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18 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2018/0178(COD)

Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Achieving the Union’s environmental and climate commitments requires private investments. To mobilise private investments it is necessary to guarantee a coherent policy framework for sustainable investments. This requires regulatory stability and predictability for investors in the long-term. Therefore, it is important that the provisions of this Regulation build upon existing Union legislation.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) Setting harmonised criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities should not undermine the division of competences between Member States and the Union.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) To further innovation, research and development in the area of climate change, where a high level of long-term investments are required, this Regulation should be aligned with other Union legislation. Thus, providing long-term stability in the regulatory framework without worsening the possibility for long- term investments.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) For the purposes of determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable, an exhaustive list of environmental objectives should be laid down, ensuring coherence with existing Union legislation, such as the Clean Energy Package.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) 'circular economy' means maintaining the value and usage of products, materials and resources in the economy for as long as possible, and minimising waste, including through the application of the waste hierarchy as laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;50 _________________ 50 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) 'energy efficiency' means using energy more efficientlcy at all the stages of the energy chain from production to final consumptions defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) 'sustainable forest management' means using forests and forest land in a way, and at a rate, that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality and their potential to fulfil, now and in the future, relevant ecological, economic and social functions, at local, national, and global levels, and that does not cause damage to other ecosystems.deleted
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) transition to a circular economy, waste prevention and recycling in line with the EU waste acquis;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) generating, storing or using renewable energy or climate-neutral energy (including carbon-neutral energy) in line with the Renewable Energy Directive, including through using innovative technology with a potential for significant future savings or through necessary reinforcement of the grid;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improving energy efficiency in line with the Energy Efficiency Directive;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) producing clean and efficient fuels from renewable or carbon-neutral sources, in line with the Renewable Energy Directive.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An economic activity shall be considered to contribute substantially to the transition to a circular economy and waste prevention and recycling where that activity, in line with the EU waste acquis, contributes substantially to that environmental objective through any of the following means:
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) sustainable forest management in accordance with applicable national legislation in line with the conclusions from the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (Helsinki, 1993), the obligations provided by Regulation (EU) 2018/841 (LULUCF) as well as Regulation (EU) 995/2010 (EU Timber Regulation) .
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) fully respect the subsidiarity principle, enshrined in Article 69 and protocol no 2 in TFEU and the division of competence between Member States and the Union as enshrined in the Treaties.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) experts representing relevant private stakeholders with proven knowledge and experience in the areas of investments and sustainability;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4(3), 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2), 10(2) and 11(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period from [Date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The power to adopt delegated acts shall not limit national competence or undermine the principle of subsidiarity, especially in relation to national application of the adopted text of the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (Helsinki, 1993).
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the progress on the implementation of this Regulation with regard to the development of technical screening criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities, especially how the principle of subsidiarity and the division of competences between the Union and Member States has been respected;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) the effects of this Regulation in delivering long-term stability incentivising long-term sustainable investments that are in line with the Union's climate commitments.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI