4 Amendments of Gilles BOYER related to 2021/0213(CNS)
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) As Directive 2020/262 specifies that it and Directives 92/83/EEC, 92/84/EEC, 2003/96/EC and 2011/64/EU do not apply to the French and Spanish outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the TFEU, in the recast of Directive 2003/96/EC, flights to and from those regions and shipping to and from them should be considered exempt from intra-EU taxation.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28 a) The implementation of this Directive could have socio-economic consequences as well as a diverse impact on income classes and Member States. In this regard, a Social Monitor should be established by this Directive to assess the implementation of the Directive and its impact in the different Member States, regions and income classes. The Social Monitor would assign reporting obligations to both the Commission and Member States. The Commission should provide a holistic overview regarding the evolution of energy prices as well as technological and market maturity of alternative energy carriers. Member States should describe the social measures taken to ease the potential socio-economic consequences of the implementation of this Directive. Member States might as well put a special emphasis on the state of technological and market maturity of alternative energy carriers through complementary assessment, and the Commission should take into account assessments by Member States that demonstrate that cleaner alternatives are not readily available on the market and are not expected to be available in the short term. According to the assessments of the Social Monitor, if no significant progress is made to mitigate socio- economic impacts on lower and middle income households, Member States could prolong the transition period for households recognised as lower and middle income ones by Member States.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) energy products and electricity used for agricultural, horticultural or aqua cultural works and forestry.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a Reporting obligations of the Commission - Social monitor By … [two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall adopt and make publicly available a report providing detailed assessments of the situation of energy prices in Member States and on the EU market and of the effects of this Directive thereon. That Report shall include all relevant facts and figures covering energy prices developments, as well as an assessment of the effects of the implementation of this Directive on those prices, with special emphasis on households living in the condition of energy poverty as defined in this Directive. The Commission shall in this respect take into consideration the different starting positions of Member States and assess possible extensions of the transitional period and exemptions. This shall specifically apply to justified cases related to households living in the condition of energy poverty to prevent inadequate price jumps that may occur after the end of the transitional period. The Commission in cooperation with Member States shall use the criteria set out in this Directive to identify and report on the number of households that are living in energy poverty.