Activities of Damien CARÊME related to 2023/0081(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)
Amendments (193)
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union has committed to the accelerated decarbonisation of its economy and ambitious deployment of renewable energy sources to achieve climate neutrality or net zero emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) by 2050. That objective is at the heart of the European Green Deal, the updated EU Industrial Strategy, and in line with the Union’s commitment to global climate action under the Paris Agreement31 . To reach the climate neutrality goal, Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 sets a binding Union climate target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990. The proposed “Fit for 55”33 package aims to deliver on the Union’s 2030 climate target and revises and updates Union legislation in this respect. _________________ 31 Council Decision (EU) 2016/1841 of 5 October 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 4. 32 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). 33 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. 'Fit for 55': delivering the EU's 2030 Climate Target on the way to climate neutrality. COM(2021) 550, 14.7.2021.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The Union has also expressed its ambition for a toxic-free environment and its commitment to implement a zero- pollution action plan for air, water and soil, towards the overarching vision that by 2050, pollution is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to health nor to natural ecosystems. In this vein, the Commission proposed a set of zero pollution targets by 2030, such as aiming at the reduction of air pollution, noise, nutrient losses, microplastic release and plastic litter, and the total waste generation.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) In the interest of the Union's strategic autonomy, a greater focus on the circularity and long lifespans of technologies is essential to strengthen the resilience of European manufacturing industry, while reducing its environmental impacts to contribute to its sustainable competitiveness. Therefore emphasis should be put on manufacturing technologies possessing key features of a more circular industry, such as durability, reliability, reusability, upgradability, reparability, resource efficiency, recycled content, the possibility of maintenance, disassembly, refurbishment, remanufacturing, recycling and recoverability of materials, as well as avoiding the use of toxic substances of concern for health and the environment.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Single Market provides the appropriate environment for enabling access at the necessary scale and pace to the technologiefundamental ingredients required to achieve the Union’s climate ambition. G, such as a properly skilled and sizeable workforce, natural resources, financial means and available technical and technological solutions. In particular, given the complexity and the transnational character of net-zero technologies, uncoordinated national measures to ensure access to those technologies would have a high potential of distorting competition and fragmenting the Single market. Therefore, to safeguard the functioning of the Single market it is necessary to create a common Union legal framework to collectively address this central challenge by increasing the Union’s resilience and security of supply in the field of net-zero technologies.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regarding external aspects, in particular regarding emerging markets and developing economies, the EU will seek win-winmutually beneficial partnerships, including in the framework of its Global Gateway strategy, which contribute to the diversification of its raw materials supply chain as well as to partneraccelerate the achievement of the Paris Agreement while countries’ efforts to pursue twin transition andbuting to the the development of local value addition.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To fulfil those commitments, the Union must accelerate its pace of transition to clean energwards a renewables-based, circular and resource-efficient economy, notably by increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy sources. This willshould also contribute to achieving the EU targets of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan for 2030 of an employment rate of at least 78% and participation in training of at least 60% of adults. It willn order for it to also contribute to ensuring that the green transition is fair and equitable34 . , it should be combined with upward convergence towards high standards of working conditions. By addressing energy poverty, the investments into net-zero technologies should also contribute to the achievement of the EU target of a reduction of at least 15 million in the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion _________________ 34 Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality, adopted on 16 June 2022 as part of the Fit for 55 package.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The higher energy prices after the unjustified and unlawful military aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, gave a strong impetus to accelerate the implementation of the European Green Deal and reinforce the resilience of the Energy Union by speeding up the clean energy transition and ending any dependence on fossil fuels, notably exported from the Russian Federation. The REPowerEU plan35 plays a key role in responding to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. That plan aims to accelerate the energy transition in the European Union, in order to reduce the Union’s gas and electricity consumption and to boost investments in the deployment of energy efficient and low carbon solutions. That plan sets inter alia the targets to double solar photovoltaic capacity by 2025 and to install 600 GW of solar photovoltaic capacity by 2030 in the Union; to double the rate of deployment of heat pumps; to produce 10 million tonnes of domestic renewable hydrogen by 2030; and to substantially increase the production of biomethane. The plan also sets out that achieving the REPowerEU goals will require diversifying the supply of low carbon energy equipment and of critical raw materials, reducing sectoral dependencies, overcoming supply chain bottlenecks and expanding the Union’s clean energy technology manufacturing capacity to 35 bcm by 2030. As part of its efforts to increase the share of renewable energy in power generation, industry, buildings and transport, the Commission proposes to increase the target in the Renewable Energy Directive to 45% by 2030 and to increase the target in the Energy Efficiency Directive to 13%. This would bring the total renewable energy generation capacities to 1236 GW by 2030, in comparison to 1067 GW by 2030 envisaged under the 2021 proposal and will see increased needs for storage through batterieflexibility solutions to deal with intermittency in the electricity grid. Similarly, policies related to the decarbonisation of the road sector, such as Regulation (EU) 2019/631 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 will be strong drivers for a further electrification of the road transport sector and thus increasing demand for batteries. _________________ 35 Communication of 18 May 2022 from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, REPowerEU Plan, COM/2022/230 final, 18.05.2022.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The commitments for the net-zero transformation isare already causing huge industrial, economic, and geopolitical shifts across the globe, which will become ever more pronounced as the world advances in its decarbonisation efforts. The road to net zerotransformation towards a climate neutral, resource-efficient and fair economy translates into strong opportunities for the expansion of Union’s net-zero industry, making use of the strength of the Single Market, by promoting investment in technologies in the field of renewable energy technologies , electricity and heat storage technologies, heat pumps, grid technologies, renewable fuels of non- biological origin technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, fusion, small modular reactors and related best-in-class fuels, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies, and energy- system related energy efficiency technologies and their supply chains, allowing for thto contribute to the imperative decarbonisation of our economic sectors, from energy supply to transport, buildings, and industry. A strong net zero industry within the European Union can help significantly in reaching the Union’s climate and energy targets effectively, as well as in supporting other Green Deal objectives, while creating quality jobs and growthproviding decent working conditions for all.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To meet the 2030 climate and energy targets, energy efficiency needs to be prioritised. Saving energy is the cheapest, safest and cleanest way to meet those targets. ‘Energy efficiency first’ is an overall principle of EU energy policy and is important in both its practical applications in policy and investment decisions. Therefore, it is essential to expand the Union’s manufacturing capacity for energy efficient technologies, such as heat pumps and smart grid technologies, that help the EU reduce and control its energy consumption.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Additional policy effort is necessary to support those technologies that are commercially available and have a good potential for rapid scale up to support the Union’s 2030 climate targets, improve the security of supply for net-zero technologies and their supply chains, and safeguard or strengthen the overall resilience and competitiveness of the Union’s energy system. It includes access to a safe and sustainable source of best in class fuels, as described in recital 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To achieve the 2030 objectives a particular focus is needed on some of the net-zero technologies that are "no-regret technologies" planned to be deployed throughout the entire Union, also in view their significant contribution towards the path to net zero by 2050. These technologies include solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies, onshore and offshore renewable technologies, battery/energy storage technologies, heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, sustainable biogas/biomethane, carbon capture and storage technologies and grid technologies. These technologies play a key role in the Union’s open strategic autonomy, ensuring that citizens have access to clean, affordable, secure energy. Given their role, these technologies should benefit from even faster permitting procedures, obtain the status of the highest national significance possible under national law and benefit from additional support to crowd-in investments.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure thatimprove the resilience of the Union’s future energy system is resilient, this scaling-up should be carried out across the key components along the whole supply chain of the technologies in question, in full complementarity with the Critical Raw Materials Act.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In 2020 the European Commission adopted an EU strategy for energy system integration. It set out a vision on how to accelerate the transition towards a more integrated energy system, one that supports a climate neutral economy at the least cost across sectors. It encompasses three complementary and mutually reinforcing concepts: first, a more ‘circular’ energy system, with energy efficiency at its core; second, a greater direct electrification of end-use sectors; third, the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels, including renewable hydrogen, for end-use applications where direct heating or electrification are not feasible, not efficient or have higherdisproportionate costs. Considerations related to energy system integration refer to solutions for fully integrating all the electricity generated by renewable energy installations into the wider energy system. This means, for instance, adopting technical solutions that allow for the integration of surplus electricity generated by renewable electricity installations, including through storage in its various forms and demand- side management.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The development of carbon capture and storage solutions for industrypermanent storage of CO2 emissions that are residual industrial emissions after implementation of all mitigation options have been exhausted, is confronted with a coordination failure. On the one hand, despite thewhile the recently growing CO2 price incentive provided by the EU Emissions Trading System, for industry to invest into capturing CO2 emissions making makes such investments economically viable, they face a significantose industries may face a risk of not being able to access a permitted geological storage site. On the other hand, investors into first CO2 storage sites face upfront costs to identify develop and appraise them even before they can apply for a regulatory storage permit. Transparency about potential CO2 storage capacity in terms of the geological suitability of relevant areas and existing geological data, in particular from the exploration of hydrocarbon production sites, can support market operators to plan their investments. Member State should make such data publicly available and report regularly in a forward-looking perspective about progress in developing CO2 storage sites and the corresponding needs for injection and storage capacities above, in order to collectively reachamp up the Union-wide target for CO2 injection capacity. At the same time, CO2 injection capacity sites must comply with the applicable environmental standards and ensure the safety of their operations, including the rules laid out in Directive 2009/31/EC and the ‘Do No Significant Harm’ principle within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) A keyOne potential bottleneck for carbon capture investments that are today increasingly economically viable is the availability of operating CO2 storage sites in Europe, which underpin the incentives from Directive 2003/87/EC. To scale up the technology and expand its leading manufacturing capacitiesherefore, the EU needs to develop a forward-looking supplyadequacy assessment of permanent geological CO2 storage sites permitted in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EU36 . By defining a Union target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2injection capacity by 2030, in line with the expected capacities needed in 2030,within the Union. This adequacy assessment should provide a detailed analysis of the geographical and temporal adequacies between the existing and planned CO2 storage sites permitted in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EU36 and the CO2capture projects for unavoidable industrial emissions within theUnion. This would allowthe relevant sectorscantocoordinate their investments towards a European Net-Zero CO2transport and storage value chainthat industries can use to decarbonise their operations. This initial deployment will also support furfor the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective by 2050, as enshrined into ther CO2storage in a 2050 perspectivelimate Law. According to the Commission’s estimates, the Union could need tocapture up to 550permanently store in geological storage sites between around 80 and 298million tonnes ofCO2 annually by 2050 to meet the net zero objective37, including for carbon removals. Such a first industrial- scale storage capacity willde-risk investments into the capturing of CO2emissionsrepresent the first building block of asnimportant tool to reach climate neutrality.When this regulation is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, the Union target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030 will be adjusted accordinglenable the full decarbonisation of unavoidable industrial emissions, and thusreach climate neutrality. _________________ 36 Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (Text with EEA relevance), (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114). 37 In depth analysis in support of the Commission Communication (2018/773) A Clean Planet for all. A European long-term strategic vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) By defining CO2 storage sites that contribute to the Union’s 2030 target as net-zero strategic projects, the development of CO2 storage sites can be accelerated and facilitated, and the increasing industrial demand for storage sites can be channelled towards the most- cost-effective storage sites. An increasing volume of depleting gas and oil fields that could be converted into safe, sustainable and permanent CO2 storage sites are at the end of their useful production lifetime. In addition, the oil and gas industry has affirmed its determination to embark on an energy transition ands to possesses the assets, skills and knowledge needed to explore and develop additional storage sites. To reach the Union’s target of 50 million tonnes of annualtransform those fields into safe, sustainable and permanent CO2 storage sites. To provide operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030, the sector needs to pool its contributions to ensure that carbon capture and storage as a climate solutionstorage is available ahead of demand. In order to ensure a timely, Union-wide and cost- effective development of CO2 storage sites in line with the EU objective for injection capacity, licensees of oil and gas production in the EUall companies offering to sell fossil fuels on the Union market should contribute to this target pro rata of their oil and gas manufacturing capacityeffort, while providing flexibilitiesy to cooperate and take into account other contributions of third parties.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To address security of supply issues and contribute to supporting the resilience of Union’s energy system and decarbonisation and modernisation efforindustry related to 2030 climate and energy targets, the net-zero technology manufacturing capacity in the Union needs to expand. Union manufacturersing of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies need to increase their competitive edge ando improve security of supply perspectives, by aiming to reach at least 30 gigawatt of operational solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2030 across the full PV value chain, in line with the goals set out in the European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance, which is supported under the Union’s Solar Energy Strategy.38 Union manufacturersing capacity of wind and heat pump technologies need to consolidate their competitive edge andbe maintained or expand their current market sharesed throughout this decade, in line with the Union’s technology deployment projections that meet its 2030 energy and climate targets.39 This translates into a Union manufacturing capacity for wind of at least 36 GW and, respectively, for heat pumps of at least 31 GW in 2030. Union manufacturers of batteries and electrolysers need to consolidate their technology leadership and actively contribute to shaping these markets. For battery technologies this would mean contributing to the objectives of ting capacity of batteries also needs to be expanded. The European Battery Alliance and aims at almost 90% of the Union’s battery annual demand being met by the Union’s battery manufacturersmanufacturing capacity in the Union, translating into a Union manufacturing capacity of at least 550 GWh in 2030. For EU electrolyser manufacturersing, the REPowerEU plan projects 10 million tonnes of domestic renewable hydrogen production and a further up to 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen imports by 2030. To ensure EU’s technological leadership translates into commercial leadership, aAs supported under the Electrolyser Joint Declaration of the Commission and the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, EU electrolyser manufacturers should further boost their capacitying capacity should be expanded, such that the overall installed electrolyser capacity being deployed reaches at least 100 GW hydrogen by 2030. _________________ 38 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Solar Energy Strategy, SWD(2022) 148 final, 18.05.2022. 39 As per REPowerEU objectives set out in the REPowerEU Plan, COM/2022/230 final, and accompanying Commission Staff Working Document Implementing the Repower EU Action Plan: Investment Needs, Hydrogen Accelerator and achieving the Bio-Methane Targets Accompanying the Document : Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions REPowerEU Plan, SWD/2022/230 final, 18.05.2022
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Considering these objectives together, while also taking into account that for certain elements of the respective supply chains (such as inverters, as well as solar cells, wafers, and ingots for solar PV or cathodes and anodes for batteries) the Union manufacturing capacity is low, the Union net-zero technologies annualshould closely monitor the resilience of net-zero technologies’ deployment, reinforce the corresponding annual manufacturing capacity shoul, and aim at approaching or reaching an overall annual manufacturing benchmark of at least 40% of annual deployment needs by 2030 for each of the technologies listed in the Annex .
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to maintain competitiveness and reduce current strategic import dependencies in keystrategic net- zero technology products and their supply chains, while avoiding the formation of new ones, the Union needs to continue strengthening its net zero industrial base and become more competitive and innovation friendly. Tof strategic net-zero technologies. To assert its sustainable competitiveness, the Union needs to enable the development of manufacturing capacity faster, simpler and in a more predictable way, without compromising on its high environmental and social standards and values.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Member States should submit updated drafts of their 2021-2030 National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) in June 202340 . As emphasised in the Commission’s Guidance to Member States for the update of the 2021-2030 national energy and climate plans41 , the updated plans should describe Member States’ objectives and policies to facilitate the scale-up of manufacturing projectsscale-up of commercially available energy efficient and low-carbon technologies, equipment and key components within their territory. Those plans should also describe Member States’ objectives and policies to achieve such scale-up through diversification efforts in third countries, and to enable their industries to capture and store CO2emissionsunavoidable industrial emissions for which no direct emission reduction options are available, to be captured and permanently stored in geological storage sites. _________________ 40 Member States shall update their national plans for 2021-2030 by June 2023 (draft plans) and June 2024 (final plans). See Article 14 and requirements of Chapter 2 and Annex I of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. 41 Commission Notice on the Guidance to Member States for the update of the 2021- 2030 national energy and climate plans 2022/C 495/02, (OJ C 495, 29.12.2022, p. 24).
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In addition, the Communication on the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net- Zero Age42 sets out a comprehensive approach to support a clean energy technology scale up based on four pillars. The first pillar aims at creating a pregulatory environment that simplifies and fast- tracks permittingdictable, coherent and simplified regulatory environment for new net-zero technology manufacturing and assembly sites and facilitates the scaling up of the net-zero industry of the Union. The second pillar of the plan is to boost investment in and financing of net-zero technology production, through the revised Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework adopted in March 2023 and the creation of a European Sovereignty fund to preserve the European edge on critical and emerging technologies relevant to the green and digital transitions. The third pillar relates to developing the skills needed to make the transition happen and increase the number of skilled workers in the clean energy technology sector. The fourth pillar focuses on trade and the diversification of the supply chain of critical raw materials. That includes creatresilient supply chains, including aon critical raw materials club, working with like-minded partners to collectively strengthen supply chains and diversifying away from single suppliers for critical input. _________________ 42 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age, COM/2023/62 final, 01.02.2023.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Under the first pillar, the Union should develop and maintain an industrial basis for the provision of net-zero technology solutions to secure its energy supply, while also living up to its ambitions on climate neutrality. To support that goal and to avoidreduce dependencies for the supply of net-zero technologies that wcould delay the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reductions efforts or put at risk the security of supply of energyjeopardise the achievement of Union’s climate and energy objectives, this Regulation shallould set out provisions to encourage demand for sustainable and resilient net-zero technologies in the Union.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU already allow contracting authorities and entities awarding contracts through public procurement procedures to rely, in addition to price or cost, on additionalqualitative criteria for identifying the most economically advantageous tender. Such criteria concern for instance the quality of the tender including social, environmental and innovative characteristics. When awarding contracts for net-zero technology through public procurement, contracting authorities and contracting entities should duly assess the tenders’ contribution to sustainability, and resilience in relation to a series of criteria relating to the tender’s environmental and social sustainability, innovation, system integration and to resilience.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Without prejudice to Union legislation applicable to a specific technology, including under the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products44 and the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning batteries and waste batteries45 , and unless otherwise indicated therein, when evaluating the environmental sustainability of the net-zero solutions procured on the basis of this Regulation, contracting authorities and contracting entities mayshould take into account various elements with an impact on the climate and the environment. These may include, for instance, the durability and reliability of the solution; the ease of repair and maintenance; the ease of upgrading and refurbishment; the ease and quality of recycling; the use of certain substances; the consumption of energy, water and other resources in one or more life cycle stages of the product; the weight and volume of the product and its packaging; the incorporation of used components; the quantity, characteristics and availability of consumables needed for proper use and maintenance; the environmental footprint of the product and its life cycle environmental impacts; the carbon footprint of the product; the microplastic release; emissions to air, water or soil released in one or more life cycle stages of the product; the amounts of waste generated; the conditions for use. _________________ 44 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC, COM/2022/142 final, 30.03.2022. 45 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020, COM/2020/798 final, 10.12.2020.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The application of the provisions on resilience in public procurement procedures set out in Article 19 of this Regulation should be without prejudice to the application of Article 25 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council47 , and Articles 43 and 85 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council48 , as according with the Commission’s guidance of 201949 . The same way, public procurement provisions should continue to apply to works, supplies and services subject to Article 19, including article 67 (4) of Directive 2014/24/EU and any implementing measures resulting from the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products. _________________ 47 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65). 48 Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243). 49 Communication from the Commission: Guidance on the participation of third country bidders and goods in the EU procurement market, Brussels, 24.7.2019, C(2019) 5494 final.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The weighting of criteria on the sustainability and resilience contribution of the tender in relation to public procurement procedures is without prejudice to the possibility for contracting authorities and contracting entities to set a higher threshold for the criteria relating to environmental and social sustainability and innovation, in line with Article 41 (3) and Recital 64 of Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council50 , Article 67 (5) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 82 (5) of Directive 2014/25/EU. _________________ 50 Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) For the purposes of the application of the provisions on public procurement according to Article 19 of this Regulation, where a product is covered by a delegated act adopted under Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council51 , contracting authorities or contracting entities should purchase only the products that comply with the obligation laid down in Article 7 (2) of that Regulation. _________________ 51 Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1).
Amendment 283 #
(35) Households and final consumers are an essential part of the Union’s demand for net-zero technologies final products and public support schemes to incentivizse the purchase of such product by households, in particular for vulnerable low- and lower middle-class income households and consumers, are important tools to accelerate the green transition. Under the solar rooftop initiative announced in the EU solar strategy52 , Member States should for instance set-up national programmes to support the massive deployment of rooftop solar energy. In the REPowerEU plan, the Commission called Member States to make full use of supporting measures which encourage switching to heat pumps. Such support schemes set up nationally by Member States or locally by local or regional authorities should also contribute to improving the sustainability and resilience of the EU net-zero technologies' industrial base. Public authorities should for instance provide higher financial compensation to beneficiaries for the purchase of net-zero technology final products that will make a higher contribution to resilience in the Union. Public authorities should ensure that their schemes are open, transparent and non- discriminatory, so that they contribute to increase demand for net-zero technology products in the Union. Public authorities should also limit the additional financial compensation for such products so as not to slow down the deployment of the net- zero technologies in the Union. To increase the efficiency of such schemes Member States should ensure that information is easily accessible both for consumers and for net-zero technology manufacturers on a free website. The use by public authorities of the sustainability and resilience contribution in schemes targeted at consumers or households should be without prejudice to State aid rules and to WTO rules on Subsidies. _________________ 52 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions : EU Solar Energy Strategy, COM(2022) 221 final, 18.05.2022.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The Commission should also assist Member States in the design of schemes targeted at households and consumers to build synergies and exchange best practices. The Net-Zero Europe Platform should also play an important role in accelerating the implementation of the sustainability and resilience contribution by Member States and public authorities in their public procurement and auctioning practices. It should and the Commission should assist Member States in the design of schemes targeted at households and consumers to build synergies and exchange best practices. In this regard, it should notably issue guidance and identify best practices on how to define the contribution and use it, providing concrete and specific examples.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Access to finance is key for ensuring the Union’s open strategic autonomy and for establishing a solid manufacturing base for net-zero technologies and their supply chains across the Union. The majority of investments necessary to reach the Green Deal objectives will come from private capital53 attracted by the growth potential of the net-zero ecosystem. Well-functioning, deep and integrated capital markets will therefore be essential to raise and channel the funds needed for the green transition and net-zero manufacturing projects. Swift progress towards the Capital Markets Union is thus necessary for the EU to deliver on its net- zero objectives. The sustainable finance agenda (and blended finance) also plays a crucial role in scaling up investments into the net-zero technologies, while guaranteeing the competitiveness of the sector. _________________ 53 Commission Staff Working Document Identifying Europe's recovery needs Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Europe's moment: Repair and Prepare for the Next Generation, SWD(2020) 98 final, Identifying Europe's recovery needs, 27.05.2020.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Where private investment alone is not sufficient, the effective roll-out of net- zero manufacturing projects may require public support in the form of State aid. Such aid must have an incentive effect and be necessary, appropriate and proportionate. The existing State aid guidelines that have recently undergone an in-depth revision in line with the twin transition objectives provide ample possibilities to support investments for projects in the scope of this Regulation subject to certain conditions. Member States can have an important role in easing access to finance for net-zero technologies manufacturing projects by addressing market failures through targeted State aid support. The Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) adopted on 9 March 2023 aims at ensuring a level playing field within the internal market, targeted to those sectors where a third- country delocalisation risk has been identified, and proportionate in terms of aid amounts. It would enable Member States to put in place measures to support new investments in production facilities in defined, strategic net-zero sectors, including via tax benefits. The permitted aid amount can be modulated with higher aid intensities and aid amount ceilings if the investment is located in assisted areas, in order to contribute to the goal of convergence between Member States and regions. Appropriate conditions are required to verify the concrete risks of diversion of the investment outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and that there is no risk of relocation within the EEA. The access to state aid should be subject to strict social and environmental conditions to ensure that European funding uphold high social and environmental standards and does not incentivise a race to the bottom in such standards, in line with the conditions set up in this Regulation. To mobilise national resources for that purpose, Member States may use a share of the ETS revenues that Member States have to allocate for climate-related purposes.
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The amended Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation54 made available an additional EUR 20 billion of non-repayable support to Member States in order to promote energy efficiency and replace fossil fuels, amongst others through EU net-zero industry projects. As pointed out in the Commission Guidance on the REPowerEU chapters55 , Member States are encouraged to include in the REPowerEU chapter of their recovery and resilience plans, measures supporting investments in net-zerotrengthening the Union’s technologiescal manufacturing and industrial innovationbase capacity for clean-tech value chains, to increase the resilience and sovereignty of the Union, including by strengthening the circular economy, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council56 . _________________ 54 Regulation (EU) 2023/435 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regards REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans and amending Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) 2021/1060 and (EU) 2021/1755, and Directive 2003/87/EC, (OJ L 63, 28.2.2023, p. 1). 55 Commission Notice Guidance on Recovery and Resilience Plans in the context of REPowerEU 2023/C 80/01, (OJ C 80, 3.3.2023, p. 1). 56 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility, (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Member States can provide support from cohesion policy programmes in line with applicable rules under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 to encourage the take up of net-zero strategic projects in less developed and transition regions through investment packages of infrastructure, productive investment in innovation, manufacturing capacity in SMEs, services, training and upskilling measure, including support to capacity building of the public authorities and promoters. The applicable co-financing rates set in programmes may be up to 85% for less developed regions and up to 60% or 70% for transition regions depending on the fund concerned and the status of the region but. Member States may exceed these ceilings at the level of the project concerned, where feasible under State aid rules. The Technical Support Instrument can help Member States and regions in preparing net-zero growth strategies, improve the business environment, reducing red tapethe unnecessary additional administrative burden and accelerating permitting. Member States should be encouraged to promote the sustainability of net-zero strategic projects by embedding these investments in European value chains, building notably on interregional and cross border cooperation networks. _________________ 57 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) A European Sovereignty Fund would provide a structural answer to the investment needs. It will help preserving a European edge on critical and emerging technologies relevant to the green and digital transitions, including net-zero technologies. This structural instrument will build on experience of coordinated multi-country projects under the IPCEIs and seek to enhance all Member States’ access to such projects, thereby safeguarding cohesion and the Single Market against risks caused by unequal availability of State Aids. Any public funding coming from the Fund should be accessible across all Member States, requiring joint funding at European level. Such funding should not come at the expense of existing MFF priorities, but rather constitute fresh funds drawn from the unallocated margins under the MFF ceilings or mobilised through the non- thematic MFF special instruments. The access to this Fund will be subject to strict social and environmental conditions to ensure that European funding uphold high social and environmental standards and does not incentivise a race to the bottom in such standards, in line with the conditions set up in this Regulation.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order for net-zero technology manufacturing projects to be deployed or expanded as quickly as possible to ensureto contribute to the Union’s security of supply for net-zero technologies, it is important to create planning and investment certainty by keeping the administrative burden on project promoters to a minimum without compromising on the high environmental and social standards and values of the Union and of the Member States. For that reason, permit-granting processes of the Member States for net zero technology manufacturing projects should be streamlined, whilst at the same time ensuring that such projects are safe, secure, environmentally performant, and comply with environmental, social and safety requirements. Union environmental legislation sets common conditions for the process and content of national permit- granting processes, thereby ensuring a high level of environmental protection. Being granted the status of Net-Zero Strategic Project should be without prejudice to any applicable permitting conditions for the relevant projects, including those set out in Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council58 , Council Directive 92/43/EEC59 , Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council60 , Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council61 , and Directive (EU) 2010/75 of the European Parliament and of the Council62 . _________________ 58 Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1). 59 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 60 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 61 Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56). 62 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (recast) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) At the same time, the unpredictability, complexity and at times, excessive length and unpredictability of national permit- granting processes may undermines the investment securitypredictable investment environment needed for the effective development of net-zero technologies manufacturing projects. Therefore, in order to ensure and speed up their effective implementation, Member States should apply streamlined and predictable permitting procedures. In addition, Net-Zero Strategic Projects should be given priority status at national level if such status exists, to ensure rapid administrative treatment and urgent treatment in all judicial and dispute resolution procedures relating to them, without preventing competent authorities to streamline permitting for other net-zero technologies manufacturing projects that are not Net- Zero Strategic Projects or more generally. To attain this objective, Member States should ensure that the competent authorities are adequately equipped, staffed and trained.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In order to reduce complexity and increase efficiency and transparency, project promoters of net-zero technologies manufacturing projects should be able to interact with a single national authority responsible for coordinating the entire permit granting process and issuing a comprehensive decision within the applicable time limit. To that end, Member States should designate a single national competent authority. Depending on a Member State’s internal organisation, it should be possible for the tasks of the national competent authority s to be delegated to a different authority, subject to the same conditions. T, public accountability and oversight. In order to guarantee the high level of scrutiny along the permitting process, and to ensure the effective implementation of their responsibilities, Member States should provide their national competent authority, or any authority acting on their behalf, with sufficient personnel and resources.
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) NSome net-zero technology manufacturing projects may undergo lengthy and complex permitting procedures of 2-7 years, depending on the Member State, technology and value chain segment. Considering the size of required investments – in particular for gigafactory-size projects which are needed to reach the expected economies of scale – inadequate permitting creates an additional and often detrimental barrier to increase net-, which may slow down the increase of net- zero technology manufacturing capacity in the Union. In order to provide project promoters and other investors with the security and clarity needed to increase development of net-zero technologies manufacturing projects, Member States should ensure that the permit-granting process related to such projects does not exceed pre-set time limits. For Net Zero Strategic Projects the length of the permit- granting process should not exceed twelve18 months for facilities with a yearly production output of more than 1 GW, and 912 months for those with a yearly production output of less than 1 GW. For all other net-zero technology manufacturing projects, the length of the permit-granting process should not exceed eighteen months for facilities with a yearly production output of more than 1 GW, and twelve months for those with a yearly production output of less than 1 GW. For net-zero technologies for which the GW metric is not relevant, such as grids and carbon capture and storage (CCS) or carbon capture and usage (CCU) technologiesWhere the GW metric is not relevant, the upper limits of the aforementioned deadlines should apply. For the expansion of existing production lines, each of the aforementioned time limits should be halved, provided that it exclusively concerns brownfield sites.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) Net-zero regulatory sandboxes can be an important tool to promote innovation in the field of net-zero technologies and regulatory learning. Innovation needs to be enabled through experimentation spaces as scientific outcomes need to be tested in a controlled real-word environment. Regulatory sandboxes should be introduced to test innovative net-zero technologies in a controlled environment for a limited amount of time It is appropriate to strike a balance between legal certainty for participants in the Net- Zero regulatory sandboxes and the achievement of the objectives of Union law. As Net-Zero regulatory sandboxes must in any case comply with the essential requirements on Net-Zero technology laid out in Union and national law, it is appropriate to provide that participants , who comply with the eligibility requirements for Net-Zero regulatory sandboxes and who follow, in good faith, the guidance provided by the competent authorities, while fully complying with the precautionary principle. As Net-Zero regulatory sandboxes must in any case comply with the essential requirements on Net-Zero technology laid out in Union and national law, it is appropriate for the competent authorities to provide guidance to participants, and the terms and conditions of the plan agreed with those authorities, are not subject to any administrative fines or penalties. This is justified as the safeguards in place will, in principle, ensure effective compliance with Union or Member State law on the Net- Zero technology supervised in the regulatory sandboxes. The Commission will publish a Guidance for Sandboxes document in 2023 as announced in the New European Innovation Agenda to support Member States in preparing the net zero technology sandboxes. Those innovative technologies could eventually be essential to achieve the Union’s climate neutrality objective, ensure the security of supply and resilience of the Union’s energy system, and consequently enter the scope of strategic net-zero technologies.
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) An overall benchmark and indicative objectives for the manufacturing of keystrategic net-zero technology products in the European Union are put forward in order to help tackle import dependency and vulnerability concerns and ensure the Union’s climate and energy targets are met, in line with the deployment of technologies planned according to national energy and climate plans prepared by Member States.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) At Union level, a Net-Zero Europe Platform, should be established, composed of the Member States and chaired by the Commission. The Net-Zero Europe PlatformEuropean Parliament should be invited to participate in the meetings of the Platform on a systematic basis. The Net-Zero Europe Platform should issue opinions concerning the recognition of projects as net-zero strategic projects, and may advise and assist the Commission and Member States on specific questions and provide a reference body, in which the Commission and Member States coordinate their action and facilitate the exchange of information on issues relating to this Regulation. The Net- Zero Europe Platform should further perform the tasks outlined in the different Articles of this Regulation, notably in relation to permitting, including one-stop shops, Net-Zero Strategic Projects, coordination of financing, access to markets and skills as well as innovative net-zero technologies regulatory sandboxes. Where necessary, the Platform may establish standing or temporary subgroups and should invite third parties, such as experts with relevant expertise and reasonable interest, such as from academia, trade unions, civil society, or representatives from net-zero industriesy.
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) As part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan the Commission announced its intention to conclude Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships covering net-zero technologies, to adopt net-zero technologies globally and to support the role of EU industrial capabilities in paving the way for the global clean energy transition. The Commission and Member States mayshould coordinate within the Platform the Partnerships, discussing existing relevant partnerships and processes, such as green partnerships, energy dialogues and other forms of existing bilateral contractual arrangements, as well as potential synergies with relevant Member States’ bilateral agreements with third countries.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) The Union should aim to diversify international trade and investments in strategic net- zero technologies and to promote globally high social and environmental standards should be done in close cooperation and partnership with like-minded countries. Similarly, stronger research and innovation efforts to develop and deploy strategic net-zero technologies should be pursued in close cooperation with partner countries in an open but assertive approach.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the framework of measures for ensuring a coordinated approach throughout the Union on innovating and scaling up the manufacturing capacity of commercially available strategic net-zero technologies in the Union to support the Union’s 2030 target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % relative to 1990 levels and the Union’s 2050 climate neutrality target, as defined by Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and to ensurwhile taking due account of the priority objectives set out in Decision (EU) 2022/591, and to improve the Union’s access to a secure and sustainable supply of strategic net-zero technologies needed to safeguard the resilience of the Union’s energy systemtrenghten the European strategic autonomy and safeguard the resilience of the corresponding Union’s supply chains, and to contribute to the creation of quality jobs.
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. To achieve the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, this Regulation contains measures with a view to ensuring that:
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) that by 2030, manufacturing capacity in the Union of each of the strategic net- zero technologies listed in the Annex approaches or reaches a benchmark of at least 40% of the corresponding Union’s annual deployment needs for the corresponding technologies necessary to achieve the Union’s 2030 climate and energy targetsbased on the technological deployment planned across the Union according to the national energy and climate plans prepared and submitted by the Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999;
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
aa) the consistency with the Union’s climate and environmental targets and objectives, including: i) the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852; ii) the precautionary principle established under Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; iii) early and effective public participation in accordance with Regulation (EC) 137/2006; iv) the 'energy efficiency first' principle, within the meaning of Article 2, point (18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999; v) complementary measures such as demand-side management, increased material efficiency and circularity, and in complementarity with the measures of the EU CRM Act concerning the critical raw materials.
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) the free movement of strategic net- zero technologies placed on the Single market is guaranteed.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
ba) economic operators involved in the manufacturing of strategic net-zero technologies provide quality jobs with decent working conditions.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the report referred to in Article 35, the Commission concludes that the Union is unlikely not to achieve the objectives set out in paragraph 12 point a, it shall assess the feasibility and proportionality of proposing additional measures or exercising its powers at Union level in order to ensure the achievement ofincrease the likelihood of achieving those objectives.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Regulation applies to the strategic net-zero technologies as listed in the Annex and their respective key components thereof, except for Articles 26 and 27 of this Regulation, which apply to innovative net-zero technologies. Raw materials processed materials or components falling under the scope of Regulation (EU) …/… [add footnote with publication references of the Critical Raw Materials Regulation] shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By [6 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall, by means of a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 32, establish the list of key components for each of the strategic net-zero technology final products listed in the Annex and falling into the scope of this Regulation. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 in order to amend the lists of key components, in particular to reflect technological progress or in light of the evolution of the dependence of the Union to imports from third countries.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66 ; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers and fuel cells; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in- class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; and energy- system related energy efficiency technologies. They refer to the final products, specific components and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 finalstrategic net-zero technologies’ means the final products and specific key components thereof, belonging to the sets of technologies listed in the Annex. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8.
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘key component’ means a small part of an indispensable part or element of a strategic net-zero technology that is manufactured and traded by a company, starting from processed materials, for which the diversification of supply, the susbtitution and the increase of manufacturing are difficult due to various barriers, in particular market barriers stemming from intellectual property rights or a high level of qualification for its manufacturing, and heavy dependence on a single third country;
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘innovative strategic net-zero technologies’ means technologies which satisfy the definition of ‘strategic net-zero technologies’, except that they have not reached a technology readiness level of at least 8, and that comprise genuine innovation which substantially contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation through improved energy or resource efficiency, sustainability, circularity or reduced carbon impact, and which are not currently available on the market and are advanced enough to be tested in a controlled environment.;
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘net-zero technology manufacturing project’ means a planned industrial facility or extension or repurposing of an existing facility manufacturing strategic net-zero technologies for which a project promoter could submit an application to the Commission for the recognition of a specific project as net-zero strategic project;
Amendment 559 #
(e) ‘net-zero strategic project’ means a net-zero technology manufacturing projectplanned industrial facility or extension or repurposing of an existing facility manufacturing strategic net-zero technologies located in the Union that complies with the criteria set out in Article 10;
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘permit granting process’ means a process covering all relevant administrative permits to plan, build, expand and operate net-zero technology manufacturingstrategic projects, including building, chemical and grid connection permits and environmental assessments and authorisations where these are required, and encompassing all administrative applications and procedures from the acknowledgment of the validitycompleteness of the application to the notification of the comprehensive decision on the outcome of the procedure by the responsible national competent authority. It shall not include administrative appeal procedures and judicial remedies before a court or tribunal that may arise;
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘comprehensive decision’ means the decision or set of decisions taken by Member State authorities not including courts or tribunals that determines whether or not a project promoter is authorised to implement a net-zero technology manufacturingstrategic project, without prejudice to any decision taken in the context of an administrative appeal procedure;
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘project promoter’ means any undertaking or consortium of undertakings developing a net-zero technology manufacturing project orintending to develop a net-zero strategic project;
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ‘net-zero regulatory sandbox’ means a scheme that enablesproduces tangible policy learnings by enabling undertakings to test innovative strategic net-zero technologies in a controlled real-world environment, under a specific plan, developed and monitored by a competent authority., in full compliance with the precautionary principle as enshrined in the Article 191 TFEU;
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ‘technology readiness level’ means a method of estimating the maturity of technologies, according to the classification used by the International Energy Agency; Commission and defined in the General Annexes of the Horizon Europe work programme1a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding- tenders/opportunities/docs/2021- 2027/horizon/wp-call/2023-2024/wp-13- general-annexes_horizon-2023- 2024_en.pdf
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘CO2 injection capacity’ means the annual amount of CO2 that can be injected in an operational geological storage site for its permanent storage, permitted under Directive 2009/31/EC, with the purpose to reduce emissions or increase carbon removals, in particular from large scale industrial installations and in line with the 'Do No Significant Harm' principle within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, with the purpose to safely, sustainably and permanently store unavoidable CO2 emissions or increase atmospheric carbon removals, and which is measured in tonnes per annum;
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) ‘unavoidable CO2 emissions’ means the amount of CO2 emissions generated by heavy industrial installations for which no direct emissions reduction options are already available given the current state-of-the-art and its foreseeable evolution in the near future, taking into account the potential of material substitution and circular economy;
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r
(r) ‘energy system integration’ means solutions for the planning and operating of the energy system as a whole, across multiple energy carriers, infrastructures, and consumption sectors, by creating stronger links between them with the objective of delivering fossil-free, reliable and resource-efficient energy services, at the least possible cost for society. and at the lowest negative impact on environment and citizens;
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point s
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point s
(s) ‘manufacturing capacity’ means the total amountmaximum potential of output capacity of the strategic net- zero technologies produced in a manufacturing project. If the manufacturing project does not produce final products but specific components or specific machinery primarily used for the production of such products, then manufacturing capacity refers towhen it refers to the final products, or the maximum potential output capacity of the final products that would use such comis made possible by the maximum pontents or specific machinery to be produced.ial output capacity of specific key components;
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
(sa) 'quality job' means a job providing decent wages, ensuring work security via standard employment contract and access to social protection, giving access to good quality lifelong learning opportunities, securing good working conditions in safe and healthy workplaces, including a reasonable working time with good work- life balance, while ensuring trade union representation and bargaining rights;
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. By …[3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall designate or set up one national competent authority which shall be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the permit-granting process for net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including for net-zero strategic projects, and to provide advice on reducing administrative burden in line with Article 5provisions in line with Article 5 ("designated authority").
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The national competent authority referred to in paragraph 1designated authority shall be the sole point of contact for the project promoter in the permit-granting process leading to a comprehensive decision for a given project and shall coordinate the submission requests of all relevant documents and information.
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The responsibilities of the national competent authority referred to in paragraph 1designated authority or the tasks related to it may be delegated to, or carried out by, another authority, for any given project, provided that:
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the national competentdesignated authority notifies the project promoter of that delegation;
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) a single authority coordinates the submission requests of all relevant documents and information.
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The national competentdesignated authority shall take into consideration any valid studies conducted, and permits or authorisations issued, for a given project before the project entered the permit- granting process in accordance with this Article and shall not require duplicate studies and permits or authorisations, unless otherwise required under Union law.
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The national competent authorityMember States shall ensure that applicants have easy access to information on and simple procedures for the settlement of disputes concerning the permit-granting process and the issuance of permits to construct or expand projects, including, where applicable, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that all the national competent authorityies responsible for the entirany step along the permit- granting processes, including all procedural steps, hasincluding the authorities concerned, have a sufficient number of qualified staff and sufficient financial, technical and technological resources necessary, including for up- and re-skilling, for the effective performance of its tasks under this Regulation without undermining the quality of the required assessments.
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States and the Commission shall provide the following information on administrative processes relevant to net- zero technology manufacturing projects, including net -zero strategic projects, online and in a centralised, free and easily accessible manner:
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) funding possibilities at Union orand Member State level;
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Duration of the permit-granting process for net-zero strategic projects
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The permit-granting process for net-zero technology manufacturingstrategic projects shall not exceed any of the following time limits:
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 12 months for the construction of net-zero technology manufacturing projects with a yearly manufacturing capacity of less than 1 GW;
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 18 months for the construction of net-zero technology manufacturing projects, with a yearly manufacturing capacity of more than 1 GW.;
Amendment 696 #
(ba) 18 months for all necessary permits to operate, in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC, a priority storage site as referred to in Article 17(3) point d;
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. For net-zero technology manufacturingstrategic projects for which a yearly manufacturing capacity is not measured in GW, the permit-granting process shall not exceed a time limit of 18 months.
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. For the expansion of manufacturing capacity in existing manufacturing facilities, the time limits referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 shall be halved, provided that the project of expansion does not represent more than 50 % of the manufacturing capacity of the existing facilities and that the expansion only involves brownfield sites.
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
In exceptional cases, where the nature, complexity, location or size of the proposed project so requires, competent authorities may extend the time limits referred to in paragraph 1 and 2this Article may be extended by a maximum of 13 months before their expiry and on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where competent authorities consider that the proposed project raises exceptional risks for the health and safety of workers or of the general population, and where additional time is necessary to establish that adequate safeguards are put in place, they may extend those time limits by a further 612 months, before their expiry and on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. In either such event, the competentdesignated authority shall inform the project promoter of the reasons for the extension and of the date when the comprehensive decision is expected in writing.
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. No later than one month following the receipt of the permit-granting application, competent authorities shall validateassess the completeness of the application or, if the project promoter has not sent all the information required to process an application, the designated authority shall request the project promoter to submit a complete application within fourteen days from that request. The date of the acknowledgement of the validitycompleteness of the application by the national competent authority referred to in Article 4(1)designated authority shall serve as the start of the permit granting process.
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. No later than one3 months following the date of the acknowledgement of the validitycompleteness of the application, the national competentdesignated authority shall draw up, in close cooperation with the project promoter and other authorities concerned, a detailed schedule for the permit granting process. The schedule shall be published by the national competent authority referred to in Article 4(1)designated authority on a free access website.
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. All decisions taken by national authorities shall be made publicly available on a free and easily accessible webpage hosted on the Commission’s website.
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. When preparing plans, including zoning, spatial plans and land use plans, national, regional and local authorities, in cooperation with social partners and civil society organisations in the respective territory, shall, where appropriate, include in those plans provisions for the development of net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including net-zero strategic projects. Priority shall be given to artificial and built surfaces, industrial sites, and brownfield sites, and, where appropriate. Areas designated as special areas of conservation under Directive 92/43/EEC, gareenfield sites not usable for agriculture and forestryas for restoration measures referred to in [COM/2022/304 final Nature Restoration Law], special protection areas referred to in Directive 2009/147/EC, protected areas referred to in Directive 2000/60/EC, fish stock recovery areas referred to in Regulation (EU) 1380/2013, and protected areas referred to in Directive 2008/56/EC shall be excluded from those plans.
Amendment 771 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 10 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Any promoter of a project located on the territory of the Union related to manufacturing of a strategic net-zero technology listed in Annex may submit an application to the Commission for the recognition of a specific project as a net- zero strategic project.
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall recognise as net-zero strategic projects net-zero technology manufacturing projects corresponding to a technology listed in the Annex and located in the Union that contributes to the realisation of the objectives set out in Article 1 of this Regulation and meet at least one ofThe applications shall be assessed by the Commission on the basis of the contribution of the project to the realisation of the objectives set out in Article 1 of this Regulation through positive impact beyond the project promoter and the Member States concerned, contributing to the competitiveness and quality job creation in the Union, according to the following cumulative criteria:
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 787 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) it adds significant manufacturing capacity in the Union for strategic net-zero technologies;
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) it manufactures technologies with improved environmental sustainability and performancecircularity features, in particular with regard to the reuse and recycling, and improved performance compared to the state-of-the-art in the Union;
Amendment 794 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) it puts into place measures to attract, retain, upskill orand reskill a workforce required for strategic net-zero technologies, including through apprenticeships, in close cooperation with social partners, and better working conditions;
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) it adopts comprehensive low- carbonzero- emission, resource-efficient and circular manufacturing practices, including waste heat recovery, energy and material efficiency, with carbon and resource footprints significantly lower than the industry average.
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member StatesThe Commission shall recognise as net-zero strategic projects CO2 storage projects that meet the following cumulative criteria:
Amendment 836 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the CO2 storage project contributes to reaching the objective set out in Article 16 and in accordance with Articles 17 and 18;
Amendment 846 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the CO2 storage project is part of the priority list identified pursuant to Article 17 (3) point d.
Amendment 851 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Net-zero technology manufacturing projects corresponding to a technology listed in the Annex located in ‘less developed and transition regions’ and Just Transition Fund Territories and eligible for funding under cohesion policy rules, shall be recognised by Member Statesthe Commission as net- zero strategic projects under Article 11(3) upon request of the project promoter without the project promoter having to submit a formal application under Article 11(2).
Amendment 856 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. A net-zero technology manufacturing project located in the Union that contributes to the realisation of the objectives set out in Article 1(1) and that either benefits from the ETS Innovation Fund, or is part of Important Projects of Common European Interest, European Hydrogen Valleys, or of the Hydrogen Bank, when the funds support investment in manufacturing capacities corresponding to a technology listed in the Annexstrategic net-zero technology, shall be recognised by Member Statethe Commission as as net- zero strategic project under Article 11(3) upon request of the project promoter without the project promoter having to submit a formal application under Article 11(2).
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Applications for recognition of net- zero technology manufacturing projects as net-zero strategic projects shall be submitted by the project promoter to the relevant Member StateCommission.
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the potential of creation of direct jobs expected from the project and the corresponding hiring, training, reskilling and upskilling plan to ensure the successful implementation of the project, and the specific measures planned for the promotion of gender equality and diversity.
Amendment 869 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Net-Zero Europe Platform referred to in Article 28 (‘the Platform’) shall, based on a fair and transparent process, discuss and issue an opinion on the completeness of the application and whether the proposed project fulfils the criteria set out in Article 10(1) or Article 10(2).
Amendment 871 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall assess the application referred to in paragraph 1 through a fair and transparent process within a month. The absence of a decision by Member States within that time frame shall constitute an approval ofThe Commission shall, taking account of the Platform's opinion referred to in paragraph 2a, adopt its decision on the recognition of the project as net-zero strategic project within 60 days and notify the applicant thereof. The Commission's decision shall be reasoned, including, where applicable, where it is different from the Platform's opinion. The Commission shall share its reasons with the Platform and the European Parliament, as well as with the project promoter.
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Commission or a Member State finds that a net-zero strategic project has undergone substantial changes or that it no longer fulfils the criteria set out in Article 10(1) or 10(32), or where its recognition was based on an application containing incorrect information, it shall inform the project promoter concerned. After hearing the project promoter, the Member StateCommission may repeal theits decision of granting a project the status of net-zero strategic project.
Amendment 882 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. Projects which are no longer recognised as net-zero strategic projects shall lose all rights connected to that status under this Regulation.
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Project promoters and aAll authorities that, under national law, are competent to issue various permits and authorisations related to the planning, design and construction of immovable assets, including energy infrastructure, shall ensure that for net-zero strategic projects those processes are treated in the most rapid way possible in accordance with Union and national law.
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 905 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 940 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the Member States shall undertake activities to accelerate and crowd-in private investments in net-zero strategic projects. Such activities may, without prejudice to Article 107 and Article 108 of the TFEU, include providing and coordinating support to net-zero strategic projects facing difficulties in accessing finance. In order to prevent fragmentation of the Single Market, the Commission shall draw on resources from the upcoming EU Sovereignty Fund to support the net-zero strategic projects. One-off exceptional national contributions, using the share of industry in GDP for their allocation key, shall contribute to the financial envelope of this Fund.
Amendment 946 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be conditional on stringent environmental, social and labour commitments taken by the relevant project promoters, including in the form of decarbonisation plans, labour reskilling plans, commitment to effective social dialogue and collectively negotiated wages, high quality apprenticeships and decent working conditions.
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States mayshall provide administrative support to net-zero strategic projects located on their territory, to facilitate their rapid and effective implementation, including by providing:
Amendment 959 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) assistance to project promoters to further increase the public acceptance ofarticipation in and consultation of the stakeholders concerned by the project.
Amendment 960 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) assistance to project promoters along the permit-granting process, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 989 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Net-Zero Europe Platform shall, at the request of the net-zero strategic project promoter, discuss and advise on how the financing of its project can be completed, taking into account the funding already secured and considering at least the following elements:
Amendment 1005 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
Union level objective of CO2 injection capacity for unavoidable CO2 emissions
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
An annual CO2 injection capacity of at least 50 million tonnes of CO2 shall be achieved by 2030,shall be achieved by 2030, in line with the needs for the permanent storage of domestic unavoidable CO2 emissions in storage sites located in the territory of the European Union, its exclusive economic zones or on its continental shelf within the meaning of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and which are not, pursuant to Article 17, paragraph 3, point d. These storage sites shall not be combined with Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery (EHR).
Amendment 1031 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Transparency and adequacy of CO2 storage capacity data
Amendment 1037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) oblige entities holding an authorisation as defined in Article 1, point 3, of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council71 on their territory to make publicly available all geological data relating to production sites that have been decommissioned or whose decommissioning has been notified to the competent authority, and preliminary economic assessments of the respective costs of enabling CO2 injection on each site, as well as whether each site is suitable for sustainably, safely and permanently injecting and storing CO2 . _________________ 71 Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3).
Amendment 1043 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) For the purposes of point (a), the data shall include at least the information requested in the Commission Notice on the Guidance to Member States for the update of the 2021-2030 National Energy and Climate Plans and its subsequent updates.
Amendment 1049 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a mapping of CO2 capture projects in progressrelated to the capture of unavoidable CO2 emissions in progress on its territory and an estimation of the corresponding needs for injection and storage capacities;
Amendment 1054 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a mapping of CO2 storage projects in progress on its territory, including the status of permitting under Directive 2009/31/EC, expected dates for Final Investment Decision (FID) and entry into operation;
Amendment 1058 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the national support measures that have been, or could be, adopted to prompt projects referred to in points (a) and (b), and the envisaged measures to ensure that each project fulfils the 'do no significant harm' principle within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 1075 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The reports referred to in paragraph 2 shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 1076 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 1077 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. By 12 months from the entry into force of this Regulation and every 12 months thereafter, the Commission shall publish a CO2 storage and injection capacity adequacy assessment, using notably the information collected pursuant to Article 17(2) and to Article 18 (6). This adequacy assessment shall: (a) provide a detailed analysis of the geographical and temporal adequacies between the existing and planned CO2 storage sites and the CO2 capture projects for unavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial installations within the Union; (b) identify the main infrastructure needed for the transportation and storage of unavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial installations, in the most environmentally and socially responsible as well as the most cost-efficient manner, throughout the Union; (c) establish the reference target of necessary CO2 injection capacity to be developed in the Union to enable the permanent storage of unavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial installations by 2030, and the corresponding list of identified storage sites to be developed in priority (‘priority storage sites’).
Amendment 1078 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. By [2 years after the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt a legislative proposal concerning the modalities, economic terms and conditions, related to the open, fair and non-discriminatory access to the CO2 transport infrastructure and to the CO2 storage sites for the unavoidable CO2 emissions, to the safety of the CO2 storage and transport network, and implementing specific environmental standards on CO2 transport and storage.
Amendment 1083 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
Article 18 – title
Contribution of authorised oil and gas producerfossil fuel companies
Amendment 1086 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Each entity holding an authorisation as defined in Article 1, point 3, of Directive 94/22/ECconomic operator offering to sell petroleum products, natural gas or coal on the Union market shall be subject to an individual contribution to the Union- wide target for available CO2 injection capacity set in Article 16pursuant to Article 17(3), point (d). Those individual contributions shall be calculated pro-rata on the basis of each entity’s share in the Union’s crude oil and natural gas productiongreenhouse gas emissions stemming from the combustion of the volumes of fossil fuels products offered on the Union market from 1 January 2021990 to 31 December 2023 and shall consist of CO2 injection capacity in apriority storage sites permitted in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and available to the market by 2030.
Amendment 1096 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, Member States shall, identify and report to the European Commission the entities referred to in paragraph 1 and their volumes in crude oil and, natural gas productionand coal placed on the Union market from 1 January 2021990 to 31 December 2023.
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. FWithin 6 months following the receipt of the reports submitted pursuant to Article 17 (2), the Commission after having consulted Member States and interested parties, shall specifyshall specify and make publicly available the share of the contribution to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030 from entities referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Within twelve months of the entry into force of the Regulation, the entities referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit to the Commission a plan detailing how they intend to meet their individual contribution to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030 referred to in Article 17(3), point (d). Those plans shall:
Amendment 1119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
These plans shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 1125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) invest in, or develop, CO2 storage projects alone or in co-operation;
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. Two years after the entry into force of the Regulation and every year thereafter, the entities referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit a report to the Commission detailing their progress and related investment towards meeting their individual contribution. The Commission shall make these reports public.
Amendment 1156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
(ba) to lay down rules on dissuasive penalties applicable to the entities referred to in paragraph 1 in case of non- compliance with the provisions of this Article.
Amendment 1173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Contracting authorities or contracting entities shall base the award of contracts for strategic net-zero technology listed in the Annex in a public procurement procedure on the most economically advantageous tender, which shall include the best price-quality ratio, comprising at least the sustainability and resilience contribution of the tender, in compliance with Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, or 2014/25/EU and applicable sectoral legislation, as well as with the Union’s international commitments, including the GPA and other international agreements by which the Union is bound.
Amendment 1185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) environmental and social sustainability going beyond the minimum requirements in applicable legislation;
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the tender’s contribution to resilience, taking into account the proportion of the products and of its key components originating from a single source of supply, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council72 , from which more than 65% of the supply for that specific strategic net-zero technology within the Union originates in the last year for which data is available for when the tender takes place, taking also into account the level of concentration of the respective supply chain at global level. _________________ 72 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Contracting authorities and contracting entities shall give the tender’s sustainability and resilience contribution a weight between 15% andrespective weight of at least 30% of the award criteria, without prejudice of the application of Article 41 (3) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Article 67 (5) of Directive 2014/24/EU or Article 82 (5) of Directive 2014/25/EU for giving a higher weighting to the criteria referred to in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b).
Amendment 1235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The contracting authority or the contracting entity shall not be obliged to applybase the contract on the considerations relating to the sustainability and resilience contribution of strategic net-zero technologies where their application would oblige that authority or entity to acquire equipment having disproportionate costs, or technical characteristics different from those of existing equipment, resulting in incompatibility, technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. Cost differences above 130% may be presumed by contracting authorities and contracting entities to be disproportionate.This provision shall be without prejudice of the possibility to exclude abnormally low tenders under Article 69 of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 84 of Directive 2014/25/EU, and without prejudice to other contract award criteria according to the EU legislation, including social aspects according to Articles 30 (3) and 36 (1), second intent of Directive 2014/23/EU, Articles 18 (2) and 67 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Articles 36 (2) and 82 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Amendment 1243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When cost differences are below 10%, the contracting authority or the contracting entity shall award the contract to the tender exhibiting the highest sustainability contribution.
Amendment 1258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The sustainability and resilience contribution shall be given a weight between 15% andrespective weight of at least 30% of the award criteria, without prejudice of the possibility to give a higher weighting to the criteria in Article 19(2), points (a) and (b), where applicable under Union legislation, and of any limit for non-price criteria set under State aid rules.
Amendment 1267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law shall not be obliged to apply the considerations relating to the sustainability and resilience contribution of strategic net-zero technologies where their application would oblige those entities to acquire equipment having disproportionate costs, or technical characteristics different from those of existing equipment, resulting in incompatibility, technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. Cost differences above 130% may be presumed by contracting authorities and contracting entities to be disproportionate.
Amendment 1273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When cost differences are below 10%, the contracting authority or the contracting entity shall award the contract to the tender exhibiting the highest sustainability contribution.
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty and Article 4 of Directive 2018/200173 and in line with the Union’s international commitments, when deciding to set up schemes benefitting households or consumers which incentivise the purchase of strategic net-zero technology final products listed in the Annex, Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law, shall design them in such a way as to promote the purchase by beneficiaries of net-zero technology final products with a high sustainability and resilience contribution as referred in Article 19(2), by providing additional proportionate financial compensation. _________________ 73 Directive 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
Amendment 1292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The additional financial compensation granted by authorities in accordance with paragraph 1, due to the application of the criteria referred to in Article 19(2) (b) (c) and (d) shall not exceed 5 30% of the cost of the net-zero technology final product for the consumer. The additional financial compensation shall be specifically addressed at consumers in energy poverty or at risk of energy poverty, as defined per regulation (EU) 2023/955.
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. When designing and implementing a scheme falling under paragraph 1, the authority shall base itself on an open, non- discriminatory and transparent process to assess the resilience and sustainability contribution of available products on the market. Any strategic net-zero technology final product shall be entitled to apply to join the scheme at any time. The authority shall specify a pass mark for products to be eligible to the additional financial compensation under the support scheme.
Amendment 1298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall publish on a single free access website all information relating to schemes pursuant to Article 21(1) for each relevant strategic net-zero technology product.
Amendment 1300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Where relevant, tThe Commission shall provide guidance on the criteria to assess the resilience and sustainability contribution of available products covered by the forms of public intervention covered under articles 19, 20 and 21. To this purpose, by [9 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall issue guidelines to facilitate the application of Articles 19, 20, and 21 by contracting authorities and contracting entities.
Amendment 1306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make available and regularly update a list of each of the strategic net-zero technology final products listed in the Annex and the respective key components, broken down by the share of Union supply originating in different third countries in the last year for which data is available.
Amendment 1309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The Net-Zero Europe Platform shall discuss measures carried out by Member States to implement Articles 19 and 21 and exchange best practices, inter alia, as concerns the practical use of criteria defining the sustainability and resilience contribution in public procurement, or schemes incentivising the purchase of strategic net-zero technology final products.
Amendment 1353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 26 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. By [3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall designate or set up one national competent authority which shall be responsible for the net-zero regulatory sandboxes. This authority shall be the sole contact point for any grouping of organisations willing to request the establishment of a net-zero regulatory sandbox pursuant to this Article.
Amendment 1355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may at their own initiative establish net- zero regulatory sandboxes, allowing for the development, related to the testing and validation of innovative strategic net- zero technologies, in a controlled real- world environment for a limited time before their placement on the market or putting into service, thusaiming for enhancing regulatory learning and potential scaling up and wider deployment. Member States shall establish net-zero regulatory sandboxes in accordance with paragraph 1 at the request of any company developing innovative net-zero technologies, which fulfils the eligibility and selection criteria referred to in paragraph 4(a) and which has been selected by the competent authorities following the selection procedure referred to in paragraph 4(b).
Amendment 1359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall assess the appropriateness of establishing net-zero regulatory sandboxes in accordance with paragraph 1, at the request of any grouping of organisations involved in the testing and validation of innovative strategic net-zero technologies in the context of a specific project, which fulfil the eligibility and selection criteria referred to in paragraph 4 and which has been selected by the competent authorities following the selection procedure referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 1364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The modalities and the conditions for the establishment and operation of the net-zero regulatory sandboxes under this Regulation shall be adopted through implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 364 (3). The modalities and conditions shall to the extent possible support flexibility for national competent authorities to establish and operate their Nnet-zero regulatory sandboxes, foster innovation and regulatory learning and shall particularly take into account the special circumstances and capacities of participating SMEs, including start-ups. The implementing acts referred to in this paragraph 3 shall include common main principles on the following issues:
Amendment 1370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. The participation in the net-zero regulatory sandboxes shall not affect the supervisory and corrective powers of the authorities supervising the sandbox. The testing, development and validation of innovative strategic net-zero technologies shall take place under the direct supervision and guidance of the competent authorities. The competent authorities shall exercise their supervisory powers in a flexible manner within the limits of the relevant legislation, adapting existing regulatory practices and using their discretionary powers when implementing and enforcing legal provisions to a specific net-zero regulatory sandbox project, with the objective of removing barriers, alleviating regulatory burden, reducing regulatory uncertainty, and supporting innovation in strategic net-zero technologies, while avoiding distorting competition and fragmenting the Single market.
Amendment 1376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Where relevant to achieve the objective of this aArticle and to the benefit of the general public, the competent authorities shall consider granting derogations or exemptions to the extent allowed by the relevant Union or national law in full compliance with the precautionary principle. The competent authorities shall ensure that the sandbox plan ensures respect for the key objectives and essential requirements of the EU and national legislation. Competent authorities shall make sure that any significant risks to health, safety or the environment identified during the development and testingtesting or validation of innovative strategic net-zero technologies is publicly communicated and results in immediate suspension of the development and testing process until such risk is mitigated. Where competent authorities consider that the proposed project raises exceptional risks for the health and safety of workers, of the general population, or of the environment, in particular because it relates to testing, development or validation involving particularly toxic substances, they shall onlynot approve the sandbox plan once they are satisfied that adequate safeguards have been put in place commensurate with the exceptional risk identified.
Amendment 1378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
6. Participants in the innovative net- zero regulatory sandbox shall remain liable under applicable Union and Member States’ liability legislation for any harm inflicted on third parties as a result of the testing taking place in the net-zero regulatory sandbox.
Amendment 1383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8
Article 26 – paragraph 8
8. The net-zero regulatory sandboxes shall be designed and implemented in such a way that, where relevant, they facilitate cross-border cooperation between the national competent authorities. Member States that have established net-zero regulatory sandboxes shall coordinate their activities and cooperate within the framework of the Net-Zero Europe Platform with the objectives of sharing relevant information. They shall report annually to the Commission on the results of the implementation of regulatory sandboxes, including good practices, lessons learnt and recommendations on their setup and, where relevant, on the application within the regulatory sandbox of this Regulation and other Union legislation in a manner adapted for the purposes of the sandbox, and to the benefit of general interest.
Amendment 1384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – title
Article 27 – title
Measures for small and medium-sized enterprises
Amendment 1385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide small and medium-sized enterprises with priority access to the Innovative Nnet- zero regulatory sandboxes to the extent that they fulfil the eligibility conditions set in Article 26;
Amendment 1386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) organise awareness raising activities about participation to the regulatory sandboxes by small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 1387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) where appropriate, establish a dedicated channel for communication with small and medium-sized enterprises to provide guidance and respond to queries about the implementation of Article 26.
Amendment 1391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take into account the specific interests and needs of small and medium-sized enterprises , and provide adequate administrative support to take part in the net-zero regulatory sandboxes. Without prejudice to the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, Member States shouldall inform small and medium-sized enterprises of available financial support to their activities in the net-zero regulatory sandboxes.
Amendment 1405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission and Member States mayshall coordinate within the Platform on the Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships and also with relevant third countries to help promote the adoption of strategic net-zero technologies globally and to support the role of Union industrial capabilities in paving the way for the global clean energy transition, in line with the overall objectives of this Regulation stemming from Article 1 of this Regulation. The Platform may periodically discuss:
Amendment 1412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) how to improve cooperation along the strategic net- zero technologies' value chain between the Union and third countries;
Amendment 1419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) how to address non-tariff barriers to trade, such as through mutual recognition of conformity assessment or commitments to avoid export restrictions;
Amendment 1421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – introductory part
(c) which third countries should be prioritisedprioritisation of engagement with third countries for the conclusion of Net- Zero Industrial Partnerships, taking into account the following:
Amendment 1422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – point i
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – point i
i) the potential contribution to security of supply, taking into account their manufacturing capacity ofalong the value chain of strategic net-zero technologies;
Amendment 1428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – point ii
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – point ii
ii) whether there are existing cooperation agreements between a third country and the Union or any Member States.
Amendment 1450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. On a proposal by the Commission, the Platform shall adopt its rules of procedure by a simple majority of its members, at its first meeting.
Amendment 1453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. The Platform may establish standing or temporary sub-groups dealing with specific questions and tasks. The Platform shall at least establish the following standing sub-groups: i)a sub-group to discuss financial needs and bottlenecks of net-zero strategic projects, potential best practices, in particular to develop EU cross-border supply chains, and to coordinate financing for net-zero strategic projects;representatives of national promotional banks and institutions, the European development financial institutions, the European Investment Bank Group, other international financial institutions including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and, as appropriate, private financial institutions shall be invited as observers; ii) a sub-group to discuss the implementation of the provisions pursuant to Articles 6, 7 and 8, including to share best practices concerning public participation and stakeholders involvement;representatives of civil society organisations shall be invited as observers; iii) a sub-group to discuss and coordinate on the Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships referred to in Article 28, ensuring cooperation with other relevant coordination fora;representatives of civil society organisations shall be invited as observers, and representatives from like- minded third countries may be invited where appropriate; iv) a sub-group to ensure the appropriate implementation of the Net-Zero Industry Academies pursuant to Chapter V of this Regulation; v) a sub-group dedicated to net-zero regulatory sandboxes referred to in Article 26, to maximise the potential of spillover effects throughout the Union by facilitating cross-border cooperation and by limiting the risk of market and competition distortions.
Amendment 1459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 7
Article 29 – paragraph 7
7. The Platform shall systematically invite representatives of the European Parliament to attend, as observers, its meetings, including of the standing or temporary sub- groups referred to in paragraph 6.
Amendment 1463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 8
Article 29 – paragraph 8
8. Where appropriate, the Platform or the Commission may invshall invite representatives from industry, civil society, academia, trade unions and other representatives witeh expertsise and other third parties to Platform andreasonable interest before taking decisions, to attend meetings of the Platform and of the standing or temporary sub- group meetings ors referred to in paragraph 6, and to provide written contributions.
Amendment 1474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 11
Article 29 – paragraph 11
11. TWhere appropriate, the Platform shall coordinate and cooperate with existing industrial alliances related to strategic net-zero technologies.
Amendment 1480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall undertake activities to promote research, development and innovation in order to: i) minimise and counterbalance unavoidable CO2 emissions; ii) improve environmental sustainability and circularity features of manufacturing capacity of strategic net-zero technologies, in particular with regard to the reuse, recycling and resource-efficiency considerations, including in terms of water and material footprint; iii) improve the performance of strategic net-zero technologies compared to the state-of-the-art in the Union.
Amendment 1481 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall monitor, and make publicly available the results of this monitoring, on an ongoing basis:
Amendment 1487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the progress with respect to the Union level objective of CO2 injection capacity referred to in Article 167 (3) point d.
Amendment 1491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) strategic net-zero technology developments and market trends, including average manufacturing investment costs and production costs, and market prices for the respective net-zero technologies, and key components if appropriate;
Amendment 1492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) strategic net-zero technology manufacturing capacity and related activities, including data on employment and skills and progress towards achieving the 2030 targetsbenchmark referred to in recital 13Article 1 (2) point a);
Amendment 1493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) value and volume of imports into the Union and exports outside of the Union of strategic net-zero technologies, including the respective key components;
Amendment 1496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the amount of CO2unavoidable CO2 emissions stored permanently underground in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC.
Amendment 1507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 33 to amend the modalities in which agreements between entities referred to in Article 18(1) and investments in storage capacity held by third parties are taken into account to meet their individual contribution set out in Article 18 (5), as well as the content of the reports referred to in Article 18 (6), to establish the methodology concerning the calculation of unavoidable CO2 emissions referred to in Article 17 (2), and to establish and update the list of key components for each of the final products of strategic net-zero technologies pursuant to Article 18 (62(2a).
Amendment 1541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1
Annex I – table 1
1. Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies 2. Onshore wind and offshore renewable technologies 3. Battery/storage technologies 4. Heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies 5. Electrolysers and fuel cells 6. Sustainable biogas/biomethane technologies 7. Carbon Capture and storage (CCS) technologiesdeleted 7. deleted 8. Grid technologies