8 Amendments of Paolo BARTOLOZZI related to 2011/0092(CNS)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Article 5 of Directive 2003/96/EC permits the application of differentiated rates of taxation in certain cases. However, in order to ensure the consistency of the CO2 price signal, the possibility for Member States to differentiate national rates should be restricted to general energy consumption taxation. Moreover, the possibility to apply a lower level of taxation to oil derived motor fuel used by taxis is no longer compatible with the objective of policies promoting alternative fuels and energy carriers and the use of cleaner vehicles in urban transport and should thus be removed.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In the case of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas used as propellantsused as motor fuel, advantages in the form of lower minimum levels of general energy consumption taxation or the possibility to exempt thoseis energy products from taxation are no longer justified, in particular in the light of the need to increase the market share of renewable energy sources and should therefore be removed in the medium term. In the case of natural gas and biomethane used as motor fuels, advantages in the form of lower minimum levels of general energy consumption taxation or the possibility to exempt this energy product from taxation should only be removed after an assessment, by 2023, on the implementation of the provisions of this Directive relating to the level of taxation applicable to natural gas in road transport. This assessment shall, inter alia, examine the progress in the availability of natural gas and biomethane, the growth of the refilling stations network in Europe, the market share of natural gas vehicles in the EU, the innovation and technological developments of biomethane as fuel in transport, the real value of the minimum level of taxation
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The general rules introduced by this Directive take account of the specificities of fuels that are biomass or made of biomass complying with the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 17 of Directive 2009/28/EC with regard both to their contribution to the CO2-balance and to their lower energy content per quantitative unit of liquid biofuels, as compared to some of the competing fossil fuels. Consequently, the provisions in Directive 2003/96/EC authoriszing reductions or exemptions for those fuels should be removed in the medium term. For the interim period, it should be ensured that the application of these provisions is made consistent with the general rules introduced by this Directive. Biofuels and bioliquids defined in Article 2(h) and (i) of Directive 2009/28/EC should therefore only benefit from additional tax advantages applied by Member States if they fulfil the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 17 of this Directive. In the case of biomethane, the energy content per quantitative unit is the same as for natural gas. Given the fact that biomethane injected into the natural gas grid helps to increase the share of renewable sources, biomethane will be tax exempted with respect to the CO2 and energy content, provided it is produced according the sustainability criteria.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 4 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the case of natural gas and biomethane as motor fuels, higher minimum levels of general energy consumption taxation should apply only after an assessment, by 2023, on the implementation of the provisions of this Directive relating to the level of taxation applicable to natural gas in road transport. The report shall, inter alia, examine the progress in the availability of natural gas and biomethane, the growth of the refilling stations network in Europe, the market share of natural gas vehicles in the EU, the innovation and technological developments of biomethane as fuel in transport, the real value of the minimum level of taxation.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 5 – third indent
Article 5 – third indent
– for the following uses: local public passenger transport (excluding taxis running on oil derived motor fuels), waste collection, armed forces and public administrations, disabled people, ambulances;
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point (a) – point (i)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point (a) – point (i)
(i) Until 1 January 2023, natural gas, biomethane and LPG used as propellantsmotor fuels, without prejudice to Art 1 point 21 par 4 (new);
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13(1) – point (a) – point (i) a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13(1) – point (a) – point (i) a (new)
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1 a (new)
(ia) A new subparagraph is added: In the case of biomethane, the energy content per quantitative unit is the same as for natural gas. Given the fact that biomethane injected into the natural gas grid helps to increase the share of renewable sources, biomethane will be tax exempted with respect to the CO2 and energy content, provided it is produced according to the sustainability criteria.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 29 - subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 - subparagraph 3 a (new)
By 2023 the Commission submits to the Council an assessment on the implementation of the provisions of this Directive relating to the level of taxation applicable to natural gas in road transport and a proposal for its modification. This assessment shall, inter alia, examine the progress in the availability of natural gas and biomethane, the growth of the refilling stations network in Europe, the market share of natural gas vehicles in the Union, the innovation and technological developments of biomethane as fuel in transport, the real value of the minimum level of taxation.