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22 Amendments of Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES related to 2021/0214(COD)

Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) Tackling climate change and keeping global warming below 1.5°C requires global action. The Union must not only lead by example, by eliminating its own emissions, including those embedded in the products it imports, but also cooperate with its partners, in accordance with WTO rules, to create an open, multilateral and cooperative global system, acting as a key enabler of the green transition.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) As long as a significant number of the Union’s international partners have policy approaches that do not result in the same level of climate ambition, there is a risk of carbon leakage. An effective CBAM implementation should ensure the creation of a level playing field while encouraging trade partners to decarbonize. Carbon leakage occurs if, for reasons of costs related to climate policies, businesses in certain industry sectors or subsectors were to transfer production to other countries or imports from those countries would replace equivalent but less GHG emissions intensive products. That could lead to an increase in their total emissions globally, thus jeopardising the reduction of GHG emissions that is urgently needed if the world is to keep the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre- industrial levels.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Innovation will be crucial to boost growth and competitiveness by empowering EU businesses, in particular SMEs to become global leaders in developing new and clean technology and to achieve the European Green Deal objectives. The Commission and the Member States should channelled incentives and policies for innovation, through a robust Innovation Fund to promote zero-carbon industrial processes.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to replace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. The CBAM should ensure an integrated approach between imports dynamics, the internal market development and the exports. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) As an instrument to prevent carbon leakage and reduce GHG emissions the CBAM should ensure that imported products are subject to a regulatory system that applies carbon costs equivalent to the ones that otherwise would have been borne under the EU ETS. The CBAM is a climate measure which should prevent the risk of carbon leakage and support the Union’s increased ambition o, resulting in a carbon cost equalization between national products and imported. The CBAM is a climate measure which should support increased ambition on the reduction of emissions in the Union in line with the European Green Deal and the European cClimate mitigationLaw and it should prevent the risk of carbon leakage, while ensuring WTO compatibility.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The goods under this Regulation should be selected after a careful analysis of their relevance in terms of cumulated GHG emissions and risk of carbon leakage in the corresponding EU ETS sectors while limiting complexity and administrative burden. In particular, the actual selection should take into account basic materials and basic products covered by the EU ETS with the objective of ensuring that imports of energy intensive products into the Union are on equal footing with EU products in terms of EU ETS carbon pricing, and to mitigate risks of carbon leakage. Other relevant criteria to narrow the selection should be: firstly, relevance of sectors in terms of emissions, namely whether the sector is one of the largest aggregate emitters of GHG emissions; secondly, sector’s exposure to significant risk of carbon leakage, as defined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC; thirdly, the need to balance broad coverage in terms of GHG emissions while limiting complexity and administrative effort. Particular attention should also be paid to the risk of market distortions between the different sectors covered by the CBAM.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) The system should allow operators of production installations in third countries to register in a central database and to make their verified embedded GHG emissions from production of goods available to authorised declarants. An operator should be able to choose not to haveensure transparency in the access of information, namely indicating its name, address and contact details in the central database made accessible to the public.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50 a (new)
(50 a) The full effectiveness of the CBAM in tackling the carbon leakage risk both on the EU market and on export markets should be assessed and positively verified through a strong monitoring of the impacts on EU businesses, with a view to modify the present legislation, if necessary.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on the impact on competitiveness of EU downstream industry and its synchronisation with the technological perspectives and maturities, concerning namely the new clean energy alternatives such as the availability of cost-competitive green hydrogen. The report should also evaluate the possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 . __________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)
(52 a) At the end of the first year after the transition period of this Regulation, the Commission should present a report, with the possibility of being accompanied by a legislative proposal, and in accordance with WTO rules, to ensure the competitiveness of the products that are exported outside the EU.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 b (new)
(55 b) The implementation of CBAM will be key for achieving the climate targets of the Paris Agreement. In this context the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will also contribute to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate- resilient pathways.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into the customs territory of the Union, in order to ensure a level playing field to preserve the competitiveness of EU industries, and thus to prevent the risk of carbon leakage.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The authorised declarant shall keep records of the documentation, certified by an independent person, verifier accredited pursuant article 18 of this Regulation. The accreditation will be required to demonstrate that the declared embedded emissions were subject to a carbon price in the country of origin of the goods and keep evidence of the proof of the actual payment for that carbon price which should not have been subject to an export rebate or any other form of compensation on exportation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall assist the competent authorities, establishing clear and simplified rules and procedures, in carrying out their obligations under this Regulation and coordinate their activities.