Activities of Dominique BILDE related to 2021/0214(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism
Amendments (18)
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Tackling climate and other environmental-related challenges and reaching the objectives of the Paris Agreement are at the core of the European Green Deal. The value of the European Green Deal has only grown in lightmajor objectives of the EU's and Member States' external action, especially in view of the very severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economic well- being of the Union’s citizens.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While the objective of the CBAM is to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, this Regulation would also encourage the use of more GHG emissions-efficient technologies by producers from third countries, so that less emissions per unit of output are generated. The CBAM may potentially encompass technical assistance or other specific measures for certain of the least-developed countries, as defined by the United Nations Committee for Development Policy, 1a or for certain countries considered to be 'lower middle income', according to the World Bank's classification.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The CBAM should not result in further penalising certain least-developed countries, as defined by the UN Committee for Development Policy, or certain countries in the 'lower middle- income' bracket in favour of countries presenting a greater risk of unfair competition for the European Union. Thus, accompanying measures, such as technical assistance, may be considered.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As an instrument to prevent carbon leakage and reduce GHG emissions the CBAM should ensure that imported products are subject to a regulatory system that applies carbon costs equivalent to the ones that otherwise would have been borne under the EU ETS. The CBAM is a climate measure which should prevent the risk of carbon leakage and support the Union’s increased ambition on climate mitigation, while ensuring WTO compatibility. A suitable consultation process, in particular with the African Union and certain least-developed or lower middle- income countries, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, should be run for the CBAM, which may be accompanied by support, including technical assistance to help cope with the administrative burden.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The EU ETS and the CBAM have a common objective of pricing GHG emissions embedded in the same sectors and goods through the use of specific allowances or certificates. Both systems have a regulatory nature and are justified by the need to curb GHG emissions, in line with the environmental objective set out in Union. The CBAM is justified by the additional objectives of combating unfair competition and re-industrialising the European Union, it also contributes towards to decarbonisation in the partner countries.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The European Commission and the Member States are using the funds already allocated to development cooperation, in particular Official Development Assistance and the funds available under the NDICI, to support partner countries in decarbonising, in addition to other development policy objectives.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) Implementation of the Regulation may be accompanied by technical assistance measures for certain least- developed and lower middle-income countries, in particular to help them cope with the administrative burden resulting from the Regulation.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) To facilitate and ensure a proper functioning of the CBAM, the Commission should provide support to the competent authorities responsible for the application of this Regulation in carrying out their obligations and possibly provide for technical assistance measures for certain least-developed countries in the lower middle-income bracket.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission shouldmust 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. The Commission should, 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, and to develop methods of calthe effectiveness of the CBAM with regard to carbon leakage in the sectors concerned, the impact of the end of allowances for free allocation for the sectors concerned, as well as the Regulation's impact of on least-developed countries and certain lower middle- income countries. Depending on the results of this assessment, it will then be decided whether technical assistance measures should be put in place to enable certain countries in the aforementioned categories to cope with possible difficulating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methodses resulting from the administrative burden47. _________________ 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).
Amendment 29 #
(53) In light of the above, a dialogue with third countries should continue and there should be space for cooperation and solutions that could inform the specific choices that will be made on the details of the design of the measure during the implementation, in particular during the transitional period, and to provide, particularly for certain lower middle- income and least-developed countries affected by the CBAM, for possible technical assistance measures on the administrative burden resulting from this Regulation.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) The Commission should strive to engage in an even handed manner and in line with the international obligations of the EU, particularly certain least- developed countries and lower middle- income countries which are particularly hard hit by the CBAM, with the third countries whose trade to the EU is affected by this Regulation, to explore possibilities for dialogue and cooperation with regard to the implementation of specific elements of the Mechanism set out this Regulation and related implementing acts and, in particular, with a view to coping with the administrative burden. Technical assistance may, notably, be considered. It should also explore possibilities for concluding agreements to take into account their carbon pricing mechanism.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) As the CBAM aims to encourage cleaner production processes, the EU stands ready to work with low and middle- income countries towards the de- carbonisation of their manufacturing industries. Moreover, the Union should support less developed countries with the necessary technical assistance in order to facilitate their adaptation to the new obligations established by this regulation, particularly with a view to coping with the administrative burden.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) The European Union and the Member States shall devote part of their development cooperation funds and, in particular, official development assistance, including under the new NDICI, to climate action and thus help the least developed countries and lower middle-income countries decarbonise, in addition to other development policy priorities.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations, particularly during its preparatory work, including at expert levelthe level of the relevant experts, notably experts from the Member States as well as representatives from the sectors affected, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 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. _________________ 51 Interinstitutional 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)The Commission may also consult with representatives or experts from the lower middle-income or least-developed countries on the CBAM and the difficulties they may be facing. Technical assistance may be considered.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1
Article premier – 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 the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage and thus unfair competition for European industries, while encouraging decarbonisation and climate action in partner countries.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
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, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods, notably from national experts from the Member States and representatives of the economic sectors affected by the CBAM, the information necessary with a view to assessing the impact of the abolition of allowances for free allocation, the CBAM's effectiveness in combating carbon leakage and unfair competition, and possibly to extending the scope of this Regulation to indirect emissions and goods other than those listed in Annex I, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods. The Commission shall also seek the views of certain experts from the least-developed or lower middle-income countries, in particular on the administrative burden and any technical assistance measures that could be considered. Throughout the period of application of this Regulation, moreover, it shall report regularly, in a comprehensive and transparent manner, to the Member States on the revenue generated by the CBAM and their use thereof.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period and regularly during it, the Commission shall present a reports to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particularan impact assessment of the abolition of allowances for free allocation on the sectors concerned, a general assessment of the CBAM's effectiveness in combating carbon leakage, the assessment 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, 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. These assessment reports shall take full account of the opinion of Member States' national experts and of consultations with the industry sectors concerned and, where appropriate, with representatives of least developed or lower middle-income third countries.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. During the transitional period, the Commission and the Member States shall maintain bilateral dialogue with the partner countries, in particular the least- developed countries and certain lower middle-income countries, with a view to identifying any difficulties in implementing the CBAM. Both the Member States and the Commission shall devise any appropriate methods for overcoming these difficulties – particularly those caused by the administrative burden arising from the CBAM – by means of technical assistance.