5 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2009/0108(COD)
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Since gas supplies from third countries are central to the security of gas supply of the CommunityUnion, the Commission should coordinate theemergency actions with regard to third countries, working with producer and transit countries on arrangements to handle crisis situations and to ensure a stable gas flow to the CommunityUnion. The Commission should be entitled to deployrequest the deployment of a task force to monitor gas flows in crisis situations within and, in consultation with the third countries involved, outside the CommunityUnion and, where a crisis arises due to difficulties in a third country, to assume a mediation and facilitation role through the Energy Commissioner and the Vice-President of the Commission /High Representative.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The transmission system operators shall enable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions on allthose interconnections within twohree years from the entry into force of this Regulation, except in cases where at the request of a Competent Authority, the Commission decides thatwhere the addition of a bi-directional flow capacity would not enhances the security of supply of any Member State. Such decision may be reviewed if circumstances change based on a prior cost- benefit-analysis. The level of the bi- directional flow capacity shall be reached in a cost efficient way and at least take into account the capacity required to meet the supply standard set in Article 7. Within that two year period, the gas transmission system operator shall adapt the functioning of the transmission system as a whole so as to enable bi-directional gas flowshere additional investments are required further down the transmission system, paragraph 7 shall also apply to those investments. The Competent Authorities shall ensure that the assessment of the interconnections is regularly reviewed if circumstances change, in particular through the updating of the national Preventive Action Plan.
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission mayshall declare a CommunityUnion Emergency at twhe request of more than one Competent Authority or when the Community loses more than 10%has declared an Emergency in accordance with Article 9(6) or when the Union loses a substantial amount of its daily gas import from third countries as calculestimated by ENTSO-G. It shall declare a Community Emergency where more than on that cannot be Ccompetent Authority has declared Emergency following the verification in accordance with Article 9(6). It maynsated through market mechanisms. It may, at the request of a Competent Authority, declare a CommunityUnion Emergency for specifically affected geographical regions comprising more than one Member State.
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. In a CommunityUnion Emergency, the Commission shall coordinate the actions of the Competent Authorities through the Gas Coordination Group which shall be consulted before any decision is taken. In particular the Commission shall ensure the exchange of information, ensure the consistency and effectiveness of the actions at Member State and regional level in relation to the CommunityUnion level, and shall coordinate the actions with regard to third countries through the Commission Vice- President/High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, and the Energy Commissioner. The Commission mayshall convene a crisis management group composed in particular of representatives of the industry and the Member States concerned by the Emergency. The Commission shall organise the tasks and duties of such a crisis management group taking into account the prerogatives of the Gas Coordination Group. The Commission shall ensure that the Gas Coordination Group is regularly informed about the work undertaken by the crisis management group.
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall establish a permanent reserve list for a monitoring task force consisting of industry experts and representatives of the Commission and members of the staff of the Energy Commissioner and members of staff of the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy. This monitoring task force may be deployed when necessary and shall monitor and report on the gas flows within and outside the CommunityUnion, in cooperation with the supplying and transiting countries.