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall provide enterprises, especially SMEs, with technical advice and assistance in order to facilitate their adaptation to the obligations laid down in this Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The Commission shall set up an expert group representing the competent authorities in order to exchange information and best practices on the application of this Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the declarant has repeatedly failed to comply CBAM's obligations under article 26 and was not involved in practices of circumvention under Article 27.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, and every five years, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, the assessment of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future. An in-depth assessment should be made of the impact on competitiveness of the EU downstream industry and the maturity of new technologies that are crucial to ensure it.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. At the end of the first year after the transitional period of this Regulation and to ensure a level playing field for the EU production destined to the export, of the sectors covered by the scope of Annex I of this Regulation, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, if necessary accompanied by legislative measures, on the impact of EU exports of those sectors in the global markets and shell considering an export adjustment mechanism that equalize the costs of CO2 with the different pricing schemes of the third countries. Such measures shall comply the WTO rules.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1 a (new)
2523 30 00 – Aluminous cement | Carbon dioxide
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. At the end of the first year after the transitional period of this Regulation and to ensure a level playing field for the EU production destined to the export, of the sectors covered by the scope of Annex I of this Regulation, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, if necessary accompanied by legislative measures, on the impact of EU exports of those sectors in the global markets and shall consider an export adjustment mechanism that equalize the costs of CO2 with the different pricing schemes of the third countries. Such measures shall comply the WTO rules.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
List of goods and greenhouse gases 13. For the purpose of the identification of goods, this Regulation shall apply to goods listed in the following sectors currently falling under the combined nomenclature (‘CN’) codes listed below, and shall be those of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (34). 24. For the purposes of this Regulation, the greenhouse gases relating to goods falling in the sectors listed below, shall be those listed below for each type of goods. Cement CN code Greenhouse gas 2523 30 00 – Aluminous cement Carbon dioxide 2523 10 00 – Cement clinkers Carbon dioxide 2523 21 00 – White Portland cement, whether or Carbon dioxide not artificially coloured 2523 29 00 – Other Portland cement Carbon dioxide 2523 90 00 – Other hydraulic cements Carbon dioxide Electricity CN code Greenhouse gas 2716 00 00 – Electrical energy Carbon dioxide Fertilisers CN code Greenhouse gas 4 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1). 2808 00 00 – Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide 2814 – Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous Carbon dioxide solution solution 2834 21 00 - Nitrates of potassium Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide 3102 – Mineral or chemical fertilisers, Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide nitrogenous 3105 – Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg 10 kg - Except: 3105 60 00 – Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the two fertilising elements phosphorus and potassium Iron and Steel CN code Greenhouse gas 72 – Iron and steel Carbon dioxide Except: 7202 – Ferro-alloys 3 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1). 7204 – Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots and steel 7301- Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or Carbon dioxide not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel 7302 – Railway or tramway track construction Carbon dioxide material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish- plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialised for jointing or fixing rails 7303 00 – Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of Carbon dioxide cast iron 7304 – Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, Carbon dioxide seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel 7305 – Other tubes and pipes (for example, Carbon dioxide welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406,4 mm, of iron or steel 7306 – Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles Carbon dioxide (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel 7307 – Tube or pipe fittings (for example, Carbon dioxide couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel 7308 – Structures (excluding prefabricated Carbon dioxide buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge- sections, lock- gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel 7309 – Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar Carbon dioxide containers for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment 7310 – Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and Carbon dioxide similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment 7311 – Containers for compressed or liquefied Carbon dioxide gas, of iron or steel 7326 – Other articles of iron or steel Carbon dioxide Aluminium CN code Greenhouse gas 7601 – Unwrought aluminium Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7603 – Aluminium powders and flakes Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7604 – Aluminium bars, rods and profiles Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7605 – Aluminium wire Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7606 – Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons thickness exceeding 0,2 mm 7607 – Aluminium foil (whether or not printed Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons or backed with paper, paper-board, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,2 mm 7608 – Aluminium tubes and pipes Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7609 00 00 – Aluminium tube or pipe fittings Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) 7610 – Aluminium structures (excluding Carbon dioxide prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, balustrades, pillars and columns); aluminium plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures 7616 – Other articles of aluminium Carbon dioxide
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI