1591 Amendments of Martina WERNER

Recital D

D. whereas a coherent legal environment with clear rules is favourable to all businesses and whereas the SME definition is a tool to overcome market failures and problems stemming from size, volume of assets and business models;

2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2018/2545(RSP)

Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to prevent larger players from attempting to create specific corporate structures to take advantage of the SME definition, which would lead to a system in which the available support is wrongly distributed more widely and hence not available to SMEs in need; emphasises that an adjustment of the SME definition sh~~ould~~all not ~~work to the detriment of SMEs, denying them access to public support~~lead to unjustified broadening of the scope, which might deny or reduce access to public support for those SMEs facing unfair disadvantages as a consequence of their limited size;

2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2018/2545(RSP)

Paragraph 4

4. Urges the Commission to ~~at least~~consider an update of the SME definition so as to take account of the rise in inflation and labour productivity since 2003; strongly supports an adjustment beyond the index-linking of inflation and labour productivity, in order to take account of future inflation, provide certainty and obviate the need for a rapid further adjustment in the next few year by means of an assessment of the market effects of the current thresholds;

2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2018/2545(RSP)

Paragraph 5

5. Points out that the employee numbers is ~~not a criterion which can be used to draw up~~a useful and clear criterion and should be maintained; recognises, however, the limitations of the employee number as the sole criterion for accurate EU-wide comparisons, as labour productivity varies from one Member State to another; welcomes, therefore, ~~a shift towards~~the inclusion of the criteria of turnover and balance sheet totals;

2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2018/2545(RSP)

Paragraph 9

9. Is concerned that, despite the considerable contribution they make to employment and growth by virtue of their productivity, MidCaps (enterprises that have outgrown the SME definition but still have typically medium-sized structures) ~~are being neglected~~do not receive appropriate attention by policy-makers; calls, therefore, for a separate definition to be established for these companies ~~based on the criteria that they are family-run, have high equity ratio and employ up to 3000 people~~so as to enable targeted measures for MidCaps while avoiding the risk of broadening the SME definition to an extent that would be detrimental to its original objectives;

2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2018/2545(RSP)

Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission, in addition to the priority EU measures for SMEs, to launch a MidCaps-oriented initiative ~~using~~which would not merely mirror measures for SMEs but would address specific challenges of MidCaps, using exclusively new funding, which would cover collaborative research access, digitalisation strategies, export market development and an easing of ~~the Basel specifications and data protection rules~~data protection rules where appropriate and fully justified;

2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2018/2545(RSP)

Jens GEIER, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER

Paragraph 11

11. ~~Takes the view that SME categorisation should not be exclusively based on the~~Encourages the Commission to consider the inclusion of criteria ofther than employee headcount, annual turnover and balance sheet totals~~; calls, therefore, for~~ for the SME categorisation while having due regard to the objective of maintaining clear and coherent rules; encourages, in particular, the consideration of the criteria of ‘export- intensive’ (high level of exports in relation to number of employees), ‘largely independently-run’ and ‘high equity ratio’ - to be defined in due course - ~~to be taken into account~~ when categorising companies and for enterprises with these characteristics to at least be exempted from the relevant specific reporting obligations and/or for it to be made easier for them to access financial support;

2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2018/2545(RSP)

Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Underlines that small local public service enterprises that meet the SME criteria fulfil important tasks for local communities; notes that having public ownership does not necessarily imply financial or regulatory support by the public entity due to national legislation, state aid laws and financially weak public entities; stresses that they thus face the same challenges as SMESs, which may lead to unfair competitive disadvantages for these enterprises when they are financially independent, organized under private law or are operating under competitive conditions with private companies; therefore, urges the Commission to re-examine and consider a deletion of the exclusion of enterprises with a public ownership of more than 25% from the SME definition;

2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that a~~lthough~~s currently more than 65 % of battery electric vehicles and plug- in hybrid electric vehicles are produced outside the Union and new mobility will lead to a shift in required skills, it is crucial to ensure the momentum to boost our industry, maintain technological leadership in the automotive sector and create new quality jobs in Europe; calls on the Member States to accelerate the uptake of research related to electro-mobility including by making full use of EU funds; calls, therefore, for adequate and ambitious EU funding under the next multiannual financial framework to address potential gaps;

2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the aforementioned Commission communication on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, notes, however, that the National Framework Plans (NFPs) do not add up to a sufficient deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure for the projected uptake of alternative-fuel mobility by 2025; therefore calls upon the Commission to require Member States to include in their NPFs mandatory minimum targets, while also taking into account the projected and realised uptake of alternative-fuel vehicles and their technological progress, as well as with a view to realising a trans-European infrastructure network for alternative fuels;

2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines that the Commission's evaluation sees an additional investment need of EUR 5.2 billion by 2020 and an additional EUR 16-22 billion by 2025; welcomes the Commission's effort to provide an additional EUR 800 million through European funding; highlights, however, that additional support instruments at Union and Member State level are needed to mobilise appropriate public and private investment;

2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Suggests setting up a European Clean Mobility Fund to address the projected investment shortfall; calls for the fund to be co-financed between the public and private sector with the European Union and Member States contributing 10% and industry, notably manufacturers, suppliers, energy produces, charging point operators and other interested partners contributing 90% of the total size of the fund; recommends that contributing parties shall have preferential access to financing provided through CEF, the EIB and the EC IPE;

2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Notes with concern that the level of ambition of Member States differs greatly; urges Member States to ensure the rapid deployment of sufficient alternative fuels infrastructure, especially along TEN-T Core and Comprehensive networks and urban areas at the first stage; calls upon Member States to develop and adjust their national policy frameworks to this end and scale up implementation efforts where goals are sufficiently ambitious;

2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on transmission system operators and distribution system operators to ensure the stability of local grids and to mitigate a future energy consumption peak and thus a de facto potential increase in energy prices; stresses, therefore, the crucial need to develop and invest in smart charging technologies, including smart grids; underlines that although smart charging will go hand in hand with self- consumption and active consumers, security of supply is essential and smart charging technologies can contribute to a successful energy transition;

2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of ensuring fair access for electricity providers to recharging points in order to avoid a monopoly situation; calls on the Commission to promote open access for all relevant actors, including local authorities, municipal enterprises to the market to ensure that consumers have a free choice of energy suppliers ~~and energy source~~; calls on the Commission to make sure that the legal framework for the provision of charging points allows for local authorities and municipal enterprises in the field of energy provision also to act as providers of charging points;

2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Regrets that progress regarding the availability of alternatively powered vehicles, in particular busses, is slow and calls on manufacturers to step up efforts in this regard;

2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2018/0332(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) This Directive should not prejudice the right of each Member State to decide on the standard time or times for the territories under its jurisdiction and falling under the territorial scope of the Treaties, and on further changes thereto. However, in order to ensure that the application of summer-time arrangements by some Member States only does not disrupt the functioning of the internal market, Member States should take their decisions in the context of the coordination mechanism and refrain from changing the standard time in any given territory under their jurisdiction for reasons related to seasonal changes, be such change presented as a change of time zone, especially if such a change would affect the geographical coherence of the time zones present in Europe. Moreover, in order to minimise disruptions, inter alia, to transport, communications and other concerned sectors, they should notify the Commission in due time of their intention to change their standard time and subsequently apply the notified changes. The Commission should, on the basis of that notification, inform all other Member States so that they can take all necessary measures. It should also inform the general public and stakeholders by publishing this information.

2019/01/30
Committee: ITRE

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL

Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to propose the rejection of the Commission proposal.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence technological and industrial capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive, innovative and efficient European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund (the 'Fund') to support investments in joint research and the joint development of defence products and technologies, thus fostering synergies and cost-effectiveness, and to promote the Member States’ joint purchase and maintenance of defence equipment. This Fund would complement national funding already used for this purpose and should act as an incentive for Member States to cooperate ~~and invest more in defence~~. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence products and technologies, as well as conversion from military to civil production.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The Fund would contribute to the establishment of a strong, ~~competitive~~integrated and innovative defence industrial and technological base, ans well as to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union, while at the same time ensuring the necessary defence capabilities to perform the essential core tasks of collective defence, crisis management and cooperative security. The Fund would go hand in hand with the Union's initiatives towards a more integrated European Defence Market and in particular, the two Directives6 on procurement and on EU transfers in the defence sector adopted in 2009. _________________ 6 Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community, OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p. 1; Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and service contracts by contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, OJ L 216, 20.8.2009, p. 76.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the ~~competitivenes~~integration, efficiency gains and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy in line with the political goals of the Common Foreign and Security Policy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross-border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps).

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Fund should not support pure basic research which should instead be supported through other schemes but may include defence oriented basic research likely to form the basis of the solution to recognised or expected problems or possibilities, dual-use research and research on conversion from military to civil production.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In order to ensure that the Union's and its Member States' international obligations are respected in the implementation of this Regulation, actions relating to products or technologies the use, development or production of which are prohibited by international law should not receive funding under the Fund. In this respect, the eligibility of actions related to new defence products or technologies, such as those that are specifically designed to carry out lethal strikes without any human control over the engagement decisions, should also be subject to developments in international law and should be excluded from Union funding.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0254(COD)

Arne LIETZ, Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) As the objective of the Fund is to support the ~~competitiveness and innov~~integration, efficiency and innovation and alleviating any potential negative effects of the integration of the Union defence industry by leveraging and complementing collaborative defence research and technology activities and ~~de-~~alleviating some of the risk~~ing~~ of the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the research and development of a defence product or technology, as well as those aiming at conversion from military to civil production should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade, including the interoperability thereof, of existing defence products and technologies.

2018/09/14
Committee: AFET

Jens GEIER, Martina WERNER, Arne LIETZ, Constanze KREHL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) In case a development action supported by the Fund is managed by a project manager appointed by Member States or associated countries, the Commission should inform the project manager prior to executing the payment to the recipient so that the project manager can ensure that the time-frames are respected by the recipients. ~~Under certain circumstances, t~~The project manager cshould provide the Commission with its observations on the progress of the action so that the Commission can validate whether the conditions to proceed to the payment are fulfilled.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

– Rail technologies and operations for a high-capacity, attractive, silent, interoperable, and automated railway system for passenger as well as freight transport requirements;

2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) To deliver scientific, economic, ecological, technological and societal impact in pursuit of this general objective, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative sustainable solutions in industry and society to address global challenges, improve quality of life in the Union and promote industrial competitiveness; to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative sustainable solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area.

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Open science, including, where reasonably possible considering intellectual property rights, data protection and confidentiality requirements, security concerns and other legitimate interests, open access to scientific publications and research data, has the potential to increase the quality, impact and benefits of science and to accelerate the advancement of knowledge by making it more reliable, more efficient and accurate, better understandable by society and responsive to societal challenges. Provisions should be laid down to ensure that beneficiaries provide open access to peer-reviewed scientific publications, research data and other research outputs in an open and non- discriminatory manner, free of charge and as early as possible in the dissemination process, and to enable their widest possible use and re-use. More emphasis should in particular be given to the responsible management of research data, which should comply with the FAIR principles of ‘Findability’, ‘Accessibility’, ‘Interoperability’ and ‘Reusability’, notably through the mainstreaming of Data Management Plans. Where appropriate, beneficiaries should make use of the possibilities offered by the European Open Science Cloud and adhere to further open science principles and practices.

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The conception and design of the Programme should respond to the need for establishing a critical mass of supported activities, throughout the EU Union and through international cooperation, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate mitigation commitments of the Union, including the Paris Agreement. Programme implementation should reinforce the pursuit of this aim.

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The Programme should seek alignment or rules and create synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. With a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, as well as decreasing administrative burdens for beneficiaries, all types of synergies should follow the principle "one action follows one set of rules"; transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rules.

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

(4) 'open access' means the practice of providing, as far as reasonably possible considering relevant intellectual property rights and confidentiality, privacy and security requirements, online access to research outputs resulting from actions funded under the Programme, in particular scientific publications and research data, free of charge to the end-user;

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster its competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, improve quality of life in the Union and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals and climate change.

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) to promote scientific excellence;

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative sustainable solutions;

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Activities to be carried out under the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b) and which are laid down in Regulation …. establishing the European Defence Fund, shall be research with an exclusive focus on defence applications relevant to the procurement priorities of Union Member States, with the objective to foster ~~the~~consolidation, competitiveness, efficiency and innovation of the Union's defence industry.

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6

6. The implementation of the specific programme29 shall be based on a transparent and strategic multiannual planning of research and innovation activities, in particular for the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness', following consultations with ~~stakeholder~~the European Parliament and stakeholders from academia, industry and where applicable civil society representatives about priorities and the suitable types of action and forms of implementation to use. This shall ensure alignment with other relevant Union programmes. __________________ 29 … …

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Framework Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR ~~94 1~~120 000 000 000 in c~~urre~~onstant prices for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and, in addition, the amount for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b), as laid down in Regulation…. establishing the European Defence Fund.

