Activities of Patrizia TOIA related to 2022/0099(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Ozone depleting substances - Fluorinated gases regulation (joint debate - Gas emissions)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 517/2014
Amendments (26)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The removal of the exemption for metered dose inhalers provides an incentive for the pharmaceutical sector to continue with the transition to low-GWP solutions. This incentive should be strengthened by removing low-GWP gases with medical uses from the scope of this regulation. Ensuring continued patient access to life-saving medicines should remain the imperative. Safeguards need to be put in place to pre-empt any shortage of such medicines and unintended consequence on public health.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall establish or adapt certification programmes on the basis of the minimum requirements referred to in paragraph 5 for undertakings carrying out installation, servicing, maintenance, repair or decommissioning of the equipment listed in Article 5(2), points (a) to (f), containing fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section I, and other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases for other parties within six months from entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The placing on the market of products and equipment, including parts thereof, listed in Annex IV, with an exemption for military equipment, shall be prohibited from the date specified in that Annex, differentiating, where applicable, according to the type or global warming potential of the gas contained.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Following a substantiated request by a competent authority of a Member State and taking into account the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission may, exceptionally, by means of implementing acts, authorise an exemption for up to four years to allow the placing on the market of products and equipment listed in Annex IV, including parts thereof, containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or whose functioning relies upon those gases, where it is demonstrated that:
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 2024, the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, with a global warming potential of 21 500 or more, for the servicing or maintenance of stationary refrigeration equipment is prohibited.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The prohibition referred to in the first subparagraph shall not apply to the following categories of fluorinated greenhouse gases until 1 January 203027:
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) supplied directly by a producer or an importer to an undertaking producing metered dose inhalers for the delivery of pharmaceutical ingredients using a propellant with a low GWP;
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend paragraph 5 as regards the amounts due for the allocation of quota and the mechanism to allocate remaining quotas, where necessary to prevent major disruptions of the market of hydrofluorocarbons, or where the mechanism is not fulfilling its purpose and is having undesirable or unintended effects. intended effects on public health. A mechanism to ensure that these unintended effects are identified early enough to ensure mitigation is set up under the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
7. The revenue generated from the quota allocation amount shall constitute external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046. ThatAt least 50% of that revenue shall be assigned to enforcement activities, equipment as well as training programmes in the Member States. The remaining revenue shall be assigned to the LIFE programme and to Heading 7 of the multiannual financial framework (European Public Administration), to cover the costs of external staff working on the management of the quota allocation, IT services, and licensing systems for the purpose of implementation of this Regulation and for ensuring compliance with the Protocol. Any revenue remaining after covering these costs shall be entered into the general budget of the Union.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
Member States customs authorities shall designate or approve customs offices or other places within six months of the entry into force of this Regulation and shall specify the route to those offices and places, in accordance with Articles 135 and 267 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, for the presentation to customs of the fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and of the products and equipment referred to in Article 19 at their entry into or at their exit from the customs territory of the Union. Those customs offices or places shall be sufficiently equipped to carry out the relevant physical controls based on risk analysis, and shall be knowledgeable on matters related to the prevention of illegal activities by this Regulation.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
In cases of unlawful production, import, export, placing on the market, or use of fluorinated greenhouse gases or of products and equipment containing those gases or whose functioning relies on those gases, Member States shall envisage minimum and maximum administrative fines of at least five times the market value of the concerned gases or products and equipment concerned. In case of a repeated infringement within a five- year period, the Member States shall envisage minimum and maximum administrative fines of at least eight times the value of the gases or products and equipment concerned.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall establish a Consultation Forum for providing advice and expertisedirection in relation to the implementation of this Regulation. A dedicated sub-group of the Consultation Forum shall be established to evaluate unintended effects on public health. This subgroup shall ensure participation of representatives of the Member States, the European Medicines Agency and other interested parties. It shall deliver a yearly report, as of 2025, evaluating the readiness of the relevant sectors. The European Commission shall act upon the yearly reports to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32. The rules of procedure of the Consultation Forum shall be established by the Commission and shall be published.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall continuously monitor the impact of maximum quantities set out in Annex VII on hydronic space and water heating heat pumps up to 70 kW. Where the Commission finds evidence that conditions for mass market use of natural refrigerants in these heat pumps are not met, it shall propose amendments to Annex IV or Annex VII of this Regulation, as appropriate.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – table – point 11
Annex IV – table – point 11
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – table – point 12
Annex IV – table – point 12
(12) Any stationary self-contained refrigeration equipment that contains fluorinated 1 January fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more. 20254
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – table – point 14
Annex IV – table – point 14
(14) Stationary refrigeration equipment, that contains, or whose functioning 1 January relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 2 1500 or more except 1 January equipment intended for application designed to cool products to temperatures 2024 below – 50 °C.. 2024
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – table – point 15
Annex IV – table – point 15
(15) Multipack centralized refrigeration systems for commercial use with a rated capacity of 40 kW or more that contain, or whose 1 January functioning relies upon, 1 January fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP of 1505 or more,. 2024 2022 except in the primary refrigerant circuit of cascade systemOr. enJustification The GWP value proposed by the Commission is outdated, as wthere fluorinated greenhouse gase market will soon be able to provide solutions within a GWP of less than 1 500 may be usedlimit of 5.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – table – point 17
Annex IV – table – point 17
(17) Plug-in room and other self-contained comfort air-conditioning and heat pump 1 January equipment that contain 1 January equipment which is moveable between rooms by the end users that contain 2025 fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more. 2025
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – table – point 18 – point a
Annex IV – table – point 18 – point a
(a) Single split systems and fixed double duct appliances containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated greenhouse 1 January gases listed in Annex I, that contain, or 1 January whose functioning relies upon, 2025 fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I 2025 with GWP of 750 or more;
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – table – point 23 – title
Annex IV – table – point 23 – title
(23) Installation and replacement of the following electrical switchgear:
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – table – point 23 – point c
Annex IV – table – point 23 – point c
(c) high voltage switchgear from 52 and up to 145 kV and up to 50 kA short circuit current with insulating or breaking medium using, or whose functioning 1 January relies upon gases with GWP of 10 or more, or with GWP of more than 2000, 2028 unless evidence is1 January relies upon gas mixtures with GWP of more than 2000, unless evidence is 2028 provided that no suitable alternative is available based on technical grounds within the lower GWP ranges referred to above;
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – table – point 23 – point d
Annex IV – table – point 23 – point d
(d) high voltage switchgear of more than 145 kV or more thanfrom 52 and up to 145 kV and up to 50 kA short circuit current with insulating or breaking medium using, or whose functioning 1 January relies upon gases with GWP of 10 or more, or with GWP of more than 2000, 2031 1 January relies upon gas mixtures gases with GWP of more than 2000, unless evidence is 2031 provided that no suitable alternative is available based on technical grounds within the lower GWP ranges referred to above;
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 2
Annex IV – point 2
2. The evidence referred to in point 23, shall include documentation establishing that following an open call for tender no suitable alternative on technical grounds (i.e., pilot equipment under real operation conditions for at least 3 years), given the demonstrated specificities of the application, was available that could meet the conditions set out in point 23 or that there were not two suppliers providing at least the suitable alternative. The documentation shall be kept by the operator for at least five years and shall be made available to the competent authority of the Member State and to the Commission, upon request.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 2 a (new)
Annex IV – point 2 a (new)
2a. The prohibitions on placing on the market set out in point 23 do not apply to the spare parts necessary for the maintenance and repair of equipment already installed and to the extensions of the already installed GIS.