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13 Amendments of Ulrike MÜLLER related to 2018/0178(COD)

Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) In order for the Union to reach its environmental and climate commitments, private investments need to be mobilized. Achieving this requires long-term planning as well as regulatory stability and predictability for investors. In order to guarantee a coherent policy framework for sustainable investments, it is therefore important that the provisions of this Regulation build upon existing Union legislation.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) Setting harmonised criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities should not undermine the division of competences between Member States and the Union in different policy areas.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) To avoid harming the innovation climate in the EU and the Member States, this Regulation should be aligned with other Union legislation incentivising innovation, research and development, especially in the area of climate change, where a high level of long-term investments are required.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) 'energy efficiency' means using energy more efficientlcy at all the stages of the energy chain from production to final consumptions defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) 'sustainable forest management' means using forests and forest land in a way, and at a rate, that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality and their potential to fulfil, now and in the future, relevant ecological, economic and social functions, at local, national, and global levels, and that does not cause damage to other ecosystems.deleted
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) generating, storing or using renewable energy or climate-neutral energy (including carbon-neutral energy) in line with the Renewable Energy Directive, including through using innovative technology with a potential for significant future savings or through necessary reinforcement of the grid;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improving energy efficiency in line with the Energy Efficiency Directive;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) sustainable forest management in accordance with applicable national legislation in line with the conclusions from the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (Helsinki, 1993), the obligations provided by Regulation (EU) 2018/841 (LULUCF) as well as Regulation (EU) 995/2010 (EU Timber Regulation) .
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) fully respect the subsidiarity principle, enshrined in Article 69 and protocol no 2 in TFEU and the division of competence between Member States and the Union as enshrined in the Treaties.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) experts representing relevant private stakeholders representing all parts of society, in particular stakeholders with proven knowledge and experience in the areas of investments and sustainability;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) advise the Commission on the technical screening criteria referred to in Article 14, especially in order to secure the principle of subsidiarity and within that remit the precautionary principle, and the possible need to update those criteria;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4(3), 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2), 10(2) and 11(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period from [Date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The power to adopt delegated acts shall not limit national competence or undermine the principle of subsidiarity, especially in relation to national application of the adopted text of the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (Helsinki, 1993).
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the progress on the implementation of this Regulation with regard to the development of technical screening criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities, especially how the principle of subsidiarity and the division of competences between the Union and Member States has been respected;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI