51 Amendments of Edward CZESAK related to 2015/0148(COD)
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon and investment leakage is a justification to postpone full transition, and targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is justified in order to address genuine risks of increases in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The purpose of the ETS is to lower emission of greenhouse gases through incentivizing sectors to limit emissions where physically possible. Incentives are created by imposition of costs related to emissions. In cases where further elimination of emissions is impossible, imposition of costs related thereto should be avoided.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Given that the purpose of ETS is to incentivise sectors to limit or eliminate emissions wherever possible, it is imperative that sectors and subsectors that cannot reduce emissions due to physical or chemical limitations, be protected from costs related to ETS. Therefore, sectors and sub-sectors where emissions result directly from physical or chemical process necessary to produce the product in question (process emissions), where level of emissions cannot be therefore further reduced in this process and there are no alternative production process resulting in lower emissions exists should receive 100% of free allowances.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to reflect technological progress in the sectors concerned and adjust them to the relevant period of allocation, provision should be made for the values of the benchmarks for free allocations to installations, determined on the basis of data from the years 2007-8, to be updated in line with observed average improvement. For reasons of predictability, this should be done through applying a factor that represents the best assessment of progress across sectors, which should then take into account robust, objective and verified data from installations so that sectors whose rate of improvement differs considerably from this factor have a benchmark value closer to their actual rate of improvement. Where the data shows a difference from factor reduction of more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower per year over the relevant period, the related benchmark value shall be adjusted by that percentage. To ensure a level playing field for the production of aromatics, hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas should continue to be aligned to the refineries benchmarks. No changes to benchmarks will be made for those sectors were further improvements are impossible due to their physical or chemical impossibility (process emissions).
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The existing provisions which are in place for small installations below 50.000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year to be excluded from the EU ETS allow the installations which are excluded to remain so, and it should be made possible for Member States to update their list of excluded installations and for Member States currently not making use of this option to do so at the beginning of each trading period.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1
Article 1
(-1) In article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following article: This Directive establishes a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (hereinafter referred to as the 'Community scheme') in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner as well as the sustainable strengthening of the EU industrial basis against the risk of carbon and investment leakage.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
(-1) In Article 3w definition of removal unit is added: 'removal unit 'is issued in respect of net removals by sinks from activities in the forestry sector and is equal to one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9, paragraphs 2 and 3
Article 9, paragraphs 2 and 3
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) in paragraph 3, point (h) is amended as follows: measures intended to increase energy efficiency, develop efficient district heating systems and insulation or to provide financial support in order to address social aspects in lower and middle income households;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23. This act shall also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve for significant production increases by applying the same thresholds and allocation adjustments as apply in respect of partial cessations of operation. . Any 5% increase in production expressed as a rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11 should be adjusted with a corresponding amount of allowances by placing allowances into the reserve referred to in paragraph 7.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a b (new)
(ab) the fifth paragraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: In defining the principles for setting realistic benchmarks taking into account the actual activity level and conditions in individual sectors and subsectors, the Commission shall consult the relevant stakeholders, including the sectors and subsectors concerned.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) a new third subpParagraph 2 is added to paragraph 2replaced as follows:
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 (iii) (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 2 (iii) (new)
(iii) the sector or subsector cannot further reduce emissions due to its physical or chemical impossibility (process emissions), in which case no changes to benchmarks will be made.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) the first paragraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: In defining the principles for setting realistic benchmarks taking into account the actual activity level and conditions in individual sectors or subsectors, the starting point shall be the average performance of the 10% most efficient and representative installations in a sector or subsector in the Community in the years 20..-20... [latest available data]. Outlier installations should be not taken into the benchmark values. The Commission shall consult the relevant stakeholders, including the sectors and subsectors concerned.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
article 10a, paragraph 5
article 10a, paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be added to the new entrant reserve that will be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform manner.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly, with the exception of those sectors deemed to be responsible for process emissions referenced in Article 10b(1a), that shall be excluded from any adjustments. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform manner.
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Allowances from the maximum amount referred to Article 10a(5) of this Directive which were not allocated for free up to 2020, shall be set asideadded to the new entrant reserve and used for new entrants and, significant production increases and to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member States auctioning share in later years, together with 250 million allowances placed in the market stability reserve by 2021 pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
From 2021, allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of paragraphs 19 and 20 shall be added to the reserve. This shall not apply to removal units (RMU)
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point ii a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point ii a (new)
(iia) the second subparagraph of paragraph 7 is deleted.
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Article 10a – paragraph 8
400 million allowances shall be available to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, including district heating, high efficiency cogeneration as well as carbon capture and utilization (CCU) and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, in the territory of the Union. The innovation funds shall be complemented with other innovation-support schemes at EU and national levels, in particular on the market deployment of innovative technologies.
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
article 10a, paragraph 8
article 10a, paragraph 8
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in the whole range of low- carbon industrial technologies and processes in existing and new installations and support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS, CCU and innovative renewable energy technologies that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 60% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed. The eligibility criteria of the fund shall be improved by eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy and reducing financial risk.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point h
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point h
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 11
Article 10a – paragraph 11
(h) in paragraph 11, the wording "with a view to reaching no free allocation in 2027" is deleted. Instead the wording "and shall remain 30% for each year of period 2021-2030" is added.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10b – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Sectors and sub-sectors with emissions resulting directly from physical or chemical process necessary to produce the product in question (process emissions), where level of emissions cannot be therefore further reduced in this process and there are no alternative production process resulting in lower emissions with unavoidable emissions resulting from the nature of their production process, shall be deemed to be at risk of carbon leakage and allocated free allowances for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
Article 10b – paragraph 2
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is abovebelow 0.182 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment, based on a detailed impact assessment and taking into account sectors and sub-sectors at the relevant level, either at PRODCOM or NACE codes, using the following criteria:
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
Article 10b – paragraph 2
(c a) the extent to which distance from EU external border affects installations.
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(cb) level of potential competition between distortion among sectors and sub-sectors
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
Article 10b – paragraph 3
3. OSectors using fallback benchmarks and other sectors and sub-sectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices, and shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4
Article 10b – paragraph 4
By 31 December 2019, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act for the preceding paragraphs for activities at a 4- digit level (NACE-4 code)n appropriate NACE or PRODCOM code level for the relevant sector as concerns paragraph 1, in accordance with Article 23, based on data for the three most recent calendar years available.
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b
Article 10b
4a. the following paragraph is added to article 10b: 5. Every year the Commission may, at its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, add a sector or subsector to the list referred to in the first subparagraph if it can be demonstrated, in an analytical report, that this sector or subsector satisfies the criteria in paragraphs 1 or 2, following a change that has a substantial impact on the sector's or subsector's activities.
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 1
Article 10 c – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in € at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to installations for electricity production for the modernisation of the energy sector. electricity generators for the modernisation of the energy sector. Member States concerned shall select investments to be financed with free allocation: (a) through a competitive bidding process referred to in paragraph 2, or (b) based on the National Investment Plans as well as criteria and rules referred to in paragraph 2(3), or (c) a combination of both methods mentioned above. The Commission shall be informed about the chosen method by 1 January 2018.
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 (a)
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 (a)
(a) comply with the principles of transparency, non-discrimination, technological neutrality, equal treatment and sound financial management;
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 (b)
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 (b)
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to theat least one of the following: diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies, use of cogeneration and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors, including district heating systems, are eligible to bid;
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c
Article 10 c
By 30 June 2019, any Member State intending to make use of optional free allocation through competitive bidding shall publish a detailed national framework setting out the competitive bidding process and selection criteria for public comment.
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2
Article 10 c – paragraph 2
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 4
Article 10 c – paragraph 4
4. Transitional free allocations shall be deducted from the quantity of allowances that the Member State would otherwise auction. The total free allocation shall be no more than 40% of the allowances which the Member State concerned receives in the period 2021-30 pursuant to Article 10(2)(a) spread out in equal annual volumes over the period from 2021-30. The quantity of free allowances for all eligible Member States shall not be decreased by other mechanisms.
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 5
Article 10 c – paragraph 5
5. AFree allocations to operators shall be made available upon demonstration of incurred expenditure, at the level of a capital group, for that an investment both selected according to the rules of the competitive bidding procesvia competitive bidding and included in the list of investments referred to paragraph 2. Free allocations to operators shall be based on an ex-ante benchmark. The ex- ante efficiency benchmark shall be based on the weighted average of emission levels of most greenhouse gas efficient electricity production covered by the scheme for installations using different fuels. The weighting shall reflect the shares of the different fuels in electricity production in the Member State concerned. The free allocations to individual operators for period 2021-30 shall be determined and published by each of the Member States concerned by 30 September 2019. The allocations along with the list of electricity generators shasll been carried out. updated in 2023 and 2027, taking into account new installations and most recent data available. The updated list of electricity generators shall be submitted to the Commission by 30 September 2024 and by 30 September 2028 respectively.
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 6
Article 10 c – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall require benefiting electricity generators and network operators to report by 28 February of each year on the implementation of their selected investments. Member States shall report on this to the Commission on the balance of free allocation and investment expenditure incurred, and the Commission shall make such reports public.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 10 c – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Two years before the end of the period during which a Member State may give transitional free allocation to installations for electricity production the Member State concerned may request the extension of that period. The Commission shall assess the request and it may submit to the European Parliament and to the Council appropriate proposals, including the conditions that would have to be met in the case of an extension of that period.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 1
Article 10 d – paragraph 1
A fund to support investments in modernising energy systems and improving energy efficiency (including thermal energy, district heating, high efficiency cogeneration, renewable energy, geothermal heat) in Member States with a GDP per capita below 60% of the Union average in 2013 shall be established for the period 2021-30 and financed as set out in Article 10.
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 2
Article 10 d – paragraph 2
2. The fund shall also finance small- scale investment projects in the modernisation of energy systems and energy efficiency. To this end, the investment board (including thermal energy, district heating, high efficiency cogeneration, renewable energy, geothermal heat). To this end, the beneficiary Member States shall develop national guidelines and investment selection criteria specific to such projects in line with the objectives of the fund and the guidance elaborated by an advisory board referred to in paragraph 4. The rules shall be made public.
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 3
Article 10 d – paragraph 3
3. The EIB is responsible for monetisation of the 2% allowances referred to in Article 10. Defining of monetisation calendar should be carried out in consultation with beneficiary Member State. The funds shall be distributed based on a combination of a 50% share of verified emissions and a 50% share of GDP criteria, leading to the distribution set out in Annex IIb.
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
Article 10 d – paragraph 4
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 5
Article 10 d – paragraph 5
5. The beneficiary Member States shall report annually to the management committeeadvisory board on investments financed by the fund. The report shall be made public and include:
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 6
Article 10 d – paragraph 6
6. Each year, the management committeeadvisory board shall report to the Commission on experience with the evaluation and selection of investments. The Commission shall review the basis on which projects are selected by 31 December 2024 and, where appropriate, make proposals to the management committeeadvisory board.
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
A list of installations covered by this Directive for the fivetwo years beginning on 1 January 2021 shall be submitted by 30 September 2018, and lists for the subsequent fivetwo years shall be submitted every fivetwo years thereafter. Each list shall include information on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production and emissions at sub- installation level over the fivetwo calendar years preceding its submission. Free allocations shall only be given to installations where such information is provided.
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) In Article 11a, paragraphs 8 and 9 are deleted. 8 is replaced by the following: Operators and aircraft operators may use the removal units in the Community scheme up to an amount corresponding to XX% of allowances to be auctioned during the period 2021-2030. Operators under Article 10c and Article 10a in low income Member States (GDP per capita below 60% of the EU average, references to GDP in 2013 in EUR at market prices) may use credits from projects issued pursuant to Article 24a and other projects administered by Member States that reduce greenhouse gas emissions not covered by the Community scheme. The amount of credits should be up to an amount corresponding to XX% of allowances to be auctioned by eligible Member States during the period 2021- 2030. Any such measures shall not result in the double-counting of emission reductions.
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
(22a) In article 27, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the Community scheme installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 50 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 35 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 50 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 50 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the Community scheme; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures.