17 Amendments of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2016/0031(COD)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to avoid any incompliance with Union law and enhance transparency, Member States should inform the Commission of their intent to enter into negotiations with regard to new intergovernmental agreements or amendments to existing intergovernmental agreements as soon as possible. The Commission should be kept informed regularly of the progress of the negotiationsis information should include a commitment by the State that the intergovernmental agreement shall follow the rules of European Union law and, generally, any amendments made to the text of the existing agreement. Member States shouldall have the possibility, should they so desire, to invite the Commission to participate in the negotiations as an observer.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) During the negotiations, at the request of the Member State in question, the Commission should have the possibility to advicse on how to avoid incompatibility with Union law. In particular, the Commission could develop, together with Member States, optional model clauses or guidelines. The Commission should have the possibility to draw attention to the Union’s energy policy objectives and the principle of solidarity between Member States and Union policy positions adopted in Council or European Council conclusions.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission should make information it receives available to all other Member States in secure electronic form. The Commission should respect requests from Member States to treat information submitted to it as confidential. Requests for confidentiality should, however, not restrict access of the Commission itself to confidential information, as the Commission needs to have comprehensive information for its own assessments. The Commission should be responsible for guaranteeing the application of the confidentiality clause. Requests for confidentiality should be without prejudice to the right of access to documents as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council11. __________________ 11 Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 299, 27.10.2012, p. 13).
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the Member State gives the Commission such notice of negotiations, the Member State concerned should keep the Commission regularly informed of the progress of the negotiations, if it considers that the negotiations may have an impact on the functioning of the EU internal energy market.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Member State gives the Commission notice of negotiations pursuant to Article 3(1), the Commission services may, if the Member States so requests, provide it with advice on how to avoid the incompatibility of the intergovernmental agreement or of the amendment to an existing intergovernmental agreement under negotiation with Union law. That Member State may also request the assistance of the Commission in those negotiations.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall assess intergovernmental agreements notified in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2. Where, following its first assessment, the Commission has doubts as to the compatibility of those agreements with Union law, in particular with internal energy market legislation and Union competition law, the Commission shall inform the Member States concerned accordingly within ninesix months at the latest of the notification of those agreements.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Where, following its first assessment, the Commission considers that the measures implementing the non- binding instrument notified to it under paragraphs 1 and 2 could conflict with Union law, in particular with internal energy market legislation and Union competition law, the Commission mayust inform the Member State concerned accordingly.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When providing information to the Commission in accordance with Article 3(1) to (3), Article 6(1) and Article 7(1) and (2), a Member State may indicate whether any part of the information, be it commercial or other information the disclosure of which could harm the activities of the parties involved, is to be regarded as confidential and whether, in which case the information provided canmust not be shared with other Member States.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where a Member State has identified as confidential in accordance with paragraph 1 an existing intergovernmental agreement, an amendment to an existing intergovernmental agreement, a new intergovernmental agreement, an existing non-binding instrument, an amendment to an existing non-binding instrument or a new non-binding instrument, that Member State shallmay make available a summary of the information submitted, provided its interests are not thereby compromised.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
That summary shall contain at least the following information regarding the intergovernmental agreement, non- binding instrument or amendment in questionwhich the Member State considers to be sufficient to give a general picture without compromising its interests:
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d
d) the parties;eleted
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5