Activities of Thierry MARIANI related to 2021/0425(COD)
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REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen (recast)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 100 a (new)
Recital 100 a (new)
(100 a)With the integration of growing volumes of renewable and low-carbon gases in the natural gas and hydrogen systems, the Transmission System Operators and Hydrogen Network Operators are entrusted with new tasks including but not limited to the gas and hydrogen quality management to ensure efficient operation of the networks. The costs related to these new tasks shall be borne by the Transmission System Operators or Hydrogen Network Operators as relevant and shall be taken into account in the calculation of their respective tariffs, like all the other costs incurred by the Operators.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a (new)
a) ‘Biomethane’ means a gaseous mixture mostly made of methane from biomass sources, including biogas as defined in Article 2(28) of Directive2018/2001, and that meets the technical specifications of gas quality for a safe injection into the natural gas system. This also includes biomethane from landfill gas and from sewage treatment plant gas.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (new)
b) ‘hydrogen’ means all gases that primarily consist of hydrogen and that can technically and safely be injected into and transported through the hydrogen system or the natural gas system in blending or. This includes ‘low-carbon hydrogen’ as defined in this Article, renewable gaseous fuels that are fuels of non-biological origins (‘RFNBOs’) as defined in Article 2(36) of Directive 2018/2001 as well as ‘hydrogen from biological source’ understood as hydrogen of renewable origin derived from biomass sources as defined in Article 2(28) of the Directive 2018/2001.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘renewable gas’ means biogas as defined in Article 2, point (28) of Directive 2018/2001, including biomethane, and renewable gaseous fuels part of fuels of non-biological origins (‘RFNBOs’) as defined in Article 2, point (36) of that Directive’biohydrogen;
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2 a) ‘bio-hydrogen’ means hydrogen produced from biomass fuels as defined in Article 2, point (27) of Directive 2018/2001;
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘gases’ mean natural gas, biogas, biomethane, and hydrogen;
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘transmission’ means the transport of natural gas and biomethane through a network, which mainly contains high- pressure pipelines, other than an upstream pipeline network and other than the part of high-pressure pipelines primarily used in the context of local distribution of natural gas and biomethane, with a view to its delivery to customers, but not including supply;
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘distribution’ means the transport of natural gas and biomethane through local or regional pipeline networks with a view to its delivery to customers, but not including supply;
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 70 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 70 – point c
(c) engages in production, distribution, supply, consumption, or storage of renewable or low-carbon gas in the natural gas or hydrogen system, or provides energy efficiency services or maintenance services to its members or shareholders;
Amendment 391 #
(71) ‘active customer’ means a final natural gas or hydrogen customer, or a group of jointly acting final natural gas or hydrogen customers, who consumes or stores renewable gas, produced within its premises located within confined boundaries or, where permitted by a Member State, within other premises, or who sells self-produced renewable gas using the natural gas or hydrogen system, or participates in energy efficiency schemes, provided that those activities do not constitute its primary commercial or professional activity;
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States as well as the regulatory authorities shall cooperate with each other for the purpose of integrating their national markets at one and more regional levels, towards the creation of regional markets, where Member States as well regulatory authorities so decided, and further towards the creation of a fully liberalised internal market. In particular, the regulatory authorities where Member States have so provided or Member States shall promote and facilitate the cooperation of natural gas transmission system operators and hydrogen network operators at a regional level, including on cross- border issues , with the aim of creating a competitive internal market for gases , foster the consistency of their legal, regulatory and technical framework and facilitate integration of the isolated systems forming gas islands that persist in the Union . The geographical areas covered by such regional cooperation shall include cooperation in geographical areas defined in accordance with Article 28(3) of Regulation (EC) . Such cooperation may cover other geographical areas. Where the Commission considers that the rules at Union levelare relevant for the regional integration of markets for gases, it shall provide appropriate non-binding guidance taking into account the specificities of these markets and the impact on neighbouring markets.
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 83 to supplement this Directive by specifying the methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from low carbon fuels. The methodology shall ensure that credit for avoided emissions is not given for carbon dioxide the capture of which has already received an emission credit under other provisions of law. methodology should be based on a life cycle assessment of their total greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) emissions.
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the implementation of a system of third party access to the transmission and distribution system, and LNG facilities based on published tariffs, applicable to all customers, including supply undertakings, and applied objectively and without discrimination between system users. Member States shall ensure that those tariffs, or the methodologies underlying their calculation, are approved prior to their entry into force in accordance with Article 72 by a regulatory authority referred to in Article 70 and that those tariffs — and the methodologies, where only methodologies are approved — are published prior to their entry into force. Tariff discounts can be granted only if so provided by Union legislation.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The provisions of this Directive shall not prevent the conclusion of long- term contracts for renewable and low carbon gases in so far as they comply with Union competition rules and contribute to decarbonisation. No long-term contracts for supply of unabated fossil gas shall be concluded with a duration beyond the end of year 2049 .
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 8
Article 35 – paragraph 8
8. The transmission system operator shall fulfil the requirements provided for in Chapter IX and be certified in accordance with Article 57. This shall be without prejudice to the possibility for transmission system operators which are certified under the ownership unbundling, the independent system operator or the independent transmission system operator model are entitled to delegate, on their own initiative and under their supervision, certain tasks to other transmission system operators which are certified under the ownership unbundling, the independent system operator or the independent transmission system operator model, where the delegation of tasks does not endanger the effective and independent decision-making rights of the delegating transmission system operator.
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. For the purpose of swift implementation of grid connection of renewable gas production, Member States shall ensure: (a) that the transmission system operator and the hydrogen network operator comply with time limits to assess the requests for injection of renewable gases, make an offer and implement the connection, with monitoring of the national regulatory authority in line with Article 72(t). (b) that permitting procedures for the implementation of the connection are not hampered by lack of administrative capacity.
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
For the purpose of swift implementation of grid connection of renewable gas production, Member States shall ensure: a) that the distribution system operator comply with time limits to assess the requests for injection of renewable gases, make an offer and implement the connection, with monitoring of the national regulatory authority in line with Article 72(t) that permitting procedures for the implementation of the connection are not hampered by lack of administrative capacity.
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) at the latest on 31 December 20340.
Amendment 753 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The derogations under paragraph 1 shall apply at least until 31 December 20340. As from 1 January 20341, the derogation shall expire when one of the conditions below is fulfilled:
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. Such intergovernmental agreement may contain, as appropriate, rules specifying the implementation of the requirements of third-party access, tariff regulation and on the unbundling of the operator of the hydrogen interconnector, as well as rules on the certification of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, including rules ensuring the collection of required data and the application of the criteria for accounting low-carbon hydrogen or hydrogen produced from electricity as renewable hydrogen.
Amendment 988 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point s
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point s
(s) respecting contractual freedom with regard to long-term contracts provided that they are compatible with Union law and consistent with Union policies and provided they contribute to decarbonisation objectives. No long-term contracts for supply of unabated fossil gas shall be concluded with a duration beyond the end of year 2049 ;
Amendment 992 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point t
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point t
(t) monitoring the time taken by natural gas transmission and distribution system operators or hydrogen network operators to make connections and repaiassess network connection requests by renewable gas producers, including technical studies, and make connections and repairs for renewable gas producers and end-users;
Amendment 1032 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 5 – paragraph 4
Annex I – point 5 – paragraph 4
The disclosure of the share of renewable and low-carbon gas purchased by the final customers shall be done by using guarantees of origin.