16 Amendments of Bogusław SONIK related to 2008/0015(COD)
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 20 a (new)
Article 3 - point 20 a (new)
(20a) ‘capture ready plant ’ means a combustion plant [with a capacity of 300 megawatts (thermal) or more] which has suitable space on the installation site for the equipment necessary to capture and compress CO2 and where the availability of suitable storage sites and suitable transport facilities has been properly assessed.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 8 – point 2
Article 8 – point 2
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 8 – point 3
Article 8 – point 3
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission of all draftexploration and storage permits, the permit applications and any other material taken into consideration awarded by their competent authority when adopting its draft decision. Within six moies pursuant to the requiremenths of their submission to the Commission, the Commission may issue an opinion is Directive as soon as possible and no later than one mon the draft permits after those permits have been issued.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Before issuing a storage permit the competent authority may request a non- binding opinion from the Commission on the draft permit.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The competent authority shall review and where necessary update or withdraw the storage permitpermit without indemnification:
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A CO2 stream shall consist overwhelmingly off not less than 90% carbon dioxide. To this end, no waste and other matter may be added for the purpose of disposing of that waste or other matter. However, a CO2 stream may contain incidental associated substances from the source, capture or injection process. Concentrations of those substances shall be below levels that would adversely affect the integrity of the storage site and relevant transport infrastructure and pose a significant risk to the environment or breach the requirements of applicable Community legislation.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A CO2 stream shall consist overwhelmingly off not less than 90% carbon dioxide. To this end, no waste and other matter may be added for the purpose of disposing of that waste or other matter. However, a CO2 stream may contain incidental associated substances from the source, capture or injection process. Concentrations of those substances shall be below levels that would adversely affect the integrity of the storage site and relevant transport infrastructure and pose a significant risk to the environment or breach the requirements of applicable Community legislation.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of all draft decisions of approval prepared by the competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1, including the reports submitted by the operator and any other material taken into consideration by the competent authority when arriving at its conclusion. Within six months of their submission to the Commission, the Commission may issue an opinion on the draft decisions of approval.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The competent authority shall notify the final decision to the Commission, stating the reasons if it deviates from the Commission opinion.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. After the transfer of responsibility pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4, monitoring may cease. However, if any leakages or significant irregularities are identified, monitoring shall be reactivated as required to assess the scale of the problem and the effectiveness of corrective measuresshall continue on a permanent basis for a period of at least 30 years from the day the permit was issued.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. There shall be no recovery of costs incurred from the former operator period of monitoring after the transfer of responsibility to the competent authority pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4may be extended or reactivated if any leakages or significant irregularities are identified.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
7. WThere a storage site has been closed pursuant to point (c) of Article 17(1), transfer of responsibility shall be deemed to take place if and when all available evidence indicates that the stored CO2 will be completely contained for the indefinite future, and after the site has been sealed and the injection facilities have been removedshall be recovery of costs incurred from the former operator after the transfer of responsibility to the competent authority pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4 if a significant irregularity occurs due to the fault of the operator.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The financial security shall be periodically adjusted to take account of changes to the assessed risk of leakage including the possible extension of the validity of the financial security even after the transfer of responsibility to the competent authority pursuant to Article 18.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part and point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part and point a
2. The financial security or any other equivalent referred to in paragraph 1 shall be keptremain valid and effective: (a) after a storage site has been closed pursuant to Article 17 paragraph 1 points (a) or (b), until the responsibility for the storage site is transferred to the competent authority pursuant to Article 18(1) to (4), taking into account paragraph 1a if appropriate;