall be sufficiently detailed to enable the verification in accordance with paragraph 5, point (b), and to enable any competent authority to verify and to review, in accordance with Article 19(1), the CBAM declaration made by an authorised declarant to whom the relevant information was disclosed in accordance with paragraph 8.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The central database should, insofar as possible, mirror the information provided in the ETS database.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 446 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall make available to the Member States a list of all competent national authorities and publish this information in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 484 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall establish a central database at the EU level accessible to the public containing the names, addresses and contact details of the operators and the location of installations in third countries in accordance with Article 10(2). An operator may choose not to have its name, address and contact details accessible to the public. The central database should insofar as possible, mirror the ETS database.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 550 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Where a CBAM declaration in accordance with Article 6 has not been submitted, the competent authority of the Member State of establishment of the authorised declarant shall assess the CBAM obligations of that declarant on the basis of the information at its disposal and calculate the total number of CBAM certificates due at the latest by the 31 December of the fourth year following that when the CBAM declaration should have been submitted. This information shall be submitted to the competent authority.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 565 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) 1. Part of the revenues generated by CBAM needs to be used to support research and innovation in carbon- reducing technologies such as renewable hydrogen uptake, storage, and other types of zero carbon industrial innovation, as well as to spur decarbonisation effort in CBAM sectors through financing to companies operating in exporting both developing and least developed countries. 2. The revenues generated from the sale of CBAM certificates, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shall be used to help European industries in decarbonising their production and in deploying low-carbon technologies, since they are facing higher production costs due to the ambitious objectives set by the European Green Deal, as well as to cover the cost of administration of the CBAM. 3. To ensure transparency of the use of revenues generated from the sale of CBAM certificates the Commission shall, on a yearly basis, report to the European Parliament and the Council on how the revenues from the sale of CBAM certificates, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, from the previous year has been used.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 569 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a CBAM Export certificates 1. The competent authority shall register the export of goods listed in Annex I by the declarant. 2. For those export of goods listed in Annex I, the competent authority shall grant adjustment allowances certificates for goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same level as the EU to calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the CBAM. The adjustment allowances for the emissions embedded in the good exported mentioned in the certificate shall be deducted in accordance with Article 5 from the annual amount of allowances above the benchmark, or by default, the amount of allowances not covered by the fallback benchmarks to be surrendered to the competent authority.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 570 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – title
Price of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 579 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – title
Surrender of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 586 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – title
Re-purchase of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 588 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – title
Cancellation of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 599 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Penalties in relation to imports of goods
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 608 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In case of repeated failure to surrender a number of CBAM certificates corresponding to the emissions embedded in goods imported during the previous year, or in case of submission of false information in the CBAM declaration, an authorized declarant, and any of its related parties, may be automatically excluded from the register for a period of 3 years from the date of exclusion. The respective verifier – and any of its related parties - who has certified the accuracy of the information in the CBAM declaration has its certification withdrawn by the competent authority.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 609 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may apply administrative or criminal sanctions for failure to comply with the CBAM legislation in accordance with their national rules in addition to penalties referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4a. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 614 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Practices of circumvention include situations where a change in the pattern of trade in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulationbetween third countries and the Union or between third countries themselves or between individual companies or within the same undertaking in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulation , whether slightly modified or not, stems from a practice, process or work that has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations or seeking benefits as laid down in this Regulation and consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this Regulationor undermining their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the goods concerned.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 621 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The practice, process or work referred to in paragraph 2 include, inter alia: (a) the slight modification of the goods included in the scope of this Regulation to make it fall under customs codes which are normally not subject to the obligations of this Regulation, provided that the modification does not alter its essential characteristics; (b) false declarations as to the identity of the producer of the goods or of the nature of the goods or the production process involved to product these goods; (c) the consignment of the goods via third countries to which more favourable obligations apply; (d) the reorganisation by exporters or producers of their patterns and channels of sales in order to avoid obligations as laid down in this Regulation, or undermine their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the goods, for instance via practices of resource shuffling. (e) the assembly of parts by an assembly operation in the Union or a third country to avoid obligations as laid down in this Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 622 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Following a complaint made by any party, or at the request of Member States or on its own initiative, the Commission may decide, following an investigation, to extend obligations laid down in this regulation, in whatever way is necessary to prevent future circumvention of the present Regulation, when circumvention of the measures in force is taking place. This includes the possibility for the Commission to impose a penalty on an authorised Declarant involved in the circumvention, if this is proportionate, from the date of registration of imports. Given the circumstances of the individual case, the Commission may also decide to ban those imports from entering the Union territory during a certain period or to prevent the authorized Declarant and any of its related parties to import goods subject to the present Regulation into the Union for a certain period.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 623 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Decisions referred to in paragraph 2b shall be subject to an appeal procedure.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 624 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Investigations shall be initiated pursuant to this Article on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State or of any interested party on the basis of sufficient evidence regarding possible circumvention practices as defined in paragraphs 2 and 2a. Initiations shall be made by means of a Commission regulation which shall also instruct customs authorities of Member States to subject imports to registration in accordance with Article 27(5). The Commission shall provide information to the Member States once a party or a Member State has submitted a request to initiate an investigation and the Commission has completed its analysis thereof, or where the Commission has itself determined that there is a need to initiate an investigation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 625 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Investigations shall be carried out by the Commission. The Commission may be assisted by customs authorities and the investigation shall be concluded within 4 months.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 626 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Where the facts as finally ascertained justify the extension of obligations, this shall be done by the Commission adopting delegated acts.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 627 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State or any party affected or benefitted by the situations described in paragraphs 2 to 2f may notify the Commission if it is confronted, over a two- month period compared with the same period in the preceding year with a significant decrease in the volume of imported goods included in the scope of this Regulation and an increase of volume of imports of slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I. The Commission shall continually monitor any significant change of pattern of trade of goods and slightly modified products at Union level.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 633 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a Absorption 1. Where any party submits sufficient information showing that, after the entry into force of this Regulation, an Authorised Declarant has been absorbing the cost of the CBAM Certificates, such that there has been no movement, or insufficient movement, in the resale prices or subsequent selling prices of the imported product in the Union, and that such situation has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than undermining the effects of the obligations as laid down in this Regulation, the Commission shall open an investigation. The Commission shall provide information to the Member States once a party has submitted sufficient information justifying the opening of the investigation and the Commission has completed its analysis thereof. 2. The investigation may also be opened, under the conditions set out in the first subparagraph, on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State. 3. During an investigation pursuant to this Article, any interested party shall be provided with an opportunity to clarify the situation with regard to resale prices and subsequent selling prices. 4.Investigations shall be carried out by the Commission. The Commission may be assisted by customs authorities and the investigation shall be concluded within nine months. 5. If it is concluded that the obligations as laid down in this Regulation should have led to movements in such prices, the Commission shall take appropriate measures to re-establish the effectiveness of the obligations as set out in this Regulations. Such measures imposed pursuant to this Article shall not exceed the amount of the penalties as set out in Article 26.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 646 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall collect the information necessary with a view to extending the scope of this Regulation to indirect emissions and goods other than those listed in Annex I, including downstream products using goods covered by this Regulation, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 656 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, the assessmentan in-depth assessment - developed in close cooperation with the industrial sectors - of the rules to be applied during the trial period established pursuing to article 30a and of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, including downstream products using goods covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 678 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a Further review and reporting by the Commission of the import provisions of the CBAM 1. Following the transitional period, the Commission shall introduce a two-year testing period during which it shall collect and verify data on the surrendering obligations set in Article22 in order to assess the effectiveness of the CBAM in addressing the risk of carbon leakage. 2. In 2029, the European Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding the effectiveness of the CBAM based on the data collected according to paragraph 1. The report by the European Commission may be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend the scope of this Regulation, including if the assessment of the effectiveness of the CBAM in tackling carbon leakage shows that EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC remain necessary to prevent the risk of carbon leakage after 2030.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 680 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 b (new)
Article 30 b Emergency clause In case European industries producing goods subject to the CBAM face serious difficulties in relation to its implementation during the transitional period or the trial period, an individual assessment should be made as promptly as possible to examine whether a CBAM is still effective and practicable for the sector concerned.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 699 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
During the transitional period of this Regulation, the import provision of the CBAM mechanism shall apply as a reporting obligation as set out in Articles 33 to 35.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 704 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Each declarant shall, for each quarter of a calendar year, submit a report (‘CBAM report’) containing information on the goods imported or exported during that quarter, to the competent authority of the Member State of importation or exportation or, if goods have been imported or exported to more than one Member State, to the competent authority of the Member State at the declarant’s choice, no later than one month after the end of each quarter.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 705 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CBAM report shall include the following information for imports and where relevant for exports:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 730 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 3 a (new)
Inclusion of a new Combined Nomenclature (‘CN’) code: 2804 10 00 – Hydrogen
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 731 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 5
CN code Greenhouse gas 7601 – Unwrought aluminium Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7603 – Aluminium powders and flakes Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7604 – Aluminium bars, rods and profiles Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7605 – Aluminium wire Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7606 – Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm 7607 – Aluminium foil (whether or not Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons printed or backed with paper, paper-board, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,2 mm 7608 – Aluminium tubes and pipes Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7609 00 00 – Aluminium tube or pipe Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) 7610 - Aluminium structures (excluding Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, balustrades, pillars and columns); aluminium plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures: 7611 00 00 - Aluminium reservoirs, tanks, Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons vats and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat- insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment 7612 - Aluminium casks, drums, cans, Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment: 7613 00 00 - Aluminium containers for Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons compressed or liquefied gas 7614 - Stranded wire, cables, plaited Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons bands and the like, of aluminium, not electrically insulated: 7615 - Table, kitchen or other household Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons articles and parts thereof, of aluminium; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of aluminium; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of aluminium: 7616 - Other articles of aluminium: Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 41 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Greenhouse gases that are not directly released into the atmosphere should be considered emissions under the EU ETS and allowances should be surrendered for those emissions unless they are captured and reused for example to produce recycled carbon fuels and renewables liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin , stored in a storage site in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council46 , or they are permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use. The Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts specifying the conditions where greenhouse gases are to be considered as permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use, including obtaining a carbon removal certificate, where appropriate, in view of regulatory developments with regard to the certification of carbon removals. _________________ 46Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114).
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) In the European Green Deal, the Commission stated its intention to take additional measures to address greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime transport sector through a basket of measures to enable the Union to reach its emissions reduction targets. In this context, Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended to include the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS in order to ensure this sector contributes to the increased climate objectives of the Union as well as to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which requires developed countries to take the lead by undertaking economy-wide emission reduction targets, while developing countries are encouraged to move over time towards economy-wide emission reduction or limitation targets.49 Considering that emissions from international aviation outside Europe should be capped from January 2021 by global market-based action while there is no action in place that caps or prices maritime transport emissions, it is appropriate that the EU ETS covers a share of the emissions from voyages between a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and port under the jurisdiction of a third country, with the third country being able to decide on appropriate action in respect of the other share of emissions. The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector should thus include half of the emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, half of the emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, and emissions at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State. This approach has been noted as a practical way to solve the issue of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Capabilities, which has been a longstanding challenge in the UNFCCC context. The coverage of a share of the emissions from both incoming and outgoing voyages between the Union and third countries ensures the effectiveness of the EU ETS, notably by increasing the environmental impact of the measure compared to a geographical scope limited to voyages within the EU, while limiting the risk of evasive port calls and the risk of delocalisation of transhipment activities outside the Union. To ensure a smooth inclusion of the sector in the EU ETS, the surrendering of allowances by shipping companies should be gradually increased with respect to verified emissions reported for the period 2023 to 2025. To protect the environmental integrity of the system, to the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered in respect of verified emissions for maritime transport during those years, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established each year, a corresponding a number of allowances should be cancelled. As from 2026, shipping companies should surrender the number of allowances corresponding to all of their verified emissions reported in the preceding year. However, measures should be taken to ensure that the extension of the ETS to maritime transport affects Member States in a fair and not disproportionate manner, taking into account their specific circumstances. _________________ 49 Paris Agreement, Article 4(4). 49
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) In the European Green Deal, the Commission stated its intention to take additional measures to address greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime transport sector through a basket of measures to enable the Union to reach its emissions reduction targets. In this context, Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended to include the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS in order to ensure this sector contributes to the increased climate objectives of the Union as well as to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which requires developed countries to take the lead by undertaking economy-wide emission reduction targets, while developing countries are encouraged to move over time towards economy-wide emission reduction or limitation targets.49 Considering that emissions from international aviation outside Europe should be capped from January 2021 by global market-based action while there is no action in place that caps or prices maritime transport emissions, it is appropriatemight be highly detrimental that the EU ETS would covers a share of the emissions from voyages between a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and port under the jurisdiction of a third country, with the third country being able to decide on appropriate action in respect of the other share of emissions. The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector should thus include half of the emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, half of the emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State,because it might cause a loss of competitiveness to our ports, especially in the transhipment sector. In addition, ships operating routes included in the Motorways of the Seas or granting territorial continuity as a public service to islands should not be considered in the scope of the EU ETS, in order to avoid the concrete risk of a modal backshift to more pollutant sectors in the former case, as well as the risk of endangering territorial continuity in the latter one. The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector should thus include half of the emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, and fifty percent of emissions at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State. This approach has been noted as a practical way to solve the issue of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Capabilities, which has been a longstanding challenge in the UNFCCC context. The coverage of a share of the emissions from both incoming and outgoing voyages between the Union and third countries ensures the effectiveness of the EU ETS, notably by increasing the environmental impact of the measure compared to a geographical scope limited to voyages within the EU, while limiting the risk of evasive port calls and the risk of delocalisation of transhipment activities outside the Union. To ensure a smooth inclusion of the sector in the EU ETS, the surrendering of allowances by shipping companies should be gradually increased with respect to verified emissions reported for the period 20238 to 202530. To protect the environmental integrity of the system, to the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered in respect of verified emissions for maritime transport during those years, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established each year, a corresponding a number of allowances should be cancelled. As from 202631, shipping companies should surrender the number of allowances corresponding to all of their verified emissions reported in the preceding year. __________________ 49 Paris Agreement, Article 4(4).
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 75 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) Further incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using cost- efficient techniques should be provided. To that end, the free allocation of emission allowances to stationary installations from 2026 onwards should be conditional on investments in techniques to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions. Ensuring that this is focused on larger energy users would result in a substantial reduction in burden for businesses with lower energy use, which may be owned by small and medium sized enterprises or micro- enterprises. [Reference to be confirmed with the revised EED]. The relevant delegated acts should be adjusted accordingly.deleted
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), established under Regulation (EU) […./..] of the European Parliament and of the Council51 , is an alternative to free allocation to address the risk of carbon leakage. To the extent that sectors and subsectors are covered by that measure, they should not receive free allocation. However, a transitional phasing-out of free allowances is needed to allow producers, importers and traders to adjust to the new regime. The reduction of free allocation should be implemented by applying a factor to free allocation for CBAM sectors, while the CBAM is phased in. Sufficient safeguards should nevertheless be provided for the products intended for exports and their producers. This percentage (CBAM factor) should be equal to 100 % during the transitional period between the entry into force of [CBAM Regulation] and 2025, 90 % in 2026 and should be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to reach 0 % and thereby eliminate free allocation by the tenth year. The relevant delegated acts on free allocation should be adjusted accordingly for the sectors and subsectors covered by the CBAM, taking into account the need to maintain free allowances for the products that are exported. The free allocation no longer provided to the CBAM sectors based on this calculation (CBAM demand) must be auctioned and the revenues will accrue to the Innovation Fund, so as to support innovation in low carbon technologies, carbon capture and utilisation (‘CCU’), carbon capture and geological storage (‘CCS’), renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change. Special attention should be given to projects in CBAM sectors. To respect the proportion of the free allocation available for the non- CBAM sectors, the final amount to deduct from the free allocation and to be auctioned should be calculated based on the proportion that the CBAM demand represents in respect of the free allocation needs of all sectors receiving free allocation. _________________ 51 [please insert full OJ reference]
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) In order to better reflect technological progress and adjust the corresponding benchmark values to the relevant period of allocation while ensuring emission reduction incentives and properly rewarding innovation, the maximum adjustment of the benchmark values should be increased from 1,6 % to 2,5 % per year. For the period from 2026 to 2030, the benchmark values should thus be adjusted within a range of 4 % to 50 % compared to the value applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020.deleted
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) In order to reflect the actual technological progress within installations included in product benchmarks with consideration of fuel and electricity exchange ability in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 and where the share of indirect emissions is higher than 50% of the relevant product benchmarks, the update of such benchmarks for the periods as of 2026 shall not be affected by the evolution of the carbon intensity of the electricity mix.
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) A comprehensive approach to innovation is essential for achieving the European Green Deal objectives. At EU level, the necessary research and innovation efforts are supported, among others, through Horizon Europe which include significant funding and new instruments for the sectors coming under the ETS. Consequently, the Innovation Fund should seek synergies with Horizon Europe and, where relevant, with other Union funding programmes. Member States should ensure that the national transposition provisions do not hamper innovations and are technologically neutral.
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia that are produced from renewables, as well asvestments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels and infrastructures, such as LNG as a middle- term solution, and hydrogen and ammonia as a long-term solution, but also zero- emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the Innovation Fund as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels and infrastructures in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the Innovation Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the Innovation Fund. __________________ 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 111 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support innovation in and demonstration of low- carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia and synthetic fuels that are produced from renewables, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the Innovation Fund as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the Innovation Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the Innovation Fund. _________________ 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
(43) The Communication of the Commission on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition57 , underlined the particular challenge to reduce the emissions in the sectors of road transport and buildings. Therefore, the Commission announced that a further expansion of emissions trading could include emissions from road transport and buildings. Emissions trading for these two new sectors would be established through separate but adjacent emissions trading. This would avoid any disturbance of the well-functioning emissions trading in the sectors of stationary installations and aviation. The new system is accompanied by complementary policies and measures safeguarding against undue price impacts, shaping expectations of market participants and aiming for a carbon price signal for the whole economy. Previous experience has shown that the development of the new market requires setting up an efficient monitoring, reporting and verification system. In view of ensuring synergies and coherence with the existing Union infrastructure for the EU ETS covering the emissions from stationary installations and aviation, it is appropriate to set up emissions trading for the road transport and buildings sectors via an amendment to Directive 2003/87/ЕC. __________________ 57deleted COM(2020)562 final.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 127 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) Renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels can be important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in sectors that are hard to decarbonise. Where recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin are produced from captured carbon dioxide under an activity covered by this Directive, the emissions should be accounted under that activity where the CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere. To ensure that renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels contribute to greenhouse gas emission reductions and to avoid double counting for fuels that do so, it is appropriate to explicitly extend the empowerment in Article 14(1) to the adoption by the Commission of implementing acts laying down the necessary adjustments for how and where to account for the eventual release of carbon dioxide and how to avoid double counting to ensure appropriate incentives are in place for capturing the CO2, taking also into account the treatment of these fuels under Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
(45) Due to the very large number of small emitters in the sectors of buildings and road transport, it is not possible to establish the point of regulation at the level of entities directly emitting greenhouse gases, as is the case for stationary installations and aviation. Therefore, for reasons of technical feasibility and administrative efficiency, it is more appropriate to establish the point of regulation further upstream in the supply chain. The act that triggers the compliance obligation under the new emissions trading should be the release for consumption of fuels which are used for combustion in the sectors of buildings and road transport, including for combustion in road transport of greenhouse gases for geological storage. To avoid double coverage, the release for consumption of fuels which are used in other activities under Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC should not be covered.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 130 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
(42) The exclusion of installations using exclusively biomass from the EU ETS has led to situations where installations combusting a high share of biomass have obtained windfall profits by receiving free allowances greatly exceeding actual emissions. Therefore, a threshold value for zero-rated biomass combustion should be introduced above which installations are excluded from the EU ETS. The threshold value of 95 % is in line with the uncertainty parameter set out in Article 2(16) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33156 . _________________ 56Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 2018 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 59, 27.2.2019, p. 8).deleted
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
(48) The total quantity of allowances for the new emissions trading should follow a linear trajectory to reach the 2030 emissions reduction target, taking into account the cost-efficient contribution of buildings and road transport of 43 % emission reductions by 2030 compared to 2005. The total quantity of allowances should be established for the first time in 2026, to follow a trajectory starting in 2024 from the value of the 2024 emissions limits (1 109 304 000 CO2t), calculated in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 on the basis of the reference emissions for these sectors for the period from 2016 to 2018. Accordingly, the linear reduction factor should be set at 5,15 %. From 2028, the total quantity of allowances should be set on the basis of the average reported emissions for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, and should decrease by the same absolute annual reduction as set from 2024, which corresponds to a 5,43 % linear reduction factor compared to the comparable 2025 value of the above defined trajectory. If those emissions are significantly higher than this trajectory value and if this divergence is not due to small-scale differences in emission measurement methodologies, the linear reduction factor should be adjusted to reach the required emissions reduction in 2030. __________________ 59Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
(49) The auctioning of allowances is the simplest and the most economically efficient method for allocating emission allowances, which also avoids windfall profits. Both the buildings and road transport sectors are under relatively small or non-existent competitive pressure from outside the Union and are not exposed to a risk of carbon leakage. Therefore, allowances for buildings and road transport should only be allocated via auctioning without there being any free allocation.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
(54) Innovation and development as well as demonstration and up-scaling of new low-carbon technologies in the sectors of buildings and road transport are crucial for ensuring the cost-efficient contribution of these sectors to the expected emission reductions. Therefore, 150 million allowances from emissions trading in the buildings and road transport sectors should also be made available to the Innovation Fund to stimulate the cost-efficient emission reductions.
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 155 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
(50) In order to ensure a smooth start to emissions trading in the buildings and road transport sectors and taking into account the need of the regulated entities to hedge or buy ahead allowances to mitigate their price and liquidity risk, a higher amount of allowances should be auctioned early on. In 2026, the auction volumes should therefore be 30 % higher than the total quantity of allowances for 2026. This amount would be sufficient to provide liquidity, both if emissions decrease in line with reduction needs, and in the event emission reductions only materialise progressively. The detailed rules for this front-loading of auction volume are to be established in a delegated act related to auctioning, adopted pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 165 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
(51) The distribution rules on auction shares are highly relevant for any auction revenues that would accrue to the Member States, especially in view of the need to strengthen the ability of the Member States to address the social impacts of a carbon price signal in the buildings and road transport sectors. Notwithstanding the fact that the two sectors have very different characteristics, it is appropriate to set a common distribution rule similar to the one applicable to stationary installations. The main part of allowances should be distributed among all Member States on the basis of the average distribution of the emissions in the sectors covered during the period from 2016 to 2018.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 170 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
(52) The introduction of the carbon price in road transport and buildings should be accompanied by effective social compensation, especially in view of the already existing levels of energy poverty. About 34 million Europeans reported an inability to keep their homes adequately warm in 2018, and 6,9 % of the Union population have said that they cannot afford to heat their home sufficiently in a 2019 EU-wide survey60 . To achieve an effective social and distributional compensation, Member States should be required to spend the auction revenues on the climate and energy-related purposes already specified for the existing emissions trading, but also for measures added specifically to address related concerns for the new sectors of road transport and buildings, including related policy measures under Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council61 . Auction revenues should be used to address social aspects of the emission trading for the new sectors with a specific emphasis in vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. In this spirit, a new Social Climate Fund will provide dedicated funding to Member States to support the European citizens most affected or at risk of energy or mobility poverty. This Fund will promote fairness and solidarity between and within Member States while mitigating the risk of energy and mobility poverty during the transition. It will build on and complement existing solidarity mechanisms. The resources of the new Fund will in principle correspond to 25 % of the expected revenues from new emission trading in the period 2026-2032, and will be implemented on the basis of the Social Climate Plans that Member States should put forward under Regulation (EU) 20…/nn of the European Parliament and the Council62 . In addition, each Member State should use their auction revenues inter alia to finance a part of the costs of their Social Climate Plans. __________________ 60 Data from 2018. Eurostat, SILC [ilc_mdes01]. 61Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1–56). 62[Add ref to the Regulation establishing the Social Climate Fund].deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I
(b) ‘emissions’ means the release into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases from sources in an installation or the release into the atmosphere from an aircraft performing an aviation activity listed in Annex I or from ships performing a maritime transport activity listed in Annex I of the gases specified in respect of that activity, or the release of greenhouse gases corresponding to the activity referred to in Annex III;;
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
(54) Innovation and development of new low-carbon technologies in the sectors of buildings and road transport are crucial for ensuring the cost-efficient contribution of these sectors to the expected emission reductions. Therefore, 150 million allowances from emissions trading in the buildings and road transport sectors should also be made available to the Innovation Fund to stimulate the cost-efficient emission reductions.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
(55) Regulated entities covered by the buildings and road transport emissions trading should surrender allowances for their verified emissions corresponding to the quantities of fuels they have released for consumption. They should surrender allowances for the first time for their verified emissions in 2026. In order to minimise the administrative burden, a number of rules applicable to the existing emissions trading system for stationary installations and aviation should be made applicable to emissions trading for buildings and road transport, with the necessary adaptations. This includes, in particular, rules on transfer, surrender and cancellation of allowances, as well as the rules on the validity of allowances, penalties, competent authorities and reporting obligations of Member States.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 192 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
(56) For emissions trading in the buildings and road transport sectors to be effective, it should be possible to monitor emissions with high certainty and at reasonable cost. Emissions should be attributed to regulated entities on the basis of fuel quantities released for consumption and combined with an emission factor. Regulated entities should be able to reliably and accurately identify and differentiate the sectors in which the fuels are released for consumption, as well as the final users of the fuels, in order to avoid undesirable effects, such as double burden. To have sufficient data to establish the total number of allowances for the period from 2028 to 2030, the regulated entities holding a permit at the start of the system in 2025 should report their associated historical emissions for 2024.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 202 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
(57) It is appropriate to introduce measures to address the potential risk of excessive price increases, which, if particularly high at the start of the buildings and road transport emissions trading, may undermine the readiness of households and individuals to invest in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. These measures should complement the safeguards provided by the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council64 and that became operational in 2019. While the market will continue to determine the carbon price, safeguard measures will be triggered by rules-based automatism, whereby allowances will be released from the Market Stability Reserve only if concrete triggering conditions based on the increase in the average allowance price are met. This additional mechanism should also be highly reactive, in order to address excessive volatility due to factors other than changed market fundamentals. The measures should be adapted to different levels of excessive price increase, which will result in different degrees of the intervention. The triggering conditions should be closely monitored by the Commission and the measures should be adopted by the Commission as a matter of urgency when the conditions are met. This is without prejudice to any accompanying measures that Member States may adopt to address adverse social impacts. __________________ 64Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L 264, 9.10.2015, p. 1).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 204 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 58
(58) The application of emissions trading in the buildings and road transport sectors should be monitored by the Commission, including the degree of price convergence with the existing ETS, and, if necessary, a review should be proposed to the European Parliament and the Council to improve the effectiveness, administration and practical application of emissions trading for those sectors on the basis of acquired knowledge as well as increased price convergence. The Commission should be required to submit the first report on those matters by 1 January 2028.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
(59) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Articles 3gd(3), 12(3b) and 14(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. To ensure synergies with the existing regulatory framework, the conferral of implementing powers in Articles 14 and 15 of that Directive should be extended to cover the sectors of road transport and buildings. Those implementing powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council65 . __________________ 65Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.02.2011, p. 13).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 213 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1a
In [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be decreased by [-- million allowances (to be determined depending on year of entry into force)]. In the same year, the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be increased by 79 million allowances for maritime transport. Starting in [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the linear factor shall be 4,2 %5.09% until 2030. The Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances within 3 months of [date of entry into force of the amendment to be inserted].;
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 60
(60) In order to adopt non-legislative acts of general application to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of a legislative act, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Articles 10(4) and 10a(8) of that Directive. Moreover, to ensure synergies with the existing regulatory framework, the delegation in Articles 10(4) and 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to cover the sectors of road transport and buildings. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration of 28 September 2011 of Member States and the Commission on explanatory documents66, Member States have undertaken to accompany, in justified cases, the notification of their transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments. With regard to this Directive, the legislator considers the transmission of such documents to be justified __________________ 66 OJ C 369, 17.12.2011, p. 14.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 230 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
(66) In order to mitigate the risk of supply and demand imbalances associated with the start of emissions trading for the buildings and road transport sectors, as well as to render it more resistant to market shocks, the rule-based mechanism of the Market Stability Reserve should be applied to those new sectors. For that reserve to be operational from the start of the system, it should be established with an initial endowment of 600 million allowances for emissions trading in the road transport and buildings sectors. The initial lower and upper thresholds, which trigger the release or intake of allowances from the reserve, should be subject to a general review clause. Other elements such as the publication of the total number of allowances in circulation or the quantity of allowances released or placed in the reserve should follow the rules of the reserve for other sectors.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 232 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 67
(67) It is necessary to amend Regulation (EU) 2015/757 to take into account the inclusion of the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS. Regulation (EU) 2015/757 should be amended to modify the threshold set out in that Regulation from 5 000 GT of size to 5 000 Kw of engine propulsion, in order to take into account all the relevant emitters in maritime sector. Moreover, Regulation (EU) 2015/757 should be amended to oblige companies to report aggregated emissions data at company level and to submit for approval their verified monitoring plans and aggregated emissions data at company level to the responsible administering authority. In addition, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the methods for monitoring CO2 emissions and the rules on monitoring, as well as any other relevant information set out in Regulation (EU) 2015/757, to ensure the effective functioning of the EU ETS at administrative level and to supplement Regulation (EU) 2015/757 with the rules for the approval of monitoring plans and changes thereof by administering authorities, with the rules for the monitoring, reporting and submission of the aggregated emissions data at company level and with the rules for the verification of the aggregated emissions data at company level and for the issuance of a verification report in respect of the aggregated emissions data at company level. The data monitored, reported and verified under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 might also be used for the purpose of compliance with other Union law requiring the monitoring, reporting and verification of the same ship information.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 240 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 8(4)
(i) the following two subparagraphs are inserted after the second subparagraph: ‘In the case of installations covered by the obligation to conduct an energy audit under Article 8(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) [Article reference to be updated with the revised Directive], free allocation shall only be granted fully if the recommendations of the audit report are implemented, to the extent that the pay-back time for the relevant investments does not exceed five years and that the costs of those investments are proportionate. Otherwise, the amount of free allocation shall be reduced by 25 %. The amount of free allocation shall not be reduced if an operator demonstrates that it has implemented other measures which lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent to those recommended by the audit report. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly. No free allocation shall be given to installations in sectors or subsectors to the extent they are covered by other measures to address the risk of carbon leakage as established by Regulation (EU) …./.. [reference to CBAM](**). The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly _________ (*) Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1).”; (**) [CBAM full reference]’deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 246 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point v
(v) ‘shipping company’ means the shipowner or any other organisation or person, such as the manager or the bareboat charterer, that has assumed the responsibility for the operation of the ship from the shipowner and that, on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over the duty to comply, entirely or partially, with this Directive as well as all the duties and responsibilities imposed by the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention, set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*);
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In order to provide further incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy efficiency, the determined Union- wide ex-ante benchmarks shall be reviewedsubjected to an extensive and comprehensive assessment by the European Commission to evaluate the need to review them before the period from 2026 to 2030 in view of potentially modifying the definitions and system boundaries of existing product benchmarks.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 263 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point x
(x) ‘regulated entity’ for the purposes of Chapter IVa shall mean any natural or legal person, except for any final consumer of the fuels, that engages in the activity referred to in Annex III and that falls within one of the following categories: (i) tax warehouse as defined in Article 3(11) of Council Directive (EU) 2020/262(*), the authorised warehouse keeper as defined in Article 3(1) of that Directive, liable to pay the excise duty which has become chargeable pursuant to Article 7 of that Directive; (ii) other person liable to pay the excise duty which has become chargeable pursuant to Article 7 of Directive (EU) 2020/262 in respect of the fuels covered by this Chapter; (iii) applicable, any other person which has to be registered by the relevant competent authorities of the Member State for the purpose of being liable to pay the excise duty, including any person exempt from paying the excise duty, as referred to in Article 21(5), fourth sub-paragraph, of Council Directive 2003/96/EC(**); (iv) applicable, or if several persons are jointly and severally liable for payment of the same excise duty, any other person designated by a Member State . _________ (*) Council Directive (EU) 2020/262 of 19 December 2019 laying down the general arrangements for excise duty (OJ L 058 27.2.2020, p. 4). (**) Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (OJ L 283 31.10.2003, p. 51).deleted where the fuel passes through a if point (i) is not applicable, any if points (i) and (ii) are not if points (i), (ii) and (iii) are not
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 265 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point y
(y) ‘fuel’ for the purposes of Chapter IVa shall mean any fuel listed in Table-A and Table-C of Annex I to Directive 2003/96/EC, as well as any other product offered for sale as motor fuel or heating fuel as specified in Article 2(3) of that Directive;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 266 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b – introductory part
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 a – new
(b) the following paragraph 1a is inserted: Free allocation at benchmark level shall be given in relation to the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] until the full effectiveness of the CBAM in tackling the carbon leakage risk both on the EU market and on export markets is assessed and positively verified. To this purpose, in 2029 the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council a report pursuant to Regulation [CBAM] regarding the effectiveness of the CBAM. The report shall also include the selected option to address the carbon leakage risk on export markets. The report by the Commission shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend this article in view of gradually phasing out free allocation after 2030 proportionally to the proven level of effectiveness of the CBAM. Allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation shall be made available to support innovation in relation to the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] in accordance with Article 10a(8).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 a – new
1a. No free allocation shall be given in relation to the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] as from the date of application of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. By way of derogation from the previous subparagraph, for the first years of operation of Regulation [CBAM], the production of these products shall benefit from free allocation in reduced amounts. A factor reducing the free allocation for the production of these products shall be applied (CBAM factor). The CBAM factor shall be equal to 100 % for the period during the entry into force of [CBAM regulation] and the end of 2025, 90 % in 2026 and shall be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to reach 0 % by the tenth year. The reduction of free allocation shall be calculated annually as the average share of the demand for free allocation for the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] compared to the calculated total free allocation demand for all installations, for the relevant period referred to in Article 11, paragraph 1. The CBAM factor shall be applied. Allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation shall be made available to support innovation in accordance with Article 10a(8).;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 268 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point z
(z) ‘release for consumption’ for the purposes of Chapter IVa shall have the same meaning as in Article 6(3) of Directive (EU) 2020/262.”;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 269 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3a
Articles 3b to 3f shall apply to the allocation and issue of allowances in respect of the aviation activities listed in Annex I. Articles 3g to 3ge shall apply in respect of the maritime transport activities listed in Annex I, with the exception of ships operating routes included in the Motorways of the Seas or performing services of general economic interest (SGEI) under public service obligations (PSOs), including granting territorial continuity.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 271 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3g – paragraph 1
1. The allocation of allowances and the application of surrender requirements in respect of maritime transport activities shall apply in respect of fifty percent (50 %) of theCO2 emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, fifty percent (50 %) of the emissions from ships performing voyage departing from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, one hundredunder the jurisdiction of a Member State and fifty percent (1050 %) of emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and one hundred percent (100 %) ofCO2 emissions from ships at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 280 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3g – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The European Commission shall pursue with the establishment of global market-based measure in partnership with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in order to extend the scope of the EU ETS for maritime transport to cover the CO2 emissions released from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Members State and the emissions from ships at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3g – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. European Commission shall pursue with the establishment of global market-based measure in partnership with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in order to extend the scope of the EU ETS for maritime transport to cover the CO2 emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State and emissions from ships performing voyages from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 286 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/83/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point a.
(a) 20 % of verified emissions reported for 20239;
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 288 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/83/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 45 % of verified emissions reported for 202430;
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 292 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point c
(c) For the period from 2026 to 2030, the benchmark values shall be determined in the samIn order to provide further incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the steel industry, the manner as set out in points (a) and (d) on the basis of information submitted pursuant to Article 11 for the years 2021 and 2022 and on the basis of applying the annual reduction rate in respect of each year between 2008 and 2028ual reduction rate of the product benchmark hot metal calculated pursuant to the previous sub-paragraph shall not be affected by the modification of benchmark definitions and system boundaries pursuant to the fifth sub-paragraph of article 10a1 when the calculation of such rate is influenced by installations that were operational in the period referred to the first sub-paragraph of article 10a2.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 70 % of verified emissions reported for 202531;
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 295 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 100 % of verified emissions reported for 20326 and each year thereafter.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 298 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third paragraph – point d
(d) Where the annual reduction rate exceeds 2,5 % or is below 0,2 %, the benchmark values for the period from 2026 to 2030 shall be the benchmark values applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020 reduced by whichever of those two percentage rates is relevant, in respect of each year between 2008 and 2028. By way of derogation from the previous point, the maximum annual reduction rate of the fuel and heat fallback benchmarks shall remain at 1.6%.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 2
To the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered compared to the verified emissions from maritime transport for the years 20239, 202430 and 202531, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established in respect of each year, a corresponding quantity of allowances shall be cancelled rather than auctioned pursuant to Article 10. The phasing in of the EU ETS for the maritime sector shall be conditional on a full assessment to be conducted before 2028 that ascertain the availability of alternative fuels and technologies and an adequate infrastructural network in each EU Member State. Based on the above assessment, the phasing-in shall be further postponed and/or differentiated geographically based on the effective availability of alternative fuels and technologies at national level. By way of derogation, regular passenger and ferry services engaged in cabotage and island cabotage operations shall be temporarily exempted until a full assessment demonstrates the availability of alternative fuels and technologies in the areas concerned.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 311 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shouldall adopt financial measures in accordance with the second and fourth subparagraphs in favour of sectors or subsectors which are exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs that are actually incurred from greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices, provided that such financial measures are in accordance with State aid rules, and in particular do not cause undue distortions of competition in the internal market. The financial measures adopted should not compensate indirect costs covered by free allocation in accordance with the benchmarks established pursuant to paragraph 1. Where a Member State spends an amount higher than the equivalent of 25 % of their auction revenues of the year in which the indirect costs were incurred, it shall set out the reasons for exceeding that amount.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 314 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3gd a (new)
Article 3gd a The Commission shall establish a dedicated Maritime Transport Fund to support and accelerate projects, investments and innovations in the EU maritime sector. At least 75% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in Article 3g shall be allocated to this Fund. The dedicated Fund shall support and facilitate the transition to energy efficient and climate resilient EU maritime sector, providing funding to companies for technological, fleet renewal and retrofitting investments as well as to support improvement of the energy efficiency of ships and ports and the deployment of the necessary infrastructure for decarbonising the maritime transport sector. The remained 25% of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances shall be allocated to the Innovation Fund, in order to support the deployment and realization of intermodal projects, shift to rail and combined transport within the ports included in the TEN-T core network.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 316 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3gd – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) before 1 February 20249, publish a list of shipping companies which performed a maritime activity listed in Annex I that fell within the scope defined in Article 3g on or with effect from 1 January 20239, specifying the administering authority for each shipping company in accordance with paragraph 1; and
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 323 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ge – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall consider possible amendments in relation to the adoption by the International Maritime Organization of a global market-based measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport. In the event of the adoption of such a measure, and in any event before the 20328 global stocktake and no later than 30 September 20328, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council in which it shall examine any such measure. Where appropriate, the Commission may follow to the report with a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Directive as appropriate.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 327 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ge – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of this Chapter and possible trends as regards companies seeking to avoid being bound by the requiremennd adverse impacts as regards, inter alia, possible transport cost increases, port evasion and shift of transhipment hubs, the competitiveness of the maritime sector in the EU Member States, taking account of the specificities of each fleet segment. Particular attention should be paid to the adverse impacts ofn this Directive. If appropriate, the Commission shall propose measures to prevent such avoidance.; ose shipping services that provide essential services of “territorial continuity”. All potential impacts should be assessed considering the aggregated effects of the different policy measures under the Fit for 55 package as well as the specific impacts in each Member State. The Commission shall propose measures to prevent such adverse impacts and develop adequate support mechanisms.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 338 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3
In [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be decreased by [-- million allowances (to be determined depending on year of entry into force)]. In the same year, the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be increased by 79 million[number corresponding to scope of application to maritime transport activities as set out in Article3g of Directive 2003/87/EC] allowances for maritime transport. Starting in [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the linear factor shall be 4,2 %. The Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances within 3 months of [date of entry into force of the amendment to be inserted].;
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 339 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
Projects shall be selected on the basis of objective and transparent criteria and on a technology-neutral basis, taking into account, where relevant, the extent to which projects contribute to achieving emission reductions well below the benchmarks referred to in paragraph 2. Projects shall have the potential for widespread application or to significantly lower the costs of transitioning towards a low-carbon economy in the sectors concerned. Projects involving CCU shall deliver a net reduction in emissions and ensure avoidance or permanent storage of CO2. In the case of grants provided through calls for proposals, up to 60 % of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40 % need not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, provided that pre-determined milestones, taking into account the technology deployed, are attained. In the case of support provided through competitive bidding and in the case of technical assistance support, up to 100 % of the relevant costs of projects may be supported.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 343 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g Directive 2003/87/EC
The calls for proposal shall be open and transparent and clearly set out what kinds of technologies can be supported. The Commission shall take measures to ensure that the calls are communicated as widely as possible, and especially to SMEs.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7 a
The Innovation Fund shall, where appropriate, ensure that there are effective synergies with other relevant Union funding instruments, such as Horizon Europe, and in particular with European partnerships.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 346 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to avoid an adjustment of free allocation as of Article 10a (5), in addition to the flexibility provided in paragraph 5a, allowances in the market stability reserve shall be used corresponding to an amount of up to 5% of the total quantity of allowances.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 348 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point h
(c) in paragraph 3, point (h) is replaced by the following: (h) energy efficiency, district heating systems and insulation, or to provide financial support in order to address social aspects in lower- and middle-income households, including by reducing distortive taxes;deleted measures intended to improve
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 353 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
1. A fund to support investments proposed by the beneficiary Member States, including the financing of small- scale investment projects, including in regions and municipalities, to modernise energy systems and improve energy efficiency shall be established for the period from 2021 to 2030 (the ‘Modernisation Fund’). The Modernisation Fund shall be financed through the auctioning of allowances as set out in Article 10, for the beneficiary Member States set out therein.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 363 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
The Innovation Fund shall cover the sectors listed in Annex I and Annex III, including environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation (“CCU”) that contributes substantially to mitigating climate change, alternative fuels such as LNG or zero-emission fuels such as ammonia or hydrogen, as well as products substituting carbon intensive ones produced in sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of projects aimed at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (“CCS”) of CO2, as well as of innovative renewable energy and energy storage technologies; in geographically balanced locations. The Innovation Fund may also support break- through innovative technologies and infrastructure to decarbonise the maritime sector and for the production of low- and zero-carbon fuels in aviation, rail and road transport. Special attention shall be given to projects in sectors covered by the [CBAM regulation] to support innovation in low carbon technologies, CCU, CCS, renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c a new
(c a) Without prejudice to Article 3gc, the following classes of vessels shall be subject to a method for surrendering and an adjusted number of allowances: (i) Ice-breakers; (ii) Ro/Ro and Ro/Pax; (iii) ships included in the scope of this Directive that are propelled, entirely or partially, by LNG and built after 2020.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 392 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 1
3b. An obligation to surrender allowances shall not arise in respect of emissions of greenhouse gases which are considered to have been captured and utilised to become permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use, and in respect of greenhouse gases that are captured and used to produce recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 406 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter IVa
(21) The following Chapter IVa is inserted after Article 30: “CHAPTER IVa EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS AND ROAD TRANSPORT [...]deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 447 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex 1 – point 1
1. Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and testing of new products and processes, and installations where emissions from the combustion of biomass that complies with the criteria set out pursuant to Article 14 contribute to more than 95 % of the total greenhouse gas emissionexclusively using biomass are not covered by this Directive.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 456 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph (-1 a) new
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to ships above 5 000 gross tonnage(-1a) In Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. This Regulation applies to ships with engine of above 5 000 kW power output in respect of CO2 emissions released during their voyages from their last port of call to a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State and from a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State to their next port of call, as well as within ports of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State. Or. en (Regulation (EU) 2015/757)
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 473 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – point 2
2. When the total rated thermal input of an installation is calculated in order to decide upon its inclusion in the EU ETS, the rated thermal inputs of all technical units which are part of it, in which fuels are combusted within the installation, shall be added together. These units may include all types of boilers, burners, turbines, heaters, furnaces, incinerators, calciners, kilns, ovens, dryers, engines, fuel cells, chemical looping combustion units, flares, and thermal or catalytic post-combustion units. Units with a rated thermal input under 3 MW shall not be taken into account for the purposes of this calculation.;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 483 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IV – part C
(c) the following Part C is added: PART C — Monitoring and reporting of emissions corresponding to the activity referred to in Annex IIIdeleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In the context of fuel transition to renewable and low carbon fuels and substitute sources of energy, it is essential to ensure the proper functioning of and fair competition in the EU maritime transport market regarding marine fuels, which account for a substantial share of ship operators’ costs. Total cost of ownership of shipping assets shall be a driving variable in the decisions taken by policy makers, while guiding the search for the optimal decarbonisation pathways in the shipping industry. Differences in fuel requirements across Member States of the Union can significantly affect ship operators’ economic performance and negatively impact competition in the market. Due to the international nature of shipping, ship operators may easily bunker in third countries and carry large amounts of fuel. This may lead to carbon leakage and detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the sector if the availability of renewable and low carbon fuels in maritime ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State is not accompanied by a scaled production and due requirements for their use that apply to all ship operators arriving at and departing from ports under the jurisdiction of Member States. This Regulation should lay down measures to ensure that the penetration of renewable low-carbon fuels in the marine fuels market takes place under the conditions of fair competition on the EU maritime transport market, leaving shipping operators the choice of lower abatement cost option. This is essential to guarantee the competitiveness of European shipping industries and the relevance of logistic routes linking European ports with global trade. LNG today plays a role as a transition low- carbon fuel, while laying the ground for the roll out of bioLNG and eLNG in the forthcoming decades. The Commission shall consider the technological advantages of these decarbonized alternatives in terms of abatement cost and infrastructure readiness, particularly with regards to hydrogen and ammonia- based shipping.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 145 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) While instruments such as carbon pricing or targets on the carbon intensity of activity promote improvements in energy efficiency, they are not suited to bring about a significant shift towards renewable and low-carbon fuels in the short and medium term. A specific regulatory approach dedicated to the deployment of renewable and low-carbon marine fuels and substitute sources of energy, such as wind or electricity, is therefore necessary is therefore necessary to be implemented in a goal-based, technology neutral and cost effective manner.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels with a high potential for sustainability, commercial maturity and a high potential for innovation and growth to meet future needs should be promoted. This will support creating innovative and competitive fuels markets and ensure sufficient supply of sustainable maritime fuels in the short and long term to contribute to Union transport decarbonisation ambitions, while strengthening Union’s efforts towards a high level of environmental protection. For this purpose, liquefied natural gas and other sustainable maritime fuels produced from feedstock listed in Parts A and B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as well as synthetic maritime fuels should be eligible. In particular, liquefied natural gas and other sustainable maritime fuels produced from feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 are essential, as currently the most commercially mature technology to decarbonise maritime transport already in the short term.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Maritime transport accounts for around 75% of EU external trade and 31% of EU internal trade in terms of volume. At the same time, ship traffic to or from ports in the European Economic Area accounts for some 11% of all EU CO2 emissions from transport and 3-4% of total EU CO2 emissions. 400 million passengers embark or disembark annually in ports of Member States, including around 14 million on cruise ships. Maritime transport is therefore an essential component of Europe’s transport system and plays a critical role for the European economy, especially in the post-pandemic scenario. The maritime transport market is subject to strong and sometimes unfair competition between economic actors in the Union and beyond for which a level playing field is indispensable. The stability and prosperity of the maritime transport market and its economic actors rely on a clear, predictable, stable and harmonised policy framework where maritime transport operators, ports and other actors in the sector can operate on the basis of equal opportunities. Where market distortions occur, they risk putting ship operators, or ports at a disadvantage compared to competitors within the maritime transport sector or in other transport sectors. In turn, this can result in a loss of competitiveness of the maritime transport industry, and a loss of connectivity for citizenustomers and businesses. Maritime transport remains a key asset to connect islands and peripheral areas of the continent.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 177 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) To enhance the Union’s climate commitment under the Paris Agreement and set out the steps to be taken to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, and to translate the political commitment into a legal obligation, the Commission adopted the (amended) proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)19 as well as the Communication ‘Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition’20 . This also integrates the target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels by 2030. Accordingly, various complementary policy instruments are needed to motivate the use and production of sustainably produced renewable and low-carbon fuels, included in the maritime transport sector. The necessary technology development and deployment has to happen by 2030in due time to prepare for much more rapid change thereafter. _________________ 19 COM(2020) 563 final 20 COM(2020) 562 final
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In the context of fuel transition to renewable and low carbon fuels and substitute sources of energy, it is essential to ensure the proper functioning of and fair competition in the EU maritime transport market regarding marine fuels, which account for a substantial share of ship operators’ costs. Differences in fuel requirements across Member States of the Union can significantly affect ship operators’ economic performance and negatively impact competition in the market. Due to the international nature of shipping, ship operators may easily bunker in third countries and carry large amounts of fuel. This may lead to carbon leakage and detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the sector if the availability of renewable and low carbon fuels in maritime ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State is not accompanied by requirements for their use that apply to all ship operators arriving at and departing from ports under the jurisdiction of Member States. This Regulation should lay down measures to ensure that the penetration and development of renewable low-carbon fuels in the marine fuels market takes place under the conditions of fair competition on the EU maritime transport market.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The rules laid down in this Regulation should apply in a non- discriminatory manner to all ships regardless of their flag. For reasons of coherence with Union and international rules in the area of maritime transport, this Regulation should not apply to warshipmilitary and police units, naval auxiliaries, fish- catching or fish- processing ships, or government ships used for non-commercial purposes.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 194 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The use of on-shore power supply (OPS) abates air pollution produced by ships as well as reduces the amount of GHG emissions generated by maritime transport. OPS represents an increasingly clean power supply available to ships at berth, in view of the growing renewables share in the EU electricity mix. While only the provision on OPS connection points is covered by Directive 2014/94/EU (Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive – AFID), the demand for and, as a result, the deployment of this technology has remained limited. Therefore specific rules should be established to mandate the use of OPS by the most polluting ships, preserving the compliance between this regulation and XXX [AFIR] Regulation.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 195 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The development and deployment of new fuels and energy solutions requires a coordinated and pragmatic approach to match supply, demand and the provision of appropriate distribution infrastructure. Appropriate incentives and economies of scale on the supply side will facilitate further developments of these new fuels. While the current European regulatory framework already partly addresses fuel production with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 and distribution with Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council23 , there is also a need for a tool that establishes increasing levels of demand of renewable and low-carbon maritime fuels. _________________ 22Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2001, p. 82). 23 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1).
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) While instruments such as carbon pricing or targets on the carbon intensity of activity promote improvements in energy efficiency, they are not suited to bring about a significant shift towards renewable and low-carbon fuels in the short and medium term. A specific regulatory approach dedicated to the deployment of renewable and low-carbon marine fuels and substitute sources of energy, such as wind or electricity, is therefore necessary, even if some of these technologies should be further researched.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In addition to OPS, other technologies might be capable of offering equivalent environmental benefits in ports. When on a well to wake approach the use of an alternative technology is demonstrated to be equivalent to the use of OPS, a ship should be exempted from its use of OPS.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 201 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Whilst there may then be a tendency to favour these new, potentially better or more promising solutions, the investments made in the former technologies, fuels or other solutions still need to be honoured and protected in that the investments made in these “former” technologies, fuels or solutions need to be returned. For these reasons, there is need for the waterborne sector in Europe to be granted the necessary legal certainty that is a prerequisite to achieve the EU Green Deal targets.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Policy interventionConsidering that in the short term many zero-emissions technologies will not be immediately available and affordable, it is crucial to promote initiatives to stimulate demand of renewable and low- carbon maritime fuels should be goal-based and respect the principle of technological neutrality. Accordingly, limits should be set on the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used on-board by ships without prescribing the use of any particular fuel or technology.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 205 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels with a high potential for sustainability, commercial maturity and a high potential for innovation and growth to meet future needs should be promoted, also establishing a clear and predictable legal framework for producers, suppliers and operators. This will support creating innovative and competitive fuels markets and ensure sufficient supply of sustainable maritime fuels in the short and long term to contribute to Union transport decarbonisation ambitions, while strengthening Union’s efforts towards a high level of environmental protection. For this purpose, LNG and other sustainable maritime fuels produced from feedstock listed in Parts A and B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as well as synthetic maritime fuels should be eligible. In particular, LNG and other sustainable maritime fuels produced from feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 are essential, as currently the most commercially mature technology to decarbonise martime transport already in the short term.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) However, this approach must be stricter in the maritime sector. The maritime sector has currently insignificant levels of demand for food and feed crops- based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, since over 99% of currently used marine fuels are of fossil origin. Therefore, the non-eligibility of food and feed crop- based fuels under this Regulation also minimises any risk to slow down the decarbonisation of the transport sector, which could otherwise result from a shift of crop-based biofuels from the road to the maritime sector. It is essential to minimise such a shift, as road transport currently remains by far the most polluting transport sector and the maritime transport currently uses predominanetly fuels of fossil origin. It is therefore appropriate to avoid the creation of a potentially large demand of food and feed crops-based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels by promoting their use under this Regulation. Accordingly, the additional greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity caused by all types of feed and food crop- based fuels require that these fuels be considered to have the same emission factors as the least favourable pathway.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 215 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The long lead times and the high costs associated to the development and deployment of new fuels and energy solutions for maritime transport require rapid action and the establishment of a clear and predictable long-term regulatory framework facilitating planning and investment from all the stakeholders concerned. A clear and stable long-term regulatory framework will facilitate, agreed with the stakeholders, will be crucial for the development and deployment of new fuels and energy solutions for maritime transport, and encourage investment from stakeholders. Such framework should define limits for the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used on-board by ships until 2050. Those limits should become more ambitious over time to reflect the expected technology development and increased production of marine renewable and low carbon fuels.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 217 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) To encourage the entire waterborne sector to invest significantly in the transformation of waterborne transport into a zero-emission mode of transport, investments need to be underpinned by a legal framework that offers legal certainty to the entire sector, including to the European Maritime Technology Sector.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)
(14 b) Due to the longevity of maritime technology, maritime stakeholders, including shipyards and maritime equipment manufacturers, deserve protection in terms of legal certainty, in particular first movers investing in innovative technologies and/or in new fuels. The rationale therefor is that the transition towards zero-emission waterborne transport and towards a zero- emission maritime (technology) sector will face rapidly changing state-of-the-art technologies, alternative fuels or other zero-emission solutions offering new superior pathways compared to recent solutions.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 230 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The future use of renewable energy sources and alternative propulsion, such as wind and solar energy, could be a possible solution to greatly reduces the greenhouse gas intensity of the overall ship energy use. The difficulty to accurately measure and quantify these energy sources (intermittence of the energy use, direct transfer as propulsion, etc.) should not impede their recognition in the overall ship energy use through means of approximations of their contribution to the ship’s energy balance.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 232 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Air pollution produced by ships (sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter) at berth is a significant concern for coastal areas and port cities. Therefore, specific and stringent obligations should be imposdeveloped to reduce emissions at berth from ships that draw power from their engines during their stay in port. According to the data collected within the framework of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 in 2018, passenger ships and containerships are the ship categories producing the highest amount of emissions per ship at berth. Accordingly, emissions from these categories of ships should be addressed as a priority, providing, at the same time, enough and specific infrastructures.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The use of on-shore power supply (OPS) abates air pollution produced by ships as well as reduces the amount of GHG emissions generated by maritime transport. OPS represents an increasingly clean power supply available to ships at berth, in view of the growing renewables share in the EU electricity mix. While only the provision on OPS connection points is covered by Directive 2014/94/EU (Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive – AFID), the demand for and, as a result, the deployment of this technology has remained limited. Therefore specific rules and incentives should be established to mandatedevelop the use of OPS by the most polluting ships.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 250 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) Certification of fuels is essential to achieve the objectives of this Regulation and guarantee the environmental integrity of the renewable and low-carbon fuels that are expected to be deployed in the maritime sector. Such certification should be undertaken by means of a transparent, standardised and non-discriminatory procedure. With a view to facilitating certification and limiting the administrative burden, the certification of biofuels, biogas, renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuel should rely on the rules established by Directive (EU) 2018/2001. This approach of certification should also apply to fuels bunkered outside the Union, which should be considered as imported fuels, in a similar way as Directive (EU) 2018/2001. When companies intend to depart from the default values provided for by that Directive or this new framework, this should only be done when values can be certified by one of the voluntary schemes recognised under Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (for well-to-tank values) or by means of laboratory testing or direct emissions measurements (tank-to-wake).
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 251 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) Compliance with this Regulation would depend on elements that could be beyond control of the company, such as issues related to fuel availability or fuel quality. Therefore, companies should be allowed the flexibility of rolling-over a compliance surplus from one year to another or borrowing an advance compliance surplus, within certain limits, from the following year. The use of OPS (or other low-emission technologies) at berth, being of high importance for local air quality in port cities and coastal areas should not be eligible for similar flexibility provisions.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) The revenues generated from the payment of penalties should be usedentirely reinvested in the shipbuilding sector, to promote the distribution and use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in the maritime sector and help maritime operators to meet their climate and environmental goals. The revenues should also be devoted to the necessary deployment of the distribution, storage and bunkering infrastructure of future sustainable alternative fuels. For this purpose these revenues should be allocated to the the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) Given the international dimension of the maritime sector, a global approach to limiting the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used by ships is preferable as it could be regarded as more effective due to its broader scope. In this context, and with a view to facilitating the development of international rules within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the Commission should share relevant information on the implementation of this Regulation with the IMO and other relevant international bodies and relevant submissions should be made to the IMO. Where an agreement on a global aproach is reached on matters of relevance to this Regulation, the Commission should review the present Regulation with a view to aligning it, where appropriate, with the international rules. This review, on the basis of an active monitoring, should also occur in the event of evidences of carbon leakage.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
(42 a) Nowadays, the international dimension of the maritime sector is strategic. To achieve the results and the ambitions set in the present Regulation and an effective decrease in CO2 emissions throughout European and global maritime transport, a dedicated EU approach towards non-EU countries is urgently needed. This would serve to safeguard the competitiveness of the principal actors of the market and spread similar practices of the present Regulation also on a global scale. The effectiveness of the present Regulation would be strengthened if the EU were able to play a key role also at the international level.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 266 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) Equally important to achieve a zero-emission waterborne (transport) sector is the training of seafarers (operators) as well as of workers across European shipyards and maritime equipment companies. In both cases, the road to a zero-emission waterborne (transport) sector will require the need for upskilling/reskilling to enable these workers to get acquainted with, operate, install, repair and maintain new propulsion systems, zero-emission technologie sand sustainable fuels.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 273 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
in order to increase consistent use of renewable and low-carbon fuels and substitutalternative sources of energy across the Union, while ensuring the smooth operation of maritime traffic and avoiding distortions in the internal market, also coming from non-EU operators.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 275 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a half of the energy used on voyages departing from or arriving to a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State, where the last or the next port of call is under the jurisdiction of a third country.deleted
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 278 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a half of the energy used on voyages departing from or arriving to a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State, where the last or the next port of call is under the jurisdiction of a third country.deleted
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 287 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
If a thorough ex-ante impact assessment regarding the risks of cargo diversion establishes that no major negative impacts on EU ports are expected, the Commission shall propose an amendment to this Regulation aiming at applying the Regulation to X percent (X%) of the energy used on voyages departing from or arriving to a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State, where the last or the next port of call is under the jurisdiction of a third country.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 296 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘renewable fuels of non-biological origin’ means liquid and gaseous transport renewable fuels of non- biological origin as defined in Article 2, point (36), of Directive (EU) 2018/2001;
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 336 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, a ship at berth in a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State shall connect to on- shore power supply and use it for all energy needs while at berth, if these technologies are available and mature.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 363 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
[Asterix: The reference value, which calculation will be carried out at a later stage of the legislative procedure, corresponds to the fleet average greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used on-board by ships in 202019 determined on the basis data monitored and reported in the framework of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and using the methodology and default values laid down in Annex I to that Regulation.] The phase-in timescale, as laid down in Paragraph 2, shall take into account the availability of alternative solutions to the use of current fuels and be revised, if necessary, on the basis of the report that the Commission shall present on the evolution of technologies and market for renewable and low fuels in maritime transport, pursuant to Article 28 of the present Regulation].
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 372 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) biofuels and biogas that do not comply with point (a) or that are produced from food and feed crops shall be considered to have the same emission factors as the least favourable fossil fuel pathway for this type of fuelnot exceed the limitations set in Article 26 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 for the entire transport sector;
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 392 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, a ship at berth in a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member Statemoored at the quayside in a port of call that falls within the scope of Article 9 of XXX [AFIR] Regulation, shall connect to on-shore power supply and use it for all energy needs while at berth, except for boilers and other thermal devices which can't be powered through OPS.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 414 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council, by 1 January 2030, or at any time in the event of evidences of carbon leakage, the results of an evaluation on the functioning of this Regulation and the evolution of the technologies and market for renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and its impact on the maritime sector in the Union. The Commission shall consider possible amendments to:
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 423 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a Periodic evaluation Every year over a period of five years as from the entry into force of the Fuel EU Maritime Regulation, the EU Commission shall evaluate the impact of Fuel EU Maritime on EU ports exposed to competition from non-EU ports. A list of those ports shall be established, their emissions monitored and the evolution of the volumes tracked to determine whether variations are due to market conditions or can be attributed to carbon leakage.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 430 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) that are unable to connect to on- shore power supply due to unavailable connection points at the visited berth in a port;
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 453 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. According to Article 28, the European Commission should present a report on the availability of infrastructures for on shore power supply in the European ports' system by 2030. In case the infrastructure is not completely built up and functioning in a given port, the exceptions listed under paragraph 3 should remain into force until its completion.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 490 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) biofuels and biogas that do not comply with point (a) or that are produced from food and feed crops of high indirect land-use change-risk shall be considered to have the same emission factors as the least favourable fossil fuel pathway for this type of fuel;
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 499 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Companies shall also be entitled to divert from the established default values for the well-to-tank emission factors for fossil fuels to account for differing performance in terms of associated emissions, certified by recognized EU or international standards. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26, in order to supplement this Regulation and set the standards developed.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 501 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Certification of fossils fuels 1. Companies shall be entitled to divert from the established default values for the tank-to-wake emission factors provided that actual values are certified by means of laboratory testing or direct emissions measurements. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation by establishing the rules on conducting the laboratory testing and direct emissions measurements. 2. Companies shall be entitled to divert from the established default values for the well-to-tank emission factors provided that actual values are certified. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation by establishing the rules on certifying actual well-to-tank emissions.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 580 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The penalties referred to in Article 20(1) and 20(2) shall be allocated to support common projects aimed at the rapid deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector. Projects financed by the funds collected from the penalties shall stimulate the production of greater quantities of renewable and low carbon fuels for the maritime sector, facilitate the construction of appropriate bunkering facilities or electric connection ports in ports, and support the development, testing and deployment of the most innovative European technologies in the fleet, as well as stimulating fleet renewal across the European Union maritime technology industry, to achieve significant emission reductions.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 656 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of this regulation the term ∑𝒌𝑬𝒌 × 𝑪𝑶𝟐𝒆𝒒 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒌 in the numerator of Equation (1) shall be set to zero.deleted 𝒄
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 669 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 11
Column 7 contains the emission factor Cf for methane in [gCH4/gfuel]. Default values as contained in the table shall be used. Values certified by mean of testing can be used in place of the default values. For LNG fuels (i.e. LNG, bio-LNG and e- LNG) Cf for methane are set to zero.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 671 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 13
Column 9 identifies the part of fuel lost as fugitive emissions (Cslip) measure as % of mass of fuel used by the specific energy converter. Default values as contained in the table shall be used. Values certified by mean of testing can be used in place of the default values. For fuels such as LNG for which the fugitive emissions (slip) exists, the amount of fugitive emissions as presented in Table 1 is expressed in % of the mass of fuel used (Column 9). The values contained in Column 9 shall be used, in accordance with equation (1). The values of Cslip in Table (1) are calculated at 50% of the engine load. Default values as contained in the table shall be used. Values certified by mean of testing can be used in place of the default values.
2022/04/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Over the past decades, air transport has played a crucial role in the Union's economy and in the everyday lives of Union citizens, as one of the best performing and most dynamic sectors of the Union economy. It has been a strong driver for economic growth, jobs, trade and tourism, as well as for connectivity and mobility for businesses and, citizens, students and workers alike, particularly within the Union aviation internal market. Growth in air transport services has significantly contributed to improving the internal market, the attractiveness of businesses to markets outside the Union, connectivity within the Union and with third countries, and has been a significant enabler of the Union economy. What is more, air transport is essential to maintaining the connectivity of the EU's insular and outermost regions, particularly where they are difficult or impossible to reach by other means of transport.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In 2012, the Union set a target of producing two million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in Europe by 2020. However, 8 years later, production is heavily behind schedule. In this context, there is a need for a specific EU industrial policy, based on technology neutrality, for the development and use of SAF through funding, and for a secure legal framework.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) From 2020, air transport has been one of the hardest hit sector by the COVID-19 crisis. With the perspective of an end to the pandemic in sight, itparticularly its expected that air traffic willstage of causing shocks to consumption and mobility, a gradually resume in the coming years and recover to its pre-crisis levels. At the same timecovery of air traffic is about to begin and traffic will recover to its pre-crisis levels. At the same time, given the year-on-year increase in long-haul mobility, emissions from the sector have been increasing since 1990 and the trend of increasing emissions could return as we overcome the pandemic. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for the future and make the necessary adjustments ensuring a well-functioning air transport market that contributes to achieving the Union’s climate goals, with high levels of connectivity, safety and securityhile ensuring that the sector remains competitive, including in global markets, and that jobs throughout the industry are preserved. What is more, to achieve the ambitions and goals set in the Green Deal, focus on demand-driven solutions will be vital, putting the passenger at the forefront and not abandoning the social impact of climate policies.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The functioning of the Union air transport sector is determined by its cross- border nature across the Union, and by its global dimension, which is why policies that support medium- and long-haul mobility must be adopted. The aviation internal market is one of the most integrated sectors in the Union, governed by uniform rules on market access and operating conditions. The air transport external policy is governed by rules established at global level at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), as well as by comprehensive multilateral or bilateral agreements between the Union or its Member States, and third countries.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The air transport market is subject to strong competition between economic actors across the Union, for which a level playing field is indispensable, as is support for its recovery in the post-COVID period. The stability and prosperity of the air transport market and its economic actors relies on a clear and harmonised policy framework where aircraft operators, airports and other aviation actors can operate on the basis of equal opportunities and in a stable and predictable economic and industrial environment. Where market distortions occur, they risk putting aircraft operators or airports at a disadvantage with internal or external competitors. In turn, this can result in a loss of competitiveness of the air transport industry, and a loss of air connectivity for citizens and businesses. In view of the profound changes and innovations that SAF will entail for the entire civil aviation sector, the risk cannot be overlooked of competitive misalignment, which would be to the detriment of European carriers in comparison with carriers based in countries around the world where such approaches are not considered.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In particular, it is essential to ensure a level playing field across the Union air transport market regarding aviation fuel, which account for a substantial share of aircraft operators’ costs. Variations in fuel prices can affect significantly aircraft operators’ economic performance and negatively impact competition on the market and a clear impact on end consumers. Where differences in aviation fuel prices exist between Union airports or between Union and non-Union airports, this can lead aircraft operators to adapt their refuelling strategies for economic reasons. Fuel tankering increases aircraft’s fuel consumption and results in unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions. Fuel tankering by aircraft operators accordingly undermine, although performed as a form of defence against distorted market conditions and not with disregard for the environment, accordingly plays a part in the undermining of the results of the Union’s efforts towards environmental protection. Some aircraft operators are able to use favourable aviation fuel prices at their home base as a competitive advantage towards other airlines operating similar routes. This can have detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the sector and be harmful to air connectivity. This Regulation should set up measures to prevent such practices in order to avoid unnecessary environmental damage as well as to restore and preserve the conditions for fair competition on the air transport market, and to establish a legal and economic framework that provides enough certainty for the companies involved.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The establishment of a competitive single European market for aviation should remain a political priority for the Union. Ambitious climate targets pose a number of major challenges to air transport and SAF manufacturers: to achieve greater sustainability, we need to support initiatives and technological solutions that promote the investment capacities of the companies involved while preventing the imposition of excessive burdens.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) A key objective of the common transport policy is sustainable development. This requires an integrated approach aimed at ensuring both the effective functioning of Union transport systems and protection of the environment. Sustainable development of air transport requirescan benefit from the introduction of measures aimed at reducing the carbon emissions from aircraft flying from Union airports, acting so that the conditions required in global air traffic are aligned. Such measures should contribute to meeting the Union’s climate objectives by 2030 and 2050.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) To promote the introduction of SAF, climate policy choices need to be reviewed to ensure that national taxes, charges or bans do not prove ecologically and economically counterproductive. Imposing additional taxes and charges without reinvesting their proceeds in actual de-carbonisation projects does not help to truly reduce CO2 emissions, as all it does is hinder passenger connectivity and increase passenger costs. Additional charges, including taxes, if not geared towards supporting the technological change inherent in SAF, reduce the industry's ability to invest and innovate at a crucial time when research and development in low-carbon technologies should be supported. This regulation should therefore consider incentives for the production and deployment of innovative fuels rather than simply new and additional forms of taxation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Communication on a Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy10 adopted by the Commission in December 2020 sets a course of action for the EU transport system to achieve its green and digital transformation and become more resilient. The decarbonisation of the air transport sector is a necessary and challenging process, especially in the short and medium term. Technological advancements, pursued in European and national research and innovation aviation programmes have contributed to importbeen helping to significantly reduce resource efficiency antd emission reductions in the pasrecent decades. However, the global growth of air traffic has outpaced the sector’s emissions reductions. Whereas new technologies are expected to help reducing short-haul aviation’s reliance on fossil energy in the next decades, sustainable aviation fuels offer the onlya solution for significant decarbonisation of all flight ranges, already in the short term. However, this potential is currently largely untapped. _________________ 10 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future (COM/2020/789 final), 9.12.2020As the impact study points out, increasing SAF production today implies high-risk investments with considerable uncertainty for producers and investors.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Sustainable aviation fuels are liquid, drop-in fuels, fully fungible with conventional aviation fuel and compatible with existing aircraft engines. Several production pathways of sustainable aviation fuels have been certified at global level for use in civil or military aviation. Sustainable aviation fuels are technologically ready to play an important role in reducing emissions from air transport already in the very short term, without focus on research and development in the sector being lost, howeverm. They are expected to account for a major part of the aviation fuel mix in the medium and long term if properly supported and fostered. Further, with the support of appropriate international fuel standards, sustainable aviation fuels might contribute to lowering the aromatic content of the final fuel used by an operator, thus helping to reduce other non-CO2 emissions. Other alternatives to power aircraft, such as electricity or liquid hydrogen are expected to progressively contribute to the decarbonisation of air transport, beginning with short-haul flights. As the impact study points out, however, it would take decades of work on the development of zero-emission aircraft technologies, such as electric or hydrogen-powered aircraft, before they could play a major role in commercial aviation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The gradual introduction of sustainable aviation fuels on the air transport market will represent an additional fuel cost for airlines, as such fuel technologies are currently more expensive to produce than conventional aviation fuel. This is expected to exacerbate the pre-existing issues of level playing field on the air transport market as regards aviation fuel, and to cause further distortions among aircraft operators and airports. This regulation should take measures to prevent that the introduction of sustainable aviation fuels affects negatively the competitiveness of the aviation sector by defining harmonised requirements across the Union and always take a global approach that makes it possible to have conditions that are not excessively out of line with those of the EU's external competitors.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) At global level, sustainable aviation fuels are regulated at ICAO. In particular, ICAO establishes detailed requirements on the sustainability, traceability and accounting of sustainable aviation fuels for use on flights covered by the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). While incentives are set in CORSIA and sustainable aviation fuels are considered an integral pillar of the work on the feasibility of a Long-Term Aspiration Goal for international aviation, there is currently no mandatory scheme on the use of sustainable aviation fuels for international flights. Comprehensive multilateral or bilateral air transport agreements between the EU or its Member States, and third countries generally include provisions on environmental protection. However, for the time being, such provisions do not impose on contracting parties any binding requirements on the use of sustainable aviation fuels. If this ambiguity is to be resolved, care must be taken not to place an undue and sudden burden on internal EU players in the sector so that they are not hamstrung by tough global competition.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) At EU level, general rules on renewable energy for the transport sector are set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council11. In the past, given the specific nature of and tough global competition in the sector, such horizontal cross-sectoral regulatory frameworks have not proven effective to operate a transition from fossil fuels to sustainable aviation fuel in air transport. Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and its predecessor set out overarching targets across all transport modes to be supplied with renewable fuels. As aviation is a small fuels market for which renewable fuels are more costly to produce while a fully integrated European transport market, in comparison to other transport modes, such regulatory frameworks should be complemented with aviation-specific measures to effectively boostencourage the deployment of sustainable aviation fuels. Further, national transpositions of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 risks creating significant fragmentation in the air transport market, where national rules on sustainable aviation fuels would set out widely differing targets. This would be expected to further exacerbate the issues of level playing field in air transport. _________________ 11 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, uniform rules need to be laid down for the aviation internal market to complement Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and to deliver on its overall objectives by addressing the specific needs and requirements arising from the EU aviation internal market. In particular, the present Regulation aims to obtain the conditions that make it possible to have a healthy and profitable market for EU operators, avoiding a fragmentation of the aviation market, preventing possible competitive distortions between economic actors, or unfair practices of cost avoidance as regards the refuelling of aircraft operators.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) This regulation aims in the first instance to set out a framework restoring and preserving a level playing field on the air transport market as regards the use of aviation fuels. Such a framework should prevent divergent requirements across the Union that would exacerbate refuelling practices distorting competition between aircraft operators or putting some airports at competitive disadvantage with others. In a second instance, it aims to gear the EU aviation market with robust rules to ensure that gradually increasing shares of sustainable aviation fuels can be introduced at EU airports without detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the EU aviation internal market. What is more, the regulation should aim to stimulate the SAF production chain and SMEs and provide legal and economic certainty to a key sector for future decarbonisation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) It is essential to set harmonised rules across the EU internal market, applying directly and in a uniform way to aviation market actors on the one hand, and aviation fuels market actors on the other hand. The overarching framework set out by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 should be complemented with a lex specialis applying to air transport. It should include gradually increasing targets for the supply of sustainable aviation fuels. Such targets should be carefully defined, taking into account the objectives of a well- functioning air transport market, operators being supported in their recovery from the pandemic, a service that puts its passengers at the forefront, the need to decarbonise the aviation sector and the current status of the sustainable aviation fuels industry.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The present Regulation should apply to aircraft engaged in civil aviation, carrying out commercial air transport flights under market conditions that are considered efficient and not in emergency global or regional situations. It should not apply to aircraft such as military aircraft and aircraft engaged in operations for humanitarian, search, rescue, disaster relief or medical purposes, as well as customs, police and fire-fighting operations. Indeed, flights operated in such circumstances are of exceptional nature and as such cannot always be planned in the same way as regular flights. Due to the nature of their operations, they may not always be in a position to fulfil obligations under this Regulation, as it may represent unnecessary burden. In order to cater for a level playing field across the EU aviation single market, this regulation, with due regard for the above-mentioned conditions, should cover the largest possible share of commercial air traffic operated from airports located on EU territory. At the same time, in order to safeguard air connectivity for the benefits of EU citizens, businesses and regions, it is important to avoid imposing undue burden on air transport operations at small airports. An appropriate threshold of yearly passenger air traffic and freight traffic should be defined, below which airports would not be covered by this Regulation; however, the scope of the Regulation should cover at least 95% of total traffic departing from airports in the Union. For the same reasons, possible following an impact analysis of the values identified. For the same reasons and taking the same analytical approach, a threshold should be defined to exempt aircraft operators accountable for a very low number of departures from airports located on EU territory.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) DResearch, development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels with a high potential for sustainability, commercial maturity and a high potential for innovation and growth to meet future needs should be promotencouraged. This should support creating innovative and competitive fuels markets and ensure sufficient supply of sustainable aviation fuels for aviation in shortthe medium and long term to contribute to Union transport decarbonisation ambitions and to the competitiveness of Union companies in the sector, while strengthening Union’s efforts towards a high level of environmental protection. For this purpose, sustainable aviation fuels produced from feedstock listed in Parts A and B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as well as synthetic aviation fuels should be eligible. In particular, sustainable aviation fuels produced from feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 are essential, as currently the most commercially mature technology to decarbonise air transport already in the short term.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) For sustainability reasons, if confirmed in more in-depth impact analyses, feed and food crop-based fuels should not be eligible. In particular, indirect land-use change occurs when the cultivation of crops for biofuels displaces traditional production of crops for food and feed purposes. Such additional demand increases the pressure on land and can lead to the extension of agricultural land into areas with high-carbon stock, such as forests, wetlands and peatland, causing additional greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity concerns. Research hais showning that the scale of the effect depends on a variety of factors, including the type of feedstock used for fuel production, the level of additional demand for feedstock triggered by the use of biofuels and the extent to which land with high-carbon stock is protected worldwide. The highest risks of indirect land-use change have been identified for biofuels, fuels produced from feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high- carbon stock is observed. Accordingly, feed and food crop- based fuels should not be promoted as a priority. This approach is in line Union policy and in particular with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 which limits and sets a cap on the use of such biofuels in road and rail transport, considering their lower environmental benefits, lower performance in terms of greenhouse reduction potential and broader sustainability concerns. In addition to the greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land-use change – which is capable of negating some or all greenhouse gas emissions savings of individual biofuels – indirect land-use change poses risks also to biodiversity. This risk iscould be particularly serious in connection with a potentially large expansion of production determined by a significant increase in demand. TIn the aviation sector has currently insignificant levels of demand for food and feed crops- based biofuels, since over 99% of currently used aviation fuels are of fossil origin. It is therefore appropriate to avoid the creation of a potentially large, the subject is not a top priority because it has currently insignificant levels of demand ofor food and feed crops-based biofuels by promoting their use under this Regulation. The non- eligibility of crop-based biofuels under this Regulation also minimises any risk to slow down the decarbonisation of road transport, which could otherwise result from a shift of crop-based biofuels from the road to the aviation sector. It is essential to minimise such a shift, as road transport currently remains by far the most polluting transport sector, since over 99% of currently used aviation fuels are of fossil origin.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2021/0205(COD)

(18) A single, clear and robust, robust and lasting sustainability framework is necessary to provide certainty for the aviation and fuels industries actors, on the eligibility of sustainable aviation fuels under this Regulation. To ensure consistency with other related EU policies, the eligibility of sustainable aviation fuels should be determined according to compliance with the sustainability criteria established in Article 29 of Directive 2018/200112. _________________ 12https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018 L2001&from=fr
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The present Regulation should aim to ensure that aircraft operators can compete on the basis of equal opportunities as regards the access to sustainable aviation fuels. To avoid any distortions on the air services market, all Union airports covered by this Regulation should be supplied with uniform minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels. Whereas the market is free to supply and use larger quantities of sustainable fuel, this Regulation should ensure that the mandatory minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels are the same across allcan be proportional to the covered airports' volume of traffic. It supersedes any requirements established directly or indirectly at national or regional level requiring aircraft operators or aviation fuel suppliers to uptake or supply sustainable aviation fuels with different targets than the ones prescribed under this Regulation. In order to create a clear and predictable legal framework and in doing so encourage the market development and deployment of the most sustainable and innovative with growth potential to meet future needs fuel technologies, this Regulation should set out gradually increasing minimum shares of synthetic aviation fuels over time. Setting out a dedicated sub-obligation on synthetic aviation fuels is necessary in view of the significant decarbonisation potential of such fuels, and in view of their current estimated production costs. When produced from renewable electricity and carbon captured directly from the air, synthetic aviation fuels can achieve as high as 100% emissions savings compared to conventional aviation fuel. They also have notable advantages compared to other types of sustainable aviation fuels with regards to resource efficiency (in particular for water needs) of the production process. However, synthetic aviation fuels’ production costs are currently estimated at 3 to 6 times higher than the market price of conventional aviation fuel. Therefore, this Regulation should establish a dedicated sub-obligation for this technology and specific incentives to provide economies of scale and relative restriction of costs. Other types of synthetic fuels, such as low carbon synthetic fuels achieving high greenhouse gas reductions, could be considered for inclusion in the scope of this Regulation in the course of future revisions, where such fuels become defined under the Renewable Energy Directive.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) It is essential to ensure that the minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels can be successfully supplied to the aviation market without supply shortages. For this purpose, sufficient lead-time should be planned to allow the renewable fuels industry to develop production capacity, economic sustainability and mature market development accordingly. The supply of sustainable aviation fuels should become mandatory starting in 2025in the coming years, depending on the maturity and accessibility of the technology. Similarly, in order to provide legal certainty and predictability to the market and drive investments durably towards sustainable aviation fuels production capacity, the terms of this Regulation should be stable over a long period of time.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) With the introduction and ramp-up of sustainable aviation fuels at Union airports, practices of fuel tankering may be exacerbated as a consequence of aviation fuel costs increases. Tankering practices are unstainable and should be avoided as they undermine the Union’s efforts to reduce environmental impacts from transport. Tanking practices should be discouraged not only through the imposition of additional obligations and burden but also by introducing policies that make them economically unattractive to operators. Those would be contrary to the aviation decarbonisation objectives as increased aircraft weight would increase fuel consumption and related emissions on a given flight. Tankering practices also put at risk the level playing field in the Union between aircraft operators, and also between airports. This Regulation should therefore require aircraft operators to refuel prior to departure from a given Union airport. The amount of fuel uplifted prior to departures from a given Union airport should be commensurate with the amount of fuel necessary to operate the flights departing from that airport, taking into account the necessary compliance with fuel safety rules. The requirement ensures that equal conditions for operations in the Union applying equally to Union and foreign operators, while ensuring high level of environmental protection. As the Regulation does not define a maximum share of sustainable aviation fuels in all aviation fuels, airlines and fuel suppliers may pursue more ambitious environmental policies with higher sustainable aviation fuels uptake and supply in their overall network of operations, while avoiding fuel tankering.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Airports covered by this Regulation should ensure that all the necessary infrastructure is provided for delivery, storage and refuelling of sustainable aviation fuel, so as not to constitute an obstacle with respect to the uptake of such sustainable aviation fuel but instead foster economies of scale. Structural investment costs must be paid by the operators who actually use the structure. If necessary, the Agency should be able to require a Union airport to provide information on the infrastructure available allowing for seamless distribution and refuelling of aircraft operators with sustainable aviation fuels. The role of the Agency should allow airports and airlines to have a common focal point, in the event where technical clarification is necessary on the availability of fuel infrastructure.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Aircraft operators should be required to report yearly to the Agency on their purchases of sustainable aviation fuel, as well as on the characteristics of this fuel. Information should be provided on the characteristics of the sustainable aviation fuels purchased such as inter alia nature and origin of the feedstock, conversion pathway and lifecycle emissions. Before proceeding with this step, the operators themselves should be involved in a process of designing the reporting needed to achieve the intended goal.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Aircraft operators should also be required to report yearly on their actual aviation fuel uplift per Union airport, so as to prove that no fuel tankering was performed. Reports should be verified by independent verifiers and transmitted to the Agency for monitoring and assessment of compliance. Verifiers should determine the accuracy of the yearly aviation fuel required reported by the operators using a tool approved by the Commission. It seems important for the proper functioning of the market and the competitiveness of EU operators to consider the efficiency of the process, by means of a thorough preliminary study, so that it does not overly burden operations in a sector with such strong global competition and at a very difficult time.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) Aviation fuel suppliers should be required to report yearly, in keeping with a time line that makes it possible for companies to set long-term strategies, in the Union database referred to in Article 28 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, on their supply of aviation fuel, including sustainable aviation fuels. The Agency should report on a yearly basis to the Commission on the fulfilment by aircraft operators and aviation fuel suppliers of their respective obligations under this Regulation. This is important for the Commission to have clear visibility on the level of compliance to the Regulation and to measure with increased objectivity the extent to which the Regulation is working.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) It is not possible without additional procedures, which would be excessively burdensome and undermine the competitiveness of operators at a very difficult time, to determine accurately whether aircraft operators have actually physically uplifted shares of sustainable aviation fuels in their tanks at a specific Union airports. Therefore, aircraft operators should be allowed to report their use of sustainable aviation fuels based on purchasing records. Aircraft operators should be entitled to receive from the aviation fuel supplier the information that is necessary to report the sustainable aviation fuel purchase.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) It is essentialimportant that aircraft operators can claim the use of sustainable aviation fuels under greenhouse gas schemes such as the EU Emissions Trading System or CORSIA, depending on the route of their flights. However, iIt is essential to remember that this regulation should not lead to a double counting of emissions reductions. Aircraft operators should only be allowed to claim benefits for the use of an identical batch of sustainable aviation fuels once. Fuel suppliers should be requested to provide free of charge to aircraft operators any information pertaining to the properties of the sustainable aviation fuel sold to that aircraft operator and that is relevant for reporting purposes by the aircraft operator under this Regulation or greenhouse gas schemes.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) In order to ensure a level playing field of the aviation internal market and the adherence to the climate ambitions of the Union, this Regulation should introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties on aviation fuel suppliers and aircraft operators in case of non- compliance. The level of the penalties needs to be proportionate to the environmental damage and to the prejudice to the level-playing field of the internal market inflicted by the non-compliance. When imposing administrative fines, the authorities should take into account the evolution of the price of aviation fuel and sustainable aviation fuel in the reporting year, bearing in mind that in the first period of application of the Regulation, there will have to be as much clarity as possible on the rules introduced and it is conceivable that some doubt may arise as to how to apply a less than straightforward set of new rules perfectly;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The penalties for the suppliers who fail to meet the targets set in this Regulation should be complemented by the obligation to supply the market with a significant percentage of the shortfall of meeting the quota in the subsequent year;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) This Regulation should include provisions for periodic reports to the European Parliament and the Council on the evolution of the aviation and fuels markets, the effectiveness of key features of the Regulation such as the minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels, any proposed incentives and their effectiveness, the level of administrative fines or policy developments on sustainable aviation fuels uptake at international level. Such elements are key to provide a clear state of play of the sustainable aviation fuels market and should be taken into account when considering a revision of the Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) An appropriate transitional period of 5at least 10 years should be provided to allow for a reasonable amount of time for aviation fuel suppliers, Union airports and aircraft operators to make the necessary technological and logistical investments. During this phase, aviation fuel containing higher shares of sustainable aviation fuel may be used to compensate for lower shares of sustainable aviation fuels or for the reduced availability of conventional aviation fuel at other airports.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to maintain a level playing field on the Union air transport market while increasing the use of sustainable aviation fuels, and contributing to the pursuit of competitiveness for Union operators in the sector's global setting, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States due to the cross-border nature of aviation, but can rather, by reason of the characteristics of the market and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) The international dimension of aviation is strategically important now. To achieve the results and ambitions of this Regulation and a real reduction in emissions from European and global aviation, action by the European Union vis-à-vis non-European countries is necessary. The action is needed to protect the competitiveness of the main market players based in the Member States and at the same time to disseminate practices similar to those included in this Regulation on a global scale. This Regulation will be all the more effective if the Union manages to be a reference in the sector at international level.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
— ‘synthetic aviation fuels’ means fuels that are renewable fuels of non- biological origin and recycled fossil fuels, as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 35 and 36 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, used in aviation either as final fuels or as intermediate products for the manufacture of aviation fuels (Article 25(1)(b) of that Directive);
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Without prejudice to the application of Article 11(3) and (4), where an aviation fuel supplier fails to supply the minimum shares set out in Annex I for a given reporting period, it shall at least complement a significant share of that shortfall in the subsequent reporting period.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 186 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The yearly quantity of aviation fuel uplifted by a given aircraft operator at a given Union airport shall be at least 90% of the yearly aviation fuel required. The mandatory minimum sustainable aviation fuel quotas must be proportional to the volume of traffic at the airports concerned.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 193 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Union airports shall take necessary measures to facilitate the access of aircraft operators to aviation fuels containing shares of sustainable aviation fuels in accordance with Annex I and, shall provide the infrastructure necessary for the delivery, storage and uplifting of such fuels in line with the principle of technology neutrality. These infrastructure adaptations should have no economic impact other than for operators using those fuels.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
By 31 March0 June of each reporting year, aircraft operators shall report the following information to the Agency:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) The yearly non-tanked quantity, per Union airport and destination in the EU. If the yearly non-tanked quantity is negative or if it is lower than 10% of the yearly aviation fuel required, the reported yearly non-tanked quantity shall be reported as 0;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
For the purpose of reporting sustainable aviation fuels use under the provisions of Article 7 of this Regulation, or under a greenhouse gas scheme, aviation fuel suppliers shall provide aircraft operators with the information considered relevant information free of charg the specific scope free of charge and in a reasonable time frame.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
By 31 March0 June of each reporting year, aviation fuel suppliers shall report in the Union Database referred to in Article 28 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, the following information relative to the reporting period:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
The Agency shall have access to the Union database and shall use the information contained in the Union database, only once the information has been verified at Member State level pursuant to Article 28 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and the Member State has given formal authorisation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 215 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall designate the competent authority or authorities responsible for enforcing the application of this Regulation and for imposing the fines for aircraft operators, Union airports and fuel suppliers. Member States shall inform the Commission thereof. Those authorities should be the same as those that assess the ETS and CORSIA.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and must take account of an initial learning period. Member States shall notify these provisions to the Commission by 31 December 2023 at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 223 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
'sustainable aviation fuels’ (‘SAF’) means drop-in aviation fuels that are either synthetic aviation fuels, advanced biofuels as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 34 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, or biofuels produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX to that Directive or sustainable biofuels, which comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) of that Directive of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and are certified in accordance with Article 30 of thisat Directive, with the exception of biofuels produced from ‘food and feed crops’ as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 40 of that Directive;.”
2022/03/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Agency shall publish every year a technical report on the basis of the yearly reports referred to in Articles 7 and 9. That report shall contain at least four points from the following information:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 244 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 4, from 1 January 20235 until 31 December 20239, for each reporting period, an aviation fuel supplier may supply the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel defined in Annex I as a weighted average over all the aviation fuel it supplied across Union airports for that reporting period.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 202830 and every five years thereafter, the Commission services shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, on the evolution of the aviation fuels market and its impact on the aviation internal market of the Union, including regarding the possible extension of the scope of this Regulation to other energy sources, and other types of synthetic fuels defined under the Renewable Energy Directive, the possible revision of the minimum shares in Article 4 and Annex I, and the level of administrative fines. The report shall include information, where available, on development of a potential policy framework for uptake of sustainable aviation fuels at ICAO level. The report shall also inform on technological advancements in the area of research and innovation in the aviation industry which are relevant to sustainable aviation fuels, including with regards to the reduction of non-CO2 emissions. The report may consider if this Regulation should be amended and, options for amendments, where appropriate, in line with a potential policy framework on sustainable aviation fuels uptake at ICAO level.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 258 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1st January 20233.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 259 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
However, Article 4 and 5 shall apply from 1 January 20235 and Articles 7 and Article 9 shall apply from 1st April 20234 for the reporting period of the year 20233.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a "Book & Claim" scheme for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuels Member States may adopt a "book & claim" scheme to allow all fuel suppliers to compensate for quotas not released for consumption at minor or logistically constrained airports, as a weighted average over all the aviation fuel supplied across their territory. Aircraft operators may buy a certificate linked to the amount of sustainable aviation fuel acquired from the aviation fuel supplier. Under this scheme, the national minimum share of obligations for sustainable aviation fuel supplies shall be deemed fulfilled.
2022/03/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 419 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 4, from 1 January 20235 until 31 December 20239, for each reporting period, an aviation fuel supplier may supply the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel defined in Annex I as a weighted average over all the aviation fuel it supplied across Union airports for that reporting period.
2022/03/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 437 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1st January 20233.
2022/03/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 438 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
However, Article 4 and 5 shall apply from 1 January 20235 and Articles 7 and Article 9 shall apply from 1st April 20234 for the reporting period of the year 20233.
2022/03/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) This Directive takes a step forward towards climate neutrality by 2050 , under which energy efficiency is to be treated as an energy source in its own right. The energy efficiency first principle is an overarching principle that should be taken into account across all sectors, going beyond the energy system, at all levels, including in the financial sector. Energy efficiency solutions should be considered as the first option in policy, planning and investment decisions, when setting new rules for the supply side and other policy areas. While the energy efficiency first principle should be applied without prejudice to other legal obligations, objectives and principles, they should also not hamper its application or exempt from applying the principle. The Commission should ensure that energy efficiency and demand-side response can compete on equal terms with generation capacity. Energy efficiency improvements need to be made whenever they are more cost- effective than equivalent supply-side solutions. Demand-side response including consumer load participation - based upon consumers' consent and compensation - shall be considered. That should help exploit the multiple benefits of energy efficiency for the Union, in particular for citizens and businesses. Implementing energy efficiency improvement measures should also be a priority in alleviating energy poverty.
2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) In order to have an impact, the energy efficiency first principle needs to be consistently applied by decision makers in all relevant policy, planning and major investment decisions – that is to say large- scale investments with a value of more than 50 euro million each or 75 euro million for transport infrastructure projects – affecting energy consumption or supply. The proper application of the principle requires using the right cost-benefit analysis methodology, setting enabling conditions for energy efficient solutions and proper monitoring. Demand side flexibility can bring significant benefits to consumers and to society at large, and can increase the efficiency of the energy system and decrease the energy costs, for example by reducing system operation costs resulting in lower tariffs for all consumers. Member States should take into account potential benefits from demand side flexibility in applying the energy efficiency first principle and where relevant consider demand response, energy storage, both at centralised and decentralised level and smart solutions as part of their efforts to increase efficiency of the integrated energy system.
2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 228 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
(49) Where using an obligation scheme, Member States should designate obligated parties among transmission system operators, energy distributors, retail energy sales companies and transport fuel distributors or retailers on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria. The designation or exemption from designation of certain categories of such distributors or retailers should not be understood to be incompatible with the principle of non-discrimination. Member States are therefore able to choose whether such transmission system operators, distributors or retailers or only certain categories thereof are designated as obligated parties. To empower and protect vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing, and to implement policy measures as a priority among those people, Member States can require obligated parties to achieve energy savings among vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing. For that purpose, Member States can also establish energy cost reduction targets. Obligated parties could achieve these targets by promoting the installation of measures that lead to energy savings and financial savings on energy bills, such as the installation of insulation and heating measuresMember States should implement specific policy measures as a priority for those people.
2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 345 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Directive establishes a common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure that the Union's target on energy efficiency is met and enables further energy efficiency improvements .
2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘final energy consumption’ means all energy supplied to industry, transport (including energy consumption in international aviation) , households, public and private services, agriculture , forestry and fishing and other end-users (final consumers of energy) . It excludes energy consumption in international maritime bunkers, ambient heat and deliveries of primary energy to the transformation sector, and the energy sector and losses due to transmission and distribution (definitions in Annex A of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 apply) ; (excluding activities listed as industry under group C of the NACE Rev.2. Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community) and losses due to transmission and distribution.
2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13a) 'industry' means companies and products that fall under sections B, C, F and J, division (63) of the statistical classification of economic activities (NACE REV.2);
2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 422 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure a reduction of energy consumption of at least 9 % in 2030 compared to the projections of the 2020 Reference Scenario so that the Union’s final energy consumption amounts to no more than 787 Mtoe and the Union’s primary energy consumption amounts to no more than 1023 Mtoe in 2030.91 _________________ 91 The Union’s energy efficiency target was initially set and calculated using the 2007 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 as a baseline. The change in the Eurostat energy balance calculation methodology and improvements in subsequent modelling projections call for a change of the baseline. Thus, using the same approach to define the target, that is to say comparing it to the future baseline projections, the ambition of the Union’s 2030 energy efficiency target is set compared to the 2020 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 reflecting national contributions from the NECPs. With that updated baseline, the Union will need to further increase its energy efficiency ambition by at least 9 % in 2030 compared to the level of efforts under the 2020 Reference Scenario. The new way of expressing the level of ambition for the Union’s targets does not affect the actual level of efforts neededintensity.
2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 432 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall set national energy efficiency contributions for final and primary energy consumption to meet, collectively, the binding Union target set in paragraph 1 . Member States shall notify those contributions together with an indicative trajectory for those contributions to the Commission as part of the updates of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans as referred to in, and in accordance with, the procedure set out in Article 3 and Articles 7 to 12 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 . When doing so, Member States shall use the formula defined in Annex I of this Directive and explain how, and on the basis of which data, the contributions have been calculated. Member States shall also provide the shares of energy consumption of energy end-use sectors, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 on energy statistics, including industry, residential, services and transport, in their national energy efficiency contributions. Projections for energy consumption in information and communications technology (ICT) shall also be indicated. In setting those contributions , Member States shall take into account: (a) that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has to be no more than 787 Mtoe of final energy or no more than 1023 Mtoe of primary energy consumption ; (b) the measures provided for in this Directive; (c) other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union level; (d) any relevant factors affecting efficiency efforts, such as: (i) the collective level of ambition necessary to reach climate objectives; (ii) the equitable distribution of efforts across the Union; (iii) the energy intensity of the economy; (iv) the remaining cost-effective energy- saving potential; (e) other national circumstances affecting energy consumption, in particular: (i) GDP evolution and forecast; (ii) changes of energy imports and exports , developments in energy mix and deployment of new sustainable fuels ; (iii) development of all sources of renewable energies, nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage; (iv) decarbonisation of energy intensive industries.deleted
2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 470 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission concludes, on the basis of its assessment pursuant to Article 29(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, that insufficient progress has been made towards meeting the energy efficiency contributions, Member States that are above their indicative trajectories referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall ensure that additional measures are implemented within one year following the date of reception of the Commission's assessment in order to ensure getting back on track to reach their energy efficiency contributions. Those additional measures shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following measures: a. national measures delivering additional energy savings, including stronger project development assistance for the implementation of energy efficiency investment measures; b. increasing the energy savings obligation set out in Article 8; c. adjusting the obligation for public sector; d. making a voluntary financial contribution to the National Energy Efficiency Fund referred to in Article 28 or another financing instrument dedicated to energy efficiency, where the annual financial contributions shall be equal to the investments required to reach the indicative trajectory. Where a Member State is above its indicative trajectory referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, it shall include in its integrated national energy and climate progress report pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, an explanation of how it will cover the gap to ensure reaching its national energy efficiency contributions. The Commission shall assess whether the national measures referred to in this paragraph are sufficient to achieve the Union's energy efficiency targets. Where national measures are deemed to be insufficient, the Commission shall, as appropriate, propose measures and exercise its power at Union level in order to ensure, in particular, the achievement of the Union's 2030 targets for energy efficiency.deleted
2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 680 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall designate, on the basis of objective and non- discriminatory criteria, obligated parties among transmission system operators, energy distributors, retail energy sales companies and transport fuel distributors or transport fuel retailers operating in their territory. The amount of energy savings needed to fulfil the obligation shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers, designated by the Member State, independently of the calculation made pursuant to Article 8(1) or, if Member States so decide, through certified savings stemming from other parties as described in point (a) of paragraph 10 of this Article.
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 714 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that enterprises with an average annual consumption higher than 100TJ of energy over the previous three years and taking all energy carriers together, implement an energy management system. When this obligation is applied to a company group, the measure shall not be extended to those enterprises that are part of a group not 100% controlled. The energy management system shall be certified by an independent body according to the relevant European or International Standards.
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 723 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises with an average annual consumption higher than 10TJ of energy over the previous three years and taking all energy carriers together that do not implement an energy management system are subject to an energy audit. When this obligation is applied to a company group, the measure shall not be extended to those enterprises that are part of a group not 100% controlled. Energy audits shall be carried out in an independent and cost- effective manner by qualified or accredited experts in accordance with requirements provided in Article 26 or implemented and supervised by independent authorities under national legislation. Energy audits shall be carried out at least every four years from the date of the previous energy audit.
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 755 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 10
10. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 9, Member States shall require, by 15 March 2024 and every year thereafter, owners and operators of every data centre in their territory with a significant energy consumption to make publicly available the information set out in Annex VI (`Minimum requirements for monitoring and publishing the energy performance of data centres´), which Member States shall subsequently report to the Commission. Threshold values for the classification of data centres with significant energy consumption shall be defined to target primarily the ICT sector.
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 976 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that gas and electricity transmission and distribution system operators apply the energy efficiency first principle in accordance with Article 3 of this Directive in their network planning, network development and investment decisions. While taking security of supply and market integration into account, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators do not invest in stranded assets to contribute to climate change mitigation. National regulatory authorities shallmay provide methodologies andor guidance on how to assess alternatives in the cost- benefit analysis in close cooperation with the TSOs, which can share key technical expertise, taking into account wider benefits, and verify the implementation of the energy efficiency first principle by the transmission system operators or distribution system operators when approving, verifying or monitoring the projects submitted by the transmission system operators or distribution system operators.
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 984 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that transmission and distribution system operators map network losses and take cost-effective measures to reduce network losseoptimise them, while taking into account the overall effective operation of the network and the infrastructure development needs. Transmission and distribution system operators shall report those measures and expected energy savings through the reduction of network losses to the national energy regulatory authority. National energy regulatory authorities shall limit the possibility for transmission and distribution system operators to recover avoidable network losses from tariffs paid by consumers. Member States shall ensure that transmission and distribution system operators assess energy efficiency improvement measures with regard to their existing gas or electricity transmission or distribution systems and improve energy efficiency in infrastructure design and operation. Member States shall encourage transmission and distribution system operators to develop innovative solutions to improve the energy efficiency of existing systems through incentive based regulations.
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 994 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. National regulatory authorities shall ensure the removal of those incentives in transmission and distribution tariffs that are detrimental to the energyoverall efficiency of the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity and gas .
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1063 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 3
— direct emissions of the carbon dioxide from cogeneration production that is fuelled with fossil fuels, are less than 270 gCO2 per 1 kWh of energy output from the combined generation (including heating/cooling, power and mechanical energy)the threshold resulting the analysis of the best technological solutions available. The emission threshold shall apply only to production in high-efficiency cogeneration arrangement and does not include production in thermoelectric mode only. The calculation of direct carbon dioxide emissions shall be reduced by the emission savings associated with the guarantees of origin from renewable gases that may be available in the plant.
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1079 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 4
— When a cogeneration unit is built or substantially refurbished, Member States shall ensure that there is no increase in the use of fossil fuels other than natural gas in existing heat sources compared to the annual consumption averaged over the previous three calendar years of full operation before refurbishment, and that any new heat sources in that system do not use fossil fuels other than natural gas.
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1099 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point e
(e) Member States cannot count reduced energy use in sectors, including the transport and building sector, that would have occurred in any event as a result of emission trading pursuant to the EU ETS Directive towards the fulfilment of the energy savings obligation pursuant to Article 8(1). If an entity is an obligated party under a national energy efficiency obligation scheme under Article 9 of this Directive and under the EU Emissions Trading System for buildings and road transport [COM(2021) 551 final,2021/0211 (COD)], the monitoring and verification system shall ensure that the carbon price passed through when releasing fuel for consumption [according Article 1(21) of COM(2021) 551 final,2021/0211 (COD)] is taken into account when calculating and reporting the energy savings of its energy saving measures;deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1112 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point g
(g) policies with the purpose of encouraging higher levels of energy efficiency of products, equipment, transport systems, vehicles and fuels, buildings and building elements, processes or markets shall be permitted , except those policy measures regarding the use of direct combustion of fossil fuel technologies that are implemented as from 1 January 2024 , unless more sustainable solutions are not technically or economically feasible;
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1129 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point h
(h) Energy savings as a result of policy measures regarding the use of direct fossil fuel combustion in products, equipment, transport systems, vehicles, buildings or works shall not count towards the fulfilment of energy savings obligation as from 1 January 2024, unless more sustainable solutions are not technically or economically feasible;
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1139 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point k
(k) for policies that accelerate the uptake of more efficient products and vehicles, except those regarding the use of direct fossil fuel combustion unless more sustainable solutions are not technically or economically feasible, full credit may be claimed, provided that it is shown that such uptake takes place before expiry of the average expected lifetime of the product or vehicle, or before the product or vehicle would usually be replaced, and the savings are claimed only for the period until end of the average expected lifetime of the product or vehicle to be replaced;
2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to implement those commitments as well as the Union’s contributions under the Paris Agreement33 adopted under the UNFCCC, the Union regulatory framework to achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction target should be adapted. Nevertheless, it is necessary to take into account the negative economic and social effects that the achievement of these commitments could lead to, such as the loss of jobs, the increase of energy costs and prices, and corrective measures are necessary in order to avoid energy and transport poverty. __________________ 33 Paris Agreement (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 4).
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) While emissions trading will also apply to greenhouse gas emissions from road and maritime transport as well as buildings,Since the environmental externalities of road transport are already regulated by the "Eurovignette" directive and the road sector is included in the scope of this Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will be maintained. Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will therefore continue applying to the greenhouse gas emissions from domestic navigation, but not to those from international navig, it should not be included as well in the EU ETS Directive. Nevertheless, in case emissions trading also applies to greenhouse gas emissions from road and maritime transport as well as buildings, the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should be adapted in order to avoid possible over-regulation. Greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to be taken into account for compliance checks will continue to be determined upon completion of inventory reviews in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and the Council34 . __________________ 34Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 42 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In its Communication of 17 September 202035 the Commission indicated that the increased 2030 overall target can only be achieved with the contribution of all sectors. __________________ 35deleted COM/2020/562 final.
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In its conclusions of 11 December 2020 the European Council mentioned that the 2030 target will be delivered collectively by the Union in the most cost- effective manner possible, that all Member States will participate in this effort, taking into account considerations of fairness and solidarity, while leaving no one behind, and that the new 2030 target needs to be achieved in a way that preserves the Union’s competitiveness and takes account of Member States’ different starting points and specific national circumstances and emission reduction potential, including those of island Member States and islands, as well as efforts made. Therefore, the achievement of climate targets cannot be detrimental to the Union's economy and Member States should be provided with adequate flexibility in order safeguard the Union's competitiveness and social standards.
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 146 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 15 – paragraph 1
(7 a) Article 15, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. This Regulation shall be kept under review taking into account, inter alia, evolving national circumstances, the manner in which all sectors of the economy contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, international developments and, efforts undertaken to achieve the long- term objectives of the Paris Agreement. , the progress in emission reductions of the road and maritime sectors. Therefore, the Commission shall assess and identify the existence of possible over- regulation of the abovementioned sectors. Or. en (Regulation (EU) 2018/842)
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 15 – paragraph 2
(7 b) In Article 15, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, within six months of each global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, on the operation of this Regulation, including the balance between supply and demand for annual emission allocations, as well as on the contribution of this Regulation to the Union’s overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and its contribution to the goals of the Paris Agreement, in particular with regard to the need for additional Union policies and measures in view of the necessary greenhouse gas emission reductions by the Union and its Member States, including a post-2030 framework, or the need of withdrawing existing policies and measures when over- regulation of specific sectors occurs, namely the road and maritime sectors in this Regulation and in the extended ETS, and may make proposals if appropriate. Or. en (Regulation (EU) 2018/842)
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission Proposal.
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This Regulation should also take into account the significant industrial and social consequences and ensure employment and accessible mobility for all.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve a reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions of at least 545 % by 2030 compared to 1990, it is necessary to strengtheimportant to focus on the reduction requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 for both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. A clear pathway also needs to be set for further reductions beyond 2030 to contribute to achieving the climate neutrality objective by 2050. Without ambitious action on greenhouse gas emission reductions in road transport, higher emission reductions would be needed in other sectors, including sectors where decarbonisation is more challengingHowever, taking into account the economic and social importance of road transport, those measures will need to ensure that the competitiveness of the industry is maintained and that the transition is performed in a socially acceptable manner. __________________ 25Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13).
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to consumers and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. The automotive industry remains one of the pillars of the Union economy, contributing 7% of European GDP, providing 4.6 million jobs and remaining at the cutting edge of technological innovation with EUR 60 billion invested each year in research and development. The industry needs to be supported in its environmental and digital transition, as European manufacturers are now facing a triple bind, with tightened environmental regulations, increasing investment needs in innovation and heightened international competition. Within the global context, also the EU automotive chain must continue to be a leading actor in the on- going transition towards zero-emission mobility. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards aremust remain technology neutral in reaching the fleet-wide targets that they set. Different technologies are andmust remain available to reach the zero-emission fleet wide target. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. Zero and low-emission vehicles, which also include well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway which run on advanced biofuels or synthetic fuels as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/20011a, which is currently under review, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway. __________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) While battery-powered electric vehicles have great potential to decarbonise the fleet and should be encouraged, they do not justify abandoning the principle of technological neutrality, and should rather be used together with other efficient technologies. It is important to stress that no technology is ‘zero emission’ or has no environmental impact, including this type of vehicle (given the battery’s carbon footprint, the higher weight of vehicles, the origin of the electricity, the extraction of raw materials). In this respect, the risk of supply tensions should be assessed and addressed in order to meet European demand in a context of increased international pressure to extract the resources needed to manufacture batteries, with projections for battery production increasing twentyfold by 2050. Moreover, the impacts on electricity networks (in terms of decarbonisation, availability, performance and standardisation) or on the rollout of recharging infrastructures (network size correlated with autonomy, high private and public investment requirements) must be considered.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The principle of technological neutrality is fundamental to ensure there is a plurality of solutions, to preserve innovation and development, including in disruptive technologies, and to allow market flexibility and a diverse range of social behaviours. It is thus important not to limit road transport to a single technology but rather encourage innovation and complementarities between efficient alternative technologies, such as the combined use of hybrid vehicles and low-carbon fuels. Furthermore, a ‘one size fits all’ approach at European level would be compromised by the wide economic, social, geographical and infrastructural diversity within and between Member States, whereas a mix of complementary technologies allows each region to implement the solutions it deems most appropriate to reduce its emissions.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the period 2030 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that willrespects the principle of technological neutrality while delivering a strong signal to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in zero- emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategy to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles and associated technologies, as well as the need for up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities. Where appropriate, fFinancial support should be consideredtherefore be stepped up at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Automotive Sector Support Fund and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) A structural effect of the transition to zero-emission vehicles will be significant job losses in the automotive sector, from manufacturers and their suppliers to ancillary maintenance and repair services. In order to manage the social consequences of the transition, a specific fund to support the sector should be established to help with the requalification, training and retraining of automotive workers, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises in the sector. This fund should be financed by the general budget of the Union and from income from excess emissions premiums.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) It will not be possible to achieve the long-term goal of entirely decarbonising European mobility without technological innovation and technical progress. With that in mind, and in the face of increased international competition, it is essential that the Union and Member States continue their efforts to explore and develop initiatives that promote the synergies possible in the sector, taking as a model the EU Batteries Alliance, and support public and private investment in European automotive research and innovation in order to maintain European technological leadership in that sector, to develop industrial excellence in the technologies of the future on European soil and to ensure the long-term sustainability of its industrial base, keeping it efficient and competitive on the world market.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26 foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up-skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of zero emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of zero- emission and low-emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of advanced biofuels and electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobility. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sector as part of its progress report. __________________ 26 Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to ensure the future viability of the European manufacturing industry and to strengthen the Union's strategic autonomy, it is essential that the Commission works together with Member States and industrial stakeholders to secure the supply chain in the strategic materials and rare earths needed for new low-carbon technologies.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Although this Regulation only applies to new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles on the market, it is important to include in it a more comprehensive Union-wide action plan to decarbonise the existing fleet. The current fleet will remain a factor that contributes towards environmental underperformance for an extended period into the future owing to the slow pace of fleet renewal. To speed up the reduction of emissions from the existing fleet, it is of the utmost importance that the Commission submits legislative proposals without delay to establish a framework that is favourable to retrofitting and encourages the use of low-carbon fuels, to accelerate the modal shift for freight and passengers and to encourage more environmentally friendly transport habits (carpooling, soft mobility and public transport in cities, etc.).
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The rollout of sufficient charging and refuelling infrastructure for alternative fuels is an essential prerequisite for the development of the market for zero- and low-emission vehicles and, therefore, for the success of this Regulation; thus, any increase in this Regulation’s emission-reduction targets, including on interim objectives, should go hand-in-hand with an increase in rollout targets set as part of the revision of the Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure; in this connection, it is vital that investment in its deployment should be continued and increased. The Member States should be provided with sufficient support and help to achieve this objective due to their significant investment needs in a decade in which their tax losses and transfers of tax revenues towards alternative fuels will increase. In this context, it is important to underline that the issue of refuelling is intrinsically linked to the very autonomy of vehicles, that, the more the latter increases, the less frequent refuelling will need to be – and that the Commission should therefore take account of technological developments, in particular with regard to the autonomy of batteries, which affect the deployment of infrastructure.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(i) in point (a), the figure “37,5 %” is replaced by ‘5540 %’,
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 150 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure a fair distribution of the reduction effort, the two limit value curves for lighter and heavier light commercial vehicles should be adjusted to reflect the strengthened CO2 reduction targets.deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(ii) in point (b), the figure “31 %” is replaced by ‘350 %’,
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a
(b) the following paragraph 5a is inserted: ‘5a. From 1 January 2035, the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply: (a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 100 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part A, point 6.1.3, of Annex I; (b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 100 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part B, point 6.1.3, of Annex I.’deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 161 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The progress made under Regulation (EU) 2019/631 towards achieving the reduction objectives set for 2030 and beyond should be reviewed in 20267. For this review, all aspects considered in the two yearly reporting should be considered.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 166 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The possibility to assign the revenue from the excess emission premiums to a specific fund or relevant programme has been evaluated as required pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, with the conclusion that this would significantly increase the administrative burden, while not directly benefit the automotive sector in its transition. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to continue to be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631.deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 166 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 6
(c) in paragraph 6, the words “From 1 January 2025,” are replaced by ‘From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029,’,deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 7
(d) paragraph 7 is deleted;
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 182 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – new subparagraph
(4) in Article 4(1), the following subparagraph is added: ‘For the purposes of point (c), where the specific emission target determined in accordance with Part A, point 6.3., of Annex I or Part B, point 6.3., of Annex I is negative, the specific emission target shall be 0 g/km.;’deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 194 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(i) in point (a), the figure “37,5 %” is replaced by ‘5540 %’,
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) in point (b), the figure “31 %” is replaced by ‘540 %’,
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – – introductory part
5a. From 1 January 203540, the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply:
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 1070 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part A, point 6.1.32, of Annex I, to maintain a balanced proportion of low- emission passenger cars on the market;
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 217 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2025, and every two years thereafter, tPursuant to Article 1(3a) of this Regulation, the Commission shall, in accordance with Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, develop by 2023 at the latest a comprehensive system for measuring emissions from vehicles which takes full and complete account of all emissions resulting from the production of the vehicle, emissions during driving, including emissions of the energy and energy source required for this purpose and non-fuel-related emissions such as brake and tyre abrasion, and emissions resulting from disposal, and shall identify any changes to other EU legislative texts such as Regulation EU 2018/842 that are necessary for this purpose. The Commission shawill report on the progress towards zero emission road mobilitycompliance with the set emission reduction targets in road transport until 31 December 2025 and every two years thereafter, taking into account any adjustments made to this Regulation until then. The report shall in particular monitor and assess the need for possible additional measures to facilitate the transition, including through financial means.
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 1070 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part B, point 6.1.3, of Annex I.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 222 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 100 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part B, point 6.1.3,2 of Annex I.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 222 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 2
In the reporting, the Commission shall consider all factors that contribute to a cost-efficient progress towards climate neutrality by 2050. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles, progress in achieving the targets for the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential contribution of innovation technologies and sustainable alternative fuels to reach climate neutral mobility, impact on consumers, progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition towards zero emission road mobility.;
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 237 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(ba) the following point is added: ‘(na) sustainable and/or advanced renewable fuel’ means fuels that meet the sustainability requirements set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 239 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(ba) the following point is added: ‘(na) ‘plug-in hybrid electric vehicle’ (PHEV): a vehicle powered by a combination of an electric motor with a rechargeable battery and an internal combustion engine, which may operate together or separately.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 241 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I
[...]deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 256 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 7 – paragraph 10
(aa) paragraph 10 is replaced by the following: ‘10. The Commission shall draw up, no later than 2023 evaluate the possibility of developing31 December 2023, a common Union methodology for the assessment and the consistent data reporting of the full life- cycle CO2 emissions of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles that are placed on the Union market. The Commission shall transmit to the European Parliament and to the Council that evaluationmethodology, including, where appropriate, proposals for follow-up measures, such as legislative proposals.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 10 – paragraph 2
(6) in Article 10(2), the first sentence is replaced by the following: ‘A derogation applied for under paragraph 1 may be granted from the specific emission targets applicable until and including calendar year 2029.’;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(6a) In Article 12, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘3a. The Commission shall draw up, no later than 31 December 2023, a common Union methodology for the assessment and the consistent data reporting of the full life-cycle CO2 emissions of fuels and energy consumed by vehicles on the Union market.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 284 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 a – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2025, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall report on the progress towards zero emission road mobilityclimate neutrality road mobility. The report shall assess and as certain whether this regulation needs to be modified to take a more holistic and comprehensive approach to emissions, on the basis of the methodologies set out in Articles 7(10) and 12(3a). The report shall in particular monitor and assess the need for possible additional measures to facilitate the transition, including through financial means.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 289 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 a – paragraph 2
In the reporting, the Commission shall consider all factors that contribute to a cost-efficient progress towards climate neutrality by 2050. ThisFactors shall includes the deploymenfollowing: (a) the cost of zero- and low-emission vehicles, progress in achieving the targets for the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure (b) consumer take-up of zero- and low-emission vehicles (c) the specific characteristics of light commercial vehicles (d) progress in achieving a sufficient roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure including, but not limited to, progress in achieving the targets as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, and the Energy Performance of Building Directive, (e) the potential contribution of innovation technologies and sustainable alternative fuels, including synthetic fuels, to reach climate neutral mobility, impact on consumers, progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition towards zero emission road mobility. (f) the functioning of the incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles, (g) impact on consumers, particularly those on low and medium incomes, (h) progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition, taking into account employment and competitiveness, towards affordable climate neutral road mobility. For each of the factors listed above, the Commission shall issue an assessment of its effectiveness, taking into account expected progress, in enabling the 2030 and 2035 fleet average CO2 targets to be met.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 303 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, in 20287, review the effectiveness and impact of this Regulation, building on the two yearly reporting, and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council with the result of the review.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 310 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amending this Regulation. by introducing EU fleet-wide targets for passenger cars from 1 January 2035 and from 1 January 2040 as appropriate.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 2
(aa) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. In the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall consider, inter alia, the real-world representativeness of the CO2 emission and fuel or energy consumption values determined pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007; the deployment on the Union market of zero- and low-emission vehicles, in particular with respect to light commercial vehicles; the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure reported under Directive 2014/94/EU Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (20), including their financingon the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, including their financing; the implementation of Directive 2010/31/EU on the Energy Performance of buildings and its foreseen review; the potential contribution of the use of synthetic and advanced alternative fuels produced with renewable energy to emissions reductions; the CO2 emissions reduction actually observed at the existing fleet level; the functioning of the incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles; the potential effects of the transitional measure set out in point 6.3 of Part A of Annex I; the impact of this Regulation on consumers, particularly on those on low and medium incomes; as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition towards clean, competitive and affordable mobility in the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraphs 2 to 5
(b) paragraphs 23 to 5 are deleted,
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 318 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1
(a) in point 6.1, the heading is replaced by the following: EU fleet-wide targets for 2025 onwards’,deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1
EU fleet-wide targets for 2025 onwardsdeleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 328 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1.2
(b) in point 6.1.2, the heading is replaced by the following: EU fleet-wide target for 2030 to 2034deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 331 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
EU fleet-wide target for 2030 to 2034deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 332 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1.3
(c) the following point 6.1.3 is added: 6.1.3. EU fleet-wide target for 2035 onwards EU fleet-wide target2035 = EU fleet-wide target2021–(1- reduction factor2035) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2035 is as defined in Article 1(5a), point (a).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 338 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1.3
6.1.3. EU fleet-wide target for 2035 onwards EU fleet-wide target2035 = EU fleet-wide target2021 (1– reduction factor2035) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2035 is as defined in Article 1(5a), point (a).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 339 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1.3
6.1.3. EU fleet-wide target for 2035 onwards EU fleet-wide target2035 = EU fleet-wide target2021 (1– reduction factor2035) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2035 is as defined in Article 1(5a), point (a).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 363 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.3.2
6.3.2 Specific emissions targets for 2030 to 2034
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.3.3
6.3.3 Specific emissions targets for 2035 onwards Specific emissions target = EU fleet-wide target2035 + a2035 · (TM-TM0) Where, EU fleet-wide target2035 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.3; a2035 is 𝒂𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 ∙ 𝑬𝑼 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕 ― 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟓 where, a2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1 average emissions2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1 TM is as defined in point 6.2.1 TM0 is as defined in point 6.2.1 ___________________ * The share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in the new passenger car fleet of a Member State in 2017 is calculated as the total number of new zero- and low- emission vehicles registered in 2017 divided by the total number of new passenger cars registered in the same year.;deleted 𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 390 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.3
(c) the following points 6.1.3 isand 6.1.3a are added:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 392 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.3
6.1.3. The EU fleet-wide targets for 2035 onwardsrom 2035 to 2039 EU fleet-wide target 2035 = EU fleet-wide target 2021· (1– reduction factor 2035) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2035 is as defined in Article 1(5a), point (b).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 396 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.3 a (new)
6.1.3a. The EU fleet-wide target for 2040 onwards EU fleet-wide target2040 = EU fleet-widetarget2021· (1– reduction factor2040) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2040 is as defined in Article 1(5b), point (a).’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 401 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.2
EU fleet-wide target2030 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.3;2; α is a2030 where the average test mass of a manufacturer's new light commercial vehicles is equal to or lower than TM0 determined in accordance with point (d) of Article 14(1) and a2021 where the average test mass of a manufacturer's new light commercial vehicles is higher than TM0 determined in accordance with point (d) of Article 14(1); where: a2030 is a2021 · EU fleet-wide target2030 / Average emissions2021 a2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1; average emissions2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1; TM is as defined in point 6.2.1; TM0 is as defined in point 6.2.1.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 402 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.2
α is a2030,L where the average test mass of a manufacturer’s new light commercial vehicles is equal to or lower than TM0, and a2030,H where the average test mass of a manufacturer’s new light commercial vehicles is higher than TM0;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.2
where: a2030,L is 𝒂𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 ∙ 𝑬𝑼 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕 ― 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎 a2030,H is 𝒂𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏.𝑬𝑼 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕 ― 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎 𝑬𝑼 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕 ― 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 average emissions2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1 TM is as defined in point 6.2.1 TM0 is as defined in point 6.2.1deleted 𝑨𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure a consistent and high level of protection of public interests as regards health, safety and fundamental rights, common normative standards for all high-risk AI systems should be established. Those standards should be consistent with the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union (the Charter) and should be non-discriminatory and in line with the Union’s international trade commitments. However, with regard to the risk management system for AI systems considered to be high-risk, the EU’s harmonisation legislation should focus on the essential requirements and leave their technical implementation to be governed by voluntary product-specific and cutting- edge standards, developed by the stakeholders. It is therefore desirable for European legislation to focus on the desired outcome of the risk management and evaluation systems, and to expressly leave industry the task of designing its systems and tailoring them to its internal operations and structures, particularly by developing cutting-edge standardisation systems.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) As regards high-risk AI systems that are safety components of products or systems, or which are themselves products or systems falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 , Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council40, Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council41 , Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council42 , Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council43, Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council44, Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council45, and Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council46, it is appropriate to amend those acts to ensure that the Commission takes into account, on the basis of the technical and regulatory specificities of each sector, and without interfering with existing governance, conformity assessment and enforcement mechanisms and authorities established therein, the mandatory requirements for high-risk AI systems laid down in this Regulation when adopting any relevant future delegated or implementing acts on the basis of those acts. In addition, effective standardisation rules are needed to make the requirements of this Regulation operational. The European institutions, and first and foremost the Commission, should, together with enterprises, identify the AI sectors where there is the greatest need for standardisation, to avoid fragmentation of the market and maintain and further strengthen the integration of our European Standardisation System (ESS) within the International Standardisation System (ISO, IEC). _________________ 39 Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 72). 40 Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles (OJ L 60, 2.3.2013, p. 1). 41 Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (OJ L 60, 2.3.2013, p. 52). 42 Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146). 43Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44). 44 Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018, p. 1). 45 Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1). 46 Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 631/2009, (EU) No 406/2010, (EU) No 672/2010, (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 1005/2010, (EU) No 1008/2010, (EU) No 1009/2010, (EU) No 19/2011, (EU) No 109/2011, (EU) No 458/2011, (EU) No 65/2012, (EU) No 130/2012, (EU) No 347/2012, (EU) No 351/2012, (EU) No 1230/2012 and (EU) 2015/166 (OJ L 325, 16.12.2019, p. 1).
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 196 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) To demonstrate that the characteristics of a high-risk AI system conform to the requirements set out in Chapter 2 of Title III, it must be possible to conduct internal controls and use harmonised standards based on agreement. It is desirable for the European institutions, and first and foremost the Commission, to do more to promote alignment with existing international standardisation activities and with the certifications issued as part of the EU information security scheme. However, unlike the procedure to assess product conformity, where assessment infrastructure is in place, the relevant competence for auditing autonomous AI systems is still being developed. Moreover, because of the specific technological features of AI, it is possible that the competent authorities may encounter difficulties in verifying the conformity of some AI systems with existing legislation. It is therefore necessary for conformity assessment mechanisms to be developed with flexibility, so that due account may be taken of the infrastructure gaps, and disparities in application may be avoided in the single market.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 199 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Technical inaccuracies of AI systems intended for the remote biometric identification of natural persons can lead to biased results and entail discriminatory effects. This is particularly relevant when it comes to age, ethnicity, sex or disabilities. Therefore, ‘real-time’ and ‘post’ remote biometric identification systems should be classified as high-risk. In view of the risks that they pose, both types of remote biometric identification systems should be subject to specific requirements on logging capabilities and human oversightsupervision.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) Requirements should apply to high- risk AI systems as regards the quality of data sets used, technical documentation and record-keeping, transparency and the provision of information to users, human oversightsupervision, and robustness, accuracy and cybersecurity. Those requirements are necessary to effectively mitigate the risks for health, safety and fundamental rights, as applicable in the light of the intended purpose of the system, and no other less trade restrictive measures are reasonably available, thus avoiding unjustified restrictions to trade.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 217 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Human supervision must remain the basic ethical principle for the development and distribution of high-risk AI, since it guarantees transparency, confidentiality and protection of data and safeguarding against discrimination. However, it is vital to maintain a balance between meaningful human supervision and the efficiency of the system, in order not to compromise the benefits offered by these systems in sectors such as information security analysis, threat analysis and incident response processes. High-risk AI systems should be designed and developed in such a way that natural persons can oversee their functioning. For this purpose, appropriate human oversightsupervision measures should be identified by the provider of the system before its placing on the market or putting into service. In particular, where appropriate, such measures should guarantee that the system is subject to in- built operational constraints that cannot be overridden by the system itself and is responsive to the human operator, and that the natural persons to whom human oversightsupervision has been assigned have the necessary competence, training and authority to carry out that role.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 239 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
(71) Artificial intelligence is a rapidly developing family of technologies that requires novel forms of regulatory oversightsupervision and a safe space for experimentation, while ensuring responsible innovation and integration of appropriate safeguards and risk mitigation measures. To ensure a legal framework that is innovation-friendly, future-proof and resilient to disruption, national competent authorities from one or more Member States should be encouraged to establish artificial intelligence regulatory sandboxes to facilitate the development and testing of innovative AI systems under strict regulatory oversightsupervision before these systems are placed on the market or otherwise put into service.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 241 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
(72) The objectives of the regulatory sandboxes should be to foster AI innovation by establishing a controlled experimentation and testing environment in the development and pre-marketing phase with a view to ensuring compliance of the innovative AI systems with this Regulation and other relevant Union and Member States legislation; to enhance legal certainty for innovators and the competent authorities’ oversightsupervision and understanding of the opportunities, emerging risks and the impacts of AI use, and to accelerate access to markets, including by removing barriers for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups. To permit effective participation by these categories in regulatory sandboxes, compliance costs must be kept to an absolute minimum. To ensure uniform implementation across the Union and economies of scale, it is appropriate to establish common rules for the regulatory sandboxes’ implementation and a framework for cooperation between the relevant authorities involved in the supervision of the sandboxes. This Regulation should provide the legal basis for the use of personal data collected for other purposes for developing certain AI systems in the public interest within the AI regulatory sandbox, in line with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, and without prejudice to Article 4(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Participants in the sandbox should ensure appropriate safeguards and cooperate with the competent authorities, including by following their guidance and acting expeditiously and in good faith to mitigate any high-risks to safety and fundamental rights that may arise during the development and experimentation in the sandbox. The conduct of the participants in the sandbox should be taken into account when competent authorities decide whether to impose an administrative fine under Article 83(2) of Regulation 2016/679 and Article 57 of Directive 2016/680.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 244 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
(72) The objectives of the regulatory sandboxes should be to foster AI innovation by establishing a controlled experimentation and testing environment in the development and pre-marketing phase with a view to ensuring compliance of the innovative AI systems with this Regulation and other relevant Union and Member States legislation; to enhance legal certainty for innovators and the competent authorities’ oversightsupervision and understanding of the opportunities, emerging risks and the impacts of AI use, and to accelerate access to markets, including by removing barriers for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups. To ensure uniform implementation across the Union and economies of scale, it is appropriate to establish common rules for the regulatory sandboxes’ implementation and a framework for cooperation between the relevant authorities involved in the supervision of the sandboxes. This Regulation should provide the legal basis for the use of personal data collected for other purposes for developing certain AI systems in the public interest within the AI regulatory sandbox, in line with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, and without prejudice to Article 4(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Participants in the sandbox should ensure appropriate safeguards and cooperate with the competent authorities, including by following their guidance and acting expeditiously and in good faith to mitigate any high-risks to safety and fundamental rights that may arise during the development and experimentation in the sandbox. The conduct of the participants in the sandbox should be taken into account when competent authorities decide whether to impose an administrative fine under Article 83(2) of Regulation 2016/679 and Article 57 of Directive 2016/680.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72 a (new)
(72a) It is desirable for the establishment of regulatory sandboxes, which is currently left to the discretion of Member States, to be made obligatory, with properly established criteria, to ensure both the effectiveness of the system and easier access for enterprises, particularly SMEs. It is also necessary for research enterprises and institutions to be involved in developing the conditions for the creation of regulatory sandboxes.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 248 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
(74) In order to minimise the risks to implementation resulting from lack of knowledge and expertise in the market as well as to facilitate compliance of providers and notified bodies with their obligations under this Regulation, the AI- on demand platform, the European Digital Innovation Hubs and the Testing and Experimentation Facilities established by the Commission and the Member States at national or EU level and the national cybersecurity agencies should possibly contribute to the implementation of this Regulation. Within their respective mission and fields of competence, they may provide in particular technical and scientific support to providers and notified bodies.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 89 a (new)
(89a) As things currently stand, the AI sector has a strategic international dimension. In order to achieve the objectives and ambitions set out in this Regulation and strengthen the European approach to AI internationally, it is a matter of urgency that thinking in this area, including as a result of of this legislation, should not remain solely within the European Union. If the EU wishes to be at the forefront of creating democratic and inclusive regulation that respects the rights of individuals, including those outside Europe’s borders, it should seek to be a benchmark in this sphere for non-EU countries too. That would serve to safeguard the competitiveness of the principal actors of the market and spread practices similar to those in this Regulation on a global scale. This Regulation’s effectiveness would be strengthened if the European Union were able to play a key role at international level too.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘artificial intelligence system ’ (AI system) means software that is developed with one or more ofsystem) means a system that (i) receives machine-based and/or human- based data and inputs (ii) adopts an approach with limited explanations that infers how to achieve a given set of human-defined objectives through learning, reasoning or modelling implemented using the techniques and approaches listed in Annex I, and can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, generate outputs such as content(iii) generates outputs with a very high level of autonomy in the form of content (generative AI systems), predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing the environments ithey interacts with;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 278 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a (new)
(a) ‘AI system used in an advisory capacity’ means an AI system in which the final decision is taken by a human.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 279 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (new)
(b) ‘AI system with decision-making capacity’ means an AI system with the capacity to model decisions in a repeatable manner, without human supervision.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 44 a (new)
(44a) ‘Systems for identifying and categorising behaviour and cognitive distortions of natural persons’ means AI systems designed to be used for emotional calculation and psychographic analysis applications, Machine Learning and Affective Computing applications that use sensitive data from different sources, such as wearable smart devices, sensors, cameras or a person’s interactions on the internet, and that are able to evaluate and use emotions, psychological conditions and behavioural characteristics such as values and beliefs with the aim of assessing and using the cognitive distortions of natural persons. This includes, among other things, the application of Sentiment Analysis techniques and AI Nudging and Sludging.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In addition to the high-risk AI systems referred to in paragraph 1, AI systems referred to in Annex III shall also be considered high-risk. In the event of uncertainty regarding the classification of the AI system, the supplier must deem the AI system to be high-risk if its use or application poses a risk of physical or non-physical harm to health and safety or a risk of an adverse impact to the fundamental rights of natural persons, groups of individuals or society as a whole, as set out in Article 7(2).
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the extent to which potentially harmed or adversely impacted persons are dependent on the outcome produced with an AI system, with no distinctions between AI systems with an advisory or decision- making purpose, in particular because for practical or legal reasons it is not reasonably possible to opt-out from that outcome;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The training, validation and testing of data sets and the AI applications based on them shall be subject to appropriate data governance and management practices. Those practices shall concern in particular,
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) examination in view of possible biases that are likely to affect health and safety of persons, lead to discrimination prohibited by Union law or have some other impact on fundamental rights;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 422 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Training, validation and testing data sets shall be relevant, representative, free of errors and compl and complete, taking into account the degree of variability within data setes. They shall have the appropriate statistical properties, including, where applicable, as regards the persons or groups of persons on which the high-risk AI system is intended to be used. These characteristics of the data sets may be met at the level of individual data sets or a combination thereof.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 427 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. To the extent that it is strictly necessary for the purposes of ensuring bias monitoring, detection and correction in relation to the high-risk AI systems, the providers of such systems may also process special categories of personal data referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 10 of Directive (EU) 2016/680 and Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, ensuring compliance with the highest security and privacy protection standards for data management. Such processing shall also be subject to appropriate safeguards for the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, including technical limitations on the re-use and use of state-of-the-art security and privacy- preserving measures, such as pseudonymisation, or encryption where anonymisation may significantly affect the purpose pursued.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 432 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The retention period must not exceed 10 years at most, unless specific regulations establish otherwise.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 436 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the human oversightsupervision measures referred to in Article 14, including the technical measures put in place to facilitate the interpretation of the outputs of AI systems by the users;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 437 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – title
Human oversightsupervision
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 438 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. High-risk AI systems shall be designed and developed in such a way, including with appropriate human-machine interface tools, that they can be effectively overseen by natural persons during the period in which the AI system is in use. Human supervision should be proportionate to the task carried out by the system and should not compromise its efficiency or effectiveness.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 443 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Human oversightsupervision shall aim at prevenotecting or minimising the risks to health, safety or fundamental rightsafety and fundamental human rights, preventing or minimising the risks that may emerge when a high-risk AI system is used in accordance with its intended purpose or under conditions of reasonably foreseeable misuse, in particular when such risks persist notwithstanding the application of other requirements set out in this Chapter.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 444 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Human oversightsupervision shall be ensured through either one or all of the following measures:
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 446 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The measures referred to in paragraph 3 shall enable the individuals to whom human oversightsupervision is assigned to do the following, as appropriate to the circumstances:
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 454 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. High-risk AI systems shall be 1. designed and developed in such a way that they achieve, in the light of their intended purpose, an appropriate level of accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity, and perform consistently in those respects throughout their lifecycle. Compliance with these requirements shall include implementation of state-of-the-art measures, according to the specific market segment or scope of application.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 495 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The obligations in paragraph 1 are without prejudice to other user obligations under Union or national law and to the user’s discretion in organising its own resources and activities for the purpose of implementing the human oversightsupervision measures indicated by the provider.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 598 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4
4. The Board mayshall invite external experts and observers, including providers with appropriate skills and proven experience in supporting Member State authorities in the preparation and management of experimentation and test facilities, to attend its meetings and may hold exchanges with interested third parties to inform its activities to an appropriate extent. To that end the Commission may facilitate exchanges between the Board and other Union bodies, offices, agencies and advisory groups.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 615 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Since the sensitive nature of some high-risk AI systems, especially systems used by public authorities, agencies and institutions to prevent, investigate, detect or prosecute crimes, could result in significant restrictions on the collection and sharing of data between the end user and the provider, end users must involve the provider in the definition of aspects such as the nature of data made available for post-marketing monitoring and the degree of anonymisation of data. This should take place as early as the system design stage, in order to allow the provider to perform activities under the Regulation with a complete data set that has already been validated by the final user before the activity, and with a level of security that is proportionate to the task carried out by the system. The end user must remain responsible for the disclosure of data contained in such groups of data.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 631 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point b
(b) Logic- and knowledge-based approaches, including knowledge representation, inductive (logic) programming, knowledge bases, inference and deductive engines, (symbolic) reasoning and expert systems;deleted
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 633 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point c
(c) Statistical approaches, Bayesian estimation, search and optimization methods.deleted
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 634 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point c a (new)
(ca) Approaches based on the assessment of behavioural and psychological characteristics of individuals, including activities, interests, opinions, attitudes, values and lifestyles, recognised through automatic means;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 635 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
High-risk AI systems pursuant to Article 6(2) are the AI systems listed in any of the following areas, whose use or application poses a risk of harm to health and safety or a negative impact on the fundamental rights of natural persons, groups or society in general.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 643 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) Following the adoption of common specifications under Article 41 of this Regulation, AI systems intended to be used to evaluate the creditworthiness rating of natural persons or establish their credit score, with the exception of AI systems put into service by small scale providers for their own use when granting access to credit or other essential services, with the exception of AI systems put into service by providers on a small scale for their own use and AI systems based on autonomous use under human supervision of linear regression, logistic regression, decision trees and other equally transparent, explicable and interpretable techniques;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 652 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
8a. Identification and categorisation of behaviour and cognitive bias of natural persons.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 653 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) in so far as this is without prejudice to professional secrecy, and only when the request is proportionate to the scale of the interest being preserved, the design specifications of the system, namely the general logic of the AI system and of the algorithms; the key design choices including the rationale and assumptions made, also with regard to persons or groups of persons on which the system is intended to be used; the main classification choices; what the system is designed to optimise for and the relevance of the different parameters; the decisions about any possible trade-off made regarding the technical solutions adopted to comply with the requirements set out in Title III, Chapter 2;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 655 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) assessment of the human oversightsupervision measures needed in accordance with Article 14, including an assessment of the technical measures needed to facilitate the interpretation of the outputs of AI systems by the users, in accordance with Articles 13(3)(d);
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 657 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. Detailed information about the monitoring, functioning and control of the AI system, in particular with regard to: its capabilities and limitations in performance, including the degrees of accuracy for specific persons or groups of persons on which the system is intended to be used and the overall expected level of accuracy in relation to its intended purpose; the foreseeable unintended outcomes and sources of risks to health and safety, fundamental rights and discrimination in view of the intended purpose of the AI system; the human oversightsupervision measures needed in accordance with Article 14, including the technical measures put in place to facilitate the interpretation of the outputs of AI systems by the users; specifications on input data, as appropriate;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 222 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Recital 18
(18) In line with the ambitions set out in the Horizon Europe Regulation, one of the preconditions of setting up institutionalised partnerships is ensuring partner’s contributions throughout the lifetime of the initiatives. In this context, private partners should deliver a significant part of their contributions in the form of in-kind contributions to operational costs of the joint undertaking. Joint undertakings should be able to seek measures to facilitate these contributions through their work programmes, notably by reducing funding rates. These measures should be based on the specific needs of a joint undertaking and the underlying activities. In justified cases, it should be possible to introduce additional conditions that require the participation of a member of the joint undertaking or their constituent or affiliated entities, targeting activities where the industrial partners of the joint undertaking can play a key role, such as large-scale demonstrations and flagship projects, and contribute more via lower funding rates. The level of participation of members should be monitored by the executive director in order to empower the governing board to take appropriate actions, ensuring a balance between commitment from partners and openness. In duly justified cases, the capital expenditure for, e.g., large scale demonstrators or flagship projects, may be considered as an eligible cost in line with the applicable legal framework.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 233 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Recital 22
(22) It is appropriate that the members other than the Union commit to the implementation of this Regulation by means of a letter of commitment indicating the total amount of the private contribution conditional on the funding received for the partnership in question. Those letters of commitment should be legally valid throughout the lifetime of the initiative and closely monitored by the joint undertaking and the Commission. Joint undertakings should create a legal and organisational environment that enables members to deliver on their commitments while ensuring continuous openness of the initiative and transparency during their implementation, notably for priority setting and for participation in calls for proposals.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 275 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Recital 44
(44) The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking should build on a diverse membership base, bringing together a broad spectrum of stakeholders and ideas, from all member states and countries associated to Horizon Europe. In view of identifying the most promising approaches and entities capable of pursuing them, the Commission launched a call for expression of ideas and potential members19 . The Governing Board should be allowed to select associated members based on the results of that call in order to provide for a swift expansion of the group of members. _________________ 19https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/new-call- ideas-clean-aviation-partnerships-2020- aug-26_en
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 348 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
10. ‘in-kind contributions to additional activities' means contributions by the private members, their constituent entities or the affiliated entities of either, consisting of the costs incurred by them in implementing additional activities less any contribution to those costs from the Union and from the participating states of that joint undertaking; or costs incurred by the private members, their constituent entities, the affiliated entities of either, for indirect actions of the Joint Undertaking that are not funded.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Joint undertakings may launch an open call for expression of interest in view of selecting associated members. The call for expression of interest shall set out the key capacities needed and in-kind contribution expectations in order to achieve the objectives of the joint undertaking. All calls shall be published on the joint undertaking’s website and communicated through all appropriate channels, including, where applicable, the states’ representatives group, in order to ensure the widest possible participation in the interest of achieving the objectives of the joint undertaking.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 436 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By way of derogation from the provisions in Article 7(2) the applications for membership from any legal entity established in a country associated to the Horizon Europe Programme shall not lead, by any circumstance, to additional burden on, or contribution by the founding and associate members the Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 441 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. A letter of commitment shall be signed between the selected associated members and the executive director, acting as representative of the joint undertaking, which shall detail the scope and intention of the membership in terms of content, activities and duration, of the associated members’ contributionand their expected partners' contribution, both financial and in-kind, to the joint undertaking, including an indication of the envisaged additional activities referred to in point (b) of Article 11(1), as well as provisions relating to the associated member’s representation and voting rights within the governing board.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 452 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Union financial contribution to the joint undertakings, including EFTA appropriations, shall cover administrative and operational costs up to the maximum amounts specified in Part Two. The Union contribution specified in Part Two mayshall be increased with contributions from third countries if the latter are available.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 455 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 11 – title
11 Contributions from members other than the Union and contributing partners and all future participants.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 465 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 11 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The contributions from contributing partners, future members, associate members and participants shall correspond to the amounts they have committed in the letter of endorsement when becoming a contributing partner and shall consist of:
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 467 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 11 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) in-kind contributions to operational activitiesnd additional activities, if applicable.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 503 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) adopt the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda at the beginning of the initiative and amend it throughout the duration of Horizon Europe, where necessary. The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda shall identify the partnership’s targeted impact, foreseen portfolio of activities, measurable expected outcomes, resources, deliverables, and milestones within a defined timeframe. It shall also identify the other European partnerships with which the joint undertaking shall establish a formal and regular collaboration and the possibilities for synergies between the joint undertaking’s actions and national or regional initiatives and policies based on information received by the participating states or the states’ representatives group as well as synergies with other Union programmes along the guidelines to be further provided by the Commission;
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 609 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. TOn a need to know basis, the joint undertaking shall provide the Union institutions and Union bodies, offices or agencies access to all appropriate information related to the indirect actions it funds. Such information shall include results of beneficiaries participating in indirect actions of the joint undertaking or any other information deemed necessary for developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Union policies or programmes. Such access rights are limited to non-commercial and non-competitive use and shall comply with applicable confidentiality rules.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 707 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 64 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Governing Board shall assess and decide in relation to the implementation of the programme and to the delivery on the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking objectives, including on:
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 827 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 85 a (new)
Article 85 a By way of derogation from the provision in Article 7(2) the assessment of applications for membership from any legal entity established in a country associated to the Horizon Europe Programme shall be subject to the proportionate increase of the Union contribution from the Horizon Europe Programme to the Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking by contributions from the corresponding country associated to Horizon Europe.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 938 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 128 – paragraph 1
1. Over the period set out in Article 3, the participating states of the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking shall make a total contribution of at least equalthat is commensurate to the amount of the Union contribution to operational costs referred to in Article 127.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 940 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 128 – paragraph 2
2. Over the period set out in Article 3, the private members of the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking shall make or arrange for their constituent or affiliated entities to make contributions of at least EUR 2 511 164 000 to the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking equal to at least 70% of the sum of the contributions of the Union, referred to in Article 127, and of the participating states, referred to in paragraph 1.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 941 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 128 – paragraph 3
3. In line with Article 26(4), the private members shall make or arrange for their constituent and affiliated entities to make a financial contribution ofcontribution laid down in paragraph 2 shall include an amount up to EUR 22 090 000 for administrative costs of the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 944 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Article 128 – paragraph 4
4. The contributions referred to in paragraph 1 shall consist of contributions laid down in Article 11(4). The contributions referred to in paragraph 2 shall consist of contributions laid down in Article 11(1), including at least EUR 2 489 074 000, with the exclusion of the contributions referred to in paragraph 3, shall consist of contributions laid down in point (a) of Article 11(1). The contributions referred to in paragraph 3 shall consist of contributions as laid down in point (c) of Article 11(1).
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Therefore an obligation to meet reasonable requests for wholesale access to public mobile communications networks for the purpose of providing roaming services should be laid down . Such access should be in line with the needs of those seeking access. End-users of services requiring modern technologies and retail roaming services should be able to enjoy the same quality of service when roaming as domestically, if the same generation of mobile communication networks, conditions, and technologies are available on the visited network. A wholesale roaming access obligation should therefore ensure that access seekers can replicate the retail services offered domestically, unless mobile network operators requested to provide access can prove that it is technically unfeasible to do so. Access should be refused only on the basis of objective criteria, such as technical feasibility and the need to maintain network integrity. Where access is refused, the aggrieved party should be able to submit the case for dispute resolution in accordance with the procedure set out in this Regulation. In order to ensure a level playing field, wholesale access for the purpose of providing roaming services should be granted in accordance with the regulatory obligations laid down in this Regulation applicable at the wholesale level and should take into account the different cost elements necessary for the provision of such access. A consistent regulatory approach to the wholesale access for the provision of roaming services should contribute to avoiding distortions between Member States. BEREC should, in coordination with the Commission and in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders, issue guidelines for wholesale access for the purpose of providing roaming services.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Roaming customers should, to the greatest extent possible, be able to use the retail services that they subscribe to and benefit from the same level of quality of service as at home, when roaming in the Union, if the same generation of mobile communication networks, conditions, and technologies are available on the visited network. To that end, roaming providers should take the necessary measures to ensure that regulated retail roaming services are provided under the same conditions as if such services were consumed domestically. In particular, the same quality of service should be offered to customers when roaming, if technically feasible.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Mobile network operators shall meet all reasonable requests for wholesale roaming access , in particular allowing the roaming provider to replicate the retail mobile services offered domestically, when technically feasible . Within the boundaries of the roaming agreement and without to Article 5(2) the mobile network operator shall not deliberately offer degraded conditions to the roaming customers compared to the conditions offered to its domestic customers.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Wholesale roaming access shall cover access to all network elements and associated facilities, relevant services, software and information systems, necessary for the provision of regulated roaming services to customers , on any network technology and generation available .
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Roaming providers shall ensure, when technically feasible, that regulated retail roaming services are provided under the same conditions as if such services were consumed domestically, in particular in terms of quality of servicenot deliberately offer regulated retail roaming services under degraded conditions than offered domestically, if the same generation of mobile communication networks, conditions, and technologies are available on the visited network.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The average wholesale charge that the visited network operator may levy on the roaming provider for the provision of regulated data roaming services by means of that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 2,050 per gigabyte of data transmitted. That maximum wholesale charge shall decrease to EUR 1,52,00 per gigabyte of data transmitted on 1 January 2025 and shall, without prejudice to Articles 21, 22 and 23 remain at EUR 1,52,00 per gigabyte of data transmitted until 30 June 2032 .
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2020 on a comprehensive European approach to energy storage,
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas Parliament has endorsedvoted by a majority of its Members the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030, while co-legislators have decided for lower targets and further negotiations are foreseen;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas energy system integration means the coordinated planning and operation of all types of energy, all energy carriers and infrastructure connected to all final consumers, also by taking into consideration the existing structures, their limits and potential;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 45 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptffordable limits;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the private sector to contribute to its successadequately in time and effectively in a spirit of cooperation; considers the private sector as an important actor to ensure its effective implementation;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its climate goals while maintainensuring energy accessibility and security of supply through than effective development of an efficient, integrated, resilient, smart and decarbonised systemflexible and smart system with the aim of reaching gradually the decarbonisation targets;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy whigenerated, as much ias not consumedpossible, from sustainable sources;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the importance of a technology-neutral approach that ensures that all cost-effective and energy-efficient options are made available to achieve climate neutrality in 2050 and a just transition in the EU;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member StatesNotes that not all Member States have reached the Energy Efficiency targets for 2020, as set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the Commission to propose more ambitiousdesign a more effective set of targets, taking into account its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process; welcomencourages, in this regard, an effective and flexible application of the renovation wave strategy in each Member State;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses; underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data centresstablish a comprehensive terminology and certification system in a single legislative instrument that covers both renewable and low-carbon fuels, based on full life-cycle GHG emission savings across the entire value chain; underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data centres; recognises the potential key role of refineries in a circular energy system, for their capability to recycle biological waste and residues from agriculture, food and forestry into fuels and other products; recognises low-carbon liquid fuels (based on e.g. hydrogen and captured CO2 or biomass and waste) as a central part of the solution to help reaching climate neutrality; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks, which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR 520 and 575 billion in annual electricity and gas infrastructure investment; calls on the Commission torecalls that the use of the existing gas infrastructure in combination with renewable and low- carbon gases will avoid unnecessary investments on the electricity side while simultaneously implementing the EU decarbonising targets; calls on the Commission to conduct a comparative analysis of costs and benefits and develop sustainable investment criteria which are fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of assessing ex-ante and anticipating the need for new energy production, transmission, distribution, storage and conversion infrastructure in order to optimise its use in a climate- neutral economy and to ensure its economic viability;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the mass deployment of renewable and delow-carbonised energy; encourages the Commission to propose more ambitious target energy with a technology-neutral and cost-efficient approach; believes that a common European terminology for renewable and low-carbon gases is of utmost importance; encourages the Commission to implement a set of technology-neutral targets for renewable and low-carbon gases in order to increase the share of such energy in electricity generation, heavy industry, transport, construction, heating and cooling; calls for ensuring that such targets are based on thorough impact assessments to ensure sustainability for Member States;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2020/2241(INI)

10. Welcomes the adoption of the European Hydrogen Strategy; is convinced that renewable and delow-carbonised hydrogen can help reduce persistent emissions from industrial processes and heavy transport which cannot be decarbonised through the use of zero-carbon electricity; recalls also the need to decarbonise existing hydrogen production; recalls that blending of hydrogen in the natural gas infrastructure will enable decentralised renewable hydrogen production in local networks in a transitional phase; encourages the integration of hydrogen infrastructure planning in the TEN-E and TYNDP frameworks;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 172 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to extendconsider the revision of the obligation laid down in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 for Member States to issue guarantees of origin for low- and zero- carbon gases and for renewablescarbon and bio-gases, including associated GHG and sustainability criteria;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 177 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to accelerate research and development on technologies for CO2 capture, storage and reuse; in order to implement a cost-efficient energy transition; calls on the Commission to overcome regulatory barriers for the up- taking of these technologies; notes that gas infrastructures can act as a conduit for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) applications; call on the Commission to establish an annual European CCUS Forum at the latest in 2021 to further study options aimed at fostering CCS/CCUS projects in Europe; acknowledges refineries as potential energy hubs within industrial clusters, considering that refineries are often integrated with (petro) chemicals plants and that they are already energy hubs and materials hubs, and considering that they produce and store energy with the potential to expand this role substantially;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 186 #

