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Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3

The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall benefit households, micro-enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises and transport users, which are vulnerable and particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC~~, especially~~ and other EU measures to promote the green transition. Priority shall be given to households in energy poverty and citizens without public transport alternative to individual cars (in remote and rural areas).

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4

The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and the situation in other sectors facing socio-economic challenges arising from the transition to the Union's 2030 energy and climate goals. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

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

(9) ‘~~micro-~~small and medium-sized enterprise’' or SME means an enterprise that employs fewer than 1250 persons and whose annual turnover ordoes not exceed EUR 50 million and/or whose annual balance sheet does not exceed EUR 243 million, calculated in accordance with Articles 3 to 6 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201453; _________________ 53 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty ~~Text with EEA relevance~~ (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

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

(10) ‘transport users’ means households, NEET students, regardless of their household income level, or small or medium-sized enterprises or micro- enterprises that use various goods transport and mobility options;

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

10a. 'NEET' means young people aged 15 to 29, who are not in employment and not in education or training;

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11

(11) ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energy poverty or households, including lower middle- income ones, that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC ~~and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy~~, being defined by each Member State according to local, regional and national circumstances;

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘vulnerable ~~micro-enterprises’ means micro-enterprise~~SMEs’ means SMEs that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC ~~and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy~~, being defined by each Member State according to local, regional and national circumstances;

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13

(13) ‘vulnerable transport users’ means transport users, including from lower middle-income households, NEETs and students that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC ~~and lack the means to purchase zero- and low- emission vehicles or to switch to alternative sustainable modes of transport, including public transport, particularly in rural and remote areas~~, being defined by each Member State according to local, regional and national circumstances;.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

- 'accompanying measure' means a projected initiative in addition to the measures and investments proposed under Article 3, such as technical assistance and administrative support for the planning and implementation of the proposed measures and investments or any other measures necessary to put into effect the plan to mitigate the social impact of climate action;

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – indent 2 (new)

- 'adaptation measure' also means action to reduce vulnerability to the effects of climate change;

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – indent 3 (new)

- 'shared management', whereby the Commission entrusts Member States with the implementation of programmes at national level. Member States shall allocate funding and have primary responsibility for setting up a management and control system, ensuring that it works effectively and also preventing, detecting and correcting irregularities. The European Commission shall play a supervisory role, ensuring that management and control measures meet requirements. To this end, it shall verify the effective operation of the scheme and, if necessary, make financial adjustments;

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. ~~Payment of support~~The Union contribution shall be con~~ditional upon achieving the milestones and targets for measures and investments set out in the Plans. Those milestones and targets shall be compatible with the Un~~sist of reimbursing eligible costs actually incurred by a beneficiary in the form of operational outlay, contribution’s ~~climate targets and cover in particular:~~in kind and depreciation.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

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

- Technical assistance for Member States: actions necessary for effective fund management and implementation of the plan and for functions such as programming (plan and projects, investments and other measures), training, management, monitoring, evaluation, visibility and communication. Technical assistance may be included in the cost of the investment or proposed measure or in a separate initiative under the plan. Technical assistance for drawing up the plan shall be eligible from 1 January 2023.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

The Fund shall be implemented by the Commission in direct management in accordance with the relevant rules adopted pursuant to Article 322 TFEU, in particular Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council59. _________________ 59 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European ParliamentMember States and the Commission shall implement the Union budget allocated to the Climate Action Fund in shared management pursuant to Article 63 of the Financial Regulation. Member States shall prepare and implement programmes at the appropriate regional level in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework. In accordance with the principle and rules of shared management, Member States and of the Co~~uncil of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 1)~~mmission should be responsible for the management and control of programmes and guarantee the legal and admissible use of the fund.

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Following adoption by the Commission of the plan under the implementing act referred to in Article 16(1), it shall make an advance payment of up to 13 % of total funding provided for in the decision approving the Plan submitted by a Member State, where requested by the latter. The advance payment shall be fully offset through pro rata deductions from payments by the final year of implementation at the latest.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall contribute ~~at least to 50 percent of the total estimated costs of their Plans~~to the total estimated costs of the Plan, with co-funding based their financial packages amounting to least: (a) 85% for Member States with a gross national income below 75% of the EU average; (b) 70% for transition regions with a gross national income equal to or above 75% and below 100% of the EU average; (c) 50% for more developed regions with a gross national income equal to or above 100% of the EU average.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission ~~shall assess the Plan and, where applicable, any amendment to that Plan submitted by a Member State in accordance with Article 17, for compliance with the provisions of this Regulation~~may make observations during the three months following the date of submission of the Plan by the Member State. When carrying out that assessment, the Commission shall act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned. The Commission may make observations or seek additional information. The Member State concerned shall provide the requested additional information and may revise the Plan if needed, including after the submission of the Plan. The Member State concerned and the Commission may agree to extend the deadline for assessment by a reasonable period if necessary.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. The ~~Commission shall assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the Plan as follows:~~Member State shall review the plan, taking into account the Commission's observations. When carrying out that assessment, the Commission shall act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) For the purpose of assessing relevance, the Commission shall take into account the following criteria: (i) whether the Plan represents a response to the social impact on and challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishing the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty, duly taking into account the challenges identified in the assessments of the Commission of the update of the concerned Member State’s integrated national energy and climate plan and of its progress pursuant to Article 9(3), and Articles 13 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the Commission recommendations to Member States issued pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in view of the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050. This shall take into account the specific challenges and the financial allocation of the Member State concerned; (ii) whether the Plan is expected to ensure that no measure or investment included in the Plan does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852; (iii) whether the Plan contains measures and investments that contribute to the green transition, including to addressing the challenges resulting therefrom and in particular to the achievement of the 2030 climate and energy objectives of the Union and the 2030 milestones of the Mobility Strategy.deleted

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i

(i) whether the Plan represents a response to the social impact on and challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishing the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty, duly taking into account the challenges identified in the assessments of the Commission of the update of the concerned Member State’s integrated national energy and climate plan and of its progress pursuant to Article 9(3), and Articles 13 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the Commission recommendations to Member States issued pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in view of the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050. This shall take into account the specific challenges and the financial allocation of the Member State concerned;deleted

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii

(ii) whether the Plan is expected to ensure that no measure or investment included in the Plan does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852;deleted

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii

(iii) whether the Plan contains measures and investments that contribute to the green transition, including to addressing the challenges resulting therefrom and in particular to the achievement of the 2030 climate and energy objectives of the Union and the 2030 milestones of the Mobility Strategy.deleted

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) For the purpose of assessing effectiveness, the Commission shall take into account the following criteria : (i) whether the Plan is expected to have a lasting impact on the challenges addressed by that Plan and in particular on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users, especially households in energy poverty, in the Member State concerned; (ii) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to ensure the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan, including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators; (iii) whether the measures and investments proposed by the Member State concerned are consistent and complying with the requirements under Directive [yyyy/nnn] [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU], Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council60, Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2010/31/EU; _________________ 60 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1).deleted

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) whether the Plan is expected to have a lasting impact on the challenges addressed by that Plan and in particular on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users, especially households in energy poverty, in the Member State concerned;deleted

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to ensure the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan, including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators;deleted

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii

(iii) whether the measures and investments proposed by the Member State concerned are consistent and complying with the requirements under Directive [yyyy/nnn] [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU], Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council60, Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2010/31/EU; _________________ 60 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1).deleted

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) For the purposes of assessing efficiency the Commission shall take into account the following criteria: (i) whether the justification provided by the Member State for the amount of the estimated total costs of the Plan is reasonable, plausible, in line with the principle of cost efficiency and commensurate to the expected national environmental and social impact; (ii) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to prevent, detect and correct corruption, fraud and conflicts of interests when using the funds provided under the Fund, including the arrangements that aim to avoid double funding from the Fund and other Union programmes; (iii) whether the milestones and targets proposed by the Member State are efficient in view of the scope, objectives and eligible actions of the Fund;deleted

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i

(i) whether the justification provided by the Member State for the amount of the estimated total costs of the Plan is reasonable, plausible, in line with the principle of cost efficiency and commensurate to the expected national environmental and social impact;deleted

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to prevent, detect and correct corruption, fraud and conflicts of interests when using the funds provided under the Fund, including the arrangements that aim to avoid double funding from the Fund and other Union programmes;deleted

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii

~~(iii) whether the milestones and targets proposed by the Member State are efficient in view of the scope, objectives and eligible actions of the Fund;~~deleted

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d

~~(d) For the purpose of assessing coherence, the Commission shall take into account whether the Plan contains measures and investments that represent coherent actions.~~deleted

2022/02/28
Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Member State concerned and the Commission may agree to extend the deadline for assessment and approval by a reasonable period if necessary.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. On the basis of the assessment in accordance with Article 15, the Commission shall decide on the Plan of a Member State, by means of an implementing act, within ~~six~~four months from the date of the submission of that Plan pursuant to Article 3(1) of this Regulation. The Member State concerned and the Commission may agree to extend the deadline for approval by a reasonable period if necessary.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

~~Where t~~The Commission ~~gives a positive assessment, that~~ decision shall set out:

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

2. TWhe financial allocation referred to in paragraph 1, point (b) shall be determined on the basis of the estimated total costs of the Plan proposed by the Member State concerned, as assessed under the criteria set out in Article 15(2)re the assessment of the Plan identifies weaknesses in the control systems, the Commission may require additional targets and interim objectives to be met before the first payment is made.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The amount of the financial allocation shall be set as follows: (a) where the Plan complies satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 15(2), and the amount of the estimated total costs of the package minus the national contribution is equal to, or higher than, the maximum financial allocation for that Member State referred to in Article 13(1), the financial allocation allocated to the Member State concerned shall be equal to the total amount of the maximum financial allocation referred to in Article 9; (b) where the Plan complies satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 15(2), and the amount of the estimated total costs of the package minus the national contribution is lower than the maximum financial allocation for that Member State referred to in Article 13(1), the financial allocation allocated to the Member State shall be equal to the amount of the estimated total costs of the package minus the national contribution; (c) where the Plan complies satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 15(2), but the assessment establishes weaknesses in the control systems, the Commission may require additional milestones and targets to be achieved before the first payment; (d) where the Plan does not comply satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 15(2), no financial allocation shall be allocated to the Member State concerned.deleted

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. Where the Commission gives a negative assessment to a Plan, the decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the reasons for that negative assessment. The Member State concerned shall resubmit the Plan, after taking into account the assessment of the Commission.deleted

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

1. Where a Social Climate Plan, including relevant milestones and targets, is no longer achievable, either in whole or in part, by the Member State concerned because of objective circumstances, in particular because of the actual direct effects of the emission trading system for buildings and road transport establisThe Member State may submit a motivated request for an amendment to thed p~~ursu~~lant, to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Member State concerned may submit to the Commission an amendment of its Plan to include the necessary and duly justified changes. Member States may request technical support for the preparation of such requgether with the amended version, setting out the expected implications thereof for achievement of the objectivest.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Funding shall be based on the plans drawn up pursuant to Article 3. Resources shall be earmarked for one or more specific programmes or one or more priorities within programmes. The Commission shall approve a programme or any modification thereto only if it is in accordance with the Plan.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall assess the amended Plan in accordance with Article 15 and may submit observations during the two months following the presentation thereof.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3

3. WThere the Commission gives a positive assessment to the amended Plan, it shall in accordance with Article 16(1) adopt, within three months of the official submission of the amended Plan by the Member State, a decision setting out the reasons for its positive assessment, by means of an implementing ac Member State shall review the amended Plan, taking the Commission's observations into account.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4

4. ~~Where t~~The Commission ~~gives a negative assessment to the amended Plan, it shall reject the request with~~shall adopt a decision approving the ~~period referred to in paragraph 3, after having given the Member State concerned the possibility to present its observations within three months of the communication of the Commission’s assessment~~modification of the Plan at the latest three months after submission thereof by the Member State.

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Committee: REGI

Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18

Commitment of the financial allocation 1. After the Commission has adopted a decision as referred to in Article 16, it shall in due time conclude an agreement with the Member State concerned constituting an individual legal commitment within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 covering the period 2025-2027. That agreement may be concluded at the earliest one year before the year of the start of the auctions under Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC. 2. The individual legal commitment covering the period 2028-2032 shall be concluded subject to the availability of the amounts referred to in Article 9(2) of this Regulation under the annual ceilings of the multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEU. 3. Budgetary commitments may be based on global commitments and, where appropriate, may be broken down into annual instalments spread over several years.Article 18 deleted

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Committee: REGI

43 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2021/0206(COD)

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