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OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation on Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia
Amendments (12)
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power plants and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the progress with the actual dismantling operations until an irreversible state within the safe decommissioning process is reached, whilst ensuring that the highest safety standards are applied. Based on the available estimates, completion of decommissioning work will require substantial additional financial resources while taking into account the shared financial responsibility of the Union and these Member States.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Although the shutdown of all units concerned took place within the respective deadlines, the decommissioning programmes continue to encounter delays that are economically damaging and politically unacceptable; this should be tackled by the revised detailed decommissioning plan.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) As the programmes have not yet triggered the organisational changes needed for effective decommissioning, it should be ensured that the necessary transformation of organisational structures is performed.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, provision has been made in the Commission proposal for the next Multi- Annual financial framework for the period 2014-2020: ‘'A Budget for Europe 2020’‘ for a sum of EUR 7500 million in constant 2011 prices from the general budget of the European Union for nuclear safety and decommissioning. From this the amount EUR 500 million in 2011 prices which is about EUR 553 million in the current pricesdecommissioning. This amount is foreseen for a new Programme to further support the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 units 1-2 and the Ignalina units 1-2 over the period from 2014 to 2017 and the Kozloduy units 1-4 nuclear power plants over the period from 2014 to 2020. Funding under this new Programme should be made available in a gradually decreasing manner.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The decommissioning of the nuclear power plants covered by this Regulation should be carried out with recourse to the best available technical expertise, and with due regard to the nature and technological specifications of the units to be shut down and with comprehensive assessments on the progress of the decommissioning and mitigation processes, in order to ensure the highest possible efficiency.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelopeindicative financial reference amount as defined in the point [18] of the Interinstitutional Agreement of xx/201z between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR 552 947 000 in current00 million in constant 2011 prices.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority without prejudice to the provisions of the Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014- 2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement xxx/201z between the European Parliament, Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
That amount shall be indicatively distributed among the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes as follows:
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and, assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 2015 within the framework of the interim evaluation referred to in Art. 8 in order to assure that financial programming and the allocation of financial resources are based on actual needs and absorption capacity. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programme, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes, while fully respecting prerogatives of the budget authority in the annual budgetary procedure.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The financial allocation may also cover the technical and administrative assistance expenses necessary to ensure the transition between the Programme and the measures adopted under Council Regulation (EC) 1990/2006, Regulation (Euratom) No 549/2007 and Council Regulation (Euratom) 647/2010. The financial allocation shall not cover other measures than the ones listed under this Article and Article 2.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan that includes the specific objectives, projects schedule, project cost structures, co- financing proportions and an overall financial plan identifying sources for the national part of the funding in the long term.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Evaluations shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred to in Article 2(2) and fulfilment of requirements set out in Article 4(1)(c).