Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2011/0092(CNS)
Plenary speeches (2)
Explanations of vote
Taxation of energy products and electricity (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC restructuring Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity
Amendments (5)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Directive 2003/96/EC obliges Member States to exempt from taxation fuel used for navigation in Community waters as well as electricity produced on board a craft, including while at berth in a port. Moreover, Member States may extend this favourable tax treatment to inland waterways. In some harbours a cleaner alternative exists with the use of shore-side electricity which, however, is taxable. In order to set a first incentive for the development and application of this technology, pending the adoption of a more comprehensive framework in the matter, Member States should exempt the use of shore-side electricity by ships while at berth in a port from energy taxation. This exemption should apply during a period long enough in order not to discourage port operators from making the necessary investments but at the same time be time- limited in such a way that its maintenance, in full or in part, is made subject to a new decision in due time.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 7
Article 7
“Article 7 “Article 7 1. As from 1 January 2013, from 1 January 2015 and from 1 January 2018, the minimum levels of taxation applicable to motor fuels shall be fixed as set out in Annex I, Table A.” 2. Member States may differentiate between commercial and non-commercial use of gas oil used as propellant, provided that the Community minimum levels are observed and the rate for commercial gas oil used as propellant does not fall below the national level of taxation in force as set out in paragraph 1, notwithstanding any derogations for this use laid down in this Directive. 3. ‘Commercial gas oil used as propellant’ shall mean gas oil used as propellant for the following purposes: a) the carriage of goods for hire or reward by a motor vehicle or vehicle combination intended solely for the carriage by road of goods and having a maximum permissible total laden weight of over 7,5 tonnes; b) the carriage of passengers, whether by regular or occasional service, by a motor vehicle of category M2 or category M3, as defined in Directive 2007/46/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.1. 4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States which introduce a system of road user charges for motor vehicles or vehicle combinations intended exclusively for the carriage of goods by road may apply a reduced rate on gas oil used by such vehicles, that goes below the national level of taxation in force, as long as the overall tax burden remains broadly equivalent, provided that the Community minimum levels are observed.” 1 OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a – point iii
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) until 31 December 2020, electricity directly provided to vessels berthed in ports.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point -i (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point -i (new)
Directive 2003/96
Article 15 - paragraph 1 - point e
Article 15 - paragraph 1 - point e
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/96
Article 29 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 - paragraph 3 a (new)
The first report shall assess whether there is a need to remove the exemption under Article 14(1)(a) and (b) for energy products supplied for use as fuel for air navigation and in Community waters in the event that an agreement is reached to impose CO2 reduction measures in the air and maritime sector within the IMO or ICAO or under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In the absence of progress at an international level, the Commission shall bring forward legislative proposals to reduce CO2 emissions in both sectors, taking into account the risk of carbon leakage and the competitiveness of the sector. In any event, the list of sectors or sub- sectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage for the purposes of Article 14a of this Directive shall be the subject of regular review, in particular taking into account the availability of emerging evidence."