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20 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2008/0016(COD)

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) Member States' starting points, renewable energy potentials and energy mixes vary. It is therefore necessary to translate the overall 20% target into individual targets for each Member State, with due regard to a fair and adequate allocation taking account of different national starting points and potentials, including the existing level of renewable energies and energy mix. It is appropriate to do this by sharing the required total increase in the use of energy from renewable sources between Member States on the basis of an equal increase in each Member State's share weighted by their Gross Domestic Product, modulated to reflect national starting points, and by accounting in terms of final energy consumption, with appropriate account being taken of past efforts.

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

~~(13) The path should take 2005 as its starting point because that is the latest year for which reliable data on national renewable energy shares are available.~~deleted

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41

(41) The environmental sustainability criteria will only be effective if they lead to changes in the behaviour of market actors. Market actors will only change their behaviour if biofuels and other bioliquids meeting the criteria command a price premium compared to those that do not. According to the mass balance method of verifying compliance, there is a physical link between the production of biofuels and other bioliquids meeting the criteria and the consumption of biofuels and other bioliquids in the Community, providing an appropriate balance between supply and demand and ensuring a price premium that is greater than in systems where there is no such link. Therefore to ensure that biofuels and other bioliquids meeting the environmental sustainability criteria can be sold at a higher price, maintaining the integrity of the system while at the same time avoiding imposing an unreasonable burden on industry, the mass balance system should be used to verify compliance. Other verification methods should however be reviewed.deleted

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 50

(50) RA regular reporting requirement with no red tape is needed to ensure a ~~continuing~~ focus on progress in the development of renewable energy at national and Community level.

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2

~~2. Member States shall introduce appropriate measures to ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources equals or exceeds that shown in the indicative trajectory set out in Part B of Annex I.~~deleted

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. A Member State whose share of energy from renewable sources fell below the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex 1 in the immediately preceding two-year period shall submit a new national action plan to the Commission by 30 June of the following year at the latest, setting out adequate measures to ensure that in future the share of energy from renewable sources equals or exceeds the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I.deleted

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point a

~~(a) it is consumed in the Community,~~deleted

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1.(1) Member States whose share of energy from renewable sources equalled or exceeded the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I in ~~the immediately preceding two-year period~~accordance with their national action plan may request the competent bodies designated in accordance with Article 7 to transfer the guarantees of origin submitted for cancellation under Article 8(1) to another Member State. Such guarantees of origin shall immediately be cancelled by the competent body in the receiving Member State.

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Member States may provide for a system of prior authorisation for the transfer of guarantees of origin to or from persons in other Member States if, in the absence of such a system, the transfer of guarantees of origin to or from the Member State concerned is likely to impair their ability to ensure a secure and balanced energy supply or is likely to undermine the achievement of the environmental objectives underlying their support scheme. Member States may provide for a system of prior authorisation for the transfer of guarantees of origin to persons in other Member States if in the absence of such a system, the transfer of guarantees of origin is likely to impair their ability to comply with Article 3(1) or to ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources equals or exceeds the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I. The system of prior authorisation shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination.deleted

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. Subject to the provisions adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, guarantees of origin may be transferred between persons in different Member States provided they have been issued in relation to energy produced from renewable sources by installations that became operational after the date of entry into force of this Directive. Such transfer may accompany the transfer of the energy to which the guarantee of origin relates, or may be separate from any such transfer.deleted

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall notify the Commission of any system of prior authorisation they intend to have in force pursuant to paragraph 2, and any subsequent changes thereto. The Commission shall publish that information.deleted

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources while guaranteeing security of supply. They shall also provide for priority access to the grid system of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. When dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shall give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources insofar as the security of the national electricity system permits.

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Biofuels and other bioliquids shall be taken into account for the purposes listed under letters (a), (b) and (c) below only if they fulfil the criteria set out in paragraphs 21a to 5:

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The use of land for the production of biofuels and other bioliquids shall not compete with land use for the production of food.

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

1. Member States shall submit a report to the Commission on progress in the promotion and use of energy from renewable sources by 30 June 2011 at the latest, and every 2three years thereafter.

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2– point a

(a) the sectoral and overall shares of energy from renewable sources in the preceding twohree calendar years and the measures taken or planned at national level to promote the growth of renewable energy ~~taking into account the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex 1~~;

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3

3. On the basis of the reports submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 19(1) and the monitoring and analysis referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall report every twohree years to the European Parliament and the Council. The first report shall be submitted in 2012.

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – title

Entry into force and expiry

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)

This directive shall expire on 31 December 2020.

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON

Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point B

B. Indicative trajectory The indicative trajectory referred to in Article 3(2) shall respect the following shares of energy from renewable sources: S2005 + 0.25 (S2020 – S2005), as an average for the two-year period 2011 to 2012; S2005 + 0.35 (S2020 – S2005), as an average for the two-year period 2013 to 2014; S2005 + 0.45 (S2020 – S2005), as an average for the two-year period 2015 to 2016; and S2005 + 0.65 (S2020 – S2005), as an average for the two-year period 2017 to 2018. where: S2005 = the share for that Member State in 2005 as indicated in the table in Part A and S2020 = the share for that Member State in 2020 as indicated in the table in Part Adeleted.

2008/05/16
Committee: ECON