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part

(a) EUR 235 8600 000 000 for Pillar I 'Open Science' for the period 2021-2027, of which

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part

(b) EUR 562 700 000 000 for Pillar II 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' for the period 2021-2027, of which

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part

(c) EUR 13 5800 000 000 for Pillar III 'Open Innovation' for the period 2021- 2027, of which

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – point 1 a (new)

(1a) EUR 800 000 000 for incremental innovation;

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1 a (new)

(1a) EUR 1 000 000 000 for "boosting the attractiveness of the Union";

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. In order to respond to unforeseen situations or to new developments and needs, the Commission may, within the annual budgetary procedure, deviate from the amounts referred to in paragraph 2 up to a maximum of 10%. No ~~such~~negative deviation shall be allowed in respect of the amounts referred to in points (b) (6) of paragraph 2 of this Article and the total amount set out for Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area' of paragraph 2 of this Article.

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3

3. OFair open science practices beyond open access to research outputs and responsible management of research data shall be promoted in the Union and internationally.

2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) The Directive lays down an obligation for Member States to make all documents re-usable unless access is restricted or excluded under national rules on access to documents and subject to the other exceptions laid down in this Directiveshould not in any way restrict or impair the performance of the statutory tasks of public authorities and other public bodies. The Directive builds on the existing access regimes in the Member States and does not change the national rules for access to documents. It does not apply in cases in which citizens or companies can, under the relevant access regime, only obtain a document if they can prove a particular interest. At Union level, Articles 41 (right to good administration) and 42 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union recognise the right of any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State to have access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. Public sector bodies should be encouraged to make available for re-use any documents held by them. Public sector bodies should promote and encourage re- use of documents, including official texts of a legislative and administrative nature in those cases where the public sector body has the right to authorise their re-use.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 58

(58) In order to set in place conditions supporting the re-use of documents which is associated with important socio- economic benefits having a particular high value for economy and society, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 2901 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the adoption of a list of high-value datasets among the documents to which this Directive applies~~, along with the modalities of their publication and re-use~~. 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 of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. ~~In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delega~~When preparing implementing acts, rights to participation in decision-making must be respected a~~cts,~~nd the ~~European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States'~~financial and human resources needed for the effective exper~~ts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated act~~cise of such rights must be provided. The European social partners must be involved in the preparatory process.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ~~existing~~publicly accessible documents held by public sector bodies of the Member States;

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 1

– the protection of national security (that is to say, State security), defence, or public security, including sensitive critical infrastructure protection information within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Directive 2008/114/EC

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

(da) documents held by institutions covered by the definition of a critical infrastructure pursuant to Article 2(a) of Directive 2008/114/EC;

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k – indent 1 (new)

– documents held by installations that fall within the definition of critical infrastructure within the meaning of Article 2(a) of Directive 2008/114/EC;

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. This Directive in no way affects the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data under the provisions of EU and national law, and in particular does not alter the obligations and rights set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3

3. 'public undertaking' means any undertaking over which the public sector bodies may exercise directly or indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership of it, their financial participation therein, or the rules which govern it. A dominant influence on the part of the public authorities shall be presumed when these public sector bodies, directly or indirectly in relation to an undertaking: (i) hold the major part of the undertaking’s subscribed capital; or (ii) control the majority of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertakings; or (iii) can appoint more than half of the members of the undertaking's administrative, managerial or supervisory body;

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. For documents in which libraries, including university libraries, museums and archives hold intellectual property rights and for documents held by public undertakings , Member States shall ensure that, where the re-use of such documents is allowed by the public undertaking which produced them, these documents shall be re- usable for commercial or non- commercial purposes in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapters III and IV.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Re-use of documents ~~shall~~may be free of charge ~~or limited to~~. However, Member States may provide that the marginal costs incurred for their reproduction, provision and dissemination , storage, and – where applicable – anonymisation of personal data and measures taken to protect commercially confidential information are recovered.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) public sector bodies that are required to generate revenue to cover a ~~substantial~~ part of their costs relating to the performance of their public tasks;

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Eugen FREUND, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. In the cases referred to in points (a) and (c) of paragraph 2, the total charges shall be calculated according to objective, transparent and verifiable criteria to be laid down by the Member States. The total income from supplying and allowing re-use of documents over the appropriate accounting period shall not exceed the cost of collection, production, storage, reproduction and dissemination, and – where applicable – anonymisation of personal data and measures taken to protect commercially confidential information, together with a reasonable return on investment. Charges shall be calculated in line with the applicable accounting principles .

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. Where charges are made by the public sector bodies referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2, the total income from supplying and allowing re-use of documents over the appropriate accounting period shall not exceed the cost of collection, production, reproduction, dissemination, storage, preservation and rights clearance and – where applicable – anonymisation of personal data and measures taken to protect commercially confidential information , together with a reasonable return on investment. Charges shall be calculated in line with the accounting principles applicable to the public sector bodies involved.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5

5. The re-use of high value datasets, the list of which shall be defined in accordance with Article 13 and Annex IIa, and of research data referred to in point (c) of Article 1(1) shall be free of charge for the user.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The re-use of documents shall be open to all potential actors in the market, even if one or more market actors already exploit added-value products based on these documents. Contracts or other arrangements between the public sector bodies or public undertakings holding the documents and third parties shall not grant exclusive rights where reasonably possible. Existing exemptions pursuant to Article 11 of Directive 2014/24/EU as well as partnerships in the spirit of Article 31 of Directive 2015/24/EU shall be fully taken into account.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

However, where an exclusive right is necessary for the provision of a service in the public interest, where the holder of the exclusive right is a public company fully or partially owned by the public authority or undertaking in question or where the provision of documents is necessary for the holder of the exclusive right to deliver consultancy services to the public authority or undertaking, the validity of the reason for granting such an exclusive right shall be subject to regular review, and shall, in any event, be reviewed every three years. The exclusive arrangements established after the entry into force of this Directive shall be made publicly available at least two months before their coming into effect. The final terms of such arrangements shall be transparent and made publicly available .

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. With a view to achieving the objectives of this Directive, ta list of categories for high value datasets is set out in Annex IIa. The Commission shall adopt the list of high value datasets ~~among the documents to which this Directive appl~~from the categories, together with the modalities of their publication and re- use.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 5

5. The selection of datasets for the list referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the assessment of their potential to generate innovation, significant socio- economic benefits, the number of users and the revenues they may help generate, and their potential for being combined with other datasets.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. For the purpose of adopting the list of high value datasets, the Commission shall carry out a public consultation with all interested stakeholders including in particular public sector bodies, public undertakings and social partners.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Eugen FREUND

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt ~~delegated~~implementing acts referred to in Article 13 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [date of entry into force of the Directive]. 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. In preparing implementing acts, rights to participate in decision- making shall be respected and the financial and human resources required for the effective exercise of such rights shall be provided; the European social partners shall be involved in the preparatory process.

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II a (new)

List of categories for high value datasets 1. Geospatial Data - Examples of datasets - Postcodes, national and local maps (cadastral, topographic, marine, administrative boundaries) 2. Earth observation and environment - Examples of datasets - Space and situ data (monitoring of weather, land and water quality, energy consumption, emission levels) 3. Statistics - National, regional and local statistical data with main demographic and economic indicators (GDP, age, unemployment, income, education) 4. Companies - Company and business registers (list of registered companies, ownership and management data, registration identifiers) 5. Budget and Spending - Examples of datasets - planned and ongoing expenditure and subsidies, records of spending 6. Public procurement - Past and current tenders

2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Communication setting the framework for accelerating the EU’s clean energy innovation; calls for an innovation regulatory and financing framework that is coherent with the EU energy and climate targets and that creates the conditions to achieve the ambition and priorities set in the legislative framework of the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans package';

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises that the successful deployment of energy innovation is a multidimensional challenge that encompasses supply chain, value chain, human capital, regulation, innovation and industrial policy issues; stresses that this challenge requires the engagement of citizens – consumers and prosumers – as well as a wide ecosystem of stakeholders, including academia, research and technology organisations (RTOs), start- ups, energy and construction companies, mobility providers, service suppliers, equipment manufacturers, IT and telecoms companies, financial institutions, ~~public authorities at all level~~EU and national authorities, including regional and local authorities, NGOs, educators and opinion leaders;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that a cost-effective energy transition towards environmentally friendly, consumer-oriented and more digitalised, decentralised systems requires research and the deployment of innovation in all energy system sectors~~, including non-technology specific,~~ with a priority for efficiency and renewable energies and systemic solutions; recognises that this transition is fostering new organisational models, particularly in energy generation, transmission, distribution and storage, business and needs management, as well as service provision; underlines the role that large-scale pilot projects can play in deploying systemic energy innovation;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that energy efficiency should be a cross-cutting horizontal priority in the Research and innovation policy of the EU applying to all sectors and not limited to energy -related projects, promoting systematically and incentivising the production of more efficient less energy-consuming processes, services and goods;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that research and innovation in energy crucially depends on stable market and predictability and certainty of the regulatory framework, which require long-term policy vision, sustained targeted incentives and patient equity capital in order to attain the necessary critical mass for market deployment; welcomes the focus on key technologies, as confirmed in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) and Commission communication; stresses, however, the need for greater prioritisation of cross- cutting, systemic innovation in energy, as innovation is not only technology-driven;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to put in place mechanisms for coordinating EU and national research and energy innovation programmes and associated business models in order to foster synergies and avoid duplication, to ensure the most effective use of existing resources and infrastructure in all Member States, and to maximise the market uptake of new technologies and innovations across all EU regions; believes that including relevant information in national energy and climate plans could be conducive to that aim, best practices and information exchange should be promoted;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop national capacity building initiatives for innovation in energy sector business models and financial support schemes;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to carry out an evaluation of the performance of its energy-related financial instruments and funds and to provide a ‘fast track’ response to improve the instruments if specific gridlocks, incoherencies or ameliorations are identified and adapt to the new energy EU targets;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b a (new)

(ba) incentivise public authorities at all levels to develop capital raising plans and incentivise clean energy innovation in order to foster investor trust and trigger the mobilisation of private capital;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d b (new)

(db) increase synergies with Horizon 2020 and other funding initiatives to strengthen the research and innovation capacity building for low performing regions in the EU;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates Parliament’s call for an increased overall budget of EUR 120 billion for FP9 and urges the Commission to increase by at least 50 % the proportion of clean energy-related financing under FP9 from the corresponding H2020 level, so as to ensure sufficient funding to support effective implementation of the Energy Union; calls in particular to reinforce the financial resources under FP9 to stimulate breakthrough, market creating-innovation initiatives, notably for SMEs;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Reiterates the need to improve the quality of investments financed by EFSI and to particularly focus on incentives for better geographical allocation taking into account the current imbalance in the geographical coverage of EFSI and the specific needs of less developed and transitional regions; recognises the need of a cooperation with national promotional investment banks, investment platforms and eligible financial intermediaries through a possible delegation of the use of the EU guarantee to them; calls to substantially reinforce the role and the capacity of the European Investment Advisory Hub, notably through a local presence and a proactive role in the preparation of projects;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Believes that FP9 should support initiatives such as "100% renewable cities" involving cities and local administration aiming to substantially increase additional renewable energy capacity for electricity, mobility, heating and cooling in cities through innovation projects. Those initiatives could include smart grids, energy system management, activities to enable sector coupling and ensure electric vehicles etc.;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recognises the role of the SET- Plan, the Knowledge Innovation Community (KIC) InnoEnergy and the relevant Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) in driving energy innovation; stresses the need to better connect these various frameworks together with, inter alia, the InnovFin initiative, the EFSI and the proposed Pan-European Venture Capital Fund(s)-of-Funds programme (VC FoF) as part of a coordinated, focused investment strategy in clean energy innovation that would help early-stage projects and start- ups and SMEs effectively overcome the ‘valley of death’ and reach the market maturity levels needed for global expansion; considers that effective incentives for investment in energy innovation, by means of national investment funds and pension funds, could play a crucial role in mobilising the necessary equity capital;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to conduct a thorough examination of the patents registration procedures and requests the removal of unnecessary administrative burdens, which slow down the process of market penetration of innovative products and affect the EU’s role as a leader in the clean energy transition;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Believes that accelerating clean energy innovation requires Europeans to undergo a change in their mindset that would transcend simple awareness of energy issues and move towards a deeper understanding of the behavioural changes ~~and~~, new consumption and production patterns needed to meet the pressing challenges of sustainable growth, so as to reap the advantages of the digital revolution and innovation in all fields and succeed in energy transition; notes that innovation can enable citizens to play a more active role in the energy generation, minimising energy feed-in to the grid as well contributing to more efficient use of energy by reducing energy consumption needed for heating and cooling;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recognises the need for systemic education and engagement schemes designed to enable society to fully engage in the transformation of the energy system and enable Europeans of all ages to gradually progress from awareness and understanding to active involvement and taking a ~~guiding~~more empowered role; calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the private sector to promote conscious consumer choices and energy-related citizens’ engagement through, inter alia, EU-supported awareness campaigns, comprehensive information on energy bills and price comparison tools, the promotion of cooperative sharing schemes, participatory budgets for energy-related investments, tax and investment incentives, as well as by steering technological solutions and innovations;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Believes that innovation in clean energy will contribute to providing affordable energy supply to European consumers by helping them to enjoy lower energy tariffs, more control over their energy consumption and production and less energy-consuming products and services. Calls on the European Commission to identify the best innovative practices among Member States and other authorities that contribute to putting end to energy poverty;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Believes in the potential of innovation in clean energies and energy efficiency in creating new and better jobs. Considers that in order to manage a successful transition to a sustainable decarbonised economy, there is a need to ensure that labour markets can respond adequately to new demands of innovative clean energy systems. Call on the Commission to pay more attention in its R&D initiatives to the link between innovation in energy systems and new professional profiles, education needs, new jobs and training requirements;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Urges the Commission and the Member States to assist ~~EU region~~national authorities including regional and local authorities in taking coordinated steps to incentivise energy innovation at local and trans- regional level with the aim of developing coherent strategies; calls on the Commission to assist accelerating the empowerment of local and regional authorities, to expedite the deployment of clean energy-related innovation, such as e-mobility and smart grids, but also depending on their level of maturity when it comes to the penetration of renewables in their energy system, and the challenges they are facing when attempting to push the energy transition further, such as citizens’ engagement; encourages the exchange of best practices, pooling of investments and better assessment of the bankability of projects and development of financing strategies, such as business cases, use of public procurement and loans;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Believes that the transport sector holds enormous potential and should play a vital role in the transition and encourages the Commission to support existing funding for electric vehicles infrastructure deployment; calls on the Commission to continue support and develop further initiatives such as the Europe-wide electromobility initiative and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/2084(INI)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Martina WERNER, Dan NICA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Adam GIEREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Encourages the Commission to recognise the benefits of hydrogen mobility, as well as the sectorial coupling between the transport and the electricity sector and to create incentives for new business models in this direction, such as smart charging and vehicle to grid triggers, which would allow the owners of electric vehicles to sell flexibility to the power system; calls on the Commission to ensure financing of innovation aiming at development of hydrogen storage solution, advanced long-term storage solutions for electric vehicles, development of hydrogen charging infrastructure, as well as infrastructure and plug-in solutions, including charging infrastructure for electric vehicles; Encourages Member States and local authorities to take further initiatives such as fiscal incentives on market penetration of electric and hydrogen vehicles, on tax reductions and exemptions for the owners of electric and hydrogen vehicles, as well as divers initiatives in relation to the promotion of electric vehicles use such as price reductions, bonus payments and premiums for the buyers of electric vehicles, and creation of free parking spaces for electric vehicles;

