26 Amendments of Markus PIEPER related to 2010/0220(NLE)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In view of the particular situation in some regions, the Commission should allow, if necessary, national solutions for the extension of hard coal subsidies in accordance with Union law.
Amendment 31 #
Recital 2
(2) The small contribution of subsidised coal to the overall energy mix in some Member States no longer justifies the maintenance of suchignificant subsidies with a view of securing the supply of energy on a Union level.
Amendment 34 #
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) With regard to the Presidency Conclusions on the Europe Council Summit on 9 March 2007, each Member State has the right autonomously to create its own energy mix.
Amendment 35 #
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Article 194, paragraph 2, clearly states that energy measures "shall not affect a Member State's right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy resources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply, without prejudice to Article 192(2)(c)".
Amendment 37 #
Recital 3
Amendment 40 #
Recital 3
(3) The Union's policies of encouraging renewable and lower carbon fossil fuels for power generation do not justify the iIndefinite support for uncompetitive coal mines is not justified. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should therefore not be continued indefinitely.
Amendment 45 #
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Reducing State aid to uncompetitive coal mines where there is simultaneous growth in demand, in a situation where it is possible to replace coal with the renewable energy sources, may ,in a very short period of time, result in a significant increase in coal imports to the Union from third countries.
Amendment 46 #
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) When the necessity arises in exceptional cases and in order to ensure the energy supply, the Commission may allow, for national solutions extending hard coal subsidies in accordance with European law.
Amendment 51 #
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation marks an additional step in the transition of the coal sector from sector-specific rules to the general State aid rules applicable to all sectors.
Amendment 53 #
Recital 7
(7) In order to minimise the distortion of competition in the internal market resulting from aid, such aid should be degressive and strictly limited to production units that are irrevocably planned for closure.
Amendment 54 #
Recital 7
(7) In order to minimise the distortion of competition in the internal market resulting from aid, such aid should be degressive and strictlyfollow a downward trend and should be limited to production units that are irrevocably planned for closure.
Amendment 55 #
Recital 8
Amendment 57 #
Recital 8
Amendment 61 #
Recital 8
(8) In order to mitigate the negative environmental impact of aid to coal, the Member State should provide a plan of appropriate measures, for example in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy or new clean coal technology including carbon capture and storage.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan, unless, by the deadline in that closure plan, the legitimacy, in accordance with Union law, of a singular public initial funding for coal-based power generation by a mine is established on the basis that the mine concerned has a clear perspective to become competitive by 31 December 2022;
Amendment 63 #
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In coal-powered stations, indigenous coal is very likely to be replaced by imported coal. The overall impact on greenhouse gas emissions depends on the emissions from coal mining in third countries and from the transport of the coal to the Union.
Amendment 78 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 1 October 2014 20;
Amendment 84 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan; unless they become competitive before that date;
Amendment 86 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan; unless, by the deadline included therein, the production unit concerned has a clear prospect of becoming competitive by 31 December 2022 independently or by the one-off injection of public funds inline with Union law;
Amendment 90 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend, where the reduction between successive periods of fifteentwelve months must not be less than 3310 percent of the aid provided in the initial fifteen month periodfirst year of the closure plan;
Amendment 93 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend, where the reduction between successive periods of fifteen months must not be less than 33 percent of the aid provided in the initial fifteen month period of the closure plan;
Amendment 97 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the Member State must provide a plan to take measures aimed at mitigating the environmental impact of the use of coal, for example in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy or, clean coal technologies such as carbon capture and storage. The inclusion of measures constituting State aid within the meaning of Article 107 (1) in such a plan is without prejudice to the notification and standstill obligations imposed on the Member State with respect to these measures by Article 108 (3) TFEU, and to the compatibility of these measures with the internal market."
Amendment 103 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorised by the Commission, and the Commission does not agree to the revision of the closure plan, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plan.
Amendment 110 #
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Review measures On the basis of the information provided by the Member States in accordance with Article 7, the Commission may, if necessary, submit to the Council proposal for the amendment of this Regulation concerning its prolonged application in respect of aid to cover exceptional costs.
Amendment 112 #
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation shall expire on 31 December 202630.
Amendment 113 #
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation shall expire on 31 December 202630.