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64 Amendments of Vincenzo SOFO related to 2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions. In addition, it greatly contributes to the countermeasures needed in response to the sudden and substantial deflation in the EU that will result from the COVID-19 pandemic. _________________ 11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) ~~The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union.~~ On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. ~~While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term~~The deflationary effect of combating climate change will itself have medium-term social and economic disadvantages, accompanied by a sometimes adverse environmental impact. Given that the COVID-19 pandemic will cause a deep recession and (in the absence of appropriate ECB monetary policies) lasting deflation, it is now more important than ever to mitigate pro- cyclical Union climate policies and postpone achievement of European Council objectives. Moreover, not all regions and Member States start their transition to a climate-neutral economy from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, ~~whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those~~especially those countries that have made substantial investments, honoured their commitments and achieved the Kyoto Protocol targets (20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020) and are now having to help with the transition of countries and regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions~~, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion~~ and unfair competition from countries that have not yet engaged in the decarbonisation process, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion. Similarly, within the European economic system, a number of production sectors in coal-producing regions and elsewhere are still heavily dependent on fossil fuels and therefore responsible for high emission levels and need appropriate support measures, such as those referred to in this regulation, to accompany them towards the transition process.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States, as well as local and regional authorities must take into account its occupational, economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to ~~mitigate~~cancel out adverse consequences. The Union budget has a~~n important~~ supplementary role in that regard.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the adverse social and economic consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality and dealing with the COVID-19 crisis by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to ~~mitigate the adverse effects of th~~promote climate transition by supporting the ~~most affected territories and workers concerned~~territories and workers most concerned, as well as the productive sectors of all Member State economies that are currently responsible for higher emission levels and will hence affected by the transition. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to ~~alleviate the impact of the transition by financing~~supporting the transition by creating new job opportunities, financing new infrastructures and the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by ~~mitiga~~promoting the ~~negative repercussions on employment~~transition measures. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) ~~In view of the importance of tackling cli~~The Fund should matke change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25 % of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this targeta significant contribution to mitigating the deflationary effect of combating climate change, focusing on the economic sectors and regions most adversely affected.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts in funding under Regulation (EU) .../... .../... [new CPR] or transfers from these.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States and regions. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities ~~which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so~~or means of transport and communication channels, which need to be phased out or reduced in a move towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. Particular attention should be paid to mountainous, island or remote areas, whose small population makes it more difficult to implement the energy transition to climate neutrality. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality, especially in view of the shift in priorities and urgent action necessitated by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should ~~include~~give priority to those that facilitate job creation and those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term~~, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal~~. The projects financed should contribute to a gradual transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes, infrastructures or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 , while maintaining and enhancing skilled employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, ~~provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy~~including physical connectivity, through communications channels that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provided that such measures help fund a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. Those investments should also contribute to meeting the cost of expert advice and analyses to help achieve the goals of a successful transition in already well- established enterprises. _________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. Those investments should also contribute to meeting the cost of expert advice and analyses to help achieve the goals of a successful transition in already well- established enterprises. _________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should ~~also cover~~facilitate investments in new infrastructures and the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities and acquire new skills suited to the green economy, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in undertakings, particularly micro- enterprises and SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition~~, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or~~ and if they encourage local employment and speed up transition towards a circular economy with low greenhouse gas emissions, also through the creation of new industrial plant or railway infrastructure, provided that they do not result ~~from~~in relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate- neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they do not result in ~~the protection of a significant number of job~~net job losses. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. _________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

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Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) EU state aid rules should be flexibly applied in eligible transition regions in order to facilitate private investment. At the same time, account should be taken of structural change issues in eligible regions, ensuring that they have sufficient flexibility to implement their projects in a socially and economically sustainable manner.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most ~~negatively~~ affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities, as well as a detailed plan on investments in new infrastructure, whilst maintaining and expanding employment opportunities in the affected territories in order to avoid social exclusion. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories, including in terms of infrastructure and job creation, and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate- resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate- neutrality ~~and the objectives of the Green Deal~~. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)

(15a) The territorial just transition plans are to be submitted by the end of 2020. That poses an implementation challenge for managing authorities and for Member States, as the adoption of these plans is necessary to release the funding. In order to alleviate that challenge, conditional pre-financing for technical assistance should, therefore, be made available before the adoption of the plans.

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Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)

(16a) Special attention and support should be given to mountain areas and to rural, insular, remote and extremely remote areas. These areas are already facing even greater social and economic difficulties, including rural-to-urban migration and overall depopulation, fewer skills, little digital infrastructure and low connectivity, which further reduces their ability to address the challenges of the transition process. Those areas could also play an important role as regards their ability to attract investment in renewable energy, while safeguarding agricultural land.

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Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of the elements contained in Annex III of this Regulation regarding the common output and result indicators. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making15. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts; these experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 15deleted OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p.13.

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Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to support territories facing economic and social transformation in their transition to a climate-neutral economy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone. The main reasons in this regard are, on the one hand, the disparities between the levels of development of the various territories and the backwardness of the least favoured territories, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and territories and, on the other hand, the need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those objectives can better be achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,deleted

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories ~~facing serious socio- economic challenges deriving from the transition proces~~and production sectors towards a climate- neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR ~~7.5~~[X] billion in 2018 prices~~, which may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act~~.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

0.3520% of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allocated to technical assistance, including preliminary planning, at the initiative of the Commission.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. By way of derogation from Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the Union budget or provided by other resources shall not require complementary support from the ERDF or the ESF+ or any other fund allocation programmes provided for by the European Union.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) productive investments in micro- enterprises and SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic diversification and reconversion;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

(c) investments in research and innovation activities, including at universities and public research institutions, and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) investments in renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure construction and maintenance and development of related technologies;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) investments in the deployment of technology and ~~infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction,~~road and railway infrastructures, where lacking, water infrastructure, if it is antiquated, inefficient or insufficient to ensure that water is not wasted, for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, including the deployment of environmentally-friendly means of transportation, in energy efficiency and renewable energy;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of natural gas;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

(db) in relation to investments in renewable energy, in particular measures aiming at the local deployment of small installations, such as to develop private self-consumption, and capable of boosting collective self-consumption and the establishment of energy communities;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity, in particular for the roll-out of broadband in rural, insular and remote areas;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) investments in projects for fighting energy poverty and supporting the production of energy from waste;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)

(gb) conversion and adaptation of existing natural gas pipelines for the transport of hydrogen;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

(j) active inclusion of jobseekers, with a particular emphasis on women and persons with disabilities;

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(k) technical assistance, including preliminary planning.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Additionally, the JTF may support, in ~~areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU~~the respective territories, productive investments in enterprises other than micro-enterprises and SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416; _________________ 16Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).deleted

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of natural gas;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The JTF resources shall be programmed for the categories of regions where the territories concerned are located, on the basis of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7 and approved by the Commission as part of a programme or a programme amendment. The resources programmed shall take the form of one or more specific programmes or of one or more priorities within a programme covered by Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR].

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

The Commission shall only approve a programme, or an amendment to the programme, where the identification of the territories most ~~negatively~~ affected by the transition process, contained within the relevant territorial just transition plan, is duly justified and the relevant territorial just transition plan is consistent with the National Energy and Climate Plan and the Long Term Strategy of the Member State concerned.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. The JTF priority or priorities shall comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF priority shall be at least equal to one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority but shall not exceed three times that amount.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most ~~negatively~~ affected b~~ased on~~y the economic and social impacts ~~resulting from~~of the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses ~~in fossil fuel production and use~~ and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities and transport networks with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. _________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) a description of the transition process at national level towards a climate-neutral economy, including a timeline for key transition steps which are consistent with the latest version of the National Energy and Climate Plan (‘NECP’);deleted

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) a justification for identifying the territories as most ~~negatively~~ affected by the transition process referred to in ~~point (a) and~~the latest version of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), to be supported by the JTF, in accordance with paragraph 1;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) an assessment of the transition challenges faced by the most ~~negatively~~ affected territories, including the social, economic, and environmental impact of the transition to a climate-neutral economy, identifying the potential number of affected jobs and job losses, number of enterprises concerned and expected revenue losses, the development needs and objectives, to be reached by 2030 linked to the transformation or closure of greenhouse gas-intensive activities in those territories;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e

~~(e) an assessment of its consistency with other national, regional or territorial strategies and plans;~~deleted

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point h

(h) where support is provided to productive investments to enterprises other than micro-enterprises and SMEs, an exhaustive list of such operations and enterprises ~~and a justification of the necessity of such support through a gap analysis demonstrating that the expected job losses would exceed the expected number of jobs created in the absence of the investment~~;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point i

(i) where support is provided to investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC, an ~~exhaus~~indicative list of operations to be supported and a justification that they contribute to a transition to a climate neutral economy and lead to a substantial reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions going substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC and provided that they are necessary for the protection of a significant number of jobscompliance with the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC;

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. The preparation and implementation of territorial just transition plans shall involve the relevant partners and an organic and structured consultation of stakeholders in accordance with Article [6] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Where the revision of a National Energy and Climate Plan pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 necessitates a revision of a territorial just transition plan, this revision shall be carried out as part of the mid-term review exercise in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]A territorial just transition plan may be revised only on justified grounds, which may include the revision of a National Energy and Climate Plan.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. For output indicators, baselines shall be set at zero. The milestones set for 20245 and targets set for 2029 shall be cumulative. Targets shall not be revised after the request for programme amendment submitted pursuant to Article [14(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] has been approved by the Commission.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

~~4. The Commission is empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 10 to amend Annex III in order to make the necessary adjustments to the list of indicators to be used.~~

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 9

9 Where the Commission concludes, based on the examination of the final performance report of the programme, that there is a failure to achieve at least 65% of the target established for one or more output or result indicators for the JTF resources, it may make financial corrections pursuant to Article [98] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] by reducing the support from the JTF to the priority Where the Commission concludes, based on the examination of the final performance report of the programme, that there is a failure to achieve at least 65% of the target established for one or more output or result indicators for the JTF resources, it may make financial corrections pursuant to Article [98] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] by reducing the support from the JTF to the priorityArticle 9 deleted concerned in proportion to the achievements.

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 10

1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [the date of the entry into force of this Regulation]. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 8(4) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 5. As soon as it adopts aArticle 10 delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 8(4) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.Exercise of the delegation

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Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) greenhouse-gas emissions of industrial facilities in NUTS level 2 regions where the carbon intensity, as defined by the ratio of greenhouse gas emissions of industrial facilities as reported by Member States in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 compared to the gross value added of the industry, exceeds by a factor of two the EU-27 average. Where that level is not exceeded in any NUTS level 2 regions in a given Member State, greenhouse-gas emissions of industrial facilities in the NUTS level 2 region with the highest carbon intensity is taken into account (weighting 4920%), _________________ 28Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC (OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, p. 1).

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Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) employment in mining of coal and lignite (weighting 254%),

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Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) employment in industry in the NUTS level 2 regions taken into account for the purposes of point (i) (weighting 254%),

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Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a – point v a (new)

(va) population resident in insular or remote areas reliant on autonomous electricity production by diesel or petrol generators (weighting 2%);

2020/05/27
Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a – point v b (new)

(vb) greenhouse-gas emissions from naval or aerial modes of transport, which can be reduced by building new railway and road infrastructure to connect regions, or parts of regions (weighting 29%);

2020/05/27
Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the allocations resulting from the application of point (a) are adjusted to ensure that no Member State receives an amount exceeding ~~EUR 2 billion~~20% of the resources of the Fund as defined in Article 2(2). The amounts exceeding ~~EUR 2 billion~~that threshold per Member State are redistributed proportionally to the allocations of all other Member States. The Member States shares are recalculated accordingly;

2020/05/27
Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – paragraph 1

~~Reference: Article 7(2)(a)~~deleted

2020/05/27
Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – paragraph 2

Reference: Article 7(2)(b) 1.2 Identifying the territories expected to be the most affected and justifying this choice with the corresponding estimation of the economic and employment impacts based on the latest version of the NECP.

2020/05/27
Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.3

~~2.3. Consistency with other national, regional or territorial strategies and plans Reference: Article 7(2)(e) Text field [6000] — Smart specialisation strategies;~~deleted

2020/05/27
Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 2

Reference: Article 7(2)(h) To fill in only if support is provided to productive investments other than micro- enterprises and SMEs: - an exhaustive list of such operations and enterprises and for each of them a justification of the necessity of such support

2020/05/27
Committee: REGI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 3

Reference: Article 7(2)(i); To fill in only if support is provided to investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC: - an exhaustive list of operations to be supported and a justification that they contribute to the transition to a climate- neutral economy and lead to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions going below the relevant benchmarks used for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC

2020/05/27
Committee: REGI