2017/10/25
Committee: ITRE

2017/0294(COD)

Martina WERNER, Gabriele PREUSS, Eva KAILI, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE

2017/0294(COD)

Martina WERNER, Gabriele PREUSS, Eva KAILI, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The European Commission should conduct a stakeholder consultation and an impact assessment to assess whether the provisions applicable in the Directive 2009/73/EC require a revision.

2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE

2017/0294(COD)

Martina WERNER, Gabriele PREUSS, Eva KAILI, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) This Directive seeks to address the remaining obstacles to the completion of the internal market in natural gas resulting from the non-application of Union market rules to gas pipelines to and from third countries. The amendments introduced by this Directive will ensure that the rules applicable to gas transmission pipelines connecting two or more Member States, are also applicable to pipelines to and from third countries within the Union. This will establish consistency of the legal framework within the Union while avoiding distortion of competition in the internal energy market in the Union. It will also enhance transparency and provide legal certainty as regards the applicable legal regime to market participants, in particular investors in gas infrastructure and network users.deleted

2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE

2017/0294(COD)

Martina WERNER, Gabriele PREUSS, Eva KAILI, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) To take account of the previous lack of specific Union rules applicable to gas pipelines to and from third countries, Member States should be able to grant derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2009/73/EC to such pipelines which are completed at the date of entry into force of this Directive. The relevant date for the application of unbundling models other than ownership unbundling should be adapted for gas pipelines to and from third countries.deleted

2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE

2017/0294(COD)

Martina WERNER, Gabriele PREUSS, Eva KAILI, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) The applicability of Directive 2009/73/EC for gas pipelines to and from third countries remains confined to the territorial limit of Union's jurisdiction. As regards offshore pipelines, it should be applicable in the territorial waters and exclusive economic zones of the Member States.deleted

2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE

2017/0294(COD)

Martina WERNER, Gabriele PREUSS, Eva KAILI, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

~~(6) Directive 2009/73/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,~~deleted

2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE

2017/0294(COD)

Martina WERNER, Gabriele PREUSS, Eva KAILI, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
Article 1

~~[...]~~deleted

2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE

2017/0294(COD)

Martina WERNER, Gabriele PREUSS, Eva KAILI, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV

Proposal for a directive
Article 2

1. force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [PO: one year after the date of entry into force] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2. to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.Article 2 deleted Member States shall bring into Member States shall communicate

2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Martina WERNER, Jens GEIER, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) The transition to a low-carbon automotive mobility will necessarily result in structural changes in the automotive industry. It is of critical importance to consider and address the inevitable social impacts of this transition, particularly in the most affected regions.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) For the better implementation of this regulation, Member States shall be encouraged to propose a minimum target for recharging points and/or refuelling points for zero and low emissions vehicles and shall provide the Commission with the relevant data in order to create a real- time interactive map to be publically available

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Martina WERNER, Jens GEIER, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Reduction levels for the Union- wide fleets of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles should therefore be set for 20256 and for 2030, taking into account the vehicle fleet renewal time and the need for the road transport sector to contribute to the 2030 climate and energy targets. This stepwise approach also provides a clear and early signal for the automotive industry not to delay the market introduction of energy efficient technologies and zero- and low-emission vehicles.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) One of the main barriers to an accelerated transition to zero- and low- emission vehicles is the lack of confidence of consumers and insufficient roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure across the Union to service a significant percentage of consumers and additional support instruments at Union and Member States level are needed to mobilise appropriate public and private investment.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Martina WERNER, Jens GEIER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) Manufacturers’ compliance with the targets under this Regulation should be assessed at Union level. Manufacturers whose average specific emissions of CO2 exceed those permitted under this Regulation should pay an excess emissions premium with respect to each calendar year. The amounts of the excess emissions premium should be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union. and be earmarked for targeted programmes for redeployment, re-skilling and up-skilling of workers affected by structural changes in the automotive sectors, education and job-seeking initiatives in close dialogue with social partners as well as public- private initiatives in the roll-out of infrastructure for alternative fuels.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Martina WERNER, Jens GEIER, Constanze KREHL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes CO2 emissions performance requirements for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles in order to achieve the Union's climate targets and ensure the proper functioning of the internal market .

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. From 1 January 20256 the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply:

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Martina WERNER, Jens GEIER, Constanze KREHL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. From 1 January 20256 the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply:

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a

(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 350% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part A of Annex I;

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Martina WERNER, Jens GEIER, Constanze KREHL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet- wide target equal to a 350% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part B of Annex I.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) for each calendar year from 2021 until 20245 for passenger cars and for light commercial vehicles, the specific emissions target determined in accordance with points 3 and 4 of Parts A or B of Annex I as appropriate or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10 , in accordance with that derogation and point 5 of Parts A or B of Annex I;

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Martina WERNER, Jens GEIER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) for each calendar year, starting from 20256 for passenger cars and for light commercial vehicles, the specific emissions targets determined in accordance with point 6.3 of Parts A or B of Annex I.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union and shall be earmarked for measures and programmes promoting re- skilling, up-skilling, redeployment and job-seeking initiatives in the automotive sector to be developed and, where appropriate, conducted in close cooperation with social partners in order to contribute to a just transition to a low- carbon economy, as well as for public investment for the roll-out of charging infrastructure for alternative fuels.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) the 20256 and 2030 EU fleet-wide targets referred to in Article 1(4) and (5) calculated by the Commission in accordance with points 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I;

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)

Article 11a Minimum target for recharging and refuelling points Member States shall establish a minimum target for recharging points and/or refuelling points accessible to the public for zero and low emissions vehicles, and shall provide the Commission with relevant data by ... [18 months after the date of entry into force of the amending Regulation] in order to create a Union wide real-time interactive map. This map shall be publically available to interested stakeholders, through different digital platforms and on the Commission's website.

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Răzvan POPA, Martina WERNER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) by 31 October 2022, the indicative TM0 for 20256 shall be determined as the respective average test mass of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in 2021;

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 4 – introductory part

4. For the calendar years 2021 to 20245, the specific emissions target for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4

M0 is 1379.88 in 2021, and as defined in Article 13(1)(a) for the period 2022, 2023, 2024 and 20245;

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – introductory part

6. From 1 January 20256, the EU fleet- wide targets and the specific emissions targets of CO2 for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part

6.1. EU fleet-wide targets for 20256 and 2030

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 1

EU fleet-wide target for 20256 to 2029

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 1

20256 to 2029

2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In light of the increased cybersecurity challenges faced by the Union, there is a need for a comprehensive set of measures that would build on previous Union action and foster mutually reinforcing objectives. These include the need to further increase capabilities and preparedness of Member States and businesses, as well as to improve cooperation ~~and~~, coordination and information sharing across Member States and EU institutions, agencies and bodies. Furthermore, given the borderless nature of cyber threats, there is a need to increase capabilities at Union level that could complement the action of Member States, in particular in the case of large scale cross-border cyber incidents and crises. Additional efforts are also needed to increase awareness of citizens and businesses on cybersecurity issues, also with regard to an awareness of the increased relevance of information- sharing rather than concealment as a main deterrent to cyber attacks. Moreover, the trust in the digital single market should be further improved by offering transparent information on the level of security of ICT products and services. This can be facilitated by EU- wide certification providing common cybersecurity requirements and evaluation criteria across national markets and sectors.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Given the increasing cybersecurity challenges the Union is facing, the financial and human resources allocated to the Agency should be increased to reflect its enhanced role and tasks, and its critical position in the ecosystem of organisations defending the European digital ecosystem, allowing ENISA to effectively carry out the tasks conferred on it by this Regulation.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The Agency should assist the Commission, on its own initiative and upon request, by means of advice, opinions and analyses on all the Union matters related to policy and law development, update and review in the area of cybersecurity, including critical infrastructure protection and cyber resilience. The Agency should act as a reference point of advice and expertise for Union sector-specific policy and law initiatives where matters related to cybersecurity are involved. The Agency should regularly provide Parliament with updates, analysis and review in the area of cybersecurity and the evolution of its tasks.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The Agency should assist the Member States and Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies in their efforts to build and enhance capabilities and preparedness to prevent, detect and respond to cybersecurity problems and incidents and in relation to the security of network and information systems. In particular, the Agency should support the development and enhancement of national CSIRTs, with a view of achieving a high common level of their maturity in the Union. The Agency should also assist with the development and update of Union and Member States strategies on the security of network and information systems, in particular on cybersecurity, promote their dissemination and track progress of their implementation. TConsidering that human mistakes are one of the most pertinent risks to cyber security, the Agency should also offer trainings and training material to public bodies, and ~~where appropriat~~to the maximum extent possible "train the trainers" with a view to assisting Member States and Union institutions and agencies in developing their own training capabilities.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The Agency should contribute to an EU level response in case of large-scale cross-border cybersecurity incidents and crises. This function should include gathering relevant information and acting as facilitator between the CSIRTs Network and the technical community as well as decision makers responsible for crisis management. Furthermore, the Agency could support the handling of incidents from a technical perspective, for example by facilitating relevant technical exchange of solutions between Member States and by providing input into public communications. The Agency should support the process by testing modalities of such cooperation through yearly cybersecurity exercises.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The Agency should contribute towards raising the awareness of the public about risks related to cybersecurity and provide guidance on good practices for individual users aimed at citizens ~~and~~, organisations and businesses. The Agency should also contribute to promote best practices and solutions at the level of individuals ~~and~~, organisations and businesses by collecting and analysing publicly available information regarding significant incidents, and by compiling reports with a view to providing guidance to businesses and citizens and improving the overall level of preparedness and resilience. The Agency should furthermore organise, in cooperation with the Member States and the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies regular outreach and public education campaigns directed to end-users, aiming at promoting safer individual online behaviour, digital literacy and raising awareness of potential threats in cyberspace, including cybercrimes such as phishing attacks, botnets, financial and banking fraud, as well as promoting basic authentication and data protection advice. The Agency should play a central role in accelerating end-user awareness on security of devices. Given that individual mistakes and unawareness of cyber risks constitutes a main factor of uncertainty in cyber security, the Agency should be provided with adequate resources for exercising this function to the maximum degree possible.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) To ensure that it fully achieves its objectives, the Agency should liaise with relevant institutions, agencies and bodies, including CERT-EU, European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, European Defence Agency (EDA), European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems (eu- LISA), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), European Central bank (ECB), European Banking Authority (EBA), the Single Resolution Board (SRB), European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), other European and national supervisory authorities as appropriate, the European Standards Organisations (ESOs), relevant stakeholders as appropriate, and any other EU Agency that is involved in cybersecurity. It should also liaise with authorities dealing with data protection in order to exchange know-how and best practices and provide advice on cybersecurity aspects that might have an impact on their work. Representatives of national and Union law enforcement and data protection authorities should be eligible to be represented in the Agency’s Permanent Stakeholders Group. In liaising with law enforcement bodies regarding network and information security aspects that might have an impact on their work, the Agency should respect existing channels of information and established networks.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) Cybersecurity problems are global issues. There is a need for closer international cooperation to improve security standards, including the definition of common norms of behaviour and codes of conduct, use of international standards, and information sharing, promoting swifter international collaboration in response to, as well as a common global approach to, network and information security issues. To that end, the Agency should support further Union involvement and cooperation with third countries and international organisations by providing, where appropriate, the necessary expertise and analysis to the relevant Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44