2020/2241(INI)

13. Calls on the Commission to propose ambitiousrealistic targets for the decarbonisation of road, maritime, rail and air transport by providing concrete and differentiated development plans for the short, medium and long terms; welcomes the Commission’s announcement of the deployment of one million charging points for electric vehicles; stresses the need to adapt the electrification networks for Europe’s vehicle fleet; reminds the important decarbonisation role of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as hydrogen, LNG, bio LNG, synthetic LNG and CNG, in heavy-duty road transport, as well as maritime and aviation;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that maintaining the balance of electricity grids and managing demand and production peaks will be more complex with an increasingly decentralised and renewable generation mix and underlines the importance of the deployment of smart grids to cope with this transformation; recalls that Member States remain free to determine their energy mix, the diversity of which is fundamental to ensuring security of supply;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need to reduce regulatory barriers, improve access to capital and further support energy storage projects along transmission and distribution networks and at consumption sites; for retrofitting, repurposing, or developing new infrastructures and further support underground gas and hydrogen storage projects along transmission and distribution networks and at consumption sites to manage system-balancing needs on short-term and seasonal timescales, in a cost-efficient way;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 228 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls the role that green hydrogen can play in balancing grids by using any surplus renewable electricity production through the use of existing gas infrastructure (transmission and storage);
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the importance of interconnectors and cooperation between network operators; welcomes the establishment of regional coordination centres for the electricity network under Regulation (EU) 2019/943;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 251 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission to further explore the potential of technologies to convert energies such as Power-to-Gas; calls on the Commission to establish a framework enabling network operators to invest and operate Power-to- Gas assets according to the principles of third party access;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the primaryone of the most important objective of Union action in the field of energy is to ensure the proper functioning of the market; calls on the Commission to propose the necessary legislative changes to ensure equal rightaccess opportunities for all consumers and undistorted price signals reflecting the real cost of energy and its contribution to the process of decarbonisation of the economy; welcomes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/EC;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 280 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Is convinced of the need to encourageEncourages incentive programs for energy consumers to become more proactive; calls on the Commission to assess the remaining barriers to self- consumption, especially for industrial consum and to design a plan to make it more attractive for the end-users;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 283 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates the potential of energy communities and micro grids to develop access to more sustainable energy, especially for remote areas, islands and the outermost regionfoster a more financially and environmentally sustainable access to energy; calls on the Commission to facilitate the effective creation and improvement of energy communities by providing European citizens and local institution with streamlined red tape, specific skills and monetary incentives;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 296 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that one of the objectives of the Energy Union is to reduce our import dependencyensure energy security; believes that the import of renewable and low-carbon gases via pipelines or European import terminals will be needed to cater to European demand in addition to domestic production; considers that the creation of synergies can help achieve this objective;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 304 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of increasing the competitiveness of European technologies to ensure the autonomy of the Union in the strategic energy sector; calls on the Commission to overcome regulatory barriers and enable gas infrastructure operators to play an active role in the decarbonisation process; calls on the Commission to support research and innovation through the various structural and sectoral funds; recalls the Union’s global leadership in satellite emission measurement technologies;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken for strategic value chains; calls for the establishment of an alliance for delow- carbonised energy technologies; calls on the Commission to encourage the participation of SMEs in these alliances recognizing they are the backbone of European industrial economy and in order to involve more Member States;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 320 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Underlines the potential for job creation of a renewable and low-carbon gas energy market;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 6 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
- having regard to the OECD report entitled 'Building back better: a sustainable, resilient recovery after COVID-19', published on 5 June 2020,
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 b (new)
- having regard to the programmatic book entitled 'COVID-19: The Great Reset', a plan to 'reset the world' published by the World Economic Forum and co-signed by Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret,
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the volume of data stored worldwide will increase from 33 ZB in 2018 to 175 ZB in 2025, and whereas the internet of things and China will account for a significant proportion of this sharp rise;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas data is an essential resource for economic growth, job creation and societal progress and is a keyand information are resources which contribute to economic growth, job creation and the organisation of our societies, and whereas they are used to rationalise economic and social behaviour in the hope of enabler ofing the transition to greensustainable and climate- neutral societies;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the Union must urgently take action to reap the benefits of data by building an ethically sustainable, human- centric, trustworthy and secure data society that respects human rights and democracyfirst of all comply with the laws on personal data and the right to anonymity, and may also consider ways of making European data more secure and less vulnerable to foreign attacks;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 41 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas all uses of personal and/or business data should be consistent with the General Data Protection Regulation and the e-Privacy Directive;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the Union should be an active global player in settingcooperation between EU Member States can play a key role in the fight for data control and data sovereignty, and whereas rules basfounded on itsthe values flowing from that cooperation would protect Europeans effectively;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas in 2018 a cyber attack cost the victim USD 13 million on average, and whereas that cost is increasing every year;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas Article 16 TFEU states that everyone has the right to the protection of their personal data;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas in its digital package published on 19 February 2020 the Commission states that ICT today accounts for between 5% and 9% of global electricity consumption and 2% of CO2 emissions and that the volume of data transferred and stored will continue to grow exponentially in the years to come; whereas, further, the 2018 study on artificial intelligence drawn up by the Joint Research Centre already suggested that data centres and data transmission could account for 3 to 4% of the Union's total electricity consumption;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 64 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘A European strategy for data’; notes the determination to create a framework guaranteeing European data sovereignty, but points out that this concept has not yet been defined; believes that it is a prerequisite for the viability of European industries and enterprises and nascent AI, and a vital step towards a democratic data society, whicheffective data control under democratic scrutiny, and that it will bring better services, growth and jobs;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the Union’s aim must be an EU-governed, human-centric, data- driven society society driven by data, information and the objective analysis of that data, governed by the Member States on the basis of cooperation and centred on the freedom of the individual, built on trust and values of privacy, transparency and fundamental rights;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the importance of the concept of individual responsibility in connection with the transmission of data, whether personal or public;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that a well-built data society benefits all, which rules out any possibility of mass surveillance, empowers workers instead of lowering their working conditions, and does not lead to restrictions on freedoms, inequality or digital gaps;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Union's data strategy must support sustainability, the Green Deal and Union’s climate targetscompetitiveness and a healthy and sustainable economy for the Union;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 192 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises the importance of genuinely European data governance, and, in that connection, calls for the introduction of supervisory mechanisms which enable the EU and the Member States, at their respective levels, to decide what kinds of data are to be exchanged;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 223 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to examineand the Member States to defend actors’ rights to access data they have been involved in generating;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in order to strengthen to make the Union’s technological sovereignty, to work o a reality at long last, to work on purely European technologies that facilitate data sharing and analytics, and to invest in capacity building and high-impact projects to promote research, innovation and deployment of digital technologies;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 266 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Draws attention to the high energy cost of storing data in data centres; proposes, in the context of the ethical assessment of data management and the development of AI, and in parallel with the initiatives taken by GAFAM, that the EU consider setting up European 'green data centres' which would guarantee its independence as regards data collection and management and, at the same time, ensure that data storage is ethical and sustainable;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 275 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the success of the Union’s data and AI strategies depends on the wider ICT ecosystem, closing the digital gap, developing the IoT, fibre, 5G, 6G, quantum, edge computing, block chain and high-performance computing;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 280 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to promote competitive markets reserved for European firms to support the development of European cloud offerings, e.g. Gaia-x; emphasises, by way of an example, the way in which the original idea underpinning the public cloud project Gaia-x, that of a purely European project, has been lost, since it will now involve US, Chinese and Indian tech firms and the lobby group Digital Europe, which includes Google, Apple and Facebook among its members, has just applied to join the service providers' collective;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Draws attention to the significant costs generated by cyber attacks and the rapid increase in those costs over the years; calls, in that connection, for the development of European initiatives coordinated between national actors, with a view to combating such attacks more effectively;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 330 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for public and private funding for SMEsclear rules and criteria governing public and private funding to be incorporated into existing European and national programmes in order to assist SMEs and enable them, by means of targeted investment, to fully capitalise on the data economy's potential;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on social partners to explore the potential of digitalisation, data and AI to increase productivity, improve the well- being and employability of the workforce and invest in upskilling;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that global rules governing the use of data are inadequate; calls on the Commission to work with like-minded and serve only to boost the ever growing power of GAFAM; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work and negotiate with third countries to agree on new international standards to govern the use of new technologies, such as AI;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 356 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the Commission to assess existing data exchange relations with third countries, in particular those which do not share our values; calls on the Commission to reconsider these partnerships, if necessary;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 357 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Takes the view that interference in the affairs of other States through the holding of digitalised data constitutes a serious breach of digital sovereignty; emphasises that certain national authorities, in their capacity as 'digital watchdogs', have voiced concerns regarding access by the authorities in north America to data transferred to the United States, with specific reference to the collection of and access to personal data, and that these actions are often justified by citing national security considerations under the US FISA Act and executive orders; points out that this legal arsenal is rounded off by extraterritoriality rules which become a means of waging economic war, used increasingly frequently by the United States, by providing for the adoption of provisions and measures whose legal reach extends beyond US national territory; takes the view, therefore, that the agreements drawn up in connection with every transfer outside Europe have no coercive force and that data collection methods can turn into completely unsupervised commercial practices;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 358 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
34c. Calls, as a matter of urgency, for the revision and invalidation of the Privacy Shield, the agreement authorising the transfer of data between the European Union and the United States subject to the requirement of reciprocity as regards the equal treatment of American and foreign data on US territory; emphasises, in that connection, that in the Shrems II case the Court of Justice of the European Union found that US surveillance practices remain incompatible with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 365 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for the free flow of data between the Union and third countries wheto be consistent with the rules on privacy, and security and other legitimate public policy interests are metand private - in particular firms' - policy interests and the sovereignty of Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to negotiate new rules for the global digital economy, including the prohibition of unjustified data localisation requirements;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the COVID crisis, together with the EU's special financial response, provides an opportunity to speed up digitalisation; calls for traditional and innovative financial incentives for SMEs that want to enter new markets;
2020/12/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for special economic digital zones to promote structural change and create development cores for new digital economic structures, while maintaining incentives that are equally valid for all EU territories;
2020/12/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to stop funding big companies and to distributinge the remaining funds by a shotgun approach; calls for winners to be pickedin accordance with a methodically studied priority system; calls for winners to be picked according to their expected value, calculated through the standard methods for valuing start-ups, and grown larger; suggests prioritising future areas for digital economic structures;
2020/12/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Demands an end to the exodus of more careful assessment of the start-ups tha market dto not receive follow-up- funding in Europe but find it elsewhereprevent the best newcomers from developing outside European borders;
2020/12/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for massive investment in clusters of excellencean assessment of the best clusters in which to invest as a matter of priority;
2020/12/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Demands measures to put an end to the brain drain andin order to make the most of the human capital of EU citizens who can afford to be intellectually independent, completing the picture by attracting further experience from people from non-EU countries, and to attract the best minds to the EU;
2020/12/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that AI deployment is key to European competitiveness in the digital era; highlights that to facilitate the uptake of AI in Europe, a common European approach is needed to avoid internal market fragmentation, whilst at the same time exploiting the specific features of the centres of excellence in various Member States;
2020/12/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Warns against overregulating AI; recalls that regulation must be balanced, agile, permanently evaluated, and based on soft regulation except for high-riskIs of the view that in such a disruptive sector which could potentially have a great impact on people, it is important to establish a well-defined, balanced regulatory framework in which operators can work under hard and fast rules which affect people's lives in a reasponsible manner;
2020/12/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the assessment of the real need for a European Disruptive Innovation Agency which concentrates on first stage research. to be postponed until this technology has reached a more advanced stage of maturity, and for all the funds to be used to boost support for SMEs;
2020/12/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 9 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
- having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation of 4 March 2020 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law) (COM(2020)0080),deleted
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP))3 , _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0005.deleted
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
- having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019)0640),deleted
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Union requiresEU industrial sector has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and needs immediate and substantial support for its recovery; whereas the Union and Member States require a new industrial strategy that makes its their industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable where there is the potential to achieve this goal without compromising their economic sustainability and competitiveness; whereas such a strategy should cover thea rational and pragmatic transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and, renewable energy technologies and continued investment in existing low-carbon technologies;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas non-EU competitors often take advantage of less stringent climate and environmental regulations, thus hindering further EU competitiveness and being primarily responsible for the global carbon emissions increase;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the correctsmooth functioning of the single marketEuropean economies, give a new boost to national economies, create a level playing field inside and outside EU and ensure easier access to finance, raw materials and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation, social rights and welfare, education and skills to boost competitiveness and sustainability;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas the global health crisis has shown the need to strengthen the self- reliance of States and the European Union in essential and strategic sectors; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery and by supporting enterprises on a sustainable basis to ensure jobs and the transition to a more resilient European economy;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas reindustrialisation and relocation within the Union and the Member States should be the priority of the new European industrial strategy; whereas the relocation policies should be based on essential and strategic sectors that will guarantee the sovereignty of Europe, the Member States and European citizens, in particular against financial, social, health and environmental crises;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas new debts contracted to survive the economic downturn are likely to leave companies with a more fragile financial structure and weaker human resources, leading to sluggish growth in the long term;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the European Defence and Aerospace industry and its supply chain has already proven to be a strategic asset for the whole European Union and an added value for the European industrial integration, research & development, technology & innovation, growth, occupation and competition;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Is of the opinion that digital and environmental transitions should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which manages these transitions, fosters transformationwould include economic support and accompanying measures for recovery and conversion of the different industrial sectors, in particular through SMEs, and guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy; stresses that the EU should gradually strive for environmental sustainability without compromising competitiveness and socio-economic welfare and without discriminating against any form of technology that can contribute to make the transition process economically sustainable;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Is aware that market dynamics alone do not bridge the fractures created during the transformation process if there is no proper management of the transitions and no strong industrial policies; is, furthermore, aware that whilethe unreasonable pressure coming from markets, competition and innovation push fast towards transformation, it is society and the environment that face the impact of these transformations; considers that balancing out the number of jobs lost in traditional industries with new jobs created in the digital and environmental sectors is not enough in itself as these new jobs are neither created in the same regions nor taken up by the same workers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ensure that these transitions are fair and socially justgradual, fair, socially just, and ensure a level playing field, and that every action aimed at accelerating a transformation process (digital, environmental, etc.) is accompanied by a corresponding initiative to up-skill and reskill workers, with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and people;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Member States and their national employment services to carry out, in the context of this initiative for vocational retraining and reshoring of industrial sectors, an assessment of the skills already acquired by workers in traditional industries and therefore immediately available to companies relocating to Europe;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and strengthening existing industries and the second aimed at reconstruclocation and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objectives as a prioritiesy throughout;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that the aid provided in the emergency phase does not lead to permanent distortions in the singleternal market;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 192 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the economic schemes put in place by individual Member States to help SMEs and companies cope with the short-term cash crunch are useful, but will increase the debt levels of these firms and weaken their economies; in this context, therefore, calls on the Commission to facilitate recovery through fiscal schemes that favour equity over debt and grants over loans and/or guarantees;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in essential and strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme through the increase of custom duties on products considered essential in order to favour European production as well as the promotion of other possible means other than traditional instruments to support industry;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 223 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to consider the creation of a cooperative ecosystem among Member States that allows to give priority to national and European companies which keep their headquarters, their production and employment within the Union in the framework of public contracts;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 235 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market and enterprises in strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that coulforeign direct and indirect investments to preserve European jobs and know-how within each specific territory and avoid further increase of its dependency on foreign powers;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 288 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b
b. will be managed directly, when possible, by the Commission through European programmesand allocated as a priority on the basis of local and national projects and applications, meeting the criteria for allocation provided by the Fund in order to avoid further distortion of the singleternal market;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 299 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
c. distributes the financial aid among the different industrial sectors, including micro-enterprises and SMEs, according to the damage suffered, the challenges faced and the amount of national financial support already received through national aid schemes;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 312 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e
e. gives preference to companies and SMEs that focus their business plans, micro-enterprises and SMEs that are most in need onf digital and environmental transformationrect financial support following the economic setback caused by the pandemic;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 335 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth in the EU by increasing investment in the digital and green transitionall sectors of the economy, including essential and strategic sectors; asks the Commission to support an ambitiouseffective Recovery Fund that is within the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal frameworkintegrated in the own resource decision; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital and green industrial transitionstransition, restore the economic global competitiveness of EU and rebuild a strong and stable labour market;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 336 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the Commission to plan for a more inclusive renovation of European industry, to avoid any discrimination of traditional productive sectors as well as any exclusion of those industrial sectors that could disappear in absence of a real strategy; stresses the diversity of the existing European industrial network: insists, in this regard, that the Commission secures the dynamism of these industries which support the economy of the Member States and the European regions;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European companies and SMEs, as well as costs in terms of job losses, before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures; calls on the Commission to propose commensurate support to the affected sectorwithdraw any new proposals whenever a negative impact cannot be seems unavoidabled;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 364 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industriesall sectors of its economy in the long term;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 417 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 428 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls that the Defence and Aerospace industry in Europe is a truly specific industrial sector that needs therefore specific policies due to its unique nature; in line with the European Treaties, considers that implementing special measures or policies for the European Defence and Aerospace industry should not undermine the national prerogatives of Member States regarding security and defence;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 443 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition and the import of products and services with a strong environmental footprint;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 508 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to facilitate the transitionavoid job losses and preach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impactserve territorial economic competitiveness; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for theits successful implementation of the European Green Deal;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 535 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to recover, by renewing it, the spirit of the Small Business Act, through initiatives aimed in particular at supporting micro and small-size enterprises, which provide for over 99% of the European production capacity; worries that "one size fits all" initiatives for SMEs do not favour either micro-enterprises or SMEs, while expanding many of such measures to mid- caps has further stressed this gap; stresses that support for micro-enterprises and SMEs must also come by boosting incremental innovation;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 563 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. The incentive to use tax credit systems must be matched by targeted measures aiming to overcome tax dumping, which is responsible for distorting effects within the internal market;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 584 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, to promote thea functional exchange of data among companies and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 641 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; believes, moreover, that supporting virtuous collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supportmodels among the different actors engaged in research and commercialization activities by which public authorities, universities, micro-enterprises and SMEs gather to foster innovation; considers that ecosystems will be key elements of the next industrial revolution, providing eafforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interestdable and cleaner energy sources;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 689 #

2020/2076(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. In the light of a profoundly changed international economic context, calls on the Commission to review its antitrust rules and to continue to ensure that the enforcement of EU competition law is effective in keeping the Union globally competitive, seeking a balance between support for so-called ‘adapt the competition rules in order to guarantee the sovereignty and independence of the Member States and the Union, to support European championsand protection of thecompanies, to protect supply chain froms against unfair competition, so as to compensate for the lack of a global level playing field given the higher levels of concentration, margins and inequality visible in the economy and ultimately to strengthen the industrial presence within the territories;
2020/06/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Paris Agreement, the Green Deal and the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050; notes the lack of international climate effortRegrets the lack of international efforts to achieve climate neutrality; notes that the EU is only responsible for 9% of global GHG emission levels and stresses that EU environmental efforts as well as competitiveness of EU economy will be offset by the non-compliance of other international major producers of GHG emissions unless binding tools are adopted to foster global commitment to reduce pollution levels; believes that an EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘the mechanism’) could incentivise international efforts to combat climate change;
2020/10/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that avoiding the risk of carbon leakage is a pre-condition for preserving EU industrial competitiveness, since it contributes to reducing emissions at the global level while keeping jobs and investments in Europe; stresses that strategic sectors such as steel are particularly exposed in terms of impact on their output and investment capacity;
2020/10/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that decentralised climate actions can lead to carbon leakage and a competitive disadvantage on international markets for the EU industry; urges the Commission, therefore, Parliament and the Council to ensure full carbon-leakage protection by designing and adopting a carbon border adjustment mechanism as an additional and complementing measure to the existing carbon leakage measures and to consider the inclusion of export rebates in the mechanism;
2020/10/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests a progressive mechanism that first includes sectors with the highest risk of carbon leakage before being enlarged over time; stresses that this should be applied to all third countries that do not have a carbon trading framework linked to the EU schemes and should not lead to internal market distortions;
2020/10/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to limit international retaliation measures against the EU caused by the mechanism; urges the Commission to make the mechanism World Trade Organization-compatible and to take a multilateral approach to its design, without prejudice to its effectiveness;
2020/10/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 92 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the resources incurred by the mechanism are to be considered EU own resources; is convinced that these resources must be used for climate measuresto avoid that environmental non-compliance of third countries offsets the competitiveness of EU industry;
2020/10/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘Ancillary service’ means services provided in the context of or together with core platform services, including payment services as defined in point 3 of Article 4 and technical services which support the provision of payment services as defined in Article 3(j) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, fulfilment, delivery of parcels as defined in Article 1(paragraph 2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/644, identification or advertising services;
2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In respect of each of its core platform services identified pursuant to Article 3(7and ancillary services as identified, respectively, in Article 3(7) and in Article 2 (paragraph 1, point 14), a gatekeeper shall:
2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 111 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) refrain from requiring business users to use, offer or interoperate with an identification service of the gatekeeperr any other ancillary service operated by the gatekeeper, as well as by any third party belonging to the same undertaking, in the context of services offered by the business users using the core platform services of that gatekeeper;
2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 116 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) refrain from using, in competition with business users and with ancillary services providers, any data not publicly available, which is generated through activities by those business users, including by the end users of these business users, of its core platform services or provided by those business users of its core platform services or by the end users of these business users;
2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 119 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(g b) refrain from treating more favourably including in ranking services, and products offered by the gatekeeper itself or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking compared to similar services or products of third party and apply fair and non-discriminatory conditions to such ranking;
2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 120 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(g c) allow business users and providers of ancillary services access to and interoperability with the same operating system, hardware or software features that are available or used in the provision by the gatekeeper of any ancillary services;
2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 124 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) refrain from using, in competition with business users, any data not publicly available, which is generated through activities by those business users, including by the end users of these business users, of its core platform services or provided by those business users of its core platform services or by the end users of these business users;deleted
2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 127 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) refrain from treating more favourably in ranking services and products offered by the gatekeeper itself or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking compared to similar services or products of third party and apply fair and non-discriminatory conditions to such ranking;deleted
2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 132 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) allow business users and providers of ancillary services access to and interoperability with the same operating system, hardware or software features that are available or used in the provision by the gatekeeper of any ancillary services;deleted
2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Council Directive 2008/114/EC17 provides for a procedure for designating European critical infrastructures in the energy and transport sectors, the disruption or destruction of which would have significant cross-border impact on at least two Member States. That Directive focused exclusively on the protection of such infrastructures. However, the evaluation of Directive 2008/114/EC18 conducted in 2019 found that due to the increasingly interconnected and cross-border nature of operations using critical infrastructure, protective measures relating to individual assets alone are insufficient to prevent all disruptions from taking place. Therefore, it is necessary to shift the approach towards ensuring the resilience of critical entities, that is, their ability to mitigate, absorb, react to, accommodate to and recover from incidents that have the potential to disrupt the operations of the critical entity. _________________ 17Council 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 (OJ L 345, 23.12.2008, p. 75). 18 SDW(2019) 308.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Despite existing measures at Union19 and national level aimed at supporting the protection of critical infrastructures in the Union, the entities operating those infrastructures are not adequately equipped to address current and anticipated future risks to their operations that may result in disruptions of the provision of services that are essential for the performance of vital societal functions or economic activities. This is due to a dynamic threat landscape with an evolving terrorist and hybrid threat and growing interdependencies between infrastructures and sectors, as well as an increased physical risk due to industrial accidents, human and cyber actions natural disasters and climate change, which increases the frequency and scale of extreme weather events and brings long-term changes in average climate that can reduce the capacity and efficiency of certain infrastructure types if resilience or climate adaptation measures are not in place. Moreover, relevant sectors and types of entities are not recognised consistently as critical in all Member States. _________________ 19European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP).
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Those growing interdependencies are the result of an increasingly cross- border and interdependent network of service provision using key infrastructures across the Union in the sectors of energy, transport, banking, financial market infrastructure, digital infrastructure, drinking and waste water, health, certain aspects of public administration, as well as space in as far as the provision of certain services depending on ground-based infrastructures that are owned, managed and operated either by Member States or by private parties is concerned, therefore not covering infrastructures owned, managed or operated by or on behalf of the Union as part of its space programmes. These interdependencies mean that any disruption, even one initially confined to one entity or one sector, can have cascading effects more broadly, potentially resulting in far-reaching and long-lasting negative impacts in the delivery of services across the internal market and for the security and safety of Member State citizens. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the vulnerability of our increasingly interdependent societies in the face of low- probability risks.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) The entities involved in the provision of essential services are increasingly subject to diverging requirements imposed under the laws of the Member States. The fact that some Member States have less stringent security requirements on these entities not only risks impacting negatively on the maintenance of vital societal functions or economic activities across the Union, it also leads to obstacles to the proper functioning of the internal market and affects the safety and security of Member State citizens. Similar types of entities are considered as critical in some Member States but not in others, and those which are identified as critical are subject to divergent requirements in different Member States. This results in additional and unnecessary administrative burdens for companies operating across borders, notably for companies active in Member States with more stringent requirements.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Certain sectors of the economy such as energy and transport are already regulated or may be regulated in the future by sector-specific acts of national or Union law that contain rules related to certain aspects of resilience of entities operating in those sectors. In order to address in a comprehensive manner the resilience of those entities that are critical for the proper functioning of the internal market, those sector-specific measures should be complemented by the ones provided for in this Directive, which creates an overarching framework that addresses critical entities’ resilience in respect of all hazards, that is, natural and man-made, accidental and intentional.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Given the importance of cybersecurity for the resilience of critical entities and in the interest of consistency, a coherent approach between this Directive and Directive (EU) XX/YY of the European Parliament and of the Council20 [Proposed Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union; (hereafter “NIS 2 Directive”)] is necessary wherever possible, preventing any overlap that could hinder the simultaneous legislative effectiveness of the two regulations. In view of the higher frequency and particular characteristics of cyber risks, the NIS 2 Directive imposes comprehensive requirements on a large set of entities to ensure their cybersecurity. Given that cybersecurity is addressed sufficiently in the NIS 2 Directive, the matters covered by it should be excluded from the scope of this Directive, without prejudice to the particular regime for entities in the digital infrastructure sector. _________________ 20 [Reference to NIS 2 Directive, once adopted.]
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) In view of ensuring a comprehensive approach to the resilience of critical entities, each Member State should have a strategy setting out objectives and policy measures to be implemented. To achieve this, Member States should ensure that their cybersecurity strategies provide for a policy framework for enhanced coordination between the competent authority under this Directive and the NIS 2 Directive in the context of information sharing on incidents and cyber threats and the exercise of supervisory tasks without, however, causing additional double costs for operators.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 45 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) The actions of Member States to identify and help ensure the resilience of critical entities should follow a risk-based approach that targets efforts to the entities most relevant for the performance of vital societal functions or economic activities. In order to ensure such a targeted approach, each Member State should carry out, within a harmonised framework, an assessment of all relevant natural and man- made risks that may affect the provision of essential services, including accidenindustrial accidents, hybrid threats, natural disasters, public health emergencies such as pandemics, and antagonistic threats, including terrorist offences. When carrying out those risk assessments, Member States should take into account other general or sector-specific risk assessment carried out pursuant to other acts of Union law and should consider the dependencies between sectors, including from other Member States and third countries. The outcomes of the risk assessment should be used in the process of identification of critical entities and to assist those entities in meeting the resilience requirements of this Directive.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 48 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Member States, in coordination with their own national security authorities, should designate authorities competent to supervise the application of and, where necessary, enforce the rules of this Directive and ensure that those authorities are adequately empowered and resourced. In view of the differences in national governance structures and in order to safeguard already existing sectoral arrangements or Union supervisory and regulatory bodies, and to avoid duplication, Member States should be able to designate more than one competent authority. In that case, they should however clearly delineate the respective tasks of the authorities concerned and ensure that they cooperate smoothly and effectively. All competent authorities should also cooperate more generally with other relevant authorities, both at national and Union level.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) In order to be able to ensure their resilience, critical entities should have a comprehensive understanding of all relevant risks to which they are exposed and analyse those risks. To that aim, they should carry out risks assessments, whenever necessary in view of their particular circumstances and the evolution of those risks, yet in any event every four years. The risk assessments by critical entities should be based on the risk assessment carried out by Member States, in close cooperation with police, defence and national security authorities.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) The risk of employees of critical entities misusing for instance their access rights within the entity’s organisation to harm and cause damage is of increasing concern. That risk is exacerbated by the intensity of hybrid threats, which are increasingly difficult to track and identify, and by the growing phenomenon of radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism. It is therefore necessary to enable critical entities to request background checks on persons falling within specific categories of its personnel and to ensure that those requests are assessed expeditiously by the relevant authorities, in accordance with the applicable rules of Union and national law, including on the protection of personal data. Specific training for employees and operators should be developed.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) Critical entities should notify, as soon as reasonably possible under the given circumstances, Member States’ competent authorities of incidents that significantly disrupt or have the potential to significantly disrupt their operations. The notification should allow the competent authorities to respond to the incidents rapidly and adequately to prevent even worse consequences and to have a comprehensive overview of the overall risks that critical entities face. For that purpose, a procedure should be established for the notification of certain incidents and parameters should be provided for to determine when the actual or potential disruption is significant and the incidents should thus be notified. Given the potential cross-border impacts of such disruptions, a procedure should be established for Member States to inform other affected Member States via single points of contacts. Given the sensitivity of some events, appropriate forms of confidentiality should be established, together with mechanisms to prevent the dissemination of uncontrolled information.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) lays down obligations for Member States to take certain measures aimed at ensuring the provision in the internal market of services essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions or economic activities, in particular to identify critical entities and entities to be treated as equivalent in certain respects, and to enable them to meet their obligations, especially if they are particularly vulnerable;
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establishes obligations for critical entities aimed at enhancing their resilience and improving their ability to provide those services in the internal market and, in the event of an interruption, to quickly limit any damage or consequences in consultation with the designated national authorities;
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) ‘security-critical technologies’ means the technologies needed to ensure that critical entities are resilient to hostile threats such as terrorism and hybrid threats.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) strategic objectives and priorities for the purposes of enhancing the overall resilience of critical entities and their supply chain taking into account cross- border and cross-sectoral interdependencies;
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a governance framework to achieve the strategic objectives and priorities, including a description of the roles and responsibilities of the different authorities, (public and private) critical entities and other parties involved in the implementation of the strategy, including, where necessary, police, defence and national security authorities;
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2020/0365(COD)

(c) a description of measures necessary to enhance the overall resilience of critical entities, including a national risk assessment, the identification of critical entities and of entities equivalent to critical entities, and the measures to support critical entities taken in accordance with this Chapter, including measures to establish a cooperation framework among stakeholders, including critical entities, operators and suppliers of technology solutions;
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 64 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the identification of technological needs and gaps to be addressed to ensure that critical entities are resilient, including security-critical technologies such as secure communications, biometrics, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and space observation.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The risk assessment shall account for all relevant natural and man-made risks, including accidenindustrial accidents, hybrid threats, natural disasters, public health emergencies, antagonistic threats, including terrorist offences pursuant to Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council34. _________________ 34 Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA (OJ L 88, 31.3.2017, p. 6).
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the impacts that incidents could have, in terms of degree and duration, on economic and societal activities, the environment, public administration, health, energy supplies, national defence and public safety;
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities, whenever appropriate, and in accordance with Union and national law, consult and cooperate with other relevant national authorities, in particular those in charge of national security, defence, civil protection, law enforcement and protection of personal data, as well as with relevant interested parties, including critical entities.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support critical entities in enhancing their resilience, developing protocols, agreements, cooperation and exchange of information and expertise between the public and private sectors. That support may include developing guidance materials and methodologies, supporting the organisation of exercises to test their resilience and providing training to personnel of critical entities.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 76 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
The risk assessment shall account for all relevant risks referred to in Article 4(1) which could lead to the disruption of the provision of essential services, including an assessment of the international situation. It shall take into account any dependency of other sectors referred to in the Annex on the essential service provided by the critical entity, including in neighbouring Member States and third countries where relevant, and the impact that a disruption of the provision of essential services in one or more of those sectors may have on the essential service provided by the critical entity.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) prevent incidents from occurring, including through disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation measuresmeasures and measures to protect against hybrid threats and industrial accidents and limit the effects of climate change;
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 78 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure adequate employee and training security management, including by setting out categories of personnel exercising critical functions, establishing access rights to sensitive areas, facilities and other infrastructure, and to sensitive information as well as identifying specific categories of personnel in view of Article 12;
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) raise awareness about and provide training on the measures referred to in points (a) to (e) among relevant personnel and operators.
2021/05/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) While the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 remain largely valid, the current TEN-E framework does not yet fully reflect the expected changes to the energy system that will result from the new political context and in particular the upgraded 2030 targets and the 2050 climate neutrality objective under the European Green Deal. Besides the new political context and objectives, technological development has been rapid in the past decade. That development should be taken into account in the infrastructure categories covered by this Regulation, the projects of common interest selection criteria as well as the priority corridors and thematic areas, while preserving the principle of technological neutrality and assessing the environmental impact and carbon footprint using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 107 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 , the current TEN-E Regulation, lays 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 ensure the functioning of the internal energy market, security of supply and competitive energy markets in the Union, 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. Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 puts in place a framework for Member States and relevant stakeholders to work together in a regional setting to develop better- connected energy networks with the aim to connect regions currently isolated from European energy markets, strengthen existing and promote new cross-border interconnections, and help integrate renewable energy. By pursuing those objectives, Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 contributes to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and brings benefits to the entire Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion. _________________ 23Regulation (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, OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39–75
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2020/0360(COD)

(5) The evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 has clearly shown that the framework has effectively improved the integration of Member States’ networks, stimulated energy trade and hence contributed to the competitiveness of the Union. Projects of common interest in electricity and gas have strongly contributed to security of supply. For gas, the infrastructure is now well nterconnectedion and supply resilience hasve improved substantially since 2013ince 2013 but require continuous support to reach their full potentialthereby helping the transition to established climate goals. Regional cooperation in Regional Groups and through cross-border cost allocation is an important enabler for project implementation. However, in many cases the cross-border cost allocation did not result in reducing the financing gap of the project, as intended. While the majority of permitting procedures have been shortened, in some cases the process is still long. The financial assistance from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has been an important factor as grants for studies have helped projects to reduce risks in the early stages of development, while grants for works have supported projects addressing key bottlenecks that market finance could not sufficiently address.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Security of supply, as one main driver behind Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, has been significantly improved through projects of common interest. Moreover, the Commission’s climate target impact assessment27 expects the consumption of natural gas to be reduced significantly because its non-abated use is not compatible with carbon-neutrality. On the other hand, the consumption of biogas, renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels will increase significantly towards 2050. Therefore, the natural gas infrastructure no longer needs support through the TEN-E policy. The planning of energy infrastructure should reflect this changing gas landscape. However, in some Member States, gas infrastructure projects represent substantial CO2 emission reductions potentials, such as transition from oil/coal/lignite to gas including biomethane, such projects are still considered eligible under the TEN-E policy. Furthermore, gas projects may in some specific regions be instrumental to provide security of supply and market competition, for which TEN-E eligibility should be maintained. Gas infrastructure projects already registered as projects of common interest will maintain. Besides, the above mentioned types of gas infrastructure projects already registered as projects of common interest will maintain this status including access to financial assistance until completion in order to materialise the planned and expected market and security of supply improvements. _________________ 27 SWD(2020) 176 final
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Union should facilitate infrastructure projects linking the Union’s energy networks with third-country networks that are mutually beneficial and necessary for the energy transition and the achievement of the climate targets, and which also meet the specific criteria of the relevant infrastructure categories pursuant to this Regulation, in particular with neighbouring countries and with countries with which the Union has established specific energy cooperation. Therefore, this Regulation should include in its scope projects of mutual interest where they are sustainablespect the "do not significant harm" and able to demonstrate significant net socio- economic benefits for at least twoone or more Member States and at least one third country. Such projects would be eligible for inclusion in the Union list upon conditions of regulatory approximation withconsistency of the third country's policy objectives with the overall policy objective of the Union and upon demonstrating a contribution to the Union’s overall energy and climate objectives in terms of security of supply and decarbonisation. Such regulatorypolicy objective alignment or convergence should be presumed for the European Economic Area or Energy Community Contracting Parties. In addition, the third country with which the Union cooperates in the development of projects of mutual interest should facilitate a similar timeline for accelerated implementation and other policy support measures, as stipulated in this Regulation. Therefore, in this Regulation, projects of mutual interest should be considered in the same manner as projects of common interest with all provisions relative to projects of common interest applying also to projects of mutual interest, unless otherwise specified, as well countries included in the Renewed Partnership for the Southern Neighbourhood - New agenda for the Mediterranean, that are already operating based and aligned to EU requirements (Med-TSO members) or with third countries having signed bilateral agreements with the Union which include relevant provisions on climate and energy policy objectives on decarbonisation. In addition, the third country with which the Union cooperates in the development of projects of mutual interest should facilitate a similar timeline for accelerated implementation and other policy support measures, as stipulated in this Regulation.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) Considering that currently not all national legislations allow gas TSOs to own and operate hydrogen pipelines in a regulated way. Gas TSOs are essential for the development of the necessary hydrogen grid, and should be allowed to plan, construct, own and operate such grids. Regarding the principle of subsidiarity it is for the Member States to introduce the necessary rules in this respect.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) for proposed projects that are, at the time, projects of common interest, the progress of the project implementation and its compliance with the reporting and transparency obligations. The PCI projects, that either have reached sufficient maturity (under permitting or construction) or are already benefiting from the PCI label, should be automatically re-confirmed in the future PCI lists until their commissioning without imposing re-application by the project promoters under the condition that they are demonstrating steady and concrete progress, as per their implementation plan.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 189 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Projects of common interest should comply with common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Union lists, electricity, and hydrogen projects should be part of the latest available Union-wide ten-year network development plan. As hydrogen infrastructure is not currently included in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan, this requirement for hydrogen projects should only apply as of 31 January December20243 for the purposes of the second Union list drawn pursuant to this Regulation.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 214 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) Grants for works related to projects of mutual interest should be available only for the investments locatedwhere they contribute to the overall energy and climate policy objective onf the territory of the Union andUnion and where the third country has decarbonisation objectives consistent with the Paris Agreement only in case where at least twoone Member States contribute financially in a significant manner to the investment costs of the project in view of its benefits.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) Cross-border integrated energy and transport networks:hydrogen interconnections that are on the existing European Transport Network and combine energy infrastructure with transport (alternative fuel)infrastructure along that corridor with the purpose of decarbonizing transport flows. Member States concerned: all.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) any equipment or installation essential for the hydrogen system, included in blended portions of the network, to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 248 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘project of mutual interest’ means a project promoted by the Unionat least one member state in cooperation with third countries, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement or other arrangements, within the energy infrastructure categories in Annex II, which contributes to the Union's overall energy and climate objectives as referred in Article 1 (1), and which is part of the Union list of projects referred to in Article 3;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) electrolysers that: (i) have at least 1050 MW capacity, (ii) the production complies with the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings requirement of 760 % relative to a fossil fuel comparator of 941g CO2e/MJ as set out in Article 25(2) and Annex V of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.60. Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings are calculated using the methodology referred to in Article 28(5) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 or, alternatively, using ISO 14067 or ISO 14064-1. Quantified life-cycle GHG emission savings are verified in line with Article 30 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 where applicable, or by an independent third party, and (iii) have also a network-related function; _________________ 60 OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 255 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘smart electricity grid’ means an electricity network wherethat can integrate in a cost efficient manner the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it, including generators, consumers and those that both generate and consume, in order to ensure an economically efficient and sustainable power system with low losses and high levels of quality, security of supply and safety; in a smart grid the grid operator can digitally monitor the actions of the users connected to it, and information and communication technologies (ICT) for communicating with related grid operators, generators, consumers and/or prosumers, with a view to transmitting electricity in a sustainable, cost-efficient and secure way;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 260 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘smart gas grid’ means a gas network that makes use of innovative digital solutions tosolutions in technological, mechanical or engineering areas, even with the support of digital tools, in the view of integrateing in a cost efficient manner a plurality of low-carbon and renewable gas sources in accordance with consumers’ needs and gas quality requirements in order to reduceand system safety requirements enabling the reduction of the carbon footprint of the related gas consumption, enable an increased share of renewable and low-carbon gases, ands well as createing links with other energy carriers and sectors;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 260 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) facilities for liquefaction and bufferthe storage of carbon dioxide in view of its further transportation. This does not include infrastructure within a geological formation used for thefor the purpose of permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC and associated surface and injection facilitiesof the European Parliament and the Council;
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 266 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9 a) ‘infrastructure repurposing’ means infrastructure retrofitting, including maintenance interventions, for a hydrogen-ready infrastructure able to transport an increasing share of renewable and low carbon gases and for the use of hydrogen up to 100%.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘relevant national regulatory authorities’ means the national regulatory authorities in the Member States hosting the projects and in Member States to which the project provides a significant positive impact;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 283 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 supplementing this Regulation concerning the scope and composition of the priority corridors and areas.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 290 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point c
(c) the facilitation of smart energy sector integration measured by assessing the cost savings, and greenhouse gas savings and the efficient use of energy enabled in connected energy sectors and systems, such as the gas, hydrogen, power and heat networks, the transport and industry sectors, and the volume of demand response enabled.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 303 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. In the definition of the Union list of projects of common interest pursuant to this Regulation a limited transitional period shall be introduced for those projects already awarded the PCI status in the previous Union lists, in order to give continuity to commitments already made and the possibility to those project to implement further actions to meet the new criteria. The transitional period will be valid at the entry into force of the revised Regulation.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 304 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. In the definition of the Union list of projects of common interest pursuant to this Regulation a limited transitional period shall be introduced for those projects already awarded the PCI status in the previous Union lists, in order to give continuity to commitments already made and the possibility for those projects to implement further actions to meet the new criteria. The transitional period will be valid at the entry into force of the revised Regulation.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 307 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Projects of common interest included on the Union list pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article under the energy infrastructure categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Annex II, shall become an integral part of the relevant regional investment plans under Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and of the relevant national 10- year network development plans under Article 51 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Article 22 of Directive 2009/73/EC and other national infrastructure plans concerned, as appropriate. Those projects shall be conferred the highest possible priority within each of those plans. This paragraph shall not apply to projects of mutual interest.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 320 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the project contributes significantly to the decarbonisation objectives of the Union and those of the third country and to sustainability, including through the integration of renewable energyMember States involved, taking into account the specificities and the needs to implement different pathways towards decarbonisation, including the phose out from solid fossil fuels through the use of natural gas, the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases in the energy mix, the integration of renewable energy and low-carbon into the grid and the transmission of renewable and low-carbon generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 329 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the project is located on the territory of at least one Member State and on the territory(including territorial waters and exclusive economic zones) of at least one Member State and on the territory (including territorial water and exclusive economic zones) of at least one third country and has a significant cross-border impact as set out in point (2) of Annex IV;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 330 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) for the part located on Union territory, the project is in line with Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944 where it falls within the infrastructure categories described in points (1) and (3) and (5a) of Annex II;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 334 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part
(e) the third country or countries involved have a high level of regulatory alignment or convergence totribute to the transition towards climate neutrality, in support the overall policy objectives of the Union, in particular to ensure:
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 343 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the third country or countries involved support the priority status of the project, as set out in Article 7, andor commit to comply with a similar timeline for acceleratedof the project implementation and other policy and regulatory support measures as applicable to pof the EU MS involved. The general criteria laid down in lett. (e) may be reflected into an intergovernmental agreement or other arrangement between the Member State and the third country or countries involved in the Projects of commonmutual interest in the Union.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 368 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c – introductory part
(c) for carbon dioxide transportcapture, transport and utilisation or storage projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (5) of Annex II, the project is to contribute significantly to all of the following specific criteria:
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 372 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii
(ii) increase the resilience and security of carbon dioxide transport by any appropriate means of CO2 transport, including pipeline and ship;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 375 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c – point iii
(iii) efficient use of resources, by enabling the connection of multiple carbon dioxide sources and storage sites via common infrastructure developed by any appropriate means of CO2 transport, including pipeline and ship, and minimising environmental burden and risks.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 382 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) for hydrogen projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (3) of Annex II the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by enhancing the deployment of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and supporting variable renewable power generation by offering flexibility and/or storage solutions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 385 #

2020/0360(COD)

(i) market integration, including by connecting existing or emerging hydrogen networks of Member States, or otherwise contributing to the emergence of an Union- wide network for the transport, distribution and storage of hydrogen, including through blended portions of the network, and ensuring interoperability of connected systems;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 393 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point i
(i) sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the deployment of renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 396 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point iii
(iii) enabling flexibility services such as demand response and storage by facilitating smart energy sector integration through linking differentthe creation of links to other energy carriers and sectors.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point iii
(iii) enabling flexibility services such as demand response and storage by facilitating smart energy sector integration through the creation of links to other energy carriers and sectors and enabling demand response.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 456 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Without prejudice to relevant requirements under national, international and Union law, the competent authority shall facilitate the issuing of the comprehensive decision. The comprehensive decision shall be the final proof that the project of common interest has achieved ready-to- build status and there shall be no other requirements for any additional permits or authorisations in that respect. The comprehensive decision shall be issued within the time limit referred to in Article 10(1) and (2) and in accordance with one of the following schemes:
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 471 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – 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 take place within an indicative period of two years.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 477 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 3
The competent authorities shall ensure that permit granting is accelerated in line with this Chapter for each category of projects of common interest. To that end, the competent authorities shall adapt their requirements for the start of the permit granting process and for the acceptance of the submitted application file, to make them fit for projects which, that due to their nature, or smaller scale, may require less authorisations and approvals for reaching the ready-to-build phase, and, therefore, might not require the benefit of the pre- application procedure. Such smaller scale projects may include gas and electricity smart grids and electrolysers. Furthermore, a simplified environmental assessment procedure may be required for the renewal project and modernisation / technological upgrade of pre-existing assets (for instance new kinds of conductors/cables).
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 484 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Any valid studies conducted and permits or authorisations issued for a given project of common interest, before entering the permit granting process in line with this Article, shall be taken into consideration by the competent authorities in the permit granting process and no longer required. Where possible, specific pre- authorisations (such as permissions for access to areas where archaeological surveys are needed, in order to assess whether the identified site is suitable to host the project) in the early stages of the pre-application procedure should be provided in order to allow evaluation of concrete feasible solutions already in the public consultation phase.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 485 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The project promoter shall ensure that the application file is complete and adequate and seek the competent authority’s opinion on that matter as early as possible during the pre-application procedure. The project promoter shall cooperate fully with the competent authority to meet deadlines and comply with the joint schedule referred to in paragraph 5(b). At the same time, the project promoter should be enabled to have access to the data and information required for the preparation of the necessary reports especially environmental ones. In this regard, the Member State or the competent authority shall identify a body/entity functioning as the contact point of the project promoter for obtaining all necessary data. If this entity certifies that some of the requested information is not available, the project promoter should be exempted from providing the data.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 504 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas, shall update the methodologies taking due account of the Agency’s opinion, as referred to in paragraph 2, and submit them to the Commission for its opinion.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 510 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Within three months of the day of receipt of the updated methodologiesthe opinion of the Agency, the Commission shall submit its opinion to the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 511 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. No later than threesix months of the day of receipt of the Commission’s opinion, as referred to in paragraph 43, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adapt their respective methodologies taking due account of the Commission’s opinion and the Agency's opinion, and submit them to the Commission for approval. The Commission shall issue its decision within two months of the day of the ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas submissions.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 516 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Where the changes to the methodologies are considered to be of incremental nature, not affecting the definition of benefits, costs and other relevant cost-benefit parameters, as defined in the latest Energy system wide cost-benefit analysis methodology approved by the Commission, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adapt their respective methodologies taking due account of the Agency’s opinion, as set out in paragraph 2, and submit them for the Agency’s approval.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 524 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. In parallel, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Commission a document justifying the reasons behind the proposed updates and why those updates are considered of incremental nature. Where the Commission deems that those updates are not of incremental nature, it shall, by written request, ask the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas to submit to it the methodologies. In such case the process described in paragraphs 2 to 5 applies.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 529 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Within two weeks of the approval by the Agency or the Commission in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 64 and 5, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish their respective methodologies on their websites. They shall publish the corresponding input data and other relevant network, load flow and market data in a sufficiently accurate form in accordance with national law and relevant confidentiality agreements.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 539 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 10
10. Every threefour years, the Agency shall establish and make publicly available a set of indicators and corresponding reference values for the comparison of unit investment costs for comparable projects of the infrastructure categories included in points (1) and (3) of Annex II. Those reference values may be used by the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas for the cost-benefit analyses carried out for subsequent Union-wide ten-year network development plans. The first of such indicators shall be published by [1 November 20223].
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 554 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [31 July 2022], the Agency, after having conducted an extensive consultation process involving the Commission, the Member States, and at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders, including the ENTSO for Electricity, the ENTSO for Gas, Union DSO entity, gas DSOs entity and relevant hydrogen sector stakeholders, shall publish the framework guidelines for the joint scenarios to be developed by ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas. Those guidelines shall be regularly updated as found necessary.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 557 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The guidelines shall include the energy efficiency first principle anddefine standards for a transparent, non-discriminatory and robust elaboration of the scenarios taking into account good practices in the field of network development planning. They shall also ensure that the underlying ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas scenarios are fully in lincompatible with the latest medium and long-term European Union decarbonisation targets and the latest available Commission scenarios and that they reflect Member State's climate and energy policies and strategies, as well as technical and economical needs of energy infrastructure development in the Union.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 571 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish and submit the draft joint scenarios report to the Agency for its opinion and the Commission for their opinionits approval.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 578 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission, giving due consideration to the Agency opinion defined under paragraph 5, shall submit its opinion to the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 591 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Every two years the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish and submit to the Commission and the Agency the infrastructure gaps reports developed within the framework of the Union-wide ten-year network development plans.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 599 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When assessing the infrastructure gaps the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall implemtake into account to a maximum extent the energy efficiency first principle and consider with priority all relevant non- infrastructure related solutions to address the identified gaps.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 603 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit their respective draft infrastructure gaps report to the Agency and the Commission for their opinion.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 607 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Within three months following receipt of the infrastructure gaps report together with the input received in the consultation process and a report on how it was taken into account, the Agency shall submit its opinion to the ENTSO for Electricity or ENTSO for Gas and the Commission.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 610 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission, considering the Agency’s opinion referred to in paragraph 3, shall draft and submit its opinion to the ENTSO for Electricity or the ENTSO for Gas.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 614 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adapt their infrastructure gaps reports taking due account of the Agency’s opinion and in line with the Commission’s opinion before the publication of the final infrastructure gaps reports.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 629 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. By [31 July 2023] tThe ENTSO for Electricity, with the involvement of the relevant TSOs, the national regulatory authorities and of the Commission and in line with the agreement referred to in paragraph 1, shall develop and publish integratedintegrate within the Union-wide Ten- Year Network Development Plan developed by the ENTSO for Electricity pursuant to Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943, starting from its 2024 edition, offshore network development plans starting from the 2050 objectives, with intermediate steps for 2030 and 2040, for each sea-basin, in line with the priority offshore grid corridors referred to in Annex I, taking into account environmental protection and other uses of the sea. Those integrated offshore network development plans shall thereafter be updated every three years.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 639 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The ENTSO for Electricity shall submit the draft integrated network development offshore plans to the Commission for its opinion.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 644 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The ENTSO for Electricity shall adapt the integrated offshore network development plans taking due account of the Commission opinion before the publication of the final reports and submit them to the relevant priority offshore grid corridors, set out in Annex I.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 650 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. For the purpose of ensuring the timely development of the offshore grids for renewable energy, should the ENTSO for Electricity not develop, in time, the integrated offshore network development plans, referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall, on the basis of expert advice, draw-up an integrated offshore network development plan per sea-basin for each priority offshore grid corridor set out in Annex I.deleted
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 668 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Within six months from the presentation of the results as referred[By 31 July 2024 and then every two in paragraph 2years], the relevant Member States, shall update their written agreement referred to in Article 14(1) with the updated joint definition of the amount of the offshore renewable generation to be deployed within each sea basin in 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040, and the relevant agreement to cooperate for the achievement of such amounts.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 671 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Within six months fromAfter the updated written agreements referred to in paragraph 3, for each sea basin, the ENTSO for Electricity shall update the integrated offshorenext Union-wide Ten- Year network development plans by following the procedure set out in Article 14(2) to (5). The procedure described in Article 14(6) shall apply.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 682 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
As soon as such a project of common interest has reached sufficient maturity, and is estimated to be ready to start the construction phase within the next 36 months, the project promoters, after having consulted the TSOs from the Member States which receive a significant net positive impact from it, shall submit an investment request. That investment request shall include a request for a cross- border cost allocation and shall be submitted to all the relevant national regulatory authorities concerned, accompanied by the following:
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 685 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) up-to-date project-specific cost- benefit analysis consistent with the methodology drawn up pursuant to Article 11 and taking into account benefits beyond the borders of the Member States on the territory of which the project is located by using the same scenario as used in the selection process for the elaboration of the Union list where the project of common interest is listedconsidering at least the joint scenarios established for network development planning under Article 12;
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 691 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In allocating costs across borders, the relevant national regulatory authorities, in consultation with the TSOs concerned, shall seek a mutual agreement based on, but not limited to, the information specified in paragraphs 3(a) and (b). Their assessment shall be based on the same scenario as used in consider all relevant scenarios established under Article 12 and other selection process for the elaboration of the Union list where the project of common interests is listed. cenarios for network development planning, allowing a robust analysis of the contribution of the project of common interest to the Union energy policy targets of decarbonisation, market integration, competition, sustainability and security of supply.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 700 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
The assessment of the Agency shall be based on the same scenario as used in consider all relevant scenarios established under Article 12 and other selection process for the elaboration of the Union list where the project of common interest is listedcenarios for network development planning, allowing a robust analysis of the contribution of the project of common interest to the Union energy targets of decarbonisation, market integration, competition, sustainability and security of supply.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 703 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 10
10. By [31 December 2022], the CommissionAgency shall adopt implementing acts containing binding guidelines to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Article and the offshore grids for renewable energy cross- border cost sharing as referred to in Article 15(1). The guidelines shall also address the special situa Recommendation to identify good practices for the treatment of investment requests for Projects of Common Interests. The recommendation shall be regularly updated as found necessary and for consistency with the Recommendation ofn the offshore grids for renewable energy projects of common interest by including principles on how their cross-border cost allocation shall be coordinated with the financing, market and political arrangements of offshore generation sites connected to them. In adopting or amending the guidelines, the Commission shall consult ACER, the ENTSO for Electricity, the ENTSO for Gas, and, where relevant, other stakeholders. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 21(2)cross-border cost sharing as referred to in Article 15(1). In adopting or amending the Recommendation, the Agency shall carry out an extensive consultation process, involving all relevant stakeholders.
2021/04/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 743 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. Projects of mutual interest shall be assimilated with projects of common interest and be eligible for Union financial assistance. Only the investments located on the territory of the Union which are part of tThe projects of mutual interest, shall be eligible for Union financial assistance in the form of grants for works where they fulfil the criteria set out in paragraph 2, and where the cross-border cost allocation decision referred to in paragraph 2(b) allocates costs across borders for at least two Member States in a significant proportion in eachone or more Member States.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 762 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall not affect: (i) retaining a project on the 5th PCI list as a PCI, provided the specific criteria of Article 4 (3) (g) are fulfilled (ii) the granting, continuation or modification of financial assistance awarded by the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council47 . _________________ 47Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010, OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 789 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Hydrogen interconnections in Western Europe (‘HI West’): hydrogen- ready infrastructure and the repurposing of natural gas infrastructure with a view of enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 793 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – introductory part
(9) Hydrogen interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘HI East’): hydrogen infrastructure and the repurposing of existing natural gas infrastructure with a view of enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport and enabling end-user consumption in all sectors.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 797 #

2020/0360(COD)

(9) Hydrogen interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘HI East’): hydrogen-ready infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 799 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 10 – introductory part
(10) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in hydrogen (‘BEMIP Hydrogen’): hydrogen-ready infrastructure and the repurposing of existing natural gas infrastructure with a view of enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport and multimodal transport hubs, comprising of both pipelines and marine terminals in ports and related open-access infrastructure and facilities to enable export, import, conversion, compression, storage as well as transportation and distribution through other modalities such as ships.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 808 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 12 – introductory part
(12) Cross-border carbon dioxide network: development of carbon dioxide capture, transport operated by any appropriate means of CO2 transport, including pipeline and ship. and utilisation or storage infrastructure between Member States and with neighbouring third countries in view of the deployment of carbon dioxide capture and storage or utilisation.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 812 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 – introductory part
(13) Smart gas grids: Adoption of smart gas grid technologies across the Union to efficiently integrate a plurality of renewable and low-carbon gas sources into the gas network, also through their blends with methane, support the uptake of innovative solutions in technological, mechanical or engineering areas, even with the support of digital tools, for network management and facilitating smart energy sector integration and demand response.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 821 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) high-voltage and extra-hight voltage level both 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 1510 kV or more;
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 840 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) any of the following equipment or installation aiming at enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases (including biomethane or hydrogen) into the networksynthetic methane or hydrogen) by blending it into the network. This includes, but is not limited to: digital systems and components integrating ICT, control systems and sensor technologies to enable the interactive and intelligent integration, monitoring, metering, quality control and management of gas production, transmission, distribution storage and consumption within a gas network. Furthermore, such projects may also include equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level and related necessary upgrades to the existing network; the necessary infrastructure adaptations to support the implementation of the smart gas grids, to connect the production facilities to the network and to enable the uptake of greater concentrations of hydrogen within a gas network; any equipment or installation essential for the gas system to operate safely, securely and efficiently to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations with greater uptake of renewable and low- carbon gases. Furthermore, such projects may also include connections from renewable and low-carbon gases production facilities into the transmission grid, equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level and related necessary upgrades to the network, such as upgrades of various gas infrastructure parts to retrofit network assets to be compatible to transport renewable and low-carbon gases in blends of methane and hydrogen.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 853 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of hydrogen, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure long distance hydrogen pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogenregional and industrial clusters and/or multimodal transport hubs, including marine terminal in ports and airports;
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 876 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) any equipment or installation essential for the hydrogen system, included in blended portions of the network, to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 892 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) electrolysers that: (i) have in total at least 1050 MW capacity, (ii) the production complies with the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings requirement of 760 % relative to a fossil fuel comparator of 941g CO2e/MJ as set out in Article 25(2) and Annex V of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.60. Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings are calculated using the methodology referred to in Article 28(5) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 or, alternatively, using ISO 14067 or ISO 14064-1. Quantified life- cycle GHG emission savings are verified in line with Article 30 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 where applicable, or by an independent third party, and (iii) have also a network-related function; _________________ 60 OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 899 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) related equipment, including pipeline connections to the gas network.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 901 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part
(5) concerning carbon dioxide capture, transport and utilisation or storage:
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 903 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) dedicated pipelines, other than upstream pipeline network and all infrastructure and equipment including ship and trucks, used to transport carbon dioxide from more than one source, i.e. industrial installations (including power plants) that produce carbon dioxide gas from combustion or other chemical reactions involving fossil or non-fossil carbon-containing compounds, for the purpose of permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council61 , or for the purpose of carbon dioxide capture and utilisation; _________________ 61 OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 908 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) facilities for liquefaction and bufferthe storage of carbon dioxide in view of its further transportation. This does not include infrastructure within a geological formation used for thefor the purpose of permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC and associated surface and injection facilitiesof the European Parliament and of the Council;
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 944 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 2 – point 6
(6) proposed carbon dioxide transport and storage projects falling under the category set out in point (5) of Annex II shall be presented as part of a plan, developed by at least 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.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 958 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point b
(b) for electricity storage, the project provides at least 2250 MW installed capacity and has a storage capacity that allows a net annual electricity generation of 250 Gigawatt-hours/year;
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 992 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 2 – point c
(c) for projects of mutual interest in the category set out in point (5) of Annex II, the project can be used to transport or storage anthropogenic carbon dioxide by at least two Member States and a third country.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1013 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 5 – point a
(a) Sustainability measured as the contribution of a project to: direct or indirect greenhouse gas emission reductions in different end-use applications, such as industry, agriculture, heating or transport; flexibility and seasonal and short-term storage options for renewable electricity generation; or the integration of renewable and low carbon hydrogen.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1019 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 5 – point b
(b) system integration, market integration and interoperability measured by calculating the additional value of the project to the integration of market areas and price convergence, to the overall flexibility of the system.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1032 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
(c) facilitation of smart energy sector integrationenabling flexibility services such as demand response and storage by facilitation of smart energy sector integration through the creation of links to other energy carriers and sectors. measured by assessing the cost savings enabled in connected energy sectors and systems, such as the heat and power system, transport and industry.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1035 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
(a) sustainability measured by assessing the share of renewable hydrogen or hydrogen meeting the criteria defined in point (4) (a) (ii) of Annex II or synthetic methane that can be integrated into the network, and the related greenhouse gas emission savings;
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1039 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point c
(c) the facilitation of smart energy sector integrationenabling flexibility services such as demand response and storage by the facilitation of smart energy sector integration through the creation of links to other energy carriers and sectors, measured by assessing the cost savings enabled in connected energy sectors and systems, such as the gas, hydrogen, power and heat networks, theheat and power system, transport and industry sectors, and the volume of demand response enabledcontribution to the overall flexibility of the system.
2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) Access to correct and timely information on vulnerabilities affecting ICT products and services and industrial control systems (ICS) contributes to an enhanced cybersecurity risk management. In that regard, sources of publicly available information on vulnerabilities are an important tool for entities and their users, but also national competent authorities and CSIRTs. For this reason, ENISA should establish a vulnerability registry where, essential and important entities and their suppliers, as well as entities which do not fall in the scope of application of this Directive may, on a voluntary basis, disclose vulnerabilities and provide the vulnerability information that allows users to take appropriate mitigating measures.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive applies to public and private entities of a type referred to as essential entities in Annex I and as important entities in Annex II, including ICT suppliers providing products and services for critical functions performed by essential or important entities. This Directive does not apply to entities regarded by Member States as non- critical. This Directive does not apply to entities that qualify as micro and small enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.28 _________________ 28 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 268 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
(26a) ‘non-critical entity’ means any entity of a type referred to in Annex I and Annex II which, regardless of its size and resources, has no critical function within a specific sector or type of service and is not highly dependent on other sectors or types of service;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 270 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26 b (new)
(26b) ‘critical function' means a network and information system function of an essential or important entity in connection with which disruption to availability, integrity, authenticity and confidentiality will result in a significant failure or deterioration of the functionality of the services provided by the critical or important entity concerned;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 276 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a governance framework to achieve those objectives and priorities, including the policies referred to in paragraph 2 and the roles and responsibilities of public bodies and entities as well as other relevant actors, in particular those with responsibility for specific support for SMEs. The governance framework shall clearly lay down the organisational arrangements for cooperation and coordination between the national competent authorities designated under this Directive, taking account of their specific national circumstances;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 281 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) a list of the various authorities and actors involved in the implementation of the national cybersecurity strategy, taking steps to establish a single cybersecurity point of contact for SMEs in order to support them in implementing specific cybersecurity measures;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 307 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. ENISA shall develop and maintain 2. a European vulnerability registry. To that end, ENISA shall establish and maintain the appropriate information systems, policies and procedures with a view in particular to enabling important and essential entities and their suppliers of network and information systems to disclose and register only those vulnerabilities present in ICT products or ICT services which can be mitigated, as well as to provide access to the information on vulnerabilities contained in the registry to all interested parties. The registry shall, in particular, include information describing the vulnerability, the affected ICT product or ICT services and, the severity of the vulnerability in terms of the circumstances under which it may be exploited, the availability ofand related patches and, i. In the absence of available patches, guidance addressed to users of vulnerableENISA should not disclose the vulnerability and should set manufacturers or suppliers of ICT products andor services as to how the risks resulting from disclosed vulnerabilities may be mitigated deadline for providing reliable mitigation. Where several actors are affected by the same vulnerability, ENISA should coordinate the mitigation patch installation schedule.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 333 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) providing practical and operational guidance for essential and important entities in connection with cybersecurity response and prevention activities, including, in particular, dedicated technical support for SMEs;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where appropriate, tThe Cooperation Group mayshall invite representatives of relevant industrial stakeholders, including SMEs, to participate in its work.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 385 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that essential and important entities, including ICT suppliers providing products and services for critical functions performed by essential or important entities, shall take appropriate and proportionate technical and organisational measures to manage the risks posed to the security of network and information systems which those entities use in the provision of their services. Having regard to the state of the art, those measures shall ensure a level of security of network and information systems appropriate to the risk presented. ICT suppliers shall bear sole liability for non-compliance by providers of essential or important functions with the obligations under this article unless such non-compliance was known to and disregarded by the commissioning authority concerned.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 390 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) risk analysis and information system security policies in connection with critical network and information system functions;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) the use, where appropriate, of cryptography and encryption.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 408 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that where an entity finds that respectively its services or tasks are not in compliance with the requirements laid down in paragraph 2, it shall, without undue delay, take all necessary corrective measures to bring the service concerned into compliance within a reasonable period and in line with their own interests.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 415 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts in order to lay down the technical and the methodological specifications of the elements referred to in paragraph 2. Where preparing those acts, the Commission shall proceed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2) and follow, to the greatest extent possible, international and European standards, as well as relevant technical specifications.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 428 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that essential and important entities notify, without undue delay, the competent authorities or the CSIRT in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of any incident having a significant impact on the provision of their services. Where appropriate, those entities shall notify, without undue delay, the recipients of their services of incidents that are likely to adversely affect the provision of that servicewith a confirmed substantial impact. Member States shall ensure that those entities report, among others, the relevanyt information enabling the competent authorities or the CSIRT to determine any cross-border impact of the incident.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 438 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the incident has affected or has the potential to affect other natural or legal persons by causing considerable material or non-material losses. Non-material losses shall include:
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 439 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b – point i (new)
(i) a loss of integrity, authenticity or confidentiality of stored or transmitted or processed data or of the related services offered by an essential or important entity or accessible via a network and an information system;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 440 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii (new)
(ii) a risk to public safety and security or loss of life.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 443 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
4. Member States shall ensure that, for the purpose of the notification under paragraph 1, the entities concerned shall submit to thea competent authoritiesy or the CSIRT:
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 446 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) without undue delay and in any event within 724 hours after having become aware of the confirmed impact of the incident, an initial notification, which, where applicable, shall indicate whether the incident is presumably caused by unlawful or malicious action;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 454 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) a final report not later than one monthn exhaustive report after the submission of the report under point (a), including at least the following:
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 455 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) a detailed description of the confirmed incident, its severity and impact;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 468 #

2020/0359(COD)

7. Where public awareness is necessary to prevent an incident or to deal with an ongoing incident, or where disclosure of the incident is otherwise in the public interest, the competent authority or the CSIRT, and where appropriate the authorities or the CSIRTs of other Member States concerned may, after consulting the entity concerned, inform the public on a mutual basis about the incident or require the entity to do so.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 491 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. In order to demonstrate compliance with certain requirements of Article 18, Member States may require essenICT suppliers providing products and services for critical andfunctions performed by essential or important entities to certify certain ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes under specific European cybersecurity certification schemes adopted pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881. The products, services and processes subject to certification may be developed by an essential or important entity or procured from third parties.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 496 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts specifying which categories of essentialaking account of ENISA’s opinion, the Commission may adopt delegated acts specifying that ICT suppliers providing products and services for critical functions performed by essential or important entities shall be required to obtain a certificate and under whichidentifying the relevant specific European cybersecurity certification schemes pursuant to paragraph 1. The delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 36.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 512 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of this Directive, entities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to have their main establishment in the Union in the Member State where the decisions related to the cybersecurity risk management measures are taken. If such decisions are not taken in any establishment in the Union, the main establishment shall be deemed to be in the Member State where the entities have the establishment with the highest number of employees in the Union. operational and management capacities to implement cybersecurity measures.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 555 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
5. Where enforcement actions adopted pursuant to points (a) to (d) and (f) of paragraph (4) prove ineffective, Member States shall ensure that competent authorities have the power to establish a deadline within which the essential entity isor suppliers of products or services for critical functions performed by essential or important entities are requested to take the necessary action to remedy the deficiencies or comply with the requirements of those authorities. If the requested action is not taken within the deadline set, Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities have the power to:
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 558 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) suspend or request a certification or authorisation body to suspend a certification or authorisation concerning part or all the services or activities provided by an essential entity or related ICT suppliers providing products and services for critical functions performed by essential or important entities;
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 563 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) impose or request the imposition by the relevant bodies or courts according to national laws of a temporary ban against any person discharging managerial responsibilities at chief executive officer or legal representative level in that essential entity, and of or related ICT suppliers providing products and services for critical functions performed by essential or important entities, and against any other natural person held responsible for the breach, from exercising managerial functions in that entity.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 567 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
These sanctions shall be applied only until the entity or related ICT suppliers providing products and services for critical functions performed by essential or important entities takes the necessary action to remedy the deficiencies or comply with the requirements of the competent authority for which such sanctions were applied.
2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) It is necessary to improve the conditions for data sharing in the European internal market, by creating a harmonised framework for data exchanges and by giving specific attention to data intermediaries and data holder in order to create a fruitful cooperation among them. Sector- specific legislation can develop, adapt and propose new and complementary elements, depending on the specificities of the sector, such as the envisaged legislation on the European health data space25 and on access to vehicle data. Moreover, certain sectors of the economy are already regulated by sector-specific Union law that include rules relating to cross-border or Union wide sharing or access to data26 . This Regulation is therefore without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (27 ), and in particular the implementation of this Regulation shall not prevent cross border transfers of data in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 from taking place, Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council (28 ), Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council (29 ), Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council (30 ), Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (31 ), Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (32 ), Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (33 ), Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council (34 ), Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (35 ), Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council (36 ), as well as Regulation 2018/858/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (37 ), Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (38 ) and Delegated Regulations adopted on its basis, and any other sector-specific Union legislation that organises the access to and re-use of data. This Regulation should be without prejudice to the access and use of data for the purpose of international cooperation in the context of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties. A horizontal regime for the re-use of certain categories of protected data held by public sector bodies, the provision of data sharing services and of services based on data altruism in the Union should be established. Specific characteristics of different sectors may require the design of sectoral data-based systems, while building on the requirements of this Regulation. Where a sector-specific Union legal act requires public sector bodies, providers of data sharing servicdata intermediaries or registered entities providing data altruism services to comply with specific additional technical, administrative or organisational requirements, including through an authorisation or certification regime, those provisions of that sector- specific Union legal act should also apply. _________________ 25 See: Annexes to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Commission Work Programme 2021 (COM(2020) 690 final). 26For example, Directive 2011/24/EU in the context of the European Health Data Space, and relevant transport legislation such as Directive 2010/40/EU, Regulation 2019/1239 and Regulation (EU) 2020/1056, in the context of the European Mobility Data Space. 27Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p.1) 28 Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA. (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p.89) 29Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. (OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p.1) 30 Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union. (OJ L 303, 28.11.2018, p. 59) 31Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities. (OJ L 87, 31.03.2009, p. 164) 32Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000, on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce). (OJ L 178, 17.07.2000, p. 1) 33Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. (OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p. 10) 34 Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC. (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 92) 35Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights. (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004). 36Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information. (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56). 37 Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018). 38 Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport. (OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 1)
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Action at Union level is necessary in order to address the barriers to a well- functioning data-driven economy and to create a Union-wide governance framework for data access and use, in particular regarding the re-use of certainspecific types of data held by the public sector, the rules governing the provision of services by data sharing providerintermediaries to business users and to data subjects, as well as the collection and, processing and regulation of data made available for altruistic purposes by natural and legal persons.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Particular attention must be given to micro and small and medium enterprises whose access to data is limited. Structures adopted by Member States must focus on overcoming barriers to access as well as use of data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) There are techniques enabling privacy-friendly analyses on databases that contain personal data, such as anonymisation, pseudonymisation, differential privacy, generalisation, or suppression and randomisation. Application of these privacy-enhancing technologies, together with comprehensive data protection approaches should ensure the safe re-use of personal anonymous data and commercially confidential business data foronly for specific cases such as research, innovation and statistical purposes. In many cases this implies that the data use and re-use in this context can only be done in a secure processing environment set in place and supervised by the public sector. There is experience at Union level with such secure processing environments that are used for research on statistical microdata on the basis of Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 (39 ). In general, insofar as personal data are concerned, the processing of personal data should rely upon one or more of the grounds for processing provided in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. _________________ 39Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 of 17 June 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Statistics as regards access to confidential data for scientific purposes and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 (OJ L 164, 18.6.2013, p. 16).
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The categories of data held by public sector bodies which should be subject to re-use under this Regulation fall outside the scope of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 that excludes data which is not accessible due to commercial and statistical confidentiality and data for which third parties have intellectual property rights. Commercially confidential data includes data protected by trade secrets, highly- sensitive data, confidentiality obligations and agreements and any other unauthorised information that could harm commercial interest of the business. Personal data fall outside the scope of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 insofar as the access regime excludes or restricts access to such data for reasons of data protection, privacy and the integrity of the individual, in particular in accordance with data protection rules. The re-use of data, which may contain trade secrets, shouldmust take place without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2016/94340 , which sets the framework for the lawful acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets. This Regulation is without prejudice and complementary to more specific obligations on public sector bodies to allow re-use of data laid down in sector- specific Union or national law. _________________ 40 OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p. 1–18
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Public sector bodies should comply with competition law when establishing the principles for re-use of data they hold, avoiding as far as possible the conclusion of agreements, which might have as their objective or effect the creation of exclusive rights for the re-use of certain data. Such agreement should be only possible when justified and necessary for the provision of a service of general interest. This may be the case when exclusive use of the data is the only way to maximise the societal benefits of the data in question, for example where there is only one entity (which has specialised in the processing of a specific dataset) capable of delivering the service or the product which allows the public sector body to provide an advanced digital service in the general interest. Such arrangements should, however, be concluded in compliance with public procurement rules and be subject to regular review based on a market analysis in order to ascertain whether such exclusivity continues to be necessary. In addition, such arrangements should comply with the relevant State aid rules, as appropriate, and should be concluded for a limited period, which should not exceed threewo years. In order to ensure transparency, such exclusive agreements should be published online, regardless of a possible publication of an award of a public procurement contract.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In cases where there is no implementing act adopted by the Commission in relation to a third country declaring that it provides a level of protection, in particular as regards the protection of commercially sensitive data and the protection of intellectual property rights, which is essentially equivalent to that provided by Union or national law, the public sector body should only transmit protected data to a re-user, if the re-user undertakes obligations in the interest of the protection of the data. The re-user that intends to transfer the data to such third country should commit to comply with the obligations laid out in this Regulation even after the data has been transferred to the third country. To ensure the proper enforcement of such obligations, the re-user should also accept the jurisdiction of the Member State of the public sector body that allowed the re-use for the judicial settlement of disputesnot transmit protected data to a re-user.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Some third countries adopt laws, regulations and other legal acts which aim at directly transferring or providing access to non-personal data in the Union under the control of natural and legal persons under the jurisdiction of the Member States. Judgments of courts or tribunals or decisions of administrative authorities in third countries requiring such transfer or access to non-personal data should be enforceable when based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union or a Member State. In some cases, situations may arise where the obligation to transfer or provide access to non-personal data arising from a third country law conflicts with a competing obligation to protect such data under Union or national law, in particular as regards the protection of commercially sensitive data and the protection of intellectual property rights, and including its contractual undertakings regarding confidentiality in accordance with such law. In the absence of international agreements regulating such matters, transfer or access should only be allowed under certain conditions, in particular that the third-country system requires the reasons and proportionality of the decision to be set out, that the court order or the decision is specific in character, and the reasoned objection of the addressee is subject to a review by a competent court in the third country, which is empowered to take duly into account the relevant legal interests of the provider of such data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to prevent unlawful access to non-personal data, public sector bodies, natural or legal persons to which the right to re-use data was granted, data sharing providers and entities entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations should take all reasonable and legal measures to prevent access to the systems where non-personal data is stored, including encryption of data or corporate policies.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) In order to build trust in re-use mechanisms, it may be necessary to attach stricter conditions for certain types of non- personal data that have been identified as highly sensitive, as regards the transfer to third countries, if such transfer could jeopardise public policy objectives, in line with international commitments. For example, in the health domain, certain datasets held by actors in the public health system, such as public hospitals, could be identified as highly sensitive health data. In order to ensure harmonised practices across the Union, such types of highly sensitive non-personal public data should be defined by Union law, for example in the context of the European Health Data Space or other sectoral legislation. The conditions attached to the transfer of such data to third countries should be laid down in delegated acts. Conditions should be proportionate, non-discriminatory and necessary to protect legitimate public policy objectives identified, such as the protection of public health, public order, safety, the environmental and agricultural practices, public morals, consumer protection, privacy and personal data protection. The conditions should correspond to the risks identified in relation to the sensitivity of such data, including in terms of the risk of the re- identification of individuals. These conditions could include terms applicable for the transfer or technical arrangements, such as the requirement of using a secure processing environment, limitations as regards the re-use of data in third-countries or categories of persons which are entitled to transfer such data to third countries or who can access the data in the third country. In exceptional cases they could also include restrictions on transfer of the data to third countries to protect the public interest.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 187 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to incentivise the re-use of these categories of data, Member States should establish a single information point to act as the primary interface for re-users that seek to re-use such data held by the public sector bodies. It should have a cross-sector remit, and should complement, if necessary, arrangements at the sectoral level. In addition, Member States should designate, establish or facilitate the establishment of competent bodies, also creating and implementing training courses, sensitising in order to share the final aim to support the activities of public sector bodies allowing re-use of certain categories of protected data. Their tasks may include granting access to data, where mandated in sectoral Union or Member States legislation. Those competent bodies should provide support to public sector bodies with state-of-the-art techniques, including secure data processing environments, which allow data analysis in a manner that preserves the privacy of the information. Such support structure could support the data holders with management of the consent, including consent to certain areas of scientific research when in keeping with recognised ethical standards for scientific research. Data processing should be performed under the responsibility of the public sector body responsible for the register containing the data, who remains a data controller in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 insofar as personal data are concerned. Member States may have in place one or several competent bodies, which could act in different sectors promoting and enhancing the synergies between them in order to create a data driven environment.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 192 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Providers of data sharing services (data intermediaries) are expected to play a key role in the data economy, as a tool to facilitate the aggregation and exchange of substantial amounts of relevant data. Data intermediaries should be controlled and authorised only by public bodies within the Member States. Data intermediaries offering services that connect the different actors have the potential to contribute to the efficient pooling of data as well as to the facilitation of bilateral data sharing. Specialised data intermediaries that are independent from both data holders and data users can have a facilitating role in the emergence of new data-driven ecosystems independent from any player with a significant degree of market power. This Regulation should only cover providers of data sharing services that have as a main objective the establishment of a business, a legal and potentially also technical relation between data holders, including data subjects, on the one hand, and potential users on the other hand, and assist both parties in a transaction of data assets between the two. It should only cover services aiming at intermediating between an indefinite number of data holders and data users, excluding data sharing services that are meant to be used by a closed group of data holders and users. Providers of cloud services should be excluded, as well as service providers that obtain data from data holders, aggregate, enrich or transform the data and licence the use of the resulting data to data users, without establishing a direct relationship between data holders and data users, for example advertisement or data brokers, data consultancies, providers of data products resulting from value added to the data by the service provider. At the same time, data sharing service providers should be allowed to make adaptations to the data exchanged, to the extent that this improves the usability of the data by the data user, where the data user desires this, or improve the interoperability of digital platforms, such as to convert it into specific formats. In addition, services that focus on the intermediation of content, in particular on copyright-protected content, should not be covered by this Regulation. Data exchange platforms that are exclusively used by one data holder in order to enable the use of data they hold as well as platforms developed in the context of objects and devices connected to the Internet-of-Things that have as their main objective to ensure functionalities of the connected object or device and allow value added services, should not be covered by this Regulation. ‘Consolidated tape providers’ in the sense of Article 4 (1) point 53 of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council42 as well as ‘account information service providers’ in the sense of Article 4 point 19 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 should not be considered as data sharing service providers for the purposes of this Regulation. Entities which restrict their activities to facilitating use of data made available on the basis of data altruism and that operate on a not-for-profit basis should not be covered by Chapter III of this Regulation, as this activity serves objectives of general interest by increasing the volume of data available for such purposes. _________________ 42Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU, OJ L 173/349. 43Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Data cooperatives seek to strengthen the position of individuals in making informed choices before consenting to data use, influencing the terms and conditions of data user organisations attached to data use or potentially solving disputes between members of a group on how data can be used when such data pertain to several data subjects within that group. In this context it is important to acknowledge that the rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 can only be exercised by each individual and cannot be conferred or delegated to a data cooperative. Data cooperatives could also provide a useful means for one-person companies, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, especially in the agrifood sector, that in terms of knowledge of data sharing, are often comparable to individuals.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 219 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure the compliance of the providers of data sharing servicintermediaries with the conditions set out in this Regulation, such providers should have a place of establishment in the Union. Alternatively, where a provider of data sharing services not established in the Union offers services within the Union, it should designate a representative. Designation of a representative is necessary, given that such providers of data sharing services handle personal data as well as commercially confidential data, which necessitates the close monitoring of the compliance of such service providers with the conditions laid out in this Regulation. In order to determine whether such a provider of data sharing services is offering services within the Union, it should be ascertained whether it is apparent that the provider of data sharing services is planning to offer services to persons in one or more Member States. The mere accessibility in the Union of the website or of an email address and of other contact details of the provider of data sharing services, or the use of a language generally used in the third country where the provider of data sharing services is established, should be considered insufficient to ascertain such an intention. However, factors such as the use of a language or a currency generally used in one or more Member States with the possibility of ordering services in that other language, or the mentioning of users who are in the Union, may make it apparent that the provider of data sharing services is planning to offer services within the Union. The representative should act on behalf of the provider of data sharing services and it should be possible for competent authorities to contact the representative. The representative should be designated by a written mandate of the provider of data sharing services to act on the latter's behalf with regard to the latter's obligations under this Regulation.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) In that regard, it is of particular importance to create a data economic environment that enables equal access to data to both SMEs and big companies. This Regulation should avoid monopolistic implementations and structures that could disadvantage micro companies and SMEs.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 225 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 b (new)
(29 b) Competitively sensitive information should also take into account the possibility of issuing fake data to destabilise the market, which could be due to third parties having an interest in these unfair competition practices. For this purpose, processes to verify the authenticity of the data must be activated.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 260 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) The Board should support the Commission in coordinating national practices and policies on the topics covered by this Regulation, and in supporting cross- sector data use by adhering to the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) principles and through the utilisation of standards and specifications (such as the Core Vocabularies44 and the CEF Building Blocks45 ), without prejudice to standardisation work taking place in specific sectors or domains. Work on technical standardisation may include the identification of priorities for the development of standards and establishing and maintaining a set of technical and legal standards for transmitting data between two processing environments that allows data spaces to be organised without making recourse to an intermediary. The Board should cooperate with sectoral bodies, networks or expert groups, or other cross- sectoral organisations dealing with re-use of data. Regarding data altruism, the Board should assist the Commission in the development of the data altruism consent form, in consultation with the European Data Protection Board. Moreover, it should assist the Commission in defining policies and strategies with the aim of avoiding any cases of data manipulation and the creation of "false data", which could cause serious damage to various sectors. _________________ 44 https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/sema ntic-interoperability-community- semic/core-vocabularies 45 https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/conn ecting-europe-facility-cef
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) With reference to 'false data', the Board could evaluate the possibility of creating a "data passport" containing certified or certifiable data, in order to exclude any attempt to falsify the data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
(44 a) This Regulation shall be enacted in full coherence and consistency with other existing EU legislation, such as the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as ongoing proposals which contain provision on data processing, such as the Digital Service Act (DSA), the Digital Market Act (DMA) or the e-Privacy Regulation.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 287 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) This Regulation should not affect the level of protection of individual with regard to the processing of personal data under the provisions of Union and national law and does not alter any obligations and rights set out in the data protection legislation.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 290 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘data’ means any digital and non- digital representation of acts, facts or information and any compilation of such acts, facts or information, including in the form of sound, visual or audiovisual recording;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 292 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) 'highly sensitive data' means data protected by IP, trade secret, and non- personal data whose disclosure to third country authorities may pose threats to national and public security;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 300 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3 a) ‘consent’ of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed, clear and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which data holders, by a legal statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3 b) 'data subject' means an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘data sharing’ means the provision by a data holder of data to a data user for the purpose of joint or individual use of the shared data, based on voluntary agreements, directly or through an intermediary; and operationalised through data exchange between the parties engaged.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 318 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7 a) ‘data exchange’ means and encompasses all the activities performed by the data holder, the data user and the data sharing service provider, for the purpose of exchanging data, under open data or commercial licenses, for free or against remuneration.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8 a) ‘processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on data or on sets of data in electronic format, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 338 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15 a) 'data sovereignty' means a form of management of the cyber space that provides for the possession by the Member State of the networks and data transmitted through them.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 356 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
(5) The period of exclusivity of the right to re-use data shall not exceed three yearswo years, subject to approval by the competent body referred to in Article 7(1). Where a contract is concluded, the duration of the contract awarded shall be as aligned with the period of exclusivity.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 384 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
(5) The public sector bodies shall impose conditions that preserve the integrity of the functioning of the technical systems of the secure processing environment used. The public sector body shall be able to verify any results of processing of data undertaken by the re- user and reserve the right to prohibit the use of results that contain information jeopardising the rights and interests of third partieird parties' IP rights, trade secrets or commercially sensitive information. Re-users may challenge such decisions and request additional verifications.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 388 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5 a) A public sector body shall only make commercially confidential data available for re-use if it is able to do so in a manner which protects the legitimate commercial interests of third parties in the commercially confidential data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall designate one or more competent bodies, which may be sectoral, to support the public sector bodies which grant access to the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1) in the exercise of that task and in verifying the characteristics of portability and interoperability of data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 453 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) The Commission shall create a single European data information point which guarantees access to a searchable common data register. It is necessary that the conditions fo access are fair, clear and transparent.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 509 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) the data intermediary may offer additional specific services to data holders facilitating the exchange of the data, such as aggregation, curation, pseudonymisation and anonymisation; with the aim of improving the quality or conversion of data to data holders or data users, or other related services, and those tools shall be used only at the explicit request or approval of the data holder in the framework of business-to-business agreements;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 538 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
(3) Where the competent authority finds that a provider of data sharing services does not comply with one or more of the requirements laid down in Article 10 or 11, it shall notify that provider of those findings and give it the opportunity to state its views, within a reasonable time limitmaximum of six months.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 541 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
(4) The competent authority shall have the power to require the cessation of the breach referred to in paragraph 3 either immediately or within a reasonable time limitmaximum of six months and shall take appropriate and proportionate measures aimed at ensuring compliance. In this regard, the competent authorities shall be able, where appropriate:
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 586 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
(3) An entity that is not established in the Union, but meets the requirements in Article 16, shall appoint a legal representative in one of the Member Statesestablish a company located and registered in one of the Member States in the Union with an adequate number of employees, where it intends to collect data based on data altruism. For the purpose of compliance with this Regulation, that entity shall be deemed to be under the jurisdiction of the Member State where the legal representativecompany is located.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 588 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the statutes of the entity, where appropriate;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 614 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) about the location of any processing outside the Union. In addition, the non-profit entities will request an authorisation to data holders with approval regarding all the information pursuant in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 17. The authorisation should be issued by competent authorities designated pursuant to Article 20.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 640 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(b a) In the case that the entity wishes to make the request again, an appropriate period of at least 12 months must pass. If the entity runs into criminal problems of a certain entity, neither the company nor the persons responsible in other companies will no longer be able to apply for registration.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 642 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6
(6) If an entity included in the register of recognised data altruism organisations has its main establishment or legal representative in a Member State but is active in other Member States, the competent authority of the Member State of the main establishment or where the legal representative is located and the competent authorities of those other Member States shall cooperate and assist each other as necessary and they shall also comply with the rules of the most restrictive Member States in which they operate. Such assistance and cooperation may cover information exchanges between the competent authorities concerned and requests to take the supervisory measures referred to in this Article.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 656 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – title
Requirements and procedures relating to competent authorities
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 661 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6
(6) The competent authorities of a Member State shall provide the Commission and competent authorities from other Member States, on reasoned request, with the information necessary to carry out their tasks under this Regulation. Where a national competent authority considers the information requested to be confidential in accordance with Union and national rules on national security, commercial and professional confidentiality, the Commission and any other competent authorities concerned shall ensure such confidentiality. reporting directly to the government of the Member States.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 694 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) to advise and assist the Commission in developing consistent guidelines for increase a data literacy and that looks at the technology transfer from research, thanks to an expansion of the resources available to those involved in data literacy training, associations, cooperatives and in general to innovation brokers.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 701 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) In addition, it should assist the Commission in defining policies and strategies with the aim of avoiding any cases of data manipulation and the creation of "false data", which could cause serious damage to various sectors. With reference to 'false data', the Board could evaluate the possibility of creating a "data passport" containing certified or certifiable data, in order to exclude any attempt to falsify the data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 721 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
(1) The public sector body, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data was granted under Chapter 2, the data sharing provider or the entity entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations, as the case may be, shall take all reasonable technical, legal and organisational measures in order to prevent transfer or access to non-personal sensitive data held in the Union where such transfer or access would create a conflict with Union law or the law of the relevant Member State, unless the prohibiting such transfer or access are in line with paragraph 2 or 3.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 196 #

2020/0260(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) The mission of the Joint Undertaking shall be to develop, deploy, extend and maintain in the Union a world leading federated, secure and hyper- connected supercomputing, quantum computing, service and data infrastructure ecosystem; support the domestic production of innovative and competitive supercomputing systems based on a supply chain that will ensure components, technologies and knowledge limiting the risk of disruptions and the development of a wide range of applications optimised for these systems; and, widen the use of this supercomputing infrastructure to a large number of public and private users, and support the development of key skills for European science and industry.
2021/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2020/0260(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to contribute to the implementation of Regulation (EU) No xxx establishing Horizon Europe and in particular Article 3 thereof, to deliver scientific, economic, environmental, technological and societal impact from the Union's investments in research and innovation, so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, contribute to the realisation of EU objectives and policies, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals by following the principles of the Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement;
2021/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #

2020/0260(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to develop, deploy, extend and maintain in the Union an integrated, strategically independent, demand- oriented and user-driven hyper- connected world-class supercomputing and data infrastructure;
2021/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2020/0260(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) to further develop and support a highly competitive and innovative supercomputing and data ecosystem in Europe contributing to the standing and technological autonomy of the Union in the digital economy, capable to autonomously produce globally competitive, world-class forerunning computing technologies and architectures and their integration on leading computing systems, and advanced applications optimised for these systems;
2021/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #

2020/0260(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) to widen the use of supercomputing services and the development of key skills that European science and industry need. to achieve autonomy and global leadership;
2021/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #

2020/0260(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
iii a) research and development aimed at the constant improvement of the supercomputing hardware system's capacity and reaction speed.
2021/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 259 #

2020/0260(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
(7) The Union's financial contribution referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be used for capability building across the whole Union, including the acquisition, and operation of High Performance Computers, quantum computers or quantum simulators, the federation of the High Performance Computing and quantum computing service and data infrastructure and the widening of its use, and the development of advanced skills and training accessible also to citizens living in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas.
2021/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 306 #

2020/0260(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
(4) The Commission shall carry out an interim evaluation of each Joint Undertaking as part of the Horizon Europe interim evaluation, as specified in Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No xxx establishing Horizon Europe. This evaluation shall be performed with the assistance of independent experts on the basis of a transparent process once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of Horizon Europe, but no later than four years after the start of Horizon Europe implementation. The evaluations shall examine how the Joint Undertaking fulfils its mission according to its economic, technological, scientific, societal and policy objectives, including climate-related objectives, and evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, and Union added value of its activities as part of Horizon Europe, its synergies and complementarities with relevant European, national and, where relevant, regional initiatives, including synergies with other parts of Horizon Europe (such as missions, clusters or thematic/specific programmes). Impacts achieved at Union and national level, taking into account the component of synergies and policy retrofitting will be given particular attention. The evaluations shall, where relevant, also include an assessment of the long-term scientific, societal, economic and policy-relevant impact of the Joint Undertaking and shall include an assessment of the most effective policy intervention mode for any future action, as well as the positioning of any possible renewal of the Joint Undertaking in the overall European Partnerships landscape and its policy priorities.
2021/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2020/0141(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
The Research Programme shall provide support for collaborative research in the coal and steel sectors. The Research Programme shall also provide support for clean steel breakthrough technologies leading to near zero-carbonprojects for more efficient steel -making projectswith less impact on the environment and research projects for managing the just transition of formerly operating coal mines or coal mines in the process of closure and related infrastructure in line with the Just Transition Mechanism and in compliance with Article 4(2) of Council Decision 2003/76/EC. The Research Programme shall be consistent with the political, scientific, and technological objectives of the Union, and shall complement the activities carried out in the Member States and within the existing EU research programmes, in particular the framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Research Framework Programme’).;
2021/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2020/0141(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Research and technological development (RTD) shall aim to develop, demonstrate and improve near zerolow-carbon steel production processes with a view to raising product quality and increasing productivity, in close synergy with companies operating in the sector and protecting the production chain. Substantially reducing emissions, energy consumption, the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts, through objectively verifiable tools, parameters and data, as well as conserving resources, shall form an integral part of the activities sought. Research projects shall address one or more of the following areas:
2021/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2020/0141(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
(a) new and improved breakthrough near zero-carbon iron- and steel-making processes and operations, with lower carbon emissions compared to traditional methods, and with particular attention to carbon direct avoidance and/or smart carbon usage;
2021/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2020/0141(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
(c) steel process integration and process efficiency in near zerolow-carbon steel production, to be assessed by means of objective tools and data;
2021/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2020/0141(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
RTD shall focus on meeting the requirements of steel users to develop new near zero-carbon productslower-carbon products, on protecting the European production sector and its workers, and on creating innovation and new market opportunities while reducing emissions and environmental impacts. In the context of the technologies referred to in Article 8, research projects shall address one or more of the following areas, with the objective to deliver near zero-carbon steel production processes in the Union:
2021/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2020/0141(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 – point (a)
(a) developing and disseminating competencies to keep pace with new near zero-low- carbon steel production processes, such asincluding digitalisation, and to reflect the principle of life-long learning;
2021/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 64 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a competitive climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and, environmental degradation and energy poverty will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on solid fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair, gradual and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, particularly in terms of unemployment, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigateavert any adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigateavert the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concernedensuring that workers dismissed from employment as a consequence of the energy transition process will successfully re-enter the job market in the same region. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as propossuggested in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on solid fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the gradual transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the gradual transition towards climate neutrality.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a gradual and economically sustainable transition to a competitive climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the gradual phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or, products or new skills, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. __________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also coverwill also ensure the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helkeeping them to adapt to new employment opportunitieswithin the job market in the same region, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigaaverting job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobsnew jobs in that same region or protecting all the jobs that are at risk and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate- neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. __________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of solid fossil fuels;
2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) investment related to combustion of fuel without a share of renewable energy
2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 182 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving solid fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activitieswhile protecting jobs and avoiding workers' dismissal from employment. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmentalergy security impacts of the transition towards a climate- neutral economy’.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Where the Commission concludes, based on the examination of the final performance report of the programme, that there is a failure to achieve at least 65% of the target established for one or more output or result indicators for the JTF resources, it may make financial corrections pursuant to Article [98] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] by reducing the support from the JTF to the priority concerned in proportion to the achievements. However, when there is a failure to achieve at least 65% of the target established for one output or result indicator, support from the JTF shall not be reduced if the overall performance is considered satisfactory for the purpose of the present regulation.
2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time5 years from [the date of the entry into force of this Regulation].
2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 373 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of solid fossil fuels;
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 404 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in solid fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. __________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 471 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [the date of the entry into force of this Regulation].
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an ambitious realistic budget for the EUnion transport sector, which takes into account the emerging challenges and the current political priorities in terms of EU transport policy, namely ensuring ease of movement for people and goods across Europe and meeting social, business and region-specific needs;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that EU transport policy is essential for Europe’s economic, social and environmental development and its sustainability; strongly requests, therefore, that EU transport policy receive adequate and sufficientmake proper use of available funding in order to secure growth, jobs and competitiveness in Europe, including in the more remoteperipheral geographical areas; requests additional investments in research and innovation, and in social and territorial cohesion;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the 2021 budget should reflect the priorities set out by Parliament in its resolution of 14 November 2018 on the multiannual financial framework (MFF) and that it should provide the necessary financing for both projects started under the current MFF and for new projects based on the 2021- 2027 MFF;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes EU transport financing should be aligned to the Green Deal’s regulatory requirements and that full alignment with the Paris Agreement should be guaranteed;deleted
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 25 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1
The importance of transport in achieving the goals of the Green Dealsustainable mobility
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that transport mustcan make a valuable contributeion to achievingso-called climate neutrality by 2050ut only over suitable transition periods that are conducive to growth and employment and do not harm the overall competitiveness of European industry on the world market;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines, therefore, that appropriate funding for transport projects will be instrumental in accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility and in implementing the Green Deal’s legislative priorities through measures based on new technologies,ensuring proper links with all areas, bearing in mind the needs expressed by local communities; hopes that research and development projects can help boosting multimodal transport, and the development of automated and connected multimodal mobility and spur an increase in the production and deployment of sustainable alternative fuels;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls Parliament’s position on the overall financial envelope for Horizon Europe of EUR 120 billion (in 2018 prices); calls on the Commission in this regard to present the 2021 draft budget accordingly to ensure that research and innovation activities will continue in areas that are essential for the EU’s strategic autonomy, global competitiveness and benefit its citizens and society, such as digital transformation, healthcare and space; recalls in this context the importance of fundamental research;
2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that all areas of the budget need to contribute to the overall goals of the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals;re-industrializing the Union, securing energy supply and creating employment particularly in the Member States that have been most affected by the economic crisis, where possible in line with the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; regrets that at least 160,000 redundancies are expected at the European level by 2030 in the energy sector alone as a direct consequence of the European Green Deal's implementation and recalls in this context the importance of the introduction of a Just Transition Fund to address societal, socio-economic and environmental impacts on workers and communities adversely affected by the transition from coal and carbon dependence, and calls for solid financing of the fund;
2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Underlines the importance of increasing the budget of flagship programmes of particular relevance to achieving EU goals:
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1
– Emphasises the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in fostering the development of a high- performance trans-European network (TEN-T) that is sustainable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and digital services infrastructure; reiterates that the swift completion of the TEN-T will make a significant contribution to socio-economic and territorial cohesion in the EU and to the promotion of the EU’s decarbonisation objectives; requests, therefore, that the CEF-Transport budget be increased for the MFF 2021-2027 and that its allocation for 2021 be decided accordingly; deplores the delays in the completion of works in several Member States, especially as regards cross-border projects;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
– Stresses that cutting red tape and expediting administrative procedures would enable works to be completed on time;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
– Requests an increase inthat the budget of Horizon 2020 to EUR 120 billion (2018 prices) and itssupport, as one of its financing lines, the ‘Smart Cities and Integrated Transport’ component accordingly, starting from 2021;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets the limited impact recorded by other emergency Funds such as the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) in terms of fighting unemployment and notes that similar shortcomings are likely to affect the Just Transition Fund as well;
2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need for an ambitious realistic draft budget consistent with financial estimates made by Member States, in particular for new programmes such as the Digital Europe Programme, which need to become operational as soon as possible in order to help make the EU more competitive;
2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of SMEs as an essential part of the economy, as they provide a high number of jobs in the EU and play a vital role in research and innovation; recognizes that the definition of SME varies substantially among Member States and calls for EU instruments to secure inclusion of the smaller entities such as micro-enterprises that employ less than 10 workers; urges the Commission therefore to ensure a smooth transition from COSME to the new Single Market Programme and from the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) and other financial instruments to InvestEU;
2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of a simpler, more efficient own resources system able to bringguaranteeing funding for EU expenditure bringing about a substantial reduction in the proportion of GNI-based contributions and to guarantee the adequate funding of EU spendingnot increasing the tax pressure on individuals and enterprises;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 85 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importancrole of agencies and joint undertakings in improving the transport sector’s performance and in fostering a reduction of transport emissions based on technological progress and rules; points out the importance of these agencies and joint undertakings receiving adequate financial and human resourcsafety based on technological progress and rules;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 92 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Deplores the fact that the Agency still has two seats, in Lille and Valenciennes, and points out that costs could be reduced if all operations were to be centralised at a single seat;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights in particular the role of the Clean Sky 2 and SESAR Joint Undertakings and of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in reducing CO2 emissions by passenger; stresses the very good results and the essential role played by the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking in ensuring net accelerations in green technologies aimed at reducing the CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions, as well asdesigned to improve safety and to reduce the noise levels produced by aircraft;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2019/2105(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that members' contributions were below target for implementation of the Horizon 2020 programme by the Joint Undertaking and that in 2018, the fifth year of the programming period, only 47% of Horizon 2020 activities were implemented if taken together with the related additional Joint Undertaking activities, excluding which the implementation rate was only 34%; 1 a _________________ 1aEuropean Court of Auditors Annual Report for 2018 on the EU Joint Undertakings
2019/12/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2019/2101(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that members' contributions were below target for implementation of the Horizon 2020 programme by the Joint Undertaking and that in 2018, the fifth year of the programming period, only 52% of Horizon 2020 activities were implemented if taken together with the related additional Joint Undertaking activities, excluding which the implementation rate was only 42%1a; 1aEuropean Court of Auditors’ 2018 annual report on EU Joint Undertakings, ECA.
2019/12/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2019/2100(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that members' contributions were below target for implementation of the Horizon 2020 programme by the SESAR 2020 Joint Undertaking and that in 2018, the fifth year of the programming period, only 29% of Horizon 2020 activities were implemented if taken together with the related additional Joint Undertaking activities, excluding which the implementation rate was 29%1a;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #

2019/2100(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that, according to the Court, shortcomings in the drafting of the 2018 call for proposals for funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (MCE) have resulted in overlaps and inconsistencies between the award criteria, compromising the overall effectiveness of the grant evaluation process1a;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2019/2100(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes the observation by the Court of Auditors in its Special Report No 11/20191a regarding the sometimes unnecessary use of European funding in view of the purposes for which it was allocated and a number of funding management shortcomings;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #

2019/2081(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the finding of the Court of Auditors that the accounts of the European Union Agency for Railways ('the Agency') for the 2018 financial year are legal and regular in all material aspects;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2019/2081(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the Court's observations concerning the legality and regularity of the transactions, and joins the Court in urging the Agency to employ procurement procedures which are consistent with the Financial Regulation;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2019/2081(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes the Court's observations concerning internal controls, and calls on the Agency to carry out more effective ex ante checks on payments in connection with contracts, with a view to ensuring that all procurement procedures are competitive and transparent;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #

2019/2081(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Agency to take account of the specific needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) when applying fees and charges in connection with the new certification tasks and to carry out effective checks to verify the SME-related criteria when dealing with applicants;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2019/2081(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Deplores the fact that the Agency still has two seats, in Lille and Valenciennes, and points out that costs could be reduced if all operations were to be centralised at a single seat;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #

2019/2077(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the finding of the Court of Auditors that the accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency ('the Agency') for the 2018 financial year are legal and regular in all material respects;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2019/2077(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Agency ended the year with an overall deficit of 2 million EUR (a surplus of 0,7 million EUR related to subsidy activities and a deficit of 2,7 million EUR related to fees and charges activities); notes that the fees and charges deficit is deducted from the accumulated surplus, reducing it from 54,9 million EUR to 52,2 million EUR; observes that concerning activities related to fees and charges, the income rose by 1,8 million EUR compared to 2017, however staff costs increased by 3,7 million EUR, administrative costs by 0,9 million EUR and operational costs by 2,6 million EUR; notes that for subsidy-related activities an increase of subsidy by 2 million EUR was enough to cover the rise in administrative costs by 0,1 million EUR and operational expenditures by 1,4 million EUR; stresses that the accumulation of the EUR 52.2 million surplus stemming from aviation- funded activities is not provided for by the founding Regulation and that corrective actions have not been completed as from FY2016;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 12 #

2019/2077(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that, according to the Court, the use of framework contracts by the Agency could restrict competition;1 a _________________ 1a ‘Annual Report on EU Agencies for the financial year 2018’, Annual Report, ECA;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2019/2077(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Agency to ensure that procurement procedures and framework contracts are carried out and phrased in such a way as to guarantee fair competition and full compliance with the legislation applicable and that procurement results in a satisfactory quality-price ratio, as made clear by the Court in its observations on the legality and regularity of transactions1 a; _________________ 1a ‘Annual Report on EU Agencies for the financial year 2018’, Annual Report, ECA;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #

2019/2076(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the finding of the Court of Auditors that the transactions underlying the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency ('the Agency') for the 2018 financial year are legal and regular in all material respects;
2019/12/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the finding of the Court of Auditors (‘the Court’) that the consolidated accounts of the European Union for the year 2018 are reliable and that the transactions underlying the accounts of the Union for the 2018 financial year are generally legal and regular in all material aspects, except for high-risk expenditure (mainly spending on a reimbursement basis, which is subject to complex rules), which has an estimated error level of 4,5%; notes that the overall estimated level of error of 2,6% is still above the ECA’s materiality threshold (2%);
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned about the increasing concentration of expertise and responsibilities in the hands of the agencies in the transport sector, which could lead to an increase in the costs borne by the EU budget;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomNotes the completion of the 2017 CEF Transport blending call in 2018 with an innovative approach making available a total indicative budget of EUR 1,35 billion of EU grants to be combined with funding from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the European Investment Bank, national promotional banks or private investors; believes that an ex-post evaluation of those projects must be carried out in order to assess this instrument's effectiveness on the basis of the type of action financed; notes that the second deadline for submission of proposals in April 2018, focusing on innovation and new technologies projects, notably in the field of alternative fuels, in support of the Commission’s Clean Mobility policy, resulted in 35 projects being selected with a total of EUR 404,8 million in CEF funding; notes the need to improve the level of awareness of the CEF eligibility rules among the beneficiaries;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 12 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates the request of the Court to improve coherence, clarity and effectiveness of the EU passenger rights framework, take action to promote awareness campaignsmore effective and transparent information and provide national enforcement bodies with further tools for enforcing passenger rights;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance of investing in projects that concern both the creation of new and the maintenance and safety of existing infrastructure, both on the core network and the comprehensive network of TEN-T corridors, in order to ensure that sufficient long-distance transport services are available and to improve cohesion and local and cross- border territorial connectivity, including in the outermost and island regions;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the start of new projects focusing on urban mobility, efficient logistics and infrastructure, including the port of the future, worth around EUR 105 million from the 2017 call of the Horizon 2020 programme; welcomes the adoption of the 3-year Horizon 2020 Transport Work Programme for 2018-2020; reiterates the recommendation by the Court to set out an EU-wide port development plan for core ports, in keeping with existing national management models, and to revise the number of core ports;
2019/12/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the draft budget proposed by the Commission in the field of transport; regrets the indiscriminate cuts demanded by the Councilcalls for financing for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to be protected when funds available for transport are allocated;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that, according to an Opinion of the Court of Auditors, centralising the work of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) at one seat could reduce costs borne by the EU budget;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes the time is ripe for a more fundamental reshaping of EU transport financing with a view to establishing a net zero transport sector by 2050 and guarantee full alignment with the Paris Agreementsustainable and efficient transport sector, guaranteeing infrastructure safety, protection of workers’ social dimension and fewer burdens for businesses through digitalisation and technological innovation;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned about the growing centralisation of expertise and responsibilities at the head of Agencies in the transport sector, which could entail a rise in costs borne by the EU budget;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the EU transport policy is essies are fundamential for economic, social and environmental sustainability and therefore priority should be given to the quality and sustainability of projects rather than their quantity or sizeto industrial development in the EU Member States and essential for economic, social and environmental sustainability;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the importance of investing in infrastructure projects that guarantee the construction of new structures and the maintenance and safety of existing ones, both on the core network of TEN-T corridors and the comprehensive network, in order to ensure sufficient long-distance transport services exist and improve cohesion and local territorial connectivity, including in the island and outermost regions;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. ReiteraTakes notes that the provisional agreement on the regulation setting up the InvestEU1 Programme1 contains a general provision - applicable to all transport related financing - ensuring that "Pprojects that are inconsistent with the achievement of the climate objectives shall not be eligible for support" and that all projects "shall be screened to determine if they have an environmental, climate or social impact and if so, shall be subject to climate, environmental and social sustainability proofing"are screened to assess their environmental, climate and social impact; _________________ 1 European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 April 2019 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the InvestEU Programme (COM(2018)0439 – C8-0257/2018 – 2018/0229(COD)).
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the importance of completing major infrastructure projects already underway, including cross-border projects such as the high-speed Turin- Lyon rail link and the Brenner base tunnel; stresses in this regard the importance of completing these works on time without further delays;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that beyond its key role in implementing the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and InvestEU, it is vital that the revision of the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) transport policy due in 2020 paves the way for a more fundamental overhaul of the Bank’s transport financing; calls on the EIB to report on all steps of its transport policy revision to Parliament in a timely manner; points to the importance of fostering synergies between different funding programmes and the use of grants combined with other forms of financing, to generate and encourage the involvement of private capital and investments;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) spending in the field of transport can be improved by increasing further the share of funding for zero emission transport modes; welcomes the approach of the Commission to co-finance the re-establishment of regional cross- border rail connections that were dismantled or abandoned and encourages the Members States, cross-border regions and the Commission to further intensify these bottom-up projects that contribute to reopening borders in the EU where they still exist; calls on the Commission to significantly increase the reserved amount within the CEF budget line for financing for the re-establishment of regional missing rail links that were dismantled or abandoned; further electrification of railway infrastructure must be intensified and a quicker roll -out of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is required; the CEF budget should also take account of rail freight noise abatement measures in order to ensure a sustainable and efficient freight transport system; emphasises the importance of allowing a co-financing rate of 50% for cross-border projects;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to combine the co-assess whether financing of the EuroVelo network withcould be combined with financing of the comprehensive rail network;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. In light of the still very high number of deaths and injuries caused by traffic accidents, and the new Directive on road infrastructure safety management with its provision ensuring that “Member States shall ensure that the needs of vulnerable road users are taken into account”, insists that the Commission and Member States further prioritise the financing of the transport safety of passengers in different means of transport and that they focus on the safety of all vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, persons with a disability and other micro-mobility users;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 50 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to promote projects supporting digitalisation in ports in order to make services to businesses more efficient and cut administrative burdens without foregoing the goal of integrating ports sustainably with the territories in which they are located;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 52 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that the Court of Auditors has drawn attention in its Special Reports1 a in recent years to a sometimes unnecessary, inefficient and unsustainable use of EU financing in light of the purposes for which said financing had been granted; _________________ 1a ‘The EU's regulation for the modernisation of air-traffic management has added value - but the funding was largely unnecessary’, Special Report No 11/2019, ECA; ‘Maritime transport in the EU: in troubled waters — much ineffective and unsustainable investment’, Special Report No 23/2016, ECA.
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the importance of tackling across the board the problems of wage dumping, welfare cover and working conditions for drivers in the haulage sector, which in addition to being a form of unfair market competition also raises serious concerns about road safety;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of projects fostering the promotion of tourism, a sector that contributes significantly to Member States' GDP;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 121 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The application of this Regulation shall be without prejudice to Member States' sovereignty over their airspace and to the requirements of the Member States relating to public order, public security and defence matters, as set out in Article 44. This Regulation does not cover military operations and training, whereas coordination with military authorities shall be ensured to identify and address potential impacts of the application of this regulation on those activities.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 166 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the national supervisory authorities shall be legfunctionally distinct and independent from any other public or private entity in terms of their organisation, functioning, legal structure and decision- making.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may set up national supervisory authorities which are competent for several regulated sectors, if those integrated regulatory authorities fulfil the independence requirements set out in this Article. The national supervisory authority may also be joined in respect of its organisational structure with the national competent authority and national competition authority referred to in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/200338 , if the joint body fulfils the independence requirements set out in this Article. __________________ 38Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1).
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 194 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. In addition to the requirements set out in paragraph 5, persons in charge of strategic decisions shall be appointed by an entity of the Member State concerned which does not directly exert ownership rights over air navigation service providersthrough a clear and transparent procedure. Member States shall decide whether these persons are appointed for a fixed and renewable term, or on a permanent basis which only allows dismissal for reasons not related to their decision-making. Persons in charge of strategic decisions shall not seek or take instructions from any government or other public or private entity when carrying out their functions for the national supervisory authority and shall have full authority over the recruitment and management of its staff.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 198 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
They shall refrain from any direct or indirect interest that may be considered prejudicial to their independence and which may influence the performance of their functions. To that effect, they shall make an annual declaration of commitment and declaration of interests indicating any direct or indirect interests.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 206 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Persons in charge of strategic decisions, audits or other functions directly linked to performance targets or oversight of air navigation service providers, shall not hold any professional position or responsibility with any air navigation service provider after their term in the national supervisory authority, for at least a period of two period to be defined by Member States of at least one years.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 215 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission shall establish detailed rules laying down the modalities of recruitment and selection procedures referred to in paragraph 5, points (a) and (b). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3).deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 229 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
It shall take all necessary enforcement measures which may, where appropriate, include the amendment, limitation, suspension or revocation of economic certificates issued by them in accordance with Article 6.deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 279 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The economic certificate referred to in this paragraph may be limited, suspended or revoked when the holder no longer complies with the requirements for issuing and maintaining such certificate.deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to avoid unnecessary administrative burden for small organisations, certain air navigation service providers may be exempted from the requirement provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article. Detailed rules shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37 (3).
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 285 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The economic certificate referred to in paragraph 1 and the certificate referred to in Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1139 may be subject to one or several conditions set out in Annex I. Such conditions shall be objectively justified, non-discriminatory, proportionate and transparent. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 in order to amend the list set out in Annex I for the purposes of providing for an economic level playing field and resilience of service provision.deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 315 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each decision to designate an air traffic service provider shall be valid for a maximum of ten years. Member States may decide to renew the designation of an air traffic service provider.deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 319 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The designation of the air traffic service providers shall not be subject to any condition requiring those providers to : (a) be owned directly or through a majority holding by the designating Member State or its nationals; (b) operation or registered office in the territory of the designating Member State; (c) use only facilities in the designating Member State.deleted have their principal place of
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 324 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall have discretionary powers in choosing an air traffic provider and shall specify the rights and obligations to be met by the air traffic service providers , designated individually or jointly. The obligations shall include conditions for making available relevant data enabling all aircraft movements to be identified in the airspace under their responsibility.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 348 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where this enables cost-efficiency gains to the benefit of airspace users, Member States shallmay allow airport operators tothe procurement of terminal air traffic services for aerodrome control and approach control under market conditions.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 353 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In addition, where this enables cost- efficiency gains to the benefit of airspace users, Member States may allow airport operators or the national supervisory authority concerned to procure terminal air traffic services for approach control under market conditions.deleted
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 372 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the provision of en route air traffic services is separated in terms of organisationfunctionally separated from the provision of CNS, AIS, ADS, MET and terminal air traffic services and that the requirement concerning the separation of accounts referred to in Article 25(3) is respected.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 376 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) its principal place of business is located in the territory of a Member State;deleted
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 378 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Member States or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the service provider and effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings, except as provided for in an agreement with a third country to which the Union is a party; andeleted
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 417 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may add additional key performance areas for performance target setting or monitoring purposes, where necessary to improve performance, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3) and on the basis of an impact assessment.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 433 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) balanced and symmetrical incentive schemes including for financial bonus and disincentives applicable whethere an air traffic service provider achieves a performance exceeding binding targets or whether it does not comply with the relevant binding performance targets during the reference period or where it has not implemented the relevant common projects referred to in Article 35. SuchThe financial disincentives shall in particular take account of the deterioration in the level of service quality provided by that provider, as a result of not complying with the performance targets or not implementing the common projects, and the impact thereof on the network;
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 442 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt the Union-wide performance targets for en route air navigation services and for terminal air navigation services in the key performance areas of environment, capacity and cost-efficiency for each reference period, in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure referred to in Article 37(23) and with paragraphs 2 to 3 of this Article. In conjunction with the Union- wide performance targets, the Commission may define complementary baseline values, breakdown values or benchmark groups, for the purpose of enabling the assessment and approval of draft performance plans in accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 13(3). .
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 446 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they shall drive gradual, continuous improvementsevolution in respect of the operational and economic performance of air navigation services;
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 450 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of preparing its decisions on Union-wide performance targets, the Commission shall collect any necessary input from stakeholders and from the relevant national regulators (national supervisory authorities and national competent authorities). Upon request of the Commission, the Agency acting as PRB shall provide assistance to the Commission for the analysis and preparation of those decisions, by way of an opinion.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 453 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In case of justified circumstances occurred during the reference period, Member States may modify the notification referred to in paragraph 1.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 455 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. In due time before the start of the relevant reference period, the Commission, shall adopt implementing decisions addressed to each Member State as to whether the intended classification of the services concerned complies with the criteria set out in points (28) and (55) of Article 2. Upon request of the Commission, the Agency acting as PRB shall provide assistance to the Commission for the analysis and preparation of those decisions, by way of an opinion.deleted
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 458 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Where a decision adopted under paragraph 2 finds that the intended classification does not comply with the criteria set out in points (28) and (55) of Article 2, the Member State concerned shall, having regard to that decision, submit a new notification whose terms comply with those criteria. The Commission shall take a decision on this notification in accordance with paragraph 2.deleted
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 460 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The designated air traffic service providers concerned shall base their draft performance plans for en route and terminal air navigation services on the classifications the Commission has founreferred to be in compliance with the criteria set out in points (28) and (55) of Article 2paragraph 1. The Agency acting as PRB shall base itself on those same classifications when assessing the allocation of costs between en route and terminal air navigation services under Article 13(3).
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 464 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Performance plans and performance targets for en route air navigation services of designated air traffic service providers
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 466 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The designated air traffic service providers for en route air traffic servicesnational supervisory authority shall, for each reference period, adopt draftthe performance plans drafted by air traffic service providers in respect of all the en route air navigation services which they provide and, where applicable, procure from other providers.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 472 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The draft performance plans shall be adopted after the setting of Union-wide performance targets and before the start of the reference period concerned. They shall contain performance targets for en route air navigation services in the key performance areas of the environment, capacity and cost-efficiency, consistent with the Union- wide performance targets. Those draft performance plans shall take account of the European ATM Master Plan. The draft performance plans shall be made publicly available.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 474 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The draft performance plans for en route air navigation services referred to in paragraph 1 shall include relevant information provided by the Network Manager. Before adopting those draft plans, designated air traffic service providernational supervisory authorities shall consult airspace users’ representatives and, where relevant, military authorities, airport operators and airport coordinators. The designated air traffic service providers shall also submit those plans to the national competent authority responsible for their certification, which shall verify the compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 486 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Consistency of performance targets for en route air navigation service with Union- wide performance targets shall be established according to at least one of the following criteria:
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 490 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) evaluation of performance improvements over time, for the reference period covered by the performance plan, and additionallyor for the overall period comprising both the preceding reference period and the reference period covered by the performance plan;
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 500 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The allocation of costs between en route and terminal air navigation services shall be assessed by the Agency acting as PRB on the basis of the methodology referred to in Article 10(3)(k) and the classification of the different services as assessed by the Commission pursuant to Article 12.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 501 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. The draft performance plans for en route air navigation services referred to in paragraph 1, including where relevant the allocation of costs between en route and terminal air navigation services, shall be submitted to the Agency acting as PRB to assess the compliance with the Performance and Charging Schemes and the consistency with EU targets and to the national supervisory authority for assessment and approval.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 511 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Where the Agency acting as PRB finds that the allocation of costs complies with that methodology and with that classification, it shall take a decision to that effect, notifying the designated air traffic service provider and national supervisory authority concerned. The national supervisory authority shall be bound by the conclusions of that decision in respect of the allocation of costs for the purposes of the assessment of the draft performance plan for terminal air navigation services referred to in Article 14ensure the compliance to the conclusions of that decision.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 518 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. The Agency acting as PRB shall assess the performance targets for en route air navigation services and the performance plans according to the criteria and conditions set out in paragraph 3. Where paragraph 6 applies, this assessment shall take place after a decision on the allocation of costs has been taken in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 6the Agency acting as PRB finds that the draft performance plan meets those criteria and conditions, it shall notify it to the national supervisory authority.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 525 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Where the Agency acting as PRB finds that one or several performance targets for en route air navigation services are not consistent with the Union-wide performance targets or the performance plan does not meet the additional conditions set out in paragraph 3, it shall dennotify the approvalnational supervisory authority.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 528 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8
8. Where the Agency acting as PRB has denied approvalissued a negative assessment of a draft performance plan in accordance with paragraph 7, a revised draft performance plan shall be presented by the designated air traffic service provider concerned, including where necessary revised targets.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 534 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. The Agency acting as PRB shall assess the revised draft performance plan referred to in paragraph 8 in accordance with the criteria and conditions set out in paragraph 3. Where a revised draft performance plan meets those criteria and conditions, the Agency acting as PRB shall approve notify the national supervisory authority.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 537 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Where a revised draft performance plan does not meet those criteria and conditions, the Agency acting as PRB shall deny its approval and shall require the designated air traffic service provider to present a final draft performance plan.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 542 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Where the revised draft performance plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 8 is denied because it contains performance targets for en route air navigation services that are not consistent with the Union-wide performance targets, the Agency acting as PRB shall establish performance targets in consistency with the Union-wide performance targets for the designated air traffic service provider concerned, taking into account the findings made in the decision referred to in paragraph 7. The final draft performance plan to be presented by the designated air traffic service provider concerned shall include the performance targets thus established by the Agency acting as PRBnational supervisory authority, as well as the measures to achieve those targets.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 546 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 3
Where approvalthe assessment of the revised draft performance plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 8 is deniednegative only because it does not comply with the conditions set out in the third subparagraph of paragraph 3, the final draft performance plan to be presented by the designated air traffic service provider concerned shall include the performance targets contained in the draft performance plan and found to be consistent with the Union-wide performance targets by the Agency acting as PRB, and shall contain the amendments necessary in view of the conditions the Agency acting as PRB has found not being met.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 550 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 4
Where approvalthe assessment of the revised draft performance plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 8 is deniednegative because it contains performance targets for en route air navigation services that are not consistent with the Union-wide performance targets and because, in addition, it does not comply with the conditions set out in the third subparagraph of paragraph 3, the final draft performance plan to be presented by the designated air traffic service provider concerned shall include the performance targets established by the Agency acting as PRBnational supervisory authority in accordance with the third subparagraph and the measures to achieve those targets and shall contain the amendments necessary in view of the conditions the Agency acting as PRB has found not being met.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 552 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 10
10. Draft performance plans approved by the national supervisory authority and assessed by the Agency acting as PRB shall be adopted by the designated air traffic service providers concerned as definitive plans, and shall be made publicly available.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 569 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1
The designated air traffic service provider shall provide the information and data necessary for the monitoring of the performance of air navigation services. This shall include information and data related to actual costs and revenues. Where performance targets are not reached or the performance plan is not correctly implemented, the Agency acting as PRB shall issue decisions requiring corrective measures to be implemented by the air traffic service providers. These corrective measures may include, where objectively necessary, a requirement for an air traffic service provi, after consultation with the Network Manager, the Member States and the operational stakeholders to delegate the provision of the relevant services to another air traffic service providerhrough the Cooperative Decision Making (CDM) process. Where the performance targets continue to be missed, or where the performance plan continues to be incorrectly implemented or where corrective measures imposed are not or not properly applied, the Agency acting as PRB shall conduct an investigation and provide an opinion to the Commission in accordance with Article 24(2). The Commission may take action in accordance with Article 24(3).
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 574 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – title
Performance plans and performance targets for terminal air navigation services of designated air traffic service providers
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 577 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The draft performance plans shall be adopted after the setting of Union-wide performance targets and before the start of the reference period concerned. They shall contain performance targets for terminal air navigation services in the key performance areas of environment, capacity and cost- efficiency, consistent with the Union-wide performance targets. Those draft performance plans shall take account of the European ATM Master Plan. The draft performance plans shall be made publicly available.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 581 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The draft performance plans for terminal air navigation services referred to in paragraph 1 shall include relevant information provided by the Network Manager. Before adopting those draft plans, designated air traffic service providers shall consult airspace users’ representatives and, where relevant, military authorities, airport operators and airport coordinators. The designated air traffic service providers shall also submit those plans to the national competent authority responsible for their certification, which shall verify the compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereofsupervisory authority.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 586 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Draft performance plans for terminal air navigation services shall contain performance targets for terminal air navigation services that are consistent with the respective Union-wide performance targets in all key performance areas and fulfil the additional conditions laid down in the third subparagraph.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 592 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Consistency of performance targets for terminal air navigation service with Union- wide performance targets shall be established according to at least one of the following criteria:
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 612 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Where the national supervisory authority finds that one or several performance targets for terminal air navigation services are not consistent with the Union-wide performance targets or the performance plan does not meet the additional conditions set out in paragraph 3, it shall deny the approval.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 617 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Where the revised draft performance plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 is denied because it contains performance targets for terminal air navigation services that are not consistent with the Union-wide performance targetsconditions set out in paragraph 3, the national supervisory authority shall establish performance targets in consistency with the Union-wide performance targets for the designated air traffic service provider concerned, taking into account the findings made in the decision referred to in paragraph 6. The final draft performance plan to be presented by the designated air traffic service provider concerned shall include the performance targets thus established by the national supervisory authority as well as the measures to achieve those targets.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 622 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Where approval of the revised draft performance plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 is denied only because it does not comply with the conditions set out in the third subparagraph of paragraph 3, the final draft performance plan to be presented by the designated air traffic service provider concerned shall include the performance targets contained in the draft performance plan and found to be consistent with the Union-wide performance targets by the national supervisory authority, and shall contain the amendments necessary in view of the conditions the national supervisory authority has found not being met.deleted
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 627 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Where approval of the revised draft performance plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 is denied because it contains performance targets for terminal air navigation services that are not consistent with the Union-wide performance targets and because, in addition, it does not comply with the conditions set out in the third subparagraph of paragraph 3, the final draft performance plan to be presented by the designated air traffic service provider concerned shall include the performance targets established by the national supervisory authority in accordance with the third subparagraph and the measures to achieve those targets and shall contain the amendments necessary in view of the conditions the national supervisory authority has found not being met.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 637 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
Where performance targets are not reached or the performance plan is not correctly implemented, the national supervisory authority shall issue decisions requiring corrective measures to be implemented by the air traffic service providers. These corrective measures may include, where objectively necessary, a requirement for an air traffic service provider to delegate the provision of the relevant services to another air traffic service provider. Where the performance targets continue to be missed, or where the performance plan continues to be incorrectly implemented, or where corrective measures imposed are not or not properly applied, the national supervisory authority shallmay request the Agency acting as PRB to conduct an investigation in accordance with Article 24(2), and the Commission may take action in accordance with Article 24(3).
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 645 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Role of the Agency acting as PRB as regards the monitoring of Union-wide performance targets for terminal air 1. on a regular basis establish a Union-wide overview of the performance of terminal air navigation services and of how it relates to Union-wide performance targets. 2. of the overview referred to in point 1, the national supervisory authorities shall notify their reports referred to in Article 14(10) to tArticle 15 deleted navigation services The Agency acting as PRB and shall provide any other information the Agency acting as PRB may request forFor the purpose of those purposes.reparation
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 655 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Network Manager shall, for each reference period, draw up a draft Network Performance Plan in respect of all the network functions which it deliversupports.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 666 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency acting as PRB as regards en route air navigation services, or the national supervisory authority concerned as regards terminal air navigation services, shall authorise the designated air traffic service provider concerned to proceed with the intended revision only if it is necessary and proportionate, and where the revised performance targets ensure that consistency with the Union-wide performance targets is maintained. Where the revision has been authorised, designated air traffic service providers shall adopt new draft performance plans, in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles 13 and 14.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 673 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
For the implementation of the performance scheme, the Commission shall adopt detailed requirements and procedures in respect of Articles 10(3), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 as well as 17, in particular as regards the development of draft performance plans, the setting of performance targets, the criteria and conditions for their assessment, the methodology for allocation of costs between en route and terminal air navigation services, the monitoring of performance and issuance of corrective measures, and the timetables for all procedures. Those requirements and procedures shall be set out in an implementing act adopted in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure referred to in Article 37(23).
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 674 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to finance the provision of air traffic services covered in this Article through public funds, charges for air navigation services shall be determined, imposed and enforced on airspace users. With respect to route charges, the charging scheme shall be consistent with the Eurocontrol Route Charges System.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 689 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. Financial data on determined costs, actual costs and revenues of designated air traffic service providers shall be reported to national supervisory authorities, Eurocontrol and the Agency acting as PRB and shall be made publicly available.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 691 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) costs incurred by the air traffic service providers for fees and charges paid to the Agency acting as PRB;deleted
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 699 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. other costs incurred by the Member States in relation to the provision of air navigation services such as the costs stemming from international agreements, if such costs are not covered by other financial resources.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 704 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. Designated air traffic service providers shall provide details of their cost base to the Agency acting as PRB, the national supervisory authorities, Eurocontrol and the Commission. To this end, costs shall be broken down in line with the separation of accounts referred to in Article 25(3), and by distinguishing staff costs, operating costs other than staff costs, depreciation costs, cost of capital, costs incurred for fees and charges paid to the Agency acting as PRB, and exceptional costs.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 709 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Unit rates shall be set by the national supervisory authorities, after verification by the Agency acting as PRB that they comply with Article 19, Article 20 and with this Article. Where the Agency acting as PRB finds that a unit rate does not fulfill those requirements, the unit rate shall be reviewed accordingly by the national supervisory authority concerned. Where a unit rate continues to not fulfill those requirements, the Agency acting as PRB shall conduct an investigation and provide an opinion to the Commission in accordance with Article 24(2), and the Commission may take action in accordance with Article 24(3).
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 717 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For charging purposes, and when congestion causes significant network problems including deterioration of environmental performance, the Commission may define, by way of an Implementing Regulation adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3), a common unit rate for en route air navigation services across the Single European Sky airspace, and detailed rules and procedures for its application. The common unit rate referred to in the first subparagraph shall be calculated on the basis of a weighted average of the different unit rates of the air navigation service providers concerned. The proceeds of the common unit rate shall be reallocated so as to achieve revenue neutrality for those air traffic service providers concerned.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 719 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Charges shallmay be levied on airspace users for the provision of air navigation services,; if levied, this shall be under non- discriminatory conditions, taking into account the relative productive capacities of the different aircraft types concerned. When imposing charges on different airspace users for the use of the same service, no distinction shall be made in relation to the nationality or category of the user.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 723 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The charge for en route air navigation services for a given flight in a given en route charging zone shall be calculated on the basis of the unit rate established for that en route charging zone and the en route service units for that flight. The charge shall be made out of one or more variable components, each based on objective factors.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 728 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The charge for terminal air navigation services for a given flight in a given terminal charging zone shall be calculated on the basis of the unit rate established for that terminal charging zone and the terminal service units for that flight. For the purpose of calculating the charge for terminal air navigation services, the approach and departure of a flight shall count as a single flight. The charge shall be made out of one or more variable components, each based on objective factors.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 739 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Charges shallmay be modulated to encourage air navigation service providers, airports and airspace users to support improvements in environmental performance, or service quality such as increased use of sustainable alternative fuels, increased capacity, reduced delays and sustainable development, while maintaining an optimum safety level, in particular for implementing the European ATM Master Plan. The modulation shall consist of financial advantages or disadvantages and shall be revenue neutral for air traffic service providers.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 745 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
For the implementation of the charging scheme, the Commission shallmay adopt detailed requirements and procedures in respect of Articles 19, 20, 21 and 22 in particular regarding the cost bases and determined costs, the setting of unit rates, the incentives schemes and risk sharing mechanisms and the modulation of charges. Those requirements and procedures shall be set out in an implementing act adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 756 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. At the request of one or more Member States, of a national supervisory authority or of the Commission, the Agency acting as PRB shall carry out an investigation into any allegation of non- compliance as referred to in paragraph 1. Where it has indications of such non- compliance, the Agency acting as PRB may initiate an investigation on its own initiative. It shall conclude the investigation within four months of receipt of a request, after having heard the Member State, the national supervisory authority concerned and the designated air traffic service provider concerned. Without prejudice to Article 41(1), the Agency acting as PRB shall share the results of the investigation with the Member States concerned, the air traffic service providers concerned and the Commission. Results of the investigation may be subject to appeal.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 768 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The determined costs, actual costs and revenues deriving from air navigation services shall be broken down into staff costs, operating costs other than staff costs, depreciation costs, cost of capital, costs incurred for fees and charges paid to Agency acting as PRB, and exceptional costs and they shall be made publicly available, subject to the protection of confidential information.deleted
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 779 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The air traffic management network functions shall aim at ensureing the sustainable and efficient use of the airspace and of scarce resources. They shall also ensure that airspace users can operate environmentally optimalised trajectories, while allowing maximum access to airspace and air navigation services and avoiding congestion. Those network functions , enumerated in paragraphs 2 and 3, shall support the achievement of the Union-wide performance targets and shall be based on operational requirements , respecting the separation of regulatory and operational tasks, without prejudice to Member States’ sovereignty over their airspace and to their responsibilities relating to public order, security and defence.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 788 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the facilitation of the development of the design and management of the European airspace structures ;
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 792 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the coordination of air traffic flow management;
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 795 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) optimisation of airspace design for the network and facilitation of delegation of air traffic services provision, where decided by the Member States concerned, and support to the optimisation of airspace design for the network through co- operation with the air traffic service providers and Member State authorities;
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 799 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) managementfacilitation of the delivery of air traffic control capacity in the network as set out in the binding Network Operations Plan (NOP) adopted in accordance with the Article 27(7);
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 809 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the management ofsupport to the planning, monitoring and coordination of implementation activities of the deployment of infrastructure in the European ATM network, in accordance with the European ATM Master Plan, through a partnership with the operational stakeholders and taking into account military and operational needs and associated operational procedures;
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 816 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. The functions listed in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not involve the adoption of binding measures of a general scope or the exercise of political discretion. They shall be performed in coordination with civil and military authorities in accordance with agreed procedures concerning the flexible use of airspace.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 824 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. In order to achieve the objectives referred to in Article 26, the Commission, supported by the Agency where relevantin accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, shall ensure that the Network Manager contributes to the execution of the network functions set out in Article 26, by carrying out the tasks referred to in paragraph 4 .
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 828 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall appoint an impartial and competent body to carry out the tasks of the Network Manager . To this end, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3). This appointment Decision shall include the terms and conditions of the appointment, including the financing of the Network Manager.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 831 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. The tasks of the Network Manager shall be executed in an independent, impartial and cost efficient manner . They shall be subject to appropriate governance, which shall recognise separate accountabilities for service provision and regulation where the competent body designatany other activity performed asby the Network Manager also has regulatory functions. In the execution of its tasks, the Network Manager shall take into consideration the needs of the whole ATM network and shall fully involve the airspace users, air navigation service providers , aerodrome operators and the military.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 837 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. The Network Manager shall contribute to the execution of the network functions through support measures aimed at safe and efficient planning and operations of the network under normal and network crisis conditions and through measures aimed at the continuous improvement of network operations in the Single European Sky and the overall performance of the network, especially regarding the implementation of the performance scheme. The action taken by the Network Manager shall take account of the need to fully integrate the airports in the network.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 842 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The Network Manager, in coordination with the operational stakeholders that contribute to the Network Operations Plan through the appropriate CDM, shall:
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 848 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) decide on individuremedial measures to support the implementation of the network functions and to support the effective implementation of the binding Network Operations Plan and the achievement of the binding performance targetreakdown values;
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 858 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7
7. The Network Manager shall take decisions through a cooperative decision- making process. Parties to the cooperative decision-making process shall act to the maximum extent possible with a view to improving the functioning and performance of the network. The cooperative decision-making process shall promote the interest of the network, while seeking consensus of Member States.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 862 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
The air traffic service providers shall establish consultation mechanisms to consult the relevant airspace users and aerodrome operators on all major issues related to services provided, including relevant changes to airspace configurations, or strategic investments which have a relevant impact on air traffic management and air navigation service provision and/or charges. The airspace users shall also be involved in the process of approving strategic investment plans. The Commission shall adopt measures detailing the modalities of the consultation and of the involvement of airspace users in approving investment plans. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37 (3).
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 873 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. With regard to general air traffic, relevant operational data shall be made available in real-time, on a non- discriminatory basis and without prejudice to security or defence policy interests, by all air navigation service providers, airspace users, airports, and the Network Manager, including on cross-border basis and on a Union-wide basis. Such availability shall be to the benefit of certified or declared air navigation service providers, military air traffic service providers, entities having a proven interest in considering the provision of air navigation services, airspace users and airports as well as the Network Manager. The data shall be used only for operational purposes.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 908 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the obligation of Member States under International Agreements, Member States, national supervisory authorities, the Agency whether or not it is acting as PRB and the Network Manager shall establish consultation mechanisms for appropriate consultation of stakeholders for the exercise of their tasks in the implementation of this Regulation.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN