12 Amendments of Zuzana ROITHOVÁ related to 2009/0108(COD)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is important that gas supply is maintained, particularly as regards household customers and hospitals, as well as other protected customers such as schools and hospitals, in cases in which the market cannot continue to supply them. It is essential that the measures to be taken during a crisis are defined in advance of any crisis.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) "protected customers" means all household customers and hospitals already connected to a gas distribution network, and, if the Member State concerned so decides, can also include small and medium-sizeafter a risk and impact assessment carried out by the Member State according to Article 8 taking into account technical feasibility and an economic evaluation of all the costs and benterprises, schools and hospitalefits to the market, can include other customers provided that they are already connected to a gas distribution network;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 March 2014; 3 years after entry into force] at the latest, the Competent Authority shall ensure that in the event of a disruption of the largest gas supply infrastructure, the remaining infrastructure (N-1) has the capacity to deliver the necessary volume of gas to satisfy total gas demand of the calculated area during a period of sixthirty days of exceptionally high gas demand during the coldest period statistically occurring every twenty years.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Competent Authority shall take the measureoblige supply undertakings to ensure the gas supply to the protected customers of the Member State in the case of: a) extremely cold temperatures during a seven days peak period statistically occurring once every twenty years; and b) any period of sixthirty days of exceptionally high gas demand during the coldest weather periods statistically occurring every twenty years.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Competent Authority shall take the measureoblige supply undertakings to ensure the gas supply to the protected customers for the period of sixthirty days also in the event of an Emergency as defined in Article 9(2). The supply undertakings in cooperation with the Competent Authority shall endeavour to maintain the supply for the protected customers as long as necessarypossible based on market based security of gas supply measures.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. By [30 September 2010; 6 months after entry into force] each Competent Authority shall fully assess the risks affecting the security of gas supply in its Member State and the impacts of the proposed measures by carrying out a risk and impact assessment by:
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) taking into account all relevant national and regional circumstances and impacts;
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
da) taking into account technical feasibility and an economic evaluation of all the costs and benefits to the market of the measures proposed.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Emergency PlanMember States shall ensure that cross- border access to the storage facilities is maintained also in case of emergency. The Emergency PlanMember States shall not introduce any measure unduly restricting the flow of gas across the borders.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. When the Commission considers that in a Community Emergency, an action taken by a Competent Authority or natural gas undertakings is inappropriate to deal with the Emergency, or that it seriously endangers the situation in another Member State, the Commission shall require the Competent Authority orto change its action or it shall recommend the Competent Authority to require a natural gas undertaking to change its action.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b – introductory wording
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b – introductory wording
b) Natural gas undertakingsThe Competent Authority shall notify the Commission of the following details of the contracts concluded by natural gas undertakings within their territory with suppliers from third countries in an aggregated format:
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
ba) Natural gas undertakings shall notify the Competent Authority of the information required according to point b.