(44) The Agency should have a Permanent Stakeholders’ Group as an advisory body, to ensure regular dialogue with the private sector, consumers’ organisations and other relevant stakeholders. The Permanent Stakeholders’ Group, set up by the Management Board on a proposal by the Executive Director, should focus on issues relevant to stakeholders and bring them to the attention of the Agency. The composition of the Permanent Stakeholders Group and the tasks assigned to this Group, to be consulted in particular regarding the draft Work Programme, should ensure sufficient representation of stakeholders in the work of the Agency. The Permanent Stakeholder Group should be empowered to suggest the preparation of candidate certification schemes.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) Conformity assessment is the process demonstrating whether specified requirements relating to a product, process, service, system, person or body have been fulfilled. For the purposes of this Regulation, certification and, where permitted, self-assessment should be considered as a type of conformity assessment regarding the cybersecurity features of a product, process, service, system, or a combination of those ("ICT products and services"). Certification is undertaken by an independent third party, other than the product manufacturer or service provider. Self-assessment may be undertaken by the product manufacturer or service provider, as foreseen in and according to the New Legislative Framework and specified in this Regulation, where the likelihood of a cybersecurity incident occurring, or the likelihood of such an incident causing substantial harm to the user, society, or a part thereof, is not expected to be high. Certification cannot guarantee per se that certified ICT products and services are cyber secure. It is rather a procedure and technical methodology to attest that ICT products and services have been tested and that they comply with certain cybersecurity requirements laid down elsewhere, for example as specified in technical standards.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58

(58) Once a European cybersecurity certification scheme is adopted, manufacturers of ICT products or providers of ICT services should be able to submit an application for certification of their products or services to a conformity assessment body of their choice. Conformity assessment bodies should be accredited by an accreditation body if they comply with certain specified requirements set out in this Regulation. Accreditation should be issued for a maximum of five years and may be renewed on the same conditions provided that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements. Accreditation bodies should revoke an accreditation of a conformity assessment body where the conditions for the accreditation are not, or are no longer, met or where actions taken by a conformity assessment body infringe this Regulation. Audits by the Agency should be carried out to ensure an equivalent level of quality and diligence of conformity assessment bodies with a view to avoiding regulatory arbitrage. The results should be reported to the Agency, the Commission and Parliament and should be made publicly available.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63

(63) In order to specify further the criteria for the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies, 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. The Commission should carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and with relevant stakeholders, as appropriate. Those consultations should 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 should 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.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) lays down a framework for the establishment of European cybersecurity certification schemes for the purpose of ensuring an adequate level of cybersecurity of ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes in the Union. Such framework shall apply without prejudice to specific provisions regarding voluntary or mandatory certification in other Union acts.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9

(9) ‘European cybersecurity certification scheme’ means the comprehensive set of rules, technical requirements, standards and procedures defined at Union level applying to the certification of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products ~~and servic~~, services and processes falling under the scope of that specific scheme;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

(9 a) ‘European cybersecurity self- assurance scheme’ means the comprehensive set of rules, technical specifications or requirements, standards and procedures defined at Union level applying to the self-assessment of ICT products, services and processes falling under the scope of that specific scheme;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

(10) ‘European cybersecurity certificate’ means a document issued either by a conformity assessment body or by self- assessment, where permitted, attesting that a given ICT product, process or service fulfils the specific requirements laid down in a European cybersecurity certification scheme;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

(10) ‘European cybersecurity certificate’ means a document issued by a conformity assessment body attesting that a given ICT product or, service, process fulfills the specific requirements laid down in a European cybersecurity certification scheme;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. The Agency shall support capacity building and preparedness across the Union, by assisting the Union, Member States and public and private stakeholders in order to increase the protection of their network and information systems, develop skills, awareness and competencies in the field of cybersecurity, and achieve cyber resilience and response capacities.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. The Agency shall promote cooperation ~~and~~, coordination and information sharing at Union level among Member States, Union institutions, agencies and bodies, and relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, on matters related to cybersecurity.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6

6. The Agency shall promote the use of certification, including by contributing to the establishment and maintenance of a cybersecurity certification framework at Union level in accordance with Title III of this Regulation, with a view to increasing transparency of cybersecurity assurance of ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes and thus strengthen trust in the digital internal market.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7

7. The Agency shall promote a high level of awareness and digital literacy of citizens and businesses on issues related to the cybersecurity.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1

1. assisting and advising, in particular by providing its independent opinion and analysis of relevant activities in cyberspace and supplying preparatory work, on the development and review of Union policy and law in the area of cybersecurity, as well as sector-specific policy and law initiatives where matters related to cybersecurity are involved;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

2 a. assisting Member States to implement consistently the Union policy and law regarding data protection notably in relation to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, as well as assisting the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in the development of guidelines related to the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 for cybersecurity purposes. The EDPB should be required to consult ENISA every time it issues an opinion or adopts a decision concerning the implementation of the GDPR and cybersecurity, in particular on, but not limited to, issues related to privacy impact assessments, data breach notification, security processing, security requirements, and privacy by design.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

Upon a request by ~~two or more~~a Member States concerned, and with the sole purpose of providing assistance either in the form of advice for the prevention of future incidents, or in the form of assisting in the response to a current large scale incident, the Agency shall provide support to or carry out an ex- post technical enquiry following notifications by affected undertakings of incidents having a significant or substantial impact pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/1148. The Agency shall also carry out such an enquiry upon a duly justified request from the Commission in agreement with the concerned Member States in case of such incidents affecting more than ~~two~~one Member States.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point a

(a) analyzing and aggregating reports from national sources with a view to contribute to establishing common situational awareness;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point e b (new)

(e b) assisting Member States and Union Institutions in developing and adopting a common taxonomy and template for situational reports to describe technical causes and impacts of cybersecurity incidents to further enhance their technical and operational cooperation during crisis.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

(a) support and promote the development and implementation of the Union policy on cybersecurity certification of ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes, as established in Title III of this Regulation, by:

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1

(1) in consultation with stakeholders and standardisation organisations in a formal, standardised and transparent process, preparing candidate European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products and services in accordance with Article 44 of this Regulation;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) raise awareness of the public about cybersecurity risks, and provide trainings and guidance on good practices for individual users aimed at citizens and organisations;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(g a) support closer coordination and exchange of best practices among Member States on cybersecurity education, training and skills development, cyber hygiene and awareness.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

1. The Management Board, acting on a proposal by the Executive Director, shall set up a Permanent Stakeholders’ Group composed of recognised experts representing the relevant stakeholders, such as the ICT industry, including SME groups, providers of electronic communications networks or services available to the public, consumer groups, academic experts in the cybersecurity, European Standards Organisations and conformity assessment bodies and representatives of competent authorities notified under [Directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code] as well as of law enforcement and data protection supervisory authorities. The Management Board shall ensure an appropriate balance between different stakeholder groups.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1

A European cybersecurity certification scheme shall attest that the ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes that have been certified in accordance with such scheme comply with specified requirements as regards their ability to resist at a given level of assurance, actions that aim to compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity or confidentiality of stored or transmitted or processed data or the functions or services offered by, or accessible via, those products, processes, services and systems.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2

2. When preparing candidate schemes referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, ENISA shall consult all relevant stakeholders by transparent consultation processes and closely cooperate with the Group. The Group shall provide ENISA with the assistance and expert advice required by ENISA in relation to the preparation of the candidate scheme, including by providing opinions where necessary.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission, based on the candidate scheme proposed by ENISA, may adopt implementing acts, in accordance with Article 55(1), providing for European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products, processes and services meeting the requirements of Articles 45, 46 and 47 of this Regulation.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. The Agency shall review adopted schemes upon request from the Group, the Commission or at least every five years taking into account feedback received from relevant stakeholders.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Edouard MARTIN, Carlos ZORRINHO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1

1. A European cybersecurity certification scheme may specify one or more of the following assurance levels: basic, substantial and/or high, for ICT products ~~and servic~~, services and processes issued under that scheme.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) subject-matter and scope of the certification, including the type or categories of ICT products, processes and services covered;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) detailed specification of the cybersecurity requirements against which the specific ICT products, processes and services are evaluated, for example by reference to Union or international standards or technical specifications;

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. For the assurance level basic, it shall be possible to perform a conformity self-assessment under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer or provider of ICT products, processes and services as laid down in Article 4 and Annex II of Decision No 768/2008/EC.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3

3. A European cybersecurity certificate pursuant to this Article shall be issued either by self-assessment or by the conformity assessment bodies referred to in Article 51 on the basis of criteria included in the European cybersecurity certification scheme, adopted pursuant to Article 44.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 5

5. The natural or legal person which submits its ICT products or, services or processes to the certification mechanism shall provide the conformity assessment body referred to in Article 51 with all information necessary to conduct the certification procedure. The submission can be made with any conformity assessment body referred to in Article 51.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0225(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miroslav POCHE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER, Eva KAILI, Dan NICA, Clare MOODY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 6

6. Certificates shall be issued for a maxinimum period of three years ~~and may~~. They may then be renewed, under the same conditions, provided ~~that the relevant requirements continue to be met.~~ extended without cost for further periods, upon attestation by the certificate-holder that the relevant requirements continue to be met. Such attestation must be provided no sooner than six months and no later than 15 days before the expiry of the relevant period. Extensions of the certificates shall be allowed for the duration of the entire lifespan of the certified product.

2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE

2017/0125(COD)

Jens GEIER, Arne LIETZ, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL

Proposal for a regulation
–

The Committee on Budgets calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to reject the Commission proposal.

2017/12/07
Committee: BUDG

2017/0125(COD)

Jens GEIER, Arne LIETZ, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Arndt KOHN

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, ~~and in particular Article 173 thereof,~~

2017/12/07
Committee: BUDG

2017/0125(COD)

Jens GEIER, Arne LIETZ, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Arndt KOHN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development as well as actions in the scope of conversion from military to civil production.

2017/12/07
Committee: BUDG

2017/0125(COD)

Jens GEIER, Arne LIETZ, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Arndt KOHN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry ~~inter alia~~especially cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. The Programme should lead to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union while at the same time ensuring the defence capabilities necessary to perform the essential core tasks of collective defence, crisis management and cooperative security. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.

2017/12/07
Committee: BUDG

2017/0125(COD)

Jens GEIER, Arne LIETZ, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Arndt KOHN

(3) The Programme should not lead to an armament of the European Union. To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies.

2017/12/07
Committee: BUDG

Arndt KOHN, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Jens GEIER, Arne LIETZ, Martina WERNER, Constanze KREHL, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

The amount for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2019-2020 is set at EUR ~~500~~125 million in current prices, to be drawn exclusively from the unallocated margins under the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework ceilings. Additional spending from the Union budget shall be compensated by savings in national defence budgets.

2017/12/01
Committee: IMCO

6. Notes that sector players should benefit from a level playing field and should enjoy the flexibility to design their own networks, choosing their investment model and the most appropriate technology~~, including fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), Wi-Fi, G.fast, 2G, cable, satellite or any other rapid~~ that will help connect all Europeans to VHC networks; notes that 5G deveplopyment ~~technologies that will help connect all Europeans to VHC~~will require much more fibre in a denser wireless networks;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that 5G is more than an evolution of mobile broadband and that it will be a key enabler of the future digital world as the next generation of ubiquitous ultra-high broadband infrastructure that will support the transformation of processes in all economic sectors (public sector, healthcare, energy, utilities, manufacturing, transportation, the automotive industry, audiovisual, virtual reality (VR), online gaming and so forth) and provide agile, ~~elastic~~interactive, reliable and highly personalised services that ~~will~~should improve every citizen’s life;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Reminds that the ultimate winners of the introduction of 5G should be the end-users and that any decision made in the roll-out of 5G technologies should always stay oriented towards this ultimate purpose offering affordable, trustworthy and high-quality services;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Stresses that the success of a rapid EU wide 5G roll-out depends on the development of demand driven new business models; highlights, that there is a myriad of initiatives contributing to the requirements clarification for 5G, which makes it difficult for vertical industries to contribute to the process; stresses, therefore, that vertical industries need to be actively engaged in the requirements process in an efficient manner;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Believes that the Commission and Member States together with all relevant stakeholders should consider measures on how to incentivize advanced trials and test beds in order to accelerate innovation in 5G applications;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that 5G should be instrumental in tackling the digital divide and in improving internet take-up, especially in rural and remote areas; stresses that in rural and remote areas it is essential to boost private investments in 5G roll-out and the VHC backhaul and to combine them with public investments in a smart way, where there are market failures, to tackle the digital divide;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Underlines that high energy performance targeting reduced network energy consumption is a critical requirement of 5G; emphasises that this element is crucial to reduce operational costs, to facilitate network connectivity in rural and remote areas and to provide network access in a sustainable and resource efficient way;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that 5G ~~will~~should enable new high-quality services, connect new industries and ultimately improve the customer experience for increasingly sophisticated and demanding digital users;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the development and improvement of digital skills should take place through major investment in education - including vocational, entrepreneurial and further training as well as retraining - with two main objectives: training a highly skilled workforce able to retain and create technological jobs and putting an end to digital illiteracy – a cause of digital divide and exclusion;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to ensure, maintain and develop long-term financing for the 5G Action Plan at the appropriate level within the horizon of the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2020- 2027 and particularly the next RTD&I Framework;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Believes that the best path towards the gigabit society ~~lies in a technology- inclusive approach supported by a broad range of~~is to promote competition by enabling all players to invest, including in investment models such as public-private or co-investments; notes that besides co-investment inother forms of collaborative investment and long-term commercial access arrangements for very high capacity networks can help to pool resources, enable different ~~flexible~~risk-sharing frameworks and lower deployment costs;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Calls on the Commission to consider adapting the 'state aid rules in relation to the rapid deployment of broadband networks' so that they reflect the new connectivity targets;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that ~~commercial~~private investments should be supported by an infrastructure- oriented policy and regulatory environment tailored to predictability ~~and the certainty of return on investment~~, clarity and aimed at promoting competition to the benefit of the end- users, and should not be delayed by overly ambitious public schemes that may impede 5G rollout;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Highlights that the development of the gigabit society requires ~~fewer and simpler~~clear, effective and balanced rules, which should be future- oriented, and pro-competitive to drive investment~~, pro-~~ and innovation and ~~based on an assessment of market competition~~preserve affordability and consumer's choice; stresses that infrastructure- based competition ~~offers the potential for less regulation and~~ allows for a fair long- term return on investments;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that National Broadband Plans need to be revised carefully, target all 5G areas, maintain a multi-technology approach, support regulatory ~~flexibili~~certainty and maximise the scope of innovation and coverage;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recalls that SMEs would benefit greatly from competitive access to 5G solutions; calls on the Commission to detail its action plans to facilitate SME access to the 5G Participatory Broadband Platform;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2305(INI)

José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Supports the Commission’s proposed plan to set up spectrum harmonisation and long-term licence durations ~~of at least 25 years~~, which will increase the stability and certainty of investments; notes that the decisions on these issues should be taken, as much as possible, at the same time in all Member States to adopt binding guidance on certain conditions of the assignment process; points out, that the competitive nature of mobile telecoms markets in the European Union should be preserved in the generation shift to 5G;

2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Shares with the EESC the view that the Commission has once again overlooked the social dimension of online platforms and that platforms' social responsibility towards their workers, both those regularly employed and employees working in new forms of employment, needs to be more precisely defined; considers that special attention should be paid to the latter, and fair working conditions, adequate social protection, occupational health and safety, training, collective bargaining and union rights should be provided to all platforms' workers, recognising the challenges brought forth by online platforms;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes that intermediary liability is one of the main concerns in the ongoing debate on online platforms, especially as counterfeits represent a severe threat to consumers' health;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers that the liability rules for online platforms should allow the tackling of issues related to illegal and harmful content in an efficient manner, for instance by ~~respect~~applying thdue d~~uty of car~~iligence, while maintaining a balanced and business- friendly approach;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the need for improved legal regulation of online platforms to prevent illegal and inappropriate content and unfair practices through regulatory, effective self- regulatory or hybrid measures; stresses the importance of online platforms playing a proactive role in tackling illegal and inappropriate content and taking immediate action to remove illegal or inappropriate content if such content slips through preventive monitoring;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Stresses the importance of transparency in relation to data collection and considers that online platforms must respond to users’ concerns by informing them more effectively about what personal data is collected and how it is shared and used; considers it crucial to raise awareness, especially among the youngest and the oldest as the most vulnerable, about the personal data the consumers facilitate in exchange for access to many so called free services;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on the Commission to ~~assess~~revise the current Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement Directive6 , in order to ~~ascertain how to contribute more effectively to the fight against counterfeiting by adopting proactive, proportionate and effective measures; _________________ 6~~introduce the obligation for online platforms to implement proactive, proportionate and effective measures to fight counterfeiting; OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 16.

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)

43 a. Warns of a tendency for online platforms to generate monopoly markets and urges the Commission and the Member States accordingly to be vigilant in order to avert the harmful effects of these anticompetitive practices;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miroslav POCHE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)

43 c. Encourages the Commission to create a level playing field among online platforms, which highlights the importance of identifying and mitigating market barriers; in particular, stresses the importance to guarantee the free flow of data, data portability and interoperability between the market platforms; considers that these measures would ensure that market participants, whether service providers or consumers, could subject the market platform itself into competition;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Reminds that standards are an important tool for innovation and that open standards help stimulate and accelerate innovation processes and improve research and development;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation, which should be part of an EU digital strategy to create economies of scale, improve competitiveness for European companies and increase interoperability and calls on the Commission to support an EU presence through European Stakeholder participation in international ICT fora;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the following ICT priority areas as: 5G communications, cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), data technologies and cybersecurity. These are the essential technologyical building blocks on which equally important areas such as eHealth, smart and efficient energy use, intelligent transport systems and advanced manufacturing will rely;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Reminds that common open standards are one prerequisite for cloud computing to flourish in the EU, by guaranteeing an appropriate level of security and thus ensuring trust and confidence for the different users;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the need for interoperable solutions in the Internet of Things context and the importance of maintaining a truly open standardization system in Europe.

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recognises that efficient 5G communication networks critically depend on common standards to ensure interoperability and security, but recalls that the development of a very high capacity network is the backbone of a reliable 5G network;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Reiterates that data and the usage of big data are essential for the European digital economy to flourish, which requires common open standards to allow the cross-border and interdisciplinary flow of data in the EU;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Underlines that there will be no IoT without a secure and efficient cybersecurity regime across the EU; as the use of data and personal data and the number of interconnected objects increase, it will be fundamental that all players within the digital realm use appropriate cybersecurity measures. Therefore, cybersecurity must remain an integral element in all relevant ICT standards development;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Asks the Commission ~~to rationalise the number of platforms and coordination mechanism~~, in conjunction with the existing recognised European Standards Organisations, to consolidate the number of platforms and coordination mechanisms, in particular to bring clarity for stakeholders such as SMEs;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miriam DALLI, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, that are easily implemented with appropriate involvement of ~~manufacturing industries, SME~~all relevant stakeholders such as manufacturing industries, SMEs, social stakeholders, trade unions and NGOs;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Miriam DALLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to ~~develop with international partners~~actively promote European standards internationally and to develop an agenda for closer cooperation based on specific areas of common interest with international partners;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights th~~e fact that the FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) system of licensing~~at the efficient FRAND licensing of SEPs strikes an important balance between innovators and technology users;.

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses that it is for the parties to negotiate a FRAND licensing agreement on the portfolio of patents required to implement a standard and that a fair royalty reflects the value that patented technology contributes to the product.

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to ~~ensure the efficient settlement of disputes, to support return on investment and to~~maintain a system which allows for a fair return on investments in R&D in standards and ensures wide access to standardised technology;.

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Calls on the Commission to publish bi-annual reports evidencing actual cases of a) unlicensed SEP use (i.e. infringements) lasting for 18 months or more; and b) access issues to standards due to systematic non-compliance with FRAND commitments.

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2274(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Martina WERNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Reiterates that the Commission is crucial to the speed at which standards can be market-ready and encourages the Commission to agree, in conjunction with the ESOs, on a clear process to ensure the timely publishing of standards in the OJEU;

2017/02/10
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point j a (new)

(ja) Strengthening the competitiveness of European industry vis-à-vis competitors from other macro-economic regions;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of an EU governance structure for the digitalisation of industry that facilitates the coordination of national initiatives and platforms on industrial digitalisation; calls on the Commission to consider setting a non- binding orientation target, that allows the EU to remain a global industrial leader; notes that a policy strategy on the digitalisation of industry should be linked to a broader EU industrial policy strategy, which needs to be developed before the end of 2017 by the Commission; underlines the importance of advancing digitalisation particularly in those regions that are lagging behind; expects that, besides industry leaders and social partners, stakeholders from academia, the standardisation community, trade unions, policy-makers and civil society as well as industry leaders, especially SMEs, will also be invited to play an active role;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Martina WERNER, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights in this context the need to advance investment in connectivity through 5G and fibre optics as an instrument for convergence and ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry; notes that an EU wide future-proof digital infrastructure can not only rely on funding from private sources supported by public guarantees, but needs grants as well; asks to earmark a substantial budget for digital infrastructure investments in the Connecting Europe Facility in the upcoming MFF;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights in this context the need to advance investment in connectivity through 5G and ~~fibre optic~~very high capacity broadband networks as an instrument for convergence and ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the establishment of the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation and particularly the Commission’s proposal for Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) to strengthen industrial digitalisation and digital innovation for SMEs; calls on the Commission to increase the funding for the DIH; calls on the Commission to include the aspect of skills development in the portfolio of DIHs, e.g. through showcasing AI-based learning assistance systems with the aim of facilitating continuing education for workers;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the need for monitoring of data sovereignty; believes that industrial data protection and data ownership, especially b2b, require special attention; stresses, however, that new regulation on questions of data ownership and access to data needs to be addressed very carefully and may only follow an extensive consultation with all relevant stakeholders as there is still a clear lack of evidence on the need for new regulation; notes that open data and open standards can promote new technologies;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Martina WERNER, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21.~~ Stresses that European leadership in ~~21.~~ industrial digitalisation requires a strong standardisation strategy; emphasises the important and unique make-up of Europe’s standardisation bodies, including their inclusive approach; calls on the Commission to promote the development of open standards and welcomes its intention to guarantee access to standard essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory) conditions~~; calls for an EU coordinated approach~~ and recognises that this is essential for promoting innovation and research and development in the EU; calls for an EU coordinated approach through the European Standards Organisations CEN, CENELEC and ETSI towards international fora and consortia such as the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC);

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Martina WERNER, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Highlights the fact that the digital transformation of industry will have a major societal impact on areas ranging from employment, working conditions, workers’ rights to education and skills; calls on the Commission to adequately study the social effects of industrial digitalisation; underlines that the digitisation of European industry should provide an opportunity to promote an improvement of working conditions and employment opportunities;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Highlights that besides the many positive aspects that digitalisation can have for society and economy it can also potentially increase the digital divide between larger players and SMEs, between urban and rural areas, between different member states, between different sectors and between employees who are better able to adapt to a continuing digitalisation of industry and those who are not; asks the Commission to closely monitor such developments and to enter into a permanent dialogue with social partners and other relevant stakeholders on possible corrective measures;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that education must include digital skills and that these must be integrated into national education curricula; notes that a precondition for an improved digital education is an adapted teacher training and up to date IT equipment in educational establishments;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2271(INI)

Martina WERNER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Is concerned that not all employees will have the ability to adapt to the new requirements of a digital work environment and not all employers, namely SMEs, will have the resources to invest sufficiently in the digital training of their staff; asks the Member States to make appropriations from all possible funds to provide financial support and assistance to employees and small and medium-sized companies; Calls on the Commission and Member States to increase the budget of the ESF in support of digital skills development and to work on other funding instruments supporting Member States in their policies of professional requalification of workers;

2017/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2016/2215(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Carlos ZORRINHO, Ismail ERTUG, Seb DANCE, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Tibor SZANYI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Martina WERNER, Miriam DALLI, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. There are large discrepancies between the NOx emissions of most Euro 3-6 diesel cars measured during the type- approval process with the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) laboratory test, which meet the legal limit, and their NOx emissions measured in real driving conditions, which substantially exceed the limit. Those discrepancies affect ~~most~~ the vast majority of diesel cars and are not limited to the Volkswagen vehicles equipped with prohibited defeat devices. These discrepancies contribute, to a large extent, to infringements by several Member States of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Carlos ZORRINHO, Seb DANCE, Ismail ERTUG, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Nicola DANTI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Tibor SZANYI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Flavio ZANONATO, Miriam DALLI, Martina WERNER, Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Although less so than for NOx emissions, there are also significant differences in the measured values of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption between laboratory tests and tests on the road;

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

2016/2215(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Carlos ZORRINHO, Seb DANCE, Ismail ERTUG, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Tibor SZANYI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Flavio ZANONATO, Martina WERNER, Miriam DALLI, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~The mandate for~~Rather than waiting for a new, more realistic and certified test procedure, the co-legislators decided to continue with the development of the Euro 5/6 legislation in 2007, while at the same time giving a mandate to the Commission to keep the test cycles under review, and revise them if necessary to adequately reflect the emissions generated by real driving on the road, included by the legislators in 2007, . This resulted in the development and introduction of real driving emission (RDE) testing with Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS) into the EU type-approval procedure as of 2017, while introducing at the same time the notion of a conformity factor (CF), which, in practice, weakens the emission standards currently in force.

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Carlos ZORRINHO, Seb DANCE, Theresa GRIFFIN, Ismail ERTUG, Nicola DANTI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Tibor SZANYI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Lucy ANDERSON, Miriam DALLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. The Commission had to be aware of the likely use of defeat devices in practice, since its own Impact Assessment for the 2013 Clean Air Package clearly states that: "In addition to the intrinsic weakness of the NEDC, some vehicles seem to be designed to respect the limits only when tested on this cycle. Moreover, there is increasing evidence of illegal practices by some end users that defeat the anti-pollution systems to improve driving performance or save on the replacement of costly components" (footnote 39 of the Impact Assessment).

2017/01/24
Committee: EMIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)

Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 3 a (new)

(ba) in Article 2a, the following paragraph is added: "3a. Member States shall, with effect from 1 January 2020, adopt long-term renovation strategies containing policies and measures resulting in the deep renovation of building stock. Those measures shall include trigger points for energy renovation, a minimum energy performance requirement for the renovation of commercial and public buildings, and financing mechanisms."

2017/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2016/0376(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

TFor the purposes of point (a) only, the sales of energy, by volume, used in transport may be partially or fully excluded from these calculations. However, sales of energy used in transport shall be fully included in the calculations for the post- 2020 period referred to in point (b).

2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE

Edouard MARTIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Miroslav POCHE, Martina WERNER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 - paragraph 6 a - point b a (new)

(ba) Significant distortions for the product concerned within the meaning of point (a) shall be deemed to exist, inter alia, when reported prices or costs are the result of overcapacities in the sense that the price or the cost of the product are not the result of free market forces as they are affected by levels of overproductions which reduce the impact of fixed costs.

2017/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2016/0351(COD)

Edouard MARTIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Patrizia TOIA, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point c

(c) When appropriate, the Commission services ~~may~~shall issue a ~~report~~public report every year describing the specific situation concerning the criteria listed in point (b) in a certain country or a certain sector. Such report and the evidence on which it is based may be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector. Interested parties such as trade unions and SMEs shall have ample opportunity to supplement, comment or rely on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used. The determinations made shall take into account all of the relevant evidence on the file. Insists that trade unions and SMEs should have the possibility to submit anti- dumping complaints.

2017/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2016/0351(COD)

Edouard MARTIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Patrizia TOIA, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point d

(d) The Union industry and trade unions may rely on the report referred to in point (c) for the calculation of normal value when filing a complaint in accordance with Article 5 or a request for a review in accordance with Article 11. Insists on the fact that the European Union should do more to help trade unions and firms to take advantages of EU measures to combat dumping, in that sense, trade unions and SMEs should be accompanied by a Help Desk for filing complaints and providing guidance in investigation proceedings. The desk could even help them to put together the initial evidence of economic injury needed to justify launching an anti-dumping investigation.

2017/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2016/0351(COD)

Edouard MARTIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Patrizia TOIA, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point e

(e) The parties including trade unions and SMEs to the investigation shall be informed shortly after initiation about the relevant sources that the Commission intends to use for the purpose of point (a) and shall be given 10 days to comment. For this purpose, interested parties shall be given access to the file, including any evidence on which the investigating authority relies, without prejudice to Article 19.

2017/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) The requirements concerning the capabilities of electronic communications networks are constantly increasing. While in the past the focus was mainly on growing bandwidth available overall and to each individual user, other parameters like latency, availability and reliability are becoming increasingly important. The current response towards this demand is bringing optical fibre closer and closer to the user and future 'very high capacity networks' will require performance parameters which are equivalent to what a network based on optical fibre elements at least up to the distribution point at the ~~serving location~~business, multi-dwelling building or single-family house can deliver. This corresponds in the fixed-line connection case to network performance equivalent to what is achievable by an optical fibre installation up to a multi-dwelling building, considered as the serving location, and in the mobile connection case to network performance similar to what is achievable based on an optical fibre installation up to the base station, considered as the serving location. Variations in end-users' experience which are due to the different characteristics of the medium by which the network ultimately connects with the network termination point should not be taken into account for the purposes of establishing whether or not a wireless network could be considered as providing similar network performance. In accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, other technologies and transmission media should not be excluded, where they compare with this baseline scenario in terms of their capabilities. The roll-out of such 'very high capacity networks' will further increase the capabilities of networks and pave the way for the roll-out of future mobile network generations based on enhanced air interfaces and a more densified network architecture.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD

Proposal for a directive
Recital 61

(61) IBridging digital divide in Europe is essential precondition for achieving a gigabit society where all European will have access to internet and digital services. To this end, in the case of specific and well defined digital exclusion areas, national regulatory authorities should have the possibility to organise a call for declarations of interest with the aim of identifying undertakings that are willing to invest in very high capacity networks. In the interests of predictable investment conditions, national regulatory authorities should be able to share information with undertakings expressing interest in deploying very high-speed networks on whether other types of network upgrades, including those below 100 Mbps download speed, are present or foreseen in the area in question.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD

Proposal for a directive
Recital 103

(103) Ensuring ubiquitous connectivity in each Member State is essential for economic and social development, participation in public life and social and territorial cohesion. As connectivity becomes an integral element to European society and welfare, EU-wide coverage to cover close to 100 percent of European citizens should be achieved by relying on imposition by Member States of appropriate coverage requirements, which should be adapted to each area served and limited to proportionate burdens in order not to hinder deployment by service providers. Coverage of the territory as well as connectivity across Member States should be maximised and reliable, with a view to promote in-border and cross-border services and applications such as connected cars and e-health. Therefore, in order to increase regulatory certainty and predictability of investment needs and to guarantee proportionate and equitable connectivity for all citizens, application by competent authorities of coverage obligations should be coordinated at Union level. Considering national specificities, such coordination should be limited to general criteria to be used to define and measure coverage obligations, such as population density or topographical and topological features.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) 'very high capacity network' means an electronic communications network which either consists wholly of optical fibre elements at least up to the distribution point at the serving location or which is capable of delivering under usual peak- time conditions ~~similar~~at least the same network performance in terms of available down- and uplink bandwidth, resilience, error- related parameters, and latency and its variation. Network performance can be considered similar regardless of whether the end-user experience varies due to the inherently different characteristics of the medium by which the network ultimately connects with the network termination point.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Edouard MARTIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20

(20) ‘'harmful interference’' means interference which endangers the functioning of a radio navigation service or of other safety and mission-critical services or which otherwise seriously degrades, obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a radio communications service operating in accordance with the applicable international, Union or national regulations;

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2.(2) The national regulatory and other competent authorities as well as BEREC shall: pursue the following objectives. The order in which they are listed does not imply any order of priority.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) promote availability, affordability, access to, and take-up of, very high capacity data connectivity, both fixed and mobile, by all Union citizens and businesses;

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f

(f) imposing ex ante regulatory obligations ~~only~~ to the extent necessary to secure effective and sustainable competition ~~on the retail market concerned~~ and relaxing or lifting such obligations as soon as that condition is fulfilled.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Edouard MARTIN, Dan NICA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 6 a (new)

- monitoring closely the development of the Internet of Things in order to ensure competition, consumer protection and cybersecurity

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ensure that undertakings providing electronic communications networks and services associated facilities, or associated services provide all the information, including financial information, necessary for national regulatory authorities, other competent authorities and BEREC to ensure conformity with the provisions of, or decisions made in accordance with, this Directive. In particular, national regulatory authorities shall have the power to require those undertakings to submit information concerning future network or service developments that could have an impact on the wholesale services that they make available to competitors. They may also require information on electronic communications networks and associated facilities which is disaggregated at local level and sufficiently detailed for the national regulatory authority to be able to conduct the geographical survey and to designate digital exclusion areas in accordance with Article 22. ~~In accordance with Article 29, national regulatory authorities may sanction undertakings deliberately providing misleading, erroneous or incomplete information.~~

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER

Proposal for a directive
Article 40 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that undertakings providing public communications networks or publicly available electronic communications services take appropriate technical and organisational measures to appropriately manage the risks posed to security of networks and services. Having regard to the state of the art, these measures shall ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk presented. In particular, measures shall be taken to ensure that, when necessary for confidentiality, electronic communications content is encrypted from end-to-end by default, in order to prevent and minimise the impact of security incidents on users and on other networks and services.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO

Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities have all the powers necessary to investigate cases of non- compliance and the effects thereof on the security of the networks and services., and that undertakings providing public communications networks have a responsibility to react to cybersecurity incidents caused by hijacked devices;

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO

Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Taking due account of the fact that radio spectrum is a public good that has an important social, cultural and economic value, Member States shall ensure the effective management of radio spectrum for electronic communications services and networks in their territory in accordance with Articles 3 and 4. They shall ensure that radio spectrum allocation used for electronic communications services and networks and issuing general authorisations or individual rights of use for such radio spectrum by competent authorities are based on objective, transparent, pro-competitive, non- discriminatory and proportionate criteria.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD

Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) ensuring coverage of their national territory and population at high quality and speed, both indoors and outdoors, including along major transport paths, including the trans-European transport network as defined in Regulation 1315/2013;

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER

Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)

(d a) promote interconnection in Europe along major transport paths;

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO

Proposal for a directive
Article 47 – paragraph 2

2. When attaching conditions to individual rights of use for radio spectrum, competent authorities may authorise the sharing of passive or active infrastructure, or of radio spectrum, as well as commercial roaming access agreements~~, or the joint roll-out of infrastructures~~ for the provision of services or networks which rely on the use of radio spectrum, in particular with a view to ensuring effective and efficient use of radio spectrum or promoting coverage of close to 100 percent of Europeans as well as the deployment of innovative technologies. Conditions attached to the rights of use shall not prevent the sharing of radio spectrum. Implementation by undertakings of conditions attached pursuant to this paragraph shall remain subject to competition law.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER

Proposal for a directive
Article 49 – paragraph 1

1. Where Member States authorise the use of radio spectrum through individual rights of use for a limited period of time, they shall ensure that the authorisation is granted for a period that is appropriate in view of the objective pursued taking due account of the need to ensure competition as well as effective and efficient use and promote efficient investments, including by allowing for an appropriate period for investment amortisation.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0288(COD)

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Dan NICA, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Victor NEGRESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER

Proposal for a directive
Article 49 – paragraph 2

2. Where Member States grant rights of use for harmonised radio spectrum for a limited period of time, th~~ose rights of use for harmonised radio spectrum shall be valid for a duratio~~ey shall ensure those rights of use remain valid for a minimum period of [15] years subject to a mid-term assessment after [7-10] years of granting the rights of use. Rights of use may be withdrawn ofr a~~t least 25 years, except~~ djusted by the Member States after the mid-term assessment if such rights prevent: - ensuring the ~~case of temporary rights, temporary extension of rights pursuant to paragraph 3 and rights for secondary use in harmonised bands~~efficient and effective use of radio spectrum, - pursuing a general interest objective, such as the achievement of the Union connectivity targets, or - organising and using radio spectrum for public order, public security purposes or defence. In case of withdrawal, the rights of use can only be revoked after a transitional period.

2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The ~~ancillary~~ online services covered by this Regulation are exclusively those services offered by broadcasting organisations ~~which have a clear and subordinate relationship to the broadcast~~. They include services giving access to television and radio programmes in a linear manner simultaneously to the broadcast and services giving access, ~~within a defined time period~~before, during or after the broadcast, to television and radio programmes which have been previously broadcast by the broadcasting organisation (~~so-called~~e.g. catch- up services or previews). In addition, ~~ancillary online services~~they include services which give access to material which enriches, makes more accessible or otherwise expands television and radio programmes broadcast by the broadcasting organisation, including by way of previewing, extending, supplementing or reviewing the relevant programme's content. The provision of access to individual works or other protected subject matter that have been incorporated in a television or radio programme should not be regarded as an ancillary online service. Similarly, tAn online service may also consist of online content from a broadcasting organisation which chiefly provides access to works that have been produced, co-produced or commissioned under its own editorial responsibility and are only broadcast online. The provision of access to works or other protected subject matter independently of broadcast, such as services giving access to individual musical or audiovisual works, music albums or videos, ~~do not fall under the definition of ancillary online service~~and webcasting will fall within the scope of this Regulation.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, closed circuit IP-based, mobile and similar networks and via an internet access service in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council, provide services which are equivalent to those provided by operators of cable retransmission services when they retransmit simultaneously, in an unaltered and unabridged manner, for reception by the public, an initial transmission from another Member State of television or radio programmes, where this initial transmission is by wire or over the air, including by satellite but excluding online transmissions, and intended for reception by the public. They should therefore be within the scope of this Regulation and benefit from the mechanism introducing mandatory collective management of rights. Retransmission services which are offered on the open internet should only be excluded from the scope of this Regulation asif th~~ose services have different characteristics. They are not linked to any particular infrastructure and their ability to ensure a controlled environment is limited~~ey cannot ensure a controlled environment and their services do not have a clearly definable user group when compared for example to cable or closed circuit IP-based networks.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ~~"ancillary~~ 'online service"' means an online service consisting in the provision to the public, by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation, of radio or television programmes simultaneously with ~~or for a defined period of time~~, before, during or after their broadcast by the broadcasting organisation as well as of any material produced by or for the broadcasting organisation which is ancillary to such broadcast; or a broadcasting organisation’s online service which chiefly makes works produced, co- produced or commissioned under its own editorial responsibility available online. (Horizontal amendment. ‘Ancillary online service’ is to be replaced by ‘online service’ throughout the text).

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) "retransmission" means any simultaneous, unaltered and unabridged retransmission, other than cable retransmission as defined in Directive 93/83/EEC ~~and other than retransmission provided over an internet access service as defined in Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council19~~ , intended for reception by the public of an initial transmission from another Member State, in a closed environment, by wire or over the air, including that by satellite but excluding online transmission, of television or radio programmes intended for the reception by the public, provided that such retransmission has the same characteristics as the cable retransmission and is made by a party other than the broadcasting organisation which made the initial transmission or under whose control and responsibility such transmission was made. _________________ 19Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union, OJ L 310, 26.11.2015, p. 1.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)

(1a) Paragraph 1 shall not apply to online services which, taken as a whole, are primarily and mainly targeted at an audience outside the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation is established. Paragraph 1 shall not undermine the principle of territorial exploitation of rights or contractual freedom in copyright law, and shall be without prejudice to the rights set out in Directive 2001/29/EC.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2

(2) When fixing the ~~amount of the~~ payment to be made for the rights subject to the country of origin principle as set out in paragraph 1, the parties shall take into account all aspects of the ancillary online service ~~such as the features of the ancillary online service, the audience, and the language version~~.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)

(2a) The competent jurisdiction for disputes with regard to the exercise of the rights resulting from this Article shall be that of the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation is established.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0284(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Flavio ZANONATO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)

(5a) Member States shall ensure that, in connection with the integral reutilisation of broadcasting organisations’ online services, a collective contract, signed by a representative association including users of the works or associations of users for a set group of works, can be extended to rightsholders of the same group who are not already represented by the representative association. The unrepresented rightsholders may object to this extension at any time and manage their rights individually or collectively in another grouping.

2017/05/03
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Simona BONAFÈ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) Natural gas (gas) ~~remain~~is an essential component of the energy supply of the Union. ~~A large proportion of such gas is imported into the Union from third countr~~This makes security of gas supply a key element of the Union's overall energy security, with relevance to the Union's competitiveness and growth. Even though more than 50 % of gas consumption in the Union and the rest of the European Economic Area is currently covered by domestic production, a growing proportion of gas is imported from third countries. Enhancing the Union's energy security and making its gas market more resilient thus requires creating a stable, market-based regulatory framework for developing gas production from domestic sources. Furthermore, increasing energy efficiency as well as the use of renewable energy sources reduces the Union's reliance on gas imports, thereby also addressing dependence on dominant external suppliers.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Simona BONAFÈ, Edouard MARTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The Union is committed to lessening its dependency on fossil fuels and to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions consistently with the commitment to holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Flavio ZANONATO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Simona BONAFÈ, Edouard MARTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) This Regulation aims to ensure that all the necessary measures are taken to safeguard an uninterrupted supply of gas throughout the Union, in particular to protected customers in the event of difficult climatic conditions or disruptions of ~~the~~ gas supply. Th~~ese objective~~is should be achieved through ~~the most~~ cost- effective measures ~~and in such~~, in a way that energy markets are not distorted, in accordance with Article 194 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and with the goals of the Energy Union to deliver secure, affordable and climate-friendly energy.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Simona BONAFÈ, Edouard MARTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) The Commission's Communication on Energy Efficiency (COM(2014)520), highlighted that energy efficiency has a fundamental role to play in the transition towards a more competitive, secure and sustainable energy system with an internal energy market at its core. Saving energy and reducing gas consumption should therefore be a priority to secure gas supply and improve Europe's energy independence. Member States should give energy efficiency primary consideration to decrease the use of gas, particularly in the construction and renovation of buildings as gas accounts for around half of the EU principal energy consumption for heating and cooling.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) The Commission's Communication of the 2050 Energy Roadmap highlights that fossil fuels such as gas will need to be phased out by 2050. New gas infrastructure should therefore only be prioritised in case of utmost necessity and should always respond to a real gas demand, in order to avoid the creation of a new carbon lock-in and of possible stranded assets.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) ~~The Commission Communication~~Energy security constitutes one of the objectives of the Energy Union strategy, as set out in the Commission Communication of 25 February 2015, entitled 'Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward- Looking Climate Change Policy'~~14 from February 2015,~~. The Communication highlightsed the fact that the Energy Union rests on solidarity, a principle enshrined in Article 194 TEU, and trust, which are necessary features of energy security. This rRegulation ~~should aim~~is intended to boost solidarity and trust between the Member States, and s~~hould put in place the measures needed to achieve these aims, thus paving the way for implementing the~~upport the EU climate and energy objectives, thus paving the way for a secure and climate-friendly Energy Union. __________________ 14 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank, COM(2015) 80 final.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Simona BONAFÈ, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) A~~n internal gas market that operates smoothly is the best guarantee of~~ well-interconnected and well- functioning internal gas market, free of "energy islands", is the best means by which to ensure security of ~~energy~~gas supply across the Union ~~and to~~while reduceing the exposure of individual Member States to ~~the~~ harmful effects of supply disruptions. Where a Member State's security of gas supply is threatened, there is a risk that measures developed unilaterally by that Member State may ~~jeopardise the proper functioning of the internal gas market and damage the gas supply to customers in other Member State~~damage gas supply to customers in other Member States, negatively affecting the proper functioning of the internal gas market and causing costly stranded assets. To allow the internal gas market to function even in the face of a shortage of supply, provision must be made for solidarity and coordination ~~in the response to supply crises,~~at regional and Union level as regards both preventive action and ~~the~~ reaction to actual disruptions of supply.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Miroslav POCHE, Monika SMOLKOVÁ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Dan NICA, Edouard MARTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In a spirit of solidarity, regional cooperation, which involv~~ing~~es both public authorities and natural gas undertakings~~, should be~~ is the guiding principle of this Regulation, towith the aim of identifying the relevant risks in each region ~~and~~, optimiseing the benefits of coordinated measures to mitigate them ~~and to imp~~, whilem en~~t the most cost-effective measures for Union consumer~~suring that the measures are cost-effective for customers and ensuring affordable energy prices for citizens. This could be facilitated by providing in-depth analysis at Union level on the relevant Emergency Supply Corridors, based on gas supply sources common for a group of Member States.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Edouard MARTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Responsibility for security of gas supply should be shared by natural gas undertakings, Member States, acting through their competent authorities; and the Commission, within their respective remits. Such shared responsibility requires very close cooperation between th~~ese parties~~ose parties as well as, where appropriate, with electricity undertakings in cases where they can provide an alternative source of energy or serve to decrease the gas demand. However, customers using gas for electricity generation or industrial purposes may also have an important role to play in security of gas supply, as they can respond to a crisis by taking demand-side measures such as interruptible contracts and fuel switching, which have an immediate impact on the supply~~/demand balance.~~ -demand balance. These would be most effective if taken as an addition to longer-term energy efficiency measures to reduce gas demand for heating and cooling in buildings, as well as improved industrial processes that lead to reduced gas demand. Security of gas supply to customers using gas for electricity generation or industrial purposes may also be considered to be essential in some cases. They could be granted a certain level of protection by ensuring that during an emergency they are among the last consumers to forego supply. Member States should be able to provide for this possibility when identifying the supply restrictions orders to be applied in the case of an emergency.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Carlos ZORRINHO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Edouard MARTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Member States may comply with the obligation laid down in the first subparagraph of this paragraph by reducing the demand for gas through the implementation of energy efficiency measures or by replacing the gas with a different source of energy, in particular renewable energy, to the extent that the same level of protection is achieved.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Edouard MARTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The competent authorities of each region as listed in Annex I shall jointly make an assessment at regional level of all risks affecting the security of gas supply ("risk assessment"). The assessment shall take into account all relevant risks such as natural disasters, technological, geopolitical, environmental, climate, commercial, social, political and other risks. The risk assessment shall be carried out by:

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Eugen FREUND, Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Simona BONAFÈ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) taking into account all relevant national and regional circumstances, in particular market size, ~~network configuration~~the potential for gas demand reduction through energy efficiency measures and the deployment of renewable energy sources, network configuration, gas consumption trends, the utilisation rate of existing infrastructure, actual flows, including outflows from the Member States concerned, the possibility of physical gas flows in both directions including the potential need for consequent reinforcement of the transmission system, the presence of production and storage and the role of gas in the energy mixes, in particular with respect to district heating and electricity generation and for the operation of industries, and safety and gas quality considerations;

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Flavio ZANONATO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. The risk assessment shall be prepared in accordance with the template in Annex IV. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 to amend those templates taking into account Member State implementation timeframes.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Miroslav POCHE, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5

5. The risk assessment once agreed by all Member States in the region shall be notified to the Commission for the first time no later than on 1 September 2018. The risk assessment shall be updated every four years unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates. The risk assessment shall take account of progress made in investments, including energy efficiency investments, needed to cope with the infrastructure standard defined in Article 4 and of country-specific difficulties encountered in the implementation of new alternative solutions. It shall also build on the experience acquired through the simulation of the emergency plans contained in Article 9 (2).

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2016/0030(COD)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Martina WERNER, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Flavio ZANONATO, Miroslav POCHE, Dan NICA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. The preventive action plan and the emergency plan shall be developed in accordance with the templates contained in Annex V. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 to amend those templates taking into account Member State implementation timeframes.

2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that the objective of the report is to provide a new deal for energy households consumers in the context of the energy transition;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Jeppe KOFOD, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d

d. protect consumers from abusive, uncompetitive and unfair practices ~~by suppliers~~ and enable them to fully exercise their rights;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Jeppe KOFOD, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Martina WERNER, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that, as a general principle, the energy transition should result in a more efficient, decentralised and democratic energy system which benefits society as a whole, increases the involvement of citizens and local communities, and empowers them to own or share in the ownership of the production, distribution and storage of sustainable energy, while at the same time protecting the most vulnerable;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY, Patrizia TOIA, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a

a. Recommends improving the transparency and clarity of bills, which should include information on the final price, with an explanation of the ~~different taxes, levi~~network charges, taxes and ~~tariff~~levies, together with information on the different energy sources and complaint handling, clear indication of contact points, and information on switching and energy efficiency measures; insists that clear language must be used, with technical terms either avoided or clearly explained; requests the Commission to identify minimum standards in this respect;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jeppe KOFOD, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b

b. Recommends that consideration be given to requiring energy bills to include comparisons of offers in order to enable all consumers, even those without internet access or skills, to see whether they could save money or obtain more sustainable energy by switching; believes that peer- based comparisons should also be included in bills to help reduce energy use;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c

c. Recommends developing rules for price comparison tools to ensure that consumers can access independent, up-to-date and understandable comparison tools; believes Member States should develop accreditation schemes covering all price comparison tools, in line with CEER guidelines; calls for the development of at least one impartial price comparison tool per Member State;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Martina WERNER, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e

e. Recommends that consideration be given to requiring energy suppliers to automatically ~~plac~~inform and provide customers onwith the most advantageous tariff, based on historic consumption patterns; notes, given that switching rates are low throughout Europe, that many households, especially the most vulnerable, are not engaged in the energy market and are stuck on outdated expensive tariffs;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e

e. Recommends that consideration be given to requiring energy suppliers to automatically place customers on the most advantageous tariff, based on historic consumption patterns; notes, given that switching rates are low throughout Europe, that many households, especially the most vulnerable, are not engaged in the energy market and are stuck on outdated expensive tariffs; highlights the need to develop an inclusive energy market;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Insists that the provisions on switching, as set out in the Third Energy Package, should be fully implemented by Member States, and that national legislation must guarantee consumers the right to change suppliers in a quick, easy and cost-free way, with no termination fees or penalties; supports ACER's "Bridge to 2025" recommendations on switching;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Insists that the provisions of the directives on unfair commercial practices and consumer rights relating to doorstep selling, unfair terms or practices and aggressive marketing techniques be properly implemented and enforced by Member States so as to protect energy consumers; notes that complaints regarding door-step selling have increased in several countries and calls for a ban of these practices;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that local authorities, communities and individuals should form the backbone of the energy transition and should be actively supported to help them become energy producers and suppliers on an equal footing with other players with a dedicated approach to overcome hurdles;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Martina WERNER, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that limited access to capital, high upfront investment costs and long repayment periods as well as a lack of technical knowledge and clear one-stop- shop information points, represent barriers to the take-up of self-generation and energy efficiency measures; calls, therefore, for the development of new business models and innovative financial instruments such as collective purchasing to incentivise self-generation, consumption and energy efficiency for all consumers; suggests that this should become a priority for the EIB, EFSI and the Structural Funds; reiterates that projects should be funded on the basis of comparative cost- effectiveness whilst keeping in mind national and European climate and energy goals and obligations.

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Pervenche BERÈS, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that access to capital, high upfront investment costs and long repayment periods represent barriers to the take-up of self-generation and energy efficiency measures; calls, therefore, for the development of new business models and innovative financial instruments such as collective purchasing to incentivise self-generation, consumption and energy efficiency for all consumers; suggests that this should become a priority for the EIB, EFSI and the Structural Funds;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Dan NICA, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jeppe KOFOD, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recommends reducing to an absolute minimum the administrative barriers to new self-generation capacity, and suggests replacing lengthy authorisation procedures with a simple notification requirement, while still respecting all legal requirements; suggests that the revision of the renewable energy directive could include specific provisions to remove barriers and promote community/cooperative energy schemes;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Jeppe KOFOD, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Martina WERNER, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Points out that to incentivise demand response energy prices must vary between peak and off-peak periods, and therefore supports the development of dynamic pricing on an opt-in basis, subject to a thorough assessment of its impacts on all consumers; believes that ~~dynamic~~all tariffs must be transparent, comparable and clearly explained;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that consumers should have easy and timely access to their consumption data in both volume and monetary terms, to help them make informed decisions; believes that where smart meters are rolled out there should be a solid legal framework to ensure an end to back-billing and a rollout that is efficient and affordable for consumers and is free of charge for energy-poor consumers; insists that ~~efficiency saving~~benefits from smart meters should be shared on a fair basis between grid operators and users;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Martina WERNER, Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Patrizia TOIA, Clare MOODY, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that the processing and storage of citizens’ energy-related data should be managed by neutral entities and should comply with the existing EU legislation, which lays down that ~~the ownership of all data lies with the citizen~~consumers should always remain in control of their data and that data should only be provided to third parties by explicit consent; considers that, in addition, citizens should be able to exercise their rights to correct and erase ~~information~~personal data;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Martina WERNER, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that the processing and storage of citizens’ energy-related data should be managed by neutral entities, with no additional costs for the consumers, and should comply with the existing EU legislation, which lays down that the ownership of all data lies with the citizen and that data should only be provided to third parties by explicit consent; considers that, in addition, citizens should be able to exercise their rights to correct and erase information;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2323(INI)

Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Considers that energy efficiency measures are central to any strategy to address energy poverty and are much cheaper in the long run than tackling the issue ~~exclusively~~ through social security policies; calls for action to ensure that energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings gives priority to energy-poor citizens in the context of the review of the EPBD; suggests that an objective of reducing the number of energy- inefficient homes by 2030 should be considered, with a focus on rental properties and social housing and whilst respecting the principle of comparative cost-effectiveness; finds that buildings owned and occupied by public authorities should set an example in this field;

2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Simona BONAFÈ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the Paris Agreement made in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Martina WERNER, Jeppe KOFOD

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Commission’s planned transformation of the electricity market must contribute to efficiency and security of supply and ensure the completion of the European internal energy market;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Simona BONAFÈ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the integration of the electricity markets must ~~also~~ respect th~~e right of the Member States to determine the national~~at according to article 194 TFEU, European energy policy shall ensure the functioning of the energy market, the security of energy supply, promote energy efficiency savings as well as the development of renewable energy ~~mix~~ and the ~~overall structure of~~ interconnection of energy networks; whereas the definition of their energy ~~supply~~mix of Member States remains a national competence;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Simona BONAFÈ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the positive experiences gained from cooperation in the ~~Pentalateral Energy Forum~~Regional Security Coordination Initiative ("RSCIs") such as CORESO and TSC are models for ~~great~~closer regional market ~~responsibility~~integration; their design includes rules to ensure that capacities are allocated sufficiently in advance in order to provide investment signals for new and more efficient plants to be built rather than prolonging the lives of older, more polluting plants;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~national capacity markets make it harder to integrate electricity markets and run contrary to the objectives of the common energy policy~~in order to cover any forecast gap in security of supply, capacity mechanisms should only be used as a last resort, once all other options have been considered, including increased interconnection with neighbouring countries, demand-side response measures and other forms of regional market integration;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas national capacity markets ~~mak~~are incompatible wit ~~hard~~h the principle of a European internal energy market, putting a barrier to integrateing electricity markets and running contrary to the objectives of the common energy policy;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Martina WERNER, Jeppe KOFOD

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas ~~national duties,~~ fixed prices, subsidies~~, feed-in priorities~~ and lack of interconnectors prevent a functioning internal market in electricity and thus delay the full market integration of largely CO2- free energy sources;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Simona BONAFÈ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the EU's energy market design requires a per-plant emission performance standard to phase out the most carbon-intense fuels from the EU electricity mix;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER, Dan NICA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the target of a medium-term increase in interconnection between the Member States to 15% ~~could~~will improve security of supply and end energy islands;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas a medium-term increase in interconnection between the Member States to 15% addressing existing bottlenecks in a targeted way could improve security of supply;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Simona BONAFÈ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the growing share of variable renewable energy sources in the electricity mix requires stable backup from flexible and sustainable energy sources and flexible technologies such as storage and demand-response;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Simona BONAFÈ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the transformation of the energy market and endorses the view that, whilst pursuing the 2030 climate and energy objectives, the transformed electricity market should enhance regional cooperation on security of energy supply and should focus on ~~more market and less regulation~~ensuring a well- regulated market-based system which is capable of delivering on all of the EU's established energy and climate goals;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Simona BONAFÈ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that the ongoing energy transition is resulting in a move away from a centralised, inflexible, fossil-fuel based system towards one which is more decentralised, flexible, and renewables- based; thus a new system is needed to reflect these changing realities and adapt in the most secure, safe, efficient, affordable and sustainable manner;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the existing regulatory framework of the European markets to be adjusted to allow for a growing share of renewable energy sources; stresses that a new market design for electricity for an increasingly decentralised energy system must promote safe, sustainable and efficient electricity supply;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Simona BONAFÈ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the existing regulatory framework of the European markets to be adjusted to ~~allow for a growing share of renewable energy sources; stresses that a new market design for electricity must promote sustainable and efficient electricity supply~~promote and reward flexibility, storage solutions, demand-side response technologies and further market integration which will help promote and integrate a growing share of renewable energy sources into the market; stresses that security of supply and decarbonisation will require a combination of liquid short-term (day- ahead and intraday) markets and long term price signals; ;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Considers that energy storage has numerous benefits, not least enabling demand-side response, assisting in balancing the grid and providing a means to store excess renewable power generation; calls for the revision of the existing regulatory framework to promote the deployment of energy storage systems and other flexibility options, which allow larger shares of intermittent renewable energy sources (RES) - whether centralised or distributed - with lower marginal costs to be fed into the energy system; stresses the need to establish a separate asset category for electricity or energy storage systems in the existing regulatory framework given the dual nature - generation and demand - of energy storage systems;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Therefore calls for a new market design to address technical barriers and discriminatory practices in network codes for energy storage and for fees and taxes to be applied fairly, avoiding double costs for the charging and discharging of energy and resulting in a market which rewards fast-reacting flexible sources; suggests that if and when storage options become more abundant and affordable, the rationale for capacity markets will quickly disappear;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Member States to be more pro-actively involved in the design of a more flexible and decentralised European internal market in electricity and to avoid undermining the objectives of Articles 114 and 194 TFEU by meintroducing national capacity markets ansd o~~f permanent capacity market~~ther purely national measures, fragmenting the internal energy market and directly affecting the energy systems of other Member States;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Member States to be more pro-actively involved in the design of a European internal market in electricity and to avoid undermining the objectives of Articles 114 and 194 TFEU by means of ~~permanent capacit~~national and non-market based measures whenever they are inconsistent with the goal of the internal energy markets;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Dan NICA, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes the view that it makes sense to step up cooperation between regions ~~under the leadership of~~in the framework of the RSCI and under a process driven by ACER, though without the Member States abandoning responsibility for security of supply;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that a strengthened European internal market in electricity is possible on the basis of stronger market price incentives through prices that reflect actual scarcity as well as by removing flexibility barriers; is aware, however, of the risks of unpredictable price surges and calls for meaningful pilot projects to be carried out before introducing prices that reflect the actual scarcity of supplies;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that a European internal market in electricity is possible on the basis of stronger price ~~incentives; is aware, however, of the risks of unpredictable price~~signals; surgges ~~and calls for~~ts that meaningful pilot projects to be carried out before introducing prices that reflect the actual scarcity of supplies;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Simona BONAFÈ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for the European Commission to include the application of Emission Performance Standards in the impact assessment of the new market design in order to guarantee coherence with European energy targets;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Simona BONAFÈ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the right of Member States to determine the conditions for the use of their energy resources, in their national energy mix ~~and the overall structure of their energy supply~~subject to the Treaty provisions which stipulate that European energy policy shall ensure the functioning of the energy market, ensure security of energy supply, promote energy efficiency and savings and the development of renewable energy and promote the interconnection of energy networks;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Supports the closer linkage of differing priorities in the national energy mix, such as wind energy with nuclear or with water reservoirs;~~deleted

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Supports the closer linkage of differing priorities in the national energy mix, such as wind energy with nuclear or with water reservoirs;~~deleted

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Simona BONAFÈ, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that network expansion in particular is indispensable with a view to completing the internal market in electricity with a growing share of renewables; regrets that there are still large gaps in the interconnections between some Member States, leading to network bottlenecks and significantly impairing cross-border energy trading; calls for the electricity interconnection objectives to be differentiated by region, be subject to the relevant cost-benefit analysis and aligned with the ENTSO-E ten-year network plan; stresses that once built, the availability of cross-border capacity is equally important given the increasing levels of capacity curtailments by Member States;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that rapid network expansion and the removal of network bottlenecks are also essential if uniform price zones are to be retained, and that ~~the splitting of bidding zones could be a sensible market economy approach to reflect actual electricity shortages in certain regions;~~ uniform price enlarge the market zone and thereby reinforce greater competition; takes the view that in closely integrated electricity networks the allocation of price zones should be decided together with all neighbours concerned in order to prevent both the inefficient use of networks and the reduction of cross-border capacities, which is incompatible with the internal market;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is ~~sceptical of capacity mechanisms on the grounds of high cost and the risk of~~against purely national capacity mechanisms which are incompatible with the principles of an internal energy market and which lead to market distortions~~, and~~; stresses that ~~national~~any capacity m~~arkets are subject to~~echanism in the EU must be designed in a cross-national way after thorough studies on its necessity have been carried out and respect the EU rules on competition and state aid;

2016/04/05
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Calls for national capacity mechanisms only to be authorised where~~Insists that capacity markets should only be used when the following criteria are met: a. Their need is confirmed by rigorous security of supply and system adequacy assessments, which include interconnections, storage, demand-side response and cross-border generation resources, and based on a homogenous and transparent methodology which identifies a clear risk to uninterrupted supply; the system a detailed analysis of the production and supply situation at regional level has been carried out in advance and a bottleneck has been identified which cannot be eliminated by less stringent measures such as a strategic reserve; quacy assessment should include general economic viability checks of the technologies operating in the system to determine if it can be expected that the existing resources would remain in operation regardless/under a business as usual scenario; b. This assessment examines and details why a capacity market is needed rather than other options such as increased interconnection and market integration with neighbouring countries, demand-side response measures and any other available measures; c. Their design is such that it is non- discriminatory to participation from electricity storage technologies, aggregated demand-side response, stable sources of renewable energy and participation from undertakings in other Member States; d. Their design includes rules to ensure that capacities are allocated sufficiently in advance in order to provide adequate investment signals for new and more efficient plants to be built rather than prolonging the lives of older, more polluting plants; e. Air quality rules are incorporated in order to eliminate the most polluting technologies;

2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for cross-national capacity mechanisms only to be authorised where a detailed analysis of the production and supply situation at regional level has been carried out in advance and a bottleneck has been identified which cannot be eliminated by less stringent measures ~~such as a strategic reserve~~;

2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Insists that badly-designed and ill thought-out capacity markets may amount to little more than state subsidies to traditional forms of generation; therefore calls on the Commission to closely monitor their compliance with state aid guidelines and take into account their incompatibility with the G20 and European Council commitments to phase out harmful subsidies to fossil fuels;

2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Insists that only cross-national capacity m~~arket~~echanisms should be ~~open to cross-border participation and should only create the capacity strictly necessary for security of supply~~envisaged in the European internal market and create the capacity strictly necessary for the regional or cross-border security of supply that has been assessed a priori;

2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Martina WERNER, Jeppe KOFOD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Insists that, before a cross-national capacity m~~arket~~echanism is authorised, it must be shown that all efforts have been made to reinforce the internal market and dismantle obstacles to flexibility;

2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Dan NICA, Patrizia TOIA, Martina WERNER, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Notes that the expectation of future price surges can create incentives for producers and investors to invest in production capacity, particularly in high- efficiency modern gas-fired power stations, urges ~~politicians not to~~restraint to be shown as regards intervenetion in the wholesale market even in the event of large price surges and calls~~, in the medium term, for the complete abolition of regulated final consumer prices~~ for any planned phasing out of regulated consumer prices which are below the cost of production to take into account the needs of vulnerable consumers at risk of energy poverty;

2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Supports the EU’s goal of increasing the share of renewables to 30%~~; notes, however, that the permanent subsidising of renewables is outdated and that renewables too must react to market signals in this new energy system, since otherw~~ and believes that in order to ensure the necessary investor and legal certainty national targets are needed; highlights that support schemes, where well- designed, have been a useful tool in rapidly bringing down the costs of renewables such as solar PV and onshore wind and as these technologies are becoming cost competitive and mature there will no longer be a need for such schemes; stresses that where support schemes are still needed for less mature forms of renewable energy, they should be designed in an efficient way that minimises market ~~signals for all electricity produc~~distortion, while ensuring effective results in terms ~~will be heightened disproportionately~~of renewable generation capacity development;

2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Supports the EU’s goal of increasing the share of renewables to 30%; ~~notes, however, that the permanent subsidising~~regrets the lack of binding European targets that can be brought down to binding national targets for the share of renewables; i~~s outdated and that renewables too must react to market signals in this new energy system, since otherwise market signals for all electricity producers will be heightened disproportionately;~~nsists that in the light of any binding renewables targets, alternative regulatory measures must be envisaged to achieve the EU’s renewables target within the framework of the 2030 climate and energy targets; notes that support for renewables must be market-responsive and market-based reacting to market signals

2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Jeppe KOFOD, Martina WERNER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that under the 2020 framework the Member States must meet specific quantitative objectives for the share of renewables in energy consumption, irrespective of the market situation, and therefore stresses the importance of promoting renewables in a way that focuses on competition and cost efficiency~~; therefore regards the promotion of investment as more compatible with the market than feed-in priorities and fixed prices;~~ , whilst recognising that the many different renewable technologies are at different stages of maturity and have different characteristics so cannot be treated with a one-size-fits-all approach; regards the promotion of investment as more compatible with the market than feed-in priorities and fixed prices; in order to ensure a favourable environment for investments, all existing RES plans should retain all direct and indirect benefits granted at the time of the investment decision, including feed-in priorities;

2016/03/29
Committee: ITRE

2015/2322(INI)