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6 Amendments of Eluned MORGAN related to 2007/0196(COD)

Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Markets in many Member States are dominated by large players. National regulatory authorities should be given the power to identify market dominance by a gas undertaking and put forward a medium term plan to limit the share at any relevant market to 20%. The relevant market should be defined by the Commission and should take into account any changes to the geographic scope of the market.
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point (b a) (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
(ba) the following point shall be added: "36a. 'fair competition in an open market' means working towards a position where no company may hold more than 20% of the relevant market."
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point (b b) (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 36 b (new)
(bb) the following point shall be added: "36b. 'energy poverty' means a household which is not able to afford to heat the home to an acceptable standard based on the levels recommended by the World Health Organisation of 18-22°C depending on room function for all living areas when occupied. It also includes the ability to purchase other energy services in the home at a reasonable cost. A household is energy poor if its share of energy expenditure within total household expenditure exceeds twice the national median energy expenditure."
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the international obligations of the Community, transmission systems or transmission system operators, storages or storage operators, hubs or hub operators shall not be controlled by a person or persons from third countries.
2008/04/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (o b) (new)
"(ob) imposing price caps in uncompetitive markets for a defined and limited period in order to protect customers against market abuse; the price caps shall be fixed at a sufficiently high level so as not to discourage new entry and expansion of existing competitors;"
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – point (b)
(b) to carry out in cooperation with the national competition authority investigations of the functioning of gas markets, and to decide, in the absence of violations of competition rules,, of any appropriate measures necessary and proportionate to promote effective competition and ensure the proper functioning of the market, including gas release programs; to ensure that a truly competitive market shall be established within the Union by mandating incremental release of gas at real cost so that by 2020 no individual company may account for more than a 20% share of any relevant market; the relevant market shall be defined by the Commission;
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE