Activities of Benoît HAMON
Plenary speeches (21)
Taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments - Common system of VAT as regards tax evasion linked to import and other cross-border transactions (debate)
Taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments - Common system of VAT as regards tax evasion linked to import and other cross-border transactions (debate)
Coordinated strategy to improve the fight against fiscal fraud (debate)
Report on the ECB annual report for 2007 (debate)
Transatlantic Economic Council (debate)
Financial instability and the impact on the real economy (debate)
Eurozone (2007) - European Central Bank (2006) (debate)
Global Europe - External aspects of competitiveness (debate)
Reform of EU trade policy instruments (debate)
Explanations of vote
2006 annual report on the Euro Area (debate)
EU-US Transatlantic Partnership Agreement – EU-US economic relations (debate)
Strategic review of the IMF (vote)
Strategic review of the IMF (debate)
Clearing and settlement in the EU
2004 Annual Report – ECB; Communication strategy on the euro
Transatlantic relations
Budget/Economy
State aid in the form of public service compensation
Transatlantic relations
ECB 2003 annual report
Reports (2)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments PDF (371 KB) DOC (579 KB)
REPORT on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund PDF (214 KB) DOC (158 KB)
Opinions (2)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions : Stepping up the fight against undeclared work
OPINION Final opinion on Global Europe-External aspects of competitiveness
Written declarations (3)
Amendments (63)
Amendment 1 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Criticises the fact that, although the financial crisis is demonstrating the importance of State action in maintaining economic activity and strengthening social cohesion, the Commission has thus far failed to secure the future of and the crucial role played by public services in Europe by putting forward a proposal for a framework directive on services of general interest;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Will pay particular attention to the report on the impact of demographic ageing on public spending and to the communication on the long-term sustainability of public finances, to be submitted in 2009; in that context, will take steps to ensure that the proposals for the modernisation of pension schemes do not lead to a lengthening of people's working lives or a decrease in the resources available to retired people; will also pay particular attention to the pension status of atypical workers;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Welcomes the attention paid to the conventions adopted by the International Labour Organisation, which must be regarded as minimum standards with regard to decent work, and emphasises the importance of restoring the remunerative value of work, both within the Union and in relations with third countries;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Deplores the fact that the Commission has failed to take the opportunity presented by the renewed social agenda to consider a revision of Directive 96/71/EC1 on the posting of workers; ______________ 1 OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1.
Amendment 5 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Deplores the fact that the Commission has not honoured its undertaking to set up a forum with the task of assessing the repercussions of the Court of Justice judgments in the Laval1, Viking2and Ruffer3cases; ______________________ 1 Judgment of18 December 2007 in Case C- 341/05, ECR 2007, p. I-11767. 2 Judgment of11 December 2007 in Case C- 438/05, ECR 2007, p. I-10779. 3 Judgment of3 April 2008 in Case C-346/06.
Amendment 5 #
2008/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports removing barriers that hinder investment and transatlantic financial services, and is in favour of gradually integrating the two markets to allow t, subject to a satisfactory framework for prudential rules being establishemd to compete with emerging marketsprevent a crisis on one side of the Atlantic affecting the other side;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 11 #
2008/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls, consequently, for a greater convergence between the regulatory frameworks in order to strengthen the transparency and control of products, financial institutions and markets and guarantee competition;
Amendment 13 #
Amendment 16 #
2008/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that a Code of Conduct should be agreed upon for sovereign wealth funds operating on the transatlantic market;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need, as regards the suggestions for transatlantic convergence in the issues raised in paragraphs 2 to 8, for a framework for negotiations to be established under which the reoccurrence of situations similar to those that have led to the present situation, where an American crisis is dragging down Europe's economy, would be avoided;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the principle of the free movement of services, as other freedoms of the internal market, are at the core of European integration and therefore those freedoms should not be regarded in any case as limitations to theunder no circumstances limit the exercise of the right to collective bargaining and collective action,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the need to maintain the balance betweenprevent the misuse of the freedom in the provision of services and the freedom of establishment on one side and securito call into question workers' rights and downg radequate employees’ their working conditions on the other;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out, taking into account ECJ rulings, that services providers from other Member States who are forced into negotiations on posted workers' working conditions other than required by the Directive 96/71/EC may lead to the restriction on the freedom to provide services; therefore collective actions aimed at service providers from other Member States should be undertaken in foreseeable wahat recent ECJ rulings have introduced legal uncertainty as regards the lawfulness of the exercise of the right to take collective action and strike action, and have called into question the balances in the social models of several Member States; considers that the European legislative authorities should therefore take appropriate action to remove such legal uncertainty;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that the fact that posted workers may receive less pay than non- posted workers performing the same tasks is an attack on their dignity and their interests; stresses that this is tantamount to discrimination, in the same way as wage disparities between workers for the same work depending on their gender, nationality or any other arbitrary criterion;
Amendment 22 #
2008/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that there is no need to revise the provisions of the Directive on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services need to be revised;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1. Notes that the stagnation or fall in purchasing power of numerous households in the Union, together with the joint impact of wage restraint and rising prices, is prompting a number of European workers to seek additional income through undeclared work;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2033(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas fiscal fraud imperils equity and fiscal justice, the loss of income to public finance often being compensated by a tax increase hitting the least affluent and most honest taxpayers, who do not have the option or the intention of evading or infringing their tax obligations,
Amendment 9 #
2008/2033(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas when examining options, the Commission and the Member States should not contemplateas far as possible avoid measures that could lead to a disproportionate administrative burden on businesses and tax administrations or that could discriminate among traders,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2033(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the purpose of the EU fiscal fraud strategy must be to tackle tax losses due to fiscal fraud by identifying the areas where improvements both to EU legislation and to the administrative cooperation between Member States can be made, that effectively promote the reduction of tax fraud, as far as possible without creating unnecessary burdens both for tax administrations and tax payers;
Amendment 22 #
2008/2033(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to consider a harmonised European system for collecting data and producing statistics on fiscal fraud, so as to obtain an assessment of the full extent of the phenomenon that is as accurate as possible;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2033(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that with variationthe differences in VAT rates, the taxation of intra- Community supplies would require rebalancing payments between Member States; considers that such rebalancing should be made through a clearing house that would facilitate the passing of revenue between Member States; stresses that the operation of a clearing house is technically feasible;
Amendment 34 #
2008/2033(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that reform of the tax savings directive must deal with its various loopholes and deficiencies as they facilitate tax evasion and fiscal fraud operations;
Amendment 35 #
2008/2033(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission, in this connection, to include all legal entities in the directive’s scope, in particular foundations, ‘fiducies’, trusts and other forms of ‘Anstalt’;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2033(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the Commission to extend the financial revenue covered by the directive, so as to include in particular capital gains, dividends and payments made by insurance schemes and pension funds;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2033(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Calls for an end to the transitional system of withholding tax at source, in favour of a general removal of banking secrecy throughout the European Union;
Amendment 42 #
2008/0215(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2003/48/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 56 #
2008/0215(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Directive 2003/48/EC
Article 18 b – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 b – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission, assisted by the Committee, shall assess, every two year from 1 January 2010 onwards, the performance of the procedures, documents and formats referred to in Article 18a and, acting in accordance with the procedure in Article 18b(2), shall adopt the measures required to improve these.
Amendment 57 #
2008/0215(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2003/48/EC
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 60 #
2008/0215(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2003/48/EC
Annex III
Annex III
Amendment 25 #
2008/0150(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/79/CEE
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that excise duty (specific duty and, ad valorem duty) on cigarettes represents at least 57 % of the weighted average retail selling price of cigarettes sold. That excise duty shall not be less than EUR 64 per 1 000 cigarettes irrespective of the weighted average retail selling price. However, Member States which levy an excise duty of at least EUR 101 per 1 000 cigarettes on the basis of the weighted average retail selling price need not comply with the 57% requirement set out in the first subparagraph and minimum duty) on cigarettes shall not be less than EUR 64 per 1 000 cigarettes.
Amendment 29 #
2008/0150(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/79/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. As from 1 January 2014, Member States shall ensure that excise duty (specific duty and, ad valorem duty) on cigarettes represents at least 63 % of the weighted average retail selling price and minimum duty) ofn cigarettes sold. That excise duty shall not be less than EUR 90 per 1 000 cigarettes irrespective of the weighted average retail selling price. However, Member States which levy an excise duty of at least EUR 122 per 1 000 cigarettes on the basis of the weighted average retail selling price need not comply with the 63% requirement set out in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0150(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/79/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 2 the second and third subparagraphs of this paragraph shall apply. Poland, HungaryHungary, Poland and Slovakia shall be authorised to bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with paragraph 2 by 31 December 20149 at the latest; they shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2015. Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Estonia and Latv20. Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania shall be authorised to bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with paragraph 2 by 31 December 201520 at the latest; they shall apply those provisions from 1 January 20216.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0150(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/79/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 6 − subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 6 − subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall calculate and publish, on the same occasion and for purposes of information, the European floor price for cigarettes, expressed in euros and in national currencies, adding the excise duty and VAT levied on a nominal packet of cigarettes of a value of EUR 0 pre-tax.
Amendment 43 #
2008/0150(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Directive 92/80/EEC
Article 3 − paragraph 1 − subparagraphs 8 and 9
Article 3 − paragraph 1 − subparagraphs 8 and 9
As from 1 January 2010, Member States shall apply an excise duty on fine-cut smoking tobacco intended for the rolling of cigarettes of at least 38% of the retail selling price inclusive of all taxes, and at least EUR 43 per kilogram. As from 1 January 2014, Member States shall apply an excise duty on fine-cut smoking tobacco intended for the rolling of cigarettes of at least 42% of the retail selling price inclusive of all taxes, and at least EUR 60 per kilogram.
Amendment 44 #
2008/0150(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – point -1 (new)
Directive 95/59/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 − subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 − subparagraph 1a (new)
-1) Add the following subparagraph to Article 2(2): "Pursuant to Article 24(4) of Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products1, the Committee on Excise Duties may adopt opinions on the application to particular products or classes of product of the classification rules of Articles 3 to 7." 1 OJ L 76, 23.3.1992, p. 1.
Amendment 48 #
2008/0150(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Directive 95/59/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 − subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 1 − subparagraph 3
(4a) In Article 9(1), the third subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The second paragraph may not, however, hinder implementation of national systems [...] regarding the control of price levels, the observance of imposed prices or the setting by a Member State of a minimum retail price for one or more of the products defined in Article 2, in the context of that Member State's public health policy".
Amendment 22 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 28 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory section
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory section
1. The competent authorities of the Member State of dispatch, under the conditions fixed by them, shall require that the risks inherent in the movement under suspension of excise duty are covered by a guarantee, which may be provided by one or more of the following persons or on their behalf:
Amendment 40 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 43 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purposes of applying paragraph 2(e), Member States may lay down guide levels, solely as a form of evidence. Those guide levels shall be no less than: a) Tobacco products - 800 cigarettes, - 400 cigarillos (cigarillos are cigars of a maximum weight of 3 grams each), - 200 cigars, - 1 kilogramme of smoking tobacco; b) Alcoholic beverages - 10 litres of spirit drinks, - 20 litres of intermediate products, - 90 litres of wines (including a maximum of 60 l of sparkling wines), - 110 litres of beers.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States may also provide for excise duty to become chargeable in the Member State of consumption in respect of the acquisition of mineral oils already released for consumption in another Member State if those goods have been moved atypically by or for private individuals. Atypical movement may be considered to denote the movement of fuel in containers other than the vehicle tank or a suitable spare fuel container or the movement of liquid heating fuels by means other than tankers being used for a commercial entrepreneur.
Amendment 49 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 34 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) register his identity with the tax authorities of the Member State of dispatch of the excise goods and obtain an identification document from these authorities;
Amendment 51 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37
Article 37
1. Without prejudice to Article 7(1), Member States may require that excise goods carry tax markings or, national identification marks or any other form of serial or authentication mark used for fiscal purposes at the time when they are released for consumption in their territory, or, in the cases provided for in Article 31(1), first subparagraph, and Article 34(1), when they enter their territory. 2. Any Member State which requires the use of tax marking or, national identification marks or any other form of serial or authentication mark as set out in paragraph 1 shall be required to make them available to authorised warehousekeepers of the other Member States. 3. Without prejudice to any provisions they may lay down in order to ensure that this Article is implemented properly and to prevent any fraud, evasion or abuse, Member States shall ensure that these markings or marks do not create obstacles to the free movement of excise goods. When such markings or marks are affixed to excise goods, any amount paid or guaranteed to obtain such markings or marks shall be reimbursed, remitted or released by the Member State which issued them if excise duty has become chargeable and has been collected in another Member State. 4. Tax markings or, national identification marks or any other form of serial or authentication mark within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall be valid in the Member State which issued them. However, there may be mutual recognition of these markings between Member States.
Amendment 124 #
2007/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 - paragraph 1 - point a
Article 37 - paragraph 1 - point a
a) when the award is made to the most economically advantageous tender from the point of view of the contracting authority, various criteria linked to the subject matter of the public contract in question: for example, quality, price, technical merit, functional characteristics, environmental characteristics, running costs, lifecycle costs, cost-effectiveness, after-sales service and technical assistance, delivery date and delivery period or period of completion, security of supply, and interoperability, ; orthe need for autonomy and operational sovereignty from a European perspective, and the need to shore up the supremacy or industrial and technological independence of the European Union insofar as an economic or strategic advantage is to be gained therefrom.
Amendment 16 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
(1a) Article 3(2) shall be replaced by the following: "2. Having full regard to the relevant provisions of the Treaty, in particular Article 86 thereof, Member States may impose on undertakings operating in the gas sector, in the general economic interest, public service obligations which may relate to security, including security of supply, regularity, quality and price of supplies, and environmental protection, including energy efficiency and climate protection. Such obligations shall be clearly defined, transparent, non- discriminatory, verifiable and shall guarantee equality of access for EU gas companies to national consumers. These obligations may in particular take the form of price regulation, including setting a maximum price for the supply of gas to end-users. In relation to security of supply, energy efficiency/demand-side management and for the fulfilment of environmental goals, as referred to in this paragraph, Member States may introduce the implementation of long term planning, taking into account the possibility of third parties seeking access to the system."
Amendment 22 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 6a (new)
Article 6a (new)
(3a) The following article shall be inserted: "Article 6a Alternative unbundling requirements In order to ensure the independence of transmission system operators, Member States shall ensure that as from ... * vertically integrated undertakings shall comply with Article 7(1)(a) to (d) on ownership unbundling (OU), Article 9 on independent system operators (ISO), or Article 9b on effective and efficient unbundling (EEU). __________ * One year after the date for transposition."
Amendment 38 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9 b (new)
Amendment 44 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
1a) Article 3(2) is amended as follows: "2. Having full regard to the relevant provisions of the Treaty, in particular Article 86 thereof, Member States may impose on undertakings operating in the gas sector, in the general economic interest, public service obligations which may relate to security, including security of supply, regularity, quality and price of supplies and environmental protection, including energy efficiency and climate protection. Such obligations shall be clearly defined, transparent, non-discriminatory, verifiable and shall guarantee equality of access for EU gas companies to national consumers. These obligations may, for example, take the form of price regulation, including the fixing of a ceiling price for gas supplies to final users. In relation to security of supply, energy efficiency/demand-side management and for the fulfilment of environmental goals, as referred to in this paragraph, Member States may introduce the implementation of long- term planning, taking into account the possibility of third parties seeking access to the system."
Amendment 59 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
(3a) The following article shall be inserted after Article 6: "6a. In order to ensure the independence of transmission system operators Member States shall ensure that as from [date of transposition plus one year] vertically integrated undertakings have to comply either with the provisions of points (a) – (d) of Article 7 on ownership unbundling or with the following provisions of Article 9a on effective and efficient unbundling (“EEU”)."
Amendment 63 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 64 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 9 (aa) (new)
Article 9 (aa) (new)
Amendment 19 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
(1a) In Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced as follows: "2. Having full regard to the relevant provisions of the Treaty, in particular Article 86 thereof, Member States may impose on undertakings operating in the electricity sector, in the general economic interest, public service obligations which may relate to security, including security of supply, regularity, quality and price of supplies and environmental protection, including energy efficiency and climate protection. Such obligations shall be clearly defined, transparent, non discriminatory, verifiable and shall guarantee equality of access for EU electricity companies to national consumers. These obligations may take the form of supply price regulation, including the fixing of a maximum price for the supply of electricity to final clients. In relation to security of supply, energy efficiency/demand-side management and for the fulfilment of environmental goals, as referred to in this paragraph, Member States may introduce the implementation of long term planning, taking into account the possibility of third parties seeking access to the system."
Amendment 31 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
(1a) Article 3(2) is amended as follows: '2. Having full regard to the relevant provisions of the Treaty, in particular Article 86 thereof, Member States may impose on undertakings operating in the electricity sector, in the general economic interest, public service obligations which may relate to security, including security of supply, regularity, quality and price of supplies and environmental protection, including energy efficiency and climate protection. Such obligations shall be clearly defined, transparent, non discriminatory, verifiable and shall guarantee equality of access for EU electricity companies to national consumers. These obligations may, for example, take the form of price regulation, including the fixing of a ceiling price for electricity supplies to final users. In relation to security of supply, energy efficiency/demand-side management and for the fulfilment of environmental goals, as referred to in this paragraph, Member States may introduce the implementation of long term planning, taking into account the possibility of third parties seeking access to the system.
Amendment 32 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to ensure the independence of transmission system operators, Member States shall ensure that as from [date of transposition plus one year]:
Amendment 33 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
-a) integrated undertakings have to comply either with the provisions of Articles 8, 8a and 8b or with the provisions of Articles 8a, 8b and 8c;
Amendment 47 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 – introductory part
Article 1 – point 5 – introductory part
(5) The following Articles 8a, 8b and 8bc are inserted:
Amendment 51 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8c (new)
Article 8c (new)
Amendment 55 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 56 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to ensure the independence of transmission system operators, Member States shall ensure that as from [date of transposition plus one year]:, vertically integrated undertakings have to comply: – either with the provisions of Articles 8 and 8a – or with the provisions of Articles 8a, 8b and 8c.
Amendment 57 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 – introductory part
Article 1 – point 5 – introductory part
The following Articles 8a, 8b and 8bc are inserted:
Amendment 58 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 (ba) (new)
Article 8 (ba) (new)
Amendment 60 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 10
Article 10