10 Amendments of Lídia PEREIRA related to 2021/0214(COD)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Tackling climate and other environmental-related challenges and reaching the objectives of the Paris Agreement are at the core of the European Green Deal. The value of the European Green Deal has only grown in light of the very severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economic well-being of the Union’s citizepublic health, national health systems and citizens’ health security, as well as on the resilience of economies, the competitiveness of companies in the Union and the economic well-being of the Union’s citizens, particularly with regard to employment and working conditions.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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 on climate mitigation, while ensuring WTO compatibility and safeguarding the competitiveness of companies in the Union.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The administration, understood as all the competent authorities, should have the necessary resources to carry out its functions relating to the EU ETS and the CBAM, with a view to not passing on excessive or unnecessary costs or bureaucratic burdens to operators; in addition, compliance with the obligations imposed on operators should be affordable and free of excessive administrative burdens.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Given that the CBAM applies to imports of goods into the customs territory of the Union rather than to installations, certain adaptations and simplifications would also need to apply in the CBAM regime. One of those simplifications should consist in a simple and accessible declarative system where importers should report the total verified GHG emissions embedded in goods imported in a given calendar year. A different timing compared to the compliance cycle of the EU ETS should also be applied to avoid any potential bottleneck resulting from obligations for accredited verifiers under this Regulation and the EU ETS.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In terms of sanctions, Member States should apply penalties to infringements of this Regulation and ensure that they are implemented, with high levels of efficiency, transparency and full respect for the principles of proportionality, reasonableness and appropriateness. The amount of those penalties should be identical to penalties currently applied within the Union in case of infringement of EU ETS according to Article 16(3) and (4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) A transitional period should apply during the period 2023 until 2025. A CBAM without financial adjustment should apply, with the objective to facilitate a smooth roll out of the mechanism hence reducing the risk of disruptive impacts on trade. Declarants should have to report on a quarterly basissubmit a quarterly report that is easy to read, accessible and drawn up in accordance with a common template, on the actual embedded emissions in goods imported during the transitional period, detailing direct and indirect emissions as well as any carbon price paid abroad.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5.º – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 5.º – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) information strictly necessary to demonstrate the declarant’s financial and operational capacity to fulfil its obligations under this Regulation and, if decided by the competent authority on the basis of a risk assessment and with proper justification, supporting documents confirming that information, such as the profit and loss account and the balance sheet for up to the three last financial years for which the accounts were closed;
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17.º – paragraph 2
Article 17.º – paragraph 2
2. Where the competent authority finds that the conditions listed in paragraph 1 are not fulfilled, or where the applicant has failed to provide the information listed in Article 5(3), the authorisation of the declarant shall be refused. The competent authority shall notify the declarant of that refusal as soon as possible.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17.º – paragraph 9
Article 17.º – paragraph 9
9. The competent authority shall revoke the authorisation for a declarant who no longer meets the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, or who fails to cooperate with that authority. The competent authority shall notify the declarant of that revocation as soon as possible.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19.º – paragraph 3
Article 19.º – paragraph 3
3. Where the competent authority has established that the declared number of CBAM certificates to be surrendered is incorrect, or that no CBAM declaration has been submitted pursuant to paragraph 2, it shall adjust the number of CBAM certificates due by the authorised declarant. The competent authority shall notify the authorised declarant of the adjustment and request that the authorised declarant shall surrender the additional CBAM certificates within one month30 working days.